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- [S84] E-Mail, Emily Monroe [rhapsody98@gmail.com], 29 Jun 2010.
- [S112] Census, 1920.
Name: Leora Webb
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
District: 53
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Birthplace: Tennessee
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 46
Line Number: 58
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1821733
Digital Folder Number: 004390325
Image Number: 00398
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Melvin Webb M 31 Tennessee
Wife Susie L Webb F 27 Tennessee
Daughter Lola Webb F 6 Tennessee
Daughter Leora Webb F 3 Tennessee
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Leora Webb
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: District 09, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
District: 0018
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Niece
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Niece
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Birthplace: Tennessee
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Household ID: 214
Line Number: 22
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 2238
GS Film number: 2341972
Digital Folder Number: 004548152
Image Number: 00412
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Roxy Darsey F 39 Tennessee
Son Homer Darsey M 16 Tennessee
Daughter Gona Darsey F 15 Tennessee
Daughter May Darsey F 10 Tennessee
Daughter Revel Darsey F 7 Tennessee
Niece Leora Webb F 13 Tennessee
Lodger Curtal Johnson M 21 Tennessee
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 6 Dec 2011.
Leora Webb Thompson, age 95, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011, at the home of her son.
She was born May 7, 1916, in Cosby, TN to Melvin and Susie Henderson Webb.
She moved to Bristol in 1946. She was a volunteer at Wellmont Bristol Regional Hospital from 1980-2006. During this time, she received an award for 26,163 dedicated volunteer hours in January of 2005.
She was an active Girl Scout leader for over 20 years. She maintained a lifetime membership in the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 28, and was an active member of the organization for over 50 years. .
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband W. H. 'Bill' Thompson, sister Lola Webb, son-in-law Donald Charles Monroe, and brother Leith T. Henderson.
She is survived by her daughter Carolyn Monroe, son Jack Thompson and wife Dottie, sister Beulah Henzel, grandchildren Tim and Mark Monroe, Cindy Alvis and husband Randy, Chip Thompson and wife Misty; great-grandchildren Emily, Anna, and Caitlyn Monroe, John Mark Monroe, Aaron, Jacob, and Gypsy Alvis, and Brady Thompson; and great-great-grandchildren Caden Alvis and Charlie Monroe.
Funeral services will be held at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scott Price officiating. Music will be provided by Randy, Aaron, and Jacob Alvis. Pallbearers will be grandsons Tim Monroe, Mark Monroe, Chip Thompson, Randy Alvis, John Mark Monroe, Aaron Alvis, and Jacob Alvis.
The family will receive friends at Akard Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2011, in Union Cemetery in Newport, TN.
Special thanks to Caris Healthcare, Debbie Purcell, Karen Foster, Marsha Smith, and Donna Tittle for her care.
Memorial donations may be made to Fellowship Chapel, 201 Crockett Street, Bristol, VA 24201 or Haven of Rest Rescue Mission, Inc., 624 Anderson Street, Bristol, TN 37620.
Email condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@akardfuneralhome.com.
Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State Street, Bristol, TN (423) 989-4800 is serving the family of Leora Webb Thompson.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 81548029).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Willis Thompson
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 08 Mar 1936
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Age: 28
Birth Year (Estimated): 1908
Father's Name:
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Leora Webb
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
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: 306
GS Film number: 1928650
Digital Folder Number: 004485965
Image Number: 00192
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