Vella Christine "Dough Beater" Gilbert^[1]

1921 - 2010  (89 years)

• Name	Vella Christine "Dough Beater" Gilbert
  Born	13 Feb 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	24 Jul 2010	Fort Sanders Hospital   [3]
  Buried	28 Jul 2010	Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I133035	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	William A. Gilbert,   b. 22 Jul 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Sep 1977  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Bertha Evelyn Cusick,   b. 8 Feb 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jul 1936, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F49176	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Charles R. Taylor,   b. 20 May 1918,   d. 11 Nov 1985  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Delores Taylor   2. Charlene Taylor
  Family ID	F49177	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Feb 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 28 Jul 2010 - Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 4 Sep 1977. William A. Gilbert obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Lena I Gilbert Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1921 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0063 Family Number: 516 Sheet Number and Letter: 24A Line Number: 27 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2259 Film Number: 2341993 Digital Folder Number: 4548173 Image Number: 00572 Household Gender Age Parent William A Gilbert M 37 Parent Bertha A Gilbert F 33 Georgia M Gilbert F 12 James S Gilbert M 10 Lena I Gilbert F 9 Louis B Gilbert M 3 [S106] The Mountain Press, 25 Jul 2010. Vella Christine “Dough Beater” Taylor, age 89 of Seymour, went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Fort Sanders Hospital. Vella was a charter member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church and a 50 year member of the Chilhowee Chapter, No.450, of the Eastern Star. She was a former employee of Alpha Industries and she was very active in the Sevier County Democratic Party. Vella was preceded in death by parents; William A. and Bertha (Cusick) Gilbert; husband, Charles R. Taylor; sister, Georgia Gilbert and nieces, Linda and Pamela Gilbert. Survivors include daughters; Delores and Charlene Taylor of Seymour; brothers, James (Boda) Gilbert, Lewis Gilbert and wife Ellen; special nieces, Sheila Gilbert and Shirley Stout; loving nephews, Donnie, David and Jimmy Gilbert; great-niece, Dee Dee Trentham; and a host of family and friends. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 7:30 p.m, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Hwy., with an Eastern Star service to follow at 7:30 pm. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in the Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with Rev. Charlie McNutt and Bro. Don Gilbert officiating. Interment will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com Read more: The Mountain Press - Vella Christine “Dough Beater” Taylor [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 55454371).