James Merrill Bird^[1]

1915 - 2009  (94 years)

• Name	James Merrill Bird
  Born	12 Jan 1915	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Aug 2009  [2]
  Person ID	I305833	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Rev. James Turner Bird,   d. Bef 22 Mar 2000
  Mother	Emily Jane,   d. Bef 22 Mar 2000
  Family ID	F119817	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mildred Cox,   b. 18 Nov 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1990, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Jim Bird + 2. Marilyn Bird   3. Julia Bird
  Family ID	F119813	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Georgia Carroll,   b. 5 Oct 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Aug 2011, Asbury Healthcare Center  (Age 92 years)
  Married	29 May 1993	Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F119812	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jan 1915 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Married - 29 May 1993 - 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, 6 Aug 2011. Georgia Carroll Rudd Bird obituary [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 19 Aug 2009. James Merrill Bird January 12, 1915 - August 19, 2009 Birthplace: Knoxville, TN Resided In: Maryville TN USA Visitation: August 22, 2009 Service: August 22, 2009 James Merrill Bird, 94, passed away August 19th, at Blount Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was born in the north Knoxville community of Dante on January 12, 1915, to Emily Jane and James Turner Bird. Preceded in death by his parents, sisters Ruth and Grace, and first wife Mildred Cox Bird. Survived by his wife, Georgia; brother Frank; children and their spouses; Marilyn (Stuart), Julia (Robert), and Jim (Becky); grandchildren, Russell (Kelie), Tabatha, Molly (Benjamin), and Megan; and great-grandchildren, Hayden, Noah, Lauren, and Leah. Mr. Bird graduated from Knoxville’s Central High School and obtained his Masters degree in Animal Husbandry from the University of Tennessee. He served in the Navy during WW II, and was County Agent in both Knox, and Cocke Counties before moving to Oak Ridge in 1948, where he helped establish the UT Comparative Animal Research Laboratory. While in Oak Ridge, Mr. Bird was active in the First United Methodist Church and served as President of the Oak Ridge Hospital Board of Trustees. He was also active in the Lions Club in both Oak Ridge and Maryville and received the Melvin Jones award, the highest honor given by the Lions International Foundation. After retiring in 1978, he moved to Blount County, and joined Walland United Methodist Church where a celebration of his life will be held Saturday, August 22nd, at 10:30, with Rev. Eddie Collier and Rev. Harry Howard officiating. Visitation immediately following. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the church or Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, TN, 37764. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name Bride's First Name Bride's Maiden Name County Date of Marriage File # BIRD JAMES M GEORGIA C RUDD BLOUNT 05-29-1993 26247