Margaret Doris Powers^[1]

1909 - 1999  (90 years)

• Name	Margaret Doris Powers
  Born	3 Mar 1909	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	14 Oct 1999	Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	17 Oct 1999	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I74813	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Frank Powers,   b. 13 Sep 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jun 1956, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Nancy "Nannie" Barger,   b. 21 Mar 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Feb 1969  (Age 82 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1904	Rhea County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F169957	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Chester Forrest Brooks,   b. 4 Jul 1906, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Oct 1978  (Age 72 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1928
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Betty Jean Brooks,   b. 16 Nov 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Aug 2016, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)   2. Virginia Ruth Brooks,   b. 13 Dec 1931,   d. Sep 1932  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F27742	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Mar 1909 - Tennessee Died - 14 Oct 1999 - Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Oct 1999 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 35, 108. [S112] Census, 1940. Name Doris Brooks Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Newport, Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 31 Marital Status Divorced Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1909 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Frank Powers Head M 60 Tennessee Nannie Powers Wife F 51 Tennessee Crawford Powers Son M 34 Tennessee Doris Brooks Daughter F 31 Tennessee Betty Jean Brooks Granddaughter F 11 Tennessee Morgan Barger Nephew M 22 Tennessee [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 17 Aug 2016. Betty Jean Brooks French obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 15 Oct 1999. Margaret "Doris" Brooks , 90, of the Chestnut Hill Community, Dandridge, died Thursday, October 14, at Baptist Hospital of Cocke County following a long illness. She was the widow of Chester F. Brooks and was preceded in death by her mother and father, Frank and Nannie Powers; and daughter, Virginia Ruth Brooks . She was a member of the Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Martha Dandridge Chapter #438 Order of the Eastern Star, and the Holiday Rambler Campers Club. Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Shirley French of Dandridge; grandchildren, Mike, Debra, Pat, Barry, Shirley Jean, and Tim; eight great-grandchildren; and sister, Mildred Park of Clinton. Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Saturday at Farrar's Dandridge chapel with Rev. Lisa Stone officiating. Interment graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2146 Chestnut Hill Church Rd., Dandridge, TN 37725. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday evening prior to services at Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge. Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge, is in charge. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 15337540). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Nannie Barger Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Dec 1904 Event Place Rhea, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name Frank Powers Page 144