July
19, 2000
No Obituaries
July 18, 2000
Jerry Peterson
Jerry
Peterson, 65, 102 Suncrest Drive, Elizabethton, died Sunday, July 16, 2000,
at his residence following an extended illness.
Mr.
Peterson was a native of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and had lived in Carter County
for the past eight years. He was the son of the late Adolph and Ora Gale
Siglin Peterson.
Mr.
Peterson was retired as a hot tar roofer in the construction business. He
was of the Lutheran Faith.
Survivors
include his wife, Diane Madley Peterson, of the home; a stepdaughter, Marie
Dabney, Marshfield, Mo.; a stepson, Terry Dean Dabney, Marshfield, Mo.;
and a sister, Sandy Peterson, Milford, Mich. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
PETERSON
-- A memorial service for Jerry Peterson, 65, 102 Suncrest Drive, Elizabethton,
who died Sunday, July 16, 2000, will be conducted at 6 p.m. Thursday, July
20, at the Lighthouse for Jesus with Rev. Bill Younce officiating. Private
disposition will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends
at the residence following the memorial service on Thursday evening. Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
July 16, 2000
Mary E. Fassett
Mrs.
Mary E. "Bette" Fassett, 85, 307 East K Street, Elizabethton, Tenn., died
Saturday, July 15, 2000, in the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following
a brief illness.
Mrs.
Fassett was a native of Albany, N.Y., a former resident of Estes Park, Colo.,
and had lived in Elizabethton for the last year-and-a-half. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Richard C. Fassett, on Nov. 3, 1988.
She
was a member of the St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Elizabethton and a former
and very active member of the St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Horseheads,
New York. She was a former employee at the Horseheads, New York Library,
and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors
include two daughters and sons-in-law: Janice and Charles Clyne, Elizabethton,
Tenn.; and Rose Carol and Michael Epting, Union City, Calif.; four grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial
services will be conducted at a later date with inurnment to follow in the
Maple Grove Cemetery in Horseheads, N.Y.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, TN 37643 is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
James
S. Johnson, Jr.
James
S. "Black" Johnson, Jr., 80, 197 Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, died Friday,
July 14, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended
illness.
A
native of Carter County, he was the son of the late James S. and Bertha
Heaton Johnson, Sr.
He
was a lifelong member of Roan Mountain United Methodist Church. Mr. Johnson
was the retired owner and operator of Johnson Electric Company. He was a
50-year member of Roan Mountain Masonic Lodge 566 F & AM. Mr. Johnson
was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran.
Survivors
include his wife, Crystal Whitehead Johnson, of the home; a daughter and
son-in-law, Lucy Nell and George Sells, Johnson City; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Lynn and Janie Johnson, Elizabethton; and Pat and Maggie Johnson, Oldsmar,
Fla.; one sister, Evelyn Gray, Roan Mountain; four grandchildren: Cindy
Mongle, Big Stone Gap, Va.; Kathy Wirth, Atlanta, Ga.; James Johnson, Mooresville,
N.C.; and Stuart Johnson, Concord, N.C.; four great-grandchildren: Carrie
Stuart Mongle, Big Stone Gap, Va.; Mimi Wirth, Atlanta, Ga.; Anna Johnson,
Mooresville, N.C.; and Andrew Johnson, Mooresville, N.C.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, 423-772-3928, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
JOHNSON
-- Funeral services for James S. "Black Johnson, Jr., 80, 197 Simerly Creek
Road, Hampton, who died Friday, July 14, 2000, will be conducted at 3 p.m.
Monday, July 17, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, with the Rev. Stephen Morrison officiating. Music will be under
the direction of Charlotte Smith. Interment will follow at Johnson Roan
View Cemetery with Masonic graveside services accorded by Roan Mountain
Masonic Lodge 566 F & AM. Active pallbearers will be James Johnson,
Stuart Johnson, Lewis Whitehead, Ed Whitehead, Greg Whitehead, and Sam Mongle.
