Edna Ila Gann^[1]

1914 - 2008  (93 years)

• Name	Edna Ila Gann
  Born	21 May 1914	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Apr 2008  [2]
  Buried	15 Apr 2008	Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I39859	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

  Father	Otha Lee Gann,   b. 6 May 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Sep 1972  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Bertie Fowler,   b. 6 Mar 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 1987  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F22384	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Floyd Lawton Valentine,   b. 6 Feb 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 May 1965  (Age 55 years)
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Anne Valentine,   b. 1944  (Age 80 years)   2. Linda Ruth Valentine,   b. 20 Aug 1946, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 1947  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F14599	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 May 1914 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Apr 2008 - Millican Grove 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

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 98.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 45, 205, 368, 369. [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 11 Apr 2008. Edna Gann Valentine May 21, 1914 - April 11, 2008 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Seymour Tennessee Visitation: April 14, 2008 Service: April 14, 2008 Cemetery: Millican Grove Cemetery Edna Gann Valentine, daughter of Otha Gann and Bertie Fowler Gann, went home on Friday, April 11, 2008. She was 93 years old and had lived in the Dupont Community since 1949. “Miss Edna” loved children and in 1934 began teaching all 8 grades in a one-room school for $50 per month. She worked in several one-room schools throughout her 31 years of teaching in Sevier County – the last 13 years of which she taught 6th grade – and never saw a child she couldn’t love. She also took time during her extensive career to have her family and serve as a faithful member of Dupont Baptist Church where she taught and promoted missions and was instrumental in establishing a church library. She was preceded in death by her husband Floyd L. Valentine, daughter Linda Valentine, son-in-law Dayton A. Lewis, brothers James and Leon Gann, and sisters Nieta Maples Lewelling and Blanche Hodges. She is survived by her daughter Nancy Lewis; grandson Sean Lewis and wife Nancy; great-grandchildren Reilly and Dayton Lewis, all of Charlotte, NC; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Memorial donations may be made to Dupont Baptist Church, Mission Program, c/o Curtis Adams, 12710 Chapman Highway, Seymour, Tennessee Funeral service 7 PM Monday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Dallas Moore officiating and music provided by Ronnie White. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Tuesday in Millican Grove Cemetery for interment. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. 577-2807 (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 163.