resting_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation alma_mater
summerfield cemetery , grundy county , tennessee , usa 07 november 1989 del rio , tennessee , usa 12 may 1898 may justus
 may justus teacher children 's author university of tennessee
may justus

may justus -lrb- may 12 , 1898 -- november 7 , 1989 -rrb- was an american author of numerous children 's books , almost all of which were set in appalachia and reflect the traditional culture of her native east tennessee .
she also worked as a teacher and served for many years as volunteer secretary-treasurer for the highlander folk school .
