Thursday, Nov. 15
Robbie Arrants, Bluff City.
Selman L. Bowen, 80, Church Hill.
Jim Busick, 72, Blountville.
George Carico, 78, Coeburn, Va.
Martha Case, 86, Rogersville.
William (Larry) Cox, 79, Johnson City.
Georgia M. Fleenor, 87, Fort Myers, Fla.
Mark Harkleroad, 32, Memphis, Tenn.
William Ledbetter, Rogersville.
C. Robert McAmis, 71, Kingsport.
Vivian McKamey, Piney Flats.
James W. Moody Sr., 82, Kingsport.
Billy H. Orender, 66, Kingsport.
Charles Pauley, 57, Rose Hill, Va.
Frank B. Porter, 83, Kingsport.
Marie Jo Smith, 66, Kingsport.
Alice M. Swann, 86, Kingsport.
Jerry M. Vaughn, 46, Duffield, Va.
Marion Watterson, 42, Johnson City.
Margaret Wimberly, 90, Kingsport.
Robbie
Arrants, Bluff City.
BLUFF
CITY - Robbie Thomas Arrants died Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) in
Montgomery County Nursing Home in Clarksville, Tenn.
A lifelong resident of Bluff City, she was the daughter of the late
Reed H. Thomas Sr. and Ressie Darr Bryan Thomas. She was a retired
employee of Holston Ordinance in Kingsport.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henderson B. Arrants.
Surviving are her daughter, Toni Spears Bryan and her husband, Dr.
Eugene Bryan, of Clarksville; two granddaughters, Tracy Bryan White
and her husband, Dr. Steve White, of Clarksville, and Stephanie
Bryan Huber and her husband, Craig Huber, of Marina Del Rey, Calif.;
two great-grandsons, Bryson and Brady White, both of Clarksville;
two nieces, Candy Phelps, of Bluff City, and Mona Beverly, of
Knoxville; one nephew, Reed Walter Rutherford, Bluff City; two
sisters-in-law, Laura J. Thomas and Helen W. Thomas, both of Bluff
City.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Oakley-Cook Funeral
Home, Bristol, Tenn.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Glenwood Cemetery
with Dr. Charles A. Burdeshaw officiating.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy may be made in the
form of contributions to their favorite charity.
Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to
[email protected]
Selman
L. Bowen, 80, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - Services for Selman L. Bowen, 80, who entered into
rest Monday (Nov. 12, 2001), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in
the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the Gate City Funeral Home with
the Rev. J.W. Depew officiating.
Music will be provided by Junior Smith and the Family Tradition.
Burial will the follow the service at Holston View Cemetery, Weber
City, Va.
Pallbearers will be Wesley Dunn, Bobby Dunn, Carl Culbertson,
Kenneth Sutherland, Bill Williams and Chris Reed.
Jim
Busick, 72, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE
- Services for Jim Busick, 72, 952 Hamilton Road, who
went to be with the Lord unexpectedly Monday (Nov. 12, 2001), will
be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Carter-Trent Funeral
Home, Kingsport, with the Rev. Wayne McCracken officiating.
Burial will be in the Tri-Cities Memory Gardens, Blountville.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
George
Carico, 78, Coeburn, Va.
COEBURN,
Va. - George Monroe Carico, 78, died Tuesday (Nov. 13,
2001) at Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Va.
He was a retired employee of the Westmoreland Coal Company, a member
of the UMWA District 28, and a member of the Banner Assembly of God
Church for 52 years. He was also a member of the I.O.O.F. Hugh
Latham Lodge #107 and the Banno Knockus Club.
He was the son of the late John Nathan and Melvina Kilgore Carico.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, George Michael Carico;
six brothers and three sisters.
Surviving are his wife for 54 years, Violet Robinette; two sons and
a daughter-in-law, John Carico of Coeburn, Va., and the Rev. Jeff
Carico and daughter-in-law, Donna Carico, of Bristol, Va.; a
daughter, Jennifer Carico Williams of Coeburn, Va.; four
grandchildren, Rachel Williams, Andrew Carico, Kristin Carico and
Katie Carico; two brothers, Charlie Carico of Coeburn, Va., and
Kenneth Carico of Marblehead, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are after 6 p.m. today at Sturgill Funeral Home,
Coeburn, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Jeff Carico and the Rev. Glen Hammacker
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Temple
Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Va.
