Nathaniel Church

Notes:

He was listed as bondsman for the marriage of William and Sally
Lenderman Church.

Nathaniel married Lucinda Lynn Church about 1825 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Lucinda (daughter of Philip Church and Sarah Hannah Andrews) was born about 1799 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Phillip and Ann were living with their son Thomas in the 1900 Watauga County, NC Census.

Phillip married Anna Trivette about 1848 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Anna (daughter of Samuel Trivette and Rebecca Norris) was born on 1 Aug 1833 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 6 Aug 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amanda married William Trivette about 1858 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. William (son of William Trivette and Lydia Latham) was born about 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Nancy Lucinda McBride about 1871 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Rev. Brazilla McBride and Elizabeth Eggers) was born on 5 Mar 1851 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 7 Feb 1932 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Isaac Valentine Reece about 1884 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Isaac (son of Hugh Reece and Elizabeth Wilson) was born on 27 Mar 1836 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1926 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Creek Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louisa married James William Trivette on 15 Apr 1878 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. James (son of Lazarus Trivette and Mary Ann Greer) was born in Jan 1857 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 24 Mar 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Martha Elizabeth Potter about 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Martha was born in Feb 1859 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 1924 in Pocahontas County, , , West Virginia; was buried in McLaughlin-Sutton Cemetery, , Pocahontas County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Sherman Potter. William was born on 31 Jul 1865 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 May 1954 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary J. Norris on 7 Apr 1897 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Mary was born on 5 Jun 1857 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 7 Jun 1938 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joel married Martha Ellen Harmon about 1890. Martha (daughter of Ephraim Council Harmon and Camilla Trivette) was born on 14 Mar 1870 in Laurel Creek, , Watauga County, North Carolina; died on 5 Jan 1938 in Burke County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sidney and Martha were living with their son Truman in the 1940 Avery County, NC Census.

Sidney married Martha E. Church on 31 Mar 1892 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Martha (daughter of Noah Church and Rachel McBride) was born on 23 Dec 1871 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 25 Sep 1951 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married James Hamilton Walsh about 1886 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. James (son of Isaac Riley Walsh and Sarah Catharine Laws) was born on 8 Nov 1858 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Apr 1946 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Alice Donna Evans before 1894 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Alice was born on 12 Jul 1875 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 9 Oct 1961 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phillip married Alice (Church) about 1899 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Alice was born in Feb 1881 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married John Wesley Turbyfill about 1879 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. John (son of James Pinkney Turbyfill and Lavinia Elizabeth Laws) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Martha Cook on 9 Jul 1892 in North Carolina, , , . Martha (daughter of Larkin H. Cook and Eliza J. Trivette) was born on 29 Jun 1874 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 17 Feb 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Reatha Walsh about 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Reatha (daughter of James Hamilton Walsh and Martha Ellen Church) was born on 4 Apr 1909 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 13 Apr 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Samuel Lafayette Harmon about 1890. Samuel (son of Ephraim Council Harmon and Camilla Trivette) was born in Sep 1869 in Laurel Creek, , Watauga County, North Carolina; died on 8 Sep 1942 in Dark Ridge, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wiley married Ellen Catharine Bunton on 24 Jul 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ellen (daughter of Ulysses Grant (Doll) Bunton and Martha Caroline (Mattie) Hatley) was born about 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Aug 1966 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Nevada K. York on 16 Dec 1899 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Nevada was born in Aug 1879 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roscoe married Mary Etta Younce about 1906 in North Carolina, , , . Mary was born about 1884 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1979 in North Carolina, , , ; was buried in Beech Creek Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Julia Reece Edmisten, 101, of Sugar Grove, widow of Carl D Edmisten, died Wednesday morning, April 21, 1993 at her home.

She was born September 22, 1891, in the Beech Creek Community of Watauga County, a daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Church Reece. She was a member of Heaton Christian Church.

Survivors include two daughters, and one son. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lena Edmisten and a great-grandson, Mr. Kent Harmon.

Services were Friday afternoon at Beech Valley Baptist Church. Officiating were the Rev. Bill Warren and the Rev. Quincy Norris. Burial followed in the Beech Creek Community Church Cemetery.

Wiley married Effie Jean Nelson about 1900. Effie was born about 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Leonard Martin Storie on 25 Dec 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Leonard (son of James Madison Storie and Mary Caroline McGuire) was born about 1884 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died about 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McGuire Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Ruby Viola Cook about 1910 in North Carolina, , , . Ruby (daughter of Thomas Filmore Cook and Margaret Helen Harmon) was born on 27 Mar 1887 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lillie married Jobe E. Eggers on 21 Nov 1909 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Jobe (son of Isaac Eggers and Martha Stansberry) was born on 30 May 1887 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 30 Oct 1971 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Grindstaff Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zora married Gurnie Norris on 15 Jun 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Gurnie (son of Bill Norris and Vivia (Norris)) was born about 1886 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

General married Nancy Ethel Isaacs about 1920. Nancy was born on 2 Sep 1895 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Aug 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sinda married Willard Charles Cook on 4 Jul 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Willard was born on 29 Aug 1898 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 21 Sep 1979 in Allegon County, , , Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Janie Harmon about 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Janie was born on 8 Jan 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sidney married Emma Elizabeth McGuire on 27 Dec 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Emma (daughter of Richard Filmore McGuire and Rhoda Adelade Dyer) was born on 6 Aug 1880 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died about 1960 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married Ollie Venie Tester on 11 Jul 1913 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Ollie (daughter of Herman Harrison Tester and Phoebe Lee) was born on 12 Mar 1891 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 14 Mar 1926 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married Hildred Lewis on 15 Jun 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Hildred was born in Apr 1897; died on 2 Jul 1971 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married Millard Filmore Potter about 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Millard (son of William Hugh Potter and Emily Josephine Stout) was born on 20 May 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Aug 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stone Moutain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Cordelia Cook about 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Cordelia (daughter of Samuel H. Cook and Emma Elizabeth McGuire) was born on 1 Oct 1901 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 14 May 1961 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Loyd married Emma Harmon about 1920. Emma was born about 1894 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

China married Bynum Lee Norris on 2 Apr 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Bynum (son of William Berry Norris and Martisha Ann Trivette) was born on 27 Dec 1891 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1973 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma married Cecil Ernest Nave about 1927. Cecil (son of Henry Lawson Nave and Lillie Belle Pleasant) was born on 4 Feb 1904 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Jun 1952 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Truman married Erleen Dora McGuire about 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Erleen (daughter of George Washington McGuire, Jr. and Saphronia Alice Trivette) was born on 3 Jul 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 23 Nov 2007 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Amanda C. Grindstaff about 1902 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Amanda (daughter of Jacob Franklin Grindstaff and Lucrissa E. Reece) was born about 1879 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1954 in Wasco County, , , Oregon; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, , Wasco County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Della married Henry Jacob McGuire about 1906 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Henry (son of Leander Webster McGuire and Nancy Louisa Trivette) was born on 2 Mar 1888 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 31 Dec 1972 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Joseph F. Parlier about 1906 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Joseph (son of James Elliot Parlier and Martha Carolina Norris) was born on 13 Oct 1885 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 13 Feb 1958 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fronia married Roy H. Palmer about 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Roy was born on 27 Apr 1892 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 11 Sep 1968 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Creek Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorenda married John Wesley Phillips about 1916 in North Carolina, , , . John (son of George W. Phillips and Anna P. Hagaman) was born on 12 May 1894; died on 19 May 1966; was buried in Ward Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hattie married Clay Palmer about 1920. Clay was born on 31 May 1896 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 4 Sep 1990 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Gracelawn Memorial Park, , New Castle County, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rodney married Alice Christine Green about 1924. Alice was born on 25 Feb 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Oct 1993 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Goodwin Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jud married Flora Benneca Cook on 12 Nov 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Flora (daughter of Thomas F. Cook and Mary Ann McGuire) was born on 7 Nov 1902 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 7 Jan 1990 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Lillie Lavasta Edmisten about 1940. Lillie (daughter of Robert Dallas Edmisten and Estella Palmer) was born on 17 Aug 1919 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 13 Apr 2016 in Hawkins County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reatha married John Russell Church about 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . John (son of Martin Wilburn Church and Nancy Lucinda McBride) was born on 21 Apr 1872 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 20 Nov 1952 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Charles W. Harmon about 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Charles (son of John Harmon and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Greene) was born on 19 Sep 1892 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 12 Oct 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in John Harmon Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Conley David Guy about 1923 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Conley (son of Andrew Jackson Guy and Eliza Jane Greer) was born on 17 Oct 1900 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 10 Jun 1985 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Flat Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wiley married Fairy Beatrice Jones about 1927 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Fairy (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Jones and Sarah Elizabeth McGuire) was born on 15 Dec 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 12 Dec 1993 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stella married Clyde J. Guy about 1930. Clyde (son of Garfield R. Guy and Living) was born about 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 29 Nov 1946 in Wayne County, , , Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Louise A. Miller about 1933 in North Carolina, , , . Louise (daughter of John Henry Wilson Miller and Nancy Catherine Cable) was born on 3 Mar 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Dec 1988 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charlie married Lillie Shell on 11 Oct 1903 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Lillie (daughter of Alex Shell and Ann Miller) was born on 28 Jul 1889; died on 16 Mar 1969 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Heaton Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Lillie Jane Holtsclaw on 20 Oct 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lillie (daughter of John Elbert Holtsclaw and Elizabeth Harriett Winters) was born on 16 Oct 1886 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 11 Feb 1959 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Daisy Moody about 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Daisy (daughter of James Wesley Moody and Eliza Cordelia Odom) was born on 7 Oct 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 29 Nov 1958; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertha married Levi Garland "Lee" Moody on 7 Aug 1904 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Levi (son of Edward G. Moody and Elizabeth Jane Tester) was born on 8 Feb 1884 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Feb 1970 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Heaton Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Minnie Bell Hicks on 12 May 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Minnie (daughter of Calvin Jordan "Jerd" Hicks and Dorcas Virginia "Jenny" Clark) was born on 26 Oct 1889 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died about 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Lockie Sylvania Guy on 4 May 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Lockie (daughter of Landon C. H. Guy and Sarah Jane Presnell) was born on 11 May 1897 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vena married Earnest Johnson on 23 Aug 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Earnest was born about 1891 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Texie married John F. McGuire about 1912 in North Carolina, , , . John (son of Leander Webster McGuire and Nancy Louisa Trivette) was born on 14 Dec 1891 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 4 Jun 1983 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blevins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zora married John Malachi "Mal" Estep on 7 Jan 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . John (son of Landon Estep and Rebecca F. Watson) was born on 15 Jan 1894 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 23 Mar 1955 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McGuire Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Acie Virgil McGuire about 1915 in North Carolina, , , . Acie (son of Leander Webster McGuire and Nancy Louisa Trivette) was born on 24 Feb 1894 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 9 May 1978 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McGuire Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertha married Leroy McGuire about 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Leroy (son of George Washington McGuire, Jr. and Saphronia Alice Trivette) was born on 3 Mar 1894 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 21 Apr 1977 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Lanta Tabatha McGuire on 8 Jun 1924. Lanta was born on 23 Sep 1906 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 7 Jul 1927 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Reatha Walsh on 25 Nov 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Reatha was born on 4 Jan 1909 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 13 Apr 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Grace married Coy David Mann on 12 Oct 1924 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Coy (son of Arthur Frank Mann and Mary Isabell McGuire) was born on 25 Aug 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 5 Mar 1963 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Asa married Sarah E. Morton on 20 Jul 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah was born on 2 May 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Dec 2007 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Flossie married Harvey Bowman on 4 May 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Harvey (son of Lee Roy Bowman and Nicie Trivette) was born on 11 Feb 1911 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died about 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Avery married Julie Ann (Mae) Bunton on 5 Feb 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Julie (daughter of Ulysses Grant (Doll) Bunton and Martha Caroline (Mattie) Hatley) was born about 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 May 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bunton Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Martha Leota Stout about 1921 in North Carolina, , , . Martha (daughter of William Leonard Stout and Naomi Jane Church) was born on 31 Aug 1906 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 30 Oct 1975 in Genesse County, , , Michigan; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wiley married Sally E. Ferguson about 1933 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Sally was born about 1903 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Floyd married Freda Blanche McGuire about 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Freda (daughter of George Washington McGuire, Jr. and Saphronia Alice Trivette) was born on 13 Mar 1917 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 30 Aug 2009 in Catawba County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Raymond James Harmon, age 96, passed away peacefully into eternity on Saturday morning, March 23, 2013, at the home of his daughter, Judy Campbell, Johnson City, TN.

