Polhamus, Elizabeth T. - age 99 of Lenoir City, TN formerly of Colton CA and Moses Lake, WA passed away Friday, April 18, 2014. She was a graduate of Catholic Girls High School and attended Mt. St. Mary's College in Los Angeles. Elizabeth retired from the California Public School System where she worked as a teacher. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Lenoir City, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Francis O. Polhamus; son, Richard Alvin Polhamus; parents, Alvin and Theresa Dowling Hanssen; brother, Alvin Hanssen, Jr., and sisters, Virginia Orewyler and Gertrude Cox. Survived by her daughters, Patricia Straling and husband, George of Gardnerville, NV, Theresa Powell and husband, Brooks of Loudon, TN; son, Eugene Francis Polhamus and wife, Bonnie of Creston, WA; 10 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Ann Marie Brislin of Downey, CA; several nieces and nephews. The family is deeply grateful to all the staff at Baptist Health Care Center in Lenoir City for the excellent and loving care they have given. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, April 28, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. A funeral mass will follow at 11 a.m. with Phillip F. Straling, Bishop Emeritus, Reno,Nevada officiating. Burial will follow in the Lakeview Cemetery. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is in charge of arrangements. www.clickfuneralhome.com.