Nellie Mae Spence^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1937 - 2016  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Nellie Mae Spence
  Born	Abt 1937
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 May 2016	Island Home Health and Rehabilitation Center   [3]
  Buried	6 May 2016	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I220206	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Rev. Dot Burl "DB" Spence,   b. 26 Sep 1911,   d. 19 Feb 1972, Monroe Country, Tennessee  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Matilda Emma "Tilda" Knight,   b. Abt 1917, Pittman Center, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 2009  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1934	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F53155	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Clarence French,   b. 12 Apr 1930,   d. 5 Oct 2011, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1956
  Children	+ 1. Burl M. French
  Family ID	F56322	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 6 May 2016 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 9 Aug 2007. Minnis "Pete" French obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 25 Jun 2009. Tilda Emma Knight Spence obituary [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 1 May 2016. NELLIE MAE (SPENCE) FRENCH, age79, of Seymour, TN passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Island Home Health and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident for the past 2 years. She was a member of the Trinity Missionary Baptist Church and was a dedicated LPN, working in several hospitals and nursing homes for over 30 years. Nellie was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence French; grandson, Mack French. She is survived by her son, Burl (Pamela) French; grandchildren, Clarence Albert French, Jesse Burl French and Lacey Weld; 3 great-grandchildren; sisters, Bobbie Franklin, Emily Whitson, and Dorothy Lewelling; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services, Thursday, 6:00pm at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, Seymour, TN with Rev. Tyson Galyon and Rev. Sam Hayes officiating. Interment graveside services, Friday, 2:00pm at Berry’s Highland South Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 4:00 to 6:00pm prior to services at the church. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 162115960). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Dot Spence Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Mar 1934 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Tilda Knight Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30174-5392-41?cc=1619127 : accessed 6 May 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1932-1937, vol 23-24 > image 173 of 678; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.