Wednesday, Nov. 21
Joe Baines, 75, Gray.
John Bush, 66, Dungannon, Va.
James Carroll, Kingsport.
Orville Caudill, 84, Kingsport.
James Foy Chatman, 82, Kingsport.
Effie Culbertson, Rogersville.
Emmitt Dingus, 71, Duffield, Va.
Horace (Jim) Dolen, 65, Rogersville.
Edward Farmer, 79, East Stone Gap, Va.
Nell Ferguson, 72, Kingsport.
Hubert Gillenwater, 79, Lebanon, Va.
Lorena R. Haney, 76, Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Dale Hensley Jr., 69, Kingsport.
Dona Lane, 92, Kingsport.
Helen L. Meade, 69, Kingsport.
Ike Pendleton, 81, Kingsport.
Mitchell C. Penley, 76, Titusville, Fla.
Rebecca Price, 86, Rogersville.
Flora Putnam, 91, Kingsport.
Inez S. Rhoten, Kingsport.
Benny Shankle, 57, Kingsport.
Lena B. Smith, 72, Kingsport.
Vester Lee Steverson, Kingsport.
Bobby Stokes, 60, Surgoinsville.
Joe
Baines, 75, Gray.
GRAY
- Billy Joe Baines, 75, passed away with leukemia on Monday
(Nov. 19, 2001) in the Johnson City Medical Center.
A native of Washington County, he was a son of the late Willie E.
and Pearl Ford Baines. He retired from ETSU and did volunteer work
for the Washington County Sheriff's Department.
Mr. Baines was a Christian.
He was a member of the order of the Eastern Star, member of Sinking
Creek Masonic Lodge No. 575 of Gray, and Scottish Rite Bodies of
Knoxville. He was also a member of the Jericho Temple of Kingsport
and was a member of the director's staff in the Shriners.
Mr. Baines was a mall walker and also enjoyed riding his Gold Wing
motorcycle.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda "Nip" Baines, Feb. 2001;
and sister, Wilma Walker, Nov. 6, 2001; and two infant brothers.
Survivors include his daughter, Jane Smith and husband Lyle, of
Gray; son, Eddie and wife Pam, also of Gray; two grandsons, Jason
Baines, and Eddie and wife Michelle Baines; one stepgranddaughter
and stepgrandson-in-law, Michelle and David Dixon; one
great-grandson, Ethan Baines; and one stepgreat-grandson, Eli Dixon;
brother, Niles Baines, of Gray; a host of friends; and his true
friend and hearing aid, Bullet.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Gray Funeral Home
Chapel, Gray.
A Masonic service will be conducted in the funeral home chapel at 8
p.m. today by Sinking Creek Masonic Lodge No. 575 .
Funeral services will follow in the chapel with Dr. Danzle Fink and
the Rev. E.W. Barnes officiating.
The committal service will be Friday in the Gray Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be members of the Masonic Lodge No. 575.
John
Bush, 66, Dungannon, Va.
DUNGANNON,
Va. - John Wayne Bush, 66, entered into eternal rest
Monday (Nov. 19, 2001) at Maple Grove Health Care.
Mr. Bush was born in Scott County, Va. on April 24, 1935, a sonof
the late Orbin Henry and Gertrude Lucas Bush.
In addition to his parents, a sister, Maxine Blair; a brother,
George A. Bush; two half-brothers and one half-sister, preceded him
in death.
Surviving are four daughters, Barbara, Kathy and Betty Wayne Bush,
all of Bristol, Va., and Brenda Bush, Nickelsville, Va.; three
stepchildren, Melissa, Tresea and Vanessa Mullins, Bristol, Va.; his
sisters and brothers-in-law, Phyllis and Lamar Colley, Haysi, Va.,
Iona and Willie Robinette, Nickelsville, Va., Alma Dean, Church
Hill, and Betty Prescott, Dungannon, Va.; one half-sister, Marie
Simpson, Florida; brothers and sister-in-law, Tommy and Wilma Bush,
Clinchport, Va., and Grover Bush, Dungannon, Va.; special friends,
Lillian and William Banner; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Friday at Gate City Funeral
Home.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Gene Falin
Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Charlie Taylor and
the Rev. G.W. White officiating.
