Ruth Carter^[1]

Abt 1913 - 2012  (~ 99 years)

• Name	Ruth Carter
  Born	Abt 1913	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	12 Jun 2012  [3]
  Buried	19 Jun 2012	Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I121528	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Adams Carter,   b. 2 Apr 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Nov 1943, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Harriet E. Kirby,   b. 31 Aug 1873, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Aug 1941  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Abt 1891
  Family ID	F44538	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Kamel E. Holbert,   b. 29 May 1910,   d. 29 Jun 1994, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F44540	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1913 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 19 Jun 2012 - Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 31 Jan 1984. Newell Charles Carter obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Ruth Carter Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1914 Age: 6 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00540 Sheet Number: 8 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF James Carter M 52y Tennessee WIFE Harriet Carter F 46y Tennessee SON Earnest Carter M 16y Tennessee SON Newell Carter M 14y Tennessee DAU Ruth Carter F 6y Tennessee [S115] Mynatt Funeral Home, (http://ynattfh.net), 12 Jun 2012. Ruth Carter Holbert, age 99, passed away June 12, 2012. She was a member of Fountain City United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, K. E. Holbert; parents, James A. Carter and Harriett Kirby Carter of Pigeon Forge, TN, five brothers and a sister. Survived by several nieces and nephews and grand nieces and grand nephews. Ruth and her husband, K. E. Holbert, owned and operated Holbert’s Furniture Company, Corbin, Kentucky, where they lived for 37 years. She was active in the United Methodist Church, Women’s Club, Friday Book Club, Corbin Country Club and the Corbin Chamber of Commerce. She worked many years in the annual Nibroc (Corbin spelled backwards) Festival. Ruth and K. E. retired and moved to Sarasota, FL where they were active in the First United Methodist Church for 12 years. They returned home to East Tennessee in 1987 where they rejoined the Fountain City Methodist Church after an absence of 54 years. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Fountain City United Methodist Church, 212 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Funeral service will be held 12 PM, Tuesday, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel with Rev. Dan Kelly officiating. Interment following service at Lynnhurst Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Christian Fellowship Class, The Joy Club and the Singles Club. The family will receive friends 11-12 PM, Tuesday, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel.