Robert Taylor "R. T." Briggs

Robert married Mary Ann Ashley on 14 Dec 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of David Ashley) was born on 24 Aug 1879 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 3 Aug 1969 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Flossie Geneva Franklin about 1918. Flossie (daughter of John Edward Franklin and Nancy Victoria Clark) was born on 17 Dec 1904 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 18 Jan 1958 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nellie married James Bert Elliott on 20 Oct 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. James (son of William "Bill" Elliott and Mary Jane Hopson) was born on 10 Mar 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Oct 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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We celebrate the life of Mary Kathleen Briggs Hughes, 91, who passed away on Saturday, January 31st, in Newport News, VA. Formerly of Newland, NC, Mary had resided in Virginia since 2002. She was a native of Shell Creek, TN and the daughter of David W. and Flossie Franklin Briggs.

Mary was the family matriarch and cherished each and every opportunity to spend time with her loved ones. She was married to a WWII veteran and after the war ended, they moved across several states while raising their family. Over her lifetime, she was employed by the Gloucester Men's Shop in Gloucester, VA, the Crossnore Hospital cafeteria, and TRW of Newland. After retirement, Mary volunteered in area civic organizations. She loved to read and on any sunny day she would be found working in her flower gardens surrounding the family home. She had many friends that loved her and she will greatly missed by all.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John French Hughes and brothers Harold Briggs and Robert "Bob" Briggs.

The family would like to express their gratitude to Mary's dedicated caregiver, Annie Carmine, and to the entire staff of The Gardens at Warwick Estates of Newport News, VA, with special appreciation to Sara Bowers and Apryl Wolford, for their wonderful care of our Mother and Grandmother.

Mary married John French Hughes about 1936. John (son of Straley Jason Hughes and Cassie V. Blackburn) was born on 11 Sep 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 6 Jul 1998; was buried in Hughes Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Tull Thomas Oaks on 10 Nov 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Tull (son of Nehemiah "Near" Oaks and Ethel E. Greer) was born on 18 Apr 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Dec 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Oaks Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROAN MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Betty Joean Norris, 83, of the Shell Creek Community of Roan Mountain, went home to be with her Lord, on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at The Waters at Roan Highland Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was a daughter of the late James Bert and Nellie Briggs Elliott and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Ernie Norris; two brothers, Darwin Elliott, J.B. Elliott and a sister, Jessie Harrison.

Mrs. Norris had worked at Cannon Memorial Hospital as a ward clerk, and also had cared for children as a home day care provider. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of sixty-eight years, Beryl Norris, of the home; a son, Harvey Norris and his wife, Brenda, Elizabethton; a daughter, Pat Shell and her husband, Wayne, Roan Mountain; two granddaughters, Beth McLaughlin and her husband, Troy; Aleshia Cuthbertson, all of Roan Mountain; two grandsons, Jason Norris and his wife, Jennifer, Knoxville; Lee Norris and his wife, Jennifer, Rumford, Maine; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Therman Elliott; Bill Elliott; two sisters, Ruth Oaks, and Judy McKinney. Several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mrs. Norris will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Tull Oaks, Jr., officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from Noon – 2:00 PM on Monday prior to the service and at the home at other times.

Interment will follow the funeral service on Monday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from grandsons and great-grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Ledford and Danny Miller.