Gona Dorsey^[1]

1915 - 2009  (94 years)

• Name	Gona Dorsey
  Born	16 Jan 1915	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	24 Nov 2009	Wellington Place   [4]
  Buried	28 Nov 2009	Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I5786	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Stanburg Dorsey,   b. 9 Dec 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1927  (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Charity Roxie Ogle,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Mar 1976  (Age 81 years)
  Married	, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F634	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Charles W. Hood,   b. Abt 1915  (Age ~ 109 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1935	Greene County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	1. Charles Dorsey Hood,   b. 21 Jul 1937, Kentucky ,   d. 25 Apr 1953, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 15 years)
  Family ID	F156441	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Leon Alexander Holt,   b. 2 Feb 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jan 1960, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Billy Joe Holt,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years)   2. Dr. Shirley Ann Holt
  Family ID	F107250	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jan 1915 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 27 Aug 1935 - Greene County, Tennessee Buried - 28 Nov 2009 - Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke 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: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 236.

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 22 Jan 2000. Esther Holt Hooper obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Gona Darsey Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 09, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Roxy Darsey Head F 39 Tennessee Homer Darsey Son M 16 Tennessee Gona Darsey Daughter F 15 Tennessee May Darsey Daughter F 10 Tennessee Revel Darsey Daughter F 7 Tennessee Leora Webb Niece F 13 Tennessee Curtal Johnson Lodger M 21 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Gona Holt Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 23 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: North Carolina Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Leon Holt Head M 23 Tennessee Gona Holt Wife F 23 North Carolina Billy Joe Holt Son M 0 Tennessee Charles Dorsey Hood Stepson M 2 Kentucky [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 28 Nov 2009. Gona D. Holt , age 94 of Newport passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Wellington Place. She was a lifetime member of Ogle's Chapel Church which was founded by her grandfather. She was preceded in death by her husband Leon A. Holt ; son, Charles Dorsey Hood. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Ann Holt /Hale (Roger Hale); son, Billy J. Holt ; granddaughter, Jane Ann Elrod (Jimmy); great-grandson, Chase Elrod; sister, ReVal Bell along with several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. Funeral services will be 6 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2009 at Brown Funeral Home. The family met at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home to go in procession to Ogle's Chapel Cemetery for a 10:30 a.m. interment with Dr. Charlie Boggan officiating. The family received friends Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Stokely Memorial Library, Children's books. Friends may register online at: www.newportfunerals.com http://www.newportfunerals.com/. Brown Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 48224773). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Chas W Hood Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 27 Aug 1935 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Age: 20 Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Spouse's Name: Cora Dorsey Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159364-763222-14?cc=1619127 : accessed 6 April 2015), 004486580 > image 179 of 701; county courthouses, Tennessee.