Dorothy Lee Adams^[1]

1929 - 2015  (86 years)

• Name	Dorothy Lee Adams
  Born	17 Jun 1929	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	21 Jul 2015	Lifecare Center of Greeneville   [3]
  Buried	24 Jul 2015	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I401130	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Rufus Joshua Adams,   b. 7 Feb 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Dec 1940, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Ruthie Evaline Witt,   b. 12 Sep 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Oct 1970  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F107045	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jimmy Watson Collins,   b. 2 Jan 1928,   d. 20 Sep 1978  (Age 50 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1951	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	1. Connie Collins + 2. Emma Collins   3. Kathy Collins
  Family ID	F159124	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Jun 1929 - Tennessee Married - 6 Nov 1951 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Jul 2015 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 12 Jan 2000. Dewey Franklin Adams obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Dorothy Adams Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 10 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1930 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Rufus Adams Head M 56 Tennessee Eva Adams Wife F 49 Tennessee Frank Adams Son M 19 Tennessee Henry Adams Son M 17 Tennessee Jack Adams Son M 12 Tennessee Dorothy Adams Daughter F 10 Tennessee [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 21 Jul 2015. (June 17, 1929 - July 21, 2015) Dorothy Lee Collins, 86, of Parrottsville, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Lifecare Center of Greeneville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Collins, parents, Rufus and Ruthie Adams, and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son, Connie (Jane) Collins of Newport, daughters, Emma Collins Merritt (Tommy O’Dell), Kathy (Danny) O’Dell all of Newport. Grandchildren, Michelle Frazier Bright and husband Teddy, J.J (Jessica) Collins, Robert Merritt, and Tony Collins. Great grandchildren, Russell Bright, Lilli Merritt, Blake Collins, Riley Collins, and Charley Collins, several nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a special “Thank you” to Lifecare Center of Greeneville for the special , loving care given to Dorothy for the last 5 years. Family will receive friends Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 6pm-7pm in the Brown Funeral Home chapel. Funeral service will follow at 7pm with Rev. Don Watkins and Chaplin Mary Jane Farmer officiating. Burial will be Friday, July 24, 2015 at 10am in the Union Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to www.brownfuneralhomenewport.com. Brown Funeral Home is honored to serve the Dorothy Collins family. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Jimmie Collins Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Nov 1951 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1928 Spouse's Name: Dorothy Adams Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Page: 202 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12703-51813-22?cc=1619127 : accessed 23 July 2015), 004485967 > image 480 of 695; county courthouses, Tennessee.