| 6. | Lucy Blair  (1.James1) was born on 8 Sep 1923 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 22 Nov 2019 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Elk Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina. Notes:
Lucy Blair Trivett, age 96, of Elk Park, NC passed away on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 8, 1923, in Elk Valley, NC, a daughter of the late James William Blair and the late Rosa Gwyn Blair.
She was preceded in death by her Parents; Husband: Hall Trivett; Daughter: Gayle Hatmaker; Three Brothers: Bob Blair, Jake Blair, Gwin Blair; and Sister: Mary Rankhorn.
Lucy was a member of Elk Park Christian Church in Elk Park, NC and a member of South Haven Christian Church in Port Orange, Fla. She enjoyed cooking and baking fresh bread, reading, flowers, especially yellow roses, gardening and watching football.
She loved spending time with her Grandchildren and her Great Grandchildren. She was an excellent seamstress and sewed her daughters' clothes and even their baby doll clothes. She was born Ruth Ella but after reading the book "Lucy Lockett" she made her parents change her name to Lucy. She worked at Burlington Mills in Virginia making clothes for the war. After that she moved to California and married her husband, Hall. They then moved to Bristol, Tenn., where Hall worked for the NCR, then moved to Oak Ridge, Tenn., where he worked for Union Carbide where he designed the box that the moon rocks were brought back in. After Hall retired they moved back to Heaton and live there ever since.
Lucy leaves behind to cherish her memory her: Daughter: Duane (Luke III) Appling of Port Orange, Fla.; Grandson: Luke (AJ) Appling IV of Heaton, NC; Granddaughter: Casey (Miguel) Rayo of Chamblee, Ga.; Granddaughter: Lisa (David) Dunbar of Ormond-by-the-sea, Fla.; Great-Grandson: Benjamin Appling; Great-Granddaughter: Ella Appling; Great-Grandson: Blair Appling; Great-Grandson: Miles Appling; Great-Granddaughter: Huntleigh Powers; Great-Granddaughter: Jessica Dunbar; Great-Granddaughter: Erin Dunbar; Great-Granddaughter: Lindsay Dunbar; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Lucy Blair Trivett were held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, with Pastor Jamie Shell officiating.
The family received friends beginning at noon up until the service hour at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.
Interment followed in the Elk Valley Baptist Church Cemetery.
Lucy married Floyd Hall Trivette about 1945 in North Carolina, , , . Floyd (son of James Samuel Trivette and Eliza A. Holsclaw) was born on 23 Sep 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 7 Jul 2004 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Elk Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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