May 5, 2000
Lillie Williams
Lillie Williams, 83, 510 Cedar Avenue, Elizabethton, died Thursday,
May 4, 2000.
Mrs. Williams was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, Mendota,
Va., and the Senior Citizens Club. She was preceded in death by her husband,
John R. Williams.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Clinton
Williams, Elizabethton, Hazel and Robert Steffey, Bristol, and Margaret and
James Meade, Duffield, Va., and a sister, Sara Williams, Elizabethton. Six grandsons,
nine great-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren, a dear friend, Russell
Tate, Elizabethton, and a host of nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, is in charge
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WILLIAMS -- Funeral services for Lillie Williams, 83, 510 Cedar Avenue, Elizabethton,
who departed this life Thursday, May 4, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday,
May 5, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. James H. Meade and
Rev. Rick Meade officiating. Graveside services and interment will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers
will be Charlie Owens, Ricky Williams, Eddie Williams, Wayne Steffey, Gary Meade
and Kevin Meade. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 1:55 p.m. Saturday. The
family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Janice Y. Reedy
Janice Yvonne Reedy, 50, 168 E. Highland Road, Johnson City, died
Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at her residence after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Reedy was a native of Washington County and the daughter of
the late Fred L. and Bonnie Oxendine Street. She was also preceded in death
by a son, Bruce Lee Reedy, and a brother, Stanley Street.
Mrs. Reedy was a member of the River of Life Baptist Church. She
was an employee of the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital as a Monitor Technician.
Survivors include her husband. Arthur Harrell Reedy, of the home;
a brother, James Lanny Street, Johnson City; and five sisters, Kathy Jordan,
Unicoi, Brenda Barnett, Elizabethton, Vivian Cummings, Baltimore, Md., JoAnn
Knight, Chuckey (Rheatown), and Shirley Ford, Jonesborough. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, 418 W. College Street, Jonesborough,
(423) 753-0514, is in charge of arrangements.
REEDY -- Funeral services for Janice Yvonne Reedy, 50, 168 E. Highland Road,
Johnson City, who died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday,
May 7, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lanny Street and Rev.
Donald Humphrey officiating. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 8, in
the Mountain Home National Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Gary Thomason,
Michael Thomason, Ansel Presnell, Bill Combs, Jim Nidiffer and Tim Ford. Honorary
pallbearers will be Dr. Phillip Hinton, Dr. David Tabor and the staff of 5100
at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. Special friends Laura Nidiffer and
Melissa Grindstaff. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society,
2513 Wesley Street, Suite #4, Johnson City, Tenn. 37604. Dillow-Taylor Funeral
Home, 418 W. College Street, Jonesborough, (423) 753-0514, is in charge of arrangements.
Mae Hayes
Mrs. Mae "Nannie" Hayes, 96, 123 Old Mill Ridge Road, Elizabethton,
died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Hayes was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the
late Nancy Ann Humphreys. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Milton
Hayes Sr., a daughter, a son, a sister, three brothers, a grandson and a great-granddaughter.
Mrs. Hayes was a member of Big Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Ina Dee Shepherd, Ypsilanti, Mich., and a son,
Milton Hayes, Brunswick, Ga. Six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, a
great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, (423) 543-5544, is in charge of
arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
HAYES -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mae "Nannie" Hayes, 96, 123 Old Mill Ridge
Road, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, will be held at 8 p.m.
Friday, May 5, at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, with Rev. Harold
Mains officiating. Music will be under the direction of David Arney, organist.
Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, May
6, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral
home from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday. Friends may also call at the residence, 123 Old
Mill Ridge Road, Elizabethton, any time. Everyone will meet at the cemetery
at 10:50 a.m. Saturday. These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Wilton G. Thomas
Wilton Garfield Thomas, 82, Route 2, Bakersville, N.C., died Thursday,
May 4, 2000, at Spruce Pine Community Hospital.
Mr. Thomas was a native of Roan Mountain and a son of the late Dave and Etter
Birchfield Thomas. He was also preceded in death by a sister.
Mr. Thomas had lived in Mitchell County for the past five years.
He was a retired farmer and was of the Free Will Baptist Faith.
