Melvin Glades "Mel" Koontz^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1911 - 1977  (65 years)

• Name	Melvin Glades "Mel" Koontz
  Born	19 Apr 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Mar 1977	Knox County, Tennessee   [5, 6, 7]
  Buried	Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I194822	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Francis Arthur "Frank" Koontz,   b. 7 Mar 1882, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 1962  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lena M. Owens,   b. 12 Aug 1882,   d. 8 Mar 1918  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F74000	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Josie Lee Fortenberry,   b. 19 Jun 1918,   d. 6 Dec 2001, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Janice Koontz   2. Kenneth Koontz + 3. Gary Melvin Koontz,   b. 6 Oct 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 2010, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F74200	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Apr 1911 - Tennessee Died - 8 Mar 1977 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - - Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Jul 1960. Carrie Maud Koontz obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 27 Jun 1977. Samuel Fortenberry obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 10 Mar 1962. Alice Fortenberry obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 8 Dec 2001. Josie Lee Fortenberry Koontz obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 8 Mar 1977. Koontz, Melvin Glades April 19, 1911 Tn March 8, 1977 Spouse: Lee, Josie Father: Koontz, Frank Mother: Owens, Lena Sons: Kenneth, Gary Daughters: Mrs. Sam Mc Croskey [Janice] Cemetery: Pollards Brothers: Owen, A.R. Sisters: Mrs. Burd Cates [Agnes], Mrs. Jack Cates [Reba], Mrs. Enos Whitaker [Edna] [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # KOONTZ MELVIN G 03-08-1977 / 65 KNOX SEVIER / TN MARRIED M WHITE 08324 [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 410-54-0502. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 58.