Mary Koontz

Mary married Hugh Ander Bare in Jan 1829 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Hugh (son of Henry Bare and Elizabeth (Bare)) was born about 1808 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hamilton married Mary Jane Little about 1869 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Mary was born on 29 Mar 1837 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1926 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Farrington Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jesse married Jane Bower on 30 Dec 1864 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Jane was born in Mar 1846 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 1 Apr 1940 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Farrington Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella married John B. Bare about 1887 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. John (son of Jesse Bare and Jane Bower) was born on 15 Dec 1867 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Jun 1953 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harrison married Martha Elizabeth Bare on 19 Mar 1897 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Martha (daughter of Jesse Bare and Jane Bower) was born on 8 Jan 1876 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 18 Mar 1957 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Noah married Sessie Bare about 1903 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Sessie (daughter of Nathan Bare) was born on 8 Jan 1883 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Isabella Bare about 1887 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Isabella (daughter of Hamilton Bare and Mary Jane Little) was born about 1870 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Freeland Bare about 1895 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Freeland (son of Elias Lewis Bare and Lucinda Sheets) was born on 8 Jul 1865 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 5 Mar 1951 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Freel Bare Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Harrison A. Bare on 19 Mar 1897 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Harrison (son of Hamilton Bare and Mary Jane Little) was born on 11 Apr 1872 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 30 Nov 1942 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roby married Blanche Vandeventer on 9 May 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Blanche (daughter of John T. Vandeventer and Deborah Clarke Massengill) was born on 26 Oct 1908 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Feb 1995 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dewey married Flora Ola Friesland on 9 Feb 1919 in , Ashe County, Tennessee, . Flora was born on 9 Mar 1900 in , Ashe County, North Carolina, ; died on 17 Feb 1998 in , York County, Pennsylvania, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Chessie married Roy Malone about 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Roy (son of Robert Love Taylor Malone and Nora Massengill) was born about 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Jun 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Chessie married Earl Malone on 20 Jun 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Earl (son of Robert Love Taylor Malone and Nora Massengill) was born on 22 Jan 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 May 1965 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arvel married Myrtle Phillips about 1935 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Myrtle (daughter of Walter Phillips and Mary Miller) was born about 1913 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Feb 2017 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BLOUNTVILLE - Roxie Bare Williams 78, of Blountville, went home to be with the Lord Aug 17, 2021 from the Ballad Health Hospice House, Bristol TN. She was born in Elizabethton to the late Roby & Blanche Vandeventer Bare. She was a graduate of Mary Hughes High School. Roxie Bare Williams was retired after 30 + years of service with pharmaceutical companies in Bristol (Massengills, Beecham, Glaxo-Smithkline). She was a hard worker, loved Jesus, her kids and family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Virginia McCloud and eight Brothers, George D. Bare, Jessie Paul Bare, Burl Dean Bare, Bob Bare, Jack Bare, William “Dude” Bare, Lawrence “Jr.” Bare, and Luther “Buster” Bare.

Survivors include her husband, John Williams of Blountville; son, Steve Williams & Amanda Sherfey, of Bristol; her twin daughters, Jamie Miller & her husband Jason, Julie Massey & her husband Jason (Jay), & two Grandchildren, Mindy Miller and Jaxon Massey; sisters, Lois Dishner, Ruth “Bootsie” Humphrey and Betty Thomas all of Bluff City, and Sue Harkleroad, of Elizabethton. Several nieces & nephews and a very special friend Elena Baker Turner.

A Graveside service to honor the life of Roxie Bare Williams will be conducted at 2:00 pm Friday, August 20, 2021 at Morrell Cemetery (Mountain View) Bluff City. Those attending the service are ask to meet at the cemetery at 1:45. Active Pallbearers will be: Jeff Cross, Bruce Wayne Harkleroad, Michael Bare, John Michael Bare, and Roby Allen Bare.

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JONESBOROUGH - Mrs. Mamie Bare Keys, 102, Jonesborough, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023, at her residence.

Mrs. Keys was born in Sullivan County and the daughter of the late Dewey Martin & Flora Friesland Bare. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Keys in 1981, siblings, Herman Bare (Clara), Fred Bare (Irene), Kenneth Bare (Ruth), Howard Bare, Cecil Bare (Elsie), James Bare (Julie), Billy Bare (Bernice) and Deanna Bare Miller and a grandson, Troy Keys.

She had been a member of Jonesborough Church of Christ for 70 years.

Mrs. Keys was a homemaker. A member of Hales Home Demonstration Club. She was an expert seamstress and worked part-time in alterations at Hannah’s Men’s Store. She loved spending time with family, working in her flower garden and crocheting. She was an avid reader.

