Georgia Snyder

Mrs. Georgia Schubert Snyder, of Knoxville, Tn.. passed away peacefully early
Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2010. She was 85 years old. She was a native of
Morgan County, born and raised in Petros. Georgia graduated High School from
Oakdale, Tn. She obtained her teaching certificate and taught school at Petros
Elementary School for three years. She then moved to Knoxville, Tn. And
entered nurses training to become a R.N. at General Hospital Professional School
of Nursing. Later she received her B.S. and M.S. from U.T. She had
extensive nursing and supervisory experience in hospitals around East Tenn.
In 1960 she accepted the position as instructor of medical and surgical nursing
at St. Mary's School of Nursing in Knoxville. She retired from St. Mary's
In 1979 and returned to Petros to be with her mother, whose health was failing
at the time. During this time Ms. Snyder became and R.N. at the Morgan County
Regional Prison Clinic in Wartburg for a period of time.
Ms. Snyder is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Emma Schubert,
Two brothers; Arthur Pete Schubert and John Henry Schubert and wife, Eva
Schubert all of Petros and a special great nephew, John (Jody) Wiggins, of
Oak Ridge.
Survivors are three nieces; Marty West, Debra Nation and Missy Phillips, all
of Oak Ridge, Nephew, John Wayne Schubert, of Oliver Springs.
Two Great nieces, Monica Carlisle and children, Cory and Zachariah, and
Emma Phillips, both of Oak Ridge and a special lifelong friend, Mildred
Brantly of Speedwell, Tn.
The family will receive friends Thursday, Feb. 11th, 6 to 8 P. M. at Schubert
Funeral Home, Wartburg. With services to follow at 8 P.M. with Rev. Don
Long officiating. Graveside services will be held Friday 11 A.M. at the
Petros Cemetery, Petros, TN.