Samuel L. Turner

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"Elizabethton Star," Friday, January 14, 1938
SAMUEL TURNER
Last rites for Samuel L. Turner, age 61, who died at his home, 615 Pine street, Thursday morning at 10 o'clock following a brief illness, were held this afternoon from the Freewill Baptist church at 2:30 with the Rev. Clarence Howington officiating. Interment was in the family cemetery on Siam road.
Mr. Turner had been special merchant policeman for the past few years, and was familiarly known as "Poss." He was a native of Carter county.
Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Joe Bowers; three sons, Noah, Jack and Howard; three sisters, Mrs. Dave Crumley, Mrs. Will Estep, Mrs. John Deloach; one brother, John Turner; thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Roby Mast, Hacker Carriger, Maples Carriger, Gus Crumley, Sam Fair, B. A. Lipford.

Samuel married Rita V. "Dora" Bowling about 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Rita was born in Jul 1876 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, ; died on 12 Oct 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Sunday, October 17, 1937
W. B. TURNER
Funeral services for W. B. Turner, age 45, who died Saturday in the St. Elizabeth hospital following a short illness, will be conducted from the Freewill Baptist Church, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. J. C. Howington in charge, assisted by Rev. Cole. Interment will be in the family cemetery.
He is survived by the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Hildred Vanover, Francis and Sylvia Turner; two sons, Marvin and Robin; his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Sam Turner; one sister, Mrs. Joe Bowers; three brothers, Noah, Jack and Howard; and two grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Mack Hodge, Bob Hilton, B. B. Winters, Walter Carrico, Cameron Smith and David Peeks.

William married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Campbell about 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth was born about 1894 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married W. Cameron Scalf on 12 Jan 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee, and was divorced before 1930. W. (son of William M. Scalf and Nathanielle 'Nettie" DeLoach) was born in Oct 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Joseph P. "Joe" Bowers on 30 Mar 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Joseph (son of Robert A. Bowers and Ella Morris) was born about 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Sunday, June 11, 1950
MARTIN E. TURNER
Martin E. (Jack) Turner, age 45, died in Johnson City, Friday morning.
Mrs. Turner was the son of the late Samuel and Dora Bowling Turner.
Survivors are one sisters, Mrs. Joe Bowers, Elizabethton; one half sister, Mrs. Ella Davenport, Elizabethton; two brothers, Howard Turner, California, Noah Turner, Elizabethton; one aunt, Mrs. Eliza Harrison, Elizabethton; one uncle, John Turner, Elizabethton.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. from the home of his brother, Noah Turner of Elizabethton, with Rev. C. Y. Elkins in charge, assisted by Rev. Grant Laws.
Burial was made in the Turner Cemetery.
Roy Hathaway Funeral Home in charge.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Frances Turner Smith, 91, Elizabethton, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013, in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late W.B. and Elizabeth Campbell Turner.
She loved to crochet and loved crafts.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Adam Jack Smith, who died February 22, 1990; by two sons: Lonnie Turner, September 22, 2006; Lawrence Turner, July 11, 2010; and an infant daughter, Judy Smith; a grandson: Tommy Everett; two sisters: Sylvia Penley and Hildred Hubbard; and two brothers: Bill and Robin Turner.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law: Lois Turner, Elizabethton; Two Granddaughters: Tammy Bowman, North Carolina, and Roberta Turner, of Texas; Five Great Grandchildren; Two Great Great Grandchildren; Several nieces & nephews; A special friend: Nina Hill.
Graveside Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, July 29, 2013, in Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Gary Pate officiating. Burial will follow the service. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to her first daughter-in-law and her husband, Cornelia and Walter Everette, Sonya Guinn Lorna Taylor, The Staff of Ivy Hall Nursing Home and Caris Hospice for the excellent care Mrs. Smith received.
Friends may call at the funeral home anytime Monday. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 2:30 p.m. Monday to go to the cemetery.

Frances married Adam Jack Smith about 1942. Adam was born about 1920; died on 22 Feb 1990 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Roy Butler Jenkins about 1948 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Roy (son of Henry Melburn Jenkins and Mary Alice "Mallie" Hathaway) was born on 20 Feb 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Mar 1976 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Jenkins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Christine Hill Miller, 81, 162 Taylor Avenue, Elizabethton, died
Monday, May 19, 2003, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs. Miller was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the
late Cameron and Annie Turner Scalf. She was also preceded in death
by her first husband, Herman V. Hill; her second husband, William M.
Miller; a sister, Selma Campbell; and a brother, Harold Scalf.
Mrs. Miller was a member of East Fairview Free Will Baptist Church.
She was a retired cook from Southern Restaurant.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Phyllis Odom and
Debra and Danny Norris, all of Elizabethton; three sons and two
daughters-in-law, Ronnie Hill, Terry and Ann Hill and Wayne and Rose
Hill, all of Elizabethton; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
a sister, Mary Jenkins, Elizabethton; her little dog, "Mitzi"; several
nieces and nephews; and a special great-grandson, Joshua White,
Elizabethton.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of
arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com

MILLER -- Funeral services for Christine Hill Miller, 81, 162 Taylor
Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Monday, May 19, 2003, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton,
with the Rev. Bud Malone officiating. Graveside services and interment
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 22, at Hill Family Cemetery. Active
pallbearers will be Melvin Simmons, Daniel Simmons, Michael Hill,
Robbie Hill, Danny Norris and Harold White. Honorary pallbearers will
be Dr. James and Dr. Michelle Davenport, Dr. R.E. Galloway, Dr. Shobha
R. Hiremagalur and the Intensive Care Doctors and Staff at Johnson
City Medical Center. Those who plan to attend the graveside service
are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m. Thursday. The family
will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Friends may also call at the residence, 162 Taylor Avenue, Elizabethton,
at any time. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our
Web site www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton,
is in charge of arrangements.

Christine married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margaret Geraldine Vanover, age 74, formerly of 136 Dallas McCracken Dr., Johnson City, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007 in Life Care Center of Gray following an extended illness. She was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late William Staten and Hildred Turner Vanover. Mrs. Vanover was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center. She retired as a home attendant with the First TN Human Resource Agency.
Survivors include one son, Johnny Williams, Johnson City, one daughter, Sandra Williams, Elizabethton, three grandchildren, Johnny Scott Williams, Elizabethton, Jamie Harrison, Jonesborough, Jessica Harrison, Elizabethton, two great-grandchildren, Haley Harrison, Brendan Harrison and one brother and sister-in-law, Edward L. and Bessie Vanover, Johnson City. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mrs. Vanover will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, June 25 in the Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel with Dr. Joe Sorah officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel prior to the service. Friends may also call at the home of her brother, Edward Vanover, 150 Vanover Rd., Johnson City at other times.
Interment will be in Highland Cemetery following the service on Monday. Active pallbearers will be selected from friends and family.

Margaret married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edward Lee Vanover, age 85, of Johnson City, TN made his journey home on Friday, January 22, 2021 at his residence.

Edward was born in Elizabethton, TN to the late William Staton Vanover and Hildred Turner Hubbard.

Edward was the business owner of Vanover Roofing Inc for over 40 years. He was a loving and caring man with many leadership attributes. Edward was very hardworking and would take the hard right over easy wrong in all that he did. Edward loved his home and his family. He was a mischievous jokester and had a wonderful sense of humor. Edward loved to work outdoors, maintain his property and enjoyed traveling with his wife and family. He was an avid music lover who loved to sing around his house. Some of his favorite artists included Elvis, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison. In his earlier days Edward enjoyed racing dirt track and riding his motorcycle. Even in his older days he loved to ride around and see the sights.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elizabeth Ann Turner, who raised him as a son, and William Turner; a son, Eddie Ray Vanover; sister, Margaret Geraldine Vanover; grandchildren, Sunny Conforti and Phillip Conforti. Those left to cherish his memories include his loving wife of 65 plus years, Bessie Vanover; children, Debra Heatherly, Theresa Vanover, Sue Bradbury, David Vanover, Donna Stout Vanover, Larry Vanover, Lisha Vanover, Michael Tanner and wife Lauren Tanner; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren along with special friend, Annette Gibson; a special grandson, Nikolas Vanover and special granddaughter, Samantha Shomaker.
There will be an open visitation at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 between the hours of 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM for those who would like to sign the guest book and pay their respects (the family will not be present).

