sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message weigel s type private industry convenience store founded december 9 1958 founder lynn b. and william w. weigel headquarters powell tennessee u.s. number of locations 62 stores 2014 area served knoxville metropolitan area website http www.weigels.com weigel s is a gas station and convenience store chain located in the knoxville tennessee and tri cities tennessee areas . history edit the weigel family entered the dairy business in 1931 with a herd of four cows selling raw milk for nine cents a gallon . in 1936 a used pasteurizer was purchased and the dairy became one of the first in east tennessee to distribute pasteurized milk . a total of 12 people were employed by the farm and dairy at the time . in 1938 management of the operation passed completely to lynn b. and william w. weigel both men having graduated from the university of tennessee s school of dairy science . lynn was in charge of the office and dairy operations and william was in charge of farm operations and marketing . in 1947 the new plant was modernized and ice cream and cottage cheese production were added . primarily to provide an outlet for their returnable gallon milk jugs and other dairy products the weigel brothers opened drive through stores in east tennessee . 500 square foot 46 m2 store number 1 on sanderson road in knoxville opened on december 9 1958 . walk in stores didn t appear until june 1964 when store number 12 opened on oak ridge highway . lynn b. weigel died on sunday december 19 2011 in his home in knoxville tennessee . he is survived by his wife kathleen and his son lynn jr. today edit today weigel s farm stores inc. operates more than 60 dairy and convenience stores all within a 50 mile 80 km radius of corporate headquarters in powell tennessee . weigel s sells their own brand of milk 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