Jesse Pollard

Notes:

A few years ago, my father, Leroy Hancock gave me a photo of a corn mill that he had carefully wrapped in Saran Wrap and had attached a note saying the mill was owned by his grandfather, Jesse Pollard. He had written that the picture was taken around 1920. Several years later, Carrie Johnson Swan gave me a program of the Northview Community Homecoming in 1986. Reference is made in the program - Frank and Jess Pollard had a mill during the mid 1920's.

February, 1999 -- I met Stella Underwood, who had told me previously on the phone how she remembered driving by Uncle Jess' (Pollard) mill and seeing water dripping from the flume. On my first visit with Stella I took her a copy of the picture and she said she was having it enlarged and stated "Oh, I can still see that water leaking from the flume." Stella described Jesse Pollard as "a very congenial, always smiling man." - DeAnna C. Hancock-Cooley
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My great grandfather, James Frank Pollard, had a brother Jesse who was born 14 Nov 1864 and married Malinda Cate. James Frank is buried in Beech Springs Cemetery in Kodak. Their father was James C. Pollard and their mother was Synthia (or Cynthia) Cate and they were married 3 Aug 1842 in Sevier County. James C. Pollard was born in Virginia (I think about 1820) and then shows up in the Sevier County census (this lists his state of birth as VA). e-mail from Tnhilbly (Sue Chrisman) dated 31 May 1998.
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Rawlings Funeral Home Record: Pollard, Jesse C., 76 years, d. 16 Jan 1040 (New Market): CEM. Dumplin. (NOTE: conflict of place of burial -- there is a tombstone for Jesse Pollard beside his wife, Malinda C. Pollard, at the Baldwin Cate Cemetery. (dch-c)

Jesse C. Pollard died 16 Jan 1940 at 4 p.m. at 76 years, 2 months, 2 days of age in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Address Route 2, New Market, TN. Buried January 17, 1940, Dumplin, Jefferson County, K. Rawlings & Company, Undertaker. - Certificate of Death #1143, Reg. No 4, Reg. Dist. No. 462. - dch-c
Survived by wife, Martha A. Pollard, age 59 years. Father: James Pollard (Birthplace Virginia); Mother Cynthia Cate(s) birthplace - Tennessee listed as parents on death certificate. Mrs. Martha A. Pollard, Route 3, new Market, Tenn. informant. (copy of certificate of death on file - dch-c)

Jesse married Sarah Malinda Cate on 23 Dec 1880 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Cate and Sarah Davis) was born on 14 Jan 1865 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; died on 19 Aug 1919 in Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Jesse married Martha Adra Holt on 20 Jun 1925 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha was born on 29 Jul 1881 in Tennessee; died on 31 Oct 1955 in Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Fox
• Name: Elizabeth Widner

Elizabeth married Harvey A. Widner on 07 May 1904 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Harvey was born on 17 Sep 1885; died on 17 Sep 1885. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married Sidney Fox. Sidney was born on 13 Apr 1872; died on 09 Oct 1957. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Emma Jane Hancock

Emma married Bruce Hancock on 14 Sep 1907 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. Bruce (son of Isaac Lafayette "Fate" Hancock and Malinda Underwood) was born on 30 Aug 1885 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died on 04 Jan 1947 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

William married Josie Hillard on 12 Jun 1912 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Josie died in 1925 in Kodak, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

William married Jean Holt on 04 May 1925 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Jean (daughter of Martha Adra Holt) was born in 1902; died in 1966. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Feb. 1999: Having seen no data on Effie Pollard, I asked my dad, (Leroy Hancock, Sr) if he remembered Effie. "Oh yes," he replied. Effie was speech/hearing impaired. A very pretty young lady. There was a child, a son, born out of wedlock. Effie Pollard never married.

In another conversation with Kathleen Whitaker, (Feb., 1999) Kathleen stated that Effie lived with her brother, Monroe Pollard, after the death of her parents.

