Thursday, Nov. 8
Bertha Brewer, 93, Rogersville.
Lutie E. Feagins, 88, Kingsport.
Mary Frazier, 80, Kingsport.
Helen F. Grogg, 85, Glens Falls, N.Y.
William A. Harris, 88, Kingsport.
Susan Hayden, 49, Abingdon, Va.
John Robert Jessee, 33, Lebanon, Va.
Margaret Massey, 77, Blountville.
Beulah M. McLeroy, 86, Lebanon, Va.
Lee Moore, 81, Indianapolis, Ind.
Patricia Ann Morris, 69, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Georgie A. Paschal, 92, Kingsport.
Sallie Kate Porter, 94, Weber City, Va.
Myrtle Presley, 77, Gate City, Va.
Bruce Sloop, 58, Chuckey.
Carl Henry Steele, 71, Abingdon, Va.
Jeff Steffey, 48, Nickelsville, Va.
Grace Waller, 86, Blountville.
Naomi Wells, 83, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Bertha
Brewer, 93, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Graveside services for Bertha Viola Brewer, 93, who
went to be with the Lord at 10 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 3, 2001), will be
held at 2 p.m. today at Highland Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Lutie
E. Feagins, 88, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Lutie E. Feagins, 88, went to be with the Lord Wednesday
(Nov. 7, 2001) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a
lengthy illness.
Born in Russell County, Va., she had resided in Kingsport most of
her life.
Mrs. Feagins was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church.
Her husband, Herman Feagins; and eight sisters and brothers preceded
her in death.
Survivors include a son and his wife, Thomas and A'Lita Feagins,
Kingsport; one grandson, Mark Feagins, Kingsport; one sister, Alda
Maddux, Johnson City; one brother, Wesley Irvis Stapleton,
Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at St. Luke United
Methodist Church.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at the church with the
Rev. Mike Teague officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to St. Luke United Methodist Church, 2600
East Center Street, Kingsport, Tenn. 37664.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Feagins
family.
Mary
Frazier, 80, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Mary Lee Harrison Frazier, 80, passed away Wednesday
(Nov. 7, 2001) at Indian Path Medical Center, four days short of her
81st birthday.
Born in Greene County, she resided most of her life in Kingsport.
She attended Apostolic Lighthouse in Kingsport.
Her parents, Martin and Rebecca Harrison; and a brother, Hobert
Harrison, preceded her in death.
Surviving are her daughters, Connie Malone Grogg and husband, Doyle,
Debra Frazier Hunt, both of Kingsport; grandchildren, Nicole "Nikki"
Grogg Harville and husband, Tim, Carla Grogg Wagers and husband,
Jeff, Marla Grogg McLeod and husband, Scott, Christy Hunt Lawson,
and husband, Gerald, Janessa Hunt; great-grandchildren, Megan Grogg,
Alexis Harville, Josh Harville, Tiffany Wagers, Banner McLeod,
McKenzie McLeod, Katie Stanley, Hannah Lawson, and Dylan Lawson.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor G. D. Peters officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at East
Lawn Cemetery.
Helen
F. Grogg, 85, Glens Falls, N.Y.
GLENS
FALLS, N.Y. - Helen F. Grogg, 85, of Cronin High Rise, died
Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2001) at the home of her daughter Kimberly.
Born on Dec. 19, 1915 in Athens, W.Va., she was the daughter of
George Frazier and Lelia (White) Frazier.
Helen was a graduate of Athens High School in West Virginia. On Dec.
24, 1937, she married Wanzel J. Grogg and they resided in Kingsport
until his retirement from Eastman Kodak in 1975. They moved to the
Glens Falls area where they lived until his death in February of
2000.
Helen has been one of Jehovah's Witnesses for over 60 years and she
continued being active in her ministry work until she passed away.
She died peacefully with a firm belief in the resurrection.
She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially
her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by
two of her brothers, Lloyd Frazier of Athens, W.Va., and Ray Frazier
of Kingsport.
Surviving are her children, Robert A. Grogg of Kingsport, and
Kimberly S. Breault and her husband Clinton of South Glens Falls;
three grandchildren, David M. Grogg of California, Ashley L.
McKinney and Justin C. McKinney of South Glens Falls; two brothers,
Okey Frazier and Harry Frazier, both of Kingsport; and several
nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Corinth Road, Queensbury,
N.Y.
Burial of her ashes will be private at Pine View Cemetery beside her
husband.
Memorial donations may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
Witnesses, Corinth Road, Queensbury, N.Y. 12804.
A very special thank you goes out to our friends, Warren and Jennie
McKinney, John and Jean Montgomery and Claire and Carol Guimond for
all the love and support that they have shown to Helen and her
family.
Arrangements are under the direction of Regan & Denny Funeral Home,
53 Quaker Road, Queensbury, N.Y.
William
A. Harris, 88, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- William A. Harris, 88, went to be with his Lord
Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2001) at the VA Medical Center after a period of
declining health.
William was born March 25, 1913 in Greene County and moved to
Kingsport in 1940. He was a son of the late William Arthur and
Bertha Nease Harris, and was married to the late Nancy Jeanette
Harris, who passed away in 1997.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 688, York and Scottish Rite
bodies, Jericho Temple, and life member of the VFW Post No. 3382.
He was a veteran, serving honorably and proudly for his country in
the U.S. Army during World War II with the second Infantry Division.
He was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
He did plastering for a living, and was a member of the Indian
Springs Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a
daughter in 1987, Linda K. Harris Lady; two sisters, Dorothy Taylor
Harris and Reba Harris; four brothers, Henry Judson Harris, Leroy
Marcus Harris, James B. Harris and Taylor DeWitte Harris.
William was a kind, gentle and loving father and grandfather who
will be missed by his family.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Charles R.
Fields, of Kingsport; a son and daughter-in-law, James (Jim) and
Vicki Harris, of Florida; six grandchildren, Teresa Greene, Gene
Lady, Wayne Lady, Michael Fields, Sherri Edens and Nancy Harris;
seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the East Lawn
Funeral Home, and anytime at the residence of his daughter, Judy
Fields.
A Masonic service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral
home chapel by the Masonic Lodge No. 688 of Kingsport.
Services will follow with the Rev. Aaron Rayburne officiating and
eulogy given by his son-in-law, Charles Fields.
Music will be under the direction of Mike Morgan and Vicki Harris.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the East Lawn
Memorial Park in the garden of Christus.
Pallbearers will be Richard Self, Bob Brown, Chuck Eaton, Jim Greene
and grandsons, Michael Fields, Gene Lady, Gene Lady Jr. and Wayne
Lady.
Susan
Hayden, 49, Abingdon, Va.
ABINGDON,
Va. - Susan Payne Hayden, 49, died Tuesday, November 6,
2001 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abindgon, Va.
She was a native of Portsmouth, Va., and a graduate of Craddock High
School. She had resided in Abingdon for the past 18 years and was of
the Baptist faith, attending Shakesville Church of Christ, Bristol,
Va.
Her mother, Marjorie Butt Payne; father, George Minetree Payne;
maternal grandmother, Ada Trant Butt; maternal grandfather,
Alexander Bruce Butt, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sister, Sherry Payne Quillen, Gate City, Va.;
uncle, Albin Trant Butt, Blacksburg, Va.; niece, Hunter B. Quillen,
Blacksburg, Va.; nephews, Christopher M. Quillen, Alexandria, Va.,
and Matthew T. Quillen, Blacksburg, Va.; husband, Alan Hayden,
Abingdon, Va.
A memorial service will be held at the Renaissance House, 482
Bradley St. SW, Abindgon, Va., at 3 p.m. today.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Oak
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form
of donations to Highlands Community Services, 420 Mink Place,
Abingdon, Va. 24210.
Gate City Funeral Home, Gate City, Va., and Sturtevant Funeral Home,
Portsmouth, Va., are in charge of arrangements.
John
Robert Jessee, 33, Lebanon, Va.
LEBANON,
Va. - John Robert Jessee, 33, died Monday (Nov. 5, 2001) in
Wellmont Hospice House.
Born in Detroit, Mich., he was the son of Nancy Boothe Jessee and
the late Bobby Lee Jessee. He had lived in Lebanon for the past 23
years. He was a former employee of Bostic Ford in Lebanon.
Surviving in addition to his mother are one daughter, Kendra Jade
Taylor, Dante, Va.; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Connie
Craven and husband Richard Craven, and Patsy Jessee, all of Lebanon;
his maternal grandmother, Ella Boothe, Lebanon; also nieces,
nephews, aunts and uncles.
