Alixei Mariah Roberson

Alixei married Phillip Davis about 1840. Phillip was born in Feb 1816 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 20 May 1877; was buried in Kitzmiller Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Jacob Hicks about 1862. Jacob (son of Reuben Hicks and Mary "Polly" Mottern) was born on 3 Apr 1842; died on 18 Jan 1867; was buried in Boy Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married James T. Chambers about 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. James (son of David Turner Chambers and Mary Ann Smith) was born on 11 Jul 1854 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Virginia married Doctor Franklin Absher on 21 Feb 1886 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Doctor (son of John L. Absher and Amelia Ann Shumate) was born in Feb 1858 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; died about 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Martha Clemons about 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Martha was born in Jul 1864 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died before 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edgar married Ellen L. Crowe on 28 May 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ellen (daughter of Farris Daniel Crowe and Lottie Pearl Morton) was born on 14 Oct 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Apr 1986 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married William Emory Carroll about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of Jesse C. Carroll and Elizabeth (Carroll)) was born on 29 Mar 1881 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 May 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Issac married Hattie Perry on 6 Sep 1919 in Bradley County, , , Tennessee. Hattie was born about 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Ida Belle Ellis on 6 Oct 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ida (daughter of James Ellis and Delcina "Cena" Stout) was born about 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Harry F. Absher, 75, of Elizabethton passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Hermitage Health Care in Elizabethton, after a brief illness.

He was born December 27, 1942. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar R. & Ellen Crowe Absher and grandparents, Franklin D. & Virginia Davis Absher and Farris D. & Lottie P. Morton Crowe.

He was of the Baptist faith. He was a former employee of NARC and a former Deputy & Investigator for the Carter County Sheriff's Department.

Survivors include a daughter, Mitzie Lea Absher of Elizabethton; sister, Barbara Rumley (Jerry) of Watauga; brothers, Larry Absher (Arlene), Tom Absher (Lynn) both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. His special friends, Kem Birchfield & Jeff Guinn. All his friends at Courtyard Apartments. His very special dog, "Little Girl", his faithful companion for 10 years. Special thanks to Connie Tester for the care of his dog and bringing her to see him so faithfully at the Nursing Home, which always put a big smile on his face. Thanks to the Amedisys Hospice and Hermitage Health Care of the care given to Harry and the love shown to his family. Thank to everyone for your calls, visits and most of all, your prayers.

To honor Harry's request, there will not be a service.

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Larry Edgar Absher, 75, Elizabethton, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He was born February 8, 1946 in Elizabethton to the late Edgar R. and Ellen Crowe Absher.
Larry served in the United States Marines. He was a retired roofer and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Laddie Absher, and two brothers, Harry and Tommy Absher.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Arlene Frazier Absher; his children, Larry (Holly) Absher and Ami Absher; nine grandchildren, Josh Absher, Morgan Absher, Niki Absher, Larry Jacob Absher, Axi Erickson, Olivia Absher, Matthew Erickson, Jamie Erickson and Chris Erickson; one sister, Barbara Rumley; several nieces and nephews; several brothers and sisters-in-law, including a special brother-in-law, Doug Frazier; and a special friend, Judy Burrow.

Rowland married Della Mae Cole on 20 Apr 1935 in Bristol, , , Virginia. Della (daughter of Charles Daniel Cole and Florence J. "Flora" Daniels) was born on 29 Jan 1907 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 18 May 1988 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Gladys M. Winters about 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee, and was divorced on 23 Oct 1941. Gladys (daughter of Monroe E. Winters and Mary Belle DeLoach) was born about 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 2007 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mable Carroll Burton, born the seventh day, seventh month 1917, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010, in the Johnson City Medical Center.

A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Emory William Carroll Sr. and Laura Hicks Carroll. She had lived a number of years in Pulaski, Virginia.

She was a former employee of the Radford Army Ammunition, Radford, Virginia. She was of the Methodist Faith. Mrs. Burton loved to bowl and play golf.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Burton; one sister, Wanda Hicks; and seven brothers: Jay, Johnny, Denton, Gordon, Hearley, Bruce and Emory Carroll Jr.

Survivors include several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Derl Curry officiating.

Graveside Service and Interment will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Monte Vista Memorial Park. Music will be provided by Debra Broyles, Gail Fleenor and the Morris Trio. Active Pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, will be: Ted Mynatt, Bob Carroll, Tim Carroll, James Carroll, Mitchell Shupe and Harold Hicks. Honorary Pallbearers will be friends and neighbors.

