Lena Mae James^{[1, 2]}

1920 - 2008  (87 years)

• Name	Lena Mae James
  Born	20 Jun 1920
  Gender	Female
  Died	31 Jan 2008  [3]
  Buried	2 Feb 2008	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I188124	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas James,   b. 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Omie Elizabeth Shropshire,   b. 12 Jan 1885,   d. 17 Nov 1978  (Age 93 years)
  Married	Abt 1906
  Family ID	F36870	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John H. Burgess,   d. Bef 31 Jan 2008
  Children	+ 1. Wanda Burgess + 2. Beatrice Burgess   3. Joan Burgess   4. Billy Burgess
  Family ID	F71235	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 2 Feb 2008 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 29 Nov 2005. Tommy James obituary [S120] A Place Called Home: Our Story, David L. Popiel, Duay O'Neil, et. al., (2006, The Newport Plain Talk / Jones Media Inc.), dpopiel@xtn.net., 86. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 31 Jan 2008. (June 20, 1920 - January 31, 2008) Lena Mae Burgess, age 87, of Newport, passed away, Thursday, January 31, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Burgess; parents, Thomas and Oma James; grandson, Tony Bryant; and brothers and sisters. She is survived by her children, Wanda Hill and husband, Raymond, of Newton, NC, Beatrice Bryant and husband Leon of Newport, Joan Williams of Newport, Billy Burgess and wife Brenda of Newport; brother, Bill James and wife Betty of Memphis; sister, Lona Parker of New Jersey; grandchildren, Pam (Jimmy) Jinks of Newport, Ricky (Debbie) Hill, Angie (Marcus) Dyke, David Hill, Kendra (David) Shropshire and Jonathan Burgess; nine great grandchildren; three great great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Morristown Hamblen Home Health and Hospice, and her granddaughter Pam Jinks. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, February 2, 2008 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Lynn Henry and Pastor Thomas Huskey officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, Marcus Dyke, Jimmy Jinks, David Shropshire, Josh Dyke, Matthew Collett and Chuck Evans. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm, Friday, February 1, 2008 at Manes Funeral Home.