James W. Baker, 61, Dungannon, Va.

Graveside services for James Wilburn Baker, 61, of Dungannon, Va., who entered into rest Sunday, (Oct. 21, 2001), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Carter's Cemetery, Stoney Creek. Jamie Begley, Jason Begley, Matthew Helton, Johnny Helton, Andy Begley and Travis Begley will serve as pallbearers. Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Kenny Barron, 78, Jonesborough.

Graveside services for Kenny "Papaw'' Barron, 78, 188 Deakins Road, Jonesborough, who died unexpectedly at his home Sunday (Oct. 21, 2001), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens with military graveside rites by the American Legion Hammond Post No. 3. Pallbearers will be Mike Barron, Eddie Brewster, Stanley Hall, Lennis Riggs, Wilford Lee Cox, Leroy Brown, Kyle Olsen, Cecil Barnes, and Richard "Dickie" Barnes. The Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes is in charge of the arrangements.

Omer James Blakley, 95, Kingsport.

KINGSPORT - Omer James Blakley, 95, Rock Springs community, died Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) at Indian Path Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of the Rock Springs community and a member of Rock Springs United Methodist Church. Mr. Blakley was a veteran of World War II, and owner of Blakley Floor Sanding and Refinishing Company. Preceding him in death were his wife, Zula Blakley, on Sept. 23, 1984; a son, Jim Blakley, on Feb. 27, 1973; a granddaughter, Cindy Blakley Cooke, on Sept. 16, 2000; an infant grandson, Nicky Carter, on Dec. 18, 1966; a daughter-in-law, Norma Blakley; and several brothers and sisters. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Lois and Harold Shipley, Knoxville, Mary and Bill Nash, Kingsport, Linda and Bert Carter, Kingsport; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Phyllis Blakley, Fall Branch, Bob and Catharine Blakley, Kingsport; 11 grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 11 stepgreat-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Iva J. Ashley and husband Bill, Jamestown, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Rock Springs United Methodist Church with the Rev. Scott Robertson-Gouge officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery with military graveside rites by American Legion Hammond Post No. 3.

Theresa Buckman, Louisville, Ky.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mrs. Theresa Dean Buckman passed away Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001). She was born May 17, 1910, and was of the Catholic faith. She is survived by one daughter, Anne LaVerne Sullivan, Louisville, Ky.; and one son, Robert Buckman, Ewing, Va. The family will receive friends this afternoon and evening. Services will be conducted Friday at St. Michaels Cemetery. Courtesy of Arney-Mullins Funeral Home of Rose Hill, Va.

Beulah Chapman, 74, Bristol, Tenn.

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Beulah Frances Chapman, 74, died Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) at Bristol Regional Medical Center. A native of Appalachia, Va., she had made her home in Bristol most of her life. She was a member of Fellowship Chapel Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Albert J. Chapman Jr. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Cathy A. and Jeff Blake, Bristol, Tenn.; son, Robert J. Chapman, Bristol, Tenn.; son and daughter-in-law, Mike W. and Kathy Chapman, Piney Flats; grandchildren, Regina F. and husband, Robert Presnell, Johnson City, Melissa Chapman, Bristol, Tenn., Brad Chapman and Kelley Chapman, Piney Flats; sisters, Lois and husband, Doug Stine, Bristol, Va., Betty Harless, Merritt Island, Fla.; brothers, Robert E. and wife, Margaret Booher, Bristol, Tenn., Charles and wife, Dobie Booher, Bristol, Tenn.; and many special family friends. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Weaver Funeral Home, Bristol, Tenn. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Virgel Booher and the Rev. Jack Stevens officiating. Committal services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Highpoint Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gene Allen Chapman, Rome Chapman, David Phipps, Freddie Booher, Jimmy Booher, Mark Stine and Gary Stine. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert J. Presnell, Jimmy Rush, Tony Ross, Larry McMurray, Charles Harless Jr. and Darrell Mallory.

Edison Toomey Colon, three-week-old, Kingsport.

