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Mary Doris
Rule
April 17, 1932 – May 16, 2026
Mary Doris Rule age 94 of Maryville, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Ocoee Transitional Care. She was a member of First Baptist Maryville. Doris enjoyed playing bridge, visiting the mountains, and eating hot dogs from Parkway Grocery in Townsend. She traveled the world and always said “Come in my house” when people came by to visit her. Preceded in death by: husband, John Roger (Don) Rule; parents, Ed & Mabel Tucker. Survivors include: sons & daughter-in-law, Gary Michael Rule & wife Lisa, and Timothy Scott Rule; daughters & sons-in-law, Donna Elaine Brabson & husband Jimmy and Angela Renee Forte & husband Chris; grandchildren, Robert Michael Rule, Joseph Carl Rule, David Brian Rule, Cori Beth Herron, Casey Scott Rule, Jamie Alayne Sprayberry, Logan Rule Brabson, Kylie Devin Clark, Edie Elise Brasher, and Alyssa Paige Burris; 16 great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Robinson; many extended family and friends. The family would like to thank Prisma Hospice for their kindness and care during this time. Memorial donations may be made to autismspeaks.org and St. Judes. Family and friends will assemble for graveside service and interment at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Grandview Cemetery. Celebration of Doris’s Life will be from 4:00 until 6:00 PM, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Life Event Center, 1404 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville, TN 37803. Condolences may be shared at Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.
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