Dorothy Marie Huffaker b. 25 Apr 1926 Tennessee d. 2 Mar 2018: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

1926 - 2018 (91 years)

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Name	Dorothy Marie Huffaker
Born	25 Apr 1926	Tennessee
Gender	Female
Census	1940	District 2, Knox County, Tennessee [1]
Died	2 Mar 2018 [2]
Buried	8 Mar 2018	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee [3]
Person ID	I445175	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
Last Modified	12 Apr 2018

Father	James Fletcher Huffaker, b. 7 Jan 1888, Tennessee , d. 11 Oct 1952 (Age 64 years)
Mother	Mahala Jane Wright, b. 25 May 1890, Tennessee , d. 7 Dec 1953 (Age 63 years)
Married	11 Mar 1907	Knox County, Tennessee [4]
Family ID	F178729	Group Sheet

Family John Edwin "Ed" Smith, b. 9 Dec 1926, Tennessee , d. 10 Apr 2018 (Age 91 years)

Married 1 Mar 1944

Children

	1. John Edwin Smith, Jr., b. 9 Oct 1956 (Age 68 years)
	2. Vicki Jane Smith
	3. Cathy Jean Smith, b. 25 May 1952 (Age 72 years)

Family ID F178731 Group Sheet

Event Map

	Born - 25 Apr 1926 - Tennessee
	Buried - 8 Mar 2018 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

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[S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Marie Huffaker
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 14, Knoxville, Civil District 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 14
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): 1926
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James F Huffaker Head Male 52 Tennessee
Mahalah Huffaker Wife Female 49 Tennessee
Marie Huffaker Daughter Female 14 Tennessee
Ross C Wright Brother-in-law Male 57 Tennessee
William D Wright Brother-in-law Male 65 Tennessee
Eugene Wright Nephew Male 18 Tennessee
[S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 2 Mar 2018.
April 25, 1926 - March 2, 2018

Dorothy Marie Huffaker Smith, 91 years old, of Seymour, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018. She was married to the love of her life John Edwin “Ed” Smith, Sr. for 74 years.

She was a longtime member of FBC Seymour. Marie was the pianist and organist at several churches. She loved music especially Gaither music videos and Guy Penrod. She loved flowers, gardening, feeding and watching birds. She loved her family dearly and was deeply loved by family and friends.

Preceded in death by: parents: James F. & Mahala J. Huffaker. Brothers: Gene Dorsey (Sara), Jim Dorsey (Katie). Sister and brother-in-law: Jeanette Smith Weaver (Ralph).

Survivors:
Husband: John Edwin “Ed” Smith, Sr.
Son and daughter-in-law: John E. Smith, Jr. (Sheila) of Seymour, TN.
Daughters and sons-in-law: Vicki Paul (Jack) of Killen, AL; Cathy Cantrell (Darrell) of Seymour, TN.
Grandchildren: Benji Smith (Erika) of Knoxville; Brandon Smith of Elizabethton, TN
Great-grandchildren: Sawyer Smith, Sullivan Smith and Spencer Smith of Knoxville
Brothers and sisters-in-law: Paul L. Smith (Carolyn) of Cary, N.C.
Sisters: D. Ruth Smith of Seymour, TN

Special thanks to Freedom Senior Living’s staff for their compassion and loving care of Marie and also to Gerald Robinson DDS.

The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5-7 PM with the funeral service to follow at
7 PM in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel Pastor Bruce Yates officiating. Graveside service and interment 2 PM Thursday in Highland South Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865 865-577-2807. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
[S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 188729276).
[S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name James F. Huffaker
Event Type Marriage Notice
Event Date 11 Mar 1907
Event Place , Knox, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Age 19
Marital Status Married
Birth Year (Estimated) 1888
Spouse's Name Mahalah J. Wright
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1890
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9T4-334K-J?cc=1619127&wc=Q633-M97%3A1589264496%2C1589372280 : 21 December 2016), Knox > Marriage licenses, 1905-1908 > image 577 of 765; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.