George Washington Taylor

George married Elizabeth Harrell McMillion about 1806. Elizabeth was born about 1785 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850 Yancey County, NC Census
Household 1361
John W. Taylor 24 NC
Sarah 25 NC
Harvey J. 8
Hester E. 4
Robert L. 2
Martha E. 11/12

John married Sarah Phillips about 1842. Sarah was born on 6 Jun 1826; died on 5 Feb 1900 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Rebecca Louisa Higgins about 1867 in North Carolina, , , . Rebecca was born on 15 Dec 1847 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 18 Jun 1915 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hester married John W. Bailey on 23 Jul 1870 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. John was born on 15 Jun 1836 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 1 Mar 1902 in Comanche County, , , Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John is a widower and is living with his daughter Margaret and her husband Mack English in the 1930 Avery County, NC Census.

John married Martha E. Hicks about 1875 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Martha (daughter of Samuel Hicks and Louise Nancy Guinn) was born on 30 Sep 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 23 Mar 1918 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylor Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Ervin Edward Odom on 21 Apr 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ervin was born about 1853 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 17 Dec 1932 in Catawba County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hester married David Walter Willis about 1905 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. David (son of David Frank Willis and Martha Gillis) was born on 25 Apr 1885 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Sep 1961 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Lula Bell Hester about 1900. Lula (daughter of John Hester and Susie Rominger) was born on 9 Oct 1880 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 13 Nov 1967 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William Larkin Tolley on 6 Mar 1898 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. William (son of Merrit Tolley and Mary E. 'Polley' Calhoun) was born on 17 Apr 1877 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Mack Donald English on 18 Jul 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Mack was born about 1882 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Carrie L. Lewis about 1906. Carrie (daughter of Cornelius C. Lewis and Amanda Victory Henson) was born in Apr 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died before 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kanada married Trissy Loretta Lewis on 27 Feb 1910 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Trissy (daughter of Cornelius C. Lewis and Amanda Victory Henson) was born on 11 Feb 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Mar 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abbie married Columbus "Lum" Lewis about 1908. Columbus (son of Cornelius C. Lewis and Amanda Victory Henson) was born in Oct 1889 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sally married Claude Whittington on 17 Nov 1917 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Claude (son of David C. Whittington and Nancy Emaline Davis) was born on 3 Nov 1880 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 7 May 1941 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clifford married Mary Pauline Blankenship about 1950 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Oscar Blankenship and Bertha Phillips) was born on 2 Jun 1932 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Jan 2014 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married Wilson Johnny Cornett about 1935. Wilson (son of Burton Cornett and Celia Ann Hughes) was born on 9 Nov 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1970 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Hughes Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eddie married Bertie Ann Cornett about 1924. Bertie (daughter of Burton Cornett) was born about 1903; died about 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nina married Clenny R. Ollis about 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Clenny (son of Woodville B. Ollis and Betsy Jane McKinney) was born on 14 Apr 1905 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Dec 1984 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hal married Geneva Cook about 1932. Geneva was born about 1912; died about 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Warren married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the early 1910's, Thomas C. Moody, his wife Mary Ellen Trivett and their family lived in Minneapolis, Avery County, NC. During this same period, the family of William Larkin Tolley and his wife Sarah L. "Sally" Taylor lived in the small settlement of Ivey Heights, about half-way between Minneapolis and Newland. The Ivey Heights Free Will Baptist Church is one of the few remants of this community.
Robert L. Moody, son of Thomas and Mary, met Aleatha E. Tolley, daughter of William and Sally. Whether they met in Ivey Heights or Minneapolis is not known. A romance developed, and the couple were wed on 17 Dec 1912. Aleatha was 14 years old.


