George Edward Ellis

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"Elizabethton Star," Tuesday, August 12, 1941
GEORGE E. ELLIS
George E. Ellis, age 69, died at his home at Shell Creek last night at 11:25 o'clock, after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be conducted from the home Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock with the Rev. John Mathes officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Louise Ellis; two daughters, Mrs. Lillie Jestes and Jennie Ellis; five sons, David, Dayton, Ernest, Paul and Lowell; one brother, Joseph Ellis; also twenty grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers and flower bearers will be selected from the friends at the funeral.

George married Louisa Elizabeth Oakes on 16 Oct 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Louisa (daughter of Charles Gordon Oakes and Lucinda Perry) was born in Jan 1873 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Mae Perry on 21 Feb 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mae was born about 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dayton married Lora M. Perkins on 30 Mar 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lora was born about 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Lilliam M. Hoss about 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lilliam (daughter of James Garfield Hoss and Myrtle C. Crumley) was born about 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1993 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lowell married Laura Angell on 26 Jan 1929 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Laura was born about 1910 in Kentucky, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lessie Ellis Turbyfill, 83, of Roan Mountain, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, from Roan Highlands Nursing Center. Lessie was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late David Charles and Mae Perry Ellis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Turbyfill; five brothers, Ray Ellis, Carroll Ellis, Dale Ellis, Frank Ellis and Charles Ellis; two sisters, Helen Ledford and Elizabeth Winters; a brother-in-law, A.J. Ledford; and two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Ellis and Glenda Ellis.
Lessie retired as a clerk for Jewel Tea Food Store and was a member of Lower Shell Creek Christian Church. She was a loving mother and was loved within her community by all that knew her. She enjoyed sewing, reading, quilting and spending time with her family, especially her twin brother.
Those left to cherish her memory include a daughter, Connie Hennings and husband Phillip, of Roan Mountain; a grandson, Daniel Hennings and wife Karen, of Sumter, S.C.; a great-granddaughter, Nicole Rudisel and husband Brent, of Zionsville, Ind.; a great-grandson, Jordan Hennings, of Sumter, S.C.; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Lester Ellis, of Marietta, Ga.; two sisters, Martha Young and husband Bill and Clara Heaton and husband Walter, all of Elizabethton; and three sisters-in-law, Wilma Ellis, of Elk Park, N.C., Betty Ellis, of Maryland, and Bonnie Ellis, of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Lessie Ellis Turbyfill will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Lower Shell Creek Christian Church with Pastor Gerald Holly officiating. Music will be under the direction of Pastor Gerald and Gloria Holly. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 until 2 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service, or at the residence at anytime. The graveside service will follow in the Perry Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Walter Heaton, Steve Ellis, Danny Miller, Audie Winters, Randolph Winters and Clint Winters. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Smith, Dan Winters, Donnie Morgan, Lee McCoury, Scottie Thompson, Brad Morgan and her nephews. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors and staff of Roan Highlands Nursing Center, Caris Hospice and Tetrick Funeral Home for the love and care shown to Lessie during her illness

Lessie married Frank Oscar Turbyfield about 1950 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Frank (son of Frank Turbyfield and Dorothy Ward) was born on 8 Jan 1926 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 19 May 2004 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Perry Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CENTRAL COMMUNITY - Carrie Lee Ellis Shell Nichols of Central Community, age 94, died peacefully in her sleep on March 10,2017, at NHC Healthcare. Mrs. Nichols was predeceased by her parents, Dayton and Lora (Perkins) Ellis, brother Blake Ellis, sister Betty Lou Honeycutt, her first husband Carl Shell, and her second husband Raymond C. Nichols. She was precious to many surviving family members: daughter Judy B. Shell Cole and beloved son-in-law Leslie W. Cole; three grandchildren Cheri Cole-Jenkins (Dale), Shonna Lee Cole, and Jason L. Cole (Amy); four great-grandchildren Carrie-Cate Rathgeb (Christopher), Leslie Jenkins Reed (Slocomb), Miriya Lee Bollenbacher, and John Bollenbacher; two great-great-grandchildren, Lennox and Zara Rathgeb; Mike Bollenbacher; and nieces, nephews, and cousins. We imagine that the place prepared for her in the great beyond resembles the many playful picnics we shared on Roan Mountain.