Fannie Mae Patterson also remembers Effie. According to family history, Fannie states that the homeplace (a quarry) was deeded to Monroe for caring for Effie after the death of their father, Jesse Pollard. The child Effie bore was rumored to be fathered by a relative (a cousin).

11 Feb. 1999: Data found on Effie Etta Pollard from Rawlings' Funeral Home Records: Effie Etta Pollard d. 28 Mar 1947 with burial in the Baldwin-Cate Cemetery. - (Rawling's Funeral Records 1910-1987; Researched & Compiled by Jennie Frazier Goodman, 1997)

TN Death Certificate 11232; Reg No 47908. List parents of Effie Pollard as J C Pollard and Malinda Cates. Cause of death as not reported. Informant: Mrs. Payne Hancock. (sister of Effie Pollard).

Etta Effie Pollard and an infant son are buried in unmarked grave. The gravesites are above Effie's parents (Jesse & Malinda Cate Pollard). These were shown to me May, 1999 by Miss Cate, who attended funerals of Jesse, Malinda and Effie Pollard. - dch-c

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

Berta married James Payne Hancock on 12 Oct 1911 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. James (son of Isaac Lafayette "Fate" Hancock and Malinda Underwood) was born on 17 Oct 1894 in Tennessee; died on 31 May 1966 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

James married Irene Payne on 12 Nov 1920 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Irene was born on 06 Jun 1890; died on 10 Mar 1955. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mayme Etter Huffaker
• Name: Mayme Etter Smith

Notes:

Died:
Obituary The Knoxville News-Sentinel, December, 1973
SMITH, Mrs. Mayme Pollard - age 73, of 128 Pickering Street, passed away at the home early Wednesday morning. She was a member of Victor Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, J. M. Smith, Knoxville; daughter, Mrs. Ruby Webster, Knoxville; granddaughter, Mrs. Dianne Constance, Oak Ridge; grandsons, William A. Merrill, Charles Webster, Lester Webster; sisters, Mrs. Birdie Hancock, Mrs. Emma Hancock, Mrs. Georgia Glenn, Mrs. Lizzie Fox, all of Knoxville; Mrs. Velma Stallings, Strawberry Plains; several nieces and nephews. Services 2 p.m. Friday McCarty Mortuary Chapel, Rev. Bill Luallen, Rev. Thurman M. Pate officiating. Interment Pollards Cemetery. Pallbearers; Adam, Buford, Junior and Fate Hancock, David Norris, H. L. Smith. Family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Thursday at McCarty's.

The Oak Ridger; Thursday December 13, 1973
Mrs. J. M. Smith (Grandmother of Mrs. Constance)
Mayme Pollard Smith, 73, Knoxville, grandmother of Mrs. Jerry Constance, 117 E. Magnolia Lane died Wednesday morning at her home. She had been in declining health for several years.
Mrs. Smith was born and reared in Beech Springs, a small community near Kodak. She attended the Beech Springs public schools.
A member of Victor Freewill Baptist Church in Knoxville, Mrs. Smith was active in church work and enjoyed growing flowers.
She is survived by her husband, J. M. Smith; one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Webster, Knoxville; five sisters, Mrs. Paine (Payne) Hancock, Mrs. Bruce Hancock, Mrs. Sid Fox, Mrs. George Glenn, all of Knoxville, and Mrs. Albert Stallings, Strawberry Plains; and four grandchildren including Mrs. Constance.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McCarty Mortuary in Knoxville with the Rev. Bill Luallen, pastor of the Victor Freewill Baptist Church, and the Rev. Thurman M. Pate, pastor of the Faith Freewill Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at the family cemetery in Kodak. (Pollards)
The family will receive friends from 7-to 9 tonight at McCarty's.

Mayme married Marshall Huffaker about 1915. Marshall (son of Albert Sevier Huffaker and Manora Elizabeth Bales) was born on 29 Jan 1896; died on 27 Nov 1918. [Group Sheet]

Mayme married James Marshall Smith on 10 Jul 1920. James was born on 15 Feb 1900; died on 10 Oct 1985 in Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Nina Whitaker

Nina married Emment Whitaker on 28 Aug 1921. Emment (son of William Whitaker and Flora Cornwall) was born on 30 Sep 1899; died on 20 Nov 1947. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Georgia Glenn

Notes:

Died:
Obit of Mrs. Georgie Pollard Glenn -- The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN)

Glenn, Mrs. Georgie Pollard -- age 65, residence Elkins Rd., Rt. 1 Kodak, wife of Hollis Glenn, passed away at her home Monday. Member New Salem Baptist Church. Survivors: husband; sisters, Mrs. Birdie Hancock, Mrs. Emma Hancock, Mrs. Lizie Fox. Funeral Service 4 p.m. Wednesday. Roberts Mortuary. Rev. O. P. Chesney, Rev. Blaine Parrott officiating. Interment Pollard Cemetery. Pallbearers: Robert Harp, Jr., Fate Hancock, Joe Henry Hancock, Oran Glenn, Ronnie Glenn, Harold Lane. Arrangements Roberts Mortuary.

Georgia married Hollis A. Glenn. Hollis was born on 22 Apr 1901; died on 11 May 1978 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Velma Jo Stallings

Notes:

Died:
Stallings, Velma Jo Pollard -- age 67, passed away suddenly Sunday 3:30 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. A member at First Baptist Church of Strawberry Plains. She was preceded in death by husband, Albert L. Stallings, by one month, and by son, Olin. Survivors: 4 daughters, Mrs. Steve (Jenny) Kovack, Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Dennis (Beatrice) Osland, Dayton, OH, Mrs. William (Bobbie) Ballard, Jefferson City, Mrs. Dwight (Betty) Denton of New Market; 3 sons, Albert L., Jr., Strawberry Plains, Gary Mack of Knoxville and Stevie Joe of Strawberry Plains; 15 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. The body was moved to Farrar Funeral Home, arrangements to be announced later.

Velma married Albert Lee Stallings, Sr.. Albert (son of Walter Alex Stallings and Elizabeth Virginia Cornwell) was born on 10 Feb 1903; died on 14 Mar 1977. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Myrtle Elizabeth Gray

Notes:

Died:
OBIT -- The Knoxville News- Sentinel, Knoxville, TN.

GRAY, MYRTLE E. - age 88, of Knoxville, passed away Tuesday morning at Baptist Hospital. Preceded in death by her parents, Bruce and Emma Hancock; husband, Milton Gray; one brother and three sisters. Survivors: sisters, Leona Ammons, Knoxville, Fannie Patterson, Maryville; several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Pollards Cemetery for an 11 a.m. graveside service and interment. Rev. Marvin Hayes officiating. Friends may call at their convenience Wednesday at McCarty Mortuary, 4004 Holston Drive.

Myrtle married Milton Gray. Milton was born on 12 Sep 1889 in Kentucky; died on 07 Aug 1963 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Knoxville (TN) City Directory - 1930: Hancock, Buford J. (Alice T.) stock kpr Fulton Sylphon Co; res. Justus R.D. 6 James Buford Hancock also was employed at ALCOA (Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa, TN.

James married Alice Mae Tarwater on 03 Nov 1929 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Alice was born on 03 Nov 1910 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 21 Mar 1958 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

James married Julia Kate Kinsler after 1958. Julia was born on 17 Jun 1916; died on 31 Mar 1980. [Group Sheet]

Leona married Edward Houston Ammons. (son of James Ammons and Ethel Clemens) [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Dorothy Jessie Walker

Notes:

Name:
Dorothy Jessie was given middle name of Jessie after her grandfather, Jesse Pollard. -- Fannie Mae Hancock-Patterson.

