Wrancher, Lois– age 72, of Knoxville, died peacefully in her sleep at home with her loving husband by her side on September 8, 2011.  She was reared in Sweetwater, Tennessee.  Lois was a loving daughter, wife, mother and a devout and dedicated Christian in her church of Mattie E. Coleman CME.  As a faithful church member, Sister Wrancher sang in the choir, served on the usher board and the kitchen committee.  Adding to her many facets of devotion, she was a long time employee at Knoxville College, Financial Aid Department. 

Preceded in death by her mother, Katherine Herman; brothers: Charles Stephen III and John Henry, Jr.  Survived by her loving and devoted husband, Coleman Wrancher; children, Tonia and Gerald (Nancy) Carter, Jr. of New Jersey; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sisters, Karen and Denise Herman;  brothers-in-law: Henry Wrancher of New Jersey and Joseph Wrancher of New York; sisters-in-law: Mary Thomas of Knoxville and Caroline Strickland of Detroit; and a host of other relatives and friends.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with the funeral to follow at the Unity Mortuary Chapel.  Reverend A.D. Baxter officiating.  Interment will immediately follow the funeral at Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery where a full dove release will conclude the service.

This obituary was posted on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 at 4:00 am.
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