ALEXANDER, GEORGE D. George D. Alexander, 74, of 1534 St. John St., Bristol, TN, passed away Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at home following a long illness. He was born in Lebanon and had lived in the Bristol area for 48 years before moving from Castlewood, Va. He was the son of the late Charlie and Ida Grace Alexander. He was a self-employed house painter and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by two sons, Michael and Glen Alexander. Survivors include: wife, Elsie Austin Alexander; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Daphine Alexander, Bristol, Tenn., Jeannie and Johnny Riley, Bristol, Tenn., and Shirley and Tom Aaron, Calera, Ala.; three sons and three daughters-in-law, Mark and Judy Alexander, Bristol, Va., George Jr. and Nancy Alexander, Bristol, Va., and Dariel and Vicky Alexander, Bristol, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at the graveside in Barker Cemetery, Phillips Community, with Rev. Dennis Burnette officiating. Pallbearers will be Steve Riley, Tom Aaron, Johnny Riley and Danny Tate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Weaver Funeral Home or any time at the home, 1534 St. John St., Bristol, Tenn. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
ALEXANDER, GEORGE D. George D. Alexander, 74, of 1534 St. John St., Bristol, Tenn., passed away Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at home following a long illness. He was born in Lebanon and had lived in the Bristol area for 48 years before moving from Castlewood, Va. He was the son of the late Charlie and Ida Grace Alexander. He was a self-employed house painter and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by two sons, Michael and Glen Alexander; a sister, Mabel Turner; and a brother, Blaine Alexander. Survivors include: wife, Elsie Austin Alexander; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Daphine Alexander of Bristol, Tenn., Jeannie and Johnny Riley of Bristol, Tenn., and Shirley and Tom Aaron of Calera, Ala.; three sons and three daughters-in-law, Mark and Judy Alexander of Bristol, Va., George Jr. and Nancy Alexander of Bristol, Va., and Dariel and Vicky Alexander of Bristol, Tenn.; two brothers, Verolin (Burl) Alexander and James Alexander; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at the graveside in Barker Cemetery, Phillips Community, with Rev. Dennis Burnette officiating. Pallbearers will be Steve Riley, Tom Aaron, Johnny Riley and Danny Tate. Those who wish to go in procession to the Barker Cemetery need to meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 11, 2001
BAKER, LESLIE M. Graveside services for Leslie M. Baker will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Glenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers and food, the family requests contributions be made to a charity of your choice. E-mail condolences for the family may be sent at akardfh@chartertn.net. Mr. Baker, 88, of Bristol, Tenn., and formerly of Lubbock, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, in N.H.C. Health Care Center. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Baker. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 18, 2001
BARKER, ETHEL MARY Funeral services for Ethel Mary Barker will be conducted 8 p.m. Monday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Alvin Green and Rev. Dennis Burnette officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Sugar Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. prior to the service in Weaver Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers: deacons of Sugar Grove Baptist Church and staff of the Cambridge House. Mrs. Barker, 92, of 18829 Benhams Road, Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, in Cambridge House. She was born Nov. 9, 1909, in Benhams, Va., the daughter of the late Noah King Sproles and Rosie Cooper Sproles. Mrs. Barker was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church and Senior Citizens Club of Benhams. She was a housewife and was preceded in death by her husband, Milt Barker, and a son, Gene Barker. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Fleenor, Bristol, Va.; sons, Lewis Barker and Bobby Barker, both of Bristol, Va., and Douglas Barker of Kingsport, Tenn.; brothers, W.Z. Sproles, Bristol, Tenn., and Ted Sproles, Bristol, Va.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and special friend and caregiver, Joan Jackson. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 20, 2001
BAZEMORE, NINA VINCILL Nina Vincill Bazemore, 77, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, in Delray Beach, Fla. She was born in Dante, Va., a daughter of the late Everett and Ruby Miller Vincill. She was the widow of Russell Bazemore and was also preceded in death by three sisters, Mildred Winfield, Mable Vincill and Mary Alice Vincill. She was a former resident of Bristol. She is survived by a daughter, Kathryn McMurrain and a special friend, Steve Anger of Boynton Beach, Fla.; four sisters, Dorothy Moore of Bristol, Va., Nancy Cross and her husband, Gene, of Bristol, Tenn., Betty Wright and her husband, Jimmy, of Bristol, Va., and Linda Thayer of Blountville; four brothers, Jim Vincill and his wife, Rachel, of Mountain City, Tenn., Douglas Vincill and his wife, Karen, of Bristol, Va., Danny Vincill and his wife, Marlene, of Nashville and Jerry Vincill and his wife, Barbara, of Bristol, Va.; two granddaughters, Kelly Wondra and her husband, Jason, of Lantana, Fla., and Cari McMurrain of Boynton Beach; three great-grandchildren, J.T., Austin and Madison, all of Lantana; 17 nieces and nephews; and several grand-nieces and grand-nephews. The funeral service will be private. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery with nephews serving as pallbearers. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@funeral-plans.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Bazemore have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 4, 2001
BEELER, ALICE COX DATAW ISLAND, SC -- Alice Cox Beeler, 82, formerly of Hilton Head Island, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at home. Born Dec. 24, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Henry McNutt and Alice Lawson Calhoun Cox. She moved to Hilton Head Island from Bristol, Tenn., in 1990. Mrs. Beeler was a native of Knoxville, Tenn. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1940. She worked for the Census Bureau in Washington, DC, from 1940-41 and was an assistant home demonstration agent for Davidson County, Tenn., 1941-43. She married William W. Beeler in 1943 and moved to Bristol, Tenn., in 1944, when her husband opened an orthodontic office there. She was a former member of First Presbyterian Church, Junior League, Blue Stocking Club, Ladies Golf Association, Bristol Country Club, Hobby Club and Woman's History Club in Bristol. Since moving to Hilton Head Island, she was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Junior League and the Women's Association. Mrs. Beeler is survived by her husband, William Wood Beeler of Beaufort, SC; a son, William Wood Beeler Jr. of Knoxville; two daughters, Jane B. Teaster of Colbert, Ga., and Alice B. Miller of Beaufort; a brother, John R. Cox of Oro Valley, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Wilson Conner of Gatlinburg, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Six Oaks Cemetery, Hilton Head Island with Rev. William Rumsey officiating. The Island Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 23, 2001
BLEVINS, VIOLA SHADY VALLEY, Tenn. -- Viola Blevins, 96, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at Hillview Health Center in Elizabethton. She was a lifelong resident of Shady Valley and the widow of Ambrose Blevins. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Janet C. Tinker; and a grandson, Johnny Gross. Mrs. Blevins was a member of Harmon Chapel Christian Church. She is survived by one son, Wiley E. Blevins of Shady Valley; one daughter, Alta E. Houck of Roseburg, Ore.; one sister, Glenna Trent of Kingsport; one brother, Edgar McQueen, Mountain City, Tenn.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at the graveside in Blevins Cemetery in Shady Valley with Mr. Jim Hutchinson, minister, officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Huey Long, Tony Long, R. D. Garland, Barry Blevins, Paul Jones and Tony Barry. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus. Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mrs. Blevins. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 21, 2001
BLEVINS, VIOLA SHADY VALLEY, Tenn. -- The funeral service for Viola Blevins will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at the graveside in Blevins Cemetery in Shady Valley with Mr. Jim Hutchinson, minister, officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Huey Long, Tony Long, R.D. Garland, Barry Blevins, Paul Jones and Tony Barry. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at johnson@funeral-plans.com. Mrs. Blevins, 96, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at Hillview Health Center in Elizabethton. Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mrs. Blevins. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 22, 2001
BOLLING, ELBERT D. TULARE, Calif. -- Elbert D. "Cottonpicker" Bolling, 82, died Monday, July 23, 2001. He was born Jan. 16, 1919, a son of the late Elbert and Mary Bolling, and had made his home in the Bristol area several years. Surviving are a daughter, Suzanna Stanley; two sons, Jeff and Sam Bolling; and sister, Ethyl Crabtree of West Virginia. Funeral services were conducted in California. Information courtesy of Weaver Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
BOWLING, GLADYS "ALLENE" ELKINS SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Mrs. Gladys "Allene" Elkins Bowling, 87, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2001, in South Valley Health Center in Salt Lake City. Born in Manning, Va., she was the daughter of the late James David and Carrie Etter Wheeler Elkins. She was a 1930 graduate of Richlands High School. She attended State Teacher's College of Radford, Va., and graduated with a B. S. in education in 1943. She attended Columbia University in New York City and graduated with a master of arts in 1945. As a teacher, she began teaching at the age of 16 in the Richlands/Bluefield areas of Virginia. She continued her teaching career at Radford College and moved to Maryland to teach at Annapolis Senior High School from the late 1950's until about 1973, when she retired. She was the last survivor of four children and was of the Catholic faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John J. A. Bowling; two sisters, Lena Davis and Vivian Bender; and one brother, James "Buz" Elkins. She is survived by one stepdaughter, Stella B. Pitt of Salt Lake City; four stepsons, James J. Bowling of Lawrenceville, Ga., John J. Bowling of Arlington, Va., William Joseph Bowling of Annapolis and Frank J. Bowling of unknown; six grandchildren, Celange Sanchez, Keva Ford, Vanessa Martell-Rodriguez, Ian J. Bowling, Kendra Cox and Tamara Tupper. Graveside services will be conducted at Hankins Cemetery in Richlands at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001. Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar Bluff is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
BOWMAN, BERTHA WORLEY. The funeral service for Bertha Worley Bowman will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, in Farris Funeral Chapel with Pastor Charlie Harmon and Pastor Bob Spears officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Monte Harley, James Goodman, Perry Moore, David Church, Kyle Canter, Donald McCracken, Dennis Rock and Robert McCracken. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Heavenly Rest Church, Jessie Mulkey, Chris Church, Glen Bowman and Eric Simerly. Mrs. Bowman, 70, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 24, 2001. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Bertha Lee Worley Bowman. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 27, 2001
BREWER, JOHN HENCLE John H. (Hencle) Brewer, of 102 Rex Rd., Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Aug. 29, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 9, 1922, in Boone, NC, and was raised in the Wallace Community of Bristol, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, Myrtle Love and John Parker Brewer; his wife, Peggy Blaylock Brewer; two brothers, Ronel W. Brewer and Clint Young Brewer. Mr. Brewer was a C.C. veteran for two years and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a founding member of the West Highland Assembly of God and an usher for many years He was retired from the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation with 50 years of service. Survivors include, daughter and son-in-law, Patty and Martin Hyland of Bristol, Tenn.; grandson, Nicholas Hopkins of Bristol, Tenn.; special cousin, Blanche Greer of Boone, NC, sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Roy Fleenor of Wyndale, Va.; sisters-in-law, Kathy Barrett, Laura Tolbert, Lennie Mae Brewer, Louise Brewer and Elizabeth Doss of Bristol, Tenn.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. at West Highland Assembly of God with Pastor Sam officiating, assisted by John Sarver. Interment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers include: ushers of West Highlands Assembly of God. Honorary pallbearers will be all employees of the Department of Highways and Transportation. Military honors will be conducted by the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. The family will receive friends on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 31, 2001
BREWER, JOHN H. Funeral services for John H. (Hencle) Brewer will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. at West Highland Assembly of God with Pastor Sam officiating, assisted by John Sarver. Interment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers include: ushers of West Highlands Assembly of God. Honorary pallbearers will be all employees of the Department of Highways and Transportation. Military honors will be conducted by the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. The family will receive friends on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Mr. Brewer, of 102 Rex Rd., Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Aug. 29, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER SEPT. 1, 2001
BROYLES, LILLIAN P. ROANOKE -- Lillian P. Broyles, 75, formerly of Bristol, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2001. She was preceded in death by her husbands, William (Bud) Leonard and Samuel Broyles; a daughter, Sandra C. Russell; two sisters, Shirley Lawson and Nadine Walton; and one brother, William Ashbook. Surviving are a granddaughter, Angie D. Epling and husband, Larry Epling; a grandson, Bobby D. Russell and wife Donna R. Russell; and a great-granddaughter, Samantha Carolyn Russell. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001. Dr. Tom Stocks will officiate. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Bristol, Va., at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cave Spring Rescue Squad or Read Mountain Fire and Rescue. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 15, 2001
BROYLES, LILLIAN P. "NANCY" ROANOKE -- Lillian P. Leonard (Nanny) Broyles, 75, formerly of Bristol, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2001. She was preceded in death by her husbands, William (Bud) Leonard and Samuel Broyles; a daughter, Sandra C. Russell; two sisters, Shirley Lawson and Nadine Walton; and one brother, William Ashbook. Surviving are a granddaughter, Angie D. Epling and husband, Larry Epling; a grandson, Bobby D. Russell and wife Donna R. Russell; a great-granddaughter, Samantha Carolyn Russell; and a sister and brother-in-law, Jean and J.C. Richardson. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001. Dr. Tom Stocks will officiate. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Bristol, Va., at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cave Spring Rescue Squad or Read Mountain Fire and Rescue. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 16, 2001
BUSHWACK, BRANDON ALEXANDER Funeral services for Brandon Alexander Bushwack will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 320 Carter St., Bristol, Va., with Rev. Amy Yeary officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service at the church. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 320 Carter St., Bristol, Va. or to Virginia High School, Child Care Center, in care of Lisa Adkins, director, 1200 Long Crescent Drive, Bristol, Va. E-mail condolences for the family of Brandon Bushwack may be sent to akardfh@chartertn.net. The 22 month-old-son of Melissa Renee Bushwack and Christopher Wynn Kreeger, of Bristol, Va., went to become an angel in the Lord's heaven on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, from Bristol Regional Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Brandon Bushwack. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 22, 2001
BUSHWACK, BRANDON ALEXANDER Graveside services for Brandon Alexander Bushwack will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Rev. Amy Yeary officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 320 Carter St., Bristol, Va. or to Virginia High School, Child Care Center, in care of Lisa Adkins, director, 1200 Long Crescent Drive, Bristol, Va. E-mail condolences for the family of Brandon Bushwack may be sent to akardfh@chartertn.net. The 22 month-old-son of Melissa Renee Bushwack and Christopher Wynn Kreeger, of Bristol, Va., went to become an angel in the Lord's heaven on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, from Bristol Regional Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Brandon Bushwack. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 23, 2001