Martha
Case, 86, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Martha Caroline Case, 86, passed away Tuesday morning
(Nov. 13, 2001) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home following an extended
illness.
She was a member of Bass Chapel Baptist Church, and was a graduate
of Surgoinsville High School.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Pearly Case;
brothers, Claude, Charlie and James Case; and sister, Beulah
Robinson.
Surviving are her brother and sister-in-law, J.W. and Edith Case of
Rogersville; sister and brother-in-law, Myrtle and Paul Knepper of
Ft. Wayne, Ind.; sister-in-law, Dana Case of Surgoinsville;
guardian, Bonnie Case Fowler of Rogersville; several nieces and
nephews.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Colboch-Price
Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Dee Hicks officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hawkins County
Memorial Gardens.
William
(Larry) Cox, 79, Johnson City.
JOHNSON CITY - Interment for William Lawrence (Larry) Cox, 79, of
the Harmony community, who entered into heavenly rest Sunday (Nov.
11, 2001), will be at 1 p.m. today in the Veterans Affairs National
Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn.
There will be military rites by the VFW Color Guard of Post No.
3382.
Family and friends will meet at the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be nephews and close family members.
The family has requested contributions for Harmony Baptist Church.
Gray Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Georgia
M. Fleenor, 87, Fort Myers, Fla.
FORT
MYERS, Fla. - Georgia Marie Fleenor, 87, 3674 Winkler Ave. at
the Palms in Fort Myers, Fla., died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at her
residence.
Mrs. Fleenor was born Jan. 5, 1914 in Rogersville. She was married
Sept. 17, 1932 to Samuel Brown Fleenor and operated Fleenor's Market
and Motel, also the Townhouse Motel in Kingsport for many years.
They lived in Florida for over 40 years, with their residence in
Daytona Beach, Fla., where they owned and operated the Sea Tona
Motel on South Atlantic Avenue. For the last four years Georgia had
been a resident of the Palms in Fort Myers.
Georgia and Brown had three children. Betty Jean Fleenor preceded
her in death in 1936.
Georgia is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Delores and
Charles Miller, Fort Myers, Fla.; her son and daughter-in-law, Bill
and Eleanor Fleenor, Brentwood, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Charles
Kenneth Miller III, T. Todd Fleenor, Alisa F. Campbell, William
Samuel Miller; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at East Lawn Funeral Home.
Services
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Mark Fleenor, the Rev. Mike Fleenor and the
Rev. Rye Fleenor officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in Gunnings
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Kenneth Miller III, Timothy Todd
Fleenor, Alisa F. Campbell, Steve Campbell, William Samuel Miller,
Timothy Todd Fleenor Jr.
A memorial service was held on Monday at the Palms in Fort Myers,
Fla.
Mark
Harkleroad, 32, Memphis, Tenn.
MEMPHIS
- Mark Harkleroad, 32, died Wednesday morning (Nov. 14,
2001) at Memphis Regional Medical Center of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident.
Surviving are his wife, Kitty Harkleroad; stepdaughter, Sandi
Russom; stepson, Jonathan Russom, all of Memphis; his parents, Oscar
and Martha Harkleroad, Kingsport.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Harkleroad
family.
William
Ledbetter, Rogersville.
Military graveside services for William Gassway "Bill'' Ledbetter,
of Rogersville, who died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001), will be conducted
by Hawkins County Color Guard at 11 a.m. today at the VA National
Cemetery in Johnson City. Family and friends will be meeting at the
cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of the
arrangements.
C.
Robert McAmis, 71, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Charles Robert McAmis, 71, 406 Castle Oaks Drive, died
at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical
Center after a brief illness.
A lifelong resident of Kingsport, he attended Davidson College and
was a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law.
Following service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he practiced
law for a number of years in Kingsport and retired due to poor
health.
Mr. McAmis was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
His mother, Vara McAmis, preceded him in death.
Surviving are his father, Luke M. McAmis Sr., Kingsport; a brother,
Luke M. McAmis Jr. and wife, Frances, Kingsport; a niece, Judith M.
McAmis, Kingsport; and several cousins living in Kingsport and
Greeneville.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the McAmis family.
Vivian
McKamey, Piney Flats.
PINEY
FLATS - Vivian "Polly" McKamey went to be with her Lord
Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at Johnson City Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Weaver Funeral Home, Bristol, Tenn., is in charge.
