Thurman Messer^[1]

1918 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	Thurman Messer
  Born	1 Apr 1918	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	18 Sep 2003	Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Buried	21 Sep 2003	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I209365	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	David L. Messer,   b. 31 Jul 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Nov 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Winnie Henderson,   b. Abt 1896, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Dec 1970, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1913	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F102985	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sue Ella Bugg,   b. 10 Jun 1925, English Mountain ,   d. 3 Sep 2012  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1947	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	1. William David Messer,   d. Bef 18 Sep 2003 + 2. Georgia Messer + 3. Frances Messer
  Family ID	F79792	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Apr 1918 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 20 Mar 1947 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 18 Sep 2003 - Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 21 Sep 2003 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens 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), 22 Jan 2007. Anna L. McGaha obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Thurman Messer Event Type: Event Year: 1920 Event Place: , Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1918 Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 182 Sheet Number: 10 GS Film number: 1821733 Digital Folder Number: 4390325 Image Number: 00426 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF David Messer M 31y Tennessee WIFE Winnie Messer F 24y Tennessee DAU Lilie Messer F 4y2m Tennessee SON Thurman Messer M 2y3m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Tharmon Messer Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 12 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1918 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee District: 0020 Household ID: 114 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Line Number: 79 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2238 GS Film number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00459 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head David Messer M 40 Tennessee Wife Winnie Messer F 39 Tennessee Daughter Dellia Messer F 14 Tennessee Son Tharmon Messer M 12 Tennessee Daughter Lydia Messer F 8 Tennessee Son Cecil Messer M 4 Tennessee Son Edgar Messer M 1 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 18 Sep 2003. Thurman Messer, 85, of Newport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 18, 2003, at Baptist Hospital of Cocke County. He was retired from Stokely and was a Baptist by faith. Mr. Messer served in the US Army during WWII and was a member of the D.A.V. His son, William David Messer; parents, Dave and Willie (Henderson) Messer; son-in-law, Robert Barnes; sister, Deliah Ball; brother-in-law, Ed Ball; and sister-in-law, Margaret Evans Messer preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughters, Georgia Messer Barnes, of Newport and Frances Messer Chandler, of Newport; son, Donald Bugg, of Newport; sisters, Lydia Medley, of Newport and Anna McGaha, of Newport; brothers, Cecil Messer and his wife, Pat, of Minot, ND, Edgar Messer and his wife, Illa, of White Pine, and A.D. Messer, of Newport; grandchildren, Melissa and Sam Reagan, of Clinton and Christopher and Collen Chandler, of Jacksonville, NC; and great-grandchildren, Samuel William Reagan and Courtney Nicole Chandler. Mr. Messer will also be missed by several nieces and nephews and a host of special friends. Funeral service will be Sunday, September 21, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Suggs officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family received friends Saturday evening, September 20, 2003, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home. Brown Funeral Home has been honored to provide the final arrangements for Mr. Thurman Messer. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 408-44-1663. Issued in Tennessee, residingin Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: David Messer Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Winnie Henderson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 22 Nov 1913 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03286-2 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 1928644 Reference ID: pg 345 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Thurman Messer Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 20 Mar 1947 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: 1919 Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Luella Bugg Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1926 Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: 53 Film Number: 1928652 Digital Folder Number: 004485967 Image Number: 00064