Sources |
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 11 Mar 2001.
David Headen Carver, age 86, of Del Rio, died Sunday, March 11, 2001, at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee.
He was an avid farmer, a member of the Farm Bureau, one of the founders of Cocke County Farmers Co-op, and the oldest member of the Brushy Mountain Bear Club. He belonged to the hereford and angus association. He was a very strong Republican and was appointed Colonel Aide De Camp by Governor Don Sundquist. David was a life member of the Board of Directors of the Newport Rescue Squad.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Moore Carver; parents, Elbert and Glennie Carver; brothers, Kyle, Carl, Homer, Dacus and Casey Carver.
He is survived by his daughters, Gail Fancher, of Dandridge, and Brenda C. Jarnigan, of Del Rio; grandchildren, Alicia Payne, of Newport, Allison Hutson, of Newport, David Jarnigan, of Del Rio, Byron Jarnigan, of Newport; great-grandchildren, Alexa Payne, Alex Hutson, Dawson Jarnigan, James Robert Jarnigan, and Danielle Mooneyham; sisters, Delsa Mae Bryant, of Newport, Uvella Baxter, of Orlando, Florida, Dorothy Whittaker, of Jacksonville, Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, at Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Riley Huffstetler and Rev. Ransom Hall officiating, with burial in Union Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Wednesday, at Manes Funeral Home.
For those who wish memorial may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 35, Newport, TN 37822 or Newport Rescue Squad, 111 Underwood Drive, Newport, TN 37821.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 324.
- [S112] Census, 1920.
name: David Carver
residence: , Cocke, Tennessee
estimated birth year: 1915
age: 5
birthplace: Tennessee
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Tennessee
mother's birthplace: Tennessee
film number: 1821733
digital folder number: 4390325
image number: 00370
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Elbert Carver M 31y Tennessee
wife Glennie Carver F 31y Tennessee
son Homer Carver M 10y Tennessee
son Davis Carver M 9y Tennessee
son Casey Carver M 8y Tennessee
son David Carver M 5y Tennessee
dau Envela Carver F 3y6m Tennessee
son Carl Carver M 1y4m Tennessee
son Kyle Carver M 1y9m Tennessee
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
name: M G Proffitt
also known as:
suffix:
event: Marriage
event date: 18 Apr 1908
event place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
gender: Female
spouse: E M Carver
spouse's also known as:
spouse's prefix:
spouse's suffix:
page: 358
|