BUTT, OSCAR LEE Mr. Oscar Lee Butt, 81, of 227 Shirley Dr., Bristol, Tenn., died Aug. 15, 2001, at home. Mr. Butt was a native of Abingdon and a graduate of William King High School. He was a graduate of Emory & Henry College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in the South Pacific during World War II. Mr. Butt moved to Bristol in 1953, when he joined what is now Smith-Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals as a research chemist. He retired from there after 35 years. He was a member and usher at Piney Flats Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frankie S. Butt. Mr. Butt is survived by his son, Joseph L. Butt of Bristol, Tenn.; a special niece and family, Tom and Linda Silcox and children, Kelly and Blake, all of Piney Flats; two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Dorothy) Gress of Pulaski, Va., and Mrs. Bill (Daisy) Allen of Chattanooga, Tenn.; several other nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews; and several cousins. Graveside services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Friday at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Allen Davis officiating. Honorary pallbearers will include ushers of the Piney Flats Baptist Church and his golfing buddies. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3:30 p.m. Friday at Akard Funeral Home. The family requests that those desiring make memorials to Piney Flats Baptist Church, 100 Cherry Rd., Piney Flats, TN 37686. Condolences may also be sent to the family at akardfh@ chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Butt. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 16, 2001
CALDWELL, FORD MONROE A graveside service for Mr. Ford Monroe Caldwell will be conducted for family and friends at Shelby Hills Cemetery, Bristol, Tenn., on Wednesday at 9:45 a.m., with military honors conducted by VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975 Honor Guard, and a memorial service will be conducted at First Baptist Church, Bristol, Va., on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Brian P. Miller, Dr. William Flannagan and Dr. Otto Spangler officiating. Honorary pallbearers include: deacons of First Baptist Church, Bristol, Va., Col. Theodore Perry, Ret. (brother-in-law), Theodore Caldwell Jr. (nephew), Harry Fontaine (nephew), Paul Fontaine (Nephew), James Perry (nephew), Scott Campbell, Tom Finks, Randy Gordon, Garry Leonard, Henry Palmer and Robert Petrosky. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Crossnore School, Inc., P. O. Box 249, Crossnore, NC 28616 or First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 116, Bristol, VA 24203. Condolences may also be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Mr. Caldwell, 86, of 106 Abbie Lane, Bristol, Tenn., died July 30, 2001, at Wellmont-Bristol Regional Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Caldwell. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
CALDWELL, MARGARET M. ABINGDON -- The funeral service for Mrs. Margaret M. Caldwell will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in Bethel Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Cathy Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tom Caldwell, Bill Caldwell, Max Rhea, Bracken Caldwell, Charles Rice and Greg Caldwell. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Abingdon Senior Center, P. O. Box 1221, Abingdon, VA 2421, Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad, 32094 Government Road, Damascus, VA 24236, or to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Mrs. Caldwell, 86, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at Grace Health Care in Abingdon. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Caldwell. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
CAMERON, SARAH C. Sarah C. Cameron, 86, formerly of Montcalm, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, after a brief illness. She was born in Virginia and resided in Washington County, Tenn. She was a member of Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW of Bluewell, W.Va. She was retired from T.E.C. in 1963 after 17 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse C. Cameron; and all her brothers and sisters. Survivors include one son, James W. "Buddy" Franks of Johnson City; one stepdaughter, Carol Anders of Gulfbreeze, Fla.; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family will be receiving friends Thursday night Aug. 9, 2001, from 6-8 p.m. at Blountville Funeral Home. Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Blountville Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Ed Jefferies officiating. The interment will be following the funeral service at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Blountville Funeral Home is serving the Cameron Family. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
CAMPBELL, ALBERT Funeral services for Albert Campbell will be conducted on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scott Price and Rev. Lester MacKinnon officiating. Committal services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Cambridge House. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home prior to the service. Mr. Campbell, 88, of 2429 Bradley St., Bristol, Va., died on Aug. 7, 2001, at the Cambridge House. He was born on March 14, 1913, the son of the late William and Maude Lester Campbell. He was a former machine operator at Purity Baker and a member of Fellowship Chapel. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include: wife, Rose Elizabeth Campbell; daughters, Barbara Robinson of Bristol, Va., Frances Herndon of Douglasville, Pa., Margaret Wilson of Bristol, Tenn., and Mary Goodman of Philadelphia, NY; sons, Albert Campbell of Piney Flats, Tenn., Paul Campbell of Blountville, David Campbell of Bluff City and Larry Campbell, of Kingsport; sister, Nell Tolbert of Bristol, Va.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
CAMPBELL, ALBERT Committal services for Albert Campbell will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Cambridge House. Mr. Campbell, 88, of 2429 Bradley St., Bristol, Va., died on Aug. 7, 2001, at the Cambridge House. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
COLLINS, JOE S. Joe S. Collins, 76, of Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, at home. A son of the late Joseph S. Collins Sr. and Dora Smith Collins, he was a lifelong resident of Bristol, Va. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired welder at Bristol Steel and Iron Works, where he worked from 1952 until 1978. He attended Abingdon First Assembly of God Church. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Geneva E. Collins; two sons, James A. Collins of Royston, Ga., and Kenneth L. Collins of Midland, Mich.; two daughters, Debra Tonette Moore of Gainsville, Fla., and Angel Ubilas of Kapaau, Hawaii; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery with Rev. Roger Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Sunday evening at Blevins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Abingdon First Assembly of God Church Building Fund, 250 Phillips St., Abingdon, VA 24210. Arrangements especially for Mr. Collins have been made through Blevins Funeral Home, Bristol, Va. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at blevins@funeral-plans.com BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 19, 2001
COLLINS, JOE S. The funeral service for Joe S. Collins will be conducted at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery with Rev. Roger Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Sunday evening at Blevins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Abingdon First Assembly of God Church Building Fund, 250 Phillips St., Abingdon, VA 24210. Mr. Collins, 76, of Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, at home. Arrangements especially for Mr. Collins have been made through Blevins Funeral Home, Bristol, Va. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at blevins@funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 20, 2001
COX, BERTHA V. Funeral services for Bertha V. Cox will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jackie Cox and Rev. Don White officiating. The committal will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. A special thanks to Dr. Culp and the nursing staff of 4-West of Bristol Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Mrs. Cox, 84, a resident of Bristol Nursing Home, died on Friday, Aug. 10, 2001. She was a native of Madison, NC, and moved to Bristol 49 years ago from Limestone, Tenn. She was a homemaker, a member of Ruth Street Church of God and the widow of Hubert Franklin Cox. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Green-Bay, St. Louis, Mo., and Miss Martha Bridgeman, Bristol, Tenn.; two sons, Willis "Jack" Cox, Bristol, Tenn., and Harry R. Cox, Bristol, Va.; two sisters, Edith Clark, Washington State and Viola Malone, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; two brothers, Alvin Shelton, Oregon, and Zeb Shelton, Rockford, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
COX, BERTHA V. Bertha V. Cox, 84, a resident of Bristol Nursing Home, died on Friday, Aug. 10, 2001. She was a native of Madison, NC, and moved to Bristol 49 years ago from Limestone, Tenn. She was a homemaker, a member of Ruth Street Church of God and the widow of Hubert Franklin Cox. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Green of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Martha Bridgeman, Bristol, Va.; two sons, Willis "Jack" Cox, Bristol, Tenn., and Harry R. Cox, Bristol, Va.; two sisters, Edith Clark, Washington State and Viola Malone, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; two brothers, Alvin Shelton, Oregon, and Zeb Shelton, Rockford, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Bertha V. Cox will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jackie Cox and the Rev. Don White officiating. The committal will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be J.J. Cox, Mike Arnett, Bobby Arnett, Allen Hunt, Allen Hughes, Donnie Bridgeman and Timothy Cox. A special thanks to Dr. Culp and the nursing staff of 4-West of Bristol Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 14, 2001
CROSS, DOROTHY OURS PINEY FLATS -- Dorothy Ours Cross, 80, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was born in Parsons, W.Va., a daughter of the late E. E. and Fleta Weaver Ours. Dot was a member of Enterprise United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and the Order of Eastern Star. She taught at Avoca Elementary School in Bristol, Tenn., and at Nashua School in Nashua, Mont. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, E.M. Cross Jr.; one son, Chris Cross of Forest City, NC; one daughter, Fleta French of Piney Flats; one sister, Phyllis Lamb of York, Pa.; three grandchildren, Chris Cross Jr., Shannon Cross and Sean French; and two great-grandsons, Brock Cross and Blake Cross. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Rev. Dan Theiben officiating. The committal service and burial will be conducted at 10 o'clock Thursday morning in Shelby Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Bullock, Pete Droke, Robert Hall, Dennis Houser, Morgan Houser and Ron Warren. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley- cook@funeral-plans.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Cross have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 14, 2001
CROSS, DOROTHY OURS PINEY FLATS -- The funeral service for Dorothy Ours Cross will be conducted at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Rev. Dan Theiben officiating. The committal service and burial will be conducted at 10 o'clock Thursday morning in Shelby Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Bullock, Pete Droke, Robert Hall, Dennis Houser, Morgan Houser and Ron Warren. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@funeral-plans.com. Mrs. Cross, 80, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice House. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Cross have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 15, 2001
CUMMINGS, AUDELLE KINGSPORT -- The committal service for Audelle Cummings will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday in Mt. View Cemetery Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Honorary pallbearers: friends from Meadowview Presbyterian Church and the Marthina Memorial Presbyterian Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meadowview Presbyterian Church, 646 Highway 126, Bristol, TN 37620 or Marthina Memorial Presbyterian Church, 951 Glen St., Bristol, TN 37620. Mr. Cummings, 81, went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 28, 2001, in the Sunbridge Hillside Manor. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
CUNNINGHAM, LYNN BLUFF CITY -- Lynn Cunningham, 38, of 295 Gross Road went to be with the Lord Friday morning at his residence unexpectedly. He was born in Sullivan County. He was a member of Gunnings Baptist Church and was employed at MECO Corp.n with 21/2 years of service. He was preceded in death by a sister, Nina Jean Cunningham, and maternal and paternal grandparents. He is survived by his wife, Janice L. Cunningham; his mother and father, Ervin and Catherine Cunningham of Blountville; two sisters, Mary Ruth Cunningham of Blountville and Teresa Rutherford of Blountville; and three nephews of Bluff City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Cunningham Family. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 4, 2001
DELP, NANCY TORBETT Nancy Torbett Delp, 65, 261 Indian Trail, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Delp was born May 23, 1936, the daughter of the late W. Clyde and Jennie G. Mingea Torbett. A lifelong resident of the Bristol area, she was a 1954 graduate of Tennessee High School and attended East Tennessee College. She was an active member of Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church for 55 years, where she served as active and inactive elder and clerk of the session. She was deputy circuit court clerk of Sullivan County and more recently worked as secretary for Judge Richard Ladd. Survivors include her husband, Lester Delp; son, Mark Delp and daughter-in-law, Jamie of Loudon, Tenn.; brother, Phil Torbett, Abingdon; sister, Joyce Long, Bristol, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at 11 a.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Davis Whitesides officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Judge Richard Ladd, Rick Torbett, Jeff Stophel, David Long, Mike Long, Kenny Shumate, Wade Delp and Larry Dixon. Honorary pallbearers are George Delp, Gene Delp, Herman Long, Bill Bingham and members of the Bristol and Kingsport Bar Association. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1100 Windsor Ave., Bristol, TN 37620 or American Diabetes Association, Tennessee Affiliate, 4205 Hillsboro Rd., Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37215. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Weaver Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 15, 2001
DELP, NANCY TORBETT Funeral services for Nancy Torbett Delp will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at 11 a.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Davis Whitesides officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Judge Richard Ladd, Rick Torbett, Jeff Stophel, David Long, Mike Long, Kenny Shumate, Wade Delp and Larry Dixon. Honorary pallbearers are George Delp, Gene Delp, Herman Long, Bill Bingham and members of the Bristol and Kingsport Bar Association. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1100 Windsor Ave., Bristol, TN 37620 or American Diabetes Association, Tennessee Affiliate, 4205 Hillsboro Rd., Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37215. Mrs. Delp, 65, 261 Indian Trail, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 16, 2001
DICKSON, JIMMY FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- Staff Sgt. Jimmy Dickson, U.S. Army (Retired), 72, of 100 Bremer St., died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. He was born in Bristol, Tenn., was a retired staff sergeant after 20 years of service, and an Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was a Bronze Star recipient. He retired from civil service at Fort Bragg and was a member of Bonnie Doon Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mary L. Dickson; two sons, Jimmy A. Dickson, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and Ricky D. Dickson of Fayetteville; one daughter, Patricia D. Dominguez, Fayetteville; two sisters, Lois Phillips, Bristol, Tenn., and Kate Wilson, Tulsa, Okla.; and six grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Saturday in Cumberland Memorial Gardens. Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 30, 2001
DUNLAP, MARGARET ELIZABETH STEPPE Margaret Elizabeth Steppe Dunlap passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in NHC Healthcare following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Bristol, Margaret attended Bristol Virginia public schools and was a 1934 graduate of Virginia Intermont College. She served as secretary at Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church for many years and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. (Buck) Dunlap; her parents, William and Maude Steppe; sister, Ethel; and brothers, Francis and Bill. Survivors include three sons, Thomas G. Dunlap and wife, Virginia, of Ojai, Calif., James E. Dunlap of Blacksburg, Va., John W. Dunlap of Elizabethton; one granddaughter, Susan Dunlap of Sacramento, Calif.; one grandson, Jamey Dunlap of Trinity, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Luella Steppe of Bristol,Va., and Peggy Steppe of Jackson, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Dunlap. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 18, 2001
DUNLAP, MARGARET ELIZABETH STEPPE Funeral services for Margaret Elizabeth Steppe Dunlap will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Friends will serve as pallbearers. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Mrs. Dunlap passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in NHC Healthcare following an extended illness. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Dunlap. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 19, 2001
ELLIOTT, RAY Ray Elliott, 62, of Bristol, Va., died on Aug. 4, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice House. He was born Jan. 9, 1939, in Crestview, Fla., the son of the late Grover and Clemie Elliott. He was retired from Reynolds Metals and was a member of Zollicoffer Masonic Lodge. Mr. Elliott was a member of Cold Spring Presbyterian Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include: wife, Helen Hannah Elliott; sons and spouses, Keith and Valerie Elliott of Johnson City and Michael and Kelly Elliott of Bristol, Tenn.; daughter, Trudy Elliott of Atlanta; brother, Edward Elliott of Augusta, Ga.,; sisters, Delores Peaden of Crestview, Pat Martin of Crestview and Carolyn Elmore of Crestview; grandchildren, Isaac and Anna Elliott; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 11 a.m. At Cold Spring Presbyterian Church with Dr. Errol Rhor officiating. Interment will follow at Cold Spring Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Joe Blake, John Holeva, Mark Jackson, Roy Tester, Bobby Tate and John Hannah. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Ball Corporation. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN or to the American Cancer Society, 2513 Wesley St., Suite 4, Johnson City, TN. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