Honorary pallbearers will be George Sells, Orville Greer, Burl Gray, Fred
Hopson, Jack Ellis, friends and neighbors. The family will receive friends
from 1:30-3 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron
Chapel, or at the residence, 197 Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, at any time.
For those who prefer, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be sent
to the Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 North Boone
Street, Suite 1050, Johnson City, TN 37604. Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron
Chapel, 423-772-3928, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Ernest R. Kiser
Mr.
Ernest R. Kiser, 70, 349 Cripple Creek Loop, Watauga, Tenn., died Friday,
July 14, 2000, in the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness.
A
native of Carter County, Tenn., he was the son of the late Ezra and Cynthia
O'Quinn Kiser. He was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Williams Kiser,
Jan. 17, 1980, one son, one daughter, three brothers, one sister, two grandsons
and one granddaughter.
He
was a retired employee of the Bemberg Corporation and was a member of the
Johnson City Moose Lodge. He was a member of the Delphi Primitive Baptist
Church, Dante, Va.
Survivors
include a son, Russell Kiser of the home, a son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie
and Debra Kiser, Watauga, Tenn.; a son and his fiance"'", Roger Kiser and
Tammie Ford, Watauga, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren,
and several nieces nephews, and cousins.
Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
KISER
-- Funeral service for Mr. Ernest R. Kiser, 70, 349 Cripple Creek Loop,
Watauga, Tenn., will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2000, in the Sunset
Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Pastor Dale Reynolds officiating.
Interment will follow the service in the George Mottern Cemetery. Active
pallbearers will be Bill Kiser, William Lusk, John Ramey, Ronnie Kiser,
Jr., Lynn Kiser, and Beecher O'Quinn, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Wetzel
Wright, Paul Ollinger, Jr., Michael Potter, Dr. Joseph May, friends and
neighbors. The family will receive friends in the funeral home from 6-8
p.m. on Sunday, July 16, 2000, or at the home of a son, Ronnie Kiser, 369
Cripple Creek Loop, Watauga, Tenn., at any time. Hathway-Percy Funeral Home,
Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Cora L. Little
Cora
Lee Little, 89, Pine Ridge Care Center, Elizabethton, Tenn., died Thursday,
July 13, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Ms.
Little was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Arthur
Ruble "Buck" Little and Lena Madge Hatcher Little. She was also preceded
in death by five brothers: Thurman, Paul, Harry, Tillman, and Clarence Little,
and a sister, Nannie Renfro.
After
attending East Tennessee State Teachers College, Ms. Little taught for 43
years in the Carter County School System. She was awarded a life membership
in the Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was a member of various
national and local educational associations, including the Carter County
Teachers Association.
Survivors
include two sisters: Myrtle Carver, and Rose Welch, both of Elizabethton,
Tenn.; a brother and sister-in-law, Emory Lewis "Jack" and Dorothy Little,
Elizabethton, Tenn.; and a sister-in-law, Winona Rader Little, Elizabethton,
Tenn.; several nieces and nephews.
Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
LITTLE
-- Funeral service for Cora Lee Little, 89, Pine Ridge Health Care Center,
Elizabethton, Tenn., who died Thursday, July 13, 2000, will be conducted
at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2000, at Valley Forge United Methodist Church.
The Revs. Lon Tobin and Gordon Welch, Jr. will officiate. Music will be
under the direction of Linda Baughman, soloist, Judy Little, pianist, and
Trilla Little, organist. Graveside service and interment will follow immediately
afterwards in the Little Family Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Berdell
Little, Kenneth Welch, III, Larry Jewett, Kenneth Jewett, Joe Nave, and
Danny Little. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Valley Forge
United Methodist Church, 3974 Highway 19-E, Elizabethton, TN 37643. The
family will receive friends from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2000, at
the church prior to the service. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Marie H. Odom
Marie
Hathaway Odom, 72, 336 Old Andrew Johnson Avenue, Jefferson City, died Thursday,
July 13, 2000, in the Life Care Center of Jefferson City.
A
native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Abraham M. and Dorothy
Simerly Hathaway. She had lived a number of years in Jefferson City. She
was preceded in death by her first husband, Ed Crowe.