Death certificate states:
Residence: 2915 Rosewood NW
Canton, Ohio
Date of death: 30 Dec 1928
Cause of death: Bronchial pneumonia and measles
Buried: 2 Jan 1929, Westlawn Cemetery

Birth:
A Few Highlights of Avery County History:
Avery County is North Carolina’s “baby county” (just 108 years old), but it is packed full of history. Here are just a few of the highlights.
While many long hunters, like Daniel Boone, fished and hunted in the area, the first settler was Samuel Bright. He arrived in the 1770s and built a home at Lower Old Fields of the Toe, called the Bright Settlement. Bright guided early settlers to the Watauga Settlement along an old Indian path, Bright’s Trace of the Yellow Mountain Road.
In September 1780, the Overmountain Men took that same route, over Roan Mountain, down Roaring Creek, and through Ingalls and Green Valley. They defeated the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain, considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
French naturalist Andre Michaux visited Grandfather Mountain in 1794, declaring it the highest mountain in the United States.
On April 4, 1840, the Childsville, Cranberry Forge, and Yellow Mountain Post Offices were established, the first in the area.
After several attempts throughout the 1850s, Mitchell County was created in February 1861, encompassing much of the area, almost to Banner Elk, which the Banners settled in 1848. Childsville, located at the current Avery County airport, became Calhoun. The first session of Mitchell County Court was held there.
The Civil War tore families apart. Many families along the North Toe River sided with the Confederacy. Those along the Elk River sided with the North. Many men marched away to fight at Manassas, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Locally, the Cranberry Iron mines produced ore for the South. Kirk’s raiders passed through in June 1864, burning the Palmer House in Altamont, and there was a skirmish near Banner Elk in the fall of 1864.
In June 1882, the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad reached Cranberry. While the mines had been in operation for decades, the arrival of the railroad provided easy access to outside markets. A month later, regular passenger service began. In March 1883, Cranberry got telegraph service.
Elk Park, the oldest town in present-day Avery County, was incorporated in 1885. That same year, Monroe Dugger and J. Erwin Calloway opened the Grandfather Hotel on Grandfather Mountain.
Samuel Kelsey purchased property from Walter Lenoir in 1888, including much of Grandfather Mountain. The Linville Improvement Company was formed in 1889, controlling some 16,000 acres in and around Grandfather. Kelsey helped found Linville.
The first mica grinding mill was built in Spear in 1891. Mica became big business, helping the Allies win WWII.
In 1892, the Yonahlossee Turnpike was completed, linking Linville with Blowing Rock. That same year, Monroe Dugger published “The Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain,” the first book by a local.
Edgar Tufts arrived in Banner Elk in 1895, eventually founding Lees-McRae College, Grace Hospital and the Grandfather Home for Children. Golf was played, possibly for the first time, in Linville that year.
The Linville River Railroad was chartered in 1896. However, before the first rail was laid, the business folded and was reborn as the Linville River Railway in 1899. The rails ran from Cranberry through Minneapolis, Vale, Newland, Montezuma, Pineola, Linville and, eventually, all the way to Boone.
Also in 1899, U.S. Marshall William H. Greer was killed, the first local law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty. Others include John Staford (1912); Zebulon Winters (1920); William Burleson (1923); Hardy Coffey (1936); Alvin Jones (1939); Max Daniels (1949); and Glenn Hicks (2003).
The Plumtree School for Boys opened in 1903. Five years later, Mrs. and Mr. Sloop, both medical doctors, arrived in Plumtree. They moved their practice to Crossnore in 1911. Also in 1908, the Tar Heel Mica Company opened in Plumtree.
In 1909, Scott Wiseman was born in Ingalls. After college in West Virginia, he began performing on WLS in Chicago, where he met, and later married, Lulu Belle (Myrtle Cooper). They went on to have an amazing career both on radio and on film, retiring to the Ingalls area in 1958.
A fire in 1910 destroyed much of the business district in Elk Park. That same month, a hydroelectric plant was constructed in Banner Elk, powering the school and hospital.
Avery County was created in February 1911. Elk Park was the first county seat, but after a vote, Old Fields of Toe became the official county seat. The area was renamed Newland, in honor of Lt. Gov. William C. Newland. The first newspaper, the Avery Vim, began publication in May, and the first court session was held in October.