ELLIOTT, CHARLES RAY Funeral services for Ray Elliott will be conducted on Monday at 11 a.m. at Cold Spring Presbyterian Church with Dr. Errol Rohr officiating. Interment will follow at Cold Spring Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Joe Blake, John Holeva, Mark Jackson, Roy Tester, Bobby Tate and John Hannah. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Ball Corporation. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN, Cold Spring Presbyterian Church Missionary Fund at 280 Cold Spring Church Road, Bristol, TN, or to the American Cancer Society, 2513 Wesley St., Suite 4, Johnson City, TN. Ray Elliott, 62, of Bristol, Va., died on Aug. 4, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice House. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 7, 2001
FARMER, DORIS R. Doris R. Farmer, 77, of Bristol, Va., died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pulaski, the daughter of the late Anthony A. and Elsie Runion. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Farmer was preceded in death by her parents; one sister; two brothers; and a son, Ronald D. Tripp of Abingdon. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Ernest Farmer; one daughter, Rebecca Neal, Bristol; three sons, Michael Farmer and wife Shirley of Johnson City, Keith Farmer and wife Teresa of Kingsport and Jeffery Farmer of Bristol, Va. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Christopher Tripp, Seminole, Fla., Jonathan Neal, Bristol, Va., and Amanda Farmer, Johnson City; two great-grandchildren, Celeste and Amber Tripp, Seminole; two step-grandchildren, Misty Dotton and Mandy Yates; one step-great-grandchild, Madison Yates; two sisters, Mary Ellen Neuhaus, Sweet Home, Ore., and Lois Tickle, Pulaski; one great-aunt, Edyth Elswick, Blacksburg, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Farris Funeral Chapel in Abingdon with the Rev. Lester MacKinnon officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be: Matt Dotton, Albert Cooper, Dennis Tickle, Steve Walters, Mike Comer and Lawrence Dye. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
FEATHERS, OWEN CLARENCE PINEY FLATS -- Owen Clarence Feathers, 71, of 288 Main St. died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, in James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn. Mr. Feathers was a native of Watauga, Tenn., but had lived in the Piney Flats area for many years. He was the son of the late John C. and Sadie Britt Feathers, and a retired employee of Klopman Mills with more than 30 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the VFW and Watauga Christian Church. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Matthew Mullins and Melody Oliver; and 10 brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn McCracken Feathers; two daughters, Teresa Cook of Piney Flats and Carolyn Jech of Bristol, Tenn.; two sons, David Feathers of Bluff City and Roger Feathers of Piney Flats; two sisters, Hattie Baker of Johnson City and Juanita Wright of Washington State; and two brothers, Aaron Feathers of Arkansas, and Paul Feathers of Johnson City. Also surviving are five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tony Duncan, Ernie DePew and Jonathan Feathers officiating. His nephews will serve as honorary pallbearers. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, in Susong Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. prior to the service in Akard Funeral Home Chapel or any other time at his residence, 288 Main St., Piney Flats. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Feathers. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
FEATHERS, OWEN CLARENCE PINEY FLATS -- Graveside services for Owen Clarence Feathers will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, in Susong Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. prior to the service in Akard Funeral Home Chapel or any other time at his residence, 288 Main St., Piney Flats. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@ chartertn.net. Mr. Feathers, 71, of 288 Main St., died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, in James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Feathers. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 6, 2001
FIENE, THETA KAYLOR Theta Kaylor Fiene, 93, of Bristol, Va., died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. She had been a resident of Bristol most of her life. She was a graduate of Radford University and a retired teacher in the Bristol Tennessee School Systems. She was a member of State Street United Methodist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Susan Fiene, St. Paul, Minn.; two nephews, Thomas Kaylor, Morristown, Tenn., and Daniel Kaylor, Merritt Island, Fla.; two nieces, Mildred Barker and Imogene Walsh, both of Johnson City, Tenn. Graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, in Glenwood Cemetery with Dr. Fred Dearing officiating. E-mail condolences for the family may be sent to akardfh@chartertn.net. There will be no visitation or viewing at the funeral home. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Fiene. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 3, 2001
FLEENOR, GENE ALLEN SOUTH KNOXVILLE -- Gene Allen Fleenor, 63, formerly of Bristol, Va., passed away Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001. He was retired from Pet Dairy. Survivors: wife, Tronie Fleenor; daughters and sons-in-law, Tanya and Bill Kee and Kimetha Fleenor and Charlie Odom; and grandsons, Clif, Stewart, Zachary and Caleb Kee. Memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Berry Chapel with Rev. Robert Williamson of Eusebia Presbyterian Church officiating. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. www.berryfuneralhome.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
FOSTER, HELEN LOUVENIA Mrs. Helen Louvenia Lewis Foster, 76, of Bristol, Va., died Aug. 7, 2001, in Cambridge House. She was a native of Appalachia, Va., and daughter of Frank and Vannie Lewis. She was a professional mother who assisted over 100 foster children and was a member of Lee Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Foster. Survivors include two daughters, Edith Guillory, Convert, Mich., and Kathy Bunch, Bristol, Va.; two sons, John Foster and Tyrone Foster, both of Bristol, Va.; sister, Azilee Ross, Bristol, Va.; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Scott Price officiating, assisted by Fred Allen Matthews. Burial will follow in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time on Friday in Weaver Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son, Tyrone Foster, 2309 Osborne St., Bristol, Va. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
FOSTER, HELEN L. Funeral services for Helen L. Foster will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Scott Price officiating, assisted by Fred Allen Matthews. Burial will follow in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time on Friday in Weaver Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son, Tyrone Foster, 2309 Osborne St., Bristol, Va. Mrs. Foster, 76, of Bristol, Va., died Aug. 7, 2001, in Cambridge House. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
GARRETT, NELLIE GLADNESS PENDERGRASS BLUFF CITY -- Funeral services for Nellie Gladness Pendergrass Garrett will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, in Shakesville Church of Christ with Pastor Wayne Lambert and Ernie Depew officiating. Burial will follow in Sunrise Cemetery, Bluff City. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons: Jerry W. Booher, James Beryl Casaday Jr., Gary L. Garrett, Larry E. Casaday, Steve L. Casaday, Don E. Casaday, C. Alan Casaday and Lynn Helbert. Honorary pallbearers will be the following great-grandsons: Jonah Casaday, Kevin Hess, Brian Casaday, David Casaday, Josh Ringley, Matt Ringley, T.J. Sells, Jared Williams, Michael Venable, Tony Brewer, Ian Garrett and elders and deacons of Shakesville Church of Christ. Frances Depew and Jr. Holsclaw will sing arrangements of "Not Afraid" and "Shepherd Of My Valley." The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to the Garrett family at akardfh@ chartertn.net. Mrs. Garrett went to be with the Lord Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001. She was 92 years old when she passed away at home, 1181 Silver Grove Rd. Mrs. Garrett was a member of Shakesville Church of Christ for many years. The following family members preceded her in death: her husband, Clarence Lee Garrett, son, Claude E. "Pete" Garrett; daughter, Juanita Willis; brothers, Charles Hughes, Daniel Pendergrass, Luther Pendergrass and Albert Pendergrass; sisters, Maime Garrett, Louise Garrett, Lilly Roetta Mays, Dora Vestal and Catherine Pendergrass. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Lestol (Lawanda) Booher of Bristol, Va., Mrs. Homer G. (Imogene) Mitchell and Mrs. James B. (Lois) Casaday, both of Bluff City, and Betty G. Helbert of Bristol, Va. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Garrett. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 6, 2001
GILMER, LUCILLE HARRIS ARLINGTON, Va. -- Lucille Harris Gilmer, who lived in Bristol and Kingsport for many years, died of heart and lung disease in Arlington on Monday. She was 87. There will be a graveside service for Mrs. Gilmer this Friday, Aug. 31, at 3 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Bristol. She will be buried alongside other Gilmer family members, who were prominent in Bristol for many decades. Mrs. Gilmer was born near Murfreesboro, Tenn., and attended what is now Middle Tennessee State University. In the 1930s, Mrs. Gilmer moved to Bristol, Va., to work for the WPA. In 1940, she married Robert Vincent Gilmer, a Bristol native. Together they operated a photography business in Kingsport and had two children, Jo Ann and Robert. Robert Sr. died in 1956. Mrs. Gilmer moved to Northern Virginia in 1963 to work for the federal government. In 1981, she retired as a payroll technician from the Navy Department. Mrs. Gilmer was an officer in the residents association of Culpeper Garden Retirement Home in Arlington. For many years, she was also an officer at Central United Methodist Church in Arlington. Mrs. Gilmer's son Robert died in 1965. She is survived by her daughter, Jo Ann Tooley of Arlington; two grandsons, Mark Tooley of Alexandria and Steven Tooley of Sterling, Va.; one great-grandchild; and a brother and a sister, both of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home of Alexandria is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 30, 2001
GOODMAN, LULA BELL WORLEY Funeral services for Lula Bell Worley Goodman will be conducted on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Richard Carmody and Mike Able officiating. Committal services will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the family. Mrs. Goodman, 63, of Bristol, Va., died on Aug. 7, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 31, 1937, the daughter of the late Frank and Lula Mae White Worley. She was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area and a former employee of Valleydale. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include: husband, Haskel C. Goodman; daughters, Barbara Nunley of Bristol, Va., Nancy Snyder of Piney Flats and Janice Shaffer of Bluff City; grandchildren, Karen Phelps, Renee Nunley, Allan Shaffer and Bethany Snyder; sisters, Lucy Cox, Virginia Worley and Lucille Harless of Bristol, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
GOODMAN, LULA BELL Committal services for Lula Bell Goodman will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the family. Mrs. Goodman, 63, of Bristol, Va., died on Aug. 7, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
GRAGG, FLOYD H. BLUFF CITY -- Staff Sgt. Floyd H. Gragg Sr., U.S. Army, retired, 56, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A native of the Hickory Tree Community, he was the son of the late Paul and Mary Gragg, and had lived in the Bristol area most of his life. He was a retired U.S. Army veteran with 20 years of service. While in the military, he received numerous medals and commendations including the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, Senior Parachute Badge, Vietmanese Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Overseas Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal and the Expert Rifleman Medal. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ross Gragg. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Gragg Jr. of Radcliff, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Gragg of Bluff City and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Gragg of Blountville; brother, Pete Gragg of Blountville; three sisters, Jewel Reese of Bristol, Va., Janice Pickle of Bluff City and Patty Wilson of Bluff City; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Woodrow Morrell officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 18, 2001
GRAGG, FLOYD H. BLUFF CITY -- Memorial service for Staff Sgt. Floyd H. Gragg Sr., U.S. Army, retired, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Woodrow Morrell officiating. Mr. Gragg Sr. died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 19, 2001
GREENWELL, PANSY Pansy Greenwell, 74, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Greystone Health Care Center. She was a native of Mountain City and had lived in Bristol since 1950. She was a daughter of the late Eugene and Mae Odom Brookshire. Mrs. Greenwell was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Greenwell, and two brothers, Kenneth and Dick Brookshire. Survivors include daughter, Janet Mae Helwig of Clearwater, Fla.; two sons, Jim Bishop of Bristol, Tenn., and John Bishop of Rose Bud, Ark.; two sisters, Stella Shoun of Bristol, Tenn., and Carolyn Maiden of Jonesborough, Tenn.; one brother, Joe Brookshire of Bristol, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, Aug. 14, 2001, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Dr. Howard Robinson officiating. The committal service and interment will follow in Brookshire Cemetery in Mountain City. Pallbearers will be Marvin Fritts, Stuart Fritts, Ray Bishop, Bob McCoy, John Brookshire, Wilkie Brookshire, John Howell and Marcus Robins. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Monday evening at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook\Nfuneral-plans.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Greenwell have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
GREENWELL, PANSY The funeral service for Pansy Greenwell will be conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, Aug. 14, 2001, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Dr. Howard Robinson officiating. The committal service and interment will follow in Brookshire Cemetery in Mountain City. Pallbearers will be Marvin Fritts, Stuart Fritts, Ray Bishop, Bob McCoy, John Brookshire, Wilkie Brookshire, John Howell and Marcus Robins. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@funeral-plans.com. Mrs. Greenwell, 74, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Greystone Health Care Center. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Greenwell have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 14, 2001
GREGORY, BETTY M. BLUFF CITY -- Betty M. Gregory, 68, 449 Lakeshore Rd., went to be with Jesus on Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, from Johnson City Medical Center. She was born in Mountain City, Tenn., a daughter of Mabel Vinas McElyea Davis and the late Howard McElyea. She enjoyed teaching cosmetology in the Sullivan County School System for 17 years and the Johnson City School System for 3 years prior to her retirement in 1995. She was a member of Wesley United Memorial Methodist Church, the Education Associations and the Hairdressers' Association. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband of 13 years, Mike C. Gregory; three sons, Johnny Carter of Bristol, Tenn., Joe Carter of Florence, SC, and Jim Carter of Cheraw, SC; one sister, Doris Blevins of Bristol, Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Melissa Scheurer of Gray, Tenn., and Marsha Hammond of Johnson City; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at noon Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church with Dr. Dwight Killborne officiating. Burial will follow in Sunrise Cemetery in Bluff City. The church members from the OWLS Sunday School Class will be the pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 10-11:45 Wednesday morning at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be mailed to the Building Fund of Wesley United Methodist Church, 225 Princeton Rd., Johnson City, TN 37601. The family wishes to express appreciation for the special care provided by the doctors and nurses at Johnson City Medical Center. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@ funeral-plans.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Gregory have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
GRIFFITH, LEONA HUGHES Funeral services for Leona Hughes Griffith will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Austin Cook and Rev. Charles McChesney officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers: Larry Southern, Patrick Southern, Jody Milhorn, Brian Henley, Cody Griffith, Andrew Southern and Cristopher Southern. Honorary pallbearer, Kenneth Artrip. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Weaver Funeral Home. Mrs. Griffith of Bristol, Va., passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a beloved mother and homemaker, a long-time resident of Bristol, Va., and a member of Victory Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.B. Griffith; and a granddaughter, Eugenia Griffith. Survivors include daughters, Patricia Millhorn Willis of Bristol, Tenn., Brenda Joyce Trivett of Bluff City and Sue Henley of Lenoir City, Tenn.; sons, Donald Williams of Blountville, George Edward Griffith of Houston, Texas, and Bill Griffith of Bristol, Va.; special son-in-law, Gene Willis; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lucille Kirk of Marion, Beulah Compton of Honaker, Shirley Helton of Lebanon, Lois Whited of Lebanon, Peggy Taylor of Atlanta and Nellie Slate of Roanoke; and daughters-in-law, Faye Williams and Joy Griffith. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
GRIFFITH, LEONA HUGHES Funeral services for Leona Hughes Griffith will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Austin Cook and Rev. Charles McChesney officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers: Larry Southern, Patrick Southern, Jody Milhorn, Brian Henley, Cody Griffith, Andrew Southern and Cristopher Southern. Honorary pallbearer: Kenneth Artrip. Mrs. Griffith, of Bristol, Va., passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 6, 2001
