Virgil Messer^{[1, 2, 3]}

1936 - 2014  (78 years)

• Name	Virgil Messer
  Born	5 Apr 1936	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	14 Jun 2014  [5]
  Buried	18 Jun 2014	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I265972	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2017

  
  

  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   [7]
  Family ID	F135914	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ila Lee Ball,   b. 26 Aug 1936,   d. 6 Mar 2011, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1954
  Children	+ 1. Gary Danny Messer,   b. 7 Oct 1956,   d. 11 Jun 2017  (Age 60 years) + 2. Terry Lee Messer,   b. 14 May 1964,   d. 21 Oct 1993, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 29 years) + 3. Joann Messer   4. Nancy Messer   5. Scott Messer
  Family ID	F102991	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Apr 1936 - Tennessee Buried - 18 Jun 2014 - 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), 15 Jun 2001. Mrs. Irolla B. Pack obituary [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 6 Mar 2011. Ila Lee Messer obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 21 Mar 2013. Mr. J. L. Messer obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Virgle Messer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Edwina, Civil District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 4 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Nephew Relationship to Head of Household: Nephew Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1936 Last Place of Residence: District: 15-18 Family Number: 255 Sheet Number and Letter: 15B Line Number: 48 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3881 Digital Folder Number: 005461287 Image Number: 00565 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head William A Ellison M 27 Tennessee Wife Ella Ellison F 23 Tennessee Son James E Ellison M 2 Tennessee Daughter Joneta Ellison F 0 Tennessee Sister Sarah Messer F 26 Tennessee Niece Hellen Messer F 7 Tennessee Niece Roxie Lee Messer F 5 Tennessee Nephew Virgle Messer M 4 Tennessee Nephew Mitchel Messer M 1 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 14 Jun 2014. (April 5, 1936 - June 14, 2014) Virgil Messer, age 78, of Newport, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014. He was a life time member of the Newport Rescue Squad. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ila Messer; son, Terry Messer; granddaughter, Sonya Whitlock; parents, Lloyd and Sarah Messer; stepmother, Grace Messer; three brothers; and one sister. He is survived by his son; Gary Messer of Newport; daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Clint Kilby of Dandridge; daughter, Nancy Messer of Newport; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Angela Messer of Russellville; brothers, Mitchell Messer of Newport; Jerry (Barbara) Messer of Parrottsville; Robert Messer of Newport; sister, Dorothy (Bill) Gibson of Gastonia, North Carolina; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; many other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Manes Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. mike Hensley officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 131437341). [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