Dimple M. Grindstaff

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ELIZABETHTON — Dimple M. Williams, 93, of Elizabethton, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2012, in the Pine Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Daisy Williams Grindstaff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Vivian Buracker; two sons, Terry Williams and Jewell "Pete" Williams; three sisters, Ruby Hardin, Opal Gouge and June Allen; two brothers, Harold Grindstaff and Wesley Grindstaff; ex-husband, Dewey Williams.

Mrs. Williams was a retired seamstress and was a member of Willow Springs Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, working in her flowers and sewing.

Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Cole and husband, Karl, Elkridge, MD; a son, Harold Williams and wife, Linda, Mooresboro, NC; three brothers, A.B. Grindstaff, David Grindstaff and Elic Grindstaff, all of Elizabethton; two sisters, Josie Shook, whom she considered her "most special sister" for her whole life and husband, Jack, Elizabethton, and Dorothy Deloach, Elizabethton; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Survivors also include, Claudia Proctor and Roy Wayne Shipley, both of whom Mrs. Williams raised as her own.

The funeral service for Mrs. Williams will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, April 23, 2012, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Chaplain Bryan Smith officiating.

The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 1:00-2:00 Monday prior to the service.

Interment will follow the funeral service at Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected by Josie and Jack Shook. Honorary pallbearers will be Albert Williams, Leonard Lewis and Mike Williams.

Dimple married Dewey Williams about 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Dewey (son of Michael Garfield Williams and Alice Oliver) was born about 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Claude married Daisy Williams on 12 Jun 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Daisy (daughter of Abraham Brown Williams and Rachel Loretta "Rettie" Frazier) was born on 30 Apr 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 May 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Wilson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, May 20, 1937
CLAUDE GRINDSTAFF
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Grindstaff, 38, wife of Claude E. Grindstaff, who died yesterday at her home at Watauga Valley, will be conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of her parents, Mr. And Mrs. A. B. Williams in Watuaga Valley, with the Rev. C. Y. Elkins in charge.
Survivors of the deceased are the husband; three sons, Harold, Wesley and A. B. Grindstaff; four daughters, Mrs. Dewey Williams, Mrs. Annie Lee Carden, Mabel and June Grindstaff; her parents, Mr. And Mrs. A. B. Williams; five brothers, Albert, Dewey, Lonnie, Rex and Theodore Williams; five sisters, Mrs. Jo Ella Hodge, Mrs. Flossie Williams, Mrs. Violet Branch, Mrs. Georgia Lewis and Miss Pearl Williams; also two grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be cousins, Walter Carrier, Gray Carrier, Glen Williams, Coy Williams, Floyd Williams, Lester Frazier, Fred Frazier, Gilbert Hardin, Lon Frazier, Roy Frazier and Mike Williams.
Honorary pallbearers will include brothers-in-law of the deceased, Conley Hodge, Will Branch, Clyde Williams, Bernie Lewis, John Peters, Jess Nidiffer, M. C. Williams, J. W. Carrier, Joe Grindstaff, James Grindstaff, and Tilman Grindstaff.
Flower bearers will be cousins and sisters-in-law, Buena Williams, Ethel Williams, Mary Williams, Novella Williams, Lena Williams, Kathleen Williams, Pansy Carrier, and Hazel Sutphin

Alexander married Hanna Susan Dugger about 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Hanna (daughter of Noah Patton and Anna Magdalena Dugger) was born on 22 Feb 1863 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Jan 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Siam, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Rachel Loretta "Rettie" Frazier on 5 Jul 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Rachel (daughter of John Wesley Frazier and Elizabeth Anna Forbes) was born on 8 Dec 1872 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Jun 1973 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Wilson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John settled in Siam Community of Carter County and operated a Mill on Clover Branch. When the Civil War broke out, he supported the Union Army, even though he had owned Slaves. Two of his children, William and Isaac Grindstaff joined the 13th Volunteer Cavalry of Tennessee, and were both killed in action in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. (Albert Grindstaff)

John married Elizabeth Brown on 6 Jul 1828 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of George Brown and Sarah Roberts) was born on 1 Jan 1811 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 15 Nov 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The name "Noah Patton" was found on the death record of Susan Dugger Grindstaff.

Noah married Anna Magdalena Dugger. Anna (daughter of Samuel L. Dugger and Hannah Ida Potter) was born in Feb 1849 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Feb 1918 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1870 Johnson County, TN Census
District 10, Stumps Knob
Household 37
Samuel Dugger 64 TN
Ann M. 25 TN
Hannah S. 7 TN
Noah A. 4 TN
Daniel W. 2 TN

District 6, High Health
Household 78
Miles Brewer 20 NC
(Farm laborer in the household of Isaac McQueen)

1880 Johnson County, TN Census
District 5
Household 163
Miles F. Brewer 31 TN TN TN
Ann M. 34 TN TN TN
Noah A. Dugger 14 TN TN TN

1900 Johnson County, TN Census
District 5
Household 265
Miles F. Brewer Jul 1848 51 NC NC NC
Ann M. Mar 1847 53 TN TN TN

1910 Johnson County, TN Census
District 5
Household 201
Miles F. Brewer 58 NC NC NC Married 38 years
Annie M. 59 TN TN TN Married 38 years
Luthena 16 TN TN TN

William married Josephine "Josie" Bowers. Josephine (daughter of Daniel Stover Bowers and Emeline Johnson) was born on 16 Nov 1851 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Dec 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Wilson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Anna Forbes about 1860 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Forbes and Rachel Richardson) was born about 1840 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Mar 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blevins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]