John Rimel^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 1976  (65 years)

• Name	John Rimel
  Born	29 Mar 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	2 Apr 1976  [4]
  Buried	Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I4806	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	William M. Rimel,   b. 1 Apr 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 1956  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Betsy Evaline "Eva" Frye,   b. 26 Jan 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jan 1979  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1910
  Family ID	F37445	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Maggie Lela Huskey,   b. 12 Jan 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Sep 1996, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1935	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. John Allen Rimel,   b. 10 Jul 1937, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Feb 2011, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years) + 2. Bobby Joe Rimel,   b. 12 Jul 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 2012  (Age 73 years) + 3. David Walter Rimel,   b. 28 Mar 1943  (Age 81 years)   4. Linda Frances Rimel,   b. 10 Sep 1944  (Age 80 years)   5. Larry Rimel
  Headstones		Rimel John Maggie H. Mar. 29, 1911 Jan. 12, 1912 Apr. 2, 1976 Sept. 24, 1986 Peace in the valley
  Family ID	F621	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Mar 1911 - Tennessee Married - 11 Dec 1935 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 228.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 317. [S106] The Mountain Press, 23 Apr 2010. Bridge named in honor of John Rimel By DEREK HODGES SEVIERVILLE — Current county leaders paid tribute to one who held their post several decades ago when they voted unanimously Monday evening to name a bridge on Valley View Road in memory of the late John Rimel. Rimel served as a county commissioner for 12 years before filling the post as superintendent of the county’s road department. The overpass that will henceforth bear his name is one the Wears Valley resident traveled often and leads to the cemetery where he is buried. “This is a great honor for a man who served the people of this county well,” County Mayor Larry Waters said. Waters presented several members of Rimel’s family with a copy of the proclamation dedicating the bridge in his memory. “John Rimel served his fellow citizens with integrity and generosity as a former superintendent of the Sevier County Highway Department,” the document reads. “John Rimel greatly improved the transportation system and made a positive impact on the citizens of Sevier County as Sevier County highway superintendent.” According to current Superintendent Jonas Smecler, Rimel is credited with undertaking major road projects in the Seymour and Wears Valley areas. A sign will be put up to denote the “John Rimel Memorial Bridge,” a span across Cove Creek in Wears Valley. [S112] Census, 1940. Name John Remel Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 29 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Brother-In-Law Relationship to Head of Household Brother-in-law Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1911 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Omer Huskey Head M 30 Tennessee Hazel Huskey Wife F 25 Tennessee Ada Huskey Daughter F 9 Tennessee Alda Huskey Daughter F 7 Tennessee John Remel Brother-in-law M 29 Tennessee Maggie Remel Sister-in-law F 28 Tennessee John A Remel Nephew M 2 Tennessee Bobby J Remel Nephew M 1 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 2 Apr 1976. Rimel, John March 29, 1911 Tn April 2, 1976 Spouse: Huskey, Maggie Father: Rimel, Will Mother: Frye, Eva Sons: Allen, Joe, David, Larry Daughters: Mrs. Winfred Conatser [Linda] Cemetery: Valley View Brothers: Ray, Claude, George, Edward, Dot & Clarence Cooper Sisters: Mrs. Hazel Huskey, Mrs. Kathy Rimel Wilburn [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 674. [S58] Marriage Certificate. RIMEL, JOHN HUSKEY, MAGGIE 1935-12-11