Mable married James Burton about 1935. James was born about 1915; died before 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lewis Gray Hicks, 75, 118 Ronnie Hicks Road, Elizabethton, died Sunday, February 13, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.

Mr. Hicks was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Isaac and Hattie Perry Hicks. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Theodore Hicks.

Mr. Hicks was Project Manager with Mapes Piano String Company, where he had been employed for 43 years. He had served in the U.S. Army during World War II where he was a recipient of the Bronze Star. He was of the Methodist Faith.

Survivors include his wife, Chrystal Grindstaff Hicks; a son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Sherry C. Hicks, Elizabethton; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mattie and Bill Williams and Dora Marie and Joel Hodge, all of Elizabethton; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred Hicks and Wayne and Ruby Hicks, all of Elizabethton, and Mary Evelyn Hicks, Johnson City; and two grandchildren, Joshua Lewis Hicks and Abigail LeAnna Hicks.

Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.


HICKS -- Funeral services for Lewis Gray Hicks, 75, 118 Ronnie Hicks Road, Elizabethton, who died Sunday, February 13, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Clay Bailey and Mr. Dan Rutherford, ministers, officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, will be Bill Schaff, Bob Schaff, Mark Schaff, Frankie Schaff, Eddie Harris and Charlie Harris. Honorary pallbearers will be James Glover, Harry Hutchins, Glen Grindstaff, Dean Grindstaff, Jim Kyte, Jack Hampton, Bill Williams, Joel Hodge, Art Grindstaff, Howard Grindstaff, Victor Chirica, Jim Renfro, Norman Peters and employees of Mapes Piano String Company. Also his special friends: Jane Schaff, Regina Harris, Lois Schaff, Brenda Sams, Marietta Elliott and Secretaries of Mapes Piano String Company. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence.

Lewis married Chrystal Effie Grindstaff about 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Chrystal (daughter of Alfred Tennessee Grindstaff and Etta Berdina Pierce) was born about 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 May 2019 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JONESBOROUGH - Albert Thomas Hicks, 87, Jonesborough passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in the James H. Quillen VA. Medical Center. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Charles Garfield & Ida Ellis Hicks. He had lived in Jonesborough for the past 45 years. Albert served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a retired Welder and was a member of Local 538 Plumbers & Fitters Union, Johnson City. He was a member of Cherokee Baptist Church where he previously had served as Trustee and served on the Cemetery Committee. His hobbies were woodworking and farming. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Florence Jennings and Pauline Elliott and a brother: James Hicks.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years: Sue Miller Hicks. One sister & brother-in-law: Bonnie Harold Stout, Elizabethton. Two Brothers: Bobby Jack Hicks, Hampton and Harold Hicks, Elizabethton. Several nieces & nephews, he was like a father to them.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Scott Fisher, Minister and Rev. Dwight Hobbs officiating. Entombment Service will be conducted at 12 noon Saturday, August 27, 2016 in the Mausoleum of Peace, Happy Valley Memorial Park. Music will be provided by Ray Don Markland. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 11:20 a.m. Saturday will be: Larry Proffitt, Hershel Scalf, Hammond Stiffey, Mike Blevins, Ronnie Arthur, Harry Ford, Dewayne Hensley and Howard Buchanan. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Danny Bacon, Kyle Earp, Bill Hicks, Joe Delaney, Harold Stout, Jimmy Booth, Tim Broyles and Johnny Slagle. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Cherokee Cemetery Fund % Geraldine Greenwell, 507 Meadow Brook Ave., Jonesborough, Tn. 37659 or the Emmer Cemetery $ Joe Carr, 174 Mays Road, Elizabethton, Tn. 37643. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Friends may visit with the family at his residence or the residence of his sister Bonnie Stout, 300 Allen Avenue, Elizabethton. Military Honors will be provided by the Carter County Honor Guard. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 11:20 a.m. Saturday to go to the cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Everett Canary Jennings, Jr.. Everett (son of Everett Canary Jennings, Sr. and Lula Pearl White) was born on 20 Mar 1929 in , Wise County, Virginia, ; died on 17 Nov 2002; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(July 23, 1933 – May 16, 2018)
Bonnie Ann Hicks-Stout went home to be with the Lord, May 16, 2018.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Elizabethton.
She was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Wilson; her husband, Coach Harold Stout; her mother, Ida Ellis Hicks; her father, Charles Garfield Hicks; two sisters, Pauline and Florence; and two brothers, James and Albert.
She is survived by her brothers, Harold Hicks of Elizabethton and Bobbie Jack Hicks (Shirley) of Hampton; her sister-in-law, Sue Hicks; her daughters, Donna Hayes of Nashville, Dena Wilson of Elizabethton, and Paulette Davis (John) of Elizabethton; her step-children, Tony Stout (Lisa) of Bluffton, S.C., and Anlyn Hughes (John) of Springfield; her grandchildren, Landon Chambers (Kristen), Ashly Difatta (Antonio), Corey Whitehead (Beth), and Bruce Perry (Brittany); her step-grandchildren, Kendall Stout and Kailee Stout; her great-grandchildren, Dylan Chambers, Jada and Dylan Whitehead and Antonio Difatta. The family extends special thanks to her dear friend, Sharran Davis.
A celebration of life service will be held at Grace Baptist Church, 1114 Broad Street, Elizabethton, Tenn., on Saturday, May 19, at 3 p.m. The family will receive visitation at the home, 300 Allen Avenue, Elizabethton, Tenn., anytime. Pastor Travis Tyler and Pastor Scott Fisher will be officiating with music under the direction of Ray Don Markland.

