Jane Honeycutt obituaries
I started searching for obituaries for Jane’s mother and father since they had died in 1962 and 1964 respectively and would have information more recent than anything I had found so far.
| HONEYCUTT, JAMES MICHAEL died 19 Sep 1964 | |
| HONEYCUTT, JAMES MICHAEL – born April 26, 1875, deceased this life September 19, 1964 at the age of 89 years, 4 months and 24 days. He was married to IDA BELL RISDON about the year of 1895 and to this union was born nine children. His wife and 1 son preceded him in death. He professed a hope in Christ and in May 19, 1950, he came to Tunnel Hill Baptist Church by letter, where he remained a member until death. He leaves to mourn his passing 4 sons, GEORGE of Robbins, Tennessee, ELVIN of Norma, Tennessee, JONAH of Oneida and JOHN of Covington, Kentucky; 4 daughters, JANE CROSS of Elk Valley, MARY ANN YADEN of Michigan, FLORA THOMAS of Covington, Kentucky, DAISY YORK of Helenwood, Tennessee and a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. We feel our loss is his eternal gain in Glory. Tunnel Hill Baptist Church. (Source: Minutes of the West Union Assoc. of United Baptist Churches, 1964, p15) | |
Jane Honeycutt was then Jane Cross of Elk Valley. I couldn’t find anything on the internet so I emailed Trulene in Tennessee and asked her for advice.
Trulene quickly found information. Jane Honeycutt married Letcher Cross in Campbell County on 11 Feb 1946. Letcher Cross was a WWI veteran born 20 Sept 1890 and died 1 Nov 1976. Jane is buried beside him in Valley View Cemetery in Elk Valley in the same cemetery as John F. Smith.
It took me forever to find the Clay and John F. Smith graves when I visited Valley View Cemetery in May. I had walked the entire cemetery going down every row so I had undoubtedly walked right past these graves as well.
| Cross, Janie H. – died May 17, 1979 | |
| Funeral for Mrs Jane H. Cross, 78, of Jellico , who died last Thursday at Jellico Community Hospital was Saturday at the Elk Valley Church of God the Rev. J C Murray officiating. Burial was at Valley View Cemetery.Survivors include three sons: David Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio; Clay Smith, Rossford, Ohio; and Hugh Smith, Toledo, Ohio; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, four brothers, George Honeycutt, Brimstone, Tenn, Elvin Honeycutt, Huntsville, Tenn., John Honeycutt, Oneida, and three sisters Mrs Mary Ann Vaden, Detroit, Mich., Mrs Flora Thomas, Covington, Ky and Mrs Daisy York, Tampa, Fla.Ellison Funeral Home of Jellico was in charge. | |
| Cross, Letcher – died November 1, 1976 | |
| Letcher Cross, 84, of Elk Valley, died at the VA Hospital, Murfreesboro.He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Janie Honeycutt Cross of Toledo, Ohio; three step-sons, Dave Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio, Clay Smith and Hugh Smith of Toledo, Ohio; one brother, Oscar Cross of Cincinnati, Ohio; one step-brother, Charlie Davis of Jonesboro, Tenn; five grandchildren.Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 3 at 2 p.m. at Elk Valley Church of God by the Rev. J.C. Murray. Burial was in Valley View Cemetery.Ellison Funeral Home, Jellico was in charge of arrangements. | |
From all this information I should be able to get proof of death from the funeral home in Tennessee. One down and one to go.
Pictures were available at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28426375
