Opal Williams^[1]

1931 - 2016  (84 years)

• Name	Opal Williams
  Born	13 Nov 1931	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	22 Oct 2016  [3]
  Buried	26 Oct 2016	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I106829	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Milburn Powell Williams,   b. 13 Jun 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Aug 1985  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Bertie Mae Hurst,   b. 26 Dec 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 May 1955, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 42 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1926	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F38512	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Leroy "Pee Wee" Mathis,   b. 22 Dec 1933,   d. 11 Jun 2015, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1954	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Jackie Lee Mathis,   b. 30 Jun 1956,   d. 12 Apr 1983, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 26 years)   2. Patricia Mathis
  Family ID	F38517	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Nov 1931 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 3 Mar 1954 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 26 Oct 2016 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 27 Jun 2002. Samuel Ray Williams obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Opal Williams Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex Female Age 8 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) 1932 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Powell Williams Head M 36 Tennessee Bertie O Williams Wife F 28 Tennessee Herman Williams Son M 12 Tennessee Gray Williams Son M 10 Tennessee Opal Williams Daughter F 8 Tennessee Sherman Williams Son M 6 Tennessee Alma Williams Daughter F 4 Tennessee Samuel Williams Son M 3 Tennessee Helene Williams Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 22 Oct 2016. (November 13, 1931 - October 22, 2016) Opal Mathis, age 84, of Newport, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband Leroy “Pee Wee’” Mathis; daughter, Jackie Lee; parents, Pal and Bertie Williams; brothers, Gabbie, Sam, Wayne and Sherman Williams; and sister, Blondie Smallwood. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Pat Taylor; brothers, Herman (Irene) Williams, Jack (Carolyn) Williams, and Theodore (Theda) Williams; sisters, Helen Grooms and Ailene Costner; other family and friends. Graveside service will be held 7:30 am Wednesday October 26, 2016, in Union Cemetery, with Jessie Ramsey officiating. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Powell Williams Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Dec 1926 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Bertie Mae Hurst Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1909 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-59X7?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N8%3A1589264711%2C1589374583 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1921-1927, vol 19-20 > image 608 of 643; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Leroy Mathis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Mar 1954 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Opal Williams "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12591-42380-11?cc=1619127 : accessed 17 June 2015), 004485980 > image 2063 of 2991; county courthouses, Tennessee.