Charlie Tolley

Charlie married Lockie Evelyn Hilmon about 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lockie (daughter of Doc Hilmon and Biddie Blevins) was born on 28 Sep 1895 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Apr 1977 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Leafie Annalee Payne, 85, Rittertown Road, Hampton, died Monday, July 18,2005, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home.

Mrs. Payne was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Charlie and Lockie Evelyn Hilman Tolley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Doax Street, her second husband, Danford Payne,
and three brothers, Julius, Mack and Paul Tolley.

Mrs. Payne was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation after 40
years of service. She was a faithful member of Little Doe Free Will Baptist
Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. Payne will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 19,
at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Sam Ferguson, Rev. Shane Waters and Rev.
Troy Davis officiating. Music will be provided by the Generation Gap. Graveside services and interment will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, at Happy Valley Memorial Park.

Julius married Ella Jay Morton on 12 Nov 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ella (daughter of James William Morton and Essie S. Murray) was born about 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Dec 2018 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Darlie C. Hyder, 85, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, in the Pine Ridge Care Center following an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie & Lockie Hilman Tolley. She was a retired employee of Texas Instruments after 18 years of service, retiring in 1991. She was a member of the Little Doe Free Will Baptist Church.

She loved to garden, read and work in her flowers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Hyder; two sisters: Leafie Payne, Alpha Tipton; and three brothers: Mack, Julius, Paul Tolley.

Survivors include her daughter: Sandra Forbes and fiancé, Jimmy Stevens; Her sisters & brothers who she dearly loved: Shirl Davis, Geneva Roberts, of Hampton, and Mahala Hampton, of Alabama; Three Brothers: Wade Tolley and wife, Linda, Herman Tolley and wife, Shonette, and Jack Tolley, all of Hampton; Several nieces & nephews; A Sister-in-law: EllaJay Tolley; Her extended special family, The Hyder Family; Her special friends: Bob & Nancy Fillers, George & Brenda Roberson.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Sam Ferguson officiating.

Interment will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Music will be provided by her niece, Sheridan Seigler. Active Pallbearers will be: Myron Hyder, Bob Fillers, Tim Davis, Hershel Scalf, George Roberson, Billy Jack Tolbert, Marvin "Buck" Johnson, Danny Cole and Glen Roy Cates. Honorary Pallbearers will be all of her many special friends and special family members who have visited, made phone calls and helped her in many ways.

For all the excellent care and loved shown to our family, I express a special "Thank You" to the Staff of Pine Ridge Care Center.

Darlie married Arlie Lee Hyder on 1 Nov 1950 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Arlie (son of William Harrison Hyder and Celia Mae Cable) was born on 6 Apr 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Sep 1999 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hyder Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alpha married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAMPTON - Jack Tolley, 90, Hampton, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 in the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1931 in Carter County to the late Charlie & Lockie Hilman Tolley. Jack was a graduate of Hampton High School, East Tennessee State College and the University of Tennessee with a Masters Degree in Education. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a teacher and coach at Cloudland High School, a Counselor at Cloudland High School and served as Principal at Cloudland High School and was a Supervisor of Special Education in Carter County making a total of 45 years in the education field. He loved farming, gardening and loved people and outdoors. Jack was a member of Little Doe Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Sammie Whitehead Tolley, a granddaughter: Rachel Clawson, four brothers: Paul, Julius, Mack and Wade Tolley and three sisters: Leafie Street, Darla Hyder and Mahalie Hampton.
Survivors include his children: Sherry (Michael) Clawson, Hampton and John Charles (Joan) Tolley, Johnson City, Two Grandsons: Seth (Kayla) Clawson and John (Goldie) Tolley. Two Great Grandchildren: Colton and Rae Clawson. Two Sisters: Geneva Roberts and Shirlene Davis and One Brother: Herman Tolley. Several nieces & nephews.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, Minister officiating. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum of Peace, Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active Pallbearers will be; Tim Davis, Keith Tolley, Leon Tolley, Chris Tolley, David Wade Tolley, Mike Rose and Julius Tolley, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers will be many family and friends.

