Bertha Irene Gibson^[1]

1913 - 2003  (89 years)

• Name	Bertha Irene Gibson
  Born	18 Aug 1913	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 8, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	21 Mar 2003	Ft. Sanders Sevier County Hospital   [3, 4]
  Buried	Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I57714	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 May 2016

  
  

  Father	John Pleas Gibson,   b. 22 Oct 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Dec 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ellen England,   b. 9 Aug 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Apr 1975  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1904	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F21353	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Henry George Ricketts,   b. 25 Apr 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 1978  (Age 70 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1931	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Virginia Catherine "Cathy" Ricketts,   b. 26 Aug 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 20 May 2016  (Age 83 years) + 2. Henry George "H. G." Ricketts,   b. 7 Sep 1934, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Apr 2016, Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F21355	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Aug 1913 - Tennessee Married - 20 Nov 1931 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 206.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Carroll McMahan [cmcmahan@scoc.org], 14 Jul 2008. [S112] Census, 1940. Name Irene Ricket Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 28 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1912 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Henry Ricket Head M 32 Tennessee Irene Ricket Wife F 28 Tennessee Catherine Ricket Daughter F 7 Tennessee H G Ricket Son M 5 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 24 Mar 2003. RICKETTS, IRENE G. - age 89 of Knoxville, passed away March 21, 2003 at Ft. Sanders Sevier Co. Hospital. She was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church for 67 years. Preceded in death by husband, Henry G. Ricketts parents, John & Ellen Gibson brother, Marshall Gibson sister, Lela Simms. Survived by son & daughter in law, H.G. & Evelyn Ricketts daughter & son in law, Catherine & Bill Testerman very special friend, Mary Francis "Martin" Gilliland 5 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren 3 great-great grandchildren several nieces & nephews. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Weaver's Chapel with the service to follow at 8 p.m. Reverends Mike Higgins & Dewey Cooper officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Piney Grove Cemetery for an 11 a.m. graveside service. Grandsons & great grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Weaver Funeral Home, 5815 Western Ave. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 411-44-7825. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Henry Ricketts Event Type Marriage Event Date 20 Nov 1931 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Irene Gibson Spouse's Gender Female