Delia Noland

Delia married Frank T. Buckles on 20 Mar 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Frank (son of Thomas Jefferson Buckles and Celia J. Williams) was born in Apr 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pearl married Luther Buckles about 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Luther (son of Daniel S. Buckles and Mollie C. Bowers) was born about 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 1958 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clay married Georgia Danner about 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Georgia (daughter of Charles Lee "Charley" Danner and Eva Sarah Mae Hodges) was born about 1917 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in 2010 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JOHNSON CITY - Knova Christine "Chris" Vandeventer, 87, of Johnson City TN, passed away on May 23, 2016, in Olympia WA with her family.

She was the daughter of the late Luther U. and Pearl E. Buckles of Elizabethton, TN. Chris was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She left lots of love and lessons for us to hold on to.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Willard E. Vandeventer, of Johnson City TN, and her siblings, Clint, Bill, Juanita and Wilma Buckles, all four of Elizabethton, TN.

Chris is survived by her daughter, Gail Vandeventer of Richmond, VA, and her son, Greg Vandeventer of Olympia, WA; and her grandsons, Taylor and Scott Smart, both of Richmond VA, and Ray Vandeventer of Seattle WA.

The family will gather with friends to share memories on Friday, June 3, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. until a Celebration of Life Service for Chris at 1:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel of Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services Johnson City with Pastor Hobert Ortin officiating.

A Graveside and Committal service will follow at Mountain Home National Cemetery.

Coranova married Willard Ezra Vandeventer, Jr. about 1953 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Willard (son of Willard Ezra Vandeventer, Sr and Edna Livesay) was born on 20 Mar 1925 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 7 Jun 2006 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Goldia Som-mers, 75, of John-son City, TN, died af-ter a lengthy bat-tle with ill-ness on May 10th, 2015, at John-son City Med-i-cal Center in John-son City, TN.
Born Feb-ru-ary 12th, 1940, in Eliz-a-beth-ton, TN, she is pre-de-ceased by her par-ents, Clay and Geor-gia Buck-les, of Eliz-a-beth-ton, TN; brother Sonny Buck-les, of Eliz-a-beth-ton, TN; and her be-loved son, Robin Som-mers, Peach-tree, GA.
Goldia was a com-pas-sion-ate and lov-ing wife, mother and grand-mother. She was a Carter County na-tive and grad-u-ate of Eliz-a-beth-ton High School. She was a found-ing mem-ber of Park-way Bap-tist Church in Bris-tol, TN.
She was al-ways will-ing to help and give to all in need. Goldia has been known to open her heart and her home to fam-ily and friends of her chil-dren. She loved all equally. She was a true and hon-est busi-ness woman al-ways fight-ing for and put-ting her cli-ents first. She was in real es-tate for 31 years and with Realty Ex-ec-u-tives for the last 14 years. She was a mem-ber of The Na-tional As-so-ci-a-tion of Real-tors. Goldia will truly be missed.
Sur-vi-vors in-clude her hus-band of 52 years, John Earl Som-mers, of John-son City, TN; son, John Chris-to-pher Som-mers, of John-son City, TN; sis-ters Jean-nette Buck, of Eliz-a-beth-ton, TN, Sherry Mont-gom-ery, of Bris-tol, TN; grand-daugh-ters, Vic-to-ria Som-mers Hop-son, of John-son City, TN, Breanna Som-mers, of Peach-tree, GA; grand-sons, Kevin Som-mers, of John-son City, TN, Clay-ton Som-mers, of John-son City, TN, Jor-dan Som-mers, of Peach-tree, GA; neph-ews, Matt Buck-les, of Bris-tol, TN, Mi-chael Buck-les, of John-son City, TN, Gary Mont-gom-ery Jr., of Bris-tol, TN, Mi-cah Mont-gom-ery, of Bris-tol, TN, Jared Mont-gom-ery, of Bris-tol, TN, Tom Buck, of Tyler, Texas; niece, Lisa Reavis, of Jack-son-ville, FL; sis-ter-in-law, Marcy Buck-les, of John-son City, TN; brother-in-law, Gary Mont-gom-ery, of Bris-tol, TN, Bob Buck, of Eliz-a-beth-ton, TN; daugh-ter-in-law, Jac-que-line Som-mers, of Peach-tree, GA; and spe-cial fam-ily friends, Paul and Robin Som-mers, Tonya and Aiden Nucci, Bill Mutz, David Nick-les, David and Deb-bie Oaks.
Vis-i-ta-tion will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thurs-day, May 14th, at Me-mo-rial Funeral Chapel Eliz-a-beth-ton, TN, with a Me-mo-rial Ser-vice to fol-low at 7 p.m. of-fi-ci-ated by Pas-tor Gary Mont-gom-ery.
Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Fri-day, May 15th, at Happy Val-ley Me-mo-rial Ceme-tery, Eliz-a-beth-ton, TN.

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BRISTOL - Sherry Ann Montgomery, 75 of Bristol, TN graduated this life to eternal life April 6, 2022. She was the wife of Dr. Gary Montgomery Sr. and served as First Lady of Parkway Baptist Church for 27 years. Sherry was a 1964 graduate of Elizabethton High School and earned her Master’s Degree at “Ecneirepxe” University. She was employed by Bristol Tennessee School System for a number of years.
She is survived by 3 sons, Gary Jr. (Heather), Micah (Callie) and Jared (Ashley); four grandsons, Christian (Meredith). Mason, Jaxson and Augustus and 3 great-granddaughters Celie Belle, Harper Claire and Finley Laine and one sister Carolyn Janette Buck of Livingston, TX.
Sherry is preceded in death by her parents, Clay and Georgia Buckles; one sister Goldia Sommers, and one brother Sonny Buckles.
Sherry had a servant’s heart. She was selfless always putting others needs over her own. Her love and passion for her family was second to none. She loved doting on her grandsons and precious great-granddaughters and so many others she took under her wing over the years. She will be fondly remembered for her encouraging words of “Can’t never could!” warning statements of “Wait till your Daddy comes home” and final sentiments “I Love you BIG!”
Receiving of Friends will be Sunday, April 17, 2022 from 4 until 6 p.m. at Parkway Baptist Worship Center with Funeral Service to follow officiated by Rodney Fields, Donnie Humphries, Craig Johnson and Dr. Gary Montgomery, Sr.