August
31, 2000
Robert H. Haynes
Robert Henry Haynes, 75, of Roan Highlands Nursing Center, Roan Mountain,
died there Wednesday, August 30, 2000.
Mr. Haynes was a native of Washington County and a son of the late A.D.
and Mary Teresa Haynes.
Mr. Haynes had been at the Nursing Center since September 1998.
Survivors include a sister, Rose Mary Haynes, Johnson City, and his
extended family at Roan Highlands Nursing Center.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HAYNES -- Funeral services for Robert Henry Haynes, 75, of Roan Highlands
Nursing Center, Roan Mountain, who died Wednesday, August 30, 2000,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 31, at Memorial Funeral
Chapel with the Rev. Lanny Berry officiating. Graveside services and
interment will be at 11 a.m. Friday, September 1, in the National Cemetery
at Mountain Home. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Friday.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mary
R. Hopson
Mary Ronia Stevens Hopson, 76, 102 Forest Drive, Elizabethton, died
Tuesday, August 29, 2000, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Hopson was a native of Carter County and retired as a cook from
Hunter Elementary School after 29 years of service. She was also a former
employee of Hunter First United Methodist Church and Circle Beauty Shop.
She was a member of Hunter First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hopson was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Dora Stevens,
her husband, William "Bill" Hopson, and by two sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Brenda and Ricky McClure,
with whom she made her home, and Sue Tipton, Roan Mountain; three sons
and a daughter-in-law, Grady Barefield, Greeneville, Taylor and Suzie
Dulaney, Knoxville, and Carry Barefield, Sunrise, Fla.; two brothers,
Bill Stevens and Clyde Stevens, both of Johnson City; a sister, Mary
Elizabeth Grubbs, Bluff City; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren;
four stepchildren; and special friends, Rebecca Buckles, Joyce Williams,
Louise Puckett, Ladies of the Dorcus Sunday School Class and Fellow
Cooks of Hunter Elementary School.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
HOPSON -- Funeral services for Mary Ronia Stevens Hopson, 76, 102 Forest
Drive, Elizabethton, who went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday,
August 29, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 31, at
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. Eric Eggers and
the Rev. Jim Storie officiating. Music will be under the direction of
Bobby Miller, organist. Graveside services and interment will be at
11 a.m. Friday, September 1, in the Caldwell Springs Baptist Church
Cemetery in Elizabethton with the Rev. Burl Garland and Dr. Dennis Deese
officiating. Active pallbearers will be Roger Lewis, Jim Ferguson, Lawrence
Hodge, Cecil Eggers, Terry Ward and Todd Smith. Honorary pallbearers
will be Dr. Jerry Gastineau, Dr. Vance Shaw, Dr. Robert Walter, Richard
Taylor, Michael Blair, Jackie Ray, Jason Rhea, Mike Street, Michael
Street, Eddie Kinser, the Rev. Jamie Ferguson, the Rev. Darrell Holly
and members of Hunter First Baptist Church. Flowerbearers will be the
ladies of Hunter First Baptist Church and friends. Everyone will meet
at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Friday to go in procession to the
cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of Brenda
McClure, 102 Forest Drive, Elizabethton, any time. Tetrick Funeral Home,
Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Iva
L. Potter
Mrs. Iva L. Potter, 64, 785 Poga Road, Butler, died Wednesday, August
30, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Edna
H. Williams
Edna H. Williams, 84, of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, formerly
of 1058 Highway 91, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, August 30, 2000, at
Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Williams was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the
late George J. and Ida M. King Holly. She was also preceded in death
by her husband, Hunter H. Williams, and a grandson, Bradley Deal.
