Sixth Generation

2250. Sallie Dollie SETZER was born in 1894. Elizabeth had a daughter, Sallie Dollie Setzer, fathered by John Creasy Moore. Reference: Frances V. Kirksey Lee, 24 November 1995. She died in 1965 at the age of 71. She was buried in Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Catawba Co., North Carolina.

Sallie Dollie SETZER and Alexander Elliot KIRKSEY were married estimated 1915. Their known children were Bertha, Minnie, Frank, Charles, Ruth, Luther, Harding, Walter, Zelda, Helen, Clyde, and Frances. Alexander Elliot KIRKSEY was born in 1883. He died in 1961 at the age of 78. He was buried in Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Catawba Co., North Carolina.

Sallie Dollie SETZER and Alexander Elliot KIRKSEY had the following children:

4586	i.	Ruth KIRKSEY was born on 1 July 1917 in Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 5 July 2011 at the age of 94 in Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. She was buried in Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Catawba Co., North Carolina. Her obituary appeared as follows: CATAWBA Ruth Kirksey Broome, 94, of Catawba passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Born July 1, 1917 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Kirksey and Sally Setzer Dagenhart. Ruth was a homemaker and a member of Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Thomas Broome; six brothers; and four sisters. She is survived by her daughter Maggie Broome Fish of Catawba; two sisters, Frances Lee and Colleen Kirksey both of Catawba; three grand-daughters, Lisa Fish Spaulding of Fla., Tammy Fish Bell and Cherie Ann Fish, both of Catawba; seven great-grandchildren, Merci Price, Sheldon, Philip, and Austin Bell, Drew, Quinn and Sean Spaulding. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 7, at 11 a.m. at Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba with the Rev. Travis Triplett officiating. The body will lies in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Burke Mortuary in Newton. Memorials may be made to: Mathis Chapel Baptist Church, 1786 Mathis Church Road, Catawba, NC 28609. Visit www.burke mortuary.com to register your condolences online. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Broome family. [Published in Hickory Daily Record on July 6, 2011]
4587	ii.	Zelda Mae KIRKSEY was born on 8 April 1926 in Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 19 December 2008 at the age of 82 in Brian Center East, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. She was buried in Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Catawba Co., North Carolina. Her obituary appeared as follows: CATAWBA - Zelda Mae Kirksey Greer, 82, of Mathis Church Road in Catawba, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Brian Center East in Hickory. Born April 8, 1926, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Kirksey and Sallie Setzer Dagenhardt Kirksey. Mrs. Greer was a member of Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba. In addition to her parents, two sons, Sammy David Greer and Max Greer, six brothers and three sisters, preceded her in death. Survivors include four sons, David Greer and Kim of Lenoir, Eddie Greer and Carol of Maiden, Ray Greer and Calvin Greer and Connie, all of Catawba; three sisters, Coleen Kirksey, Frances Lee and Ruth Broome, all of Catawba; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba, with the Rev. Larry Cooley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba, prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C. 28658. Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Greer family. [Published in the Hickory Daily Record on 12/20/2008]