Jessie Ray Stokely^[1]

1940 - 2007  (67 years)

• Name	Jessie Ray Stokely
  Born	2 Mar 1940	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 2007	Roane Medical Center, Harriman, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	27 Dec 2007	Roane Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I91845	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Milford Stokely,   b. 15 Mar 1917, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Feb 1969, Houston Valley  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Carrie Evelyn James,   b. 8 Feb 1920,   d. 15 Oct 1950  (Age 30 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1939
  Family ID	F33555	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Christina
  Married	Abt 1968
  Family ID	F87155	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Mar 1940 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 27 Dec 2007 - Roane Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 251. [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 26 Dec 2007. Stokely, Mr. Jessie "Ray" - age 67, of Harriman, TN went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 23, 2007 in the Roane Medical Center, Harriman. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Evans Mortuary in Rockwood with Rev. Waylon Payne and Rev. David Tapp officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow in the Roane Memorial Gardens in Rockwood. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 26 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Evans Mortuary. An online register is available at www.evansmortuary.net. [S142] Newspaper Article, 23 Dec 2007. Mr. Jessie “Ray” Stokely, age 67, of Harriman, TN went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 23, 2007 in the Roane Medical Center, Harriman. He was born March 2, 1940 in Cocke County, TN. Mr. Stokely was a retired Police Officer and Police Chief with the Harriman Police Department and was also a retired auto technician with Firestone in Farragut. Mr. Stokely was a Christian and of the Baptist faith and attended the Lee Village Baptist Church in Harriman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Milford & Carrie Stokely; and brother, Robert Stokely, formerly of Traveler’s Rest, SC. Survivors include: Loving wife of 39 years: Christina Stokely of Harriman, TN Precious Pets: Missy & Travis Brother & Sister-in-law: William A. & Dianne Stokely of Spartanburg, SC Sister: Sadie Louise Sutton of Newport, TN 8 Nieces and Nephews Special Friends & Caregivers: Nancy & Jerry Harkins of Kingston, TN Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Evans Mortuary with Rev. Waylon Payne and Rev. David Tapp officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow in the Roane Memorial Gardens in Rockwood. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 26, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Evans Mortuary.