Sylvia Rebecca

Day

Sylvia Rebecca Day, 80, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, formerly of Knoxville, Tennessee, died, Friday, October 30, 2015, at her home. The daughter of John David Patterson and Minnie Hazel (Carroll) Patterson, she was born September 27, 1935, in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Sylvia married the love of her life, George Day, on August 4, 1951 in LaFollette, Tennessee. She was Baptist in faith and spent most of her working life as a homemaker, caring for her family. In her spare time, Sylvia enjoyed word search puzzles, canning vegetables from her garden, and preparing meals and baking for her family. Everyone always enjoyed her chocolate chip cookies. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; a son, David; a grandson, Toby; a granddaughter, Nicole; four sisters; and a brother.

Sylvia is survived by her four daughters, Jo Ann Banse of Blanchard, Oklahoma, Vicki J. Binkley and husband, Terry, of Dickson, Tennessee, Martha J. Tabler of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Janice L. Day of Akron, Ohio; one son, George D. Day and wife, Cyndi, of Houma, Louisiana; ten grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at Berry Highland Memorial in Knoxville, Tennessee from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, on Friday, November 6, 2015. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 6, 2015, at Berry Highland Memorial with burial to follow in Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee. Local arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard, Oklahoma. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.