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Tuesday, Nov. 6
Shirley L. Arnold, 65, Mount Carmel.
Vera Bacon, 72, Kingsport.
Bertha Brewer, 93, Rogersville.
Katherine Churchwell, Kingsport.
Charles Fleenor, 87, Church Hill.
Jakella Horton, 23, Nashville.
William L. Howard, 66, Bulls Gap.
Jody Johnson, 27, Kingsport.
Bertha Johnston, 87, Weber City, Va.
Elizabeth Livesay, Richmond, Va.
Eva Livesay, 96, Shirley, Ind.
Lee Moore, 81, Indianapolis, Ind.
Patricia Ann Morris, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Edna B. Poe, 87, Rogersville.
Minnie E. Proffitt,74, Kingsport.
Flora Robinette, 92, Duffield, Va.
Everette E. Shelton, 75, Kingsport.
L.R. Trent, 67, and Stella M. Trent, 63, Sneedville.
Wilman Walker, 97, Johnson City.
Frank Wallen, 75, Rogersville.
Grace Waller, 86, Blountville.
Ethel Hurd Willis, Rogersville.
Johnnie H. Wray, Kingsport.
Samuel Wright Jr., 76, Telford.
Nell Yates, 77, Coeburn, Va.
Shirley
L. Arnold, 65, Mount Carmel.
MOUNT
CARMEL - Family graveside services for Shirley Lee Arnold, 65,
who went to be with Jesus Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001), will be at 11 a.m.
today in the Garden of Hope of the East Lawn Memorial Park with
Donnie Trent, Jimmy Tipton, Randy Smith, Albert Atkin, Mark Cooter
and Joe Cooter serving as pallbearers.
East Lawn Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Vera
Bacon, 72, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Services for Vera Reece Bacon, 72, 1022 Globe Avenue,
who died Saturday (Nov. 3, 2001), will be conducted at 1 p.m. today
in the chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport,
with the Rev. Miles Baines officiating.
Bertha
Brewer, 93, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Bertha Viola Brewer, 93, went to be with the Lord at
10 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 3, 2001) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home
following a long illness.
She was a member of Guntown Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Morrison, and
her second husband, Sam Brewer; a daughter, Evelyn; her parents, Dan
and Teenie Catron; brothers, Marion Catron, Eldridge Catron and
Andrew Jack Catron; and sister, Mabel Combs.
Survivors include her sister, Francis Stubblefield, Rogersville;
daughters, Ruth Monday, Mrs. Buck (Mae) Harrison, Mrs. John
(Barbara) Mead, all of Texas, Mrs. Marietta Allen and Mrs. Pauline
Sweet, both of Rogersville; 10 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Colboch-Price
Chapel, Rogersville, or anytime at the home of her daughter, 106
Petersburg Road, Greenbriar Village Apt. 17.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home
chapel with Marshall Stubblefield officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Highland
Cemetery.
Katherine
Churchwell, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Katherine B. Churchwell, 1005 Ambleside
Drive, Kingsport, who passed away Saturday morning (Nov. 3, 2001),
will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Old Kingsport Presbyterian
Church Cemetery.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of arrangements.
Charles
Fleenor, 87, Church Hill.
CHURCH
HILL - Graveside services for Charles Jasper Fleenor, 87,
1968 Goshen Valley Road, who passed away Saturday (Nov. 3, 2001),
will be conducted at 11 a.m. today 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.
Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill, is in charge of the arrangements.
Jakella
Horton, 23, Nashville.
NASHVILLE
- Jakella Nicole Horton, 23, formerly of Kingsport, died
Friday (Nov. 2, 2001) as a result of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident in Rutherford County.
She was a native of Kingsport and a 1996 honor graduate of
Dobyns-Bennett High School. Jakella was an active member of Shiloh
Baptist Church before leaving Kingsport.
She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with
honors, receiving a bachelor of science degree in Interior Design.
She was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society's Chapter
at UTC.
Jakella was employed by Sprintz Furniture Showroom in Franklin,
Tenn., as an interior designer.
She was preceded in death by her beloved grandparents, Frank and
Barbara Horton; and an uncle, Stewart Allen Horton.
Surviving are her parents, David and Julia Horton, Kingsport; one
sister, Janean Horton, Nashville; grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs.
