Walter Harrison Vess^[1]

1918 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	Walter Harrison Vess
  Born	8 Aug 1918	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	14 Apr 2005	Mississippi   [3]
  Buried	Alford Family Cemetery, Greene County, Mississippi   [4]
  Person ID	I433500	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	James Mitchell Vess,   b. 10 Jun 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Nov 1950, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Judy Dell,   b. 1 Jun 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Sep 1985  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F173450	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Hollis Vess   2. J. R. Vess   3. WalterVess Jr.   4. Loretta Vess   5. Debbie Vess
  Family ID	F173465	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Aug 1918 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - 14 Apr 2005 - Mississippi  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 18 Nov 2012. Mary Margaret (Vess) Hurst obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Walter H Vess Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 11 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1919 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 3 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James M Vess Head M 42 Tennessee Julia Vess Wife F 35 Tennessee Dora B Vess Daughter F 19 Tennessee Geneva J Vess Daughter F 17 Tennessee Walter H Vess Son M 11 Tennessee Nellie J Vess Daughter F 9 Tennessee Margaret M Vess Daughter F 7 Tennessee Ethel L Vess Daughter F 3 Tennessee Pearl E Vess Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, Press Register (Mobile, AL), 16 Apr 2005. Walter Harrison Vess Sr., a retired power plant operator, died Thursday at a Mississippi hospital. He was 86. Vess attended Mount Pisgah United Pentecostal Church in Lucedale, Miss. He was a native of Knoxville, Tenn., and a resident of Leakesville. Survivors include three sons, Hollis Vess of Leakesville, J.R. Vess of Maryville, Tenn., and Walter Vess Jr. of Yakima, Wash.; two daughters, Loretta Dees of Burbank, Ala., and Debbie Buxton of Mobile; three brothers, Elmer Vess of Sevierville, Tenn., Charlie Pruitt of Louisville, Tenn., and James Vess of Leakesville; three sisters, Margaret Hurst of Knoxville, and Ethel Thomas and Maggie Lewis, both of Cleveland, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Freeman Funeral Home in Leakesville. The funeral is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Pisgah United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Alford Cemetery in Leakesville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 38011289).