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- [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Feb 1999.
Bruce Ogle obituary
- [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Nov 1978.
Lola Clabo Cardwell obituary
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 2 Aug 2010.
2009 death becomes murder case; former caregiver living in Georgia returned to Sevier County
Elizabeth Ogle
By JEFF FARRELL
SEVIERVILLE —Sevier County sheriff’s deputies have returned a Georgia woman to Sevier County to face charges she murdered the woman she was supposed to be caring for shortly after the victim included her in a will.
Elizabeth A. Ogle, 51, of Chatsworth, Ga., faces a charge of first-degree murder for the Nov. 9 death of 78-year-old Betty Rice. Ogle was arrested in her Georgia home Sunday, and was brought the to Sevier County on Jail on Monday. She is being held in lieu of $1 million bond.
Sheriff Ron Seals said investigators found that Rice died from a fatal dose of morphine. Rice’s family became concerned when she died suddenly and they learned that just days before she had added Ogle to her will.
“I think the family was quite concerned about how all of a sudden she died an there were some issues with a will that had been executed two or three days prior to her dying,” he said.
Ogle, who Seals said was Rice’s former niece by marriage, had moved into Rice’s home prior to her death, Seals said.
Authorities first believed Rice’s death was related to her illness. Dispatchers received a 911 call to her home Nov. 9 and emergency responders found her in cardiac and respiratory arrest. She was taken to a local hospital, but attempts to resuscitate her were not successful.
As family members learned about the changes to her will, they became suspicious, and asked the sheriff’s department to investigate, Seals said.
“Once we got that information we had the body exhumed and had our forensic testing done and bingo ... we found she had high levels of morphine,” he said.
After that, Detective John Brown took the information to a Sevier County Grand Jury and obtained a sealed presentment against Ogle. They knew she had returned to Georgia, he said, and they were able to locate her fairly quickly.
Once the investigation started, Seals said, he believes family members were able to have Rice’s assets frozen so Ogle couldn’t access them.
jfarrell@themountainpress.com
- [S112] Census, 1940.
name: Betty Fay Ogle
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
gender: Female
age: 9
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: Tennessee
estimated birth year: 1931
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 78-7
family number: 132
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 57
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3933
digital folder number: 005461375
image number: 00194
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Robert D Ogle M 58 Tennessee
wife Annie Ogle F 56 Tennessee
son Paul Ogle M 19 Tennessee
son Raymond Ogle M 16 Tennessee
son Bruce Ogle M 11 Tennessee
daughter Betty Fay Ogle F 9 Tennessee
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 9 Nov 2009.
Betty Faye Webb Rice
August 07, 1930 - November 09, 2009
Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee USA
Visitation: November 12, 2009
Service: November 12, 2009
Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens
Betty Faye Webb Rice, age 79 of Sevierville, went to be with Jesus on Monday, November 9, 2009. She was raised in the Sugarlands and Elkmont area of the great Smoky Mountain National Park.
Mrs. Rice was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Annie Ogle; brothers Raymond, Roy, Clyde, and Bruce Ogle; and sisters Lola Cardwell, Mae Pulliam, and Frances “Nip” Ogle.
Survivors:
Brother and Sister-in-law: Paul and Mildred Ogle
Several Nieces and Nephews
Funeral service 1 PM Thursday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel with Rev. David Beason officiating. Interment will follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Garden. The family will receive friends 11 AM-1 PM Thursday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, 220 Emert Street, Pigeon Forge, TN. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
name: Fred C Webb
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 27 Oct 1956
event place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
age: 37
estimated birth year: 1919
father:
father's titles & terms:
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Betty Faye Ogle
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 26
spouse's estimated birth year: 1930
spouse's father:
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother:
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
reference number:
film number: 1669920
digital folder number: 004485981
image number: 01389
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Groom's Name Bride's First Name Bride's Maiden Name County Date of Marriage File #
RICE RALPH BETTY F OGLE CLAIBORNE 05-22-1998 17575
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