George Byrd, Knoxville; and a special loving friend, Roman
Carpenter, Nashville; godmother, Vanessa Springs, Alpharetta, Ga.;
goddaughter, Bianca Horton, Knoxville; a special cousin, Omar
Delaney, of Germany; great-aunt, Virginia Patrick, Kingsport; and
several loving and devoted uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins,
co-workers and friends.
Calling hours are from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Shiloh Baptist Church.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today at the church with the
Rev. Kenneth Calvert officiating.
The committal service and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Those wishing to attend this service are invited to meet the family
at 10:30 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church to go in procession to the
cemetery.
E-mail condolences may be sent to [email protected]
Robinson Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
William
L. Howard, 66, Bulls Gap.
BULLS
GAP - William L. Howard, 66, went to be with the Lord Sunday
evening (Nov. 4, 2001) at Ridgeview Terrace Nursing Home following
an extended illness.
He was a member of Liberty Church of God, and was a retired truck
driver.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alonzo and Orpha Howard;
two infant children; and one brother, Eugene Howard.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ann Howard of the home; sons,
Kenneth Howard of Kentucky, David Howard of Ohio, Earl Howard of
Kentucky, Joseph Howard of Ohio, William Howard Jr. of Bulls Gap,
Keith Howard, Kevin Howard and Billy Howard, all of Tennessee;
daughters, Margaret Collett, Carol Rife, Sherry Wise and Elizabeth
Napier, all of Kentucky, Teresa Drazek and Tina Day, both of Ohio,
Tracy Barnard and Amy Howard, both of Tennessee; 41 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; five brothers, Paul Howard, Alonzo Howard
Jr., Robert Howard, Benny Howard and Edward Howard, all of Kentucky;
five sisters, Juanita Lewis, Viola Adams, Doris Griffith, Froney
Begley, all of Kentucky, and Virginia, of Indiana; several nieces
and nephews.
Mr. Howard will be taken to Liberty Church of God, on Gap Creek
Road, this morning where the family will receive friends until the
service at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Mark Renner will officiate.
Interment will follow in the Gulley Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home in Rogersville is in charge of the
arrangements.
Jody
Johnson, 27, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Jody Wynona Johnson, 27, 122 E. Sevier St., found her
peace Wednesday (Oct. 31, 2001).
Born in Lakeland, Fla., Jody moved to Kingsport with her family in
1980 and attended Dobyns-Bennett High School and Barton's School of
Cosmetology.
Jody is survived by her parents, Randy and Kim Wyatt; her natural
father, Wesley Johnson, Florida; her brothers, Frank Hayes, Gate
City, Va., Ben, Michael, Kasey Wyatt and Jonah Wyatt Onkotz, of the
home. She is also survived by her sisters, Wendy Pemble, Joliet,
Ill., and Kirsten Elizabeth Wyatt, of the home; her maternal
grandparents, Bob and Wynona Francisco, Lakeland, Fla., and paternal
grandmother, Francis Knight, Polk City, Fla; numerous aunts, uncles
and cousins in Tennessee and Florida also survive the "Perfect
Rose." Also surviving are a child she considered her own, Reece
Herron.
Arrangements were made by Jody prior to her death that no memorial
service be held. Her friends are invited to celebrate her life at
her parent's home at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made
in Jody's name to the Disaster Relief Fund, Date of Loss: September
11, 2001, New York, N.Y. or the Children of Afghanistan, c/o The
President of the United States, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington,
D.C. 20002.
Bertha
Johnston, 87, Weber City, Va.
WEBER
CITY, Va. - Bertha Virginia Larkey Johnston, 87, died Sunday
afternoon (Nov. 4, 2001) following a lengthy illness.
She was born in Maces Springs, Va., on Oct. 20, 1914 to David E. and
Maggie Belle Hilton Larkey.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dock S. Johnston in
1978. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her
parents; and brothers and sisters, Laura L. Moody, John J. Larkey,
Clarence Larkey, Mattie L. Salyers, Bernice L. Leonard Jennings,
Edith L. Barker and Kenneth A. Larkey.
She last resided in Weber City, Va., and had lived most of her life
in Lee, Wise and Scott Counties. She was a faithful member of
Holston View United Methodist Church, Weber City, Va. She worked as
a sales clerk for years in Kingsport and Weber City.