KINGSPORT - Edison Leander Toomey Colon, three-week-old infant son of Theresa A. Toomey and Eduardo L. Colon, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning (Oct. 23, 2001). The family and friends who knew Edison are grateful for the three weeks they were given with him. Surviving, other than his parents, are his sister, Trista Toomey; brother, Brody Alley; maternal grandfather, William Toomey; maternal grandmother, Dorothy Toomey; paternal grandfather, Carlos Colon; paternal grandmother, Bridget Kopelakis; uncles, William Toomey, Johnny Colon, Javier Medina, Jay Day, Kenneth Day and William Day; and aunts, Melinda Medina, Heather Aiken, Leitha Aiken and Christian Moore. Friends may call anytime at the grandmother's residence, Bridget Kopelakis, 1000 Stonegate Road, Apt. E-10, Kingsport. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today in East Lawn Memorial Park with Dr. Steve Hooper officiating. Anyone wishing to attend the graveside service should meet at the cemetery at 2:50 p.m. Pallbearers will be Eduardo Colon and Javier Medina. Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill is in charge of the arrangements.

Karen Depew, 45, Mount Carmel.

MOUNT CARMEL - Karen Eugenia Depew, 45, of 925 Hermitage Drive, passed away Wednesday (Oct. 24, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Depew was a native of Coeburn, Va., but had lived in Mount Carmel since 1965. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Depew attended Christ Fellowship Church. Surviving are her husband, Jerry Depew, Mount Carmel; two daughters, Ashley Brook Shelton, Mount Carmel, and Jessica LeAnn Depew, of the home; five sons, Brandon Michael Davis, Joshua Caine Davis, Joseph Craig Davis, Levi Sherman Welch and David Allen Depew, all of the home; parents, Ralph E. and JoAnn Keith Bond, Hampton, Tenn.; two sisters, Pamela Rose, Wise, Va., and Sherry B. Davis, Mount Carmel; one brother, John Bond, of Indiana; five grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home of Church Hill.

Charles H. Dougherty, 70, Kingsport.

KINGSPORT - Charles H. Dougherty, 70, died Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) at Ridgecrest Manor in Duffield, Va. Mr. Dougherty was born in Church Hill, and had lived most of his life in Fall Branch and several years in Kingsport. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a man who knew everyone. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter T. and Minnie Ellen Sage Dougherty; brother, Walter T. Dougherty Jr.; and sister, Elizabeth Gott. Surviving are his daughters, Sandra S. Toler and Patricia A. Turnmire, both of Fall Branch; son, Charles M. Dougherty, Fall Branch; stepson, John Wright, Mount Carmel; stepdaughter, Rhonda Guthrie, North Carolina; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; companion and best friend, Olene Wright, Kingsport; two nieces and one nephew. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Tom Burgner officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport with military graveside rites conducted by Charles Dewitt Byrd Post No. 3382 of the VFW. Pallbearers will be Jason Berry, Bobby Hensley, Robert Mendenhall, Walter Turnmire, Gerald Spears, John Wright, Marvin Hammond and Mike Dougherty. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital, 950 West Faris Rd., Greenville, S.C. 29605-4277.

Anna Lee Fleenor, 73, Piney Flats.

PINEY FLATS - Anna Lee Glover Fleenor, 73, went peacefully to be with the Lord Monday (Oct. 22, 2001) at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a short period of declining health. Ann was born in Sullivan County on October 2, 1928, a daughter of the late Frank and Mattie (White) Glover. Ann was a member of the Hull's Chapel United Methodist Church where she was treasurer and a member of the United Methodist Women. She was an active bowler with the Housewife Bowling League at Belmont Bowling Lanes and she was president of the FHC (Fairview Homemakers Club). She was a retired employee of Burlington Mills in the prep department after 20 years of service, and a former employee of North Electric Co. She was the widow of Joe Fleenor Jr. In addition to her parents and husband, her brother, Ivan Glover, preceded her in death. Ann was a dedicated friend, a loving sister, aunt, godmother and honorary grandmother. Survivors include her sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty Jo and Munsey Spraker, Jean and Arnold Sandoval, all of Piney Flats; brother and sister-in-law, Hal Dean and Evelyn Glover, of Pennsylvania; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul and Ann Fleenor, Nashville, Mildred Johnson, Bristol, and Becky Gose, Blountville; stepdaughter, Terry Hawks, of North Carolina; godson, Dr. Mike Spraker and his wife Susan, of Virginia; honorary granddaughter, Jordan Spraker; aunt, Geneva Hamblen, Kingsport; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the East Lawn Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Steve Gott officiating. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Eugene Glover, Gary Glover, James Cox, Jack Walling Jr., Wayne Jones and David Jones of Alabama. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Hull's Chapel United Methodist Church, c/o Carla Cox, 241 Henry Road, Piney Flats, Tenn. 37686.

James Hedrick, 89, Ewing, Va.

