Myrtle Sims^{[1, 2]}

1915 - 2008  (93 years)

• Name	Myrtle Sims
  Born	14 May 1915	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	12 Sep 2008  [5, 6]
  Buried	16 Sep 2008	Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I159835	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Sherrod Abraham Sims,   b. 7 Jan 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 1951  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Linnie Mae Campbell,   b. 20 Nov 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Sep 1972  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F60055	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	A. Dee Whaley,   b. 4 Mar 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Aug 1944, India  (Age 28 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1939	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Reford C. Whaley,   b. 26 Oct 1935,   d. 28 Jul 1977, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F60058	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 May 1915 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 1 Aug 1939 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 16 Sep 2008 - Underwood 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

  Ray Bailey,Clifford Flynn,Turner Sims,Andy Flynn,Frank Byrd,Dudley Hodge,Harley Flynn,Johnny Bailey,Burl Chambers,Clay Sims,Myrtle Flynn,Bert Bailey,MaryHolbert Ruth Holbert,Ruth Finchum,Ina Grace Sims,Annie Ruth Bailey.Ralph Cecil Holbert,Ambrose,Bruce Haynes,Arnold Flynn,Fred Bailey,Theodore Douglas,?Pryor,?Carmichael,Clarence Chambers, Mr. McMahan,Grace Chambers,Glady Allen,Bertha Flynn, Mae Bailey,Lela Fowler

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Mar 1951. Sherrod Abraham Sims obituary [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 342. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Myrtle Sims Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 08, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1916 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Affiliate Film Number: 2271 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Sherod Sims Head M 42 Tennessee Lennie Sims Wife F 29 Tennessee Danial Sims Son M 19 Tennessee Gertrude Sims Daughter F 16 Tennessee Myrtle Sims Daughter F 14 Tennessee Ima Sims Daughter F 13 Tennessee Turner Sims Son M 11 Tennessee Stella Sims Daughter F 9 Tennessee Jack Sims Son M 5 Tennessee Rory Sims Son M 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Myrtle Whaley Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Sevierville, Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex Female Age 24 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1916 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace J Dee Whaley Head M 24 Tennessee Myrtle Whaley Wife F 24 Tennessee [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 12 Sep 2008. Whaley, Myrtle Sims, age 93, passed away on September 12, 2008. She resided at Wellington Place in Sevierville, formerly of Knoxville and Kodak. She was preceded in death by parents, Sherrod and Lennie Sims; husband, Dee Whaley and son, Reford Whaley; brothers, Donald, Turner, Oscar, Jack, Kyle, Ray and Sam Sims. Sisters and brothers-in-law; Gertrude Bales Disney and husbands, Lew Bales and Fred Disney. Ina Grace Carmichael and husband Ralph and Fred Whisenart. Sister-in-law; Nettie Lou Sims. Special friends, Bill Evans and Herman Smith. She was retired from Palm Beach Co. and Shoney’s of Chapman Highway. She was a member of French Broad Valley Baptist Church. Survivors Survivors: Sister, Stella Baldwin and husband Howard, Sisters-in-law, Velma Sims and Isabel Hodges. Nieces; Louise Bales Kirby, Shiela Wilson, Laverne Roderick, Evelyn Strange, Carolyn Grandstaff, Marie Stiles, Wanda Ogle, Sandy Ogle, Kim Smith, Beth and Susan Sims. Nephews: Glen Carmichael and Sherrod Sims and a host of friends and relatives. The family wishes to express their appreciation to the Wellington Staff for their care and concern and also to very special caretakers Valarie Casteel and Penny Adams and “special daughter” Sherry Black and staff of Shoney’s on Chapman Highway . Service Funeral 1 PM Tuesday Berry Chapel. Rev. Charlie Harkleroad, Rev. Dana Fachman, and Rev. Greg Parton officiating. Interment to follow at Underwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM Monday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 413-09-7560. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 43068044). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name A D Whaley Event Type Marriage Event Date 01 Aug 1939 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Myrtle Sims Spouse's Gender Female Page 1399 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61GS-FMG?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-L92%3A1589264474%2C1589372882 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage licenses, 1930-1939, Thornton, Levater to Francis, Nell-Younger, Mike to Stepp, Marie > image 379 of 726; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.