GROSECLOSE, MILDRED P. "MICKEY" CHILHOWIE -- Mildred P. "Mickey" Groseclose, 73, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was the widow of Olen M. Groseclose. She was the daughter of the late Walter Dewey and Mayme Lee Gollehon Pierce. Survivors include three sisters, Rebecca "Pat" Corvin of Bristol, Va., Mary Maxine Hamm of Chilhowie and Betty Virginia Adams of Sebring, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Cemetery with the Reverend Eugene C. Little officiating. Burial will follow. The family and friends will meet at the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday in Williams Funeral Home. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 11, 2001
GROSS, AMON CHARLES Amon Charles Gross, 18, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol, Va. He was a 2001 graduate of Abingdon High School where he graduated in the top 10 of his class. He was a member of the band, chorus and soccer team. He was a member of the National Honor Society, the president of the Math and Science Club and a Washington County Community Scholar. He was a member of Living Waters Family Church, where he was involved in the RYC Youth Church and sang in the Youth Praise Group. He is survived by his parents, Fred and Jamie Gross of Bristol, Va.; one brother, Noah Gross and wife, Pam, of Bristol, Tenn.; three sisters, Daisha Rasnake and husband, Brian, of Abingdon and Indra Gross and Tashina Ky Gross, both of the home; paternal grandfather, Paul Gross of Bristol, Tenn.; paternal grandmother, Helen Day of Abingdon; maternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Wilburn and Juanita Dickson of Wickenburg, Ark.; niece, Laken Gross; nephew, David Rasnake; and several aunts and uncles. A funeral service will be conducted Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. in Living Waters Family Church with Pastor Ed Bowers officiating. A committal service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. with cemetery to be announced. The family will receive friends following the service on Monday. Pallbearers will be Noah Gross, Brian Rasnake, Myron Steffey, Brian Odom, Jarrod Price, Adam Phillips and Bill Roope. Honorary pallbearer will be Daniel Brewer. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Youth at Living Waters Family Church, P. O. Box 1411, Abingdon, VA 24212. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Amon Gross. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 12, 2001
GROSS, AMON CHARLES A funeral service for Amon Charles Gross will be conducted Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. in Living Waters Family Church with Pastor Ed Bowers officiating. A committal service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Green Spring Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service on Monday. Pallbearers will be Noah Gross, Brian Rasnake, Myron Steffey, Brian Odom, Jarrod Price, Adam Phillips and Bill Roope. Honorary pallbearer will be Daniel Brewer. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Youth at Living Waters Family Church, P. O. Box 1411, Abingdon, VA 24212. Mr. Gross, 18, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Amon Gross. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
GUNNING, PAUL Paul Gunning, 71, of Bristol, Va., died Aug. 20, 2001, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol, Va., and a graduate of Virginia High School Class of 1947. He also graduated with a BA degree from Milligan College and a master's and a doctorate of theology from Carolina University. He was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After 30 years of government service, he retired from the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Gunning served as a board member for Carolina University of Theology. He was past president of the Bristol Employee's Federal Credit Union. Mr. Gunning was preceded in death by his first wife, Jeanette Gobble Gunning; and his parents, George Paul and Mae Hardin Gunning. Survivors include his wife, Anna Shortt Gunning of Bristol; four children, Deborah Gunning of Dalton, Ga., Bruce Gunning of Roswell, Ga., David Gunning of Gray, Tenn., and Andrew Gunning of Stewartsville, NJ; two stepchildren, Mickey Shortt of Marion, Va., and Gary Shortt of Bluff City; sister, Arlene Jones of Bristol, Va.; 12 grandchildren, Ronnie Leonard, Seth, Trey and Chaz Gunning, A.J. Heath and Christopher Gunning, Madison and Samuel Gunning, Mickey Jr. and Anthony Shortt and William Shortt; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Howard Robinson officiating. A military graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, in Mountain View Cemetery by VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. Pallbearers will be Byron Sturgill, Clyde Canter, Jerry Farmer, Dan Webb, Dr. Imanuel Morenings and Jeremiah Fulps. Honorary pallbearers will be Conrad Long, Jimmy Gunning, Fred Cunningham, Paul Sonner, Layman Utsman and Glen Jordon. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home. E-mail condolences may be to akardfh@chartertn.net for the family. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Gunning. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 22, 2001
GUNNING, PAUL A military graveside service for Paul Gunning will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, in Mountain View Cemetery by VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. Pallbearers will be Byron Sturgill, Clyde Canter, Jerry Farmer, Dan Webb, Dr. Imanuel Morenings and Jeremiah Fulps. Honorary pallbearers will be Conrad Long, Jimmy Gunning, Fred Cunningham, Paul Sonner, Layman Utsman and Glen Jordon. E-mail condolences may be to akardfh@chartertn.net for the family. Mr. Gunning, 71, of Bristol, Va., died Aug. 20, 2001, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Gunning. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 23, 2001
HARKLEROAD, LEE E. Jr. Lee E. Harkleroad, Jr., Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Bristol, Tenn., a son of the late Lee E. and Flora Phipps Harkleroad, and was a former resident of Athens, Tenn. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served as a B17 aerial gunner for the Heavy Bombardment Crew 7th Squadron of the 34th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He flew 30 missions over Europe and was awarded the Air Medal with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Oak Leaf Clusters. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and had a long career in the accounting profession. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Helen Harkleroad; two sons, Lee (Geno) Harkleroad III and his wife Cynthia, of Chicago, Ill., and Tim and his wife Deborah, of Eddyville, Ky.; two grandsons, Lee "Chip" Harkleroad IV and Julian Harkleroad; a sister, Dr. Malissa Ann Harkleroad Williams; and three brothers, Donald Harkleroad, Lawrence Harkleroad and Ralph Harkleroad; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Hedrick; and by brothers, Adrian Harkleroad and Lester Harkleroad. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at First United Methodist Church with Rev. David St. Clair officiating. Private committal and burial will be in Holston Conference Cemetery at Emory, Va., with military graveside rites conducted by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975. Pallbearers will be Lee Harkleroad III, Tim Harkleroad, Lee Harkleroad IV, Julian Harkleroad, Carson Copeland, Nathan Copeland, Kent Copeland, Bob Church, Charlie Overstreet, Louis Hyde, Jesse Gamblin and John Fauver. The family will receive friends from 1 until 1:50 p.m. Wednesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, 500 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081 or First United Methodist Church, 322 Vance Dr., Bristol, TN 37620. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@funeral-plans.com. Arrangements especially for Mr. Harkleroad have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 8, 2001
HARLEY, PEGGY L. WOODS Peggy L. (Woods) Harley, 68, of 7129 Pembroke Cr., Bristol, Va., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, in Wellmont Hospice House. Mrs. Harley was a native and lifelong resident of the Bristol area. She was a former employee of Sperry Univac and a member of Three Springs United Methodist Church. Mrs. Harley was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathy Harley. Survivors include her husband, W.K. Harley; two daughters, Carol Head of Bristol, Va., and Linda Hartsock of Piney Flats; one son, Ronnie W. Harley of Bristol, Va.; three grandsons, Jon Derric Hartsock, Lorne Hartsock and David Head; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clarence Dishman officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, prior to the service. E-mail condolences may be sent to the Harley family at akardfh@chartertn.net. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 27, 2001
HARLEY, PEGGY L. WOODS Funeral services for Peggy L. (Woods) Harley will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clarence Dishman officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, prior to the service. E-mail condolences may be sent to the Harley family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Mrs. Harley, 68, of 7129 Pembroke Cr., Bristol, Va., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, in Wellmont Hospice House. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Harley. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
HAZE, ROBERT C. "BOB" Robert C. "Bob" Haze, 77, of Bristol, Tenn., died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Oklahoma and moved here from California in 1991. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, a former car dealer, NASCAR race driver, a pilot, an insurance executive and operator of a dude ranch for children in California. Mr. Haze was a member of First United Methodist Church where he served on the finance committee and as an usher. Survivors include his wife, Dottie Smith Haze; two daughters, Patricia Ann Endsley of Oregon, and Carolyn "DeDe" Clark of Missouri; one son, Robert Haze Jr. of Oregon; two sisters, Margie Melone and Pat Rothschiller, both of California; two brothers, William Haze and Gene Haze, also of California; one stepdaughter, Kathy Cullum and husband, Ken, of Dallas; one stepson, Charles "Butch" Trivette, of New Orleans; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. He was the brother-in-law of the late R. E. Smith Jr. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Sept. 2, at First United Methodist Church with Dr. David St. Clair officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Green, Roy Watson, Dr. David Morin, Jay Hogeston, Dr. Alan Gorrell, Tommy Creamer, John Cain, Charles Overstreet and Dr. Myron Wilson. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Barry Hopper, Mac Hurd, Bill Gregory, Lewis Hyde, Lou Furchess, Larry Wagner, Jack Ford, David Dierks, Bob Church, Bill Olson, Tony Boyd and Shorty Thomas. The family wishes to express special gratitude to Dr. Forrest Swan Jr., Dr. Jonathan T. Swank and the staff of Johnston Memorial Hospital. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to First United Methodist Church, 322 Vance Dr., Bristol, TN 37620. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Blevins Funeral Home. The funeral service has been scheduled to accommodate those family members arriving from out of town. Arrangements especially for Mr. Haze have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at blevins@funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 30, 2001
HOLMES, DAVID HILT David Hilt Holmes, 57, of 480 Shawnee Road, Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001 at home. He was born Dec. 30, 1943, and grew up in Tazewell County, a son of the late Robert J. and Pauline Taylor Holmes. Before moving to Bristol, he was an employee with Lockheed Aircraft and Robins Air Force Base. He had made his home in the Bristol area for the past 28 years. He was the manager of customer services with the U.S. Postal Service at Dominion Station, Bristol, Va. He was the former postmaster at Marion, Saltville and Meadowview. He attended Fellowship Chapel, was an Air Force veteran and was an avid golfer. He is survived by his wife, Mary Self Holmes; children and spouses, David Todd and Linda Holmes, Paula and Eddie Leonard and Troy Hilt Holmes; grandchildren, Christopher, Joshua, Chelsea, Courtney and Trevor; sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Harvey E. Barton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth A. and Annette Holmes, Vernon L. and Barbara Holmes and Henry Lee Sheets; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, in Fellowship Chapel with the Revs. Lester MacKinnon and Scott Price officiating. Entombment will follow in Mountain View Mausoleum. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Sue Prill, Roger T. Mangus, Howard Miller, Donnie Dunford, Bobby Otey, Eddie McCall, Art Rosenburg and Postal Service employees of Bristol Tennessee and Bristol Virginia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Hospice of Southwest Virginia, 600 W. Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at Weaver Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 12, 2001
HOLMES, DAVID HILT Funeral services for David Hilt Holmes will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, in Fellowship Chapel with the Revs. Lester MacKinnon and Scott Price officiating. Entombment will follow in Mountain View Mausoleum. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Sue Prill, Roger T. Mangus, Howard Miller, Donnie Dunford, Bobby Otey, Eddie McCall, Art Rosenburg and Postal Service employees of Bristol Tennessee and Bristol Virginia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Hospice of Southwest Virginia, 600 W. Ridge Road, Wytheville, VA 24382. Mr. Holmes, 57, of 480 Shawnee Road, Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001 at home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
HORNE, ELEANOR "GRANNY" KINGSPORT -- Eleanor "Granny" Horne, 78, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, in Kingsport. She was born in Bristol, Va. She had lived most of her life in Kingsport and was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Emmaus Community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Buford Horne; parents, James and Margaret Mumpower; two infant children; two infant grandchildren; and several sisters. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Fred Wayne and Sandra Horne, Larry and Kathy Horne and Danny and Alethea Horne, all of Kingsport; daughter, Mrs. Roger (Judy) Baker, Gate City; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Eleanor Horne to Calvary Baptist Church, 1238 Pine St., Kingsport, TN 37664. Arrangements are incomplete. Carter-Trent Funeral Home is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
HUNSUCKER, JAMES E. James E. "Papaw" Hunsucker of Bristol, Va., died on Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 15, 1931, in Scott County, Va., and had lived in Bristol, Va., for the past 44 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean War and retired from AFG Industries in Church Hill, Tenn., after 43 years of service. He was of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, R.M. and Verna Hunsucker; and one brother, Cecil Hunsucker. Survivors include: wife, Fannie Belle Hunsucker of Bristol, Va.; sons, Michael Hunsucker and wife, Jeanene, of Shawnee, KS., James (Bo) Hunsucker and wife, JoAnna, of Suwanee, Ga., and Timothy Hunsucker and wife, Debbie, of Advance, NC: grandsons, Adam Hunsucker of Shawnee, Kan., Gabriel Hunsucker of Suwanee and Trevor Hunsucker of Shawnee; special grandsons, Travis and Kevin O'Dell of Bristol, Va.; sisters, Sandra Monger, Linda Lucas, Mary Pearl Millhorn and Leo Taylor; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Lester MacKinnon officiating. Pallbearers include: David Hunsucker, Mark Lucas, Brian Lucas, Greg Baer, Steve Reich and Randy Haga. Honorary pallbearer will be Roy Geiger. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Bristol Life Saving Crew, Bristol Cancer Society or a local heart association. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 4, 2001
HUNSUCKER, JAMES E. James E. "Papaw" Hunsucker of Bristol, Va., died on Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 15, 1931, in Scott County, Va., and had lived in Bristol, Va., for the past 44 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean War and retired from AFG Industries in Church Hill, Tenn., after 43 years of service. He was of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, R.M. and Verna Hunsucker; and one brother, Cecil Hunsucker. Survivors include: wife, Fannie Belle Hunsucker of Bristol, Va.; sons, Michael Hunsucker and wife, Jeanene, of Shawnee, KS, James (Bo) Hunsucker and wife, JoAnna, of Suwanee, Ga., and Timothy Hunsucker and wife, Debbie, of Advance, NC: grandsons, Adam Hunsucker of Shawnee, Kan., Gabriel Hunsucker of Suwanee, Trevor Hunsucker of Suwanne and Ben Hunsucker of Shawnee; special grandsons, Travis and Kevin O'Dell of Bristol, Va.; sisters, Sandra Monger, Linda Lucas, Mary Pearl Milhorn and Leo Taylor; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Lester MacKinnon officiating. Pallbearers include: David Hunsucker, Mark Lucas, Brian Lucas, Greg Baer, Steve Reich and Randy Haga. Honorary pallbearer will be Roy Geiger. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Bristol Life Saving Crew, Bristol Cancer Society or a local heart association. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
JOHNSON, CHRISTINE FLEENOR-LOPEZ REAGAN, Tenn. -- Christine Fleenor-Loper Johnson died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001, at the home of her son and his wife, Joe and Diana Johnson, in Reagan, where she had made her home for the past three years. She was born in Washington County, Va., to the late Ethel and Claude Fleenor. She was reared in Bristol, Tenn., and was a graduate of Tennessee High School, Sullins College and attended Duke University. She was the proprietor and manager of Christy's Shoe Stores in Bristol, Tenn., Knoxville and Dalton, Ga. She was active in the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, the Retail Merchants Association and organized the Bristol Quota Club. She was a former member of First Baptist Church, Bristol, Va., and had attended the Baptist church in Lexington, Tenn. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Johnson, and a sister, Leone Fleenor Goodman, of Knoxville. Surviving, besides her son, are two sisters, Mrs. John C. (Gaynelle) Thomas and Mrs. Frank A. (Cathy) DeCaterina, both of Bristol; and several nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, in Lexington, Tenn. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 919 Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611-1676. Obituary information supplied courtesy of Akard Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 31, 2001