Music will be provided by the Lee Smith Singers.
Graveside services will follow the service at the Lucas Cemetery,
Dungannon, Va. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
On-line condolences for the family of John Bush may be made to
[email protected]
James
Carroll, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- James Carroll died Tuesday (Nov. 20, 2001) at Indian
Path Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Oak Hill
Funeral Home.
Orville
Caudill, 84, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Graveside services for Orville Caudill, 84, who died
Monday (Nov. 19, 2001), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at East
Lawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Ronald D. Hicks officiating.
Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Hammond Post No.
3.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is in charge of the
arrangements.
James
Foy Chatman, 82, Kingsport.
Graveside services for James Foy Chatman, 82, of Kingsport, who went
to be with the Lord Friday (Nov. 16, 2001), will be conducted at 11
a.m. today in Logan's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chatman family.
The Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes is in charge
of the arrangements.
Effie
Culbertson, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Graveside services for Effie Muriel Culbertson, who
died Sunday (Nov. 18, 2001), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at
Highland Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Holt officiating.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Emmitt
Dingus, 71, Duffield, Va.
DUFFIELD,
Va. - Emmitt Wilmer Dingus, 71, went to be with the Lord
Tuesday (Nov. 20, 2001).
Survivors and arrangements will be announced later by Colonial
Funeral Home, Weber City, Va.
Horace
(Jim) Dolen, 65, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Services for Horace N. (Jim) Dolen Jr., 65, of the
Beech Creek community, who died at 5:15 a.m. Monday (Nov. 19, 2001),
will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. today in the Fall Branch Chapel of
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes with the Rev. Orville Dolen and the
Rev. Keith Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Nephews and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist
Church Cemetery Memorial Fund, c/o Anna Mae Morelock, 7500 Lone Star
Road, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Edward
Farmer, 79, East Stone Gap, Va.
EAST
STONE GAP, Va. - Edward J. Farmer, 79, died Tuesday (Nov. 20,
2001) at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Big Stone Gap, Va.
He was born in Boston, Ind., the son of the late James Frank Farmer
and Garnett Leonard Farmer. He had resided in East Stone Gap for
over 50 years. He was a former employee of the Clinch Haven Dairy
Farm and was retired from Westmoreland Coal Co.
He was a member of the UMWA District No. 28. He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater. He
was of the Protestant faith.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Theda Jewel Daniel; and a
brother, Daniel Farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Imogene Swiney Farmer; two sons, Gary Farmer
and wife, Debbie, Big Stone Gap, Va., and David Farmer, of the home;
three daughters, Susie Garrett, Big Stone Gap, Va., Becky Farmer,
Johnson City and Cindy Farmer and friend, Frank "Crow" Thacker,
Osaka, Va.; five grandchildren, Dylan Farmer, Amanda Burns, Kevin
Burns, Lewis Garrett and Alyssa Farmer; two great-grandchildren,
Brittney and Andrew Farmer.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Powell
Valley Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bill Hughes officiating.
Military rites will be conducted by the Norton VFW Post No. 4301 and
Wise Chapter No. 56 DAV. Family and friends will meet at the
cemetery.
Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va., is in charge of the
arrangements.
Nell
Ferguson, 72, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Iva Nell Ferguson Stout, 72, of Telford, who
passed away Saturday (Nov. 17, 2001), will be held at the Fordtown
Baptist Church Cemetery at 10 a.m. today.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home Chapel, downtown, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Hubert
Gillenwater, 79, Lebanon, Va.
LEBANON,
Va. - Graveside services for Hubert Lewis Gillenwater, 79,
of Maple Grove Health Care, formerly of Scott County, who departed
this life early Sunday morning (Nov. 18, 2001), will be at 11 a.m.
today in the Addington Frame Cemetery, Nickelsville, Va.
The family will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. to go to the
cemetery.
Friends will serve as pallbearers.
Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., is in charge of the
arrangements.
