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1. | John Henderson Smith was born on 4 Oct 1816 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Oct 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: He was originally buried in Smith Cemetery (No. 1), located in Carter County on the left bank of the Watauga River, upstream from Dry Branch, about 400 feet southeast of Hwy 67, on top of a high brushy ridge on property purchased by the T.V.A. from Gean Campbell. Twenty-two of the 23 graves were removed to six reinterment cemeteries. John married Ellenor Wilson on 3 Apr 1843 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . Ellenor was born about 1825 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died before 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Eliza Jane Hamby on 11 Jun 1865 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Eliza (daughter of Allen Hamby and Nancy Hubbard) was born in Jun 1845 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 24 Aug 1918 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Sarah A. E. Smith ![]() Sarah married Charles Carter Campbell on 24 Mar 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Charles (son of Zachariah T. III Campbell and Ann B. Morton) was born on 23 Dec 1842 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Sep 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary Cordelia Smith ![]() |
4. | James Lawson Smith ![]() James married Eliza (Smith) about 1871 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Eliza was born about 1855 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
James married Sinda (Smith) about 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sinda was born in Dec 1871 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Louisa Smith ![]() |
6. | Andrew Jackson Smith ![]() Andrew married Etta Mary Phillippi on 1 Oct 1874 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Etta was born on 6 Mar 1858 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 May 1946 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Delia Smith ![]() |
8. | John Alexander Hamilton Smith ![]() |
9. | Melissa Ann Smith ![]() |
10. | John T. Smith ![]() |
11. | William Allen Smith ![]() William married Mary A. E. Bass about 1892 in , , Tennessee, . Mary was born on 25 Dec 1874 in , , Tennessee, ; died on 27 Jan 1945 in , , Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Columbus Butler Smith ![]() |
13. | Alice Nancy J. Smith ![]() |
14. | Meredith D. Campbell ![]() Meredith married Celia E. Lewis on 26 Oct 1895 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Celia (daughter of William Lafayette Lewis and Celia Anna Goodwin) was born on 12 Nov 1878 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Nov 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | John James Campbell ![]() Family/Spouse: Maude J. McNeil. Maude (daughter of Ensor Monroe McNeil and Sarah Crosswhite) was born on 16 Dec 1883 in , , Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Annie Jane Campbell ![]() Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Annie married John A. Glover on 28 May 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of James H. Glover and Mary Elizabeth Campbell) was born on 19 May 1878 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Feb 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Martha E. Campbell ![]() Martha married James Richard E. Smith on 24 Dec 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. James (son of Hamilton Wayne Smith and Celia Jane Campbell) was born on 19 Feb 1872 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Aug 1957 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hall Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Eva L. Campbell ![]() |
19. | Andrew J. Campbell ![]() Andrew married Vera Potter on 25 Oct 1909 in Stark County, , , Ohio. Vera (daughter of Gay Potter and Maggie Homerich) was born about 1890 in Indiana, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Julie Campbell ![]() |
21. | James Lawson Campbell ![]() James married Elsie Grace Goodwin on 31 Jul 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elsie (daughter of Melvin D. Goodwin, Jr. and Della C. Campbell) was born on 17 Jan 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Jun 1966 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Goodwin Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Mary Ellen Smith ![]() |
23. | Ida V. Smith ![]() |
24. | Isaac L. Smith ![]() |
25. | Alexander Smith ![]() |
26. | Walter Smith ![]() |
27. | Bessie Smith ![]() |
28. | Grover Smith ![]() |
29. | Howard Smith ![]() |
30. | Ever Smith ![]() |
31. | Rachel Smith ![]() |
32. | Charley Smith ![]() |
33. | Mary Smith ![]() Mary married Riley Fred Colbaugh on 23 Mar 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Riley (son of George D. S. Colbaugh and Eva Mary Daniels) was born on 19 Apr 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Apr 1074 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Colbaugh Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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34. | Flora Smith ![]() |
35. | James E. Smith ![]() |
