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Living married Zola Mae Grindstaff Zola (daughter of Hilly Herman Grindstaff and Sarah Fina Stout) was born about 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Jun 2012 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blevins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Zola Mae Shankle, age 89, of Elizabethton, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 17, 2012, from Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born in Carter County and was a daughter of the late Herman and Fina Stout Grindstaff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hurshell Shankle; son, Benny Shankle; sister, Edith Elizondo; and nephew, Frederick Elizondo.

Mrs. Shankle retired from the Carter County School System after 36 years of service, where she taught the first grade at Unaka Elementary for most of her career. She was a lifelong member of Stoney Creek Baptist Church, where she was always active in all of the church activities, and a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Yankosky and husband Richard of Frederick, MD; sister, Edna D
Andelet of Elizabethton, TN; grandchildren, Mary and Michael Amtsberg of Douglasville, PA, Matthew Yankosky of Frederick, MD, and Julie Yankosky of Columbia, MD; great grandchildren, Benjamin Amtsberg and Sarah Amtsberg both of Douglasville, PA, and Anthony Yankosky of Baton Rouge, LA.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the staff at Pine Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center for their loving and unwavering care.

The funeral service for Mrs. Shankle will be conducted at Tetrick Funeral Home, in the Chapel of Peace, on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at 7:00 PM with Rev. Richard Estep, Rev. Bill Greer and Rev. Bryan Smith officiating. Special music will be provided by Janice Estep and Debra Woods. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:00 – 7:00 PM prior to the service.

The graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday in Blevins Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Doyce Sheffield, Richard Lewis, William Grover, Henry White, Marvin Garland, Kenneth Shankle, Matthew Yankosky, Michael Amtsberg, and Waymon Carrier. Norman Peters will serve as an honorary pallbearer. Those who wish to attend the service are asked to meet at 10:15 AM at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Isaac married Margaret Shipley about 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Margaret was born on 3 May 1878 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Feb 1942 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Morrell Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, February 9, 1942
MRS. I. F. SHANKEL
Mrs. I. F. Shankel died at her home at Carter today of a heart attack.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Shipley of Bluff City and a member of a prominent pioneer family of this section.
Mrs. Shankel was married to I. F. Shankel in 1896, and is the mother of ten children, eight of whom survive her: Elbert, Clyde and Glynn Shankel, Mrs. A. M. Peters, Mrs. Clyde Hardin of Carter; Mrs. Roby Danner of Elizabethton, Mrs. Dallas Peters of Saginaw, Michigan and Hurshell Shankel who is with the U. S. Army stationed at Fort Ord, California. She is also survived by twenty-nine grandchildren; one brother, John Shipley of Bluff City; four sisters, Mrs. John A. Glover of Bristol, Mrs. Joe Rickards of Knoxville, Mrs. Joe Bullock and Mrs. Arthur Hyatt of Bluff City.
She had been a member of and closely affiliated with the Christian church for forty years.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Christian church at Carter with John Hall and G. H. Laws officiating. Burial will be on the Mountain View cemetery at Bluff City.
Active pallbearers will be W. C. Cole, R. D. Cole, Robert Hardin, Wade Renfro, Erve Hardin, W. O. Garland.
Flower bearers: Mona and Ina Cole, Mrs. Gertrude Cole, Mamie and Lola Davis, Ina Hardin, Flora Forbes, Zola Mae and Edna Grindstaff, Lena and Katherine Buckles, Pearl White, Anna Renfro, Monia Cole, Mrs. Florence Fair, Ina Wilson, Mrs. Anna Mae Price, Mrs. Eva Taylor, Mrs. George Williams, Mrs. Ruth Elliott and Mrs. Ethel Boer.

Hilly married Sarah Fina Stout on 1 Sep 1917. Sarah (daughter of David R. Stout, II and Mary Jane Greenwell) was born in Dec 1897 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Mary Elizabeth Wilson about 1887 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born in Sep 1870 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Mary Jane Greenwell about 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Martin Greenwell and Agness A. Dugger) was born about 1864 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Sep 1936 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]