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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 17.
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 4 Mar 2014.
(January 14, 1920 - March 4, 2014)
Mary Aileen Barger, age 94, of Parrottsville, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the Newport Medical Center. Aileen was a lifelong and faithful member of the Luther Memorial Lutheran Church. She was an active member of the Parrottsville community and the town of Parrottsville, where she served several years as the City Recorder before being elected several terms as a Parrottsville City Commissioner. It was during one of her terms as Commissioner that the Parrott-Larue-Myers (Parrottsville City) Park was created. She was preceded in death by her parents Ivis and Gertrude (Ottinger) Nease and her sister, Doris Inez Nease. She is survived by her husband of 74 years, J. D. Barger of the home; sons, Carroll Barger, of Newport; Bill Barger and wife Darlene, of Knoxville; and sister, Juanita Nease, of Newport; five grandchildren: Shane Barger and wife Sharon, of Limestone; Heather Barnes and husband Matt, of Morristown; Amy Stevens and husband Jeff, Chad Barger and wife Andrea, and Jon Barger and Alexandria Smith, all of Knoxville; eleven great-grandchildren: Aiden and Emma Barger; Matthew and Elijah Barnes; Justin, Jordan, and Joshua Stevens; Grant and Anna Barger; Emrys and Isadora Barger. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, March 7, 2014 at Luther Memorial Luther Church, Parrottsville, with Pastor Pat McLauglin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Manes Funeral Home. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at: www.manesfuneralhome.com.
Manes Funeral Home in charge.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 6 Mar 2014.
BY DUAY O’NEIL
NPT Assistant Editor
PARROTTSVILLE—A woman known by many as “Parrottsville’s Ambassador to the World” has died. Aileen Barger died Tuesday morning at Newport Medical Center after a period of declining health. She was 94.
The second of three daughters of Ivis and Gertrude (Ottinger) Nease, she was born at the family home. After the early death of her father, the family moved in with her grandfather, Alfred Ottinger.
She began school at nearby Ottinger School and later graduated from Parrottsville High School in 1938.
She and J. D. Barger married on December 7, 1940 and celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary this past year. The couple became the parents of two sons.
For many years, Barger was the traditional “farm wife,” who, according to her family, “worked as hard as any man” in the fields, rising early to prepare breakfast for the family, then joined her husband to work, returning to fix dinner, and then finishing the day in the fields for the afternoon.”
In the early 1990s, the couple moved into Parrottsville to the home formerly owned by relatives Roy and Mae Smith.
The couple quickly went to work landscaping the spacious lawn and transforming it into a veritable rainbow of colors that drew the eyes of motorists traveling Hwy. 321 which, at the time, passed in front the home. Many of the plants were heirloom flowers and shrubs, some dating back to Barger’s grandparents. Her husband fashioned handmade birdhouses and feeders to incorporate into the setting.
“Many times strangers would stop and just start strolling around the yard looking at all their flowers,” said son Carroll Barger on Wednesday. “Mama would share the stories of where the plants had come from. Often the visitors would leave with seeds or cuttings of their own.”
It was during this time that Barger accepted the job of Parrottsville’s City Recorder. Several years later she threw her hat into the political arena, ran for, and was elected as one of Parrottsville’s three commissioners.
During the time of her service, Parrott-Larue-Myers Park was established adjacent to their home. “Mama was proud, too, that Parrottsville started receiving their sales tax money again during her time of service,” said her son.
Barger also worked several years at I. J. Smith Hardware.
A lifelong member of Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Barger remained an active member until well past her 90th birthday, when she chaired the church’s Centennial celebration.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening at Manes Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church on Friday at 2:00 p.m. with burial following in the church’s adjacent cemetery.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 125878255).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: I C Neas
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Event Date: 25 Apr 1917
Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Digital Folder Number: 004486639
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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 10 Dec 2010.
(c) 2010 NPT Photo by Duay O'Neil J. D. and Aileen Barger of Parrottsville celebrated 70 years of marriage on Sunday, December 5, with a family dinner party Sunday at the White Pine Holiday Inn. The Bargers married December 7, 1940, in Parrottsville.
Author: Duay O'Neil
PARROTTSVILLE-In 1938, as the world slowly moved to the end of the Great Depression and drew nearer the outbreak of World War II, Mary Aileen Nease prepared for her graduation from Parrottsville High School.
The daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Nease and the late Ivis Nease, Aileen was one of the couple's three daughters. As she contemplated her future, she soon found herself dealing with the unwanted attentions of a young Parrottsville man, a brother of her friend Irene Barger.
"At first I didn't want anything to do with him," laughed Aileen last Sunday, as she waited for other members of her family to arrive for a dinner party. "But then I came to realize he is the finest person God ever made."
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