Samuel Hicks

Samuel married Louise Nancy Guinn about 1855. Louise (daughter of James Guinn and Mary "Polly" Hicks) was born about Mar 1843 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married John W. Taylor about 1875 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. John (son of John Wesley Taylor and Sarah Phillips) was born on 27 Oct 1857 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 12 Mar 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylor Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Tensey married Andrew Manuel Hicks about 1876 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Andrew (son of Andrew Hicks and Rachel Serena Oaks) was born on 22 Mar 1856 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 24 Dec 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Joseph Allen Sparks about 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Joseph (son of George Sparks and Elizabeth Thomas) was born on 25 Jan 1856 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 Apr 1937 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Slippery Hill Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Lydia E. English on 2 Sep 1891 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Lydia was born in Jun 1874; died about 1954; was buried in Minneapolis Community Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Canada married Lavina Evelyn "Vinie" Johnson on 12 Apr 1890 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Lavina (daughter of John Johnson and Barbara Vance) was born on 26 Apr 1871 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 18 Mar 1943 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Slippery Hill Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cordelia married Levi Green Johnson, Jr. on 12 Aug 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Levi (son of Levi Johnson and Nancy Elizabeth Calhoun) was born on 22 Jul 1865 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 2 Feb 1933 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matilda married Wilburn Pyatte about 1894. Wilburn was born about 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Lula Bell Hester about 1900. Lula (daughter of John Hester and Susie Rominger) was born on 9 Oct 1880 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 13 Nov 1967 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William Larkin Tolley on 6 Mar 1898 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. William (son of Merrit Tolley and Mary E. 'Polley' Calhoun) was born on 17 Apr 1877 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Mack Donald English on 18 Jul 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Mack was born about 1882 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Carrie L. Lewis about 1906. Carrie (daughter of Cornelius C. Lewis and Amanda Victory Henson) was born in Apr 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died before 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kanada married Trissy Loretta Lewis on 27 Feb 1910 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Trissy (daughter of Cornelius C. Lewis and Amanda Victory Henson) was born on 11 Feb 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Mar 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abbie married Columbus "Lum" Lewis about 1908. Columbus (son of Cornelius C. Lewis and Amanda Victory Henson) was born in Oct 1889 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roby married Mary Tolley on 20 Jun 1897 in North Carolina, , , . Mary (daughter of Merrit Tolley and Mary E. 'Polley' Calhoun) was born in Oct 1884 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died before 1910 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roby married Eva Davis about 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Eva (daughter of Waitsel Davis and Elvoy Harmon) was born about 1890 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylor Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorena married Merrit Tolley about 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Merrit (son of Isom Tolley and Sarah Young) was born about 1850 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 1 Dec 1927 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorena married Robert Harlon Houston about 1928 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Robert (son of Samuel Jack Houston and Frances Jane Burleson) was born on 15 Jul 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 Apr 1973 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Nelia Cordell Sluder on 2 Jul 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Nelia (daughter of Flint Sluder and Nan (Sluder)) was born on 9 Sep 1892 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 22 May 1989 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Pinkie Mae Johnson on 12 Dec 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Pinkie (daughter of Thomas A. Johnson and Lydia Hughes) was born about 1895; died on 27 Oct 1969 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1920 Pulaski County, KY Census
Science Hill

Household 136
Thomas C. Moody67NC NC NC
Mary E. 65NC NC NC
Thomas A. 25TN NC NC
Mary E. 6NC TN NCGranddaughter
Edith E. 3NC TN NCGranddaughter
Iva L. 1KY TN NCGranddaughter
Elizabeth24NC NC NCDaughter in law
Irvine Sparks 22NC NC NCGrandson
Eliza E. Sparks 18TN TN TNGranddaughter
Margaret K. Sparks 2TN NC TNGreat Granddaughter


1930 Washington County, TN
9th District
Household 49
Ervin Sparks 32NC NC NC
Eliza E. 29TN TN TN
Margaret K. 12TN NC TN
John R. 9KY NC TN
Chelcalee 7TN NC TN
Margaret M. 6TN NC TN
Geneva L. 2 9/12TN NC TN