Mr. Harmon was born February 27, 1917, in the Poga area of Avery County, North Carolina, to Samuel Harmon and Elizabeth Ann "Betsy Ann" Church Harmon. He was a former resident of the Southside Community of Elizabethton for most of his life. He had resided in Johnson City since 2004.

Mr. Harmon was predeceased by the love of his life and wife of 66 years, Mae Lambert Harmon, March 12, 2007; and a son, Jimmy Ray Harmon, January 1, 1985. He was also preceded in death by 8 brothers, Avery, Ephraim, Russell, Wiley, Lester, Butler, Wilburn and Floyd Harmon; and six sisters, Stella Ford, Verna Castner, Buna Carter, Mae Fuller, Ethel Stout and Beatrice Harmon, who died in infancy.

He is survived by his daughter, Judy Campbell and beloved son-in-law, Bobby Campbell, of Johnson City; a son, Donnie Harmon and wife, Elizabeth, of Johnson City; two grandchildren, Leanne Harmon, of Mineola, FL, and John Harmon, of Johnson City, TN. He leaves behind two dear sisters-in-law, Selma Vines and Mattie Lewis; and brother-in-law, George Lambert and wife, Jessie Lee, of Butler. Mr. Harmon was blessed with 59 cousins and many nieces and nephews who survive him with their children and grandchildren.

"Uncle Raymond" will be missed by this extensive family for his gentle nature, the twinkle in his eyes, sweet smile and gift for song. He never lacked for a joke or story to tell.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1936 until 1939 in the 64th Regiment, Coastal Artillery with an overseas assignment in Hawaii. He retired from the Processing and Distribution Department at VA Mountain Home, Tn., in 1980 after 30 years of service.

He loved bowling and working crossword puzzles. Having been raised on a large farm, his love for the land never left him. As long as he was able, he enjoyed growing and preserving God's bounty from the earth.

Mr. Harmon was a member of the Elizabethton Church of Christ for over 60 years, serving as an Elder for 50 of those years. He love his Lord and was blessed with a long life to faithfully serve Him. His presence and Christian example will be missed in his church home.

The family wished to express gratitude to a special niece, Kim Ray, and her husband, Mark, for their devotion and care of Mr. Harmon over the last 6 years.

The family will receive friends at Elizabethton Church of Christ on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, from 5 PM until 7 PM with the service to follow at 7 PM with Mr. Roby Ellis, Minister officiating. The family remembrance will be given by his nephew, Sam Harmon. Music will be provided by the church congregational singing.

Graveside interment will be at Happy Valley Memorial Park on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 10 AM. Full military honors to be accorded by Carter County Honor Guard. Active pallbearers will be Bobby Campbell, John Harmon, Mark Ray, Joe Harmon, George Ellis and Willie Holtsclaw. Honorary pallbearers will be men of the Elizabethton Church of Christ. Those who wish to attend the graveside service are ask to meet at the Elizabethton Church of Christ at 9:15 AM on Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery.

Raymond married Mae Lambert about 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mae was born about 1918; died on 12 Mar 2007 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gordie married Christine Mary Birchfield about 1946. Christine (daughter of William Grant Birchfield and Bertha Irick) was born on 24 Oct 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 May 2004 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Walnut Mountain Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mr. Church was a native of Carter County and had lived in Unicoi County since 11936. He was a son of the late Iley C. "W.C." and Ellen Catharine Bunton Church.
He was a Clinchfield Railroad inspector before retiring in 1975 after 52 years of service.

He was a member of the Buffalo Valley Christian Church and a member of the Unicoi Masonic Lodge No. 681 F&AM.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, June Ellen Potter Church; two brothers, Luther Church and Gordie Church; and one sister, Della Church Arney.

Survivors include his wife, Addie McGuire Church; two sons, David D. and David H. Church; one daughter, Blanca Church Miller.
Source- The Erwin Record, January 14, 1998

Howard married June Ellen Potter on 31 Aug 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. June (daughter of Peter Hamilton "Ham" Potter and Zady Ann Andrews) was born on 20 May 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Jul 1984 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Howard married Addie Mae McGuire about 1985. Addie (daughter of Henry Jacob McGuire and Della Jane Walsh) was born on 21 Sep 1907 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 12 Mar 1998 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luther married Myrtle Hardin about 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Myrtle was born on 28 Dec 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jan 2006 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hardin Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Della married Earnest Earl Arney about 1934 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Earnest (son of James David Arney and Alice Dugger) was born on 26 Jan 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jun 1994 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nell (Net) Church, formerly of Treadway Street in Elizabethton, died at the John Reed Home in Limestone on February 19, 2007. Nell was the sixth child of Eldran Catherine Bunton Church and Wiley Charlton Church of the Poga Community in Carter County, Tennessee. Nell wanted it known that she was delivered by Aunt Ann Trivette, a midwife, for twenty-five cents on a cold day, December 10, 1920; but that she had tried to warm the hearts of all she knew, and that she tried to make her life count and be worth all she could. She worked at the local rayon plants for forty years and two of those years she kept her aged parents in the home, made a garden and mowed the yard, canned garden products and kept up the home on Treadway Street. Claiming kin to everyone she could brought great joy to Nell Church; in truth, she probably was blood kin to half of Carter County before the TVA brought new blood. She was descended from about fifty lines from NC and TN, among which were the Buntons, Duggers, Greenes, Hatleys, Harmons, McBrides, Trivettes and Church families. Though Nell never married, she leaves twenty-two nieces and nephews, many great-nieces and nephews and thousands of cousins. Nell was preceded in death by brothers and sisters: Howard, Stella, Luther, Della, Gordie, Doris and Ray. Only Chester Allen of the home place in Poga survives. Funeral service for Nell (Net) Church will be conducted from Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. with burial to follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park near her parents and sisters. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday, February 21, from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. and on Thursday, February 22, from 8:00 A.M. until the service. Cousin Martha Query will give the family memorial, Rev. Jim Hawk, pastor of Doe River Baptist Church will conduct the funeral service and music will be provided by the Beech Mountain Baptist Church Singers. Organ music will be provided throughout the service. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of Doe River Baptist Church.

