Lela Denton

1900 - 1989  (88 years)

• Name	Lela Denton
  Born	20 Sep 1900	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Jun 1989  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I57501	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Campbell Denton,   b. 18 Dec 1869, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 1933  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Edith Louisa Burchfield,   b. 15 Oct 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Sep 1965  (Age 90 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1890
  Family ID	F21285	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Carroll Caughron,   d. Bef 2 Jun 1989
  Children	1. James D. Caughron   2. John E. Caughron   3. Roibert E. Caughron   4. William C. Caughron, Jr.   5. M. Edith Caughron   6. Mildred H. Caughron
  Family ID	F21291	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Sep 1900 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 188.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 268-62-5322. Issued in Ohio, residing in Lakemore, Summit County, Ohio [S142] Newspaper Article, Akron Beacon Journal (OH), 5 Jun 1989. Lela Caughron, 88, went home suddenly June 2, to be with the Lord. She was born in Sevier County, Tenn., and had lived in Lakemore for 60 years. Mrs. Caughron retired in 1965 from the Edwin Shaw Sanitorium Laundry Department after 35 years service. She was a longtime member of Lakemore United Methodist Church and its Pioneer Class, with more than 50 years of perfect attendance. Preceded in death in 1969 by husband, William C., she is survived by sons, James D., John E. and Robert E., all of the Akron area, William C. Jr. of Lakemore; daughters, M. Edith Donahue and Mildred H. Williams, both of Akron; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Frank Denton of Knoxville, Tenn.; sisters, Nina Leatherwood, Hazel DeLozier and Lucille Howard, all of Sevierville, Tenn. Funeral services Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., at the Lakemore United Methodist Church, 1536 Flickinger Rd., Rev. Rondal P. Hardman and Rev. Lloyd Walker officiating. Burial at Hillside Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 547 Canton Rd., Akron, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday; and one hour prior to service time T Tuesday, at the church. If desired, memorials may be made to the Lakemore United Methodist Church Chapel Fund 1536 Flickinger Rd., Akron 44312. (Hopkins Lawver, AKRON, 733-6271.)