Mary Alice "Mollie" Bowers

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Mrs. Mollie Oliver, 65, wife of Charles Oliver, deputy sheriff and member of the equalization board of Carter county, died at the family residence at Watauga Valley last night at 6:30, after a brief illness. Surviving are her husband, Charles Oliver; three daughters, Mrs. Sophia Hardin, and the Misses Grace and Amy Oliver; one son, Earl; one sister, Miss Josie Bowers, and one brother, Dan Bowers, all of Watauga Valley. Funeral services will be held from the Baptist church at Watauga Valley Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock. Rev. D. R. Kilgore and Rev. E. J. Bramlett will officiate. Burial in the Wilson Cemetery.

Mary married Charles C. Oliver on 27 Jan 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Charles (son of George W. Oliver and Eliza C. Hinkle) was born on 22 Nov 1884 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Sep 1963 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Wilson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sophia Oliver Hardin, Elizabethton Star Newspaper Nov. 19, 1986
Sophia Oliver Hardin, 80, of Atlanta, GA.; formerly of Elizabethton, TN, died Tuesday in the Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, following an extended illness.
A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Emma Oliver. Mrs. Hardin was a member of Hunter First Baptist Church and a retired employee of Bemburg Corporation. She was preceded in death by a son, William Clay Hardin Jr.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia Oliver Hardin, 80, of Atlanta, GA., formerly of Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel. Interment will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park.

Sophie married William Clay Hardin, Sr. about 1926 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . William was born on 24 Jan 1901 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 26 Jun 1987; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Grace Oliver, 89, formerly of rt. 7 Elizabethton, died Thursday March 7, 1998 at Life Care Center if Elizabethton following a brief illness.
A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Mollie Bowers Oliver. She was preceded in death by one daughter and two sisters. She was a member of Blue Springs Christian Church.
Survivors include three sons, Robert Guy Oliver, Johnson City, Paul Oliver and Terry L. Oliver, both of Elizabethton; one daughter, Geraldine Staggs, Portland, Oregon and one brother, Earl Oliver, Elizabethton. Twelve grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services for Grace Oliver, 89, formerly of rt. 7 Elizabethton, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel with Mr. Richard Thomason officiating. Music will be under the of Sharon Oliver, soloist and Ona Fay Oliver, Organist. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Neil Staggs, other family members and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be men of the Blue Springs Christian Church, staff and nurses of Life Care Center of Elizabethton and Dr. Jerry Gastineau. Honorary minister will be Mr. Mac Bennett. Everyone will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, to go in procession to the cemetery.

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

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ms. Joan Hardin Sawyer age 86 of Brookhaven, GA passed away onTuesday April 13, 2021 at Northside Hospital-Atlanta, GA following an extended illness.
Funeral services are scheduled for Friday April 16, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lincoln Cemetery Chapel- 2275 Joseph E. Boone NW, Atlanta, Ga with entombment to follow in Happy Valley Memorial Gardens in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Dr. Herbert Bridgewater will officiate the service.
Joan was born on November 11, 1934 to the late Clay Hardin Sr. and Sophia Oliver Hardin.
Joan previously owned and operated the historic Lincoln Cemetery and Monte Vista Biblical Gardens in Atlanta, GA. She later branched out to Decatur and owned and operated Washington Memorial Gardens and Dawn Memorial Park.
She was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She was a graduate from East Tennessee State University.
She was a past president of the Georgia Cemetery Association, Southern Cemetery Association. Joan was the 1st woman to be the president of both the Southern Cemetery Association and Georgia Cemetery Association. She was a member of the League of Women Voters. She was also the first female board member of the prestigious Ravinia club and was the first female member for several significant community organizations.
She was a trailblazer for many women's association groups and women's rights. She served as the president of the Women's Prestigious Association of Atlanta, Ga. Joan is in the Hall of Fame for the Boys and Girls Club of Atlanta. She was awarded The Outstanding Community Service Award from The Concerned Black Clergy of Metro Atlanta. The Lincoln Family Group was present at the outstanding annual gala and was nominated for this prestigious award by the Reverend Dr. H. Jeremiah Bridgewater Jr.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Clay Hardin Jr.
Ms. Sawyer is survived by her son, Jack Frost, II of Atlanta, Ga, and her grandchildren, Shayda Frost of Los Angeles, California, and Parisa Frost of Los
Angeles, California, great nephew Sergio Montescelis of Newnan, Georgia and a host of their family members and friends.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert Guy Oliver, 84, of Elizabethton, Tenn., went home to be with his Lord on Monday, August 23, 2021, from Life Care Center of Elizabethton. Robert was born in Carter County to the late Claude Grindstaff and Grace Oliver. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by two sisters, Geraldine Oliver Staggs and Faye Oliver Moore.
Robert had been employed as a general laborer and was of the Baptist faith. He was a very caring person who would help anyone whenever he could. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Those left to cherish Robert’s memory include two brothers, Paul Oliver and Terry Oliver and wife Sharon, all of Elizabethton; his close friends, Norma Bennett and Bynum Whitehead; and several nieces, nephew and friends also survive.
No formal services are currently scheduled. Robert will be buried at Wilson Cemetery at a later date.