Notes:

MARYVILLE — Doris Church Campbell, 81, of Maryville,
passed away at Blount Memorial Hospital due to
complications of pneummonia. She was a beloved wife, mother sister and grandmother who went to be with the
Lord on Friday, March 4, 2005. Mrs. Campbell retired
from Levi Strauss in 1989, then volunteered as a Vitra
Tax Preparer and also tutored in an adult literarcy program.
Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll R. Campbell; a son, Carroll Ray Campbell, her
father and mother, Wiley C and Ellen B Church; three
brothers, Howard, Gordie and Luther; two sisters, Stella
Church and Della Arney; and two cousins, Asa and Dwight
Bunton.
Survivors include a son and a daughter-in-law, Lynn and Vickie Campbell, Maryville; a daughter and son-in-law,
Sharon and Terry Patton, Knoxville; a daughter, Denise Valentine, Maryville; grandchildren and their spouses, Emily Valentine, Shawn Campbell, Nathan Patton, and his wife Kaylon, Daniel Patton, Kendra Patton, Dwight Campbell and his wife Wendy, Adam Campbell and Amanda Campbell, a
great-granddaughter, Maggie Leigh Campbell "bright-eyes"; a sister, Nell Church, Elizabethton; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Ray and Mary Church, Maryville, Allen and Margery Church, Butler; a cousin, Martha B. Query, Unicoi; two sisters-in-laws, Myrtle Church, Erwin, and Norma Campbell, Cleveland, Ohio; three brothers and sister-in-law, Jack & Normal Campbell, Butler, Joe and Marge Campbell, Hampton, Jim and Mary Campbell, Butler and special friends, Donna Standridge and Lisa Reynolds "Floch".

Funeral services for Mrs. Campbell will be conducted at 4
p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Miller Funeral Home, Magnolia
Chapel, with Rev. Tommy Patterson officiating.

Dorris married Carroll Reese Campbell about 1945. Carroll (son of John Frank Campbell and Rosa Caroline Ward) was born on 28 Dec 1921 in Carter County Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee; died on 2 Jan 1983 in Blount County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

U. Raymond "Ray" Church, 81, 324 H. Heaton Road, Elizabethton, died
Thursday, October 12, 2006, in the Veterans Hospital, Asheville, North
Carolina, after an extended illness.

A native, of Avery County, N.C., he was a son of the late Wiley Charlton &
Ellen Kathrine Bunton Church. Mr. Church had lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for
42 years before returning to Elizabethton in 2002. He was a retired Salesman.
Mr. Church served in the United States Navy during World War II and the United
States Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

He was preceded in death by three sisters: Della Arney, Dorothy Campbell
and Stella Church; and by three brothers: Luther, Howard and Gordie Church.
His hobbies were playing the guitar and writing poetry. He was a member of the
Beech Mountain Baptist Church.

Survivors include Four Daughters & Two Sons-in-law, Janet and Paul Grewe,
Tavernier, Fla., Carolyn and Rick Koole, Hudsonville, Mich., Jennifer K.
Church and Courtney Church, both of Kalamazoo, Mich.; one brother and sister-
in-law, Allen and Margie Church, Butler; one sister, Nell Church,
Elizabethton; 10 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Funeral
Chapel, with Pastor Rick Koole and Pastor Dennis Church officiating. Graveside
service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the National Cemetery,
Mountain Home. Music will be provided by his niece, Denise Valentine, and
nephew, Dwight Campbell. Military honors and pallbearers will be provided by
the Tennessee National Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren.

Notes:

Allen Chester Church, 90, of the Poga Community in Butler, Tenn., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Allen was born in Avery County, N.C., to the late Wiley and Ellen Bunton Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Randy Church; one daughter, Carol Church; four brothers, Howard Church, Gordie Church, Luther Church and Ray Church; and four sisters, Nell Church, Della Church Arney, Dot Church Campbell and Stella Church.
Allen was a kind, humble and loving man, always ready with a friendly smile and a kind word for everyone he met Allen was many things to many people — a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. A gentleman whose presence will be missed tremendously by his community.
Allen retired as a Carter County school bus driver, where for many years he "adopted children and their families" throughout the Poga, Elk Mills and Little Milligan area. He, along with his beloved wife Margery, also worked and farmed the land where they lived. Allen was a devout member of Beech Mountain Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and was the church clerk for many years. As most did in the community, Allen developed a love for fishing and hiking in his beautiful mountains and in later years, he enjoyed puzzle books.
Those left to cherish Allen's many wonderful memories include his devoted and loving wife, Margery Stout Church, of the home; his son, Michael Church of Johnson City, Tenn.; his daughter, Sherry Church Lewis of Wilmington, N.C.; four grandchildren, Stephanie Lewis, Miranda Lewis Wulf and husband Shawn, India Lewis and Chase Lewis, all of Wilmington, N.C.; two great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, William Stout Jr. of Butler, Tenn., and Don Stout of Florida; and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Stout of Florida. Several nieces, nephews and a multitude of friends and neighbors also survive.
A visitation to remember Allen will be conducted from 3 until 5 p.m. Sunday, August 18, in the Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. A graveside service to honor the life of Allen Chester Church will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, August 19, in the Mountain Home National Cemetery with Pastor Dennis Church officiating. Active pallbearers will be members of the Honor Guard and family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Evan Plummer and Gary Guy.


A Life Lived: Allen Church was a favorite school bus driver of Little Milligan students

By Rozella Hardin
Published 8:26 am Wednesday, August 28, 2019

We all are blank slates when we arrive on this earth. It's what we do in our lifetime that counts.

Allen C. Church's roots were in the Poga Community, where he spent his entire life except for two years that he served in the U.S. Navy during the 1950s. Allen died August 14 at the age of 90.

He was a farmer and school bus driver. That's how he made his living, but there was much more to the man than his life's work. Almost everyone who came in contact with Allen Church came away with the same thoughts — humble, kind, gentle, and long-suffering. Yes, Allen Church possessed all these traits and much more.

For 30 years or more, Allen drove a school bus for the Carter County School System in the Poga, Elk Mills and Little Milligan Communities. He delivered school children to and from Little Milligan School and Hampton High School. His wife, Margery, worked as an aide for many years at Little Milligan School. "They were both salt-of-the-earth people, just good Godly people, who were good not only to the kids, but everyone they came in contact with," said J.R. Campbell, Principal at Little Milligan Elementary School.

"In all the years that I knew him, when I was a student and later as an educator, I never knew Mr. Church to raise his voice. He was very mild-mannered. The kids respected him, and he did a great service to our school and was a credit to our community," Campbell added.

Church lived on the Tennessee-North Carolina line in Poga at his family's homeplace. He was the youngest of nine children and the last surviving one. He and Margery had four children, two of whom died as infants. A son, Michael, lives in Johnson City, and a daughter, Sherry, in Wilmington, N.C.

At the time of his death, Allen and Margery had been married 66 years. She, too, is 90 years old. According to Michael, his father was taking care of his parents, both of whom had health problems, when he went to Margery's home to inquire if she would come and help with his mother, who had suffered a stroke. Margery agreed to do so, and after a two-year courtship, she agreed to become Allen's wife.

"My dad loved to farm. For many years he raised tobacco as well as beans for the bean market in Mountain City. He also grew a vegetable garden and enjoyed hunting ginseng. In his spare time he liked to hunt and fish and in later years went on hiking trips with Michael."

His pastor, Dennis Church at Beech Mountain Baptist Church, recalls Allen prided himself on growing vegetables, especially tomatoes. "He always grew some big tomatoes," said Pastor Church.

"Allen was an A-1 person. He was faithful to the church, and had served as both a deacon and church clerk. The church was an important part of Allen's life. As a Christian, deacon, school bus driver, Allen Church impacted a lot of lives. He was among the kindest and most giving people I've ever known and I was proud to have him as a friend and to have been his pastor," said the preacher.

Many residents of the Little Milligan Community, who rode Church's school bus, became life-long friends with him. "He was a mentor to many of the students," said the secretary at Little Milligan School.

In addition to farming and driving a school bus, Allen was also a good handyman. His son recalls that Allen was an apprentice electrician and helped wire many of the homes in the Poga area when electricity came to the area. "He could learn and do about anything," said Michael.

"He was a good daddy to me and my sister. What I remember about him was his patience, the hard worker that he was, and his kindness and love. He taught us what was right and encouraged us to work at what suited us. He was good to my mother and to everyone he came in contact with. I never ever seen him lose his temper," said Michael.

Allen Church lived right on the state line. "I'm just glad he wasn't born a few feet over in North Carolina. We could not have called him our own," said Campbell.

Allen Church's slate may have been empty when he came into this world, but he had packed a lot of living in his 90 years, and when he died, his slate was full of accounts of good deeds and kind words attributed to him by former students, neighbors, and friends.

"He showed us how to live," said Pastor Dennis Church.

Allen married Margery Gladys Stout on 25 Dec 1952 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Margery (daughter of William Haskell Stout and Lona Marie Andes) was born about 1929 in , , Tennessee, ; died on 14 Feb 2023 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home Veterans Hospital, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ottie married Lelia Mae Walser about 1921. Lelia (daughter of Albert Jackson Walser and Edna Cordelia Stine) was born on 26 Mar 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, ; died on 9 Oct 1987; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ranah married Willie C. Carraway about 1925. Willie (son of Cordelle Carraway and Sarah Miller) was born on 3 Dec 1907 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 19 Jan 1933 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ranah married Warren David Moody on 17 Jul 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Warren (son of John Wade Moody and Cora Anne Potter) was born in Aug 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Aug 1951 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lena married John Lee Parlier on 13 Nov 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Leander Pinkney Parlier and Susan Cornelia "Nelia" Brown) was born on 31 Dec 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died in Nov 1973 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Laurel Springs Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Smith Glenn Storey, 94, of Elk Park NC, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2018, in his home

Mr. Storey was born on Old Beech Mountain July 7, 1923, where he lived all of his life. He graduated from Cranberry High School, worked in the shipyards in Wilmington, NC as a welder, served in the Army 1290th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Army XXI Corps, 3rd Army, and 15th Army XXIII Corps in France and Germany during WWII. He worked for 28 years for the U.S. Postal Service as rural mail carrier in Elk Park, NC until he retired. Mr. Storey had a small farm where he raised Angus beef cattle, apple trees, tobacco and honeybees.

