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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 35.
- [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 22 Oct 2009.
Darius Henry Miller obituary
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 25 Aug 2011.
(October 26, 1927 - August 25, 2011)
Elizabeth Josephine (Betty Jo) Miller, age 83, of Newport passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at here home. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, and had retired from Cocke County School System. She was preceded in death by husband, Darius Miller. She is survived by her daughters, Vera Watson and husband, John of Maryville and Beth Brown and husband, Steve of Elizabethton; grand-daughter Brittany Hickman and husband, Corey of Newport and grand-son, John Scott of Johnson City. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday, August 28, 2011at the First United Methodist Church Chapel with Marta Cogburn and Rick Spell officiating with entombment to follow in Resthaven Memorial Mausoleum. Family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Sunday, August 28, 2011 prior to the funeral at the First United Methodist Church Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Stokely Memorial Library Genealogy Fund at 383 East Broadway, Newport, TN 37821 or the First United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund at 212 Washington Avenue, Newport, TN 37821. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 26 Aug 2011.
Betty Jo Miller, retired educator and civic leader, dies at 83
Author: Duay O'Neil
NEWPORT-Betty Jo Miller, noted educator and civic leader, died at her College Street home late Thursday night after a long period of declining health. She was 83.
Born at the home of her grandparents in the Bat Harbor community on Oct. 26, 1927, she was the older of two daughters of Cecil and Vera (Brooks) Winter. Following the death of their mother six years later, Miller and her younger sister Nancy Ruth were reared by their aunts Bernice (Aunt B) and Josephine (Aunt Jo) Brooks.
Both aunts were teachers at the time, but following Mrs. Winter's death, Miss Bernice Brooks left the profession to stay at home with her nieces. The early education Miller received from her aunts allowed her to skip first grade and begin her formal education as a second grader at Mountain View School, a short distance from the family home.
She later entered Cocke County High School during World War II and graduated in 1944 after three years of study.
Her proficient typing skills earned her a clerical job in Oak Ridge working on the Manhattan Project. However, because she wasn't legally old enough to be employed there, the management changed the date of her birth on her birth certificate to comply with regulations.
For more details, please see the latest edition of the Newport Plain Talk.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Daruis Miller
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Event: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Jun 1950
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: 1927
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Spouse: Elizabeth Josephine Winter
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Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1928
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Film Number: 1928652
Digital Folder Number: 4485967
Image Number: 00315
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