36. | Sarah Ella Smith ![]() Notes: MRS. ELLA GENTRY... 71, wife of J. A. Gentry, died at her home the morning of March 14 after a long illness. She was a member of the Liberty Christian Church. Sarah married Joseph Alexander Gentry about 1902 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Joseph (son of Richard Bartholomew Gentry and Amanda E. Owens) was born on 15 Jul 1872 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Oct 1951 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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37. | Cora Ann Smith ![]() Notes: Cora Ann Nelson, age 87, of Route 1, Mountain City, died Tuesday evening 10:30 p.m. in the Johnson County Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was a native of Johnson County and a daughter of the late Andy and Etta Phillippi Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, John King Nelson on July 23, 1965. She was a member of Liberty Christian Church. Survivors include three sons, King Nelson, Jr., Jim Nelson and Sam Nelson, all of Mountain City; four daughters, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. Charles Mills, Mrs. Tyler Smith and Mrs. James B . Wills, all of Mountain City; two step-children, Tom Nelson and Mrs. Ervin Sparks, both of Johnson City; 29 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday morning at the Lewis Gentry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ernest Carrier officiating. Interment will follow in the Phillippi Cemetery. The pallbearers will be grandsons. Flower-bearers will be ladies who attend the service. The family will receive friends Thursday evening at the hours of 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home chapel where the body will remain throughout the services. Friends can call at the residence on Route 1, Mountain City, anytime. Lewis Gentry Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Cora married John King Nelson on 17 May 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. John (son of William E. Nelson and Eliza Peters) was born on 23 Apr 1876 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Jul 1965 in Banner Elk, , Avery County, North Carolina; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Wiley Brownlow Smith ![]() Wiley married Ora Cornette on 13 Jun 1915 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ora was born about 1898 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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39. | Ora Mae Smith ![]() |
40. | Lula Edith Smith ![]() |
41. | Hattie Smith ![]() |
42. | Hobart Smith ![]() |
43. | Vernon William Smith ![]() Vernon married Getrude Loveless on 12 Jun 1920 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . Getrude (daughter of Walter Wallace Loveless and Nioma S. Walters) was born on 1 May 1903 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 21 Dec 1957 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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44. | Eliza Smith ![]() |
45. | James Edward Smith ![]() |
46. | Elva Dorothy Smith ![]() |
47. | Pearl Smith ![]() |
48. | Dallas Brinkley Smith ![]() |
49. | Harry Smith ![]() |
50. | Carrie Smith ![]() |
51. | Gertrude Smith ![]() Gertrude married Robert Coy Wilson about 1932 in , , Tennessee, . Robert was born on 11 Dec 1908 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 7 Nov 1994 in , Henrico County, Virginia, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
52. | Ruth B. Campbell ![]() |
53. | Maynard H. Campbell ![]() |
54. | Dana H. Campbell ![]() Dana married Margaret Brumett on 14 Feb 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Margaret was born about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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55. | Leota Cretia Campbell ![]() |
56. | Fred Volney Campbell ![]() |
57. | Fole Jigger Campbell ![]() |
58. | Pauline Louise Campbell ![]() |
59. | Floyd David Campbell ![]() |
60. | Lloyd Charles Campbell ![]() |
61. | Clyde Taylor Campbell ![]() Clyde married Arlene Parlee Carden on 1 Jun 1943 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Arlene (daughter of Lovie Handsome Carden and Emma P. Teague) was born on 5 May 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Sep 1993 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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62. | Paul Richard Campbell ![]() |
63. | John Campbell, Jr. ![]() |
64. | Annie E. Campbell ![]() |
65. | Ethel O. Campbell ![]() Family/Spouse: Mister Webb. Mister was born about 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Mister McGuinis. Mister was born about 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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66. | James Paul Glover ![]() James married Julia Celestia Johnson on 20 Feb 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Julia was born about 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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67. | Ada Mae Glover ![]() Ada married James Fred "Jim" Bowers about 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. James (son of Andrew Johnson "Andy" Bowers, Jr. and Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" DeLoach) was born on 14 Nov 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Jun 1975 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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68. | Boyd Carter Glover ![]() Boyd married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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69. | John Edward Glover ![]() |
70. | Burl Smith ![]() |
71. | Ida Belle Smith ![]() |
72. | Joseph H. Smith ![]() Joseph married Reatha Edith Goodwin on 27 Sep 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Reatha (daughter of William L. Goodwin and Mollie Wilson) was born on 28 May 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 May 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Joseph married Florence Leah Simerly on 13 Oct 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Florence was born about 1909 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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73. | Maude M. Smith ![]() |
