Viola Joyce Bohanon b. 18 Jul 1921 d. 10 Jun 2003: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

1921 - 2003 (81 years)

Name	Viola Joyce Bohanon
Born	18 Jul 1921
Gender	Female
Died	10 Jun 2003 [1]
Buried	13 Jun 2003	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
Person ID	I58273	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
Last Modified	12 Jun 2003

Father	George Bohannon, b. 30 Mar 1892, Tennessee , d. 29 Jan 1933 (Age 40 years)
Mother	Arminda Huskey, b. 16 Aug 1897, Tennessee , d. 19 Feb 1985 (Age 87 years)
Family ID	F971	Group Sheet

Family Verless "Red" Burkett, b. 8 Nov 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee , d. 3 Apr 2005, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (Age 87 years)

Married 21 Aug 1937 Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes

25095 VIRLIS BURKETT VIOLA BOHANAN

Children

	1. Robert Lee Burkette, b. 1938 (Age 86 years)
	2. Roy Burkette, b. 1939, d. See Notes
	3. Betty Ann Burkette, b. 1940, d. See Notes
+	4. Pauline Burkett, b. 3 Oct 1941, d. 8 Apr 2011, LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee (Age 69 years)
+	5. Harley Elmar Burkett, b. 16 Mar 1943, d. 10 Apr 1982, Knox County, Tennessee (Age 39 years)
+	6. Mary Burkette, b. Feb 1945 (Age ~ 79 years)
+	7. Martha Burkette, b. Feb 1945 (Age ~ 79 years)
+	8. Helen Burkette, b. 4 Jul 1946 (Age 78 years)
+	9. Lillie Mable Burkette, b. 1947 (Age 77 years)
+	10. David Burkette, b. 1950 (Age 74 years)
+	11. Ernest "Ernie" Burkette, b. 1952 (Age 72 years)
+	12. Ray Bruce Burkette, b. 1954 (Age 70 years)
+	13. John Russell Burkett, b. 5 May 1955 (Age 69 years)
+	14. Blanche Lavana Burkette, b. 21 Aug 1957, Sevier County, Tennessee , d. 19 Mar 2011 (Age 53 years)
+	15. Della Rose Burkett, b. 2 Apr 1960, Sevier County, Tennessee , d. 13 Jul 2012 (Age 52 years)
	16. James Edward Burkette, b. 1961 (Age 63 years)

Family ID F21537 Group Sheet

Event Map

	Married - 21 Aug 1937 - Sevier County, Tennessee
	Buried - 13 Jun 2003 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee

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Notes
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 166.

Sources

[S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 20 Jun 2003.
Viola Joyce Burkett, age 81, of Gatlinburg, TN., went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 10, 2003.

She was a member of Oldhams Creek Baptist Church.Viola was preceded in death by her parents, George and Arminda Huskey Bohanan; children, Roy Burkett, Betty Burkett and Harley Burkett; brothers, Orville Bohanan and Lonnie Bohanan; sister, Mamie Ogle.

Viola is survived by her devoted and loving husband, Verless Burkett; children, Robert Burkett and wife, Irene of Gatlinburg, TN., Pauline Ogle and husband, Thomas of Kodak, TN., Mary Loveday and husband, Glenn of Sevierville, TN., Martha Hurst and husband, Gary of Sevierville, TN., Helen Blalock and husband, Dwight of Sevierville, TN., Lillie Whaley and husband, James of Maryville, TN., David Burkett and wife, Teresa of Gatlinburg, TN., Earnie Burkett and wife, Susan of Sevierville, TN., Ray Burkett and wife, Joyce of Gatlinburg, TN., John Burkett and wife Jamie of Gatlinburg, TN., Blanch Teague of Gatlinburg, TN., Della Hodges and husband, Lee of Kodak, TN., James Burkett of Gatlinburg, TN.; brothers ; Harold Ownby and wife, Laura of Gatlinburg, TN.; sisters, Ruth Maples of Knoxville, TN., Pauline Cardwell of FL. Mrs. Burkett will be greatly missed by numerous Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren, and Great, Great Grandchildren.

The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2003 at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday June 13, 2003 in Rawlings Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dee Wilson and Rev. Jerry Colbert officiating. Interment will follow the service in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens in Pigeon Forge. Condolences may be sent to the family via our website.