Viva Ruth Finchum^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 2001  (80 years)

• Name	Viva Ruth Finchum
  Born	29 Aug 1921
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Oct 2001	Baptist Hospital of Knoxville   [3, 4]
  Buried	4 Oct 2001	Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I85609	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Herman Delozier Finchum,   b. 29 Dec 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 25 May 1975  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Eva Gann,   b. 24 Jan 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Dec 1976  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F31296	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Paul Lee "Marcel" Ledbetter,   b. 16 Dec 1921, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Feb 2011, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1941	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Roy Ledbetter   2. Larry P. Ledbetter,   b. 15 Feb 1953,   d. 17 Nov 2014, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years)   3. Marie Ledbetter
  Family ID	F31297	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 9 Feb 1941 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 4 Oct 2001 - Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 11 Jan 2001. Pearlie Finchum Patterson obituary [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 15 Feb 2011. Paul Lee "Marcel" Ledbetter obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 3 Oct 2001. LEDBETTER , VIVA RUTH - age 80 of Dandridge (Peidmont Community) passed away Monday morning October 1, 2001 at Baptist Hospital of Knoxville following an extended illness. She was a member of the Green Hill Baptist Church. Preceded in death by parents, Herman and Eva Gann Finchum; grandson, Ritchie Baxter; sisters, Pearl Patterson, Blanche Maples, Imogene Kerr and Bonnie Hatcher; brothers, Raymond and J.D. Finchum. Survivors: devoted husband of 62 years, Paul Lee Ledbetter ; children, daughter & son in law, Marie and John W. Ellison of Jefferson City; devoted son, Larry Ledbetter ; son & daughter in law, Roy and Judy Ledbetter all of Dandridge; grandchildren, Jason and Jessica Ledbetter , Randy Baxter, Stacey & Jeff Loy all of Dandridge; 5 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews and a host of close friends. Funeral services Wednesday 8 p.m. at Farrar Jefferson City Chapel with Rev. Herman Helton officiating. Interment graveside services Thursday 10:30 a.m. at Jefferson Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening 6-8 p.m. at Farrar Funeral Home, Jefferson City. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 408-44-8181. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Paul Ledbetter Event Type Marriage Event Date 09 Feb 1941 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 20 Birth Year (Estimated) 1921 Spouse's Name Viva Ruth Finchum Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1922 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-P64W?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1NX%3A1589264711%2C1589374586 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1937-1941, vol 25-26 > image 645 of 681; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.