The following obituary appeared in the Daily Post-Athenian, Athens, Tennessee on 11-27-2000: Dorcas Knox Murray Stout, 83, of the Pond Hill community near Niota, died early Friday morning, Nov. 24, 2000, at her residence. A lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late John M. and Sally Starr Knox. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Glenn Murray; her second husband, C.C. "Bill" Stout; and one brother, Charles Knox. She owned and operated Murray's Store in the Pond Hill community for many years and retired from Crescent Hosiery Mill. She was a member of Pond Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and James Arnwine of Knoxville and Gail and Bobby Toomey of Niota; three granddaughters, Tricia Humble, Jennifer Toomey and Stephanie Toomey; one grandson, James Arnwine Jr.; one great-granddaughter, Savannah Brooke Humble; two stepgranddaughters, Martha Bello and Kathy Stout; seven sisters, Nita Elliott of Virginia, Ella Dilbeck and Amanda Burkett of Niota, Jean Lane of Burns, Virginia Richeson of Sweetwater and Ruth Dake and Bobbie Billings of Athens; and two brothers, John Knox of Niota and Bill Knox of Athens. Funeral services were 8 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Jerry Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. James Mason and the Rev. Bob Kelley officiating. Burial was 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Pond Hill Cemetery. The family received friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Active pallbearers were Jessie Burkett Jr., Scott Burkett, Fred Burkett, Keith Burkett, Danny Dilbeck, David Dilbeck and Yale Knox. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Irons, Marvin Guffey, Bill Burn, Mart McKeehan and Anderson McKeehan. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the McMinn Area Cancer Relief Fund c/o Lisa Stewart, P.O. Box 352, Athens, TN 37371-0352 or to Pond Hill Baptist Church Building Fund c/o Harold Kennedy, 1161 County Road 250, Niota, TN 37826. Jerry Smith Funeral Home is serving the family of Dorcas Knox Murray Stout. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Are you getting all you should? http://www.biobasics.com/kimwday.asp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=