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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 85.
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Mary Holaway
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Civil District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1926
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Dewey C Holdway Head M 41 Tennessee
Mae Holdway Wife F 37 Tennessee
Mary Holaway Daughter F 14 Tennessee
Cancee B Holaway Son M 9 Tennessee
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 20 Mar 2015.
Mary Lynn Ellison , 89, beloved wife, mother and friend, died peacefully at her home Wednesday, March 18, 2015 after a lengthy illness and surrounded by family.
Mary Lynn was a life long resident of Bybee, Tennessee and was loved and revered by many.
Mary Lynn was born on August 11, 1925, the daughter of the late Dewey Cardine Holdway and Mae (Thomas) Holdway of Briar Thicket. She married her husband of 68 years, Joe Ellison , in September 1946 and made their home in the Bybee community where they worked side by side and raised their family in a Christian home. At the time of her death, she was a long time member of Northport Missionary Baptist Church where she was a member of the WMU and, as the wife of a deacon, helped fulfill the duties associated with that position. Prior church membership included Centerview Missionary Baptist Church in Bybee where she taught the young adult Sunday School class for many years. As the oldest members of Northport Baptist Church, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison came to be "parents" to many whose own parents had already gone on to be with the Lord. Mary Lynn enjoyed quilting, having made quilts for her children made from childhood clothes and other familiar fabrics from the home. Everything she did was done with love, caring and thoughtfulness.
Mrs. Ellison is survived by her husband Joe Ellison of Bybee, son Ron Ellison (Susan) of Bybee, daughter, Diana Hayes (George) of Bybee, and daughter Desiree Ellison Bannasch (Hal) of Orlando, Florida; grandchildren Byron W. Ellison (Carolyn), Alison (Hayes) Burke (Brian), Autumn ( Ellison ) Smith (Andy), T.J. Ellison and SSgt Sean Ellison Coppinger, USMC (Brittany); great-grandchildren Adam Ellison (Michelle), Caleb Ellison and Tristian Ellison ; great-great grandchildren Matthew Ellison , Abigail Lacey Ellison , Eden Freeman, Nathanael Ellison and Jonah Ellison ; brother Carroll Holdway; sisters-in-law Mary Nell Douglas and Eloise Ellison ; brother-in-law James Ellison ; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends as well as her beloved dog, Hilda.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Northport Missionary Baptist Church, 488 Duncan St. Newport with funeral services immediately following at the church with Rev. James Suggs and pastor Dr. Kris Brady officiating. Interment will be at Centerview Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Hwy 160, Newport. Per her request, her grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers and granddaughters as flower bearers.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Northport Baptist Church to the Annie Armstrong or Lottie Moon offerings.
Arrangements by Costner-Maloy.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 143996492).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Dewey Holdway
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Jul 1924
Event Place: Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
Spouse's Name: May Thomas
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159364-877808-65?cc=1619127 : accessed 25 March 2015), 004486649 > image 1715 of 3164; county courthouses, Tennessee.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Junior Ellison
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 06 Sep 1946
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Spouse's Name: Mary Lynn Holdway
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12705-2029-73?cc=1619127 : accessed 25 March 2015), 004485966 > image 711 of 736; county courthouses, Tennessee.
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