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 1920 - 2008 (88 years)
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| Name |
Rosa Lee Elkins |
| Birth |
23 Sep 1920 |
Bradley County, Tennessee  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
26 Sep 2008 |
Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee [2, 3] |
| Burial |
29 Sep 2008 |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Riceville, McMinn County, Tennessee [2, 3] |
| Person ID |
I2281 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
25 Oct 2014 |
| Father |
Joseph A. "Joe" Elkins, b. 0___ 1881, (McMinn County) Tennessee d. 0___ 1960, (McMinn County, Tennessee) (Age ~ 79 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Rose Dalton, b. 23 Apr 1887, (McMinn County) Tennessee d. 15 Sep 1951, (McMinn County, Tennessee) (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage |
(McMinn County, Tennessee) [4] |
| Photos |
 | Grandma Elkins' Homeplace...
Home of Joe & Margaret Dalton Elkins located in rural McMinn County, Tennessee and painted by their loving granddaughter, Charlotte Hennessee Davis |
| Family ID |
F12904 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Johnie William Hennessee, b. 22 Feb 1916, Meigs County, Tennessee d. 1 Apr 2007, McMinn County, Tennessee (Age 91 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Oct 1938 |
McMinn County, Tennessee [3] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F869 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Daily Post Athenian
Sep 26, 2008
Rosa Lee Elkins Hennessee
Rosa Lee Elkins Hennessee, 88, of Athens, went to be with the Lord on Friday afternoon, Sept. 26, 2008, at her residence after a lengthy illness.
A native of Bradley County, she had lived in McMinn County most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Dalton Elkins, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Johnie William Hennessee; two brothers, Haverd and Forrest Elkins; and four sisters, Ora Jackson, Dollie Bright, Margie Jackson and Emma Lou Vincent. She was a charter member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include six daughters and five sons-in-law, Betty Morrow of Athens, Charlotte and Jacky Davis of Riceville, Fran and Dan Walker of Athens, Anna and William Moon of Decatur, Carolyn and George Brown of Riceville, and Connie and John Powers of Cleveland; one son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Faye Hennessee of Athens; 14 grandchildren, Ronnie Hennessee, Tonia Martin, Billy Morrow, Chris Morrow, Debbie Wilson, Sandy Moses, Rick Davis, Kathy Lewallen, Christy Lasher, Donna Stephens, Jeff Walker, Patsy Green, Beverly Woodall and Nathan Powers; 19 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Hope of Athens.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Monday at Jerry Smith Funeral Home with Dr. John Powers and the Rev. Derek McCosh officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers. [2]
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