March 2000 Obituaries
HICKORY,
N.C. -- Charles J. Simpson Sr., 45, of Vale, died Wednesday, March 29, 2000,
at his residence.
Mr.
Simpson was a native of Elizabethton, Tenn., and the son of Alzina Wyatt, Hickory,
and the late Dee Allen Simpson. He was an employee of Carolina Steel.
Survivors,
in addition to his mother, include his wife, Linda Long Simpson, of the home;
a daughter, Tracy Michelle Simpson, Hickory; three sons, Charles J. Simpson
Sr., Granite Falls, Travis Lee Simpson and Joshua Scott Simpson, both of the
home; four sisters, Loretta Hefner, Newton, Joyce Oliver, Hickory, Patsy Watson,
Marion, and Betty Carlile, Lenoir; three brothers, Terry Lee Simpson, Conelly
Springs, Grady Simpson, Hickory, and Bobby Ray Simpson, Sparta; a brother-in-law,
Michael Ray Long, Hickory; and a granddaughter, Marissa Baker, Hickory.
Graveside
services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1, in the Fairview Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Bass-Smith
Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross, 1607 Highland
Avenue N.E., Hickory, N.C. 28601.
Bass-Smith
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Margaret "Shell" Allen, 79, 426 West C. Street, Elizabethton, died Wednesday,
March 29, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mrs.
Allen was a native of Unicoi County and the daughter of the late S.F. "Buck"
and Blannie Campbell Shell. She was a life long member of the First Presbyterian
Church and a retired employee of Fred Davis Jewelry Store where she had worked
for 33 years. Following her retirement she worked at Citizens Bank, Broad Street
Branch, as the "Popcorn Lady," meeting bank customers on the third day of each
month and on Fridays. She was an avid fan and supporter of the University of
Tennessee and Elizabethton High School sports programs.
Mrs.
Allen was known in the community as an ambassador for Elizabethton and Carter
County. During her life she touched many lives of the citizens of Elizabethton
and Carter County. In 1991, Mrs. Allen helped to spearhead the drive to erect
the flag pole at the corner of Broad Street and West Elk Avenue in Elizabethton.
When the Veterans Of All Wars Monument was remodeled, Mrs. Allen was instrumental
in starting the refurbishing project and seeing the project to fruition. In
addition to the refurbishing project, she was responsible for the landscaping
and the continued maintenance of the Monument and the surrounding area.
Mrs.
Allen was graduated from Elizabethton High School in 1938 where she was the
first sponsor for the Elizabethton High School Band.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Allen, April 20, 1977, and two brothers,
William E. Lewis and S.F. "Bud" Shell.
Survivors
include a daughter and son-in-law, Libby Allen Cornett and Mark Nelson Cornett,
Asheville, N.C.; a son, Johnny Allen, of the home; one aunt, Hazel Maupin Campbell,
Elizabethton; a special cousin, Charlotte Wingfield Robinson, Greeneville; two
sisters-in-law, Mrs. George (Mary Emma) Brown and Mrs. R.J. (Mardelle) Allen,
both of Elizabethton; and a host of special friends.
Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
ALLEN
-- Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret "Shell" Allen, 79, 426 West C. Street,
Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, will be conducted at 2:30
p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the First Presbyterian Church with Dr. John Martin
officiating. Music will be under the direction of David Arney, organist. Interment
will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be James
R. Austin, Judge Lynn Brown, Sutton Brown, Dr. John R. Crockett III, John R.
Crockett IV, Bob Goddard, Richard Hale, Mike Hardin, Richard H. Robinson, Richard
Tetrick and Tracy Trott. Honorary pallbearers will be Margaret's many loving
friends. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:30 p.m. until
the service hour on Saturday. Friends may call at the funeral home chapel or
at the residence, 426 West C. Street, Elizabethton, any time. In lieu of flowers,
donations in memory of Mrs. Allen may be made to the First Presbyterian Church,
the American Heart Association, or to a fund being established for the preservation
of the Veterans Monument in Elizabethton, c/o Nancy Fleming, Citizens Bank,
Broad Street, Elizabethton. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in
charge of arrangements.
Wanda
Rose Bowers, 68, 2642 Highway 91, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, March 29, 2000,
at her residence after an extended illness.
Mrs.
Bowers was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Lee Buckles
Sr. and Callie Williams Buckles. She was also preceded in death by a grandson,
three brothers and five sisters.
Mrs.
Bowers was a member of New Liberty Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors
include her husband, Eugene E. Bowers; two daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley
and Jerry Burks and Judy and Paul Jones, all of Elizabethton; three brothers,
Horace Buckles, Floyd Buckles and Cleveland Buckles, all of Elizabethton; four
grandchildren, Tony Jones, Scotty Jones, Bradley Burks and Tina Burleson; and
three great-grandchildren, Çhristopher Burks, Brittany Burleson and Landon
Jones. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
BOWERS
-- Funeral services for Wanda Rose Bowers, 68, 2642 Highway 91, Elizabethton,
who died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, March
30, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ray Colbaugh and Rev. Bill Greer officiating.
The New Liberty Free Will Baptist Church Choir will provide the music. Graveside
services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 31, in the Garland Cemetery.
Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m.
Friday, will be Tony Jones, Scotty Jones, Bradley Burks, Mack Smith, Jimmy Buckles
and Kenneth Colbaugh. Honorary pallbearers will be her church family. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends
may call at the residence of Shirley and Jerry Burks, 169 Earl Williams Road,
Elizabethton, or at the residence of Judy and Paul Jones, 113 Mayfield Drive,
Elizabethton. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m.
Friday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
A
private memorial was held Saturday, March 25, 2000, at 601 Maple Street, Elizabethton,
in memory of Charles J. Brown, formerly of Elizabethton, who died Sunday, March
12, 2000, in Redding, Calif.
Mr.
Brown was the son of the late James P. and Georgia Buchanan Brown.
Survivors
include two sons, John Brown and Glenn Brown, Sacramento, Calif.; three sisters
and brothers-in-law, Joyce Brown and Charles Hyatt, 601 Maple Street, Elizabethton,
Dorothy and Jack Brewer, Anderson, Calif., and Betty and D.C. Morton, Hampton;
a brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Lisa Brown, Highway 321; and a special
friend, Ella Laytton, Highway 19E. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Dorothy
G. Morrell, 92, Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, March 28, 2000,
at Ivy Hall Nursing Home.
Mrs.
Morrell was a former nurse at North American Rayon Corporation. She was a member
of the First United Methodist Church of Elizabethton and the Eastern Star.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Roscoe Morrell.
Survivors
include a son and daughter-in-law, John and Linda Morrell, Lewisville, Texas,
and a daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Shakeep Kassem, Blacksburg, Va. Nine
grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and a nephew and his spouse, Henry and
Jean Abbott, LaGrange, N.C., also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements.
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MORRELL -- Funeral services for Dorothy G. Morrell, 92, Watauga Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, March 28, 2000, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Darrell Holly officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Vernita
L. Winters, 79, 108 Heaton Creek Road, Roan Mountain, died Monday, March 27,
2000, as a result of an automobile accident in Sullivan County.
Mrs.
Winters was a native of Johnson County and the daughter of the late Wiley Ray
and Amanda Gregg Dugger. She was also preceded in death by her first husband,
Arthur Lowe, and three brothers, J.D. Dugger, Robert Dwight Dugger and Billy
Jack Dugger.
Mrs.
Winters was a member and past treasurer of Gray's Chapel Presbyterian Church.
Survivors
include her husband, Herbert Winters, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law,
Wayne D. and Shirley Lowe, Cornelius, N.C.; three daughters and sons-in-law,
Peggy and Tom Burleson, Roan Mountain, Brenda and George Roberson, Hampton,
and Ramona and Carroll Gouge, Jonesborough; three sisters-in-law, Lucille Dugger
and Beulah Dugger, both of Johnson City, and Chris Dugger, Phoenix, Ariz.; and
a special cousin, Edith Campbell, Elizabethton. Eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, (423) 542-2232, is in charge
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WINTERS
-- Funeral services for Vernita L. Winters, 79, 108 Heaton Creek Road, Roan
Mountain, who died Monday, March 27, 2000, will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 30, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, with
Mr. Tom Burleson, minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of
Charlotte Smith, organist, with special music by the Cooke Family. Graveside
services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 31, at Happy Valley
Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
Everyone will meet at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, at 10 a.m.
Friday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rhododendron Chapel or at the residence
any time. For those who prefer, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be
sent to Gray's Chapel Presbyterian Church, Heaton Creek Road, Roan Mountain,
Tenn., 37687, or a charity of the donor's choice. Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron
Chapel, Roan Mountain, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
EAST
PEORIA, Ill. -- Virgie S. Hyder, 75, of East Peoria, died Saturday, March 25,
2000, at her residence.
Mrs.
Hyder was born March 6, 1925 in Mitchell County, N.C., to Ray and Pearl Honeycutt
Street. She married Charlie "Red" Hyder on February 15, 1941 in Tennessee. He
preceded her in death on December 24, 1984. She was also preceded in death by
a son, Ray, and two brothers, Herman and Thurman.
Mrs.
Hyder retired from OSF St. Francis Hospital after serving as Supervisor of Housekeeping
for 20 years. She had been a member of the Rittertown Missionary Baptist Church
in Hampton, Tenn.
Survivors
include a daughter, Mitzi Ulick, East Peoria; a son and daughter-in-law, Ken
and Pam Hyder, East Peoria; and two brothers and a sister-in-law, Ted and Edith
Street, Washington, and Mack Street, Peoria. Six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral
services and interment were conducted Monday, March 27, in East Peoria.
Memorials
may be made to the Diabetes Association.
Deiters
Funeral Home, Washington, Ill., (309) 745-5999, was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
H. "Tommy" Hundley, 62, 2824 Browns Mill Road, Johnson City, died Monday, March
27, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr.
Hundley was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and had lived in Johnson City since
1973. He was the son of the late Rondal Paul and Wanda Roach Hundley.
Mr.
Hundley was a retired teacher and coach. He had served as assistant football
coach at ETSU and Elizabethton High School. He served as head coach at Science
Hill High School for seven years and retired as head football coach for Tennessee
High School, Bristol. He was a member of Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Bristol.
Survivors
include his wife, Barbara Willingham Hundley, of the home; two daughters, Terry
Henson, Johnson City, and Tracy Irvin, Bristol; a son, Troy Hundley, Warner
Robbins Ga.; and a sister, Carolyn Pickens, Johnson City. Four grandchildren,
two nieces and a nephew also survive.
Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge
of arrangements.
HUNDLEY
-- Funeral services for Thomas H. "Tommy" Hundley, 62, 2824 Browns Mill Road,
Johnson City, who died Monday, March 27, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday,
March 29, from the Morris-Baker South Chapel. Graveside services will be conducted
at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 30, in the Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, with Rev.
Gradye Parsons officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery
for those services. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary
pallbearers will be Mr. Hundley's former student athletes. For those who wish,
memorial contributions may be made to the Tennessee High School Stone Castle
Restoration, 1112 Edgemont Avenue, Bristol, Tenn. 37620. The family will receive
friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Morris-Baker Funeral
Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
Hunter
Sheffield, 88, 4136 Bristol Highway, Unit A, Johnson City, died Monday, March
27, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr.
Sheffield was a native of Carter County and had lived in Washington County for
four years. He was a son of the late Dayton and Sarah Carrier Sheffield and
was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Cindy Sheffield.
Mr.
Sheffield was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a retired employee of
North American Rayon Corporation and had later worked for Chaparral Pontiac
and Buick. He was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church, where he was a former
Sunday School superintendent and trustee.
Survivors
include his wife, Lottie Street Sheffield; two sons, Joe Sheffield, Johnson
City, and Brownie Sheffield, Gray; two daughters, Pat Grindstaff, Johnson City,
and Neva Cody, Elizabethton; a sister, Iva Nave, Elizabethton; five grandchildren,
Michael Sheffield, Missy Bible, Kevin Sheffield, Eric Grindstaff and Stephen
Grindstaff; and three step-grandchildren, Evan Roswall, Tammy Jenkins and Kim
Depew. Four great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge
of arrangements.
SHEFFIELD -- Graveside services for Hunter Sheffield, 88, 4136 Bristol Highway, Unit A, Johnson City, who died Monday, March 27, 2000, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Happy Valley Memorial Park where the family and friends are asked to meet for the services. Rev. Kenneth Gaskin and Mr. Paul Wood will officiate. For those who prefer, the family suggests memorial contributions be given to the Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 353 Cedar Grove Road, Johnson City, Tenn. 37601. Friends may call at the residence at any time or may register at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Tuesday. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Vermita L. Winters, Roan Mountain, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Holston Valley
Community Hospital, Kingsport.
Funeral arrangements are pending and are under the direction of Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Elizabethton.
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