Dallas Glen Parker

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Dallas Glenn Parker, age 78, of 496 Taft Eggers Lane, passed away, Friday, April 19, 2019, at his residence following an extended illness. Dallas was born December 1, 1940, in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late Loyd Parker and Vergie Morefield Parker. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Loyd Parker, Jr., bother-in-law Alfred Wood and sister-in-law Charlotte Parker.

Dallas was a member of the Mountain City Church of Christ, a US Army Veteran. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching his grandchildren play sports. Dallas was a retired electrician and member of IBEW #934.

Those left to cherish Dallas' memory are his wife of 53 year, Phyllis Eggers Parker; sons, Carroll Parker and wife, Sherry and Terry Parker and wife Kelly all of Mountain City; sisters Shirley Wood, Barbara Sexton, and Mary Shupe and husband Benny, all of Mountain City; brother Charles Parker of Mountain City; grandchildren Valerie Parker, Tyler Parker, Nora Parker, Barrett Parker, Josi Roark, and Dalton Roark; great-grandchild Braydon Greenwell; several nieces and nephews; his church family; IBEW brothers of Local #934.

Funeral services for Dallas G. Parker will be conducted on Monday, April 22, 2019, at 7 pm in the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel of Hux & Lipford Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5pm -7 pm prior to the service. Chuck Stewart and Dean Gouge will officiate the service. Graveside service, with military honors, will be conducted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 11 am, with Honors accorded by the Johnson County Honor Guard, from Sunset Memorial Park, Mountain City, TN.

Pallbearers will be Brian Shupe, Tim Parker, Kenny Wood, Robbie Brown, Jeff Brown, and Darren Jenkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Rogers and all the nurses at the VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Staff of Amedisys Home Health Care, and the men of Mountain City Church of Christ.

Loyd married Vergie Mae Morefield on 26 Sep 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Vergie (daughter of Charlie N. Morefield and Marelda "Relda" Gentry) was born about 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1975 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Effie Catharine Phillippi on 25 Jun 1910 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Effie (daughter of Thomas Phillippi and Sarah Catherine Swift) was born on 1 Feb 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1972 in Washington County, , , Virginia; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"The Tomahawk," Wednesday, April 24, 1968
Charlie Newton Morefield, age 83, Mountain City, Rt. 3, died in Johnson City Memorial Hospital Wednesday, 8:30 P.M., after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Johnson County, a retired farmer and a member of the Dewey Christian Church. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Martha Hicks Morefield.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Relda G. Morefield, Mountain City; four sons Emmett Morefield, Knoxville; Oscar Morefield, Mountain City; Carson Morefield, Mountain City; two daughters, Mrs. Virgie Forrester, Mountain City and Mrs. Ruby Danner, Mountain City and one brother, Carl Morefield, Jenkins, Ky.
20 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren[sic] also survive.
Funeral services were conducted from the Lewis Gentry Funeral Home Chapel Saturday, at 2:00 P.M, with the Rev. H.T. Mabry and Rev. William Ware officiating. Burial was in the Wilson Cemetery.
Pall-bearers[sic] were grandsons.
Flower-bearers[sic] were ladies of the church and neighbors.
Lewis Gentry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Charlie married Marelda "Relda" Gentry on 11 Oct 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Marelda (daughter of Ferdinand C. Gentry and Louisa (Gentry)) was born in Sep 1889 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Catherine Swift on 21 Dec 1882 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Elias Swift and Mary Ann Stout) was born about 1864 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Martha J. Hicks about 1873. Martha (daughter of James Hicks and Emeline (Hicks)) was born in Jan 1852 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, February 22, 1943
F. C. GENTRY
F. C. Gentry, age 88, retired farmer, died at his home Johnson City, RFD 5, early Saturday night after several months' illness.
Funeral services were conducted from the Dewey Christian church in Doe Valley this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Wilson cemetery, Johnson county.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Bertha Gentry; five sons, Elbert, Mountain City, Clayton, Isham and Curtis Gentry, of Johnson City, and Webster of Peoria, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Victoria Harper, and Mrs. Charles Morefield, both of Mountain City; two stepsons, Jessie Gentry, Johnson City, and James Gentry, of Elizabethton.
Pallbearers and flower-bearers will be selected from friends attending the funeral.
The body was removed from North Funeral Home to the family residence Sunday afternoon.

Ferdinand married Louisa (Gentry) on 25 Dec 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Louisa was born in Jan 1844 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]