Ruby Lea Kear

1924 - 2016  (91 years)

• Name	Ruby Lea Kear
  Born	29 Dec 1924
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Aug 2016  [1]
  Buried	6 Aug 2016	Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I428039	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	William Melvin Kear,   b. 23 Dec 1896,   d. 19 Jun 1986  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Anna Belle Clark,   b. 25 Jul 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Apr 1988  (Age 82 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1923
  Family ID	F21248	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Henry Reed,   b. 7 Apr 1920,   d. 12 Mar 1992  (Age 71 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1945	Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	1. Lamarr Reed   2. Kearan Reed
  Family ID	F170988	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 11 Jul 1945 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 6 Aug 2016 - Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 3 Aug 2016. December 29, 1924 - August 3, 2016 Resided in Seymour, TN Ruby Lea Kear Reed, age 91, of Seymour, passed away Wednesday August 3, 2016. She was the longest living member of Providence Baptist Church. She was a charter member of Chilhowee Eastern Star. Ruby retired from Knox Manufacturing Company and Dollywood. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Reed, parents, William "Billy" and Anna Clark Kear, brother, Sidney Kear, and sister-in-law Reba Kear. Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law: Lamarr Reed and wife Darlene Daughter and son-in-law: Kearan Dykes and husband Garry Grandchildren and spouses: Tammi Matthews and husband Travis, Shane Reed and wife Robin, Kristie Berrier and husband Michael, Tina Taylor and husband Rick. Great-grandchildren: Landon Matthews, MaKayla and Mason Berrier, Ellis and Ella Taylor, Landri and Laci Reed. Niece: Nancy Kear Cummings and Husband Larry Sister-in-law: Alice Reed Special friends: Lovanna Ivey, Lucy Johnson and Maxine McCarter In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to VIP's at Providence Baptist Church P.O Box 127, Seymour, TN 37865 and The Gideons International, P.O. Box 429, Seymour, TN. 37865 Funeral service 3 PM Saturday at Providence Baptist Church with Pastor David Burnett officiating. Interment will follow in Providence Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1-3 PM Saturday at Providence Baptist Church. Atchley Funeral Home Seymour 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865 (577-2807) is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 167803991). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name William Henry Reed Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Jul 1945 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original) Blount County, Tennessee Gender Male Spouse's Name Ruby Lea Kear Spouse's Gender Female Page Bk 32 p 314 no 314 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-15206-49493-5?cc=1619127 : 20 July 2016), Blount > Marriage certificates, 1790-1950, Potter, Claude George-Russell, Fred > image 1266 of 3041; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.