Lodema N. (Tolley)

Lodema married Dempsey Tolley about 1888. Dempsey (son of David Daniel Tolley and Rebecca Whitehead) was born in Mar 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in 1959 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bertha T. Woodby, age 86, 743 Piney Grove Rd., Hampton, died Sunday, April
4, 2004, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Dempsey and
Lodema Tolley.
Mrs. Woodby was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church.
She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Woodby, and two sons,
Estell Woodby and Gordon Woodby.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Dennis Smith of
Hampton; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Ernest and Virginia Woodby, of
Elizabethton; Ross and Susan Woodby of Hampton; Romily and Claudette Woodby of
Hampton, and Paul Woodby, of Elizabethton; one sister, Mae Woodby of Hampton;
13 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and
best friend, Avenell Arnett, of Hampton also survive.
The funeral service for Bertha Tolley Woodby, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church with Rev.
B. F. McKinney, Rev. Jonas Revis, and Rev. Mike Mills officiating. Music will
be under the direction of the church choir. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service at the church or friends may
call at the residence at any time. The graveside service and burial will be
conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at the Woodby Family Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Kevin Vines, Ken Woodby, Rocky Woodby, Gerald Woodby,
Jim Woodby, and Paul Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Woodby, Ben
Woodby, Ryan Phipps, Lucas Heaton, and Kevin Burns. Those who plan to attend the
graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Wednesday
to go in procession to the cemetery.

Bertha married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Caleb Tolley, 79, 738 Piney Grove Road, Hampton, died Monday, November 22,
1999, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center after an extended illness.
Mr. Tolley was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Dempsey and
Lodema Tolley.
Mr. Tolley was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation. He
entered the service January 1942, took training at the Jackson Air Base,
Jackson, Miss., and served in the European Theater. He was a recipient of Seven
Bronze Stars, The Good Conduct Medal and The Good Conduct Ribbon. He received
the European Theater Ribbon. While in service he attended the St. James Church
in Florence, Italy and other churches in Italy. He was a Disabled American
Veteran.
He was a member of the Fairview Free Will Baptist Church but attended the
Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church, where he received a 14-year perfect
attendance in Sunday School.
Survivors include his wife, Kate Stevens Tolley; four daughters, Brenda
Simerly and Barbara Moffett, both of Hampton, Helen Blevins and Janice Stout,
both of Elizabethton; two sisters, Mae Woodby, Unicoi, and Bertha Woodby,
Hampton; a brother, Joshua Tolley, Elizabethton; 12 grandchildren, Denise Norris,
Lisa White, Angelia Smith, Scott Simerly, April Townsend, Kim Simerly, Kristi
Simerly, Randy Woodby, Kevin Woodby, Tawana Holland, LaDanna Boone and Bobby
Stout Jr.; seven great-grandchildren, Katie Jo Norris, Andrea Smith, Alexis
Townsend, Morgan Guy, Taylor Julian, Tyler Woodby and Emrie Boone; also
special friends, Tonya Buchanan, George Stanley and Gwyn Cole. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Caleb Tolley, 79, 738 Piney Grove Road,
Hampton, who went to be with his Lord Monday, November 22, 1999, will be
conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby Stout and
Rev. Dexter Brummitt officiating. The Pleasant Beach Quartet and Tawana
Holland, soloist, will provide the music. Entombment services will be conducted at
10 a.m. Friday in the Mausoleum of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Military Honors will be conducted by the American Legion Hammond Post #3,
Kingsport. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at
930 a.m. Friday, will be Bobby Stout Jr., Ken Woodby, Byrl McKinney, Tip
Smith, Arthur Blevins, Kenneth Randy Woodby, Kevin Lee Woodby, Lance Harsh,
Stephen Harsh, Robert Barnett Jr., George Stanley and Scott Simerly. Honorary
pallbearers will be Earl Jones, Vic Harrison, Kenny McKinney, Dennis Clark, Hayes
Woodby, Allen Holtsclaw, Vernon Holtsclaw, Stanley Hill, Carl Stevens,
Conley Woodby, William Cole, Ronnie McKinney, Barney McKinney, Cecil Hyder, C.L.
Woodby and Albert Ellison. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family
and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 930 a.m. Friday to go to the
cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Caleb married Kate Stevens about 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Kate was born about 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Jul 2009 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joshua Tolley

Joshua Tolley, 77, Pine Ridge Care Center, formerly of 738
Piney Grove Road, Hampton, died Monday, April 23, 2001, at
Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Mr. Tolley was a native of Carter County and a son of the
late Dempsey and Lodema Tolley. He was also preceded in
death by a sister, Vistia Woodby, and two brothers, Caleb
Tolley and Cleophias Tolley.
Mr. Tolley was a retired farmer. He was of the Free Will
Baptist Faith and attended the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Bertha Woodby and Mae
Woodby, both of Hampton; a special sister-in-law, Kate
Tolley, Hampton; two special nieces, Dorothy Williams and
Karen Smith, both of Hampton, and several other nieces and
nephews.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Joshua Tolley, 77, Pine
Ridge Care Center, formerly of 738 Piney Grove Road,
Hampton, who died Monday, April 23, 2001, will be conducted
at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at Memorial Funeral Chapel
with the Rev. Bobby Stout and the Rev. Dexter Brummitt
officiating. Music will be provided by the Piney Grove Free
Will Baptist Church Quartet. Graveside services and
interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26, in the
Woodby Family Cemetery, Piney Grove Road, Hampton. Active
pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery
at 10:55 a.m. Thursday, will be Ernest Woodby, Paul Woodby,
C.L. Woodby, Romily Woodby, Ross Woodby, Jimmy Woodby and
Robert Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be Cecil Hyder,
Dennis Clark, Larry Tolley, Ray Tolley, George Stanley,
Steve Cochran, Lester Carver and Reynolds Harrison. The
family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of
his sisters, Bertha and Mae Woodby, 745 Piney Grove Road,
Hampton. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery
at 10:55 a.m. Thursday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.