2023 EFA Conference Set for Roanoke
Our July 2023 Biennial Conference will be July 19th to 23rd at the Comfort Suites at 2898 Keagy Road in Salem, Virginia. Salem is immediately adjacent to the city of Roanoke, Virginia. We encourage you to put the dates on your calendar and to make your hotel reservations early. Our meetings will be in the hotel conference room.
We chose the Roanoke area as the 2023 conference location because it is where a significant Eller family lived in the 1700’s. Jacob Eller and his wife Magdalene settled on “Wolf Run” in what is now Roanoke County (created from Botetourt in 1838) about 1790. The “Eller Homeplace” was sold to Jacob Eller in 1799 and was located about seven miles southwest of Salem on “the headwaters of Craven Creek.”
On Friday at 10 o’clock we’ve scheduled a special mini-bus trip up the Blue Ridge Parkway, Along the trip, we will make a brief stop at the “Great Valley Overlook.” The Great Valley with its rolling hills seems to stretch forever.
From the Parkway, we’ll stop at the famous Peaks of Otter Lodge for lunch. It’s a historic legacy among stops on the Parkway. And it’s “Lake View Restaurant” is a renowned destination for dining with a menu featuring fresh and organic local ingredients and regional specialties
Our Saturday night banquet will be at Jersey Lily’s Roadhouse, located very close to the hotel.
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About the Eller Family Association
The EFA exists to assist all Eller and associated family lines worldwide to: discover and preserve our historical past, report current events and ongoing contributions, develop and expand current family ties, provide ongoing biennial meetings to summarize accomplishments and to socialize and provide inspired direction as we focus on the future.
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Our Eller Family Association website includes searchable information gathered from members across the country. As of 2022 we have:
- 77,000+ Individuals (most linked to ancestors and descendants, with birth/death dates/locations)
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- 150+ Cemeteries
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Recent Eller Obituaries
To add to or correct obituaries Please contact the Editor of the Chronicles and/or the EFA Webmaster.
Norma Eller Anderson
1930-2023
Norma Anderson, 92, of Hayesville passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Alfred and Effie Ledford Eller. She was from the Jacob Eller line.
Norma had worked as a florist. She was a Senior member of the Shooting Creek Church of God for over 75 years. The younger generation called her Nana. In addition to the parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Max Anderson; and and nine brothers and sisters.
[ Obituary | Norma Eller Anderson in the EFA database ]
Jeanette "Judy" Dover
1030-2023
Mrs. Jeanette "Judy" Nicholson Dover, 92, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023. She was born to the late Hobson and Bertie (Jordan) Nicholson in Franklin County, Georgia on February 26, 1930.
Judy was of the baptist faith. She married the love of her life, Neal Dover, on April 5, 1960. Mr. Dover was from the Jacob Eller line.
[ Obituary | Judy Nicholson Dover in the EFA database ]
Mary Eller Faris
1939-2023
Mary Eller Faris, aged 83, passed away January 13, 2023, surrounded in peace and love in the Midlothian, VA home of her daughter Deborah Bingham. Born October 18, 1939, the last of 10 siblings to Millard Hansford Eller, Sr. and Dora Lewis Eller, she was from the George Michael Eller line.
Mary graduated from Riverview High School, Ashe County, NC. After graduating in 1960 from the Alexandria Hospital School of Nursing, Mary started her nursing career in the neonatal ward of the Alexandria Hospital caring for the youngest of premature babies. Mary was a revered and well-respected head nurse at McGuire Hospital in Richmond through her retirement in 2005.
[ Obituary | Mary Eller Farris in the EFA database ]
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