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     Ruth Gilreath was born on Apr 16, 1915 at Lee, Virginia, US.¹ Her married name was Armstrong.²
     Ruth Gilreath married Richard H Armstrong on Nov 12, 1932 at Hawkins, Tennessee, US.²
     Ruth Gilreath died on Apr 16, 2010 at Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, US, at age 95.¹
     Ruth Gilreath was buried at New Providence Presbyterian Cemetery, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, US; her obituary read:

Ruth Gilreath Armstrong, 95 of Surgoinsville, got to go home to be with Jesus on her birthday, April 16, 2010 at home with her family and friends. Born in Blackwater, VA she had been a resident of Hawkins County for most of her life. Ruth was a charter member of Oak Dale Baptist Church, where she attended for as long as she was able. She was a wonderful and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to all. She will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard H. Armstrong; her parents, Lloyd and Virgie Carter Gilreath; step-daughter, V. Jeanne Smith; four sisters, Emily Blair, Margie Rutledge, Martha Jane Crawford and Margaret Wallen; four brothers, Everett, Holly, Paul and Bob Gilreath.

Ruth is survived by her son, Ralph Armstrong of Surgoinsville; daughters, Ellen Wolfe and husband Cecil Wolfe, Jr. of Hiltons, VA, Mary Jane Pruitt and husband Robert of Surgoinsville; grandchildren, Ricky Smith and wife Tracy of Fuquay-Varina, NC, Luanne Taylor and husband Lee, II of Moore, SC, Jill Armstrong of Valprasio, Ind, Beth Richter and husband Matt of Beaufort, SC, Andi Crawley and husband Chris of Surgoinsville and Mark Pruitt and wife Chenoa of Church Hill; great-grandchildren, Haven, Aliyah and Drew Crawley, Jeremy Burkhart, Jaxon Richter, Rome Pruitt, Walker and Cameron Smith, Lee Taylor, III, Julie Taylor and Kathyrn Means; great-great grandchildren, Cade and Charlie Taylor; sister-in-law, Amy Armstrong Moyer of Knoxville; son-in-law, Bill Smith of Willow Springs, NC; several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 1115 Hwy 11W, Church Hill, TN. A funeral service will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Dennis Price and Pastor Freddie Freeman officiating. Music will be provided by Rebecca and Rick Griggs.

Burial will follow in New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Virgil Mauk, J. E. Mauk, Tim Barton, Phillip Barton Tommy Gilreath, Robert Pruitt and Henry Derrick.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Yvonne Eidson who helped care for Mother, to Amedisys Home Health and Amedisys Hospice.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Providence Presbyterian Church, Cemetery Fund, C/O Billy Davidson, 993 Carters Valley Rd, Surgoinsville, TN 37873.

Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Church Hill is serving the Armstrong family

SOURCE:

CARTER-TRENT FUNERAL HOME
CHURCH HILL, TENNESSEE
17 APR 2010.¹

     Thomas Gilreath was born on Mar 3, 1842 at Iredell, North Carolina, US.^1,3,2
     Thomas Gilreath was a farmer.²
     Thomas Gilreath married Sally Fields, daughter of Henry Fields and Rebecca (?), on Jan 25, 1880 at Scott, Virginia, US, Both Thomas and Sally were widowed. L S Rhoten preseided over the ceremony.²
     Thomas Gilreath died on Jun 2, 1902 at Scott, Virginia, US, at age 60.³
     Thomas Gilreath was buried after Jun 2, 1902 at New Melody Church Cemetery, Scott, Virginia, US.³

     Vermount Gilreath was born on Feb 14, 1880 at Virginia, US.¹
     Vermount Gilreath married Martha Bledsoe on Jul 31, 1900 at Scott, Virginia, US.
     Vermount Gilreath died on Sep 25, 1961 at age 81.

           William Gilreath married Nancy S Ellis.¹
     William Gilreath was born in 1809 at Wilkes, North Carolina, US.³
     William Gilreath was born in 1818 at Wilkes, North Carolina, US.^4,5
     William Gilreath married Margaret Jane Spears, daughter of Andrew Spears and Mary (?), on Sep 20, 1861 at Scott, Virginia, US, service performed by James P Carter. Both were widowed.^2,3

     William Gilreath was born on Apr 28, 1753.¹
     William Gilreath served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War in the Nort Carolina line.¹
     William Gilreath married Sarah Jones on Dec 3, 1779 at Warren, North Carolina, US.²
     William Gilreath died in 1835.¹
     William Gilreath was buried at Oakwoods Cemetery, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, US.¹

     William Gilreath was also known as William "Waggoner" Gilreath.²
     William Gilreath was born in 1730 at Bute, North Carolina, US.¹
     William Gilreath married Mary Arrington in 1751 at North Carolina, US.¹
     William Gilreath died in 1794 at Newberry, South Carolina, US.²
     William Gilreath was buried at Crenshaw-Finch Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, US.²

     William H Gilreath was born in 1865 at Scott, Virginia, US.¹

     William Holly Gilreath was born on Apr 26, 1908 at Virginia, US.¹
     William Holly Gilreath married Ola Mary Lafollette on Sep 22, 1934 at Hawkins, Tennessee, US.¹
     William Holly Gilreath died on Nov 5, 1967 at Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, US, at age 59.¹
     William Holly Gilreath was buried at Oakdale Central Baptist Church Cemetery, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, US; his obituary stated:
William Holly Gilreath, 59, of Route 1, Surgoinsville, was dead on arrival at Holston Valley Community Hospital Sunday evening following an automobile accident.

He was a member of the Oak Dale Baptist Church, the Clay Masonic Lodge No. 385, the Shriners, the Knoxville Consistory, Scottish Rite, and was an employee of Tennessee Eastman Company for the past 25 years.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ola Gilreath; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia Hammonds, Mrs. Viola Anderson, Miss Dollie Gilreath, and Miss Elizabeth Gilreath, all of Surgoinsville; four sons, Thomas Gilreath of Church Hill, Leonard Gilreath of Beltsville, Md., Kenneth Gilreath of the U. S. Army, and Dana Gilreath of Surgoinsville; five sisters, Mrs. Emma Blair, Mrs. Marie Rutledge, Mrs. Martha Crawford, Mrs. Ruth Armstrong, and Mrs. Margaret Wallen, all of Surgoinsville; three brothers, Everette Gilreath of Church Hill and Paul Gilreath and Bob Gilreath, both of Surgoinsville; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Oak Dale Baptist Church, with Rev. Dana Crawford and Rev. Dewey Ramey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Masonic Rites at the graveside.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Wilson Funeral Home.

PUBLISHED
KINGSPORT NEWS
KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
7 NOV 1967.¹

           Loula Godsey married James W. Carter, son of Charles M Carter and Mary Wood.¹

           Julia Gose married Stephen L. Culbertson, son of Charles Culbertson and Nancy Osborne.¹

           Lucinda Gose married John W. Culbertson, son of Charles Culbertson and Nancy Osborne.¹

           (?) Gravenstine married Rebecca Culbertson, daughter of Andrew Culbertson and Jennet Breckenridge.^1,2

           (?) Gray married Nelson Carter, son of Joseph Carter and Rittie White.^1,2

           (?) Gray married Sibella Culbertson, daughter of James Culbertson and Mary Kilgore.¹

           Charles Wesley Gray married Rosannah Dougherty, daughter of John Dougherty and Patsy Wampler.¹

           Martha Gray married John Osborne, son of Stephen Osborne and (?) Comfort Langham.¹

     Christopher Columbus Greear was also known as Columbus Greer.³ He was also known as Columbus Greear.³ He was also known as C C Greear.⁴
     Christopher Columbus Greear was born circa 1846.¹
     Christopher Columbus Greear served in the Seventh Battalion, Confederate Cavalry (Prentices Battalion, Confederate Cavalry.)⁵
     Christopher Columbus Greear married Jalah Minerva Osborne, daughter of David Osborne and Merab Elizabeth Wolfe, on Apr 7, 1870 at Scott, Virginia, US.^1,6,4,3
     Christopher Columbus Greear died on Dec 11, 1898.^1,7
     Christopher Columbus Greear was buried at Greear - Quillen Cemetery, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US.⁸

     Christopher Columbus Greear Jr. was born on Dec 7, 1880 at Scott, Virginia, US.²
     Christopher Columbus Greear Jr. died on Oct 25, 1941 at Scott, Virginia, US, at age 60.²

     David Napoleon Greear was born on Jun 19, 1885 at Scott, Virginia, US.²
     David Napoleon Greear married Ava M Flanay on Jan 22, 1907 at Scott, Virginia, US.³
     David Napoleon Greear died on Apr 28, 1933 at Wise, Virginia, US, at age 47.²
     David Napoleon Greear was buried at Osborne's Ford Cemetery, Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, US.²