Ervin married Eliza Ellen "Eddie" Nelson on 10 Jun 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Eliza (daughter of John King Nelson and Laura B. Moody) was born about 1901 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died in Feb 1979 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Clarence Tilman Calhoun on 26 Feb 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Clarence (son of Wilburn Harrison Calhoun and Frances Lutitia Bentley) was born on 19 Oct 1897 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 Apr 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Margaret "Maggie" Vance on 11 Feb 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Margaret was born about 1904 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ralph married Fay M. Calhoun on 11 Mar 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Fay (daughter of Harvey Columbus "Lum" Calhoun and Elizabeth Rose Gouge) was born about 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phelix married Ethel Pauline Calhoun on 16 Sep 1933 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Ethel (daughter of Harvey Columbus "Lum" Calhoun and Elizabeth Rose Gouge) was born on 10 Oct 1910 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 25 May 2002 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Clara Etta Phillips on 4 Aug 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Clara was born on 24 Jan 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 1 Jun 1979 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married Edward W. "Ted" Buchanan on 2 Dec 1918 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Edward (son of Nathan A. Buchanan and Hannah Jane Ollis) was born on 24 Jul 1887 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Nov 1958; was buried in Ed Buchanan Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hobart married Dora Ella Buchanan on 23 Jun 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Dora (daughter of John Jones E. Buchanan and Cordelia S. "Delia" English) was born on 2 Apr 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 Mar 1976 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nelle married Lon Hendrix Hughes about 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Lon (son of John Wilson Hughes and Eula Savannah Vance) was born on 23 Jun 1901 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died about 1963; was buried in Hughes Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married John Lewis about 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . John (son of Joseph M. Lewis and Serena Arwood) was born on 3 Sep 1889 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Florence M. Grindstaff about 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Florence (daughter of Isaac Grindstaff and Zelphia Greer) was born on 6 Jun 1905 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 10 Mar 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jennie married Massa N. Calhoun about 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Massa (son of William Harrison Calhoun and Anna Osborn) was born in Mar 1893 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Dec 1974 in Stark County, , , Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married Wilson Johnny Cornett about 1935. Wilson (son of Burton Cornett and Celia Ann Hughes) was born on 9 Nov 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1970 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Hughes Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eddie married Bertie Ann Cornett about 1924. Bertie (daughter of Burton Cornett) was born about 1903; died about 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nina married Clenny R. Ollis about 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Clenny (son of Woodville B. Ollis and Betsy Jane McKinney) was born on 14 Apr 1905 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Dec 1984 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hal married Geneva Cook about 1932. Geneva was born about 1912; died about 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Warren married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the early 1910's, Thomas C. Moody, his wife Mary Ellen Trivett and their family lived in Minneapolis, Avery County, NC. During this same period, the family of William Larkin Tolley and his wife Sarah L. "Sally" Taylor lived in the small settlement of Ivey Heights, about half-way between Minneapolis and Newland. The Ivey Heights Free Will Baptist Church is one of the few remants of this community.
Robert L. Moody, son of Thomas and Mary, met Aleatha E. Tolley, daughter of William and Sally. Whether they met in Ivey Heights or Minneapolis is not known. A romance developed, and the couple were wed on 17 Dec 1912. Aleatha was 14 years old.


Death certificate states:
Residence: 2915 Rosewood NW
Canton, Ohio
Date of death: 30 Dec 1928
Cause of death: Bronchial pneumonia and measles
Buried: 2 Jan 1929, Westlawn Cemetery

