Hubert Baylor (Sarge) Muncy^[1]

1921 - 1999  (77 years)

• Name	Hubert Baylor (Sarge) Muncy  [2]
  Birth	22 Apr 1921	Shawanee, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	retired military; constable; county commissioner
  _UID	3315DCE716FB46A2956EB716CFCA936161F0
  Death	31 Mar 1999	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
  Burial	3 Apr 1999	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
  	National Veterans Cemetery
  Person ID	I8023	Francis Muncy Descendants
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Cogar (Charlie) Muncy,   b. 4 Jul 1883, Hancock County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Oct 1947, Bell County, Kentucky, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Etta Lee Brooks,   b. 15 Mar 1884, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Dec 1927, Tennessee, USA (Age 43 years)
  _UID	C04A8CCE1D6E4FB8AF408B31033A9932A9A5
  Family ID	F1024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ruth Debusk
  _UID	F42F3DE0CFA74830B7793B0476D9D1682502
  Children	1. David Cogar Muncy   2. Mary Ann Muncy   3. Jack Allen Muncy, Sr.
  Family ID	F5786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Apr 1921 - Shawanee, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA Death - 31 Mar 1999 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 3 Apr 1999 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Knoxville News Sentinel, 2 April 1999, MUNCY, HUBERT B. (SARGE) - age 77, of Harrogate, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, March 31, 1999, at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville. Born in Claiborne County, Tenn., April 22, 1921, he was the son of the late Etta Brooks Muncy and Charlie Muncy. He retired from the US Army where he excelled to a Master Marksman, to a Master Paratrooper and to the rank of Master Sergeant. He was a Charter member of the Army's prestigious 82nd Airborne. He shot rifles and pistols competitively on the Army's Marksmanship teams. In 1956, he won the military's competitive individual rifle matches at Basec, France. In 1958, he was the 82nd Airborne Division's individual rifle championship winner. His military service, over 20 years, took him to at least eight Army bases in the US. He was in combat in Panama, France, Germany, and was also stationed in Austria. He lost several close friends at the famous Normandy Beach Invasion. Three of his deceased brothers also served in the US Armed Forces during World War II. Over the years he attended the Shawnee Baptist Church, the Landmark Baptist Church and the Harrogate Church of Christ. He professed faith in Christ at an early age. He served Claiborne County as a Constable, Reserve Deputy Sheriff, as well as County Commissioner. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US and a member of the American Legion. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: a son, David Cogar; and five brothers, Porter, Roy, Ishmael, Lawrence and Otie Muncy, all of Claiborne County; as well as one grandson, Jack Allen Muncy, Jr., Norris. Survivors include: his wife, Mary Ruth Debusk Muncy; daughter, Mary Ann Proffitt, Knoxville; son and daughter-in-law, Jack Allen Muncy, Sr. and Beverly Johnson Muncy; sister, Lucille Ulrey, Aurora, Neb.; half-brother, John Muncy, Mechanicsburg, Ohio; three granddaughters, Mona Proffitt Tarver and Anna Proffitt Gaeslen, Knoxville, and Mariah Muncy, Norris; and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation on Saturday, April 3, from 3-5 p.m. with funeral services at 5 p.m. An official Honor Guard burial will be on Monday, April 5, at 1 p.m. in the National Veterans Cemetery off Tyson Street, Knoxville, with James Callahan presiding. Shumate Funeral Home, Middlesboro, Ky., is in charge

  
  

• Sources

  [S775] 1930 Claiborne Co., TN Census. [S272] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).