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Hazel T. Tolley

Female Abt 1918 - 2017  (~ 99 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Hazel T. Tolley was born about 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of John A. Tolley and Rosa "Rosie" Kemp); died on 10 Jun 2017 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Hazel T. Davis, 99, formerly of Hampton, Tenn., passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Hermitage Health Center, Elizabethton.
    A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late John and Rosa Kemp Tolley.
    Mrs. Davis retired from the Coning Department at North American Rayon Corporation. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.
    In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Shields A. Davis; three sons, Terry "Poon" Davis Sr., Wayne Davis Sr. and Kenneth Grindstaff; two grandsons, Wayne Davis Jr. and Terry Davis Jr.; and a brother, Clyde Tolley.
    Those left to cherish her memory include a daughter, Betty Maggart, Johnson City; a son, Jim Davis and wife Lisa, Hampton; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Brenda Davis, Hampton; and a niece, Wanda Hyder, Elizabethton.
    A graveside service to honor the life of Mrs. Hazel T. Davis will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Rev. Ronnie Campbell officiating.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John A. Tolley was born in Feb 1886 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of William M. 'Willie' Tolley and Laura (Tolley)); died on 17 Feb 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Simerly Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    TOLLEY/TOLLY, John A.
    “Elizabethton Star,” Tuesday, February 17, 1942
    JOHN A. TOLLY
    John A. Tolly, age 56, died at his home in Hampton, Tuesday morning at 4:45 after an illness of several months.
    Mr. Tolley[sic] was a native of Carter county and an employee of N.A.R. Corp. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist church.
    Survivors: wife, Mrs. Rosie Tolley; one daughter, Mrs. Hazel Davis; one son, Clyde Tolley; five grandchildren; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Tolley; one sister, Mrs. Bunie Simerly, all of Hampton; one brother, Steven J. Tolley, Baltimore, Md.
    The body will be removed from the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home to the home Tuesday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock.
    Funeral services will be conducted from the Little Doe Freewill Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, with the Rev. George Westmoreland and Allan Cates officiating. Burial will be made in Simerly cemetery.
    Active pallbearers: Tom Deloach, Neight Street, Donley Bowers, M. E. Brumit, Brownlow Hughes, Harland Oaks.
    Flower bearers: Marie Kemp, Christine Whitehead, Lela Stevens, Lorine Carver, Effie Simerly, Lillian Whitehead, Caline Simerly, Viola Tolley.
    Honorary pallbearers: Jim Cates, W. N. Cates, Blevins Rhineheart, Jim Tolley, Carl Carden, S. S. Whitehead, Carmon Whitehead, George Morton, Elisha Collins, J. D. Simerly, David Tolley, Charlie Tolley, Wade Slutter, Hensley Clark.

    John married Rosa "Rosie" Kemp about 1908. Rosa was born about 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rosa "Rosie" Kemp was born about 1888.
    Children:
    1. Clyde Henry Tolley was born about 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Collins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Hazel T. Tolley was born about 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 2017 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William M. 'Willie' Tolley was born in Jan 1866 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina (son of Swinfield Tolley and Huldah McHone); died on 11 Mar 1950 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Simerly-Collins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    “Elizabethton Star,” Sunday, March 12, 1950
    W. M. TOLLEY
    Mr. W. M. Tolley, age 84, died at his home Route 1, Hampton, Saturday morning at 2:40.
    Mr. Tolley was a life long resident of Carter County and a member of the Little Doe Church.
    Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Laura Tolley; one daughter, Mrs. Kirk Simerly, of Hampton; one son, Steve, Baltimore, Md.; one brother, Charles Tolley, Hampton; 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. from the Little Doe Church with Rev. Virgil DeLoach officiating, assisted by Rev. J. R. Cates.
    Burial will be made in the Simerly-Collins Cemetery.
    Active pallbearers: Kyle Kemp, Kale Street, Charlie Tolley, Dave Tolley, Bill Tolley, Bill Honeycutt, Albert Hyder, Garfield Gouge, Thurman Simerly, and Carmen Whitehead.
    Flower bearers, Fannie Kemp, Dot Odom, Rhoda Odom, Mildred Rowe, Jean Whitehead, Jean Townsend, Joan Street.
    Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.

    William married Laura (Tolley) about 1885 in North Carolina, , , . Laura was born in Mar 1867 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Laura (Tolley) was born in Mar 1867 in North Carolina, , , .
    Children:
    1. 2. John A. Tolley was born in Feb 1886 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Feb 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Simerly Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. Buna Vista "Bunnie" Tolley was born in Mar 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. Stephen J. Tolley was born in Apr 1894 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Swinfield Tolley was born on 7 May 1838 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina (son of Daniel Tolley and Jane Howell).

    Swinfield married Huldah McHone on 6 Mar 1862 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Huldah (daughter of Kimble McHone and Nancy Rose) was born about 1844 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Huldah McHone was born about 1844 in North Carolina, , , (daughter of Kimble McHone and Nancy Rose).
    Children:
    1. 4. William M. 'Willie' Tolley was born in Jan 1866 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 11 Mar 1950 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Simerly-Collins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. McDaniel "Mack" Tolley was born in Jan 1869 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 May 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. James Nelson Tolley was born about 1872 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    4. Charles 'Charlie' Tolley was born on 16 Jun 1873 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1966 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Huntdale Memorial Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina.
    5. Ellen Tolley was born in Dec 1874 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    6. Nancy C. Tolley was born in Jan 1877 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.