Joseph Westley Spurling^[1]

1916 - 2011  (95 years)

• Name	Joseph Westley Spurling
  Born	15 May 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	23 Oct 2011	Colonial Hills Transitional Care Center   [3]
  Buried	26 Oct 2011	Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I161181	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	James Clark "Jim" Spurling,   b. 10 Dec 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jul 1975  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nancy Hannah Houser,   b. 12 Nov 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jan 1975  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F12856	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Genevieve Dickson,   b. Abt 1923,   d. 30 Nov 2003, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Children	1. Louis Joseph Spurling,   d. Bef 23 Oct 2011   2. Nancy Spurling
  Family ID	F121627	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 May 1916 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 26 Oct 2011 - Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Jul 1975. James Clark Spurling Obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Joseph Westley Spurling Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 06, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0008 Family Number: 137 Sheet Number and Letter: 8A Line Number: 6 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00758 Household Gender Age Parent James Clark Spurling M 38 Parent Nancy Homer Spurling F 42 Joseph Westley Spurling M 13 Lucindy Jane Spurling F 10 Dorothy Mae Spurling F 7 Josie Spurling F 5 Mandis Ella Spurling F 2 [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 23 Oct 2011. (May 15, 1916 - October 23, 2011) Joseph W. Spurling, age 95, of Alcoa, passed away Sunday October 23, 2011, at Colonial Hills Transitional Care Center. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II under General Stillwell providing supplies to the forces fighting along the China-Burma Road. He was known in Alcoa as “The Tract Man” and retired from ALCOA after 37 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve Dickson Spurling; son, Louis Joseph Spurling; and parents, James and Nancy Houser Spurling. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Leonard Moses of Maryville; six grandsons; one granddaughter; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Caylor of Wears Valley; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held 7:00 PM Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Miller Funeral Home Cedar Chapel, Rev. Ronald Morton of the Lamplight Full Gospel Church officiating. Family and friends will gather 1:00 PM Wednesday at Grandview Cemetery for the interment. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville, (865) 982-6041, www.millerfuneralhome.org.