JOHNSON, FANNIE B. Fannie B. Johnson, 83, Edmond Street, Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Oliver Springs, Tenn., and the daughter of the late William Henry and Melvina Davis Giles. She moved to Bristol 48 years ago, was a member of Reynolds Memorial United Methodist Church and retired from Holiday Inn after 32 years of service. She was the widow of Ernest Johnson and, in addition to her parents, was preceded in death by her son, Donald Leon Cox. Survivors include her long-time companion, Donald Smith of Bristol, Va.; one granddaughter, Angela Cox of Bristol, Tenn.; one grandson, Donald L. Cox Jr. of Huntsville, Ala.; three great-grandchildren, Steven, Sean and Katie Cox; and many friends. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday morning, Aug. 3rd, at the graveside in Mountain View Cemetery with Dr. Tony Collins officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Blevins Funeral Home. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Johnson have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 2, 2001
JOHNSON, FANNIE B. The funeral service for Fannie B. Johnson will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday morning, Aug. 3rd, at the graveside in Mountain View Cemetery with Dr. Tony Collins officiating. Mrs. Johnson, 83, of Edmond Street, Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Johnson have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at blevins@funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 3, 2001
KAYLOR, RACHELL BOYD Mrs. Rachella Boyd Kaylor, 85, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at the Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Emory, Va., and had lived most of her life in Washington County. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Perry and Fannie Sheffield Boyd and was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Kaylor. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mattie Helton, Christiansburg, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jody Blevins officiating. A committal service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Knollkreg Memorial Park. The family will receive friends following the service on Thursday. Pallbearers will be nephews. Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home by 10:40 a.m. Friday for a procession to the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church or charity of your choice.Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Kaylor. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 30, 2001
KOHL, RAYMOND M. HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Raymond M. Kohl, 51, passed away at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, in the emergency room at Anne Jacques Hospital, Newburyport, Mass. Born on March 31, 1950, in Dubuque, Iowa, a son of Janann K. Benn Kohl of Bristol, Va., and the late Frank J. Kohl, he had resided in Massachusetts for the past nine years, moving from Chicago. Mr. Kohl was a supervisor of Opportunities Unlimited in Massachusetts. He was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his mother, Janann K. Benn Kohl of Bristol, Va.; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Bob Douglas of Bristol, Va.; three nieces, Anne Douglas Johnson, Theresa Douglas and Catherine Douglas, all of Bristol, Va. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at St. Anne's Catholic Church. The Rev. Timothy E. Keeney will officiate. Entombment services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, in the Mausoleum Chapel at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be parishioners of St. Anne's Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday at St. Anne's Catholic Church. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 18, 2001
KOHL, RAYMOND M. HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A Funeral Mass for Raymond M. Kohl will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at St. Anne's Catholic Church. The Rev. Timothy E. Keeney will officiate. Entombment services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, in Mausoleum Chapel at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be parishioners of St. Anne's Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday at St. Anne's Catholic Church. Mr. Kohl, 51, passed away at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, in the emergency room at Anne Jacques Hospital, Newburyport, Mass. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 19, 2001
LARK, RUFUS BLOUNTVILLE -- Funeral services for Rufus Lark will be held on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Rosenbalm officiating. Interment will be at 11 a.m. on Monday at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside by VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Mr. Lark, of 319 Ethel Beard Road, died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001. He was born June 10, 1924, in Mabes, Va. He lived most of his life in this area, was a construction worker and a previous employee of Kerns Bakery. He attended Mullins Missionary Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II. Survivors: wife, Allie Hickman Lark; sons, Monty Lark, Terry Lark and Shannon Lark, all of Blountville, and Jan Horne of Kingsport; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and sister, Ruby Stanley, Kingsport. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 4, 2001
LARK, RUFUS BLOUNTVILLE -- Funeral services for Rufus Lark will be held on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Rosenbalm officiating. Interment will be at 11 a.m. on Monday at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside by VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Mr. Lark, of 319 Ethel Beard Road, died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001. He was born June 10, 1924, in Mabes, Va. He lived most of his life in this area, was a construction worker and a previous employee of Kerns Bakery. He attended Mullins Missionary Baptist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II. Survivors: wife, Allie Hickman Lark; sons, Monty Lark, Terry Lark and Shannon Lark, all of Blountville; daughters, Lisa Rhoten and Pam Thomas, both of Blountville, and Jan Horne of Kingsport; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and sister, Ruby Stanley of Kingsport. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
LARK, RUFUS BLOUNTVILLE -- Interment for Rufus Lark will be at 11 a.m. on Monday at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside by VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. Mr. Lark, of 319 Ethel Beard Road, died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 6, 2001
LEONARD, J. E. "ED" Funeral services for J.E. "Ed" Leonard will be conducted Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Haynes Watson and Rev. David Wilson officiating. Committal service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Powell Valley Memorial Park, Big Stone Gap. Honorary pallbearers will be Ben Snodgrass, Glenn Gardner, M. Deck Miller III, Darrell Duty, Dennis Presley, Greg Leonard and Gene Lee. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Monday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Leonard, 85, of 313 Sioux Rd., Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 27, 2001
LEONARD, J. E. "ED" Committal service for J.E. "Ed" Leonard will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Powell Valley Memorial Park, Big Stone Gap. Honorary pallbearers will be Ben Snodgrass, Glenn Gardner, M. Deck Miller III, Darrell Duty, Dennis Presley, Greg Leonard and Gene Lee. Mr. Leonard, 85, of 313 Sioux Rd., Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
LEONARD, VIRGINIA ETTA DAVENPORT Virginia Etta Davenport Leonard, 87, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, in Greendale Nursing Home. She was a native of Linden, Va., lived most of her life in Bristol and was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Shirley and Jay Ewing and Linda L. Absher, all of Bristol, Va.; sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Peggy Leonard of Wheeling, Ill., and Jerry Wayne and Judy Leonard of San Antonio, Texas; sister, Emma Grant of Bristol, Tenn.; daughter-in-law, Ester Leonard of West Dundee, Ill.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in Mountain View Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Scott Price officiating. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
LEWIS, LAWRENCE D. BLOUNTVILLE -- Lawrence D. Lewis, 63, died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County and a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Emory Lewis. He served for six years in the National Guard. He was a retired purchasing agent for Holston Builders Supply Inc. He was a member of Indian Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Lewis; and a niece, Kim Lewis. Survivors include his daughter, Michelle Lewis Webster and her husband, Rick, of Knoxville; two sisters, Alma Fritts of Apopka, Fla., and Esther Smith of Elizabethton; three brothers, Dr. Wayne Lewis of Martin, Tenn., Ivan Lewis of High Point, NC, and Teddy Lewis of Bluff City; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Rev. Aaron Rayburn officiating. The committal service and interment will be conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be close friends and nephews. Those who wish may make contributions to the National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee, P. O. Box 1135, Blountville, TN 37617. The family will receive friends from 6 till 7:45 p.m. Monday prior to the service or at the home, 244 Smiley Circle, Blountville, or the home of his brother, Teddy, 1488 Cinquapin Grove Road, Bluff City. Arrangements especially for Mr. Lewis have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@funeral-plans.com Arrangements especially for Mr. Lewis have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 12, 2001
LEWIS, LAWRENCE D. BLOUNTVILLE -- The funeral service for Lawrence D. Lewis will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Rev. Aaron Rayburn officiating. The committal service and interment will be conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be close friends and nephews. Those who wish may make contributions to the National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee, P.O. Box 1135, Blountville, TN 37617. The family will receive friends from 6 till 7:45 p.m. Monday prior to the service or at the home, 244 Smiley Circle, Blountville, or the home of his brother, Teddy, 1488 Chinquapin Grove Road, Bluff City. Mr. Lewis, 63, died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Arrangements especially for Mr. Lewis have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook\N funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
LIGGETT, ROBERT W. Robert W. Liggett, 76, of Bristol, Tenn., died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at home. He was a resident of Bristol, Tenn., for the past 28 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a former owner and president of A. B. Dick Products Co. He was a member of the Damascus Temple of the Shrine and a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Morrow Liggett; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Joan Liggett and James and Patricia Liggett; two sisters, Maxine McNamora and Betty Liggett, both of Syracuse, NY; one brother, Murril Liggett of Myrtle Beach, SC; four grandchildren, Jason Liggett, Eric Liggett, Michele Sawyers and Sarah Bolden; and two great-grandchildren, Jordon Sawyers and Trent Sawyers. Funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Glenn L. London Jr. officiating. Entombment will be in Glenwood Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Allen Dishner, Gary Jessee, Keith Inscore, Michael Bolden, Eric Liggett and Jason Liggett. Honorary pallbearers will be Vernon Grimes, Wally Ulrich, John Wetz, Don Boehm and Eddie Kestner. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Akard Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 672 Island Road, Bristol, VA 24201, or Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. E-mail condolences for the family may be sent to akardfh@chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Liggett. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 11, 2001
LIGGETT, ROBERT W. Funeral service for Robert W. Liggett will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Glenn L. London Jr. and Rev. Vernon Grimes officiating. Entombment will be in Glenwood Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Allen Dishner, Gary Jessee, Keith Inscore, Michael Bolden, Eric Liggett and Jason Liggett. Honorary pallbearers will be Wally Ulrich, John Wetz, Don Boehm and Eddie Kestner. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Akard Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 672 Island Road, Bristol, VA 24201, or Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. E-mail condolences for the family may be sent to akardfh@chartertn.net. Mr. Liggett, 76, of Bristol, Tenn., died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at home. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Liggett. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 12, 2001
LIUNI, JAMES M. Sr. BLOUNTVILLE -- James M. Liuni Sr., 27, died Aug. 4, 2001. He was the son of the late Joseph D. Liuni and Diana Cassell Berry. He had been in Bristol for about 15 years and was a mason. Surviving, besides his parents, are: girlfriend, Regina Hutchens; son, James Liuni Jr.; daughter, Kayla Liuni; sister, Alisa Liuni; brother, Joseph M. Liuni; stepbrother, Andy Berry; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Pallbearers include: James Lunsford, Sammy Tignor, Tim Richardson, Luther Hutchens Sr., Luther Hutchens Jr. and Joseph Liuni. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 6, 2001
LYALL, BEULAH ARRINGTON HARLOW Beulah Arrington Harlow Lyall, 89, of Outlook Point, 826 Meadowview Rd., Bristol, Tenn., died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lyall, a native of Dickenson County, Va., was born Feb. 22, 1912, the daughter of Floyd M. and Lucretia Yates Arrington. She was from a family of 10 girls. She was married to Glen Harlow in 1937 and they had two children, Glenna and Lucy. She next was married to Dewey Lyall. Both Mr. Harlow and Mr. Lyall preceded her in death. She moved to Bristol, Va., in 1993 where she made many friends. She was an active member of the Bristol Slater Senior Citizens Center where she was in a volunteer program for six years. She was a member of Lick Creek Regular Primitive Baptist Church since 1949. She was preceded in death by her father, her mother and seven sisters, Carrie Counts, Polly Mullins, Maxie Counts, Stella Baker, Maude Hay, Willia Hay and Bonnie Dickerson. She is survived by two daughters and son-in-law, Glenna Harlow Rhea, Bristol and Lucy Harlow Troyer and Dick Troyer, Bristol, Va.; four grandchildren, Patrick Widener, Atlanta, Ga., Mitch Widener, Tampa, Fla., and Melissa Troyer and Sabrina Troyer, Phoenix, Ariz.; granddaughter-in-law, Christy Widener, Atlanta; two sisters, Margaret Arrington, Pennsylvania, and Norma Buchanan, Bean Station, Tenn.; and several loving nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Joel Turner and Elders of Lick Creek Regular Primitive Baptist Church. Church services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lick Creek Regular Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Joel Turner, Elder Franklin Viers and other elders of the church. Kenneth Childress will sing several songs that Mrs. Lyall loved. Burial will follow in the Arrington Cemetery on Nealy Ridge near Clinchco, Va. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be friends. Clintwood Funeral Home will be in charge of the services in the Clintwood area. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday before the chapel service at Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 24, 2001
LYALL, BEULAH ARRINGTON HARLOW Church services for Beulah Arrington Harlow Lyall will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lick Creek Regular Primitive Baptist Church in Haysi with Elder Joel Turner, Elder Franklin Viers and other elders of the church. Kenneth Childress will sing several songs that Mrs. Lyall loved. Burial will follow in the Arrington Cemetery on Nealy Ridge near Clinchco, Va. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be friends. Clintwood Funeral Home will be in charge of the services in the Clintwood area. Mrs. Lyall, 89, of Outlook Point, 826 Meadowview Rd., Bristol, Tenn., died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 25, 2001
LOVE, CHARMIE CADLE Charmie Cadle Love, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at her daughter's residence in Bristolville, Ohio. She was a native of Bristol, a daughter of the late Robert "Bob" and Susan Harmon Cadle, a graduate of Virginia High School and a former member of Grace Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and worked with Job's Daughters. She was the widow of Clyde Love Jr. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Love was also preceded in death by two brothers, John Wesley Cadle and Raymond Cadle. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon L. Hladio and her husband, Rob, of Bristolville and Darlene Roman of Cleveland, Ohio; three sons, Michael Love of North Canton, Ohio, Gary Love and his wife, Gladys, of San Antonio, Texas, and John Love and his wife, Cindy of Cleveland, Ohio; one sister, Virginia Rouse of Bristol, Tenn.,; nine grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 10 o'clock Friday morning, Aug. 10, 2001, in Blevins Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Edward S. Crook officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Love have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at blevins@funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 8, 2001
LOVE, CHARMIE CADLE The funeral service for Charmie Cadle Love will be conducted at 10 o'clock Friday morning, Aug. 10, 2001, in Blevins Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Edward S. Crook officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Love, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at her daughter's residence in Bristolville, Ohio. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Love have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at blevins@funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