Town lots were auctioned off in Newland in 1912. Construction began on the Altamont to Altapass section of the Crest of the Blue Ridge Toll Road, a precursor to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
With the completion of the courthouse and jail, the county seat moved from Elk Park to Newland in 1913. That same year, the owners of the Cranberry Iron and Cola company, owners of the ET&WNC, agreed to buy the Linville River Railway.
In 1915, Dr. Sloop constructed a dam on the Linville River in Crossnore, which eventually powered the hospital, school, and town. The Crossnore School, run by Mary Martin Sloop, was chartered in 1917.
The United States entered WWI in 1917, and more than 400 local men served in the armed forces. Eight men died in action, including Cpl. Jesse Staton, who was killed after the armistice papers were signed but before the cease fire took effect.
A flu pandemic struck in 1918, claiming at least 24 Avery County citizens.
Howard Marmon, who designed the car that won the first Indy 500, purchased property in Pineola in 1919.
Uncle Jake Carpenter, who kept death records for lower Avery County, died in 1920. In 1924, the first Singing on the Mountain was held at MacRae’s Meadow.
The town of Crossnore was incorporated in 1925. Preston Johnson was the first mayor.
In 1927, Lees McRae Institute became co-educational, opening a nursing school. Two years later, the school became Lees-McRae College. Also in 1929, the Cranberry Mines closed down.
Shepherd Dugger published “War Trails of the Blue Ridge” in 1931. In 1935, the road to Observation Point on Grandfather Mountain opened, and in 1936, the original Eseeola Lodge in Linville burned.
William Newland and Shepherd Dugger both died in 1938.
A flood in August 1940, worse than the previous one in 1916, destroyed the railroad. The line from Cranberry all the way to Boone was abandoned, despite local protests.
In January 1941, a fire swept through the business section of Newland, destroying several structures. Fire returned in January 1961. There were other fires as well: Elk Park in 1903 and 1914; the Cranberry Hotel in 1924; and the boys dormitory at the Plumtree School for boys in 1927.
The United States entered WWII in 1941. More than 1,200 local citizens served, and 54 died in service. In Elk Park, passenger service resumed on the ET&WNC, continuing through the war years, taking people to work in war-related jobs in Elizabethton. Eventually, the line from Tennessee to Cranberry was abandoned; the last regular run was in 1950.
Dr. Mary Sloop was chosen as the American Mother of the year in 1951; Linville Falls was donated to the National Park Service in 1952, the same year that Hugh Morton acquired Grandfather Mountain. Morton constructed the Mile High Swinging Bridge that same year.
Highway 105, connecting Boone to Linville, opened in 1955. The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games began in 1956. Richard Nixon spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of Cannon Hospital in 1958. The hospital opened in 1961, the same year that Dr. Sloop passed away. Mrs. Sloop passed the next year.
The Mountain Glen Golf Course opened in 1964, and the nursing school at Lees-McRae closed in 1965. Joe Hartley, founder of Singing on the Mountain, passed in 1966. Both the Grandfather Golf Club and Beech Mountain Ski Resort opened in 1967, and in 1968, the National Park Service and Hugh Morton reached an agreement on the route of the Blue Ridge Parkway over Grandfather Mountain.
The Avery County High School opened in 1969, merging the high schools in Newland, Crossnore and Cranberry. The sales office for Linville Land Harbor opened the same year. The Land of Oz opened on Beech Mountain in 1970 and closed in 1980, although it is occasionally opened.
In 1971, a Christmas tree from Avery County was selected for the White House. Mayland Technical College was established by the General Assembly that same year. “Where the Lilies Bloom” was filmed locally in 1972. Tommy Burleson played basketball for the men’s team in the 1972 US Olympics. Johnny Cash performed at Singing on the Mountain in 1974, the same year that the Sugar Mountain Golf Course opened.
Linville Ridge Golf Course opened in 1981, the same year that Scotty Wiseman died, and construction began on the Linn Cove Viaduct, which opened a year later. Horton Cooper, who published a history of Avery County in 1964, passed away in 1986, and “The Winter People” was filmed in Plumtree in 1987.
Lees-McRae College became a four-year school, and the Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum opened in 1990. The hospitals in Crossnore and Banner Elk merged in 1999, the same year Lulu Bell Wiseman died. Hugh Morton passed away in 2006. The Morton family sold the Grandfather Mountain backcountry in 2008, an area that became Grandfather Mountain State Park in 2009.
(Written by Michael C. Hardy. June 2019)

