PEGGY JO MOSES SELF OBITUARY

SELF, PEGGY JO MOSES, age 72, of Madisonville, passed away 2:12 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was a member of Watson Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Jake W. Self; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Chris Bledsoe; grandson, Dylan Frank; granddaughter, Brittany Russell; great-granddaughter, Raylee Frank; sister, Dot Miller; brother and sister-in-law, Curt and Nancy Moses; nephew, Greg Moses and wife Leslie, all of Madisonville; niece, Kathy Tipton and husband Tony, of Colleyville, TX; great nephews, Andy Moses, Jesse Tipton, Joshua Tipton; great niece, Macy Moses; preceded in death by parents, Tony and Roxie Moses; brother-in-law, Austin Miller. Funeral 8:00 p.m. Friday, Biereley-Hale Chapel, Rev. Tommy Self, Rev. David Davis officiating. Interment 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Haven Hill Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.

TORNADO HIT TELLICO PLAINS, TENNESSEE

An apparent tornado hit the town of Tellico Plains on Friday afternoon, March 2. Numerous homes and buildings were destroyed. Fortunately no one was killed and only a few injuries were reported. Several Self family relatives live in the Tellico Plains area. Dillard Self and his daughter live on South Babcock Street which is right in the center of the worst hit area of the town. I have not been able to reach Dillard for comment due to telephone lines being down.

You may Google the internet for more information. There are several Youtube videos of the Tellico Plains area which show damage caused by the tornado Friday afternoon.

Updated 3-7-12... I was able to speak to Dillard Self last Monday evening. He said his home did not get damaged and that he and his daughter made it through the tornado just fine. Officials with the National Weather Service in Morristown, Tennessee have stated in an initial report that the tornado that hit Tellico Plains on March 2 was an EF-2 tornado, with high winds of approximately 130 mph. The tornado damaged an area 400 yards wide.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Svitlana, Lydia and I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I have not been posting to this site for over a month now. It has been a busy few weeks. I will try to get some content posted early in 2012. Until then, God bless everyone. Let us not forget the true meaning of Christmas.

Barry

MARVIN RAY SELF, 79, HAS DIED

Marvin Ray Self of Athens, Tennessee died Tuesday, Nov. 8, in NHC of Athens. A native of Monroe County, former resident of Blount County and resident of McMinn County since 1956, he was a son of the late Carra and Hannah Young Carmley Self. He was a member of Eastanallee Baptist Church, and sang with several area quartets including the Gospelaires of Athens, appearing on Mull's Singing Convention, and was active in singing with the McMinn County Senior Citizens and will always be remembered for his bass voice. He was a former employee of Sterchi Brother's Furniture Company, Mayfield's Dairy Farms, Beaunit and he retired from Hammer Johnson Supply, Westinghouse-Athens Products, after 20 years of service. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean Conflict with the 11th Airborne Division as a clerk and also was a member of the Army Band. He was a member of American Legion Post #68; a member of Meridian Sun Lodge #50 F.&A.M.; a 32nd Degree Mason; a member of the York Rite Bodies (Chapter Council and Commandery); member of Chattanooga Consistory Scottish Rite of Free Masonery; former member of Alhambra Shrine Temple and was in the Chilhowee Clown Unit. He was a member and past patron of Athenian Chapter #159 O.E.S. and he and his wife were members of the Past Matrons and Past Patrons of Middle Tennessee O.E.S. He was 79. Survivors include: wife of 56 years-Mary M. Smalling Self; Son and daughter-in-law-David Ray and Tammy Self of Nashville; Daughter and son-in-law-Debbie and Alan Bohannon of Athens; Brother-Luke Carmley of Monroe County; Five grandchildren-Kimberly Faith and husband Steve Hazelwood, Angela and husband Joseph Boone, Brian Carra Self, Paige Self and Kelly Self; Four great-grandchildren-Olivia Hazelwood, Joshua Alan Hazelwood, Katlyn Bohannon and Cameron Boone. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, in the chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home with the Rev. Oran Creasman and Rev. Ralph Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow the service at McMinn Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Marlin Carmley, Pat McGinnis, Brian Self, Don Crabtree, David Pickens, Carroll Best, Wilburn Carmley and Andy Best. Honorary pallbearers will be Adult Men's Three Sunday School Class of Eastanallee Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m., Friday in the chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home. Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home in Athens, Tenn. is in charge of the arrangements.

PICTURES FROM COUSIN CONNIE GEDDINGS

Cousin Connie Geddings is the daughter of the late Lillie Pearl Self Geddings, who passed away on September 11 of this year. Cousin Connie emailed me three picures she recently came across in her mother's things. They are great pictures and I thank Connie for sharing them with us. The date on the pictures indicate the snapshots were taken around July 1962. All three were taken at Citico Cemetery in Vonore, Tennessee, probably at the gravesite of Harrison Cicero Self, husband of Lizzie Cottrell Self Hawkins. The first picture at the top is of Emery Self, Frank Self and his sister, Lula Self Burnett. The second picture is of Lula Self Burnett and her mother, Lizzie Cottrell Self Hawkins. The third picture is of:left to right Lula Self Burnett and son Harry, Frank Self and sons Mike and Steve, Douglas Self with son Samuel Jr., Lennis Self and daughters, Darlene and Debbie, June Self and Faye Self Strickland standing behind Lizzie Cottrell Self Hawkins and Barbara Strickland.

SIGNIFICANT ANNIVERSARY !!!

Sunday, October 23, 2011 will mark the 160th wedding anniversary of John Jones Self and Lydia Avaline Waters Self. They were married in the Gaddistown District of Union County, Georgia. John was 26 and Lydia was 18 when they married. They had 11 children. For more information on this couple, do a search on this site using their names.

MORE PHOTOS FROM SELF FAMILY REUNION

MORE PHOTOS FROM THE SELF FAMILY REUNION