Survivors include several cousins.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
THOMAS -- Funeral services for Wilton Garfield Thomas, 82, Route 2, Bakersville,
N.C., who died Thursday, May 4, 2000, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 6, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Randy English officiating. Interment
will be in the Birchfield Cemetery, Hampton Creek, Roan Mountain. Pallbearers
will be selected from friends attending the service. Friends may call at the
funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. Memorial Funeral
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
May 4, 2000
Richard W. Nidiffer
Richard Wayne Nidiffer, 65, 109 Lancelot Drive, Elizabethton, died
unexpectedly Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Nidiffer was a native of Carter County and the son of the late John Nidiffer
Sr. and Ruth Moreland Nidiffer.
Mr. Nidiffer was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant.
He was a member of Carter Christian Church, where he served as teacher in the
Adult Men Sunday School Class. He was a member of Omar Temple, Dashiell Lodge
#238, Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, S.J., USA and a life member of the Air
Force Association.
Survivors include his wife, Maggie Pierce Fortner Nidiffer, of the
home; a daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Dayton "Butch" Blevins, Elizabethton;
a brother, John D. Nidiffer Jr., Kannapolis, N.C.; a grandson, Steven Oliver,
Elizabethton; a niece, Nancy Bost, Landis, N.C.; and a nephew, Jimmy Nidiffer,
Kannapolis, N.C.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, (423) 543-5544, is in
charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
NIDIFFER -- Graveside services for Richard Wayne Nidiffer, 65, 109 Lancelot
Drive, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday, May 5, in the Buckles Cemetery with Mr. Dennis Scalf officiating. Music
will also be provided by Mr. Dennis Scalf. Military Honors will be accorded
by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom V.F.W. Post #2166. Active pallbearers will be
Lawrence Hardin, Kenneth Nidiffer, Larry Estep, Otis McNeil, Jimmy Nidiffer,
Jerry Reed, Jim Ellis and Lawrence Pierce. Honorary pallbearers will be friends
and neighbors and the men of Carter Christian Church. Friends may call at the
residence, 109 Lancelot Drive, Elizabethton, at any time. Everyone will meet
at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Friday. These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
May 3, 2000
Ernest W. Smith
Ernest W. Smith, 91, 190 Coal Shute Road, Elizabethton, died Tuesday,
May 2, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton.
Mr. Smith was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Walter Keener
and Amanda Lewis Smith. He was also preceded in death by four brothers.
Mr. Smith was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation.
He was associated with the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Freeman Smith; a daughter, Gale S. Clark,
Kingsport; two sons, Steve Smith, Johnson City, and Kent Smith, Elizabethton;
a brother, Carl Smith, Roan Mountain; four sisters, Betty Winters, Anna Lou
Heaton and Elizabeth Strickland, all of Roan Mountain, and Mary Bell Smith,
Elizabethton; a granddaughter, Christy Bagby, Silver Springs, Md.; a grandson,
James Smith, Elizabethton; and a great-grandson, Henry Clay Bagby V. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
SMITH -- Funeral services for Ernest W. Smith, 91, 190 Coal Shute
Road, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, May 2, 2000, will be conducted at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Brother John Rist officiating.
Interment will be at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be selected
from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
May 2, 2000
Rex Arnett
Rex Arnett, 53, 327 South Lynn Avenue, Apt. #1, Elizabethton, died
Thursday, April 27, 2000, in Elizabethton.
Mr. Arnett was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Phillip
and Annie Banner Arnett.
Mr. Arnett was a sheet rock hanger and was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include three sisters, Hassie Mottern, Elizabethton, Ruby Ray and
Joyce Arnett, both of Roan Mountain, and a brother, Billie Reece Arnett, Hampton.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
ARNETT -- Graveside services for Rex Arnett, 53, 327 South Lynn
Avenue, Apt. #1, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, April 27, 2000, will be conducted
at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, in the Markland Cemetery, Buck Mountain, with Rev.
Jim Storie officiating. Pallbearers will be selected from friends attending
the service. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m.
Wednesday. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial Funeral
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mildred Q. Lumsden
Mildred Quisenberry Lumsden, of Elizabethton, died Monday, May 1,
2000, at her residence following a brief illness.
Mrs. Lumsden was a member of First Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Kirk Lumsden; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Edwin and Lois Lumsden, Wadsworth, Ohio, and Roger and Shirley Lumsden, Haines
City, Fla.; a daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Bob VanDyke, Elizabethton; and
two sisters, Mary Quisenberry and Virginia Mae Goodwin, both of Elizabethton.
Local grandchildren are Sequa S. Shields and David K. VanDyke and their spouses.
