Lena Proffitt

1914 - 2006  (91 years)

• Name	Lena Proffitt
  Born	22 Feb 1914	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Feb 2006	Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Buried	14 Feb 2006	Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I37767	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Caloway "Cal" Proffitt,   b. 3 Oct 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jan 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	M. Palestine Whaley,   b. 10 Jan 1873, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 52 years)
  Marriage License	18 Oct 1894	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1285	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	William Isaac "Bill" Whaley
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0025043, 0028162
  Family ID	F13785	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ben Manson Reagan,   b. 31 Aug 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Feb 1980  (Age 64 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1966
  Headstones		Lena P. Reagan Ben M. Reagan Feb. 22, 1914 Aug. 31, 1915 Feb. 14, 1980 Wed Aug. 12, 1966
  Family ID	F13784	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Feb 1914 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 11 Feb 2006 - Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 14 Feb 2006 - Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Greenbrier School circa 1921; from 1891 to 1935, according to Velma Ownby Lamons, there were about 42 different teachers, she quotes info from school supt. office; see txt i.d.

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 68.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 11 Feb 2006. Lena Proffitt Reagan February 22, 1914 - February 11, 2006 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: February 13, 2006 Service: February 13, 2006 Cemetery: Kear-Loveday Cemetery Lena Proffitt Reagan, age 91, of Sevierville passed away Saturday, February 11, 2006 at Fort Sanders-Sevier Medical Center. She was born and raised in the Greenbriar Community of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben M. Reagan; twin sister, Lela Detwiler; sisters, Alice Whaley, Julie Vance, Lillie Parton; brothers; Marion, Lee, Horace, and Raymond Proffitt; nephew, Don Detwiler Survivors: Nieces: Mae Amtrican and husband Wayne Mae Gray and husband Jimmy Laverne Clark and husband Keith Frankie McLamb and husband Mayo Betty Hardesty and husband Bob Faye Boyenton and husband Tom Delores Thomas and husband Burl Nephews: France Parton and wife Edna Bill Parton Dickie Detwiler Special Nieces: Michelle Finney Kim Johnson Several Great Nieces and Nephews Funeral service 7 PM Monday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. France Parton. Interment 11 AM Tuesday in Kear-Loveday Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 486.