Mary Nancy Lowe

Mary married Joseph Green Pleasant on 10 May 1862 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Joseph (son of James M. Pleasant and Elizabeth Wengert) was born about 1838 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Oct 1890 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Wednesday, October 19, 1938
LEMIEL L. PLEASANT
Lemiel L. Pleasant, 69, died at his home, 114 H street, early this morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Calvary Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. B. R. Lincoln, the Rev. John Bowery, the Rev. Paul Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Rambo Cemetery at Doeville.
Mr. Pleasant is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nannie Pleasant; four daughters, Mrs. F. Hawkins of Laurel Bloomery, Mrs. Elsie Hopson of Elizabethton, Miss Flossie Pleasant and Miss Etaila Pleasant of Elizabethton; three sons, Hobert, Robert, Hansel of Elizabethton; two brothers, Will Pleasant of Phoenix, Arizona, J. R. Pleasant of New Bank, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Lee of Mountain City, Mrs. Eliza Gentry of Laurel Bloomery.
Pallbearers will be J. Frank Seiler, Brown Fritts; W. C. Guffey, Will Jones, C. W. Bailey, Clyde Nichols, J. D. Roberts, W. L. Hogin, W. L. Smith.
Flowerbearers[sic]: Mesdames Clarence Hilton, William Jones, Dave Davis, C. S. York, W. B. Roberts, Sam Johnson, Nora Lee Powers, Lonza Berry, W. L. Nave, Hiram Taylor, Denny Fields, Charles Sanders, Clyde Nichols, Eddie Whitson, James Oliver, D. M. Metler.

Lemuel married Nancy E. "Nannie" Eggers on 21 Dec 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Cleveland Eggers and Elizabeth J. Eller) was born in Oct 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died after 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married George Bunton Gentry on 6 Dec 1891 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. George (son of Andrew M. Gentry and Margaret E. Worley) was born in Jun 1872 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 1958 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Roby Albert Lee about 1898 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Roby (son of William J. Lee and Nancy Catharine Brookshire) was born on 15 Jan 1884 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in May 1970 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Brookshire Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amanda married Walter E. Hopson on 25 Dec 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Walter (son of William Hopson and Amanda (Hopson)) was born on 10 Jul 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Edith Wayne Estepp on 29 Jun 1950 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, . Edith was born about 1928; died about 2002; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Chessie Severt on 26 Feb 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Chessie was born about 1910 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Russell married Ruth Omega Cunningham about 1926. Ruth was born about 1909 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Clarence L. Eggers on 16 Mar 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Clarence (son of William Delaney Eggers and Callie L. Shoun) was born on 3 Dec 1903 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Sep 1990 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ina married Sigh Clarence Mullins on 3 Dec 1922 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Sigh (son of Robert Elonzo Mullins and Hattie V. Morley) was born on 10 Oct 1903 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Jun 1979 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lavelle Hopson Gourley Fair, 90, of Blaine, Tenn., formerly of Elizabethton, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018, at RidgeView Terrace of Life Care, Rutledge, Tenn.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Elsie Pleasant Hopson.
Lavelle was a graduate of Elizabethton High School and attended Carson-Newman College. She was a homemaker.
Lavelle was a member and former organist at East River Park Christian Church. She attended Buffalo Springs Baptist Church in Blaine, Tenn.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Rev. Lewis Gourley, a Baptist minister, who passed away August 6, 1987; her second husband, Grady Fair, who passed away September 1, 2016; and a brother, Eugene Hopson.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Karen Gourley and Richard and Cathy Gourley, all of Rutledge, Tenn., six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services for Lavelle Hopson Gourley Fair will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 6, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. John H. Smith, minister, officiating. Interment will follow the service. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Lavelle married Rev. Lewis D. Gourley on 29 Dec 1946 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lewis (son of Carter Francis Gourley and Minnie Nave) was born on 14 Aug 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Aug 1987 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lavelle married Grady Ben Fair about 1990. Grady (son of Ben Fair and Ida Nell Estep) was born about 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Sep 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Linda Ann Pleasant Cole, 79, Elizabethton, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 after an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Hansel & Patsy Pleasant. She was raised by her aunt, Miss Flossie Pleasant.

She was a 1959 graduate of Elizabethton High School. Linda was a Licensed Practical Nurse for 40 years. She was employed at the Carter County Memorial Hospital, the nursing department of NARC and retired from Life Care Center of Elizabethton. She was of the Baptist Faith. Linda was a homemaker, she loved working in her flowers, yard work and crafts. She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Cole who passed away January 19, 2020 and by a brother: Master Sgt. US Air Force, James Ronnie Pleasant who passed away in December 2006.

Survivors include her children: Shelby Cole (Doug) Rasnick, Barbara (Scott) Curtis and Christy Simerly (Rick Barker). One Granddaughter; Hannah Simerly (Caleb) Marshall.

Graveside Service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2021 in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery with Dr. Kenneth Jordan and her son-in-law, Doug Rasnick officiating. Burial will follow the service. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday will be: Doug Rasnick, Rick Barker, Caleb Marshall, Josh Rasnick, Eli Rasnick and Scott Curtis.

