Sally Gwendolyn Vassar^[1]

1943 - 2005  (62 years)

• Name	Sally Gwendolyn Vassar
  Born	13 Jul 1943
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Nov 2005  [2]
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I84615	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2005

  
  

  Father	Reed Joseph Vassar,   b. 17 May 1921,   d. 19 Dec 2015  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Mary Lenola Gray,   b. 20 Jan 1922,   d. 17 Jul 2016  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Abt 1942
  Family ID	F30969	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Allen
  Children	+ 1. William Todd Allen
  Family ID	F71081	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ernest McCoig
  Married	26 Oct 1970	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Eric Wyane McCoig,   b. 13 May 1971,   d. 14 Apr 1999, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F71080	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Jerry D. Shelton, Sr.,   b. Jan 1949  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F71088	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 26 Oct 1970 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 113. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 14 Nov 2005. Sally Gwendolyn Shelton passed away on Monday, November 14, 2005, after illness due to cancer. Sally was an employee of Bush Brothers and Company for 18 years and retired on October 13, 2005. She was very proud of her time with Bush Brothers and had many friends from the company who were a great inspiration to her during her illness. She spoke fondly of her job and wonderful friends at this wonderful company. Sally attended Newport Grammar School and graduated from Cocke County High School in 1961; Sally looked forward to each class reunion. Sally was a member of First Christian Church, Newport, since age 13. She was a member of the Friendly Workers Sunday School Class and also a part-time teacher until her illness in June, 2005. Sally was preceded in death by her son, Eric Wayne McCoig, on April 14, 1999. Sally is survived by a son, William Todd Allen; daughter-in-law, Sandi Allen; and two granddaughters, Kari Todd and Erica Allen, of Newport; parents, Reed and Lenola G. Vassar; brothers and sisters-in-law, Reed J. and Brenda M. Vassar, Michael and Vicki Vassar, and Richard D. and Cindi Vassar, all of Newport; sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Harold Wright, of Pigeon Forge; and sisters, Marguerite Vassar, of Knoxville, and Betsy J. Huff, of Knoxville. Sally is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews who she loved very much. Graveside funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at Union Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Gorrell officiating. Family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Manes Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to First Christian Church of Newport, where she attended, or to St. Jude Hospital. Her brothers and nephews will be serving as pallbearers. Manes Funeral Home in charge. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Sally V Allen Event Type Marriage Event Date 26 Oct 1970 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name Ernest Mccoig