Sunday, Nov. 11
Bernice Aderholdt, Kingsport.
Charles Allen, 75, Kingsport.
Ethel Mae Burleson, 91, Kingsport.
Paul M. Casteel, 86, Kingsport.
Jerold Culbertson, 33, Greensboro, N.C.
Ralph W. Dillow, 80, Atlanta, Ga.
Ethel Findley, Rogersville.
Margaret Fink, 88, Kingsport.
Jackie Lee Hice, 60, Chuckey.
Lois Jessee, 89, Kingsport.
Wendell Johnson, 52, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Bill Massengill, 71, Kingsport.
Virginia K. Minton, 85, Kingsport.
James Kyle Rogers, 44, Church Hill.
Jessie Stapleton, Rogersville.
James Templeton, Rogersville.
Bernice
Aderholdt, Kingsport.
Services for Carrie Bernice Newton Aderholdt, Kingsport, who entered
into eternity on November 8, 2001, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today
at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Gary Soop and the Rev.
Caryl Griffin officiating.
Burial will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park with grandchildren
serving as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 800 Broad
St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Aderholdt
family.
Charles
Allen, 75, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Services for Charles Clelly Allen, 75, who passed away
at 6:12 Friday (Nov. 9, 2001), will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in
the chapel of Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, with the Rev.
William R. Allen and the Rev. Keith Osborne officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Military graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Choptack Cemetery.
Ethel
Mae Burleson, 91, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Ethel Mae Burleson, 91, of Alabaster, Ala., passed away
Friday (Nov. 9, 2001).
Mrs. Burleson was a former resident of the Fordtown area and
Kingsport.
Mrs. Burleson was of the Baptist faith. She was a beloved mother and
housewife.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence H. Burleson, Feb.
1982; and a daughter, Doris Jones, Aug. 1999.
Survivors include her daughter, Audrey Masters, Alabaster, Ala.; one
son, Dr. Charles E. Burleson, Houston, Tex.; six grandchildren; and
11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters,
Edna Masters, Erwin, and Bonnie Byrd, Bakersville, N.C.
The family will receive friends at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill
Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Oak Hill
Cemetery. Officiating will be her grandson, the Rev. Richard Jones.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steeles
Road, Bristol, Tenn. 37620.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
Paul
M. Casteel, 86, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Paul M. Casteel, 86, Kingsport, who died
Thursday (Nov. 8, 2001), will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. today in
Tri-Cities Memory Gardens.
Memorials may be given to the Shriners Children's Hospital, 950 W.
Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605-4277.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Casteel
family.
Jerold
Culbertson, 33, Greensboro, N.C.
GREENSBORO,
N.C. - Jerold "Andy" "Tennessee T" Culbertson, 33, of
887 Sunburst Lane, passed away Friday (Nov. 9, 2001) at Moses Cone
Hospital in Greensboro following injuries received in a motorcycle
accident.
Andy was a native of Church Hill but had lived in Greensboro for the
past nine years. He was employed by Konica Manufacturing of
Whitsett, N.C.
Andy loved Harley-Davidson motorcycles and was an avid UT football
fan. He was loved by all who knew him and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Asa C. Greene;
and paternal grandfather, J.M. Culbertson.
Survivors include his mother, Linda Kay Greene Culbertson, Bulls
Gap; his father and stepmother, Jerold Dallas and Cynthia
Culbertson, Kingsport; one brother and sister-in-law, Richard Travis
and Christi Culbertson, Blountville; one stepbrother, Frank Baker,
Kingsport; one stepsister, Julia Baker, Kingsport; maternal
grandmother, Mary M. Greene, Morristown; paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Paul (Marjorie) McConnell, Kingsport; one niece, Aleigha Culbertson;
one nephew, Brannon Culbertson; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home,
Church Hill.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Alvin Skelton officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Yont
family cemetery at Treadway.
Ralph
W. Dillow, 80, Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA,
Ga. - Ralph W. Dillow, 80, departed to be with the Lord on
Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001) at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center in Decatur, Ga.
He was born in Sullivan County, and resided most of his life in
Atlanta.
Mr. Dillow was a U.S. Army medic during World War II.
He caddied at the old golf and country club in Kingsport, where he
learned and perfected the game of golf. Mr. Dillow became a member
of the PGA in the late 1950's. He also qualified and competed in
numerous local and national tournaments in the Sammy Snead/Ben Hogan
era and was friends with both. Ralph was a teaching professional and
club pro at several country clubs in Georgia, Alabama and Virginia.
He later became a builder and built many homes in the Atlanta
Country Club estate area, Alabama, and Hilton Head, S.C.
Mr. Dillow was also a charter member of the Ridgefields Country
Club. As family and friends say good-bye, we say to you (Ralph),
"Keep those long beautiful drives down the middle."
He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Bruce and Susie Mae
Culbertson Dillow; and two infant sisters.