EWING, Va. - James Braxton Hedrick, 89, passed away Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) at Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital in Middlesboro, Ky. He was a retired coal miner, and a member of Cedar Hill Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, McGarvia and Martha Hedrick; one brother, Claude Hedrick; and one sister, Ovella Frazier. Surviving are his wife, Verla Hedrick, Ewing; one son, James Kenneth Hedrick, Campbellville, Ky.; one daughter, Lillie Jeanette Hedrick, Ewing; one granddaughter, Gena Koker; one great-grandson, Alec England; five sisters, Stella Kenny, Greenville, Ill., Ada Lamb, Jonesville, Va., Gladys Frye, Chilhowie, Va., Ninna Howard, Jonesville, Va., and Iva Ann Little, Oliver Springs, Tenn. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Rose Hill, Va. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jim Myers officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in the Wilson Cemetery in Rose Hill, Va.

Homer Ingle, 70, Jonesville, Va.

JONESVILLE, Va. - Homer Ingle, 70, passed away Wednesday (Oct. 24, 2001) at Lee Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap, Va. He was a lifelong resident of Lee County, Va., and a member of Hardy's Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Nida Ingle; parents, Andy Martin and Polly Fee Ingle; two sisters; and one brother. Surviving are two sisters, Edith Thomas, Jonesville, and Betty Eldridge, Ewing, Va.; several nieces and nephews, and many friends. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Rose Hill, Va. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Wayne Lawson officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Fee Cemetery in Rose Hill, Va.

J.B. Jennings, 75, Union Town, Ohio.

UNION TOWN, Ohio - J.B. Jennings, 75, departed this life Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) in Akron, Ohio. He was a native of Scott County, Va., and was retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of Portage Lake Masonic Lodge and Valley of Canton. He was preceded in death by his parents, Creed Jennings and Mamie Jennings; sister, Muriel Weatherby; brothers, Harold Jennings, Jack Jennings, Hobert Jennings and Charlie Jennings. Survivors include his daughters, Mrs. David (Paulette) Wagner, Anita Duff and Lesa Jennings, all of Akron, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Darrell and Brenda Jennings, Akron, Ohio; mother of his children, Reba Jennings Taylor; grandchildren, David and Rob Wagner, Ami Younkin, Brian Cromley, Eric and Darin Jennings, Jackie and Brandon Homa; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Nannie McConnell, Kingsport; long-time companion, Irene Evelyn, Rome, Ga. Calling hours are from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Friday at the Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va. A Masonic service will be held at 3 p.m. by Catlet Lodge No. 35 of Gate City. Services will follow in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Buford Blankbeckler officiating. Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. With love and special thanks to Darrell and Brenda Jennings for all you did for our Dad.

Laura Mae Matlock, Kingsport.

KINGSPORT - Laura Mae Matlock parted this life Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 23, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hawkins County and had lived most of her adult life in Kingsport. She was a homemaker, loving mother and grandmother and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph C. Matlock Sr.; grandson, Greg Matlock; her parents, Jim and Rebecca Larkins; five brothers, Andrew, Eldridge, Robert, Neal, and James Earl Larkins; and three sisters, Alice Singletary, Elsie Derrick and Nellie Joyce. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph C. Matlock Jr. and his wife, Linda, Kingsport, and Bill R. Matlock and his wife, Janice, Kingsport; three granddaughters, Shelia Stewart and Patricia Gibbons, Church Hill, and Sherri Monroe, Kingsport; three special great-grandsons, Tyler Stewart, Dustin Monroe and Chase Gibbons (born Oct. 23, 2001); three sisters, Leona Blair, Surgoinsville, Emma Mitchell, Kingsport, and Gladys Oaks, Church Hill. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Richard A. Ratliff officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.

Kathy McMurray, 44, Kingsport.

KINGSPORT - Kathy Lynn McMurray, 44, entered into rest on Monday (Oct. 22, 2001) in Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. McMurray was born in Wise County, Va., on Jan. 15, 1957. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Eugene (Gene) Franks. Survivors include her husband, Bradford "Brad" McMurray, Kingsport; daughter, Megan Sturgile, Kingsport; son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Kristy Sturgile, Kingsport; mother, Betty Tomlinson Franks, Weber City, Va.; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda and Richard Wilson, Weber City, Va.; brother and sister-in-law, John "Tom" and Ellen Franks, Kingsport; one grandson, Wesley Sturgile; several nieces, nephews and many loving friends. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home, and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Keith Barker and the Rev. Mike Stout officiating. Music will be provided by the Church Family Singers. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the McMurray Cemetery, Hiltons, Va. The family will be meeting at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Friends will serve as pallbearers.

