Mary Ruth Smelcer^{[1, 2]}

1932 - 2017  (84 years)

• Name	Mary Ruth Smelcer
  Born	20 Aug 1932	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	23 Apr 2017  [4]
  Buried	26 Apr 2017	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I79083	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Otha Wilson "Red" Smelcer,   b. 3 Jan 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1988  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Eva Pearl Cantrell,   b. 2 Feb 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 2016  (Age 101 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1932	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Notes	0029515
  Headstones		Smelcer Otha Wilson Pearl C. Jan. 3, 1910 Feb. 2, 1915 Feb. 23, 1988 Married Jan. 16, 1931
  Family ID	F29079	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Parlon James Ogle,   b. 10 Mar 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 2014  (Age 86 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1949	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Notes	0029224
  Children	1. Jerry Lee Ogle   2. Parlon "Jimmy" Ogle, Jr. + 3. Deborah Gail "Debbie" Ogle
  Family ID	F29080	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Aug 1932 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 22 Dec 1949 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 26 Apr 2017 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S9] Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, Vol. XXVI, Issue 1, page 64, 2000. [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 20 Dec 2000. Cora Mae Trentham Ogle obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Mary Ruth Smelcher Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 9, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 7 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1933 Last Place of Residence Rural, Jefferson, Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Otha Smelcher Head M 30 Tennessee Pearl Smelcher Wife F 25 Tennessee Mary Ruth Smelcher Daughter F 7 Tennessee Lula Belle Smelcher Daughter F 5 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 23 Apr 2017. August 20, 1932 - April 23, 2017 Resided in Seymour, TN Mary Ruth Ogle, age 84 of Seymour, TN went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday April 23, 2017. She was a loving and devoted daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. Mary enjoyed bowling, canning vegetables from Parlon's garden, bird watching, and spending time at the family cabin on the river. She was preceded in death by her husband, Parlon Ogle; parents, O.W. (Red) and Eva Pearl (Cantrell) Smelcer; sister, Lula Latham; and niece, Kaye Brennan. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. Survivors include: Sons: Jerry Lee Ogle, Parlon (Jimmy) Ogle Jr. and wife Patsy Daughter: Debbie Ogle Cox Grandchildren: Kelly Rae Ogle Lusby and husband James, Kacie Lee Ogle, Kayla Bryn Ogle, Jerad James Ogle, Cory Allen Cox, Jamie Michelle Cox Great Grandchildren: Mason Lee Ogle, Bentlee James Ogle, Everett James Lusby Several nieces and nephews Funeral service 7 PM Tuesday in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with B. J. Withrow officiating. Interment 11 AM Wednesday at Highland South Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Ct., Seymour, TN 37865 (577-2807). Online condolences may be made at (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Wilson Smelcer Event Type Marriage Event Date 16 Jan 1932 Event Place Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Spouse's Name Pearl Contrell Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1915 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30174-6634-14?cc=1619127 : 20 July 2016), Jefferson > Marriage registers, 1930-1937, vol 10-11 > image 179 of 720; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S126] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1945-1971, Volume III, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-5.