| Notes |
- Mrs. Edith Francis Simerly, of Elizabethton, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. She was born in Carter County and was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Arnett and Annie Jane "Jennie" Peters Arnett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl "Jay" Simerly, Jr. (March 1999); two sons, Bradley Dale Simerly (April 1957) and Danny Ross Simerly (October 2001); three brothers, John Albert Arnett, Rev. Thomas Arnett and
Rev. Nathanial "Nat" Arnett; two sisters, Blanche Guinn and Kathryn Holtsclaw.
Mrs. Simerly retired as a nurse's aide at Ivy Hall Nursing Home and was the last surviving member of her family and the oldest member of Sunrise Free Will Baptist Church in Roan Mountain.
Survivors include three sons, Rev. Allen Simerly and his wife Judy, Hampton;
Leroy Simerly and his wife Debra, Hickory, NC; Teddy Simerly and his wife Debra, Hampton; four daughters, Melva Doris King, Sumter, SC; Judy Guinn and her husband Darrell, Elizabethton; Janie Guinn and her husband Harlan, Hampton;
Jill Stanberry and her husband Roy, Elizabethton; two special daughters-in-law, Janice Simerly, Hampton and Peggy Murphy, Taylorsville, NC; nineteen grandchildren, Billy Jack Estep, Scott Estep, Andrew Estep, Timothy Simerly, Rebecca Blevins, Priscilla Pearce, Tammy Trent, Todd Simerly, Jamie Simerly, Christine Sigmon, Travis Simerly, Jessie Simerly, Danny Ray Simerly, Jennifer Combs, Jill Markland, Toby Guinn, Randy Guinn, Shannon Ford and Amy Whitson; and seventeen great grandchildren. Mrs. Simerly was known by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as "Ole-Granny." She is also survived by her special nieces and nephews including, Dorothy Forbes, Myrtle Elliott, Charlene Drown, Thelma Jo Breedlove, Darlene Mynatt, Gail Carroll, Veronia Campbell, Cheryl Moore, Otis and Sandy Guinn, Roy Jack Arnett, Billy Howard, Margaret Simerly and Sarah Carr; special sisters-in-law, Betty Taylor and her husband Norman, Jonesborough, Ruby Sloope and her husband Tony, Taylorsville, NC; Gladys Blevins, Roan Mountain and Billie Birchfield, California; special friends, Sherry Peters, Lynn and Kelly Bowers, Dexter and Mandy Blevins, Pastor Alan King, John Whitson, Richard and Janet Isaacs, Stella Francis, Hazel Francis, Daisie Strasinger and Pauline Hill.
The funeral service will be conducted at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 20th in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Rev. Allen Simerly and Rev. Alan King officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the service in the chapel.
The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 21st in the John Whitehead Cemetery, Hampton. Active pallbearers will be Mrs. Simerly's grandsons, Billy Jack Estep, Scott Estep, Andrew Estep, Toby Guinn, Randy Guinn, Timothy Simerly, Todd Simerly, Jamie Simerly, Travis Simerly, Jessie Simerly and Danny Simerly. Honorary pallbearers will be Tyrone and Linda Powell, Johnny and Fredia Hill, Bruce Hill, Tim Holtsclaw, Ronnie Holtsclaw, Chris Holtsclaw and Ray Vance. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 10:50 am on Wednesday.
The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the Carter County Rescue Squad, Sycamore Shoals Hospital Emergency Room and Staff, Dr. Ahmed Khan, Dr. Sheryl Pack, the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital ICU Doctors and Staff, Eric Trivette and the Carter County Sheriff's Department.
|
Abt 1924 - 2012 (~ 88 years)