Lorena
R. Haney, 76, Lehigh Acres, Fla.
LEHIGH
ACRES, Fla. - Lorena (Tina) Rutledge Haney, 76, went to be
with the Lord on Monday (Nov. 19, 2001) at her residence.
She was a resident of Lehigh Acres for the last nine years, but had
resided in Kingsport most of her life. She retired from Palace
Vending after many years of service.
Mrs. Haney was of the Methodist faith.
Her parents, Mary Hackney and Mac Wilhoit and one son, Larry Lane,
preceded her in death.
Surviving are her husband, John W. (Bill) Haney, Lehigh Acres, Fla.;
one daughter, Tana Jones and husband, Dickie, Rogersville; one son,
Keith Lane, Atlanta, Ga.; four grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Dale
Hensley Jr., 69, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Dale Hensley Jr., 69, of Belle Hollow Road, passed away
Saturday (Nov. 17, 2001) at the Holston Valley Medical Center
emergency room.
Arrangements are incomplete.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Hensley family.
Dona
Lane, 92, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Services for Sally Dona Templeton Lane, 92, formerly of
109 Ferguson St., who passed away Saturday (Nov. 17, 2001), will be
conducted at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Oak Hill Funeral Home
with the Rev. Cecil Hood and the Rev. Claude Lane officiating.
Interment will follow in the Holston View Cemetery in Weber City,
Va.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
Helen
L. Meade, 69, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Helen L. Meade, 69, went to heaven on Tuesday (Nov. 20,
2001) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief
illness.
She was born in the Fall Branch community and lived most of her life
in Kingsport.
Mrs. Meade was a registered nurse for over 30 years and had worked
at Holston Valley Medical Center most of her career. She was a
loving mother and grandmother.
Mrs. Meade was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul M. Meade.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Casey
Johnson; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael "Pudgy" and Michelle
Meade; four grandchildren, Melanie, Caleb and Nicholas Johnson, and
Jason Hawkins.
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 funeral home
chapel with the Rev. David Powers officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Friday at East
Lawn Memorial Park.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Ike
Pendleton, 81, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Graveside services for Isaac (Ike) L. Pendleton, 81, who
passed away Monday (Nov. 19, 2001), will be at 11 a.m. today at Oak
Hill Cemetery.
The family will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. to go in
procession to the cemetery.
Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Ken Russell, Ralph King and
Ray Henard.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kingsley United
Methodist Church, 2828 Bloomingdale Rd., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., is in charge of the
arrangements.
Mitchell
C. Penley, 76, Titusville, Fla.
TITUSVILLE,
Fla. - Mitchell Clayton Penley, 76, passed away Friday
(Nov. 16, 2001) at his home surrounded by his family.
Mitch was born in Kingsport on Feb. 7, 1925, a son of the late Rufus
and Stella Penley. He was an active and devoted member of First
Christian Church in Titusville, where he served as deacon, elder,
trustee and building committee chairman. While he lived in
Kingsport, the family attended Morrison City Christian Church.
He served in the fourth division of the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II, fighting on Iwo Jima, Saipan, Tinian, and the Marshall
Islands.
Throughout his life, he remained devoted to his family, his church
and his country. An incredible source of strength to family and
friends, he was revered for his honorable character, genuine
compassion and tireless efforts. His legacy includes a strong and
loving family, a thriving church, and a free nation.
In 1956, he joined the space pioneers in Florida, providing security
at Cape Canaveral with Pan American World Airways for 30 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother,
Luther Penley.
Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Helen Horne Penley, of
Titusville, and a native of Nickelsville, Va.; four daughters, Linda
Novick, Karen Zack, Priscilla Frazee and Michelle Kennedy; two
grandchildren, Joey Mitchell Zack and Jane Elizabeth Zack, all of
Florida; sisters, Dolphine Lyon and Jeanette Penley; a
sister-in-law, June Fields Penley; numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins living in the Kingsport area.
Calling hours will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday at the East Lawn
Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home
chapel with burial to follow in the East Lawn Memorial Park.
