Verna O. Monday^{[1, 2]}

1925 - 2003  (77 years)

• Name	Verna O. Monday
  Born	2 Dec 1925
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Apr 2003	Baptist Hospital   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	25 Apr 2003	Bays Mountain Cemetery
  Person ID	I124224	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Rev. Alvin Powell Monday,   b. Abt 1892,   d. Bef 14 Nov 2001  (Age ~ 109 years)
  Mother	Bertha E. Johnson,   b. 28 Aug 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jun 1936, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 39 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1913	Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F45620	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	J. Eugene "Slim" Grayson,   b. Abt 1924,   d. 16 Feb 2007, Baptist Hospital  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Children	+ 1. Gail Grayson + 2. Ronnie Eugene Grayson   3. Gary Grayson + 4. Cindy Grayson
  Family ID	F45623	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Aug 1980. Eula Monday Clifton obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 18 Feb 2007. J. Euigene "Slim" Grayson obituary [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 415-38-0132. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Kimberlin Heights, Knox County, Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 14 Apr 2003. GRAYSON, VERNIE O. - age 77, of Knoxville, took the Lord's hand and was led home on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Baptist Hospital. She was a member of South Knoxville Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Powell and Bertha Monday several brothers and sisters, and granddaughter, Serena Grayson of Knoxville. She is survived by husband, Eugene Grayson of Knoxville sons, Gary Grayson, Ronnie and wife, Vanessa Grayson, all of Knoxville daughters, Cindy and husband, Lester Watts of Seymour, Gail and husband, Dwight Long of Knoxville grandchildren, Heather Watts of Seymour, Darren Grayson of Knoxville, Roger and wife, Stacy Long of Seymour sister, Ruth Grayson of Knoxville, and many other family and friends. Funeral service will be held 8 p.m. Thursday, Berry Chapel, with Rev. Robert Branch and Rev. Jeff Timbs officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Friday at Bays Mountain Cemetery for graveside services. Memorial donations may be made to South Knoxville Church of God, 5623 Magazine Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. www.berryfuneralhome.com [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 23 Apr 2003. Grayson, Vernie O., age 77, of Knoxville, took the Lord's hand and was led home on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at Baptist Hospital. She was a member of South Knoxville Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Powell and Bertha Monday; several brothers and sisters; and granddaughter, Serena Grayson of Knoxville. Survivors Husband, Eugene Grayson of Knoxville; sons: Gary Grayson, Ronnie and wife, Vanessa Grayson, all of Knoxville; daughters: Cindy and husband, Lester Watts of Seymour; Gail and husband, Dwight Long of Knoxville; grandchildren, Heather Watts of Seymour, Darren Grayson of Knoxville; Roger and wife, Stacy Long of Seymour; sister, Ruth Grayson of Knoxville; and many other family and friends. Service Funeral service 8:00 PM Thursday, Berry Funeral home Chapel, Rev. Robert Branch and Rev. Jeff Timbs officiating. Family and friends will meet at 11:00 AM Friday at Bays Mountain Cemetery for graveside services. Memorial donations may be made to South Knoxville Church of God, 5623 Magazine Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Alvin Powell Monday titles & terms: event: Marriage event date: 26 Sep 1913 event place: Knox, Tennessee, United States age: 21 estimated birth year: 1892 father: father's titles & terms: mother: mother's titles & terms: spouse: Bertha Johnson spouse's titles & terms: spouse's age: 20 spouse's estimated birth year: 1893 spouse's father: spouse's father's titles & terms: spouse's mother: spouse's mother's titles & terms: reference number: 1029 film number: 1020968 digital folder number: 004538821 image number: 00420