Mrs.
Odom was a member of the East Side Christian Church of Elizabethton.
Survivors
include her husband, William P. Odom; one daughter, Patricia Cencarik, Jefferson
City; three sons: Dayton Jones, Johnson City; Henry Crowe, Knoxville; and
Robert Crowe, Elizabethton; eight grandchildren, three step-daughters, five
step-sons, and a special step-daughter-in-law, Linda Odom, Jefferson City.
Memorial
Funeral is in charge of arrangements.
ODOM
-- Graveside services for Marie Hathaway Odom, 72, 336 Old Andrew Johnson
Avenue, Jefferson City, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday
in Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. Mack Bennett officiating. Family
and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Sunday to go
to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral is in charge of arrangements.
Jack L. Slemp
Jack
L. Slemp, 73, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Garden City, Mich.
Mr.
Slemp was a native of Johnson City and a son of the late Robert and Joanne
Forester Slemp.
Survivors
include his wife, Rosey Hampton Slemp; a son, Stevie Slemp; a daughter,
Karen (Johny) Tillison; a son, Bobby (Donna) Slemp; and a sister, Sue Campbell.
Seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild also survive.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, July 5, in Wayne, Mich.
Uht
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ross
T. Williams
BLACK
MOUNTAIN, N.C. -- Ross Taylor Williams, 87, 35 Meeks Road, Ridgecrest, N.C.,
died Friday, July 14, 2000.
Mr.
Williams was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and a former member of
Unaka Avenue Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tenn., where he served as deacon
for many years. He retired from Tennessee Eastman in 1975 after 37 years,
and was a World War II Veteran and served in the 70th Coast Artillery, U.S.
Army, in the Pacific Theater.
Mr.
Williams was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Bernice Williams, January
18, 2000; three brothers, Joe, Frank and Harry; and a sister, Nora Alice
McAnnis.
Survivors
include his son, Dallas P. Williams, daughter-in-law, Debbie Williams, and
granddaughter, Nichole Gibbs, all of Asheville; granddaughter, Erin Gaudette
and her husband, Greg, and great-grandson, Gage Taylor Gaudette, all of
Springfield, Mass.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Wanda Taylor,
Elizabethton, Tenn., James R. and Peggy Taylor, Salisbury, and Virginia
and Nat Sams, Johnson City, Tenn.; and several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces
and grand-nephews.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 16, in the chapel of Miller
Funeral Home with Pastor David Webb officiating. Interment will be at 10
a.m. Monday, July 17, at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
Miller
Funeral Home, 208 West State Street, Black Mountain, N.C., (828) 669-2977,
is in charge of arrangements.
July
14, 2000
Ned
H. Calhoun
Ned
Horton Calhoun, 73, 1691 Jenkins Hollow Road, Mountain City, died Wednesday,
July 12, 2000, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mr.
Calhoun was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a son of the late Alfred
and Hester Lewis Calhoun. He was also preceded in death by four brothers,
Gurney, Tilford, Willie and Max Calhoun, and four sisters, Alba and Georgia
Calhoun, Hattie Benton and Thelma Bennett.
Mr.
Calhoun had lived in Mountain City for the past 13 years. He attended Newland
Elementary School, Newland, N.C., and was employed at the Kingsport Printing
Press for 20 years before going to work at the North Carolina State University
Printing Press in Raleigh, N.C., where he retired after 20 years of service.
He retired in 1983. He was a Veteran of World War II, serving three years
with the U.S. Army. He was a Christian.