Calling hours are after 6 p.m. today at Combs Funeral Service,
Lebanon.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of the
funeral home with the Rev. Paul White and the Rev. Richard Campbell
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Russell Memorial Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Leonard, Danny King, Jimmy King, Richard
Browning, Ernie McFadden, Chris Griffith, Mark Mitchell, Bill
Hawkins, David Wilburn and Kenneth Sells.
Margaret
Massey, 77, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE
- Graveside services for Margaret Johnson Massey, 77,
who went to be with the Lord Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2001), will be at 11
a.m. today at the Tri-Cities Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Fred Massey, Jim Massey, Robert Massey, Guy
Massey Jr., Benny Kendrick, Wayne Coffman, G.C. Coffman and Mitchell
Thompson.
At Margaret's request, in lieu of flowers, those desiring may make
memorial contributions to Bethel United Methodist Church.
East Lawn Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Beulah
M. McLeroy, 86, Lebanon, Va.
BRISTOL,
Va. - Beulah M. McLeroy, 86, formerly of Cleveland, Va.,
went to be with the Lord on Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2001).
She was the daughter of the late Howard and Maggie Musick. Beulah
was employed by Big Lots in Bristol, Tenn., for the past 11 years.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, James H. McLeroy;
four brothers and a sister.
Survivors include two sisters, Pauline Vicors of Kingsport, and Dean
Deforst; a brother, Don Musick Kantsos and Patsy Daugherty of
Bristol, Tenn; a sister-in-law Ann Musick of Bristol, Va.; numerous
nieces, nephews and friends.
A special thanks to the employees at Big Lots.
Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Lebanon Funeral Home,
Lebanon, Va.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel
with the Rev. Austin Fields officiating.
Interment will follow at Ketron Memorial Gardens, Lebanon, Va.
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 a son, Jimmie L. Moore, Indianapolis, Ind., and
daughter-in-law, Paula Denton Moore; four grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren; sister, Ora Harrison, Kingsport; brother, Frank
Moore, Indianapolis, Ind.; nieces, Linda Arrington, Church Hill,
Brenda Franklin, Fall Branch, and Mildred Roberts, Hampton; nephew,
Charles Gentry, Kingsport; 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 the Rev. Gerald Bishop
officiating.
Burial will follow at the Light Cemetery.
Patricia
Ann Morris, 69, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG
STONE GAP, Va. - Patricia Ann Morris, 69, died Monday (Nov. 5,
2001) at Wellmont-Lonesome Pine Hospital.
She was a native of Parkersburg, W.Va., attended Parkersburg High
School, and was a graduate of Marshall University.
She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Earle Douglas.
Surviving are her husband, James B. "Dutchy'' Morris; her sister,
Mary Joan Gregory, Staunton, Va.; sons, James Morris and wife Patti
of Austin, Texas, and Allan "Doug'' Morris and wife Melissa of
Kingsport; and grandchildren, Stefanie and Ashley Anders, Kingsport,
and Christopher, William, Averi and Haley Morris, Austin, Texas.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Trinity United Methodist
Church, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the church with the
Rev. Ronnie Mutter officiating.
Interment will be in the Glencoe Cemetery at Big Stone Gap, Va.
Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va., is in charge of
arrangements.
Georgie
A. Paschal, 92, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Georgie Ada Musselwhite Paschal, 92, of 4825 Curtis
Court, formerly of 168 Old Phoenix Road NC, Eatonton, Ga., died
Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2001) at Cookeville Regional Medical Center
following a brief illness.
Mrs. Paschal was born Feb. 22, 1909 in Abingdon, Va., a daughter of
the late Howard Worley and Mildred Caroline Ferguson Musselwhite of
Glade Springs, Va. She was raised in Bristol, Tenn., however, most
of her life was spent in Eatonton, Ga., where she was a member of
the Order of the Eastern Star and held the position of Worthy Matron
from 1989 to 1991.
She was also a member and teacher at Philadelphia Methodist Church
in Eatonton. Since 1992, she attended Cassidy United Methodist
Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Joseph Carlton Paschal of Eatonton, Ga.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, J.C. Paschal and wife
Anne, of Wixom, Mich., and H. William Paschal and wife Judith, of
Kingsport; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the East Lawn
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Paschal will be taken following the visiting hours to the
Ivy-Hill Chapel Funeral Home in Eatonton, Ga., for her funeral and
burial.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to
her favorite charity, St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Sallie
Kate Porter, 94, Weber City, Va.