He was married to Wilma T. Storey on Nov. 27, 1952, for 66 years and a member of Beech Mountain Missionary Baptist Church.

Mr. Storey is survived by his five children: Edward Glenn Storey and his wife, Nanette Storey, Darren Lee Storey, Marilyn Elizabeth Storey, William Smith Storey, and Andrew David Storey and his wife Jennifer Storey; his four grandchildren: Samuel Storey and Carla Shomaker, Jacob Storey and his wife, Nellie Storey, Ashley Anderson and Aidan Storey; great grandchildren: Eddie Storey and Brittney Storey; nieces and nephews and the rest of his relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Leonard Martin Storey and Mary Trivette Storey; as well as his brothers and sisters: James Creston Storey, Lena H. Storey, Fairy Louisa Storey, Alma C. Range, and Hugh C. Storey, an infant brother: Harlie Storey; and his infant son: Phillip Carl Storey.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Beech Mountain Missionary Baptist Church. The family of Smith G. Storey wishes to thank Caldwell Hospice staff and volunteers, friends of the Beech Mountain Community, and members of the Beech Mountain Missionary Baptist Church for all their help, support and prayers. And a special thank you to his granddaughter, Ashley Anderson, for her compassion, devotion and help in taking care of Mr. Storey.

Friends were received from 6 tp 8 p.m. on July 2, 2018, at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home in Newland, NC. The funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on July 3, 2018, at Beech Mountain Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Dennis Church and Rev. Garland Honeycutt will officiate the service.

Smith married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Pauline Kelly, 88, 903 Oak Street, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, May 26, 1999, at Hillview Health Center following an extended illness.

Mrs. Kelly was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a daughter of the late David and Ruby Cook Trivett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Coy Kelly, January 19, 1957, a daughter, Wanda Bass, a son, Paul Kelly, a brother, James Trivett, and two sisters, Louise Oliver and Loy Trivett.

Mrs. Kelly had lived in Elizabethton since 1928. She was a member of Oak Street Baptist Church, where she had been a Sunday School Teacher for over 40 years and was active in the W.M.U. of the church.

Survivors include a daughter, Maxine Cole, Elizabethton; a son, David Kelly, Jefferson City; two sisters, Margie Trivett, Elk Park, N.C., and Agnes Walsh, Dearborn, Mich.; two brothers, Omer Trivett and Bert Trivett, both of Elk Park N.C.; a son-in-law, James Bass; a daughter-in-law, Lucille Kelly; and a sister-in-law, Betsy Bare. Eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.

Pauline married Coy Rhudy Kelly about 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Coy was born on 15 Mar 1907 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 19 Jan 1957 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louise married Kilby M. Oliver about 1934. Kilby was born on 6 May 1913; died on 12 Jul 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Loy married Clayton Finley Trivette about 1942. Clayton (son of Dudley Jobe Trivette and Winnie N. Norwood) was born on 12 Feb 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 29 Jul 2004 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Trivett Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Omer David Trivette, age 84, of Elk Park, N.C. went to be with the Lord on March 18, 2009 after an extended illness at Roan Highlands Nursing Center.

He was born June 5, 1924, to the late David and Ruby Cook Trivette.

Omer was a member of the Beech Mtn. Baptist Church where he served for many years as both superintendent and deacon. He was also a founding member of the Beech Mtn. Community Club.

He was a member of the Cranberry Lodge #598 A.F.A.M for over 50 years, a Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of the Oassis Temple.

Omer retired from the North Carolina Prison system after 28 years of service. He was also a veteran of the United States Navy during WWII.

He enjoyed coin collecting, antiques, farming and his cows.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by; his wife of 55 years, Faye Mitchell Trivette; brother Jim Trivette; sisters, Pauline Kelly, Louise Oliver, Margie Trivette, Loy Trivette and Agnes Walsh.

Left to carry on his memory are; his children, son Wayne Trivette, and wife Hope of Chillowie, VA; daughters, Cathy Trivette and husband Arnold of Old Beech Mtn., Kelley McGuire and husband Jeff also of Old Beech Mtn.; his brother; Bert Trivette and wife Ann of Old Beech Mtn.; grandchildren, Hunter Trivette and wife Heather, Tracy Frick and husband Bryam, Andrew Trivette and wife Ali, Trapper McGuire and Jennifer McGuire; and one great grandson, Skylar Trivette.

The family will receive friends on Friday March 20th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday march 21st at 11:00 a.m. at the Beech Mountain Baptist Church. Rev. Dennis Church and Dr. Charles Lanier will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Beech Mtn. Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pall bearers will be; Hunter Trivette, Drew Trivette, Trapper McGuire, Bryam Frick, Alex Elkins and K.C. Carter. Honorary pallbearers are the deacons of Beech Mtn. Baptist Church.

Graveside Rites will given by the Cranberry Masonic Lodge #598 A.F.A.M along with the VFW Pat Ray Post and the NC State Prison Honor Guard.

David married Faye Olive Mitchell about 1945. Faye (daughter of George Mitchell and Mary Jones, daughter of George Cleveland Mitchell and Mary Ann Love) was born on 19 Sep 1928 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 25 Nov 2002 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bert Allen Trivett, age 82, of Beech Mountain Road, Elk Park, died October 6th, 2014 at home. He was born June 9, 1932 in Avery County. After serving in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, Bert returned to Avery County and worked as a self-employed rock mason in the area. He was a member of Beech Mountain Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Nunley Trivett; son, Jimmy Trivett of Elk Park; four grandsons, Nathan, Jacob, Matthew and Luke Trivett, all of Elk Park; granddaughter, Summer Trivett of Johnson City, TN; and two great-granddaughters, Tatum Cook of Johnson City and Candice Dawn Trivett of Elk Park.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Lincoln and Matthew Trivett; three brothers, Omer, Jim and Ustace Trivett; four sisters, Pauline Kelley, Louise Oliver, Loy Trivett and Agnes Walsh.

Bert married Anna Lee Nunley about 1953 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Anna (daughter of Richard McKinley Nunley and Vertie Louise Harmon) was born on 21 Nov 1935 in Washington County, , , Virginia; died on 6 Mar 2016 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McGuire Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Kate Wagner. Kate (daughter of Arthur B. Wagner and Eula Gregg) was born on 7 Aug 1927 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Oct 2021 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
JOHNSON CITY - Major(R) Rebecca Jean DePonti, RN, née Potter, of Johnson City, passed away peacefully Tuesday November 16, 2021, at the Waters rehabilitation center of Johnson City. Her parents were General Logan Potter (04/30/1898 -11/17/1983) and Nancy Ethel Potter (09/02/1895-08/28/1983). She was born in old Butler, TN and she and her two brothers, Lionell, Jim and her sister Mary moved to Johnson City with her parents when the Watauga Lake was filled in. She was the youngest of the four siblings.
Rebecca graduated from Happy Valley High School in 1955 and went to college at ETSU graduating in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science from nursing school. She loved people and had a giving heart and enjoyed helping those in need, which was a lifelong pursuit. She practiced nursing for several years in New Orleans before becoming a nursing missionary and travelling abroad in the Middle East, primarily Yemen.
She joined the Army in 1969 and served abroad in Africa, which is where she met her future husband, Pier Luigi DePonti. They were married in 1973 in Eritrea and honeymooned in Kenya. She had her first and only child once they moved from Africa to the United States in South Carolina. She was well travelled and has lived in Fort Sheridan, Chicago Illinois, Vicenza Italy, Fort Sam Houston Texas, Fort Polk Louisiana, Fort Meade Maryland, Fort Campbell Kentucky, and Fort Rucker Alabama until she retired from the military. By the end of her career, she had many distinguished accomplishments, one of which was as serving as the Chief of Preventive Medicine in Fort Rucker. She retired from the Army in 1989 and moved back to the farm in Johnson City where she grew up.
She continued to work for the Red Cross and for independent home health agencies on and off through the 1990’s until retiring from nursing in her 60’s. She volunteered at disaster sites through the red cross after hurricanes when she could and volunteered at the VA and church frequently until her health no longer allowed. She always was kept her walk with God close to her heart and shared this love and her love of others as much as she could. She was a kindhearted soul who will be dearly missed by her many friends and family.
She is survived by her only surviving sibling, Mary Elsie Miller. Other survivors include her husband Pier and son Warren, step-daughter Liliana, daughter in law Jenny and five grandchildren, Isabella, Gabriella, Dario, Liliana, and Luca. She has several surviving nephews, Robert, Steven, and Rick Miller; Joe and John Potter, and one niece, Anne Potter.
The family of Rebecca Jean DePonti will receive friends and extended family on Tuesday, November 23rd from 4-6pm at Morris-Baker Funeral home. The burial service will be presided by Deacon Mike of Saint Mary’s at the VA at Mountain home

Notes:

Buried:
JONESBOROUGH - Rita Eunice Church Perkins,87, Jonesborough, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at her residence. She was born September 26, 1933 in Heaton, North Carolina to the late Elijah Sands & Janie Harmon Church. She had lived in Michigan for several years and had lived in Tennessee since 1996. She was a member of Cherry Grove Baptist Church, Jonesborough. She loved working in her Garden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters: Irene Brubaker and Helen Tabor and a brothers: Jack Church and Zane Church

