William Walter "Walter" Parton

1888 - 1982  (93 years)

• Name	William Walter "Walter" Parton
  Born	29 Dec 1888	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Nov 1982  [1, 2]
  Buried	Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I31912	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2004

  
  

  Father	Albert Huston Parton,   b. May 1865, Tennessee ,   d. 1920/1930  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Tennessee S. "Tennie" Russell,   b. 15 Mar 1870, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Nov 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 96 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1888
  Family ID	F13895	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bessie Elizabeth Rayfield,   b. 26 Oct 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jun 1975  (Age 76 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1912
  Children	+ 1. Oscar Hansel Parton,   b. 3 Oct 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Dec 1987  (Age 74 years) + 2. Rev. Orville Stanley Parton,   b. 10 Jun 1916,   d. 29 Apr 2006  (Age 89 years) + 3. Earl James Parton,   b. 8 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1996  (Age 77 years) + 4. Robert Lee "Lee" Parton,   b. 22 Mar 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Nov 2000, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years) + 5. Hazel Irene Parton,   b. 9 Jan 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 2004  (Age 81 years)   6. Margie Parton,   b. 16 Apr 1925,   d. 2 Nov 1926  (Age 1 years) + 7. Claude Ray Parton,   b. 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Feb 2009, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years) + 8. Christine Parton,   b. 7 Apr 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jun 2006  (Age 77 years) + 9. Leonard Gene Parton,   b. 4 Mar 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 2010  (Age 79 years)   10. Fred B. Parton,   b. 1933  (Age 92 years) + 11. Roy Winfred Parton,   b. 23 Mar 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jun 1985  (Age 50 years) + 12. Irmatrude Parton,   b. 22 Feb 1937  (Age 88 years)   13. Ora Dale Parton,   b. 1939  (Age 86 years)
  Headstones		Parton William Walter Bessie Rayfield Dec. 29, 1888 Oct. 26, 1898 Nov. 16, 1982 June 26, 1975
  Family ID	F11758	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Dec 1888 - Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- References: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 146. "Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994, p 48. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305, 314. "The MountaiPress", Laura (Parton) Justus obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Nov 1982. Parton, William Walter 93 Nov 16, 1982 R2 Upper Middle Creek Rd buried Parton Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 16 Nov 1982. Parton, William Walter Dec 29, 1888 Tn Nov 16, 1982 Father: Parton, Houston Mother: Russell, Tennie Sons: Oscar, Orvillie, Earl, Lee, Ray, Leonard, Winford Daughters: Mrs. Hazel Whaley, Mrs. Christine Rickman, Mrs, Irma Barnes, Mrs, Ora Dale Gray Cemetery: Parton Brothers: Robert, Garfield Sisters: Mrs. Lona Tyson, Mrs. Laura Justus [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 323.