Saturday, December 8
Robert E. Bass, 81, Rogersville.
Marvin Bradshaw, 58, Ontario, Calif.
John C. Brooks, 72, Rogersville.
Blanche Copeland, 96, Kingsport.
The Rev. Eric B. dePendleton, 92, Kingsport.
Mildred Fletcher, Kingsport.
Sarah Franks, 84, Norton, Va.
Lidge Gibson, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
Stella Graham, 35, Kingsport.
Willie Junior Greer, 70, Surgoinsville.
Ethel Hammonds, 87, Kingsport.
Walter E. Hickman, 54, Kingsport.
Dick Hood, 72, Fall Branch.
Fain Hicks Laughlin, Kingsport.
John Raby, Rogersville.
Dolores Reynolds, 54, Limestone.
Hubert Rowland, 83, Kingsport.
Vernoy R. Sexton, 82, Kingsport.
Juanita Stark, 77, Kingsport.
Icyphine Sturgill, 74, Pennington Gap, Va.
Bobbie C. Trent, 95, Rogersville.
Robert
E. Bass, 81, Rogersville.
Services for Robert E. Bass, 81, of Rogersville, who went to be with
the Lord at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 5, 2001), will be conducted at
8 p.m. today in the chapel of Colboch-Price Funeral Home,
Rogersville, with the Rev. Ray Mullins and the Rev. Johnny Carr
officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Hawkins County Color Guard will conduct military graveside services
at 2 p.m. Sunday at Highland Cemetery.
Marvin
Bradshaw, 58, Ontario, Calif.
ONTARIO,
Calif. - Marvin Dennie Bradshaw, 58, 1557 East 4th St.,
passed away Tuesday (Nov. 27, 2001) at his home following an
apparent heart attack.
Mr. Bradshaw was a native of Church Hill but had lived in California
for several years. He was a sales representative for the Nordstrom
Co. and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edsel and Willa Bray
Bradshaw; brothers, Conley Arlen Bradshaw and Larry Bradshaw;
sister-in-law, Linda Davis.
Surviving are two aunts, Mrs. Cornelia Bray Hobbs, Weber City, and
Mrs. Gladys Bray Bellamy, Kingsport; one uncle, Hardy H. Bray,
Kingsport; one cousin, Mrs. Willie Seals Arnold, Church Hill;
special children, Diane and Gary Price, Susie and Terry Armstrong,
both of Church Hill.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home,
Church Hill.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Church Hill
Memory Gardens with the Rev. Edward McLain officiating. A military
service will be conducted by the American Legion Post No. 3.
John
C. Brooks, 72, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- John C. Brooks, 72, of Persia Estates, died Friday
(Dec. 7, 2001) at Hawkins County Memorial Hospital after an extended
illness.
He retired from the U.S. Army after 24 years of service and was a
member of Big Hill Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, C.D. and Mae Brooks; two
sisters, Elsie Wolfe and Imogene Livesay.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Brooks; one daughter, Wilma Brooks of
Knoxville; three sons, John Jr., of Johnson City, Eddie and Jimi
Brooks of Rogersville; seven grandchildren, Cliff, Josh, Caleb,
Hannah, Dominc, Jaimee Brooks, Rain Brooks; five sisters, Alva
(C.D.) Trent, Minnie (Gale) Carpenter, Agnes Coffey of Rogersville,
Fannie (Roy) Elkins of Othello, Wash., Joyce (Kenneth) House of
Buford, Ga.; two brothers, Don (Melba) Brooks of Wenatchee, Wash.,
and Bill (Heidi) of Huntersville, N.C.; and special kids, Smokie and
Casey.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Colboch-Price Funeral
Home in Rogersville. The family will receive friends anytime at the
residence of his sister, Minnie (Gale) Carpenter, 710 E. Main St.,
Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Basil Jones, the Rev. Charlie Gibson and the
Rev. John Parrott Jr. officiating.
Hawkins County Color Guard will conduct military graveside services
at 2 p.m. Monday at Big Hill Cemetery.
Blanche
Copeland, 96, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Graveside services for Blanche Miller Copeland, 96, 148
Lebanon Road, who died Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 5, 2001) will be
conducted at 1:30 p.m. today at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home at their
convenience.
