Buna Veatress Smelcer

1913 - 2007  (94 years)

• Name	Buna Veatress Smelcer
  Born	23 Jan 1913	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	22 Dec 2007  [2]
  Buried	24 Dec 2007	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I41980	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Richard Smelcer,   b. 16 Apr 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Mar 1975  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Charity Ownby,   b. 9 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Dec 1974  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 May 1910
  Family ID	F430	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jan 1913 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Dec 2007 - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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

  Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission l to r: Stella ?, Estel Ownby, & Buna Smelcer, Smoky Mountain Academy (high school) possibly their last year there

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 195, 221, 229.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Bura Smelcer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 27 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-8 Family Number: 164 Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Line Number: 68 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00226 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head W R Smelcer M 53 Tennessee Wife Charity Smelcer F 47 Tennessee Daughter Bura Smelcer F 27 Tennessee Son Buford Smelcer M 20 Tennessee Daughter Ethel Smelcer F 18 Tennessee Daughter Hettie Smelcer F 15 Tennessee Son Evert Smelcer M 13 Tennessee Son Glen Smelcer M 11 Tennessee Son Jack Smelcer M 8 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 22 Dec 2007. Buna Veatress Smelcer January 23, 1913 - December 22, 2007 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: December 23, 2007 Service: December 24, 2007 Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery Buna Veatress Smelcer, age 94, of Pigeon Forge died Saturday, December 22, 2007. She was born January 23, 1913, to Richard and Charity Smelcer. Buna graduated from Smoky Mountain Academy in1933. She received a BA from Carson Newman College in 1946 and then a MA from University of Tennessee. She was a life long educator and served many years as administrative assistant to the Sevier County Superintendent of Schools. She was a member and Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church of Pigeon Forge. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Russell Smelcer, Buford Smelcer, Jack Smelcer and Glenn Smelcer; sisters Lily Smelcer, Ethel S. Maples, Hedy S. Huff, Della S. Pickel and Stella Smelcer. She is survived by a brother Everett Smelcer and a host of nieces and nephews. There will be a public viewing from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Graveside service will be Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery conducted by R.G. Huff and Bill Maples, nephews of the deceased. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)