Sunday, Nov. 25
Herman Anderson, 77, Kingsport.
Gertrude Armstrong, 88, Baileyton.
Dale Barnette, 34, Church Hill.
Oscar Bledsoe, 78, Blackwater, Va.
Sarah Ellen Brooks, 76, Norton, Va.
W.D. Churchwell, 76, Rogersville.
John Thomas Coe, 63, Lebanon, Va.
Kenneth Culbertson, 82, Kingsport.
Wilbur O. Dean, 85, Kingsport.
Amburs Dockery, 80, Kingsport.
Paul Drinnon, 63, Rogersville.
Magdaline Frohling, 71, Bristol.
John Wayne Gilliam, 56, Johnson City.
Howard Hood, 74, Etowah, Tenn.
William R. Nichols Sr., 66, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Mary Edith Owens, 78, Kingsport.
Brandon Roberts, 23, Kingsport.
Helen Roberts, 102, Wise, Va.
Nellie Roberts, 64, Kingsport.
Ardena Robinette, 101, Blackwater, Va.
Carl Wade Stapleton, 60, Stapleton, Ind.
Marian Strickland, Kingsport.
Lora E. Woodward, Kingsport.
Herman
Anderson, 77, Kingsport.
Entombment services for the Rev. Herman S. Anderson, 77, 500 Peach
Orchard Drive, Kingsport, who died Thursday (Nov. 22, 2001), will be
conducted at 3 p.m. today at Oak Hill Mausoleum with American Legion
Hammond Post No. 3 Color Guard in charge.
Pallbearers will be Scott Anderson, David Anderson, Jonathan
Anderson, Derek Anderson, David Fields and Bobby Salyers.
Honorary pallbearers will be area ministers and pastors.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Higher
Ground Baptist Church Building Fund, Lynn Garden Drive, Kingsport,
Tenn. 37665.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown, is serving the Anderson family.
Gertrude
Armstrong, 88, Baileyton.
BAILEYTON
- Gertrude Armstrong, 88, of Lost Mountain of Baileyton,
died Friday (Nov. 23, 2001) at her residence.
She was a farmer and homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Thomas and Bertie
Elizabeth Armstrong; and three brothers, James T. Armstrong,
Theodore Armstrong and W.B. Armstrong.
Surviving are one brother and sister-in-law, George and Frances
Armstrong of Baileyton; one sister, Otha Falin of Knoxville; one
aunt, Mary Hilton; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at
Jeffers Mortuary, Greeneville.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Goshen Valley Church
of God with the Rev. Eddie Malone and the Rev. Billy Moore
officiating.
Interment will be in Goshen Valley Cemetery.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Dale
Barnette, 34, Church Hill.
CHURCH
HILL - Dale Ray Barnette, 34, 250 Christian Bend Road, died
Friday (Nov. 23, 2001) unexpectedly at his residence.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, he moved to Duffield, Va., in 1972 and came to
this area in 1975. Mr. Barnette was disabled.
He was preceded in death by his father, Kelly Barnette, and his
stepfather, Carl Savage.
Surviving are his mother, Georgia Childress Savage, Church Hill; his
daughter, Sylvia Barnette; his son, Oren Ray Barnette, both of
Kingsport; sister, Shelby Giolitto and husband, Norman, Dayton Ohio;
brothers, Gene Barnette, Surgoinsville, Harold Barnette and wife,
Chris, Church Hill, and Wayne Barnette and special friend, Diane,
Dayton, Ohio; a special nephew, Kelly Barnette; several nieces,
nephews and a host of friends.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter-Trent
Funeral Home of Church Hill.
Oscar
Bledsoe, 78, Blackwater, Va.
BLACKWATER, Va. - Services for Oscar Lewis Bledsoe, 78, who was born
on March 15, 1923 and went to sleep in the arms of Jesus on Nov. 23,
2001, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Colonial Funeral Home
Chapel, Weber City, Va., with Elder Scott Tipton and Elder Roger
Trent officiating.
Music will be provided by Harry Rhoton Singers.
Burial will be at Roller Family Cemetery near the residence.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Sams, Terry Gilliam, Fred Bledsoe, Ray
Kerney, Paul Rhoton and Buddy Burchell.
Sarah
Ellen Brooks, 76, Norton, Va.
