Unknown (Proffitt)

Unknown married Dr. Jady Christian Proffitt about 1887. Jady (son of John Harrison Proffitt and Margaret Luthena Stout) was born on 28 Aug 1863 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Jun 1955 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Proffitt Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Pearl L. Eggers on 7 Apr 1907 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Pearl (daughter of David Williams and Nancy Ellen Eggers) was born on 29 Sep 1892 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 27 Jul 1953 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Proffitt Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bruce married Mavis Viola Fletcher about 1940 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mavis (daughter of Henry Harrison Fletcher and Belva A. Cardwell) was born on 16 Jan 1921 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Jul 1989 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Fletcher Family Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Evadna Proffitt Slemp, 68, 1302-B Arney Street, Elizabethton, died Monday, August 16, 1999, at the residence of her daughter following an extended illness.

Mrs. Slemp was a native of Johnson County and had lived most of her life in Carter County. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Proffitt Sr. and Pearl Williams Proffitt and was also preceded in death by her husband, William L. Slemp, in 1978, a sister and three brothers.

Mrs. Slemp was a homemaker and a member of Slagle United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Wilma "Peach" and Homer Shell, Elizabethton; a stepdaughter and her husband, Virginia and Bob Agnew, Hillsville, Va.; a stepson and his wife, J.D. and Thelma Slemp, Joliet, Ill.; a brother, Joe Proffitt Jr., Elizabethton; 11 grandchildren, Kevin Kiser, Lisa Kiser Evans, Kristi Kiser Perkins, Kraig Kiser, Daniel and Jason Shell, Bill, Rob and Tim Agnew, Christine Lucky and Mike Slemp; four sisters-in-law, Mable Phillips, Baltimore, Md., Rhoda Kate Rains and Retha Slemp, both of Richmond, Ind., and Beulah Carr, Elizabethton; and a brother-in-law, Dana Slemp, Covington, Ga. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Evadna married William L. "Fate" Slimp on 23 Sep 1955 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of David B. "Butler" Slimp and Effie J. Williams) was born on 4 Jul 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Mar 1978 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Linda Proffitt Hopkins, age 67, of West Jefferson died Wednesday morning, October 31, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services were held on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3:00pm at Bald Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. John Elledge officiating. Burial followed in the Bald Mountain Cemetery. The family received friends from 2:00-3:00pm on Sunday, November 4, 2018; one hour prior to the funeral service. Mrs. Hopkins was born in Butler, TN on August 24, 1946 to the late Bruce and Mavis Fletcher Proffitt. She worked as a sales clerk at Wal-Mart in West Jefferson. She had a passion for collecting Angels. She was a loving wife, mother and sister; she will be missed by all. She was also preceded in death by a son, Everette Wayne Lunceford; a brother, Jackie Proffitt and a sister, Dorothy Stanley

Mrs. Hopkins is survived by her husband, Allen Hopkins; three sons. Tim Hopkins and wife, Justine, of West Jefferson, Tony Hopkins, of West Jefferson and Anthony Hopkins, of West Jefferson; a daughter, Patricia Seagle and husband, Lance, of Fleetwood; a brother, Jerry Keith Proffitt, of Elizabethton, TN; four sisters, Norma Jean Eldreth, of Mountain City, TN, Beverly Jean Lowe, of Mountain City, TN, Judy Brockwell and husband, Donald, of Elizabethton and Nancy Matherly, of Elizabethton; a daughter-in-law, Rebecca Lunceford; a special friend, Homer Shell; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive.

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