The
Rev. Eric B. dePendleton, 92, Kingsport.
Services for The Rev. Professor Eric Boulton dePendleton, 92,
Kingsport, who entered into rest on Wednesday, (Dec. 5, 2001) will
be conducted at 2 p.m. today at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with The
Rev. Suzanne Smitherman officiating. The family will receive friends
immediately following the service in the Kent Room of the church.
Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at West View
Cemetery in Radford, Va.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Attention:
Grants and Contributions, 1236 Ginger Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va.
23456.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is serving the
dePendleton family.
Mildred
Fletcher, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Services for Mildred Kiehl Fletcher, who died early
Wednesday morning (Dec. 5, 2001), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today
at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Suzanne N. Smitherman
officiating.
Calling hours are from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. today in the Kent room of
the church.
Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Alvey Fund of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, 161 E. Ravine Road, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660 or the Salvation
Army, 505 Dale St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Sarah
Franks, 84, Norton, Va.
NORTON,
Va. - Sarah Katherine Loy Franks, 84, died Friday (Dec. 7,
2001) in Lonesome Pine Hospital.
She was a member of the Norton United Methodist Church and the
Wesleyan Service Guild. She was a loving wife, mother and
grandmother.
Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Wiley Bruce Franks, Norton,
Va.; three daughters, Nina Franks Smith, Annapolis, Md., Judith
Franks Miller, Charlottesville, Va., and Barbara Franks Colerider,
Mt. Pleasant, N.C.; two sons, Lonnie Bruce Franks and John Loy
Franks, both of Charlotte, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a brother,
Joseph Lyon Loy, Fort Thomas, Ky.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral
Home, Norton, Va.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Larry Coeburn officiating.
Burial will follow in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Lidge
Gibson, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
Graveside services for George "Lidge" Gibson, Jr., Ft. Blackmore,
Va., who went to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday (Dec. 5,
2001) will be conducted at 12 noon today at the Gibson Cemetery, Ft.
Blackmore, Va.
The family will be meeting at the funeral home today at 11 a.m. to
go in procession to the graveside service.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be made to [email protected].
Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Stella
Graham, 35, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Stella Yonts Graham, 35, died Tuesday evening (Dec. 4,
2001) after injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home, downtown.
Willie
Junior Greer, 70, Surgoinsville.
SURGOINSVILLE
- Services for Willie Junior Greer, 70, Stanley Valley
Road, who died Thursday (Dec. 6, 2001) will be conducted at 8 p.m.
today at Christian-Sells Funeral Home in Rogersville, with the Rev.
Edward Johnson and the Rev. Rick Dinkins officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home or
anytime at the residence, 2654 Stanley Valley Rd.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Bethel
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Ethel
Hammonds, 87, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Graveside services for Ethel L. Cox Hammonds, 87, who
went home to be with the Lord Wednesday morning (Dec. 5, 2001), will
be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Church Hill Memory Gardens.
Family and friends wishing to attend the graveside are asked to meet
at the cemetery at 10:50.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Carter, Ronnie Hammonds, Terry Hammonds,
Gary Spears, Gene Spears, Jerry Parker and Donnie Hilderbran.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Victory
Baptist Church Building Fund, 1932 Fairview, Kingsport, Tenn. 37665
or to Ross Campground United Methodist Church, c/o Janie Kincheloe,
930 Jackson St., Mount Carmel, Tenn. 37645.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Church Hill, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Walter
E. Hickman, 54, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Graveside services for Walter E. Hickman, 54, of 1184
Moreland, who passed away Wednesday (Dec. 5, 2001) will be conducted
at 2 p.m. today at Walker's Fork Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
with military graveside rites conducted by the Charles Dewitt Byrd
Post No. 3382 of the VFW.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Dick
Hood, 72, Fall Branch.
FALL
BRANCH - Troy "Dick'' Denzil Hood, 72, went to be with the Lord
Thursday (Dec. 6, 2001) at his residence.
Dick was born Feb. 29, 1929 in Fall Branch and was the son of the
late James Elmer and Monnie Dillow Hood. He retired as owner and
operator of Hood Construction Company working with heavy equipment.
