H. W. Singleton

H. married Catharine (Singleton) about 1871 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Catharine was born about 1850 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Elijah D. "Doc" Pritchard on 30 Mar 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elijah was born on 4 Aug 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Nov 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Friday, March 20, 1931
MRS. SARAH HEATON
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Heaton, 39, wife of Squire E. F. Heaton, of Roan Mountain, who died at the home Tuesday afternoon at 12:15 o'clock as the result of an attack of pneumonia, were held at the Roan Mountain Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. Matney in charge, assisted by the Rev. O. A. Lawson and the Rev. J. L. Gray. Interment followed in the Johnson Cemetery.
Friends were in attendance at the funeral from Elizabethton, Johnson City, Mountain City, North Carolina points, and other sections of east Tennessee, who crowded the church to more than capacity and presented a floral offering said to be one of the most elaborate ever witnessed in Roan Mountain. Mrs. Heaton was an active and ardent member of the Methodist church.
The deceased is survived by her husband, Squire E. F. Heaton; three sons, Frank, James, and Harry Heaton of Roan Mountain; and four daughters, Corrine, Anna, Belle, Betty Sue, and Helen Louise, of Roan Mountain.

Sarah married Elijah Frank Heaton about 1912. Elijah (son of John Kennedy Heaton, Jr. and Lucinda Greer) was born in Jul 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Nov 1950 in Durham County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Roan Mountain, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Georgie married Mister Tomlinson about 1913. Mister was born about 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James Emerson (Pop) Heaton, 90, of Minneapolis, NC, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the Roan Highlands Nursing Center.

A son of the late Lige and Sarah Pritchard Heaton, he was a US Navy Veteran of World War II, having served on the USS Roper. He had attended Tennessee Wesleyan, Milligan College, and graduated from East Tennessee State University. He was a retired Teacher and Coach, having served 44 years at Unaka High School and Cloudland High School in Tennessee and Cranberry High School and Avery County High School in North Carolina.

He was a member and Elder of the Minneapolis Christian Church, where he has served as Sunday School Superintendent and Teacher. He was a Mason and Shriner and had served as a Scoutmaster with Boy Scouts.

He was a beloved Baseball, Football and Basketball Coach; received several Teacher of the Year Recognitions; and had been named Avery County Man of the Year.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Frank, Harry and Bill Heaton; sisters, Corinth Oxendine, Annabelle Hitchew, Betty Sue Heaton and Eloise Gray.

He leaves behind his wife of 66 years, Mava Young Heaton, of the home; son, Jim H. Heaton and his wife, Pam, of Johnson City, TN; daughter, Lucia H. Spratt and her husband, Barry, of Marion, NC; brothers, Ed Heaton and his wife, Betty, of Gray, TN, Robert Heaton and his wife, Brickie, of Colonial Heights, TN, Paul Heaton and his wife, Frances, of Pawley Island, SC; six grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral services for James Emerson (Pop) Heaton will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 23, from the Minneapolis Christian Church with Mr. Jim Greene and Dr. Eddie Fine officiating.

Interment will follow in the Minneapolis Cemetery. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

James married Mava S. Young about 1940. Mava (daughter of Pinkney Lucius "P. L." Young and Nell M. "Nellie" Burleson) was born on 12 Mar 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 21 Mar 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Minneapolis Methodist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married William Fred Oxendine about 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of Charles William Oxendine and Bessie Hope Hopson) was born on 9 Oct 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Jul 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROAN MOUNTAIN - Harry E. Heaton, age 83, 500 Heaton Creek Rd., Roan Mountain, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at his residence.

He was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Elijah and Sarah Pritchard Heaton.

Mr. Heaton was a member of Roan Mountain United Methodist Church and had been the owner/operator of Heaton Hardware. He was the retired president of Mountain Electric Cooperative. Mr. Heaton delighted in his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Hazel Pritchard Heaton; two brothers, Frank Heaton, Bill Heaton; and three sisters, Corinth Oxendine, Annabelle Hitechew and Betty Sue Heaton.

Survivors are his wife, Louise McKinney Heaton, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and Don Barnett, Johnson City; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Joe and Helen Heaton, Charlotte, NC, Harry Randall Heaton, Fayetteville, NC; six grandchildren, Aaron Barnett, Rachael Barnett, Sterling Heaton, Sarah Heaton, Madison Heaton, Rachel Willis; two great-grandchildren, Greer Barnett and Ella Rose Barnett; one sister, Eloise Gray, Roan Mountain; four brothers, James Heaton, Minneapolis, NC, Robert Heaton, Ed Heaton, both of Gray, Paul Heaton, Pawley's Island, SC; and special sister-in-law, Geraldine Watson, Roan Mountain. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service for Mr. Heaton will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, January, 11, in the Roan Mountain United Methodist Church with Rev. John Hitechew officiating.

Interment will follow in Calhoun Cemetery, Heaton Creek.

Active pallbearers will be Tom Ashley, Bill Watson, Ron Anderson, Carroll Gray, Harry Hitechew, Jim McKinney and Marty Church. Honorary pallbearers will be Warren Heaton, Hershel Julian and Horace Calhoun.

The family will receive friends from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday at the church prior to the service or at the residence at other times.

Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Pkwy., Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067.

Harry married Louise McKinney about 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Louise (daughter of Gurney Arthur McKinney and Rebecca Flossie Graybeal) was born on 16 Jul 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Dec 2018 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Calhoun Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]