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Maggie L. Keller

Female 1893 - 1968  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  Maggie L. Keller was born on 5 Apr 1893 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 13 Sep 1968 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Maggie married William Henry Laws on 26 Mar 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of George Laws and Callie Oaks) was born on 28 Mar 1883 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 23 Jan 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Keller Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Estel Lonnie Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 3. Clara Edith Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Sep 1972 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .
    3. 4. Opal Mae Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Aug 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Jul 1985 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 5. Earl Haskell Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Apr 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 6. William Dexter Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 May 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Ethel Alberta Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Apr 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jun 2013 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .
    8. 9. Virgie Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Feb 2015 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    9. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 11. Delmer Edwin Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Mar 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home Veterans Hospital, Washington County, Tennessee, .
    11. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Estel Lonnie Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born about 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Clara Edith Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born on 20 Sep 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Sep 1972 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .

  3. 4.  Opal Mae Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born on 6 Aug 1915 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Jul 1985 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Earl Haskell Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born on 17 Feb 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Apr 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  5. 6.  William Dexter Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born on 21 Apr 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 May 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    William married Oakie Arlene Shell in 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Oakie was born on 25 Mar 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Aug 1991 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Keller Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Allen Edward Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Nov 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Sep 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  6. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1)

  7. 8.  Ethel Alberta Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born on 22 Apr 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jun 2013 in , Avery County, North Carolina, .

  8. 9.  Virgie Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born about 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Feb 2015 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  9. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1)

  10. 11.  Delmer Edwin Laws Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1) was born on 19 Jun 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Mar 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home Veterans Hospital, Washington County, Tennessee, .

    Notes:

    Delmer Edwin Laws, 90, Elk Park, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior March 21, 2023 after hospitalization at Mountain Home VA.

    He was born June 19, 1932 in Shell Creek, TN. He went to a one-room schoolhouse through 8th grade. He excelled in football and basketball in High School and attended both Cloudland and Cranberry.

    He married Sue Trivett in January of 1951 and they celebrated 72 years of marriage this year. He spent several years working at various jobs in Michigan and Indiana. After the births of two daughters, Delilah and Kay he received notice to serve in the U.S. Army. He went through Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC, then was transferred to Fort Eustis, VA. His third daughter Judy was born at the Fort Eustis Army Hospital.

    After his discharge, he moved to Abington, VA, where he attended school to become a car body & fender repairman. After completing school he moved to Avery County. He worked repairing cars in Spruce Pine, NC and then Johnson City, TN. He retired from Sherwood Chevrolet in Johnson City TN.

    He was a longtime member of Heaton Christian Church and in his younger years he worked with the youth group and served as a Deacon. He loved his church family and especially his Sunday school class.

    He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Maggie Laws and his 11 siblings Estel, Edith, Opal, Haskel, Leona, Dexter, Albertia, George, Vergie, Eugene and Millard.

    Left to cherish his memory is his wife Hattie Sue Trivett Laws, who for the past 12 years lovingly assumed the role of his caretaker.

    He was a beloved father to three daughters, Delilah Laws Fortner ("Blue"), Kay Laws Simerly (Jim), and Judy Laws Shomaker.

    His grandchildren, Shawn Fortner (Angela), Christopher Fortner, Chantee' Simerly Carver (Steve), Melinda Simerly Franklin, Laura Shomaker Bullock (Corey) and Brett Shomaker (Carolina) were loved so much.

    His great grandchildren, Tyler Pickins, Katie Storm Fortner, Abigail Carver, Riley Carver, Alexandria Fortner, Conner Fortner, Sadie Franklin, Walter Franklin, Everett Shomaker and Eleanor Shomaker brought him so much joy.

    His family appreciates the excellent care given to him by Alicia Dugger and the High Country Home Care Staff, and the VA hospital staff, Johnson City, TN.

    Funeral services for Delmer Laws will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 5:00 pm in the Heaton Christian Church with Pastor Bo Deaton officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 4:00 pm on Friday at the church, and following the service in the church fellowship hall.

    Graveside services will be held on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Mountain Home National Cemetery.

    Delmer married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maggie1)


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.Maggie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 14.  Allen Edward Laws Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.Maggie1) was born on 21 Nov 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Sep 2021 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Alan Edward Laws, 72, Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Hermitage Health Center following an extended illness. He was born November 21, 1948 in Elizabethton to the late William Dexter and Oakie Shell Laws.
    Alan was a graduate of Cloudland High School and attended Steed College. He served in the United States Army four years during the Vietnam Era. He received the following medals: Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars, and The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device (1960).
    Alan was an avid reader, loved to laugh, loved to go to the beach at Oak Island, N.C., loved the Redskins, loved to scare people and drove like he was driving a tank. He was of the Free Will Baptist Faith.
    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie Laws.
    Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Sherry Grindstaff Laws; his children, Shane and Julie Laws, Mary Ann and Sam King, Milissa and Tim Baumgardner, Brenda and Trevor Petry and Jennifer and Chris Ingram; his grandchildren, Brandon Blevins, Brenten Blevins, Andy and Johna Baumgardner, Madison and J.J. Rouse, Julianne Ingram, Travis Petry, Luke Baumgardner, Kyle Ingram and Alena Petry; his great-grandchildren, Breyden Blevins and Aliias Blevins; his brothers and sisters, Carolyn and Walter McKinney, Gail and Jim Buchanan, Lynn and Easter Laws, Pam and Mike Hughes and Kent Laws.


  3. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Delmer2, 1.Maggie1)

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

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Delmer2, 1.Maggie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Delmer2, 1.Maggie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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