Matilda Emma "Tilda" Knight^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1917 - 2009  (~ 92 years)

• Name	Matilda Emma "Tilda" Knight
  Born	Abt 1917	Pittman Center, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Jun 2009  [3]
  Buried	29 Jun 2009	Stock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I142968	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Samuel Lee Knight,   b. 30 May 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Feb 1955  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Nancy Florence Ogle,   b. 13 Jun 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Aug 1955  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1902
  Family ID	F1064	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rev. Dot Burl "DB" Spence,   b. 26 Sep 1911,   d. 19 Feb 1972, Monroe Country, Tennessee  (Age 60 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1934	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Bobbie Jean Spence + 2. Nellie Mae Spence,   b. Abt 1937,   d. 1 May 2016, Island Home Health and Rehabilitation Center  (Age ~ 79 years)   3. Emily Spence   4. Dorothy Spence   5. Jim Spence
  Family ID	F53155	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 4 Mar 1934 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 29 Jun 2009 - Stock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 2 Aug 1955. Nancy Florence Knight obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 May 1982. Levie Arthur "Tock" Knight obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 25 Jun 2009. Spence, Tilda Emma Knight, age 92, of Knoxville, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Thursday, June 25, 2009. Emma was born and raised in Pittman Center, and was an avid genealogist and member of First Families of Tennessee. She was an active member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church and was very thankful for the love of all who visited and prayed for her when she became homebound. She served over 6000 hours volunteering at UT Medical Center Gift Shop always glad to see her many hospital friends visit when she became ill. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Dot Burl “DB” Spence; parents, Lee and Nancy (Ogle) Knight; sisters: Mary Parrott, Lillie Knight, Bibbie Knight; brothers: Len, Crockett, Rex, and Arthur “Tock” Knight; sons-in-law: Gene Smelcer and Don Holland; grandsons: Kenneth Holland and Mack French. Survivors She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law: Bobbie Jean and Eugene Franklin; Nell and Clarence French; Emily Spence Whitson; Dorothy and Fred Lewelling; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Ramah Knight; sister-in-law, Bess Knight; brother-in-law, Trawley Parrott; ten grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; twenty-five great-great-grandchildren; and her beloved little dog, Frisky. The family would like to thank the UT Medical Center Hospice and Home Care programs; Senior Home Assistance Services; and two extra special care givers: Pam Chesney and Jamie Phillips for their love and attention to our beloved mother. We rejoice with the promise that we will see her again in Heaven. Service Family will receive friends on Sunday from 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM in the Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the service to follow at 2:30 PM, Rev. Wayne Ownby officiating. Family and friends will meet at Stock Creek Cemetery at 10:00 AM Monday for interment services, Rev. Charlie McNutt officiating. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Dot Spence Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Mar 1934 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Tilda Knight Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30174-5392-41?cc=1619127 : accessed 6 May 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1932-1937, vol 23-24 > image 173 of 678; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.