Sunday, November 4
W. Ray Burke, 68, Kingsport.
David Wiley Bush, 65, Castlewood, Va.
Lawrence Chappell, 70, Church Hill.
Katherine Churchwell, Kingsport.
Eugene Cornett, 87, Blountville.
Hardin Dale Jr., Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Kenneth Eaton, 61, Hephzibah, Ga.
Charles Fleenor, 87, Church Hill.
Ruth Fleenor, 71, Kingsport.
Juanita Foster, 58, Gray.
Ronnie Honaker, 45, Lebanon, Va.
Owen Hutson, 72, Church Hill.
Ruth Johnson, 84, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Eva Livesay, 96, Shirley, Ind.
James Richardson, 71, Rogersville.
Rev. Steve Shuler, 77, Exeter, Va.
Luther Sluss, 80, Dungannon, Va.
L. Ray Smith Sr., 78, Kingsport.
W.
Ray Burke, 68, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Willie Ray Burke, 68, Kingsport, who died
Thursday (Nov. 1, 2001) will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at East
Lawn Memorial Park. Family and friends attending graveside services
will meet at the graveside at 1:55 p.m.
Pallbearers will be Don Harris, Ronald Hartsock, Harold Patton, Paul
Burke, Freddy Baker and Lester Pearson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie Tipton, Lawrence Honaker, Gene
Bellamy, George Childress, Tim Malone, Steve Honaker, Harold Porter,
Charles Salyer, Bobby Paul Porter and Tony Rutledge.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of the
arrangements.
David
Wiley Bush, 65, Castlewood, Va.
CASTLEWOOD,
Va. - David Wiley Bush, 65, died Friday (Nov. 2, 2001)
at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn.
He was born in Castlewood, Va., the son of the late Offeral and
Stella Bush. He was a member and past master of Castlewood Masonic
Lodge No. 231 A.F.&A.M., past district deputy grand master of the
47th Masonic District, also a member of the Roanoke Shrine Temple
and Scottish Rite.
Mr. Bush was an honorary member of Lebanon Masonic Lodge No. 25
A.F.&A.M. He was a retired coal miner.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Bush.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Hubert Kyle "Ginger" Fletcher,
Orlando, Fla.; three sons, David Wayne Bush and his wife, Rita, Troy
Nelson Bush and Anthony "Tony" Lee Bush and his wife, Brandi, all of
Castlewood, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Shelby Sturgill, Kingsport and
Mrs. Clara Nadine Kennedy, Castlewood, Va.; three brothers, Clyde
Bush Sr., Danny Bush and Logan Bush, Castlewood, Va.; a special
friend, Margaret Ann Phillips; three grandchildren, Bianca Amburgey
Bush, McKenzie Fletcher and Taylor Fletcher.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Castlewood Funeral Home
with a Masonic Memorial service at 8 p.m. by Castlewood Masonic
Lodge No. 231 A.F.&A.M.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Lester Ferguson and the Rev. Lanny Powers
officiating.
Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Va.
Pallbearers will be Jason Bush, Michael Bush, Fred Bush Jr., Frank
Tompa, David Austin and Clyde Bush Jr.
Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Williams, Steve Banner, Bascom
Slemp, Harold Compton, Jim Smith, Dean Crabtree, Sid Jennings,
Arthur Phillips, Dwayne Proffitt, Bill Couch, Darrell Hatfield, June
Townes, S.A. Fraley and all masonic brothers.
Condolences may be sent to the Bush family via e-mail to
[email protected].
Lawrence
Chappell, 70, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - Graveside services for Lawrence E. Chappell, 70, 412
Murphy Ave., who passed away Friday (Nov. 2, 2001) will be conducted
at 10 a.m. today at Church Hill Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Gene Greer, Keith Chappell, Lee Chappell, Doug
Chappell, Travis Chappell, David Chappell, Jess Lewis and Edd
Bartley.
Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill, is in charge of the arrangements.
Katherine
Churchwell, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Katherine B. Churchwell, 1005 Ambleside Drive, passed
away Saturday morning (Nov. 3, 2001) at Sunbridge Care
Rehabilitation Hillside after an extended illness.
A native of Sullivan County, she has spent most of her life in
Kingsport. She was a member of Clouds Bend United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert "Matt" Churchwell.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Kathy Ann and James "Buddy"
Foster, Kingsport; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Littlefield and
James Andrew Foster, both of Kingsport; two great-grandchildren,
Kayla Anne Littlefield and D.J. Littlefield, both of Kingsport; two
sisters, Mildred Bellamy and Lola Brown, both of Kingsport; a
brother, Elmer "Bud" Tickle, Kingsport.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Carter-Trent Funeral
Home, downtown.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Charles Kilbourne and the Rev. Fred Minnick
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Old
Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Eugene
Cornett, 87, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE
- Eugene Blake Cornett, 87, died Friday (Nov. 2, 2001)
in Asbury Center at Baysmont, Kingsport.