Birth:
A Few Highlights of Avery County History:
Avery County is North Carolina’s “baby county” (just 108 years old), but it is packed full of history. Here are just a few of the highlights.
While many long hunters, like Daniel Boone, fished and hunted in the area, the first settler was Samuel Bright. He arrived in the 1770s and built a home at Lower Old Fields of the Toe, called the Bright Settlement. Bright guided early settlers to the Watauga Settlement along an old Indian path, Bright’s Trace of the Yellow Mountain Road.
In September 1780, the Overmountain Men took that same route, over Roan Mountain, down Roaring Creek, and through Ingalls and Green Valley. They defeated the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain, considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
French naturalist Andre Michaux visited Grandfather Mountain in 1794, declaring it the highest mountain in the United States.
On April 4, 1840, the Childsville, Cranberry Forge, and Yellow Mountain Post Offices were established, the first in the area.
After several attempts throughout the 1850s, Mitchell County was created in February 1861, encompassing much of the area, almost to Banner Elk, which the Banners settled in 1848. Childsville, located at the current Avery County airport, became Calhoun. The first session of Mitchell County Court was held there.
The Civil War tore families apart. Many families along the North Toe River sided with the Confederacy. Those along the Elk River sided with the North. Many men marched away to fight at Manassas, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Locally, the Cranberry Iron mines produced ore for the South. Kirk’s raiders passed through in June 1864, burning the Palmer House in Altamont, and there was a skirmish near Banner Elk in the fall of 1864.
In June 1882, the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad reached Cranberry. While the mines had been in operation for decades, the arrival of the railroad provided easy access to outside markets. A month later, regular passenger service began. In March 1883, Cranberry got telegraph service.
Elk Park, the oldest town in present-day Avery County, was incorporated in 1885. That same year, Monroe Dugger and J. Erwin Calloway opened the Grandfather Hotel on Grandfather Mountain.
Samuel Kelsey purchased property from Walter Lenoir in 1888, including much of Grandfather Mountain. The Linville Improvement Company was formed in 1889, controlling some 16,000 acres in and around Grandfather. Kelsey helped found Linville.
The first mica grinding mill was built in Spear in 1891. Mica became big business, helping the Allies win WWII.
In 1892, the Yonahlossee Turnpike was completed, linking Linville with Blowing Rock. That same year, Monroe Dugger published “The Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain,” the first book by a local.
Edgar Tufts arrived in Banner Elk in 1895, eventually founding Lees-McRae College, Grace Hospital and the Grandfather Home for Children. Golf was played, possibly for the first time, in Linville that year.
The Linville River Railroad was chartered in 1896. However, before the first rail was laid, the business folded and was reborn as the Linville River Railway in 1899. The rails ran from Cranberry through Minneapolis, Vale, Newland, Montezuma, Pineola, Linville and, eventually, all the way to Boone.
Also in 1899, U.S. Marshall William H. Greer was killed, the first local law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty. Others include John Staford (1912); Zebulon Winters (1920); William Burleson (1923); Hardy Coffey (1936); Alvin Jones (1939); Max Daniels (1949); and Glenn Hicks (2003).
The Plumtree School for Boys opened in 1903. Five years later, Mrs. and Mr. Sloop, both medical doctors, arrived in Plumtree. They moved their practice to Crossnore in 1911. Also in 1908, the Tar Heel Mica Company opened in Plumtree.
In 1909, Scott Wiseman was born in Ingalls. After college in West Virginia, he began performing on WLS in Chicago, where he met, and later married, Lulu Belle (Myrtle Cooper). They went on to have an amazing career both on radio and on film, retiring to the Ingalls area in 1958.
A fire in 1910 destroyed much of the business district in Elk Park. That same month, a hydroelectric plant was constructed in Banner Elk, powering the school and hospital.
Avery County was created in February 1911. Elk Park was the first county seat, but after a vote, Old Fields of Toe became the official county seat. The area was renamed Newland, in honor of Lt. Gov. William C. Newland. The first newspaper, the Avery Vim, began publication in May, and the first court session was held in October.
Town lots were auctioned off in Newland in 1912. Construction began on the Altamont to Altapass section of the Crest of the Blue Ridge Toll Road, a precursor to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
