Shirley L. Kimsey^[1]

1937 - 2016  (79 years)

• Name	Shirley L. Kimsey
  Born	1 Mar 1937	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 4, Monroe County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	5 Jun 2016  [3]
  Buried	9 Jun 2016	Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I288287	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Jacob Scott Kimsey,   b. Abt 1895, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 25 Feb 2016  (Age ~ 121 years)
  Mother	Juanita Hayes,   b. 30 Aug 1915, Swain County, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Apr 1999, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F112518	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ralph Smith
  Children	1. Patricia Smith   2. Michel Lynn Smith
  Family ID	F112525	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Mar 1937 - Tennessee Buried - 9 Jun 2016 - Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 18 Oct 2010. Thomas Maynard Shaw obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Shirley Kimsey Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Tellico Plains, Civil District 4, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 3 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) 1937 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Scott Kimsey Head M 45 Tennessee Wanita Kimsey Wife F 25 Tennessee Pauline Kimsey Daughter F 8 Georgia Joe Dean Kimsey Son M 6 Tennessee Larence Kimsey Son M 4 Tennessee Shirley Kimsey Daughter F 3 Tennessee [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 5 Jun 2016. March 1, 1937 - June 5, 2016 Resided in Alcoa, TN Shirley L. Kimsey Smith, at the age of 79, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016, caused by the ALS disease and pneumonia. Shirley was a member of the St. John United Methodist Church. She always loved working at the Church, helping Family Promise, and especially helping her elder family and friends. Annual Memorial days were important to her and she always tried to visit her family grave sites with flowers. Shirley was born in Tellico Plains, TN on March 1, 1937. She was raised primarily at Binfield near Salem Church. She attended Binfield Elementary and Friendsville High School where she won "Best Forward" at Binfield and "all tournament" at Friendsville. Later her personal biography was entitled "They Called Her Kimsey". Shirley followed her husband into his military service at Columbia, SC and then to Nashville, TN for 3 years. Then she returned to Blount County for permanent residency. Shirley got much enjoyment from traveling around the world, sailing the Carribean, and spending winters in Florida on the Isles of Capri. Preceded in death by mother, Juanita Hayes Kimsey Shaw; stepfather, Thomas M. Shaw; father, Scott Kimsey; and brother, Lawrence Kimsey. Survived by husband, Ralph Smith; daughter, Patricia Mucha; son, Michael (Monica); grandchildren, Clay A. Smith, Mikaela Smith and Garrett Smith; sister, Pauline Morrisey (Ed); brother, Joe Kimsey (Libby); sister-in-law, Geraldine Kimsey; many nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives. Memorial services for Shirley Smith will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Sherwood Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Timothy Dean Kimsey officiating. The family and friends will meet from 9-11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Sherwood. A private entombment service will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your favorite charity. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 164059819).