Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Purkey^[1]

1940 - 2009  (69 years)

• Name	Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Purkey
  Census	1940	District 3, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Born	31 Jan 1940	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Nov 2009	Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	17 Nov 2009	Hamblen Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I268114	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John B. "J. B." Purkey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Mar 1978, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Rosa Mae Davis,   b. 2 May 1921, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Oct 2012, University of Tennessee Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F103943	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Sue Eslinger
  Children	1. Tina Purkey
  Family ID	F103942	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jan 1940 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - 14 Nov 2009 - Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Nov 2009 - Hamblen Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 22 Oct 2001. Maggie Leona Hance Eslinger obituary [S112] Census, 1940. name: Kenneth Wayne Purkey titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Ward 26, Knoxville, Civil District 3, Knox, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 0 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Grandson birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1940 residence in 1935: enumeration district number: 97-128 family number: 16 sheet number and letter: 1B line number: 67 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3959 digital folder number: 005461331 image number: 00484 Household Gender Age Birthplace head John Davis M 54 Ohio wife Inez Davis F 47 Tennessee daughter Stella Davis F 16 Tennessee son John L Davis M 13 Tennessee son Charles Davis M 11 Tennessee son-in-law J B Purkey M 21 Tennessee daughter Mae Purkey F 18 Tennessee grandson Kenneth Wayne Purkey M 0 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Nov 2009. PURKEY, KENNETH "KEN" WAYNE - age 69, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System. He was born January 31, 1940 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ken was the owner of the baseball shop located on Henry Street; he worked for Food City before retiring. He was a longtime member of Hillcrest Baptist Church; a volunteer at Morristown Hamblen Hospital and member of Masonic Lodge #231. He is preceded in death by his father, J B Purkey, Jr.; grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. J B Purkey and Mr. & Mrs. John Davis; mother-in-law, Grace Eslinger. He is survived by his wife, Mary Sue; daughter, Tina (Sonny) Wilkinison; mother, Rosa Mae Owens; sister, Sandy Weaver of Seymour; father-in-law, Turney Eslinger of Dandridge; brother-in-law, James (Mary) Eslinger; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Monday, November 16, 2009 at Hillcrest Baptist Church from 6 - 8 p.m. with a Masonic service to follow at 8:15. The funeral will be Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Rev. David Williams and Rev. Fred Agilur officiating. The body will lie in state one hour before the service. Interment will follow in Hamblen Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the building fund for the Family Life Center at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Arrangements by Stetzer Funeral Home, Morristown, TN.