Survivors
include his wife of 50 years, Helen Presley Calhoun; a son and daughter-in-law,
David M. and Donna Calhoun, Southern Pines, N.C.; a daughter and son-in-law,
Debbie and Doug Shanks, Raleigh, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Carleen
and Paul Webb, Church Hill; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ray Calhoun,
Albee David and Mable Calhoun, all of Kingsport, and Carlos and Evelyn Calhoun,
Newland, N.C.; two grandsons, Robby Moore, Raleigh, N.C., and Dillon Calhoun,
Southern Pines, N.C.; and a granddaughter, Stacy Calhoun, Southern Pines,
N.C. Several nieces and nephews and a host of friends and neighbors also
survive.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
CALHOUN
-- Funeral services for Ned Horton Calhoun, 73, 1691 Jenkins Hollow Road,
Mountain City, who died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, will be conducted at 8
p.m. Friday, July 14, at First Free Will Baptist Church of Mountain City
with Rev. Frank Wood, Rev. Finley McCoury, Rev. Terry Carver and Rev. Paul
Webb officiating. The Ollis Family will provide the music. Interment will
be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at Sunset Memorial Park in Mountain City.
Military Honors will be provided by the Johnson County Honor Guard. Active
pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
will be Tim Calhoun, Allen Calhoun, Hal Baker, Kenny Calhoun, Ferrell Calhoun,
Larry Calhoun, Jimmy Bennett and Jim Reed. Honorary pallbearers will be
Jim Osborne, Odel Johnson, Jim Isenhower, Joel Isenhower, Milburn Isenhower,
Howard Brown, Joe Sherwood, Allen Johnson, John Perry, Ike Dancy, Charlie
Dellinger, Frank Arnold and Sterling Carroll. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the
residence. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Earnest Kiser
Earnest
Kiser, 70, 349 Cripple Creek Loop, Watauga, died Friday, July 14, 2000,
at Johnson City Medical Center.
Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
These
services entrusted to the Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Cora L. Little
Cora
Lee Little, 89, of Pine Ridge Care Center, Elizabethton, died Thursday,
July 13, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Ms.
Little was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Arthur
Ruble "Buck" Little and Lena Madge Hatcher Little. She was also preceded
in death by five brothers, Thurman, Paul, Harry, Tillman and Clarence Little,
and a sister, Nannie Renfro.
After
attending East Tennessee State Teachers College, Ms. Little taught for 43
years in the Carter County School System. She was awarded a life membership
in the Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was a member of various
national and local educational associations, including the Carter County
Teachers Association.
Survivors
include two sisters, Myrtle Carver and Rose Welch, both of Elizabethton;
a brother and sister-in-law, Emory Lewis "Jack" and Dorothy
Little, Elizabethton; and a sister-in-law, Winona Rader Little, Elizabethton.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
These
services entrusted to the Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Marie
H. Odom
Marie
Hathaway Odom, 72, 336 Old Andrew Johnson Avenue, Jefferson City, died Thursday,
July 13, 2000, at Life Care Center of Jefferson City.
Mrs.
Odom was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Abraham M.
and Dorothy Simerly Hathaway. She was also preceded in death by her first
husband, Ed Crowe.
Mrs.
Odom had lived a number of years in Jefferson City. She was a member of
the East Side Christian Church, Elizabethton.
Survivors
include her husband, William P. Odom; a daughter, Patricia Cencarik, Jefferson
City; three sons, Dayton Jones, Johnson City, Henry Crowe, Buford, Ga.,
and Robert Crowe, Johnson City; eight grandchildren; three step-daughters;
five step-sons; and a special step-daughter-in-law, Linda Odom, Jefferson
City.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
ODOM
-- Funeral services for Marie Hathaway Odom, 72, 336 Old Andrew Johnson
Avenue, Jefferson City, who died Thursday, July 13, 2000, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Mack Bennett
officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 1 p.m. Sunday,
July 16, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be step-sons
and step-sons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Spencer Gregg and
the Staff of Life Care Center of Jefferson City. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends may also
call at the residence of a son, Dayton Jones, 7 State Place, Johnson City.
Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Sunday
to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Betty
L. Potter
A
small memorial service for Betty L. Potter will be held Sunday, July 23,
2000, at 2 p.m. at the Roan Mountain Church of Christ.
For
more information, call 543-1470.
July
13, 2000
Nora
A. Bledsoe
Nora
Ann Bledsoe, 83, of Augusta, Ark., died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, in Augusta.
Mrs.
Bledsoe was a native of Heber Springs, Ark., and the daughter of the late
Henry V. and Vonny Brewer Flowers. She was also preceded in death by her
husband, two sons and a daughter.
