Nell Hitch Wheeler^[1]

1913 - 2012  (98 years)

• Name	Nell Hitch Wheeler
  Born	20 Dec 1913
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Dec 2012	Baptist Healthcare Center, Lenoir City, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	12 Dec 2012	Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I402775	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Boyd Wheeler,   b. 18 Aug 1882,   d. 14 Nov 1944  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Ellen Hitch,   b. 27 Aug 1889,   d. 4 Aug 1981  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F159826	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Luther Burns,   b. 28 Aug 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Oct 1992  (Age 78 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1949	Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. James L. Burns, Jr.
  Family ID	F159833	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 16 Jul 1949 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 12 Dec 2012 - Bethel Cemetery, Blount 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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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 1 Jun 2002. John Howard Wheeler obituary [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 9 Dec 2012. December 20, 1913 - December 9, 2012 Nell Wheeler Burns age 98 of Townsend, TN passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 in Baptist Healthcare Center in Lenoir City. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Townsend. Preceded in death by her husband, James Luther Burns. Sr; parents, Robert B. Wheeler and Ellen Hitch Wheeler; brothers, RB "Pickle" Wheeler, John H. Wheeler, James A. Wheeler, and William Wheeler; sisters-in-law, Marion Wheeler and Mildred Wheeler. She is survived by her son, James L. Burns, Jr., MD and wife Becky Burns; grandchildren, Jacob Burns and Allie Burns; sisters-in-law, Maxine Wheeler, Bobbie Wheeler, and Charlotte Burns; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in the Smith West Chapel. Family and friends will assemble at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery for the interment. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 4708 Papermill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909 or the Arthritis Foundation, 209 10th Avenue South, Suite 228, Nashville, TN 37203 in memory of Nell. Family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 983-1000. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 101963134). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name James Luther Burns Event Type Marriage Event Date 16 Jul 1949 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original) Blount County, Tennessee Gender Male Spouse's Name Nell Hitch Wheeler Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-TBVL-1?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-BZR%3A1589264608%2C1589373896 : 23 December 2016), Blount > image 466 of 3029; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.