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Linda Ann Pleasant Cole, 79, Elizabethton, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021, after an extended illness.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Hansel and Patsy Pleasant. She was raised by her aunt, Miss Flossie Pleasant.
Linda was a 1959 graduate of Elizabethton High School. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse for 40 years. She was employed at Carter County Memorial Hospital, the nursing department of NARC and retired from Life Care Center of Elizabethton. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Linda was a homemaker. She loved working in her flowers, yard work and crafts.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Cole, who passed away January 19, 2020, and a brother, Master Sgt. U.S. Air Force, James Ronnie Pleasant, who passed away in December 2006.
Survivors include her children, Shelby Cole (Doug) Rasnick, Barbara (Scott) Curtis and Christy Simerly (Rick Barker), and one granddaughter, Hannah Simerly (Caleb) Marshall.
The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 22, in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery with Dr. Kenneth Jordan and her son-in-law, Doug Rasnick, officiating. Interment will follow the service. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, will be Doug Rasnick, Rick Barker, Caleb Marshall, Josh Rasnick, Eli Rasnick and Scott Curtis.

Family/Spouse: Billy Edward Cole. Billy (son of Charles L. Cole and Ethel L. Shoun) was born on 8 Jan 1940 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 19 Jan 2020 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert Michael (Mike) Pleasant, 69, of Telford, passed away October 12, 2022, at his home. Mike was born in Sullivan County and his family moved to Rockford, IL when he was about two years old. He returned to the Tri-Cities area in his early twenties. Mike was a member of the Army Reserves. He worked for Tri-City Towel & Linen before becoming a farmer in 1987, in Washington County. Mike was a caring person and always ready to help someone in need. He enjoyed working on antique cars, working on the farm, watching NASCAR races, and traveling, especially out west.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents, James Hancel and Edith Estep Pleasant; brother, Rick Pleasant; sister, Lesia Pleasant; aunt, Helen Carpenter; and special cousin, Teresa Carpenter.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Betty Pleasant; brothers-in-law Ralph Horne of Greeneville and Fred (Jane) Horne, of Kingsport; sisters-in-law Neta (Steve) Vance, Margie Larkins, both of Kingsport, Stacey Overbay, of Lake Junaluska, NC; cousins, Cindy Carpenter of Kingsport, Jeff & Robin Carpenter of Fall Branch; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at Emory United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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JOHNSON CITY — William J. "Bill" Gentry, age 81, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Cornerstone Village, Johnson City following a lengthy illness.

A native of Mountain City, TN, he was a son of the late Milton John and Chessie Severt Gentry. Mr. Gentry served in the Army National Guard. He was a member of a non-denominational Christian Church.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Gentry was preceded in death by two sons, William Dean Gentry, Joseph C. Gentry; 2 sisters, Donna Kay Asbury and infant sister, Betty Gentry.

Survivors include his son, Jeff Gentry and wife Pam, Johnson City; two brothers, Bert Gentry, Milford, Delaware, Elmer Gentry, Houston, TX; sisters, Sue Manuel, Damascus, VA, Ruby Hanson, Blountville, TN. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service for Mr. Gentry will be conducted at 12:00 PM on Friday, April 30, 2016, in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with Mr. Jerome Frandle and Mr. Laren Spellman, ministers, officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 11:00 until 12:00 noon in the East Parlor of the funeral home. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at Cornett Cemetery, Mountain City, following the funeral service at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

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Virgie Blanch Gentry, age 79, of Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, surrounded by her family, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Virgie was born in Laurel Bloomery, TN on January 20, 1940, to the late Russel Fredrick 'Fred' Gentry and Ruth Omega Cunningham Gentry. In addition to her parents, Virgie is preceded in death by 4 brothers Jackie, Andy, Lester, and Russell Gentry and 2 nephews, Bobby Gentry and Marcus Bishop.

Virgie worked at the UT Extension Office in Johnson County as an administrative assistant for 45 years before retiring. She was a faithful and active member of State Line Baptist Church in Laurel Bloomery until her health would not allow. Virgie was an avid Tennessee Volunteer Football fan and enjoyed working in her flower gardens.

Those left to cherish Virgie's memory are her sisters, Della Campbell, Carolyn Bishop, and Margaret Spivey and husband Ted; nieces and nephews, Linda Carter, Brenda Isham, Sharon Winters, David Campbell, Sherry Stout, Darlene Bishop, Teresa Tester, Bonnie Nelson, Gary Gentry, Gregory Bishop, and Bridgett Dunn. Virgie is also survived by her very special friends, Tom Fortune, Paul Blevins, and June Williams.

Services for Virgie will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, August 18, 2019, at State Line Baptist Church in Laurel Bloomery, with Michael Icenhour and Paul Graybeal officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 pm – 3 pm prior to the service. Graveside service and burial will follow in the Gentry Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Noah Nelson, Gregory Bishop, Eugene Campbell, Nathan Winters, Gary Gentry, and Daniel Stout. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ezra and Silas Stout, Ted Spivey, David Campbell, Aiden Griffin, Zachary Winters, Richard Eller, and Dr. John Whitlock.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]