James
W. Moody Sr., 82, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- James W. Moody Sr., 82, went to be with the Lord on
Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2001) after an automobile accident.
He was born in Kingsport and lived most of his life in Cooks Valley.
He was a member of Kingsport Methodist Church, and was a retired
carpenter by trade.
James was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Opal Lewis
Moody; brothers, Clifton, Clay and Farris Moody; sister, Hazel
Moody; parents, Ed and Ollie Dillow Moody; and a
great-granddaughter, Summer Quillen.
Surviving are his brothers, Ray Moody Sr., Bill Moody and J.B.
Moody; and by sisters, Louise Williams and Margie Jennings. Mr.
Moody is also survived by his six children, James W. Moody Jr.,
Shirley Krell, E.G. Moody and wife Mary Frances, Linda Christian and
husband Phillip, Lewis Moody and wife Nancy, and T. Glen Moody and
wife Deb, all of the Kingsport and Bristol areas. He is also
survived by 10 grandchildren, T. Suzy Ray, Toni Phelps, Tiffany
Hickman, Sara Christian, Kelly Quillen, Leah Burnette, Amy Cornett,
Jason Moody, Joshua Moody and Melody Moody; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are 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 chapel of the
funeral home with the Rev. A. Richard Ratliff and the Rev. Paul
Moody officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gunnings
Cemetery with Pastor Tim Adkins officiating.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity or
church of the donor's choice.
Pallbearers will be Lance Quillen, Jason Moody, Michael Ray, Michael
Burnette, Russell Cornett and Randy Phelps.
Billy
H. Orender, 66, Kingsport.
Services for Billy H. Orender, 66, 1325 Bridwell St., Kingsport, who
went to be with the Lord Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001), will be conducted
at 11 a.m. today at Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev.
Orville Rogers and the Rev. Robert L. (Junior) Parker officiating.
Burial will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Norton, Va.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Hamlett-Dobson Chapel, downtown, is in charge of the arrangements.
Charles
Pauley, 57, Rose Hill, Va.
ROSE
HILL, Va. - Charles "Bussie'' Pauley Jr., 57, died Wednesday
(Nov. 14, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center.
A lifelong resident of Lee County, Va., he was a carpenter by trade,
and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Pearl Pauley;
three sisters, Inez Davis, Martha Parker and Barbara Pauley; four
brothers, Bud, Bean, Bib and Bab Pauley.
Surviving are his wife, Ruby Pauley of Rose Hill; two sons, Donnie
"Pooch'' Pauley of Rose Hill, and Tom Pauley of Elydale, Va.; nine
grandchildren; two brothers, Sis Pauley of St. Charles, Va., and
Paul Pauley of Longsport, Ind.; two sisters, Maude Brock of Rose
Hill, and Kat Spurlock of Rocksport, Ky.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Arney-Mullins Funeral
Home of Rose Hill.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Robert Charles Long officiating.
Burial will be in the Pauley-Haley Cemetery in Rose Hill.
Frank
B. Porter, 83, Kingsport.
Services for Frank B. Porter, 83, of Kingsport, who died Tuesday
(Nov. 13, 2001), will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the First
Baptist Church with Dr. Marvin Cameron officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral Home.
Entombment will follow at Oak Hill Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be made
to the Kingsport Boys Club, 213 Lee St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660 or
to the First Baptist Church, 200 W. Church Circle, Kingsport, Tenn.
37660.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
Marie
Jo Smith, 66, Kingsport.
Services for Marie Jo Smith, 66, of Kingsport, who died at 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday (Nov. 13, 2001), will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the
Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes with Pastor
Lester Morelock officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, and
also at the home of the daughter, Helen Anders.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Those who wish to attend the graveside service should meet at the
cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Friday.
Alice
M. Swann, 86, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Alice McNeer Swann, 1334 Belmeade Drive, died at home
Tuesday morning (Nov. 13, 2001). She was 86 years old.
A lifelong Episcopalian, Alice was born on June 10, 1915 in Dante,
Va. Her family moved to Kingsport in 1928. She graduated from
Dobyns-Bennett High School and soon married her school sweetheart,
Carl Swann. They were partners in married life for 52 years, and she
was his business partner in Carl Swann Photography.
