Rebecca Felts

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Rebecca and her son Thomas were living with her daughter Amanda Davis and her husband James Davis in the 1880 Johnson County, TN Census.

Rebecca married Wiley Jennings on 17 Mar 1842 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina. Wiley (son of Elizabeth (Jennings)) was born about 1824 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lindsay married Martha E. (Jennings) about 1875 in North Carolina, , , . Martha was born in May 1859 in North Carolina, , , ; died before 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married James Davis about 1875 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. James was born about 1852 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Adam York on 11 Nov 1869 in Surry County, , , North Carolina. Adam was born about 1848 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Daniel S. Rash on 28 Dec 1871 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Daniel (son of Amos Rash and Rebecca Coleman) was born on 22 Aug 1852 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Dec 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Greer Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Lora Mae Bell Cornett on 15 Nov 1924 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Lora was born about 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lindsey married Amanda Nidiffer about 1905. Amanda (daughter of Jessee N. Nidiffer and Cornelia Crow) was born in Mar 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 May 1956 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emmer married Conley Smith McElyea on 4 Aug 1917 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Conley was born on 27 Jun 1896 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 7 Dec 1959 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Annie Stout on 18 Dec 1916 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Annie (daughter of John L. Stout and Alice Wilson) was born on 27 Sep 1898 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Apr 1945 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Wiilie R. Salmons. Wiilie (son of William Stanford Salmons and Lura Caroline Shaw) was born on 2 Apr 1914 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 16 Jan 1996 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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We are saddened to announce the passing of Benard Jennings, age 88, on January 4th, 2023. He was born June 25, 1934 to the late Clyde Jennings and Maybell Cornett.

Benard was a member of the Faith Assembly Church of Indiana. He enjoyed reading and talking about the bible. He loved spending time with his church and family, gospel music and horse racing. He was a good christian man and loved his family most.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by a grandson, Ronnie Graham; granddaughter, Brittany Brewer; sister, Verlene Martin; and brothers, Ralph, Oscar, Geter, Dewey, Sonny, Perry, Howard and Barney.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 52 years, Peggy Jennings; three daughters, Lannie Jennings of TN, Joy Mae Jennings of PA and Angie Hall (James) of TN; two sons, Joe Fletcher (Melissa) of TN and Shawn Jennings of the home; Two sisters, Flostena Farmer (Bill) and Nora Mae Swift of Texas; three brothers, Jim Jennings (Katheryn) of PA, Tony Jennings (Rita) of TN and Butch Jennings (Brenda) of TN; six grandchildren; several great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and special friends, Junior Trivett, Darrell Crowder, Brother James Allen and many others.

Pallbearers were: Butch Jennings, Jamie Jennings, Lindsey Jennings Sr, Ray Jennings, Moses Jennings and Junior Trivett.

Honorary Pallbearers were: Tony Jennings, Jim Jennings, James Hall and Johnny Hall

Funeral service for Benard were Monday, January 9th, 2023 at 12 noon in the Buford Lipford Chapel in Hux & Lipford Funeral Home with Ted Lewis officiating. Visitation was from 10:30 a.m. to 12 prior to the funeral. Burial followed at the Jennings Cemetery.

Bernard married Peggy Walsh about 1955 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . Peggy (daughter of Cecil Walsh and Addie Mae Moretz) was born on 14 Jan 1934 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 21 Apr 2023 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Jennings Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elmer married Vesta Margaruirite McQueen on 29 Nov 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Vesta was born on 14 Aug 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Feb 1998 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eston married Jane (Rash) about 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Jane was born about 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maude L. Peeks, 92, formerly of Maude Peeks Road, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Mrs. Peeks was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Lindsey and Amanda Nidiffer Rash. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Peeks, in 1977, a daughter, Barbara Evelyn Peeks, a son, Harold Peeks, a grandson, Roy H. Peeks, and several brothers.

Mrs. Peeks was a charter member of Hunter First Baptist Church. She was a farmer and housewife.

The funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 18, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Rev. Horace Bowers and Dr. Dennis Deese officiating. The graveside service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Friday, November 19, at Emmert Cemetery.

