Robbie T. McMahan^[1]

1920 - 2011  (90 years)

• Name	Robbie T. McMahan
  Born	10 Jun 1920	Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Mar 2011	Kingston of Vermilion   [2]
  Buried	15 Mar 2011	Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, Ohio
  Person ID	I76980	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Wesley McMahan,   b. 27 Aug 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 May 1974  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Stella Lee Green,   b. 28 Mar 1898, Hartford, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Sep 1981, Amherst, Ohio  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1918
  Family ID	F28010	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Frank Sparks,   d. Bef 9 Mar 2011
  Children	1. Hazel McMahan,   d. Bef 9 Mar 2011   2. Betty McMahan   3. Grace McMahan   4. Roberta McMahan   5. Debra McMahan   6. Stella McMahan   7. Iva McMahan
  Family ID	F116161	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jun 1920 - Cosby, 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), 178. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 15 Mar 2011. Robbie T. Sparks (nee McMahan), age 90, of Elyria, OH, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at the Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. She was born June 10, 1920, in Cosby, TN and had been a resident of Lorain County, OH for 59 years. Robbie was a factory worker as well as a cook in the restaurant business. She was a member of the Toledo Road Church of Christ in Lorain. Robbie enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, flowers, and spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents John W. and Stella Lee (Green) McMahan; husband Frank Sparks, daughter Hazel Boyce, four brothers: Shellah, Honard, Gene, and John McMahan, Jr. and two sisters: Alberta Cook and Ellen Hill. Survivors include her daughters Betty (Mitchel) Dutton of Elyria; Grace Parker of Elyria; Roberta (Eddie) Wiley of Vermilion; Debra (Roger) Adkins of Lorain; Stella Dickens of Elyria; and Iva (Jeff, deceased) Pratt of Grafton; secondary family Lorraine Miller, Dana (Ken) Auble, and Michelle (Damian) Roberts; 18 grandchildren and many great- and great-great-grandchildren; brother Arnold McMahan; and sister Flora Boyce, both of Elyria. Additional survivors include scores of nieces and nephews living in Cocke County. The family would like to extend special thanks to New Life Hospice and to Jerri and Bonnie for their love and support. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Wyers Funeral Chapel, 2900 North Ridge Road, Sheffield Township, OH with Evangelist Bob Eddy of the Toledo Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, OH. Arrangements by Wyers Funeral Chapel