Bessie Lee O'Dell^{[1, 2]}

1919 - 2017  (98 years)

• Name	Bessie Lee O'Dell
  Born	1919	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	5 Jun 2017  [4]
  Buried	9 Jun 2017	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I96673	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	James Berry O'Dell,   b. 12 Sep 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jul 1949  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Rillie McDevitt,   b. 27 Oct 1888, Madison County, Northa Carolina ,   d. 6 Mar 1958, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1904	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F33644	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	W. E. "Ed" Justus,   d. Bef 5 Jun 2017
  Children	1. Bill Justus   2. Polly Justus
  Family ID	F79685	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1919 - Tennessee Buried - 9 Jun 2017 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Bessie L. O’Dell Justus

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 186. [S120] A Place Called Home: Our Story, David L. Popiel, Duay O'Neil, et. al., (2006, The Newport Plain Talk / Jones Media Inc.), dpopiel@xtn.net., 73. [S112] Census, 1940. Name Bessie O'Dell Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 18 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1922 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE James O'Dell Head M 59 Tennessee Rilla O'Dell Wife F 54 Tennessee Mamie O'Dell Daughter F 20 Tennessee Bessie O'Dell Daughter F 18 Tennessee Harding O'Dell Son M 16 Tennessee Thomas O'Dell Son M 15 Tennessee Sameul O'Dell Son M 14 Tennessee Pearl O'Dell Daughter F 11 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 5 Jun 2017. (Died June 5, 2017) Bessie O’Dell Justus, of Newport, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017. She was retail manager of the Holley Shop and Watson’s for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.E. (Ed) Justus; parents, J.B O’Dell, Sr. and Rillie O’Dell; brothers and sisters, Mary Murr, Ellie Shropshire, William O’Dell, Bonnie Spradling, J. B. O’Dell, Jr, Mamie Cobb, Harding O’Dell, Tom O’Dell, Sam O’Dell and Pearl Gray. She is survived by her son, Bill Justus of Newport; daughter, Polly Justus, of Knoxville; special friends, Gary and Kathy Sorrell; several nieces, nephews, other family and numerous friends. Funeral services will be held 7:00 pm Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bill Murr and Rev. Scott Gorrell officiating. Burial will be held 2:00 pm Friday, June 9, 2017 in Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Thursday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral service. The family would like to say a special “Thank you” to Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Staff, Rachel Ullery, Vera Norton, Chelsie Duncan, Glen Bradley, Debbie Williams, Charlie Grooms and Dr. David McConnell. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Providence Baptist Church, P. O. Box 881, Newport, TN 37822, Alzheimer’s Tennessee in care of Alexa Austin, 363 East Main Street, Newport, TN 37821, Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice, 222 Heritage Blvd. Newport, TN 37821 or a charity of your choice. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home.