NORTON,
Va. - Sarah Ellen Brooks, 76, died Friday (Nov. 23, 2001) in
Norton Community Hospital.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Norton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Brooks; sisters,
Charlotte Brooks and Lois Gibson; and a granddaughter, Jennie Estep.
Surviving
are her sons, Mike Brooks and Gene Brooks, both of Norton;
son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Sandra Kinser Brooks, Norton;
daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Jeff Franklin, Norton; sister,
Betty Hines, Jonesville, Va.; sister-in-law, Ramona Dye, Norton;
four grandchildren, Chris, Shannon, Patrick and Justin; and five
great-grandchildren, "Lil" Patrick, Megan and Paige, Nicholas and
Rachel.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Hagy & Fawbush
Funeral Home in Norton.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Larry Coeburn and the Rev. Steve Conerly
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Laurel Grove Cemetery.
W.D.
Churchwell, 76, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- William David Churchwell, 76, went to be with the Lord
Friday (Nov. 23, 2001) at Bristol Hospice House.
He was born in Kingsport and spent most of his life in Columbus,
Ohio. He was a retired brick mason with the local 55 in Columbus,
Ohio. He was a member of Howe's Chapel Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter; his parents, George
and Fannie Churchwell; two sisters, Betty Lou Churchwell and Irene
Pleasant; two brothers, Lloyd Allan Churchwell and Jesse Pace; and a
stepson, James E. Bellamy.
Surviving are his wife, Nina Woodson Churchwell, of the home; three
daughters, Cathy Churchwell Sidorenko, Columbus, Ohio, Tamra
Churchwell Wood, Worthington, Ohio, and Sonie Churchwell Bolton,
Kingsport; two special sons, Reed Nickels, Bath, Maine, and Matthew
Christian, of the home; four stepdaughters, Rachael Christian,
Natasha Lovin, Carolyn Rakestraw, Barbara Russell, all of
Rogersville; five sisters, Wanda Phillips, Joyce Allen, Velma
Walters, all of Rogersville, Norma Housewright, Church Hill, and
Annette Bailey, Cowan, Tenn.; three brothers, Harold Churchwell,
Rogersville, Raymond Churchwell, Mount Carmel, and Michael
Churchwell, Johnson City; 10 grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren;
one great-grandson, Drâvin David Salyer; several nieces and nephews.
Calling
hours are from 6:30 to 8: 30 p.m. today at Carter-Trent
Funeral Home of Church Hill.
Services will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with Elder Stanley Trent and the Rev. Victor Wallace
officiating.
Music will be provided by the Martin Sisters.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Liberty
Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Victor Wallace officiating.
Pallbearers will be James Martin, Buddy Martin, Chris Lovin, David
Bolton, Robbie Russell and Steve Pleasant.
Family and friends will meet at Carter-Trent Funeral Home at 10:30
a.m. Monday to assemble for the procession to the cemetery.
John
Thomas Coe, 63, Lebanon, Va.
LEBANON,
Va. - John Thomas (Tommy) Coe, 63, died Saturday (Nov. 24,
2001) in the Maple Grove Health Care Center.
A native of Smyth County, he was the son of the late John Henry Coe
and Virginia Blevins Coe. He was a retired assistant resident
engineer of the Lebanon Residency of the Virginia Department of
Transportation, and a retired consultant for V.G.S.
The former owner of Coe's Cards in Lebanon, he was a member of the
Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church and a member and Past
Master of the Lebanon Masonic Lodge No. 251 A.F.&A.M. He was an
assistant scoutmaster of Troop No. 239 in Lebanon and had been named
"Volunteer of the Year" by the Ronald McDonald House in Roanoke.
He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and was a sports
fan.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son,
Randy Coe; and one sister, Evelyn Hamilton.
Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Alice Coe; one daughter and
son-in-law, Deborah and Byron (Bo) Rose, Lebanon; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Alan and Debbie Coe, Lebanon, and Matt and Trayce
Coe, Roanoke; four grandchildren, Jason Coe, Amanda Rose, Jon Rose
and Travis Rose, all of Lebanon; brother-in-law, Coy Martin and wife
Sandi, Abingdon, Va.; sister-in-law, Shirley Duncan and husband
Jerry, Gary, W.Va.