74. | James Lawson "Loss" Smith ![]() James married Virgie (Smith) about 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Virgie was born about 1913 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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75. | Hildred Beulah Campbell ![]() Hildred married Charles Robert Jackson on 22 Feb 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Charles was born on 28 Mar 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Aug 1978 in Portage County, , , Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
76. | Helen Lena Campbell ![]() Helen married Harry Colbaugh about 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee, and was divorced before 1954. Harry (son of Riley Fred Colbaugh and Mary Smith) was born on 9 Oct 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Nov 2000 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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77. | Charlotte Louise Campbell ![]() |
78. | Melvin Carter Campbell ![]() |
79. | Carson Kyle Campbell ![]() Notes: ELIZABETHTON - Carson Campbell, age 96, of Elizabethton went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 17, 2018 from the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Hospital. Carson married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
80. | Winona Gail Campbell ![]() |
81. | Leone Belle Campbell ![]() |
82. | James Lawson Campbell, Jr. ![]() |
83. | Living ![]() |
84. | Silas Sydney Campbell ![]() |
85. | Elbert Thomas Campbell ![]() |
86. | Charles Fred Campbell ![]() |
87. | Georgia Campbell ![]() |
88. | Glenn Colbaugh ![]() |
89. | Harry Colbaugh ![]() Notes: He was the son of the late Fred and Mary Smith Colbaugh. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Frances Shirley Colbaugh, two daughters, Mary Sue Nidiffer and Barbara Colbaugh, and a son, Glen Colbaugh. Harry married Helen Lena Campbell about 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee, and was divorced before 1954. Helen (daughter of James Lawson Campbell and Elsie Grace Goodwin) was born on 10 Oct 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Mar 1956 in Harris County, , , Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Harry married Frances Shirley Shields on 27 Nov 1954 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Frances was born about 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died before 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
90. | Evelyn Colbaugh ![]() |
91. | Living ![]() |
92. | Selma Colbaugh ![]() Notes: Selma Colbaugh Parlier, age 91, of Elizabethton, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following a brief illness. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Riley Fred Colbaugh and Mary Smith Colbaugh. Mrs. Parlier retired from North American Rayon Corporation and she was a member of Borderview Christian Church. She enjoyed traveling to gospel singings. |
93. | Herman Lee Colbaugh ![]() Notes: Buried: |
94. | Albert Eugene Colbaugh ![]() Notes: WATAUGA - Mr. Albert Eugene "Gene" Colbaugh, age 86, 356 Cripple Creek Loop, Watauga, TN went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 11, 2017 from the Johnson City Medical Center. |
95. | Wade Elmer Gentry ![]() Wade married Chessie Elizabeth Salmons on 3 Jul 1933 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . Chessie (daughter of William Stanford Salmons and Lura Caroline Shaw) was born on 3 Jul 1917 in , Ashe County, North Carolina, ; died on 16 Oct 2002 in , Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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96. | Emory J. Gentry ![]() |
97. | Gaither Wayne Gentry ![]() |
98. | Delmos Clarence "Dale" Gentry ![]() |
99. | Richard Dale Gentry ![]() Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Priscilla Slimp. Elizabeth (daughter of Charley Franklin Slimp and Nettie Florence Arney) was born on 30 Dec 1923 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Dec 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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100. | Therman Carroll Gentry ![]() Notes: Therman Carroll Gentry, age 97 of the Cold Springs Community in Mountain City, Tennessee passed away on Friday May 4th, 2018 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, VA. He was born July 30th, 1920 in the Johnson County to the late Joseph A. Gentry and Ella Smith Gentry. In addition to his parents he was predeceased in death by: a sister, Mina Gentry, and brothers: Selmar, Wade, Emory, Gaither, and Richard Dale. |
101. | Anna Mae Nelson ![]() |
102. | Chelsie Nelson ![]() |
103. | Living ![]() |
104. | Living ![]() |
105. | Reba Nelson ![]() Notes: Reba Nelson Wills - MOUNTAIN CITY Reba married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
106. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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107. | Living ![]() |
108. | Living ![]() |
109. | Living ![]() |
110. | Living ![]() |
111. | Living ![]() |
112. | Living ![]() |
113. | Living ![]() |
114. | Sue Smith ![]() Notes: Sue Smith Howard died peacefully on June 7, 2018, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA. Sue married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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115. | Living ![]() |
116. | Nioma Lucille Smith ![]() |
117. | Mary Ann Smith ![]() |
118. | Billy Jack Smith ![]() Notes: JOHNSON CITY - Billy Jack Smith, 95, Johnson City, died Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Glendale, AZ. |
119. | Walter Smith ![]() |
120. | Loretta Alice Smith ![]() |
121. | Charles Edward Smith ![]() |
122. | Wanda Jean Smith ![]() |
123. | Dorothy Jean Campbell ![]() Dorothy married Clifford D. Carden on 23 Dec 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Clifford (son of Lovie Handsome Carden and Emma P. Teague) was born on 27 Feb 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Apr 2006 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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124. | Living ![]() |
125. | Living ![]() |
