Jewel Argenia (Jernigan) Maxwell (1910 - 1984)

Born 4 Jun 1910 in Putnam, Tennessee

Ancestors

Died 29 Aug 1984 at age 74 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee

Biography

COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Jewel Argenia (Jeannie) Maxwell, 74, will be held Fri., Aug. 31, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home with the Rev. L. M. Leftwich and the Rev. Burdette Randolph officiating. Burial will be in Cookeville City Cemetery. Mrs. Maxwell died Wed., Aug. 29, 1984, at Cookeville General Hospital after an extended illness. A native of Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late John and Mahulda Thompson Jernigan. Her family includes her husband, Walter Maxwell; a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Betty) Hunter of Cookeville; four grandchildren, David and Mary Beth Hunter and Jonathan and Susan Stout; three sisters, Mrs. Flossie Martin of Mobile, Alabama, Mrs. Pearl Allison of Detroit, Mich.; and Mrs. Virgie Beard of Chattanooga; foster children, Mrs. Dorothy Hardy of San Antonio, Texas and Mrs. Robbie Harbin of Mobile. Mrs. Maxwell was preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Maxwell Stout, and a foster son, J. B. Goolsby. Active pallbearers will be Mark Loftis, Ryan Maxwell, Dewey Moss, Harold Whitaker, Michael Loftis, Danny Maxwell, Glen Whitaker and Ernest Ashburn. Hooper and Huddleston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Census

Name: Jewel A Jernigan Residence: , Putnam, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1911 Age: 9 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821759 Digital Folder Number: 4390804 Image Number: 00739 Sheet Number: 10 Household Gender Age Parent John T Jernigan M 54y Parent Manda J Jernigan F 48y Edna V Jernigan F 21y Essie A Jernigan F 18y Pearlie F Jernigan F 14y Jewel A Jernigan F 9y Esquire L Thompson M 80y 1920 United States Census

Death

Burial: Cookeville City Cemetery 58305622

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