Clarissa Emma Johnson

Clarissa married Mattison Love Tapp about 1882 in , , Tennessee, . Mattison was born on 28 Jan 1857 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 24 Jan 1935 in , Unicoi County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Fishery Community Church Cemetery, Unicoi County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married Nathaniel David Linville on 1 Jun 1919 in , Unicoi County, Tennessee, . Nathaniel (son of William Andrew Linville and Nancy Elizabeth Nelson) was born on 12 Dec 1897 in , Unicoi County, Tennessee, ; died on 22 Feb 1989 in , Unicoi County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mr. Marion Jessie Linville, 77, died Thursday, December 4, 1997 at the Johnson
City Medical Center.

Mr. Linville was a lifelong Unicoi County resident and a son of the late Nate
D. and Bessie Tapp Linville. He served as a Seaman II Class with the United
States Navy during World War II, while stationed in San Leandro, California.
He retired from Kloppers, Baltimore, Maryland as a machinist following 40
years of service. Mr. Linville was a member of Centenary United Methodist
Church, Erwin where he served in various offices of the church, including
serving on the Board of Trustees for several years.

Mr. Linville was preceded in death by one son, Marion Dennis Linville, on May
14, 1989. Survivors include his wife, Daphne Bellamy Linville; one daughter
and son-in-law, Linda and Robert "Bob" Meil, Westminster, Maryland; one son
and daughter-in-law, Joseph E. and Patricia Linville, Westminster, Maryland;
six sisters, Mrs. Lucille Piercy, Burnsville, North Carolina; Mrs. Margaret
Ann Yeager, Knoxville; and Mrs. Marie Ramsey, Mrs. Betty Black, Mrs. Eula Mae
Tipton, and Mrs. Kaye McInturff, all of Unicoi; three brothers, Robert C.
Linville, H.C. Linville, and James Linville, all of Unicoi; seven
grandchildren, Denise Stansburg, David Linville, Barbara Hunter, Susan Oak,
Deborah Owens, Julie Ann Linville, and Rebecca Linville; six great-
grandchildren, Robert Bromwell, Brad Bromwell, Richard Hunter, David Owens,
Megan Owens and Kelly Linville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Notes:

He was a son of the late Nathaniel David and Bessie Tapp Linville and was also preceded in death by a brother, Marion Linville.

Mr. Linville was a World War II Army Veteran, having served in the European Theatre with the 822 M.P. Company.

He was a retired school teacher, having taught in Augusta, Ga., at Love Chapel Elementary School and at the former Limestone Cove Elementary School, where he had also served as principal.

He was a member of Unicoi United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Chancel Choir and the Friendship Sunday School Class. He was a member of the Unicoi Masonic Lodge No. 681 F&AM, the Unicoi-Erwin Order of Eastern Star No. 276 and the Unicoi Ruritan Club.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 15, 2001 from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment followed at Roselawn Memory Gardens.

Family/Spouse: Hilda Pauline Black. Hilda was born on 6 Feb 1928 in , Cocke County, Tennessee, ; died on 8 Aug 2022 in , Unicoi County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]