The graveside service and entombment will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. following the visitation on Tuesday in the Mausoleum of Faith, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Pastor Mack Presnell officiating. Active pallbearers will be David Vanover, Larry Vanover, Michael Tanner, Nickolas Vanover, Marcus Shomaker, Brandon Vanover and Theresa Vanover. Honorary pallbearer will be Christopher Shomaker.

Edward married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Kay Church, age 63, of Eliz-a-beth-ton, went home to be with the Lord on March 18, 2015, from her res-i-dence.
Kay was a na-tive of Carter County and was a daugh-ter of the late But-ler and Mary Scalf Jen-kins. In ad-di-tion to her par-ents, she was pre-ceded by three broth-ers, Le-roy Hill, De-nis Hill and Ricky Hill; a sis-ter, Della Mae Daven-port; and a brother-in-law, Bill El-li-ott.
Kay was the caf-e-te-ria man-ager at Hamp-ton Ele-men-tary School and was of the Bap-tist faith. She en-joyed spend-ing time with her grand-chil-dren and "her kids" at Hamp-ton Ele-men-tary, cook-ing and spend-ing her sum-mers by the swim-ming pool.
Left to cher-ish her mem-ory is her hus-band, Rick Church, of the home; two daugh-ters, Cindy Church Steven-son and her hus-band, Doug, and Re-nee McNeal and her hus-band, Steve, all of Eliz-a-beth-ton; her grand-chil-dren, Tessa Steven-son and Ryleigh McNeal; her broth-ers, Gary Hill and wife, Judy, Terry Scalf and wife Gale, Paul Hill and wife, Carol, and Ce-cil Hill and wife, Norma; and her sis-ters, Sue El-li-ott and Betty Mathes and hus-band, Chuck, all of Eliz-a-beth-ton. Sev-eral nieces and neph-ews, in-clud-ing Terra Scalf, Travis Scalf, Deana Jen-kins, Woody Lyons, Benny Lyons, Bo Lyons, Tim Lyons, Crys-tal Kuhn, Bobby El-li-ott, Billy El-li-ott, Tammy Hill, Missy Mar-low and Greg Hill, as well as her spe-cial friends, Bar-bara Eg-gers, Kevin Ward, Sue Pritchard, Sherry McIn-tosh, Bill Blevins, Krista Ram-sey, Marisa Pot-ter, Rita Way-caster, Nancy Mur-ray, Jean Payne; and spe-cial lit-tle boy, Collin Guinn.
A ser-vice to honor the life of Kay Church will be con-ducted at 7:00 PM on Fri-day, March 20, 2015, in the gym-na-sium of Hamp-ton Ele-men-tary School with Rev. Ron-nie Camp-bell and Rev. Shane Waters of-fi-ci-at-ing. Mu-sic will be pro-vided by Terra Scalf and Va-nessa Cox.
The fam-ily will re-ceive friends from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM in the gym-na-sium, prior to the ser-vice on Fri-day. The fam-ily re-quests that ev-ery-one wear their "Pray for Kay" shirts, in honor of Miss Kay.
The grave-side ser-vice will be con-ducted at 11:00 AM on Satur-day, March 21, 2015, in the Hardin Ceme-tery. Ac-tive pall-bear-ers will be James Kyte, Steve McNeal, Doug Steven-son, Travis Scalf, Bobby El-li-ott, Woody Lyons, Tim Lyons, Benny Lyons, Bo Lyons and Billy El-li-ott. Honor-ary pall-bear-ers will be Car-mon Dug-ger, Howard Matherly, Jim An-drews, Cheyenne Camillo, Wes-ley Mur-ray, Kelly Crain, the fac-ulty and staff of Hamp-ton Ele-men-tary School and all of the stu-dents through-out the years.

