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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 71.
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Elizabeth Norris
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 2, Loudon, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1924
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Enumeration District Number: 0007
Family Number: 250
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Line Number: 65
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2261
Film Number: 2341995
Digital Folder Number: 4548175
Image Number: 00447
Household Gender Age
Parent Turner J Norris M 37
Parent Jessie M Norris F 26
A C Norris M 8
Elizabeth Norris F 6
Billie C Norris M 2
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 21 Mar 2010.
(February 26, 1924 - March 21, 2010)
Sallye Elizabeth “Libbye” Norris McMahan, age 86, of Newport, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Newport Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She graduated from Northern Virginia Community College with an Associates Degree, and during WWII she had worked at Oak Ridge. She was the last surviving charter member of the Cocke County Chapter of the International Sorority Beta Sigma Phi. She enjoyed traveling and genealogy research. She was preceded in death by her husband, Iliff Richard McMahan; parents, Turner James Norris and Jessie Cureton Norris; and brother, A.C. Norris. She is survived by her son, Iliff McMahan, Jr. and his wife Marcie Wilds-McMahan, of Parrottsville, TN; brother, Bill Norris and wife Alice of Knoxville; sister, Patricia Harrison, of Greeneville, TN; nieces, Trisha Harrison, of Nashville, Addie Eileen Norris Ferguson, of Crofton, MD, Sharon Norris Weems, of Knoxville; nephews, Doug Norris of Knoxville, Andy Norris of Franklin, TN; also many friends. Funeral services will be held 7:00 pm Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Rich Lloyd, Rev. Rick Clevenger and Rev. Dan Hickson officiating. Burial will be 11:00 am Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4-7 pm Tuesday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral services. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Cocke County Education Foundation, 216 Headrick Drive, Newport, TN 37821.
Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com.
Manes Funeral Home in charge.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 23 Mar 2010.
Libbye McMahan, mother of Cocke County mayor, dies at 86
Author: Duay O'Neil
NEWPORT-Funeral services will be held tonight in Manes Funeral Home Chapel for Libbye McMahan, mother of Cocke County Mayor Iliff R. McMahan, Jr.
Mrs. McMahan passed away Sunday at Newport Health and Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. She was 86.
She was born in Loudon County, TN, the second of four children of Cocke County natives Turner James Norris and his wife, the former Jessie May Cureton. Christened Sallye Elizabeth in honor of her grandmothers, she quickly became known as "Libbye."
Following her graduation from high school during World War II, she joined hundreds of other East Tennesseans at "The Secret City" of Oak Ridge working on The Manhattan Project.
She was married to the late Iliff R. McMahan. Early in their marriage the McMahans resided in Newport where she became a charter member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Prior to her death, she was the last surviving charter member of the group.
The McMahans were the parents of one child, Iliff R. McMahan, Jr., who now serves as Cocke County Mayor.
In the 1950s, the family moved to Nashville and later to McLean, VA. During these years, the couple retained their strong ties to family and friends in Cocke County and returned often for visits and special occasions.
Following Mr. McMahan's retirement, the couple returned to Newport and purchased the Goucheour home on Cliffwood Drive and immersed themselves in many local activities.
They were active members of First Baptist Church where she attended services as long as her health permitted.
She became passionately interested in genealogy and devoted countless hours to researching her family's history. Many of her ancestors, including the Cureton, Eisenhower, and Norris families, were among Cocke County's earliest settlers. As a descendant of Revolutionary War soldier Maximillian Conner, she became a member of William Cocke Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
In addition to her son and daughter-in-law Marcie Wilds-McMahan, she is survived by a brother Bill Norris and a sister Patricia Norris Harrison. Another brother, A. C. Norris, preceded her in death.
Dr. Rich Lloyd, Rev. Rick Clevenger, and Rev. Dan Hickson will officiate at tonight's services which will begin at 7:00 p.m. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow in Union Cemetery.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Jessie Mae Cureton
Also Known As:
Suffix:
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Dec 1919
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Spouse: Turner J Norris
Spouse's Also Known As:
Spouse's Prefix:
Spouse's Suffix:
Page: 134
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