Survivors include two sisters, Fay Milhorn, California; Leta
Cunningham, Atlanta, Ga.; three brothers, Raymond Dillow,
Jonesborough, Kenneth Dillow, Kingsport, and William Dillow, St.
Augustine, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Home, downtown.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home
chapel.
Military graveside rites will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
East Lawn Memorial Park by the American Legion Hammond Post No. 3.
Ethel
Findley, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Services for Ethel Sue Findley, who passed away at her
home Thursday (Nov. 8, 2001), will be conducted at 3 p.m. today in
the chapel of Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Calling hours are from 2 to 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will follow in Mitchell Crest Cemetery.
Margaret
Fink, 88, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Margaret Clayman Fink, 88, went to be with the Lord
Thursday (Nov. 8, 2001) at the Alvin Street residence.
She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County (Fordtown Road area)
and for the past several years she had made her home with her sister
and brother-in-law, Katherine and Harry Jennings.
She retired from Holston Valley Medical Center after 30 years of
service and was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church and
served as secretary for several years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Fink; her parents,
William David Clayman and Martha Huffman Clayman; two sisters, Mary
Hobbs and Grace Clayman Fink; and three brothers, Ed Clayman, Noah
Clayman and Lloyd Clayman.
Surviving are her sister and brother-in-law, Katherine and Harry
Jennings; her brother and sister-in-law, John and Ethel Clayman, all
of Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral
Home, Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Ray Amos and Pastor Winston Sweeney officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the
Gunnings Cemetery, Blountville.
Family and friends attending the graveside service will meet at the
cemetery at 10:55 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Paul Jennings, Jerry Jennings, Darrell
McConnell, Scott Moore, Ed Moore, Dan Hobbs, Herman Clayman, Don
Clayman and Jeff Parsons.
Jackie
Lee Hice, 60, Chuckey.
CHUCKEY
- Jackie Lee Hice, 60, died Friday (Nov. 9, 2001) at
Laughlin Memorial Hospital after a battle with cancer.
He was retired from Eastman Kodak of Kingsport, and was a member of
Albright United Methodist Church.
He loved to fish and hunt. He spent most of his time doing things
for others.
He was preceded in death by his father, Pollard Hice.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Southerland Hice; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Teresa and Anthony Tolliver of Chuckey, Page and
Anthony Gregg of Rheatown; one stepdaughter, Sandra and Jerry Weems
of Greeneville; one stepson, Billy Joe Parker of Chuckey; four
grandchildren, Jordan Ottinger, Ethan Tolliver, Kaleb and Hunter
Gregg, Shannon Blaylock and Sebastian Parker; mother, Willie Hice;
two sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Henry Fannon of Chuckey,
Brenda and Eddie Jeffers of Greeneville; one brother and
sister-in-law, Jimmy and Marilyn Hice of Morristown; four
brothers-in-law, Kyle and Carlis Southerland of Boones Creek, Jackie
and Martha Southerland of Afton, Danny and Shirley Southerland of
Chuckey, Jimmy and Michelle Southerland of Afton; two
sisters-in-law, Patty and Jerry Wills of Greeneville, Marsha and
Allen Landers of Chuckey; several aunts and uncles, nieces and
nephews; special aunt, Bertha Moore of Greeneville.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Jeffers Mortuary, Greeneville.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Joseph Miller and the Rev. Glen Milburn
officiating.
Interment will be in Chuckey Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bob Taylor, Steve White, Danny Southerland,
Jackie Southerland, Jimmy Southerland, Alan Landers, Ralph Bowers
and Richard Bowers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Rufus Breckenridge and staff, Dr.
John Boys and staff, Dr. A.K. Sen and staff, Jimmy Cable, Johnny and
Billy Sweany, Odie Phillips, Leonard Dobson, Robert Ayers, staff of
Fourth Floor East at Laughlin Hospital, and members of his Sunday
School class.
Lois
Jessee, 89, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Lois Jessee, 89, passed away Friday (Nov. 9, 2001).
Mrs. Jessee was a resident of the Kingsport area most of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Jessee; and one son,
Lee Roy Jessee.
Survivors include her daughter, Linda Morrissette, Church Hill; a
sister; and two brothers. Calling hours will be from 12 noon to 2
p.m. today at the Oak Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel.
The graveside service will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
Wendell
Johnson, 52, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG
STONE GAP, Va. - Wendell Ray Johnson, 52, died Sunday (Sept. 23,
2001) in Coaling, Ala.
He was a coal miner and former employee of Westmoreland Coal Co. for
22 years. He was employed by Jim Walter Resources, Blue Creek Coal,
Mine No. 5 for the past five years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during Vietnam.
He was preceded in death by his father, Buster Johnson.
