Ruth Mae Burchell^{[1, 2]}

1924 - 2006  (81 years)

• Name	Ruth Mae Burchell
  Born	19 Sep 1924	Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	11 Feb 2006	Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	15 Feb 2006	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I119539	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	William B. Burchell,   b. 29 Aug 1894,   d. 19 Jan 1948  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Zora Maude Lindsey,   b. 4 Jan 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Mar 1981  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F43873	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Johnny Scott Large,   b. 13 May 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Nov 2009  (Age 86 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mala Elese Large + 2. Penny Ann Large
  Family ID	F43725	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Sep 1924 - Knox County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 11 Feb 2006 - Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Feb 2006 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = 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), 21 May 1997. Arthur Blaine Large obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Mar 1981. Zora Lindsey Burchell obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Ruth M Burchell Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1925 Last Place of Residence: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Zara M Burchell Head F 34 Tennessee Ramah I Burchell Daughter F 16 Tennessee Ruth M Burchell Daughter F 15 Tennessee Naomi K Burchell Daughter F 13 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 11 Feb 2006. Ruth Mae Burchell Large September 19, 1924 - February 11, 2006 Birthplace: Knox County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee Service: February 15, 2006 Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Ruth Mae Burchell Large, age 81 of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2006, at the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Mrs. Large was born September 19, 1924, and attended Pittman Center High School. After graduation she received her formal education at East Tennessee State University. Mrs. Large taught school in Sevier and Blount Counties for 40 years. The majority of her teaching career was spent at Seymour Primary School where she loved and touched the lives of hundreds of Sevier County children. Mrs. Large’s favorite pastimes were gardening and family genealogy searches. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Zora Burchell and brother Herman Burchell. Survivors: Husband: Johnny Scott Large Daughters: Mala Elese Spicer and husband Ronnie, Penny Ann Alexander and husband Danny Grandchildren: Courtney Renee Spicer, April Danielle Alexander, Veronica Spicer Huff and husband Richard Sisters: Ramah Knight and husband Jim Knight, Naoma Winningham and husband Lowell Nieces: Irene Baldwin, Roberta Thomas Nephews: Edward Knight, Billy Thomas In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Seymour Primary School Library, 717 Boyd’s Creek Hwy, Seymour, TN 37865. Graveside service and interment 1 PM Wednesday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Rev. Melvin Carr officiating. Arrangements by Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, Pigeon Forge. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)