With the completion of the courthouse and jail, the county seat moved from Elk Park to Newland in 1913. That same year, the owners of the Cranberry Iron and Cola company, owners of the ET&WNC, agreed to buy the Linville River Railway.
In 1915, Dr. Sloop constructed a dam on the Linville River in Crossnore, which eventually powered the hospital, school, and town. The Crossnore School, run by Mary Martin Sloop, was chartered in 1917.
The United States entered WWI in 1917, and more than 400 local men served in the armed forces. Eight men died in action, including Cpl. Jesse Staton, who was killed after the armistice papers were signed but before the cease fire took effect.
A flu pandemic struck in 1918, claiming at least 24 Avery County citizens.
Howard Marmon, who designed the car that won the first Indy 500, purchased property in Pineola in 1919.
Uncle Jake Carpenter, who kept death records for lower Avery County, died in 1920. In 1924, the first Singing on the Mountain was held at MacRae’s Meadow.
The town of Crossnore was incorporated in 1925. Preston Johnson was the first mayor.
In 1927, Lees McRae Institute became co-educational, opening a nursing school. Two years later, the school became Lees-McRae College. Also in 1929, the Cranberry Mines closed down.
Shepherd Dugger published “War Trails of the Blue Ridge” in 1931. In 1935, the road to Observation Point on Grandfather Mountain opened, and in 1936, the original Eseeola Lodge in Linville burned.
William Newland and Shepherd Dugger both died in 1938.
A flood in August 1940, worse than the previous one in 1916, destroyed the railroad. The line from Cranberry all the way to Boone was abandoned, despite local protests.
In January 1941, a fire swept through the business section of Newland, destroying several structures. Fire returned in January 1961. There were other fires as well: Elk Park in 1903 and 1914; the Cranberry Hotel in 1924; and the boys dormitory at the Plumtree School for boys in 1927.
The United States entered WWII in 1941. More than 1,200 local citizens served, and 54 died in service. In Elk Park, passenger service resumed on the ET&WNC, continuing through the war years, taking people to work in war-related jobs in Elizabethton. Eventually, the line from Tennessee to Cranberry was abandoned; the last regular run was in 1950.
Dr. Mary Sloop was chosen as the American Mother of the year in 1951; Linville Falls was donated to the National Park Service in 1952, the same year that Hugh Morton acquired Grandfather Mountain. Morton constructed the Mile High Swinging Bridge that same year.
Highway 105, connecting Boone to Linville, opened in 1955. The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games began in 1956. Richard Nixon spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of Cannon Hospital in 1958. The hospital opened in 1961, the same year that Dr. Sloop passed away. Mrs. Sloop passed the next year.
The Mountain Glen Golf Course opened in 1964, and the nursing school at Lees-McRae closed in 1965. Joe Hartley, founder of Singing on the Mountain, passed in 1966. Both the Grandfather Golf Club and Beech Mountain Ski Resort opened in 1967, and in 1968, the National Park Service and Hugh Morton reached an agreement on the route of the Blue Ridge Parkway over Grandfather Mountain.
The Avery County High School opened in 1969, merging the high schools in Newland, Crossnore and Cranberry. The sales office for Linville Land Harbor opened the same year. The Land of Oz opened on Beech Mountain in 1970 and closed in 1980, although it is occasionally opened.
In 1971, a Christmas tree from Avery County was selected for the White House. Mayland Technical College was established by the General Assembly that same year. “Where the Lilies Bloom” was filmed locally in 1972. Tommy Burleson played basketball for the men’s team in the 1972 US Olympics. Johnny Cash performed at Singing on the Mountain in 1974, the same year that the Sugar Mountain Golf Course opened.
Linville Ridge Golf Course opened in 1981, the same year that Scotty Wiseman died, and construction began on the Linn Cove Viaduct, which opened a year later. Horton Cooper, who published a history of Avery County in 1964, passed away in 1986, and “The Winter People” was filmed in Plumtree in 1987.
Lees-McRae College became a four-year school, and the Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum opened in 1990. The hospitals in Crossnore and Banner Elk merged in 1999, the same year Lulu Bell Wiseman died. Hugh Morton passed away in 2006. The Morton family sold the Grandfather Mountain backcountry in 2008, an area that became Grandfather Mountain State Park in 2009.
(Written by Michael C. Hardy. June 2019)

