Helen Joyce Mize

1920 - 2001  (80 years)

• Name	Helen Joyce Mize
  Born	10 Oct 1920	Blount County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 9, Blount County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	18 Jul 2001	Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	20 Jul 2001	Oliver Springs Cemetery, Oliver Springs, Roane County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I420291	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Beecher Elmer Mize,   b. 23 Feb 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Dec 1957  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Edna Sue Morton,   b. 29 Oct 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 1924  (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F167527	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Meredith Wilburn Walls,   b. 23 Feb 1919,   d. 20 Jul 1979  (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. Joylynn Sue "Susie" Walls,   b. 27 Jun 1943,   d. 17 Mar 2000  (Age 56 years) + 2. Sherry Walls,   b. 1 Jun 1947  (Age 77 years)   3. Meredith Beecher Walls,   b. 19 Jun 1949,   d. 24 Sep 1949  (Age 0 years)   4. Joyce Nettie Walls,   b. 19 Jun 1949,   d. 21 Apr 1999  (Age 49 years) + 5. Edna Walls + 6. Paul Noble Walls,   b. 28 Jun 1954, Roane County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Oct 2014, Galveston, Texas  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F167528	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Oct 1920 - Blount County, Tennessee Died - 18 Jul 2001 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 20 Jul 2001 - Oliver Springs Cemetery, Oliver Springs, Roane County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Joyce Mize Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Ward 1, Maryville, Civil District 9, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 19 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) 1921 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Beecher Mize Head M 48 Tennessee Viola Mize Wife F 40 Tennessee Joyce Mize Daughter F 19 Tennessee Elmer Mize Son M 13 Tennessee Robert Mize Son M 7 Tennessee Barbara Mize Daughter F 6 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 20 Jul 2001. Helen Joyce Mize Walls, 80 , of Knoxville , formerly of Port St. John, Fla., died Wednesday , July 18 , 2001 , in Knoxville . Mrs. Walls was born Oct. 10, 1920, at the family home in Maryville, the daughter of Beecher E. and Edna Morton Mize. She was the widow of Meredith W. Walls. She is survived by her daughters, Sherry Braden of Knoxville and Edna Lee and her husband, Bob, of Madison, Ala.; her son, Paul N. Walls and his wife, Sharon, of Mount Juliet; and her brothers, Elmer Mize and Bob Mize and his wife, Elizabeth, all of Maryville. Mrs. Walls is also survived by her grandchildren, Michelle Smith, Tiffany Morris, Wayne Braden, Joe Braden, Brandy Braden Wright, Virgil Braden Jr., Judy Braden Snyder, Robert H. Lee Jr., Ryan C. Lee, Ashley Walls, Shannon Walls, Cassie Percifull, Danny Walls, Eddie Walls and Melinda Walls Hackworth; her son-in-law, Carl Goff; and nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Meredith Beecher Walls; two other daughters, Joyce Nettie Heald and Joylyn Sue Goff; two sisters, Barbara Mize and Martha Boruff; and a son-in-law, Virgil W. Braden. The funeral was held Thursday night, July 19, in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 3704 Chapman Highway, Knoxville , with the Rev. Garvan W. Walls II officiating. A graveside service was to be conducted at 11 this morning, July 20, at Oliver Springs Cemetery with the grandsons serving as pallbearers. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the National Hospice Organization, 1901 N. Moore St., Suite 901, Arlington, VA 22209; or to the American Cancer Society, 871 Weisgarber Road, Knoxville , TN 37909. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 39213524).