Governor John Sevier Hwy,. Knoxville, TN 37920
12 Noon, Eastern Standard Time, March 22, 2023
Knox County Mayor Glen Jacobs, Chaplain Pat Polis, Vietnam Veterans of America officiating, Military Honors by US Navy, US Army, US Marine Corp, East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard, Volunteer State
Honor Guard and Pigeon Forge Honor Guard.
Motorcycle escort by the Knox County Sherriffs Department and numerous East Tennessee Bike
Chapters.
Full Military Honors will be provided for:
Sergeant First Class Jerry Alan Palmer (1950-2022), US Army, Retired (1968-1988), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Specialist 5 David Brent Bledsoe (1952-2021), US Army (1972-1978,) US Army Medical Research
Institute-Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland
Specialist 4 Robert Daniel Edwards (1954-2023), US Army (1974-1976), 122nd Maintenance BN/770th
Maintenance Company, Army National Guard, Knoxville.
Private First Class Terrell Wayne Biggerstaff, Jr. (1960-2022), US Army (1980-1982), Company C. 1st Battalion, 58th infantry.
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Charles Robert McMeans (1956-2022), US Navy (1974-1978), USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
Private Joseph Norman McGoldrick (1944-2021), US Army (1961-1962), US Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Private Fredrick Joseph Chase (1956-2021), US Army (1976-1977), Company C., 4th Battalion, 3rd Basic
Combat Training, Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Private Paul Deen Alexander (1957-2022), US Army (1975), Company C., 11th Battalion, 5th Basic Combat
Training, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Those who wish to attend may either meet at the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 2200 East John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 at 11 am or those who wish to participate in the motorcyde escort to the cemetery will meet at Berry Funeral Home, 3704 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 at 10:45
am and process to the cemetery.
Contact: Jeff Berry, Berry Funeral Home 865-577-6666/865-660-4531
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 356 