Friday, November 16
Doris Baker, 65, Kingsport.
Eunice B. Baker, 70, Kingsport.
Ruth I. Blevins, 84, Kingsport.
Martha Case, 86, Rogersville.
Eloise Christian, Gate City, Va.
Richard L. Church, Augusta, Ga.
Nora Davis, 97, Harlan, Ky.
Georgia M. Fleenor, 87, Fort Myers, Fla.
Mark Harkleroad, 32, Memphis, Tenn.
Letcher A. Hill, Virginia Beach, Va.
Billie King, 69, Kingsport.
George T. Lawson, 83, Limestone.
Nellie Lawson, 82, Rogersville.
C. Robert McAmis, 71, Kingsport.
Vivian McKamey, 63, Piney Flats.
James W. Moody Sr., 82, Kingsport.
Frank B. Porter, 83, Kingsport.
Charlie Powers, 80, Duffield, Va.
Virgil Slemp, 67, Eustis, Fla.
Dr. J. Harold Smith, Knoxville.
Marie Jo Smith, 66, Kingsport.
Alice M. Swann, 86, Kingsport.
Marian Watterson, 42, Johnson City.
Margaret Wimberly, 90, Kingsport.
Doris
Baker, 65, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Doris Jessee Baker, 65, passed away Thursday (Nov. 15,
2001) at her residence.
She was born in Wise County, Va., and moved to Kingsport in 1963.
She retired from Holston Valley Medical Center and J.P. Stevens.
She was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church of Morrison City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gilmer Jessee and Frampton
Stanley Jessee; one son, Gilmer Michael Baker; and one sister, Joyce
Ann Jessee.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mike (Keltie) Kerney, Weber City,
Va., and Mrs. Jeff (Michelle) Herron, Kingsport; two sons, Lloyd
"Bo" Baker, Kingsport, and Mark Anthony Baker, Denver, Colo.; two
sisters, Mary E. Collins and Miss Agnes Hunsaker, both of Wise, Va.;
five brothers, James Jessee, Bristol, Va., Wayland Jessee, Harrison
Jessee, both of Wise, Va., William "Billy" Jessee, Oklomoke City,
Okla., and Charles Vern "Dock" Jessee, Hillsville, Va.; eight
grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, Kingsport.
Eunice
B. Baker, 70, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Eunice B. Baker, 70, died Wednesday (November 14, 2001)
after suffering a heart attack.
She was born on February 27, 1931 in Sullivan Co. where she lived
her entire life. Ms. Baker devoted her time to care giving and
homemaking.
She was a member of Gardners Chapel Primitive Baptist Church and
attended Chestnut Flats Primitive Baptist Church.
Ms. Baker was the daughter of the late Jake K. Baker.
Surviving are her mother, Roena B. Baker; other survivors include,
Sylvia and Wayne Gibson, Blountville, Christopher Wayne Gibson,
Cookeville, Ada Lou Baker of the home, Virgie Ann and Dan Cross,
Rural Retreat, VA, Minola and Phillip Price, Kingsport, Ralph and
Kay Baker, Kingsport, Elder Lewis and Rosa Baker, Blountville; eight
nieces and nephews; eight great nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chestnut Flats
Primitive Baptist Church with Elder John Henry Sybert, Elder Greg
Hill, and Elder Lewis Baker officiating.
Burial will follow in Booher's Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Gary Price, Larry Price, Mitchum Price, Kenneth
Cross, Kevin Cross, Eric Kerney, and Jay Studebaker.
Ruth
I. Blevins, 84, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Ruth I. Hagie Blevins, 84, formerly of Kingsport, went
to be with the Lord Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at the Greystone
Health Care after a period of declining health.
Ruth was born April 20, 1917 in Avery County, N.C., and was a
daughter of the late James Robert and Sarah I. Cannon Hagie. She was
the widow of James Blevins. Ruth was a member of the Macedonia
Freewill Baptist Church of Kingsport.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by
two brothers and four sisters.
Surviving are her sister, Edith Cantrell, Gray; a brother and
sister-in-law, Robert and Pansy Hagie, Kingsport; a special niece,
Phyllis Dunn, Kingsport; several other nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at East Lawn Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Orville Rogers and the Rev. Robert Parker Jr.
officiating.
Music will be under the direction of the Heavenly Way Trio and Todd
Jennings.
Interment will follow in the Garden of Everlasting Life III of the
East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Lester Williams, Eugene Sparks, Jim Hagie, Bobby
Dunn, Bill Hagie and Shannon Dunn.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Jack Vance.
