Lena H. Storie

Lena married John Lee Parlier on 13 Nov 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Leander Pinkney Parlier and Susan Cornelia "Nelia" Brown) was born on 31 Dec 1905 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died in Nov 1973 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Laurel Springs Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jean Nellie Cook, age 89, of Banner Elk, North Carolina passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at Cranberry House surrounded by family and friends.

She was born on August 9, 1928 in Avery County, North Carolina, a daughter of John Parlier and Lena Storie Parlier.

Jean was a long time member of Elk Valley Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. Jean loved spending time with her family and friends.

She was always doing for others and always had a smile. She was an amazing seamstress who made many friends through her love for sewing. Her health brought her to Cranberry House, where she called home for five years and touched many lives.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Dennis Cook; Brothers: John Parlier Jr., Wayne Parlier, Jim Parlier; Sisters: Alma Sumpter, Mary Smith, Pearl Ann McGuire; and Granddaughter: Joy Cook.

Jean leaves behind to cherish her memory her Daughters: Patsy (Floyd) Townsend of Banner Elk, NC, and Betty (Jerry) Ward of Old Beech Mtn., NC; Son: Dennis Keith (Judy) Cook of Heaton, NC; Brother: Mark (Dorothy) Parlier of Old Beech Mtn. NC; Granddaughters: Denise (Garry) Powell of Banner Elk, NC; Lindsey (Chase) Elswick of New Tazewell, Tenn.; Grandsons; Stephen (Kari) Townsend of Greensboro, NC; Tracey Ward of Mountain City, TN; D.J. (Angela) Cook of Creedmoor, NC; Great-Grandchildren: Leah, Landon, Lucas, Josiah, Nathan, Ella and Addy; and Several Nieces and Nephews.

Services for Jean Nellie Cook will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, from the Grandfather Chapel of Reins- Sturdivant Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow in the Fall Creek Cemetery.

A special Thank You to the staff at Cranberry House, and Nurses and staff of Medi-Home Hospice.

Jean married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alma married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maretta “Retta” Baker, 67, of Elk Park, N.C., walked through the gates of Heaven, Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, N.C. She was born in Avery County, N.C., to the late John Parlier Jr. and Mary Alice Jones Parlier. Retta was a person of great faith and never wavered in her Christianity during her illness. She was a member of Fall Creek Baptist Church for over 40 years and was a person who loved her daughter, son-in-law, granddaughters and family as well as the birds of the air.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Creed Baker; son, Eric Baker; sister, Theresa Parlier; brother, Jeff Parlier; grandparents and numerous aunts and uncles.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Heather Zoellner (Jay) of Banner Elk, N.C.; sister, Alesia “Lisa” Miller (Mike) of Hampton; nephews, John Miller (Lauren) and Seth Miller (Bethany); and granddaughters, Ava Zoellner and Carli Zoellner.
A funeral service to honor and celebrate the life of Maretta “Retta” Baker will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 5, in the Tetrick Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, with Mr. Richard Jones officiating. The family will receive friends between the hours of 2 and 3 p.m. prior to the service on Sunday. The graveside service and committal will follow the service on Sunday in the Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Avery County, N.C., with Mr. Jacob Willis officiating. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.