Willie Merl Chambers^[1]

1923 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Willie Merl Chambers
  Born	21 Feb 1923	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 1, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	18 Jul 2002	Rutledge, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	21 Jul 2002	Liberty Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I212092	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Robert Chesley Chambers,   b. 31 Oct 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Aug 1957, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Minnie Bell Swaney,   b. 30 May 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Nov 1995, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 93 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1921	Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F70971	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jessie James Swiney,   b. 5 Dec 1921,   d. 10 Sep 1971  (Age 49 years)
  Children	1. James Clifford Swiney,   b. 4 Nov 1941,   d. 19 Jun 1943  (Age 1 years) + 2. Cecil Junior Swiney,   b. 29 Jun 1947,   d. 21 Sep 2012  (Age 65 years)   3. Pat Swiney + 4. Mildred "Tootie" Swiney   5. Bernice Swiney   6. Pam Swiney   7. Lonnie Swiney   8. Doug Swiney   9. William Swiney   10. Ritchie Swiney
  Family ID	F80887	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Feb 1923 - Tennessee Died - 18 Jul 2002 - Rutledge, Tennessee Buried - 21 Jul 2002 - Liberty Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 13 Mar 2007. Edna Marie Icenhower obituary [S112] Census, 1940. name: Willie Chambers titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 1, Blount, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 17 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1923 residence in 1935: Rural, Blount, Tennessee enumeration district number: 5-1 family number: 202 sheet number and letter: 11A line number: 37 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3874 digital folder number: 005461280 image number: 00026 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Robert Chambers M 43 Tennessee wife Minnie Chambers F 38 Tennessee daughter Willie Chambers F 17 Tennessee daughter Edna Chambers F 11 Tennessee daughter Loretta Chambers F 9 Tennessee daughter Lucille Lucille F 5 Tennessee son Tommy Lewis Chambers M 1 Tennessee son James Ulyss Chambers M 1 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 20 Jul 2002. SWINEY , WILLIE M. - age 79 of Rutledge, formerly of Rockford, passed away Thursday evening, July 18, 2002 at the family home after a lengthy illness. Preceded in death by husband, James Swiney son, James Clifford Swiney parents, Robert & Minnie Bell Chambers granddaughter, Tammy Swiney great granddaughter, Brittany Burchfield sister, Loretta Crisp brother, Ross Lee Chambers. Survivors: daughters & sons in law, Patsy & Ronnie Orrick of Rutledge, Bernice & Jim McAfee, Mildred "Tootie" & Jake Coffman all of Maryville daughter, Pamela Burchfield of Lenoir City sons & daughters in law, Rev. Ronnie & Lesa Swiney of Rutledge, Douglas & Michelle Swiney , William & Kaye Swiney all of Maryville 22 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren 6 step grandchildren 5 step great grandchildren sisters, Mae Felty of Maryville, Lucille Thompson of Maryville and Edna Icenhower of Greenback brothers, Tommy Chambers, James Chambers both of Ga. several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday July 21, 2002 Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel, Rev. Freddie Gibson, Rev. Lonnie Swiney officiating. Interment to follow in Liberty Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 63215211). [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: Robert C. Chambers groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Minnie Bell Dover bride's birth date: 1902 bride's birthplace: bride's age: 19 marriage date: 17 Dec 1921 marriage place: Blount County, Tennessee groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M00768-9 system origin: Tennessee-EASy source film number: 2073553 reference number: