Clyde R. Cress

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Clyde Cress, age 92, of Mountain City, passed away Monday, February 12, 2007, at his residence with his family by his side.

Clyde was born on March 13, 1914, in Johnson County to the late Stanley and Ollie Davis Cress.

He was a retired carpenter and master woodworker. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed. He was a member of Liberty Christian Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Allen Cress; three sisters, Myrtle Davis, Pauline Cress and Ella Mae Osborne; and five brothers, Emmet, Laymon, Azel, Bobby and Henry Cress.

Clyde married Dorothy Payne on 9 Jun 1935 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Dorothy (daughter of Charley Lee Payne and Della J. Johnson) was born on 29 Sep 1918; died on 28 Jun 2008 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. A. C. "Bud" Cress was born about 1936 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Sep 2015 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee.

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"The Tomahawk," Wednesday, May 13, 1970
DEATHS
Stanley Thomas Cress, 85, of Mountain City, Rt. 1, (Corn Creek Community) died in Johnson City Memorial Hospital, Sunday, 12:31 p.m., after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Johnson County, son of the late William B. and Eliza Shupe Cress. He was a retired sawmill operator, and a member of the Valley View Methodist Church.
Mr. Cress was married to the late Ollie Davis.
Surviving this marriage, are six sons, Layman, Clyde, Azel, S. T. and Henry Cress, all of Mountain City, and George Cress, California; four daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Moody, Zionville, N. C., Mrs. Myrtle Davidson, Devin, W. Va., Mrs. Ella Mae Osborne, Elkton, Md., and Mrs. Mary Alice Mitchell, Stubenville, O.
Mr. Cress was later married to Mrs. Dorothy Sexton Cress who survives, along with four sons, Joe, Jimmy, Tony and Terry, all of Mountain City; three daughters, Mary, Shirley and Liza Cress, all of Mountain City; one sister, Mrs. Mamie Cartwright, Cleveland, O.; 37 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted from the Lewis Gentry Funeral Home Chapel, Tuesday, 2 p.m., with the Rev. Robert Gillespie, Rev. Thomas Gatton and Mrs. Bluford Cole, minister, officiating.
Burial was in the Cress Cemetery.
Pall-bearers[sic] were grandsons, Raymond, Douglas, Jimmy, Robin, and Donnie Cress, and James Lefler.
Flower-bearers were friends and neighbors
Lewis Gentry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Stanley married Ollie Edith Davis on 2 Dec 1906 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ollie (daughter of Holden Davis and Ellen Virginia Mast) was born in Mar 1888 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 25 Feb 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Cress Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Elizabeth C. "Eliza" Shupe on 20 Dec 1882 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth was born in Apr 1864 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Holden married Ellen Virginia Mast about 1877 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Ellen (daughter of John Allen Mast and Martha Elizabeth Moore) was born on 16 Jan 1857 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 16 Oct 1933 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Mast Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Clara Wilson about 1858 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Clara was born about 1844 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Martha Elizabeth Moore about 1850 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Martha was born in Apr 1834 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 15 Feb 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Mast Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]