Clyde Ephraim Smelcer^[1]

1918 - 2016  (98 years)

• Name	Clyde Ephraim Smelcer
  Born	22 Jun 1918
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Nov 2016  [2]
  Buried	10 Nov 2016	Murphy Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I38414	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Ephriam Charles Smelcer,   b. 20 Aug 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Oct 1974  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mollie Lucretia Ownby,   b. 7 Jan 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Apr 1987  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0017116
  Family ID	F15449	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Jean McMahan,   b. 19 Sep 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1990  (Age 66 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mildred Ann Smelcer + 2. Dwight Ephraim Smelcer
  Family ID	F14072	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 10 Nov 2016 - Murphy Chapel 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

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 25.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 5 Oct 2002. Newell E. Smelcer obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6 Nov 2016. June 22, 1918 - November 6, 2016 Resided in Sevierville, TN Clyde Ephraim Smelcer, age 98, of Pittman Center Road, Sevierville, Tennessee, passed away on November 6, 2016, on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning. Clyde was a veteran of World War II. After returning, he continued to farm as long as his health allowed. Clyde was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Jean McMahan Smelcer, in December, 1990. Clyde was also preceded by his parents, Ephraim Charles and Lucrettia Ownby Smelcer; infant brother, Homer Smelcer, brothers, Winfred (Grace) Smelcer, Clay Smelcer, and Newell (Loretta) Smelcer. Clyde was also preceded in death by sisters, Mae Smelcer Fox (Ray), and Ruth Smelcer Watts (Charles). Also, father and mother-in-law, James Robert and Zuria Ailey McMahan; sister-in-law, Catherine McMahan Lane; nieces, Joann Smelcer, and Brenda Smelcer Shults. Clyde is survived by two children: daughter, Mildred Ann Smelcer, and son, Dwight Ephraim Smelcer (Mary Helen). Grandsons: Anthony Keith "Tony" McMahan (Liz), Jon Ephraim Smelcer (Amy), Alan MacDowe Smelcer (Ivy); Great-grandchildren: Chassity Ann McMahan, Nicholas Keith McMahan, Dillon Wade Byrd, Olivia Raye Smelcer, and Flynn Ephraim Smelcer. Brother, Hugh Smelcer (Erma), sister-in-law, Fayetta Smelcer, and brother-in-law, Rev. Earl Lane. He is survived by several nieces and nephews: Larry Smelcer (Geraldine), Larry Stott (Lana), Max Fox (Kelly), Randy Watts (Joann), Tim Smelcer, Robin Smelcer (Cindy), Gregg Smelcer (Gail), Debbie Smelcer Reagan (Dale), Jim Lane (Sandy), and Charles Shults. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Family and friends will leave in procession 10:30 AM Thursday in procession to Murphy's Chapel Cemetery for an 11 AM graveside service and interment with Rev. David Wilson officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.