Mary Elizabeth Wilson

Mary married Jacob Daniel Grindstaff about 1887 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Jacob (son of Wilburn General Grant Grindstaff and Nancy Robinson) was born on 6 Sep 1866 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hilly married Sarah Fina Stout on 1 Sep 1917. Sarah (daughter of David R. Stout, II and Mary Jane Greenwell) was born in Dec 1897 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stanley married Lina White on 4 Jul 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lina was born on 6 Dec 1901 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 19 Apr 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ritchie Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Minnie married Barney A. Lunceford about 1827 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Barney (son of Noah M. Lunceford and Catharine M. (Lunsford)) was born about 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Leola Pearl Rash. Leola was born on 25 Dec 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 Jul 1988 in , Columbia County, Florida, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Zola Mae Shankle, age 89, of Elizabethton, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 17, 2012, from Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born in Carter County and was a daughter of the late Herman and Fina Stout Grindstaff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hurshell Shankle; son, Benny Shankle; sister, Edith Elizondo; and nephew, Frederick Elizondo.

Mrs. Shankle retired from the Carter County School System after 36 years of service, where she taught the first grade at Unaka Elementary for most of her career. She was a lifelong member of Stoney Creek Baptist Church, where she was always active in all of the church activities, and a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Yankosky and husband Richard of Frederick, MD; sister, Edna D
Andelet of Elizabethton, TN; grandchildren, Mary and Michael Amtsberg of Douglasville, PA, Matthew Yankosky of Frederick, MD, and Julie Yankosky of Columbia, MD; great grandchildren, Benjamin Amtsberg and Sarah Amtsberg both of Douglasville, PA, and Anthony Yankosky of Baton Rouge, LA.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the staff at Pine Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center for their loving and unwavering care.

The funeral service for Mrs. Shankle will be conducted at Tetrick Funeral Home, in the Chapel of Peace, on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at 7:00 PM with Rev. Richard Estep, Rev. Bill Greer and Rev. Bryan Smith officiating. Special music will be provided by Janice Estep and Debra Woods. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:00 – 7:00 PM prior to the service.

The graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday in Blevins Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Doyce Sheffield, Richard Lewis, William Grover, Henry White, Marvin Garland, Kenneth Shankle, Matthew Yankosky, Michael Amtsberg, and Waymon Carrier. Norman Peters will serve as an honorary pallbearer. Those who wish to attend the service are asked to meet at 10:15 AM at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Zola married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON — Edith Elizondo, 82, of 157 Mayfield Drive, Elizabethton, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008, in the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following a brief illness.

Edith was born in Carter County to the late Herman and Fina Stout Grindstaff. She later moved to Alton, Illinois, where she lived most of her life before returning to Elizabethton. In Alton, she retired from the Owens Glass Company after 30 years of faithful service. Edith was a member of the Stoney Creek Baptist Church and was a Gold Star Mother.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Elizondo, and her only son, Frederick Herman "Freddie" Elizondo.

She is survived by two sisters, Edna D'Andelet and Zola Shankle, both of Elizabethton, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The funeral service for Edith Elizondo will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Richard Estep and Rev. Bill Greer officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Janice Estep, soloist. The family will receive friends Tuesday from Noon to 2:00 P.M. prior to the service or at her residence, 157 Mayfield Drive, other times.

The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 27, 2008, in the Sunset Hill Memorial Estates in Edwardsville, Illinois. Active pallbearers are Michael Amtsberg, Richard Yankosky, Matthew Yankosky, Robert Eichers, Dan Wilkins, Maynard Peters, Henry White, and Ernest Grindstaff.

Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the Stoney Creek Baptist Church, 1843 Hwy. 91, Elizabethton, TN 37643.

Edith married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Orville Grindstaff, age 97, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from the Ivy Hall Nursing Home in Elizabethton.

Orville was born in Wise County, Virginia to the late Vaught and Lina White Grindstaff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Nancy Campbell; two sisters, Bernice Grindstaff and Nadine Fisher; and two brothers, Ernest Grindstaff and Bert Grindstaff.

Orville was a loving husband and father and retired from North American Rayon Company after 46 years of service. He was a United States Army veteran, having served in World War II. Orville was a member of Watauga Valley Freewill Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for 40 years and as the church treasurer for 44 years. He was one of the first members of the Golden Group, formed by the church. Orville also loved farming.

Those left to cherish his memory include his loving and devoted wife of 75 years, Eula Grindstaff, of the home; two sons, Larry Grindstaff and wife Leatha, of Elizabethton and Lynn Grindstaff and wife Tina, also of Elizabethton; his grandchildren, Todd Grindstaff, Trampus Grindstaff, Heather Grindstaff, and Terry Campbell; one brother, J.D. Grindstaff and wife Mary Lou, of Elizabethton; five sisters, Ann Breland and husband Rev. Odell Breland, Della Nettles and husband Floyd, Mary Nell Greer and husband Rev. Bill Greer, Erma Barker, and Judy Scholl and husband Ray; and one brother, J.D. Grindstaff. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Orville Grindstaff will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Rev. Bill Greer, officiating. Music will be provided by Joy Dean Babb, soloist, Ted Puckett, soloist and Leatha Grindstaff, pianist. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Saturday.

The graveside service will follow in the Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Rick Williams, Eddie Williams, Todd Grindstaff, Trampus Grindstaff, Sherrell Perry and Robert Calloway. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Williams, Maynard Peters, Howard Campbell, Terry Campbell, Michael Lowe and Gary Williams.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors and staff of Ivy Hall Nursing Home for their loving care given to Orville during his illness.

Orville married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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January 20, 1930 – May 16, 2018
J D Grindstaff, 88, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home.
J D was preceded in death by his mother and father, Vaught and Lina Grindstaff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife of 32 years, Thelma Wright Grindstaff; sisters, Nadine Fisher and Bernice Grindstaff; brothers, Ernest, Orville and Bert; and a brother-in-law, Jack Barker.
J D was a loving husband and father and was loved by all who knew him. He worked at North American Rayon Corporation, American Air Filter and Barker's Drive-Thru. He was a United States Navy Veteran and served in World War II. J D was of the Baptist faith.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 30 years, Mary Lou Grindstaff, of the home; one daughter, Sue Williams and husband Gary; one grandson, Jamey Williams, wife Carrie and three special great-grandchildren, Gavin, Harper and Natalie; sisters, Mary and (Rev. Bill) Greer, Judy and (Ray) Scholls, Della and (Floyd) Nettles, Erma Barker and Ann and (Rev. Odell) Breland; a special sister-in-law, Eula Lee Grindstaff; step-children, John Ramey, Tom Ramey, Pamela Burghart and Scott Ramey; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Special thanks to Judy and Victor Deloach and all their staff at Ivy Hall Nursing Home for the loving care they gave J D for the past six years.
The graveside service for J D Grindstaff will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at Happy Valley Memorial Park in Elizabethton. Military Honors will be provided by the Carter County Honor Guard. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, will be Billy Grindstaff, Jamey Williams, Gary Williams, Aaron Greer, Ed Thompson, Larry Grindstaff and Scott Ramey. Pastor Rob Letchner of the Johnson City Seventh-day Adventist Church and Rev. Bill Greer (J D's brother-in-law) of the Watauga Valley Free Will Baptist Church will officiate the graveside service.

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On January 2, 2017, Nadine Grindstaff Fisher passed away peacefully while being read poetry by her son-in-law. Mrs. Fisher suffered with Alzheimer's, and had declined steadily following the death of her beloved husband, Harold B. Fisher, just thirteen months prior.

Mrs. Fisher was born April 27, 1932, and was raised on Stoney Creek, just outside of Elizabethton, TN. Although their coal mining father did all he could, the family of twelve struggled financially, like most during that era. She was a member of the basketball team in High School, made excellent grades, and decided she wanted more.

She, the oldest of six girls and baby sister to four brothers, was the first of her family to attend college. With no money, she packed what she had, and attended Lees-McRae College, where she entered agreements with them to work for her education and realized nursing was her calling. She worked at Grace Hospital, and became an R.N. While in nursing school, she met a handsome, young businessman by the name of Harold B. Fisher.

Mother and Daddy adored one another. They were together for ten years, growing their business, Fisher's Market of Morganton, before adopting their first child, Gina (incidentally, Mrs. Fisher passed on Gina's birthday, which Gina sees as a true honor). A couple years later, along came Art, and then Marla, to complete the family.

The family greatly enjoyed travelling and camping, especially with Jim Fisher's family. Together, they travelled the country and Canada. She loved her church, First Presbyterian Church of Morganton, televised trials, swimming in her pool (even though she never really learned to swim), playing board games, working puzzles, playing on Yahoo with her siblings, and ice cream.

Once her children had flown the nest, she returned to her nursing career, working at Grace Ridge as a supervisor.

She was a tough, but loving woman. To earn her trust was attainable, but difficult. Earning her respect was to be treasured. Her love for her grandchildren was endless. We know she is in Heaven with her husband of 57 years, and they are watching us all. She is survived by her children; Gina Fisher-Isaacs and husband Jody of Morganton, NC; Art Fisher and wife Kelly of Morganton, NC; and Marla Fisher Barnwell and husband Chris of Greensboro, NC; grandchildren Kelsey Fisher, Carlee Poole, Luke Fisher, Ben Fisher, Spencer Barnwell, Addison Poole, Holden Barnwell, Harper Isaacs, and Ragan Fisher; sisters Judy Scholl, Mary Nell Greer, Erma Barker, Ann Breeland, and a very special sister, Della Nettles, of SC, without whom, we would not have made it through this time as well; brothers Orville Grindstaff, and JD Grindstaff, and numerous nieces and nephews Preceded in death by; beloved husband, Harold Bennett Fisher, and his parents Bennett H. and Etta Fisher; her parents Vaught and Lina Grindstaff; brothers Bert Grindstaff and Ernest Grindstaff.

We will miss you, Mommy. Your wit, your fierce loyalty, your lemon meringue pies, and your honesty.

A special thanks to Cambridge House of Longview NC, and our cousin, Conlee Fisher Clarke of Catawba Regional Hospice, for her help and guidance during the last thirteen months.

Myrtle married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Judy Carol Grindstaff Scholl, daughter of the late Stanley Vaught and Lina White Grindstaff, entered into the gates of heaven on November 10, 2018.

Judy was born on May 8, 1947 in Stoney Creek, Tennessee. The youngest of 11 children, she attended Unaka High School and was trained as a licensed cosmetologist and was a LPN graduate of Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Judy worked at Watauga Hospital, in Boone, NC, where she met her husband, Raymond Grant Scholl, from Hilliard, Ohio and Judy were united in holy matrimony on September 27, 1970 upon Ray's tour of duty in Vietnam serving in the United States Army. This union was blessed with 2 children: Kristina Beth and Jody Ray. Judy and Ray were married 48 years and called Sugar Grove, NC their home for many years. She was a member and Sunday School Teacher of Cove Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters: Bernice Grindstaff & Nadine Fisher, brothers: Ernest, Bert, Orville & J.D. Grindstaff. Judy is survived by her husband Ray of Sugar Grove, NC, daughter Kristina Beth School Miller and husband James of Boomer, NC and son Jody Ray Scholl & wife Chasity Fleming Scholl of Cottageville, SC.

She is also survived by her loving father and mother-in-law: Marvin (95) and Viola (93) Scholl and 6 grandchildren: Benjamin (18), Carolina (16), Lydia (15), Lilah (13), Abigail (12), Laini (11). Sisters: Ann Breland, Mary Nell Greer, Erma Barker & Della Nettles.

A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2018, 2 p.m. at Cove Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Grove, NC.