Mrs. Williams was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Sue and James Carroll
and Annette Berry, all of Elizabethton; a sister, Dorothy Large, Elizabethton;
and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and George Ann Holly, Anderson,
S.C., and G.J. and Dorothy Holly, Osprey, Fla. Three grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WILLIAMS -- Committal and entombment services for Edna H. Williams,
84, of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, formerly of 1058 Highway 91,
Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, August 30, 2000, will be conducted
at 11 a.m. Friday, September 1, in the Mausoleum of Hope at Happy Valley
Memorial Park with the Rev. Oscar Henson Jr. and the Rev. Danny Simerly
officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be friends and neighbors, the
staff of Life Care Center of Elizabethton and the staff and nurses of
Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at
10:15 a.m. Friday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will
receive friends at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, or at the
residence of her daughters, Sue Carroll or Annette Berry, any time.
For those who prefer, memorials in lieu of flowers may be sent to the
Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 682, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
August
30, 2000
Mary R. Hopson
Mrs. Mary R. Hopson, 76, 102 Forest Drive, Elizabethton, died Tuesday,
August 29, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Sexton
Hyder
Sexton Hyder, 77, 1374 Powder Branch Road, Elizabethton, died Monday,
August 28, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Hyder was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Ora T.
and Phoebe Dugger Hyder. He was also preceded in death by his wife,
Pauline Long Hyder, a brother, Mack C. Hyder, and two sisters, Edith
Hyder Young and Ota Hyder Collins.
Mr. Hyder was a graduate of Milligan College. He was a former supervisor
at Tri-State Container Corporation, a former teacher at Happy Valley
High School and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was a a member
of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Johnson City, and a member of the Knights
of Columbus.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Sexton and Nina
Hyder, Elizabethton; a daughter and son-in-law, Janey and Earl Harmon,
Elizabethton; a brother, Howard Hyder, Elizabethton; a grandson, Cody
Hyder, Elizabethton; two granddaughters, Stephanie Isaacs and Shelley
Hyder, both of Elizabethton; and a great-granddaughter, Samantha Isaacs,
Elizabethton.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HYDER -- Funeral services for Sexton Hyder, 77, 1374 Powder Branch Road,
Elizabethton, who died Monday, August 28, 2000, will be conducted at
8 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Father
Richard Archer officiating. Graveside services and interment will be
at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 31, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active
pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:30
a.m. Thursday, will be Mickey Hyder, Charles Riley, Ora Hyder, David
Hyder, Lee Hubbard, Sam Lyons and Eddie Collins. Honorary pallbearers
will be Hasford Estep, Horace Whitson, Albert Livingston, Mike Livingston,
Shelby Williams, Greg Livingston, Alfred Livingston, Mike Townsend and
Gary Townsend. An Honor Guard will be provided by the Knights of Columbus.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home. Friends may also call at the residence of a son and daughter-in-law,
Tommy and Nina Hyder, 127 Morey Hyder Road, Elizabethton. Family and
friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to
go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Alta Treadway
Alta "Nana" Treadway, 67, 1411 St. Louis Street, Johnson City, formerly
of Elizabethton, died Monday, August 28, 2000, at Johnson City Medical
Center following a brief illness.
Mrs. Treadway was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the
late John and Ina Nidiffer Treadway.
Mrs. Treadway was a member of Clark Street Baptist Church and was a
homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lorrie and Gordon Hoyle,
Johnson City; a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Mae Lacey, Johnson
City; four sisters, Louise Arnold and Virginia Shipley, both of Johnson
City, Faye Norris and Helen Thomas, both of Elizabethton; two grandchildren,
April Grindstaff and Michael Trivette, both of Johnson City; and four
step-grandchildren, Aaron Cline, Demia Smith and Shannon Hoyle, all
of Johnson City, and Tammy Hoyle of Oklahoma. Two great-grandchildren,
five step-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
TREADWAY -- Funeral services for Alta "Nana" Treadway, 67, 1411 St.
Louis Street, Johnson City, formerly of Elizabethton, who died Monday,
August 28, 2000, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, at
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. Danny Willis officiating.
Interment will follow at Treadway Cemetery in Elizabethton. Active pallbearers
will be Rick Norris, Gordon Hoyle, Gene Norris, Ronnie Norris, Danny
Norris and Ed Thomas. The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence at any time.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
August
29, 2000
William
C. Carden
William C. "Bill" Carden, 77, 407 Washington Avenue, Elizabethton, died
Monday, August 28, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief
illness.
