Betty Jeane Coker^[1]

1925 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Betty Jeane Coker
  Born	2 Mar 1925
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Sep 2011  [2]
  Person ID	I163220	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Erby Coker,   b. 27 Feb 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 1993, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 102 years)
  Mother	Ethel L. Yearout,   b. 7 Jul 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 1992, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 98 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1911	Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F120538	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Edgar Byrd,   b. 16 Jan 1926  (Age 98 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1946
  Children	+ 1. Karla Jeanne Byrd,   b. 8 Nov 1946  (Age 78 years) + 2. Kenneth Edgar Byrd,   b. 22 Oct 1949,   d. 22 Sep 2012  (Age 62 years)   3. Ethel Karen Byrd,   b. 26 Aug 1956  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F61402	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Manda Fox [mgfoxx@iol24.com], 2 Aug 2004. [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 5 Sep 2011. Born: March 02, 1925 Died: September 05, 2011 Services: A Celebration of Betty’s Life will follow at 7:00 PM with Rev. Bob Lawson officiating. Visitation: Family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Smith Trinity Chapel. Betty Jeanne Coker Byrd, age 86, left this earthly home on Monday, September 5, 2011, for a reunion with her Saviour and those who have gone on before. She was a member of Armona Baptist Church where she started membership as a young girl. Preceded in death by: parents, Ethyl & Erby Coker; Siblings, Walter Coker, Myrtle Wilkinson, and Louise Teffeteller. Survivors include: Husband of 65 years, Kenneth E. Byrd; Son & Daughter-in-law, Ken & Chris Byrd; Daughters & Sons-in-law, Karla & Tom Kirby and Karen & Reed Morgan; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; Sisters, Mary Blanche Brown, Nell Farr, and Bobbie Ramsey. The Byrd family would like to thank the staff at Fairpark Healthcare, Dr. John Ingram and nurse, Alma, and Julee and Mark Clark and other who contributed great care for Betty during her long illness. Family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Smith Trinity Chapel. A Celebration of Betty’s Life will follow at 7:00 PM with Rev. Bob Lawson officiating. A private burial was held on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, friends who so desire may make memorial donations to: Armona Baptist Church, 2211 Louisville Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 or Alzheimers Association Memorial Walk, 2200 Sutherland Ave., Ste. H102, Knoxville, TN 37919. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, friends who so desire may make memorial donations to: Armona Baptist Church, 2211 Louisville Road, Alcoa, TN 37701 or Alzheimers Association Memorial Walk, 2200 Sutherland Ave., Ste. H102, Knoxville, TN 37919. Cemetery: Private Burial Location: Smith Mortuary [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: W. Erby Coker Groom's Birth Date: 1890 Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: 21 Bride's Name: Ethel Yearaul Bride's Birth Date: 1893 Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: 18 Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1911 Marriage Place: Blount, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00313-7 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 888850 Reference Number: 255