Martha
Case, 86, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Graveside services for Martha Caroline Case, 86, who
passed away Tuesday morning (Nov. 13, 2001), will be held at 10 a.m.
today at Hawkins County Memorial Gardens.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Eloise
Christian, Gate City, Va.
GATE
CITY, Va. - Zola Eloise Christian of the Manville community,
passed away Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001).
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Colonial
Funeral Home, Weber City, Va.
Richard
L. Church, Augusta, Ga.
AUGUSTA,
Ga. - Richard L. Church, Major U.S. Army Retired, entered
into rest on Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at the Medical College of
Georgia.
Mr. Church was born in Ft. Eustis, Va., attended Florida Christian
University and later graduated from Augusta College. Mr. Church
served our country in Korea and Vietnam with the U.S. Army and later
retired after 22 years of service as a Major. After his retirement
with the Army, Mr. Church went to work with the Red Cross and worked
20 years before his second retirement.
Surviving are his wife, Geraldine Church, Augusta, Ga.; his mother,
Dora Church, Boone, N.C.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Roxanne
and Dr. William Bell, Kingsport, Lynn Church, Augusta, Ga., Dottie
and Mickey Smoot, Atlanta, Ga.; his two sons and daughters-in-law,
Doug and Roxann Church, Wichita, Kans., and Richard and Marianne
Church, Augusta, Ga.; his eight grandchildren, Andy Bell, James
Bell, Brian Church, Suzanne Church, Tyler Smoot, Bradley Smoot,
Richard Church and Michelle Church; his brother and sister-in-law,
Arnold and Mary Church, Alexandria, Va.; and his sister, Audrey
Hartley, Boone, N.C.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elliott Sons Funeral
Home, 2524 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, Ga. 30906.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home
chapel.
Interment with full military honors as accorded by Fort Stewart will
be at 1 p.m. Monday in Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
Nora
Davis, 97, Harlan, Ky.
HARLAN,
Ky. - Nora Champlin Davis, 97, recently of Harlan, Ky., died
Nov. 13, 2001 at Harlan Nursing Home after a long illness. She
previously had resided in Pennington Gap, Va. for over 50 years.
A native of Four Mile, Bell County, Ky., she attended Harlan City
Schools and resided in Loyall, Ky. She was married to Samuel J.
Davis Sr. of Claiborne County, Tenn. for 38 years before his death
in 1959.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Pennington
Gap, Va., where she earlier served in the Women's Circle and taught
as a substitute teacher in the Ladies Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel J. Davis Sr.;
daughter, Lola D. Dugger and a son, Samuel J. Davis Jr., both of
Louisville, Ky.; three sisters, Elsie Rowlett Spurlock, Georgia
Champlin Roberts and Mayme Broyles Bolser; and one brother, Ernest
E. Champlin.
Surviving are two daughters, Wilma D. Boggs of Loyall, Ky., and
Carol D. Bailey of Louisville, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at her church in Pennington Gap on Saturday, Nov.
17, 2001, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. after which the funeral will be
held.
Interment will follow at the Lee Memorial Gardens in Woodway, Va.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers and the service will be
officiated by Dr. Ken Sprinkle, Pennington Gap. Va. Province Funeral
Home of Pennington Gap, Va. is in charge of the arrangements.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that memorial donations be
made to the First United Methodist Church, 205 E. Morgan Ave.,
Pennington Gap, Va. 24277.
Honorary pallbearers will be men of the First United Methodist
Church of Pennington Gap, Va.
Georgia
M. Fleenor, 87, Fort Myers, Fla.
FORT
MYERS, Fla. - Services for Georgia Marie Fleenor, 87, 3674
Winkler Ave. at the Palms in Fort Myers, Fla., who died Monday (Nov.
12, 2001), will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of East
Lawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Fleenor, the Rev. Mike Fleenor
and the Rev. Rye Fleenor officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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,
Tenn. - 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, Tenn.; his
parents, Oscar and Martha Harkleroad, Kingsport.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Harkleroad
family.
Letcher
A. Hill, Virginia Beach, Va.
VIRGINIA
BEACH, Va. - Letcher A. Hill of Atlantic Shores, died
Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001).
Mr. Hill was born in Big Stone Gap, Va. on June 15, 1922 and was the
son of the late Letcher A. Hill Sr. and Amanda Buchanan Hill.
Mr. Hill was a World War II veteran amd was a B-17 pilot with the
Army Air Corp. After serving his country, he completed his
undergraduate work at Milligan College and East Tennessee State. He
received his master's degree at George Peabody Teacher's College and
further studied at University of Virginia and Old Dominion
University. He retired in 1986 after 37 years in public education.
