Luther Ray Trotter^[1]

1913 - 2003  (90 years)

• Name	Luther Ray Trotter
  Born	10 Jul 1913	Tampa, Florida
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	26 Dec 2003	Ft. Sanders Park West Medical Center   [4, 5]
  Buried	29 Dec 2003	Woodlawn Cemetery
  Person ID	I165148	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Luther Trotter,   b. 4 Feb 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Nov 1952  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Maude Mae Flynn,   b. 4 Feb 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 1985  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F39114	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anna Leake,   b. 27 Feb 1914, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jun 2003, Ft. Sanders Park West Medical Center  (Age 89 years)
  Children	+ 1. Truman Ray Trotter
  Family ID	F80520	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jul 1913 - Tampa, Florida Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 7, Sevier 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), 3 Dec 1985. Maude Flynn Trotter obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Ray Trotter Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1914 Age: 6 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00311 Sheet Number: 4 Household Gender Age Parent Luther Trotter M 33y Parent Maud Trotter F 26y Frank Trotter M 9y Daisy Trotter F 8y Ray Trotter M 6y Wesley Trotter M 35y [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Ray Trotter Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 24 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1916 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Luther Trotter Head M 54 Tennessee Maude Trotter Wife F 47 Tennessee Daisy Trotter Daughter F 26 Tennessee Ray Trotter Son M 24 Tennessee Mildred Trotter Daughter F 19 Tennessee Troy Trotter Son M 17 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 28 Feb 2007. Daisy T. Sims obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 28 Dec 2003. TROTTER, LUTHER RAY - age 90 of West Knoxville, died Friday, December 26, 2003 at Ft Sanders Park West Medical Center. He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church since 1954 where he had served the Church in different capacities over the years as a member of the Board of Trustees and as Chairman of the Finance Committee. He was born in Tampa, Florida on July 10, 1913, but lived in Sevierville during his childhood and youth. He graduated from East Tennessee State Teachers' College, taught high school at Beech Springs High School in Arkansas, served with the Coast Guard in World War II as a chemical warfare specialist, performed graduate work at the University of Tennessee and completed a series of studies with the Metals Engineering Institute. He retired from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he worked as a metallurgist for nearly 30 years. He was a member of Chota Masonic Lodge No. 352 in Farragut for 50 years and was a member of the Masonic organization in excess of 60 years. He was preceded in death in June by his wife, Anna Leake Trotter. Survivors: son, Truman Ray Trotter and daughter in law, LeAnn Luttrell Trotter brother, Troy C. Trotter of Oak Ridge sister, Daisy Sims of Manor House, Knoxville sister in law, Mary Trotter of Arbor Terrace, Knoxville grandchildren, Robert and wife, Jeannie Trotter of North Carolina, Alisa Trotter of Ohio, Christina and husband, Calvin Davis of Knoxville great grandchildren, Kathryn "Katie" Trotter and Caroline Trotter of North Carolina, Joseph Welborn of Ohio, Kathleen Griffin of North Carolina and Brianna Davis of Knoxville numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Concord United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Kilday and Rev. Catherine Nance officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service and interment. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.