MALONE, CHARLES SIDNEY Funeral services for Charles Sidney Malone will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bill Goforth officiating. Burial will follow in the National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn. Military honors will be conducted by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. Pallbearers will be Bill Trivett, Wiley Webb, Bill Blevins, Doug Smith, Don Jones and Danny Eastridge. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Weaver Funeral Home. Mr. Malone, 77, of Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at home. He was a native of Wytheville and lived in the Black Lick Community in his earlier years before moving to the Bristol area 45 years ago. He was a son of the late George Washington and Barbara Ellen Malone, was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War and a member of Fairmount Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters. Survivors include: wife, Barbara Malone; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Kathy Malone, Bristol, Va.; two sisters, Mary Lee Hagy, Monita, Va., and Hazel Pauley, Pulaski, Va.; and many nieces and nephews. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 27, 2001
MALONE, CHARLES SIDNEY Funeral services for Charles Sidney Malone will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bill Goforth officiating. Burial will follow in the National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn. Military honors will be conducted by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. Pallbearers will be Bill Trivett, Wiley Webb, Bill Blevins, Doug Smith, Don Jones and Danny Eastridge. Mr. Malone, 77, of Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
McCLAIN, HASKEL ALVA REV. Reverend Haskel Alva McClain, 72, of 1925 Euclid Ave., Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord Sunday morning, Aug. 12, 2001, at the Hospice House after a period of declining health. Haskel was born Nov. 8, 1928, in Blountville, a son of the late Calvin and Charmie McMurray McClain. Haskel was a retired welder with Bays Mountain Construction Co., a retired minister and the founder of Hickman Baptist Church. He was past minister of Browders Chapel in Hiltons, Va., Big Cut Baptist Church in Gate City and Glen Alpine in Sullivan Gardens. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving with the U.S. Army. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jackie Alva McClain and granddaughter, Mollee Damaris McClain. Haskel is survived by his wife, Bevelene Hickman McClain of the home; son and daughters-in-law, Phillip and Glenna McClain of Bristol, Tenn., and Anita McClain of Kingsport; grandchildren, Jonathan McClain, Mitchell McClain, Kasee McClain, Nicholas McClain and Paige McClain, all of Bristol, Tenn.; sister, Pauline Jones of Kingsport; brothers, Dale McClain and Gene McClain, both of Blountville, Joe McClain of Lebanon, Tenn., and Gary McClain of Mount Juliet, Tenn. Calling hours will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Belle Meadows Baptist Church, Wagner Road, Bristol, Va. Funeral service will be 8 p.m. Monday following the visiting hours at Belle Meadows Baptist Church with Phil McClain, Rodney Fields and Reverend Dewey Williams officiating. Entombment service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in East Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum with full military honors conducted by American Legion Hammond Post 3. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Hospice House, 280 Steele's Rd., Bristol, TN 37620. East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the McClain family. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
McCLAIN, HASKEL ALVA Entombment service for Reverend Haskel Alva McClain will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in East Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum with full military honors conducted by American Legion Hammond Post 3. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Hospice House, 280 Steele's Rd., Bristol, TN 37620. Reverend McClain, 72, of 1925 Euclid Ave., Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord Sunday morning, Aug. 12, 2001, at the Hospice House after a period of declining health. East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the McClain family. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 14, 2001
McMURRAY, HERSHEL BLOUNTVILLE -- Funeral services for Hershel McMurray will be 11 a.m. Thursday in East Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Lewis Baker, Reverend Johnny Burton, Dr. Frank Crawford and Brother Dewey Shaffer officiating. Music will be under the direction of Terra Hall and the Bowlin Family. Graveside service and burial will follow in the Garden of Devotion of East Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Raymond Horton, Jack McCroskey, Russell Lambert, Ronnie Carroll, Sgt. Mark Gott, Sgt. Frank McMurray, Captain Jack Almany and Constable Bob McCracken. Honorary pallbearers will be I.G. Osborne, Marshall McMurray, Ray Taylor, Ray Beverly, Paul Jones, Jack Whitaker, Charlie Faust, Judge Edgar Calhoun, Judge Frank Slaughter, Raymond Winters, Greely Wells, Dr. Andrew Agett and Ermal Sparks. Mr. McMurray, 76, 1547 Island Road, went to be with the Lord Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Sunbridge Hillside in Kingsport after a period of declining health. East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the McMurray family. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 30, 2001
MEADE, BENJAMIN HAROLD LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Benjamin Harold Meade, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Lake City Medical Center. He was a native of Fairview County, Va., and had resided in Lake City for the past 10 years, coming from Bristol, Tenn. He was a member of Cold Springs Presbyterian Church, Bristol, Tenn. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Mildred L. Meade; two sons, Michael A. Meade, Tallahassee, Fla., and Benjamin J. Meade, Montgomery, Ala.; one sister, Lois Neeley, Lake City; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at a later date. Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home, Lake City, is in charge of cremation arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 3, 2001
MEADE, PALMER LEE KINGSPORT -- Palmer Lee Meade, 72, of Virgil Avenue, died Tuesday afternoon, July 31, 2001, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Scott County (Nickelsville), and came to Kingsport over 45 years ago. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. He was a retired truck driver for General Shale. He was preceded in death by his parents, Patton Meade and Lillie Dean Meade; one sister, Fannie Meade; and two brothers, Bill Meade and Charlie Meade. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearline Harless Meade of the home; two daughters, Ms. Pamela Lane and Ms. Teresa Meade, both of Kingsport; two stepdaughters, Deborah Gilman Sackler and Carolyn Gilman Woods, both of Kingsport; two sons and daughter-in-law, Michael L. Meade and wife, Penny Meade, and Jeffery L. Meade, all of Kingsport; two stepsons, David E. Gilman and Sidney C. Gilman, both of Kingsport; four grandchildren, Jessica Lane, Natoshia and Chelsey Ray, and Jeffery Meade Jr.; several step-grandchildren; one special great-granddaughter, Alexie Marie Woods; several more great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Jack Sturgill officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in East Lawn Memorial Park with American Legion Hammond Post 3 in charge. Family and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery by 10:55 a.m. Friday. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
MEADE, PALMER LEE KINGSPORT -- Palmer Lee Meade, 72, of Virgil Avenue, died Tuesday afternoon, July 31, 2001, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Scott County (Nickelsville), and came to Kingsport over 45 years ago. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. He was a retired truck driver for General Shale. He was preceded in death by his parents, Patton Meade and Lillie Dean Meade; one sister, Fannie Meade; and two brothers, Bill Meade and Charlie Meade. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearline Harless Meade of the home; two daughters, Ms. Pamela Lane and Ms. Teresa Meade, both of Kingsport; two stepdaughters, Deborah Gilman Sackler and Carolyn Gilman Woods, both of Kingsport; two sons and daughter-in-law, Michael L. Meade and wife, Penny Meade, and Jeffery L. Meade, all of Kingsport; two stepsons, David E. Gilman and Sidney C. Gilman, both of Kingsport; four grandchildren, Jessica Lane, Natoshia and Chelsey Ray, and Jeffery Meade Jr.; one brother, Noah Meade, Kingsport; two sisters, Nellie Dean, Lebanon and Pearl Dean, Nickelsville, Va.; several step-grandchildren; one special great-granddaughter, Alexie Marie Woods; several more great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in East Lawn Memorial Park with American Legion Hammond Post 3 in charge. Family and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery by 10:55 a.m. Friday. Carter-Trent Funeral Home is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 3, 2001
MILLARD, LARRY ROBERT LYNN BLOUNTVILLE -- Mr. Larry Robert Lynn Millard, 62, of 215 Talon Dr., died Thursday morning at Wellmont Hospice House. Mr. Millard was a native of Washington County, Va., and the son of the late James Garness and F. Virginia Millard. He was a retired pipefitter having traveled to most of the states in his work. He was a loving father and brother. He loved hunting, fishing and life. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Terry (Lisa) Scardo of Bristol, Va.; one son, Stephen Millard of Susex, Va.; six sisters, Joan Carrier of Bristol, Tenn., Mrs. Oris (Peggy) Cantrell of Short Gap, Va., Mrs. James (Gail) Boughers of Bluff City, Mrs. Lee (Patty) Bostic of Bristol, Va., Brenda Burton of Bristol, Tenn., and Mrs. Larry (Linda) Scardo of Bristol, Va.; two brothers, James G. Millard of Bristol, Va., and Dean R. Millard of Blountville; two grandchildren, Andrea Johnson and Darren Johnson; two step-grandchildren, Heather Scardo and Chad Scardo; one great-granddaughter, Avery; several nieces and nephews; and Cynthia Monk, special friend and mother of his children. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24th, at Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Walter Statzer officiating. Burial will be in Moore's Cemetery, Saturday, Aug. 25th at 11 a.m. Pallbearers will be Mike Millard, Chris Carrier, David Carrier, Joey Carrier, Brian Scardo and Ben Cherry. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Leonard, Lee Bostic, Larry Scardo, Oris Cantrell, Bud Boughers, Terry Harless, Ricky Harless, Ed Charles and Johnny Leonard. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Akard Funeral Home prior to the service. Condolences may also be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Millard. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 24, 2001
MILLARD, LARRY ROBERT LYNN BLOUNTVILLE -- Burial for Mr. Larry Robert Lynn Millard will be in Moore's Cemetery, Saturday, Aug. 25th at 11 a.m. Pallbearers will be Mike Millard, Chris Carrier, David Carrier, Joey Carrier, Brian Scardo and Ben Cherry. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Leonard, Lee Bostic, Larry Scardo, Oris Cantrell, Bud Boughers, Terry Harless, Ricky Harless, Ed Charles and Johnny Leonard. Condolences may also be sent to the family at akardfh\Nchartertn.net. Mr. Millard, 62, of 215 Talon Dr., died Thursday morning at Wellmont Hospice House. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Millard. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 25, 2001
MILLER, JAMES Mr. James (Jim) Miller went to be with our Father in Heaven on Aug. 26th, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 29, 1916. He was a retired employee of Burlington Mills after 42 years of service. He was past treasurer of Three Springs United Methodist Church after 181/2 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Arbutus Miller; two sons, Landon Miller of Bristol, Va., and Kenneth Miller of Houston, Texas; one daughter, Dondra Warden of Bristol, Va.; two sisters, Anna Lee Owens of Bristol, Va., and Ernestine Stuart of Jefferson City, Tenn. He was a grandfather to seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. He had a very special friend, Marla Edwards. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clarence Dishman officiating. Pallbearers will be Harold Owens, Bobby Blevins, Mark Smith, Nathan Smith, Mathew Smith, Gene Baker and Robert Collins. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday night. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Miller. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
MORRIS, BEATRICE M. "BEA" Beatrice M. "Bea" Trammell Morris, 97, 616 Sixth St., Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 19, 1903, in Bristol, Va., the daughter of the late Charles Harrison and Elizabeth Julia McGee Trammell. Mrs. Morris was a retired employee of Western Union with 34 years of service and a former employee of Sears. She was a member of State Street United Methodist Church, where she was very active in the Wesley Philathea Sunday School Class. For several years she was a Red Cross Volunteer during World War II, did volunteer work with the Twin-City Service Center, and was a member of Shamrock Garden Club and the Golden Age Club at the YWCA. Mrs. Morris was the widow of Thomas O. "Tom" Morris. She is survived by one daughter, Betty Jean Johnson; one sister, Lois T. Nolley; two grandchildren, Frank and Jennifer N. Johnson; one great-grandson, Morgan Johnson; two special friends, Peggy Johnson and Louise Garrett; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jane E. Taylor officiating. Burial will be private in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
MOWELL, AGNES C. SNAPP KINGSPORT -- Agnes C. Snapp Mowell, 76, of 218 Windmere Pl., died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after several months of illness. Born in Bristol, Tenn., she had lived in Kingsport since 1963. She worked as an admitting clerk at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center for 10 years. Mrs. Mowell was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church and a member of the Flower Lover's Garden Club and the Women of the Moose. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul E. Snapp Sr.; father, Beverly P. Carter; mother, Dewey K. Carter; and sister, Wilma Gray. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Gene Mowell; daughters, Linda S. Holt, Kingsport, Beverly S. Hammon, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Suzanne S. Harrison, Kingsport; stepdaughter, Joraina Clark, Kingsport; sons, Paul E. Snapp Jr., Guntersville, Ga.; stepson, Duane Mowell, Kingsport; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; stepmother, Lucille Carter, Bristol, Tenn.; sister, Doris K. Tate, Richmond; and brothers, Gary K. Carter, Bradenton, Fla., and John B. Carter, Tucson, Ariz. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001, in Mountain View United Methodist Church with Rev. Brian K. Taylor officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour before services. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown. Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain View United Methodist Church, 4405 Orebank Rd., Kingsport, TN 37664. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
NEAL, DANNY "SHEMBUCK" KINGSPORT -- Danny "Shembuck" Neal, 44, of 351 Ethel Beard Rd., went to be with the Lord Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at 1:50 p.m. at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. Mr. Neal was a Sullivan County constable. He was a member of the Sullivan County Fire Department and a former member of Blountville Emergency Response and Rescue Squad. Mr. Neal was a member of Lighthouse Bible Church. He was a wonderful husband, loving father and friend who will be missed by all who knew him. His father, James Vernon Neal; a daughter, Amanda Mae Neal; and a sister, Dianne Neal, preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife, Debra Neal of the home; a daughter, Danika Neal of the home; two sons, Devin Neal and Derek Neal, both of the home; mother and stepfather, Sarah and Carl Lundy Jr.; and a brother, Douglas Evans Neal, Blountville. Calling hours will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Baptist Church with funeral services at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church with Pastor J.W. Depew and Rev. Woodrow Morrell officiating. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is serving the Neal Family. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 13, 2001
NULL, CECIL A. Funeral services for Cecil A. Null will be conducted at the graveside in Glenwood Cemetery on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at 11 a.m. with Pastor James Norris officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Patton Crosswhite VFW Post 6975. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 at Weaver Funeral Home. Mr. Null, 74, of Bristol, Va., died on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native of War, W.Va., and had been in the Bristol area since 1947. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur M. Null and Myrtle Vanover Null. He was a well-known songwriter, artist and entertainer. He was a member of the Church of God, King Masonic Lodge and the VFW. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps. Survivors: wife, Annett Null; stepsons, James A. Ross, Manassas, Va., and Phillip S. Ross, Wynona, Miss.; 12 step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; brother, Glen Null, Newport News, Va.; sisters, Vera Gross, Bristol, Tenn., and Shirley Lyons, Bristol, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 28, 2001
PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA P. Georgia P. Pendergrass, 73, formerly of Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Aug. 1, 2001. She was born Jan. 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Bud and Martha Smith. She was a mother and homemaker and attended Charity Pentecostal Church. She was the widow of Charlie Pendergrass. Survivors include: daughters, Sally Brown of Bristol, Va., Joann Pendergrass of Nashville, Pat Greer of Bristol, Tenn., Brenda Williams of Bristol, Tenn., and Jerry Epperson of Bristol, Tenn.; sons, Dan Pendergrass of Bristol, Tenn., and Steve Pendergrass of Bristol, Tenn.; sisters, Elsie Eades of Bristol, Tenn., Peggy Couch of Abingdon, Betty Cross of Bristol, Tenn., Jean Mullins of Castlewood and Brenda Jones of Bristol, Tenn.; brother, Herman Smith of Bristol, Va.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 2 p.m. in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Epperson and Rev. Jesse Neal officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 2, 2001
PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA P. Funeral services for Georgia P. Pendergrass will be conducted on Friday at 2 p.m. in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Epperson and Rev. Jesse Neal officiating. Mrs. Pendergrass, 73, formerly of Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Aug. 1, 2001. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 3, 2001
POORE, GRACE L. GLEN BURNIE, Md. -- Grace L. Poore, 77, of 1208 Cedarcliff Drive died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in North Arundel Hospital. She was a native of Bristol and the daughter of the late Tom and Ila Long Smith. Survivors include daughters, Nancy Young of Rogers, Texas, and Linda Saia of Glen Burnie; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers, Wayne Boling, Carl Overbay, Aaron Saia and Salvatore Saia. Honorary pallbearers, Howard Moore, Jerry Slagle, Kenny Moore, Tim Slagle, David Slagle and Jason Slagle. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Weaver Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 19, 2001
POORE, GRACE L. GLEN BURNIE, Md. -- Funeral services for Grace L. Poore will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers, Wayne Boling, Carl Overbay, Aaron Saia, Salvatore Saia, Larry Willis and Doug Williams. Honorary pallbearers, Howard Moore, Jerry Slagle, Kenny Moore, Tim Slagle, David Slagle and Jason Slagle. Mrs. Poore, 77, of 1208 Cedarcliff Drive died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in North Arundel Hospital. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 20, 2001
PUCKETT, IVY NICOLE Ivy Nicole Puckett, nineteen-month-old daughter of Terry and Penny Puckett, became one of God's little angels Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Survivors, other than her parents, include her sister, Kayla Puckett of the home; her paternal grandparents, George and Becky Puckett of Blountville; maternal grandmother, Zona Ford of Blountville; paternal great-grandmother, Mildred Leonard of Blountville; two aunts; one uncle; and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James C. Ford. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, Aug. 23rd, at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens with Rev. Dewey Shaffer and Rev. Roy Pendergrass officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home or at the home of George and Becky Puckett, 304 Johnson Cemetery Rd., Blountville, at any time. Arrangements especially for Ivy have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@ funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 22, 2001
PUCKETT, IVY NICOLE The funeral service for Ivy Nicole Puckett will be conducted at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, Aug. 23rd, at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens with Rev. Dewey Shaffer and Rev. Roy Pendergrass officiating. The nineteen-month-old daughter of Terry and Penny Puckett became one of God's little angels Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Arrangements especially for Ivy have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to oakley-cook@ funeral-plans.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 23, 2001
RAINES, HARRY "H.B." Funeral services for Harry "H.B." Raines will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Russell and Pastor Bernard Dingus officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Weaver Funeral Home or any time at the home. Mr. Raines, 79, of 353 Old Airport Rd., Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at home. A native of Grassey Fork, Tenn., son of the late John and Carrie Ford Raines, he had lived in Bristol since 1977. He was a retired field supervisor with Seabrook Farms in Seabrook, NJ He attended Gethsemane Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by wife, Gladys Mac Raines and the following sisters and brothers: Imogene, Bruce, Oletia, Juanita, John and Allie. Survivors include: three sons and daughters-in-law, Van and Wanda Raines, Kingsport, James Harry and Margaret Raines, Kingsport and Rick and Patricia Raines, Bristol, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Raines Dingus and Bernard "Red" Dingus, Grayson County, Va.; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Faye Raines, Kingsport; sister, Rhoda Vaughan, Blountville; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Raymond and Rosie Smithson and Gene and Lib Crawford. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 14, 2001
RAINES, HARRY "H. B." Funeral services for Harry "H.B." Raines will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Russell and Pastor Bernard Dingus officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Mr. Raines, 79, of 353 Old Airport Rd., Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 15, 2001
RICHANI, ADEL "EDDIE" Graveside services for Adel (Eddie) Richani will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Iman Ahmed Atyia officiating. Pallbearers will be Shawn Lindsey, Adam Lindsey, Danny Hubbard, Jim Gounaris and Hussein Tabara. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Mr. Richani, 81, of Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Richani was born in Shoueifat, Lebanon, then moved to Bristol in 1959. He had owned and operated several restaurants from 1960 until his retirement in 1985 (The Windsor Restaurant, Burger Bar and the Hospital Cafeteria at Bristol Memorial Hospital.) He received his bachelor's degree from the American University in Beirut, Lebanon, in agriculture engineering. Survivors include his wife, Ratha Richani; two daughters, Susan Lindsey of Bristol, Tenn., and Leila Gounaris of Piney Flats; one son, Chuck Richani of Piney Flats; two sisters, Adele Deen of Panama City, Fla., Wadad Naim of Cleveland, Ohio; one brother, Dino (Fouad) Richani, Bristol, Tenn., six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Richani. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 15, 2001
RICHANI, ADEL "EDDIE" Graveside services for Adel (Eddie) Richani will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Iman Ahmed Atyia officiating. Pallbearers will be Shawn Lindsey, Adam Lindsey, Danny Hubbard, Jim Gounaris and Hussein Tabara. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Mr. Richani, 81, of Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Richani. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 16, 2001
ROSE, JOHN D. II John D. Rose II, 43, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tenn. He was born in Flint, Mich., a son of Ruth Warren Jarrells of Blountville and the late John Rose, but lived most of his life in the Bristol/Johnson City area. Mr. Rose was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his daughter, Vicki Rose of St. Petersburg, Fla.; granddaughter, Nicole Rose; mother and stepfather, Ruth and Brady Jarrells of Blountville; sister, Kim Dingus of Bristol, Va.; brothers, Warren Rose of Bristol, Va., and Mark Rose of Michigan; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 2, 2001
SALTZ, PRESTON E. "SONNY" A graveside service for Preston E. "Sonny" Saltz will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Pastor James Salyers officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Mr. Saltz, 71, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice House. Farris Funeral Service is serving the Saltz family. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 18, 2001
SHIPLEY, JOANN A memorial service for Jo Ann Shipley will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tom Hicks and Chaplain Carl Young officiating. Small home arrangements will be accepted or donations in memory of Jo Ann will need to be made to Wellmont House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday in Weaver Funeral Home before the services. Mrs. Shipley, 52, of 223 Beeler St., Bristol, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2001, at the Wellmont Hospice House. She was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area, daughter of the late Joe Oscar and Mary Ruth Bunn Shipley. She was a truck driver with A & N Webber Trucking, attended Central Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Shipley. Survivors include: two sons and daughter-in-law, Ronald Keith Pittard, Bristol, Tenn., and Danny Joe and Christie Carr Dulaney, Blountville; two daughters, Peggy Melissa Stepp, Blountville, and Christina Annette Dulaney, Bristol, Tenn.; granddaughter, McKenzie Amber Dulaney; sister and brother-in-law, Eva Jane and Fred Tester, Bristol, Tenn.; stepmother, Helen Lawson Shipley, Walkertown, N,C.; six brothers, Joe Oscar Shipley Jr., Walkertown, Kenneth Shipley, Supply, NC, Robert Shipley, Kernersville, NC, Glen Shipley, Winston-Salem, NC, Sammy Shipley, Walkertown, NC, and Todd Shipley, Kernersville; and several nieces and nephews. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 30, 2001
SIMPSON, SABRINA NICOLE INGSPORT -- Sabrina Nicole Simpson, seven months old, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Holston Valley Hospital. She was born in Sullivan County, Tenn. Sabrina was a loving daughter who never knew a stranger. She was always laughing and smiling. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Ruth Simpson; maternal grandfather, Charles Byrd; and maternal great-grandmother, JoAnne Burke. Surviving are her parents, Michael and Regina Simpson, Kingsport; paternal grandfather, Ernest Simpson, Kingsport; maternal grandmother, Rachell Byrd, Castlewood, Va.; maternal great-grandparents, James and Norma Byrd, Castlewood and Joe and Ina Cammeron, Wilmington, NC; godparents, Charles Martin and Sharon Burke, Nickelsville; her uncle, Adam Byrd, Castlewood; and several great-aunts, uncles and cousins. The family will receive friends at the parents' home in Kingsport and at the grandmother's home in Castlewood. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Oak Hill Funeral Home. An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
SLAGLE, JERRY L. "BUBBY" Jerry L. "Bubby" Slagle, beloved husband and father, of Bristol, Va., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He had lived in Bristol most of his life, a son of the late R. E. Jim Slagle and Mabel Love Slagle. He was a retired employee of Reynolds Metals and employed with Norfolk and Western Railroad. He was a member of Valley Hills Baptist Church and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a Little League baseball manager for 27 years and had coached in Fairfax, Va., Northern Little League and Eastern Little League of Bristol, Va. He was preceded in death by his brother, Teddy Slagle. Survivors include wife Gloria Smith Slagle; sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy Lynn and Marie Slagle, Abingdon, David Edward and Wendy Slagle, Bristol, Va., and Jason Garland and Amy Slagle, Bristol, Va.; four grandchildren: Joshua David Slagle, Samuel James Brooks, Amanda LeAnn Brooks and Michael Brandon Brooks; brother, R. Allen Slagle and wife Helen; sisters-in-law, Rosalie Smith, Shirley Moore and husband Howard; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, with Rev. Charles Taylor officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Rush, Vernon Love, Nathan Reed, Joe Dutton, Dr. Swann, Dr. Mann, Dr. Neal, Dr. Henry, Dr. Robinette and staff of Johnston Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 27, 2001
TAYLOR, CARRIE B. Carrie B. Taylor, 93, of 393 Piney Hill Rd., Bristol, Tenn., died on Aug. 23, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was born on May 26, 1908, the daughter of the late William and Betty Hale. She was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area and a housewife and mother. She was of the Baptist faith and the widow of Joe W. Taylor. Survivors include: son, Herman Taylor; daughter, Betty Gross; brother, Luther Hale; 21 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; special friend, Hellen Morris; and daughters-in-law, Bonnie Taylor, Peggy Taylor and Audrea Taylor. She was preceded in death by sons, Henry Taylor, George Taylor and Noah S. Taylor. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Rowlette and Rev. Cecil Reed officiating. Committal service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Shipley's Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 24, 2001
TAYLOR, CARRIER B. Funeral services for Carrie B. Taylor will be conducted on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at 8 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Rowlette and Rev. Cecil Reed officiating. Committal service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Shipley's Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Mrs. Taylor, 93, of 393 Piney Hill Rd., Bristol, Tenn., died on Aug. 23, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice House. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 25, 2001
TERRY, MARILYN JEAN MAYS Marilyn Jean Mays Terry, 53, of Bristol, Va., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Terry was the daughter of Louella Fleenor Mays and the late Charles B. Mays. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Terry. She was a graduate of Virginia High School, Bristol, Va. She was former owner of Jiffy Maid and an employee of Wal-Mart, Bristol, Tenn., for the past 15 years. Survivors include her mother, Louella Fleenor Mays of Bristol, Va.; and one brother, Phillip Mays of Bristol, Va. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Burnette and Rev. Lester MacKinnon officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, in Mountain View Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be cousins and the employees of Wal-Mart 620, Bristol, Tenn. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday prior to the service. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Blue Ridge Bank, Bristol, Tenn., c/o Ron Vaught, manager, to offset medical and other expenses incurred due to this illness. E-mail condolences to the Terry family may be sent to akardfh@chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Terry. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 3, 2001
TERRY, MARILYN JEAN MAYS Marilyn Jean Mays Terry, 53, of Bristol, Va., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Terry was the daughter of Louella Fleenor Mays and the late Charles B. Mays. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Terry. She was a graduate of Virginia High School, Bristol, Va. She was former owner of Jiffy Maid and an employee of Wal-Mart, Bristol, Tenn., for the past 15 years. Survivors include her mother, Louella Fleenor Mays of Bristol, Va.; and one brother, Phillip Mays of Bristol, Va. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, in Mountain View Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be cousins and the employees of Wal-Mart 620, Bristol, Tenn. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Benefit of Marilyn Mays Terry to Blue Ridge Bank, 18 Midway St., Bristol, VA 24201 c/o Ron Vaught, Manager, to offset medical and other expenses incurred due to this illness. E-mail condolences to the Terry family may be sent to akardfh@chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Terry. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 4, 2001
TILLISON, LULA Lula Tillison, 98, of the Smith Creek Community, Bristol, Va., died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. Survivors include: several nieces and nephews; and special friends, including Marie South, Winnie Bott, Quincy Rust, Mona Willis and Edith Mitchell. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Campbell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Widner and William (Sam) Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be: Larry Webb, Jackie Webb, Gary Pendry, Gerald Mitchell, Roger Mitchell and Woodrow Brewer Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be: Bill South, Roscoe Willis, Richard Mann and Herman Botts. The family will receive friends at Campbell Funeral Home from 7 to 9 on Thursday evening. Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
TORBETT, HUGH "ALLEN" PINEY FLATS -- Hugh "Allen" Torbett, 81, 168 Piney Flats Rd., died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at NHC Healthcare. Mr. Torbett was a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County. He was a son of the late Hugh Millard and Zeffie Zimmerman Torbett and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Norman Torbett and Glenn Torbett. Mr. Torbett was a retired employee of Raytheon Corporation. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Mr. Torbett was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Louellen "Nancy" Torbett; one son, Michael Allen Torbett and his wife, Louminda Torbett, Chelmsford, Mass.; one daughter, Martha Torbett Snider and her husband, Larry Snider, Jacksonville, Fla.; one grandson, Chris Cox and his wife, Denise Cox, Piney Flats; one granddaughter, Beth Cox Brewer and her husband, Jeff Brewer, Charlotte NC; one great-grandchild, Cameron Brewer, Charlotte, NC; one sister, Ruth Torbett Monath, Karrettszilla, Md.; one half-brother, Warren Torbett, Piney Flats; one half-sister, Elaine Torbett Osborne, Piney Flats; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Reverend Ben Konopa will officiate. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Shell Cemetery, Piney Flats. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. and proceed to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Charles Cox, Bill Harrell, Eddie Campbell, Joe Hawk, Lloyd Williams, Tom Torbett, Phil Torbett and Burleigh Gray. Honorary pallbearers will be Mrs. Geraldine Torbett, Mrs. Phyllis Hall, Mrs. Betty Skaggs, Mrs. Clara Persinger, Ed and Vickie Bates, Duane and Norma Cross, Mike and Peggy Taylor, Dr. Martin Pittman, Joe and Trish Reid, Ken and Rachel York, Richard and Elaine Brewer and Glen and Linda Stiple. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Haven of Mercy Rescue Mission, 123 W. Millard St. Johnson City, TN 37604, Good Samaritan Ministries, 601 Bert St., Johnson City, TN 37601, or your favorite charity. Online condolences may be sent through www.morrisbaker.com. Arrangements by Morris-Baker, 2001 Oakland Ave., Johnson City. Arrangements by Morris-Baker, 2001 Oakland Ave., Johnson City. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