Survivors include her husband of 46 years: Jerry Perkins. Three Children: Darcy LaFever, Mike LaFever and Pam LaFever. Three Step-Children: David Perkins, Leonard Perkins and Kristina Tompkins. Four Grandchildren, Three Step-Grandchildren, five great Grandchildren. Several nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday April 13, 2021 in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tom Clark officiating. Interment will follow in the Beech Mountain Cemetery (Elk Park, North Carolina). Music will be provided by Christian Trivette, Soloist and Claudia Lee, Pianist. Active Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Erwin married Stella Mae Trivette about 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Stella (daughter of Linzy James Trivette and Sarah Ann Hartley) was born on 7 Oct 1923 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 27 May 1999 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mr. Jesse Church of the Heaton Community passed away on May 5, 2007. A native of Avery County, he was the son of Sid and Emma McGuire Church. He was a member of the Heaton Christian Church and retired from the US Forest Service. He served in World War II as a member of the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary M. Franklin Church;his brothers, Ervin, Roby and Searle; and sisters Doll Hobler and Sylvia Lewis. He is survived by his five sons, three daughters, eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Jesse married Mary Magdaline Franklin on 2 Sep 1946 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Mary (daughter of Earnest Marshall Franklin and Josie Johnson) was born on 22 Mar 1927 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 6 Mar 2005 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; was buried in Jesse Church Family Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Ada (Tate) Church Phillips, of Asheville, N.C., daughter of the late Marion Leroy Church and Ollie Venie Tester Church, was a lady of the mountains, born and raised in WNC High Country.

She loved nature and we can imagine her soul fluttering around the WNC country side like a butterfly. Tate was born on the Cone Estate in Blowing Rock Township, Watauga County, NC on April 26, 1921, where her father was employed at the Cone Estate. She died of old age at the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville, N.C., on August 9, 2021.

When her father changed jobs, the family, now with five girls, moved to Shulls Mills where her father worked for the ET&WNC narrow gauge railroad that ran between Johnson City, TN, and Boone, N.C. When her mother died 2 months after the birth of their son, Robert on March 14, 1926, the father took Tate, now aged 5, and other four girls to the Grandfather Home for Children Orphanage in Banner Elk, N.C. Robert was adopted by Aner Rominger, a cousin of Tates mother.

Tate had a wonderful life at the orphanage where she was able to swim in Wildcat Lake, ride a horse in the pasture, help with farm chores, wander through the woods, climb trees, play games with the other children, and do all the things that children in a rural area did. When she went to public school, it was in Cranberry, N.C., 6 miles away by bus. Whenever she stayed late at school, she hoofed it back up the mountain to the orphanage.

After graduation she moved from the orphanage onto the campus of Lees McRae College in Banner Elk where she worked her way through school by waiting on tables and cleaning rooms. After graduation from Lees McRae College, she was employed by Hanes Hosiery in Winston-Salem, N.C. During World War II, she volunteered for Nurses training and interned at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. After the war, she was employed by the Kingsport Press, Kingsport, TN.

In 1946 she married Winston Jerome Jackson, brother of L.B. Jackson, Asheville builder and for whom the Jackson Building in Asheville is named. They lived in Kingsport, TN, where Winston had built a new house for her, and where he was employed by the Eastman Kodak Chemical Corp. After Winstons retirement in 1974, they moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. It was there that she met neighbors, Ted and Sally Lange, who introduced her to private jets and ships. After Winstons death she roamed the world with the Langes on their yacht, the Sally Ann, where Tate had her own stateroom and head. Tates home in Asheville was in DeerWood on Hendersonville Road.

Tate married a second time to Edward Phillips, an engineer with Illinois Bell. They lived in a house near the top of Town Mountain Road in Asheville. He died in 1997 and afterwards Tate moved into Deerfield in February 2000. It was there she met a fellow Independent Living resident, Dr. Jay Lathrop, and the two shared the beauty of WNC and the wonderful amenities of Deerfield for 20 years until Tate developed problems that caused her to move from Independent Living to Assisted Living at Deerfield.

Tate was a member of the Carolina Mountain Club and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. An experienced hiker, she hiked the English Lake District 3 times, climbed Sca Fell in England, Mt. LeConte, NC, Mt. Washington, NH, and Mt. Mitchell, NC. She was a dancer, a polka expert, and a Deerfield cheerleader. She enjoyed Pilates and Tai Chi.

Tate was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, sisters, Dora Sanders, Dorothy Church, Edna Pierson and brother Robert Rominger. She is survived by her sister Josephine Handley of Athens GA and by her cousin, Carolyn Davis of Banner Elk, NC. She is also survived by 3 nieces, Linda Tomlinson, Athens, GA, Dorothy Hauck, St. Augustine, FL and Norma Buffone, Jacksonville, FL, and by 7 nephews.

Mrs. Ada Phillips did not wish for any observance of her life and death.

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ELIZABETHTON — Edgar Church, 83, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010, in the Hermitage Health Care Center of Elizabethton.

He was a native of Avery County, NC, but had lived in Johnson City most of his life. Mr. Church was a son of the late Marion and Hildred Lewis Church and was a member of the Johnson City Church of God.

He was a retired Greens keeper, having worked for the Johnson City Country Club, Pine Oaks and the Buffalo Valley Golf Courses. Mr. Church was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, having served his country during World War II.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Wanda Bowman Church, in May 2003; a daughter, Pamela Louise Church; a son-in-law, Jackie Keene; also several brothers and sisters.

Survivors include ten children, Mickey Church and his wife, Claudia, Columbia, SC, Kenny Church and his wife, Cindy, Spartanburg, SC, Sharon Sue Creech and her husband, Gene, Morrison, TN, Dan Church and his wife, Karen, Tampa, FL, Linda Copas and her husband, Buster, Johnson City, Jimmy (Buck) Church and his wife, Juanita, Jonesborough, Darrell Pete Church and his wife, Micki, Pittsburgh, PA, Richard (Coot) Church and his wife, Leslie, Port Orange, FL, Marti Collins and her husband, Ben, Johnson City, and Wendy Alexander and her husband, Jeff, Limestone; a brother, Herman Church, Johnson City; two sisters, Myrtle Cross, Piney Flats, and Doris Scott, Watauga; twenty-four grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service for Mr. Church will be conducted Friday, October 1, 2010, at 7:00 PM in the Johnson City Church of God, 1908 Indian Ridge Road, Johnson City, with the Rev. David Dugger, Rev. C. Bryant Collins and the Rev. Wes Church officiating. Special music will be provided by the Singing Duggers.

The family will receive friends at the church Friday from 5:00 PM until service time.

Graveside services for Mr. Church will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday in the Washington County Memory Gardens, Boones Creek.

Notes:

Herman H. Church, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in the Johnson City Medical Center.

He was born on February, 7, 1930 and was a native of Avery County, NC. He had lived in Evansville, IN; Kansas City, KS, and Johnson City, TN since 2000. Mr. Church was a son of the late Marion and Hildreth Lewis Church and was of the Baptist Faith. He was employed by Whirlpool in Evansville for eleven years and by Capitol Truck lines in Kansas City, MO for 30 years. Mr. Church proudly served his country in Guam as U.S. Marine in H Company, 3rd Divisions, 5th Marines from 1948 to 1952.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Donna Church in 1987 and his stepson Robert Pease (wife Pamela), his brother Edgar Church, sister Myrtle Cross, his sister Lela, his sister Zell, his brother Bobby, his sister Dory, his sister Dorothy, and his sister Edna.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory his fiancé Sharon Raye, Johnson City, his son Michael A. Church and his wife Elaine Church, Buckner, MO, his daughter Terri Davis-Beaupre and her husband Steven Beaupre, Fayetteville, AK, his son Herman L. Church, Kansas City, KS, his grandson Nigel Church and wife Jenny Church, Columbia, MO, his granddaughter Arti Church, Buckner, MO, his fiancé’s daughters Laurie Johnston and Julie Hofman, his fiancé’s grandson Christopher Johnston, his sister Doris Scott, Watauga, his sister Ada, Asheville, NC , and his sister, May, GA. He is also survived by nieces and nephews Mickey Church and his wife Claudia, Columbia, SC, Kenny Church and his wife Cindy, Spartanburg, SC, Sharon Sue Creech and her husband Gene, Morrison, Dan Church and his wife Karen, Tampa, FL, Linda Copas, Johnson City, Jimmy (Buck) Church and his wife Juanita, Jonesborough, Darrell Pete Church and his wife Miki, Pittsburgh, PA, Richard (Coot) Church and his wife Leslie, Port Orange, FL, Marti Collins , Johnson City, Wendy Alexander and her husband Jeff, Limestone, Cindy Bogart, Johnson City, Mark Scott, Watauga, and many beloved great nieces and nephews.

The visitation for Mr. Church will be on Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 1:00 to 4:00PM at Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 E Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601. The graveside service will be on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Mountain Home National Cemetery Annex, in Cortege Lane. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.

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Boone Potter, 83, 167 Edgewater Road, Elizabethton, died Monday, September 2, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mr. Potter was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Millard and Bessie Potter. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Darlene Phillips Potter, a son, David Potter, three brothers, Enoch, Roy and Noah Potter, and a sister, Ellen Potter.
Mr. Potter was of the Baptist faith and a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Betty Potter, Elizabethton; a sister, Gladys Trivette, Maryville; a half sister, Kathy Harmon, Hampton; eight nephews, Jeff Potter, Lenoir, N.C., Bobby Trivette, Butler, Dale Potter, Maryville, Micheal Trivette, Roan Mountain, Terry Potter, Elizabethton, Paul Potter, Butler, Wayne Potter, Salisbury, N.C., and Rick Potter; two nieces, Phyllis Stanley, Highpoint, N.C., and Wanda Passmore, Butler; a grandson, David Potter II, Fresno, Calif.; a granddaughter, Tamara Potter, Fresno, Calif.; and several dear friends.

