Mary Belle Cornett

Family/Spouse: Unkown Gentleman. Unkown was born about 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Douglas Eziekiel "Zeke" Tolley on 17 Feb 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Douglas (son of David A. Tolley and Julia Hileman) was born on 18 Apr 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Aug 1981 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the 1940 Carter County, TN Census, he is listed as Billy Cornett, grandson of Frank Cornett and his wife Myrtle. In the 1950 Carter County, TN Census, he is listed as Billy Tolley, son of Zeke Tolley and his wife Mary Cornett.

Billy Gerald Tolley, 85, of Johnson City, passed away at the James Quillen VA Medical Center on March 26, 2023. He was the son of Mary Cornett Tolley and the late Zeke Tolley, Sr. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Betty Birchfield Tolley, and his brothers, Jimmy Tolley and Douglas Tolley. He is survived by his mother, Mary Cornett Tolley; his children, Toria Tolley, Tina (Tom) McConnell, Billy Tolley, II (Nancy), and Bobby (Heather) Tolley; his grandchildren, whom he adored, Taylor (Rachel) Tolley, KaTana Tolley (Eric) and Aaron Coleman (Becca).  He is also survived by his great-grandsons, Bentley, Brysen, Shawn, Abram and arriving this fall, his first great-granddaughter.  He is also survived his brothers, Dean (Louise) Tolley and Zeke (Charlene) Tolley, Jr.   Several nieces and nephews also survive. Chief Tolley grew up in Carter County, Tennessee and attended the University of Maryland. He joined the U.S. Navy as a young man.  He spent his career traveling the world on nuclear submarines and naval ships.  He and his family were stationed all along the east and west coasts.  His children love and appreciate the life that his service provided them. Upon his retirement from the Navy, Bill returned home to East Tennessee.  He joined the United Inter Mountain Telephone Company managing their facilities throughout the southeast.  This sent him into the paths of many storms and hurricanes to mitigate the damage. Prior to his illness, he was an active member and deacon of Mountainview Baptist Church.  He enjoyed the fellowship with his church family and volunteering with them to go wherever help was needed. Dad kept in very, very close contact with his family; we will miss the daily phone calls, Facetime, fishing, and all his advice and guidance.  We will also miss trips to “Tolleyworld,” also known as Dollywood and vacations to Disneyworld.  Everyone will miss his quirky sense of humor and his sense of fun. Graveside Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 03, 2023, at Mountain Home National Cemetery with Rev. Rick Murray officiating. Military Honors will be given by Veterans Honor Guard DAV39 Bluff City, TN.

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Douglas Carroll Tolley (Bubba), age 75, of Elizabethton, left his loved ones for his perfect life in Heaven on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from Hermitage Nursing Home. He no longer has any disabilities, no more pain! He is whole!

Doug loved his family, his friends, his neighbors, watching westerns, riding his bicycle, his birthday, Christmas and eating out. Doug loved going to his church, Hunter First Baptist, where he was a member.

Doug was born September 23rd, 1944 to Mary Cornett Tolley and the late Zeke Tolley, Sr. In addition to his dad, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy Tolley; his grandparents, Dave and Julie Hilman Tolley and Frank and Myrtle Stevens Cornett.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brothers, Billy Tolley, Sr, Dean (Louise) Tolley and Zeke (Charlene) Tolley, Jr.; his nieces, Toria Tolley, Tina Tolley McConnell, Diana Tolley Greenway, Tammy Tolley, Alison and Gretta Arnold; and his nephews, Gregory Tolley, Bily Tolley II, Tom McConnell, Bobby Tolley, Stephen Tolley and David Tolley; and eleven great nieces and nephews, also survive.

A service to celebrate Douglas’s life will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, July 5, 2020 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Reverend Steven Nauman, officiating. Music will be provided by Patty Hodge. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Sunday or at the residence at any time.

The graveside service will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be his nephews, Gregory Tolley, Tom McConnell, Billy Tolley, II, Bobby Tolley, Stephen Tolley and David Tolley. Honorary pallbearers will be his friends and neighbors, his church family, Estel Whitehead, Jerry Whitehead, Allen Goodwin, Jon Byrd, Gary Johnson, Wesley Johnson, Adrian Tolley, Richard Davenport, Joshua Bowers, Frank Bowers, William Trivett, Randall Lewis, R.L. Miller, George Collins, Ronnie Townsend, Steve Foltz, Jeff Chambers and Doug Phillips.

Doug’s family would like to thank Dr. Chakradhav M. Reedy for his medical care and concern beyond the office and the faithful friend and neighbor, Patsy Ballard for all he love and care she showered on Doug for so long.