Lela McCarter

1928 - 2003  (75 years)

• Name	Lela McCarter
  Born	5 Jan 1928	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	31 Mar 2003  [2]
  Buried	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I125573	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Noah Pierce McCarter,   b. 16 Feb 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Nov 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Ella Lou Costner,   b. 15 Oct 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1982, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1923	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F28271	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Loyd C. Gregg,   b. 4 Jun 1926,   d. 8 Mar 2007, Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Cindy Gregg
  Family ID	F46164	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Jan 1928 - Tennessee Buried - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Lela Mccarter Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Newport, Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 12 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) 1928 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Mary Mccarter Head F 30 Tennessee Pauline Mccarter Daughter F 15 Tennessee Clifford Mccarter Son M 14 Tennessee Lela Mccarter Daughter F 12 Tennessee Reatha Summers Housekeeper F 19 Tennessee James Erby Nephew M 31 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 31 Mar 2003. Mrs. Lela McCarter Gregg, age 75, of Johnson City, passed away Monday afternoon, March 31, 2003, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church in Johnson City. Mrs. Gregg was preceded in death by her father, Noah McCarter, and mother, Ella Lou Costner McCarter Fox. She is survived by her husband, Loyd Gregg, of the home; daughter, Cindy Tipton, of Johnson City; sister, Pauline Hayes, and brother, James “Buck” McCarter, both of Newport. Additional survivors include several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at Sinking Creek Baptist Church in Johnson City at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 3, 2003, with Rev. Reece Harris officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Friday at Resthaven Memorial Gardens for the 11:00 a.m. entombment service, with Pastor Manson Lee officiating. Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. prior to the funeral at Sinking Creek Baptist Church. Arrangements by Costner-Maloy. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 43864103). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Pierce Mccarter Event Type Marriage Event Date 01 Dec 1923 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Ella Costner Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12456-60342-97?cc=1619127 : accessed 14 February 2016), Cocke > Marriage licenses, 1920-1929, Inman, Frank to Rerau, Huldie-Queen, Claude to Romines, Laura > image 916 of 1842; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.