Dixie Grace Grooms^[1]

1923 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Dixie Grace Grooms
  Born	6 Dec 1923	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 4, Hamblen County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	19 Aug 2014  [3]
  Buried	23 Aug 2014	Adriel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bean Station, Tennessee
  Person ID	I327692	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Harrison Grooms,   b. Abt 1886, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 10 Feb 2009  (Age ~ 123 years)
  Mother	Zena Toby,   b. Abt 1889, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 10 Feb 2009  (Age ~ 120 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1914	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F128629	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gene McMahan,   d. Bef 19 Aug 2014
  Children	1. Gene McMahan, Jr.   2. Terry McMahan   3. Buren McMahan   4. Josie McMahan
  Family ID	F128631	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Dec 1923 - 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

  [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 10 Feb 2009. Bessie Lee Grooms Fox obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Dixie Grace Grooms Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 4, Hamblen, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 6 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1924 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0008 Family Number: 82 Sheet Number and Letter: 5A Line Number: 19 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2249 Film Number: 2341983 Digital Folder Number: 4548163 Image Number: 00976 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Harrison Grooms M 44 North Carolina Wife Zenie Grooms F 41 Tennessee Daughter Bessie Lee Grooms F 15 Tennessee Son Clarence Grooms M 11 Tennessee Daughter Louella Grooms F 8 Tennessee Daughter Dixie Grace Grooms F 6 Tennessee Daughter Margarett Grooms F 3 Tennessee Daughter Annie Florence Grooms F 0 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 21 Aug 2014. Dixie G. McMahan, 90, of Bean Station passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Gene McMahan, Sr.; parents Zenie and Harrison Grooms; two brothers; five sisters; and two grandsons. Survivors include her children Gene McMahan, Jr. and wife Sue of Johnson City, TN, Terry McMahan and wife Linda of Illiopolis, IL, Buren McMahan and wife Linda of Streator, IL, and Josie Whitehead of Bean Station, TN; seventeen grandchildren; thirty-seven great-grandchildren; fourteen great-great-grandchildren; special nephew, Roy Fox; special niece, Janice Mutter; several nieces and nephews and many very caring neighbors. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2014, in the chapel of Mayes Family Services, Downtown and the funeral to follow at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Howard "Johnny" Shipley officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, August 23, 2014, at Adriel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bean Station for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service. Arrangements by Mayes Family Services of Morristown, Downtown Chapel. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Zena Toby Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Aug 1914 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Harrison Grooms Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 516