Daniel (Boone) Passmore

Franklin, NC - Daniel (Boone) Passmore, age 76, of Frazier Road, Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Johnny Coleman Passmore and Elsie Palmer Passmore. He had worked for Cook Brothers Sawmill for thirty years, and was a member of Rose Creek Baptist Church. He loved repairing lawnmowers and weed eaters and splitting firewood.

He is survived by a sister, Ruby Haskett and husband Mitchell, of Lenoir, NC; three brothers, Henry Passmore and wife Roberta of Franklin, NC, Junior Passmore and wife Mary Ann of York, SC, and Ernest Passmore of Dandridge, Tennessee; a special niece Alice McCall and husband Keith of Franklin, NC; and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Janie Roberta Passmore, a son, Millard Coleman Passmore; two sisters, Myrtle Mae Passmore and Lola Belle Passmore; three brothers, Herman Passmore, Leonard Passmore, and Vance Woodrow Passmore.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 14th at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home, with Rev. Frank Rodriguez and Rev. Greg Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Clarks Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rick Passmore, Aaron Beaver, James Conley, James Guyer, John Crisp, Doug Shaver, and Steven Stanford.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00pm, Thursday, one hour prior to the service at Bryant-Grant Funeral Home, at other times the family will be at the home of Henry Passmore, 33 Hayes Mill Road, Franklin, NC 28734.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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