Lucy married Roy L. Peeks about 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Roy (son of William C. Peeks and Barbara C. Godsey) was born on 14 Sep 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Aug 1977 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Howard married Bertha Grace Combs about 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bertha (daughter of Marshall "Marsh" Combs and Mary E. "Mollie" Stout) was born on 15 Jan 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 May 1998 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Morrell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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N. Ruth Caud-ill, age 93, of Ware Pres-by-te-rian Vil-lage, Ox-ford, Penn-syl-va-nia and for-merly of Moun-tain City, Ten-nes-see, passed away on Tues-day, May 26, 2015 at home.
Mrs. Caud-ill was a life-long mem-ber of the First Bap-tist Church of Moun-tain City. She lived in Moun-tain City her en-tire life be-fore go-ing to live with her daugh-ter due to her de-clin-ing health.
Mrs. Caud-ill was pre-ceded in death by her hus-band, Wal-ter R. Caud-ill, to whom she was mar-ried for 52 years; par-ents, James E. and Ann Stout Rash; sis-ters: Zelma Young, Betty Shutt; broth-ers: Les-lie Rash, Dean Rash, Billy R. Rash; and sev-eral sis-ters-in-law and broth-ers-in-law.
Mrs. Caud-ill is sur-vived by a son, Samuel D. Caud-ill and wife Su-san of Mid-land, NC; daugh-ter, Judy A. Shoun and hus-band Rich-ard of Peach Bot-tom, PA; grand-son, Ja-cob C. Caud-ill of Char-lotte, NC; sis-ter, Mary K. Reece of Moun-tain City, TN; brother, Char-les John-son and wife Lura of Moun-tain City, TN and many spe-cial nieces and neph-ews.
Mrs. Caud-ill loved spend-ing time with her fam-ily and friends. She was a Sun-day School Teacher for the Begin-ner Sun-day School Class at First Bap-tist Church for many years. She loved her church and church fam-ily.
She also loved quilt-ing and had made many quilts over the years for her fam-ily and friends. She also en-joyed paint-ing and jew-elry mak-ing. Mrs. Caud-ill started art les-sons when she be-came a res-i-dent at Ware Pres-by-te-rian and painted pic-tures for her fam-ily and friends.
The fam-ily will re-ceive friends from 1-2:00 p.m. on Sun-day, May 31, 2015, at the Moun-tain City Funeral Home with the fu-neral ser-vice to fol-low at 2:00 p.m. with Pas-tor Harry Cun-ning-ham and Robert Dal-ton of-fi-ci-at-ing. Spe-cial mu-sic will be pro-vided by Danny Cul-lop.
Grave-side Ser-vice and In-ter-ment will fol-low at the Phillippi Ceme-tery, Moun-tain City, TN. Pall-bear-ers will be Bob Heck, Bill Heck, Edward Adams, Randy Adams, Dean Rhymer, Jack Shutt, Dur-ward Ste-gall and George Wright.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Carl Lindsay “Lynn” Rash, 79, Elizabethton, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Known by most in the community as “Big Lynn,” he was born on the Rash family farm in the Blue Springs Community on July 10, 1943 and spent his whole life enjoying being a Carter County farmer.
Lynn was a 1963 graduate of Elizabethton High School. In addition to farming, he also had a long career as a semi truck driver, where he retired from Wal-Mart in 2007.
Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Vesta McQueen Rash; three sisters, Edna Rash, Ruth Estep and Pamela Gardner; and two brothers, William “Billy” Rash and Harvey Rash.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Louise Rash; his son and farming buddy, Carl Lindsay Rash II “Little Lynn” and wife Tammy; his daughter, Linda McClure and husband Mitchell; a step-son, Jerry Taylor and wife Robin; a brother, John Rash; and a sister, Patricia Rash; along with a wonderful family of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers were his grandsons, Andrew and Scott Heuiser, Josh Jones, Ezekiel McClure, Josh and Casey Taylor.

