Norris L. Counts

Dr. Norris L. Counts, DDS; age 85 of Maryville, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at U.T. Medical Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee Dental School in Memphis. Dr. Counts served in the United States Air Force as a Dental Assistant in England during the Korean War. He was also a member of the American Dental Association, Tennessee Dental Association, past member of American Society for Preventative Dentistry, and past member and past Vice President of East Tennessee Dental Practice Administration Society. Dr. Counts practiced dentistry in Maryville for 40 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and May Buckner Counts; brother, Lynn Counts. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Alice Lowe Counts; daughter, Donna Counts; son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Tracy Counts; grandchildren, Jessica Lane (Chad), Joshua, and Callie Counts ;great-grandson, Levi Lane: sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Kenneth Brown; sister-in-law, Katrina Counts; several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 7:00 P.M. Monday at First Baptist Church of Maryville with Rev. Charles Ballard officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Maryville 202 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37801.