Martha Ellen Harmon

Martha married Joel Church about 1890. Joel (son of Phillip Church and Anna Trivette) was born on 14 Feb 1864 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 13 Dec 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sidney married Emma Elizabeth McGuire on 27 Dec 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Emma (daughter of Richard Filmore McGuire and Rhoda Adelade Dyer) was born on 6 Aug 1880 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died about 1960 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married Ollie Venie Tester on 11 Jul 1913 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Ollie (daughter of Herman Harrison Tester and Phoebe Lee) was born on 12 Mar 1891 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 14 Mar 1926 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married Hildred Lewis on 15 Jun 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Hildred was born in Apr 1897; died on 2 Jul 1971 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married Millard Filmore Potter about 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Millard (son of William Hugh Potter and Emily Josephine Stout) was born on 20 May 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Aug 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stone Moutain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Cordelia Cook about 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Cordelia (daughter of Samuel H. Cook and Emma Elizabeth McGuire) was born on 1 Oct 1901 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 14 May 1961 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Erwin married Stella Mae Trivette about 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Stella (daughter of Linzy James Trivette and Sarah Ann Hartley) was born on 7 Oct 1923 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 27 May 1999 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Beech Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mr. Jesse Church of the Heaton Community passed away on May 5, 2007. A native of Avery County, he was the son of Sid and Emma McGuire Church. He was a member of the Heaton Christian Church and retired from the US Forest Service. He served in World War II as a member of the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary M. Franklin Church;his brothers, Ervin, Roby and Searle; and sisters Doll Hobler and Sylvia Lewis. He is survived by his five sons, three daughters, eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Jesse married Mary Magdaline Franklin on 2 Sep 1946 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Mary (daughter of Earnest Marshall Franklin and Josie Johnson) was born on 22 Mar 1927 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 6 Mar 2005 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; was buried in Jesse Church Family Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ada (Tate) Church Phillips, of Asheville, N.C., daughter of the late Marion Leroy Church and Ollie Venie Tester Church, was a lady of the mountains, born and raised in WNC High Country.

She loved nature and we can imagine her soul fluttering around the WNC country side like a butterfly. Tate was born on the Cone Estate in Blowing Rock Township, Watauga County, NC on April 26, 1921, where her father was employed at the Cone Estate. She died of old age at the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville, N.C., on August 9, 2021.

When her father changed jobs, the family, now with five girls, moved to Shulls Mills where her father worked for the ET&WNC narrow gauge railroad that ran between Johnson City, TN, and Boone, N.C. When her mother died 2 months after the birth of their son, Robert on March 14, 1926, the father took Tate, now aged 5, and other four girls to the Grandfather Home for Children Orphanage in Banner Elk, N.C. Robert was adopted by Aner Rominger, a cousin of Tates mother.

Tate had a wonderful life at the orphanage where she was able to swim in Wildcat Lake, ride a horse in the pasture, help with farm chores, wander through the woods, climb trees, play games with the other children, and do all the things that children in a rural area did. When she went to public school, it was in Cranberry, N.C., 6 miles away by bus. Whenever she stayed late at school, she hoofed it back up the mountain to the orphanage.

After graduation she moved from the orphanage onto the campus of Lees McRae College in Banner Elk where she worked her way through school by waiting on tables and cleaning rooms. After graduation from Lees McRae College, she was employed by Hanes Hosiery in Winston-Salem, N.C. During World War II, she volunteered for Nurses training and interned at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. After the war, she was employed by the Kingsport Press, Kingsport, TN.

In 1946 she married Winston Jerome Jackson, brother of L.B. Jackson, Asheville builder and for whom the Jackson Building in Asheville is named. They lived in Kingsport, TN, where Winston had built a new house for her, and where he was employed by the Eastman Kodak Chemical Corp. After Winstons retirement in 1974, they moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. It was there that she met neighbors, Ted and Sally Lange, who introduced her to private jets and ships. After Winstons death she roamed the world with the Langes on their yacht, the Sally Ann, where Tate had her own stateroom and head. Tates home in Asheville was in DeerWood on Hendersonville Road.

Tate married a second time to Edward Phillips, an engineer with Illinois Bell. They lived in a house near the top of Town Mountain Road in Asheville. He died in 1997 and afterwards Tate moved into Deerfield in February 2000. It was there she met a fellow Independent Living resident, Dr. Jay Lathrop, and the two shared the beauty of WNC and the wonderful amenities of Deerfield for 20 years until Tate developed problems that caused her to move from Independent Living to Assisted Living at Deerfield.