Aleatha married Robert Lafette Moody on 20 Dec 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Robert (son of Thomas Clingman Moody and Mary Ellen Trivette) was born on 8 Mar 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Apr 1943 in Detroit, , Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Canton, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

McElroy married Ella C. (Tolley) about 1922 in North Carolina, , , . Ella was born about 1905 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Pearl (Tolley) about 1925. Pearl was born about 1906 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Hersel Lee Bishop on 7 Mar 1922. Hersel (son of Charley Bishop and Burilla Walls) was born on 17 Apr 1904 in Kentucky, , , ; died on 1 Nov 1983 in Lincoln County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Parlor Grove Cemetery, , Lincoln County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Elliott. James was born about 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Clota Esther McQueary about 1920 in Kentucky, , , . Clota (daughter of Warren McQueary and Minnie Etner Holder) was born on 22 Feb 1909 in Casey County, , , Kentucky; died on 28 Aug 1977 in Hamilton County, , , Ohio; was buried in Willow Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, , Casey County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1940 Lincoln County, Kentucky
Waynesburg
Household 229
Carl Tolley 28 NC
Flora 22 KY (nee Hines)
Alma Jean 6 KY
Clayton 3 KY
Harold 0 KY
Sallie 60 NC widow

Carl married Flora Emeline Hines about 1933 in Pulaski County, , , Kentucky. Flora (daughter of Henderson C. Hines and Ophelia Dick) was born on 18 Dec 1916 in Pulaski County, , , Kentucky; died on 27 Sep 2006 in Lincoln County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Parlor Grove Cemetery, , Lincoln County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pearl married Georgia W. (Tolley) about 1942. Georgia was born on 1 Jun 1907; died on 12 Jan 1997 in Allen County, , , Ohio; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, , Allen County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jefferson married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Dimple Lee Lewis Anderson, age 86, Washington College Station Rd., Limestone, passed away Monday, March 5, 2007, at the Laughlin Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Anderson was a native of Avery County, North Carolina, and the daughter of the late Lum & Abby Taylor Lewis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Anderson, in 2005; two sisters, Nettie Susong and Odee Buchanan; and two brothers, R.T. Lewis and A.D. Lewis.

She had been a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church for over 50 years.

Mrs. Anderson had worked for Green's Manufacturing as a seamstress and had retired in her late seventies from Plus Mart. She was an avid quilter.

Survivors include two daughters and son-in-law, Swanita Elaine & Don Mynatt, Seymour, TN, and Mildred "Millie" H. Anderson, Greeneville; two sons and daughter-in-law, Charles Joseph "Joey" Anderson and Gary L. & Beth Anderson, all of Limestone; two brothers, Rev. T.F. Lewis, Jonesborough, and J.L. Lewis, Knoxville; one sister, Victoria Harrison, Greeneville; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor David Tydings officiating. The body will lie in state 1/2 hour prior to service time. Interment services will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery .

Pallbearers will be Charlie Anderson, Trevor Mynatt , David Anderson, Michael Anderson, Pascal Lewis, Billy Lewis, Don Barnette, Bruce Buchanan, Rick Lewis, Dodge Lewis and Roby McBride.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home.

Dimple married Harold Anderson about 1940. Harold was born about 1918; died about 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Judy Ann Williams was born May 28, 1952 the daughter of Clifford and Pauline Blankenship Willis. She was married to Broyate Royal Willims and had one son Broyate Royal Williams Jr.

Judy was a beautiful, caring and giving lady who was loved by all who knew her. She and her husband attended Roseville Baptist Church until she was no longer able to attend.

