William Edgar "Ed" Roark^[1]

1917 - 1982  (65 years)

• Name	William Edgar "Ed" Roark
  Born	30 Jul 1917	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Oct 1982  [2]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I68400	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2008

  
  

  Father	Rev. Melvin Henry Roark,   b. 15 Dec 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 31 May 1949  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Katherine Louisa Lavina Franklin,   b. 3 Dec 1883,   d. 1 Oct 1949  (Age 65 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1903
  Family ID	F25500	Group Sheet

  
  

  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Elizabeth Jane Roark   2. Christine Roark   3. Robert Roark
  Family ID	F59102	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Jul 1917 - Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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: Martha Evelyn McCarter King, luvbugpooh@yahoo.com, 10 September 1999.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Oct 1949. Mrs. Lula Roark obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 30 Oct 1982. Roark, William Edgar (Ed) 65 div b. 7-30-17 TN d. 10/30/82 St Mary's Hosp res Collier Rd Powell heavy duty equipment owner f. Melvin H Roark m. Catherine Franklin WW II Army SSgt 67th Bomber Sq AAF 4-23-41 Ft McPherson GA 5-21-45 Ft McPherson GA P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: 2 dau Miss Elizabeth Jane Roark Powell Mrs Christine Harmon Oak Ridge 1 son Robert Roark Sev 3 gc 4 sis Mrs Crettie Adams PO Box 203 Sev Hazel McCarter P-Forge Pauline King P-Forge Katherine King Sev 1 bro Boyd Rockwood Frank P-Forger host of n/n. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 329.