Leroy Cecil Maples^{[1, 2, 3]}

1929 - 2006  (77 years)

• Name	Leroy Cecil Maples
  Born	18 Jul 1929	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	18 Dec 2006	Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	22 Dec 2006	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I147153	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	James Russell Maples,   b. 30 Apr 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Sep 1971  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Pearl C. Taylor,   b. 16 Aug 1909, Tate, Georgia ,   d. 22 Nov 1994  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F15515	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anne Sue Williams,   b. Abt 1934, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jun 2017  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1952
  Children	+ 1. Jack Edwin Maples   2. Melinda Lee "Mindy" Maples,   b. 14 May 1956, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 May 2006  (Age 49 years)   3. Joseph Robin "Joe" Maples,   b. 16 Jun 1958,   d. 31 Aug 2013, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F74275	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Jul 1929 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 18 Dec 2006 - Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Dec 2006 - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church 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

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 24 Aug 1953. Jack E. Maples obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 21 Sep 1971. James Russell Maples obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6 May 2006. Melinda Lee "Mindy" Maples obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Leroy Maples Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-16 Family Number: 126 Sheet Number and Letter: 7A Line Number: 21 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00471 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James R Maples M 36 Tennessee Wife Pearl C Maples F 31 Georgia Son James Maples M 14 Tennessee Son Leroy Maples M 11 Tennessee Daughter Francis Maples F 8 Tennessee Son Jack Maples M 4 Tennessee Son Paul Maples M 2 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 18 Dec 2006. Leroy Cecil Maples July 18, 1929 - December 18, 2006 Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Resided In: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Visitation: December 21, 2006 Service: December 21, 2006 Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery Leroy Cecil Maples, age 77 of Pigeon Forge, passed away Monday, December 18, 2006, at Fort Sanders-Sevier Medical Center. He graduated Pi Beta Phi High School and the University of Tennessee in 1957 and served in the U.S. Army as a radio operator in Korea during 1951-1952. He taught school for one year in Yulee, Florida, and was a teacher and basketball coach at Pi Beta Phi and Pigeon Forge Junior High schools for a total of 23 years. Leroy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pigeon Forge for 50 years and had worked as a brick mason on the present church as it was being built on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. He and his wife owned and operated the old Pigeon River Court for five years and then the Maples Motor Inn in Pigeon Forge from 1972 to 1995. He lived in the house he built at 3516 Householder Street for 46 years. He was preceded in death by his daughter Melinda Lee Maples who died in May, 2006, parents Pearl and Russell Maples, and brothers James and Jack Maples. Survivors: Wife of 54 years: Sue Maples Sons and Daughter-in-law: Jack and Robin Maples, Joe Maples Grandchildren: Milly and Jackson Maples Sisters: Frances Hodges and Alice Maples Brothers: Lynn and Paul Maples And a large extended family In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 6747, Sevierville, 37864. Funeral service 7 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge with Rev. W. W. Cope and Rev. Russell Maples officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Friday in Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. Dennis Maples officiating. The family will receive friends 4:30-7 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)