Avis Eloise Abbott^[1]

1922 - 2014  (92 years)

• Name	Avis Eloise Abbott
  Born	3 May 1922	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 8, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	6 Sep 2014	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	9 Sep 2014	Cades Cove Memorial Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I290558	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Ira William Abbott,   b. 12 Jun 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Apr 1970  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Jessie Elizabeth Davis,   b. 13 Mar 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Oct 1982  (Age 77 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1921	Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F110142	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sam W. Pickens,   b. 31 Jan 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jan 1993  (Age 76 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1936
  Children	+ 1. Sammie Gale Pickens
  Family ID	F113516	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 May 1922 - Tennessee Died - 6 Sep 2014 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Sep 2014 - Cades Cove Memorial Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 30 Nov 2010. Harold D. Abbott obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Eloise Pickens Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 8, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 18 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1922 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Blount, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Sam Pickens Head M 24 Tennessee Eloise Pickens Wife F 18 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 6 Sep 2014. May 3, 1922 - September 6, 2014 Maryville, Tennessee Avis Eloise Pickens, born May 3, 1922 passed away September 6, 2014 at U.T. Medical Center to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, Sammie W. Pickens. Others who preceded her in death were her Father and Mother, Ira and Elizabeth Abbott; Sisters, Dorothy Ogle, Beatrice Radford and Brother, Harold Abbott. Brothers-in-law, Clinton Ogle, Eric Radford, and Foute Cable, and Mother and Father-in-law, Andy and Mary Pickens. Survivors include her Daughter, Sammie Gale Myers, who was the pride of her life. Grandson Jeffrey Scott Myers who loved his Grandmother so much. Son-in-law, Charles E. Myers; Sisters and Brothers-in-law, Estelle Cable, Carol and Claude Galyon, and Janice and Tom Greene; Brother, Ronnie Abbott; Sisters-in-law, Mary Abbott and Trish Abbott; If this country had more Mothers, Grandmothers, and Mother-in-laws like Eloise this world would be a much better world to live in. The funeral service will be held at 2:00p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in the Smith Trinity Chapel with Rev. George Macht officiating. Interment will follow in the Cades Cove Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 983-1000, www.SmithLifeandLegacy.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 52293007). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Ira Abbott Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Sep 1921 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Lizzie Davis