Loretta G. "Retta" Best^{[1, 2]}

1920 - 2014  (93 years)

• Name	Loretta G. "Retta" Best
  Born	12 Aug 1920	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Moore
  Census	1930	Wellsville, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 11, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	16 May 2014  [5]
  Buried	Zion Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I175565	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Mother	Nora Elizabeth Best,   b. Abt 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jul 1990, Grace Hospital  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F148684	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	John Marshall Stalans
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Children	1. Tim Myers,   b. 13 Jan 1939  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F115591	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Raymond Dale "Bun" Myers,   b. 12 Jul 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Feb 2005  (Age 85 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1942
  Children	1. Tim Myers,   b. 13 Jan 1939  (Age 85 years)   2. Glenda Myers
  Family ID	F66318	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Aug 1920 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Wellsville, Blount 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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  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 7 Feb 2005. Raymond Dale "Bun" Myers obituary [S84] E-Mail, Tim Myers [seemoreintn@yahoo.com], 21 Feb 2011. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Loretta Best Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Wellsville, Blount, Tennessee, United States District: 0001 Gender: Female Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Granddaughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1921 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 9A Household ID: 183 Line Number: 35 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2234 GS Film number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 004548148 Image Number: 00176 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head C John Best M 70 Tennessee Wife Mary J Best F 62 Tennessee Daughter Nellie G Best F 17 Tennessee Granddaughter Loretta Best F 9 Tennessee Grandson Lee R Moore M 6 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Retta Moore Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 11, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 20 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Housekeeper Relationship to Head of Household: Housekeeper Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1920 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Blount, Tennessee District: 5-24 Family Number: 176 Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Line Number: 69 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3874 Digital Folder Number: 005461280 Image Number: 00788 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Isaac A White M 39 Tennessee Wife Lila White F 38 Tennessee Son Manley White M 18 Tennessee Daughter Mary Evelyn White F 12 Tennessee Daughter Velma Frances White F 9 Tennessee Son George I White M 6 Tennessee Son Joe White M 4 Tennessee Housekeeper Retta Moore F 20 Tennessee Housekeeper's son Othlen Dewain M 1 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 16 May 2014. August 12, 1920 - May 16, 2014 Resided in Seymour, TN Loretta "Retta" Moore-Myers, age 93 of Seymour, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014. Mrs. Myers was a resident of Sevier County Health Care for 16 years. She was a member of Love Chapel, and also attended Sugarloaf Baptist Church and Dripping Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Myers worked at Carr's Cottages in Gatlinburg. She enjoyed cooking, cleaning, and being a caregiver. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Dale (Bun) Myers; parents Nora Best Moore Woodall and George Moore; brother Roy Lee Moore; sisters Bernice Woodall Ridenour, and Arbadella Woodall Whisnant Survivors: Daughter: Glenda Myers-Mayo and husband Kenneth Son and daughter-in-law: Tim Myers and wife Barbara Granddaughters: Gloria Lewelling-Mills and fiancé Robert "Shaggy" Maxwell and Angela Lewelling-Pesterfield and husband Jerry Wayne Grandsons: Rodney, Roy and Russell Myers Great-grandchildren: Holly Hines, Isaac Miller, Samuel Mills, Jessie Hefron, and Jared Berlz Great-great-grandchildren: Sophia and Noah Hefron Sisters: Helen Grow and Beatrice English Special son: Sammy Lewelling Special CNA: Mary Wilburn Many nieces, nephews, and cousins Many church friends and neighbors The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Monday with funeral service to follow at 7 PM in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Rev. Dallas Moore and Rev. W.A. Galyon officiating. Interment 2PM Tuesday in Zion Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865 (865) 577-2807 (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)