He was born in Comers Rock, Va. on Dec. 13, 1913, a son of the late
Forrest and Effie Sutherland Cornett. He operated the family farm
until 1953 when he moved his wife and two daughters to Bristol.
Blake was a security officer at Sperry and retired from Univac in
1978. He retained his membership in Mt. Zion United Methodist
Church, Comers Rock, and was an active affiliate member of First
United Methodist Church, Bristol.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Sue Cornett Causey and
Irene Cornett Howell; and an infant brother, Dean Cornett.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Loetta Sutherland Cornett; two
daughters, Janet Cornett Lundy and her husband, Ted, Cookeville,
Tenn., Kathy Cornett Wagner and her husband, Larry, Blountville; his
brother and sister-in-law, J.P. and Lois Cornett, Abingdon, Va.; his
sister, Hope Cornett Frazier and her husband, James, Alexandria,
Va.; grandsons, Ronald E. Rasnake, Bristol, Tenn., and the Rev.
Edward L. Rasnake, Chattanooga, Tenn.; great-grandchildren, Lauren,
Blake, Michael and Chandler Rasnake, all of Chattanooga; and several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at First United Methodist
Church, Bristol.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church, Comers Rock, Va., with the Rev. David T. St.Clair
and the Rev. Bobby Lorton officiating.
The committal service and interment will follow in Comers Rock
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John Delp, Joe Sutherland, Ralph Sutherland Mark
Sutherland, Linden Sutherland, and Randall Sutherland.
Honorary pallbearers will be Rann Vaulx, Paul Delp, Bert Sutherland,
Grant Sutherland, Bill Greer, Jack Morris, Dr. David Morin, Dr. T.C.
Greene, Dr. Alan Gorrell, Dr. Ben Cowan, the Rev. Bill Slagle and
all special friends of First United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to First United
Methodist Church, 322 Vance Drive, Bristol, Tenn. 37620 or to Mt.
Zion United Methodist Church, c/o Norma Kirk, Grouse Hollow Lane,
Galax, Va. 24333.
Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to
[email protected].
Hardin
Dale Jr., Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
WRIGHTSVILLE
BEACH, N.C. - Private graveside services will be held
in Johnson City for Hardin Dillard Dale Jr., who died Wednesday
(Oct. 31, 2001) at Cape Fear Hospital.
Memorials may be made to St. Matthew United Methodist Church, Nathan
St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37664; the Sigma Kappa Foundation, 8733
Founders Road, Indianapolis, Ind 46268 or a charity of one's choice.
Andrews
Mortuary Market Street Chapel, Wilmington, N.C., is in
charge of arrangements.
Kenneth
Eaton, 61, Hephzibah, Ga.
HEPHZIBAH,
Ga. - Kenneth Virgil Eaton, 61, entered into rest Monday
(Oct. 29, 2001).
Mr. Eaton was a native of Hawkins County. He was a retired Army
veteran with 24 years of active service with tours of duty in
Vietnam, Korea, France and Germany. He also was a letter carrier
with the U.S. Postal Service for 15 years.
He was a Mason and a Shriner with the Crescent Temple in Trenton,
N.J.
He was preceded in death by his father, Virgil Eaton in 1983.
He was the husband of Mrs. Glenna Jean McKenzie Eaton. Other family
members include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sheri Rene and Steve
Jajo, Kaleva, Mi., and Gwendolyn Sue (Wendy) and Rick Simmons,
Quantico, Va.; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael Steven and
Carolyn Eaton, Atlanta, Ga.; his mother, Pearl Eaton, Kingsport;
eight grandchildren; three sisters, Nell Rose Flanary, Kingsport,
Judy Coomer, Lafayette, La., and Janie Kennedy, Kingsport; one
brother, C.D. Eaton, Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Oak Hill
Cemetery, Kingsport under the direction of Oak Hill Funeral Home,
800 Truxton Drive, Kingsport.
Contributions may be made to the Safe Homes of Augusta or to the
Salvation Army.
Poteet Funeral Home, Augusta, Ga., is in charge of the arrangements.
Charles
Fleenor, 87, Church Hill.
CHURCH
HILL - Charles Jasper Fleenor, 87, 1968 Goshen Valley Road,
passed away Saturday (Nov. 3, 2001) at his home following an
extended illness.
Mr. Fleenor was a lifelong resident of Church Hill and attended
McFerrin United Methodist Church. He was a retired employee of the
Mead Corp.
He was preceded in death by two sons, John and Billy Fleenor; his
parents, Thomas and Malissa Fleenor; and four sisters.
