James William Thomas "Jay" "W. T." Bales^[1]

Abt 1928 - 2007  (~ 79 years)

• Name	James William Thomas "Jay" "W. T." Bales
  Born	Abt 1928
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jul 2007	Strawberry Plains, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I87857	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Pryor Lee "My" Bales,   d. Bef 20 Jul 2007
  Mother	Callie Humbard,   d. Bef 20 Jul 2007
  Family ID	F83931	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ruby Grace Beard,   b. Abt 1930,   d. 13 Jun 2009, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	Abt 1948
  Children	+ 1. Butch Bales   2. Danny Bales   3. Anne Bales
  Family ID	F32088	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 20 Jul 2007 - Strawberry Plains, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 21 Mar 2001. William Arley "Bill" Beard, Jr. obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 20 Jul 2007. BALES, JAMES (W.T.) WILLIAM THOMAS (JAY) - age 79, passed away July 20, 2007 at his home in Strawberry Plains. He was a driver for H.T. Hackney in the early 1950's, mined at US Steel in the mid '50's and retired from Magnavox. Preceded in death by his mother, Callie Humbard Bales; father, Pryor Lee (My) and Ellen Bales; and sister, Leona Rettig. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Grace Beard Bales; sons and daughters in law, Butch and Linda of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Danny and Nicki of Jefferson City; daughter, Anne of Strawberry Plains; grandchildren, Jimmy Bales and Christi and Kristie Bales Huffman and Joey all of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Shane Miles and April of Strawberry Plains, Laura Miles of Knoxville, Lesli Bales-Sherrod and Jimmy of Knoxville, Audra Bales Hakim and Chuck, Mark Bales, and Brad Bales, all of Jefferson City; great grandchildren, Jeremy Ricker and Caleb Miles of Knoxville, Joshua and Luke Hakim of Jefferson City, Josh, Brandon and Brent Huffman of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Bryan of Strawberry Plains; sister, Geraldine Denny of Strawberry Plains; brothers and sister in law, Herb Rettig of Oregon, Norman and Violet Brown of New Market and Larry Williams of Strawberry Plains; aunts, Fairy Humbard Breeden, Ruby Cole Wyrick and Bessie Cole; numerous nieces, nephews great nieces, great nephews, cousins, special friends and neighbors. A celebration of life memorial service will be led by Pastor Dennis Maxey at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Strawberry Plains Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Strawberry Plains Presbyterian Church, 3168 W. Old Andrew Johnson Highway, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871. The family wishes to thank all his caretakers and Fielden Funeral Home for cremation services.