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Dora Bell Blevina

Female 1879 - 1942  (62 years)


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  1. 1.  Dora Bell Blevina was born on 10 Mar 1879 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 27 Feb 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lyons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Dora married Joseph Perry about 1900. Joseph was born on 13 Feb 1876 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Jan 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lyons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Isaac J. Perry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1904 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 23 Dec 1993 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Preston Perry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Jun 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Buckles Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac J. Perry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dora1) was born on 13 Jul 1904 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 23 Dec 1993 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Isaac married Martha Jane Peters about 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Henry Markland Peters and Mary Katherine (Peters)) was born on 13 Jun 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Nov 1983 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Dean Elwood Perry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Oct 2007 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Preston Perry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dora1) was born on 8 Dec 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Jun 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Buckles Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Preston married Beulah Nidiffer on 14 Sep 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Beulah (daughter of Carter N. "Cart" Nidiffer and Alice Oliver) was born on 19 Dec 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Dec 1983 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Buckles Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Larry Perry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1949 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 2021 in Madison County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Buckles Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dean Elwood Perry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isaac2, 1.Dora1) was born on 5 Dec 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Oct 2007 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

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    Buried:
    Son of Isaac Perry and Martha Peters Perry.

    Brother of Helen E. Perry Williams Baker.

    Husband of Ella Ruth Nave Perry.

    Father of Thomas Perry, Kim Perry Miller and Karen Perry.

    Grandfather of Ian Perry, Erin Perry, Isaac Miller, Lauren Miller, Thomas Miller, Andrew Presnell, and Katie Dugger.

    Sergeant in the 5th Army in Italy during World War II and served in the Korean War.

    Served on the Carter County Election Commission, First Tennessee-Virginia Development District, Board of Directors for the Carter County Rescue Squad, Elizabethton City Council, Mayor of Elizabethton and Chairman of the Carter County Commission.

    Dean married Ella Ruth Nave on 10 Nov 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ella (daughter of William McKinley Nave and Laura Elizabeth Nidiffer) was born on 15 Jul 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Aug 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Larry Perry Descendancy chart to this point (3.Preston2, 1.Dora1) was born about 1949 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 2021 in Madison County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Buckles Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Larry Perry, 72, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away Thursday, July 9, 2021, in Richmond, Ky. He was born in Elizabethton to the late Preston Perry and Beulah Nidiffer Perry.
    Larry served in the Vietnam Era for the U.S. Army and later worked for Johnson City Mattress Company as a truck driver. Larry was of the Baptist faith. He was a constable in Carter County for 19 years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, old cars and playing bingo.
    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his nephew, Jerry Pierce; brother-in-law, Mike Bradley; and several aunts and uncles.
    Those left to cherish his memory are his life partner, Gail Arnold, of the home; daughter, Barbara Fullerton of Dumas, Texas; son, Bobby Paul Perry of Dimmitt, Texas; two brothers, Gary Perry and wife Mary of Elizabethton and Preston Perry Jr. of Bristol, Tenn.; and four sisters, Judy Calloway and husband Robert, Betty Odom and husband David, Barbara Pelletier and husband Ernie, all of Elizabethton, and Penny Bradley of Watauga, Tenn. Several grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive.
    A graveside service for Larry Perry will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Buckles Cemetery with Rev. Robert Borrow officiating. Active pallbearers are Michael Bradley Jr., Timothy Pearson, Phil Bradley, Willie Braswell and Josh Blevins. Honorary pallbearers are all of the Carter County Constable Association and all of his friends.