Velma Pauline Myers^[1]

1921 - 2013  (91 years)

• Name	Velma Pauline Myers
  Born	15 Oct 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 15, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	15 Jan 2013	Skyland Health Care, Sylva, North Carolina   [4]
  Buried	18 Jan 2013	Tuckaleechee Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I329101	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	John Nelson Myers,   b. 26 May 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 1973  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Edna Z. Garner,   b. 3 Jan 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Apr 1997, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1921	Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F129187	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Commodore Clifton "Cliff" Dunn,   b. 8 Jul 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 1985, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Nelson Dunn   2. Sharon Dunn
  Family ID	F129188	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Oct 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 18 Jan 2013 - Tuckaleechee Chapel Cemetery, 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

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 13 Feb 2005. Ralph Herman Myers obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Velma Myers Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Tuckaleechee, Blount, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 8 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1922 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0024 Family Number: 15 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 64 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2234 Film Number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 4548148 Image Number: 00769 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John Myers M 33 Tennessee Wife Edna Myers F 25 Tennessee Daughter Velma Myers F 8 Tennessee Son Robert Myers M 6 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Thelma Myers Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 15, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 18 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1922 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 5-29B Family Number: 90 Sheet Number and Letter: 6A Line Number: 22 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3874 Digital Folder Number: 005461280 Image Number: 01005 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John Myers M 43 Tennessee Wife Edna Myers F 33 Tennessee Daughter Thelma Myers F 18 Tennessee Son Robert Myers M 16 Tennessee Son Ralph Myers M 12 Tennessee Son J C Myers M 8 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 15 Jan 2013. Velma Pauline Myers Dunn passed away January 15, 2013 at the Skyland Health Care in Sylva, NC at age 91. Velma had lived all her life in Townsend, Tennessee until her recent stay in North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her husband Commodore Clifton (Cliff) Dunn (on January 14, 1985) and parents John N. and Edna Garner Myers, brothers Ralph Myers and JC Myers. Survivors include her son Nelson Dunn, daughter Sharon (Mrs. Bill Davis) of Whittier, NC, and by brother Robert Myers, Maryville, Tn., Granddaughter Kimberly (Mrs. Peter Radcliffe) of High Point, NC and special foster grandson Pearson Stanley of Clyde, NC. Velma graduated from Townsend High School, class of 1940, and then worked as an electrician's helper at ALCOA during World War II. Her husband Clifton was employed by the Great Smokies National Park Service and Velma was a member of the Park Wives Association. During this time she acquired an interest in arts and crafts and made many decorative wreaths and candles. In the early 1960s Velma worked for the Great Smoky Mountain Natural History Association and ran their store at the Cable Mill in Cades Cove. In declining health for the past year, she was a resident of Skyland Health Care in Sylva, N.C. The staff at Skyland Care provided wonderful loving care and support to Velma and her family during this time. Special thanks go to the staff for guiding us through this period. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013 in the Smith West Chapel with the Interment to follow in the Tuckaleechee United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the West Chapel of Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, 983-1000, www.SmithMaryville.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 103683687). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John Myers Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 29 Mar 1921 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Edna Gorner Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: see next entry Film Number: 2073868 Digital Folder Number: 004646470 Image Number: 02958