Verna E. Ball

1916 - 2000  (84 years)

• Name	Verna E. Ball
  Born	1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	26 May 2000	Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	30 May 2000	Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I50566	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Charlie Ottis Monroe Ball,   b. 5 Mar 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jun 1920  (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Odessa "Dessie" Justus,   b. 20 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jul 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F26930	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Harley Lawton Thomas,   b. 5 Jun 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 6 May 1978  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Vaughn Othie Thomas,   b. 1 Sep 1936,   d. 2 Sep 1936  (Age 0 years)   2. Velma Lois Thomas,   b. 24 Aug 1937,   d. 22 Sep 1937  (Age 0 years)   3. Wilma Faye Thomas,   b. 27 Jun 1938,   d. 13 Jan 1942  (Age 3 years)   4. Shirley May Thomas,   b. 24 May 1940,   d. 24 May 1940  (Age 0 years)   5. Evelyn Thomas + 6. Lawton Wilson "Bud" Thomas,   b. 10 Jan 1944,   d. 16 Apr 2016  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F18741	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Willie Larue Rolen,   b. 21 Apr 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Aug 1999  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F18860	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1916 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 26 May 2000 - Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 41.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name Verna Ball Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 3 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1917 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 3 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Charlie Ball Head M 28 Tennessee Dessie Ball Wife F 26 Tennessee Cora Ball Daughter F 6 Tennessee Roy Ball Son M 5 Tennessee Verna Ball Daughter F 3 Tennessee Nanna Ball Daughter F 0 Tennessee Elizabeth Ball Mother F 73 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Mountain Press, 29 May 2000. Verna E. Thomas Rolen, 83, formerly of Jones Cove, died Friday, May 26 at Sevier County Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by husband, Harley Thomas, and a sister. Survivors include daughter, Evelyn Thomas Phillips of Knoxville; son and daughter-in-law, Bud and Terry Thomas of Sevierville; sister, Cora Rolen of Sevierville; brother, the Rev. Roy Ball of Sevierville; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service is 7 p.m. Monday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, the Rev. Andy Ball and the Rev. Ben Whitted officiating. Interment is 10 a.m. Tuesday in Thomas Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephew. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Atchley Funeral Home. [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 28 May 2000. ROLEN, VERNA E. THOMAS - age 83, formerly of Jones Cove, passed away Friday, May 26, 2000 at Sevier County Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by husband, Harley Thomas, and sister, Nina Breeden. Survivors: daughter, Evelyn Thomas Phillips of Knoxville; son and daughter-in-law, Bud and Terry Thomas of Sevierville; sister, Cora Rolen of Sevierville; brother, Rev. Roy Ball of Sevierville; grandchildren, Kim Thomas Webb and husband, Tex, Scotty Thomas and wife, Sandy, Bill Thomas and wife, Alycia, Merle Thomas, Joey Espinosa and wife, Nevada, Donnie and David Gregory; 5 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 7:00 p.m. Monday, May 29, 2000 in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Rev. Andy Ball and Rev. Ben Whitted officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Tuesday in Thomas Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephew. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 509. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 81410053).