Jack married Sammie F. Whitehead about 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sammie (daughter of John Love Whitehead and Geneva Christine Collins) was born about 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Oct 2010 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAMPTON - Herman Tolley, 90, Hampton, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital surrounded by his loving family. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Charlie & Lockie Hilmon Tolley. Herman was a graduate of Cloudland High School. He was a US Army Veteran and had also worked at Brown’s Supermarket in Hampton for many years. He was a Master Gardner and loved to give things out of the garden away. In earlier years he attended Little Doe Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years Shonette Cutlip Tolley who passed away July 24, 2016; by a granddaughter: Amber Shaw Calhoun; and also 10 brothers and sisters.

Survivors include his children: Keith (Wendy Hill), Patty (Garry Smith), and Leon (Rebecca). His grandchildren: Tracy (Jeff) Guy, Mitchell (Maggie), R.J. and Ezra Tolley and Sarah Hill, His great-grandchildren: Lane and Timber Shaw and Jeffrey, River, and Rudy Guy, a loving sister: Shirl Davis and several nieces and nephews. He was blessed with more friends that can be named whom he loved dearly.

Graveside Service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, 2023, in the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Richard Stout officiating. Burial will follow the service. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Herman married Shonette Mardell Cutlip on 3 Jun 1952 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Shonette (daughter of Frank Edward Cutlip and Lillian Maurene Smith) was born on 19 Jan 1935 in Ohio, , , ; died on 24 Jul 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mahala Tolley Hampton, 81, of Leesburg, Ala., passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015. She was born April 2, 1934 in Hampton, Tenn., to the late Charlie and Lockie Hilman Tolley. She had lived in Alabama for a number of years. Mrs. Hampton was a member of Little Doe Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Sgt. Mathey G. Cole and M.B. Hampton, and by three brothers and three sisters. Those left behind to cherish her memory include her son, Jeff Hampton, and her daughters, Jennifer Farrow, Jill Hampton and Joy Hampton. Local survivors include her sisters, Geneva Roberts and Shirl Davis, and three brothers, Jack, Herman and Wade Tolley. Also several grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive. Mahala raised two of her grandchildren as her own, Zachery and Abigail.

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Roma Jean Mathes, age 81, of Elizabethton, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Paul Tolley and Goldie Carver Hall and was born on August 14, 1938. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of forty-nine years, Gene Mathes; one son, John Paul Mathes and her step-father, Luther Hall.

Roma Jean was a devoted wife, mother and nanny. She was a determined woman of faith and was a member of Valley Forge Christian Church. She enjoyed watching college basketball, especially Duke and cooking for her family.

Those left to cherish her memory include three children, Debbie Bunton and husband Jimmy, Greg Mathes and wife Teresa and Brian Mathes and girlfriend Debbie Buckles all of Elizabethton; six grandchildren, April Fox and husband Mark of Vass, NC, J.P. Mathes and wife Leona of Elizabethton, Cody Bunton and wife Andrea of Jonesborough, Jeanna Brewer and husband Nathaniel of Gray, Kristin Mathes and Jagger Mathes both of Elizabethton and four great-grandchildren. Several aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and neighbors also survive.

The family will be holding a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Miller Cemetery located next to the State Line Drive-In.

Roma married Gene Mathes about 1952 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Gene (son of John H. Mathes and Callie Lions) was born on 6 Apr 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Sep 2003 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Miller Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAMPTON - John Paul, age 60, and wife, Robin Renee Sells Mathes, age 47, Hampton, Tn. passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at Watauga Lake. They were camping when the storm came through.

Robin had lived in Georgia for several years but was a native of Bristol, Tennessee. She was a graduate of Ringgold, Georgia High School. She was associated with her husband in the operation of The Hamptons Camp Ground. Robin and John Paul loved camping, fishing, the outdoors and their family. She attended Hampton Christian Church.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Carl T. Sells, Sr. & Mayme Ruth Sells, T.G. & Vivian Gibson Hickman; her Uncles, Samuel (Sam) David Sells and Marty Hickman.

