Tennie Louise Willis^{[1, 2, 3]}

• Name	Tennie Louise Willis
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I85486	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Joe Leonard Willis,   b. 21 Mar 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jun 1990, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Agnes Metcalf,   b. 6 Apr 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1988, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1943	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F31250	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Roby Eugene Yates,   b. 2 May 1938, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 2009  (Age 70 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1964	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F31252	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 22 Aug 1964 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 285. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 2 Aug 2013. Just Plain Talk: August brings much deserved rest for some and rain on all Happy ending for Tennie Yates This was about 1 p.m. on that Sunday, July 21. Tennie spent an anxious night, no doubt worried about the loss of her black pocketbook, yet she said in her mind that she felt God was looking after her and all would be well. She reported the incident where she had driven on Midway Road, hit bumps, went off the road fresh-baked peach pies tumbling to the floorboard and her purse disappearing. Deputy Chris Gregg, of the Cocke County Sheriff’s Department took the report on that Sunday. On Monday, she went to town and stopped at the county courthouse. Tennie praised Cocke County Clerk Janice Butler to whom she went to get a replacement driver’s license. “She knew I didn’t have any money and offered to pay for the license herself.” Other friends such as Dolly Moore and her sister, Georgia, off John’s Road, were also concerned Tennie didn’t have any money and offered her some. During all this search and talk, Roger Seay must have told Tennie’s brother, Paul Willis, of Seay Hollow Road, about the lost handbag. Being a good brother, Paul went out and searched on Monday finding the location where the truck went off the road. Paul widened the search area and soon found the wet handbag on the embankment along with a wallet. The wallet belonged to Tennie’s late husband, Robbie Eugene Yates. The $43 in cash was still in the wallet. Tennie’s drivers license, papers and keys, plus a camera were all recovered. “The Lord blessed all the way through.” She was elated that so many people were concerned and reached out to help her find the lost handbag. Many people even prayed about it so their prayers were answered. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 30 Nov 2006. Mr. Charles Edmond Yates obituary [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Leonard Willis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Feb 1943 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Agnes Metcalf Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 9 GS Film number: 1928651 Digital Folder Number: 004485966 Image Number: 00412 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Tennie Louise Willis Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 22 Aug 1964 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Roby Eugene Yates Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 466