Full military honors will be conducted by the American Legion
Hammond Post No. 3 of Kingsport.
Rebecca
Price, 86, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Services for Rebecca Johnson Price, 86, formerly of
Mooresburg, who went to be with the Lord Monday morning (Nov. 19,
2001), will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, with the Rev. Floyd Ward
officiating.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Meadow Branch
Cemetery in Bean Station.
Flora
Putnam, 91, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Flora Dell Johnston Putnam, 91, Oak Street, died at 4:45
p.m. Sunday (Nov. 18, 2001) at Brookhaven Health Care.
Born in Scott County, Va. (Gate City), she came to Kingsport at an
early age. She was of the Methodist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Herron and Hannah
Smith Herron; three sisters, Clara East, Mary Litton and Nell
Clayton; and two brothers, Erritt Herron and Cecil Herron.
Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Tommy J. Johnston and wife,
Barbara, Kingsport; a daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Sam (Ruth)
Hicks, Kingsport; grandchildren, Debra Lawson and husband, Gary,
Linda McGill, Terry Johnston and wife, Pat, Michael Johnston, Dawn
Way and husband, Jack, Pamala Ferguson and husband, Darrell, and
Cheyrl Williams and husband, Gary; 12 grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at Oak Hill
Cemetery with the Rev. Katye Fox officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside
services.
Friends will serve as pallbearers.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Putnam family.
Inez
S. Rhoten, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Inez S. Rhoten passed away Monday (Nov. 19, 2001) at
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy battle
with cancer. Her faith, courage and determination during her illness
was an inspiration to all who knew her.
She was born in Scott County, Va., but moved to Kingsport at an
early age with her parents. A graduate of Dobyns Bennett High
School, she was a football fan and loved to watch the band perform.
Inez was one of the early members of Watauga Street Church of Christ
(now Northeast Church of Christ). She attended faithfully until her
illness prevented her from going. She was able to fulfill a lifelong
dream of going to the Holy Lands and always enjoyed sharing this
experience with others.
Inez was a clerk with the United States Post Office, starting at
what is now the Kingsport Library, then moving to the main office on
Center Street. The last 10 years of her 44-year career was at the
Lynn Garden branch office.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who made home a
welcome retreat. Holidays were even more special because of the
family traditions she started. She loved to work in her flower
garden and created beautiful flower arrrangements. Her love of
gardening, family, history, music and traditions have been passed on
to her children and grandchildren who will always keep her memory
alive.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde B. Stair (Dec. 31,
1931) and Stella Blair Stair (May 14, 2000); an infant sister,
Elizabeth Ann; special aunt, Nannie Blair; her first husband, John
B. Gilley (July 4, 1944) and their son, John B. (Ron) Gilley (Oct.
21, 2001).
She will be remembered by her devoted husband of 52 years, Jack F.
Rhoten; a daughter, Jackie Rhoten See and husband, Ron; a son, Bill
Rhoten and wife, Keena; four grandchildren, Bryan Gilley, Maryville,
Tenn., Jeanine Gilley Simerly and husband Eddie, Maryville, Tenn.,
Clay Rhoten and Olivia Rhoten, Kingsport; four great-grandchildren,
Justin Gilley, Nashville, Tenn., Alex and Aaron Simerly and Rachel
Gilley, all of Maryville, Tenn.; an uncle, Okey Frazier; many other
relatives and friends.
Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral home.
Dr. Joey Gafford and Till Hall will conduct services at 3 p.m. in
the funeral home chapel.
Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Donations may be made to Planetree, P.O. Box 238, Kingsport, Tenn.
37660 or to the Northeast Church of Christ, 2217 Beechnut Drive,
Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
Benny
Shankle, 57, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Benny Steve Shankle, 57, of 1614 East Stone Drive, died
Tuesday (Nov. 20, 2001) in Holston Valley Medical Center after a
brief illness.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of Zola Grindstaff Shankle,
1778 Highway 91, Elizabethton, and the late Hurshell Shankle, who
died in 1970.
He was a 1962 graduate of Unaka High School and a 1969 graduate of
Steed College.
