Velma Juanita Clemons^{[1, 2]}

1918 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	Velma Juanita Clemons
  Born	27 May 1918	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 12, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	24 Apr 2005	Parkwest Medical Center   [4, 5]
  Buried	27 Apr 2005	Edgewood Cemetery
  Person ID	I140593	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 May 2014

  
  

  Father	John Emmett Clemons,   b. 14 Mar 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jul 1925  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Cordelia Gossett,   b. 26 Oct 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jul 1974  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F76397	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Church,   d. Bef 24 Apr 2005
  Children	1. Faye Church   2. Elizabeth Church
  Family ID	F52196	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 May 1918 - Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Jul 1974. Cordelia Gossett Jenkins obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Nov 1978. Joe Audrey Jenkins obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Thelma Clemons Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Ward 10, Knoxville, Civil District 12, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 21 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Sister Relationship to Head of Household: Sister Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 97-32 Family Number: 65 Sheet Number and Letter: 3B Line Number: 47 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3956 Digital Folder Number: 005461328 Image Number: 00778 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Earl Clemons M 36 Tennessee Wife Martha Clemons F 35 Tennessee Stepdaughter Cecila Partons F 16 Tennessee Stepdaughter Helen Parton F 10 Tennessee Stepson Ralph Owenby M 2 Tennessee Sister Thelma Clemons F 21 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 25 Apr 2005. CHURCH, VELMA JUANITA CLEMONS - age 86 of Knoxville, passed away Sunday morning, April 24, 2005 at Parkwest Medical Center after a long illness. She was a member of Gresham Park Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. and under the Watchcare of Grassey Valley Baptist Church, Knoxville. She was preceded in death by: husband of 44 years, James parents, John Clemons and Cordelia Clemons Jenkins brothers, James "WID", Earl, Jack and John "Buddy" Clemons, Rex Jenkins, Ronald Jenkins sister, Delia Hodge greatly loved mother-in-law, Laura Church. She is survived by: devoted daughters, Faye and Elizabeth of Knoxville brother and sister-in-law, Clyde and Hazel Jenkins of Gastonia, NC. sister, Sarah Anna Romines of Sevierville, TN, special "sons", Eddie Hepler and Shelby Mills numerous nieces and nephews who will remember her many kindnesses special sister-in-law, Zelda Culveyhouse and loving friend, Ella Mae Pruitt. She will also be fondly remembered by members of her Sunday School Class she taught faithfully for many years. The family would like to express sincerest gratitude to Dr. John Bushore and the entire staff at Summit Wellington, who became not only caregivers but friends who deeply cared. Funeral service 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel with Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. The family and friends will meet at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Edgewood Cemetery for a 1:30 p.m. interment service. The family will receive friends 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 413-14-1278. Issued in Tennessee, last residing in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee