Jewel Almeta Best^{[1, 2, 3]}

1919 - 2004  (84 years)

• Name	Jewel Almeta Best
  Born	20 Sep 1919	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	District 1, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1930	Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	6 Mar 2004	Heritage Inn Nursing Center, Barnesville, Georgia   [6]
  Buried	Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I279361	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Roy Ruble Best,   b. 5 Feb 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Oct 1975  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Lela J. Iddins,   b. 4 Jun 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Nov 1926  (Age 29 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1913	Blount County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F154048	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Milton Monroe Carpenter,   b. 3 Dec 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Sep 1978  (Age 61 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1937	Loudon County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Norma Jean Carpenter,   b. 29 Jan 1939, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Oct 2006, Upson Regional Medical Center  (Age 67 years) + 2. Wendell Roger Carpenter,   b. 1 Mar 1941,   d. 10 Jun 2010  (Age 69 years)   3. Jo Carpenter
  Family ID	F108824	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Sep 1919 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee Married - 27 Nov 1937 - Loudon County, Tennessee Buried - - Carpenters Campground 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

  [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 10 Jun 2010. Wendell Roger Carpenter obituary [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 9 Oct 2006. Norma Jean Carpenter Hutson obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 12 May 2001. Homer Leon Best obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Almeta Best Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 1, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 0 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1920 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Roy R Best Head M 29 Tennessee Lela Best Wife F 22 Tennessee Leon Best Son M 5 Tennessee Roscoe Best Son M 2 Tennessee Almeta Best Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Jewell A Best Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Miser Station, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Roy R Best Head M 40 Tennessee Leon Best Son M 15 Tennessee Roscoe M Best Son M 12 Tennessee Jewell A Best Daughter F 11 Tennessee Willie S Best Son M 8 Tennessee Athalene G Best Daughter F 6 Tennessee Elizabeth Iddine Mother-in-law F 66 Tennessee Georgia Purkey Servant F 15 Tennessee [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 6 Mar 2004. September 20, 1919 - March 6, 2004 Resided in Barnesville, GA CARPENTER, Jewel Almeta Best age 84 of Barnesville,GA, formerly of Maryville, passed away Saturday, March 6th, 2004 at Heritage Inn Nursing Center, Barnesville, GA. She was preceded in death by: husband, Milton Carpenter. Parents, Ray and Lela Best. Step-mother, Elizabeth Best. Brothers, Roscoe Best, Leon Best , and Willie Best. Sister, Athelene Fuller. Survivors include: Son, Wendell Carpenter and wife Kay of Symrna, TN. Daughters, Jean Hutson and Husband FaDrew of Barnesville, GA. Jo Bailes and husband Tim of Knoxville. 8 Grandchildren 13 great grandchildren. Sister, Thelma Harvey. Brother, Stanley Best. Several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Tuesday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Chapel with Rev. Larry Best officiating. The interment will follow in Carpenters Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2:00 to 3:00 PM Tuesday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 5769791). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Roy Best Birth Date: 1890 Age: 23 Spouse's Name: Lela Iddins Spouse's Birth Date: 1897 Spouse's Age: 16 Event Date: 21 Jun 1913 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Almeta Best Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 27 Nov 1937 Event Place: Loudon, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Milton B Carpenter Page: 464