Rhoda Dalton

Rhoda married Charley Lee Pless about 1922. Charley (son of Josiah Parker Pless and Mary Elizabeth Latham) was born in 1893 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Barbara Whitson. Barbara (daughter of William H. Whitson and Edna Catherine Estep) was born on 2 Dec 1926 in Mercer County, , , West Virginia; died on 24 Nov 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Paul H. Pless, 87, of Elizabethton, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013, at his residence following a brief illness.
Mr. Pless was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Charlie Lee Pless and Rhoda Dalton Pless Murray.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Florence French; and two brothers, Charles E. "Chick" Pless and Glenn Pless.
Mr. Pless was a graduate of Elizabethton High School and East Tennessee State University. He had over 30 years of service in both the Carter County School System and the Elizabethton City School System, where he served as both principal and teacher. He was a former principal at T.A. Dugger Junior High School from 1969-1985.
Mr. Pless was also a United States Army veteran, having served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was an avid fisherman and his hobbies were woodworking and working with stained glass. He was a member of First Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife of 59½ years, Carolyn Rose Burrell Pless, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marilynn and Richard Barker, of Elizabethton, and Susan Lee and Kevin Hodge, of Denver Colorado; two special granddaughters, Madeline and Andrea Hodge, both of Denver, Colorado; and one sister-in-law, Barbara Pless, of Johnson City. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The graveside service for Mr. Pless will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. John Smith, minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of John and Mary Smith. Military honors will be accorded by the Carter County Honor Guard.
Active pallbearers will be Eddie Pless, Gary Sparks, Joe Alexander, Leonard Febuary, Gary Elliott, and Bo Pless. Honorary pallbearers will be Ed Bailey, Fred Burrell, Herb Curde, Bud Thomas, coworkers of T.A. Dugger Junior High School, the Men's Sunday School Class at First Christian Church and friends and neighbors.

Paul married Carolyn Rose Burrell about 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Carolyn was born on 16 Apr 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jun 2022 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marilynn Pless Barker, age 58 of Elizabethton passed away Sunday morning, March 16, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center following an illness of four weeks.
Marilynn was born in Elizabethton June 13, 1955. She was the daughter of Carolyn Rose Burrell Pless and the late Paul H. Pless. Marilynn was a member of the First Christian Church. She was a 1973 graduate of Elizabethton High School and a 1977 graduate of East Tennessee State University with a BS in elementary education.
Marilynn taught for 30 years in the Carter County School System. She taught first or fourth grades at Unaka Elementary for 28 years and taught one year at Cloudland Elementary and one year at Central Elementary School. She was teacher of the year in 1989 at Unaka Elementary.
She loved working with flowers and truly had a green thumb. Throughout her life she loved music and was a member of the Elizabethton Choral Club.
Besides her father she was preceded in death by her grandparents; Mr. and Mr. E L Burrell, Charles Pless and Rhoda Murray.
Survivors include; her husband Richard Barker of the home, her mother Carolyn Rose Burrell Pless of Elizabethton, her sister and brother-in-law Susan Lee Hodge and Kevin Hodge of Denver, CO, two nieces Madeline and Andrea Hodge of Denver, CO, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Debbie Barker Alexander and Joe Alexander of Elizabethton, her mother-in-law Betty Barker of Elizabethton, an aunt Barbara Pless of Johnson City, and several cousins.
A funeral service for Marilynn Pless Barker will be conducted at 10:00 AM Thursday, March 20, 2014 in the Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace with Mr. John Smith, minister officiating. Music will be under the direction of Scott Reynolds, organist. Interment will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park with Father Dennis Kress officiating at the graveside service.
Active pallbearers who are asked to assemble at the funeral home at 9:45 AM will be; Eddie Pless, Gary Sparks, Leonard Febuary, Bo Pless, Richard Myers, Tyler Fleming, Wayne Williams, Dale Schmitt, Harry Ford, Hugh Buckles, John L. Bowers, III and Greg Bowers. Honorary pallbearers will be; Fred Burrell, Tony Tabor, former fellow teachers at Unaka Elementary and the Staff of Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank.