1900 - 1977
Wife: Irene Passchall
Son: Kenneth Love
2 Grandchildren, 4 Great-Grandchildren
Harry Love was one of three children born on a farm in Bells, Tenn, Crockett County. He had 1 brother and 1 sister. He graduated from Bells High School in 1918 and was encouraged from teachers to attend college. He was the only one of his family to go to college. He graduated from University of Tennessee with a BS in Agriculture in 1922. His major was in animal science. After college he worked his way to Europe on a cattle boat.
He begun his career as a teacher in 1924 and taught in Jacksboro, Piney Flatts, Alexandria and Gordonsville before teaching in Watertown in 1930. He also taught 7th and 8th Science in addition to Agriculture in his early years.
In 1932 he married Irene Paschall of Brush Creek. After living in three homes on Main Street, a son was born in 1939. The family moved to the Young farm just outside the Watertown city limits on Neal Road in 1941.
As a Agriculture teacher, he was also the Future Farmer of America advisor. This included teaching parliamentary procedure, and skills such as testing milk, welding, livestock judging, and building skills. He would take boys to FFA camps, state and national conventions. He was always most proud when a student was named "State Farmer" or received the "American Farmer Degree". He would always have boys enter the skills contest in Hartsville. He and a student would appear on the farm program on WSM radio "Noontime Neighbors" with John McDonald for several years.
He would spend his summers visiting boys at their homes to see their projects. He went on several week long camping trips. Those included Dallas, Daytona Beach, and the Purina Farms in St. Louis. He always stayed in close contact with his students.
He was a member of the Comer Lodge of Watertown for 50 years where he was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was also a member of the Exchange Club, Farm Bureau and a Sunday School teacher and treasurer of the Watertown Methodist Church. He was also an active member of the Wilson County Retired Teachers Association.
He retired after 36 years teaching in June 1965. He died at his home in June 1977. Mrs. Love also taught the second grade at Watertown for several years prior to his retirement.
