He was born Aug. 27, 1912, in the Meat Camp community of Watauga County, to the late John Frank and Floy Elizabeth Thomas Proffit.
Rev. Proffit was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a farmer. He retired from the former Vermont American Corporation in Boone and was a member and former pastor of the Church of Deliverance on Meat Camp Road.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Suma Miller of Boone, Phyllis Eller and husband, James, of Mountain City, Tenn. and Jewel Thomas and husband, Albert, of Zionville; one brother, Ralph Proffit and wife, Mary Lee, of Boone; and six sisters-in-law, Mrs. Fannie Mae Miller, Mrs. Virginia Smith and Mrs. Faye Miller, all of Boone; Mrs. Ann Miller and Mrs. Mag Miller, both of Todd, and Mrs. Ocie Miller of Mountain City, Tenn. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews, including special nieces and caregivers, Evonne Miller Settle and Irene Norris.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Opal Miller Proffit; a sister, Eva Proffit; and six brothers, Kermit Proffit, Cless Proffit, Marvin Proffit, Bernard Proffit, Ray Proffit and Dean Proffit; and two sisters-in-law, Bonnie Proffit and Helen Proffit; and a brother-in-law, Clint Miller.
Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 27, 1912, in the Meat Camp community of Watauga County, to the late John Frank and Floy Elizabeth Thomas Proffit.
Rev. Proffit was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a farmer. He retired from the former Vermont American Corporation in Boone and was a member and former pastor of the Church of Deliverance on Meat Camp Road.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Suma Miller of Boone, Phyllis Eller and husband, James, of Mountain City, Tenn. and Jewel Thomas and husband, Albert, of Zionville; one brother, Ralph Proffit and wife, Mary Lee, of Boone; and six sisters-in-law, Mrs. Fannie Mae Miller, Mrs. Virginia Smith and Mrs. Faye Miller, all of Boone; Mrs. Ann Miller and Mrs. Mag Miller, both of Todd, and Mrs. Ocie Miller of Mountain City, Tenn. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews, including special nieces and caregivers, Evonne Miller Settle and Irene Norris.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Opal Miller Proffit; a sister, Eva Proffit; and six brothers, Kermit Proffit, Cless Proffit, Marvin Proffit, Bernard Proffit, Ray Proffit and Dean Proffit; and two sisters-in-law, Bonnie Proffit and Helen Proffit; and a brother-in-law, Clint Miller.
Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Cemetery.
Family Members
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James Kermit Proffit
1913–1992
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Marvin Cicero Proffit
1915–1993
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Elmer Cless Proffitt
1917–1971
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Tennessee Suma Gay Proffitt Miller
1919–2006
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Eva Proffit
1921–1926
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Ralph Franklin Proffit
1923–2011
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Dean Bruce Proffit
1925–1997
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Bernard Grant Proffit
1927–1948
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Phyllis Proffit Wilson Eller
1929–2022
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Chester Ray Proffit
1935–1948
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