Died:
Obituary for Dorothy Jessie Hancock:

Walker, Mrs. Dorothy Hancock - age 58, Route 17, Emory Rd., died 3 a.m. Friday at the family home after a lingering illness. She was a member of Beaver Ridge United Methodist church. Member of Beaver Ridge O.E.S. No. 320. Survivors: husband, Freeman Walker; sons, Clark, Bruce and David Walker, Knoxville; Mother, Mrs. Emma Hancock, Knoxville; brother Buford Hancock, Knoxville; sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Gray, Mrs. Ed Ammons, both of Knoxville, Mrs. James Patterson, Worth Ill., Mrs. Fred Borden, Maryville, Mrs. Aileen Acuff, Chattanooga; Six grandsons. Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday at the Weaver Chapel. The Rev. J. Vance Eastridge officiating. Interment in Bethel Cemetery. Pallbearers, Olev Rhea, Wyath Atwood, Orin Lynch, Clyde Cox, Curtis Cross, Warren Hatmaker. Family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Weaver Funeral Home. (Copied from original obituary of Dorothy Hancock Walker in possession of David Walker, son of Dorothy Hancock Walker; 28 Feb 1999).

Dorothy married Freeman Walker [Group Sheet]

Fannie married James Alvin Patterson, Sr. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Nadine Borden
• Name: Nadine Davis

Notes:

Died:
BORDEN, NADINE HANCOCK DAVIS - 77, of Maryville passed away Tuesday evening, September 24, 1996, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville. Member of the First Baptist Church of Alcoa. Preceded in death by her first husband, Frank E. Davis. Survivors: husband, Fred Borden; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry W. and Deloris Davis of Knoxville, stepdaughters and stepsons-in-law, Carolyn and Kenneth Anderson, Lois and Robert Owens, all of Maryville; stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, James and Phyllis Borden, Harry and Janice Borden all of Maryville; grandsons, Frank Todd Davis, Roderick A. Davis and wife, Suzanne; great-granddaughter, Chelsea Davis, 11 step grandchildren, 15 step great-grandchildren; sisters, Myrtle Gray of Knoxville, Leona Ammons of Knoxville, Fannie Patterson of Maryville, several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 8 p.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home Chapel Rev. David Walker, Rev. Fred Cook, Rev. Richard Holden officiating. Family and friends will meet at Pollard's Cemetery in Sevier County at 11 a.m. Friday for the interment service. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. -- The Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee; September 26, 1996.

Nadine married Frank Ellis Davis. Frank was born on 13 Jul 1918; died on 10 Jan 1959 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nadine married Fred Borden. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Aileen Acuff

Aileen married Clifford Cornelius Acuff in Apr 1939 in Rogersville, Tennessee. Clifford was born on 20 Jun 1920; died on 23 Jun 1971. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Memorial Obituary
Published in the pages of The Press, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Sugust 26, 1976

Entered Into Eternal Rest
Monday, Aug. 23, 1976

Charlie Pollard
Charlie Pollard, age 61 of Knoxville, died at St. Mary's Medical Center Monday morning, August 23. He was owner and operator of Pollard Produce Co., a veteran of the United States Army, World War II and a member of Holt Avenue Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lottie Elrod Pollard, a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Drake of Lenoir City; son, Raymond Lee Pollard, of Knoxville; five grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Louise Goforth of Kodak, Mrs. Bonnie Sorrell of Florida; brothers, Bruce Pollard of Atlanta, James Pollard of Sevierville, J.C. Pollard of Georgia; half-sisters, Mrs. Lillian Wells of Straw Plains, Mrs. L.E. Pollard of Atlanta; half brothers, Tommy Pollard and O.C. Pollard of Atlanta, Fred Pollard of Sevierville, Virgil Pollard of Atlanta.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 25, at 3:00 p.m. at McCarty Mortuary Chapel with Reverend Glendle Phillips, Reverend Oliver Wolfenbarger and Reverend Thurman Pate officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Charlie married Lottie Elrod on 10 May 1941 in Knox County, Tennessee. Lottie (daughter of Samuel Elrod and Sarah Martin) was born on 25 Oct 1916 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died after 1976. [Group Sheet]

