Mattie "Sue" Tarwater^[1]

1937 - 2011  (74 years)

• Name	Mattie "Sue" Tarwater
  Born	20 Jan 1937	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	16 May 2011  [3]
  Buried	19 May 2011	Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I162887	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Robert Stewart Tarwater,   b. 12 Aug 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Apr 1972  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mattie Belle Ward,   b. 13 Jan 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Sep 1997, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F61275	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carl F. "Pete" Yoakum
  Married	Abt 1956
  Children	1. David Yoakum   2. Larry Yoakum   3. Steven Yoakum   4. Gina Yoakum   5. Sandy Yoakum   6. Jennifer Yoakum
  Family ID	F61277	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jan 1937 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 19 May 2011 - Cummings Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Apr 1972. Robert Stewart Tarwater obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Mattie Sue Tarwater Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1937 Residence in 1935: Enumeration District Number: 78-7 Family Number: 115 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Line Number: 70 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00192 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Stewart Tarwater M 34 Tennessee Wife Bell Tarwater F 24 Tennessee Daughter Mattie Sue Tarwater F 3 Tennessee Son Bobby Tarwater M 0 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 16 May 2011. Mattie ''Sue'' Tarwater Yoakum January 20, 1937 - May 16, 2011 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: May 18, 2011 Service: May 18, 2011 Cemetery: Cummings Chapel Cemetery Mattie “Sue” Tarwater Yoakum, age 74 of Sevierville, loving wife and mother of six, left this life and joined her Savior Monday, May 16, 2011. Sue was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville and served on the nursery staff there for over 30 years. She loved babies, and enjoyed painting, gardening, hiking and camping with her husband. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Stewart Tarwater and mother, Mattie Belle Ward Tarwater. She is survived by her husband of 55 years: Carl “Pete” Yoakum, sons and daughters-in-law: David and Mary Ann Yoakum, Larry and Kim Yoakum, and Steven and Melanie Yoakum, Daughters and Sons-in-law: Gina and Rudy Guess, Sandy Sessions, and Jennifer and Donnie Rule. Brothers and sisters-in-law: Bob and Dorothy Tarwater, Larry and Janie Tarwater, John Tarwater and Jeff Tarwater, Sister and Brother-in-law: Pam and Elmer Clark. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral service 7 PM Wednesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Hyder and Rev. Rudy Guess officiating. Interment 10 AM Thursday in Cummings Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)