Bernice Grace Staley^[1]

1927 - 2011  (84 years)

• Name	Bernice Grace Staley
  Born	15 Apr 1927	Grainger County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 7, Grainger County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	8 Sep 2011  [3]
  Buried	Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I122940	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	James Edgar Staley,   b. 10 Jan 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Nov 1980  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Cora Mae Moody,   b. 31 Jul 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jun 1957, Grainger County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F120575	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Jimmie Lee Vesser,   b. Abt 1916,   d. 22 Dec 1968, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Children	+ 1. JoAnn Vesser,   b. 18 Aug 1948,   d. 10 Nov 2015  (Age 67 years)   2. Mary Evelyn Vesser,   b. 4 Apr 1950,   d. 16 Sep 1955  (Age 5 years)   3. Sherri W. Vesser,   b. Abt 1968,   d. 25 Jan 2004  (Age ~ 36 years)   4. Terri Vesser   5. Debby Vesser   6. James Vesser   7. Robert "Bobby" Vesser,   d. Bef 10 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F56415	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Johnny Frank McCarter,   b. 17 Jun 1927,   d. 6 Jun 2014  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F45090	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Apr 1927 - Grainger County, Tennessee Buried - - Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson 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), 31 Mar 1999. Rhoda Blanch Shular obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Bernice Staley Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 7, Grainger, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1927 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0012 Family Number: 201 Sheet Number and Letter: 10A Line Number: 5 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2247 Film Number: 2341981 Digital Folder Number: 4548161 Image Number: 00506 Household Gender Age Parent James E Staley M 43 Parent Cara M Staley F 39 Frank Staley M 17 Ruby Staley F 14 Carl Staley M 5 Bernice Staley F 3 Mary B Staley F 1 [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 8 Sep 2011. Bernice Grace McCarter April 15, 1927 - September 08, 2011 Birthplace: Grainger County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: September 11, 2011 Service: September 12, 2011 Cemetery: West View Cemetery Bernice Grace McCarter, age 84 of Sevierville, TN, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011. She was a very loving and caring mother and will be deeply missed. Mrs. McCarter was a member of Little Cove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband and father of her seven children, Jimmie Lee Vesser; daughters, Mary Evelyn and Sherri Vesser, who were so precious to her; daughter-in-law, Sandy Vesser; son-in-law, Bill Lockett; parents, James and Cora Staley; brothers, Frank and Carl Staley of Rutledge, TN; sisters, Ruby Connaster of California and Mary Sledge of Knoxville; granddaughter, Connie Bohanan. Survivors include her husband, Frank McCarter; sons, Robert “Bobby” Vesser, James (Amanda) Vesser of New Market; daughters, JoAnn Lockett of Talbott, Debby (Jim) Corbin, Terri Vesser of Knoxville; step-daughter, Janice (Terry) Givens of Rutledge; grandchildren, Deanna Huff, Janet Hinkle, Mindy Brooks, Brooklyn and Brianna Vesser of New Market, Todd Givens, TX; a number of great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Greene of Jefferson City; and in-laws, Norma and Harold McCarter, Dorothy Olson. Family and friends will meet 1 PM Monday at West View Cemetery in Jefferson City for graveside service and interment with Rev. Ronnie Allen officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 76221353).