Eliza Ellen Dilliger

Eliza married Spencer Joseph Shook about 1877 in North Carolina, , , . Spencer was born on 18 Jan 1848 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 8 Mar 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Big Meadows Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charlotte married Rufus Monroe Hurt about 1896 in North Carolina, , , . Rufus was born on 15 Nov 1856; died on 10 Jul 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Daniels Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Flora married John Andrew "Andy" Sluder on 3 Nov 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . John (son of Winton Sluder and Living) was born on 31 Oct 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 2 Jul 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elsie S. Calhoun, age 92, of Newland passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Cannon Memorial Hospital.

A native of Avery County, she was born March 12, 1918 a daughter of the late John Andrew and Flora Hurt Sluder.

She was a member of Vale Freewill Baptist Church.

Elsie enjoyed reading, gardening and preserving food through freezing and canning. She loved growing and arranging flowers.

She worked many years for the Sluder Floral Company.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Coye Calhoun; sister, Mildred Benfield; and a grandson, Coye Yates.

Left to cherish her memory are: a son, Doyle Calhoun and wife Grace of Newland; a daughter, Glenda Yates and husband Alfred of Banner Elk; three sisters-in-law, Clara Wise of Nebo, N.C., Lucille Sparks of Canton, O.H., Nell Cuthbertson and husband, Skies of Crossnore; three grandchildren, Nancy Thomason, Andrea Shakarian and Christie Yates; six great grandchildren, Jessica Yates, Aaron Yates, Alex Yates, Jordan Thomason, Tori Thomason and Zane Shakarian; many other reatives and friends.

Funeral services for Elsie Calhoun will be Sunday November 7th at 2:00 p.m. in the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Fork Mountain Cemetery.

Elsie married Coye Arvel Calhoun about 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Coye (son of Starlin Isaac Calhoun and Josephine Jodie Benfield) was born on 27 May 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 14 Feb 1993 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married Clarence Benfield on 6 Sep 1939 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Clarence (son of Norman Henderson Benfield and Janie R. Sluder) was born on 11 Jun 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 17 Sep 1989 in , Stokes County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BLUFF CITY - Thomas Steward Sluder, age 82, of Bluff City, TN passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 in the Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Newland,

NC he was the son of the late Andrew and Flora Hurt Sluder. He was a member of Gateway Freewill Baptist Church and he was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Larry Sluder. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Alma Sluder, of the home; two daughters, Rita Lorene Cox, Bristol, TN and Linda Sluder Gunter, Morganton, NC; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a nephew, Doyle Calhoun, Newland, NC and three nieces, Glenda Calhoun Yates, Newland, NC, Joyce Benfield Brewer, Newland, NC and Gina Benfield Barrier, Morganton, NC.

Private disposition will be held in Newland, NC at a later date.