Jessica Leann Dukes

Rockland married Cynthia Jane Hancock [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Obituary for Leroy Hancock, Sr. The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Monday, April 17, 2000. A7
HANCOCK SR., LEROY - age 83, of Townsend, formerly of Knoxville, died Saturday at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Beech Springs Baptist Church in Kodak. He was formerly employed by KTL of Knoxville and the former owner of Arrowhead Grocery Store in Townsend. Preceded in death by parents, James Payne and Bertha Pollard Hancock; son, Kyle David Hancock. Survivors include wife of 61 years, Nola Mae Wilhite Hancock; son, Leroy "Andy" Hancock, Jr. of Cascade, Idaho; son and daughter-in-law, Clinton and Bonnie Hancock of Walls, Miss.; daughters and sons-in-law, DeAnna Carolyn and Virgil Cooley of Townsend, Gwenda and Donald Stephenson of Townsend, Cynthia and Rocky Dukes of Memphis; 7 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Sallie Mae and Joel Bumbalough of Ocala, Fla.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 8 P.M. Monday, April 17, 2000 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Chris Reneau and Rev. Brad Bryant officiating. Family and friends will assemble at 11 A.M. Tuesday, April 18, 2000 at Caylors Chapel Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2000 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary, Maryville. 983-1000

Leroy married Nola Mae Wilhite on 26 Nov 1938 in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee. Nola (daughter of Herbert Wilhite and Pearl Kyker) was born in in Trentville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 04 Nov 2001 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Nola Mae Hancock

Notes:

Name:
Nola Mae Wilhite-Hancock named for her aunt, Nola Belle Kyker-Emert as told by Nola Mae Hancock to daughter, April, 2000. - dch-c

Died:
Obituary for Nola Hancock
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
November 7, 2001
HANCOCK, NOLA MAE WILHITE - age 81, of Townsend, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2001, at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Kinzel Springs Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Irvin and Pearl Victoria Kyker Wilhite. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by husband of 61 years, Leroy Hancock, Sr.; son, Kyle David Hancock; brothers, Sherman, Burl, Lee, Carl Sr., and Harold Wilhite. Survivors include sons, Leroy "Andy" Hancock, Jr. of Cascade, Idaho, and Clinton Eugene and Bonnie Kate Hancock of Walls, Miss.; daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna Carolyn and Virgil Cooley of Walland, Gwenda and Donald Stephenson of Townsend, Cynthia and Rocky Dukes of Memphis; grandchildren, Michael Cooley of Walland, Danny and Michelle Stephenson of Maryville, Jennifer Houston of Walland, Debra France of Portland, Oreg., Robert W. and Karen Hancock of Las Vegas, Nev., Jessica Dukes of Memphis and Kyle David Hancock of Walls, Miss.; six great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Wilma Wilhite of Morristown; brother, Billy Wilhite of Strawberry Plains; sister, Jean Flattre of La Mirada, Calif., and many nieces, nephews, and special friends of Walnut Loop. Funeral service will be 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 6, 2001, in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with the Rev. Guinn Green, Rev. Moses Moore, and Rev. Dale Buchanan officiating. Family and friends will assemble at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2001, at Caylor's Chapel in Townsend for the interment. Memorial donations may be made to Townsend Church of God, 324 Webb Road, Townsend, TN 37882. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary, Maryville, 865 983-1000 www.smithmortuary.com

Notes:

Birth:
James Payne Hancock was named after his grandfather James B. Underwood and g-grandfather, Payne McCleary as told to Sallie Hancock Bumbalough by his mother, Malinda Payne Underwood. (dch-c)


Died:
Obituary - The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN (Dec. May 31, 1966)
HANCOCK, James Payne -- 72, of 134 Pickering Street, Knoxville, died Tuesday afternoon at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital. Survivors: wife, Bertha M. Pollard Hancock; son, Leroy Hancock, Townsend; daughter, Sally Mae Bumbalough, Michigan; mother, Malinda Hancock, Knoxville; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Brownlow Hancock; sister, Mrs. Paralee Horsley, Knoxville. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Rawlings, Sevierville.

Grandchildren:
Deanna Carolyn (Maxwell) Cooley, Paramount, CA
Leroy Hancock, Jr., 'Sonny', Sunnyvale, CA
Gwenda Lou Hancock, Townsend
Clinton Eugene Hancock, Townsend
Cynthia Jane Hancock, Townsend
Terry Lee Bumbalough, Michigan
Joetta Bumbalough, Michigan
Dena Bumbalough, Michigan

Great-Grandchildren:
Michael Lee (Maxwell) Cooley, Paramount, CA
Deborah Karen Hancock, Sunnyvale, CA

Kyle David Hancock, son of Leroy and Nola Hancock proceeded his grandfather in death, 1965.
Regina Bumbalough, daughter of Sallie and Joel Bumbalough, born after grandfather's death in December, 1966.
(Deanna Carolyn Hancock-Cooley, 6/27/98).

James married Berta Mae Pollard on 12 Oct 1911 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. Berta (daughter of Jesse Pollard and Sarah Malinda Cate) was born on 10 Oct 1895 in Tennessee; died on 03 Sep 1979 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Berta Mae Hancock

Notes:

Name:
Burl has first name listed as Bertie.

Died:
A TRIBUTE
published in the pages of
ALCOA TIMES
Maryville, TN
September 4, 1979

Hancock, Mrs. Bertha, 83, Rte 1, Townsend, died Monday afternoon at Blount Memorial Hospital.
Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Sallie Mae Bumbalough of Michigan; son, Leroy Hancock of Townsend; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Ms Lizzie Fox and Ms Emma Hancock both of Knoxville.
The family will receive friends from 6 P.M. until the funeral at 8 P.M. Wednesday at Rawlings Funeral Home, Sevierville. A grave side service will be held at 8 A.M. Thursday at Pollard's Cemetery.

Grandchildren:
Deanna Carolyn Hancock-Cooley, Memphis, TN
Leroy 'Andy' Hancock, Jr., Boise, ID
Gwenda Lou Hancock - Stephenson - Townsend, TN
Clinton Eugene Hancock, Maryville, TN
Cynthia Jane Hancock-Dukes, Maryville, TN
Terry Lee Bumbalough, Michigan
Joetta Bumbalough-Ivy, Texas
Deena Bumbalough Onufer, South Carolina
Regina Bumbalough, Michigan

Great-Grandchildren:
Michael Lee Cooley, Memphis
Deborah Karen Hancock, Boise, Idaho
Robert Walden Hancock, Boise, Idaho

Herbert married Pearl Kyker. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Pearl Wilhite