Fifth Generation

145. Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox^{2,28,108,114,120,255} was born on 16 September 1926 in Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She was born in the house in which Hazel Cox was still living in 1999.

She appeared in the census in 1930 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Vern 3 3/12 son m s w TN TN TN.

She died on 8 April 2003 at the age of 76 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁵⁶

Obituary, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Thursday, April 10, 2003, p.B7
Sherrod, Fern - age 76, of Knoxville, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2003. She was a long time member of the Grace Baptist Church. She dearly loved her Sunday School Class, will be remembered for her spiritual guidance to her family and friends, her caring nature, sweetness and affection for others, her love for gardening. She was truly loved and will be dearly missed as a Christian wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton Cox, and her husband Victor Dale Sherrod. She is survived by her six children and families, Dale and Polly Sherrod, Jane and Sid Kelly, Jean Bramlett, Paul and Beverly Sherrod, Mark and Wilma Sherrod and Stanley and Angie Sherrod, all of Knoxville; 11 grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; one brother, Vern Cox of Dandridge and two sisters, Hazel Cox of Dandridge and Ethyl Delozier of Fullerton, Calif., several nieces and Nephews, and many other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. til 8 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2003, at the Weaver Funeral Home with the service to follow at 8 p.m. Rev. Alfred Royer will officiate. The family will go in procession from the funeral home for a 1 p.m. graveside service at the Highland Cemetery. The family will meet at the funeral home at 12 Noon. Serving as pallbearers will be the grandsons. Weaver Funeral Home, “A Tradition of Service Since 1921”, 5815 Western Ave. (865) 588-3838.

Funeral Program: In Memory of Wilma Fern Sherrod age 76; Date of Birth: September 16, 1926; Date of Death: April 8, 2003; Funeral Services: Friday, April 11, 2003, Weaver Funeral Home Chapel 8:00 P.M.; Officiating: Rev. Alfred Royer; Interment: Highland Memorial Cemetery, 1:00pm Saturday; Pallbearers: Grandsons

Wilma was buried on 11 April 2003 in Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

The following is from "The Nichols Book" by Wyatt Nichols.

Fern, twin of Vern, daughter of John and Mary Slaton Cox, is a very fine girl and in disposition much like her mother. She married Victor Sherrod who is one of the nicest young men that I know in that area. They have four children, namely, Dale, the twins Jane and Jean, and Paul. Victor works at the Atomic Bomb Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and they live in that area near Knoxville, Tennessee.

Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox and Victor Dale Sherrod were married on 15 June 1947.

Victor Dale Sherrod^2,95,108,120, son of Tobias Cumberland Sherrod and Willie Belle Tyson, was born on 5 June 1920 in [Knox County], Tennessee.⁹⁵

He appeared in the census in 1930 in Knox County, Tennessee. Victor 9 son m s w TN TN TN.

He died on 18 September 2000 at the age of 80 in [Knoxville], [Knox County], [Tennessee].^95,255 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Victor D. Sherrod; Last Residence: 37931 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; Born: 5 Jun 1920; Died: 18 Sep 2000; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).

Obituary, Knoxville News-Sentinel, 20 Sep 2000
Sherrod, Victor Dale - of Knoxville, died Sept.r 18, 2000 at 80 years of age. Member of Grace Baptist Church. Retired from Y-12. Survived by wife of 53 years, Wilma Fern Sherrod; children & spouses, Dale & Polly Sherrod, Jane & Sid Kelley, Jean Bramlett, Paul & Beverly Sherrod, Mark & Wilma Sherrod, and Stanley & Angie Sherrod; grandchildren, Greg Kelley & Wife, Sandra, Christy Humphrey & husband, Kevin, Susanna Kelley, Amanda Sherrod, Harlan Smith, Grant Sherrod, Jacob Sherrod, Jason Sherrod, Cody Bramlett, Zeke Sherrod, & Sabrina Sherrod; great grandchildren, Olivia & Patrick Kelley; sister & brother in law, Virginia & Frank Setzer; nephew, Sidney Setzer. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Weaver's Chapel with the service to follow at 8 p.m. Rev. Alfred Royer officiating. Family and friends will meet at 12:15 p.m. Thurs. at Weaver's to proceed to Highland Memorial Cemetery for a 2 p.m. graveside service. Pallbearers: grandsons, Greg, Harlan, Grant, Jacob, Jason, Cody, & Zeke. Honorary pallbearers: Steadfast Sunday school class from Grace Baptist Church. Arrangements by Weaver Funeral Home, 5815 Western Ave.

Victor was buried on 21 September 2000 in Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁵⁵

Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox and Victor Dale Sherrod had the following children:

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Victor Dale (Dale) Sherrod II (private).²⁵⁷
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Jane Sherrod (private).
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Paul D Sherrod (private).
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Mark R Sherrod (private).
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Stanley P Sherrod (private).
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Jean Sherrod (private).