Edith M. Best^[1]

1916 - 2005  (88 years)

• Name	Edith M. Best
  Born	16 May 1916
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Mar 2005	Western Medical Center   [2, 3]
  Buried	25 Mar 2005	Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery, Santa Ana, California
  Person ID	I206705	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Coy Oscar Best,   b. 24 Mar 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 1959  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Cora Irene Huffstetler,   b. 8 Jun 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Nov 1956  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F78766	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Orris E. Dawson,   d. Bef 21 Mar 2005
  Children	+ 1. Donna I. Dawson,   b. Abt 1952,   d. 18 Nov 2001  (Age ~ 49 years)   2. Robert Dawson + 3. Nola Dawson
  Family ID	F78767	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 3 Jan 2007. Vern Isaac Best obituary [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 410-42-0872. Issued in Tennessee, residing Cowan Heights, Orange County, California [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 25 Mar 2005. Edith M. Best Dawson, age 88 of Santa Ana, CA died on Monday, March 21, 2005 at Western Medical Center. Preceded in death by parents, Coy and Cora Best; husband, Orris E. Dawson; daughter Dona I. Blankenship; brothers, Truman Best, Edgar Best, Fred Best, Claude Best, and Lawrence Best; and sister, Mary Coning. Survived by son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Bette Dawson of Santa Ana, CA; daughter and son-in-law, Nola and Russell Collins of Maryville, TN; grandchildren include Kasey (Ed) Heethuis of Menifee, CA; Valerie Dawson of Santa Ana, CA; Shana (Mike) Murphy of Texas; and Angela Collins, Carolyn (Randall) Dixon, and Christine Collins, all of Maryville, TN; great-grandchildren include Brandon, Brooke, and Bailey Heethuis; Leanne, Jessica, and (baby-to-be) James Murphy; and Madison and Collin Dixon. Also survived by brothers and sisters-in-law, Burl and Mamie Sue Best; Vern and Mildred Best; and Jeanette Best all of Maryville, TN. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 25, 2005 at Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Santa Ana, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to St. Joseph Hospice.