J. L. Messer^[1]

Abt 1950 - 2013  (~ 63 years)

• Name	J. L. Messer
  Born	Abt 1950
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Mar 2013  [2]
  Person ID	I255674	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Lloyd R. Messer,   b. 8 Oct 1912,   d. 29 Mar 1966  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Sarah E. Ellison,   b. Abt 1914, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 18 Dec 2012  (Age ~ 98 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1932	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F135914	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Judy A. Jones
  Married	18 Mar 1967	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Divorced	14 Oct 1994	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Jimmy Messer   2. Marty A. Messer
  Family ID	F135916	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rita J. Williford,   b. 1955, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)
  Married	22 Nov 2007	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F98684	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 18 Mar 1967 - Cocke County, Tennessee Divorced - 14 Oct 1994 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 22 Nov 2007 - 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

  [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 4 Sep 2012. Betty Jane Williford obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 21 Mar 2013. Mr. J L Messer, age 63, of Newport, passed away Friday morning, March 8, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father Ben Myers, his mother Sarah Ellison, and his brother Leonard Messer. He is survived by his wife Rita Cope Messer of the home; sons and daughters-in-law Jimmy and Kay Messer of Parrottsville and Major Marty A. and Angela Messer of Newport, NC; grandchildren Ryan (Alicia) Messer, Tina (Chuck) Holt, Angie (Jason) Williams, and Lynn Mantooth; ten great-grandchildren; brothers Roth Lee Messer of Greeneville; Virgil Messer, Robert Messer, Mitchell Messer, Jerry Messer, and Cary Myers, all of Newport, TN; Larry Myers of Del Rio, TN and Seldon Myers of Cleveland, TN; sisters Helen Morgan of Greeneville, TN; Corrine Wahler of Connecticut; uncles Bertie Ellison and Carl Ellison, both of Newport, TN; inherited daughter Lana (Dean) Williams; father-in-law Fred Williford of White Pine, TN, and the mother of his sons Judy Messer. A funeral service will be held at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, in the Costner-Maloy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Franklin Wine officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at Costner-Maloy Funeral Home prior to the services. Arrangements by Costner-Maloy www.costnermaloyfuneralhome.com [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Lloyd R Messer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Mar 1932 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: 19 Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Sara E Ellison Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 104 GS Film number: 1928649 Digital Folder Number: 004485964 Image Number: 00097 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Judy Jones Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Mar 1967 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: J L Messer Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 194 [S131] Divorce Record. Husband's Name Wife's First Name Wife's Maiden Name County Court Date of Divorce File # MESSER J L JUDY A JONES COCKE CIRCUIT 10-14-1994 30363 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name Bride's First Name Bride's Maiden Name County Date of Marriage File # MESSER J L RITA J WILLIFORD COCKE 11-22-2007 53945