Surviving are her children and their spouses, Mary Lou and William
M. McSpadden, Kingsport, Keith and Gloria Johnston, Kingsport, Judy
and Mark D. Musick, Atlanta, Ga., and Terri and John F. Culbertson,
Kingsport; 10 grandchildren, Elizabeth M. Hunt, William M. McSpadden
III, Sarah M. Senter, Laura M. Froning, Leslie J. McCrackin, John
David Johnston, Anne Marie J. Pierce, Justin F. Musick, Jessica S.
Musick and Joshua S.A. Culbertson; nine great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Holston View United
Methodist Church, Weber City, Va., followed by a celebration of life
at 7 p.m. conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Rick Howard.
Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Interment will be at Holston View Cemetery at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts be made to
the Holston View United Methodist Memorial Fund, Holston View United
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 2278, Weber City, Va. 24290-2278.
Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., is in charge of the
arrangements.
Elizabeth
Livesay, Richmond, Va.
RICHMOND,
Va. - Elizabeth Livesay passed away Monday (Nov. 4, 2001).
Arrangements
are incomplete. Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap,
Va., is in charge of arrangements.
Eva
Livesay, 96, Shirley, Ind.
SHIRLEY,
Ind. - Services for Eva Cantwell Livesay, 96, who died
Friday evening (Nov. 2, 2001), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in
Briar Creek Baptist Church in Sneedville.
Calling hours will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today at the church.
Burial will follow at the Burke Family Cemetery in Sneedville.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill is serving the family of
Eva Livesay.
Lee
Moore, 81, Indianapolis, Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS,
Ind. - Everett Lee Moore, 81, died Saturday (Nov. 3,
2001) in Indianapolis.
After 20 years of service, he retired in 1982 from the Ford Motor
Co. as a machine operator. He was a member of the UAW Local 1111.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy E. Mendenhall Moore.
Surviving are his daughter, Paula Moore Denton, Indianapolis, Ind.;
a son, Jimmie L. Moore, Indianapolis, Ind.; four grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren; sister, Ona Harris, Kingsport; brother,
Frank Moore, Indianapolis, Ind.; nieces, Linda Arrington, Church
Hill, Brenda Franklin, Fall Branch; and several great-nieces and
nephews.
Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Arthur Franklin and Evangelist Gerald Bishop
officiating.
Burial will follow at Light Cemetery.
Patricia
Ann Morris, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG
STONE GAP, Va. - Patricia Ann Morris passed away Monday (Nov. 4,
2001).
Arrangements are incomplete.
Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va., is in charge of
arrangements.
Edna
B. Poe, 87, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Edna B. Poe, 87, went to be with the Lord at 12:55
p.m. Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) at Ridgeview Terrace Nursing Home in
Rutledge after an extended illness.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rogersville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Poe.
Surviving are two daughters, Bernice and husband, Sam Kirkpatrick,
and Aileen and husband, Clinton Hagood, both of Rogersville; four
grandchildren, Jeff Kirkpatrick of Tullohoma, Lynn Davidson of
Tullohoma, Lee Hagood of Rogersville, and Deanna Buck of Knoxville;
six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother,
Roy Burrow of Elizabethton; one sister, Leona Hodge of Spruce Pine,
N.C.
Calling hours are from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Colboch-Price Funeral
Home in Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Robert Riley officiating.
Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery.
Minnie
E. Proffitt,74, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Minnie Easter Proffitt, 74, went to be with the Lord
Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) in the Holston Valley Medical Center.
Born Nov. 12, 1926 in Sullivan County, Minnie was a daughter of the
late James (Jim) Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Lane Martin. She was the
widow of Clint Grady Proffitt.
Minnie was custodian at Thomas Jefferson School and a member of
Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by
a brother, Charlie Martin.
Minnie is survived by her loving family, Mrs. Dwight (Leona) Browder
and Cathy Marsh, both of Kingsport, Mrs. Henry (Darlene Taylor)
Powers Jr. of Melbourne, Fla., and Mrs. Keith (Patricia) Manis of
Surgoinsville; eight grandchildren, Tim Taylor, his wife Loree,
Terry Browder, his wife Robin, Tina Taylor, Brian Marsh, his wife
Amanda, Wesley Marsh, David Manis, Daniel Manis, Tevin Manis; five
great-grandchildren, Tiffany Browder, Whitney Browder, Faith
Browder, Alyssa and Jordan Taylor; two sisters, Mrs. Vance (Ruth)
Pope and Della Hoover, both of Kingsport; two brothers and
sister-in-law, Vernon Martin and his wife Nell of Kingsport, and
Paul Martin of Gate City, Va.; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at East Lawn Funeral
Home.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Lawrence Wolfe and J.W. Depew officiating.
