Sunday, Nov. 18
Doris Baker, 65, Kingsport.
James Foy Chatman, 82, Kingsport.
Eloise Christian, 71, Gate City, Va.
Mae Francisco, 85, Kingsport.
Gregory Garrison, 27, Rogersville.
Nora Kate Greene, 86, Kingsport.
Mark Harkleroad, 32, Memphis, Tenn.
George T. Lawson, 83, Limestone.
Edward Logan, 80, Rogersville.
Mary Longworth, 78, Rogersville.
Richard Payton, Kingsport.
Bernice Pearson, 94, McDonough, Ga.
Cody Lee Phillips, 18, Conway, S.C.
Louise Rowland, Blountville.
Oscar Lee Sims, 72, Bristol, Va.
Rev. Wayne Smith, 57, Kingsport.
David E. Steele, 39, Blountville.
Nell Stout, 72, Telford, Tenn.
Gary Williams, 48, Church Hill.
LeRoy Wilson, 58, Edison, Tenn.
Doris
Baker, 65, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Doris Jessee Baker, 65, Kingsport, who passed
away Thursday (Nov. 15, 2001), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at
Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, is serving the Baker family.
James
Foy Chatman, 82, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- James Foy Chatman, 82, went to be with the Lord Friday
(Nov. 16, 2001).
He was a loving husband, dad, granddad, brother and friend to all
who knew him.
Mr. Chatman was of the Methodist faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary W. Chatman; father and
mother, James and Nancy Chatman; brothers, Gomer, Paul, John and
Jessee Chatman; sisters, Tempie Chatman, Maude Kelly and Mary
Frances Chatman.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie White of Gray, and Cindy
Cobb of Kingsport; two stepdaughters, Kathy Simpson of Valley, Ala.,
and Wanda Smith of Fort Wayne, Ind.; four sons, Richard Chatman of
Kingsport, Michael Chatman and James Chatman, both of Oklahoma, and
David Chatman of Kingsport; two stepsons, Johnny Hatfield of Fort
Wayne, Ind., and Olin Hatfield of Milwaukee, Wis.; 29 grandchildren;
18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Lucy Jackson of Kingsport; two
brothers, Robert Chatman and Russell Chatman, both of Fall Branch;
several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Fall Branch Chapel
of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, and anytime at the home of his son,
Richard Chatman, 413 Peery St., Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of the
funeral home with the Rev. Gary Lankford officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Logan's
Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chatman family.
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;
sister-in-law, Harla Lane, Cyril, Okla.; several nieces and nephews.
Services
will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the chapel of Colonial
Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., 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.
Mae
Francisco, 85, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Mae Vermillion Francisco, 85, entered into rest Friday
(Nov. 16, 2001) at the Wexford House, Kingsport, Tenn.
She was born on May 5, 1916 in Ft. Blackmore, Va., to the late
Charles Jefferson and Nancy Jane Fultz Gillenwater.
Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her first
husband, Clarence Edward Vermillion; second husband, Lyle DeWolfe
Francisco; several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include one daughter, Shelby Jean Smith, Kingsport; son
and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Jeanne Vermillion, Gate City, Va.;
two stepsons, Don Francisco and Lynn Francisco, both of Kingsport;
one sister, Monnie Gillenwater, Weber City, Va.; grandchildren,
Cathy Piner, Cindy Price, David Smith, Brian Vermillion, Beth
Williams; stepgrandchildren, Greg Francisco, Jeff Francisco, Richard
Francisco, Donna Ruth Horner; great-grandchildren, Whitney Piner,
Ashley Piner, Brandon Piner, Gwen Smith, Rusty Smith, Nicole Price,
Adam Price, Will and Jonathan Vermillion, Grant and Garrison
Williams; stepgrandchildren, Kari Durnin, Josh Horner; four
stepgreat-grandchildren, Jillian Francisco, Nick Francisco, Doug
Francisco, "Tal" Francisco; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral
Home, and other times at the residence of Eddie and Jeanne, Gate
City, Va., and Shelby Smith, Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the Gene Falin
Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Paul Blessing
officiating. Eulogy will be provided by Rodney Piner. Music will be
provided by Brian Henry.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Holston
View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.
The family will be meeting at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go
in procession to the cemetery.