126. | Jackie Richard Campbell ![]() Notes: Jackie Richard "Little Fudd" Campbell, age 71 passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2022 at his home in Johnson City. Jackie was born in Elizabethton and was the son of the late Arlene and Clyde "Fudd" Campbell. |
127. | Ruby Webb ![]() Notes: Buried: Ruby married Melvin Gene Nidiffer on 27 Feb 1946 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Melvin (son of William McKinley Nidiffer and Josephine P. Lewis) was born on 4 Aug 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Mar 1984 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
128. | Living ![]() |
129. | Living ![]() |
130. | Henry A. Glover ![]() Notes: Henry A. "Bud" Glover, 80, of Hampton, passed away Friday, October 7, 2016, at his residence following an extended illness. He was a native of Carter County. |
131. | Living ![]() |
132. | Glover ![]() Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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133. | Living ![]() |
134. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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135. | Geraldine S. Smith ![]() Notes: Geraldine S. Livingston, age 92, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at her residence. Geraldine was born in Carter County to the late Joe and Reatha Goodwin Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Livingston; her sisters, Betty Nave, Christine Oxendine and June Steffin; a brother, Vernon Smith; and a stepmother, Florence Leah Smith. Geraldine married Melvin A. Livingston about 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Melvin (son of John B. Livingston and Vistula McKeehan) was born on 29 Jan 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 May 2004 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McKeehan Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
136. | Living ![]() |
137. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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138. | Living ![]() |
139. | Living ![]() |
140. | Carol Ann Smith ![]() Notes: Carol Ann James, 81, of Gray, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Life Care Center of Gray. She was a homemaker and a longtime resident of Gray. She was the daughter of the late James Smith and Vergie Smith Matherly. In addition to her parents, Carol was preceded in death by her son, Dr. Gary W. James, and a grandson, Adam James. Survivors include her daughter, Ramona Houston and husband David of Gray; granddaughter, Amanda Holt and husband Thomas of Decatur, Ga.; grandson, Caleb James of Elizabethton; and two great-grandsons, Jackson and Logan Holt of Decatur, Ga. She is also survived by three brothers, Bobby Smith, Bud Smith and wife Nancy of Elizabethton, and James Smith and wife Christine of Johnson City; two sisters, Debby Range and husband Johnny, and Phyllis Arnold and husband R.V. of Elizabethton; and several nieces and nephews. |
141. | Living ![]() |
142. | Glenn Colbaugh ![]() |
143. | Living ![]() |
144. | Barbara Helen Colbaugh ![]() |
145. | Delmer Gentry ![]() |
146. | Swanee Grey Gentry ![]() |
147. | Anita Gentry ![]() |
148. | Living ![]() |
149. | Glenn Lawson Nelson ![]() Notes: GLENN LAWSON NELSON… |
150. | Malcolm Stuart Howard, Jr. ![]() Notes: ROANOKE, VA - Malcolm Stuart Howard Jr., age 62, of Roanoke, Virginia and formerly of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. |
151. | Teresa Jill Carden ![]() Notes: JOHNSON CITY - Teresa Jill Carden Woodring, 63, Johnson City passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 in the Johnson City Medical Center. |
152. | Ray Glover ![]() Notes: ELIZABETHTON - Ray Glover, 81, of Elizabethton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital, from injuries suffered from a fall earlier in the week. He passed peacefully with his family by his bedside. |
153. | Gayla Sue Oxendine ![]() Notes: ELIZABETHTON - Gayla Sue Oxendine Graves, 79, Elizabethton, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital. She was born July 10, 1943, in Elizabethton to the late John & Christine Smith Oxendine. Gayla was a 1961 graduate of Elizabethton High School. She was a retired employee of Raytheon Corporation, Bristol after thirty-four years of service. She loved flowers, bird watching and shopping. She was a member of Borderview Christian Church. |
154. | Cathy Lee Nave ![]() Notes: Cathy Lee Nave McGinnis, 72, Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was born March 17, 1950 in Carter County, to the late Arthur and Betty Smith Nave. Cathy was a graduate of Unaka High School. She was a retired Administrative Aide at East Tennessee State University. She loved gardening and loved to decorate. She was an active member of Riverview Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Christopher Nave. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Danny McGinnis; a daughter, Karie McGinnis; a grandson, Christopher Cobb; two sisters, Marsha Greenwell and Cynthia (Sister) Taylor; one aunt, Joann Cable; one uncle, Terry Smith; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, in the Mountain Home National Cemetery (Historic Section). Her husband, Danny, will do the eulogy. Active pallbearers will be Adam Taylor, Brent Taylor, Jeremy Cooper, Joseph Greenwell, Pat McGinnis and Wes Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be Christopher Cobb, Jerry Proffitt, Theron Johnson, Eddie Taylor, Melvin Oliver, Mike Nidiffer, Greg Nidiffer and Rick Elliott. The family would like to express a special thank you to the nursing staff of the 6400 Wing at Johnson City Medical Center, especially Jo Abla and Jasmin Ajanovic and Tarik Ajanovic. Cathy married Danny McGinnis about 1970. Danny was born about 1948; died on 11 Jan 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home Veterans Hospital, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |