Melba Louise Robinson^{[1, 2]}

1926 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Melba Louise Robinson
  Born	15 Jan 1926	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Jul 2017  [3]
  Buried	31 Jul 2017	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I178747	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Oscar Robinson,   b. 22 Sep 1899,   d. 20 Apr 1981  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Ella McDonald,   b. 30 Oct 1900,   d. 10 Oct 1982  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F67803	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Robert Eldridge DeLozier,   b. 7 Aug 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 2005  (Age 80 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1946	Smith County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Betty Ann DeLozier,   b. 24 Aug 1950  (Age 73 years)   2. Robert E. DeLozier, Jr.   3. Joe DeLozier
  Family ID	F32881	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jan 1926 - Tennessee Buried - 31 Jul 2017 - Shiloh 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

  
  

• Photos

  a0178747.jpg Robert and Melba Delozier on their wedding day in 1946.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 22 Mar 2005. Robert E. DeLozier, Sr. obituary [S84] E-Mail, Mark Watson [markcwatson@bellsouth.net], 6 Feb 2010. [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 26 Jul 2017. January 15, 1926 - July 26, 2017 Born in Carthage, TN Resided in Sevierville, TN Melba Robinson DeLozier, age 91, of Sevierville, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville where she taught 1st grade Sunday School for many years. She loved gardening, cooking, and spending time with family. Melba was an elementary school teaching assistant in Sevier County. Early in her life as a teacher, she taught in a “one room school house.” The “Robinson School” was located near the family farm where she was raised. Melba was one of “The Girls” of the “Secret City” as part of the Manhattan Project - as a data collector in Oak Ridge. Mrs. DeLozier was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. DeLozier, Sr., parents, Oscar and Ella Robinson, brother, Kenneth Robinson, sister -in-law, Francis Sue Robinson Survivors: Children: Robert E. DeLozier, Jr, and wife, Fran, Betty Ann DeLozier, and Joe DeLozier; Grandchildren: Stephanie Catlett, Allison Catlett , Sam Catlett and wife Brandy, Jacob Catlett, Robby DeLozier and wife, Emily, Ned DeLozier and wife, Claire, Will DeLozier, Davis DeLozier , Garrett DeLozier and wife, Paige, Jane Elizabeth DeLozier, and Kennah DeLozier; Great-grandchildren: Ella and Eva Safaie, Ned DeLozier, Jr., Langley and Brooks DeLozier, Wyatt, Ethan, Adley, and Anna Belle Catlett; Sister-in-law: Anna Frank Hammer; and Special friend: Sheila Graham Maretich. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Sevierville, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday with a funeral service to follow at 4 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Hyder and Rev. Drew Prince officiating. Interment 10AM Monday in Shiloh Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 181822644). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Robert Eldridge De Lozier Event Type Marriage Event Date 14 Jun 1946 Event Place Smith, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Melba Louise Robinson Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93N-JW2B?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-156%3A1589264485%2C1589374758 : 23 December 2016), Smith > Marriage licenses, 1942-1950, > image 549 of 1016; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.