Ponhee A. Green^{[1, 2]}

1922 - 2014  (92 years)

• Name	Ponhee A. Green
  Born	27 Feb 1922	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	16 Dec 2014	Maple Lodge Adult Family Home   [4]
  Buried	2 Jan 2015	Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington   [5]
  Person ID	I118717	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Milas L. Greene,   b. 7 Feb 1867, North Carolina ,   d. 3 Nov 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Nancy H. Smelcer,   b. 10 Dec 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 50 years)
  Married	Abt 1893
  Family ID	F20756	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dewey Whaley,   b. 19 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 2002, Central Washington Hospital, Wenatchee, Washington  (Age 81 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1938	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Teddy Raymond Whaley,   b. 16 Feb 1943, Wenatchee, Washington ,   d. 21 Sep 2013, Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, Washington  (Age 70 years)   2. Sue Whaley   3. Darrell Dewey Whaley,   d. Bef 23 Jan 2002
  Family ID	F43396	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Feb 1922 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 6 Nov 1938 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 2 Jan 2015 - Peshastin Cemetery, Peshastin, Chelan County, Washington  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 20 May 1995. Miley Jane Green McMahan obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 29 Oct 1965. Charles Austin Greene obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Ponkie A Whaley Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 18 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1922 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-25 Family Number: 114 Sheet Number and Letter: 8A Line Number: 2 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00648 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Miles L Green M 73 North Carolina Son Berry G Green M 16 Tennessee Daughter Ponkie A Whaley F 18 Tennessee Son-in-law Dewey Whaley M 20 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Wenatchee World (WA), 18 Dec 2014. February 27, 1922 ~ December 16, 2014 Ponhee A. Whaley, 92, a resident of Wenatchee, WA and a longtime resident of the upper Wenatchee Valley, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Maple Lodge Adult Family Home. Ponhee was born on February 27, 1922, to Milas and Nancy (Smelcer) Green at Sevier County, Tennessee, where she was raised and received her early education. She married Dewey Whaley on November 5, 1938, at Pittman Center, TN and they made their first home in the Sevierville area. In December of 1942, they came west to Leavenworth, WA. She worked at the Cashmere Bakery for many years, before going to work at the Post Office in Peshastin, retiring after 28 years on April 3, 1987. Ponhee enjoyed working alongside her husband, Dewey, in the garden, where they produced many vegetables. She also loved growing beautiful flowers and going to church. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Whaley of Wenatchee; grandchildren, Angie and Ralph Snodgrass, Rachel and Chad Triplett, Gretchen and Ken Modrell, John Dewey, and Amy Brossoit; great-grandchildren, Jake, Josh and Amber, Jessica, Jennifer, Julynn, C.W., Jonathan, Wil, Mya, and Noah; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dewey Whaley; and her sons, Teddy and Darrell Whaley. A Funeral Service of Commemoration to celebrate the life of Pohnee A. Whaley will be held on Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Peshastin United Church of Christ, at 11:00 a.m., with the Rev. Dr. Ann Hinz officiating. Concluding Service and Interment will be in the Peshastin Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Ward’s Funeral Chapel in Leavenworth. Ward’s Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in charge of the arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 145029260).