Local great-grandchildren are David C. VanDyke, Tabatha VanDyke, TaKeitha VanDyke
and Tachelle VanDyke.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, (423) 543-5544, is in
charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
LUMSDEN -- Mildred Quisenberry Lumsden, loving wife and mother,
died at her home on Monday morning, May 1, 2000, at the age of 91. Her death
was the result of a stroke suffered nine days earlier. Mrs. Lumsden was a committed
Christian and a member of First Christian Church. A private memorial service
for the family will be held at her church on Wednesday, May 3, 2000. Her burial
will be carried out in the Happy Valley Memorial Park even as her service is
taking place. Mrs. Lumsden is survived by her beloved husband, Kirk, to whom
she was married for 67 years. She is also survived by a son, Edwin, and his
wife, Lois, of Wadsworth, Ohio, and Roger and his wife, Shirley, of Haines City,
Fla., and by a daughter, Kay VanDyke, and her husband, Bob, of Elizabethton.
Local grandchildren are Sequa S. Shields and David K. VanDyke and their spouses.
Local great-grandchildren are David C. VanDyke, Tabatha VanDyke, TaKeitha VanDyke
and Tachelle VanDyke. She is also survived by other grandchildren who live out
of state. They are Senna Weitlich, Overland Park, Kan., Thad Lumsden, Columbus,
Ohio, Nate Lumsden, Richland, Wash., Shelly Kay Lynch, Richland, Wash., Mike
Lumsden, Saint Petersburg, Fla., Greg Toole, Winter Haven, Fla., Chris Lumsden
and Jeff Toole, both of Haines City, Fla.; two sisters, Mary Quisenberry and
Virginia Mae Goodwin, both of Elizabethton; and 11 great-grandchildren. From
6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2000, the family will welcome a chance to meet with
their church family, neighbors and friends in the fellowship hall of First Christian
Church, Elizabethton. The family requests that memorials be made to The Habitat
for Humanity, Hefer Project, or the Appalachian Christian Camp, c/o First Christian
Church, 513 Hattie Avenue, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. These services are entrusted
to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, (423) 543-5544. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Jerry L. Hopson
Jerry L. Hopson, 43, 178 Ollie Collins Road, Elizabethton, died
suddenly Saturday, April 29, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Hopson was a native of Hammond, Ind., and the son of Lorene
Hamby Hopson Conors, Raven Den, Ark., and the late Tom Hopson. He was also preceded
in death by a brother, Fred Hopson.
Mr. Hopson was a construction worker.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Lenora Hopson,
of the home; a son, Keith Anthony Hopson, Logans Port, Ind.; three brothers,
Terry Hopson, of Illinois, L.C. Hopson and Rex Gouge, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.;
a brother-in-law, Charlie Kalinowski, of Florida; three sisters, Sharon Vargo,
N. Webster, Ind., Shannon Fahlsing and Connie Craig, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.;
and two grandchildren, Lexie Doyle and Gabrielle Hopson, both of Logans Port,
Ind. Several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins, all of Roan Mountain,
also survive.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Tetrick
Funeral Home, Rhododendren Chapel, Roan Mountain. Private disposition will be
held at a later date.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, (423) 542-2232, is
in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
May 1, 2000
Donald F. Leonard
Donald F. Leonard, 66, 139 Spring Street, Hampton, died Saturday, April 29, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following a long illness.
Mr. Leonard was a native and lifelong resident of Hampton and the son of Mrs. Lou Ella Sorrell Leonard, of the home, and the late Earnest Robert Leonard. He was also preceded in death by a brother, James Norman Leonard I.
Mr. Leonard was a former bus driver. He attended the First Baptist Church of Hampton.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include one aunt and several uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, (423) 543-5544, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
LEONARD
-- Graveside funeral services and interment for Donald F. Leonard, 66, 139 Spring
Street, Hampton, who died Saturday, April 29, 2000, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
May 2, in the Garden of the Last Supper section of Happy Valley Memorial Park
with Rev. James Archer and Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, minister, officiating. Active
pallbearers will be Arnold Clark, James N. Leonard Jr., Matthew Hyder, Jonathan
Woods, Jeff Williamson, Ross Ray Potter, Garry Leonard, George Smith, D.C. Simerly,
Terry Leonard and Curly Burgess. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Campbell,
Walter Teague, Clyde Fuller, Glenn Roberson, Paul Leonard, Larry Hyder, Steve
Sorrell, J.L. Norris, Kenneth Leonard, Warren Tipton Jr. and Johnny Lewis. The
family will receive friends at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, from
7 to 8 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be
made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Helen Wilson, 209 S. Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, (423)
543-5544, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy