Patricia Ann Lovett

Hubert married Joyce Frye Sturgill [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Leona Retta Ridings on 18 Oct 1924 in Harlan Co, KY. Leona (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Ridings and Nancy Mae Turner) was born on 29 Aug 1904 in Claiborne Co, TN; died on 21 Jan 1985 in Perry Co, KY; was buried in Knott Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Leona's obit lists the children of John Marsee and Nancy Turner as her bros. and sisters These names appear on the 1930 Bell Co KY census.


Per Loretta Lovett, Leona first child died at birth or shortly after.

Note from Mary Brown...
Leona Lovett always wore dresses or skirts and blouses. She never wore
pants or slacks. She thought it was a sin to wear them. She was 5' 7" and
weight about 165 lbs. She had dark curly hair and blue eyes. A really
pretty lady. She was a hard worker, keeping house, gardening, and canning
the vegetables for her family. She made her own jams and jellies. She was
a good cook and seemed to enjoy doing it.
Every night she would tell us stories about the family. She believed
family history should be passed down from one generation to the next
generation. Most of her stories involved the Turner family. We used to
visit Middlesboro, Bell Co KY. She showed me where my Turner family were
buried...back to my 7th great-grandparents, John and Elizabeth Marsee
Turner. They are buried in the 'Old Turner Cemetery, on 34th street in
Middlesboro,KY. Across the street and back in the field...going
south...was where John and Elizabeth raised their family. Leona showed me
what was left of their home. There was only a foundation left, in 1950.
The foundation was built from field stones. You could still see part of
the path leading up to where their front door was. Someone had craved
inititials in some of the field stones. They were boy + girlfriend type
initials. In the field on some of the trees were these same type
initials. I can't remember the letters in the initials...so I don't know
if the initials were put there by John and Elizabeth's children...or
perhaps by other people... later on through the years after John and
Elizabeth died.

Died:
Leona R. Lovett,age 80, of Anco,Ky, passed away at Hazard ARH,Hazard. She was born Aug. 29 1904, the daughter of Ben Ridings and Nancy Turner. She was a member of the Anco Church of God.

She is survived by her husband,William "Willie" Lovett of Anco,two sons, Hubert Lovett of Texas, James Lovett of Anco, one brother, George Marssie, of TN,two sisters, Willie Lewis of Jackson, MI,Pauline Phillips of TN,seven grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday,Jan. 24 at 2 PM,at Anco Church of God, Anco,with Rev. Lonnie Turner officiating,burial followed in the Carr Fork Cemetery, Little Carr.

Hindman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Notes:

Died:
death certificate no.25646
name; Ben Ridings
birth; Mar.30 1885, TN
death; Nov.14 1941, Middlesboro,Bell Co KY
burial; Nov.16 1941, Hensley Cemetery,Middlesboro,Bell Co KY
Funeral home...Cawood...Hobart Cawood
father; Bill Ridings
mother; Mollie England
informant; Andy Ridings

heart attack,stenosis of the aorta, mining, Foreman of coal mine
___________________________________
Funeral home record
Name: Ben Ridings
Birth: Mar.30
Place:TN
Age: 56
Death: Nov.14 1941
Place: Middlesboro,KY
Burial: Nov.16 1941
Place: Middlesboro,KY
Wife: Lizzie Mason
Father: Bill Ridings
Mother: Mollie England
Informant: Andy Ridings

Buried:
GRid=10515224

Benjamin married Nancy Mae Turner about 1902 in Claiborne Co, TN. Nancy was born on 17 Oct 1888 in Claiborne Co, TN; died on 8 May 1949 in Bell Co, KY; was buried in Bell Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Death certificate no.8611
Name: Nancy Mae Turner Marsee
Date of birth: Oct.17 1887
Place: Campbell Co TN
Date of death: May 8 1949
Place: Middlesboro, Bell Co KY
Cause of death: Cancer of liver
Burial: May 12 1949
Place: Hensley Cemetery, Middlesboro, KY
Funeral director: Hobart Cawood
Age: 61 years, 6 months, 22 days
Husband: John Marsee
Father: Speed Turner
Birth place: Unknown
Mother: Betty Carroll
Birth place: Unknown
Informant: Grady Cupp


Middlesboro Daily News obit
10 May 1949
Mrs Nancy Mae Turner
Marsee
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy
Mae Turner Marsee,61,who died
May 8,will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the Edgewood Bap-
tist Church with Rev. Charles
Christian and Rev. Charley Graves
officiating. Burial will be in
Hensley Cemetery.
She is survived by one son,
George of LaGrange; daughters,
Mrs Bill Lovett,of Sassafras,
KY.,Mrs Grady Cupp of Middles-
boro,and Misses Pauline and Wil-
lie Marsee of Middlesboro,sisters,
Mrs Tom Rains of Middlesboro,
Mrs John Mason of Monroeville,
Ind.,Mrs Sam Heck of Monroe,
Mich.,and Mrs W.H. McDonald
of Speedwell; brother,Wesley
Turner of Speedwell; and nine
grandchildren.