She attended the Bare family reunion faithfully for 30 years which was held in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.

Survivors include her children, Tony N. Keys (Trudy), Telford and Freida Keys Renfro (Dean), Limestone; grandchildren, David Renfro (Beth), Daniel Renfro (Trisha), Lindsey Renfro Clark (Steven) and Terah Keys Moore (Chris); eleven great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Bare-Sneeringer, Florida; and several nephews and nieces.

Funeral services will be conducted 7:00 PM, Monday, February 6, 2023, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home with Minister Tony Sayre officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM Monday prior to the service.

Interment services will be conducted 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Monte Vista Burial Park. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery by 1:45 PM.

Pallbearers will be family.

Family/Spouse: E. Fred Keys. E. (son of Elbert Newman Keys and Iva Catherine Shanks) was born about 1920; died about 1981 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Earl married Betty Ann Oates on 16 May 1963 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Betty (daughter of William Stuart Oates and Elizabeth Moore) was born on 7 Jan 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Mar 2020 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Delano Clay Bare, 80, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at the V.A. Hospital, Nashville. He was born in Ashe County, N.C., and was the son of Myrtle Phillips Bare, Johnson City, Tenn., and the late Arvel Glenn Bare. Mr. Bare retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service and then worked as a mechanic with Forbes Service Station in Elizabethton for many years. He was a member of Oak Street Baptist Church, Elizabethton. Mr. Bare loved hunting and fishing and was an avid Elizabethton High School football and Elizabethton Twins baseball fan. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife of 51 years, Christa Gritl Bare, Nashville, Tenn.; a daughter, Joanne Tindall and her husband Billy, Nashville, Tenn.; two sons, Clay Christian Bare and his wife Helen, Houston, Texas, and Stephen Glenn Bare and his wife Julie, Porterdale, Ga.; nine grandchildren; and a sister, Carol Hayes, Johnson City, Tenn. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. A service to honor the life of Delano Clay Bare will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, October 12, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Rev. Bruce Hendrix and Rev. Bob Polk officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday, prior to the funeral service. Interment will follow the funeral service at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Military Honors will be accorded by the Carter County Honor Guard.

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JOHNSON CITY - Mark Earl Malone, age 56, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 at NHC Healthcare of Johnson City, following an extended illness. Mark was born in Elizabethton on June 20, 1965 to the late Earl D Malone. In addition to his father, Mark was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Oates, his paternal grandparents, Earl and Chessie Bare Malone.

Mark enjoyed spending his time hunting, fishing, watching UT Football, listening to classic rock and especially being a “pappy” to his beautiful granddaughter, Presley Woods.

Those left to honor and cherish the memory of Mark Earl Malone include his daughter, Brandi Woods (Blake); his granddaughter, Presley Woods; former spouse of 25 years and beloved mother to his daughter, Sheila Malone; former mother and father in-law, Kenneth and Loretta Rainbolt; paternal uncle, Gene Oaks; special aunt, Judy Malone; special cousin, John David Malone; faithful friends, Shannon Grindstaff, Bob Cordell, Dan Britt and Joe Cross; several cousins also survive.

A service to celebrate the life of Mark Malone will be conducted at 8:00 PM Thursday July 1, 2021 in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Mr. Brad Perry officiating.

Mark married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Brandi Renee Malone Woods, age 36, of Elizabethton went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Brandi was born in Johnson City to Sheila Renee Rainbolt Malone and the late Mark Malone.
Brandi was an LPN and worked at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center and was working towards becoming an RN. She enjoyed shopping and her daughter Presley was her life.
She was preceded in death by her father, Mark Malone; Paternal Grandfather, Earl D. Malone; Aunt, Robin Page and Paternal Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Oates.
Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband of 13 years, Blake Woods of the home; daughter, Presley Woods, the sunshine of her life, also of the home; mother, Sheila Rainbolt Malone of Elizabethton; mother-in-law, Debbie Page of Johnson City; brother-in-law, Justin Woods (Genie) of Indiana; special great aunt, Pat Bates of Kingsport; maternal grandparents, Kenneth & Loretta Rainbolt of Elizabethton and two special aunts, Felecia Lewis of Elizabethton and Sandra Henderson of Alabama. Special cousins also survive.
A service to honor the life of Brandi Renee Malone Woods will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, TN with Mr. Brad Perry officiating and a eulogy delivered by her mother, Sheila Malone. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the Riverside Chapel of the funeral home. It was Brandi’s wish to be cremated.