Tate was a member of the Carolina Mountain Club and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. An experienced hiker, she hiked the English Lake District 3 times, climbed Sca Fell in England, Mt. LeConte, NC, Mt. Washington, NH, and Mt. Mitchell, NC. She was a dancer, a polka expert, and a Deerfield cheerleader. She enjoyed Pilates and Tai Chi.

Tate was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, sisters, Dora Sanders, Dorothy Church, Edna Pierson and brother Robert Rominger. She is survived by her sister Josephine Handley of Athens GA and by her cousin, Carolyn Davis of Banner Elk, NC. She is also survived by 3 nieces, Linda Tomlinson, Athens, GA, Dorothy Hauck, St. Augustine, FL and Norma Buffone, Jacksonville, FL, and by 7 nephews.

Mrs. Ada Phillips did not wish for any observance of her life and death.

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ELIZABETHTON — Edgar Church, 83, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010, in the Hermitage Health Care Center of Elizabethton.

He was a native of Avery County, NC, but had lived in Johnson City most of his life. Mr. Church was a son of the late Marion and Hildred Lewis Church and was a member of the Johnson City Church of God.

He was a retired Greens keeper, having worked for the Johnson City Country Club, Pine Oaks and the Buffalo Valley Golf Courses. Mr. Church was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, having served his country during World War II.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Wanda Bowman Church, in May 2003; a daughter, Pamela Louise Church; a son-in-law, Jackie Keene; also several brothers and sisters.

Survivors include ten children, Mickey Church and his wife, Claudia, Columbia, SC, Kenny Church and his wife, Cindy, Spartanburg, SC, Sharon Sue Creech and her husband, Gene, Morrison, TN, Dan Church and his wife, Karen, Tampa, FL, Linda Copas and her husband, Buster, Johnson City, Jimmy (Buck) Church and his wife, Juanita, Jonesborough, Darrell Pete Church and his wife, Micki, Pittsburgh, PA, Richard (Coot) Church and his wife, Leslie, Port Orange, FL, Marti Collins and her husband, Ben, Johnson City, and Wendy Alexander and her husband, Jeff, Limestone; a brother, Herman Church, Johnson City; two sisters, Myrtle Cross, Piney Flats, and Doris Scott, Watauga; twenty-four grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service for Mr. Church will be conducted Friday, October 1, 2010, at 7:00 PM in the Johnson City Church of God, 1908 Indian Ridge Road, Johnson City, with the Rev. David Dugger, Rev. C. Bryant Collins and the Rev. Wes Church officiating. Special music will be provided by the Singing Duggers.

The family will receive friends at the church Friday from 5:00 PM until service time.

Graveside services for Mr. Church will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday in the Washington County Memory Gardens, Boones Creek.

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Herman H. Church, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in the Johnson City Medical Center.

He was born on February, 7, 1930 and was a native of Avery County, NC. He had lived in Evansville, IN; Kansas City, KS, and Johnson City, TN since 2000. Mr. Church was a son of the late Marion and Hildreth Lewis Church and was of the Baptist Faith. He was employed by Whirlpool in Evansville for eleven years and by Capitol Truck lines in Kansas City, MO for 30 years. Mr. Church proudly served his country in Guam as U.S. Marine in H Company, 3rd Divisions, 5th Marines from 1948 to 1952.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Donna Church in 1987 and his stepson Robert Pease (wife Pamela), his brother Edgar Church, sister Myrtle Cross, his sister Lela, his sister Zell, his brother Bobby, his sister Dory, his sister Dorothy, and his sister Edna.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory his fiancé Sharon Raye, Johnson City, his son Michael A. Church and his wife Elaine Church, Buckner, MO, his daughter Terri Davis-Beaupre and her husband Steven Beaupre, Fayetteville, AK, his son Herman L. Church, Kansas City, KS, his grandson Nigel Church and wife Jenny Church, Columbia, MO, his granddaughter Arti Church, Buckner, MO, his fiancé’s daughters Laurie Johnston and Julie Hofman, his fiancé’s grandson Christopher Johnston, his sister Doris Scott, Watauga, his sister Ada, Asheville, NC , and his sister, May, GA. He is also survived by nieces and nephews Mickey Church and his wife Claudia, Columbia, SC, Kenny Church and his wife Cindy, Spartanburg, SC, Sharon Sue Creech and her husband Gene, Morrison, Dan Church and his wife Karen, Tampa, FL, Linda Copas, Johnson City, Jimmy (Buck) Church and his wife Juanita, Jonesborough, Darrell Pete Church and his wife Miki, Pittsburgh, PA, Richard (Coot) Church and his wife Leslie, Port Orange, FL, Marti Collins , Johnson City, Wendy Alexander and her husband Jeff, Limestone, Cindy Bogart, Johnson City, Mark Scott, Watauga, and many beloved great nieces and nephews.

The visitation for Mr. Church will be on Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 1:00 to 4:00PM at Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 E Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601. The graveside service will be on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Mountain Home National Cemetery Annex, in Cortege Lane. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.

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Boone Potter, 83, 167 Edgewater Road, Elizabethton, died Monday, September 2, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mr. Potter was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Millard and Bessie Potter. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Darlene Phillips Potter, a son, David Potter, three brothers, Enoch, Roy and Noah Potter, and a sister, Ellen Potter.
Mr. Potter was of the Baptist faith and a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Betty Potter, Elizabethton; a sister, Gladys Trivette, Maryville; a half sister, Kathy Harmon, Hampton; eight nephews, Jeff Potter, Lenoir, N.C., Bobby Trivette, Butler, Dale Potter, Maryville, Micheal Trivette, Roan Mountain, Terry Potter, Elizabethton, Paul Potter, Butler, Wayne Potter, Salisbury, N.C., and Rick Potter; two nieces, Phyllis Stanley, Highpoint, N.C., and Wanda Passmore, Butler; a grandson, David Potter II, Fresno, Calif.; a granddaughter, Tamara Potter, Fresno, Calif.; and several dear friends.

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Gladys (Sis) Potter Trivette, 83, of Butler, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 6, 2016, after a brief illness.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Joseph Trivette; father, Millard Potter, and mother, Bessie Potter; sister, Ellen Potter; brothers, Enoch Potter, Boone Potter, Roy Potter and Noah Potter; and son, Michael Danny Trivette.
She was a member of Stone Mountain Baptist Church.
Survivors include her sons, Elmer Dale Potter and wife Cathy Potter, and Bobby Dean Trivette and Sheila Trivette; grandchildren, Joseph J. Trivette and wife April, Patrick Dale Potter, Todd Trivette, Eric Trivette, Bobbi Jo and T.J. Trivette and April Sue Potter Lay; great-grandchildren, Zachary Buckles, Weston Potter, Payton Lay, Jasmine Davis and Colin Trivette; sister, Kathy Campbell; and special friends, Beatrice Holtsclaw, Rosa Potter and Retta Blankenship.

Gladys married Elmer Joseph Trivette before 1983 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elmer (son of Jacob Leroy Trivette and Dovie Missouri Hicks) was born on 22 Apr 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Aug 1983 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stone Moutain Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Celia Mae Dugger, 77, 121 Alvin Dugger Road, Butler, died Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Dugger was a native of Avery County, N.C., and the daughter of the late Robert and Cordelia Cook Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Dugger, a son, Allen Dugger, two sisters, Laura Grubbs and Virgie Elkens, and two brothers, Wheeler Church and Joseph Church.
Mrs. Dugger was a member of Beech Mountain Free Will Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Joann Dugger and Irene Dugger, both of the home; six sons, Harold Dugger, Jerry Dugger, Danny Dugger and Kevin Dugger, all of Butler, Steve Dugger and Charles Dugger, both of Elizabethton; three sisters, Francis Peters, Roberta Potter and Arvella Davis, all of Elizabethton; and three brothers, Chester Church, Connellys Springs, N.C., Searl Church, Elizabethton, and Kenneth Church, Hampton. Fifteen grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

DUGGER -- Funeral services for Celia Mae Dugger, 77, 121 Alvin Dugger Road, Butler, who died Tuesday, October 1, 2002, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, October 4, at Piney Grove Church of Christ with Mr. Dean Estep, minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Piney Grove Church of Christ Choir. Interment will follow the funeral service at Piney Grove Church of Christ Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Piney Grove Church of Christ.

Celia married Howard O. Dugger about 1945. Howard (son of Roseman Manuel Dugger and Charlotte Jane Hartley) was born on 22 Feb 1923; died on 8 May 1999; was buried in Piney Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bobby Ray Church
• DEC 3, 2019 AT 2:06 PM
Bob passed away peacefully on Friday, November 22, 2019 at his home in Franklin, TN.

He leaves behind a legacy of love for his family, devotion to his country and its armed services, and commitment to his savior, Jesus Christ.

He is lovingly remembered as a husband, brother, father and grandfather. As a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Army, Bob rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and received the distinguished Legion of Merit, among other recognitions. An active member of Brentwood Baptist Church, he was a member of the Encouragers Life Group and the Condolence Committee. For those that knew him well, he will be fondly remembered for striking up long conversations with potential friends, also known as strangers, and for a willingness to run errands for loved ones at anytime of the day or night.