His career began as a teacher and coach at Kempsville High School in
the early 1950s. He served in the same capacity at Maury High School
before returning to the Virginia Beach School System in
administration. He served as principal at three high schools,
retiring at Kellam.
Mr. Hill was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the
Sons of Confederacy Veteran. He was also a member of the Cavalier
Golf and Yacht Club and was past member of the Kempsville Volunteer
Fire Department.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Helen Edens and Maureen
Cradic; and his brothers, Howard Hill, Omer Hill and Charles Hill.
Surviving are his daughter Linda Noel Hill; his son, Steven Mark
Hill and his wife Marcia and their children: Amanda, Julia, Jonathan
and Martin; his son, James Maury Hill and his wife Francie and their
children, Matthew and C.J., all of Virginia Beach; his sisters,
Delores Atkins of Lombard, Ill., Reyln Henard of Kingsport, Muriel
Bailey of Sumter, S.C., and Alvonia Mumpower of Big Stone Gap, Va.;
his brother, Ronald Hill of Salem, Va.
Calling hours are from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Holding Funeral Home,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in the
Glencoe Cemetery in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Memorial donations may be made to the Kellam High School PTSA
Scholarship Fund, 2323 Holland Road, Virginia Beach, Va. 23456.
Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va., is in charge of local
arrangements.
Billie
King, 69, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Billie Hagan King, 69, Thompson Street, passed away
Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) at Indian Path Medical Center.
Born in Sullivan County, he attended Sullivan High School and
graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1958. He taught
school in Waycross, Ga., after which he was employed by Mason-Dixon
Truck Lines for a few years. He resumed his teaching at Sullivan
County schools until his retirement in 1995. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Marine Corps.
He was a member of Rock Spring United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Kenna Denise Horne
and his parents, John Knox King and Ruby Shipp King.
Surviving are his wife, Peggy Fleming King, of the home; one
daughter, Karen King and husband, Kenneth Horn; one son, William
Hagan King, all of Kingsport; three sisters, Betty Mitchell,
Bedford, Ind., Margaret Selby, Kingsport and Patsy Norwood,
Hendersonville, N.C.; one brother, Tom King and his wife, Wilma,
Kingsport; two grandchildren, Hagan Horn and Shauna King, both of
Kingsport; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral
Home, Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Don McCann officiating.
Music will be provided by the McCanns.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at East Lawn Memorial
Park. Those wishing to attend the graveside services will meet at
the funeral home at 10 a.m.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
George
T. Lawson, 83, Limestone.
LIMESTONE
- George T. Lawson Sr., 83, 351 Cherry Hill Road, died at
5 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) at Indian Path Medical Center after
a brief illness.
A son of the late Coy Lee and Emma Kidd Lawson, he was born in
Pulaski County, Va., and had been a resident of the Cherry Hill
community since 1983. Mr. Lawson was a machinist at Pulaski Foundry
and Kingsport Foundry, retiring in 1979 due to ill health.
He was a member of the Fall Branch Church of Christ.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,
Dora V. Lawson (1995) and three sisters, Louise Duncan, Emma Lawson
and Park Collins.
Surviving are a daughter, Ann Moore and husband, Terry, Cherry Hill
community; two sons, George T. (G.T.) Lawson Jr. and wife, Barbara,
Ducktown community, Marvin C. Lawson and wife, Louise, Butchertown
community; 11 grandchildren, Billy, Melissa, Dorena, Rhonda,
Samantha, Brian, Sherry, Betty Allison, Jason, Susie and Clint; five
great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Kasey, Joana, Aron and Del; two
brothers, Billy Lawson and Charles Graham Lawson, both of Pulaski,
Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fall Branch
Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes and at the home of a
daughter, Ann Moore, 353 Cherry Hill Road and the home of his son,
Marvin Lawson, 560 Butchertown Road.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Fall Branch
Chapel with Duke Gregory, minister and Wayne Boswell, minister,
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Fall
Branch Church of Christ Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mark Bacon, Troy Moody, Dewey Mooney, Pete
Atchley, Dennis Moody and Albert Keys.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Dickerson, Tommy Dickerson, Steve
Dickerson, Tommy Jones, Jimmy Keys, Danny Keys and Weldon Bacon.
Nellie
Lawson, 82, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Nellie Imo Lawson, 82, Heritage Manor Nursing Home,
went to be with the Lord Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) at Hawkins County
Memorial Hospital, following an extended illness.
She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Cobbs Chapel
Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Lizzie Lawson; and
a brother, E.J. Lawson.
