Ray Kerr Widener

1902 - 1965  (62 years)

• Name	Ray Kerr Widener
  Birth	8 Nov 1902	Damascus, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1965	Andersonville, Tennessee
  	Clinton Courier May 27,1965 Mr. Widener,Bull Run Worker Dies Ray K. Widener, 62, Andersonville Rt.1,died Sunday night at Oak Ridge Hospital. Mr. Widener was employed as a pipe fitter at TVA's Bull Run Steam Plant. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Freda W. Widener, two sons, James R. and Claude W. Widener,three daughters, Brenda, Mary Ann and Kathleen Widener,all of home, and Mrs. Delois Suchard of Ohio,three brothers, Felix of Ohio, Gaylor of Lafollette and David Widener with the U.S. Army in Germany, one sister, Mrs. Josephine Foley of Indianapolis,Ind. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Martin Funeral Home in Clinton.Burial was in Jellico Cemetery.
  Burial	Jellico Cemetery, Jellico, Tennessee   [1]
  		Ray Kerr Widener (1902-1965) - Find a Grave Memorial
  Siblings	6 brothers and 3 sisters
  	1. Josephine Ethaw Widener           b. 5 Apr 1912, Jellico, Tennessee           d. 17 Apr 1985, Indianapolis, Indiana  (Age 73 years)      ▻ Odell Evans;   Rafael Vencint Foley,  m. 1936   2. Robert Edgar Widener           b. 15 Apr 1900             d. 27 Sep 1947, Jellico, Tennessee  (Age 47 years)      ▻ Clara Fox   3. Vicie S. Widener           b. 4 Jan 1904             d. 2 Aug 1909  (Age 5 years)   4. Paul Widener           b. 17 Nov 1906             d. 20 Nov 1906  (Age 0 years)   5. Claro Henry Widener           b. 19 Dec 1907, Virginia           d. 14 Apr 1925  (Age 17 years)   6. Freddie Widener           b. 1 Aug 1909             d. 2 Aug 1909  (Age 0 years)   7. Felix Clark Widener           b. 26 Jan 1914, Jellico, Tennessee           d. 9 Dec 1987, LaFollette, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)   8. Gaylor "Chalk" Widener           b. 25 Jul 1917, Jellico, Tennessee           d. 22 Dec 1987, Knoxville, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)      ▻ Mary Naomi Baldwin   9. David Hazel Widener           b. 12 Mar 1920, Jellico, Tennessee           d. 27 Oct 1965, San Antonio, Texas  (Age 45 years)      ▻ Evelyn Ivey,  m. 16 Feb 1944
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of James S. Beck and Gertrude Eathaw McConnell)
  	1. Pernia Beck           b. 1916   2. Thelma Beck           b. 1920   3. Jay B. Beck           b. 1918
  Person ID	I0016	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	James Alexander Widener           b. 12 Aug 1867, Wideners Valley, Washington, Virginia           d. 04 Mar 1920 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Eathaw McConnell           b. 26 Apr 1880, Washington County, Virginia           d. 19 Feb 1943, Jellico, Tennessee (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1897
  Family ID	F0007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Freda Pearl Westbrook           b. 11 Jul 1924             d. 1 Feb 2005, Norris, Tennessee (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living m. Living , Mary H. Brannon   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F0040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Moses           b. 17 Feb 1907             d. 27 May 2000, LaFollette, Tennessee (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. Delores Widener           b. 8 Jun 1928             d. 27 Sep 1995, Columbia, South Carolina (Age 67 years) m. Edward Suchard , William R. Johnson
  Family ID	F0046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Nov 1902 - Damascus, Virginia Burial - - Jellico Cemetery, Jellico, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Birth Certificate of Ray Kerr Widener

  
  

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  [S603] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28492391/ray-kerr-widener, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28492391/ray-kerr-widener.