Judy had heart and lung problems at an early age. It progressed to where she was scheduled to have a heart and lung transplant at Vanderbilt University by Dr. William (Bill) Frisk in 1988. This was the first heart/lung transplant performed at Vanderbilt. Judy was able to come home and spent time with her family. She cane to visit Katheryn and I on one of her trips home. Judy live about two years after the transplant.

It has been twenty five years and I still think of her quite often. She now has a daughter in law and three grandchildren.

Sadly at the age of 37 God called Judy home where she would never suffer again.

Judy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Betty Ann Cornett Brown, age 80, of Elk Park, NC went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 15, 2019, at Life Care of Banner Elk.

A native of Avery County, she was a daughter of the late Wilson and Julie Taylor Cornett. She was also preceded in death by her Husband: Basil Brown, who passed away in 2013; Grandson: John Milan Brown; Sisters: Clarise and Dorothy; and Brothers: Buddy, Burman, Burton and Wayne. Betty was a member of Open Door Baptist Church and Riverwalk Quilters Guild. She worked for Glen Raven Mills and later worked with Appalachian Regional Health System at Cannon Memorial Hospital.

Surviving is her Daughter: Debra Taylor and husband, Kim, of Newland; Sons: Jerry Brown and wife, Denise, of Roan Mountain, Tenn., and Michael Brown and wife, Amy, of Mountain City, Tenn.; 10 Grandchildren; 18 Great-grandchildren and a Sister-in-law: Natalie Cornett, of Newland. Several Nieces, Nephews, her church family and extended family also survive.

Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, in the Hughes Cemetery on Baxter Hughes Road. Rev. Tommy Carver, Rev. Brian Griffith and Rev. Don Ford officiated.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jessie Marie Ollis Staton, age 87, of Cranberry Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at The Waters of Roan Highlands.

A native of Avery County, she was a daughter of the late Clennie and Nina Taylor Ollis. She was also preceded in death by her Husband: Leonard Veed Staton, who passed away in 2009; Sisters: Belva Holtsclaw, Beulah Roberts and Eula Townsend; Brothers: Claude, Clay and Bascum Ollis; and a Son-in-law: Grady Williams. Jessie was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Frank.

Surviving is her son: Leonard Dee Staton and wife, Mavis, of Lenoir; and her Daughter: Faye Williams of Cranberry Gap. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A private graveside service was held at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Johnson City, Tenn. Rev. Allen Laws officiated.

Jessie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth certificate lists her name as either Fay Lauelen of Fay Louelen.

Notes:

MOODY Deward B., beloved husband of the late Bertha E. Moody, dear father of Patricia E. Seward, Susan Schwartz, Kathryn Eikenberry, Ernest Sr., John and the late Robert Moody, also survived by eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, brother of Helen Rambo, Lena DeLoach and the late Ernest Sr. and Bobby Moody. Wednesday, November 3, 2004.

Deward married Bertha E. Tolley about 1941 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Bertha (daughter of John Dawson Tolley and Clota Esther McQueary) was born on 31 Jul 1925 in Casey County, , , Kentucky; died on 31 Aug 2004 in Hamilton County, , , Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lena Frances Moody DeLoach was born on August 13th, 1920 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Robert Lafette Moody and his wife Aleatha E. Tolley. Her mother died when she was 8 years old, so she helped raise her younger brother and sister.

She grew up during the Great Depression, and her family moved several times between Kentucky and Tennessee seeking employment. Her family moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1924, and to Waynesburg, Kentucky, in 1925. In 1929, they moved back to Canton, and in 1931, to Johnson City, Tennessee.
In 1938, she met and married Javan Astor "Mike" DeLoach in Johnson City, Tennessee. Over the next 25 years, they had five children: Michael in 1938, Craig in 1940, Eric in 1947, Joseph in 1960 and Jane in 1963. She liked to tell people that she had children in school for forty years, Michael starting school in 1943 and Jane getting her masters degree in 1987.

Lena and her husband loved the outdoors, taking frequent hikes in the mountains with the children. She also enjoyed Sunday car rides and picnics, and she dearly loved her farm.

