Wilma Jean Berrier

1932 - 2017  (84 years)

• Name	Wilma Jean Berrier
  Born	2 Aug 1932	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 13, Blount County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	1 Jan 2017  [2, 3]
  Buried	4 Jan 2017	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I65467	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Rev. Jean Kendell Berrier,   b. 21 Jun 1910, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jul 1991  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Martha Gertrude Kirby,   b. 21 Aug 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jun 1996  (Age 83 years)
  Headstones		Berrier Rev. Jean K. Gertrude M. June 21, 1910 Aug. 21, 1912 July 6, 1991 June 2, 1996 The Lord is my shepherd
  Family ID	F11676	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Billy Gene Rickels,   b. 26 Feb 1932,   d. 13 Apr 1985  (Age 53 years)
  Children	1. Steven Clark Rickels,   b. 18 Apr 1956  (Age 68 years)   2. Donald Eugene Rickels,   b. 5 Jan 1958  (Age 66 years) + 3. Richard Kendell Rickels,   b. 7 Jan 1959  (Age 65 years) + 4. Gregory James Rickels,   b. 21 Sep 1962  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F23985	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Aug 1932 - Tennessee Buried - 4 Jan 2017 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Wilma Jean “Tootsie” Berrier Rickels

  
  

  Videos

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Mountain Press", Gertrude (Kirby) Berrier obitituary. Teresa Anne Huff Rickels, mindseye@chartertn.net, 28 October 2001.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Wilma Jean Berrier Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Uceba, Civil District 13, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1933 Last Place of Residence: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Gene Berrier Head M 29 Tennessee Gertrude Berrier Wife F 27 Tennessee Wilma Jean Berrier Daughter F 7 Tennessee Ray Lee Berrier Son M 5 Tennessee Clara Arminda Berrier Daughter F 2 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6pr2017. Clara (Berrier) Mellon obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 1 Jan 2017. August 2, 1932 - January 1, 2017 Wilma Jean “Tootsie” Berrier Rickels, age 84 of Seymour, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Jean was a member of Valley Grove Baptist Church where she worked in the daycare for 30 years. She was known as “Miss Jean”. Jean was a dedicated VOL and Lady Vols Fan. She was a loving mother and Mamaw. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Rickels, her parents Rev. Jean & Gertrude Berrier, and her bothers, Ray Lee “Pete” Berrier and Grant Lincoln “Joe” Berrier, and her brothers-in-law, Bill Mellon, Kenneth & (wife) Lucille Rickels, W. L. “Junior” Rickels, and Herbert Rickels. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law: Steve & Jodie Rickels, Donald Rickels, Richard & Teresa Rickels, and Greg & Karen Rickels; grandchildren: David & Anna Rickels, William Rickels, Whitney & Ronnie Hanline, Derrick & Alli Rickels; Sister, Clara Mellon; sisters-in-law: Dolly Berrier, Doris Berrier, and Pat Rickels Dampman; Brother-in law: Harold & (wife) Dee Rickels and several loving nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm with a Celebration of Life service to follow at 7:00pm at Valley Grove Baptist Church, 9000 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920. Rev. Matthew Hampton and Rev. Keith Vaughan will be officiating. Family and friends will meet Wednesday, January 4th at Berry Highland South Cemetery for a 10:00am interment service. Online condolences may be offered at www.berryhighlandsouth.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 174826411).