Mr. Carden was a native and lifelong resident of Carter County and the
son of the late Dan S. and Naomi Moody Carden. He was also preceded
in death by five brothers.
Mr. Carden was a retired Supervisor with North American Rayon Corporation.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and a member of Dashiell
Masonic Lodge #238.
Survivors include his wife, Lela Baker Carden, of the home, and a sister,
Jo Ann Carden Pearce, Hampton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
CARDEN
-- Graveside services for William C. "Bill" Carden, 77, 407 Washington
Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Monday, August 28, 2000, will be held
at 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with
the Rev. Haskel Ingram officiating. Active pallbearers will be selected
from friends. The family will receive friends at the funeral home
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may also call at the residence
at any time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Carter
County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37644. These
services entrusted to the Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Robert
H. Carr
Robert Hays Carr, 74, 108 3rd Street, Watauga, died Saturday, August
26, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Carr was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and
a son of the late William and Lillie Humphreys Carr. He was also preceded
in death by two brothers, James A. Carr and Edward T. Carr.
Mr. Carr was a World War II Veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy.
He worked as a salesman for Bob's Home Heating and was a member of Watauga
Christian Church. He was also a member of the Watauga Masonic Lodge
#622 and a former volunteer for the EMS in Watauga.
Mr. Carr had been Mayor of Watauga for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Vivian Rumbley Carr; a daughter and son-in-law
Connie Carr Miller and Gordon Miller, Piney Flats; two sisters, Gearleen
Friesland, Watauga, and Claralee Bare, Piney Flats; two grandchildren,
Karen Kent Williams, Elizabethton, and Tonya Kent Clark, Bristol, Va.;
three great-grandchildren, Allison Williams, Elizabethton, Isiah Clark
and Kalen Clark, both of Bristol, Va.; and a special friend, Mary Phipps,
Watauga. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423)
282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
CARR -- Funeral services for Robert Hays Carr, 74, 108 3rd Street, Watauga,
who died Saturday, August 26, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
August 29, from the Morris-Baker South Chapel with Mr. Tony Duncan officiating.
Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, at
Monte Vista Burial Park. Those attending this service are asked to meet
at the funeral home by 10:40 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the
cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Rick Shipley, Tom Slagle, James
"Buster" Hodge, Leon Holly, David Kent, Dale McCracken, Michael Williams
and Bob Lady. Honorary pallbearers will be John Carr, J.C. Byas, Dr.
Phil Walters, Dr. William Wiley, John L. Bowers, Terry Miller, Brown
Phipps, Ken Potter, Roy Scott, Herman Bare, Tommy Joe Andrews, Fred
Farr and Richard Nave. 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.
Alta
Treadway
Mrs. Alta Treadway, 67, 1411 St. Louis Street, Johnson City, formerly
of Elizabethton, died Monday, August 28, 2000, at Johnson City Medical
Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Augie
W. Waycaster
AKRON, Ohio -- Augie W. Cooke Waycaster, 83, of Akron, died Sunday,
August 27, 2000.
Mrs. Waycaster was born May 14, 1917, in Watauga County, N.C. She was
a longtime member of Falls Baptist Temple.
Mrs. Waycaster was preceded in death by her parents, Dillard and Vertie
Ward Cooke; a brwother, Earl Cooke; a sister, Lena Greer; a son, Paul
J. Waycaster; and a son-in-law, William S. Carrier.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Mildred Carrier, Hickory,
N.C., and Mary Sue and Jerry Cundiff; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Donald and Barbara Waycaster and Jerry and Cindy Waycaster, and two
daughters-in-law, Connie Lenora Waycaster and Connie Waycaster, all
of Akron; a brother, J.D. Cooke, of Florida; and two sisters, Willa
Blackwell, Akron, and Wilma Walton, Lakemore. Eighteen grandchildren,
27 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, at
Newcomer-Farley Funeral Home, 131 N. Canton Road, Akron. Friends may
call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and on Wednesday one
hour prior to the service time. Interment will be at Northlawn Memorial
Gardens.
