Lassie Leinart Flinchem, 103, died Thursday, Sept. 23, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was a former resident of the Clear Branch community near Lake City.

Mrs. Flinchem was on of 12 children of the late William and Apalonia Leach Leinart of Coal Creek.

She married Charlie Flinchem and lived in Knoxville. She was a homemaker.

She was 103 on Sept. 3. Mrs. Flinchem was the oldest living member of Lincoln Park Baptist Church.

A daughter, Christine Saylor, preceded her in death.

Survivors include two daughters she made her home with, Rosemary DeBlois and Ruth Mason of Knoxville; two sons, Paul Flinchem of Knoxville and Jack Flinchem of California; 15 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Services were held on Saturday at Stevens Mortuary in Knoxville with the Rev. Ted J. Ingram officiating. Burial was at Leach Cemetery.

Source:
Clinton Courier News
26/27 Sept. 1993