Aleatha married Robert Lafette Moody on 20 Dec 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Robert (son of Thomas Clingman Moody and Mary Ellen Trivette) was born on 8 Mar 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Apr 1943 in Detroit, , Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Canton, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

McElroy married Ella C. (Tolley) about 1922 in North Carolina, , , . Ella was born about 1905 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Pearl (Tolley) about 1925. Pearl was born about 1906 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Hersel Lee Bishop on 7 Mar 1922. Hersel (son of Charley Bishop and Burilla Walls) was born on 17 Apr 1904 in Kentucky, , , ; died on 1 Nov 1983 in Lincoln County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Parlor Grove Cemetery, , Lincoln County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Elliott. James was born about 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Clota Esther McQueary about 1920 in Kentucky, , , . Clota (daughter of Warren McQueary and Minnie Etner Holder) was born on 22 Feb 1909 in Casey County, , , Kentucky; died on 28 Aug 1977 in Hamilton County, , , Ohio; was buried in Willow Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, , Casey County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1940 Lincoln County, Kentucky
Waynesburg
Household 229
Carl Tolley 28 NC
Flora 22 KY (nee Hines)
Alma Jean 6 KY
Clayton 3 KY
Harold 0 KY
Sallie 60 NC widow

Carl married Flora Emeline Hines about 1933 in Pulaski County, , , Kentucky. Flora (daughter of Henderson C. Hines and Ophelia Dick) was born on 18 Dec 1916 in Pulaski County, , , Kentucky; died on 27 Sep 2006 in Lincoln County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Parlor Grove Cemetery, , Lincoln County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pearl married Georgia W. (Tolley) about 1942. Georgia was born on 1 Jun 1907; died on 12 Jan 1997 in Allen County, , , Ohio; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, , Allen County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jefferson married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Dimple Lee Lewis Anderson, age 86, Washington College Station Rd., Limestone, passed away Monday, March 5, 2007, at the Laughlin Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Anderson was a native of Avery County, North Carolina, and the daughter of the late Lum & Abby Taylor Lewis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Anderson, in 2005; two sisters, Nettie Susong and Odee Buchanan; and two brothers, R.T. Lewis and A.D. Lewis.

She had been a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church for over 50 years.

Mrs. Anderson had worked for Green's Manufacturing as a seamstress and had retired in her late seventies from Plus Mart. She was an avid quilter.

Survivors include two daughters and son-in-law, Swanita Elaine & Don Mynatt, Seymour, TN, and Mildred "Millie" H. Anderson, Greeneville; two sons and daughter-in-law, Charles Joseph "Joey" Anderson and Gary L. & Beth Anderson, all of Limestone; two brothers, Rev. T.F. Lewis, Jonesborough, and J.L. Lewis, Knoxville; one sister, Victoria Harrison, Greeneville; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor David Tydings officiating. The body will lie in state 1/2 hour prior to service time. Interment services will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery .

Pallbearers will be Charlie Anderson, Trevor Mynatt , David Anderson, Michael Anderson, Pascal Lewis, Billy Lewis, Don Barnette, Bruce Buchanan, Rick Lewis, Dodge Lewis and Roby McBride.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home.

