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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 139, 143, 144.
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Newell Hooper
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 04, Cocke, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
District: 0009
Household ID: 1
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Line Number: 4
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2238
GS Film number: 2341972
Digital Folder Number: 4548152
Image Number: 00169
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ben W Hooper M 59 Tennessee
Wife Anna B Hooper F 54 Tennessee
Son Ben J Hooper M 25 Tennessee
Daughter Newell Hooper F 13 Tennessee
Son Lemual Hooper M 18 Tennessee
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Newell Hurd
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Civil District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
District: 15-9
Family Number: 29
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 47
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3881
Digital Folder Number: 005461287
Image Number: 00235
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ben W Hooper M 69 Tennessee
Wife Anna B Hooper F 66 Tennessee
Son-in-law Edward F Hurd M 32 Tennessee
Daughter Newell Hurd F 23 Tennessee
Granddaughter Jane Randrow Hurd F 3 Tennessee
Granddaughter Francis Mae Hurd F 1 Tennessee
Granddaughter Newell Sandra Hurd F 0 Tennessee
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 6 Jun 2010.
(November 9, 1916 - June 6, 2010)
Newell Sanders (Hooper) Hurd passed away Sunday night , June 6, 2010, at Cocke County Convalescent Center at the age of 93 after a period of declining health. The daughter of Governor Ben Walter Hooper and his wife, the former Annabelle Jones, she was born in Newport on November 9, 1916 at the family home after her father had fulfilled his term as Tennessee’s governor. The family later moved to Chicago after her father accepted a position as Chairman of the U. S. Railroad Labor Board and it was here that she began her education. Following the family’s return to Cocke County in 1925, she continued her studies at Newport Grammar School and Cocke County High School. On March 11, 1935, she married Edward Floyd Hurd, a young attorney who came to Newport in 1931 to practice law with Dooley McSween and George R. Shepherd. The couple became the parents of four daughters. In 1936, she was the second Bristol Virginia-Tennessee Dogwood Festival Queen. She was also a charter member of the Newport Clifton Club and of the William Cocke Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Many teenagers of the 1950s-1960s will remember her as a teacher of ballroom dancing. She was also a Brownie Scout leader in the 1950s. For many years, she was an active member of First Baptist Church of Newport. In 1969 she was confirmed in the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation and was a devoted member as long as her health permitted. She served on the church’s Mission Council on more than one occasion. She will be remembered as a gracious hostess who welcomed countless groups and individuals to her home in Carson Springs. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one sister Anna B. (Hooper) Phillips and three brothers Ben Jones Hooper, James Randolph Hooper, and Lemuel Washington “Tige” Hooper. Survivors include her daughters Jane (Hurd) Ferree, Glendale Springs, NC; Frances (Hurd) Mullen and husband Maxwell, Newport; Sandra (Hurd) Scott and husband Stan, Nashville; and Annabelle H. Hurd, Hendersonville, NC; twelve grandchildren and their spouses: Alan and Michelle Christner, Louisville,KY; Edward and Charity Christner, St. Petersburg, FL.; Richard and Tracey Christner, St. Petersburg, FL; Pam Christner, St. Petersburg, FL; Bert and Janie Mullen, Newport; Missy and Shannon Howard, Louisville,TN; Betsy Bowman, Kiser,OR; Syd and Linda Bowman, Hendersonville, TN; Martha and Marcus Brown, Fairview,TN; Annabelle and Fritz Leonard, Castle Rock,CO; Allison Buchanan, Philadelphia,PA; and Ben Buchanan, Seattle, WA; and seventeen great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include one sister Janella (Hooper) Carpenter of Newport; several nieces and nephews including Randolph and Karen Hooper, Ben W. and Patsy Hooper II, and Jan Carpenter, and a special cousin Christine (Jones) Valentine, all of Newport; numerous other cousins and countless friends. Funeral services for Newell Sanders (Hooper) Hurd will be held Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 304 Cosby Road, Newport. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00- 11:00 a.m. prior to the services. Memorial gifts may be made to the church or to Library Friends, 383 East Broadway, Newport, TN 37821 or Charity of Your Choice. Family and friends may sign guest register online at: www.manesfunerlhome.com Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 8 Jun 2010.
Newell Hurd dies at 93
Author: Duay O'Neil
NEWPORT-Funeral services for the youngest child of Tennessee Gov. Ben W. Hooper are scheduled for Wednesday, June 9, at 11 a.m. at Episcopal Church of the Annunciation.
Newell Sanders Hooper Hurd died late Sunday, June 6, 2010, at Baptist Convalescent Center after a period of declining health. She was 93.
The daughter of Gov. Hooper and his wife, the former Annabelle Jones, she was born November 9, 1916 in the family's Newport home after her father had served two terms (1911-1915) as Tennessee's governor. She was named for her father's political ally Newell Sanders.
In 1920, after President Warren G. Harding appointed her father Chairman of the U. S. Railroad Labor Board in Chicago, she and her family moved to Illinois where she began her education.
They returned to Newport in the mid-1920s, and she continued her studies at Newport Grammar School and Central High School (now Cocke County High School).
After coming back to Tennessee, the Hoopers moved into a farmhouse in Carson Springs and her father resumed his law practice.
As a pre-teen, Newell became her father's driver, chauffeuring him from the family's home to his Newport office on a daily basis. On one occasion, the two escaped serious injuries when a chicken flew into the open-topped vehicle as they were coming into town.
On March 11, 1935, she married Edward Floyd Hurd, a young attorney who came to Newport in 1931 to practice law with Dooley McSween and George R. Shepherd.
The next year she was named the second Bristol Virginia-Tennessee Dogwood Festival Queen.
The Hurds became the parents of four daughters: Jane, Frances, Sandra, and Annabelle. 1950s-1960s, she was involved in their activities and at one time was a Brownie Scout leader.
She also taught ballroom dancing to a generation of Cocke County teenagers of the same era.
Her civic contributions included charter membership in The Clifton Club and William Cocke Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
A member of several early Tennessee families, she was a descendant of Major William Robinson, Judge James Randolph, and Samuel Chandler Jones, all of whom were leading Cocke County citizens in the 19th century.
Her grandfather, Benjamin D. Jones, was the president of the first bank in Cocke County and co-owner of the Newport Mill. He and his wife, the former Townzella Jane Randoph, built Elm Hill, the large brick home featuring a cupola and overlooking Newport, in 1885.
For many years she was an active member of First Baptist Church of Newport. In 1969, she was confirmed into membership in Episcopal Church of the Annunciation and served on the church's Mission Council on more than one occasion.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers.
In addition to her daughters, her immediate survivors include twelve grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. One sister, Janella Hooper Carpenter, age 101, also survives.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 53028186).
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