Mr. Shankle was a certified public accountant. He was a partner in
the firm of Dent K. Burk Associates, P.C. He was the current
treasurer of the Amputees in Motion, a member of the Appalachian
Chapter TSCPA, the Tennessee Society of CPA's, and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was a former member of
the Kingsport Downtown Optimist Club.
Mr. Shankle was a member of the Stoney Creek Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Grindstaff and Mr. and Mrs. I.F. Shankle.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a sister and
brother-in-law, Rebecca and Richard Yankosky, Frederick, Md.; two
nieces, Mary Amtsberg and her husband Michael, Douglasville, Pa.,
and Julie Yankosky, Frederick, Md.; one nephew, Matthew Yankosky,
Frederick, Md.; three aunts, Mrs. Edith Elizondo, Mrs. Edna
D'Andelet and Mrs. Bertie Shankle.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in Memorial Funeral
Chapel, Elizabethton. Friends may also call at the residence of his
mother, Zola Shankle, 1778 Highway 91, Elizabethton.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Richard Estep officiating.
Music will be under the direction of Gene Church.
Graveside service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the
Blevins Cemetery.
Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral
home at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, will be the Kingsport partners and
employees of the Dent K. Burk Associates, P.C.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Bristol and Johnson City partners
of the Dent K. Burk Associates, P.C., neighbors, friends, relatives
and members of the Stoney Creek Baptist Church.
Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday to go to the cemetery.
Condolences to the Shankle family may be e-mailed to
[email protected]
Lena
B. Smith, 72, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Lena B. Smith, 72, died Tuesday (Nov. 20, 2001) after a
long illness.
She was born in Hawkins County and had been a resident of this area
most of her life.
Mrs. Smith was of the Baptist faith.
She was a retired beautician at Hair-Ten. She enjoyed reading. Mrs.
Smith was a great wife, mother and enjoyed sharing with her family.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Louella Simpson; her
father, Clayburn Simpson; three brothers, Harry Simpson, Horace
Simpson and George Simpson; a sister, Frances Collins.
Surviving are her husband, Willard Smith, Kingsport; two daughters,
Brenda McClellan, Maryville, and Shirley Clonce, Kingsport; a son
and daughter-in-law, Stephen "Snuffy" and Patty Smith, Kingsport; a
best friend, Paul Roberts, Maryville; three grandchildren, Kim
Charles, Valarie Clonce and Amy Smith; three great-grandchildren;
two sisters and brothers-in-law, Grace and Robert Barr, Kingsport,
and Loretta and John Brown, Hawkins County; two brothers and
sister-in-law, Elmer Simpson, Clayburn and Louise Simpson, both of
Hawkins County; a sister-in-law, Gladys Simpson, Kingsport; several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Wayne Baker officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Hill
Cemetery. The family and friends will meet at the gravesite.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Collins, Billy Collins, Todd
Collins, Jason Collins, Harvey Simpson, Donnie Morgan, Bo Holt and
Jerry Clonce.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com
Vester
Lee Steverson, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Services for Vester Lee Steverson, 1456 Carolina Avenue,
who was born on Jan. 15, 1915 in Lebanon, Tenn., and departed this
life on Sunday (Nov. 18, 2001), will be conducted at 12 noon today
at St. Marks United Methodist Church with Pastor Douglass Tweed
officiating.
Calling hours are from 11 a.m. to 12 noon today at the church.
Burial will be on Saturday in Lebanon, Tenn.
Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail at
[email protected]
Robinson Funeral Services, Kingsport, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Bobby
Stokes, 60, Surgoinsville.
SURGOINSVILLE
- Graveside services for Bobby Danford Stokes, 60, of
1741 Caney Valley Loop, who went home to be with the Lord Sunday
(Nov. 18, 2001), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Winegar
Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Winegar, David Winegar, Wayne Winegar,
William Winegar, Jody Winegar and D.J. Winegar.
Honorary pallbearers are Tony Fansler and Greg Fansler.
Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill, is in charge of the arrangements.
Published November 20, 2001
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