Dona (Dugger)

Dona married Emeline Dugger about 1877 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Emeline was born about 1855 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Nancy Jane Hobson about 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Isaac Hobson and Elizabeth J. (Hobson)) was born in Aug 1875 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Delcie married Earnest B. Shell on 14 Feb 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Earnest (son of Thomas Dedrick Shell and Mary Jane Winters) was born on 16 Jul 1903 in , Carter, Tennessee, ; died in Sep 1977 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabthan Star 27 April 2005

Reatha Dugger Winters Jones, 91, formerly of 911 S. Second Street, Elizabethton, died Monday, April 25, 2005, at Roan Highlands Nursing Center, Roan Mountain, following an extended illness. Jones was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a daughter of the late Henry and Jane Hobson Dugger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Winters; her second husband, Carl Jones; a daughter, Judy Winters Nidiffer; a son, Fred E. Winters; a grandson, Gerry Winters; a sister and three brothers.
Mrs. Jones was of the Baptist faith. She had worked as a hospital aide in Cleveland, Ohio.
Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Goldie and Millard Jones, Roan Mountain, Elizabeth and W. Lock Davis, Nebo, N.C., Dimple and Larry Varney, Frankfort, Ky., and Edith and Glenwood Arrington, Martinsville, Va.; two sons and a daughter-in- law, Ralph and Betty Winters, Roan Mountain, and Arthur "Jr." Winters, Roan Highlands Nursing Center; 20 grandchildren; 39 great- grandchildren; 17 great- great-grandchildren, and a special niece, Judith Lyons, Gaithersburg, Md. Several other nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mrs. Jones will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, April 29, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, with Mr. Gerald Holly, minister, the Rev. Dan Cole, grandson, and the Rev. Chris Hay- wood, grandson, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Jones' granddaughters and Gloria Holly. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 until 2 p.m. Friday, prior to the service. Friends may call at other times at the residence of a daughter and son-in- law, Goldie and Millard Jones, 107 Orr Street, Roan Mountain. Interment will follow the service at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be her granddaughters, Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Gastineau, and the staff of Roan Highlands Nursing Center. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the American Diabetes Association, 900 East Hill Avenue, Suite 240, Knoxville, TN 37915 or the Lupus Foundation, 4004 Hillsboro Road, Suite 216-B, Nashville, TN 37215. On- line condolences may be sent to the Jones family through the Tetrick Web site at www.tetrickfuneral- home.com.

Aretha married Clyde Edward Winters on 13 Aug 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Clyde (son of Robert Lee "Bob" Winters and Elizabeth Ella "Betty" Cook) was born on 22 Dec 1904 in North Carolina, , , ; died in May 1978 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Thomas “Dempsey” Shell, Sr., age 85, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Dempsey was born in Shell Creek, Tennessee to the late Ernest B. Shell and Delcie Dugger Shell. In addition to his parents, Dempsey was also preceded in death by a sister, Marie Starling; a brother-in-law, Charles W. Snodgrass; and a daughter-in-law, Donna C. Shell.

Dempsey was a loving husband and father and a United States Navy and Marine Corp Reserves veteran- having served as a radar man aboard the USS Noa DD 841. He was a real estate broker and developer for over 40 years and was the owner and operator of Shell Associates Real Estate and Development. Dempsey was instrumental in the development of Quail Hollow and West Links subdivisions. He was a member of the City Council, a life member of BPOE, the JC’s, and a member of the National and State Association of Realtors and NETAR. Dempsey had worked with the American Red Cross and enjoyed traveling, fishing and hunting in the West and in Alaska. He loved to read, loved living at Watauga Lake for the past 30 years and loved his German Shepherds, “Shane”.

Those left to cherish Dempsey’s legacy and memory include his wife of 64 years, Linda (Snodgrass) Shell; his son, Dempsey Shell Jr and partner Marti Johnson; his brother, Ladd Shell and wife Tessie and their family; his sister, Judy Lyons and her family; a special friend, Kenny Fortner; a special son, Doug Crockett and the Lohse family in Wyoming.

A service to celebrate Dempsey’s life will be held privately at a later date.

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Arthur "Junior" Winters, 77, died Sunday, November 20, 2005, at Roan Highlands Nursing Center, Roan Mountain, following an extended illness.

Mr. Winters was a lifelong resident of Carter County where he was the eldest son of the late Clyde and Reatha Dugger Winters Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Winters, a sister, Judy W. Nidiffer, and a brother, Fred Winters.

Mr. Winters was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Roan Mountain and was loved by all who knew him.

Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Geraldine Winters and Joyce and J.G. Hughes, all of Roan Mountain; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Goldie and Millard Jones, Roan Mountain, Edith and Glenwood Arrington, Martinsville, Va., Dimple and Larry Varney, Frankfort, Ky., and Elizabeth and W. Lock Davis, Naho, N.C.; and a brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Betty Winters, Roan Mountain. Many nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service for Mr. Winters will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, in the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, with Rev. Charlie McKinney and Mr. Gerald Holly, minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Laura Freire, Patsy Haywood and Gloria Holly. Interment will follow in the Johnson-Roanview Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. David Kimmel, Dr. Alfred Earwood, the staff of Roan Highlands Nursing Center and Adventa Hospice.

Arthur married Mary Lou Wilson on 22 May 1947 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Mary (daughter of George F. Wilson and Rosa Margaret "Rosie" McCoury) was born on 11 Dec 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Oct 2009 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Johnson Roan View Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROAN MOUNTAIN - Ralph H. Winters, 86, of Roan Mountain, went home to be with the Lord, on Friday,July 14, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.

Mr. Winters was the son of the late Clyde Edward Winters and Reatha Dugger Winters Jones and was born in Banner Elk, NC. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred Winters and Arthur Winters and a sister, Judy Nidiffer.

Mr. Winters was a member of Evergreen Freewill Baptist Church. He loved the outdoors, farming and working in the garden.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of sixty-eight years, Betty Smith Winters, of the home; a son, Roger Dale Winters, Roan Mountain; a daughter, Kathy Diane Osborne and husband, Rick, Elizabethton; a grandson, Allen W. Osborne, Johnson City; a great-grandson, Tyler W. Colbaugh, Johnson City; four sisters, Edith Arrington, Goldie Jones, Dimple Varney and husband, Larry; and Elizabeth Davis and husband, Lock. Numerous nieces, nephews, special relatives, friends and his church family also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mr. Winters will be conducted on Sunday, July16, 2017, at 4:00 PM in the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, with Pastor John McCoury and Rev. John Stevens officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 2:00 – 4:00 PM Sunday prior to the service.

Interment will follow the funeral service in the Johnson-Roanview Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Ralph married Betty Grace Smith about 1950 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Betty (daughter of Walter Keener Smith and Amanda L. Lewis) was born on 27 Apr 1931 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 14 Nov 2022 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Johnson Roan View Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]