Peggy Jane Treadway

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Miss Peggy Jane Treadway, 1118 Powder Branch Road, Elizabethton, died Friday, May 9, 2008, in the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following a brief illness.

A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late A.L. ?John? and Lillian Meredith Treadway. She retired as Chief Medical Laboratory Technologist at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center Hospital and later taught biology at Happy Valley High School.

She received her Bachelor?s Degree from East Tennessee State University and a MLT Degree from St. Mary?s Hospital, Knoxville. Miss Treadway was a member of Oak Grove Christian Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Treadway.

Survivors include a sister-in-law, Patricia Treadway, Elizabethton; two nieces, Patti Anne Treadway and Meredith Trott and her husband, Tracy Trott, Elizabethton; a great-niece, Laura Meredith Trott, Fort Worth, TX; and a great-nephew, Joseph Theodore Trott, Elizabethton. Many special cousins and a dear friend, Jennie Ottinger, also survive.

Funeral service for Miss Peggy Jane Treadway will be conducted at 8:00 P.M. Sunday, May 11, 2008, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Mr. Bob Shannon minister officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Sunday prior to the funeral service or at the residence, 1118 Powder Branch Road, Elizabethton at other times.

Graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday, May 12, 2008, in Patton-Simmons Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Gary Meredith, Larry Meredith, Carroll Meredith, Michael McCormick, Mark Edens, Willie Church, Carmon Dugger, Ray Lyons and Charles Hendrix. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Oak Grove Christian Church and Board members of South Elizabethton Utility District.

The family wishes to express a special thanks to the nurses of the 5200 Wing of the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital for their loving care of Miss Treadway. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 9:15 A.M. on Monday to go in procession to the cemetery.

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Coach A.L. John Treadway, 94, 1118 Powder Branch Road, Elizabethton, died Friday, October 5, 2001, in Elizabethton.
A native of Carter County, he was born December 28, 1906 to the late Roderick Randolph and Grace Van Hook Treadway. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Meredith Treadway, in 1989, his son, Joseph Treadway, in 2000, and by five brothers and three sisters.
Coach Treadway attended Science Hill High School his freshman year and graduated from Happy Valley High School. He was a graduate of East Tennessee State College where he participated in football and baseball. He was a coach and teacher at Happy Valley High School for 19 years producing winning teams in football and basketball. His 1950 basketball team won the TSSAA State Basketball Championship. He moved to Elizabethton High School in the fall of 1950 where he coached football and basketball. He coached football until 1956 with his teams appearing in four consecutive bowl games. He coached basketball at Elizabethton High School for 23 years. He played semi-pro baseball and was an umpire in the Appalachian Baseball League.
He served for several years as a member of the Carter County Court as a magistrate of the eleven man court. He was later elected as a Carter County Commissioner and served in that capacity for 12 years. For his contribution and leadership in the field of athletics, he was inducted into the Tennessee State Sports Hall of Fame, the TSSAA Hall of Fame, and was a charter member of the Northeast Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, the ETSU Pirate Club Hall of Fame, the Happy Valley High Hall of Fame and the Elizabethton High Sports Hall of Fame.
Mr. Treadway was also an honorary Kentucky Colonel and a Tennessee Colonel. The Elizabethton High School Gymnasium was named in his honor. He was a member of Oak Grove Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Jane Treadway, of the home; a daughter-in-law, Patricia Treadway, Elizabethton; two granddaughters, Patti Anne Treadway and Meredith Trott, both of Elizabethton; a grandson-in-law, Tracy Trott; and two great-grandchildren, Laura and Joey Trott. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Aylette married Lillian M. Meredith about 1928 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Lillian (daughter of Joseph Alexander Meredith and Sally Jane Chambers) was born on 13 Nov 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Apr 1989 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Patton Simmons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roderick married Grace Van Hook about 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Grace was born on 14 Feb 1884; died on 7 Sep 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Patton Simmons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Sally Jane Chambers on 4 Feb 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sally (daughter of David Turner Chambers and Nancy Catherine Grindstaff) was born on 23 Feb 1874 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Sep 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Meredith Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, September 3, 1934
MRS. CHAMBERS[sic] DIES AT HOME
Mrs. Sallie Jane Chambers Meredith, 62, of Gap Creek, died at her home last night at 6:25, following an illness of pneumonia.
The deceased was a native of Carter county, being the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David T. Chambers. She was born on Feb. 23, 1874. On Feb. 4, 1891, she was married to J. A. Meredith. To this union were born ten children all of whom are living, including nine sons, Willie, Claude, Roy, Lawrence, Ed, Harry, and Dave Meredith, Elizabethton; Joe Meredith, Johnson City; the Rev. John Meredith, Ridgetown, Canada; one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Treadway, Elizabethton. She is survived also by 29 grandchildren, four brothers, William Chambers, Wid Chambers, D. M. Chambers and Blaine Chambers; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Garrison and Mrs. R. B. Hathaway.
Mrs. Meredith was one of the most beloved women in her community. She united with the Christian church at Valley Forge in 1891 and remained true to her faith, always letting the Master have his way and she humbly following. She loved her friends and neighbors and it was a great pleasure to acquire new friends, who immediately became attached to her by her kindly manner.
Funeral services will be conducted from the home on Gap Creek Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. J. N. Shepherd, of Milligan, and the Rev. A. Preston Grey of Kingsport, officiating. Interment will be made in the Meredith Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will include nephews and are Hugh Chambers, Carroll Hathaway, Ernie Meredith, Carl Harrison, Bryan Meredith and Paul Headrick.
Flower bearers will include nieces of the deceased and are Misses Jewette Hathaway, Lillie Chambers, Jack Chambers, Katherine Chambers, Donna Chambers, Hazel Chambers, Mesdames Viola Stephens, Dayton Isaacs, Eulalee Stephens, Ruby Pierce, Hattie Treadway, Eliza Vanhuss, Lizzie Belle Reed, Lizzie Hathaway, Fred Donnelly, Ruth Sams, Sam Dugger and Nellie Headrick.

William married Sarah Pugh on 24 Jun 1866 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah was born on 18 Apr 1841 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 19 Jun 1919 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Patton Simmons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Garland Meredith.Born May 1832,Carter County,Tenn.,died 29 Dec 1912, Elizabethton, Carter County,Tenn.
Info provided by Dale Jenkins #47126722

Civil War Veteran. Sgt, Co. C, 2nd Reg.,Tenn. Vol. Cavalry. Enlisted 22July 1862 and served to the war's end, 24 July 1865.
Info initially provided by Dale Jenkins #47126722

Suffered a disability of bronchitis and "weak eyes" as a result of the Civil War. He was a married carpenter from Elizabethton, Tn., who was 5' 11", with a dark complexion, brown eyes, and gray hair when he was admitted at 71 years of age to the VA hospital in Mountain Home, Tn. in Nov. 1903 where he stayed until Jan. 1906.

William married Elizabeth F. Febuary about 1855 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander Dominick Febuary and Sarah Ann Williams) was born on 24 Apr 1836 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Sep 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Williams Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1880 Carter County, TN
Elizabethton

Household 78
David Chambers45TN NC TN
Nancy 52TN TN TN
William11TN TN TN
John N. 9TN TN TN
Sally 7TN TN TN
Minerva 5TN TN TN
Lillie B. 2TN TN TN

David married Nancy Catherine Grindstaff about 1869 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Andrew Jackson "A.J." Grindstaff and Malinda Pritchett) was born in Oct 1846 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]