James Luther Reed^[1]

1916 - 2006  (89 years)

• Name	James Luther Reed
  Born	14 Sep 1916	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	3 Jul 2006  [3]
  Buried	7 Jul 2006	Tarwater Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I62608	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	James Rhul Reed,   b. 9 Sep 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jun 1955  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Christine E. "Tinnie" Maples,   b. 27 Jul 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Apr 1981  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F23010	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Marie Tarwater,   b. 27 Jan 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 2005  (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Carolyn Maxine Reed,   b. 22 Dec 1942, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Nov 2000  (Age 57 years)   2. James E. Reed + 3. Helen Christine Reed,   b. 18 May 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Nov 2007, Seymour, Tennessee  (Age 59 years)   4. Vickie Mae Reed,   b. 30 Jul 1954,   d. 4 Jan 2017, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F30676	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Sep 1916 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 7 Jul 2006 - Tarwater 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

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 316.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 12 Jun 1973. Claude Edgar Tarwater obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Luther Reed Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 07, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0009 Family Number: 122 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Line Number: 55 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00775 Household Gender Age Parent J R Reed M 51 Parent T E Reed F 35 Gertrude Reed F 21 Perry Reed M 18 Luther Reed M 13 Frank Reed M 11 Mollie Reed F 8 Markus Reed M 5 Namia Reed F 3 Wilbur Reed M 0 [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 3 Jul 2006. James ''Luther'' Reed September 14, 1916 - July 03, 2006 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee Visitation: July 06, 2006 Service: July 07, 2006 Cemetery: Tarwater Cemetery James “Luther” Reed, age 89 of Sevierville, passed away July 3, 2006. A veteran of World War II, he served in the European Theater with Battery B-794 automatic weapons battalion as an anti-aircraft artillery crewman. One of the first sidewalk artists in Gatlinburg in the 1950’s, he was a lifelong cabinet maker and an avid outdoorsman and gardener. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville. He was preceded in death by parents Rual and Christine Reed, wife Marjorie Reed, daughter Maxine Nelson, brothers Perry, Frank, Mark, and Connie Reed, and sisters Gertrude McCulley and Imogene Lindsay. Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law: James E. and Diane Reed Daughters and son-in-law: Helen and Dan Shockley, Vickie Reed Grandchildren: Michael Nelson, Jennifer Martinez, Steven Reed, Grayson Shockley Great-grandchildren: Gabriel, Joseph, and Benjamin Martinez Brother and sister-in-law: Wilbur and Jean Reed Sister and brother-in-law: Mollie and Gene Douglas Sisters-in-law: Nellie Reed, Irene Reed, Jean Williamson Brother-in-law: Ray Lindsay The family extends a special thanks to Luther’s caregiver, Linda Drinnon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Sevierville, TV Ministry, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, TN, 37862. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Friday in Tarwater Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. Jerry Hyder and Larry Ogle officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 97454411).