Roy "Burrhead" Rolen

1913 - 1999  (86 years)

• Name	Roy "Burrhead" Rolen
  Born	21 Jan 1913	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 May 1999	Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	9 May 1999	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I35340	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 May 2012

  
  

  Father	William Pinkney "W. P." Rolen,   b. 29 May 1873, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jan 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Zobie Elizabeth "Granny" Ward,   b. 1 Aug 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 1982  (Age 92 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1907	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F30697	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ruby McCarter,   b. 2 Jul 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 2009  (Age 90 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1935
  Children	+ 1. Dennis Michael "Mike" Rolen,   b. 20 Sep 1937,   d. 16 Feb 2012, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years) + 2. Betty Ann Rolen + 3. Jerry Lee Rolen,   b. Abt 1941,   d. 8 Jan 2010, St. Mary’s North Hospital  (Age ~ 69 years) + 4. Geneva Rolen,   b. 15 Dec 1942,   d. 2 May 2016  (Age 73 years)   5. Mary Kate Rolen   6. Paul Rolen
  Headstones		Rolen Ruby July 2, 1918 Mar. 21, 2009 Roy Jan. 21, 1913 May 7, 1999 One day at a time
  Family ID	F12908	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Jan 1913 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 7 May 1999 - Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 9 May 1999 - Mt. Zion Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 94.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 415-12-9516, Jan 1999. Issued in Tennessee, last residing in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee 37862 [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 8 May 1999. ROLEN, ROY "BURRHEAD" - age 86, of Sevierville, passed away Friday, May 7, 1999 at The Fort Sanders-Sevier Nursing Home. He was retired from ALCOA after 37 years of service. He was a member of The 25 Year Club there. He was also a member of The Sevierville Church of Christ. Survivors: wife, Ruby McCarter Rolen; daughters and their husbands, Betty and Jim O'Neil of Rossville, GA, Geneva and Murrell Parton of Sevierville, Mary Kate Webb of Sevierville; sons and their wives, Mike and Faye Rolen of Sevierville, Paul and Renee Rolen of Sevierville, Jerry and Katie Rolen of Chattanooga; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Minister George Spivey and Minister O'Dell Kirby officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery on Ridge Road. Grandsons will be Pallbearers. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 May 1999. Rolen, Roy "Burrhead" 86 b. 1/21/13 Sev Co d. May 7 1999 Ft Sanders Sev Nursing Home Alcoa supvor f. W P Rolen m. Elizabeth Ward educa 4 Mt Zion Cem Survivors: wife Ruby McCarter 3033 Rolen Hollow Rd Sev 3 dau Betty & Jim Oneil GA Geneva & Murrell Parton Sev Mary Kate Webb Sev 1 son Mike & Faye Paul & Renee Jerry & Katie 14 gc 23 ggc many n/n mem Sev Ch of Christ. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name W P Rolen Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Aug 1907 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Lizzie Ward Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-C9SY-S?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HN%3A1589264711%2C1589374337 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > image 312 of 811; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.