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- [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 25 Jun 2014.
William Perry Waters, Jr. obituary
- [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 12 Oct 2014.
Jeffery Alan Waters obituary
- [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 3 Aug 2016.
November 28, 1925 - August 3, 2016
Marie R. Waters age 90, a longtime member of the Maryville First Baptist Church went to be with the lord on August 3, 2016 after a brief illness. Marie was a wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Marie worked as a telephone operator for 9 and 1/2 years at Bell Telephone where she met her loving husband William of 59 years. She had an amazing ability to make the most wonderful drapes as a seamstress for Smith’s Drape Shop and Law’s Furniture Company for 33 years. Some of the items that she made were featured in the Better Homes and Garden Magazines. Marie was very dedicated to her faith and church, she volunteered to work in the nursery for 35 years at the First Baptist Church. She also traveled the country with her husband and friends with the church's Golden Agers Group. Even though Marie went many places and did many things, her proudest accomplishment remains to be raising her two sons Jeffery and Michael. She loves to spend time with her grandchildren Kaitlyn, Michelle, and Hannah who knew her as Nana and loved her so much. She put everything and anyone before herself and had the ability to make everyone smile. A year and a half ago Marie left Tennessee to be with her son Michael and his family in Washington State. After moving her health improved greatly and she was able to reconnect with family and friends via cards, letters, and even Facebook. Marie loved going on outings especially if they involved shopping. They were such a treat for her until her passing. She was preceded in Death by: Husband William P. Waters Jr., Son Jeffery Alan Waters, Father and Mother Frank and Nannie Sue Ricketts, Brothers Charles, Ralph, and Jimmie Ricketts. Marie leaves behind her Son: Michael P Waters, Daughter-in-law: Kathy Waters, Daughter-in-Law: Nicole Haulsee Waters, Granddaughters: Kaitlyn Marie Waters, Hannah NiKohl Waters, and Michelle Yvonne Waters. Sister: Wanda Jenkins, Brother and sister-in-law: Don and Mildred Ricketts, Brother and Sister-in-law: Gene and Ivadene Ricketts, and many nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 PM, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Smith Trinity Chapel. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM with Rev. Charles Ballard officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Grandview Cemetery. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Frank B Ricketts
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 21 Dec 1924
Event Place Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Nannie Sue Thomas
Spouse's Gender Female
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30176-2676-24?cc=1619127 : 20 July 2016), Monroe > Marriage registers, 1924-1927, vol U-V > image 131 of 533; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.
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