Floye Daisy Holbert^[1]

1921 - 2016  (94 years)

• Name	Floye Daisy Holbert
  Born	27 Aug 1921
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Jan 2016  [2]
  Buried	22 Jan 2016	Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I260512	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas L. Holbert,   b. 16 Oct 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Nov 1973, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Flora Layman,   b. 13 Oct 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 1984, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 97 years)
  Married	Abt 1908
  Family ID	F51254	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Robert Taylor "Bob" Smelcer, Jr.,   b. 29 Aug 1921,   d. 16 Apr 2012, Seymour, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Abt 1941
  Children	1. Darlene Smelcer   2. Sandra Smelcer + 3. Angela Smelcer
  Family ID	F100719	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 22 Jan 2016 - Sherwood Memorial Gardens 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

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 10 Jan 2003. Mattie Barsha Holbert Fox obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 17 Jan 2016. August 27, 1921 - January 17, 2016 Smelcer, Floye Daisy Holbert, age 94 of Seymour, passed away on January 17, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Robert Taylor Smelcer; parents, Thomas and Flora Layman; brothers, Lloyd, Ray and James Holbert; sister, Mattie Holbert Fox; and grandson, David Timothy Kinder. Floye is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Darlene Justice and Jim Wright; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Gene Flinter; daughter, Angela Humphreys; six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She was a former member of Burlington United Methodist Church and her current membership is at Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, where she was an active member of the Quilters and the J. Ray Stuart SS Class. Floye was an avid golfer and enjoyed following UT sports, particularly Lady Vol basketball. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and being with her family and friends. The family wants to extend a special thanks to the UT Hospice program and all the personnel from the program that helped in the care of Mother, including Pam Herenden, April Bryant and Peggy Gates and weekly care by Mary Spencer and Mary Kilzer. Our heartfelt gratitude goes to her constant companion and caregiver, Sabery Oakes, for the past 4 ½ years. There will be a Celebration of Life Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 4:00 PM at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. The family will receive friends following the service from 5:00-6:00 PM. Family and close friends will meet Friday, January 22, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Sherwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum for the entombment service. In lieu of flowers the family request donations are made to the Hospice Promise Foundation (memo line – Knoxville) 2270 Sutherland Avenue, Suite 101, Knoxville, TN 37919 or Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, Memorial Fund, 6321 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 157301605).