Elder Zenith D. Whaley^[1]

1914 - 2010  (95 years)

• Name	Elder Zenith D. Whaley
  Born	11 Jun 1914	Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	9 May 2010	Pittman Center, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	12 May 2010	Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I59333	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Isaac Lincoln Whaley,   b. 13 Apr 1886, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Sep 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ethel Manning,   b. 2 Jul 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1983  (Age 84 years)
  Married	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Headstones		Whaley Sarah Ethel July 2, 1898 Jan. 2, 1983 Isaac Lincoln Apr. 13, 1886 Sept. 27, 1953
  Family ID	F11323	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Maude Jane Loveday,   b. 24 Feb 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Nov 2013  (Age 89 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1936	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0024183
  Children	1. Sarah Elizabeth Whaley,   b. 28 Mar 1937,   d. 28 Mar 1937  (Age 0 years)   2. Milas Ray Whaley,   b. 16 Jul 1938,   d. 6 Aug 1963  (Age 25 years) + 3. Roy Clarence Whaley,   b. 9 May 1940  (Age 83 years) + 4. Iva Blanche Whaley,   b. 6 Jun 1942, , Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years) + 5. Carolyn Whaley   6. Sam Z. Whaley   7. William Lincon "Billy" Whaley,   b. 30 Apr 1952, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jul 1957  (Age 5 years)   8. Janie Irene Whaley
  Family ID	F21904	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Jun 1914 - Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 14 Jan 1936 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 12 May 2010 - Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 384. Bonnie (Loveday) Whaley obituary, Mountain Press.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Aug 1963. Milas Ray Whaley obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Zenith D Whaley event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 15 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1915 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0016 family number: 22 sheet number and letter: 1B line number: 98 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00915 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Isaac L Whaley M 45 Tennessee wife Sarah E Whaley F 33 Tennessee son Zenith D Whaley M 15 Tennessee son Henry A Whaley M 12 Tennessee son Manley A Whaley M 11 Tennessee daughter Cora L Whaley F 9 Tennessee son George E Whaley M 7 Tennessee daughter Etter C Whaley F 4 Tennessee daughter Minnie L Whaley F 2 Tennessee son John E Whaley M 0 Tennessee [S106] The Mountain Press, 10 May 2010. Elder Zenith D. Whaley, age 95 of Pittman Center, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010 at his home. Zenith was born and raised in the Greenbrier area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. He enjoyed taking people to the park and teaching them about their ancestry. His last visit to the national park was for the park’s 75th Anniversary celebration. Zenith had pastored Big Greenbrier Primitive Baptist Church, Big Pigeon Primitive Baptist Church and Laurel Springs Primitive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Lincoln and Ethel Manning Whaley, infant daughter Sarah Elizabeth Whaley, sons Ray and Billy Whaley, son-in-law Ben King, granddaughter Tammy Russell, brothers Arvil, Austin and Estes Whaley, and sister Cora Jones. Zenith is survived by his wife of 74 years, Maude Whaley; sons and daughters-in-law Sammy and Mary Whaley, Roy and Brenda Whaley; daughters and sons-in-law Carolyn King, Blanche and Lonnie Hartsell, Janie and Robert Edwards; eight grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law Earl and Joannie Whaley; sisters Leona Rayfield and Etta Rauhuff; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, Tennessee, 37764. Family and friends will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home for procession to Walnut Grove Cemetery for an 11 a.m. graveside service and interment. Rev. Melvin Carr, Maurice Shults and Reece Maggard will be officiating. Pallbearers will be Earl Hartsell, Steve Whaley, Chad Russell, Trevor Hartsell, Josh Carico, Adam Merritt, Benton Tinker and Andrew Daust. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. www.atchleyfuneralhome.com [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 9 May 2010. Elder Zenith D. Whaley June 11, 1914 - May 09, 2010 Birthplace: Greenbiar (GSMNP), Tennessee Resided In: Pittman Center Tennessee USA Visitation: May 11, 2010 Service: May 12, 2010 Cemetery: Walnut Grove Cemetery Elder Zenith D. Whaley, age 95 of Pittman Center, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010 at his home. Zenith was born and raised in the Greenbriar area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. He enjoyed taking people to the park and teaching them about their ancestry. His last visit to the national park was for the park’s 75th Anniversary celebration. Zenith had pastored Big Greenbriar Primitive Baptist Church, Big Pigeon Primitive Baptist Church and Laurel Springs Primitive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Lincoln and Ethel Manning Whaley, infant daughter Sarah Elizabeth Whaley, sons Ray and Billy Whaley, son-in-law Ben King, granddaughter Tammy Russell, brothers Arvil, Austin and Estes Whaley, and sister Cora Jones. Zenith is survived by his wife of 74 years, Maude Whaley; sons and daughters-in-law Sammy and Mary Whaley, Roy and Brenda Whaley; daughters and sons-in-law Carolyn King, Blanche and Lonnie Hartsell, Janie and Robert Edwards; eight grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; several step grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law Earl and Joannie Whaley; sisters Leona Rayfield and Etta Rauhuff; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, Tennessee, 37764. Family and friends will meet at 10:30 AM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home for procession to Walnut Grove Cemetery for an 11 AM graveside service and interment. Rev. Melvin Carr, Maurice Shults and Reece Maggard will be officiating. Pallbearers will be Earl Hartsell, Steve Whaley, Chad Russell, Trevor Hartsell, Josh Carico, Adam Merritt, Benton Tinker and Andrew Daust. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)