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TSGT Darrell Peeks, U.S. Air Force (Retired), age 83, of Gray, went home to be with his Lord and join his family on Monday, April 20, 2015, from the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee.
Mr. Peeks was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Roy L. Peeks and Maude Rash Peeks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Geraldine "Dean" Peters Peeks, on June 24, 2011; two sons, Lanny Peeks and Roy "Lucky" Peeks; his twin brother, Harold Peeks; and his sister, Evelyn Peeks.
Mr. Peeks retired from the United States Air Force after 25 years of service and also retired as a security officer from the Veterans Administration. He served in both the Korean War and during the Vietnam Era.
He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing, feeding and watching birds from his back porch and watching sports.
Those left to cherish his memory include five daughters, Denise Yontz and Charisse Peeks, both of Gray, TN, Tina Vaughn and husband, Larry, and Evelyn Keller, all of Elizabethton, and Patty Osborne and husband, Mark, Johnson City; five grandchildren, Amy, Dustin, Kaleb, David and Kaitlyn; five great grandchildren, Tristan, Chandler, Hannah, Jami and Daniel; and a special daughter (number 6), Sue Hollifield.
A service to honor the life of TSGT Darrell Peeks, U.S. Air Force (Retired), will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Danny Blevins, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Sandy Keller.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Wednesday.
The graveside service will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the Carter County Honor Guard. Active pallbearers will be Mark Osborne, Larry Vaughn, Dustin Peeks, Kaleb Peeks, David Osborne and Harold Keller. Those wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 9:50 AM on Thursday.

Darrell married Geraldine G. Peters about 1956 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Geraldine (daughter of Paul H. Peters and Living) was born on 22 Aug 1935; died on 24 Jun 2011 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Roy "Dan" Rash, age 59, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 4, 2019 at his residence.

Roy was born in Carter County, Tennessee to the late William Roy Rash and Leota Walker Rash. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ron W. Rash.

Dan had worked as a technician for Duncan Gas and then for Heritage Propane for almost 30 years. He was baptized at Pleasant Beach Baptist Church and was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Roan Mountain and the Moose Lodge. Dan loved long rides through the mountains and watching movies. His favorite show was Andy Griffith and he was always known to be a happy person.

Those left to cherish his memory include the love of his life and best friend, Samantha Hilton, of the home; one sister, Linda Lowe and husband Bennie, of Johnson City; and an uncle, Hugh Walker, of the Neva Community of Mountain City; a special cousin, Judy Wilson of Johnson County, many other special cousins that he loved very much and the entire Hilton family

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Died:
Pamela (Pam) Ann Rash Gardner passed away peacefully at Sycamore Shoals Hospital on Saturday, May 1, 2021 following a courageous battle with cancer. Pam was born on June 10, 1953. She was a graduate of Unaka High School and Carson Newman College. She resided in Hampton, TN. She worked as a social worker for the Department of Human Services and later served as the Director of Adult Day Services for over 20 years. As the director of Adult Day Services, she served the community by caring for the elderly population. She was a faithful member of Valley Forge Christian Church, where she taught Sunday School, Bible School and sang in the church choir for over 20 years. Pam was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bill Gardner and her parents, Edna Rash, Vesta Rash and Elmer Rash, her sister, Ruth Rash Estep and brothers, Harvey Rash and William (Billy) Rash.

Survivors include her devoted daughters, Joy Anne Gardner and Marci Lynne Gardner and son-in-law, Alvin Shook. Her sister, Patricia Rash and brothers Lindsay Rash and John Rash and two special nieces, Linda McClure, and Cindy Estep Gilmore and one special nephew, Lindsay Rash II. As well as many other nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family would like to extend a special “Thank you” to the nurses and staff of Sycamore Shoals Hospital.

At her request there will be no funeral service.

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GRAY - Mrs. Denise " Dee Dee" Yontz, 61, of Gray, passed way surrounded by her family Friday, September 15, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center.

Mrs. Yontz was a lifelong resident of East Tennessee. Most people knew her as Nana Gray. She was the daughter of the late Darrell and Geraldine Peters Peeks.

In addition to her parents, two brothers, Lanny and Lucky Peeks, preceded Mrs. Yontz in death.

Survivors left to cherish her memories, daughter, Amy Yontz; four sisters, Evelyn, Charisse, Patty and Tina; four grandchildren, Tristan, Chandler, Hannah and Jamie; several nieces and nephews.