He attended the Mill Creek Baptist Church, was an avid NASCAR race
fan, a lifetime member of the volunteer fire department of Fall
Branch and a retired sub-carrier for the postal service in Fall
Branch.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother,
Orville Lee Hood.
Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Joann Whaley Hood, of the home;
his son and daughter-in-law, Troy and Ginger Hood of Fall Branch;
sisters and brother-in-law, Betty and Robert S. Multon of Johnson
City, Lois Lewis of Jonesborough; brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy
and Kristie Hood of Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at East Lawn Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Carl Strickler and the Rev. Joe Shelton
officiating.
Burial will be in the East Lawn Memorial Park in the garden of
prayer.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Wilson, Harold Cook, Danny Dillow, Jerry
Chatman, Rex Chatman Sr., Rex Chatman Jr., and James Chatman.
The family request those desiring may make memorial contributions to
the charity of one's choice.
Fain
Hicks Laughlin, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Evelyn Fain Hicks Laughlin passed away Thursday
(December 6, 2001).
She was a lifelong resident of the Arcadia community and a member of
Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Laughlin taught Home Economics at Ketron High School and
Sullivan North High School for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Henry Laughlin Jr.;
and parents, Wesley Fain and Laura Brown Hicks.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Evelyn Laughlin Clonce and
husband, Jimmy Clonce, Jr., of Nashville; two sons, William Brown
Laughlin, Church Hill and Thomas Fain Laughlin, Radford, Va.; two
grandsons, Zackery Garret Clonce and Matthew Tyler Clonce; one
brother, Lynn Wesley Hicks, Kingsport; one niece, Jennifer Lynn
Fain; and two nephews, Wesley Andrew Hicks and Michael Scott Hicks.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral
Home, downtown or any time at the home of Ezra and Mary Ann
Laughlin, 4200 Bloomingdale Road.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel.
Burial will follow in the Fain Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church 6044
Orebank Road, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
John
Raby, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- John Raby (Billy), born April 25, 1938, died Thursday
(Dec. 6, 2001) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home after an extended
illness.
He was a member of Dry Valley Baptist Church in Grainger County.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Raby and Nettie Moore
Raby; brothers, Lewis Raby, Joe Raby, Cliff Raby and Riley Raby;
sisters May Sloan, Ressie Dalton and Hazel Moore.
Surviving are his brothers, Ruie Raby of Mt. Airy, Md., and Washa
Raby of Columbus, Ga.; one sister, Imogene Wilder and husband, Grant
Wilder of Rogersville; several nieces, nephews and cousins; one
special niece, Pamela Wilder Payne; and a host of other relatives
and friends.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colboch-Price Funeral
Home, Rogersville and anytime at the residence of his sister,
Imogene Wilder, 200 N. Fork Branch Road, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Jim Trent officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Willis
Cemetery in Sneedville.
Dolores
Reynolds, 54, Limestone.
LIMESTONE
- Mrs. Dolores W. Reynolds, 54, died Friday (Dec. 7, 2001)
at the Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs. Reynolds was a native of Sullivan County and daughter of Zelma
Dolores Kester Williams, Gate City, Va., and the late Grover
McDonald Williams.
She was a medical transcriptionist and homemaker.
She was a member of Blairs Chapel and the Rebecca Lodge in Gate
City.
Surviving, in addition to her mother, are her husband, Owen Lee
Watts, of the home; one son, Billy "B.J." Reynolds, Tampa, Fla.; a
daughter, Ginger R. Johnson, New Bern, N.C.; a brother, Joe Floyd
Williams, Gate City, Va.; and a grandson, Henry Owen Johnson, New
Bern, N.C.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Dillow-Taylor Funeral
Home in Jonesborough.
Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral
home chapel with the Rev. Gary Harless officiating.
Lay down your burden, let mother natures song lift you to the
mountains, then carry you to the sea. Where you can dance, with the
whales for eternity. Let our love set you free.
Memorial donations may be made to National Wildlife Foundation, P.O.
Box 1691, Merryfield, Va. 22116-1691.
Hubert
Rowland, 83, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Hubert H. Rowland, 83, 104 Shipp Springs Road, died
Thursday (Dec. 6, 2001) at Church Hill Health Care after a
courageous battle with cancer.
