Viola "Vi" Ford^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 2011  (82 years)

• Name	Viola "Vi" Ford
  Born	19 Apr 1928
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Jan 2011	Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	14 Jan 2011	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I70828	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Robert Lee "Bob" Ford,   b. 21 Jul 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 May 1964  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Cara Mazlla Holt,   b. 28 Jun 1904,   d. Bef 11 Jun 2008  (Age < 103 years)
  Married	30 May 1920
  Family ID	F28016	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Roy D. Brown,   b. 31 May 1926,   d. 26 Oct 2010  (Age 84 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1948
  Children	+ 1. Thelma Jean Brown,   b. 10 Mar 1950  (Age 74 years) + 2. Pallena Love Brown,   b. 27 Dec 1952  (Age 71 years) + 3. Pamela Hope Brown,   b. 27 Dec 1952  (Age 71 years) + 4. Patricia Joy Brown,   b. 27 Dec 1952  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F26308	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 11 Jan 2011 - Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 14 Jan 2011 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke 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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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 38, 96, 97, 108, 136, 187, 198, 278, 295. [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 306. [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 11 Jan 2011. Viola “Vi” Ford Brown, age 82, of Cosby, TN, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Roy D. Brown; parents, Robert L. and Cara Holt Ford; sisters Virginia Ford McMahan, Irene Ford Compton, Beatrice Ford, and Flotella Ford David; brothers, Billy Joe Ford, J. R. Ford and Parker Ford; and a great grandson, Quinn Coston. She is survived by her daughters Hope Watts of Cosby, Joy Parton (Merle) and Love Freshour ( Danny)of Sevierville and Thelma Ogle ( Charles L.) of Newport; grandchildren, Eric Ogle (Jane), Hollie Watts Coston (David), Tyler Freshour (Dr. Ainsley), Amanda Ogle Vandergriff (Jerry), Abby Ogle Provencial (Clinton), Brent Freshour (Dr. Jessica), Andy Watts (Kathy), Jennifer Parton Cowart (Jake); 11 great grandchildren; sisters Jewel Ford Davis of Grassy Fork and Shelby Ford Presnell of Newport; and former son-in-law, Gary Watts, of Newport. The family will receive friends from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2011 and from 12:00 noon– 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 14, 2011 in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 14, 2011 in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home with Rev. Ransom Hall, Dr. Frank Bell, and Rev. Scott Gorrell officiating. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery.