Billie Ruth Lee Gann^[1]

1931 - 2014  (83 years)

• Name	Billie Ruth Lee Gann
  Born	22 Feb 1931	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	2 Aug 2014  [3]
  Buried	5 Aug 2014	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I125335	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Derry Caloway "Keet" Gann,   b. 16 May 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 May 1947, Rutherford County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lydia Alice Widner,   b. 19 Feb 1892, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 1972  (Age 80 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1907	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F45707	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Burl Ray Houk,   b. 20 Aug 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1986  (Age 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. Judy Marlene Houk,   b. 24 Mar 1948  (Age 76 years) + 2. Sandra Gail "Sandy" Houk,   b. 23 Oct 1949  (Age 75 years) + 3. Dennis Burl Houk,   b. 22 Aug 1953, Montgomery County, Texas  (Age 71 years)   4. Tony Houk
  Family ID	F66607	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Val Jenkins
  Married	2 Oct 1971	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F48844	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Scheuneman
  Family ID	F46066	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Feb 1931 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 2 Oct 1971 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 5 Aug 2014 - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 May 1993. Edith Caldonia Gann Connatser obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Billy Ruth Gann Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 9 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): 1931 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Keet Gann Head M 73 Tennessee Lida Gann Wife F 48 Tennessee Cora Burnice Gann Daughter F 11 Tennessee Billy Ruth Gann Daughter F 9 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 2 Aug 2014. February 22, 1931 - August 2, 2014 Resided in Sevierville, TN Billie Ruth Houk Scheuneman, age 83, of Sevierville, passed over into the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior Saturday, August 02, 2014. After more than thirty years of working in local factories, her work career ended with seven years at Family Dollar in Sevierville. She was preceded in death by her parents, Keith and Lydia Gann, sisters, Edith Connatser, Rosa Belle Turner, Cora Matthews, and Gertrude Ward, and son-in-law, Dwayne Townsend. Survivors: Daughters: Judy Townsend, Sandra and Michael Ogle Son: Tony Houk, Dennis and Connie Houk Nine Grandchildren Eighteen Great-grandchildren One Great-great grandchild Sisters: Grace Ward and Bonnie Tarwater Several nieces and nephews In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to the Sevier County Food Ministry, P.O. Box 6042, Sevierville, TN 37864 or to the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Monday with a funeral service to follow at 7 PM in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Williams officiating. Interment 10 AM Tuesday in Middle Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name D C Gann Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Aug 1907 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Lida Widener Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-C19P?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HN%3A1589264711%2C1589374337 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > image 314 of 811; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. 41409 VAL JENKINS BILLIE RUTH HOUK [S58] Marriage Certificate. JENKINS, VAL HOUK, BILLIE RUTH 1971-10-02