January 2000 Obituaries
Mrs.
Mary Evelyn Brewer, 71, 146 Nanny Goat Hill, Elizabethton, died Sunday, January
16, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mrs.
Brewer was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Ed C. and Sarah
Annie Simerly Hampton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Garfield
W. Brewer, May 4, 1999, a son, Anthony Lynn Brewer, October 5, 1999, and a brother,
Dewey A. Hampton.
Mrs.
Brewer was a member of the Valley Forge Christian Church.
Survivors
include two brothers, David H. Hampton Sr. and Harold Hampton, both of Elizabethton.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
BREWER
-- Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Evelyn Brewer, 71, 146 Nanny Goat Hill,
Elizabethton, who died Sunday, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Happy
Valley Memorial Park with Mr. H. Clay Bailey, minister, officiating. Interment
will follow the service. Active pallbearers will be David H. Hampton Jr., Daniel
Gene Hampton, Glen Ray Simerly, Gene Mathes, William Hampton, Darrell Woods
and Kevin Potter. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Lula
D. Campbell, 86, 2717 S. Roan Street, Box 13, Johnson City, died Sunday, January
16, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs.
Campbell was a native of Unicoi County and had lived in Johnson City since 1963.
She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Sabra Campbell Daugherty and was also
preceded in death by her husband, Jason F. Campbell, in 1977, five sons, a daughter,
a brother and four sisters.
Mrs.
Campbell was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors
include a son, Harley Campbell, Sevierville; three daughters, Brenda Campbell
and Norma Dill, both of Johnson City, and Shelby Hartley, Elizabethton; a sister,
Elsie Garland, Unicoi; three grandchildren, Michael Dill and Anita Hartley,
both of Johnson City, and Lori McMillan, Knoxville; and two great-grandchildren,
Madeline Dill and Lacey McMillan. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge
of arrangements.
CAMPBELL
-- Funeral services for Lula D. Campbell, 86, 2717 S. Roan Street, Box 13, Johnson
City, who died Sunday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday from the Morris-Baker
South Chapel with Rev. Bill Greer and Rev. O.P. Stokes officiating. Interment
will follow graveside services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Monte Vista Burial Park
where the family and friends are asked to meet for services. For those who prefer,
the family suggests memorial contributions be given to the American Cancer Society,
101 Fountain Place, Suite 15, Johnson City, Tenn. 37601. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Morris-Baker Funeral Home,
2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Hallie B. Carden, 87, 418 Wilbur Dam Road, Elizabethton, died Thursday, Jan.
13, 2000, in the Pine Ridge Care Center after an extended illness.
A
native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Austin and Carrie Lee
Treadway Nave. She was preceded in death by a son, Herman L. Carden and two
sisters: Geneva Nave and Pauline Bowers.
Mrs.
Carden was a member of the Siam Baptist Church.
Survivors
include her husband, Clyde A. Carden; a son and daughter-in-law; Dana Earl and
Gladys Marie Carden, Elizabethton; a daughter and son-in-law, Maggie Lee Teglas
and Alexander Teglas, Jr., High Point, N.C.; three sisters: Veona Carden, Irene
Moore and Jeanette Elliott, all of Elizabethton; two brothers: Martin Nave and
Kenneth Howard Nave, both of Elizabethton; one grandson, four granddaughters,
five great-grandsons, one great granddaughter and three great-great-grandsons.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
CARDEN -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hallie B. Carden, 87, 418 Wilbur Dam Road, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, were conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jack Roddy officiating. Graveside service and interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Nave Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, will be E.A. Bowers, Eugene Moore, Raymond Carden, Luther Ray Bowers, Earnest Glenn Carden, Howard Allen Carden, Brian Carden and Chris Richardson. The family received friends from 7-8 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Beulah
"Pat" Short Church, 85, 2574 Bob Little Road, Elizabethton, died Saturday, Jan.
15, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness.
A
native of Union, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Marion Thomas and Louise
Mutter Short. She was preceded in death by a nephew, Bobby Gray Short.
Mrs.
Church was an active member of Valley Forge United Methodist Church, where she
was a former Sunday school teacher and member of the Rose Bishop Sunday School
Class and the Ladies' Society of the Methodist Church. She was a retired employee
of General Electric Co. in Salem Va.
Survivors
include her husband, J. David Church, of the home; one brother, James Pershing
Short, Elizabethton; one sister, Lucy Short Craddock, Minden, W. Va.; one nephew,
Roger L. Compton, Spartanburg, S.C. Five step-children, five step-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick,
is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH -- Funeral services for Beulah "Pat" Short Church, 85, 2574 Bob Little Road, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. Lon Tobin officiating. Music will be under the direction of Judy Little, pianist, and Trilla Little, organist. Entombment and committal services will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Mausoleum of Peace. Active pallbearers will be selected from nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday evening at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, or at the residence, 2574 Bob Little Road, Elizabethton, any time. For those who prefer, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the charity of your choice or United Methodist Church Building Fund, 3974 Highway 19-E, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick, is in charge of arrangements.
James
Delmus Griffey, Jr. 65, 818 Walnut Street, Elizabethton, died Saturday, Jan.
15, 2000, at his residence following an extended illness.
A
native of Carter County, he was the son of the late James Delmus and Hazel Winters
Griffey, Sr. Mr. Griffey was preceded in death by one son, James Monroe Griffey.
He
was a retired bus driver with Elizabethton City Schools.
Survivors
include his wife, Martha Bateman Griffey, of the home; two daughters: Sylvia
and Heather Griffey, both of Elizabethton; one son, Steve Bateman, Elizabethton;
one brother, Jerry Griffey, Elizabethton; one grandson, Shane Bateman, Elizabethton;
and several nieces and nephews.
Private
disposition will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to
American Lung Association of Tennessee, 1808 West End Avenue, Suite 514, Nashville,
TN 37203 or Elizabethton City School System, 804 South Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton,
TN 37643.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick,
is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Georgia Helen Carden Goff, 71, 1535 Highway 321, Hampton, died Friday, Jan.
14, 2000, at the Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Mrs.
Goff was a native of Williamson, W. Va., and had lived most of her life in Carter
County. She was a daughter of the late Loy and Elsie Brunty Carden. Mrs. Goff
was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin C. Goff, February, 1974, by one
sister and two brothers.
She
was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors
include one daughter, Elizabeth Clayton, Hampton; one son and daughter-in-law,
Calvin and Mary Goff, Johnson City; one sister, Isabell Brandon, Nashville;
four brothers: James Carden, Englewood, Colo.; Donnie Carden, Hampton; William
Carden, Elizabethton; and John Carden, Columbia, S.C.; two granddaughters: Lisa
Claque, Key Largo, Fla.; and Lynn M. Goff, Levittown, N.Y.; and two step-granddaughters:
Melissa Bays, Johnson City; and Donna Odom, Jonesborough. Two great-grandchildren,
four step-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy.
GOFF
-- Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Helen Carden Goff, 71, 1535 Highway 321,
Hampton, who died Friday, will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000, in the
Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with the Rev. Haskel Ingram officiating.
Music will be by Mr. David Arney, organist. Graveside service and interment
will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Carden Cemetery. The family will receive
friends in the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Sunday prior to the service. Everyone
will meet at the cemetery at 12:50 p.m. Monday for the graveside service. Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy.
Charlie
G.W. Isaacs, 63, Hickory, N.C., died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000, at Catawba Memorial
Hospital.
A
native of Butler, he was the son of the late Clifford and Minnie Isaacs Bunton.
He
was a member of Sweetwater Baptist Church and employed by Southwood Reproductions.
Survivors
include his wife, Stella Black Isaacs, of the home; four sons: Roger Dean Isaacs,
Johnny Wayne Isaacs, and Ronnie Darrell Isaacs, all of Hickory, N.C.; and Charles
Clayton Isaacs, Icard, N.C.; one daughter and son-in-law, Eartha Marie and Michael
D. Carswell, Hickory, N.C.; two brothers: George Bunton and Gary Bunton, Boone,
N.C.; one sister, Carolyn Lawrence, Boone, N.C.; three grandsons: William Koby
Worley, Stephen Wayne Isaacs and Darrell Shane Isaacs, all of Hickory, N.C.;
and his step-mother, Juanita Bunton, Boone, N.C.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick,
is in charge of arrangements.
ISAACS -- Funeral services for Charlie G.W. Isaacs, 63, Hickory, N.C.; who died Saturday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at Elk River Baptist Church, Butler, with the Rev. Donnie Davenport officiating. Interment will follow at Whitehead Cemetery, Butler. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday evening at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel. For those who prefer, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Sweetwater Baptist Church, 609 21st Street, S.E., Hickory, NC 28602. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick, is in charge of arrangements.
Phillip
Mack Murray, 60, Haddock, Ga., died there Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, after a long
illness.
A
native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Andrew and Eva Pierce Murray.
He had lived in Georgia for a number of years.
He
was a 1957 graduate of Elizabethton High School. Mr. Murray was a former property
appraiser with the state of Georgia and until recently owned and operated Middle
Georgia Mapping Co. Mr. Murray was a member of the New Salem Baptist Church
in Haddock.
Survivors
include his wife, Rebecca Murray; one daughter, three sons and seven grandchildren;
one brother, Fred Murray, Dandridge, Tenn.; two sisters: Betty Merritt, Kennesaw,
Ga.; and Kay Loveless, Elizabethton; and a host of friends and cousins.
Memorial
services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, in Milledgeville, Ga. It was his
wish to be cremated. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of
Mr. Murray to the Carter County Humane Society, P.O. Box 134, Elizabethton,
TN 37644.
Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.
KINGSPORT
-- Walter Glen Pless, 67, 4201 Skyland Lane, died on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000,
at Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center.
Born
in Elizabethton, he had been a resident of Kingsport most of his life. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pless and one sister,
Florence French.
He
was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean Conflict. He retired from
Tennessee Eastman Co., Jan. 1, 1998, after 37 years of service. He was a member
of the Concordia Lutheran Church, where he had served in several capacities.
Survivors
include his wife, Mrs. Lorraine Pless, Kingsport; one daughter and son-in-law,
Lizette and Frank Somer, Jr., New York City, N.Y.; two brothers, Charles Edward
Pless and Paul Herman Pless, both of Elizabethton; three nieces and one nephew.
PLESS -- Funeral services for Walter Glen Pless, 67, 4201 Skyland Lane, Kingsport, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday in Oak Hill Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Mr. Pless was a loving husband, father, and trusted friend. Calling hours are from 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Monday in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family suggests those who wish to make memorial contirbutions to Concordia Lutheran Church, 725 Truxton Drive, Kingsport, TN 37660 or the American Heart Association, Greater Kingsport Division, P.O. Box 985, Kingsport, TN 37662.
Jerry
Edgar Simpson, 59, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, January 16, 2000, at Middle
Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro, after an extended illness.
Mr.
Simpson was a native of Carter County and a son of Hazel Bell Perry Simpson,
205 Hart Road, Elizabethton, and the late R.L. Simpson. He was also preceded
in death by a sister, Zella Baird.
Mr.
Simpson had lived in Murfreesboro for the past six months. He was retired due
to disability as a construction worker. He attended the Church of God.
Survivors,
in addition to his mother, include a son, Ricky Lynn Simpson, Murfreesboro;
two sisters, Shirley Perry, Elizabethton, and Mary Hardy, Jonesborough; and
a granddaughter, Chelsea Marie Simpson, Murfreesboro. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
SIMPSON -- Funeral services for Jerry Edgar Simpson, 59, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Hart Road, Elizabethton, who died Sunday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dan Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Hazel Perry Simpson, 205 Hart Road, Elizabethton. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Genevieve Marie Stevens, 77, 787 Browns Branch Road, Hampton, died Saturday,
January 15, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an automobile accident.
Mrs.
Stevens was a native of Unicoi County and a daughter of the late William and
Addie Gouge Campbell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clay Stevens,
and a brother, Bill Campbell.
Mrs.
Stevens had lived a number of years in Carter County. She attended the Simerly
Creek Church of God.
Survivors
include four sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Louise Stevens, Elizabethton,
Dale and Opal Stevens, Unicoi, Roger and Dee Stevens, Hampton, and Kenneth and
Sandra Stevens, Muscle Shoals, Ala.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Darleen
and Bobby Tolley, Hampton, Aileen and Ronald Street, Roan Mountain, and Geraldean
and the late Leonard Tolley, Waynesburg, Ohio; a sister, Betty Roberts, Elizabethton;
11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and
two special friends, Hensley and Wanda Stevens.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
STEVENS -- Funeral services for Mrs. Genevieve Marie Stevens, 77, 787 Browns Branch Road, Hampton, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Vance, Rev. Dallas Gregg and Rev. B.F. McKinney Jr. officiating. The Carr Family will provide the music. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be grandsons. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of a daughter and son-in-law, Darleen and Bobby Tolley, 951 Fairview Road, Hampton. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Oddie
B. Wilson, 73, 232 Jim Elliott Road, Elizabethton, died Saturday, January 15,
2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mr.
Wilson was a native of Steele, Mo., and a son of the late Cecil and Begie James
Wilson. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter and three brothers.
Mr.
Wilson retired in 1988 as a sterilizer operator for Baxter Hospital Supply Corporation.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and a Pentecostal.
Survivors
include his wife, Bernice Wilson; three daughters, Joyce Thompson and Barbara
Cole, both of Elizabethton, and Janie Proutt, Johnson City; and a son, Chuck
Wilson, Elizabethton. Eleven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Dillow-Taylor
Funeral Home, 418 W. College Street, Jonesborough, (423) 753-0514, is in charge
of arrangements.
WILSON -- Funeral services for Oddie B. Wilson, 73, 232 Jim Elliott Road, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday from the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bryant Collins officiating. Interment services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chuckey Cemetery in Chuckey. Pallbearers will be Mike Jones, Mike Thompson, Adam Brummit, Keith Lyons, Jeff Sparks, Gary Brummit, Mike Miller and Larry Clawson. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, prior to the services. Friends may also call at the home of a daughter, Joyce Thompson, 233 Jim Elliott Road, Elizabethton. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, 418 W. College Street, Jonesborough, (423) 753-0514, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Hazel Ruby VanHuss, 86, 122 Sunrise Drive, Elizabethton, died Sunday, January
16, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness.
Mrs.
VanHuss was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Forney and
Elizabeth Smith Buckles. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Allison
VanHuss, and four brothers.
Mrs.
VanHuss had lived in Hickory, N.C., for a number of years where she retired
from the Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company. She was a member of the Hunter
First Baptist Church.
Survivors
include two daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Gene Waters, Elizabethton,
and Audrey and Melvin Hall, Hickory, N.C.; a son and daughter-in-law, Forney
and Beverly VanHuss, Hickory, N.C.; a sister, Christine Bowers, Sevier Gardens,
Elizabethton; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two special
friends, Susie Waters and Alice Minton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
VANHUSS
-- Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Ruby VanHuss, 86, 122 Sunrise Drive, Elizabethton,
who died Sunday, will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Shane Waters and Rev. Tony Oliver officiating. Phillip Waters
will provide the music. Interment will be in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Paul Waters II, Paul Waters III, Jimmy Bowling, Mark
Sturgill, Julian Waters, Shane Waters, Jeffrey Honeycutt and Lawrence Buckles.
Honorary pallbearers will be Allen Mann, Phillip Waters, Melvin Hall, Gene Waters,
Dakota Waters, Patrick Buckles, Ed Shell and Mike Tingle. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at
the residence of her daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Gene Waters, 122 Sunrise
Drive, Elizabethton. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Hallie B. Carden, 87, 418 Wilbur Dam Road, Elizabethton, died Thursday, January
13, 2000, at Pine Ridge Care Center after an extended illness.
Mrs.
Carden was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Austin and Carrie
Lee Treadway Nave. She was also preceded in death by a son, Herman L. Carden,
and two sisters, Geneva Nave and Pauline Bowers.
Mrs.
Carden was a member of the Siam Baptist Church.
Survivors
include her husband, Clyde A. Carden; a son and daughter-in-law, Dana Earl and
Gladys Marie Carden, Elizabethton; a daughter and son-in-law, Maggie Lee Teglas
and Alexander Teglas Jr., High Point, N.C.; two sisters, Irene Moore and Jeanette
Elliott, both of Elizabethton; and two brothers, Martin Nave and Kenneth Howard
Nave, both of Elizabethton. One grandson, four granddaughters, five great-grandsons,
one great-granddaughter and three great-great-grandsons also survive.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
CARDEN -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hallie B. Carden, 87, 418 Wilbur Dam Road, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jack Roddy officiating. Brian Wilson and Bill Anderson will provide the music. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Nave Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, will be E.A. Bowers, Eugene Moore, Raymond Carden, Luther Ray Bowers, Earnest Glenn Carden, Howard Allen Carden, Brian Carden and Chris Richardson. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Effie Hardin Carson, 87, 1115 West "G" Street, Elizabethton, died Wednesday,
January 12, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following a lengthy illness.
Mrs.
Carson was a lifelong resident of Carter County and a daughter of the late Charlie
and Maggie Williams Hardin. She was also preceded in death by several brothers
and sisters.
Mrs.
Carson was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation. She was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors
include her husband, Reagan Carson, of the home; a stepdaughter, Sue English,
Knoxville; and a stepson, Bob Carson, Blountville. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
CARSON -- Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Hardin Carson, 87, 1115 West "G" Street, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, with Dr. John Martin officiating. Committal services and entombment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Mausoleum of Hope, Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be C.L. Greer, Jim English, Steve Carson, Mark English, Clark English and Sam English. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Summers-Taylor Construction of Elizabethton and Morristown. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 until 8 p.m. Friday, prior to the service. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy.
Cora
Lee Gooch, 66, of Toledo, Ohio, died Monday, January 10, 2000, at St. Charles-Mercy
Hospital.
Mrs.
Gooch was born May 4, 1933, in Elizabethton, Tenn., to Robert P. and Carrie
G. Phipps Estep. She was a mother and homemaker and loved to play bingo.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Alvin Gooch, a son, Robert Perkins,
and two brothers, Andy and Sexton Estep.
Survivors
include two daughters and sons-in-law, Carrie and John Cornelison and Jody and
Dana Shoup; a son, Brian Perkins; two grandsons; one great-grandson; four sisters
and three brothers-in-law, Georgie and Bill Thomas, Finia and Etzel Richardson,
Edith and Rosco Stout and Roxie Estep; and two brothers and a sister-in-law,
Robert Powell Jr. and Mildred Estep, and Gary Estep. Many nieces, nephews and
cousins also survive.
Clegg-Abele Funeral Home, Toledo, Ohio, (419) 691-2481, was in charge of arrangements.
Roy
Gene Harrison, 43, 1226 Bristol Highway, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, January
11, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident.
Mr.
Harrison was a native of Carter County and a son of James Clyde Harrison Sr.,
1226 Bristol Highway, Elizabethton, and the late Dorothy Louise McCroskey Harrison.
Mr.
Harrison was a 1974 graduate of Elizabethton High School and was employed as
a roofer. He was actively involved in the Youth League, the Junior League and
the National Little League in the Boys & Girls Club of Elizabethton/Carter
County. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was of
the Baptist Faith.
Survivors,
in addition to his father, include a daughter, Crystal Gale Harrison, Gray;
a sister, Joyce Ann Bays, Piney Flats; three brothers, James Harrison Jr., Soddy-Daisy,
Gary Harrison and Kenneth Harrison, both of Elizabethton; one grandson; five
nephews; six nieces; and his special friends, Jamie and Brandon Blevins.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HARRISON -- Funeral services for Roy Gene Harrison, 43, 1226 Bristol Highway, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Donnie Davenport officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, will be Gregory Bays, James C. Harrison III, Johnny Harrison, Kenneth Harrison, Jamie Blevins, Brandon Blevins, Andrew Wilson and Tim Jarrett. Honorary pallbearers will be the 1974 Graduating Class of Elizabethton High School, his friends and fellow workers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of his brothers, Gary Harrison, 506 Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, or Kenneth Harrison, 184 Byers Road, Elizabethton. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Saturday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Gleason
Malone Jr., 36, 369 Malone Road, Watauga, died Wednesday, January 12, 2000,
at Johnson City Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident.
Mr.
Malone was a native of Washington County and a son of Iva Lee Banks Malone,
421 West G Street, Elizabethton, and the late Gleason Malone.
Mr.
Malone was employed by Byrd's Body Shop. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors,
in addition to his mother, include a son, Gleason David Malone, and his mother,
Kimberly Church, Elizabethton; a brother, Ronnie Caldwell, Elizabethton; three
nieces; two great-nieces; a great-nephew; and also his special friends, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence McClainey, Mr. and Mrs. Rick Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Baird,
Tammy Ford and Debbie Reynolds.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
MALONE -- Funeral services for Gleason Malone Jr., 36, 369 Malone Road, Watauga, who died Wednesday, were conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ron Owens officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Friday, will be Terry Blevins, Scott Storie, Steve Storie, Ricky Oliver, Jamie Baird, George Polly, Tony Rasnick and J.R. Ollinger. Honorary pallbearers will be Carlos Lively, Arthur Perry, Oscar Thompson, Bill Burkehart, Don Henley, Lonnie Webb and Clarence McClainey. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of his mother, Iva Lee Malone, 421 West G Street, Elizabethton. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Friday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Earnest
L. Miller, 69, 106 Miller Private Drive, Johnson City, died Wednesday, January
12, 2000, at his residence after a brief illness.
Mr.
Miller was a native of Washington County and had been a resident of Carter County
since 1964. He was a son of the late Frank and Effie Larimer Miller and was
also preceded in death by two sons, five brothers and one sister.
Mr.
Miller was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and had served for six years in the Army
National Guard. He was a retired employee of ETSU.
Survivors
include his wife, Billie Mae Morris Miller; three sons, Charles Lawrence Miller,
Larry A. Miller and Billy J. Miller, all of Johnson City; two daughters, Kathy
K. Scott and Shelby J. Fields, both of Johnson City; and a brother, Noah S.
Miller, Kingsport. Seven grandchildren, a great-grandson and several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge
of arrangements.
MILLER
-- Funeral services for Earnest L. Miller, 69, 106 Miller Private Drive, Johnson
City, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Morris-Baker
South Chapel with Rev. Clarence Stanfield officiating. Interment will follow
at Monte Vista Burial Park with Military Honors provided by the American Legion,
Hammond Post #3, Kingsport. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The family
will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge
of arrangements.
Roy
Gene Harrison, 43, 1226 Bristol Highway, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, January
11, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident.
Mr.
Harrison was a native of Carter County and a son of James Clyde Harrison Sr.,
1226 Bristol Highway, Elizabethton, and the late Dorothy Louise McCroskey Harrison.
Mr.
Harrison was a 1974 graduate of Elizabethton High School and was employed as
a roofer. He was actively involved in the Youth League, the Junior League and
the National Little League in the Boys & Girls Club of Elizabethton/Carter
County. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was of
the Baptist Faith.
Survivors,
in addition to his father, include a daughter, Crystal Gale Harrison, Gray;
a sister, Joyce Ann Bays, Piney Flats; three brothers, James Harrison Jr., Soddy-Daisy,
Gary Harrison and Kenneth Harrison, both of Elizabethton; a grandson; five nephews;
six nieces; and his special friends, Jamie and Brandon Blevins.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HARRISON -- Funeral services for Roy Gene Harrison, 43, 1226 Bristol Highway, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Donnie Davenport officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, will be Gregory Bays, James C. Harrison III, Johnny Harrison, Kenneth Harrison, Jamie Blevins, Brandon Blevins, Andrew Wilson and Tim Jarrett. Honorary pallbearers will be the 1974 Graduating Class of Elizabethton High School, his friends and fellow workers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of his brothers, Gary Harrison, 506 Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, and Kenneth Harrison, 184 Bowers Road, Elizabethton. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Saturday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Gleason
Malone Jr., 36, 369 Malone Road, Watauga, died Wednesday, January 12, 2000,
at Johnson City Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident.
Mr.
Malone was a native of Washington County and a son of Iva Lee Banks Malone,
421 West G Street, Elizabethton, and the late Gleason Malone.
Mr.
Malone was employed by Byrd's Body Shop. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors,
in addition to his mother, include a son, Gleason David Malone, and his mother,
Kimberly Church, Elizabethton; a brother, Ronnie Caldwell, Elizabethton; three
nieces; two great-nieces; a great-nephew; and also his special friends, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence McClainey, Mr. and Mrs. Rick Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Baird,
Tammy Ford and Debbie Reynolds.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
MALONE
-- Funeral services for Gleason Malone Jr., 36, 369 Malone Road, Watauga, who
died Wednesday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Ron Owens officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at
2 p.m. Friday ion the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers,
who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Friday, will
be Terry Blevins, Scott Storie, Steve Storie, Ricky Oliver, Jamie Baird, George
Polly, Tony Rasnick and J.R. Ollinger. Honorary pallbearers will be Carlos Lively,
Arthur Perry, Oscar Thompson, Bill Burkehart, Don Henley, Lonnie Webb and Clarence
McClaney. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home. Friends may also call at the residence of his mother, Iva Lee Malone,
421`from the Morris-Baker South Chapel with Mr. Tony Duncan officiating. Special
music will be provided by Mrs. Peggy Street and Tommy Joe Andrews. Graveside
services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Monte Vista Burial
Park. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery. Active pallbearers will
be the men of Watauga Christian Church. Nephews will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions
be made to the Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, Tenn.
37644. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, is in charge
of arrangements.
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