Mrs.
Bledsoe was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Augusta, where she was active
in the Golden Circle Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Home
Demonstration Club and the Senior Citizens Club of Augusta. She had worked
as a nurse's aid.
Survivors
include two sons, Curtis Bledsoe, Forrest City, Ark., and Danny Bledsoe,
Lynchburg, Va.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Martha and Robert Sams,
Elizabethton, Glenda and Charles Smith, Augusta, Ark., and Carey Bledsoe
Goacher, Hughes, Ark.; four sisters, Vanessie Anderson, Mountain Home, Ark.,
Vesta McHann, Fiddletown, Calif., Pearl Erving of Mississippi, and Faye
Stockdale of Missouri; and a brother, Raymond Flowers, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Twelve grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive.
Arrangements
by Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, (501) 268-3546.
Courtesy
of Tetrick Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BLEDSOE
-- Funeral services for Nora Ann Bledsoe, 83, of Augusta, Ark., who died
Tuesday, July 11, 2000, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at
Grace Baptist Church in Augusta, Ark. Interment will be conducted at Barnishaw
Cemetery in Pine Tree, Ark. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9
p.m. Friday, July 14, at Grace Baptist Church in Augusta. For those who
prefer, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to Grace Baptist
Church, Augusta, Ark., or to the American Cancer Society, 209 S. Riverside
Drive, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. Arrangements by Roller-Daniel Funeral
Home, (501) 268-3546. Courtesy of Tetrick Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Carolyn F. Bradshaw
Carolyn
Faye Bradshaw, 60, 194 Swimming Pool Road, Hampton, died Wednesday, July
12, 2000, at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs.
Bradshaw was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a daughter of the late
William Clyde and June Jones. She was also preceded in death by a brother,
Rev. Vance Jones.
Mrs.
Bradshaw had lived in Carter County for a number of years. She was a graduate
of Cranberry High School, Elk Park, N.C., and a member of the Beech Mountain
Baptist Church. She was a member of the Hampton Chapter #470, Order of Eastern
Star.
Survivors
include her husband, Johnny A. Bradshaw; two sisters, Myrtle Gobble, Hampton,
and Mabel Shook, Banner Elk, N.C.; a brother, William Ford Jones, Elk Park,
N.C.; several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Angie Gobble;
and a special friend, Teddy Glen Ellison, Hampton.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
BRADSHAW
-- Funeral services for Carolyn Faye Bradshaw, 60, 194 Swimming Pool Road,
Hampton, who died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, will be conducted at 1 p.m.
Friday, July 14, at Beech Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. James Hagerman
and Rev. Dennis Church officiating. The Calvary Way Trio will provide the
music. Interment will be in the Beech Mountain Cemetery. Active pallbearers,
who are requested to assemble at the church at 12:50 p.m. Friday, will be
James Erwin, Allen Church, Eddie Storie, Dwayne Edmondson, Omer Trivette
and Lane Edmondson. Honorary pallbearers will be Harry McGee, J.M. Heaton,
Lynn Shook, Phil Shook, Clifford Gobble, Ronnie Gobble, Glen Shook, Norman
Jones, Terry Allen Jones, Kenneth Jones and Bobby Jones. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends may
also call at the residence. Mrs. Bradshaw will be moved to the church one
hour before services. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Ned H. Calhoun
Ned
Horton Calhoun, 73, 1691 Jenkins Hollow Road, Mountain City, died Wednesday,
July 12, 2000, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mr.
Calhoun was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a son of the late Alfred
and Hester Lewis Calhoun. He was also preceded in death by four brothers,
Gurney, Tilford, Willie and Max Calhoun, and four sisters, Alba and Georgia
Calhoun, Hattie Benton and Thelma Bennett.
Mr.
Calhoun had lived in Mountain City for the past 13 years. He attended Newland
Elementary School, Newland, N.C., and was employed at the Kingsport Printing
Press for 20 years before going to work at the North Carolina State University
Printing Press in Raleigh, N.C., where he retired after 20 years of service.
