Ralph Darius Robertson

1934 - 2014  (79 years)

• Name	Ralph Darius Robertson
  Born	11 Dec 1934
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Aug 2014	Sevier County Health Care Center   [1]
  Person ID	I57782	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Lloyd Madison Robertson,   b. 21 Dec 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Oct 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Ola Mae Patterson,   b. 9 Apr 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Oct 1985  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1923/1924
  Family ID	F21371	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Irma Joyce Irwin
  Married	18 Jul 1960	Sweetwater, Tennessee   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Ralph Darius Robertson, Jr.   2. Marc Robertson
  Family ID	F21372	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 320, 321.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 8 Aug 2014. December 11, 1932 - August 8, 2014 Resided in Sevierville, TN Ralph Robertson, age 81 of Sevierville, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at Sevier County Health Care Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville. He served 25 years as an instructor at Cooper Institute and Knoxville Business College. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Ola Robertson, brother and sister-in-law George and Helen Robertson, sister Beulah Robertson, and brother-in-law, Jim Rodgers Survivors: Wife of 54 years: Joyce Irwin Robertson Sons: Darius Robertson, Marc Robertson and wife Kim, Grandchildren: Colby Robertson, Nathan Robertson, Paige and Adam Smelcer and their son Dryden Sister: Martha Rodgers Brother-in-law: Jack Irwin and wife Betty Several nieces and nephews The family wishes to express their gratitude to the staff of Sevier County Health Care Center for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Sevierville Youth Department benefitting Nathan Robertson's Eagle Scout Project, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862. Funeral service 4 PM Sunday at First Baptist Church, Sevierville with Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating. Interment 1 PM Monday in Red Bank Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday at First Baptist Church. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S106] The Mountain Press, 11 Jul 2010. Anniversary Robertson Ralph and Joyce Robertson of Sevierville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary July 18, 2010 with a reception from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the parlor of First Baptist Church of Sevierville. All relatives and friends are invited. The couple requests no gifts. Joyce I. Irwin and Ralph Robertson were married July 16, 1960, in Sweetwater, Tenn., the Rev. Maruice Vineyard officiating. Eleanor Deaton and George Robertson served as witnesses. She is the daughter of the late Hedrick and Lassie Ousley Irwin. He is the son of the late Lloyd M. Sr. and Ola Patterson Robertson. Mr. Robertson is retired from former Business Colleges in Knoxville. He owns part of the 1849 family farm that is still in operation. Mrs. Robertson retired from Sevier County Board of Education after 40 years as a high school teacher. They have two children; Darius Robertson and his wife, Angie, and Mark Robertson and his wife, Kim, all of Sevierville; and three grandchildren.