Rudolph Harding Douglass^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1921 - 2013  (92 years)

• Name	Rudolph Harding Douglass
  Born	6 Feb 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	4 Jul 2013  [6]
  Buried	10 Jul 2013	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I88013	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Luna Mack Douglas,   b. 27 Aug 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 1959  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Hattie A. Flynn,   b. 14 Nov 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 1984  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F42617	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mellie Reed,   b. 18 Aug 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Aug 2008  (Age 87 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1941
  Children	+ 1. Judy Douglass   2. Patricia Gail Douglass,   b. 27 Apr 1950,   d. STILLBORN
  Headstones		Douglass Mellie R. Aug. 18, 1921 Aug. 28, 2008 Feb. 15, 1941 Rudolph H. Feb. 6, 1921
  Family ID	F32159	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Feb 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 10 Jul 2013 - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 31 Mar 2001. Woodrow Wilson Reed obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Jan 1959. Luna Mack Douglas obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Apr 1950. Patricia Gail Douglass obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 28 Aug 2008. Mellie Reed Douglass obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Rudolph Douglass Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 05, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1921 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0007 Family Number: 104 Sheet Number and Letter: 6A Line Number: 10 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00708 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Luna M Douglass M 39 Tennessee Wife Hattie A Douglass F 38 Tennessee Son Theodore Douglass M 19 Tennessee Son John Douglass M 18 Tennessee Daughter Josie Douglass F 16 Tennessee Son Roscoe Douglass M 14 Tennessee Son Hal Douglass M 11 Tennessee Son Rudolph Douglass M 9 Tennessee Son Eugene Douglass M 7 Tennessee Daughter Ruby Douglass F 4 Tennessee Son Glenn Douglass M 3 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 4 Jul 2013. February 6, 1921 - July 4, 2013 Rudolph Harding Douglass, age 92 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday July 4, 2013 surrounded by family and loved ones. He was a member of First Baptist Church Sevierville for 77 years. He married the love of his life, Mellie Reed Douglass in 1941. He was a staff sergeant in the Army from 1943-1946. He led the reconnaissance prior to the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. He was employed with Cash Hardware of Sevierville for 58 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mellie Reed Douglass, infant daughter Patricia Douglass, parents, L.M. and Hattie Douglass, five brothers and two sisters. Survivors: Daughter: Judy Hamby, of Sevierville Grandchildren and spouses: Mista and Brian Asbury of Los Angeles, CA, Doug and Sherry Hamby of Rochelle, IL, Stacey and Richie Hicks of Las Vegas, NV 8 Great Grandchildren 5 Great great-grandchildren Brother: Glenn Douglass, of Seymour Many favorite nieces and nephews The best neighbors in all the world for many years In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, TV Ministry, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Tuesday with a funeral service to follow at 7 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Hyder and Rev. Tony McCandless officiating. Family and friends will meet 2 PM Wednesday in Shiloh Cemetery for interment. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)