Nellie Myrtle Phipps

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Nellie Myrtle Phipps Heaton, age 95, of Johnson City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, April 21, 2005 at Johnson City Medical Center. Myrtle was born May 19, 1909, in Johnson County, Tennessee and until just recently was able to recount a lot of stories of her life for the last 96 years. Myrtle was the daughter of the late John Hamilton Phipps who preceded her in death in 1947 and the late Amanda Eliza Wilkins Phipps who preceded her in death in 1972. She was the eldest of eight children. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three husbands, Luther ?Luke? Elliott, Fred Sammons and Clint Heaton, three brothers, Steve Phipps, Johnny Phipps and Peter Phipps and one sister Leticia Phipps. A nine-year-old son, Ray Elliott, also preceded Myrtle in death in 1940. Surviving Mrs. Heaton is one daughter, Mary Grace Collins, one brother, Coy Phipps, two sisters, Lexie Phipps Garland and Mary Phipps Byrd and her husband, Rev. D. C. Byrd, all of Johnson City, several nieces and nephews and a special niece, Judy Garland Sluder. A celebration of Myrtle?s life will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 2:00 PM at Morris-Baker Funeral Home South Chapel. Interment will follow services at Monte Vista Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.

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"Elizabethton Star," Sunday, October 5, 1947
JOHN H. PHIPPS
John H. Phipps, 75, of Milligan College, died at his home last Thursday after a brief illness.
Funeral Services were conducted at the Watauga Methodist Church Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jay B. Osborne and Dr. E. H. Yankee officiating. Burial was the Caldwell Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clyde Be__field[illegible], Wade Bowling, Dana Campbell, Charles Whitson, Walter Gouge, W. T. Forges, Gene Butler, and Guy Babb.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Amanda Phipps; three sons, Johnny Phipps and Steve Phipps of Johnson City, and Coy Phipps of Milligan; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Sammons and Mrs. Selmer Garland of Johnson City and Miss Mary Phipps of Milligan; two grandchildren, Charles and Ruby Phipps; two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Miller of Johnson City and Mrs. Mollie Taylor of Stony Creek; and a brother, Logan Phipps of Stony Creek.

John married Amanda Elizabeth Wilkins on 20 Aug 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Amanda was born about 1888 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died in Nov 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Surname listed as Fipps in the 1900 Carter County, TN Census.

Peter married Elizabeth "Betsey" Blevins on 8 Nov 1865 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of John B. Blevins and Lydia B. Dugger) was born in Sep 1843 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Dec 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Alcey Yeary about 1836 in Lee County, , , Virginia. Alcey (daughter of Benedict N. Yeary and Nancy Hughes) was born about 1825 in Lee County, , , Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Lydia B. Dugger on 24 Mar 1832 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lydia was born on 22 Nov 1812 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Apr 1877 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ensor Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]