Saturday, November 17
Doris Baker, 65, Kingsport.
Eunice B. Baker, 70, Kingsport.
Ruth I. Blevins, 84, Kingsport.
James Chatman, 82, Kingsport.
Eloise Christian, 71, Gate City, Va.
Georgia M. Fleenor, 87, Fort Myers, Fla.
Eula Mae Francisco, 85, Kingsport.
Gregory Garrison, 26, Rogersville.
Nora Kate Greene, 86, Kingsport.
Mark Harkleroad, 32, Memphis, Tenn.
Billie King, 69, Kingsport.
George T. Lawson, 83, Limestone.
Nellie Lawson, 82, Rogersville.
Edward Logan, 80, Rogersville.
James W. Moody Sr., 82, Kingsport.
Richard Payton, Kingsport.
Charlie Powers, 80, Duffield, Va.
Dixie Stipes, 79, Wise, Va.
Alice M. Swann, 86, Kingsport.
Marian Watterson, 42, Johnson City.
Gary Williams, 48, Church Hill.
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.
Calling hours are from 5 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. Joe Herron officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Holston
View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Eunice
B. Baker, 70, Kingsport
KINGSPORT
- Services for Eunice B. Baker, 70, who died Wednesday
(Nov. 14, 2001) will be conducted at 2 p.m. today 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.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is serving the
Baker family.
Ruth
I. Blevins, 84, Kingsport.
Services for Ruth I. Hagie Blevins, 84, formerly of Kingsport, who
went to be with the Lord Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) will be conducted
at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of East Lawn Funeral Home with the
Rev. Orville Rogers and the Rev. Robert Parker Jr. officiating.
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.
James
Chatman, 82, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- James Foy Chatman, 82, Wexford House, passed away Friday
(Nov. 16, 2001).
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Fall Branch
Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes.
Eloise
Christian, 71, Gate City, Va.
GATE
CITY, Va. - Zola Eloise Christian, 71, Route 1, Manville
community, died Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical
Center.
She was a housewife. Mrs. Christian was of the Baptist faith and
attended Salley's Chapel Church.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, the Rev.
Everette Lane and Lucille Bellamy Lane; a brother, Jimmy Lane.
Surviving are her husband, Jay Christian, of the home; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Marcia and Rick Snodgrass, Elizabethton, and Kim
and Ronnie Absher, Gate City, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, Phil and
Sherry Christian, Gate City, Va.; her grandchildren, Brad and Kim
Christian, Ben Christian, Blake and Breven Absher, Melody, Matt,
Nic, Jonathan, Jana, Joy, Kari and Kathryn Snodgrass;
great-grandson, Mason Christian; sisters and brothers-in-law, Rowena
and Glen Johnson, Banner Elk, N.C., Karen and Robert Kojima,
Mountain Ranch, Calif.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Carl and
Sue Lane, Kingsport and Bill and Rita Lane, Church Hill; several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home,
Weber City, Va., and anytime at the residence.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Charles Boone and the Rev. Claude Lane
officiating.
Burial will be in the Christian Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Blake Absher, Preston Peters, Paul Tipton,
Kenneth Blankenbecler, Saunders Jackson, Keith Davidson, Herman
Spivey and Joe Henry Christian.
Georgia
M. Fleenor, 87, Fort Myers, Fla.
FORT
MYERS, Fla. - Graveside 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 10 a.m. today 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.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Fleenor family.
Eula
Mae Francisco, 85, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Mrs. Eula Mae Vermillion Francisco, 85, entered into
eternal rest Friday, (Nov. 16, 2001) at the Wexford House.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Gate
City Funeral Home.
Gregory
Garrison, 26, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Gregory Garrison, 26, died at his residence Friday
(Nov. 16, 2001).
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Colboch-Price
Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Nora
Kate Greene, 86, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Nora Kate Hurd Greene, 86, Ridgeway Road, died at 2:35
p.m. Friday (Nov. 16, 2001) at her home.
Born in Hancock County, she had lived in the Kingsport area more
than 60 years. Mrs. Greene was a member of Wallen's Bend Missionary
Baptist Church.
Her husband, Hubert C. Greene; a sister, Mamie Hurd; 6 brothers,
Matt, Carl, Guy, Curtis, Kay and Coy Hurd preceded her in death.
Surviving are her two daughters, Sandra Robbins and husband, Bill,
Kingsport, Delta Conkin, Kingsport; a son, Carl E. Greene and wife,
Margaret, Kingsport, nine grandchildren, fifteen great
grandchildren, two sisters, Anna Lou Cox, Church Hill, Tenn., Sally
B. Trent, Rogersville, Tenn., and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home
chapel with Rev. Orville Rogers and Pastor Joe Shelton officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland
Cemetery.
Mark
Harkleroad, 32, Memphis, Tenn.
MEMPHIS,
Tenn. - Mark Harkleroad, 32, died Wednesday morning (Nov.
14, 2001) at Memphis Regional Medical Center after injuries
sustained in an automobile accident.
He was born in Kingsport, where he spent most of his life. Mr.
Harkleroad was a 1987 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and
attended MTSU. He was employed by Parker Prints in Memphis as a
graphic designer.
Survivors include his wife, Kitty Harkleroad, Memphis; stepdaughter,
Sandi Russom, Memphis; stepson, Jonathan Russom, Memphis; and
parents, Oscar and Martha Harkleroad, Kingsport.
Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Home, downtown.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Steve Tilley and David Doty, Minister
officiating.
Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be given to Heritage First Church of God,
2244 Hall St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
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.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at East Lawn
Memorial Park by American Legion Hammond Post No. 3 Colorguard.
Those wishing to attend the graveside services will meet at the
funeral home at 10 a.m.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge of the
arrangements.
George
T. Lawson, 83, Limestone.
LIMESTONE
- Services for George T. Lawson Sr., 83, 351 Cherry Hill
Road, who died at 5 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001) will be conducted
at 8 p.m. today in the Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Homes with Duke Gregory, minister and Wayne Boswell, minister,
officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Fall Branch Chapel
and at the home of a daughter, Ann Moore, 353 Cherry Hill Road and
the home of his son, Marvin Lawson, 560 Butchertown Road.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Fall
Branch Church of Christ Cemetery.
Nellie
Lawson, 82, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Services for Nellie Imo Lawson, 82, Heritage Manor
Nursing Home, who went to be with the Lord Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001)
will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Cobbs Chapel Baptist Church
with the Rev. Carl Livesay officiating.
Interment will follow in the Lawson Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Edward
Logan, 80, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Edward N. Logan, 80, passed away Friday (Nov. 16,
2001) at Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Colboch-Price
Funeral Home, Rogersville.
James
W. Moody Sr., 82, Kingsport.
Graveside services for James W. Moody Sr., 82, Kingsport, who went
to be with the Lord on Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2001) will be held at 11
a.m. today 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.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is serving the
Moody family.
Richard
Payton, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Richard Joseph Payton died Friday (Nov. 16, 2001)
following several years of declining health.
Mr. Payton, son of the late Robert and Molly Payton, was born Feb.
19, 1923 in Scranton, Pa. Preceding him in death were brothers,
Robert, Thomas and Edward and his first wife, Nancy.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Morris Payton; a sister, Mary Corbett,
Scranton, Pa.; daughters, Maureen Collier, Greenville, S.C.,
Christina Grund and husband, John, Mentor, Ohio; sons, Richard J.
Payton Jr. and wife, Ellen, Kingsport, Kevin Payton, Richmond, Va.,
Terence Payton and wife Deborah, Charlotte, N.C., Robert Payton and
wife, Melissa, Centreville, Pa.; six grandchildren, Sean Collier,
Sarah, Alex and Elizabeth Payton, Heidi and Lindsey Grund.
Mr. Payton was a graduate of the University of Scranton and served
with the United States Marine Corp in the South Pacific during World
War II.
Mr. Payton worked for Mason-Dixon Inc. in West Pittston, Allentown
and York, Pa. and Kingsport. He retired as president in 1992.
During his years of good health, Mr. Payton belonged and served in
many civic and social organizations.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Oak HIll Funeral
Home with a Christian wake prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
A memorial mass will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Dominic's Catholic
Church with the Rev. Charles Burton officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Alzheimers
Foundation Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago,
Ill. 60611; the Kingsport Diabetics Association, c/o Holston Valley
Hospital, P.O. Box 238, Kingsport, Tenn.; or the charity of your
choice.
Charlie
Powers, 80, Duffield, Va.
DUFFIELD,
Va. - Services for James Charlie Powers, 80, of the
Fairview community, who died Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) will be
conducted at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Duffield Funeral Home at
Thomas Village with Evangelist Kenneth Neeley officiating.
Burial will be in the Bloomer Cemetery in Fairview.
Dixie
Stipes, 79, Wise, Va.
WISE,
Va. - Dixie Ellen Stipes, 79, passed away Thursday (Nov. 15,
2001) at Heritage Hall Health Care, Big Stone Gap, Va.
She was a devoted mother and homemaker and was of the Pentecostal
faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Stipes; two
sons, Johnny Marion and Frankie Freeman; her parents, Leonard F. and
Stacy Ellen Fields Sturgill; and a brother, Clarence T. Sturgill.
Surviving are five daughters, Stacy Roberts, Gladys Kendrick, Faye
Collins and Betty Eakins, all of Wise, Va., and Bonnie Calhoun, St.
Paul, Va.; five sons, Charlie Freeman, Norton, Va., Coy Freeman and
David Stipes, both of Wise, Va., Bill Stipes, Appalachia, Va., and
Jimmy Stipes, Ocala, Fla.; 35 grandchildren; and several
great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Sturgill Funeral Home in
Wise, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Ernest Duncan and the Rev. Charles Starnes
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Gray Cemetery, Norton, Va.
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. today 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. today 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. today 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. today 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.
Gary
Williams, 48, Church Hill.
CHURCH
HILL - Gary Wayne Williams, 48, passed away Thursday (Nov.
15, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center due to injuries sustained
in an automobile accident.
He was retired from A.L. Industrial in Kingsport and attended Cold
Springs Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, George Albert Williams; and
grandmother, Annie Matilda Williams.
Surviving are one daughter, Tanya Nicole Williams; one son, Cody
Wayne Williams, Surgoinsville; mother, Bertha Pauline Bryant,
Dungannon, Va.; two sisters, Nettie (Roger) Woodruff, Coeburn, Va.,
and Nell Vina (Paul) McCracken, Church Hill; three half sisters,
Marline, Lucille and Tina; two half brothers, Junior (Earnest) and
Beuford Williams; several nieces and nephews; special cousins, Brian
and Teresa Jones; several aunts and uncles; one special uncle,
Willard Williams.
Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Colboch-Price Funeral
Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Pat Hammond and the Rev. Jerry Scalf
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at the Old Presbyterian
Cemetery in Kingsport.
Memorial contributions may be made to Nell McCracken to help with
funeral expenses.
Published November 16, 2001
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