Nathaniel T. Whitehead

Nathaniel married Mary A. Townsend on 6 Mar 1887 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John G. Townsend and Jane Hill) was born on 31 Jul 1866 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Nov 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Omie Evelyn Johnson about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Omie was born on 13 Sep 1888 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 14 Sep 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married Sarah J. Barnett on 25 Apr 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Moses Barnett and Phoebe Bennett) was born on 24 Oct 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 29 Sep 1984 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Barnett Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fred married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Floyd married Bernice Jones on 26 Sep 1946 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bernice (daughter of Clarence H. Jones and Agnus Banner) was born on 5 Apr 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Feb 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Betty Jean Mathis on 8 Feb 1946 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Betty (daughter of Eli Mathis and Zelma Alice Costner) was born on 25 Jun 1928 in Cocke County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Mar 2012 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Ves-tene Stin-son, 90, John-son City, passed away on Mon-day, May 25, 2015, at John-son City Med-i-cal Center.
A na-tive of Wash-ing-ton County, she was the daugh-ter of the late Al-bert and Sarah Crowe White-head. Mrs. Stin-son was a mem-ber of Berea Free-will Bap-tist Church, John-son City, and at-tended Mil-li-gan Free-will Bap-tist Church, John-son City.
She was a lov-ing wife, moma, ma-maw, sis-ter, aunt and friend. A won-der-ful cook, gar-dener and seam-stress, she al-ways found the good in ev-ery-one and ev-ery-thing.
In ad-di-tion to her par-ents, Mrs. Stin-son is pre-ceded in death by her hus-band, Samuel Stin-son; a son, Sammy Stin-son; a daugh-ter, Kim Stin-son; two broth-ers, Art-hor and Ed; and one sis-ter, Irene.
Those left to cher-ish her mem-ory in-clude her son and daugh-ter-in-law, Benny and Sheila Stin-son and her daugh-ter and son-in-law, Su-san and Jeff Tay-lor; two sis-ters, Mit-tie Huf-f-ine and Mary Ruth McKee; and her grand-chil-dren, Anita, De-wayne, Glynn, Lisa, Shei-lan, Rob-bie, Kevin, Travis, Nerissa, Meghan, Seth, Ash-ley, Derek, Mar-lie, Shel-bie, So-phie, Rhi-ley and Sami.
A Cel-e-bra-tion of Life Ser-vice will be held at 8:00 PM on Thurs-day, May 28, 2015, at Tet-rick Funeral & Cre-ma-tion Ser-vices, John-son City, with Pas-tor Mark Street and Pas-tor Jerry Stout of-fi-ci-at-ing. Mu-sic will be pro-vided by Beth-any Mar-tin.
The fam-ily will re-ceive friends to share mem-o-ries at the fu-neral home from 6:00 PM un-til the ser-vice at 8:00 PM.
A Grave-side Ser-vice will be held 10:30 AM on Fri-day, May 29, 2015, at Bar-nett Ceme-tery. At-tend-ees are asked to meet at the cem-e-tery at 10:20 AM. Pall-bear-ers will be grand-sons.

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ELIZABETHTON - Mr. Cecil H. Whitehead, age 77, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at his residence.

A lifelong resident of Carter County, he was the son of the late Fred. N and Ida L. Moore Whitehead. He retired from the Elizabethton Housing Authority in the Maintenance Department. Mr. Whitehead was a member of Valley Forge Freewill Baptist Church and he was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Elks Club.

Those left to cherish his memory include a brother, Allen Whitehead, Watauga; three sisters, Doris Morgan, Elizabethton, Norma Jean Tolley, Hampton and Virginia Moore, Elizabethton and a special friend, Annis Deal, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A graveside service to honor the life of Mr. Cecil H. Whitehead will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 20, 2018 in Happy Valley Memorial Park with Rev. Charlie Trivette officiating. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Everyone attending the graveside service is asked to meet at Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services at 10:15 A.M. on Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery.

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JOHNSON CITY - Mr. Ronda Wayne Whitehead, age 69, of Johnson City, TN went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the residence of his daughter following an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Floyd and Bernice Jones Whitehead. He retired from Kysor Panel and he was a member of King Springs Baptist Church. He loved to go to the flea market, fish, mow the yard and his part-time job at the Senior's Center.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Sierra Waycaster and two sisters, Dorothy Smith and Sandra Wandell. Those left to cherish his memory include two daughters, Amy Jones and husband Tom, Elizabethton and Susan Whitehead, Johnson City; a grandson, Hunter Jones, Elizabethton; a sister, Carolyn Perry and husband Norman, Jasper, TN; a brother, Wade Whitehead and wife Ellen, Elizabethton; an uncle, Claud Jones and wife Dare, Elizabethton; his special friend and side-kick, Joe Carrier and his special lady friend, Karen Nicopulos. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mr. Ronda Wayne Whitehead will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 24, 2017 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Rev. Jerry Cornett and Rev. Kenneth Grindstaff officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. on Sunday prior to the service. Graveside service and interment will follow the funeral service in Bennett Cemetery, Dennis Cove Road, Hampton, TN. Active pallbearers will be nephews.

