Laura Bell Pierce

Laura married Shelby Jett Oliver on 23 Dec 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Shelby was born on 17 Oct 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Sep 1989 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Elizabethton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Georgia Pauline Hardin, 81, 827 Blue Springs Road, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, December 19, 2001, at Pine Ridge Care Center following
an extended illness.
Mrs. Hardin was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Shelby J. and Laura Pierce Oliver. She was also preceded in death
by two sisters, Evelyn Hopkins and Earlene Buckles.
Mrs. Hardin was a member of Blue Springs Christian Church. She was
a homemaker.

Georgia married Grant C. Hardin on 23 Dec 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Grant (son of Alvin Powell Hardin and Bessie Katherine Bowers) was born on 7 Jul 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Sep 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Earline married Abraham L. Buckles on 5 Jan 1965 in Scott County, , , Virginia. Abraham (son of U. S. Grant Buckles and Maggie Oliver) was born on 9 Jun 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 May 1990 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ida married Joseph Hood Rominger about 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Joseph (son of Donnely Clayman Rominger and Marcia Lena Cole) was born on 8 Jul 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Oct 2011 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - James Gayle Oliver, age 82, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Johnson City Medical Center.

Gayle was born in Carter County to the late Shelby J. Oliver (Jett) and Laura Pierce Oliver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Pauline Hardin, Evelyn Hopkins, Earlene Buckles, Ida Mae Rominger and two infant sisters, Violet and Viola Oliver.

Gayle was a 1957 graduate of Unaka High School where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. During his senior year (1956) he was named the Watauga Conference Player of the Year in football.

He was a United States Army veteran and retired from Siemens after 19 years of service as an electrician. He was a member of Blue Springs Christian Church where he had served as a deacon for many years. Gayle still served as the Sunday School Superintendent and also did the lawn care, custodial duties and was the official "Bell Ringer" at the church. He enjoyed attending the Barn on Stoney Creek with his buddies. Gayle enjoyed farming, gardening and was a big sports fan – especially football.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 61 years, Ona Faye Rominger Oliver, of the home; two daughters, Donna Ellis and husband Sam; Marcia Church and husband Noel, all of Elizabethton; four grandchildren, Andrew Church and wife Jamee, of Knoxville, Alena Church, of Elizabethton, Evan Ellis, and wife Katie, of Connecticut, and Laura Ellis, of Elizabethton; and half-sister, Brenda Oliver and husband Mick, of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of James Gayle Oliver will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Thursday, September 5, 2019 in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Mr. Richard Thomason and Mr. Andrew Church officiating with Evan Ellis providing a eulogy. Music will be provided by Scott Reynolds and Tony Rominger (his nephew). The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Thursday or at the residence of his daughter, Marcia Church, 912 Blue Springs Road, Elizabethton.

The committal and entombment will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 6, 2019 in the Mausoleum of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Michael Whisenhunt, Josh Church, Everett Reid, Loren Pierce, Dustin Buckles, Rick Richardson, Greg Heaton and Curt Heaton. Honorary pallbearers will be Mack Collins, Lavern Oliver, Will Bowers, Paul Boyd, Lemmie Taylor, Raymond Williams, Jimmy Eggers, Steve Pierce, Freddie Taylor, Lindsay Rash, Justin Cruze and the men of Blue Springs Christian Church.