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Opal Alma Turbyfill

Female Abt 1931 - 2021  (~ 90 years)


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  1. 1.  Opal Alma Turbyfill was born about 1931 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina (daughter of Joe Greenberry Turbyfill and Gladys Ward); died on 24 Oct 2021 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Perry Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

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    Opal Alma Jestes, 90, of Bluff City, Tenn., passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at her home, of natural causes. Mrs. Jestes was raised in Elk Park, N.C., to the late Joseph and Gladys Ward Turbyfill.
    Mrs. Jestes retired from Hammond Valve Corporation in Hammond, Ind. She was a member of Elk Park Christian Church and attended Hampton Christian Church.
    She was preceded in death by William Bradford Underwood, to whom she was married to for 41 years, and Herman Ralph Jestes, whom she was married to for 16 years. Also, four brothers, Olden Turbyfill, Edward Turbyfill, Harold Turbyfill and Vernon Turbyfill, and one sister, Jean Whittington.
    Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Kubalanza and husband Keith of Princeton, Ky., and Sue Laws and husband Mike of Elizabethton, Tenn.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
    A graveside service to honor the life of Opal Alma Jestes will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 31, in the Perry Cemetery in Roan Mountain with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, minister, officiating. Active pallbearers will be Chris Hoffman, Paul Hoffman Jr., Brad Laws, Phillip Ramsey, Jason Powell and Max Ramsey. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Kubalanza, Mike Laws, Derick Hughes, Ben Trimble, Bradley Trimble and Illias Ramsey.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joe Greenberry Turbyfill was born on 30 Jan 1902 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina (son of James Carter Turbyfill and Ellen C Franklin); died on 30 Jan 1973 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .

    Joe married Gladys Ward on 17 Dec 1921 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Gladys was born on 13 Aug 1904 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 22 Mar 1961 in Lake County, , , Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Gladys Ward was born on 13 Aug 1904 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 22 Mar 1961 in Lake County, , , Indiana.
    Children:
    1. 1. Opal Alma Turbyfill was born about 1931 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 24 Oct 2021 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Perry Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Carter Turbyfill was born on 10 May 1869 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina (son of James Pinkney Turbyfill and Lavinia Elizabeth Laws).

    James married Ellen C Franklin about 1892 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Ellen was born on 9 Sep 1874 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Dec 1947 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ellen C Franklin was born on 9 Sep 1874 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Dec 1947 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    Children:
    1. Julius Edward Turbyfield was born on 16 Jul 1893 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1961; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    2. Franklin Turbyfill was born on 14 Jul 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 16 Jun 1985 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    3. George C. Turbyfill was born on 5 Feb 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Dec 1910 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    4. Ida C. Turbyfill was born in Mar 1897 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Apr 1911.
    5. Nola Turbyfill was born on 13 Aug 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 1975 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    6. 2. Joe Greenberry Turbyfill was born on 30 Jan 1902 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 30 Jan 1973 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    7. Hessy Mae Turbyfill was born about 1908 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Feb 1985 in Catawba County, , , North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Pinkney Turbyfill was born in Jul 1835 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 21 Nov 1901 in Fayette County, , , West Virginia.

    James married Lavinia Elizabeth Laws about 1854 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Lavinia was born in Apr 1832 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died in Jul 1907 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Lavinia Elizabeth Laws was born in Apr 1832 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died in Jul 1907 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Mary C. Turbyfill was born about 1855 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
    2. John Wesley Turbyfill was born about 1856 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    3. Ervin Turbyfill was born about 1857 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
    4. Rebecca Turbyfill was born about 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
    5. Cordelia E. Turbyfill was born in Feb 1859 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
    6. Charles Curtis Turbyfill was born in Sep 1859 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 4 Jun 1937 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    7. Susan Turbyfill was born about 1860 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
    8. William B. Turbyfill was born about 1862 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    9. Jane Turbyfill was born on 6 Mar 1865 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    10. Joseph Samuel Turbyfill was born on 11 Mar 1866 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Feb 1951 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    11. 4. James Carter Turbyfill was born on 10 May 1869 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
    12. Lavinia Turbyfill was born on 20 Jul 1873 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.


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