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- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name Mack Winters
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Civil District 2, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Age 9
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) 1931
Last Place of Residence Same House
HOUSEHOLD
ROLE
GENDER
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
Mccaulie Winters Head M 58 Tennessee
Flora Winters Wife F 36 Tennessee
Mack Winters Son M 9 Tennessee
Anna Winters Daughter F 7 Tennessee
John Winters Son M 4 Tennessee
Bertie Moyers Helper F 52 Tennessee
J B Gregg Brother-in-law M 22 Tennessee
Stanly Gregg Brother-in-law M 18 Tennessee
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 22 Apr 2006.
Mack Winter, Local Businessman, Dies
Funeral services are scheduled for 8:00 p.m. tonight at Manes Funeral Home for Mack Ray Winter, a popular and prominent Newport businessman. Winter, 75, died Wednesday at Baptist Hospital of Cocke County after several years of declining health.
He was born 13 January `1931 in the Long Creek community of Parrottsville, one of six children of the late Andrew McCauley and Flora (Gregg) Winter. His father operated Winter's Grocery in the Oak Hill community for over 45 years, leaving his son a business legacy which he developed over a fifty-year career of his own. Winter began his educational studies at the old Oak Hill Elementary School, and later transferred to Parrottsville Elementary School. He was a graduate of Parrottsville High School, Class of 1948, and later attended East Tennessee State College (now University) for a short time. He was a United States Army veteran. Following his discharge from the service, he returned to Cocke County where he first worked at Unaka Tannery. A short time later, he had the opportunity to buy Lincoln Avenue Grocery from the late Jim and Pearl Maloy. After about two years, the Maloys returned to the business, and Winter then went to work at Wall Tube, where he was employed for seven years. At that time, the Maloys once again sold the grocery business to Winter. Lincoln Avenue Grocery was one of Newport's last neighborhood groceries. When the Winter family first ran it, the building still had wooden floors and shelves. "We were a basic store," said son Mackey. "We carried a little bit of everything." The grocery was also one of the first such local businesses to feature a deli, where customers could purchase hot dogs, homemade chili, and bar-be-que sandwiches. "We'd sell a hundred hot dogs a day," remembers Mackey. "People just loved the chili." Among the grocery's customers were several elderly citizens who would call in their orders for home delivery. "We'd run credit for many people," said Mackey. "Some people would pay their bills on a yearly basis, settling up after they sold their tobacco crop in the fall." According to Winter's son, his father also helped many needy people. "I remember one fellow who came to Newport and apparently lived in a shack over on Jones Hill. He would come and sit in the store for hours at a time, especially during cold weather. Dad figured he didn't have heat, so he would go buy him a load of coal." In 1980, Winter expanded his business interests by purchasing a drive-in restaurant at the corner of Hedrick Drive and Highway 25/70 from Leonard France and Glenn Lane. He named the restaurant "Wilma's" in honor of his wife, the former Wilma Shelton. "Mom didn't much like the idea, but he did it anyway," said Mackey. Soon Wilma's was a thriving business, so much so that Winter leased the grocery store to Jimmy Hux. After about four years, son Mackey Winter took over the operation of the Lincoln Avenue Grocery. The family operated the restaurant for twenty-four years. In 1984, another business opportunity arose when a similar restaurant came on the market in Northport. Mackey Winter bought it and named it "Wilma's, Too," in honor of his mother. Wilma (Shelton) Winter died in 1996, and her daughter, Sheila (Winter) Moore, took a leave of absence from her job at Greeneville's Tacoma Hospital to help her father at the restaurant. An avid sportman, Winter was an excellent bowler, a member of the old Wall Tube team. He was also a longtime member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where he served on the church council and in other capacities through the years. The family home, for many years, was at 1040 Old Greeneville Highway, now the home of his son. In 1980, Winter and his wife purchased a home on Jimtown Road where they lived until their deaths. Following tonight's services, interment will follow tomorrow morning in St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Greeneville. Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. See full obituary on page 6.
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 19 Apr 2006.
(January 13, 1931 - April 19, 2006)
Mack Ray Winter, age 75, of Newport, passed away, April 19, 2006 at Baptist Hospital of Cocke County. He operated Lincoln Avenue Grocery for 20 years and Wilma’s Drive-In for 24 years. He was a veteran having served in the Unites States Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Winter; parents, Andrew and Flora Winter; sister, Anna Jo Smelcer; brother, John Winter. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Mackey and Michelle Winter of Parrottsville; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Bill Moore of Bybee; grandchildren, Holly and Matthew Winter of Parrottsville, William Alex Moore of Bybee ; brothers, James Winter of Cosby, Roger Winter of Parrottsville; sister, Ora Lee Conard of Parrottsville; uncle, Bruce Gregg of Newport; aunt, Imogene McCurry both of Newport; special sister-in-law, Shelby Smith and her husband Joe of Greeneville; sister-in-law, Betty Winter of Parrottsville; special friends, Doak Shoemaker, Sr. and David Tritt both of Newport; also several nieces, nephews and family and friends. Funeral Services will be held 8:00 pm Friday, April 21, 2006 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Terry Fugate officiating. Burial will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, April 22, 2006 in St. James Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Friday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 50683272).
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