Calling hours will be after 6 p.m. today at Combs Funeral Service,
Lebanon, where Masonic rites will be conducted at 8 p.m. by the
Lebanon Masonic Lodge No. 251 A.F.&A.M.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Darrell Fletcher and the Rev. Austin Fields
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Ketron Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Bernard Meade, Roy Harrison, David Cook, Larry
Phipps, Bill Jackson and Russell Bryant.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Dwight Bailey, George O'Bryan,
Matthew Sykes and Edsel Basham.
Kenneth
Culbertson, 82, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- H. Kenneth "Cub" Culbertson, 82, died Saturday morning
(Nov. 24, 2001) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a
brief illness.
Born in Scott County, Va., he had resided in Kingsport since 1939.
Mr. Culbertson retired from Tennessee Eastman Company where he
worked in A.Y. and warehousing operations for 44 years.
He was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church.
His wife, Willie Taylor Culbertson; infant daughter, Judy Carole
Culbertson; parents, Harvey and Effie Lay Culbertson, preceded him
in death.
Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Wayne Medlin,
Kingsport; a grandson, Kenneth Dale McLean, Kingsport; two nieces,
Martha Cox Woodall, Martha Ann Thompson; three nephews, Bill
Osborne, Bill Culbertson, Tom Ramey, three special caregivers, Beth
Keys, Susan Quillen, and Tina Jeffers.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Hill
Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Teague officiating.
Family will receive friends immediately following the service at the
cemetery, or anytime at 1576 Warpath Drive, Kingsport, Tenn. 37664.
The family will meet at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown
Kingsport, at 1 p.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke United Methodist Church, 2600 E.
Center Street, Kingsport, Tenn. 37664, or the Kingsport Animal
Shelter 621 W. Industry Drive Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Wilbur
O. Dean, 85, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Wilbur Otis Dean, 85, passed away Saturday (Nov. 24,
2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Wilbur was born Aug. 26, 1916 in Gate City, Va., a son of the late
Sylvester P. and Eliza Victora Henry Dean.
He was retired from the Tennessee Eastman Company in the Chemical &
Plastics division after 44 years of service.
He was a member of the Optimist Club of Lynn Garden where he served
as president in 1958.
In addition to his parents, Wilbur was preceded in death by his
wife, Myrtle Starnes Dean, in 1994.
Surviving are his daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Jim Kilgore
of Arkansas, Teddi and Bobby Heck of Kingsport; a son and
daughter-in-law, Stephen W. and Nancy Dean of Knoxville; five
grandchildren, Kevin Heck, Mat Kilgore, Whitney Dean, Adam Dean and
Travis Dean; five sisters, Georgia Miller, Artie McConnell, Joann
Whitaker, all of Kingsport, Naomi Piper of Knoxville, and Faye Ebert
of Blacksburg, Va.; one brother, Jerry L. Dean of Murfreesboro;
several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the East Lawn
Funeral Home.
There will be a private graveside service for the family with the
Rev. Mat Kilgore officiating.
Amburs
Dockery, 80, Kingsport.
A memorial service for Amburs B. Dockery, 80, Kingsport, who passed
away on Thursday (Nov. 22, 2001), will be held at 3 p.m. today in
the Oak Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
The Dockery family will receive friends today from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
A military graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Oak Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Paul
Drinnon, 63, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Services for Paul E. "Tooty" Drinnon, 63, 241 Marble
Hall Road, who went to be with the Lord at 6:13 a.m. Thursday (Nov.
22, 2001), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill
Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Bradley, the Rev. Rex
Morelock and the Rev. Robby Drinnon officiating.
Interment will be in the Hawkins County Memorial Gardens.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of
arrangements.
Magdaline
Frohling, 71, Bristol.
BRISTOL
- Magdaline "Maggie" Frohling, 71, went to be with the Lord
Tuesday (Nov. 20, 2001).
She was the wife of James R. Frohling. She donated her body to
medical science.
A memorial service is incomplete. Arrangements will be announced at
a later date.
Weaver Funeral Home, Bristol, is in charge.
John
Wayne Gilliam, 56, Johnson City.
JOHNSON
CITY - John Wayne Gilliam, 56, formerly of Wise, Va., passed
away Friday (Nov. 23, 2001) at his home.
He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Melvina Hillman
Gilliam.
Surviving are two sisters, Reba Lawson of Bristol, Va., and Sylvia
Stillman of Chesapeake, Va.; four nieces; and one great-niece.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the
Hillman-Gilliam Cemetery, Wise, Va., with the Rev. Ricky Mullins
officiating.
Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Howard
Hood, 74, Etowah, Tenn.
ETOWAH,
Tenn. - Howard Keener Hood, 74, died Thursday (Nov. 15,
2001) at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of Sullivan County, he was a son of the late Nathan Frank
and Blanche Coates Hood, and was preceded in death by two daughters,
Rebecca Lynn Hood and Sandra Elaine Hood; and one grandson, Jason
Whitney Cassada.
He was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Sprinkle Hood of Etowah; one
daughter and son-in-law, Deborah (Debbie) and Kenneth Terrell
(Terry) Cassada of Athens; two granddaughters, Crystal Nicole of
U.T., Knoxville, and Camille Melody of Athens; one sister and
brother-in-law, Juanita and Don McKenzie of Johnson City; and
several nieces and nephews.
Services were held at 8 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 18, 2001) in the
south chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home, Etowah, with the Rev. Ronnie
Allen officiating.
The family received friends at the funeral home prior to the
services.
Burial was at 2 p.m. Sunday in Green Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 306, Etowah, Tenn. 37331.
William
R. Nichols Sr., 66, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG
STONE GAP, Va. - William R. "Bill" Nichols Sr., 66, died Friday
(Nov. 23, 2001) at Wellmont-Lonesome Pine Hospital.
He was born in Osaka, Va., the son of the late Jess and Iva Belle
(Galloway) Nichols, and had lived most of his life in Big Stone Gap.
He
was a carpenter, and a U.S. Army veteran of Korea and Vietnam.
He was of the Pentecostal faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Judy Lynn
Nichols; and a sister, Thelma Vernon.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Nichols; two sons, Michael Dale Nichols
and girlfriend, Judy Young, Big Stone Gap, and William Ray Nichols
Jr. and wife, Becky, Big Stone Gap; one daughter, Sherry Bandy and
husband, Terry, Big Stone Gap; four grandchildren, Chris Gilliam,
Mickey Gilliam, Cody Nichols and Jessica Lynn Nichols; four
great-grandchildren; three brothers, Ted Nichols and J.C. Nichols,
both of Big Stone Gap, and Hubert Nichols, Nashville; one sister,
Betty Anderson, Rogersville; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Holding Funeral Home in
Big Stone Gap.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Roy Smith officiating.
Burial will follow in Powell Valley Memorial Gardens.
Mary
Edith Owens, 78, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Mary Edith Owens, 78, Kingsport, who went
home to be with our Lord on Thursday, (Nov. 22, 2001), will be
conducted at 3 p.m. today at the Pierson Family Cemetery, Ft.
Blackmore, Va.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family will be meeting at 2:15 p.m. at the funeral home to go in
procession to the graveside services.
Online condolences may be made at [email protected]
Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Brandon
Roberts, 23, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Brandon Lynn Roberts, 23, passed away Saturday (Nov. 24,
2001).
He was the son of Lynn and Janet Roberts, of Kingsport, and Kathy
and Ken Zollman, of the Rock Springs community of Kingsport. He was
a 1996 graduate of Sullivan South.
Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by a sister, Amanda Sue Roberts;
his paternal grandparents, Elcer D. Roberts and Jessie Roberts; and
maternal grandfather, James Metcalf.
Survivors, other than his parents, are a sister, Jina Roberts Cox
and husband Jeff, of Harmony; two brothers, Nathan Zollman, Rock
Springs community of Kingsport, and Cody (Spud) Roberts, of
Kingsport; two nieces, Logan and Sydney Cox, of Kingsport; maternal
grandmother, Louise Metcalf, of Johnson City; maternal
stepgrandmother, Helen Zollman, of Kingsport; maternal
stepgrandparents, Bill and Lucy Ellis, of Church Hill; several
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Gray Funeral
Chapel, Gray.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the Gray Chapel.
Committal services will be held on Tuesday in Tri-Cities Memory
Gardens.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Helen
Roberts, 102, Wise, Va.