WEBER
CITY, Va. - Sallie Kate (Byington) Porter, 94, entered into
rest Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2001) at the Brian Center Health and
Rehabilitation, Weber City, Va.
Mrs. Porter was born in Russell County, Va., on November 13, 1906 to
the late Moses and Melinda Salyers Byington.
Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Ernest Porter, 1954; an infant son, and son, Cecil Porter; five
sisters and four brothers.
She attended Grassy Creek Community Church.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Doug (Anna Ruth)
Baskette, Kingsport; son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Sandra
Porter, Weber City; daughter-in-law, Baine Porter, Roanoke, Va.;
three grandchildren, Terry Porter, Patricia Stewart and Scott
Baskette; four great-grandchildren, Joe Lane, April Stewart, Amber
Baskette, Brandon Baskette; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Gate City Funeral
Home, Gate City, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Gene Falin
Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Earnest Jessee
officiating.
Burial will follow the services at Holston View Cemetery, Weber
City.
The employees of Gate City Funeral Home will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Brian Center Health and
Rehabilitation Activities Fund, 105 Clonce St., Weber City, Va.
24290.
Myrtle
Presley, 77, Gate City, Va.
GATE
CITY, Va. - Myrtle Marie Presley, 77, entered into rest
Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2001) at the Wexford House after a period of
declining health.
Ms. Presley was born in Scott County, Va., on June 24, 1924 to the
late John Worley and Florence Dingus Presley.
Myrtle was born and spent her entire life in Scott County, Va. She
was a member of Starnes Bend Freewill Baptist Church and also
attended Pendleton's Freewill Baptist Church.
Including her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters,
Gladys Peters, Ruth Quillen and Margie Gillenwater; and one brother,
Clyde Presley.
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and George
Rollins, Clinchport, Va., Carol and Danny Pierson and Peggy and
Henry (Bud) Darnell, Jr., all of Gate City, Va.; two sisters, Lakie
Ross, Dungannon, Va., and Joann Begley, Ft. Blackmore, Va.; seven
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Gate City Funeral Home.
Services
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the Gene Falin
Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Clifford Pierson
and the Rev. Paul Presley officiating.
Music will be provided by Pendleton's Singers and Jeff Watson.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Presley-Dingus
Cemetery, Pendleton's community, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.
The family will be meeting at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go
in procession to the cemetery.
A gathering for family and friends will be held at the Pendleton's
Freewill Baptist Church fellowship hall following the graveside
service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pendleton's Freewill Baptist
Church, c/o Bobbie Sanders, Rt. 1, Box 2180, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
24250 or Starnes Bend Freewill Baptist Church, Rt. 1, Box 1925, Ft.
Blackmore, Va. 24250.
Bruce
Sloop, 58, Chuckey.
CHUCKEY - Graveside services for Ernest Bruce Sloop Jr., 58,
Jearoldstown community, who died early Tuesday morning (Nov. 6,
2001), will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in Tri-Cities Memory
Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Paul Jennings, Willie Quillen, Jason Sneed,
Steve Duncan, Roland Davis and Phil Coffman.
Those planning to attend the graveside service will meet at the
cemetery at 12:50 p.m. today.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Fall Branch
Volunteer Fire Dept., c/o Betty Dawson, P.O. Box 84, Fall Branch,
Tenn. 37656.
The Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is serving the
Sloop family.
Carl
Henry Steele, 71, Abingdon, Va.
ABINGDON,
Va. - Mr. Carl Henry Steele, 71, went to be with the Lord
on Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2001) at the Wellmont Holston Valley Medical
Center.
Mr. Steele was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith, and was a former
employee of Bristol Office Machines and Supply Co.
Surviving are his wife, Rachel Ann Steele; two sons, Dennis R.
Steele and Michael A. Steele, both of Abingdon; a daughter, Linda
Hixon, Bristol, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Samantha Steele and Mary
Steele, both of Abingdon; a nephew, Dow Lee Pierce, Meadowview, Va.;
and several cousins.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 7:45 p.m. today in the Farris
Funeral Service, Abingdon.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of the
funeral home with Brother Fred Reynolds and Brother Tracy Puckett
officiating.