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Gladys (Sis) Potter Trivette, 83, of Butler, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 6, 2016, after a brief illness.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Joseph Trivette; father, Millard Potter, and mother, Bessie Potter; sister, Ellen Potter; brothers, Enoch Potter, Boone Potter, Roy Potter and Noah Potter; and son, Michael Danny Trivette.
She was a member of Stone Mountain Baptist Church.
Survivors include her sons, Elmer Dale Potter and wife Cathy Potter, and Bobby Dean Trivette and Sheila Trivette; grandchildren, Joseph J. Trivette and wife April, Patrick Dale Potter, Todd Trivette, Eric Trivette, Bobbi Jo and T.J. Trivette and April Sue Potter Lay; great-grandchildren, Zachary Buckles, Weston Potter, Payton Lay, Jasmine Davis and Colin Trivette; sister, Kathy Campbell; and special friends, Beatrice Holtsclaw, Rosa Potter and Retta Blankenship.

Gladys married Elmer Joseph Trivette before 1983 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elmer (son of Jacob Leroy Trivette and Dovie Missouri Hicks) was born on 22 Apr 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Aug 1983 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stone Moutain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Celia Mae Dugger, 77, 121 Alvin Dugger Road, Butler, died Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Dugger was a native of Avery County, N.C., and the daughter of the late Robert and Cordelia Cook Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Dugger, a son, Allen Dugger, two sisters, Laura Grubbs and Virgie Elkens, and two brothers, Wheeler Church and Joseph Church.
Mrs. Dugger was a member of Beech Mountain Free Will Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Joann Dugger and Irene Dugger, both of the home; six sons, Harold Dugger, Jerry Dugger, Danny Dugger and Kevin Dugger, all of Butler, Steve Dugger and Charles Dugger, both of Elizabethton; three sisters, Francis Peters, Roberta Potter and Arvella Davis, all of Elizabethton; and three brothers, Chester Church, Connellys Springs, N.C., Searl Church, Elizabethton, and Kenneth Church, Hampton. Fifteen grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

DUGGER -- Funeral services for Celia Mae Dugger, 77, 121 Alvin Dugger Road, Butler, who died Tuesday, October 1, 2002, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, October 4, at Piney Grove Church of Christ with Mr. Dean Estep, minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Piney Grove Church of Christ Choir. Interment will follow the funeral service at Piney Grove Church of Christ Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Piney Grove Church of Christ.

Celia married Howard O. Dugger about 1945. Howard (son of Roseman Manuel Dugger and Charlotte Jane Hartley) was born on 22 Feb 1923; died on 8 May 1999; was buried in Piney Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Melborne married Arliss Biggs about 1938. Arliss was born on 9 Jan 1918; died in Feb 1989 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gladys Irene Norris McCracken

Gladys Irene Norris McCracken, 91, of the Central Community, went home to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, March 5, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. She was born in the Laurel Fork Community on Buck Mountain in Carter County on May 29, 1919, to the late Bynum Lee and China RoseAnn Church Norris. She was a homemaker and an active member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was blessed to live 91 active years enjoying the love of her family, and took great pride in her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was affectionately known as Grandma Mac.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas Herman McCracken and a brother, Melbourne Norris.

She is survived by her children, Dennis McCracken, of Aberdeen, NC; Helen McCracken Dudley and husband, Neil, of Roanoke, VA; Gerald McCracken and wife, Karen, of Rock Hill, SC; and Jeffrey "Ben" McCracken, of the home; grandchildren, Jessamyn Rachels and husband, Lee, of Summerville, SC; Dylan McCracken, of New Orleans, LA; Kirk Dudley and wife, KyAnne, of Roanoke, VA; Scott Dudley and girlfriend, Amina Ali, of Cloverdale, VA; and Jason McCracken, Rock Hill, SC; great-grandchildren, Leah and Seth Rachels, Jaylen Reeves and Donte Collins, sisters; Elwanda Reeser and Veryl Hopson, both of Elizabethton; a brother, Beryl Norris and wife, Jo Ann, of Shell Creek; and special friends, Nancy Dennis and husband, David, of Charleston, SC; and Jeanie Walker and husband, Billy, of Johnson City.

The funeral service for Mrs. Gladys Irene Norris McCracken will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Dr. Joe Sorah officiating.

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ELIZABETHTON - Mrs. Elwanda Norris Reeser, age 96, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 in the Hillview Health Center, Elizabethton.

A native of Watauga County, NC she was the daughter of the late Bynum Lee Norris and China Rose Church Norris. Mrs. Reeser was a homemaker and a seamstress. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and a former member of Doe River Baptist Church, Elizabethton. While at Doe River Baptist Church she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. Mrs. Reeser enjoyed working in her gardens and especially loved her flowers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Everette Reeser in 2002; a son, Ralph D. Reeser; a sister, Gladys McCracken and a brother, Melbourne Norris. Those left to cherish her memory include a son Floyd R. Reeser and wife Joy, Elizabethton, TN; a daughter, Phyllis M. Reeser Eggers and husband Cecil, Elizabethton, TN; four grandchildren, Clinton Reeser and wife Carla, Elizabethton, TN; Ingrid Deloach and husband Shannon, Hampton, TN; Travis Eggers and wife Lorrie, Blountville, TN and Eric Eggers and wife Penny, Dacula, GA; eight great-grandchildren, Sydney Puckett, Kinsley Reeser, Cody Eggers and wife Kayla, McKenzie Caldwell and husband Todd, all of Elizabethton, TN; Lexi Eggers, Bailee Eggers and Ally Eggers, all of Dacula, GA; Karra Ratliff, Blountville, TN and a soon to be born great-grandchild, Everly Deloach; two great-great – grandchildren, Brycen Eggers and Reid Caldwell; a brother, Beryl Norris, Roan Mountain, TN; a sister, Veryl Hopson, Elizabethton, TN and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Reeser, Johnson City, TN. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A celebration of life service for Mrs. Elwanda Norris Reeser will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, August 31, 2017 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Rev. Chris Hughes and Rev. Travis Tyler officiating. Music will be under the direction of Gordon Kyte and Loren Harris. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Thursday prior to the funeral service or at her residence or at the residence of her daughter, Phyllis Eggers at other times.

Graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 1, 2017 in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Travis Eggers, Eric Eggers, Clinton Reeser, Shannon Deloach, Cody Eggers and Todd Caldwell. Honorary pallbearers will be Theil McCracken, Harold Smith, David Ferguson and her nephews.

Elwanda married Everett H. Reeser on 22 May 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Everett (son of Allen Herman Reeser and Iva Dell Hensley) was born on 25 Aug 1916 in Greene County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Dec 2002 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Veryl Norris “Grandma” Hopson, 93, Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in the Hermitage Health Center. A native of Roan Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Bynum & China Church Norris. She was a graduate of Cloudland High School. She operated Grandma’s Day Care for a number of years. Veryl was a member of First Baptist Church of Elizabethton. She loved to sew and loved to work with her flowers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, John Henry Hopson and a grandson: Kevin Arney.
Survivors include her children: Linda & Ken Arney, Clara & Tom Ingram and John & Katrina Hopson all of Elizabethton. Four Grandchildren: Blake Hopson and wife Carrie, Jaycee Hopson, Colbie Hopson, Amy Estep and husband Ihab El-Shinnawy. Four Great Grandchildren.
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the family will have a private service Saturday at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. Greg Key Minister officiating.

Beryl married John Henry Hopson on 6 Apr 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Caney Hopson and Lelia Scroggins) was born on 4 Mar 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Sep 1998 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Winston Church, 80, of Elk Park, N.C., passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at The Waters of Roan Highlands.

He was born on September 9, 1940 in Avery County to the late Truman and Erleen McGuire Church.

Winston was a member of Beech Mountain Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and traveling in his spare time and loved working as a taxidermist as well as immensely enjoying being outdoors. He loved animals and all of nature. Winston worked on Grandfather Mountain over a span of 40 years. His duties included gift shop manager as well as assisting Mr. Hugh Morton, owner of Grandfather Mountain, with various duties which included helping with getting pictures of Mildred the Bear and other animals in the habitat. Winston also enjoyed spending time with his family.

Those he left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Carolyn Church of the home; son, Bradley Church of Deep Gap; step-daughters, Donna (Jerry) Bare of West Jefferson and Pam Davis of Fleetwood; grandsons, Nathan (Becca) Cheek of Fleetwood and Josh Bare of West Jefferson; great granddaughters, Kendra and Kylie Cheek of Fleetwood; brothers, Hansel (Doris) Church of Canton, GA and Curtis Church of Elk Park; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral services for Winston will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Beech Mountain Baptist Church.

Family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Newland, NC.

Interment will be at Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Deep Gap, NC.

Addie married Clinton Hearst McGuire on 20 Apr 1930 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Clinton (son of George Washington McGuire, Jr. and Saphronia Alice Trivette) was born on 2 Jul 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 19 Sep 1970 in Richmond County, , , Georgia; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Addie married Howard Hastings Church about 1985. Howard (son of Wiley Charlton Church and Ellen Catharine Bunton) was born on 4 May 1909 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 10 Jan 1998 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hessie married Thurman Joseph Parlier about 1929. Thurman (son of Arthur Calloway Parlier and Amanda Virginia Ashley) was born on 20 Sep 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 5 Jan 1876 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Vena Inez Jones, 101, of Newland, N.C., passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Life Care Center of Banner Elk.
She was born on May 30, 1920 in Avery County to the late Henry and Della McGuire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Judd Jones; and sons, Lane, Alfred, Edward, and Harley Jones.
Vena was a member of Fall Creek Missionary Baptist Church. She loved listening to gospel music and spending time with her family.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Dickie Jones of Newland, NC; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren. and great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Carver and the Rev. Mike Ricker officiating.
Visitation took place from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home.
Burial took place in the Fall Creek Cemetery.

