Mary Joe "Jodie" Layman^[1]

1938 - 2004  (66 years)

• Name	Mary Joe "Jodie" Layman
  Born	17 May 1938
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Sep 2004	Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	9 Sep 2004	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I144338	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Arthur Garfield Layman,   b. 17 Jun 1906,   d. Bef 5 Sep 2004  (Age < 98 years)
  Mother	Illa B. Ivey,   b. 4 Nov 1915,   d. Bef 5 Sep 2004  (Age < 88 years)
  Family ID	F53727	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Virgil James,   b. 6 May 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 3 May 1985  (Age 49 years)
  Children	1. Anthony Randall "Randy" James,   b. Abt 1960,   d. 8 Apr 1999  (Age ~ 39 years)   2. Nadine James   3. Tim James
  Family ID	F62420	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 5 Sep 2004 - Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Sep 2004 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 18 Oct 1945. Edna Layman obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 5 Sep 2004. Mary Jo “Jodie” James, age 66, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2004, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She was of the Methodist faith. Jodie and her husband, Virgil James, were the owner and proprietor of James Food Market for over 34 years. They started their market in 1969 and Jodie ran the market until 2003. She is preceded in death by her husband, Virgil; son, Anthony Randall (Randy) James; and parents, Ila Bea and A.G. Layman. Jodie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Nadine and Rodney Varner, and son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Rose James. Grandchildren, Cara Zimmerman, Matthew Haynes, Tammie Clark, and Virgil James. Brother and sisters-in-law, Cletus and Suzie Layman. Sister and brother-in-law, Lena and Richard Williamson. Nephew, Wilbur Ball, and very special friends, Sue and Dustin Linden and Frank and Elizabeth Rush. Family and friends will meet at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 9, 2004, at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Dandridge, Tenn., for a graveside service with Pastor Ronald Varner officiating. Pallbearers, Matthew Haynes, Virgil James, Mark Zimmerman, Dustin Linden, David Corbin Jr., and Steve Schaffer. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 51865841).