He has been joyously reunited in Heaven with his parents, Erwin and Mae Church; bother, Lester; sister, Vanessa.

He is survived by his wife, Retha Church; children, Tommy Church, Janan Church and Bobby Church; step-children, Jonah Hickson, Charis Hickson, Drew Fletcher (Lynsi) and Katie Belvin (Michael); five delightful grandchildren that loved their Poppy, Willamina Church, Henry and Ezra Fletcher, Charlotte and Evelyn Belvin; brothers, Vance Church and Gary Church (Jo Anne); many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 12-1 p.m. at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will on Saturday, at 1 p.m. at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens.

Bobby married on 4 May 1931 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tommy Allen Church, age 66, of Heaton, passed away on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at his residence. He was born July 3, 1953, in Avery County to the late Jesse, Sr. and Mary Magdalene Franklin Church.

Tommy was a member of the Heaton Christian Church. He enjoyed watching the New York Jets play football and being outdoors. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren. He was employed at the IRC Plant in Newland for many years. He also worked at Walmart in Spruce Pine and ran a lawn care service. Tommy was also the caretaker for the Jess Church Family Cemetery.

Tommy is survived by his Daughter: Amanda Teaster of Banner Elk; three Grandchildren: Katie, Travis and Troy; four Brothers: Jesse Church, Jr. and wife Jean of Heaton, Bill Church and wife Debbie of Hickory Nut Gap, John Church and wife Kim of Beech Mountain, and Gary Church and wife Mandy of Newland; three Sisters: Linda Thomas and husband Lee of Birchfield Creek, Diana Vance and husband Ronnie of Jones Ridge, Margie Revis and husband Greg of Crossnore; and his beloved Dog: Rascal.

The family will hold a private service at a later date at the Jess Church Family Cemetery.

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Margie Lou Church Revis, 56, of Newland, N.C., passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Born on October 30, 1965 in Avery County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Church, Sr. and the late Mary Magdalene Franklin Church. Also preceding Margie in death was her brother, Tommy Church; her father-in-law, Bobby Revis; and her step father-in-law, Harold Rhyne.

Margie was a member of the Heaton Christian Church. She was a graduate of Avery High School and Mayland Community College. She worked at Lees-McRae College as the secretary of the Alumni Association. Margie enjoyed witnessing how the Lord Jesus Christ healed her from glioblastoma brain cancer in 1994. This allowed her to enjoy twenty-eight more wonderful years with her family.

Margie had many interests and hobbies. She enjoyed reading mystery novels, shopping and eating out with her family, sun tanning and listening to music, playing a board game or cards, baking wonderful desserts, exercising and watching movies.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of thirty-two years; Greg Revis of the home; her son, Shane Revis of the home; her brothers, Jesse Church, Jr. and wife, Jean of Heaton; Bill Church and wife, Debbie of Hickory Nut Gap; John Church and wife, Kim of Heaton and Gary Church and wife, Mandy of Newland; her sisters; Linda Thomas and husband, Lee of Birchfield Creek and Diana Vance and husband, Ronnie of Jonas Ridge; her mother-in-law; Beth Rhyne of Spruce Pine; and her brother-in-law, Alan Revis of Spruce Pine.
A time to support the family, and share memories, and receive friends will be from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 in the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 in the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant with the Reverends Jimmy Hicks and Brad Calhoun officiating. Interment will be in the Pine Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Spruce Pine with the Rev. Steve Williams officiating.

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We are saddened to announce the passing of Danny Keith Dugger, age 55, on December 20, 2022. He was born February 25, 1967 to the late Howard Dugger and Celia Church Dugger.

Danny was a block mason for 35 years and was the owner of Dugger Masonry. He enjoyed working on his classic cars with his brother and riding 4 wheelers but loved spending time with his daughter, Danielle most of all.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Allen Dugger; Sister-in-law, Faye Dugger and a nephew, Harold Junior Dugger.

Those left to cherish his memory include his daughter, Danielle; sisters, Joann Dugger and Irene Dugger; brothers, Harold Dugger, Steve Dugger (Nancy), Jerry Dugger, (Patty), Charles Dugger (Becky), Kevin Dugger (Felicia) and several nieces and nephews. His special friend, who was like a brother to him, Ray Potter also survives.
Funeral service for Danny will be Monday, January 2, 2023 at 1 p.m. In the Buford Lipford Chapel in Hux & Lipford Funeral Home with Pastor Dean Estep officiating. Visitation will be from 12 - 1 prior to the funeral. Burial will follow in the Poga Cemetery at Piney Grove Pallbearers are Josh Dugger, Timothy Dugger, Ray Potter, Brad Eastridge, Steve Laws and Chris Laws.