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- [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Mar 1951.
Sherrod Abraham Sims obituary
- [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 342.
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Stella Sims
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: District 08, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Affiliate Film Number: 2271
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Sherod Sims Head M 42 Tennessee
Lennie Sims Wife F 29 Tennessee
Danial Sims Son M 19 Tennessee
Gertrude Sims Daughter F 16 Tennessee
Myrtle Sims Daughter F 14 Tennessee
Ima Sims Daughter F 13 Tennessee
Turner Sims Son M 11 Tennessee
Stella Sims Daughter F 9 Tennessee
Jack Sims Son M 5 Tennessee
Rory Sims Son M 0 Tennessee
- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Feb 2015.
BALDWIN, STELLA SIMS CATE WHISENANT - born February 14, 1923, passed away February 13, 2015. Stella was one of eleven children born to Sherrod Sims and Linnie Campbell. With her seven brothers and three sisters, she was raised in Sevier County, Tennessee, through most of her early years. At the age of nineteen, Stella married Robert Cate who was killed in WWII after less than two years of marriage. Stella lived her entire adult life in Knox County where she fell in love and married Fred D. Whisenant, her husband of over thirty-five years who passed away in 1987. For twenty three years Stella was co-owner and manager of Glamour Fashions, a woman's specialty shop located on Chapman Highway. She was a member of Knox #69 Order of the Eastern Star (O.E.S) for 60 plus years, serving as Grand Adah for the State of Tennessee in 1969 and as a past Matron of the Knoxville chapter. Stella was an active member of Meridian Baptist Church for over 60 years. Later in her life she met Howard Baldwin to whom she was married for 18 years. Stella and Howard enjoyed traveling and dancing as active members of the John T. O'Conner Dance Club. Stella is survived by her daughter, Sheila Wilson and her husband Jack, San Antonio, Texas; her granddaughter, Priscilla Hankins Wunderl and her husband Asher who live in Little Rock, Arkansas, with her great grandchildren, Ty and Stella. Stella always remained close to her many nieces, nephews, friends and to Priscilla's father. They were all so special to her. The family would like to offer a special thank you to her friend, Jackie Imbry, and to her special caregivers, Cindy Cutshaw and Stacey Thomas. The family will receive friends Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway, with a funeral service to follow at 12:30 p.m. Family and friends will meet at Berry Highland South Cemetery Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. for a graveside service. Condolences may be offered at berryfuneralhome.com.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 142628966).
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