Eulogy will be by Keith Manis.
Graveside service will follow in the Garden of the Apostles of the
East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and a granddaughter: Tim Taylor, Terry
Browder, Brian Marsh, Wesley Marsh, David Manis, Daniel Manis and
Tina Taylor.
Honorary pallbearers will be friends of Pilgrim's Rest Baptist
Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests those desiring may make
memorial contributions to the Ladies Auxiliary of the church.
Flora
Robinette, 92, Duffield, Va.
DUFFIELD,
Va. - Flora Jane Fannon Robinette, 92, widow of Cecil
Glenn Robinette, passed away Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) at the Duffield
Residence Center, Duffield, Va.
Flora, the daughter of William Charles Fannon and Ara C. Fraley
Fannon, was born in Lee County, Va., on June 21, 1909. She attended
Radford College and began teaching in a one-room classroom in Lee
County in 1928. She later taught in Scott County for several years.
She lived in Duffield with her family before moving to Big Stone Gap
after World War II. After Mr. Robinette retired, they moved to
Staunton, Va., from 1975 until Mr. Robinette's death in 1994.
She was a lifelong member of the Baptist church and, while living in
Staunton, was a very active member of the Fishersville Baptist
Church, Fishersville, Va.
Surviving are her son, Charles Glenn Robinette and his wife, Sally
Sutherland Robinette, and grandchildren, C. George and Clare Lewis
Robinette, all of Knoxville. Also she is survived by one daughter,
Mary Jane Robinette Selph of Richmond, Va.; a grandson, John Glenn
Selph, Richmond, Va.; and a granddaughter, Ellen Catherine Selph of
Gurnee, Ill. One of 13 children, Flora is survived by a sister, Mary
Billings of Oklahoma; two brothers, Fred Fannon of Charlotte Court
House, and Morris F. Fannon of Pennington Gap, Va. She is survived
by 13 nieces and 11 nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Holding Funeral
Home, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Flora will be transported to the Henry Funeral Home, West Beverly
St., Staunton, Va., and the family will receive friends from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Friday.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Henry Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. John L. Sullivan, former pastor of the
Fishersville Baptist Church, officiating.
Interment will be in the Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
For her entire life, Flora was concerned about people's needs,
whether they were hungry or cold.
The family suggest that memorial contributions be made to your
favorite charity or the Fishersville Baptist Church, Fishersville,
Va.
Holding Funeral Home and Henry Funeral Home are in charge of
arrangements.
Everette
E. Shelton, 75, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Everette Eugene Shelton, 75, went home to be with the
Lord on Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) at his home.
Everette was born in Virginia on Aug. 16, 1926, a son of the late
Mary Frances Light.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Kingsport Iron
and Metal Company after 45 years of service.
He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his first
wife Betty Shelton.
Surviving are his wife of 15 years, Alice Marie Dingus Shelton of
the home; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Delmar (Kathleen) Qualls; a stepson
and wife, Phillip Dingus and wife Rita; stepgrandchildren, Shannon
Dingus and Mrs. Monty (Devonne) Thacker; a stepgreat-grandchild,
Cody Lee Dingus; three half sisters, Mrs. Everett (Velma) Light, Ms.
Betty Melear and Mrs. Roy (Margaret) Ramey, all of Kingsport; four
half brothers, Jack Baines, M.H. Baines, Leeland Baines and Carl T.
Light, all of Kingsport; a host of friends and relatives, several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the East Lawn
Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Lyle Housewright and the Rev. Lonus Salling
officiating.
The family will meet at the graveside for a service at 11 a.m.
Wednesday in the East Lawn Memorial Park in the Garden of David with
the Rev. Orville Dolan officiating.
L.R.
Trent, 67, and Stella M. Trent, 63, Sneedville.
SNEEDVILLE
- L.R. Trent Jr., 67, passed away Friday (Nov. 2, 2001)
as a result of an automobile accident.
He was born April 27 1934, the son of the late L.R. Sr. and Mae
Trent.
He professed faith in Christ at an early age and attended Trent
Valley Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister,
Sue Peters.