Newcomer-Farley Funeral Home, 131 N. Canton Road, Akron, Ohio, (330)
784-3334, is in charge of arrangements.
Courtesy of Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Elizabethton.
August 28, 2000
Horace
L. Babb Sr.
Horace L. Babb Sr., 59, 125 Babb Road, Elizabethton, died Sunday, August
27, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
Mr. Babb was a native of Carter County and the son of Ella Pearl Chambers
Babb, Elizabethton, and the late Marshall Landon Babb. He was also preceded
in death by two brothers, Harold Babb and Marshall Babb Jr.
Mr. Babb was a member of Miller's Grove Free Will Baptist Church. He was
an employee of Crawford Dry Wall and a former employee of North American
Rayon Corporation for 32 years.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Helen Mae Milan
Babb, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Denessa and Steve Birchfield,
Elizabethton; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Freddy Babb, of the home,
and Horace Jr. and Kim Babb, Elizabethton; eight sisters, Mrs. Della Hensley,
Mrs. Joann Cannon, Mrs. Wanda Cline, Mrs. Kay Ford and Connie Livingston,
all of Elizabethton, Faye Ford, Disputanta, Va., Mrs. Naomi Barnette,
Johnson City, and Mrs. Marsha Kagle, Gloster, Va.; two brothers, Don Babb
and Ron Babb, both of Elizabethton; and four grandchildren, Britton Babb,
Austin Babb, MaLeah Hampton and Franklin Birchfield, all of Elizabethton.
Several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BABB -- Funeral services for Horace L. Babb Sr., 59, 125 Babb Road, Elizabethton,
who died Sunday, August 27, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
August 29, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Mark Street
and Rev. Steve Burleson officiating. Graveside services and interment
will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, at Babb Family Cemetery in Elizabethton.
Active pallbearers will be Rick Deloach, Richard Cannon, Roger Messer,
Travis Nave, David Babb, Bo Nave Jr., Gary Ford and Steve Birchfield.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Todd Whitaker, Dr. Robert Walter, fellow
employees of Crawford Dry Wall and North American Rayon Corporation, the
3rd Floor Nursing Staff of Sycamore Shoals Hospital, friends and neighbors.
Everyone will met at the funeral home at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday to go in
procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to
8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence,
125 Babb Road, Elizabethton, any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside
Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Billy
Bullock
Billy Bullock, 68, Rambling Road, Bluff City, died Sunday,
August 27, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Mr. Bullock was a native of Sullivan County and the son of the late Ruth
Bullock. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Joseph and
Molly Bullock.
Mr. Bullock was of the Christian Faith and was a carpenter.
Survivors include several half-brothers and several half-sisters, and
a special friend, Margaret Scalf, Bluff City.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BULLOCK -- Funeral services for Billy Bullock, 68, Rambling Road, Bluff
City, who died Sunday, August 27, 2000, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
August 29, at Bunker Hill Christian Church with Mr. Brad Perry, minister,
officiating. The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the
church. Interment will be in the Bunker Hill Community Cemetery. Active
pallbearers will be Terry Carr, Gary Carr, Kenneth Carr, W.J. Carr, Kim
Perry, Floyd Perry and Earl Perry. The family will receive friends from
7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside
Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Isaac A. Day
Isaac Alexander Day, 81, 1220 Brown Mill Road, Unicoi, died Sunday, August
27, 2000, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home.
Mr. Day was a native of Unicoi County and a son of the late Walter and
Myrtle Hampton Day. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Woodard
Day and Ernest Day.
Mr. Day was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and retired as a carman
with Clinchfield Railroad in 1984 after 37 years of service. He was a
member of Unicoi United Methodist Church and was also a member of the
Men's Bible Class and Unicoi Ruritan.