Gregory
Garrison, 27, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Gregory Elhanan Garrison, 27, passed away Friday
morning (Nov. 16, 2001) at his home.
He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1993. He also attended
Vocational School in Rogersville and received a certification as a
machinist.
He was employed by H.D.K. Industries.
He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Tammy D. Garrison; his
maternal grandfather, Elhanan Barker; and paternal grandparents,
Benjamin and Avis Garrison.
Surviving are his parents, Kaye and Marcella Garrison, of the home;
brother and sister-in-law, James Allen and Emily Garrison; sister
and brother-in-law, Tracy and John Morris; one niece, Cheyenne
Garrison; three nephews, Gregory Garrison, Zachary and Jake Morris,
all of Rogersville; maternal grandmother, Julie Barker, Duffield,
Va.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colboch-Price
Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Basil Jones officiating.
The family will also receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at
Gilliam Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Graveside services will proceed at Riverview Cemetery in East Stone
Gap, Va.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home in Rogersville is in charge of the
arrangements.
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; six 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, 15 great-grandchildren, two
sisters, Anna Lou Cox, Church Hill, and Sally B. Trent, Rogersville;
and several 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 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the 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. - Services for Mark Harkleroad, 32, who died
Wednesday morning (Nov. 14, 2001), will be conducted at 3 p.m. today
in the chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, with Pastor
Steve Tilley and David Doty, Minister, officiating.
Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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.
George
T. Lawson, 83, Limestone.
LIMESTONE
- Graveside 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 will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. today in the Fall
Branch Church of Christ Cemetery.
Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes is in charge of
the arrangements.
Edward
Logan, 80, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Edward Neal (Bill) Logan was born June 7, 1921 in
Hawkins County, and went to be with the Lord Friday (Nov. 16, 2001)
at Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital.
Bill retired from Holston Defense Corporation after 34 years of
service. Prior to his employment at Holston Defense, he served in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was a faithful member of Russell Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church where
he served as trustee, steward and custodian.
Bill was known for his selfless service to others in the community
and was a tireless volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Katherine Francisco;
grandmother, Annie Logan; and a brother, Earl Francisco. Bill Logan
will be remembered for devotion to family and service to others.
A devoted husband and father, he leaves a wife, Mary Lucile Logan;
two sons, James Thomas Logan and William Edward (Eddie) Logan of
Rogersville; a daughter, Connie Frances Logan of Nashville;
daughters-in-law, Stella Logan and Yolanda Logan; three
grandchildren, Stephanie Logan of Chattanooga, Bryan Logan and
Yotisha Logan; two sisters, Jennie Lou Banks and Cecile Blevins,
both of Rogersville; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Colboch-Price
Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home
chapel.
Following the service, Hawkins County Color Guard will conduct
military honors at Hawkins County Memorial Gardens.
Mary
Longworth, 78, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Mary Alice Longworth, 78, went to be with the Lord on
Friday (Nov. 16, 2001) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home due to an
extended illness.
She was a member of the Church of God in Richmond, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Buster Smith; three
stepsons, Paul, Ralph and Harold Smith.
Surviving are her husband, Wilburn Longworth; son, Ed (Yvonna)
Smith, Rogersville; two daughters, Brenda (Sonny) Ashburn, Dearborn,
Mich., and Carolyn (Charles) Fields, Greeneville; two stepdaughters,
Flora Mayes, Rogersville, and Elizabeth (Fred) Patterson, Amherst,
Ohio; four additional stepchildren; 11 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Colboch-Price
Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel
with the Rev. Neal Drinnon and the Rev. Hassel Carpenter
officiating.
Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery.
Richard
Payton, Kingsport.
A memorial mass for Richard Joseph Payton of Kingsport, who died
Friday (Nov. 16, 2001), will be at 3 p.m. today 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.
Oak Hill Funeral Home is serving the Payton family.
Bernice
Pearson, 94, McDonough, Ga.
MCDONOUGH,
Ga. - Bernice Pitts Pearson, 94, died Friday (Nov. 16,
2001) at Starcrest of McDonough.
Born in Bristol, Va., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and
Lillian Bevins Pitts.
She was a former employee with the H.P. King Company for 25 years.
Mrs. Pearson was a charter member of Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
and was pianist for the church before moving to Georgia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Pearson.
