Cora Irene Best^[1]

1924 - 2015  (91 years)

• Name	Cora Irene Best
  Born	16 Jan 1924	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 7, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	13 Nov 2015	Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	16 Nov 2015	Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I232150	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Truman Royce Best,   b. 26 Nov 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1960  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Flora Gertrude Blevins,   b. 31 Jul 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Sep 1991  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F88914	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Bert Carpenter,   b. 8 Aug 1920,   d. 24 Nov 1984  (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. John Lee Carpenter + 2. Lyda Carpenter + 3. Kyle Carpenter + 4. Loretta Carpenter + 5. Donna Carpenter
  Family ID	F88922	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jan 1924 - Tennessee Died - 13 Nov 2015 - Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 16 Nov 2015 - Carpenters Campground Cemetery, 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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• Sources

  [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 12 Mar 2008. Charles Edward Best obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Irene Best Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 16 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1924 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Truman Best Head M 38 Tennessee Gertrude Best Wife F 33 Tennessee Irene Best Daughter F 16 Tennessee Wilma Best Daughter F 14 Tennessee Edna Best Daughter F 13 Tennessee Oscar Best Son M 11 Tennessee Mary Martha Best Daughter F 9 Tennessee Myral Best Daughter F 5 Tennessee Emma Grace Best Daughter F 3 Tennessee Charles Edward Best Son M 0 Tennessee [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 13 Nov 2015. January 16, 1924 - November 13, 2015 Resided in Maryville, TN Cora Irene Carpenter age 91 of Maryville, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015, at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong and oldest member of Carpenters United Methodist Church and the oldest of 12 brothers and sisters. She loved quilting, crocheting, working in her flower garden, and church work. Preceded in death by her husband, John Bert Carpenter; grandsons, Anthony Kyle Carpenter and Michael Shane Carpenter; brother, Charles Best; infant brother, Roscoe Best. Survivors include her children, John Lee (Shirley) Carpenter of Robbinsville, NC, Lyda (David) Plemons, Kyle Carpenter, Loretta (Barry) Woods, and Donna (Stuart) Smith; grandchildren, Bert Lee Carpenter, Misty Millsaps, Phillip (Lisa) Plemons, Tim (Stephanie) Plemons, Thomas Woods, Hannah and Emilee Smith; step-grandchildren, David Matheson, Kenitra Tallent, and Kala Richie; 9 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, 4 step great-great grandchildren; sisters, Wilma Holder, Edna Ruth Murphy, Myrle Alloway, Mary Martha Boring, and Erma Grace Boring; brothers, Oscar, Larry, Tommy, and Wayne Best; several nieces and nephews. Graveside service and interment will be 2:00 pm Monday, November 16, 2015, at Carpenters United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Peggy Meade and Rev. Lonnie Garner officiating. Friends may call at their convenience Sunday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 5763727).