Claude Ray Parton

1927 - 2009  (82 years)

• Name	Claude Ray Parton
  Born	1927	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Feb 2009	Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [1]
  Buried	6 Mar 2009	Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I55138	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 May 2012

  
  

  Father	William Walter "Walter" Parton,   b. 29 Dec 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Nov 1982  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Bessie Elizabeth Rayfield,   b. 26 Oct 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jun 1975  (Age 76 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1912
  Headstones		Parton William Walter Bessie Rayfield Dec. 29, 1888 Oct. 26, 1898 Nov. 16, 1982 June 26, 1975
  Family ID	F11758	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Maimie Barnes,   b. 2 Jun 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1983  (Age 52 years)
  Children	+ 1. Claude Junior Parton,   b. 3 Mar 1951, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Nov 2012  (Age 61 years)   2. Billy Ray Parton   3. Gerald Parton   4. Gladys Ruth Parton   5. Carolyn Parton   6. Peggy Parton   7. Shirley Parton   8. Tina Parton
  Family ID	F20028	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1927 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 28 Feb 2009 - Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Claude Ray Parton Feb. 6, Feb. 28, 1927 2009 "Absent from the body Home with the lord"

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- References: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 305.

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 28 Feb 2009. Claude Ray Parton age 82 of Sevierville, TN. passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at St. Mary’s Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Jefferson City, TN. Ray was born and lived in Sevier County all his life. His ancestors were the settlers of the Greenbriar Community in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Barnes Parton; parents, Walter and Bessie Rayfield Parton; brothers, Oscar Parton; Rev. Orville Parton; Earl Parton; Robert Lee Parton and Winfred Parton; sisters, Christine Parton Rickman; Hazel Parton Whaley and Margie Parton; Survivors include his children, Gladys Rauhuff and husband, Bob; Carolyn Martin and husband, Lloyd; Shirley Lenz and husband, Butch; Tina Catlett and Peggy Patton; Claude Jr. Parton and wife, Gaynell; Gerald Parton and Billy Ray Parton; Fourteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren; Sisters, Irmatrude Barnes and Oradale Gray; brothers, Leonard Parton and wife, Doris; Fred Parton and wife, Pat; sister-in-law, Eula Allen; special friend, Helen Clinton; Many nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2009 at Partons Cemetery located on Middle Creek Road in Sevierville.