Ella Dessire Greene

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Ella Dessire Greene Whitehead, age 91, formerly of 229 Garrison Hollow Road, Elizabethton, joyously entered Heaven to be with her husband of 68 years on Friday, May 8, 2009 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. A native of Avery County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Coy C. and Nora Guy Greene. She was a member of Valley Forge Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. Mrs. Whitehead was an avid reader of the scripture and took joy in her garden. She was a wonderful sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and was a loyal pastor's wife. In addition to her husband, Rev. Raymond J. Whitehead and her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Ella Louise and Dennis Stevens, Elizabethton and Judy Ann and Jay Blythe, Paris Crossing, IN, one grandson, Larry Lynn Moreland and wife, Rebecca Moreland, Elizabethton, one great granddaughter, Olivia Grace Moreland, Elizabethton, two sisters, Blanche Hill and Velma Clemons, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews and five sisters-in-law also survive. The funeral service for Mrs. Whitehead will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2009 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Pastor Jay Blythe and Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel on Monday prior to the service from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. Friends may also call at the residence, 229 Garrison Hollow Road, Elizabethton, from 10 a.m. until 6p.m. Sunday, May 10, or Monday, May 11. Music will be under the direction of Robert and Pay Ray. The graveside service and interment will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Those who wish to attend the graveside service are ask to meet at the funeral home on Tuesday, at 9:00 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Larry Moreland, Wayne Clemons, Ronald Edwards, Robert Ray, Sam Harrison, Carl Roberson and Leonard Whitehead. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Valley Forge Free Will Baptist Church, Staff of Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Nephews and Great Nephews, friends and neighbors.

Ella married Rev. Raymond J. Whitehead about 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Raymond (son of Daniel Whitehead and Bertha Ward) was born on 10 Oct 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Apr 2008 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON - Ella Louise Whitehead Stevens, 74, Elizabethton, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born January 16, 1947 in Hampton to the late Raymond & Ella Greene Whitehead. Louise was a 1965 graduate of Hampton High School and attended Elizabethton Business College. She was retired Payroll Clerk at Summers-Taylor Inc. She was of the Free Will Baptist Faith.

Survivors include her husband of 49 years: Dennis Stevens. Two Sisters: Judy Blythe, Elizabethton and Carmen Greene of South Carolina. Two God Children: Eric Lian and Iris Lian both of Texas. Two special nephews: Larry Moreland and Morgan Stevens, One special niece: Helen Stevens. Special great niece and nephew Olivia Grace Moreland and Evan Wayne Moreland. Her special cousins: Glen Creasey, Vernon Clemons and Delores Boling. He special friends: Leisha Coggins, Juanita S. Miller and Charlie & Christina Lian. Several brothers and sisters-in-law. A special great niece and nephew: Olivia Grace Moreland and Evan Wayne Moreland.

Per her request a private graveside service was held at Roselawn Cemetery at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2021 with Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. Music was provided by Joel Crisp. Active Pallbearers were: Larry Moreland, Eric Lian, Rodney Hill, Allen Tolley, Morgan Stevens and Caleb Kribes.

Ella married Dennis Stevens about 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Dennis (son of Henry Clay Stephens and Genevieve Marie Campbell) was born on 14 Dec 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Mar 2022 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]