Retha Freda Mae Washam^{[1, 2]}

1923 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Retha Freda Mae Washam
  Born	22 Feb 1923	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Dec 2002	Fort Sander's Regional Medical Center   [3]
  Buried	Plesant View Cemetery, Maynardville, Tennessee
  Person ID	I297045	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Dewey E. Washam,   b. Abt 1899, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 27 Feb 1995  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Mother	Myrtle S. Wallace,   b. 14 Feb 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Feb 1995, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F62627	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Curtis Buckner,   b. 6 Jun 1917,   d. 3 Sep 2001, Luttrell, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1947
  Children	1. Thomas Dewey Buckner,   b. Abt 1951,   d. 6 Feb 1951, Union County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Aquella Buckner,   d. Bef 3 Sep 2001   3. Louella Buckner   4. Velma Drucella Buckner   5. Fontella Buckner   6. Wilma Annette Buckner   7. Dorothy Jean Buckner   8. Betsy Buckner   9. Donna Fyae Buckner   10. Boyd Buckner   11. Billy Buckner   12. Timothy Buckner   13. Larry Buckner   14. Donnal Ray Buckner
  Family ID	F116203	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Feb 1923 - Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 16 Mar 2011. Jess Vernon Washam obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Freda M Washam Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1923 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 64 Family Number: 256 Sheet Number and Letter: 12A Line Number: 3 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2259 Film Number: 2341993 Digital Folder Number: 4548173 Image Number: 00604 Household Gender Age Parent Dewey E Washam M 31 Parent Myrtle S Washam F 27 Edward G Washam M 8 Freda M Washam F 7 Vernon J Washam M 5 Cleteus Washam M 2 [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 22 Dec 2002. BUCKNER, MRS. RETHA FREDAMAE WASHAM - age 79 of Luttrell, born February 22, 1923, passed away 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 20, 2002 at Fort Sander's Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Warwick's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Hillcrest Nursing Home. Preceded in death by: husband of 64 years, Curtis Buckner son, Thomas Dewey Buckner daughter, Aquella Buckner parents, Dewey and Myrtle (Wallace) Washam brothers, Ed and Cledus Washam . Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Louella and Rev. Don Richardson, Maynardville Velma Drucella and Gordon Harrington, Kokomo, IND Fontella and Albert Sands, Sharpsville, IND Wilma Annette and Louis Grissom, Knoxville Dorothy Jean and Jim Crews, Woodriver, ILL Betsy and Ray Chadwick, Donna Faye and Rev. Earl. Russell all of Luttrel sons and daughters-in-law, Boyd and Mable Buckner, Maynardville Larry and Jan Buckner, Strawberry Plains Donnal Ray and Donna Buckner, Corryton Billy and Crystal Buckner, Luttrell Timothy and Lisa Buckner, Washburn 36 grandchildren 43 great grandchildren 4 great, great grandchildren numerous step grandchildren and great grandchildren sister, Imogene Dukes Smith brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby and Othella Washam Lowell and Linda Washam Vernon Washam several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. Monday, Cooke Mortuary Chapel, Rev. Ray Headrick, Rev. Stewart Skeen officiating with music by Virgil and Wanda Yadon. Interment Pleasant View Cemetery, Maynardville. Pallbearers: grandsons Honorary Pallbearers, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and step-grandchildren and step great grandchildren. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Cooke Mortuary, Maynardville.