Bonnie married Walker. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Obituary for Mr. James Carlile Pollard, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Thursday, April 18, 2002; pg. B2
POLLARD, Mr. James Carlile "J.C." - age 78, of Newborn, Ga. formerly of Kodak, Tenn., died Monday, April 15, 2002, at Newton General Hospital in Covington, Ga. Mr. Pollard was a member of Gaithers United Methodist Church, Covington, Ga. He was also a member of the Mansfield Masonic Lodge #489, where he was Past Master, Yorkrite Mason, Alcovy Shrine Lodge, and the Yaraab Temple, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Pollard was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. His wife, Fledia Pollard; parents, Monroe and Jean Shubert Pollard preceded James in death. He is survived by his grandchildren, James K. Selvidge of Newborn, Ga., and Michael Scott Flowers of Ocala, Fla.; great-grandchildren, Ivery Selvidge of Newborn, Ga., Julie Bowles of Newman, Ga., and Christ Selvidge of Newborn, Ga.; great-great grandchildren, Christopher Selvidge and Michael Thrasher, Jr.; son-in-law, Mr. Larry Flowers of Ocala, Fla., and several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Wheeler Funeral Home, Covington, Ga. Interment will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 19, 15 Kodak United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rawlings Funeral Home, (Sevierville, TN) is in charge of local arrangements.

James married Susan Bowls. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Grave at Beech Springs Cemeter (1998) was marked by mortuary marker; no tombstone erected. (dch-c)

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]

Sallie married Joel Bumbalough (son of Birch Bumbalough and Velma Cooper) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Through the years, I have heard my father and aunt (Melton's brother and sister) mention their baby brother, Melton, with a great deal of softness. He was remembered as a big, healthy, fat baby prior to his sudden illness. His older brother, Leroy would play his guitar and sing to Melton and his sister, Sallie Mae remembers rocking him.

It was believed Melton died of whooping cough. He was buried by Enoch Undertaker at Pollard Cemetery in Kodak. After his death, his mother, Bertha Pollard, is remembered walking to the cemetery, approx 2-3 miles every day, "rain, snow, sleet or shine."

Melton was named after his Uncle Melton Grey. - dch-c

Notes:

Died:
Baby girl Hancock, d/o James and Bertha Mae Pollard Hancock died at birth. She is buried at Pollard Cemetery, Kodak, Tennessee. beside her brother Milton. There is no headstone but a white stone marking her grave. (dch-c)

Iva married Glenn Maples [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Ruby May Merritt
• Name: Ruby May Webster

Notes:

Died:
The Oak Ridger, Oak Ridge, TN., Friday, January 12, 1990 (Pg. 4)
RUBY MAE WEBSTER
Mother of Dianne W. May

Ruby Mae Huffaker Webster, 73, formerly of Knoxville, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Prior to entering the hospital she had been a resident of Regency Health Care Center in Norris since April.
She was the mother of Dianne Webster (Mrs. Robert) May of 106 Osage Road, a teacher's assistant at Robertsville Junior High School. Mrs. Webster had lived with her daughter and son-in-law at various times before she became a resident of the nursing home.
Mrs. Webster was born in Kodak and came to live in Knoxville as a young woman. She was a member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church of Knoxville and had enjoyed reading, raising flowers and vegetables and canning the vegetables. She was also an expert at quilting, knitting, sewing and embroidering her daughter says.
In addition to her local daughter, Mrs. Webster is survived by a son, William A. Merritt of Copperas Cove, Texas; two stepsons, Lester S. Webster Sr. of Helenwood and Charles E. Webster of Knoxville; a number of grandchildren including Jennifer and Melissa May, both of Oak Ridge, Laura Johnson, Lester S. Webster Jr., Donna Reed and Kelly Webster, all of Knoxville; several great-grandchildren including Lester S. Webster III of Knoxville; and an aunt, Martha Clifton of Knoxville.
The funeral was to be at 2 p.m. today, Jan 12, in the chapel of Stevens Mortuary of Knoxville, with the Rev. James McCluskey officiating. Burial was to be in Pollard Cemetery.
The family requests that anyone wishing to give a gift as a memorial in Mrs. Webster's name, donate it to the charity of the donor's choice.

