Oda Lee Douglas^{[1, 2]}

1930 - 2015  (84 years)

• Name	Oda Lee Douglas
  Born	23 Dec 1930	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	13 May 2015  [4]
  Buried	16 May 2015	Union Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I158910	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Jessie Elmer Douglas,   b. 11 Sep 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Mar 1982  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Hettie Hodge,   b. 17 Jul 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jul 1978  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F51075	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Morris Hall Monroe,   b. 17 May 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Feb 1985  (Age 54 years)
  Children	+ 1. Steven Monroe   2. Gary Monroe   3. Morris Monroe, Jr. + 4. Linda Monroe
  Family ID	F66056	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Doyt Ray Purkey
  Family ID	F59690	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Dec 1930 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 16 May 2015 - Union Grove 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Aug 1996. Georgia Elizabeth Douglas Scates obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 28 Sep 1939. Marvin Ray Douglass obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Aadlie Douglass Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex: 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: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Jess Douglass Head Male 42 Tennessee Hettie Douglass Wife Female 38 Tennessee May Ruth Douglass Daughter Female 15 Tennessee Clyda Kate Douglass Daughter Female 13 Tennessee Anna Mae Douglass Daughter Female 12 Tennessee Aadlie Douglass Daughter Female 9 Tennessee Thelma Douglass Daughter Female 7 Tennessee Florence Douglass Daughter Female 5 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 13 May 2015. December 23, 1930 - May 13, 2015 Resided in New Market, TN Oda Lee Monroe Purkey, age 84, of New Market, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born December 23, 1930 in Sevier County. Oda attended Temple Baptist Church in Knoxville. She was a beautician for many years. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Smokey Bears and UT Football. Oda's passion in life was the love she shared with her family. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Morris "Hall" Monroe, Sr.; grandson, Steven Dale Monroe, Jr.; parents, Jesse and Hettie Hodge Douglas; sisters, Wilma Hall, Georgia Tallent, Ruth Dockery, Katie Marine, Katherine Cummings Andes, Florence Randolph; and brother, J.B. Douglas. Oda is survived by her husband, Doyt Ray Purkey; children, Steven Monroe and daughter-in-law, Mary Louise Monroe, Gary Monroe and wife, Sandra, Morris Monroe, Jr. and wife, Myra, and Linda McCarter and husband, Mark; grandchildren, Samantha Collins, Lauren Monroe, Emily Click, Jesse McCarter, Phillip Monroe, Patrick Monroe, Sarah Monroe, Noah McCarter; great-grandchildren, Grayson Click, Robert "Oz" Collins, Stuart Collins, Holden Click, and Jayden Monroe; sisters, Ann Depew and husband, Jack, Carolyn Williams and husband, Ed, and Nell Buckner; many special nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Union Grove Cemetery Fund, 2786 Douglas Dam Road, Sevierville, TN 37876. Funeral service 6 PM Friday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Lawson and Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating. Family and friends will meet for graveside service and interment 10:30 AM Saturday in Union Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com