Dean Barnett Eller

Dean married Bessie Viola Townsend about 1942 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Bessie (daughter of Walter W. Townsend and Etta Jackson) was born on 12 Jun 1918; died on 7 Aug 2002 in North Carolina, , , ; was buried in Newland Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Lois Eller Hughes, 79, of Rominger Road in Banner Elk, and formerly of Dean B. Eller Road in Newland, passed away Friday morning, May 18, 2018, at her home.

Born Oct. 26, 1938, in Avery County, she was a daughter of Dean and Bessie Townsend Eller. Lois was a graduate of Newland High School. She was in public relations for AT&T before retirement, working in Charlotte and several western NC communities. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the First Baptist Church of Newland. She loved God, and was devoted to family and friends, especially her grandchildren. Lois worked tirelessly to promote a drug-free community for persons with dependencies.

Mrs. Hughes is survived by her Daughter: DeeDee Hughes Rominger and husband, Gary, of Banner Elk; Granddaughter: Jessica Leigh Hughes of Belews Creek; Grandsons: William Garth Rominger of Banner Elk and Matthew Tyler Bissel of Kitty Hawk; Great-Granddaughter: Alyssa Jayla Hughes of Belews Creek; Brother: Kermit Eller and wife, Dianna, of Elk Park; and Sister: Kaye Greene and husband, Michael, of Lenoir; Nieces: Meredith Bradshaw and husband, Kevin, of Catawba, Amanda Miller and husband, Danny, of Mooresville, Brandy Eller of Athens, Ga., Jennifer Tatum and husband, Luke, of Asheville and Erica Eller McLean of Newland; Nephew: Robbie Eller and wife, Jackie, of Newland; and special friends: Betty Erhart and JoeAnn Mihalyi.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Jack Hughes, and son, Jackie Dean Hughes.

Funeral services for Lois Eller Hughes were conducted at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the First Baptist Church in Newland, officiated by Dr. Bill Jones. The family received friends from 4 to 6 p.m. at the church.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, May 21, in the Whitaker Branch Cemetery in Newland. At other times, the family will be at the home of DeeDee and Gary Rominger, 985 Rominger Road in Banner Elk.

Lois married Elmer Jack Hughes about 1958. Elmer (son of David Jacob Hughes and Clara Viola Johnson) was born on 15 Jul 1933 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 9 Feb 2014 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]