Selma McGaha

1926 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Selma McGaha
  Born	8 Jan 1926	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	3 Feb 2017  [2]
  Buried	6 Feb 2017	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I447510	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Isaac Berlison McGaha,   b. 3 Jan 1894, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Jul 1955, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Bessie Mayvelle Lunsford,   b. 11 Aug 1902, Madison County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 May 1959, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 56 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1919	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F154794	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Claude Norton,   b. 22 Apr 1926,   d. 17 Mar 2005, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1946	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Gary Norton   2. Jerry Lynn Norton   3. Carolyn Norton + 4. Brenda Sue Norton
  Family ID	F179739	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Minnis Doyle Lee Wilds,   b. 15 Apr 1916,   d. 29 May 2003, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F179738	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jan 1926 - Tennessee Married - 12 Feb 1946 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 6 Feb 2017 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson 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: Selma Mcgaha Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 1, Cocke, 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 Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Isaac Mcgaha Head Male 48 North Carolina Bessie Mcgaha Wife Female 38 North Carolina Helen Mcgaha Daughter Female 18 Tennessee Evelyn Mcgaha Daughter Female 17 Tennessee Selma Mcgaha Daughter Female 14 Tennessee Robert Mcgaha Son Male 10 Tennessee Dollie Mae Mcgaha Daughter Female 9 Tennessee Edward Mcgaha Son Male 3 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 3 Feb 2017. January 08, 1926 - February 03, 2017 Selma Wilds, age 91, of Newport, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017. She attended Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Wilds; parents, Bud and Bessie McGaha; brother, Edward McGaha; sister, Helen Pierce, Evelyn Sisk and Dolly Holt; granddaughter, Angela Hutson; step-daughter, Sharon Wilds Jones; and son-in-law, Earl Hutson. She is survived by her sons, Gary (Brenda) Norton of Baxter, Tennessee and Jerry (Deb) Norton of Newport; daughters, Carolyn Wheeler of Newport and Brenda Hutson of Newport; step-children, Kevin (Rhonda) Wilds of Newport, Bill (Pat) Wilds of Newport, and Bob Wilds of Jamestown, Tennessee; several grandchildren; great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 7:00 pm Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Norton and Rev. Ben Hull officiating. Burial will be held at 11:00 am Monday, February 6, 2017 at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Sunday prior to funeral service. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 176005560). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Isaac Mcgaha Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 27 Jun 1919 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Bessie Lunsford [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Claude Norton Event Type Marriage Event Date 12 Feb 1946 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 19 Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Spouse's Name Silma Mcgaha Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Page 436 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3F3-YL?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21P%3A1589264474%2C1589372863 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1939-1946, vol 26-27 > image 641 of 736; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.