Oveta Baxter^[1]

1936 - 2016  (79 years)

• Name	Oveta Baxter
  Born	27 Nov 1936
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Aug 2016	Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	23 Aug 2016	Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I76782	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Oku Albert Baxter,   b. 14 May 1914, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 1971  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Pearl Ramsey,   b. 19 Jan 1916, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Oct 1965  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F28303	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Tyrus Brown,   b. 2 Feb 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 21 May 1985  (Age 49 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1958	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Timothy Craig Brown,   b. 31 Jan 1959  (Age 65 years)   2. Anthony Greg Brown,   b. 17 Mar 1961  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F28391	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	David Cureton,   d. Bef 11 Sep 2011
  Married	26 Apr 1990
  Family ID	F28394	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 31 Jan 1958 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 20 Aug 2016 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 23 Aug 2016 - Caton Grove 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 20. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 20 Aug 2016. (November 27, 1936 - August 20, 2016) Oveta Baxter Brown Cureton, age 79, born November 27, 1936, passed away Saturday August 20, 2016 after a long illness, in Knoxville, TN. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who spent a lot of time with the church. She sponsored summer Bible school for many years as this was one of the events she loved. Her career as an Assistant Teacher at Smoky Mountain and Cosby Elementary Schools allowed her to help children learn and grow intellectually. She was preceded in death by: Ty Brown (Husband), David Cureton (Husband), Oku Baxter (Father), Pearl Ramsey Baxter (Mother), and Dorothy Webb (Sister), Cosby TN. She is survived by her sons: Timothy Brown (Donna), Watertown TN and Tony Brown, Knoxville TN; and step daughters: Melissa Helton (Todd), Lenoir City TN and Kathleen Cureton, Florida. Sister: Bobbie Green (Jesse), North Myrtle Beach SC. Brother: Gary Baxter (Robin), Cosby TN. Grand Children: Madison and Tyler Brown, Knoxville TN, and Jacob Helton, Lenoir City TN. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Monday, August 22, 2016 with funeral services following at 7:00pm In Manes Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service is scheduled for 1:00 pm, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Catons Grove Cemetery, Cosby, TN. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Garvers Chapel Baptist Church, Attn: Charlene Stuart, 3818 Holders Grove Rd, Cosby, TN 37722. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 168770173). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Tyrus Brown Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Jan 1958 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 21 Birth Year (Estimated) 1937 Spouse's Name Oveta Baxter Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1937 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61R9-FPN?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-LQ9%3A1589264474%2C1589372883 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > image 636 of 1896; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.