Roda Belle McKeehan

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ELIZABETHTON — Rada Belle McKeehan Perry, 76, Elizabethton, a loving, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016, in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital.

A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late John McKeehan, Sr. and Hassie Arnett McKeehan. Mrs. Perry was a 1957 graduate of Happy Valley High School. She was employed as a clerk at the South Elizabethton Utility District.

She was a member of the Oak Grove Christian Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Perry; infant daughter, Julie Perry; and two brothers, Terry McKeehan and Louis McKeehan.

Survivors include two daughters. Debbie Perry Lenden and husband Kevin and Stephanie Perry Nanney and husband David, all of Elizabethton; four grandchildren, Aaron Lenden, Jessica Lenden Holt and husband Forrest, Victoria Nanney, and Vanessa Nanney all of Elizabethton; two great grandchildren, Alayna Holt and Brayden Holt; several nieces & nephews; her sisters, Nancy Verran and husband Don, Johnson City, and Betty Archer and husband Ron, Jonesborough; five brothers, Bud McKeehan and wife Loretta, Elizabethton and Ted McKeehan and wife Mary, Johnson City, Jackie McKeehan and wife Kim, Gray, Tony McKeehan and wife Jane, Johnson City and Bobby McKeehan and wife Devonia, Elizabethton; two half brothers, John McKeehan and Charlie McKeehan both of Elizabethton; her half sister, Lennie Ellis and husband Frank, Elizabethton; several nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2016, in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Dr. Ted Thomas.

Interment will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active Pallbearers will be, Grandsons, Brothers and Brothers-in-law.

John married Hassie B. Arnett on 17 Mar 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Hassie (daughter of Petibone "P. B." Arnett and Maude Williams) was born on 5 May 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Feb 1993 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Amanda F. Dugger on 24 Feb 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Amanda (daughter of John F. Dugger and Eliza A. Williams) was born on 15 Oct 1884 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Oct 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McKeehan Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Petibone married Maude Williams on 8 Sep 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Maude (daughter of Mister Williams and Nannie J. (Williams)) was born on 9 Oct 1889 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 8 Nov 1944 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, November 9, 1944
MRS. MAUDE W. ARNETT
Mrs. Maude Williams Arnett, 54, wife of P. R. Arnett of Gap Creek, died at 5:00 p.m. after a long illness.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Zion Baptist Church Friday at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. H. J. Campbell and the Rev. G. D. Barrett officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery.
Mrs. Arnett was a life-long member of the Zion Baptist Church of Gap Creek, and a member of the Daughters of America.
Survivors are her husband, P. B. Arnett; nine sons, Fred, Orville, John, Bill, and Herbert of Elizabethton, Dewey, U. S. Army Air Corp, England, Archie, U. S. Army, France, Wayne, Seabees, Pacific, Henry, U. S. Army, Monroe, La.; one daughter, Mrs. Johnnie McKeehan of Elizabethton; two brothers, Dewey and Arthur Williams of Tampa, Florida; ten grandchildren; three half-brothers, LeRoy Robinson, Florida, Brownlow Robinson, Florida, and Montie Robinson, Florida.
The body will be returned to the home on Gap Creek Thursday morning at 10:00 o'clock.
Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.

William married Julia A. Pharr on 9 Jan 1868 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Julia (daughter of James David Pharr and Joannah Williams) was born on 17 Feb 1847 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Aug 1885 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McKeehan Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Eliza A. Williams on 1 Oct 1876 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of William W. Williams and Phoeba (Williams)) was born on 28 Jul 1862 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Nov 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Radford Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Mary Ann Whitehead about 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William Whitehead and Margaret J. Miller) was born on 23 Sep 1864 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Jun 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Tuesday, June 18, 1940
MRS. MARY DUGGER
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Anne Dugger, 77, who died Sunday evening at her home on Gap Creek, were held yesterday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock from the Gap Creek Church, Rev. John Hall and Rev. John Shepherd officiating. Burial was made in the family cemetery.
Surviving are one son, P. B. Arnett; Gap Creek; three daughters, Mrs. Jim Hopson, Roan Mountain; Mrs. W. A. Chambers and Mrs. Sam Lyons, Elizabethton; one brother Nat Whitehead, Johnson City; one sisters, Mrs. A. G. Whittimore, Elizabethton; also 35 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.

Mister married Nannie J. (Williams) about 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nannie was born in Apr 1873 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]