Dimple married Harold Anderson about 1940. Harold was born about 1918; died about 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dallas married Diane Green on 17 Jul 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Diane was born about 1900; died on 16 Feb 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Loddie married Texie Zella Hicks on 2 Sep 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Texie (daughter of Letcher Alonzo Hicks and Mary Cordella Clark) was born on 19 May 1909 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Frances Tester on 2 Feb 1939 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Frances (daughter of Charlie P. Tester and Josie Bell Laws) was born on 4 Jul 1924 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 14 Dec 1948 in North Carolina, , , ; was buried in Taylors Chapel Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Forrest married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruby married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dora married Clinton Conley Graybeal about 1916. Clinton was born on 25 Jul 1889; died on 9 Aug 1959 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mattie married Flem Samuel Grindstaff on 4 Oct 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Flem (son of Stephen Grindstaff and Evaline Pritchard) was born on 20 Jul 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 May 1961 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judie married Mack L. Carpenter in Mar 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Mack was born on 8 May 1898 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 Jan 1975 in Wasco County, , , Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Merrit married Juanita Ashley on 19 Jul 1930 in North Carolina, , , . Juanita (daughter of Milton Gerome "Milt" Ashley and Buena Grindstaff) was born on 16 Jan 1913 in Oregon, , , ; died on 21 Mar 1999 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married Amey Mae Calhoun on 27 Mar 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Amey (daughter of Starlin Isaac Calhoun and Josephine Jodie Benfield) was born on 25 Jan 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died about 1982 in Stark County, , , Ohio; was buried in Melscheimer Cemetery, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myra married Ralph Stacy Greer about 1936 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Ralph was born on 12 Feb 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 10 Jul 1980 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy married Leonard Braswell about 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Leonard was born on 1 Sep 1918 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 4 Oct 1983 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He, his wife and their three children were murdered in December 1954.

Andrew married Norma Ruth Ollis about 1950 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Norma was born on 27 Mar 1932 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 8 Dec 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dennis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

JOHNSON CITY - Geneva L. Douglas, age 89, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness.

A native of Johnson City, she was a daughter of the late Ervin and Eliza Ellen Sparks. Mrs. Douglas was a Baptist. She loved going fishing and to go to church. She played the piano by ear, and was self-taught. She served as a church pianist for many years.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Douglas is preceded in death by brothers, Robert, Roy, David, and Frank Sparks; sisters, Kate Furchess, Chelsea Lee Anders, and Mildred Mabel.

Survivors include her husband, John Douglas, Johnson City; sons, Kenneth Wayne Douglas and Darrell Lynn Douglas and wife Virginia, all of Tallahassee, Florida; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild; sister, Alice Marie Sutton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service for Mrs. Douglas will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 8, 2017 in the East Parlor of the funeral home with Rev. Albert Jarnagin officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. in the East Parlor of the funeral home.

A private graveside will take place at Monte Vista Memorial Park.

Geneva married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alma married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roy Al-len Sparks, born No-vem-ber 18, 1936, son of the late Ervin and Eliza Sparks of John-son City, TN. He died peace-fully at the John-son City Med-i-cal Center on Fri-day, April 24, 2015, at the age of 78 af-ter a brief ill-ness of can-cer.
Roy Sparks was a won-der-ful and great pro-vider for his fam-ily and loved by us all. He loved to go fish-ing and hunt-ing.
Roy served our coun-try in the US Army. He worked in sales at RC Cola, Rainbo Bak-ery, Pepsi, Dolly Madi-son, Sun-beam, Wise and Sara Lee. Be-fore re-tir-ing he was awarded sales-man of the year twice.
Roy was a long time and ac-tive mem-ber of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1831, where he liked spend-ing time with friends. Roy al-ways kept a smile on his face and made many peo-ple happy.
Roy Sparks is sur-vived by his sis-ters, Ge-neva Douglas, John-son City, Marie Sut-ton, Wil-liam-son, GA; Ex-wife and best friend, Judy Wal-ters Sparks; Chil-dren, Alan Sparks, Bris-tol, TN, Re-gina Sparks Hous-ton, John-son City, Julie Sparks Carden and hus-band, Sean Carden, John-son City; grand-chil-dren, Austin Sparks, Bluff City, Va-nessa Sparks, John-son City, Justin Hous-ton, Er-win, TN, Jo-shua Hous-ton, John-son City, Ash-ley Hous-ton Shoun, Mor-ris-town, TN, Sum-mer Carden, Bai-ley Carden, Jake Carden and Josie Carden, all of John-son City; great grand-child, Audrey Hous-ton. Sev-eral nieces and neph-ews also sur-vive.
Mr. Sparks is pre-ceded in death by four broth-ers, Robert Sparks, Ervin Sparks Jr., Frank Sparks, all of John-son City, David Sparks, King-sport, TN; four sis-ters, Kate Furches, Den-ver, Col-o-rado, Mil-dred Lane, Lor-ton, VA, Alma Har-ris, Al-ex-an-dra, VA, Chel-sea Anders, Bal-ti-more, Mary-land.
The me-mo-rial ser-vice for Mr. Sparks will be con-ducted on Thurs-day, April 30, 2015, at 7:00 P.M. in the East Chapel of Ap-pa-la-chian Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Yel-ton.
The fam-ily will re-ceive friends Thurs-day from 6:00 un-til 7:00 P.M. in the East Par-lor of the fu-neral home.
Pri-vate dis-po-si-tion will be held at a later date.