Surviving are his wife, Douglas Arnold Fleenor, Church Hill; one
daughter, Betty Fleenor, Church Hill; two stepdaughters, Phyllis
Allen, Tallahassee, Fla., and Geneva Phipps, Kingsland, Ga.; one
stepson, Bobby Phipps, Church Hill; two grandchildren; five
stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at Johnson Funeral Home,
Church Hill, and anytime at the residence.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Gale Flanary and the Rev. Joe Monroe
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church
Hill Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Dean Arnold, Richard Laningam, Blanton
Christian, Fred Cassell, John Snapp Jr., Kaylee Cradic, John Horton
and John Scism.
Ruth
Fleenor, 71, Kingsport
Graveside services for Helen "Ruth'' Taylor Fleenor, 71, 830 Walnut
Avenue, Kingsport, who entered into eternal rest on Friday (Nov. 2,
2001) will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at Hawkins County Memorial
Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Buddy Fleenor, Tony Fleenor, Otis Eldridge,
Frankie Hart, Jeff Taylor and Tom Baker.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Church Hill, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Juanita
Foster, 58, Gray.
GRAY
- Juanita Foster, 58, 128 King Drive, died Thursday (Nov. 1,
2001) in the Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy
illness.
She was a native of Johnson City and a daughter of the late Ray Lee
Hughes and Melva Strickland Coyle.
Mrs. Foster was a 1961 graduate of Science Hill High School and a
1997 graduate of East Tennessee State University.
She was a retired employee of the Eastman Chemical Corp., Kingsport.
Surviving
are her husband, Ronald S. Foster; and a sister, Sue
Vickers, Clearwater, Fla.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Morris-Baker Funeral
Home, Johnson City.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the North Chapel of
the funeral home with the Rev. Carroll Shepherd and the Rev. Wayne
Hunter officiating.
Pam Wooten will provide special music.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the
Monte Vista Burial Park. Those attending this service are invited to
meet the family at the funeral home by 10 a.m. to go in procession
to the cemetery.
For those who prefer, the family suggests memorials to American
Cancer Society, 2513 Wesley St., Suite 2, Johnson City, Tenn. 37601.
Condolences
may be sent to www.morrisbaker.com.
Ronnie
Honaker, 45, Lebanon, Va.
LEBANON,
Va. - Ronnie Lynn Honaker, 45, died Friday (Nov. 2, 2001)
at his home.
A lifelong resident of Russell County, he was a son of the late
Cecil and Helen White Honaker.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Larry Honaker.
Surviving are one daughter, Stacy Cook, Lebanon, Va.; one sister,
Vivian Powers, Lebanon, Va.; two brothers, Glenn Honaker, Honaker,
Va., and Jimmy Honaker, Charlotte, N.C.; several nieces and nephews
and two great-nieces.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Combs
Funeral Service Chapel, Lebanon, Va., with the Rev. Willard Cook
officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the
funeral home.
Entombment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your
choice.
Owen
Hutson, 72, Church Hill.
CHURCH
HILL - Owen Edward Hutson, 72, 411 E. Main St., passed away
Monday (Oct. 29, 2001) at his home following a brief illness.
Mr. Hutson was a native of Salem, W.Va., lived in Mississippi for
several years before moving to Church Hill in 1972. He was a veteran
of the Marine Corps and a veteran of the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William E. and Cynthia
Whaley Hutson; and brothers and sisters.
Surviving are one son, Robert Hutson Sr., Appalachia, Va.; one
daughter, Patricia Hutton, Staunton, Va.; and five grandchildren.
Military graveside services will be conducted at 12 noon Monday at
Mountain Home National Cemetery, conducted by Church Hill VFW Post
No. 9754.
Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill, is serving the Hutson family.
Ruth
Johnson, 84, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG
STONE GAP, Va. - Ruth Lanelle Johnson, 84, passed away Friday
(Nov. 2, 2001) at Lonesome Pine Hospital.
She had previously lived in Derby and Stonega before moving to Big
Stone Gap.
She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Big Stone Gap, Va.,
the Loyal Ruths Sunday School Class of the church, and the Lonesome
Pine Hospital Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Paul E.
Johnson.
Surviving are two sons, Gary Johnson and wife, Cathy, Big Stone Gap,
Va., and Bobby Johnson, Duffield, Va.; two daughters, Jo Ann Gibson
and husband, Johnny, Big Stone Gap, Va., and Lisa Johnson, of the
home; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Margaret Bailey, Kingsport
and Mary Henry and husband, Richard, Dandridge, Tenn.;
sisters-in-law, Jenell Mullins, Big Stone Gap, Va., Irene McCarty,
Las Vegas, Nev.; brother-in-law, J.B. Johnson, Ontario, Calif.; two
nieces and one nephew; and a very special friend and caregiver,
Betty Fannon.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gilliam Funeral Home,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Alan Collier and Greg Townsend, minister,
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Powell
Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Family and friends are asked to assemble at 10:30 a.m. at the
funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.
Grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Eva
Livesay, 96, Shirley, Ind.
SHIRLEY,
Ind. - Eva Cantwell Livesay, 96, died Friday evening (Nov.
2, 2001) at St. John's Medical Center in Anderson, Ind. following a
brief illness.
She was born on Sept. 10, 1905 in Sneedville, Tenn., and was the
daughter of the late James and Emma Burchett Cantwell.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later
by Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill.
James
Richardson, 71, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- James Harold Richardson, 71, 301 Park Blvd., died
Saturday (Nov. 3, 2001) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
He was a lifelong resident of Hawkins County and a son of the late
Newt and Jessie Johnson Richardson. Mr. Richardson was in the real
estate and auction business since 1968, and owned Richardson and
Richardson Realty & Auction Co. in Rogersville and Mt. Carmel, Tenn.
He
was a member of First Baptist Church, Rogersville. He developed
several residential subdivisions and commercial sites in East
Tennessee. He was a member of the Overton Lodge No. 5 F&AM
Rogersville, Jericho Temple and Knoxville Scottish Rite. He was past
board member of the Tennessee Auctioneer Commission.
Mr. Richardson was highly regarded as a leader in the real estate
and auction profession. He enjoyed gospel music and playing the
banjo.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers,
Charles C. Richardson and L.B. Richardson; and two sisters, Norma
Rutledge and Nadine Nolen.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Pearson Richardson, of the home; one
daughter, Connie Richardson, Rogersville; one son, Max Richardson
and wife, Angellette; three grandchildren, Caitlin, Callie and Jacy
Richardson, all of Kingsport; one sister, Shirley Graham and
husband, John; one brother, Kyle Richardson and wife, Joyce, all of
Rogersville; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Broome Funeral Home,
Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Eugene Hageman officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rogersville Shrine Club,
P.O. Box 28, Rogersville, Tenn. 37857 or Hawkins County Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 213, Rogersville, Tenn. 37857.
Rev.
Steve Shuler, 77, Exeter, Va.
EXETER,
Va. - Rev. Steve Shuler, 77, died Friday (Nov. 2, 2001) at
Holston Valley Hospital after a long illness.
He was a pastor of Keokee Pentecostal Church for many years. He was
a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA District No. 20 Local
1607.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorcas Yeary Shuler; his
father, Leonard Shuler; his stepmother, Mary Shuler; sister, Roxie
Hartsock; brothers, Rudolf and Paul Shuler; and a half brother,
Baxter Yeary.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Ruth Shuler, Exeter, Va.;
daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Noah (N.R.) Burke, Exeter,
Va., and Barbara and Kenny Wagner, Exeter, Va.; daughter, Betty
Bates, Big Stone Gap, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, William (Bill)
and Sue Shuler, Exeter, Va.; sisters, Betty Montgomery, Bernice
Adams, both of Rose Hill, Va., Louise Adams, Butler, Tenn., Pebble
Herron, Exeter, Va., and Eva Jean Phillips, Anderson, Ind.; brother,
Harry Shuler, Smith, Ky.; stepbrother, Leonard Glenn Shuler, Big
Stone Gap, Va., James Stidham, Stonega, Va., and Carl Stidham,
Norton, Va.; six grandchildren, Jeffrey Burke, Pamela Fawbush,
William Wagner Jr., Douglas Barker, Steven Barker and Todd Barker;
and five great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hagy-Fawbush Funeral
Home, Norton, Va.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Powell
Valley Memorial Gardens with his grandson, the Rev. William Wagner
Jr. officiating.
Luther
Sluss, 80, Dungannon, Va.
Services for Luther Sluss, 80, Dungannon, Va., who entered into rest
Thursday (Nov. 1, 2001) will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at
Cassells Chapel Church, Dungannon, Va. with Rev. Rick Mullins and
two friends, Sam Brickey and Dale Hall.
Music will be provided by Shelby Greear.
The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. prior to the service.
Burial
will follow the service in the Osborne and Bush Cemetery,
Dungannon, Va.
Pallbearers will be Sam Brickey, Dale Hall, Rick Taylor, James Mann,
Sam Hyman, Jim Taylor.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Charles Floyd Osborne, Dayton Sluss,
Noah Tom Sluss, Monroe Blevins, Paul Dingus, George Bevins and
Darrell Dockery.
If anyone would like to make an online condolence, please do so at
[email protected].
Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
L.
Ray Smith Sr., 78, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Graveside services for L. Ray Smith Sr., 78, of 1617
Osage Drive, who died at 12 noon Thursday (Nov. 1, 2001), will be
conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in the Mountain Home National Cemetery
with military rites conducted by the American Legion Hammond Post
No. 3.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Published November 3, 2001
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