Ruby married James Lester Merritt on 27 Apr 1935 in Middlesboro, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

Ruby married Bruce Howard Webster on 07 Sep 1946 in Roane County, Tennessee. Bruce died on 14 May 1997. [Group Sheet]

Kathleen married James Floyd Lowe (son of Jesse Lowe and Leotha Riddle) [Group Sheet]

Thelma married Mark Reed [Group Sheet]

Thelma married Halmon Vineyard [Group Sheet]

Christine married Glenn L. Elder (son of John McKinley (Mac) Elder and Beulah Mcmillan) [Group Sheet]

Clyde married Reba Jean Stipes (daughter of John Stipes and Reba McCall) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

DANDRIDGE -- Three sevier County brothers were charged Friday with murder after authorities traced a license plate number on the dead man's hand to the suspects, authorities said.

The three also are charged with attempted murder of a Grainger county woman and her granddaughter.

Ronnie Ray Ogle, 24, Terry Ogle, 31, and Ted Ogle, 20, all of Douglas Dam Road in Kodak, were charged with the first-degree murder of J.B. Whitaker of New Market.

Whitaker, 61, was shot to death Monday morning at his business, Whittaker's Auto Parts, an Asheville Highway junkyard. Robbery was the apparent motive, authorities said.

The Ogles were arrested early Friday by Birmingham, Ala., police who had been contacted by authorities in Jefferson County. Officers confiscated guns and knives.

Among the firearms was a .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun allegedly used in the murder. District Attorney General Al Schmutzer confirmed the victim had been shot several times. The trio had been to the business on several occasions, according to Jefferson county Sheriff Doug Quarles. Whittaker was known to carry large amounts of cash.

When his body was found, investigators discovered Whittaker had written a license plate number on the palm of his hand. That number was traced to a Pontiac Firebird owned by Terry Ogle, authorities said. Quarles said Whittaker frequently called the Sheriff's Department for a check of a vehicle if he was suspicious of the driver.

The three brothers were arraigned Friday before Jefferson County General Sessions Judge Max Moore, who scheduled a preliminary hearing April 11 and ordered the trio held without bond.

They had to appear Friday afternoon at an arraignment in Grainger County, where they have been charged with two counts each of attempted murder in connection with a Monday morning shooting. Sheriff Bobby Whitt said the three were joined by two other people and went to the residence of Judy Hurt. They are accused of opening fire while she slept with her granddaughter, Haley Olson, 2.

Died:
Obit for J. B. Whitaker - Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN
J. B. (Fireball) Whitaker
J. B. (Fireball) Whitaker, age 61, of New Market, passed away suddenly Monday, March 31, 1997. He was owner/operator of J. B. Whitaker Auto Parts. He is survived by his daughters, Debra Whitaker and Vickie Whitaker, both of Jefferson City; sons, Johnny, David, and Bobby Whitaker, all of New Market; seven grandchildren; sisters, Kathleen Lowe of new Market, Christine Elder and Thelma Vineyard both of Knoxville; brother, Clyde Whitaker of Dandridge; several nieces and nephews. The family received friends Wednesday at Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge prior to the funeral service. The interment service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at Pleasant Grove Piney Cemetery

Johnny married Betty Ball. [Group Sheet]

Olin married Marjorie Anne Naill [Group Sheet]

Jennie married Roy G. Wilson [Group Sheet]

Jennie married Steve Kovak [Group Sheet]

Albert married Betty Jo Lusk (daughter of James Malcomb Lusk and Maggie Ellen Lusk) [Group Sheet]

Beatrice married Dennis Osland [Group Sheet]

Bobbie married William Ballard [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Betty Sue Denton
• Name: Betty Sue Snyder

Betty married Dick Snyder. [Group Sheet]

Betty married Dwight Denton. [Group Sheet]

Gary married Diane Kerr. [Group Sheet]

Gary married Joyce. [Group Sheet]

Gary married Linda. [Group Sheet]

Rema married Harry Lee Sharp. [Group Sheet]

Rema married Frank Douglas Sussan. [Group Sheet]

Rema married Carl Richard McWilliams. [Group Sheet]

Rema married Aollie Baugh. [Group Sheet]

Ralph married Betty Jo Holmes. [Group Sheet]

Barbara married Lee Roy Anderson. [Group Sheet]

Barbara married Frank B. Herrell. [Group Sheet]

Barbara married Roy Kirkland [Group Sheet]

Bobbie married Robert Eugene Pierce (son of Clarence Pierce and Edith White) [Group Sheet]

Bobbie married James Ralph Kirkland [Group Sheet]

Donald married Shirley Holloway. [Group Sheet]

Charles married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Rosa married James Grady Higdon [Group Sheet]

Rosa married James Robinson [Group Sheet]

William married Evelyn Darlene Pryor. [Group Sheet]

Kenneth married Mary Lynn Manning. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Cynthia Pearl Fox

Notes:

Died:
Obituary, Fox, Cynthia Pearl (Aunt Cindy)
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Saturday, October 7, 2000; C9

FOX, CYNTHIA PEARL (AUNT CINDY) - born on March 28, 1948, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2000 at 5:10 p.m. Preceded in death by parents, James Buford and Alice Mae Tarwater Hancock; infant son, Little Bobbie; brother, Charles; sister, Carol. Survivors: husband, James (Bob) Fox; daughters, Patricia (Patty) and husband, Scottie Littleton, Lora and husband, Tommy Humphrey; grandchildren, Brianna Fox, Shawna Dickerson and Tommy (Bubbie) Humphrey; brothers, Ralph (Gene), Don, Dennis and Kenneth (Eddie) Hancock; sisters, Marie, Bobbie, Barbara, Roselee and Alice; half sister, Janie; step brother, Tommy; step sisters, Wanda, Brenda and Judy; several nieces & nephews. Funeral service 8 p.m. Sunday at Berry Chapel. Rev. Mike Wankowski officiating. Interment 11 a.m. Monday at Highland South Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Hwy.

Cynthia married James Robert Fox. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Carol Sue Thurmond

Carol married John Thurmond. [Group Sheet]

Emma married James Whaley. [Group Sheet]

Elmer married Dorothy Louise Bough [Group Sheet]

Geraldine married Harold E. Thomas [Group Sheet]

Freeman married Martha Lynn Phillips. [Group Sheet]

Bruce married Helen Duke. [Group Sheet]

David married Jacqueline Faye Smith [Group Sheet]

David married Cynthia Louise Lucas (daughter of Ray Lucas and Gloria Vanhooser) [Group Sheet]

Aubrey married Donna Hawney. [Group Sheet]

Aubrey married Carol Shell. [Group Sheet]

James married Linda Ficco. [Group Sheet]

Jerry married Deloris Ann Cutshaw [Group Sheet]

Cornelia married George French, III. [Group Sheet]

Cornelia married Alvin H. Callifor. [Group Sheet]

Clifton married Rebecca Mae Harvell (daughter of Burnett Harvell and Bessie Sligar) [Group Sheet]

Raymond married Linda Adkins [Group Sheet]

Deanna married Claude Milton Maxwell [Group Sheet]

Deanna married Virgil Gordon Cooley (son of Virgil Cooley and Chloe Doss) [Group Sheet]

Leroy married Deanna Elsie Davis (daughter of William Davis and Leslie Hill) [Group Sheet]

Leroy married Carolyn Ellen Kissack. [Group Sheet]