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Mrs. Cozie Ellen Hyder, Elizabethton, peacefully went to her heavenly home on June 6, 2022 at the home of her daughter, Judy Milhorn. She was born on Beech Mountain, N.C., to Joseph and Sarah Parlier on May 13, 1923. She had nine brothers and sisters. She moved to Elizabethton and married Fred Hyder Sr. on July 21,1945.
Mrs. Hyder was a member of Doe River Baptist Church. She loved to play checkers.
She is survived by daughter, Judy Milhorn and husband Byron; sons, Fred Hyder Jr. and wife Sandra and Joe Hyder and wife Judy; sister, Lou Martinelli; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held for Mrs. Hyder at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Pastor Greg Largent officiating. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

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Mrs. Florence Parlier Cook, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at her home in Winston-Salem.

She was born Nov. 7, 1929, in beautiful Beech Mountain, NC. She was preceded in death by her Parents: Joseph and Sarah Parlier; six Brothers: Cluster, Finley, Spurgeon, Elliott, Sanford and twin Lawrence, and a Sister: Irene. Mrs. Cook was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church and loved her family. She and Bill raised their children in church teaching them to trust Jesus for all things. Everyone was blessed by knowing her. Through the years, she became Mom to many that had lost their mother. She will be missed. The family wants to thank Dr. Stephen Hux and his staff at Arcadia Family Practice for 30 years of attentive and genuine care.


Surviving are her Husband of 70 years: Bill Cook; her Children: Larry Cook (Wanda), Kathy Chapman (Donnie), Connie Miller (Gordon), Karen Lanier (Phil) and Pam McDowell; her Grandchildren: Barry, Dawn, Teressa, Matthew, Wendy, Nick, Brad, Amy, Sarah and Grace; 14 Great grandchildren; two Sisters: Cozie and Lue. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, with Pastor Mark Reed and Gordon Miller officiating. The family received friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. A private family graveside service was held at Parklawn Memorial Park.

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BUTLER - Larry Joe Walsh, 73, Butler, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 27, 2019 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.

Born February 27, 1946 in Butler to the late Roddie V. & Alice Green Walsh. He had lived his entire life in Carter County. He was a 1964 graduate of Hampton High School and graduate from East Tennessee State College with a degree in Psychology. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. Larry was retired as a Social Worker with Children's Service after 37 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters: Gladys Evans, Eula Mae Main and Anna Ruth Campbell and two brothers: James Riley Walsh and Earl Dayton Walsh.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years: Joyce Vines Walsh. His Children: Wendy Tester & husband Jimmy Tester II, Elizabethton, Jamie Walsh, Chattanooga, and Sherry Walsh, Elizabethton. His Grandchildren: Riley Tester, Makayla Walsh Anderson and Greyson Walsh. Two Brothers: Roddie Walsh, Jr., of California and Bill Walsh, Butler. Several nieces & nephews. His Mother-In-Law Selma Vines, Fish Springs. His four legged baby Zoey.

It was his wish to be cremated and no services are planned.

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Glenn Richard "Spook" Walsh, 74, of Elk Park, N.C., the Old Beech Mountain Community, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born on April 19, 1944 in Avery County, N.C., a son of the late Judd Walsh and the late Flora Cook Walsh.
Spook graduated from Cranberry High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from Wyncom Communication in Lexington, N.C. He enjoyed restoring old cars and woodworking. He was a quiet gentle man.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Lester, Amos and Bert Walsh.
Glenn leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife of 51 years, Brenda McKinney Walsh of Elk Park, N.C.; sisters, Mary Ellen Peters of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Kate Braswell of Baltimore, Md.; and brothers, J.D. "Jake" (Rose) Walsh of Elizabethton, Tenn., Royce (Ellen) Walsh of Pickens, S.C., and Phil (Jane) Walsh of Kingston, Tenn. Spook also leaves behind his beloved Scottish Terrier, Laddie.
Services for Glenn Richard "Spook" Walsh will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 18, at the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Church officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Family, friends and pallbearers are asked to meet at the Beech Mountain Cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Friday for the graveside services. Rev. B.F. McKinney Jr. will officiate and the Military Honors will be provided by the Pat Ray Post of the VFW. Serving as pallbearers will be Justin Payne, Curtis Church, Mickey Braswell, Gary Guy, Bob King, Cliff Pelletier and Jeff McGuire. Honorary pallbearers will be Wendell McGuire and Winston Church.

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APRIL 21 - Rosa Ardith Harmon Stout, 97, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the Woodland in Farmville. She was born on February 3, 1914, in Avery County, NC and moved to Buckingham County in 1946. She was a devoted mother and homemaker who always put the needs of others before her own.

Ms. Stout is survived by nine children, Shirley Huddleston and husband, Richard of Richmond, Evelyn Taylor and husband, Carl Ray of Midlothian, Bobby Stout and wife, Jean of Dothan, AL, Larry Stout of Buckingham, Jack Stout and wife, Marie of Midlothain, Teddy Stout and wife, Mimi of Lorton, Novil Stout Jr. and wife, Alice of Middlebrook, Johnny Stout and wife, Patricia of Buckingham and Deborah Speas of Cumberland; 18 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and four great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Novil Erin Stout and her oldest daughter, Betty Huddleston.

The family will receive friends at Dunkum Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m. on April 22.

Services will be at Salem United Methodist Church, Dillwyn, at 3 p.m. on April 23 with interment in the church cemetery immediately after the services.

Rose married Norvel Erin Stout about 1930. Norvel (son of James Alvin Stout and Fannie Adaline Andrews) was born on 27 Aug 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Mar 1980 in Cumberland County, , , Virginia; was buried in Salem Cemetery, , Buckingham County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vera married Billie Jack Glover about 1949. Billie (son of David Glover and Bessie Emmert) was born on 22 May 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Jul 2016 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Vivian A. Schackow, 88, of Mackinaw, Ill., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Vivian was born Aug. 27, 1931, in Elk Park, NC to Hobert and Fairy Jones Church. She married Robert E. Schackow. He preceded her in death July 10, 2009. Also preceding her in death were her Parents; two Sisters: Nadine and Joyce; and one Brother: Ross.

Vivian is survived by eight Children: Sherry (Bill) Olson of Peoria, Marcia Ashley of Peoria, Rose (Dan) Hoffman of Metamora, Christina (Mark) Fadele of Lockport, NY, Robert Schackow Jr. of Lacon, Alan (Guylene) Schackow of Marquette Heights, Daniel Schackow of Peoria, Mark Schackow of Mackinaw; 22 grandchildren; many great grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren; three Brothers: Dale (Jeanette) Church of Kernersville, NC, Hobart (Elsie) Church Jr. of Elk Park, NC, and Lowell (Anita) Church of Elk Park, NC.

Vivian retired from Illinois Central College. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Temple in Mackinaw.

Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Harvest Baptist Temple in Mackinaw. The Rev. Tim Severt officiated. Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, and 30 minutes prior to services on Saturday at Harvest Baptist Temple. Haensel Funeral Home in Mackinaw is assisting the family with arrangements. Burial was held at Mackinaw Township Cemetery.

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Elbert Ross Church, age 85, of Newland, NC passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC.

He was born on Feb. 5, 1934, in Avery County, NC, a son of the late Hobert Church and the late Fairy Jones Church.

Ross was a United States Army Veteran, having served in the Signal Corps. He began his career with the North Carolina Department of Corrections in Ashe County and retired as the Superintendent of the Avery County Correctional Facility. A faithful Christian, he was a member and Deacon of the Sugar Mountain Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two Sisters: Nadine Glover and Joyce Reece.

Ross was loving husband, father, and grandfather who truly cherished every minute with his family and friends. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his Wife of 54 years: Billie Banner Church of Newland, NC; Son: Lynn (Melissa) Church of Newland, NC; Grandson: Ethan Ross Church of Newland, NC; Grandson: Eli Justin Church of Newland, NC; Sister: Vivian Schackow of Peoria, Ill.; Brother: Dale (Jeanette) Church of Kernersville, NC; Brother: Hobert (Elsie) Church, Jr. of Elk Park, NC; Brother: Lowell (Anita) Church of Elk Park, NC; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services for Elbert Ross Church will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, from the Sugar Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. Rick Heinz, Rev. Don Ford, Rev. David Burnop, and Rev. Josh Calvert officiating. Interment will follow in the Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be: Grant Gibson, Greg Gibson, Blake Banner, Brent Banner, Toby Church, Chris Church, Lance Wright and Mark Parlier.

Honorary pallbearers are: Roger Banner, Mickey Banner, Randy Banner, Ed Gibson, Rick Huskins, Mark Taylor and Glen Watts.