Survivors include his wife, Mollie Townsend Day; a son and daughter-in-law,
George I. and Pamela Day, Erwin; a daughter and son-in-law, Norma Day
Linville and Gordon Linville, Unicoi; two brothers, Roy "Boots" Day, Port
Chilhowie, Fla., and Earl Ray Day, Erwin; three sisters, Ruby Peterson
and Lena Edwards, both of Erwin, and Harriet Glatfelter, York, Pa.; two
granddaughters, Summer Day and Autumn Day, both of Erwin; and a grandson,
David Linville, Unicoi. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Unicoi Funeral Home, Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, (423) 928-4595 or (423) 743-1380,
is in charge of arrangements.
DAY -- Funeral services for Isaac Alexander Day, 81, 1220 Brown Mill Road,
Unicoi, who died Sunday, August 27, 2000, will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
August 29, from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Goddard and
Rev. Ray Mullins officiating. Music will be provided by Elsie Anderson.
Graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August
30, at Day Cemetery with Military Grave Rites rendered by the VFW Post
#3382, Kingsport. Honorary pallbearers, who are requested to assemble
at the funeral home by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and at the cemetery by 10:30
a.m. Wednesday, will be the Men's Sunday School Class and Volunteers Sunday
School Class of Unicoi United Methodist Church. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also
call at the residence, 1220 Brown Mill Road, Unicoi. Unicoi Funeral Home,
Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, (423) 928-4595 or (423) 743-1380, is in charge of
arrangements.
August 27, 2000
Marie L. Bowling
Marie L. Bowling, 91, of 267 Blevins Hollow Road, Elizabethton, died Thursday,
Aug. 24, 2000, at her residence.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., she is the daughter of the late Harry and
Jenny Poultney Johnson. Mrs. Bowling was preceded in death by her husband
John Walter Bowling, Aug. 7, 2000.
She attended Watauga Valley Freewill Baptist Church. Mrs. Bowling was
a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Joan "Byrd" and Terry Smith,
Elizabethton; one granddaughter, Lisa Bowling, Elizabethton; one grandson
Jeremy Smith of Baltimore, Md.; three great-grandchildren: Adala Shae,
Justin and Cody Bowling, all of Elizabethton; two sisters: Elsie Arleth,
New Orleans, La.; and Mildred Cavanaugh, Philadelphia, Pa.; and several
nieces, nephews, and numerous great nieces and great nephews.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, is in charge of
arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.Com/Tetrick
BOWLING -- Funeral services for Marie L. Bowling, 91, 267 Blevins Hollow
Road, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, were conducted Saturday at 8 p.m.
at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. Jonas Revis officiating.
Graveside and interment will be Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000, at 3 p.m. at the
Wilson Cemetery, Elizabethton. Active pallbearers will be Terry Smith,
Justin Bowling, Cody Bowling, Jeff Smith, Ben Ensor and Matt Caldwell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Judy Roland, Lucy Davidson, Linda Estep,
Charlotte Wamsley, Regina Arnold, Hospice nurses and Dr. Max Bayard, and
a special friend, Arthur Blauchard, Pasadena, Md. Everyone will meet at
2:15 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home chapel to go in procession to
the cemetery. The family received friends from 7-8 p.m. on Saturday evening,
Aug. 26, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, and at the residence,
267 Blevins Hollow Road, any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel,
423-542-2232, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.Com/Tetrick
Amelia Durham
Mrs. Amelia "Millie" Durham, 74, Four Oaks Nursing Home, Jonesborough,
formerly of the John Sevier Center, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, in the
nursing home after an extended illness.
A native of East St. Louis, Ill., she was a daughter of the late Emil
and Clara Meno Wilson. She was preceded in death by six brothers and sisters.
She had lived in Tennessee since 1980. Mrs. Durham was a member of Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, Johnson City.
