Nancy Blanche Whaley^{[1, 2]}

1918 - 2014  (95 years)

• Name	Nancy Blanche Whaley
  Born	24 Aug 1918	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	26 Mar 2014	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	29 Mar 2014	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I30508	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Stephen "Steve" Whaley,   b. 25 Dec 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Feb 1942, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Pearlie Trentham,   b. 29 Mar 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 1973  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F11196	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Fred John Cooper,   b. 29 Mar 1908, Georgia ,   d. 23 Apr 1972  (Age 64 years)
  Children	+ 1. Joanna Cooper
  Family ID	F11274	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Aug 1918 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 26 Mar 2014 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 29 Mar 2014 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  Twin of Bruce. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22, 51. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 146. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 387. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 192.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Sep 1998. Bruce Joseph Whaley obituary [S106] The Mountain Press, 2 Jun 2013. Upland Chronicles: Riverside Hotel has reached its final days [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Blance Whaley Event Type: Event Year: 1920 Event Place: , Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 1 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 2 Sheet Number: 1 GS Film number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00408 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Stephen Whaley M 46y Tennessee WIFE Perlie Whaley F 28y Tennessee SON Ray Whaley M 10y Tennessee SON Austin Whaley M 9y Tennessee DAU Bula Whaley F 7y Tennessee DAU Blance Whaley F 1y4m Tennessee SON Bruce Whaley M 1y4m Tennessee MOTH Mary Whaley F 80y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Blanche Whaley Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 21 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-16 Family Number: 169 Sheet Number and Letter: 9A Line Number: 7 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00475 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Steve Whaley M 65 Tennessee Wife Perla Whaley F 49 Tennessee Son Ray Whaley M 30 Tennessee Son Bruce Whaley M 21 Tennessee Daughter Blanche Whaley F 21 Tennessee Daughter Mary E Whaley F 15 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 26 Mar 2014. August 24, 1918 - March 26, 2014 Resided in Gatlinburg, TN Nancy Blanche Whaley Cooper, age 95 of Gatlinburg, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at her home. She was the last surviving child of Steve and Pearl Whaley, who built the Riverside Hotel in the 1920s. The Whaley family operated the Riverside Hotel for decades. Mrs. Cooper took her own turn as general manager during War World II, when her twin brother, Bruce J. Whaley, left his role at the hotel to serve in the U.S. military overseas. After the war, Mrs. Cooper and her late husband, Fred J. Cooper, built and operated Cooper Court, directly across Gatlinburg's Parkway from the Riverside. The Coopers also owned and operated a Pan Am service station for a time. Mrs. Cooper was an excellent cook, specializing in many of the "mountain" dishes she grew up with at the Riverside. She published a cookbook, Gatlinburg Recipe Collection, in 1986. She was an inveterate card player, joining with long-time friends for decades of afternoon bridge games. Mrs. Cooper was a life-long member of First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred J. Cooper, granddaughter Kimberly Gates, sisters Beulah Whaley Clabo and Mary Evelyn "Bo" Whaley Trotter, brothers, Dick, Ray, her twin brother, Bruce Whaley, and nephew Bob Whaley Survivors: Daughter and Son-in-law: Joanna and Bruce Self, Grandson: Fredrick Self Great Grandchildren: Blake Smith and Cassandra Kemp and husband Jeremy, Cory Self, Great-Great Grandson: Timothy Kemp Sister-in-law: Martha Whaley Nephews: Ed and Steve Whaley, Bob and Jimmy Trotter, and Gary Clabo, Niece: Robin Andrews Funeral service 11 AM Saturday at First Baptist Church, Gatlinburg with Rev. Larry Burcham officiating. Interment to follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 10-11 AM Saturday at the church. Arrangements by Atchley funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)