Hazel Caroline Best^[1]

1904 - 1978  (74 years)

• Name	Hazel Caroline Best
  Born	21 Feb 1904	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	19 Jul 1978  [2]
  Buried	Little Cove Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I35176	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Michael Christopher Best,   b. 29 Jan 1869,   d. 1 Nov 1952  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Magnolia a. "Nola" McCulley,   b. 24 Dec 1870,   d. 26 Apr 1950  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F25453	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	John Harrison Dodgen,   b. 10 Apr 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Apr 1960  (Age 60 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1920	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Ruby Helen Dodgen,   b. 9 Aug 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Nov 1999  (Age 78 years)   2. Woodward M. Dodgen,   b. 29 Jul 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jul 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 9 years) + 3. Johnny Dodgen,   b. 7 Jun 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jun 1986  (Age 60 years) + 4. James Walter Dodgen,   b. 3 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Mar 2001  (Age 69 years) + 5. Jimmy M. Dodgen,   b. 2 Nov 1934, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 2009  (Age 74 years) + 6. Betty Fay Dodgen,   b. 3 Oct 1937,   d. 16 Sep 2011, Sevier County Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)   7. Eugene Dodgen   8. Gladys Dodgen + 9. Martha June Dodgen,   b. 30 Oct 1939,   d. 17 Jul 1999  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F12830	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Caleb Leander Myers, Sr.,   b. 22 Jun 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Aug 1975  (Age 88 years)
  Children	+ 1. Caleb Leander Myers, Jr.,   b. 14 Dec 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jun 1998  (Age 54 years) + 2. Truman Myers,   b. May 1945  (Age ~ 78 years)   3. Christine Myers
  Family ID	F25455	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Feb 1904 - Tennessee Married - 24 Sep 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Little Cove Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Donald Reagan lists first name as Ethel. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 85. "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3. Tammie Ogle, togle@bellsouth.net, 9 September 1999.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Jun 1998. Caleb Leander Myers, Jr. obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 19 Jul 1978. Myers, Hazel Carolyn Feb 21, 1904 Tn July 19, 1978 Father: Best, Mike Mother: Body, Genola Sons: Eugene Dodgen, Johnnie Dodgen, Jimmy M. Dodgen, Caleb Myers Jr., Truman Myers Daughters: Mrs. Ruby Ogle, Gladys Dodgen, Mrs. Betty Ogle, Mrs. Martha J. Lethco Cemetery: Little Cove Brothers: Robert Sisters: Gertrude Best, Genela Blalock [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 656.