The committal service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Hills
Memory Gardens.
Family and friends will meet at the cemetery.
Those who wish to pay their respects on-line may do so by visiting
http://www.farrisfuneralservice.com/.
Jeff
Steffey, 48, Nickelsville, Va.
NICKELSVILLE,
Va. - Paul Jeffery Steffey, 48, of Route 2, began his
journey with the Lord as he entered into eternal rest at his
residence on Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2001) following a courageous battle
with cancer.
He was born in Scott County on April 15, 1953. He was employed by
Barger Leasing for many years before becoming a self-employed truck
driver. At the time of his illness, he was employed with Baker
Construction. He enjoyed part-time farming.
Mr. Steffey attended House of Prayer Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, Warren Steffey.
Surviving are his loving wife, Charlotte Clark Steffey,
Nickelsville, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, Travis and Jennifer
Steffey, Nickelsville, Va.; mother, Geneva Graham Steffey, Gate
City, Va.; two stepsons, Robbie Martin, Nickelsville, Va., and
Christopher Williams, Toomsuba, Miss.; one stepgrandchild, Takota
Martin, Dungannon, Va.; three sisters and two brothers-in-law,
Shirley and Jack Taylor, Nickelsville, Va., Peggy and Bob Tyus and
Donna Steffey Casteel, all of Gate City, Va.; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Ronald and Anita Steffey, Nickelsville, Va., and
Johnny and Kathy Steffey, Gate City, Va.; special friends, Roy
Kinkead and Earl Casteel, Gate City, Va.; several aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home,
Weber City, Va., and anytime at the residence.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. G.W. White and the Rev. Don Large officiating.
Music will be provided by Living Waters Trio.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Steffey
Family Cemetery. The family will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m.
to go in procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Roy Kinkead, Henry Ashworth, David Dotson, Aaron
Steffey, Justin White, Tommy Gilmer.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Taylor, Bob Tyus, Doyle White and
Darrel Dougherty.
For those who prefer, the family suggests memorials to the American
Cancer Society, 2513 Wesley St., Suite 2, Johnson City, Tenn. 37601.
Grace
Waller, 86, Blountville.
Graveside services for Grace Waller, 86, of Blountville, who died
Monday (Nov. 5, 2001), will be at 11 a.m. today at the
Bacon-Kincheloe Cemetery, Jonesborough.
The Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes is in charge
of the arrangements.
Naomi
Wells, 83, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG
STONE GAP, Va. - Naomi Wells, 83, of the Crackers Neck
community, passed into eternal life Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2001) after
an extended illness.
She was born Dec. 13, 1917 in Big Stone Gap, Va., and was the
daughter of V.B. and Rosa Dickenson.
She was a charter member of Durham's Chapel FWB Church, former
Sunday School teacher and church secretary and treasurer. Naomi was
an accomplished author, having published three books including the
latest, "Golden Years of Poetry,'' in 1998. She was a correspondent
for The Post for 54 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Wells Sr.; and
beloved granddaughter, Stephanie Amanda Wells.
Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn and Donald
Winstead, Judy and Audley Begley of Big Stone Gap, Doris and Tom
Smith of Blountville; one son, Doyle Wells Jr. of Big Stone Gap; 10
grandchildren, Cecil Begley, Chris Begley, Valerie Begley, Kenneth
Begley, Bobby Joe Begley, Caramalita Swinney, Donnia Winstead, Brian
Smith, Paige Gibson and Jeremiah Wells; 13 great-grandchildren,
Jessica Begley, Eric Begley, Joshua Begley, Nathan Begley, Jennifer
Begley, Shanna Begley, Maggie Begley, Andrew Begley, John Lee, Adam
Swinney, Ashley Swinney, Jessica Winstead and Mattie Gibson; two
sisters, Rose Helen Shupe, Clinchport, and Margaret Delph,
Chantilly, Va.; three brothers, Grover Dickenson, James Dickenson
and Edward Dickenson, all of Big Stone Gap; and a special friend,
Bruce Dickenson, Big Stone Gap.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Holding Funeral Home in
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Jonah Ray Shoop and the Rev. Mitchell Elliott
officiating.
Entombment will be in the Glencoe Cemetery Mausoleum.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Published November 7, 2001
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