Carl and Alice won many regional and national awards for photography
and her specialty, photo painting. Her expertise was recognized and
appreciated through the many seminars she was asked to give to
professional groups. Thousands of brides, parents and families
across the southeast considered Carl and Alice to be "their"
photographers during the course of their 40-year career. Through her
foresight as business manager, she preserved the negatives of over
11,000 photographic sittings spanning 40 years; this archive still
exists and is maintained by the family.
Alice was an active octogenarian and a faithful communicant at St.
Paul's Episcopal Church in Kingsport, as well as a "regular" at the
Kingsport "Survivors Club" until shortly before her death. Her final
enjoyment came from the October, 2001 publishing of "Memories from
Dante: The Life of a Coal Town," a 525-page oral history of her
hometown to which she made substantial narrative contributions.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Thomas T. and Delta
(Crouch) McNeer; a brother, Thomas T. McNeer Jr.; and her husband,
Carl C. Swann.
Survivors include a son, Carl C. Swann Jr., daughter-in-law, Peggy
(Shelor) Swann, and grandson, Eric Swann, all of Kingsport; and a
daughter, Mary (Swann) Bebout and son-in-law, Steve Bebout, of
Ferrum, Va. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Marian Jones,
of Kingsport; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Kent
Room at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the
church followed by family graveside services at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Rev. Jay Mills and the Rev. Suzanne Smitherman will be
officiants.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Food Pantry, 161 East Ravine Road,
Kingsport, Tenn. 37660, or to the Humane Society of Greater
Kingsport, 621 West Industry Drive, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
Oak Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Jerry
M. Vaughn, 46, Duffield, Va.
DUFFIELD,
Va. - Services for Jerry M. Vaughn, 46, of the Mabe
community, who died Sunday (Nov. 11, 2001), will be conducted at 1
p.m. today at Durham's Chapel Church with Terry Rhoton and Rick
Kincer officiating.
Music will be provided by The Durham's Chapel Quartet and Cleda
Sampson.
Burial will be in the McNew Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be friends and family.
The Duffield Funeral Home at Thomas Village is in charge of the
arrangements.
Marion
Watterson, 42, Johnson City.
JOHNSON
CITY - Marian Elaine Watterson, 42, formerly of Kingsport,
departed this life Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at her residence.
She was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church and a graduate of
Dobyns-Bennett High School. Ms. Watterson was a veteran of the U.S.
Army and was a former employee at Ashley Academy, Fingerhut and was
employed by Johnson City Medical Center.
Ms. Watterson was preceded in death by her grandparents, Hugh and
Maggie Armstrong and Josiah and Carrie White Jr.; and aunts and
uncles.
Surviving are her parents, Richard and Barbara Watterson, Johnson
City, and Ray and Bernice Horton, Kingsport; two sisters, Gail
(Reggie) Peterson, Memphis, Tenn., Elizabeth Love Murphy, Johnson
City; nine brothers, Ricky Watterson, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, United
Nations, Gregory Richard (Regina) Watterson Jr., Kingsport, Ronald
(Anna) Watterson, Atlanta, Ga., Keith (Mary) Love, Columbus, Ohio,
Charles (Wilma) Love, Robert (Tonya) Love, Lynn (Phelima) Love,
Johnson City and Steven Love, Farmington, N.M.; four aunts, Mrs.
Jessye Welsh, Mrs. Virginia Watterson, Kingsport, Shirley (Craig)
Smith, Sacramento, Calif., Ann (Mike) Hausey, Buffalo, N.Y.; two
uncles, Hazekiah (Sarah) White, North Carolina, and Timothy (Lila)
White, Buffalo, N.Y.; three very special nieces, Kandes, Donna and
Janice; and one special nephew, Niko.
Friends may call anytime at the home of Mrs. Horton, 1109 N. Wilcox
Drive, Kingsport.
The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at
Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church, 812 Mapleoak Lane, Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church with the
Rev. Dr. Felix Ofosu officiating.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent via e-mail to
[email protected]
Robinson Funeral Services is serving the family of Ms. Marian Elaine
Watterson.
Margaret
Wimberly, 90, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Margaret Nelms Wimberly, 90, of Crescent Drive, died at
2 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at Asbury Center at Baysmont.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at First
Broad Street United Methodist Church.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the church with the
Rev. Jack Edwards officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Netherland
Inn/Exchange Place Association, c/o Suzanne Burow, P.O. Box 293,
Kingsport, Tenn. 37662
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Wimberly
family.
Published November 14, 2001
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