We fondly remember her gifts as a homemaker, gardener, quilter, seamstress, and nurturer. She welcomed us all, family and friends, into her warm home— the big beautiful garden, the apple trees, the raspberry patch for pies and jam.

Mrs. Nichols prided herself on overcoming adversity, becoming an electronics technician for Sperry and Raytheon and retiring from Unisys. She was active in PTA, VFW-Women's Axillary, ABWA, Eastern Star, and Central Community Christian Church, where she was a member and neighbor for most of her adult life.

The family of Carrie Lee Ellis Shell Nichols will receive friends from 1 to 2 PM Monday, March 13, 2017, at Morris-Baker Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 2 PM with Todd Wolfe, Minister officiating. The graveside committal service will follow in the Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

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George was the son of Paul and Lillian (Hoss) Ellis.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 in Alaska.

George graduated from University of Tennessee in 1960 with an engineering degree. He began his career as an industrial engineer in Roanoke, Virginia and eventually moved to High Point, North Carolina.

He lived in High Point for 40 years, and he enjoyed fishing, basket weaving and watching UT sports in his retirement.

The funeral service was conducted at 3:00 PM on Saturday, June 14, 2014 in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Interment will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park.

George married Phyllis Simerly on 26 Dec 1956. Phyllis (daughter of William M. Simerly and Alice Graybeal) was born on 10 Sep 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 6 Sep 2015 in Guilford County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JONESBOROUGH - William J. "Bill" Ellis, 73, of Jonesborough was born on March 15, 1945 and went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 1, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Bill was a Jonesborough native and graduated from Lamar School in 1962. He attended Brevard College in Florida and entered the U.S. Air Force in 1964, where he proudly served his country in Vietnam and Thailand. Bill worked for most of his adult life in telecommunications in Europe and the United States and returned to Tennessee in the late 1980's to take care of his aging parents on their farm in Jonesborough.

Bill was a member of Bethel Church of Christ in Jonesborough, where he was baptized in 2006 by Preacher Terry Lyons of Roan Mountain. Although he became a Christian late in life, he Loved the Lord and always tried to keep joy in his heart and life.

Bill married his best friend and the love of his life in 2008 and often joked to his friends that he allowed her to continue to work so he could afford to farm.

He retired in 2010 from CenturyLink after more than twenty years of service and continued to farm as long as he was able. Bill was greatly admired for his knowledge and expertise in the telecommunications field but he will be most remembered for his great sense of humor, wit, and generosity.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Lowell and Laura Ellis, his mama, Wilma Ellis, as well as three sisters, and one brother.

Those left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife and caregiver, Alice Julia Ellis, of the home, son, William Charles Ellis, of Jonesborough, daughter, Caroline Paige Ellis-Goins (Jason), of Jonesborough, granddaughters, Sabra and Shalein Ellis, of Jonesborough, grandson, Hayden Bower, of Johnson City, Bill's extended family, daughter, Tina Lee McInturff (Mark), of Johnson City, grandsons, Caleb and Jacob McInturff, of Johnson City, granddaughter, Sarah Balance (GT), of Jonesborough, sisters, Margaret Sepello, of Jonesborough, Jeanne Bishop, of Pigeon Forge, Lynda Ellis, of Port St. John, FL, Barbara Edmiston, of Kingsport, and many nieces and nephews.

Julia would like to extend a special thank you to the Mountain Home VA, the VA Home Based Primary Team, and Amedisys Hospice Team for their exceptional care of Bill in his battle with Parkinsons Disease and, to the staff of Home Instead, especially caregiver, Jessica Vosburg. A big thanks to Tina, Sarah, GT, Megan, and Jonathan for answering those early and late calls, to Lynda for the many long drives to visit, to Carroll Sparks for fixing fences and putting up hay, to Jerry Baker, for helping work cattle and put up strays, to Keith Bailey and Mark McInturff for helping with the cattle, to Jerry Brewer for the great wheelchair ramp, to Larry Benfield for getting rid of the groundhogs, and to our dearest friends, Tim and Laura Hodge for their devotion to Bill and exceptional care of the farm for so many years.

In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be sent to Second Harvest Food Bank 1020 Jericho Drive Kingsport TN 37663.

The family will gather to greet friends and share memories on Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 5:00 pm until a Celebration of Bill's Life at 7:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Services Johnson City with Pastor Terry Lyons officiating. A Graveside and Committal Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday at Washington County Memory Gardens. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.