Mildred Montgomery, Kingsport.

Services for Mildred L. Montgomery, of Kingsport, who passed away Monday (Oct. 22, 2001), will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Oak Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Strickler officiating. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com

Jimmy Mullins, 67, Duffield, Va.

DUFFIELD, Va. - James D. Mullins, 67, died Monday (Oct. 22, 2001) at his residence. Born in Scott County, Va., he was a son of the late Thomas E. and Laura Harris Mullins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Kyle Mullins and Thomas E. Mullins Jr.; and two sisters, Marie Dishner and Lucille Dishner. Surviving are a sister, Edna M. Mullins, Duffield; a brother, Joe Mullins, Clinchport, Va.; a brother-in-law, Everett Dishner, Duffield; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Duffield Funeral Home at Thomas Village, Duffield. Services will be held at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of the funeral home with Pastor Johnny R. Duncan officiating. Music will be provided by the Ferrymen. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Holston View Cemetery in Weber City, Va. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the committal service. Friends will serve as pallbearers.

Janivee Roach, Duffield, Va.

DUFFIELD, Va. - Janivee McDavid Roach died Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements and survivors will be announced later by Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va.

Wilson D. Rowland, 82, Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE - Wilson D. Rowland, 82, died Monday (Oct. 22, 2001) at his Knoxville home. Mr. Rowland graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, where he was elected president of both his junior and senior class and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was also an athlete and lettered in basketball and track. He was also voted the "Most Popular Boy" in his senior class. He started U.T. in 1938 and became a co-op student, but his country called him when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. He enlisted the next day, Dec. 8, 1941, as an aviation cadet in the Air Corps and received his wings as a navigator and commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1943. After receiving his wings, he was assigned to a new B-24 and flew from Nebraska to Florida and flew the Southern route through Trinidad, Brazil and across the Atlantic to North Africa and later to Italy where they joined the 15th Air Force. He quickly became a "lead navigator" with the 484th Bomb Group and sometimes was chosen to lead the entire Bomb wing. He flew 51 combat missions making bomb runs over Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia and Romania including seven bombing missions over Ploesti, Romania, one of the hottest targets in Europe. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross two times, the Air Medal seven times and six Medals Battle Stars, as well as a Presidential Unit Citation. He was wounded in battle, on a bombing mission to Munich, Germany, but declined to accept a purple heart because he felt his wounds were not serious enough to warrant that revered decoration. He received a total of 16 medal decorations for his war service. He was shot down once over Yugoslavia but was rescued by the Partisans and had breakfast with the Partisans one morning at which Marshall Tito was present. He was discharged in 1945 as a Captain. While at U.T., he became a member of Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity which is now one of the largest social fraternities in the United States. He was elected president of his chapter while a sophomore before going to war and was elected president again after returning from the war. He has remained an interested and active alumnus, and in 1984 was honored with "The Order of Merit" by the National Fraternity, the highest honor that can be conferred by the fraternity. Only 193 members out of a membership of more than 175,000 have been so honored. Mr. Rowland was employed by J.E. Lutz & Co. Insurance Agency after graduation from U.T. with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and, after 37 years of service at Lutz, he retired in 1984. He served J.E. Lutz & Co. as assistant secretary, treasurer, vice-president and executive vice president and as president of the Tennessee Insurance Co., a wholly owned subsidiary and the only property fire insurance company domiciled in the state of Tennessee. While at Lutz & Co., he earned the CPCU designation in 1960 and CLU designation in 1965. At that time he was one of only five insurance people in the entire state of Tennessee to earn both of these professional degrees. He also served as president of The Insurors of Knoxville, the president of CPCU chapter in Knoxville, and was listed in "Who's Who in Insurance" in the United States for a period of 24 years. He was also an active member and served a term as president of "The Blue Goose," an honorary insurance organization composed principally of insurance company special agents, insurance company claims adjustors, insurance agents and lawyers. Mr. Rowland was very interested in the Boy Scouts of America and became a scoutmaster of Troop 52, at one time one of the largest and most active troops in this district. He influenced many young scouts and an exceptionally large number of his Boy Scouts earned the Eagle Scout Badge and went on to become outstanding citizens of Knoxville and the state of Tennessee. Many are now doctors, lawyers, teachers and professional men. As a result of his leadership and dedication, he was awarded the "Silver Beaver," the highest honor bestowed on a scouter at the District level. He was very proud of his scouts and was quick to encourage them in all their endeavors. He maintained a very friendly relationship with many of them through the years. Mr. Rowland was a member of Church Street United Methodist Church for over 50 years and taught Sunday School to the seventh and eighth graders for over 10 years. He served on the Board of Stewards for 15 years and served as Sunday School superintendent for two years. He also served on many commissions and was cochairman in charge of raising the church budget for one year. He loved Church Street and its people and was always willing to volunteer to help anytime it was needed. He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner and also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks. He was an active member of the Bearden Lions Club and served as president in 1965. He was honored by the Bearden Lions Club and was voted a life member. He also served as president of the Bearden Little League for three terms. After retiring in 1984, he became interested in delivering meals to the old and infirm people and joined the Mobile Meals Program. He had given over 2,500 hours of volunteer service to the program, as well as supporting the program financially. He thinks this is one of the best programs ever conceived and recommends it to all who are able to perform any kind of activity. Mr. Rowland was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Carmen M. Rowland on Sept. 4, 2001. He leaves his son, Thomas M. Rowland; daughter, Priscilla (Kathy) Rowland, both of Knoxville; sister, Katherine R. Hicks, Knoxville; two nieces and four nephews. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Church Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. William J. Fowler and the Rev. Cabel W. Trent officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Harry Stickley, Robert Stickley, Arnold Cohen, Gardner Brock, Wallace Ogle and Mike Brown. Memorials may be made to Church Street United Methodist Church, 900 Henley St., Knoxville, Tenn. 37902. Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel, Knoxville, is in charge of the arrangements.