WATTS, FRANCES P. PALATKA, Fla. -- Frances P. Watts, 69, died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka following an extended illness. A native of Bristol, Tenn., she had resided in Palatka for the past four months, coming from Deland where she had resided for over 20 years. She was a graduate of Bristol Virginia High School and attended Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va. Mrs. Watts was a homemaker and a devoted mother who enjoyed gardening. She was also a member of the Westminster by The Sea Presbyterian Church in Deland. Surviving are two sons, James Patrick Watts of Sugar Land, Texas, and Edward Watts of Palatka; two sisters, Jean P. Paris and Doris P. Faulkner, both of Bristol, Va.; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Wednesday in Palatka. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Multiple-Myeloma Foundation, 2120 Stanley Hills Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90046. Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home and Crematory of Palatka is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
WEAVER, HELEN MARIE BLUFF CITY -- Helen Marie Weaver, 54, passed away at 12:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born on Jan. 27, 1947, in Bristol, Tenn., a daughter of Louis Leonard of Bristol, Tenn., and Lucille Crusenberry Penix of Piney Flats, she had resided in this area all of her life. Mrs. Weaver had been employed by Holston Bus Co. for 26 years as a school bus driver. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 32 years, Don Weaver of the home; two sons, Donnie McClellan of Blountville and Jeff McClellan of Bluff City; four daughters, Linda Baird of Greeneville, Tenn., Diana Day, Tammy Baird and Debbie Duncan and husband, Bobby Duncan, all of Bluff City; seven grandchildren, Doby McClellan, Heather McClellan, Joseph Baird, Lee Day, Brandi Day, Matthew Baird and Stefani McClellan; father and stepmother, Louis and Loretta Leonard of Bristol, Tenn.; mother, Lucille Crusenberry Penix of Piney Flats; four sisters, Nancy Hemmings and Betty Jean Weaver, both of Bristol, Tenn., Charlotte Smith of Goldsboro, NC, and Jo Ann Richardson of Chesnee, NC; one brother, Harold Sexton of Chesnee; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, in Lady & Webb Cemetery. The Rev. Jessee Neal will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jason Deskins, James Deskins, Chris Weaver, Jerry Weaver, Charlie Willen and Dave Weaver. Honorary pallbearers will be friends. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the Tennessee Chapter of the Sclara Derma Foundation, Nashville, Tenn. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 5, 2001
WEAVER, HELEN MARIE BLUFF CITY -- Helen Marie Weaver, 54, passed away at 12:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born on Jan. 27, 1947, in Bristol, Tenn., a daughter of Louis Leonard of Bristol, Tenn., and Lucille Crusenberry Penix of Piney Flats, she had resided in this area all of her life. Mrs. Weaver had been employed by Holston Bus Co. for 26 years as a school bus driver. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 32 years, Don Weaver of the home; two sons, Donnie McClellan and wife Lori McClellan of Blountville and Jeff McClellan of Bluff City; four daughters, Linda Baird of Greeneville, Tenn., Diana Day, Tammy Baird and Debbie Duncan and husband, Bobby Duncan, all of Bluff City; seven grandchildren, Doby McClellan, Heather McClellan, Joseph Baird, Lee Day, Brandi Day, Matthew Baird and Stefani McClellan; father and stepmother, Louis and Loretta Leonard of Bristol, Tenn.; mother, Lucille Crusenberry Penix of Piney Flats; four sisters, Nancy Hemmings and Betty Jean Weaver, both of Bristol, Tenn., Charlotte Smith of Goldsboro, NC, and Jo Ann Richardson of Chesnee, SC; one brother, Harold Sexton of Chesnee; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, in Lady & Webb Cemetery. The Rev. Jessee Neal will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jason Deskins, James Deskins, Chris Weaver, Jerry Weaver, Charlie Willen and Dave Weaver. Honorary pallbearers will be friends. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the Tennessee Chapter of the Sclara Derma Foundation, Nashville, Tenn. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 6, 2001
WHITAKER, POWELL BLUFF CITY -- Calling hours for Powell Whitaker will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at East Lawn Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow visitation at 8 p.m. in East Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ed Crook officiating. Music will be under the direction of the True Faith Quartet, Alicia Trivett, Jeff McReynolds and Mary Barker. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday in East Lawn Memorial Park in the Garden of Faith with full military honors conducted by the American Legion Hammond Post 3. Grandchildren and Scott Gunnell and Jeff Willis will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church, Walnut Hill Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Mr. Whitaker, 76, a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001. Powell was born in Blountville on Dec. 9, 1924, and was the son of the late David William and Mary Catherine Goodman Whitaker. He was a retired accountant and general contractor. He was a veteran of World War II having served with the U.S. Army in Europe (EAME Theater), Philippines (AP Theater) and Japan. He received three Bronze Stars. He was a member of the DAV and attended the Madison House Adult Daycare for the last five years. He was a member of Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church where he served in many capacities and was honored as elder emeritus and served as chairman and board member of Graham Bible College. He was an inventor taking recognition and a reward as well as a patent for the invention. In addition to his parents, his wife, Doris G. Smith Whitaker, precedes Powell in death. Survivors include his daughters, Mrs. R.C. (Glenna) Gilliam of Bristol, Mrs. Randy (Norma) Miller of Knoxville and Mrs. David (Barbara) Snapp of Bluff City; a son, Stan Whitaker of Loganville, Ga.; grandchildren, Angela Willis, Vanessa Byrd, Matt Miller, Lee Ann Gunnell, Jared Whitaker, Will Miller and Rebecca Miller; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Lowell (Frances) Galloway, Mrs. Homer (Hazel) Atwell; a brother, Mr. Ralph Whitaker; and several nieces and nephews. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG 16, 2001
WHITEMAN, JEFFREY LEWIS ELKIN, NC - Jeffrey Lewis Whiteman, 48, of Sparrow Lane, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at home. Jeff was born in Kingsport, Jan. 9, 1953, to Roy L. and Mary Belle Depew Whiteman, and had made his home in Blountville before moving to Elkin where he had made his home for the past 15 years. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and employed by Carl Rose & Son Asphalt Paving. Survivors include his wife, Doris Mayes Whiteman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Yvonne and Troy Anderson, and Tonia and Jermel Boston, all of Johnson City; his parents, Roy L. and Mary Belle Whiteman, Blountville; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Angie and Todd Dolan, Greensboro and Susan and Gary Slusher, Blountville; three grandchildren, Jenee, Jordyn and Mariah; four nephews and two nieces. Jeff was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ollie Cole; and an uncle, Clyde Whiteman. Funeral services and burial will be conducted Friday in Elkin. A memorial service honoring Jeff's life will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at noon in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason McIntosh and Rev. Jerry McNutt officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Liver Foundation, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until noon in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
WHITEMAN, JEFFREY LEWIS ELKIN, NC - Funeral services and burial for Jeffrey Lewis Whiteman will be conducted Friday in Elkin. A memorial service honoring Jeff's life will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at noon in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason McIntosh and Rev. Jerry McNutt officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Liver Foundation, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until noon Saturday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Whiteman, 48, of Sparrow Lane, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
WHITTAKER, AMANDA BELL CANTER. Amanda Bell Canter Whittaker, 87, of Bristol, Va., passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2001, in Wellmont Hospice House. She was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., and a daughter of the late William Clayton "Bill" and Dora Bell Blaylock Canter. She was a retired employee of Big Jack Manufacturing Company. She was an active member of North Bristol Baptist Church and many volunteer service organizations. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Bryant Whittaker; and one daughter, Betty Helton. Survivors include two daughters, Patsy C. Shuttle and Barbara W. Lovins, both of Bristol, Va.; three sons-in-law, Robert Samuel "Bob" Shuttle Sr., Terry Zane Lovins and William Haynes "Bill" Helton Sr., all of Bristol, Va.; three grandchildren, Robert Samuel "Sam" Shuttle Jr., William Haynes "Chip" Helton Jr. and Mitzi Sue Lovins, all of Bristol, Va.; one sister, Mettie Mae Greene, of Bristol, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eric Godfrey and Dr. Malcolm Stuart officiating. The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Mountain View Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Randall Perkins, Wilber Hill, James Goodman, Roy Rachel Jr., George Smallwood, Ed Nave, Keith Blevins, Ike Anderson, Emerson Owens and Bill Dye. Memorial contributions may be sent to North Bristol Baptist Church, 46 Church St., Bristol, VA 24201, Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Rd., Bristol, TN 37620 or to a charity of one's choice. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday prior to the service at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Whittaker. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
WHITTAKER, AMANDA BELL CANTER The funeral service for Amanda Bell Canter Whittaker will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eric Godfrey and Dr. Malcolm Stuart officiating. The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Mountain View Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Randall Perkins, Wilber Hill, James Goodman, Roy Rachel Jr., George Smallwood, Ed Nave, Keith Blevins, Ike Anderson, Emerson Owens and Bill Dye. Memorial contributions may be sent to North Bristol Baptist Church, 46 Church St., Bristol, VA 24201, Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Rd., Bristol, TN 37620 or to a charity of one's choice. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday prior to the service at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@chartertn.net. Mrs. Whittaker, 87, of Bristol, Va., passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2001, in Wellmont Hospice House. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Whittaker. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
WHITTEN, BURLEY LEON Burley Leon Whitten, 44, of Bristol, Tenn., formerly of Wytheville, died Friday evening, Aug. 24, 2001, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Franklin Street United Methodist Church in Wytheville. He is survived by his parents, Edna Penn of Bristol, Tenn., and Burley Price of Rural Retreat, Va.; his wife, Lanay Whitten of Queens, NY; one daughter, Arlene Whitten of Queens; two sons, Burley Whitten of Manhattan, NY, and Maurice Whitten of Bristol, Tenn.; his grandmother, Pauline Price of Rural Retreat; one brother, Allen Whitten of Atlanta, Ga.; one half-sister, Crystal J. Price of Rural Retreat, two half-brothers, Anthony R. Price and David B. Price, both of Rochester, NY; one niece, Ashley Whitten of Atlanta; two nephews, Jordan Whitten of Atlanta and Jamison C. Price of Rural Retreat; one granddaughter; one grandson; and a host of cousins and friends also survive. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, at Franklin Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Sawyers and the Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the diabetes or the kidney foundations. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church prior to the service. Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 27, 2001
WILSON, VIRGINIA E. Graveside services for Virginia E. Wilson will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday in the National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn., with Rev. Scott Price officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Lung Association of Tennessee, 1808 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Weaver Funeral Home. Mrs.. Wilson, 78, of 723 Edgemont Ave., Bristol, Tenn., died on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Sullivan County, Tenn., and daughter of the late Robert Bruce and Emma Mae Chappell White. She was a retired employee of Imperial Reading and attended Bible Methodist Church. She is survived by a son, Donald R. Wilson Sr., Bristol, Tenn.; daughter-in-law, Terrie Bise Wilson, Bristol, Tenn.; grandson, Donald R. Wilson Jr.; sisters, Winnie Henson and Bonnie Dickson, both of Bristol, Tenn.; brother, Charles White, Pontiac, Mich.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brothers, James White and Virgil White. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 9, 2001
WILSON, VIRGINIA E. Graveside services for Virginia E. Wilson will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday in the National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn., with Rev. Scott Price officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Lung Association of Tennessee, 1808 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203. Mrs. Wilson, 78, of 723 Edgemont Ave., Bristol, Tenn., died on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 10, 2001
WITT, CLARENCE HOMER Sr. Clarence Homer Witt Sr., 66, 1910 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord July 31, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 19, 1934, the son of the late George R. and Bertha C. McQuarry Witt. He was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area, former employee of King Rogers Grocery and Glenwood Cemetery. He attended Bradley Street Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Reda Ann Witt, children and spouses, Reda Sue and Dr. Douglass Green, Clarence Jr. and Nora Witt and Don and Tammy Witt; grandchildren, Carmen Collins, Wes Green and Ashell Witt. He is also survived by a special little buddy, Austin Denham; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at 2 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Pealer and Rev. Dennis Burnette officiating with special music by Randall Sargent. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Johnny Witt, Ray Moore, John Beeler, Ronnie Denham, Don Jones and Bobby King. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Marcus Williams, Dr. Mark Borsch and Dr. Waverly Green. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Weaver Funeral Home. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 1, 2001
WITT, CLARENCE HOMER Sr. Clarence Homer Witt Sr., 66, 1910 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord July 31, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 19, 1934, the son of the late George R. and Bertha C. McQuarry Witt. He was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area and a former employee of King Rogers Grocery and Glenwood Cemetery. He attended Bradley Street Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Reda Ann Witt, children and spouses, Reda Sue and Dr. Douglass Green, Clarence Jr. and Nora Witt and Don and Tammy Witt; grandchildren, Carmen Collins, Wes Green and Ashlee Witt. He is also survived by a special little buddy, Austin Denham; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at 2 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Pealer and Rev. Dennis Burnette officiating with special music by Randall Sargent. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Johnny Witt, Ray Moore, John Beeler, Ronnie Denham, Don Jones and Bobby King. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Marcus Williams, Dr. Mark Borsch and Dr. Waverly Green. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 3, 2001
YATES, VERONICA WOLFE Veronica Wolfe Yates, devout Christian who touched the lives of many, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Sophia, W.Va., and had made her home in Bristol, Va., since 1972. She was a member of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church and the Comtempo Women's Organization. She attended community bible study for more than 20 years. She worked for the Virginia Highlands Community College Educational Talent Search for the past three years and was a devoted Christian who loved to win souls to Christ and to help children achieve higher educational goals. She was a graduate of Concord College. She was preceded in death by her parents, Seth and Bessie Wolfe and a daughter, Victoria Lynn Yates. Survivors: husband, Tom A. Yates; son and daughter-in-law, S. Dean and Angie Yates, Bristol, Va.; one grandchild, Hunter Yates; brother, Dr. Richard (Dick) Wolfe, Abingdon; two nephews, Eric Wolfe, Abingdon, and Travis Wolfe, Mount Pleasant, SC; aunt, Lula Allen, Beckley, W.Va.; special cousins; and very special friends. A special praise service will be Friday 8:30 p.m. following the visitation from 6 until the time of service. The funeral service will be Saturday 2 p.m. at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Jones and Rev. Jim Best officiating. Entombment will follow in Mountain View Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Joseph A. Robinson Jr., Eric Wolfe, Travis Wolfe, Barry Robinson, Ralph Mills, Henry Cross, Gary Allen, Don Clark, Shannon Lambert, Roger Stevens, Eric Jenkins, Ricky Allen, David Crandall and Lewis Mock. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Smith, Ken Lambert, Ralph (Hoot) Gibson, Vernon Sharrett, Danny Eanes, Jim Hall, Ted Ellis, Bill Bridgemen, Alan Bevins, Tracy Adkins, members of Comtempo Womens Organization, doctors of Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates of Bristol, physicians and cardiology staff of BRMC and EABC Mission House Committee. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Euclid Avenue Baptist Church Missionary House, 900 Euclid Avenue, Bristol, VA 24201. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER AUG. 31, 2001