Francis Caroline Bush^[1]

1900 - 2003  (102 years)

• Name	Francis Caroline Bush
  Born	24 Mar 1900
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Jan 2003	Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	Chrstnut Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I86913	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson Bush,   b. 27 Oct 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Mar 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Ketner,   b. 19 Sep 1871, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Apr 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1891	Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F44446	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Shell R. Clevenger,   b. 5 Sep 1901,   d. 1 Jul 1958  (Age 56 years)
  Children	+ 1. Don Clevenger,   d. 22 Nov 1991 + 2. Caroline Clevenger
  Family ID	F31713	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 24 Jan 2003 - Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  1958 The second generation Bush Family celebrates the Company's 50th anniversary. Front, L to R: Fred Bush, C.J. Ethier, Claude Bush, Burnett Bush, Alger Bush and Shell Clevenger. Back, L to R: Vera Tucker-Bush, Lena Maye Bush-Ethier, Kathleen Stout-Bush, Wilm

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 60. [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 24 Jan 2003. Fances Bush Clevenger, age 102 of Dandridge, TN passed away Friday afternoon,Jan 24, 2003 at the Jefferson Co. Nursing Home. She was the daughter and last surviving child of the late A. J. and Sarah Ketner Bush, fouonders of the Bush Bros. Canning Co. of Chestnut Hill. She grew up in Chestnut Hill and was educated in the Jefferson Co. schools, attending Tennessee Wesleyan College and graduating from Maryville College.. She was a member of the Chestnut Hill United Methodist church, where she was active in her church and community affairs during her earlier years. Preceded in death by her husband, Shell r. Clevenger; son, Don Bush Clevenger, who died Nov. 22, 1991; brothers, Claude Bush, Fred Bush, Alger Bush, and Burnett Bush; sister, Lena Maye Ethier. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Clevenger Rinehart of Dandridge; grandchildren; Donna Clevenger Owenby and husband, George, of Chestnut Hill, randy Clevenger and wife, Libby of Danridge, Tony Clevenger and wife, Kim of Chestnut Hill, Mark Slagle and wife, Agnes of Dandridge, Frances Slagle Ponder of johnson City, Shell Slagle and wife, Penny of Dandridge; Lydia Slagle of Johnson city; great randchildrenk Amanda McGaha, Jeremy Owenby, Clint Owenby, Danielle Clevenger, Greg Slagle and wife Melissa, Jennifer Slagle, Jason Ponder, Aaron Ponder, Shannon Nielsen, Ashley Norwood, Casside Norwood, Ricky Archer and Josh Archer; great great grandchildren; Devin McGaha, Ally Owenby, Alexia Slagle, Christian Archer and Zachery Archer; daughter in law, Wanda Clevenger and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Chrstnut Hill United Methodist Church, c/o Geraldine George, 1451 Ponderosa Drive, Dandridge, TN 37725. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2003 at the Chestnut Hill United Methodist church with Rev. Richard Patterson and Rev. John Clark officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003 at the funeral home. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge, TN (865) 397-2711