Almeda Lurla Layman^{[1, 2]}

1919 - 2012  (92 years)

• Name	Almeda Lurla Layman
  Born	25 Apr 1919	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	21 Apr 2012  [5]
  Buried	25 Apr 2012	Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I144318	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Dock John Layman,   b. 7 Aug 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Feb 1954  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Artie Mae Byrd,   b. 22 Feb 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Sep 1963  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F53716	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Roy Thornton,   b. 15 Jan 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 26 May 2006  (Age 84 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1942	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Lesley Vern Thornton,   b. 25 Apr 1943,   d. 26 Apr 2008, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years) + 2. Roger Darryl Thornton,   b. 5 Nov 1950,   d. 8 Jun 2017, LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years) + 3. Janice Thornton + 4. Eva Thornton
  Family ID	F53719	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Apr 1919 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 4 Apr 1942 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 25 Apr 2012 - Burchfield Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 30 Jan 1955. Conard Layman obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 12 Feb 2006. Estel Thornton obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Almeda L Layman 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: 00170 Sheet Number: 8 Household Gender Age Parent Dock Layman M 22y Parent Artie M Layman F 20y Almeda L Layman F 8m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Almeda Layman Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 03, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1919 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0003 Family Number: 151 Sheet Number and Letter: 7B Line Number: 80 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00625 Household Gender Age Parent Dock Layman M 34 Parent Artie Layman F 30 Almeda Layman F 11 G L Layman M 9 Lela Layman F 2 Clarence Baker M 20 Nannie Strange F 56 [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 21 Apr 2012. (April 25, 1919 - April 21, 2012) Almeda Lurl Layman Thornton age 92 of Dandridge, TN. went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 21, 2012. She was a faithful and loving wife , devoted Mother and Momaw. She accepted Jesus as her Savior at a young age. Mrs. Thorton was lifelong resident of Chestnut Hill and a retiree of Bush Brothers. She was born on April 25, 1919 to the late Dock John and Artie Mae Bird Layman. She was preceded in death also by her husband, Roy Thornton; son, Vern Thornton; granddaughter, Tryna Thornton Wheatley and 3 brothers, Conard, Sears and G. L. Layman. She is survived by her son, Roger Thornton and wife Linda; daughters, Janice and husband, Steve McCoig and Eva Askew; daughter-in-law, Wilma Thornton; grandchildren, Grant Thornton and wife, Debbie; Velina Thornton and Billy Roberts; Janeen Saunders and husband, David; Jessica Gann and husband, Joey; Sharla McClure and husband, Marty; Lance Askew and grand son-in-law, Lee Wheatley; great grandchildren, Cherish and Lakenzie Crawford; Millicent and Mason Thorton; Jaden and Emma McClure; Abigail and Rachel Gann; Willow Wheatley ; Isabella, Reagan and Reilly Saunders. The family would like to extend their thanks to Amedisy’s Hospice of Morristown for their care of her in her last few months of life. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in the chapel of Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville, TN. Services will follow the visitation at 8:00 P.M. with Pastor, Jerry Colbert officiating. Family and friends will gather in the Burchfield Memorial Cemetery for the interment service beginning at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 90541546). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Roy Thornten Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Apr 1942 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Almeda Lurla Laymen Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61R9-KTZ?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-LS9%3A1589264474%2C1589372888 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage licenses, 1940-1949, Simonton, William to Branner, Rhementnah-Young, Thomas to March, Myrtle > image 637 of 1291; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.