Nellie Lee Helton

1921 - 2018  (96 years)

• Name	Nellie Lee Helton
  Born	9 Oct 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	18 Jan 2018  [2]
  Buried	22 Jan 2018	Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I90305	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	William Andrew Helton,   b. 29 Mar 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Oct 1952  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Hattie Caroline Ward,   b. 27 Jun 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 1982  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1911	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F37462	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rev. Wilford Homer Watson,   b. 21 Jul 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jun 1972  (Age 48 years)
  Children	1. Jack Watson + 2. William Homer "Bill" Watson,   b. 25 Mar 1945,   d. 31 Oct 2014  (Age 69 years)   3. Carolyn Watson   4. Linda Watson
  Family ID	F32961	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Oct 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Jan 2018 - Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  Nellie (Helton) Watson

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Tammy Gilliam (drizztjt@earthlink.net) and Carol Ann Davis (scard99@earthlink.net), 25 July 2001.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Nellie Lee Helton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 16, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 18 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1922 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace W A Helton Head M 48 Tennessee Hattie Helton Wife F 42 Tennessee Elijah Andrew Helton Son M 21 Tennessee Nellie Lee Helton Daughter F 18 Tennessee C Juanita Helton Daughter F 16 Tennessee Charlie Hubert Helton Son M 13 Tennessee Olive Helton Daughter F 11 Tennessee Reece Helton Son M 7 Tennessee Anice Lela Helton Daughter F 5 Tennessee Lynn Allen Helton Son M 1 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 18 Jan 2018. October 9, 1921 - January 18, 2018 Nellie (Helton) Watson, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the age of 96. Nellie married Wilford Watson and they had four children: Carolyn Vicars (husband Oscar), William Watson (former wife Kay), Linda Parks (husband Chauncey) and Jack Watson (wife Earlene). Nellie is preceded in death by her husband Wilford Watson, who passed away at the age of 48. She is also preceded by her son William Watson, son-in-law Chauncey Parks, her parents William and Hattie Helton, brothers Mack, Wilburn, Elijah and Reese Helton, and her sister Zora Montgomery. She was a member of Mountain View Missionary Baptist Church where she attended as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Watson was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her children, Carolyn Vicars (husband Oscar), Linda Parks, and Jack Watson (wife Earlene); 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; sisters Juanita Abbott, Oliva Crisp and Annice Rogers; brothers Charlie and Lynn Helton; many nieces and nephews. A special thanks to all the caregivers at Asbury Place of Maryville for their care of our Mother. They were a true blessing through this difficult time. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday, January 21st with funeral service to follow at 4 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Hitch and Rev. Bill Helton officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Monday, January 22nd in Mountain View Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 604. Tombstone without death date