Ruth Edith Boling^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1919 - 2010  (91 years)

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• Name	Ruth Edith Boling
  Born	16 Feb 1919	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Dec 2010  [5]
  Buried	1 Jan 2011	Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I110955	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas William Boling,   b. 2 Apr 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Nov 1977  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Trula Johnson,   b. 1 Feb 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 1975  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F40127	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Noble Bane Cowan,   b. 1 Jul 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1986  (Age 80 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1938
  Children	+ 1. Grover Franklin Cowan,   b. 4 Feb 1939  (Age 85 years) + 2. Frank Woody Cowan,   b. 17 Nov 1940  (Age 83 years) + 3. James Edward "Ed" Cowan,   b. 21 Nov 1943  (Age 80 years) + 4. Jenny Lou Cowan,   b. 30 Jan 1949  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F40129	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Feb 1919 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 1 Jan 2011 - Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Nov 1977. Thomas William Boling obituary [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 180. [S112] Census, 1920. Name Edith Boling Residence , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year 1920 Age 0 Birthplace Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Gender Female Race White Marital Status Single Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Film Number 1821762 Digital Folder Number 4390948 Image Number 00355 Sheet Number 5 Household Gender Age Parent Tom Boling M 27y Parent Trula Boling F 24y Lennie Boling F 5y William Boling M 2y6m Edith Boling F 11m [S84] E-Mail, Lisa Sutton [chancenvictoria@comcast.net], 27 Sep 2010. [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 28 Dec 2010. Edith Ruth Cowan February 16, 1919 - December 28, 2010 Birthplace: Sevier County Resided In: Seymour Tennessee Visitation: December 31, 2010 Service: December 31, 2010 Cemetery: Boyd's Creek Cemetery Edith Ruth Cowan, age 91 of Seymour, passed away Tuesday night, December 28, 2010. Edith helped her father who was a “truck” farmer and enjoyed going rabbit hunting with him. She worked in the field with the men, came in and fixed a meal and went back to the field. She loved her yard and always had beautiful flowers. She peddled at the old Market House in Knoxville where she made many friends. She raised chickens and sold their eggs and picked blackberries and raspberries to can and make jelly which she also sold. In between her farm work she raised their four children, cooked, cleaned and canned what she raised in her garden. Edith was born in Sevier County to Tom and Trula (Johnson) Boling who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death are her husband Noble B. Cowan, brothers Bill and John Boling; sisters Ester Boling, Evelyn Palmer and Delaney Rose; grandson Anthony Cowan. Survivors: Sons: Grover Cowan and wife Karen, Frank Cowan, James Ed Cowan and wife Ruth Daughter: Jennie Haddix and husband Fred 9 grandchildren 15 great-grandchildren 8 great-great-grandchildren Sisters: Dorothy Dinkins, Ina Ruth Bohanan, Libby Brown, Agnes Smith Brothers: Jim and Howard Boling Funeral service 7 PM Friday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Bill Faulkner and Rev. Bryan Creswell officiating. Interment 11 AM Saturday in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour. 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN. 37865 (865-577-2807) (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)