William Claude Eggers

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Census: 1920 Watauga County, NC
Cove Creek Township
Mabel and Zionsville Road
January 15 & 16, 1920
SD 8, ED 157, SH 7A
124 - 124
Eggers, Claud, 29, farmer, NC NC NC
Emma, 30, wife, NC NC NC
James, 9, son, NC NC NC
Richard, 7, son, NC NC NC
Pearl, 5, dau, NC NC NC
Bonnie, 3 9/12, dau, NC NC NC
Glenn, 1 10/12, son, NC NC NC

William married Emma Elizabeth Miller on 7 May 1910 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Emma (daughter of Jim Miller and Nancy Riddle) was born on 16 Sep 1889 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 1966 in Washington County, , , Virginia; was buried in Knollkreg Memorial Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ABINGDON -- James G. Eggers, 90, a well-known resident of 27050 Shortsville Road went to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 14, 1911, in Zionville, NC, to the late William Claude and Emma Miller Eggers. He lived most of his life in Washington County, Va., area. He was a graduate of Greenfield High School and held a bachelor's degree from Emory & Henry College. He was a retired sanitation with the Virginia Health Department, having worked in Washington County for more than 25 years before his retirement in 1976. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy on board the USS Tennessee Battleship. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Smyth Eggers in 1995, after 60 years of marriage. He was a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows and McCabe Lodge No. 56 for more than 60 years. He was also a member of Abingdon Masonic Lodge No. 48 A. F. & A.M. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church, where he had served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years. He was also preceded in death by two infant sons; one brother, R. Glenn Eggers; and two sisters, Pearl Eggers Jones and Edith Compton. Survivors include one daughter, Aleta Eggers Spicer of Abingdon; grandchildren, Jim and Lori Taylor of Clifton Forge, Va., Jeff Spicer of Williamsburg, Va., and Erin Spicer of Abingdon; great-grandchildren, Stephen and Kristen Taylor of Clifton Forge; one brother, Richard Eggers of Abingdon; two sisters, Bonnie Nash and Mary Lois Rutledge, both of Bristol, Va..; and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of the life of James G. Eggers will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Mountain View Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers and the Rev. Sherrill Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Farris Funeral Service.

James married Elizabeth Smyth about 1942 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . Elizabeth (daughter of Charles W. Smyth and Sarah Booth) was born on 17 Mar 1915 in Washington County, , , Virginia; died on 23 Jun 1995 in Washington County, , , Virginia; was buried in Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edith married Erwin Compton about 1932 in Washington County, , , Virginia. Erwin was born about 1910 in Washington County, , , Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard L. Eggers, age 91, a well known resident of Jerry Lane, Abingdon, VA went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 10, 2004 in Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born August 19, 1912 in Zionsville, North Carolina, a son of the late William Claude Eggers and the late Emma Miller Eggers. He and his family moved to Virginia in December, 1923. He attended elementary schools in Mabel, North Carolina, and Lodi and Meadowview, Virginia. He attended Greenfield High School and was a graduate of Rich Valley High School. He was a former truck driver, a licensed insurance adjuster, and for many years was the owner of Eggers Insurance Agency in Abingdon. He was a salesman for Forest Hills Memory Gardens in Abingdon for many years and was a retired farmer. He was the last male charter member of the Abingdon Bible Church where he had served as an Elder, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and Sunday School Superintendent. He had attended Greendale Chapel for the past several years. He loved baseball, was a member of the Greenfield High School Baseball Team during high school and later served as a coach for the Moose Team of the Babe Ruth League and helped lead the team to a state championship. He was a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows, McCabe Lodge No. 56 for over 50 years. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in Japan. He had a great love for the Lord, reading, music, and traveling. He and his family sang in a Gospel quartet for several years and had a Sunday morning program on WOPI radio. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, James G. Eggers and R. Glenn Eggers; three sisters, Pearl Eggers Jones, Bonnie Whiteaker Nash and Edith Compton; and a granddaughter, Kim Lotts Campbell.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Dora Mae Jones Eggers; one daughter, Phyllis Eggers Lotts and husband K. W. (Wick) Lotts of Abingdon; two sons, Richard Larry Eggers and wife Jo of Buchanan, Virginia, and the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers and wife Dorinda of Abingdon; Grandchildren, Laura Beth Greer of Abingdon, and Robbie Schlosser and wife Sandra of Roanoke, Virginia; three Great-Grandchildren, Josh Campbell of Lexington, Virginia, and Aaron Greer and Sarah Greer, both of Abingdon; one sister, Mary Lois (Tooty) Rutledge of Abingdon; three brothers-in-law, Charles Jones of Abingdon, Calvin Jones and wife Kathy of Abingdon, and Erwin Compton of Kingsport, Tennessee; one sister-in-law, Myrtle A. Jones of Abingdon; several nieces and nephews including Charles F. Whiteaker to whom he served as a father figure. He is also survived by a host of friends.

Funeral services for Richard L. Eggers will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Sunday in the Greendale Chapel with the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers, the Rev. Paul Bufford, and the Rev. Paul Ketron officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Charles F. Whiteaker, Bill Jones, Dick Rutledge, John Rutledge, Gail Rutledge, Eddie McConnell, Zane Pierce, and Bobby Barr. Honorary pallbearers will be Rev. V. N. Phillips, Rev. Doug Findley, Rev. Bob McCormick, additional nephews, men of the Abingdon Bible Church, men of Greendale Chapel and friends.

Richard married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bonnie married Charles Alexander Whiteaker about 1935. Charles (son of Charles Alexander Whiteaker and Ollie Armstead Riddle) was born on 29 May 1914 in Washington County, , , Virginia; died on 24 May 1941 in Washington County, , , Virginia; was buried in Whiteaker Family Cemetery, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married John Russell "Totter" Rutledge about 1940 in Washington County, , , Virginia. John was born on 21 Oct 1916 in Washington County, , , Virginia; died on 24 Jul 1967 in Washington County, , , Virginia; was buried in Forrest Hills Memory Garden, , Washington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]