Jessie Mae Watts^[1]

1923 - 2009  (86 years)

• Name	Jessie Mae Watts
  Born	25 Nov 1923	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Buried	2 Jan 2009	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	30 Dec 2009	Baptist Convalescent Center   [3]
  Person ID	I101387	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Henry Watts,   b. 24 Dec 1880, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Feb 1965  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Jessie Jane Lewis,   b. 26 Jun 1890, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jun 1971  (Age 81 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1908
  Family ID	F36679	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Eugene Russell,   b. 20 May 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jul 1997  (Age 74 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1942	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Carolyn Russell   2. James Russell   3. Myra Russell
  Family ID	F36687	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Nov 1923 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 18 Jun 1942 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 2 Jan 2009 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke 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), 278. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 46726742). [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 30 Dec 2009. (November 25, 1923 - December 30, 2009) Jessie Mae Watts Russell, age 86, of Newport, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Baptist Convalescent Center. She was a member of Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church and retired from Baptist Hospital of Cocke County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Russell; parents, William and Jessie Watts; brothers, Ben Watts, Albert Watts and James Watts; sisters, Dora Lane, Beulah Teague, Sara Vinson and Maudella Russell. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Bill Moorefield; son and daughter-in-law, James and Annette Russell; and daughter, Myra Hodges; grandchildren, Heidi Freshour, Dewayne (Chip) Russell, Russell Moorefield and Jade Frazier; seven great grandchildren; sisters, Amelia Metcalf, Evelyn Trentham, Lillian Taylor and Wanda Snapp and husband Claude; also other family and friends.. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Friday, January 1, 2010, at Manes Funeral Home. The funeral services will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, January 2, 2010 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Alvin Watts, Rev. Johnny Ellison and Rev. Bobby Samples officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home is in charge. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Eugene Russell Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Jun 1942 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Jessie Mae Watts Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 2518 GS Film number: 1928651 Digital Folder Number: 004485966 Image Number: 00331