Mary Fern Gibson^{[1, 2]}

1941 - 2015  (73 years)

• Name	Mary Fern Gibson
  Born	17 Mar 1941
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jan 2015	Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	21 Jan 2015	Chesnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I188262	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	John Rogers "Hoot" Gibson,   b. 26 Nov 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Dec 1991  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sylvia E. Gunter,   b. 24 May 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Dec 1988  (Age 71 years)
  Married	28 May 1937	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F154337	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Oscar Junior "J. R." Griffin,   b. 4 Jan 1936,   d. 3 Dec 2005  (Age 69 years)
  Children	+ 1. John H. Griffin,   b. May 1962  (Age ~ 62 years) + 2. Brenda K. Griffin,   b. 6 Jan 1964  (Age 60 years) + 3. Glenda Griffin,   b. 6 Jan 1964,   d. 30 Aug 2016  (Age 52 years) + 4. Linda Faye Griffin,   b. 6 Jan 1964,   d. 15 Dec 2006, Baptist East, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F71288	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 18 Jan 2015 - Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 21 Jan 2015 - Chesnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson 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), 3 Dec 2005. Oscar "J. R." Griffin obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 20 Apr 2001. Virginia D. Gibson James obituary [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 18 Jan 2015. (March 17, 1941 - January 18, 2015) Mary Fern Griffin age 73 of Dandridge died Sunday Jan. 18, 2015 at Tennova Newport Medical Center. She was a member of the Hills Union United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband J. R. Griffith, parents John R and Sylvia Gibson. Daughter Linda Faye Tucker, grandchildren Linda Scarlett Tucker and Ronald Byrd Jr., also sisters Virginia James and Anna Lou Rainwater. She is survived by her children John and Jill Griffin of Kodak, TN, Glenda and Billy G. Tucker of Dandridge and Brenda and Ronald Byrd of Sevierville. Sister: Johnnie Faye Greene of NC. Grandchildren: Diamond Nicole Tucker, Walter Byrd, Brandy Marie Buchanan and Jessie Christine Hughett, also 6 great grandchildren. Family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5 – 7 pm with the funeral service following at 7 pm.with Rev. Sherri Franklin officiating. Graveside service will be 10 am Wednesday at the Chesnutt Hill Church Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home is honored to serve the Griffith Family. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 141795178). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John R Gibson Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 May 1937 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: 20 Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Spouse's Name: Sylva Gunter Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1917