Bonnie married Harold Stout about 1955 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Harold (son of John Edwards Stout and Lela D. Shoun) was born about 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Aug 2017 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Harold Dean Hicks, 83, Elizabethton, died peacefully and entered heaven to join his beloved friends and family who preceded him in death, on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Holston Valley Hospital, Kingsport.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Charles Garfield and Ida Belle Ellis Hicks.
Harold was a graduate of Elizabethton High School and a retired employee of Dixie Battery. He was a member of Borderview Christian Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Pauline Elliott, Florence Jennings and Bonnie Stout, and two brothers, James Hicks and Albert Hicks.
Harold was the family historian, genealogist, and comedian. He had a memory that was razor sharp. Friends and family enjoyed his many tales of growing up in Tin Can Hollow in Elizabethton. He welcomed all who visited his cozy home with a “look who is coming there, get in this house.” He enjoyed reminiscing with his visitors and filling in the gaps of their fading memories.
He is one of a generation who remained true to his roots and valued his history and his family and friends.
Survivors include a brother, Bob Hicks and companion, Carolyn Dail, Knoxville. He was a beloved uncle to several nieces and nephews; was surrogate father to many.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 11, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Scott Fisher, minister, officiating. Music will be provided by the Borderview Christian Church. Honorary pallbearers will be his church family, the Harmony Baptist Church Family and his many many friends. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Emmert Cemetery.

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ELIZABETHTON - Mary E. O’Quinn, 80, Elizabethton was reunited with her husband on Sunday, June 20, 2021. She was born in Elizabethton to the late Della Mae Cole Carroll & Denton Carroll. Mary dedicated her life to her children & grandchildren. She enjoyed serving others through her Child Care Center and working at East River Park Christian Church in the Pre-School and Nursery Department. Her favorite past time was reading and spending time with family, whom she loved fiercely. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Herman O’Quinn.

Her legacy lives on through her children: Kim (Tom) Fowler, Tammy (Kenny) Hardin, Judy (John) Fletcher and Danny (Holli) O’Quinn. Her Grandchildren: Korey Hardin, Lacee (Austin) Reed, Cassi Fletcher, Marcus Fowler, Michael (Lily) Fowler, Lindsey (Taylor) LaFever, Patrick O’Quinn, Dawson O’Quinn, Madeline O’Quinn and Emma O’Quinn. Her Great Granddaughter: Kate Reed. Her Brother: James C. Carroll. Her Sisters: Jewel Oliver, Lois (Jim) Starnes and Brenda (Shirley) Bowers. Several nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2021 in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Gerald Holly Minister officiating. Interment will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active Pallbearers will be: Korey Hardin, Marcus Fowler, Michael Fowler, Patrick O’Quinn, Dawson O’Quinn, Austin Reed, Taylor LaFever, Kenny Hardin, John Fletcher and Tom Fowler.

Mary married Herman O'Quinn about 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Herman (son of Willard Herbert O'Quinn and Dorothy Cosett Turbyfill) was born on 30 Sep 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Apr 2015 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]