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Nyoka Shelburne, 80, of Elizabethton, Tenn., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at her home. Nyoka was born in Elizabethton to the late Earl Albert Oliver and Mary Lee (Wright) Folsom. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard Silas Shelburne; her daughter, whom she missed terribly, Kathy Jo Shelburne; a sister, Joann (Tom) Vinson; a brother, Warren Oliver; two nephews, Mike Pierce and Richard Shelburne; two sisters-in-law, Freida Oliver and Carol (Bobby) Smith; and a brother-in-law, Bill Shelburne. Nyoka was a wonderful lady and very intelligent. She had been employed within the Senate as an administrative assistant and was a member of Pleasant Beach Baptist Church. Nyoka loved sun-tanning and being by the pool. She also enjoyed playing poker, playing cards with her granddaughter, and reading. Nyoka leaves behind a legacy of beauty and faith and a love for all that were blessed to know her. Those left to remember and cherish Nyoka’s many precious memories include her daughter, Debbie Mariano of Elizabethton; her granddaughter, Jessie Shaffer of Harrisburg, Pa.; two great-grandchildren, Juleyan and Madelyn Shaffer; her sister, Loretta (Dean) Pierce of Elizabethton; three brothers, Albert (Patty) Oliver, Richard (Phyllis) Oliver and Charles Oliver, all of Elizabethton; and five “surrogate” daughters, Carla, Lisa, Cindy, Gina and Bobbie. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and neighbors also survive. A service to celebrate Nyoka’s life will be conducted at noon on Saturday, February 4, in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton with Pastor Mark Fowler officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, prior to the service. The graveside service will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Read more at: https://www.elizabethton.com/2023/01/31/nyoka-shelburne/

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KNOXVILLE — Deborah Ann Greathouse went home peacefully with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 23, 2022 after a courageous battle with terminal inflammatory breast cancer. She was lovingly surrounded by her daughter Jennifer and the incredible University of Tennessee Hospice Care team who diligently and tirelessly cared for her through the duration of the last months of her illness.
Deborah was born October 7, 1954, and raised as a youngster in Elizabethton, Tenn., and later resided in Atlanta, Ga., San Francisco, Calif., and in Hawaii for much of her adult life. Deborah lived a full and inspirational life. She was a gift to those in need and a compassionate woman who gave tirelessly to others during her own, private lifelong struggle with Crohn’s disease. Deborah went on to earn her B.A. from San Francisco State University and began a career spanning decades. The highlights of her career include working and traveling for McGraw Hill Publishing Company as an executive until her retirement. Her career also included working for a west coast extension of NASA at the Geosat Corporation in San Francisco and she later became a community outreach executive at the ALS Lou Gehrig’s Foundation of San Francisco. She shared her passion tirelessly in caring for and assisting ALS patients and their families. She published caregiving guides and resource manuals for families of ALS and was a strong advocate for community outreach on behalf of the foundation.
Deborah shared her passion for learning and education in her retired years by working as a substitute teacher for her native Tennessee communities where she inspired students with examples of her art and her worldly European and West Coast travels. Deborah was an avid artist and a photographer. Her paintings have been donated and displayed to community centers, churches, and to the many local communities in which she lived. As a photographer, she enjoyed the processing of original dark room film photography and taking pictures of the many landscapes and people she encountered in her travels. Most of all, Deborah was so proud of her loving granddaughter Lauren.
Deborah is survived by her loving daughter Jennifer Blatchley, her granddaughter Lauren Blatchley, her close cousins, Jill DelValle and Jack Frost Jr., and by many cousins, relatives, and friends. Deborah’s family were direct descendants of John Oliver, founder of Cade’s Cove Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her most loving grandparents, Robert and Alice Markland, and by Sophia and William Clay Hardin Sr., along with her parents, William Clay Hardin Jr. and Loretta Jean Davis of Elizabethton, Tenn. She is also recently preceded in death by her aunt, Joan Hardin Sawyer of Atlanta, Ga.
Deborah would like to give a very special thanks to the UT Hospice Care team members including Dr. Cynthia Pearman, charge nurse Crystal Welborne, Nurse Practitioner Jordan Massey, nurse Amanda Mayes, nurse Patrick Moore, and care staff Jane Carter. They worked tirelessly to provide comfort and medical care and they went above and beyond the call of duty. Deborah’s daughter Jennifer would like to especially thank Dr. Cynthia Pearman, who gave the precious gift of time with her mother. Deborah also wants to thank Dr. DeVore and Dr. Shoemaker of the Tennessee Cancer Specialist Center. Special thanks to her dedicated local friends Vishal Sharma and wife Parul Kaushal and neighbor Fadia Alvie for all the love made in every dish of homemade soups with assistance in logistics of helping her maintain a peaceful home environment. Special thanks to Bob Gervasio for the lifelong love shown to her. Special thanks to Donna Hopwood and her staff at 24/7 caregivers for being there in the middle of the night. Thanks also goes to her church family, to her Stevens minister Millie, and to Father Christopher Hogan of Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Knoxville. Thanks to all who assisted tirelessly in her many daily battles and struggles with the effects of the cancer and Crohn’s. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Deborah’s name go to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and to the American Cancer Society. Deborah will be so dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Her words of grace, wisdom, and faith will live on for the surviving generations. “It’s not how you start out in this life, it’s all in how you finish and in the way in which you give the glory to God for all your many blessings.” Private services were held.