Merlie Magdalene Parton^[1]

1921 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Merlie Magdalene Parton
  Born	13 Mar 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	1 Jul 2015  [3]
  Buried	5 Jul 2015	Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I81634	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Phillip Filmore Parton,   b. 15 Jun 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jan 1971  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Susie Arlena Ogle,   b. Jul 1899, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 5 Jan 2007  (Age ~ 107 years)
  Family ID	F1060	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elmer Clinton Ball,   b. 1 Oct 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Oct 1969  (Age 55 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1938	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Clifford L. Ball,   b. 30 Apr 1942,   bur. Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee + 2. Kenneth Ray "Ray" Ball,   b. 1944  (Age 80 years) + 3. Earl Ball + 4. Lilly Pauline Ball   5. Phillys Ball + 6. Peggie Ball
  Family ID	F29959	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Mar 1921 - Tennessee Married - 2 Apr 1938 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 5 Jul 2015 - Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Jo Ann Parton Schimmel submission Merlie Parton Ball, Virgie Hattie Ogle Parton and Lillie Parton Hamb
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Jo Ann Schimmel, SchimmelJo@aol.com, 20 September 2000.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Murley Parton Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 17, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1921 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Enumeration District Number: 20 Family Number: 137 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Line Number: 99 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 01003 Household Gender Age Parent Phillip Parton M 31 Parent Lucie Parton F 29 Maragrett Parton F 65 Lillie E Parton F 11 Murley Parton F 9 Eugine Gibson M 1 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Mary M Ball Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 19 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): 1921 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Elmer C Ball Head M 25 Tennessee Mary M Ball Wife F 19 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 1 Jul 2015. March 13, 1921 - July 1, 2015 Resided in Gatlinburg, TN Merlie Magdalene Parton Ball, age 94 of Gatlinburg, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was the last living member of the Copeland Creek Community in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. In her 94 years she went from a child riding horseback to Facebook. She was a member of Rocky Grove Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Elmer Ball; parents, Phillip and Susie Arlena Ogle Parton; sister, Lillie Parton Hamb; brothers, Eugene Parton; grandson, Clayton Ball; great-granddaughter, Maggie Lloyd; daughters-in-law, Maggie Ball and Dean Ball; son-in-law, Don McCreary. Merlie is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Clifford Ball (Brenda Voigts) of Cosby, Ray (Gaynell) Ball of Gatlinburg and Earl Ball of Gatlinburg; Daughters and sons-in-law, Pauline McCreary of Gatlinburg, Phyllis (Gene) Lunsford of Cosby, Peggy (Jeff) Mountcastle of Gatlinburg; Grandchildren, Wayne Ball (Shawna Worley) of Cosby, Bobby Ball of Kodak, Lianne (Greg) Borden of MO, Dianne (James) Clevenger of MO, David (Annette) Ball of Cosby, Terry (April) Ball of Sevierville, Karen (Scott) Jay of MO, Angie (Brad) Rogers of Cosby, Lisa Ball (John Manning) of Gatlinburg, Susie (Stephen) Swann of Cosby, Lorrie (John) Tuck of FL, Wilma Ball (John Norris) of Cosby, Shanna (Jason) Lane of Cosby, Jessica Lloyd (Justin Newman) of Sevierville, Jordan Mountcastle (Lacey Madden) of Gatlinburg, Chris Voigts, Sarah Voigts; Great-grandchildren, Matthew Ball, Dakota Ball, Taylor and Trinity Young, Caelan Ball, Jacob and Rylee Ball, Trey Franklin, Grace and Justice Jay, Savanna Rogers (Hayden Peachey), Corey Swann (Kalionna Porter), Andrew and Caden Swann, Luke and Clover Tuck, Destiny Daniels, Hope and Faith Brady, Skyler Livingston, Naomi, Rylan and Abel Mountcastle, Jessica, Whitney and Jagen Webb; Great-great-grandson, Broten Fleenor; Sister-in-law, Nell Ball; brothers-in-law, Clyde Ball and Delmer Ball; several nieces and nephews; Special sons-in-law, Gene Lunsford, Don McCreary and Jeff Mountcastle; special friends, Dianna Brown, Tina Ellison, Dustin Barger, Kayla Dean, Marina Allen, Evelyn Hannah, Bill and Angie Templin; and Merlie's church family. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Dr. Janet Purkey and Dr. Amy Barnett. Funeral service 2 PM Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Swann and Rev. Clifford Ball officiating. Interment will follow in Webb's Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-8 PM Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 148568953). [S129] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1914-1944, Volume II, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-4.