Alvin Whaley

1927 - 2006  (78 years)

• Name	Alvin Whaley
  Born	22 Aug 1927	Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	12 Jun 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada   [2]
  Buried	19 Jun 2006	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I30847	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	James Harve Whaley,   b. 4 Jul 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Mar 1934  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Letha Birdie Ogle,   b. 31 Jul 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Nov 1973, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2160	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Aug 1927 - Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 19 Jun 2006 - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Alvin Whaley Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 11, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1928 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0014 Family Number: 44 Sheet Number and Letter: 3A Line Number: 8 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00882 Household Gender Age Parent Harve J Whaley M 52 Parent Letha B Whaley F 38 Hansel W Whaley M 17 Hallen Whaley M 15 Trula Whaley F 12 Eva Y Whaley F 9 Katharine B Whaley F 6 Benjaman Whaley M 4 Alvin Whaley M 2 [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 12 Jun 2006. Alvin Whaley August 22, 1927 - June 12, 2006 Birthplace: Elkmont, TN Resided In: Las Vegas, Nevada Visitation: June 19, 2006 Service: June 19, 2006 Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery Alvin Whaley, age 78, has returned home to the Smokies. Alvin passed away at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday, June 12, 2006, after a long illness. He was born on August 22, 1927, in Elkmont, TN, to James Harve and Letha Ogle Whaley. Alvin went to school in Gatlinburg at Pi Beta Phi. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg and was baptized in the Little Pigeon River. After enlisting in the Maritime Service at a very early age, Alvin served in the engineering department on a merchant ship carrying tanks and heavy equipment to our European troops during World War II. Later he was drafted into the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. Alvin was preceded in death by his parents: Harve and Letha Whaley; brothers: John Leslie, Hansel, Hollen, and Ben, and infant sister Ruth. He is survived by his sisters: Inger Allen, Trula Bull, Eve Henry, and Kathleen Deitz, all of Knoxville and formerly of Gatlinburg. He had a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Alvin was a dreamer, a visionary, and had a deep faith in the Lord. He was a very deep thinker, full of wit and charm, and Alvin was loved by everyone! Funeral service 11 AM Monday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery with full military honors provided by American Legion Post #104. Honorary pallbearers will be Elden Elmer, Keith Walden, Fred Ponton, Jerry Whaley, Tom Hopwood, Bob Roberts, and Joe Whaley. The family will receive friends 10-11 AM Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)