Martha Emmaline Sparks^{[1, 2]}

1917 - 2014  (96 years)

• Name	Martha Emmaline Sparks
  Born	10 Aug 1917	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	22 May 2014	Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	24 May 2014	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I77469	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Isaac Sparks,   b. 9 May 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1958  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Flora Debra Ann Miller,   b. 27 Feb 1887,   d. 13 Sep 1957, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1900/1902
  Family ID	F28604	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Alfred S. Gregg,   b. Abt 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Apr 1995, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	25 Aug 1934	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Vertner Carroll Gregg,   b. 22 Jun 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jul 2009  (Age 73 years)   2. Wilmetta Gregg,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 23 Jul 2009  (Age ~ 71 years) + 3. Harold Eugene Gregg,   b. 20 Jun 1943,   d. 22 Sep 2015  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F126815	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Aug 1917 - Tennessee Married - 25 Aug 1934 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 22 May 2014 - Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 24 May 2014 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson 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), 247, 248. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 3B, 31 Jan 2012. Smoky Mountain Homeplace [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Martha Gregg Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Newport, Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 23 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 15-13 Family Number: 105 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Line Number: 49 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3881 Digital Folder Number: 005461287 Image Number: 00361 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Alfred Gregg M 24 Tennessee Wife Martha Gregg F 23 Tennessee Son Vertner C Gregg M 3 Tennessee Daughter Wilmetta Gregg F 2 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 22 May 2014. (August 10, 1917 - May 22, 2014) Martha Sparks Gregg, age 96, of Newport, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the Newport Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Gregg; son, Vertner Gregg; daughter, Wilmetta Hensley; and parents, Ben and Flora Sparks. She is survived by her son, Harold E. Gregg; grandchildren, Kevin (Misty) Gregg, Alfreda Hooper, Brenda Gregg, Melinda Williams and Angleana Wright; also several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and many other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Friday, May 23, 2014 at Manes Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 24, 2014 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leon Large officiating. Burial will following Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Alfred Gregg Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Aug 1934 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: 18 Birth Year (Estimated): 1916 Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Martha E Sparks Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 291 GS Film number: 1928649 Digital Folder Number: 004485964 Image Number: 00577