Della Kate Smelcer

1917 - 2002  (85 years)

• Name	Della Kate Smelcer
  Born	18 May 1917	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Jul 2002  [1]
  Buried	11 Jul 2002	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I41982	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2002

  
  

  Father	William Richard Smelcer,   b. 16 Apr 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Mar 1975  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Charity Ownby,   b. 9 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Dec 1974  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 May 1910
  Family ID	F430	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Charles Alexander "Chock" Pickel,   b. 9 Apr 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Dec 1983  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0025359
  Children	1. Ernest Richard Pickel,   b. 22 May 1939, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Mar 1943  (Age 3 years)   2. George Dale Pickel + 3. Maymie Sue Pickel
  Family ID	F38569	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 May 1917 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 11 Jul 2002 - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 195.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 8 Jul 2002. Della Kate Smelcer Pickel May 18, 1917 - July 08, 2002 Birthplace: Sevier County, TN Resided In: Pigeon Forge Tennessee USA Visitation: July 10, 2002 Service: July 10, 2002 Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery Della Kate Smelcer Pickel, age 85 of Pigeon Forge, died Monday, July 8, 2002. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Charity Ownby Smelcer. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge and was preceded in death by her son Ernest Richard (1943) and her husband Charles Alexander Pickel (1983). Survivors: Son: George Pickel and wife Maria of Pigeon Forge Daughter: Sue (Pickel) Ownby and husband Harold of Sevierville Grandchildren: Mark Pickel and wife Deena of Seymour, Ginger Pickel Riggs and husband Rock of Sevierville, David Ownby of Knoxville, Daniel Ownby and wife Pam of Bristol Great-grandchildren: Madison and Parker Riggs, Cade and Carson Ownby Sister: Buna Smelcer of Pigeon Forge Brothers: Everett Smelcer of Pigeon Forge, Glenn Smelcer and wife Betty of Sevierville Funeral service 7:30 PM Wednesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. W. W. Cope and Dr. Jeff Brooks officiating. Interment 10 AM Thursday in Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:30 -7:30 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge – P.O. Box 98 – Pigeon Forge, TN 37868.