Bernice married Gene Allen McGuire about 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Gene (son of Clinton Hearst McGuire and Addie Mae McGuire) was born on 15 Oct 1933 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 19 Oct 1993; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bianca married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Merle Church Irick, 82, of Elizabethton, Tenn., took the hand of her precious Lord to join her loved ones before her on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center. Merle was born in Carter County, Tenn., on May 19, 1939, a daughter of the late Norman and Louise Miller Church. In addition to her parents, Merle was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jack Irick; a son, Thomas Irick; three brothers, Rev. Dennis Church, Owen Church and Leslie Church; and one sister, Judy Church Parlier.
Merle retired as a truck driver and was a faithful member of Elk Mills Christian Church. She dedicated her entire life to God and her family and was a former youth leader for her church. In her later years, Merle taught the teenage class at Elk Mills Christian Church and worked tirelessly with the Helping Hands Organization.
Those left to continue Merle’s legacy and cherish her memory include two sons, Jeffrey Irick and wife Heidi of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Larry Irick and wife Dawn of Tazewell, Va.; one daughter, Lynn Irick of Elizabethton; six grandchildren, Joshua, Amber, Justin and Brandon Irick, Jordan and David Whitehead; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Keith Church and wife Reba, and Tony Church and wife Debbie Hardin Church; one sister, Nancy Church Harmon and husband Darrell; a beloved sister-in-law, Nona Church; a bonus daughter, Neta Hurley; and a bonus son, Jerry Irick. Several nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and her beloved church family also survive.
A service to honor and celebrate Merle’s life will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Monday, September 6, at Elk Mills Christian Church with her brothers, Mr. Tony Church and Mr. Keith Church, officiating. Music will be provided by Keith and Reba Church, Heidi Mollers Irick and Jordan Whitehead. The family will receive friends at the church from 11 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Monday, prior to the service. The graveside service will follow in the Walnut Mountain Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be her grandsons, Brandon Irick, Justin Irick, Josh Irick, David Whitehead, Jordan Whitehead, and a nephew, Jay Irick.

Merle married Jack C. Irick about 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Jack (son of Thomas M. Irick and Etta J. Oakes) was born on 22 Jan 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 May 1997; was buried in Walnut Mountain Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dennis Church, age 78, of Elk Park, passed away Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. He was born on Oct. 19, 1941, in Carter County, Tenn., to the late Norman R. and Louis M. Church. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one Daughter: Belinda Church; two Brothers: Leslie and Owen Church; and one Sister: Judy Parlier.

Dennis Church was a great man of faith and loved by all who had the privilege of being in his presence. He graduated from Hampton High School in 1960 where he was a member of the track team. Sometime after he graduated, his Grandma Church told him he would be her preacher. Turns out she was right. He pastored many churches in his lifetime, the most recent being Beech Mountain Missionary Baptist Church in the Beech Mountain Community for the better part of the past 26 years. He loved God and his family.

Dennis was faithful and devoted to his church and his friends. He was an amazing father, grandfather and great grandfather. He loved preaching and working in his flower and vegetable gardens. If ever there was an angel to walk this earth, it was him. He is loved and will be missed by everyone. In his words and how he ended all his posts, God is Good.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving Wife of 57 years: Junella Church of the home; three Daughters: Melita Russell of Beech Mountain, Edwina Church of Newland, and Sheila Velasquez and husband Roberto of Elk Park; two Brothers: Keith Church and wife Reba of Butler, Tenn., and Tony Church and wife Debbie of Texas; two Sisters: Merle Irick of Elizabethton, Tenn. and Nancy Harmon of Butler, Tenn.; seven Grandchildren: Tiffany Church, Brandy Dial, Kayla Calhoun, Dillon Huffaker, Hannah Presnell, and Aiden and Kadence Russell; six Great-grandchildren: Emmanuel Nichols, Sky Ramsey, Tristan and Rowan Dial, and Jayce and Rosie Calhoun.

Funeral services was held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at Beech Mountain Baptist Church. Interment will follow immediately at the Beech Mountain Church Cemetery.

Notes:

Owen Ray Church, 60, of Butler, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital unexpectedly.

He was a native of Butler, Tennessee and the son of the late Norman and Louise Miller Church. He was a member of Beech Mountain Baptist Church. Mr. Church was a carpenter and was a U S Army Veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Reba Church, four brothers, three sisters, two special nieces and several other nieces and nephews.

Services will be conducted at 2 pm, Saturday, July 26, at Beech Mountain Baptist Church with Rev Dennis Church, Mr. Keith Church and Mr. Andy Porter officiating.

Notes:

Judy Evelyn Parlier, 66, of Montezuma, passed away, Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville.

She was born a daughter of the late Norman and Louise Miller Church on March 28, 1944 in Carter County, Tennessee. She worked for many years as the Program Coordinator for Yellow Mountain Enterprises. She was a member of the Crossnore First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Owen Ray Church and a sister in law, Judy Church.


She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband, Sammy James Parlier of the home; son, Bruce Wayne Parlier, of Montezuma, NC; grandsons, Clinton Parlier of Elizabethton, TN, Richard James Parlier of Spruce Pine, NC; brothers, Keith Church, of Elizabethton, TN, Dennis Church, and his wife, Junella, of Beech Mountain, Leslie Church, and his wife, Nona, of Butler, TN, Tony Church, and his wife, Debbie, of Bonita Springs, FL; sisters, Merle Irick of Elizabethton, TN, Nancy Harmon, and her husband, Darrell, of Butler, TN; sisters in law, Reba Church of Butler, TN, Georgia Gilliam of Banner Elk, Alma Shell of Nashville, TN, Jane Lynch of Pensacola, FL, Willa Jean Parlier of Elk Park, NC; several nieces and nephews including Steve and Robin Gilliam and Shelia and Mike Ruppard of Banner Elk.

Funeral services for Judy Parlier will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 28, 2010 from the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with the Revs. Lander Heafner and Dennis Church officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. Monday evening until the service hour at the funeral home.

Family, friends, and pallbearers will gather at the funeral home at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning to go in procession to the Beech Mountain Cemetery for interment services. Judy's nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Judy married Sammy James Parlier about 1965. Sammy (son of Thurman Joseph Parlier and Hessie Renn McGuire) was born on 8 Apr 1945 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 27 Feb 2013 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Minnie Naomi Guy about 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Minnie (daughter of Andrew Jackson Guy and Eliza Jane Greer) was born on 31 Mar 1903 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 11 Oct 1997 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Heaton Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernest married Faye Ollis about 1930 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Faye was born about 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stella married John Hardin Potter on 10 Dec 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Jackson Garfield "Jack" Potter and Laura Bell Jones) was born on 14 Aug 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Jul 1877 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nell T. Moody, 99, of Elk Park, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Life Care Center of Banner Elk.

A native of Avery County, she was born on Dec. 12, 1912, a daughter of the late William and Lillie Jane Holtsclaw Turbyfill.

She was a member of Taylor Chapel and graduated from Cranberry High School in 1932.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Moody; sisters, Lora Richardson, Ruth Johnson, Hazel Hamby, Frankie Cook and Stella Potter; brothers, Charlie, Lon, Ben and Paul Turbyfill.

Moody is survived by her daughters, Louise Winters of Cleveland, Ohio, Gerri Kincaid of Pineola; grandchildren, Charlie Kincaid of North Carolina, Rob Kincaid of North Carolina, Mitzi Kincaid of North Carolina, Judy Workman of Virginia, JoAnn Winters of Ohio, Gregg Winters of Virginia, Barbara Wonkolvich of Ohio; 13 great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Moody were held Friday, Feb. 3, in the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. Interment followed in Taylor Chapel Cemetery.

Nell married Leonard Asberry Moody about 1920. Leonard (son of Edward G. Moody and Elizabeth Jane Tester) was born on 25 Jun 1881 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 11 Mar 1965 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Jesse James Johnson about 1938. Jesse was born on 6 Aug 1915; died on 15 Jun 1992 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel married John Robert Hamby about 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . John (son of Robert Donald Hamby and Nola Turbyfield) was born on 2 Jul 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 10 Mar 1992 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ben Clifford Turbyfill, age 85, of Elk Park passed away on Wednesday December 3, 2008 at his residence.

He was born a son of the late William and Lily Jane Holtsclaw Turbyfill.

Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by; his sisters, Lora Richardson, Ruth Johnson, Hazel Hamby, Frankie Cook and Stella Potter; and brothers, Charlie, Paul and Lon.

Survivors include; his wife of 65 years, Florence Johnson Turbyfill of the home; sons, Ray and wife Valerie of Roan Mountain, Earl and wife Frances of Elk Park, Danny and wife Betty of Johnson City, Donnie and wife Teresa of Johnson City, Michael and wife Elizabeth of Banner Elk and Hobert (Kim) and wife Linda of Roan Mountain; daughters, Joann Taylor and husband Doug of Elk Park, Patty Hicks and husband Jerry of Elk Park, Geraldine Guinn and husband Spunk of Elk Park and Jill Jones and husband Will of Roan Mountain; sister, Nell Moody of Elk Park; Thirty two grandchildren and thirty one great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services for Mr. Ben Turbyfill will be held on Friday December 5th in the Grandfather Chapel at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Newland at 8:00 p.m. with the Rev. John McCoury officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until the service hour at the funeral home. Interment will be held on Saturday December 6th at 11:00 a.m. in the Jones Cemetery. Pall Bearers will be; Robert Turbyfill, Ben Turbyfill, Adam Turbyfill, Matthew Clawson, Jack Norwood and Jason Hicks.

Clifford married Florence J. Johnson about 1945. Florence was born on 18 Jul 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Jul 2015 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Jones Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lela married Sherman Philo Pritchard on 7 Dec 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sherman (son of James Henry Pritchard and Julia Ann Oakes) was born on 22 Mar 1902 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 22 Jun 1975 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruby married Henry Harry Hicks on 30 Jul 1936 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Henry (son of Hannah Hicks) was born on 26 Oct 1906 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 18 Jan 1996 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernest married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]