He retired in 1983. He was a Veteran of World War II, serving three years
with the U.S. Army. He was a Christian.
Survivors
include his wife of 50 years, Helen Presley Calhoun; a son and daughter-in-law,
David M. and Donna Calhoun, Southern Pines, N.C.; a daughter and son-in-law,
Debbie and Doug Shanks, Raleigh, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Carleen
and Paul Webb, Church Hill; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ray Calhoun,
Albee David and Mable Calhoun, all of Kingsport, and Carlos and Evelyn Calhoun,
Newland, N.C.; two grandsons, Robby Moore, Raleigh, N.C., and Dillon Calhoun,
Southern Pines, N.C.; and a granddaughter, Stacy Calhoun, Southern Pines,
N.C. Several nieces and nephews and a host of friends and neighbors also
survive.
Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy
A. Gardner
Dorothy
A. Gardner, 76, of Nashville, died Friday, July 7, 2000, in Nashville.
Mrs.
Gardner was a former resident of Hampton.
Survivors
include a son, William H. Faulkner, a grandson, John Faulkner, and a granddaughter,
Amy Faulkner.
Funeral
services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at McKendree
United Methodist Church in Nashville.
Earl Miller
Earl
Miller, 62, Huffman Street, Morganton, N.C., died Monday, July 10, 2000,
at Grace Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born
April 21, 1938, in Carter County, Tenn., he was a son of the late Wiley
Miller and Pearl Simerly Miller. He was also preceded in death by five brothers,
Don, Dalton, J.B., Lee and Thurman Miller.
Survivors
include a son, Earl David Miller, Marion, N.C.; a daughter, Sherry Cole,
Ft. Mill, S.C.; two brothers, Kail Miller, Spruce Pine, N.C., and Conley
Miller, Elizabethton; and two sisters, Barbara Arnett, Peoria, Ill., and
Mabel Stepp, Johnson City. Four grandchildren also survive.
Graveside
services and interment will be held in the Blevins Cemetery in Tiger Creek
at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Sossoman
Funeral Home, Morganton, N.C., (828) 437-3211, is assisting the family with
the arrangements.
Wayne Stanton
Wayne
Stanton, 68, 4445 Big Dry Run Road, Mountain City, died Tuesday, July 11,
2000, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Johnson City.
Mr.
Stanton was a native of Johnson County and a son of the late Hobart and
Orda Greenwell Stanton.
Mr.
Stanton was a farmer and a member and deacon of Baker's Gap Baptist Church.
He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #6908 and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran,
having served in the Korean Conflict.
Survivors
include his wife, Geraldine Pearson Stanton, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law,
Larry Wayne and Melissa Dawn Stanton, Elizabethton; a daughter, Melissa
Denise Stanton, Elizabethton; and a sister, Phyllis Heaton, Mountain City.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Percy-Hux
Funeral Home, 300 W. Main Street, Mountain City, (423) 727-9221, is in charge
of arrangements.
STANTON
-- Funeral services for Wayne Stanton, 68, 4445 Big Dry Run Road, Mountain
City, who died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday,
July 13, from the Chapel of Percy-Hux Funeral Home with Rev. James Richardson
officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Sugar Grove Quartet.
Military graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
July 14, in the Baker's Gap Cemetery accorded by the Johnson County Honor
Guard. Active pallbearers will be Marvin Arney, Tim Gentry, Fred Greene,
Roy Hodge, Dave Dugger, Tim Phillips, Maurice Arney and Glenn Arney. Honorary
pallbearers will be Roy Greene, Wade Snyder, Steve Dugger, John Baker, Harold
Stanton, Doran Bunting and Herb Arnold. In lieu of flowers, memorials may
be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Mrs. Trula Muse, 239 Sunset
Drive, Mountain City, Tenn. 37683. The family will receive friends from
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends may call at the funeral
home or at the residence, 4445 Big Dry Run Road, Mountain City, any time.
Percy-Hux Funeral Home, 300 W. Main Street, Mountain City, (423) 727-9221,
is in charge of arrangements.