Surviving are two nieces, Lucy Russell, Rogersville and Louise
Ferrell, Greeneville; one nephew, Clinton Dorris Lawson, Morristown;
a special friend, Betty Goin, Rogersville; several cousins and a
host of friends.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colboch-Price Funeral
Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cobbs Chapel
Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Livesay officiating.
Interment will follow in the Lawson Cemetery.
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.
Calling hours are from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Chapel,
downtown.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Gary L.R. Bullard officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, 911
Release Fund, 501 S. Wilcox Drive, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Vivian
McKamey, 63, Piney Flats.
PINEY
FLATS - Vivian "Polly" McKamey, 63, went to be with her Lord
and Savior Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at Johnson City Medical Center.
A
lifelong resident of Piney Flats, she was retired from Mary Hughes
School and was a former employee of Summers Hardware. She was a
member of Piney Flats United Methodist Church.
She was a homemaker, an avid lover of pets and animals.
Surviving are her husband, William H. "John" McKamey; mother, Mae
Blalock; sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and William "Pete"
Carrier, all of Piney Flats; and many friends and neighbors.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Piney Flats United
Methodist Church. Friends may call at the home of Mae Blalock, 225
Blalock Road, Piney Flats.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at the church with
Pastors Jack Stevens, Rocky Maines, Carol Wilson and Virgel Booher
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shell
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Snodgrass, Jim Blalock, Bill Hodge, Eric
Hughes, Ed Torbett, Raymond Perkinson, Mickey Hamed, Benny Curd,
Louis Sluder and Lewis Cross.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to the building fund
of Edgefield or Piney Flats United Methodist Churches or Sullivan
County Humane Society, Neutering/Spaying Fund.
E-mail condolences may be sent to www.WeaverFuneralHome.net.
Weaver Funeral Home, Bristol, Tenn., is in charge of the
arrangements.
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. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today 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.
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. today at the First
Baptist Church with Dr. Marvin Cameron officiating.
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
Oak Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Charlie
Powers, 80, Duffield, Va.
DUFFIELD,
Va. - James Charlie Powers, 80, of the Fairview community,
died Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical
Center.
Born in Scott County, he was a son of the late William and Sara
Myrtle Lane Powers and was a retired coal truck operator.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers,
William J.E. Powers and William Powers Jr.
Surviving are sons, Billy Joe Powers, Duffield, Va., and Michael
Powers, Knoxville; brothers, James Nathan Powers, Kingsport, Curtis
Powers, Weber City, Va., Donald Ray Powers, Limestone, and Jack
Powers, Kingsport; sisters, Virginia Lucille Lane, Kingsport, Helen
Bernice Cox, Sullivan Gardens, Margie Irene Brown, Columbia Md.,
Louise Hiscock, Miami, Fla., Joyce Quillen, Clinchport, Va., and
Vivian King, Blountville; grandchildren, Troy Powers, Billy Powers
and Regina Powers; great-grandchildren, Cody Powers and Calista
Powers; and a special friend, Anna Lou Bledsoe.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Duffield Funeral Home at
Thomas Village.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home
chapel with Evangelist Kenneth Neeley officiating.
Burial will be in the Bloomer Cemetery in Fairview.
Virgil
Slemp, 67, Eustis, Fla.
EUSTIS,
Fla. - Virgil Kyle Slemp, 67, formerly of Lee County, Va.,
died Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) in Florida.
Born in Lee County, Va., he had been a resident of Dryden and
graduated from Dryden High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air
Force having served in Korea during the Korean War.
He was a member of Deep Springs Baptist Church until moving to
Florida years ago.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Orie and Janie Slemp;
brother, Don Slemp; and one sister, Bleeka Sproles.
Surviving are his wife, Sandra Michell Slemp, of the home; four
daughters, Debbie Lasley and husband, Mike, Donna Utegg and husband,
Cherel, Jackie Carval and husband, Darrell and Tammy Myers, all of
Eustis, Fla.; two brothers, Justin Hop Slemp and Ivan Keith Slemp,
both of Dryden, Va.; and two sisters, Merle Edwards, Duffield, Va.,
and Marcia J. Barthalomew, Kingsport.
Mr. Slemp will be cremated in Florida.
Central Florida Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
Courtesy of Province Funeral Home in Pennington Gap, Va.
Dr.
J. Harold Smith, Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE
- Dr. J. Harold Smith, went to be with his Lord Tuesday
(Nov. 13, 2001) at Baptist Hospital in Knoxville.
Born in South Carolina in 1910, he was an evangelist, a radio
minister, author and pastor of churches in South Carolina, North
Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas. In 1935, he established the Radio
Bible Hour Inc., and the "Your Good Neighbor'' publication,
headquartered in Newport, Tenn., with a worldwide radio ministry. He
was the author of 13 books, with "God's Three Deadlines'' in its
18th printing and "Fast Your Way to Health'', which has been
translated into 23 languages.