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Frances L. Oliver, age 85, of Mountain City, TN, went home to be with the Lord on December 13, 2012, at the Watauga Medical Center after a lengthy illness.

She was born on June 17, 1927, to the late Barney and Minnie Pearl Grindstaff Lunceford. She was a homemaker, she loved to quilt, sew, embroidery, crochet and reading and she was a member of Bethany Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Roy Oliver, on February 28, 1988; brothers, J.R. Lunceford, Ed Lunceford and Gordy Lunceford; and one grandson, James Vanover.

She is survived by her daughters, Joyce Vanover, Tishia Vaught and husband, Delmar Vaught, and Ann Oliver, of the home, all of Mountain City, TN; sons; Charles Oliver and wife, Sandra, of Mountain City, TN, Ralph Oliver and wife, Jane, of Creston, NC, and Carl Oliver and wife, Elaine, of Butler, TN; Sisters; Lillian Arnold, of Butler, TN, and Ruth Issacs, of Mountain City, TN; and one brother, Max Lunceford, of Mountain City, TN; grandchildren, Teresa Tester and husband, Norman, Alicia Morefield, Kevin Oliver and wife, Amy, Ray Oliver, Joshua Morefield, all of Mountain City, TN, Joey Oliver, of Butler, TN, Jessica Murphy and husband, Shannon, of Creston, NC; Great Grandchildren, Cody Tester and wife, Tynae, of Laurel Bloomery, TN, Hunter Greene, Dalton Morefield, Natalie Oliver, all of Mountain City, TN, Miles Murphy and baby Murphy, of Creston, NC, and Brittany Ward of Marion, VA. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be Saturday, December 15, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. from Hux-Lipford Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Howard, Rev. Leonard Fletcher and Rev. Dean Smith officiating.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Music will be provided by Sandy Roberts, Joe Simcox, Brittany Fletcher and Fredia Wagner.

Graveside service and interment will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 16, 2012, from Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers are Norman Tester, Delmar Vaught, Don Matheson, Johnny Stout, David Lunceford, Keith Lunceford, Ray Lunceford, Jeff Lunceford, Adam Lunceford, Johnaton Lunceford, Michael Lunceford, and Thomas Lunceford. Honorary pallbearers are Ralph Matheson, Kevin Oliver, Ray Oliver, Joey Oliver, Josh Morefield, Cody Tester, Hunter Greene, Dalton Morefield and Miles Murphy.

Frances married Robert Leroy Oliver on 22 Apr 1949 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Robert (son of Hooker Alexander Oliver and Bonnie M. Morley) was born about 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Feb 1988 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Frances G. “Frankie” Harkleroad passed away at the age of 88 on July 23, 2022, at Hope Haven Hospice. She was a native of Elizabethton, Tenn., and had resided in Lake City, Fla., since 1956.
Frankie was a member of the First Baptist Church in Elizabethton, Tenn., a graduate of East Tennessee State University, and a teacher at Columbia High School for 33 years. She was “Teacher of the Year” in both 1974 and 1985, with a yearbook dedication in 1986.
A devoted wife and mother, she enjoyed playing bridge, traveling to her second home in Tennessee, and visiting with friends.
Frankie’s legacy was her unfailing generosity of spirit and the little gifts she gave to her friends for every occasion; in fact, she never forgot a birthday nor any other special event in the lives of those around her. Frankie was loved by all who were blessed to have known her; she made a lasting impact on the lives of many.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Thomas Harkleroad, and her parents, Floyd Fayne Grindstaff and Leola Rash Grindstaff.
She is survived by her son, Max Robert Harkleroad of Clermont, Fla., and a host of dear friends in both Elizabethton and Lake City.
She was a member of the Florida Teachers of English, the Florida Education Association, Delta Kappa Gamma (an international teachers’ group), D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution), U.D. of C. (United Daughters of the Confederacy) and AAUW (The American Association of University Women).
According to her wishes, no service is planned.
Interment will be at Happy Valley Memorial Park in Elizabethton, Tenn.