Velma Jones^[1]

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Velma Jones
  Born	16 Jun 1918	Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Anderson County, Texas   [2]
  Died	9 Dec 2008  [3]
  Buried	12 Dec 2008	Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I132221	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Arthur Bryan Jones,   b. 13 Feb 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Apr 1961  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Hettie C. Atchley,   b. 16 Oct 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1976  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0016431
  Family ID	F39120	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William C. Kerr,   b. 22 Jul 1918, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Apr 2004  (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Janice Rhea Kerr + 2. Linda Kerr,   d. Bef 21 Apr 2004 + 3. Pat Kerr
  Family ID	F48855	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jun 1918 - Illinois Buried - 12 Dec 2008 - Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

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  Headstones

  Velma E Kerr Loving Wife Mother and Memmie Jun 16 1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Apr 1983. Gladys Jones Gann obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Velma Jones Event Type: Event Year: 1920 Event Place: , Anderson, Texas Gender: Female Age: 1 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Illinois Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 187 Sheet Number: 10 GS Film number: 1821772 Digital Folder Number: 4390807 Image Number: 00662 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Auther B Jones M 36y Tennessee WIFE Hettie Jones F 25y Tennessee DAU Gladis Jones F 12y Tennessee SON Lennes Jones M 8y Tennessee DAU Ellen Jones F 6y Tennessee SON Ray Jones M 3y0m Tennessee DAU Velma Jones F 1y7m Illinois [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 9 Dec 2008. Velma Jones Kerr June 16, 1918 - December 09, 2008 Birthplace: Melvin, Illinois Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee Visitation: December 11, 2008 Service: December 11, 2008 Cemetery: Boyd's Creek Cemetery Velma Jones Kerr, age 90 of Sevierville, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.C. Kerr; daughter and son-in-law Linda Kerr and Don Lytle; son-in-law Ron Fain, parents, Arthur and Hettie Jones, sisters, Ellen Morrow, Gladys Gann and Ruth Reece, Brothers, Earl, John, Ray, and Merlin Jones. Survivors: Daughters: Pat Waggoner and husband J. D., Janice Fain Ailey and husband Rob Grandchildren: Brian Fain and wife Anna, Chad Fain, Chuck Lytle, Kristin Lytle Parker and husband Charlie, Denise Ballard and husband Bud, Jason Waggoner and wife Christina Great-grandchildren: Mark Ballard, C.J. and Matthew Scarbrough, Lexie and Katelyn Waggoner, Jack, Luke and Isabel Fain Brother and sister: Bob Jones, Margaret Byrd Special sisters-in-law: Helen Flynn, Francis Loveday Extended Kerr family Several nieces and nephews The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of NHC-Healthcare, Knoxville. Funeral service 7 PM Thursday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. W.W. Cope officiating. Interment 2 PM Friday in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. Grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)