Mary Sheffield

Mary married John Kinnick about 1836 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John was born about 1809 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married John C. Sheffield about 1863 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of George R. Sheffield and Elizabeth Sneed) was born about 1837 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sheffield Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Wednesday, January 4, 1939
J. H. SHEFFIELD
Funeral services of J. H. Sheffield, 74, of Watauga were held Tuesday afternoon at Watauga in charge of Rev. James Stout.
Burial was held at the family cemetery in Lower Elk.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Dollie Sheffield; three children, Jack, Will and Mrs. Ida Sheffield Lewis.

John married Dollie L. Weatherman about 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Dollie was born on 2 Jul 1870 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 10 Mar 1959 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sheffield Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Sunday, June 22, 1947
H. SHEFFIELD
Robert H. Sheffield, 75, died at his home 338 Elk Avenue, Friday evening at 11:06 after an illness of several years. Mr. Sheffield was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Addie Sheffield; three daughters, Mrs. Edgar Mitchell, Elizabethton; Mrs. Henry Hale, Waynesville, N.C., and Mrs. Earnest Crow, Fayetteville, N.C.; two sons, Clarence and Howard of Elizabethton; one brother Dayton Sheffield, Rt. 3, Elizabethton; one sisters, Mrs. Alice Ward, Elk Mills, and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. E. A. Cox and the Rev. J. J. Musick officiating. Music will be in charge of the choir and the Sunnyside Quartet. Burial will be made in Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Active pallbearers: Herbert Billheimer, Hobart Murry, Joseph Radar, Earl Netherly, Clarence Cameron, and Stanley Sheffield.
The body was returned to the home Saturday afternoon and will remain there until 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when it will be taken to the church to lie in state one hour before time for the services. Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.

Robert married Adda M. "Addie" Vaught on 28 Nov 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Adda (daughter of John Huss Vaught and Jodie Matilda Lineback) was born about 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dayton married Sarah Carrier about 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah was born about 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1972 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunrise Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married Glenita M. Blankenship on 19 Oct 1935 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . Glenita was born on 6 Jul 1917 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 23 May 1990 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Maud R. Combs on 12 Mar 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Maud (daughter of Caleb M. Combs and Geneva "Nevia" Richardson) was born on 13 Nov 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Mar 1987 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Morrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a son of the late Dayton and Sarah Carrier Sheffield and was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Cindy Sheffield.

Mr. Sheffield was an Army Veteran of World War II.

He was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation and had later worked for Chaparral Pontiac and Buick. He was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church, where he was a former Sunday School superintendent and trustee.

Graveside services were conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at Happy Valley Memorial Park.

Hunter married Lottie Ann Street about 1937 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Lottie was born on 7 Jul 1911 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, ; died on 5 Nov 2001 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Carolyn Louise Sheffield Pleasant of Elizabethton went to her heavenly home Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Born in Carter County Tennessee, she was wife of Thomas Wayne Pleasant of Elizabethton, and the daughter of the late Clarence V Sheffield, and Glenita Blankenship Sheffield. In addition to her parents, she was proceeded in death by a very special grandmother Mrs. Addie Sheffield, and two siblings Herbert and Earnestine Sheffield.

As an avid pianist, Carolyn played for several tent revivals in Carter County. She served as a church pianist for several churches over the course of her life from Colorado Springs to the Carolinas.

Carolyn enjoyed ceramics, crocheting, entertaining, and making music with her friends. She loved spending time with her family, and especially her precious grandchildren.

In addition to her husband of 55 years, Carolyn is survived by her children, Deborah Anne Pleasant, Elizabethton, TN; Daniel Thomas Pleasant and wife Callan, of Waynesville, NC; two granddaughters Layken Hope Pleasant, and Londyn Hila Pleasant both of Waynesville, NC; two brothers Clarence and Gary Sheffield, along with several friends and family.

A celebration of life; officiated by Pastor Randy Johnson, and Pastor Mark Potter will be held at 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Valley Forge Free Will Baptist Church in Elizabethton, TN. Friends will be received at the church one hour prior to service. Graveside Service and Interment will be at Mountain Home National Cemetery, (Historic Section) Johnson City, TN on Wednesday May 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the church at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday and at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday are Mark Pleasant, Bobby Joe Oliver, Joe Tolliver, Jerry Warrner, Tony Jones, and Mike White. Honorary Pallbearers are Bo Campbell, Claude Duncan, along with her Church Family.

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COCOA, FL - Velma Louise Pleasant, age 76, of Cocoa, Florida went to join her husband with her Lord on Monday, October 3, 2016. Holding her hand when she stepped into Glory, was her special niece Kimberly Sheffield Haney. Velma was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late Reverend John Sheffield and Maude Combs Sheffield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty-three years, Sidney Pleasant; a sister, Geneva Campbell; and a brother, Thomas Sheffield

Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Sidney Pleasant, II and John C. Pleasant and wife Donna, all of Cocoa, FL; a granddaughter, Sydney E. Pleasant, of Cocoa, FL; a brother, Ken Sheffield and wife Cathy, of Morristown, TN; and several special nieces and nephews and a special cousin, Charles "Dude" LaPorte and his wife Darlene.

The committal and entombment service for Mrs. Velma Louise Pleasant will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in the Mausoleum of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. Gerald Holly, minister, officiating. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Velma married Sidney E. Pleasant on 8 Apr 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sidney (son of Walter Brownlow Pleasant and Sanna N. Church) was born about 1924 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 2013 in Brevard County, , , Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JOHNSON CITY - Joe Dayton Sheffield, 84, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Abundant Christian Living, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Joe was a native of Carter County and was a resident of Johnson City since 1960. He was a son of the late Hunter Dayton and Lottie Ann Street Sheffield.

Joe was a 1957 graduate of Elizabethton High School. Following graduation, he accepted a position as a mailroom courier at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. In 1960, Joe returned to Johnson City, and he and his brother, Brownie, opened Junction Shell Service Center. The brothers then entered the car business as Sheffield Auto Mart. Through this business, Joe become a pillar of the local auto industry. They owned and operated the International Scout and Dodge franchises, and in 1982, Joe and Brownie were awarded the Johnson City Pontiac, Buick & GMC franchises. They were also active in real estate holdings and integral in the development of the Bristol Highway Motor Mile.

Joe formerly served as a Washington County Commissioner and was a member of River of Life Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Bill Grindstaff, Herman Cody, and Randy Hicks.

Joe is survived by three children, Michael Sheffield (Katie), Piney Flats, Melissa “Missy” Bible (Doug), Telford, and Evan Roswall (Fernando), Knoxville; four grandchildren, Felicia Sheffield (Josh), Gray, Dayton Sheffield, Johnson City, Nicholas Sheffield, Piney Flats, and Seth Bible, Telford; two great-grandchildren, Jovan and Sydney Roberts, Gray; one brother, Brownie Sheffield (Jeri), Gray; two sisters, Pat Grindstaff, Johnson City, and Neva Cody, Elizabethton; several nieces, nephews, cousins and special lifelong friends, Ray & Jean Adams, Wendell Shipley, Roger Shepherd, Bobby & Gaye Whitson, Rodney & Juanita Fullerton, and Bill Harrell.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Abundant Christian Living, especially Ava, Billy, Janice #1, Janice #2, Mary, Patricia, Tameri, and the staff of Amedisys Hospice, for the excellent care given to Joe.

The graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Mausoleum Chapel of Washington County Memory Gardens, with Pastor Donnie Humphrey, officiating.