Survivors include his wife, Stella Trent (deceased Nov. 4, 2001);
brothers, Ben Trent, of New Market, Tenn., and Kenneth Trent
(deceased Nov. 2, 2001); sisters, Juanita Rodgers, Persia, Tenn.,
Viva Johns, Treadway, Tenn., and Phyllis Price, Gray; very special
and devoted young men, Johnny Seal, Gerald Seal and wife Tonya,
Sneedville; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives
and friends.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Stella M. Trent, 63, passed away Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) at the
University of Tennessee Hospital as a result of an automobile
accident.
She was born Oct. 19, 1938, the daughter of the late Will and Bertha
Munsey.
She professed faith in Christ at an early age and lived by the
Baptist faith. She attended Trent Valley Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, L.R. Trent Jr.; brother-in-law, Ray Southern; niece and
nephew, Lucy Crouch and Eddie Southern.
Surviving are her sisters, Eula Southern, Strawberry Plains, Tenn.,
Beulah Edds, Tazewell, Tenn., and Dorothy England, Jefferson City;
very special and devoted young men, Johnny Seal, Gerald Seal and
wife Tonya, Sneedville; several nieces and nephews and a host of
relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Dale Seal, Gary Marion, Rodney Greene, Tyler
Lamb, Shannon Greene and Larry Wolfe.
L.R. and Stella had owned and operated Trent Grocery for over 40
years.
Calling hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Trent Valley Baptist
Church.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Ministers will be the Rev. Kester Bunch, the Rev. Danny Lamb, the
Rev. Darrell Ramsey and the Rev. Carl Ray Cope.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Bryd-Trent
Cemetery, Sneedville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trent Valley Baptist
Church, Route 2, Box 158, Sneedville, Tenn.
McNeil Funeral Home, Sneedville, is in charge of the arrangements.
Wilman
Walker, 97, Johnson City.
GRAY
- Wilman Hazel Walker, 97, died Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) at Asbury
Health Care Center, Johnson City.
A native of Washington County, she was a member of Bethany Baptist
Church and regularly attended Jonesborough Senior Citizens.
She was the daughter of the late Frazier and Pearl Ford Baines.
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Surviving are a daughter, Patsy Combs of Gray; two brothers, Joe
Baines and Niles Baines, both of Gray; two grandchildren, Christine
Poore and Jeff Combs; and three great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gray Funeral Home, Gray.
Services
will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Paul Broyles and the Rev. Hallace Ford
officiating.
Graveside committal services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday
in the Gray Cemetery.
Music will be by Dot Canady.
Pallbearers will be Mike Ford, Dale Ford, Larry Ford, Randall
Walker, Eric Baines, Josh Robertson and Jerry Graybeal.
Frank
Wallen, 75, Rogersville.
Services for Frank Wallen, 75, of 109 Mountain View School Road,
Rogersville, who passed away Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001), will be
conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home,
Church Hill, with the Rev. Orville Dolen and the Rev. Clifford Cole
officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, and
anytime at the residence.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the
Yankee Cemetery.
Grace
Waller, 86, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE
- Grace Waller, 86, died Monday (Nov. 5, 2001) in
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness.
She was a member of Caney Creek Baptist Church in Greene County.
Mrs. Waller was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Waller; son,
Johnny Waller; parents, Milburn and Viola Adams; sisters, Flossie
Roberts, Edith Beck, Victory Hughes; brothers, Rome Adams, Rico
Adams, and Worley Adams.
Surviving are her daughter, Janice Mellons, Blountville; sons, Dean
Waller, Kingsport, Dale Waller, Blountville, Earl Waller,
Elizabethton; sister, Clara Barton, Baileyton; brothers, Clarence
Adams, Jonesborough, Bob Adams, Greeneville; several grandchildren
and several great-grandchildren.
Arrangements will be announced by the Fall Branch Chapel
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home.
Ethel
Hurd Willis, Rogersville.
Graveside services for Ethel Hurd Willis, of 5264 Highway 11W,
Rogersville, who went to be with the Lord on Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001),
will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Hawkins County Memorial
Gardens.
Colboch-Price Chapel, Rogersville, is in charge of the arrangements.
Johnnie
H. Wray, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Johnnie H. Wray died Monday morning (Nov. 5, 2001) at
her home after a long, rich and productive life.
Born in Hamblen County, she had resided in Kingsport most of her
life. Mrs. Wray attended Carson-Newman College and graduated from
East Tennessee State Teachers College. She retired in 1976 from the
Kingsport City School System where she taught social studies at John
Sevier and Ross N. Robinson Junior High Schools.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church for over 50 years and
had been actively involved in Presbyterian Women, Clothes Closet,
and Meals on Wheels.
