Della Mae Garner^[1]

Abt 1912 - 2002  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Della Mae Garner
  Born	Abt 1912
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Jan 2002	Spring City Care Center
  Person ID	I103790	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Garner,   d. Bef 1 Jan 2002
  Mother	Victoria
  Family ID	F37486	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Arthur J. Gilliam, Sr.,   b. Abt 1908,   d. 22 Jun 2000, Spring City Care Center  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Married	Abt 1927
  Children	+ 1. "Jay" Gilliam
  Family ID	F37485	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger, 1 Jan 2002. Della Mae Gilliam, 90, of Spring City, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Spring City Care Center. Born in Roane County, she was the daughter of Joseph and Victoria Garner. Mrs. Gilliam was a homemaker and a member of Spring City Foursquare Church. She was the widow of Arthur J. Gilliam Sr. Locally, Mrs. Gilliam is survived by her son, Joseph W. Gilliam and his wife, Helen; 28 grandchildren, including local residents Della "Deckie" Conley, James "Jim" Gilliam, Sue Ogle and Joe Gilliam, and Barney Gilliam of Abilene, Texas, formerly of Oak Ridge; 49 great-grandchildren, including locally Rachel Conley, Lisa Gilliam, Stacy Adkins, Tammy Adkins, Shana Adkins, Theo Ogle, Chrissy Ogle and Kelly Herbert; and eight great-great-grandchildren, including Kasey Herbert and Courtney Herbert. In addition to her parents and her husband, another son, John Douglas Gilliam, preceded her in death. The funeral was held in Spring City on Thursday, Jan. 3.