James Shaffer, 63, Riverside, Ohio.

RIVERSIDE, Ohio - James Carl Shaffer, 63, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) at his daughter's residence in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Shaffer was born in Hiltons, Va., on April 14, 1938 and was the son of the late Luther Shaffer and Ruby Shaffer Morrison. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was retired from Chrysler Air Temp with 35 years of service. He loved anything that had to do with nature and the outdoors. He also enjoyed working with his hands. He was a good friend to many and would help anyone he could. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Musick Shaffer; and two brothers, Walter and Paul Shaffer. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Romona and Brian Duncan, Dayton, Ohio; granddaughter, Crystal Gail Shaffer, Dayton, Ohio; grandson, Clinton Duncan, Dayton, Ohio; great-grandson, Austin James Murphy, Dayton, Ohio; stepfather, Charlie Morrison, Tennessee; brothers, Charlie Shaffer and Jim Shaffer, both of Dayton, Ohio, Roy Shaffer, Hillsboro, Ohio, and Bill Shaffer, Virginia; several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gate City Funeral Home.

Carl Wayne Tindell, 51, Sylvan Springs, Ala.

SYLVAN SPRINGS, Ala. - Carl Wayne Tindell, 51, formerly of Virginia, passed away Tuesday (Oct. 23, 2001) at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of the UMWA. He was preceded in death by his father, Emory Tindell. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Shupe Tindell; son, Barry Tindell, both of Sylvan Springs, Ala.; grandson, Tyler Tindell, Jonesville, Va.; mother, Charlotte Harrison Tindell, Newport News, Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Boyd and Ann Tindell, Michigan, Michael and Melinda Tindell, Jefferson City, Tenn. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cross Funeral Home, LaFollette, Tenn. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Paul Davis officiating. Interment will be in Campbell Memorial Gardens, LaFollette, Tenn.

Anne Walker, 59, Fall Branch.

FALL BRANCH - Anne Hensley Walker, 59, 17185 Kingsport Highway, died Monday (Oct. 22, 2001) at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Walker was born in Kingsport and resided in Fall Branch for the past 32 years. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gaines and Edith Hensley; sister, Juanita Hensley; and brother, Jimmy R. Hensley. Surviving are her husband, George M. Walker, of the home; son, Michael Todd Walker and wife Martha Whitener, Mt. Olive, N.C.; grandsons, William Jackson Whitener Walker and George Reid Walker; sisters, Carolyn Beaman, Blountville, Jackie Pickens, Fall Branch, and Jane Shipley, Kingsport; brothers, Fred Hensley, Gray, and Terry Hensley, Jonesborough; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was conducted at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Fall Branch United Methodist Church with Pastor Jeff Strong officiating. The family received friends following the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Fall Branch Fire and Rescue Department, c/o Beverly Phillips, P.O. Box 84, Fall Branch, Tenn. 37656. The Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes is serving the family of Mrs. Walker.

Published October 24, 2001