John Andrew "Andy" Sluder

John married Flora Bell Hurt on 3 Nov 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Flora (daughter of Rufus Monroe Hurt and Charlotte L. Shook) was born on 6 Sep 1899 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 20 Dec 1973 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Guy 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.

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Doyle A Calhoun, 87, of Newland, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone.

Doyle was born on July 18, 1935 in Avery County, North Carolina, a son of the late Coye A. Calhoun and the late Elsie Sluder Calhoun.

Doyle was a graduate of Newland High School and had attended NC State and ETSU. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Doyle worked in Printing and Graphic Art. He was in charge of the Metropolitan Atlanta Combined Federal Campaign, and was awarded for his work in the Action/Georgia DHR Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent Program. He was recognized for Outstanding Achievement as Printing Coordinator for GSA.

In his youth, Doyle, was a member of the Vale Freewill Baptist Church in Newland. He was a member of the Eastside Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., for 35 years and was currently a member of the Cranberry Baptist Church.

Doyle was known for his gourmet cooking and he enjoyed painting, bowling, archery, hunting, gardening, making wine, fishing, photography, bird watching, four wheelers, boating, making fishing lures, skiing, dancing and loved Mexican food. He was also a member of the Avery County Christmas Tree Farmers Association, National Rifle Association and the American Hunters Association.

He was preceded in death by his father, Coye A Calhoun; mother, Elsie S. Calhoun; nephew, Coye Yates and a niece, Christie Yates.

Doyle leaves behind to cherish his memory, wife of 63 years, Grace Ollis Calhoun; two daughters, Nancy Calhoun (Gary) Thomason Whenman of Newland, NC, Andrea Calhoun (Jesse) Shakarian of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; four grandchildren, Jordan Thomason of Newland, NC, Tori Thomason of Newland, NC, Zane Shakarian of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Stella Shakarian of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; great great grandchild, Ruby Childress of Newland, NC; and a sister, Glenda C. (Alfred) Yates of Newland, NC.

Services for Doyle A Calhoun were held at noon on Saturday, Sept. 10, from the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with Rev. Lucas McKinney, David Burnop and Gene Honeycutt officiating. Interment followed in the Fork Mountain Cemetery, where Doyle was the Manager for more than 28 years.

Family/Spouse: Julian Thompson. Julian (daughter of Charles Roscoe Thompson and Lola Gertrude Taylor) was born on 16 Feb 1944 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 8 Feb 2023 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]