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Wade Vaughn Whitehead, 70, Elizabethton, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021, at Bristol Regional Hospital.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Floyd and Bernice Jones Whitehead.
Wade was a graduate of Hampton High School. He served in the United States Army. Wade was retired as a carpet installer. He was a member of the Elizabethton Church of Christ.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Becky; a brother, Ronda Whitehead; and two sisters, Dorothy Smith and Sandra Wandell.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Ellen Jones Whitehead; two sons, Jason (Christal) Whitehead and Joshua Whitehead; five grandchildren, Madison Whitehead, Eli Whitehead, Sadie Whitehead, Shelby (Matthew) Cagle and Maddison Sheets; a sister, Carolyn (Norman) Perry; several nieces and nephews; and his very special friend, Rick Hatley.
The graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Bennett Cemetery, Dennis Cove, with Minister Todd Houston officiating. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Dorothy married Larry Ray Smith about 1974 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Larry (son of Walter Ray Smith and Ruby Reece) was born on 25 Nov 1942 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Jan 2016 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Larry Grant Whitehead, 70, Gray, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at his residence. A native of Johnson City, he was a son of the late Arthur Jackson Whitehead and Betty Mathis Whitehead Jeans.

Mr. Whitehead was preceded in death by his loving wife of 34 years Donna Austin Whitehead. Larry graduated from Science Hill High School class of '65 and proudly served in the National Guard. He also worked at Eastman Chemical Company for 27 years until his retirement. From there he acquired his license to be a general contractor where he designed and built houses throughout the Tri– Cities such as Lake Ridge, Preston Park, and Rivermont subdivisions. Everyone knew him by his blue MGB that he drove.

Those left to cherish his memory include his daughter, Tatia Dovie Whitehead; son, Eric Grant Whitehead; and a granddaughter; Britni Lynn Whitehead, four sisters, Sharon Smith, Sheila Goins, Becky Doggott, and Nancy Hall, three brothers; Artie, Gary, and Steve Whitehead.

A graveside service for Mr. Whitehead will be held at East Tennessee Cemetery at 2:00 PM on Sunday September 11, 2016 with Pastor Clinton Andrews officiating. Friends and family are serving as pallbearers. Attendees are asked to meet at the cemetery by 1:50 PM.

Larry married Donna Austin about 1968 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Donna was born about 1946 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died before 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nancy Whitehead Hall passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 surrounded by her loving family at Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Johnson City, TN, she was a caring and loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was a homemaker, an amazing cook and cake decorator. She could brighten up anyone's day with her cheerful smile and uplifting personality.

Nancy was preceded in death by her father and mother Arthur and Betty Whitehead and two brothers, Larry Whitehead, Artie Whitehead. She is survived by daughters Nikki Shell, and Melanie Baker and husband Mason; Grandchildren, Samantha Hammett, Ricky and Zachary Shell and Aria Baker; Sister’s, Sharon Smith, Sheila Goins and husband John, and Becky Doggett and husband Denny; brother’s, Steve Whitehead and wife Fran, and Gary Whitehead; along with many nieces and nephews; and lifelong friend and father of her children, Scott McInturff.

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JOHNSON CITY - Arthur "Artie" Jackson Whitehead, Jr. of Johnson City, TN passed away on Saturday, July 13 at home.

He was born on October 20, 1953 to late Arthur Whitehead Sr. and the late Betty Mathis Whitehead in Johnson City Tennessee.

Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; his older brother, Larry Whitehead; and his grandson, Max Spears.

He is survived by his wife, Sue Whitehead of Jonesborough, TN; his daughter, Jennifer Whitehead Spears and Roger Spears and two grandchildren, Brittnee Nave and Roger Spears Jr. of Johnson City, TN; four sisters, Sharon Smith of Johnson City, Sheila and John Goins of Huntsville, AL, Becky and Denny Doggett of Mount Pleasant, NC and Nancy and Al Hall of Johnson City, TN; and two brothers, Steve and Fran Whitehead of Johnson City, TN and Gary and Cora Whitehead of Erwin, TN; as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.

Artie was employed at several places in his lifetime. First at Interstate Foundry, before going on to work at Allied Piping briefly, and then for City of Johnson City for over 20 years reading water meters.

In his free time Artie enjoyed going to festivals with his wife and loved his cats and dogs as his other children. Anyone who met him was instantly drawn to his happy and sweet personality.

A Celebration of Life to honor Artie is planned for September.

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