William "Bill" Elliott

William married Mary Jane Hopson on 10 Sep 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Jackson Hopson and Amanda Catharine Potter) was born on 29 Mar 1873 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Mar 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McClain Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Linda Meriena Hopson about 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Linda was born in 27 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nora married Floyd Miller on 15 Apr 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Floyd was born on 4 Jul 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Emma Lou Potter on 16 Aug 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Emma (daughter of William D. Potter and Hester J. McIntosh) was born on 9 May 1894 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Oct 1995 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Elliott Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Nellie Louise Briggs on 20 Oct 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nellie (daughter of Robert Taylor "R. T." Briggs and Mary Ann Ashley) was born on 28 Jul 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Sep 1983 in Mecklenburg County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Isaacs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Willard married Myrtle Marie Guinn on 15 Dec 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Myrtle (daughter of Jacob Guinn and Blanche Arnett) was born about 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Jul 2015 in Summerville, , , South Carolina; was buried in Nelson Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married Geneva Hill on 8 Sep 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Geneva (daughter of Anderson William Hill and Belle Whitehead) was born about 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Jan 2020 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hicks Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stella married Daymon Cress Pritchard on 1 Jul 1940 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Daymon was born on 8 Jan 1918 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 31 Aug 2014 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Alta Leona Braswell on 27 Nov 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Alta (daughter of James McKinley Braswell and Myrtle H. Hyder) was born about 1930 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died about 1989 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hyder Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Madge married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Flossie Marie Miller Tolley, 90, of Elizabethton, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Pine Ridge Care Center. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Nora Elliott Miller. Mrs. Tolley was a homemaker and a longtime member of Valley Forge Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Tolley, in 1994; a son-in-law, Parrot Nave; her sisters, Madge Chambers, Nellie Julian, Florence Julian, Pauline Julian, Belle Morgan and Georgia Ingram; and her brothers, Willie, Billie Joe and Tom Miller. Survivors include a son, Danny Tolley and wife Sandra; a daughter, Brenda Nave; her half brothers, Charlie Miller, Robert Miller and Paul Miller; her half sisters, Frances Wood, Retha Markland and Julia Waycaster; her grandchildren, Tabitha Anna and husband Henry, Jennifer Moore and fiancé Casey Burgess and Chasity Miller and husband Foster; her great-grandchildren, Ashley Huffman, Matthew Street, Samantha Tolley, Daniel Matheson, Kaylee Miller and Nathan Moore; a step-great-grandson, Jo Jo Anna; her great-great-grandson, Ryland Street; and her step-great-great-grandson, Jaxon Anna. Funeral services for Flossie Marie Miller Tolley will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Johnson and the Rev. Ronnie Campbell officiating. Music will be provided by the Rev. Ronnie Campbell. The graveside service and interment will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 7, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, will be Jay Kyte, Carl Roberson, Matthew Street, Henry Anna, Casey Burgess, Danny Tolley, Foster Miller and Daniel Matheson. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale and Gloria Worthley, Larry Caldwell, Charlie Clawson, Jo Jo Anna, Junett Harrison, Freddy Julian, Kenneth Julian, Randy Julian and Cody Harding. The family would like to give special "Thanks" to Pine Ridge Care Center and the following employees: Vanessa, Jennifer, April, Suzanne, Rikki, James, Logan, Regina, Brittany, Brittany Brown, Chelsea, Helen, LaTonya, Teresa, Jenelle, Kriste and Tammy for taking such wonderful care of Flossie. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also visit with the family at her residence. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to go to the cemetery.

Flossie married Samuel S. Tolley about 1935. Samuel (son of Edward K. "E. K." Tolley and Rosa Carver) was born on 6 Nov 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 1994 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Gladys Potter, finished her earthly race from her home on Buck Mountain where she had lived for more than 101 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, William H. and Emma Potter Elliott; her beloved husband, Crawford Potter; her most beloved son, Fred A. Potter; two sisters, Maggie Bowers and Goldie McKinney; and one brother, Henry Elliott.
Gladys was a member of the Elizabethton Church of Christ.
Gladys leaves behind her son, Albert (Norma) Potter, who treated her with more love and respect than any blood daughter could have; a daughter, Bell Bennett; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, in the Elliott Family Cemetery. The family would like to express a special “Thank You” to the staff of Amedisys Hospice. Special thanks to Billie Allen, who has helped dad and mom for years. So much appreciated are Kacey Lyons, Emma Holtsclaw and Diana Potter, who made it possible for mom to stay home.

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On November 26, 2015, at Roan Highlands Nursing Center, while giving thanks, Jesus answered Goldie McKinney's Prayers; she went to be with Him for Thanksgiving Day.
Born July 18, 1924 to the late William and Lula Potter Elliott, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 38 years, Charles Milton McKinney Sr., a sister, Maggie Elliott Bowers; a brother, Henry Elliott, two sons-in-law, George Birmingham and Lester Leon Hicks; and three grandsons, Kevin Birmingham, Bobby Jack Brown and Brian Stacy McKinney.
Goldie worked for several years at the Crossnore Hospital and also Cannon Memorial Hospital. Goldie loved the Lord and her church family. She was a member of Roan Mountain Church of Jesus Christ. She loved to read her Bible, loved to fish and loved to crochet.
Leaving to cherish her memory are her daughters, Carol Ann Birmingham, Baltimore, Md., Juanita and Jack Brown, Woodbridge, Va., and Doris Hicks, Elk Park, N.C.; a son, Rev. Charles and Brenda McKinney, Roan Mountain; her grandsons, Mark Birmingham, Jeffery Hicks and Aaron McKinney; and her great-grandchildren, Ian Brown, Logan Hicks, Elijah, Connor, Kiera and Brooklyn McKinney. Goldie leaves many nieces and nephews, friends and neighbors (Jackie and Patsy Blackwell, who always kept a watchful eye to make sure she was OK), whom she loved and cherished. Her memory will live on in those who knew her.
Funeral services for Goldie McKinney will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 29, at Roan Mountain Church of Jesus Christ, 307 Main Street, Roan Mountain, with the Rev. Charles McKinney, the Rev. Chris McCoury and the Rev. Adrian Morales officiating. The graveside service and interment will be at 10 a.m. Monday, November 30, in the Elk Park Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the church at 9:30 a.m. Monday, will be Aaron McKinney, Jeff Hicks, Logan Hicks, Adrian Morales, Scott Potter and Casey Hartley. Honorary pallbearers will be Jackie Blackwell, Sam McKinney, Walter McKinney, Conley Shell and Kenny Jones. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to the staff of Roan Highlands Nursing Center and the staff of Bristol Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Roan Mountain Church of Jesus Christ. Friends may also visit with the family at her residence. Family and friends will assemble at the church at 9:30 a.m. Monday.

Goldie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Tull Thomas Oaks on 10 Nov 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Tull (son of Nehemiah "Near" Oaks and Ethel E. Greer) was born on 18 Apr 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Dec 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Oaks Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROAN MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Betty Joean Norris, 83, of the Shell Creek Community of Roan Mountain, went home to be with her Lord, on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at The Waters at Roan Highland Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was a daughter of the late James Bert and Nellie Briggs Elliott and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Ernie Norris; two brothers, Darwin Elliott, J.B. Elliott and a sister, Jessie Harrison.

Mrs. Norris had worked at Cannon Memorial Hospital as a ward clerk, and also had cared for children as a home day care provider. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of sixty-eight years, Beryl Norris, of the home; a son, Harvey Norris and his wife, Brenda, Elizabethton; a daughter, Pat Shell and her husband, Wayne, Roan Mountain; two granddaughters, Beth McLaughlin and her husband, Troy; Aleshia Cuthbertson, all of Roan Mountain; two grandsons, Jason Norris and his wife, Jennifer, Knoxville; Lee Norris and his wife, Jennifer, Rumford, Maine; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Therman Elliott; Bill Elliott; two sisters, Ruth Oaks, and Judy McKinney. Several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mrs. Norris will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Tull Oaks, Jr., officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from Noon – 2:00 PM on Monday prior to the service and at the home at other times.

Interment will follow the funeral service on Monday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from grandsons and great-grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Ledford and Danny Miller.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marshall married Katheryn Victoria Erwin about 1966 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Katheryn (daughter of Isaac Grover Erwin and Melba Essie Calhoun) was born about 1942 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 13 Jan 2023 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Elk Mountain Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Johnny Dale Elliott, age 67, of Elizabethton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 10, 2019, at the Johnson City Medical Center.

Johnny was born on October 31, 1951 to Frank Elliott Jr and Leona Braswell Elliott in Washington County, Tennessee. After graduating high school, he served in the Navy. He also worked for TVA and the United States Post Office. Upon retirement, Johnny had served 32 years in government services. Johnny enjoyed attending ball games at the local schools in East Tennessee.

Johnny and his wife, Barbara, are members of Zion Baptist Church and are attending services at First Freewill Baptist Church in Elizabethton.

In addition to his parents, Johnny is preceded in death by sister, Lynn Presnell; daughter, Becky; and grandson, Eric.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Barbara; daughter, Shae (and husband, Josh) Dunnavant; son, Jeremy (and wife, Mary) Elliott; grandchildren, Gabriel, Carter Rose, Melissa, Christina, Sadie, and Ben; brothers, Danny Elliott and Jackie Elliott; sister, Sherry Harmon; and many nieces and nephews.

There will be a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Washington County Memory Gardens, under the direction of Pastor Nathan Jennings.

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Brenda Lorene Tolley Nave, 72, Hampton, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the residence of a daughter. She was born May 9, 1949 in Elizabethton to the late Sam and Flossie Miller Tolley.
Brenda was a graduate of Hampton High School. She was a member of Rittertown Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, George E. “Parrot” Nave Jr.
Survivors include her daughters, Chasity Julian and husband Chris and Tabby Anna and husband Henry; her grandchildren, Kaylee Miller, Samantha Tolley Harding and husband Cody, Ashley Huffman, Matt Street, Kellsey Hooper, and step-granddaughter, Hannah Julian; her great-grandchildren, Jayden Hooper, Ryland Hooper-Street, Connor Scalf, Raiden Hughes, Liam Hughes, Greyson Hughes, Octavia Harding, Cohen Harding, Kaelynn Blevins and Maddie Street; her brother, Danny Tolley and wife Sandra; and a very special ex-son-in-law, Foster Miller.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, October 8, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Johnson and the Rev. Ronnie Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Henry Anna, Cody Harding, Danny Tolley, Jake Hughes, Kegan Blevins, Chris Julian, Matt Street and Foster Miller.