Branda, My wife is a grand-daughter of Oliver Neal, Henry's brother. Her father was Loyd Neal. Yes, both Henry and Allie Mae are buried at the Neal Cemetery here in Pickett County. Howard Groce -----Original Message----- From: tnpicket-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnpicket-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BrenINVa@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:30 AM To: tnpicket@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNPICKET] Obituary for Fairia Neal Davidson Mrs. Davidson father, Henry Allen Neal, was the son of James Rhoten Neal and Mary Francis Beaty, both buried at the Neal Cemetery in Pickett County, TN. Her mother, Allie Mae Garrett, was the daughter of William (Billie) Garrett and Martha (or Margaret) Pryor, both buried at Billie Garrett Cemetery, Pickett County, TN. Does anyone happen to know if Mrs. Davidson parents are also buried at the Neal Cemetery in Pickett County, or elsewhere? Thanks, Brenda ---------------------------------------------------------------- COOKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Fairia N. Davidson, 75, of Cookeville, will be held Wednesday, March 28, at 1 p.m. at Cookeville First Assembly of God. Burial will be in Neal Cemetery in Byrdstown. Family will receive friends Tuesday, March 27, from 5-9 p.m. at Crest Lawn Funeral Home, and Wednesday, March 28, from 12 noon until time of services at the church. Mrs. Davidson died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Cedar Hills Retirement Center in Cookeville. She was born July 8, 1931, in Byrdstown to the late Henry Allen Neal and Allie Mae Garrett Neal. Mrs. Davidson was a member of the Assembly of God faith. She retired in 2003 as a real estate broker with First Realty Company. Mrs. Davidson also sold real estate at Heritage Real Estate in Cookeville and with Century 21 in Nashville. She served the Tennessee Department of Transportation as Chief of Revenue and Assistant Commissioner. Mrs. Davidson had many firsts. She served as the first woman President of the Jaycees, the Chamber of Commerce in Cumberland County, the Board of Discipleship in Nashville and the Board of Realtors, and manager of WAEW am/fm radio station in Crossville. Mrs. Davidson was listed in the Outstanding Young Woman of America an 1965 and as Community Leader in America. In 1968, she was Jaycette of the Year. Mrs. Davidson was a leader in the Republican Party and a member of Republican State Executive Committee. Her family includes her daughter, Linda Finchum of Joelton; a daughter, Angela Fox of Portland, Ore.; a son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Faith Davidson of PonteVedra, Fla.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Rose and Jay Sabine of Crossville and Dawn and Tom Gaw III of Cookeville; a son, William Moore of Nashville; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Davidson was preceded in death by her husband, H. Dennis Davidson; a son, Henry D. Davidson; a daughter, Patricia Wey; a sister, Lois Carson; and two granddaughters, Loree Finchum and Tamie Hooper. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Davidson's grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be members of First Realty Company. An online tribute to Mrs. Davidson may be made at _http://www.mem.com_ (http://www.mem.com/) . _http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/obits_beta.html_ (http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/obits_beta.html) ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNPICKET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message