Evelyn Gaynell Stephenson^[1]

1917 - 2016  (98 years)

• Name	Evelyn Gaynell Stephenson
  Born	20 Oct 1917
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 May 2016	Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	Josephs Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I100553	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Hobart Stephenson,   b. 9 Dec 1895,   d. 10 Jan 1964  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Willie Kitts,   b. 7 May 1901,   d. 1 Apr 1989  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F36415	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dart Edward "Pig" Overholt,   b. 21 Jan 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Sep 2001, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1937	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	1. Roger R. Overholt,   d. Bef 27 May 2016 + 2. Priscilla Overholt   3. Eddie Bruce Overholt
  Family ID	F36416	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 15 Jul 1937 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 27 May 2016 - Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen 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), 249. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 27 May 2016. (October 20, 1917 - May 27, 2016) Evelyn Gaynell Stephenson Overholt age 98 of Bybee, Tn went to be with the Lord on Friday May 27, 2016 at Morristown Hamblen Hospital after a lingering illness. She was saved at an early age at Liberty Hill Baptist Church and was a member of Centerview Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward (Pig) Overholt, parents Hobert and Willie Stephenson, sisters Willodene Stephenson, Anita Minard , brother Virgil Stephenson and son Roger R. Overholt. She is survived by her daughter Priscilla Overholt (Robert) Painter of Morristown, son Eddie Bruce (Lia) Overholt of Bybee, grandchildren Denise Aludo of Morristown, Trina Overholt of Bybee, Ann Calfee of Bybee, Tonia Howard of Knoxville, Robert H. Painter Jr., of Morristown, Brooke Painter Manuel of Knoxville also multiple great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, special nieces Margaretta Holt, Gwendolyn Holt both of Bybee, and Georgia Wolfe of Chattanooga, Tn. Mrs. Overholt was a devoted mother homemaker, family caregiver and a long time employee of Morristown Hamblen Health Care system where she worked in the newborn nursery. Funeral services will be held 3 pm Sunday at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow the service on Sunday in the Joseph Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sunday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lakeway CASA, 3441 West Andrew Johnson Highway, Morristown, TN 37814. Family and friends may sign online at www.manesfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Manes Funeral home. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Edward Overholt Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Jul 1937 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1915 Spouse's Name Gaynell Stephenson Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1916 Page 773 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12457-32324-12?cc=1619127 : accessed 29 May 2016), Cocke > Marriage licenses, 1930-1939, Holt, James to Calfee, Queenie-Thornton, Levater to Francis, Nell > image 1650 of 3181; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.