Thomas Dedrick Shell: DeLoach Genealogy

Generation: 1

Thomas Dedrick Shell was born on 31 Aug 1868 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Dec 1935 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .

Thomas married Mary Jane Winters about 1901 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, . Mary was born on 15 Nov 1881 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 19 Dec 1967 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Earnest B. Shell was born on 16 Jul 1903 in , Carter, Tennessee, ; died in Sep 1977 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .

Generation: 2

Earnest B. Shell

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 16 Jul 1903 in , Carter, Tennessee, ; died in Sep 1977 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .

Earnest married Delcie Dugger on 14 Feb 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Delcie (daughter of Henry N. Dugger and Nancy Jane Hobson) was born on 12 May 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Mar 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Thomas Reed Shell was born on 7 Dec 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 9 Dec 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, .
4. Mariel Shell was born on 12 Nov 1930 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 14 Aug 1984 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, .
5. Living
6. Thomas Dempsey Shell was born about 1937 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 28 Jul 2022 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .
7. Living

Generation: 3

3.	Thomas Reed Shell (2.Earnest², 1.Thomas¹) was born on 7 Dec 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 9 Dec 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Richardson Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, .

4. Mariel Shell (2.Earnest², 1.Thomas¹) was born on 12 Nov 1930 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 14 Aug 1984 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, .
5. Living (2.Earnest², 1.Thomas¹)

Thomas Dempsey Shell

(2.Earnest², 1.Thomas¹) was born about 1937 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 28 Jul 2022 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .

Notes:

ELIZABETHTON - Thomas “Dempsey” Shell, Sr., age 85, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Dempsey was born in Shell Creek, Tennessee to the late Ernest B. Shell and Delcie Dugger Shell. In addition to his parents, Dempsey was also preceded in death by a sister, Marie Starling; a brother-in-law, Charles W. Snodgrass; and a daughter-in-law, Donna C. Shell.

Dempsey was a loving husband and father and a United States Navy and Marine Corp Reserves veteran- having served as a radar man aboard the USS Noa DD 841. He was a real estate broker and developer for over 40 years and was the owner and operator of Shell Associates Real Estate and Development. Dempsey was instrumental in the development of Quail Hollow and West Links subdivisions. He was a member of the City Council, a life member of BPOE, the JC’s, and a member of the National and State Association of Realtors and NETAR. Dempsey had worked with the American Red Cross and enjoyed traveling, fishing and hunting in the West and in Alaska. He loved to read, loved living at Watauga Lake for the past 30 years and loved his German Shepherds, “Shane”.

Those left to cherish Dempsey’s legacy and memory include his wife of 64 years, Linda (Snodgrass) Shell; his son, Dempsey Shell Jr and partner Marti Johnson; his brother, Ladd Shell and wife Tessie and their family; his sister, Judy Lyons and her family; a special friend, Kenny Fortner; a special son, Doug Crockett and the Lohse family in Wyoming.

A service to celebrate Dempsey’s life will be held privately at a later date.

7. Living (2.Earnest², 1.Thomas¹)