Willis Allen Maupin

Willis married Rebecca Bessie Blevins about 1912 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Rebecca was born about 1892 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 11 Nov 1951 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Boones Creek Christian Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Preston A. Maupin, 54, Route 5, died early yesterday morning at his residence following an extended illness.
A native of Johnson City, he was a World War II veteran and an employee of Beaunit Fibers.
He was a son of the late Willis A. and Rebecca Blevins Maupin.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ollie Perry Maupin of the home; five sons, Glen, Harold and Roger, all of Johnson City, Roy and Randal of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Holt, Spokane, Washington; five brothers, Paul, Horace Lee, Shirley and Eugene Maupin, all of Johnson City, and Jack Maupin, Jonesboro; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Preston married Ollie Perry about 1937 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Ollie (daughter of James Henry Perry and Pearl M. Winters) was born on 18 Oct 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Jan 2009 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Dessiree Hardin on 8 Nov 1941 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Dessiree (daughter of Harrison Hardin and Eliza Holloway) was born on 21 Apr 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Nov 2006 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Glen Allen Maupin, 80, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, March 20, 2022, at his residence, after a courageous, twenty-year battle with cancer.
Glen was born July 29, 1941, in Johnson City, to the late Preston Allen and Ollie Perry Maupin
He lived in Cooper Landing, Alaska, for twenty-five years, where his heart will forever remain. Glen temporarily resided in Gray.
He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, where he served more than twenty-five years. Following his retirement from the service, Glen worked as an Engineer for Sprint Telephone Co. for more than twenty years.
He was a member of Crossroads Christian Church in Gray, and at Kenai Lake Baptist Church in Cooper Landing. Glen had strong ties to family and his many friends. He loved fishing the banks of the Kenai River in Alaska.
In addition to his parents, Glen was preceded in death by wife Debbie, sister Betty Postma, brothers Roger and Roy Maupin.
Those left to cherish memories of Glen include brothers, Harold (Linda) and Randall (Deb) Maupin; daughters, Donna Dearing and Karen Rutledge (Chris); grandchildren, Crystal Day, Brittney Rogers, Amber Turley and James Rogers; great-grandchildren, Abigail, William, Luke and Oliver; uncle, Jack Maupin; several nieces, nephews and cousins; many friends, including a very dear friend, Grace Reger.
The family will honor Glen’s life with a graveside service on Monday, March 28, 2022, at 12:00 P.M., in Roselawn Memory Gardens, with Clinton Andrews, Minister, officiating.

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Rev. Eddie H. Maupin, age 64, 117 Jim Elliott Rd., Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 12, 2009, from his residence following an extended illness.

He was a Carter County native and a son of the late Paul and Dissiree Hardin Maupin. Rev. Maupin was a member of the Hill Street Church of God, Greeneville, TN. He was a former minister of Fire on the Rock Church of God, Newport, TN, Watauga Valley Free Will Baptist Church, Johnson City Free Will Baptist Church, Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church and several other churches in North Carolina and Indiana.

Rev. Maupin served in the Vietnam Conflict with the US Army and received a Purple Heart.

Survivors include his wife of forty-four years, Janice Stonecipher Maupin, of the home; one daughter: Denise Maupin, one granddaughter: Jordonna Maupin, one grandson: Quinton Alexander, all of Johnson City; two brothers and one sister-in-law: Gary and Ruth Maupin, Johnson City, and Ronnie Maupin, Jonesborough; Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The Celebration of Life service for Rev. Maupin will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, in the Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace with Rev. Wayne Depew and Rev. Jeff Spears officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel prior to the service. Friends may also call at the residence at other times.

The graveside service and interment will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Everyone is welcome to meet the family at 9:15 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from Rev. Maupin's nephews.

Eddie married Janice Erlene Stonecipher on 5 Aug 1988 in Bristol, , , Virginia. Janice (daughter of Joseph Calloway Stonecipher and Gladys Davis) was born about 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Aug 2019 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]