Henry Clay Baird

Henry married Georgia Cleota Snyder on 2 Feb 1930 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Georgia was born on 12 Aug 1912 in , Ashe County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Reba Mast Freeman, 90, lost her battle with Parkinson’s on April 24, 2023.

Reba was the daughter of the late Henry Clay and Cleo Baird, born in Valle Crucis, NC.

In addition to her parents, Reba is preceded in death by her first husband and father of her girls, Billy B. Mast, and by her second husband, Delaney T. Freeman; infant brother, Harlon Baird; and sisters, Iva Nell Saylor (late Ed) and Jewel Shipley (late Baxter).

Reba Freeman is survived by five daughters and their spouses, Judy Shoun (Jerry), Barbara Bodnar, Bonnie Roope, Joan Doyle (Mike) and Kim Terry (Steve); stepson, Larry; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren with two more on the way; siblings, Tommy Baird (late Carolyn), and Henry Baird (Patsy); and many nieces and nephews.

Reba was eternally grateful for the care and companionship she received throughout the years from her grandson, Daniel. The family would like to express their appreciation for caregivers Jennifer, April, Phyllis, and the staff of Amedysis Hospice.

Reba was a long-time member of Boones Creek Baptist Church, Guaranda Baptist Church and Unaka Avenue Baptist Church in Johnson City, TN. She retired from Appalachian Oil Company.

A graveside service will be held for Reba at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Monte Vista Memorial Park in Johnson City, TN. Chaplain Steven Spell will officiate, with prayer offered by her forever friend, Chloe Boyd.

Family/Spouse: Delaney T. Freeman. Delaney was born on 18 Aug 1923 in , Scott County, Virginia, ; died on 18 Aug 1987 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reba married Billy Bernard Mast on 16 Dec 1951 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Billy (son of Ira Don Mast and Addie Gardner Baird) was born on 30 Nov 1929 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Apr 1963 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JOHNSON CITY - Jewel Fern Baird Shipley, 80, Johnson City, died Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her residence, following a lengthy illness.

Jewel was a native of Watauga County, NC, and lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Henry Clay and Georgia Cleota Snyder Baird.

Jewel received her Bachelor of Nursing Degree from East Tennessee State University.

She began her health care career in 1966 with the Washington County Health Department as a staff nurse in the Child Health and Family Planning Clinics. In 1983, Jewel moved to the Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Office where she held multiple positions, including Child Health and Development Nursing Consultant, Maternal and Child Health Nursing Consultant, and Regional Director of Children’s Special Services Program, retiring in 2009 after forty-three years of dedicated Public Health Nursing services. Jewel was proud to have been awarded the Federal Southeast Region Maternal and Child Health Nursing Award. She was a lifetime member of the Tennessee Public Health Association and formerly served on their Nursing Board. Jewel was also a longtime Volunteer Nurse for the American Red Cross.

She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jewel enjoyed spending time at the family’s second home, Venture Out of Gatlinburg, sewing and playing Solitaire.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-seven years, Baxter Hamer Shipley, in 2020, her daughter, Melissa Shipley Slagle, in 1995, a granddaughter, Zoe Bryann Shipley, in 2019, a sister, Iva Saylor, and an infant brother, Harlan Baird.

Jewel is survived by two sons, Bryan Shipley, Jonesborough, Robert Shipley and wife Laura, Jonesborough; three grandchildren, Jessica Slagle De La Vega and husband Salvador, Ty Shipley, Sara Shipley Hood and husband Morgan, all of Jonesborough; three great-grandchildren, Rylie De La Vega, Ava De La Vega, and Kimber Hood, all of Jonesborough; son-in-law, Johnny Slagle; one sister, Reba Freeman, Johnson City; two brothers, Thomas Baird, Gray, and Henry Baird, Morristown; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Family/Spouse: Baxter Hamer Shipley. Baxter (daughter of Joseph Clark Shipley and Faye Anderson) was born about 1939 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died about 2020 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]