During his ministry, more than a million people have made decisions
for Christ, with hundreds of commitments to become ministers and
missionaries. His work supports missionaries throughout the world.
Dr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Myrtice
Rhodes Smith; and a son, J. Harold Smith Jr.
Surviving are a son, Dr. J. Donald Smith; daughter-in-law, Dr.
Maureen Smith; a daughter, Martha Tiller; five grandchildren, Dr.
Lance Armstrong of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Dr. Carol Okuda of Charlotte,
N.C., Emily, David and Amy Smith of Newport, Tenn.; two
great-grandchildren, Michaela and Jonathan Okuda of North Carolina;
two sisters, Fran Smith of Newport and Mrs. J. Earle Morgan of
Easley, S.C.; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins of Greenville,
S.C.; and Radio Bible Hour staff members, Jerry and Linda Williams,
Joanna Romine, Judy Clark and a host of friends.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the downtown location of
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home in Greenville, S.C.
Calling hours are from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Brushy Creek Baptist
Church in Easley, S.C.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with
Dr. James Merritt, Dr. B.J. "Rocky'' Maddox and Dr. Don Witt
officiating.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Lance Armstrong, James Okuda, Jerry
Williams, Rev. Bob Lawson, Thomas Stroud, Dr. Rocky Maddox, Daniel
Simpson and Derrick Simpson.
Interment will be in the Woodlawn Memorial Park.
All who knew and loved him are invited to share in a celebration of
his life.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Courtesy of Westside Chapel Funeral Home in Morristown.
Marie
Jo Smith, 66, Kingsport.
Graveside
services for Marie Jo Smith, 66, of Kingsport, who died at
9:30 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 13, 2001), will be conducted at 11 a.m.
today at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Those who wish to attend the graveside service should meet at the
cemetery at 10:50 a.m. today.
The Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes is in charge
of the arrangements.
Alice
M. Swann, 86, Kingsport.
A memorial service for Alice McNeer Swann, 86, 1334 Belmeade Drive,
Kingsport, who died at home Tuesday morning (Nov. 13, 2001), will be
conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church followed
by family graveside services at Oak Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Jay
Mills and the Rev. Suzanne Smitherman will be officiants.
Calling hours will be from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Kent
Room at the church.
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.
Marian
Watterson, 42, Johnson City.
JOHNSON CITY - Services for Marian Elaine Watterson, 42, formerly of
Kingsport, who departed this life Monday (Nov. 12, 2001), will be
conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church, 812
Mapleoak Lane, Kingsport, with the Rev. Dr. Felix Ofosu officiating.
The
family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at
the church.
Friends may also call anytime at the home of Mrs. Horton, 1109 N.
Wilcox Drive, Kingsport.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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
Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at Asbury Center at Baysmont Health
Center.
She was a member of an area pioneer family and the daughter of the
late James Edward Nelms and Nora Crum Nelms.
Born on Nov. 10, 1911 in what is present day Kingsport, she always
lived in sight of Bays Mountain.
She attended Hollins College and graduated from Duke University in
1933. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority and acted with
the Carolina Playmakers. Mrs. Wimberly was a founding member of the
Kingsport Little Theatre and the Kingsport Junior League.
She was a lifelong member of First Broad Street United Methodist
Church and co-authored a history of that church and its beginnings.
For years she carried on a correspondence with William F. Buckley,
Walter Cronkite, the local newspaper and her family.
Mrs. Wimberly used her sense of humor, her gifts of expression and
her wit to bring laughter to those who knew her.
She was predeceased by a sister, Frances Nelms Koffman; and a
brother, Hugh Edward Nelms.
Surviving are her husband, John D. Wimberly, Kingsport; daughters,
Jane Apffel, New Orleans, La., Tish Wimberly-Tate and Judy Dorminey,
of Charlotte, N.C.; six grandchildren, John Dorminey, Katherine
Dorminey, Neil Apffel, Edward Apffel, Andrew Tate, and Sarah
Dorminey; three great-grandchildren; two nieces, Ann Morison and
Nancy Garrett; and nephew, Kim Koffman.
Calling hours are from 10 to 11 a.m. today at First Broad Street
United Methodist Church.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at the church with Rev.
Jack Edwards officiating.
Burial will be Oak Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: The Netherland
Inn/Exhange Place Association, c/o Suzanne Burrow, P. O. Box 293,
Kingsport, TN 37662.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Wimberly
family.
Published November 15, 2001
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