Lena was a traditional stay at home mother for most of her life. She was a Den Mother for Pack 38, sponsored by the Calvary Presbyterian Church. In 1959, they bought a farm in the Fairview community of Washington County, Tennessee. There, the family became members of the Fairview United Methodist Church.

After her youngest children were in elementary school, Lena got a job in the
cafeteria at Jonesborough Middle School. During that time, she went to night school and got her high school GED diploma. After getting her diploma, she worked in the math learning lab at Jonesborough Middle School. Her husband Mike DeLoach predeceased her in 1996. Left to grieve her passing are her five children: Michael and his wife Dorothy, Craig, Eric and his wife Judy, Joe, Jane Morison and her husband Whit; nine grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 7th from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Dillow-Taylor Funeral home in Jonesborough. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 8th at Fairview Cemetery.

Lena married Javan Astor "Mike" DeLoach on 23 Apr 1938 in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. Javan (son of Joseph Alexander DeLoach and Dove Cleo Williams Arnold) was born on 16 Jul 1917 in Doeville, , Johnson County, Tennessee; died on 24 Feb 1996 in Johnson City, , Washington County, Tennessee; was buried on 27 Feb 1996 in Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Louise Volpe on 10 Jan 1945. Mary (daughter of Guiseppe "Joseph" Volpe and Letizia "Laura" Bernoni) was born on 17 May 1925; died on 20 Jan 1975 in Hamilton County, , , Ohio; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, , Hamilton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen M. Rambo (DiMarzio) of Canton went to meet her Maker on November 26, 2006. She was residing at Manor Care of Belden Village and had been living with dementia for several years. She was born July 25, 1925 in Alliance, OH to the late Robert L. and Aletha (Towley) Moody. She was a waitress for many years at Angelo's Spaghetti House, Russlee's and ChaRazzo's restaurants. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Angelo DiMarzio in 1985 and Willis L. Rambo in 1992 and several brothers. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey DiMarzio of Canton and Philip DiMarzio of Tempe, AZ; granddaughters, Natalie and Alexandra DiMarzio of Canton; a sister, Lena (Frances) DeLoach of Jonesboro, TN; stepson, Willis L. Rambo, Jr. and many nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours or funeral because she requested her body be donated to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. A private memorial service will be held at the Dueber United Methodist Church and will be officiated by Dr. Chester H. Harris. Please make memorial donations to the Heritage Christian School annual fund, 2107 6th St SW, Canton, OH 44706 in honor of her granddaughters, Natalie (class of 2004) and Alexandra (class of 2014).

Helen married Milford Joseph Truitt on 5 Feb 1943 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Milford (son of Claude Dickie Truitt and Ruth Naomi Shirley) was born on 1 Mar 1925 in Alachua County, , , Florida; died on 22 Sep 1975 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Angelo Dimarzio on 3 Feb 1953 in Stark County, , , Ohio. Angelo (son of Alexander Dimarzio and Maria DiNinno) was born on 18 Jan 1914 in Italy, , , ; died on 5 Dec 1985 in Stark County, , , Ohio; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Willis L. "Bill" Rambo after 1985 in Ohio, , , . Willis was born about 1924 in Ohio, , , ; died about 1992 in Ohio, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mrs. Leon (Tolley). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MOODY Bertha E. (nee Tolley), beloved wife of Deward B. Moody, dear mother of Patricia E. Seward, Susan Schwartz, Kathryn Eikenberry, Ernest Sr., John and the late Robert Moody, also survived by six grandchildren and four great grandchildren, sister of Thelma Horn, Alpha Helton,, Nora Plummer, Freida Keefe and Marvin Tolley. Tuesday, August 31, 2004.

Bertha married Deward Belmont Moody about 1941 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Deward (son of Robert Lafette Moody and Aleatha E. Tolley) was born on 13 Jan 1918 in Norwood, , Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 3 Nov 2004 in Hamilton County, , , Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Ruby Jewell Brown on 20 Oct 1955 in Franklin County, , , Indiana. Ruby (daughter of William D. Brown and Mary Pittman) was born on 2 Sep 1935 in Pulaski County, , , Kentucky; died on 24 Jun 2001 in Hamilton County, , , Ohio; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, , Hamilton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Donald Davis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Larry Childers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Bert Sr. Kissick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jean (Sanders). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Robbins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bea (Sanders). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Karen (Sanders). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dennis Seals. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Franks. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ERWIN - Heidi C. Willis Smith, age 38, Erwin, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 3, 2021 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Erwin.

