John Miles "Johnny" Smelcer, Jr.^[1]

1932 - 2014  (82 years)

• Name	John Miles "Johnny" Smelcer
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	16 Jun 1932	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	27 Oct 2014  [3]
  Person ID	I41802	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	John Milas Smelcer,   b. 12 Aug 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 1952  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Grace L. Martin,   b. 15 Feb 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jun 1995, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0020396
  Family ID	F15353	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Fain
  Married	Abt 1957
  Family ID	F32635	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jun 1932 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, 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 » Slide Show		AlanWebbAlbum0006.jpg Andrew Davis Martin, Betty Martin, Johnny Smelcer, Sue Ella Marshall, Jack Martin, Marion Frankie Ownby, Joe Martin about 1940
  		AlanWebbAlbum0020.jpg Jack Martin,Glenda Marshall,Betty Martin,Myrtle Martin,Joe Martin,Sue Ella Marshall,Johnny Smelcer,Margaret Ann Marshall,Marion Ownby,Callie Whaley,A D Martin ,Myrtle Fox,Wilson Fox,Glenn Martin,Grace Martin,Jennie Martin,Josephine Russell,Edna Ownby
  		AlanWebbAlbum0019.jpg 1. Johnny Smelcer, 2. Grace Martin Smelcer, 3. Jennie Martin Ownby, 4. Joe Martin, 5. Glenn Martin, 6. Andrew Davis Martin, 7. Callie Whaley Martin, 8. Marion Ownby, 9. Myrtle Martin Marshall - unknown location, time est. mid 1940s
  		AlanWebbAlbum0030.jpg Johnny Smelcer at Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery est. early 1990s
  		AlanWebbAlbum0031.jpg L-R Carolyn Smelcer, Sue Ella Marshall, Grace Martin Smelcer Clabo, Glenda Marshall Catlett, Johnny Smelcer, David Catlett
  		AlanWebbAlbum0054.jpg Family Reunion @ Pinecrest Pigeon Forge ca. 1994 (file name says 1993)
  		AlanWebbAlbum0055.jpg Family reunion @ Pinecrest Pigeon Forge ca. 1995
  		AlanWebbAlbum0078.jpg ~1990 @ Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery - Grace Martin Smelcer Clabo, Edna Ownby Mize, Johnny Smelcer, David Catlett, Glenda Marshall Catlett, Sue Ella Marshall, Charles Mize, Carolyn Smelcer, Joey Cooper, Charles Clabo, kneeling Cindy and children
  		AlanWebbAlbum0092.jpg Wallace Marshall, Glenn Martin, Myrtle Marshall, Josephine Russell Martin, Jennie Martin Ownby, Andrew Davis Martin, Marion Ownby, Grace Martin Smelcer, John Milas Smelcer, Jack Martin, Sue Ella Marshall, Marian Frankie Ownby, Joe Martin, Johnny Smelcer
  		a0041802.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 169.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 13 May 2001. Vernon Aubry Fain obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: John J Smelcer Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1933 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 78-8 Family Number: 166 Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Line Number: 79 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00226 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John M Smelcer M 39 Tennessee Wife Grace L Smelcer F 35 Tennessee Son John J Smelcer M 7 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 27 Oct 2014. June 16, 1932 - October 27, 2014 Resided in Lenoir City, TN John "Johnny" Miles Smelcer, Jr., age 82 of Lenoir City, passed away 3 a.m. Monday, October 27, 2014 at Parkwest Hospital after a long illness. He was born June 16, 1932 and raised in Pigeon Forge. Johnny was a graduate of Sevier County High School in 1952 and was known as Junior. Mr. Smelcer, along with his wife Carolyn Fain Smelcer, were owners of Honda Motorcycle dealerships in Knoxville and Honda Automobile dealerships in Alcoa beginning in 1961. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge. Johnny and Carolyn traveled extensively, having won 5 trips to Japan from Honda Motorcycle, but made their home in the Knoxville and Lenoir City area. They were members of Dixie Traveliers and were also members of FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association). Mr. Smelcer was preceded in death by his father, John Smelcer and mother, Grace Martin Smelcer Clabo; step-father, Charlie Clabo; father and mother-in-law, Vernon Aubrey and Ruth LaFollette Fain; the Lafollette family; aunts, Jennie Martin Ownby, Myrtle Martin Marshall; uncles, Glen, Wiley, Frank and Robert Martin; cousins, Joe Martin, Edna Mize; brothers-in-law, Ronnie Fain and Fred Doc McCarter. Survivors include his: Loving and devoted Wife of 57 years, Carolyn Fain Smelcer Mother-in-law, Dorothy Kopp Fain Sisters-in-law, LaVerne Fain McCarter, Janice Fain Ailey and husband, Rob Uncles, Marvin Fain and wife, Joy, A.D. and Norman Martin Nephews, Nicky McCarter and wife, Cindy, Brian Fain and wife, Anna, Chad Fain Great-niece, Isabel Fain Twin great-nieces, Alexis and Skye McCarter Great-nephews, Jack and Luke Fain Cousins, Marion Cooper Aders, Betty Webb, Margaret Christopher, Glenda Catlett, Sue Duncan, Jack Martin; also many more nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc., APDA Middle Tennessee Chapter, 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203. The family will receive friends 12 noon – 2 PM Saturday with funeral service to follow at 2 PM at First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge with Rev. Wayne Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery with Allen Webb, Chuck Perciful, Chad Fain, Brian Fain, Nicky McCarter and Rob Ailey serving as pallbearers. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)