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Nora Ethel Hicks

Female 1896 - 1974  (78 years)


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  1. 1.  Nora Ethel Hicks was born on 25 Jan 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1974 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Nora married Willard Roscoe Whittington on 30 Dec 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Willard (son of David C. Whittington and Nancy Emaline Davis) was born on 13 May 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 26 Jul 1953 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Martha Whittington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 Mar 2019 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Pitman Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    6. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Arrie Eugene Whittington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Oct 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 23 Jun 1994 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    8. 9. Carrie Louise Whittington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Oct 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 4 May 2021 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    9. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)

  2. 3.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)

  3. 4.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)

  4. 5.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)

  5. 6.  Martha Whittington Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1) was born on 11 Mar 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 Mar 2019 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Pitman Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Martha Whittington (Granny) Pittman, age 90, of Newland, NC was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at her residence after a prolonged illness.

    She was born on March 11, 1929, in Avery County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Willard and Ethel Hicks Whittington.

    Martha enjoyed family gatherings, family beach vacations, attending her church at Frank Presbyterian Church (where she had served as a Sunday School teacher, teaching the youth of the community), eating out and shopping with her sister, Louise. She worked for Tar Heel Mica Company, Glen Raven Mills, retired from Baxter Healthcare, and then retired once more from the Avery County CAP Program at the age of 82.

    In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband: Jack Richard "Dick" Pittman; a Grandson: Michael "Hippy" Singleton; and 12 siblings.

    Martha leaves behind to cherish her memory her: Daughter: Donna (Junior) Singleton of Newland, NC; Son: Jack Pittman of Newland, NC; Son: Jim (Mary) Pittman of Newland, NC; Sister: Louise Buchanan of Newland, NC; Sister in law: Toni Whittington; Grandchildren: Lorie Singleton, Jim-Bob Pittman, Jared Pittman: Step Grandchildren: Cheyenne Richardson, Natalie Richardson, Dixie Richardson-Pittman, Brian Jones, Brandon Jones; Great Grandchildren: Cainan Singleton, Kacey Garland, Carson Singleton, Cole Singleton; Step Great Grandchild: Tyler Jones; and a host of nieces and nephews.

    Services for Martha Pittman will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2019, from the Frank Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Hal McNeely officiating.

    The family will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday at Frank Presbyterian Church.

    Interment will follow the service in the Pittman Cemetery.

    Martha married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)

  7. 8.  Arrie Eugene Whittington Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1) was born on 26 Oct 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 23 Jun 1994 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Arrie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Doyle Eugene Whittington  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1958 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 18 Sep 2019 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  8. 9.  Carrie Louise Whittington Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1) was born on 26 Oct 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 4 May 2021 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Carrie Louise Buchanan, 89, of the Powdermill Community, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2021.

    Louise was born on October 26, 1931 to the late Willard and Ethel Whittington and was the last surviving child of 13 siblings. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ogden Avery Buchanan and sons, Robert and Avery Buchanan and his wife, Betty. Carrie was a member of Powdermill Baptist Church and enjoyed attending Frank Presbyterian Church and listening to Pastor Hal McNeeley. She was a simple lady. She enjoyed being a housewife, her flowers and reading. She will be missed by her family, friends and especially her friends at Linville Cove Apartments.

    Surviving is her daughter, Connie Eller and husband, Sam, of Powdermill; grandchildren, Eric Buchanan, Regina Vance (Roy), Tina Hughes, Michael Buchanan, Wyndy Pritchard and Carrie Eller Linnertz (Colton); eight great-grandchildren; six great, great-grandchildren and daughter-in-law, Vonda Buchanan of Powdermill.

    Private graveside services will be held in Yellow Mountain Cemetery with Michael Burnop officiating.

    Carrie married Ogden Avery Buchanan on 8 May 1947 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Ogden (son of Todd Montgomery Buchanan and Prudence Caroline Pritchard) was born on 14 Feb 1927 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 30 Jun 1986 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)

  10. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)

  11. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nora1)


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Martha2, 1.Nora1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 14.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Martha2, 1.Nora1)

  3. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Martha2, 1.Nora1)

  4. 16.  Doyle Eugene Whittington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Arrie2, 1.Nora1) was born about 1958 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 18 Sep 2019 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Doyle Eugene Whittington, age 61, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.

    A native of Avery County, he was a son of Toni Hopson Whittington and the late Arrie Whittington. Doyle loved to joke around and enjoyed fishing.

    Surviving in addition to his mother, Toni, is his Wife: Eleanor Johnson; Daughters: Chasity Carpenter and husband, Freddie, of Newland, and Candance Johnson of Elizabethton, Tenn.; Grandchildren: Chase and Chelsey Kirkpatrick; Brother: Wade Whittington; Nieces: Faustin Forester (Grayson) of Elk Park, Fallon Hopson (Gary) of Mountain City, Tenn., and Rachel Whittington of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; and a Nephew: Carl Whittington, also of Oak Ridge, Tenn.

    No services are planned at this time.