Betty Joean Elliott

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ROAN MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Betty Joean Norris, 83, of the Shell Creek Community of Roan Mountain, went home to be with her Lord, on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at The Waters at Roan Highland Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was a daughter of the late James Bert and Nellie Briggs Elliott and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Ernie Norris; two brothers, Darwin Elliott, J.B. Elliott and a sister, Jessie Harrison.

Mrs. Norris had worked at Cannon Memorial Hospital as a ward clerk, and also had cared for children as a home day care provider. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of sixty-eight years, Beryl Norris, of the home; a son, Harvey Norris and his wife, Brenda, Elizabethton; a daughter, Pat Shell and her husband, Wayne, Roan Mountain; two granddaughters, Beth McLaughlin and her husband, Troy; Aleshia Cuthbertson, all of Roan Mountain; two grandsons, Jason Norris and his wife, Jennifer, Knoxville; Lee Norris and his wife, Jennifer, Rumford, Maine; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Therman Elliott; Bill Elliott; two sisters, Ruth Oaks, and Judy McKinney. Several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mrs. Norris will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Tull Oaks, Jr., officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from Noon – 2:00 PM on Monday prior to the service and at the home at other times.

Interment will follow the funeral service on Monday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from grandsons and great-grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Ledford and Danny Miller.

James married Nellie Louise Briggs on 20 Oct 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nellie (daughter of Robert Taylor "R. T." Briggs and Mary Ann Ashley) was born on 28 Jul 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Sep 1983 in Mecklenburg County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Jane Hopson on 10 Sep 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Jackson Hopson and Amanda Catharine Potter) was born on 29 Mar 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Mar 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McClain Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Mary Ann Ashley on 14 Dec 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of David Ashley) was born on 24 Aug 1879 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 3 Aug 1969 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jackson married Amanda Catharine Potter about 1863 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Amanda (daughter of John M. III Potter and Matilda Justice McIntosh) was born on 4 Nov 1857 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Sep 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Louisa (Briggs) about 1860 in North Carolina, , , . Louisa was born in Jan 1840 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]