The Blount County Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) named for Capt. W. Y. C. Hannum is being rechartered. Capt. Hannum was a doctor and served in the Confederate Army. He was born December 22, 1842 and died August 14, 1915. Capt. Hannum lived in the "Hannum House" at Cedar Circle in Alcoa, TN,which is now the site of New Midland Shopping Plaza. Hannum Street in Alcoa is named for Capt. Hannum.
On March 29, officers and members of the newly rechartered chapter that attended the UDC East Tennessee District Meeting were recognized. The meeting was held at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville.
Pictured at the March 29 meeting, left to right, are Teresa Smith, Past Division Registrar; Debra Wilson, Chapter Registrar; Carolyn Templeton, Chapter Recording Secretary; Patty Gibson; Shirley Rouse, Chapter Recorder of Military Awards; Dorothy Sutton; Elaine Russell, Chapter Historian; Jo Hill, President, Tennessee Division UDC; Mary Gregory; Shirley Hall, Chapter President; and Sandra Smith.