     Eleanor Greear was also known as Lena Greear.⁵ She was also known as Mary Eleanor Greear.⁴ She was also known as Mary Eleanor Greear.⁶
     Eleanor Greear was born on Dec 9, 1874 at Virginia, US.^7,8
     Eleanor Greear married Elbert F. Carter, son of Francis Marion Carter and Caroline Virginia Brickey, on Apr 7, 1894 at Scott, Virginia, US.^1,9,10,11 Her married name was Eleanor Carter.¹ Eleanor Greear was also known as Mary E Carter. She lost her husband Elbert who died on Dec 19, 1937 at Dekalb, Scott, Virginia, US; of pneumonia.^1,7,12,10
     Eleanor Carter died on Apr 28, 1965 at age 90.^12,8
     She was buried at Marion Carter Cemetery, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US.¹²
     Her Social Security Number was 231 52 3279.¹³

     Her married name was Osborne.²
     Ella Gertrude Greear was born on Mar 5, 1893.³
     Ella Gertrude Greear married Sam Isaac Osborne on Feb 4, 1914 at Scott, Virginia, US.²
     Ella Gertrude Greear died from cancer (myeloma) on May 17, 1982 at age 89.⁴

     Fitchu Lee Greear was living at 206 W 9th Ave, Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, US.²
     Fitchu Lee Greear was a coal miner.² He was born on Aug 22, 1890. His birth date was shown as 2 August 1891 on hsi death certificate.^3,4
     Fitchu Lee Greear served in World War I. He enlisted June 1st 1917 and was discharged February 21st 1919. He had the rank of Private First Class serving in the 154 depot brigade (Camp Meade). The 154th Depot Brigade received, classified, trained and assigned incoming trainees.^5,2
     Fitchu died on May 1, 1947 of heart disease. at V A Hospital, Mountain Home, Tennessee, US, at age 56 At the time of his death, he was divorced.^3,4
     Fitchu Lee Greear was buried on May 4, 1947 at Greear - Quillen Cemetery, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US,arangements provided by McConnell Funeral Services.^3,2

     Francis Victoria "Vic" Greear was also known as Victoria Greear.³
     Francis Victoria "Vic" Greear was born on Jan 1, 1875 at Virginia, US.¹ She was attended school through the fourth grade.⁴
     Francis Victoria "Vic" Greear married John Christian Carter, son of Francis Marion Carter and Caroline Virginia Brickey, in 1893.^3,5 Her married name was Carter.³ Francis Victoria "Vic" Carter lost her husband John Christian Carter who died on Mar 24, 1945 at Verdi, Scott, Virginia, US; from heart failure at 11:00 a.m.^6,7,8
     Francis died on Dec 14, 1949 at age 74.^6,1,7
     She was buried at Marion Carter Cemetery, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US.⁷

     Grover Cleveland Greear was born in 1887 at Scott, Virginia, US.¹
     Grover Cleveland Greear married Nellie Cox, daughter of Emory M. Cox and Nancy A. E. Mann, on Mar 22, 1915 at Scott, Virginia, US, Service perfomed by John A Moore.^1,3
     Grover Cleveland Greear died in 1965 at Marion, Virginia, US.¹

           Jesse Greear married Mahalia Duncan on Jun 23, 1836 at Scott, Virginia, US, service performed by John Strong.^1,2,3

     John Hopkins Greear was born circa Jun, 1879.¹

     Mary Isabell Greear was born on Dec 28, 1851 at Scott, Virginia, US.²
     Mary Isabell Greear married George Loren Bruce McClellan Esq, son of Andrew Jackson McClellan and Susan McConnell, on Nov 25, 1868 at Scott, Virginia, US, service performed by W P Quillen.^1,2 Her married name was Mary McClellan.¹
     Mary McClellan died on Jun 12, 1908 at age 56.³

     Nancy Berilla Greear was born in 1846.¹ Her married name was McConnell.¹
     Nancy Berilla Greear married George Washington McConnell, son of Lieutenant Joab Watson McConnell and Rebecca Renfro Kilgore, in 1865.¹
     Nancy Berilla Greear died in 1922.¹

     Osman Cox Greear was born on Jun 5, 1919 at Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, US.^1,2
     Osman Cox Greear died on Apr 22, 1973 at age 53.¹

     Her married name was Dougherty.¹
     Rebecca Greear was born in 1857 at Scott, Virginia, US.²
     Rebecca Greear married Geoge M. Dougherty, son of Nathan Dougherty and Susan McConnell, on Nov 26, 1873 at Scott, Virginia, US.^1,2