Survivors include her son & daughter-In-Law, Justin Ryan & Marsha Musselwhite, Acworth, Georgia; her daughter, Jessica Renee Musselwhite, Nashville, Tennessee; her step-son, J.P. & Wife Leona Mathes, Johnson City; her grandchildren, Ella Ruth & Jackson Ryan Musselwhite; her father & step-mother, James E. "Jim" & Kim Sells, Elizabethton; her mother & step-father, Porita Hickman Jones & husband David, Woodstock, Georgia; her brother & sister-in-law, James E. "Jamie" & Tabitha Sells, Bluff Cit; her sisters, Carla Dawn Sells, Talking Rock, Georgia, Rachel Ann Davis, Johnson City and Amy Elizabeth Waddell, Bluff City; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and great nieces & nephews; their dog "Trigger" and cat "William Wallace".

John Paul was a native of Carter County. He was a graduate of Hampton High School. He served as Carter County Circuit Court Clerk for 16 years. He along with Robin operated The Hamptons Camp Ground. He attended Hampton Christian Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gene Mathes and his grandparents, Luther & Goldie Hall and Paul Tolley and Minister & Mrs. John Mathes.

Survivors include his son & daughter-in-law, J.P. & Leona Mathes, Johnson City, his step-children, Justin Ryan & Wife Marsha Musselwhite, Acworth, Georgia and Jessica Renee Musselwhite, Nashville, Tennessee; his step-grandchildren, Ella Ruth & Jackson Ryan Musselwhite; his mother, Roma Jean Tolley Mathes, Elizabethton; sister & "brother-in-law", Debbie & Jimmy Bunton, Elizabethton; his brothers, Greg Mathes and wife Teresa and Brian Mathes and Debra Buckles all of Elizabethto; his mother-in-law, Porita Hickman Jones & husband David, Woodstock, Georgia; his father-in-law, James "Jim" Sells and wife Kim, Elizabethton; several nieces & nephews.

Joint Funeral Services for John Paul & Robin will be conducted at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Hampton Elementary School Gymnasium with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, Minister, Rev. Dave Whitesides and Rev. Adam Sells officiating. Music will be provided by Jerry White and Friends and J.P. & Leona Mathes.

Active Pallbearers for Robin will be: Jamie Sells, Daltyn Sells, Paul Clark and Adam McBride. Active Pallbearers for John Paul will be: Shane Stockton, Tony Greene, Hank Jenkins, Eddie Joe Wilson, Cody Bunton, Mike "Red" Dugger, Johnny Blankenship, Rick McClain, Mick Mathis and Phil Hileman. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Adam McBride, Brian Mathes, Greg Mathes, Jimmy Bunton, Barry Mathis, Jamie Sells, Jagger Mathes and his many friends of Carter County.

The families will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Hampton Elementary School. Graveside Service for John Paul will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 15, 2016, in the Miller Cemetery. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. on Friday to go to the cemetery. Robins request was to be cremated.

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ELIZABETHTON - Brian Keith Mathes, age 54, of Elizabethton, TN went to be with the Lord and family and friends who have passed before him on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was the son of the late Gene and Roma Jean Mathes. Brian was a graduate of Hampton High School and a member of Hampton Christian Church. He loved bass fishing, Nascar and bluegrass music. He was a brave and positive individual even when faced with a serious illness. Brian will be remembered as a kind hearted man and will be missed by many.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, John Paul Mathes and grandparents, John and Callie Mathes, Luther and Goldie Hall and Paul Tolley.

Those left to cherish his memory are his brother and sister-in-law, Greg and Teresa Mathes; sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Jimmy Bunton; nieces and nephews, JP and Leona Mathes, Cody and Andrea Bunton, Callie, Jagger Mathes and Malia, April and Mark Fox, Kristin and Clifton Birchfield and Magnolia, Jeanna and Nathaniel Brewer and Novalee and Stetson; girlfriend, Debbie Buckles and family; special friends, Sam and Dave Timbs and family, Alainya Hare and family, Lois Carver and Virginia Grindstaff and several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Brian will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 04, 2022 at Beck Mountain Baptist Church, 2797 Siam Rd, Elizabethton, TN 37643 with Reverend Ronnie Campbell and Mr. Dwayne Calhoun officiating. Music will be under the direction of JP and Leona Mathes. Honorary pallbearers are Houston Timbs, Sam Timbs, Dave Timbs, Kenny Timbs, Mark Timbs, Keith Rouse, Frank Childers, Cody Bunton, JP Mathes, Jagger Mathes, Mark Fox, Clifton Birchfield and Zackery Bates.