1. | Godfrey W. Arney was born on 15 Feb 1879 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Feb 1966 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ensor Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes:
"The Tomahawk," Wednesday, February 16, 1966
Godfrey Arney. . .
Godfrey Arney, 87, Route 3, Butler, died in Carter County Memorial Hospital at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, following a brief illness.
Mr. Arney was a native of Johnson County, a retired farmer and member of the Little Doe Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Nancy Taylor, Mrs. Doshia Taylor, Route 5, Elizabethton, and Mrs. Polly Sweeney, Big Stone Gap, Va.; one brother, W.G. Arney, Route 3, Butler; three sons, Joe Arney, Butler, Ike Arney, Kingsport, and Brownlow Arney, Big Stone Gap, Va. and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday (today) at the Tetrick Funeral Home chapel in Elizabethton with Rev. Dennis Hamm Jr. and Rev. Burl Garland officiating. Music by Hardin Brothers Quartet. Burial was in Ensor Cemetery. Pallbearers were H.R. Long Jr., Junior Grindstaff, Frank Shupe, Carl Keller, Junior Greer, Russell Arney, Fred Stout, and Med Garland.
Godfrey married Barbara Ellen Walker on 9 Nov 1898 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Barbara (daughter of John Walker and Mary "Pollie" Swiney) was born about 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Brownlow Arney
was born about 1902 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
- 3. Mary "Pollie" Arney
was born about 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
- 4. Nancy Arney
was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
- 5. Isaac Arney
was born about 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
- 6. John Arney
was born on 28 Apr 1915 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Sep 1920 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 7. Living
- 8. Joe Henry Arney
was born on 22 Apr 1921 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Feb 2016 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
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