Surviving are his wife, Janet Johnson, Coaling, Ala.; sons and
daughters, Gary Collins, Northport, Ala., Lesley Cole, Duffield,
Va., and Vanessa Johnson, Coaling, Ala.; grandchildren, Justin Cole,
Katlin "Katie" Brooke Cole, Joshua Collins, Mackenzie Collins;
mother, Helen Johnson, Big Stone Gap; brothers and sisters, Stanley
Johnson, Keokee, Va., Randy Johnson, Exeter, Va., Jeff Johnson,
Blountville, Sue Campbell, Duffield, Va., Carrie Griffin, Wise, Va.,
Ora Christian, Keokee, Va., Shelia Clark, Jonesville, Va., Regina
Johnson, Big Stone Gap, Betty Rhoton, Keokee, Va., Patsy Stanton,
Keokee, Va., and Donna Johnson, Wise, Va.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Gilliam Funeral
Home Chapel, Big Stone Gap.
Military graveside services will be accorded by VFW Post No. 4301,
Norton, and DAV Chapter No. 56, Wise, at Powell Valley Memorial
Gardens at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Pastor Allan Collier will be
ministering at the service. Cecil Roberts, president of the UMWA
International, will also be speaking at the graveside and Gary
Trammell, president of UMWA Local No. 2368, will also be present.
Family and friends are asked to assemble at the funeral home to go
in procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Hershell Robbins, Dennis McCray, Ray Hobbs, Clab
Potter, Gary Trammell and Rex Barker.
Bill
Massengill, 71, Kingsport.
Services for J. Billy Massengill, 71, 916 Teasel Drive, Kingsport,
who died at 10 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 8, 2001), will be conducted at 2
p.m. today at Higher Ground Baptist Church with Dr. Phil Hoskins and
the Rev. A. Richard Ratliff officiating.
The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.
Interment will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Mark Massengill, Scott Walden, Logan Massengill,
Jack Stidham, Mike Bishop, Robert Summers and David Nickles.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Higher
Ground Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 4155, Kingsport, Tenn.
37665.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is serving the
Massengill family.
Virginia
K. Minton, 85, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Virginia K. Minton, 85, died Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001).
Ms. Minton retired from the Eastman, and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John E. and Daisey Minton;
two brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include five sisters, Sophia Souder, Edith Sliger, and
Lola Salyer, all of Kingsport, Ida Dell Fleenor, Gate City, Va., and
Frances Carty, California; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill Funeral Home.
The family will also receive friends at the residence of a sister,
Sophia Souder, 812 W. Carters Valley Road.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Mike Stout officiating.
The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Oak Hill
Cemetery.
The family will meet at the graveside.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
James
Kyle Rogers, 44, Church Hill.
CHURCH
HILL - James Kyle Rogers, 44, of Lloyds Chapel Road, died
Friday (Nov. 9, 2001) in Church Hill.
He was born in Sullivan County and lived most of his life in Church
Hill. He was Scout Master and troop leader for Troop No. 149, Church
Hill, for several years. He worked in the construction trade.
He was preceded in death by a son, James Kyle Rogers Jr.; his
father, Bert Kyle Rogers; and brother, Carson Rogers.
Surviving are his sons, Daniel Will Rogers, Kingsport, Christopher
"Bo" Rogers, Church Hill, and Jeremy Shane Rogers, Kingsport; one
sister, Pauletta Rogers Christian, Church Hill; three brothers,
Larry Wayne Rogers, Kingsport, Mike Rogers and Roy Rogers, both of
Church Hill; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 5 p.m. today in the chapel of
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Church Hill, with the Rev. Gary Gerhardt
officiating.
Calling hours will be immediately following the services at the
funeral home.
There will be a private burial at the Rogers' Family Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boy Scout Troop No.
149, P.O. Box 146, Church Hill, Tenn. 37642.
Jessie
Stapleton, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Jessie Elizabeth Bloomer Stapleton, born Feb. 3, 1915,
died at 9 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001) after a lengthy period of
declining health.
She spent her entire life as a homemaker and was an exemplary wife
and mother. She was a longtime member of Rogersville's First Baptist
Church.
Going before her in death were her husband, Arlie Stapleton; two
stepsons, James and Edgar Stapleton; a granddaughter, Emily
Stapleton; her parents, Thomas Jessie and Mae Brooks Bloomer; her
brother, Bill Bloomer; and her sisters, Lydia Davis and Ruth
Sumpter.
Survivors include one daughter, Mae Brooks and husband, Claude; two
sons, Tom Stapleton, and John Stapleton and wife, Ina, all of
Rogersville; one granddaughter, Robin Floyd and husband, George,
Arden, N.C.; one great-granddaughter, Alison Floyd, Arden, N.C.; and
one niece, Dr. Marylee Davis, East Lansing, Mich.
Calling hours will be 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 and Dr. David L. Hale
officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland
Cemetery, Rogersville.
James
Templeton, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Services for James Amos Templeton, who was born Aug.
21, 1929 and passed away Friday morning (Nov. 9, 2001), will be
conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of Colboch-Price Funeral
Home, Rogersville, with the Rev. Bill Brown and the Rev. Steve Davis
officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and
anytime at the residence of his sister, Belle Elkins, 1012 W. Main
St., Rogersville.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Ebbing &
Flowing Springs Cemetery.
Published November 10, 2001
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