Leon Bean^[1]

1926 - 2008  (81 years)

• Name	Leon Bean
  Born	16 Apr 1926	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 17, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	7 Jan 2008  [3, 4]
  Buried	10 Jan 2008	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I361268	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Deadrick Washington Bean,   b. 20 Jun 1910, Tennessee ,   d. Nov 1979  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Bertha Mae Houser,   b. 9 Apr 1908, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jul 1998, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F142190	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Webber,   b. 10 Sep 1926,   d. 10 Oct 2015  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Abt 1946
  Children	1. Charles Calvin Bean + 2. Charlotte Bean
  Family ID	F142192	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Apr 1926 - Tennessee Buried - 10 Jan 2008 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Aug 1968. Robert Houston Cummings obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Leon Bean Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 17, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Stepson Relationship to Head of Household: Stepson Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1927 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 47-47 Family Number: 3 Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Line Number: 11 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3910 Digital Folder Number: 005461352 Image Number: 00977 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Robert H Cummings M 50 Tennessee Wife Bertha Cummings F 32 Tennessee Son William S Cummings M 6 Tennessee Son J Lester Cummings M 4 Tennessee Stepson Leon Bean M 13 Tennessee [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 414-32-7470. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Knox County, Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 7 Jan 2008. April 16, 1926 - January 7, 2008 Resided in South Knoxville, TN Leon Bean, age 81, of South Knoxville, passed away Monday, January 7, 2007. Mr. Bean was a member of Seymour Community Church and a lifelong resident of South Knoxville. He gave 38 years of service to Robertshaw Fultons. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bertha Mae Cummings, step-father, Robert Cummings, father, Deadrick Bean, step-mother, Edna Bean, sisters, Joyce Ault and Joyce Cummings, brothers, Don, Benny, and Roy Bean. Survivors: Wife of 61 years: Myrtle Webber Bean Son and daughter-in-law: Charles Calvin and Sue Bean Daughter: Charlotte Dykes Grandson: Keith and Alyssa Bean, Kevin and Dawn Bean, Jason Dykes Brothers and sisters-in-law: Samuel and Hannah Cummings, Lester Cummings, Joe Cummings, Doyle and Paula Bean of Chattanooga, TN, Stanley and Joyce Bean of Atlanta, GA Sister-in-law: Mary Lee Bean Our deepest gratitude is expressed to Adventa Hospice and St. Mary's Residential Hospice for their dedicated service. We would also like to thank the church families of Seymour Community Church and Galilee Baptist Church. Funeral service 7 PM Wednesday in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Rev. Pete Koster officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Thursday in Highland South Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, Tennessee, (856) 577-2807, (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 50955879).