Her parents, John T. and Opha Hardy; a sister, Edna Winstead; and a
brother, Jake Hardy, preceded her in death.
Surviving are her husband, William T. "Tommy" Wray Sr., Kingsport;
one daughter, Susan D. Wray, Seattle, Wash.; one son and
daughter-in-law, William T. Wray Jr. and Gwen Wray, Kingsport; two
grandchildren, Katye Wray and Will Wray; two sisters, Blanche
Hamilton, Hamblen County, Lula Belle "Girlie" Hale, Whitesburg; one
brother, James Brown Hardy, White Pine; and several nieces and
nephews.
The graveside service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Oak
Hill Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Gary L.R. Bullard officiating.
Honorary pallbearers will be retired teachers of the Kingsport City
Schools.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be
made to First Presbyterian Church, c/o History Room, 100 W. Church
Circle, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Samuel
Wright Jr., 76, Telford.
TELFORD
- Mr. Samuel Vestal "S.V." Wright Jr., 76, 253 Charlie
Dillow Road, died Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) at his residence following a
lengthy illness.
A Washington County native of the Conklin community, Mr. Wright was
the son of the late Sam and Mary Humphreys Wright.
He was a former employee of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and a
farmer. He was an honorary Kentucky Colonel.
Mr. Wright attended Mt. Wesley Methodist Church and was a member of
Enon Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jane G. Wright, of the home; one son and
daughter-in-law, Greg and Nancy Wright, Telford; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Martha and Mike Burleson and Bebe and Marty Street, all
of Telford; mother-in-law, Dorothy Garland, Limestone; grandsons,
Benjamin Garrett and Samuel Wright; granddaughter, Roxie Street;
stepgrandsons, Alex Street and Brandon Burleson; stepgranddaughter,
Jennifer Burleson; two sisters and brother-in-law, Peggy Phillips,
Joann and Emil Messimer, all of Jonesborough; one brother and
sister-in-law, Dick and Barbara Wright, Telford; and sisters-in-law,
Ann Banks, Kingsport, and Carolyn McCracken, Gray; and several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. today at
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Mark E. Mangum and the Rev. Garry Edwards
officiating.
Interment services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at New
Salem Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Steve Wright, Tim Wright, Dr. Sam Messimer,
Perry Phillips, Brian Dillow, Bill Dykes, Gordon Harrison and Jackie
Ferguson.
Honorary pallbearers will be J.B. Masters, Herman Phillips, S.G.
Hensley, Joe Hommel, Dr. Robert Allen, Don Dillow, Garland Thayer,
Linnie Smith and Dr. Amed Atyia.
Donations may be made to New Salem Baptist Church, c/o Delia Fox,
909 Bailey Bridge Road, Limestone, Tenn. 37681, or Mt. Wesley
Methodist Church, c/o Jimmy Kyker, 1126 Conklin Road, Jonesborough,
Tenn. 37659.
Nell
Yates, 77, Coeburn, Va.
COEBURN,
Va. - Nell Slemp Yates, 77, died Sunday (Nov. 4, 2001) at
Norton Community Hospital in Norton, Va.
She was a lifelong resident of the Coeburn area and a member of the
Crab Orchard Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Leafie Ann
Adkins Slemp.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Donnie Frank,
Coeburn, Va.; sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Linda Yates and
Danny and Debbie Yates, all of Coeburn, Va.; sister, Mrs. Nova
Lawson, Wise, Va.; five brothers, C.B. Slemp, Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Morrell Slemp, Ray Slemp and Jimmy Ray Slemp, all of Coeburn, Va.,
Joseph Slemp, St. Paul, Va.; grandchildren, Melissa Yates, Alicia
Yates, Wesley and wife, Andrese Funk, Matthew Yates, Martin Funk;
and great-grandson, Cody Funk; and several special nieces and
nephews.
Calling hours are after 6 p.m. today at Estes Funeral Home, Coeburn,
Va.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Terry Davis and the Rev. Leonard Ferguson
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Coeburn, Va.
Pallbearers
will be Jeff Slemp, Jimmy Ray Slemp, Matthew Yates,
Scott Stanley, Joel Funk and Willie Stout Jr.
Published November 5, 2001
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