Martha C."Mattie" Lacey

Martha married William Clayton Radford about 1897. William was born on 16 Jun 1877 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 5 Apr 1974 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lacey Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Minnie Louise Cornett about 1920. Minnie (daughter of Enoch Cornett and Sarah Jane Calhoun) was born on 20 Oct 1902 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 27 Jul 1993 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in John Johnson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Estelle Radford Johnson Vance, age 92, of Newland, NC passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at her residence.

She was born on Dec. 8, 1926, in Avery County, NC, a daughter of the late James Thurmond Radford and the late Minnie Cornett Radford.

Estelle was a loving wife, mother and granny. She enjoyed her time volunteering at Sloop Memorial Hospital and always having the welfare of children in her heart, she was also volunteered at the Blair Fraley Sales Store at the Crossnore School. She was a loyal and faithful member of the Crossnore First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her Father: James Thurmond Radford; Mother: Minnie Louise Radford; Sister: Louise Murray; Brother: Glen Cornett; First Husband: Cecil H. Johnson; Second Husband: Jim McClure Vance, Jr.; Son: Larry Dale Johnson; Two Step-Sons: Aaron Vance, Larry Vance; Grandson: Steven Johnson; Great Grandson: Conner Lewis.

Estelle leaves behind to cherish her memory her Son: Gary Johnson, and wife, Jackie Johnson, of Summerville, SC; Son: Sherrill Johnson, and wife Alma Johnson, of Newland, NC; Step-Son: Jim M. Vance, III, and spouse, Timothy Farrow, of Atlanta, Ga.; Step-Son: Robert Vance, and wife, Paula Vance, of Thomasville, NC; 12 Grandchildren, 20 Great Grandchildren, and Seven Great Great Grandchildren.

Services for Estelle Radford Johnson Vance will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from the Crossnore Baptist Church, with Rev. Phil Murdock officiating. Interment will follow in the John Johnson Cemetery.

Estelle married Cecil Harlan Johnson about 1941 in North Carolina, , , . Cecil (son of James Wesley Johnson and Cora Franklin) was born on 13 Dec 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 23 Dec 1978 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in John Johnson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Estelle married James McClure Vance about 1980. James (son of James McClure Vance and Joda Blanch Pyatte) was born on 15 Dec 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 7 Nov 2018 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Pyatte Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]