Notes:

Mildred Buchanan McCall, age 94, of Butler, formerly of Hampton, went home to be with the Lord at the home of her daughter on Monday, March 24, 2014, following an extended illness.
She was the daughter of the late Clarence & Mary Sparks Calhoun and was born in the Linville Falls Community of Avery County, N.C.
Mildred retired from Unilever Corporation and enjoyed gardening. She was a member of First Christian Church in Elizabethton and a fifty year member of the Tennessee Order of the Eastern Star #163 Sycamore Chapter.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Fin G. Buchanan; her second husband, Robert "Bob" McCall; a son, David Buchanan; four brothers; and one sister.
Survivors include one daughter, Catherine Johnson and husband, Howard, of Butler; one son, Michael Buchanan and wife, Eleanor, Frankfort, IL; fourteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two sisters, Dimple Stine, Johnson City, and Bea Campbell; and one brother, Gene Calhoun. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM at First Christian Church in Elizabethton.
A service to honor Mildred's life will follow the visitation at 12:00 PM with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, Minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Niles & Lena Onks and Gene Estep.
The graveside service and interment will follow the funeral service on Wednesday at the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery in Hampton. Active pallbearers will be Michael Buchanan, James Buchanan, Niles Onks, Adam Savicz, Dwayne Calhoun and John Clawson. Woodhall Young will serve as honorary pallbearer.
The family would like to extend a special thank-you to Judy Matthews and Jennifer Clawson for the love and care shown to Mildred during her illness.

Mildred married Fin Buchanan on 1 Jan 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Fin was born on 15 Mar 1911 in North Carolina, , , ; died in Aug 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dimple Margaret Calhoun Stine departed this world on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was greatly loved and will be missed. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Sparks Calhoun. Dimple was a woman of great faith and was an active member of Oakland Avenue Baptist Church for many years. She was a member of the choir and was also actively involved in Awana and the children's ministry. Dimple worked at ITT-North Electric for some time but her passion was baking, gardening, ceramics and knitting. In addition to her parents, Dimple was preceded in death by her brothers, Frank Calhoun, Fred Calhoun, Audie Calhoun, and Harlan Calhoun; and two sisters, Mildred McCall, and Lois Pennington.

Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband of 30 years and caregiver, Donald E. Stine, Sr.; a stepson Edward Stine and his wife Janice; a daughter Sherry Hill; and a son Terry Hill, all of whom she greatly loved. The joy of her heart was her beloved grandchildren, Rachel (Stine) Hicks and her husband Jason, Adam Stine, Nathan Stine, and Abigail Stine; and one newborn great-grandchild, McKenna Hicks.

The family will receive friends to share memories from 5:00pm until 7:00pm on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Oakland Avenue Baptist Church, Johnson City. A Celebration of Life Service will begin at 7:00pm with Pastor Roy Yelton officiating. A Committal Service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends.

Dimple married Harlan Hill on 9 Aug 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Harlan was born on 11 May 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Mar 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen Ruth Sparks McCoury, 87, passed away December 1, 2016 at Hillview Rehabilitation Center. She lived at Sycamore Springs Senior Living.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Ted R. McCoury; parents, Robert and Maggie Sparks; and three sisters.

Surviving are two sons, Ronnie and Jerry McCoury of Michigan; one brother, Gene Sparks of Johnson City; three granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Interment will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the VA in Johnson City.