WISE,
Va. - Helen Gould Fulton Roberts, 102, passed away Tuesday
(Nov. 20, 2001) at Heritage Hall Health Care in Wise.
She was born in Wise, where she lived all her life.
She was a devoted mother, former school teacher, former deputy clerk
of Wise County, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of
Wise.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Karl H. Roberts; one
daughter, Ruth Beth Bray; two sons, Wade H. Roberts and Carl H.
Roberts; and her parents, Elbert Martin Fulton, attorney, and
Sophronia Dotson Fulton.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary R. Bragg, Asheville, N.C., and
Martha Holyfield and husband James, Denver, Colo.; three sons, Joe
H. Roberts and wife Lona Wharton Roberts, Wise, Robert Roberts,
Roanoke, Va., and George Roberts and wife Dorris, Clinton, Tenn.;
daughter-in-law, Betty Helen Roberts, Wise; 19 grandchildren and
several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sturgill
Funeral Home, Wise.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Ray Jones Jr. officiating.
Burial will follow in the Wise Cemetery, Wise.
Nellie
Roberts, 64, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Nellie Ruth Roberts, 64, 1174 Dorothy Street, died
Saturday morning (Nov. 24, 2001) at Wellmont Hospice House in
Bristol after an extended illness.
Born in Kermit, Va., she had resided in Kingsport most of her life.
She retired early due to poor health from Holston Valley Medical
Center where she worked as a dietician cook for many years.
Mrs. Roberts was a Holiness.
Her father, Kyle Amos; and brother, David Glen Amos, preceded her in
death.
Surviving are her husband of 49 years, William Jack Roberts, of the
home; two daughters, Louetta Ruth "Cookie" Roberts, Winston-Salem,
N.C., and Crystal Norris, Rule Hall, N.C.; four sons, David Glen
Roberts, Kingsport, Timothy Cole Roberts, Kingsport, William Clinton
Roberts, Kingsport, and Harry Melvin Roberts, Pfafftown, N.C.; 17
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; mother, Grace Vinson,
Church Hill; five sisters, Edith Ann Hanson, Mount Carmel, Edna
Knowles, Church Hill, Bobbie King, Church Hill, Shirley Lane,
Kermit, Va., Mary Lou Morris, Cleveland, Tenn.; five brothers, Paul
Amos, Kingsport, Tommy Amos, Church Hill, Jackie Amos, Kingsport,
Kenneth Amos, Surgoinsville, Carl Amos, Kingsport; and several
nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Home, downtown Kingsport, or any time at the home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with Pastor Wrightly Salling and Evangelist Ronald G. Manis
officiating.
Music will be provided by the Ronald Manis Singers.
The graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday at East
Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Paul Amos, Tommy Amos, Jackie Amos, Kenneth
Amos, Carl Amos, and Charles Amos.
Ardena
Robinette, 101, Blackwater, Va.
BLACKWATER,
Va. - Ardena Jane (Stewart) Robinette was born July 9,
1900 and passed from this life Friday (Nov. 23, 2001) at the age of
101 years, four months, and 16 days at the Heritage Hall Nursing
Home in Big Stone Gap, Va.
She was the daughter of the late Jackson and Dora (Fannon) Stewart.
She professed faith in Christ at the age of 13 and was a member of
several church in the Eda. Later in life, she joined Roller's Chapel
where she remained a faithful member until her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Daniel B.
Robinette in 1977; by two sons, Marson Robinette and Roy P.
Robinette; by two sons-in-law, John Osborne and Elmer McPherson; and
by a daughter-in-law, Edith Robinette.
She was married on Nov. 15, 1925 and her survivors include: two
daughters, Imogene McPherson, Blackwater, and Mary Ruth Osborne,
Waynesville, Ohio; two sons, Joe Robinette, Pennington Gap, Va., and
Lester E. Robinette, Xenia, Ohio; 21 grandchildren, 48
great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren; one sister,
Dora Glass, Blackwater; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
The family thank God for all the years they had with her. We know
she waited a long time to be with the Lord and her friends, so,
Mama, you sleep well until we meet again where we will never more
part.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Robinette
Funeral Home, Blackwater.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Richard Seiber, the Rev. Harold L. Shaw and
Elder John Henry Sybert officiating.
Music will be provided by Jason and Naomi.