He was born in Hawkins County (Surgoinsville) and had lived in
Kingsport most of his life. He operated a flea market on the corner
of Bloomingdale Pike and Shipp Springs Road for several years.
He retired from Eastman after over 33 years of service. He loved to
hunt and fish.
He was a member of Fudges Chapel United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Betty Ann Redden; his
parents, John R. Rowland and Clara Fleenor Rowland; four brothers,
Lawrence Rowland, Robert Rowland, Calvin Rowland and Lyle Rowland.
Surviving are his wife, Marie Neil Rowland, of the home; son, Ricky
Rowland, Kingsport; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren;
sister, Mildred Lee, Surgoinsville; brothers, Conner R. Rowland and
wife, Grace, Surgoinsville and Kyle K. Rowland, Rosemead, Calif.;
and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral
Home, downtown. Friends may also call anytime at the 104 Shipp
Springs Road residence or at the residence of the brother (Connor
Rowland), 200 Fudges Chapel Road, Surgoinsville.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. David Salley and the Rev. Charlie Dye
officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at East Lawn
Memorial Park.
Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 1 p.m. to go in
procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Keith Morrell, Buddy Depew, Paul Depew, Chris
Hawkins, Troy Verval and David Morrell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society,
c/o Wanda Grills, 1217 Radcliff Ave., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660 or the
charity of donors choice.
Vernoy
R. Sexton, 82, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT
- Vernoy Riddle Sexton, 82, 696 Lynch Road, died Thursday
(Dec. 6, 2001) after a period of declining health.
Vernoy was born Oct. 30, 1919 in Coeburn, Va., and was the son of
the late James E. and Martha Riddle Sexton. He retired after 38
years of service from Union Carbine of Oak Ridge as a chemical
operator.
He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church of Knoxville and was a
veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,
Edith Creech Sexton; and a brother, Robert Sexton.
Surviving are two sons and daughter-in-law, Jim Sexton of Kingsport,
John W. Sexton and his wife Debbie of Knoxville; grandchildren,
Ronda Roller, Kerby Sexton and Kate Sexton; a great-granddaughter,
Jessica Gilliam; a great-great-grandson; a sister, Maxie Pippin of
Kingsport; two brothers, Elmer Sexton of Church Hill and Billy
Sexton of Mount Carmel.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the East Lawn
Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Frank Crawford officiating.
The family will receive friends following the service.
Entombment will be in the East Lawn Mausoleum.
The family request those desiring may make memorial contributions to
the Johnson City Chapter of the National Alzheimer Association, 207
N. Boone St., Suite 1500, Johnson City, Tenn. 37604.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Sexton family.
Juanita Stark, 77, Kingsport. Return To Top
A memorial service for Mrs. Juanita W. Stark, 77, Kingsport, a
beloved wife, precious mother and special friend, who went to be
with her Lord and Savior on Thursday (Dec. 6, 2001) will be
conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Colonial Heights United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Vernon F. Holstad officiating.
Entombment will follow the memorial service at Oak Hill Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021.
Oak
Hill Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
An online guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com.
Icyphine
Sturgill, 74, Pennington Gap, Va.
PENNINGTON
GAP, Va. - Icyphine "Iva" Sturgill, 74, Big Hill
community, died Friday (Dec. 7, 2001) at her home.
She was born in Wise County, Va., and had lived in Pennington Gap,
Va. for the last 20 years. She was of the Freewill Baptist fiath.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Otto Sturgill; her father,
Dan Chandler and her mother, Donia (Jones) Chandler; and a sister,
Edith Bledsoe.
Surviving are four sons, Dan Moore, Norton, Va., James Sturgill and
wife, Angela, Steve Sturgill and Cody Sturgill, all of Pennington
Gap, Va.; one daughter, Maxine Gilliam, Appalachia, Va.; eight
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister, Audrey Milhorne,
Jasper, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Holding Funeral Home,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Junior Britton officiating.
Burial will follow in the Sturgill Memorial Cemetery, Big Hill
community.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Bobbie
C. Trent, 95, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE
- Graveside services for Bobbie C. Trent, 95, who went
to be with the Lord Wednesday (Dec. 5, 2001), will be conducted at
11 a.m. today at Highland Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Published December 7, 2001
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