Helen married Theodore Roosevelt McCoury about 1946 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Theodore (son of Loddie E. McCoury and Dora Greene) was born on 28 Jul 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 23 Mar 2015 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Joe Allen Hicks, 86, of Newland, North Carolina passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC.
Joe was born on October 9, 1935 in Avery County, North Carolina, a son of the late Phelix Theodore Hicks and the late Ethel Calhoun Hicks.
Joe graduated Cranberry High School in 1955 and then attended Gaston College, taking mechanics. He retired from Baxter Health Care after a long career. He was a Deacon and member of the Lewis Chapel and enjoyed fishing, hunting and tinkering.
He was preceded in death by his father, Phelix Theodore Hicks; mother, Ethel Hicks; brother, Bill Hicks; and granddaughter, Amy Randolph.

Joe leaves behind to cherish his memory wife of 60 years, Ella Hinkle Hicks; two sons, John (Penny) Hicks of Elk Park, NC, Richard (Karen) Hicks of Cranberry, NC; daughter, Alicia (Wayne) Randolph of Fife, WA; sister, Barbara (Willard) Frazier of Newton, NC; brother, LG Hicks of Spruce Pine, NC; nine grandchildren, Jacob Hicks, Sarah Hicks, Stephanie Norwood, Codie Berry, Laura Randolph, Caleb Randolph, Cameron Randolph, Emily Randolph, Jacob Randolph; and 11 great grandchildren, Gus, Carleigh, Jake, Abel, Leah, Gracie, Mason, Baylee, Mckayla, Landon, Beau.
Services for Joe Allen Hicks will be held on Monday, February 21, 2022 beginning at 12 p.m. from the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Sheppard and the Rev. Gene Carver officiating.

Joseph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Delbert Holtsclaw about 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Delbert (son of William Wesley Holtsclaw and Barbara Miranda Isaacs) was born on 23 Mar 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 30 Dec 1993; was buried in Daniels Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ora married Earsel Buchanan before 1930 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Earsel was born on 17 Jan 1907 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 Jan 1995 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ed Buchanan Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Omer married Mary Jane (Buchanan) about 1933. Mary was born on 3 Jan 1922; died on 26 Jan 1989; was buried in Ed Buchanan Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Ruth Daniels on 22 Jul 1953 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Mary (daughter of Green B. Daniels and Vada Gwyn) was born on 23 Jul 1927 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 5 Dec 1966 in Lake County, , , Indiana; was buried in Ed Buchanan Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marjorie married Robert Lafette Moody on 12 Jul 1931 in Scott County, , , Virginia, and was divorced before 1943. Robert (son of Thomas Clingman Moody and Mary Ellen Trivette) was born on 8 Mar 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Apr 1943 in Detroit, , Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Canton, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marjorie married Paul Peter Garvan after 1943. Paul was born on 17 Feb 1908 in Duisburg, , , Germany; died on 13 Feb 1987 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Shepard Memorial Park, , Henderson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fred Johnson, Jr. (Junior) age 74, Newland, North Carolina went to his eternal home on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital, Linville, North Carolina.

Junior was a native of Avery County born on August 16, 1936 to Fred & Florence Grindstaff Johnson. Junior was one of a kind, a friend to everyone. He was employed until his time of death at Avery True Value Hardware where he was loved and adored as family. He was proud to be an American and always flew his flag with honor. He loved his family with an unfailing love until the Lord Jesus called him home. His love for the outdoors has been passed on to many others that he came in contact with. He was a member of the Gold Prospectors Association which never made him a rich man but really put a gleam in his eye when he saw "Color."

He was committed to Greater Joy Fellowship where he was an usher and faithful attendee. He was a student of the Holy Bible and could converse with "the best of them" in knowledge of God's Word and expressed his knowledge by teaching Sunday school. Bible studies were always vocal with a seasoned experience of what God had done in his life.

Junior is survived by his sister: Carolyn Pyatte and husband Kenneth. Nine nephews and their wives, two nieces and their husbands, great nieces and nephews of a great number.

A Celebration of life service will be held at Greater Joy Fellowship at a later date with Pastor Ronnie Pyatte officiating.