Delzie Miami Mace

Delzie married Joseph Taylor Ollis about 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Joseph was born on 17 Sep 1847 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 1 May 1936 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Green Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clayton married Edna Elaine Trivette about 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Edna (daughter of Edgar Allen Trivette and Myra L. McGuire) was born on 19 Apr 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 21 Aug 1985 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Daniels Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sadie married Walter Martin Wiseman about 1916 in North Carolina, , , . Walter (son of William Henry Wiseman and Lucina E. Conner) was born on 9 Dec 1886 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 18 Mar 1959 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Pisgah Umc Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carrie married Chesley J. Pyatte about 1914 in North Carolina, , , . Chesley was born on 8 Mar 1893 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lula married Ralph Gaither Pyatte about 1921 in North Carolina, , , . Ralph was born on 11 Aug 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 21 Oct 1949 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Nick Pyatte Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Berta Sue Vance, 96, of the Linville Falls community, died Saturday, May 18, 2002. A native of Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Delzie Mace Ollis. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Elbert Stamey Sr. and Harve Vance; two sons, Frank and Elbert Stamey Jr. and one daughter, Lillian Vance.

Survivors include one sister, Carrie Gouge of Celo; daughter-in-law, Maxine Stamey of Linville Falls; eight grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Pisgah Methodist Church. Revs. Keith Tutterow and Phillip McCall officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. The family received friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine.

Mae married Dempsey Vance about 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Dempsey (son of Marion Vance and Alice Wise) was born on 5 May 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Jan 1983 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Pisgah Umc Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Deter T. Ollis of Route 2, Newland, died in Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1 June. He was the General Foreman for Raymond Morrison Knudesen and J.A. Jones construction company. He was on his second tour of working in Vietnam. He was the Son of Joseph Taylor Ollis and Delzie Mace Ollis.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs Edith Moody Ollis; one daughter, Billy Joe Dale of New Orleans, La,; four sons, Deter Jr, of Cleveland, Ohio, Buddy of Spruce Pine, Route 2; Richard of Somersworth, New Hampshire, and Hary Ollis of Route 2; the mother, Delzie Ollis of Newland, Route 3, four brothers, Baxter of Newland, Route 3, Jim and Clayton of Route 2, Newland, and Don Ollis of Akron, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs Sadie Wiseman of Morganton, Mrs Berta Vance of Linville Falls, Mrs Carrie Gouge of Celo, and Mrs Mae Vance of Newland, Route 2, and 15 Grandchildren.

The Reverend James Cornett and the Reverend Charles McKinney will officiate. Burial will be in the Green Valley Cemetery. pallbearers wil be Mac McKinney, Kenneth Vance, Robert Young, Ernest Riddle and Guy and Joseph Ollis.

Deter married Edith Elizabeth Moody on 28 Dec 1930 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Edith (daughter of Thomas Albers Moody and Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Oakes) was born on 6 Sep 1915 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 26 Aug 1993 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Green Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Chester M. Ollis, 70, of Akron, died Feb. 6, 1982 after a long illness.

Born in Avery County, North Carolina, he was an area resident for 20 years. He worked for a number of years as a tire recapper.

He is survived by his wife, Anita; son, Joseph of North Carolina; daughters, Jacqueline Stout, of Akron; Judy Carpenter, Grace Mary Clark and Chestine Clark, all of North Carolina; brother, Baxter; sisters, Mae Vance, Berte Vance and Sadie Ollis, all of North Carolina; and 11 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 8, 1982, 1 p.m. at the Schermesser Funeral Home in Akron. Interment was at Greenlawn Memorial Park.

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Betty Vance Benton of Hickory, North Carolina passed away at the age of 88 on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

She was survived by her children: Evelyn Champion (Rusty) of Hickory, NC, Susan Benton Wilson (Gene) of Charlotte, NC, Elaine Tucker of Hickory, NC and Clarence Benton II of Conover, NC; her brothers, John Vance of Murrells Inlet, SC, and Kenneth Vance of Lenoir, NC; and sisters, Carolyn Vance of Hickory, NC and Barbara Vance of Morganton, NC. She has four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mae Vance; her father, Dempse Vance; sisters, Katherine Stewart and Elizabeth Libera; brothers, Willis Vance and Sammy Vance; and infant, Claude Dempsey Benton.

Betty was born on July 12, 1933 in Altamont, NC. She graduated from Crossnore High School in the class of 1951. She obtained her nursing degree from Grace Hospital in Morganton, NC in 1954 and became a Registered Nurse. She worked at Hickory Memorial Hospital until Catawba Valley Medical Center opened and worked at Catawba Valley Medical Center for 28 years until her retirement. She was a member of Business and Professional Women for many years.

She was a strong, independent woman. She was devoted to her large extended family and enjoyed taking care of everyone around her. She touched more lives through her many years of nursing than any us will ever truly know.

The family would like to thank Visiting Angels and Grace Village Assisted Living and Memory Care for their support.

The family received friends Saturday, June 25 from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Hickory Funeral Home. The funeral service followed at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Hickory Funeral Home with the Rev. Ernie Richards officiating. Burial followed at Burke Memorial Park in Morganton, NC.

Betty married Clarence Russell Benton on 3 Jul 1953 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Clarence (son of Ralph Dockry Benton and Donnie Lee Allie Singleton) was born on 26 Sep 1932 in , Burke County, North Carolina, ; died on 16 Aug 2020 in , Saline County, Arkansas, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]