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Terry Dean Scalf, 60, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away Friday, August 28, 2015, at the Select Medical Hospital, Bristol, following a brief illness. A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Butler and Mary Scalf Jenkins. Mr. Scalf was a brick mason and a member of Little Doe Freewill Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing with his musical friends, playing golf and spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Dennis Hill and Leroy Hill; a sister, Kay Church; and his father-in-law, Ray Wellman. Survivors include his wife, Gale Scalf, of the home; two daughters, Terra Scalf, of the home, and Deana Scalf, Elizabethton; a son, Travis Scalf and his wife Rosella, Elizabethton; five granddaughters, Katy, Brooke, Kyndal, Abby and Kymber; a grandson, Koty; four brothers, Cecil Hill, Gary Hill, Paul Hill and Carl Clark, all of Elizabethton; and two sisters, Betty Mathes and Sue Elliott, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A service to honor the life of Terry Dean Scalf will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Shane Waters officiating. Music will be under the direction of his musical friends. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service, or at the residence at anytime. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 2, in the Wellman Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ronnie Wellman, Kenny Wellman, Nate Treadway, Zach Treadway, Mike Hicks, Junior Wellman, Bobby Elliott, Billy Elliott, Travis Hall and Rick Hill. Honorary pallbearers will be Carl Clark, Rick Church, Dwight Treadway, Jerry White and all of his musical friends. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery.

Terry married Diane Marie Parlier on 1 Feb 1974 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Diane (daughter of Linsey Fred Parlier and Ina Marie Wilson) was born about 1958 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 2012 in Boone County, , , West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Terry married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Phyllis Ann Odom, age 69, of Elizabethton, passed away on April 10, 2021 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Herman and Christine Scalf Hill and was born in Telford, TN on May 30, 1951. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Debbie Norris and her brother, Terry Hill. Phyllis was a retired CNT and enjoyed taking care of others. She loved animals, working in her flowers and going to yard sales.

Those left to cherish her memories are her three children, Michelle White (Harold) of Watauga, Melvin Simmons (Becky) of Elizabethton, and Daniel Simmons of Elizabethton; four grandchildren, Kelsey Simmons of Christiansburg, VA, Kristopher Simmons and Michael Simmons both of Elizabethton and Joshua White of Watauga; two brothers, Wayne Hill (Rose) and Ronnie Hill all of Elizabethton; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Johnny and Sandra Holder, Ralph Simmons, Sandi Simmons, Danny Norris and Ann Hill; several nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Angela Markland and Betty Barnes. Phyllis is also survived by her three cats that she loved very much, “Mattie”, “Shadow”, and “Bailey”.

A service to honor the life of Phyllis Ann Odom will be conducted at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Pastor Gene Fleenor officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM prior to the funeral service on Tuesday. Friends are also welcome to come by the funeral home after 12:00 PM on Tuesday to pay their respects and sign the guest book.

The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Patton Simmons Cemetery with Pastor Mark Simmons officiating. Active pallbearers will be Michael Simmons, Christopher Simmons, Joshua White, David Holder, Brad Perkins, Brent Blackwell, Steve Yancey and Robert Barnes. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Lunsford and Ervin Bare.

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Debra Vanover Heatherly, 65, of Gray, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, from her residence. Debra was born in Elizabethton, Tenn., to Bessie E. Bristol Vanover, of Johnson City, and the late Edward L. Vanover, of Elizabethton. In addition to her father, Debra was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Heatherly.
Debra was a loving mother, daughter, grandmother, sister and friend who loved her family and the beach. She retired as a stained glass artist and had a great work ethic. Debra was known for going out of her way to make holidays special for her family and especially her grandchildren. She loved spring and in fact it was her favorite season! Debra loved white lilies as well as roses and all other flowers. She was nurturing, brave, exceptionally smart, caring and loyal, family oriented and very independent and determined — she exceled at all she was a part of. Debra was the epitome of what right looks like in all that she did. Her mantra was always doing the hard right over the easy wrong and she lived her life by this.
Those left to cherish Debra’s many wonderful memories and continue her legacy include a son, Michael Tanner and his wife Lauren of Kentucky; her mother, Bessie Bristol Vanover of Johnson City; two grandchildren, Alex Tanner and his wife Loretta of Johnson City and Meredith Tanner of Kentucky; two brothers, Larry Vanover and David Vanover, both of Johnson City; and three sisters, Theresa Vanover of Maryland, Sherry Vanover and Donna Stout, both of Johnson City. Several nieces and nephews also survive, as well as her best friends, Yvonne Leonard of Gray and Sue Bradbury of Maryland.
Friends may visit Tetrick Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until noon on Friday, August 27, to sign the guest register book and pay their respects. A celebration graveside service to honor the life of Debra Vanover Heatherly will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Friday, August 27, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Michael Tanner, David Vanover, Larry Vanover, Terry Vanover, Alex Tanner and Marcus Shomaker.