Interment will follow in the Flag Pond Community Cemetery.
Carl
Wade Stapleton, 60, Stapleton, Ind.
NOBLESVILLE,
Ind. - Carl Wade Stapleton, 60, formerly of the Stone
Creek area of Lee County, Va., died suddenly on Friday (Nov. 23,
2001) at his residence of an apparent heart attack.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Buford and Zessie
Stapleton; one brother, Clinton Stapleton; and one grandson.
Survivors include his wife, Sandy Stapleton, Noblesville; sons, John
and Mark Stapleton, and one daughter, Carla, all of Noblesville; one
sister, Elizabeth "Liz" Myers and husband Bill, Jonesville, Va.; one
brother, Jerry Stapleton and wife Patty, Dryden, Va.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hughes and
Wagner Funeral Home in Noblesville.
At the request of Carl Wade, he will be cremated after the
visitation.
Information courtesy of Arney-Mullins Funeral Home, Jonesville, Va.
Marian
Strickland, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Marian Browne Strickland died Thursday (Nov. 22, 2001)
at her home.
Mrs. Strickland was born in Sumter, S.C., to Edwin L. Browne and
Mary Belle Browne. She was married to Thomas H. Strickland, her
loving husband of 56 years, who preceded her in death, Feb. 17,
2000. She was a long time member of First Broad Street United
Methodist Church.
Mrs. Strickland grew up in Atlanta, Ga., and attended the University
of Georgia and Georgia State College for Women (Milledgeville, Ga.).
After graduation, she taught school in the Atlanta City Schools. In
February 1944, she married and moved to Oak Ridge, Tenn. The
Stricklands came to Kingsport in 1947. Mrs. Strickland was employed
by the Kingsport City School System. She taught Lincoln Elementary
and St. Paul's kindergarten and was the art teacher for many years
at John Sevier Middle School. Her teaching career was interrupted
only temporarily in 1950 to begin raising their three children.
Mrs. Strickland was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and was a past
president of the PTA, past president of the Lioness Club and a past
president of the Jaycettes. Mrs. Strickland retired in 1983 and she
and her husband spent several years traveling extensively.
She is survived by her daughter, two sons and their families: Susan
Strickland McFadden and Dr. Fred McFadden, Columbia, S.C., Michael
and Nicole Strickland, Knoxville, and Steven and Lindy Strickland,
Knoxville; grandchildren, Christopher, Matthew and Michael McFadden,
Samantha Strickland, Chase and Cole Strickland.
Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. today at First Broad Street
United Methodist Church.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at the church with the
Rev. Jack Edwards and the Rev. Caryl Griffin officiating.
Entombment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice, P.O. Box
238, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662 or the First Broad Street United
Methodist Church, 100 E. Church Circle, P.O. Box 1346, Kingsport,
Tenn. 37662.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Lora
E. Woodward, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Lora E. Woodward departed this world to embark upon the
greatest adventure of her life on Thursday (Nov. 22, 2001) at
Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport after a long,
courageous battle with cancer.
Lora was an avid bowler and was loved and known as "Mom" to all who
knew her. She was a wonderful mom and homemaker and loved to read
and paint.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, the Rev. Oscar
Woodward; and a son, Tony Woodward.
Surviving are five daughters and three sons-in-law, Flora Murray,
Big Stone Gap, Va., Sherry Pharris, Cookeville, Tenn., Robert and
Priscilla Stapleton, Big Stone Gap, Va., John and Rose "Susie"
Shepardson, Blountville, Troy and Carolyn Bramlett, Kingsport; five
sons and two daughters-in-law, Carlos Woodward, Houston, Texas, Kyle
Woodward and Marc Woodward, Big Stone Gap, Va., Ronald and Charlene
Woodward, Bluff City, and Dan and Anita Woodward Bramlett, Weber
City, Va.; one brother, Reed Griffin, Detroit, Mich., and Panama
City, Fla.; two sisters, Crystal Robins, Augusta, Ga., and Betty
Calton, Woodbury, Va.; 27 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rev. Oscar and Lora
Woodward Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 705, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662 for
kitchen supplies for the Christine LaGuardia Phillips Cancer Center
to be used for patients and families.
Snyder's Funeral Home, Gray, will be in charge of the arrangements.
Published November 24, 2001
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