Leroy married Mary Beth Wells [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Obit - The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, July 26, 1965
Services will be held at 2 P.M. tomorrow in McCarty's chapel for Kyle David Hancock, 19, who died Saturday from injuries suffered in a automobile accident July 17 near Oakman, Ga. while bringing his bride home to meet his family in Townsend.
His wife was reported in critical condition in an Atlanta hospital according to relatives.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hancock of Townsend. His father, formerly a driver for Knoxville Transit Lines, owns the Arrowhead Grocery.
Mr. Hancock had previously attended Holston High school, and had been in the navy for about a year.
Surviving in addition to the parents and wife are three sisters, Mrs. Carolyn Maxwell, Los Angeles; Gwenda and and Cynthia Hancock, Townsend; and two brothers, Leroy and Clinton Hancock, Townsend.
Dr. T. C. Wyatt will officiate and burial will be in Holston View Memorial Gardens.

11 Mar 1999: Holston View Memorial Gardens has undergone several name changes since 1965. It is presently Eastview Memorial Gardens. 29 APR 2000 - cemetery remains Eastview Memorial Gardens (dch-c)

Kyle married Patricia Carolyn Herron on 30 Jun 1965 in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia. Patricia was born in 07 May in South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Gwenda married Donald Ray Stephenson (son of Porter Stephenson and Vedis Proctor) [Group Sheet]

Clinton married Bonnie Coile [Group Sheet]

Clinton married Kathy. [Group Sheet]

Clinton married Debbie [Group Sheet]

Cynthia married Rockland Maurice Dukes [Group Sheet]

Terry married Renetta Morgan [Group Sheet]

Joetta married Richard Glenn Ivy, II [Group Sheet]

Regina married Terry Long [Group Sheet]

Regina married Timothy Davidson [Group Sheet]

Carolyn married Robert Charles May [Group Sheet]

Shirlene married Richard Morgan (son of Herman Morgan and Virginia King) [Group Sheet]

Anthony married Angela Wilson [Group Sheet]

Gary married Elaine Berdaus [Group Sheet]

Gary married Cinda Huntley [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
ELDER, CARLTON RAY -- age 39, of Knoxville, passed away October 18, 1995. He was a member of Mount Carmal Baptist Church and was employed by Norfolk Southern Railroad for 15 years. Survivors: parents, Glenn and Christine W. Elder; son, Chad Elder, Knoxville; brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Elaine Elder, Birmingham, Ala; niece and nephew, Logan and Grant Elder, Birmingham, Ala. Memorial service 8 p.m. Friday at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel, Rev C. D. Hagaman officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mount Carmel Baptist Church or the American Cancer Association. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 West Adiar Drive, Knoxville, Tn. (423) 689-8888.

Carlton married Susin Hersch on 18 Sep 1982. [Group Sheet]

Rickie married Tammie Thomas. [Group Sheet]

Rickie married Lisa Clark. [Group Sheet]

Rickie married Pam Hardwick. [Group Sheet]

Dennie married Elaine Rickard. [Group Sheet]

Gregory married Tracy Powell [Group Sheet]

Johnny married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Debbra married James Harold Stipes [Group Sheet]

David married Sheila Petty. [Group Sheet]

Bobby married Diane Adams [Group Sheet]

Michael married Carolyn Sue Shropshire [Group Sheet]

Mark married Robin Annette Lawson [Group Sheet]

Debra married Jack Mason Oglesby, Jr.. (son of Jack Mason Oglesby, Sr. and Lou) [Group Sheet]

Pamela married Melvin Burl Covington. (son of Burl Covington and Lucille) [Group Sheet]

Pamela married Dr. Gill Reed. [Group Sheet]

Sharon married Leslie Stephen Cate (son of Paxton Royal Cate and Anne Williams) [Group Sheet]

Kim married Thomas Rhoden [Group Sheet]

Kim married Richard Patton [Group Sheet]