Survivors include two daughters, Bobbie Jean and husband Clyde of
McDonough, Ga., and Laura Frances and husband Frank of Gaithersburg,
Md.; one son, Paul Edwin and wife, Nancy Pearson, Cashiers, N.C.;
two sisters, Mrs. Bradley Lewis, Bristol, Va., and Mrs. Bill
Huddleston, Columbia, Md.; also nine grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Akard Funeral
Home, Bristol, Tenn.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Bob Jones officiating.
Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
E-mail condolences for the family may be sent to
[email protected]
Cody
Lee Phillips, 18, Conway, S.C.
CONWAY,
S.C. - Cody Lee Phillips, 18, died Friday (Nov. 16, 2001) at
Conway Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Thelma Mullins.
Surviving are his parents, Michael and Lois Phillips, Conway;
sister, Anita Sue Phillips, Orange, Va.; brother, Howie Michael
Phillips, Locust Grove, Va.; paternal grandparents, Herman and Peggy
Phillips, Pound, Va.; paternal great-grandmother, Eula Short, Pound,
Va.; maternal grandfather, Herly Mullins, Mine Run, Va.
Calling hours will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m. today at Baker Funeral
Home, Pound, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Sadie Baker
Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Elder Gerald Hopkins
officiating.
Louise
Rowland, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE
- Louise McClelland Rowland died at her home Saturday
morning (Nov. 17, 2001).
She lived her entire life in Sullivan County and was a lifelong
member of the Blountville Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Rowland was a former president of the Sullivan County Democrat
Women.
Her husband, Vernon "Strail" Rowland; and a son, V.P. "Bud" Rowland
Jr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Sam Rowland, Reynolds, Ga.; and four
grandchildren, Sam Rowland Jr., Montezuma, Ga., Bayne Rowland and
Brent Rowland, both of Greenwood, S.C., and Paige Rowland, Los
Angeles, Calif.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Home, downtown.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Blountville
Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John Everett officiating.
The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Interment will follow in the Blountville Cemetery.
Oscar
Lee Sims, 72, Bristol, Va.
BRISTOL,
Va. - Oscar Lee Sims, 72, of 6047 Walker Mountain Road,
died at Bristol Nursing Home at 3:25 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 17, 2001).
Survivors and arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Rev.
Wayne Smith, 57, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- The Rev. Wayne Grafton Smith, 57, passed away Friday
(Nov. 16, 2001).
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
David
E. Steele, 39, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE
- David Earl Steele, 39, passed away Friday evening
(Nov. 16, 2001).
Arrangements are incomplete.
Blountville Funeral Home is serving the Steele family.
Nell
Stout, 72, Telford, Tenn.
TELFORD,
Tenn. - Iva Nell Ferguson Stout, 72, of C.D. Williams Road,
Telford, died unexpectedly at her residence Saturday morning (Nov.
17, 2001).
Survivors and arrangements will be announced later by Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
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. today at Colboch-Price Funeral
Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today 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.
LeRoy
Wilson, 58, Edison, Tenn.
EDISON,
Tenn. - LeRoy Wilson, 58, passed away Friday (Nov. 16, 2001)
at the Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
He was born in Blackwater, Va., and was the son of the late William
Alfred and Doney Willis Wilson.
He had lived in Edison for the past five years.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Reuben Wilson, Ronald
Wilson, Lewis Wilson and Johnny Wilson; and four sisters, Pauline
Wilson, Barbara Wilson, Jeanette Wilson and Geneva Bowman.
Surviving are three sons, Tony Wilson of Woodstock, Va., LeRoy
Wilson of Tom's Brook, Va., and Douglas Wilson of Morefield, W.Va.;
two daughters, Tracey Wilson of Woodstock, Va., and Regina Gensler
of Baltimore, Md.; eight grandchildren; four brothers, Ralph Wilson
of Rogersville, Sam Wilson of Baltimore, Md., William Hamp Wilson of
Berkley Springs, W.Va., and Ray Wilson of Sykesville, Md.; two
sisters, Bertha (Kitty) Shugars of Rogersville, and Elizabeth
Collins of Ellicott City, Md.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Robinette
Funeral Home, Blackwater, Va.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Richard Cassidy officiating.
Music will be provided by Adam Hurd.
Interment will follow in the Willis-Wallen Cemetery in Blackwater,
Va.
Published November 17, 2001
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