In the Union County Extension reports from 1973, I came across a report written by the home demonstration agent:

The Face Lift Doll

An all-day sand candle workshop was held last fall by a Home Demonstration Club.
Note: It does not mention which club this was.
Since time would be taken simply allowing the candles to harden, each member brought other hand work to do.
One member who belongs to a doll club was making doll clothing for the antique dolls she collects, renovates, dresses and sells. She showed us a doll, dating 1848, that she purchased in Nashville for $65.
The doll was a rare one with a wax head. When properly repaired, dressed and equipped with a new (handmade) wig, the doll would be worth over $300.
But tragedy struck: Mrs. Graves had locked the doll in the trunk of her car and then gone to enjoy the sights of Opryland, USA. The sun beamed down on the car trunk and the doll’s wax face caved in until the features were barely recognizable. Doll club officials told Mrs. Graves that the best she could do would be to discard the head, repair the body and hope to sell it for $35.
As we were tinting the wax for the candles the thought occurred to us that if a skin color could be achieved in the wax, a semi-repair job—a doll face lift—might be possible.
We finally came up with a suitable tint so we tore the hair from the doll’s head. It had become thoroughly implanted by the softening wax due to the heat in the car.
Prayerfully we took the doll by the heels and plunged her head first into the wax, then again to build up the sunken areas. When the wax was slightly hardened, we used a tiny pen knife to expose the beautiful blue eyes. Then we carefully scraped, carved and reshaped the nose, chin, ears, eyebrows and forehead.
Once the surgery was complete, we polished the surface with a nylon stocking. Results were almost unbelievable and far beyond our expectations. We had actually felt that we were experimenting with a mess that would eventually become garbage.
The 125-year-old doll now has a new wig, a new 19th century wardrobe and will be exhibited at the next area doll show.
Mrs. Graves says that to sell the doll now would be like a mother selling her own children, so it will always remain in her private collection.

Here is where we need help. Do you know who Mrs. Graves was? Do you know where this doll ended up? Obviously this Mrs. Graves was a member of the Union County Home Demonstration Homemakers Club. If you can identify Mrs. Graves, please contact Josh Bowlin at jbowli10@utk.edu ,865-992-8038 or Union County FCE (Home Demonstration Club)
President Carol Pratt at Carolpratt1961@me.com