Heidi was a Manager at Food City. She was a member of Coffee Ridge Baptist Church.

Heidi loved people and she never met a stranger. She was feisty and enjoyed joking around with others, especially with her cousin, Chad. Heidi experienced many exciting adventures during her trips with family and friends. She always loved going to the beach. Heidi never missed an opportunity to shop for clothes, make-up or hair products. She absolutely hated to water flowers! Heidi liked collecting items with pictures of cherries on them. In her spare time, she liked to lounge around and be pampered like a princess.

On December 22, 2018 Heidi had her first date with Michael, who became her husband and the love of her life. She loved Michael and her boys with all her heart.

Heidi was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Robert R. Foster on January 26, 2019; paternal grandparents, Clifford Sr. and Pauline Willis; special aunt, Judy Williams.

Heidi leaves behind to cherish many special memories of her, husband, Michael Smith; her four boys: Jacob A. Smith, Michael A. Smith, Isaiah J. Smith and Isaac W. Smith; parents, Sherry Foster Gaddy (Roger); paternal grandmother, Frances “Nanny” Foster; father, Clifford Willis, Jr. (Mary); sister, Jessica Swope (Will); nephew and light of “Dee-Dee’s” life, Liam Swope; four aunt’s: Teresa “Teecee” Williams (Bud), Mary Gail Crawford (Jimmy), Carolyn Sparks (Johnny) and Alma Honeycutt; three uncles: Greg Willis (Cindy), Broyate Williams, David Gaddy (Debbie); very close cousins: Chad, Savannah, Wayne, Heather, Chloe, Corbin, Brett, Caleb and many other special cousins also survive.

The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:00 PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in the Robert Ledford Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Phillip Garland and Reverend Joey Murdock will officiate the 6:00 PM service. Eulogy will be delivered by Jessica Swope. Music will be provided by Grayson Riddle, Savannah and Brett Williams. Active pallbearers will be Michael Smith, Jacob Smith, Isaiah Smith, Isaac Smith, Chad Williams, Will Swope, Wayne Powers and Corbin Powers. Honorary pallbearers will be Brett Williams, Liam Swope and Caleb Williams. Committal will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday in the Evergreen Cemetery.

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Linda Pitman, 66, went to her Heavenly home on July 28, 2023 with her husband, Randy, holding her in his arms as she crossed into Heaven.

Linda was born on June 26, 1957 in Avery County to the late Horton and Belva Ollis Holtsclaw. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Anthony Wayne in 1985 and a brother, Lee Holtsclaw in 2014.

She and Randy lived in Avery County for almost 45 years. Linda retired from the Avery County School System in 2021. She loved working around her house and most of all working in her garden and canning her fruits and vegetables. Linda and Randy loved traveling and were able to visit all 48 continental states, which was a dream come true. She made many friends during her lifetime and will always be remembered by the people whose lives she touched.

Left to cherish her memories is her loving husband of what would have been 45 years on August 13, Randy Pitman; sons: Ross (Anna) of Wilmington and Matt (Meredith) of Newland and five grandchildren: Conner, Coleton, Airlie, Cash and Kaia.

Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2, in Minneapolis Methodist Church. Pastor Jock Ollis, Rev. Dana Williams and Rev. Bryan Griffith will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to the service at the church. A private graveside service will be held in the Minneapolis Cemetery.

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Theresa married Dillard Forrest Witt about 1964. Dillard (son of Stanley Moser "Pete" Witt and Lela Lorene Rodgers) was born on 10 Mar 1938 in Todd County, , , Kentucky; died on 5 Apr 1986 in Hamilton County, , , Ohio; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, , Hamilton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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