Ernest Lee Jolley

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Ernest Lee Jolley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Fancy Farm, Graves County, KY, United States
Death: April 30, 2007 (96)
Dresden, Weakley County, TN, United States (Old age)
Place of Burial: Dresden, Weakley County, TN, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Ruby Bell Sadler Jolley

Occupation: Farmer, owner Ernest Jolley Tobacco Co.
Managed by: Terry Alan Tilley
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About Ernest Lee Jolley

Ernest Lee Jolley BIRTH 5 Jun 1910 Fancy Farm, Graves County, Kentucky, USA DEATH 30 Apr 2007 (aged 96) Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Sunset Cemetery Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA MEMORIAL ID 55274327 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 3 Ernest Lee Jolley, 96, of Dresden, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Weakley County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Dresden. Funeral services for Mr. Jolley were held Thursday, May 3, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden. Burial followed in Sunset Cemetery in Dresden. Bro. Wayne Perkins and Bro. Gary Wilson officiated the services. Mr. Jolley was a farmer and owner of Ernest Jolley Tobacco Company. He was a 1928 graduate of Dresden High School. Mr. Jolley was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Dresden and the ASCS Committee for over 30 years. He was a native of Fancy Farm, Kentucky and the son of the late Rufus Lee and Alma Dowdy Jolley. In addition to his parents, Mr. Jolley was also preceded in death by his wives, Farrah Mae Cooper Jolley and Ruby Bell Tilley Sadler Jolley; a son, Bobby Wayne Jolley; a sister, Francis Adams; and a brother, Bernard Jolley. Mr. Jolley is survived by a son, John Lee (Sandra) Jolley of Dresden; a sister, Vitula Bass of Lansing, Michigan; three grandchildren, Brent Jolley of Dresden, David Jolley of Dresden, and Jennifer Garner of Dresden; and seven great-grandchildren.

Family Members Parents Photo Rufus Lee Jolley 1880–1930

Photo Elma Ethel Dowdy Jolley 1884–1950

Spouses Photo Farrah Mae Cooper Jolley 1914–1972 (m. 1933)

Photo Ruby Bell Tilley Jolley 1914–1996 (m. 1980)

Siblings Photo Rufus Bernard Jolley 1912–1952

Photo Mary Frances Jolley Adams 1921–1998

Photo Vitula Jolley Bass 1922–2009

Children Photo Bobby Wayne Jolley 1937–1940

John Lee Jolley 1946–2009

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Ernest Lee Jolley's Timeline

1910
June 5, 1910
Fancy Farm, Graves County, KY, United States
2007
April 30, 2007
Age 96
Dresden, Weakley County, TN, United States
May 3, 2007
Age 96
Sunset Cemetery, Dresden, Weakley County, TN, United States