Survivors include four children; two sisters: Ruth Marie Curtis, Elizabethton;
and Melba Howell, Hot Springs, Ark.; three nieces: Judy Eckmann, Collinsville,
Ill.; Patricia "Tish" Fuller, Apopka, Fla.; and Elizabeth Denise Curtis,
Altamonte Springs, Fla.; one nephew, John Curtis, Jr., Elizabethton; and
two great nephews.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
DURHAM -- Graveside service for Mrs. Amelia "Millie" Durham, 74, Four
Oaks Nursing Home, Jonesborough, formerly of the John Sevier Center, who
died Saturday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the VanHuss Cemetery
(Siam community), with the Rev. Steven Harmon officiating. Pallbearers
will be selected from family and friends. Family and friends will assemble
at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Monday to go to the cemetery. Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Lola
C. Linville
Mrs. Lola Campbell Linville, 94, 16 Neptune Park, Ormond Beach, Fla.,
died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000, at her residence.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late H.N. and Dellie
Whitehead Campbell. Mrs. Linville was preceded in death by her husband,
Edwin A. Linville.
She had lived in Florida for a number of years. Mrs. Linville was a retired
restaurant owner. She was a Christian.
Survivors include a nephew and his wife, Richard Donnelly and Frances
Campbell, Elizabethton; a great niece, Anne C. Davis, of Florida; a cousin,
Harry Ledford, Elizabethton; and several other cousins.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
LINVILLE -- Graveside service for Mrs. Lola Campbell Linville, 94, 16
Neptune Park, Ormond Beach, Fla., who died Thursday, will be conducted
at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Burl Garland
officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 9:55
a.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity. Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Albert R. Lyons
Albert Ray Lyons, 60, 135 Coleman Road, Hampton, died Friday, August 25,
2000, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following a brief illness.
Mr. Lyons was a native of Carter County and the son of the late George
and Maxie Barker Lyons. He was preceded in death by three brothers and
a sister.
Mr. Lyons was a member of Harmony Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sallie Roark Lyons, of the home; three sons
and daughters-in-law, Vernon Austin, of the home, Steven and April Austin,
Elizabethton, and Andy and Amy Roark, Johnson City; two daughters, Elizabeth
and Kay Roark, both of Johnson City; four brothers, Anthony Lyons, Allen
Lyons, Ralph Lyons and Jerry Lyons, all of Elizabethton; five sisters,
Elizabeth Blair, Jonesborough, Betty Humphrey, Rose Marie Miller and Geraldine
Ritchie, and Charles Burrow, all of Elizabethton. Seven grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
LYONS -- Funeral services for Albert Ray Lyons, 60, 135 Coleman Road,
Hampton, who died Friday, August 25, 2000, were conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday,
August 27, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Roger
Ball officiating. Music wais under the direction of Mr. Bobby McGee. Graveside
services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, August 28,
at the Lyons Family Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Vernon Austin,
Steven Austin, Andy Roark, Allen Lyons, Ralph Lyons and Anthony Lyons.
Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Hyatt and Lewis Blevins. Everyone
will meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Monday to go in procession
to the cemetery. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence at any time.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Freddy
R. Robinson
Freddy R. "Rick" Robinson, 51, 207 H. Heaton Road, Elizabethton, died
Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, at his residence.
A native of Welch, W. Va., he was a son of Pinky Marie Blankenship Robinson,
Richlands, Va; and the late Lawrence, Robinson. He was preceded in death
by a sister, Anna Sue Bothwell.
He had lived in Elizabethton for the past 22 years. He was retired due
to disability from North American Rayon Corp. Mr. Robinson attended Valley
Forge Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Katie Parks Robinson;
three daughters: Tammy Lynn Reeder, and Melissa Ann Birchfield, both of
Elizabethton; and Linda Michelle Pardue, Roanoake, Va.; four sons: Charles
Anthony Robinson, Hickory, N.C.; Samuel Scott McCoy, Ricky Dwayne Robinson,
and Brian Keith Robinson, all of Elizabethton; one brother, David Robinson,
of Maryland; three grandsons, three granddaughters, and a special niece,
Teresa Bothwell.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
ROBINSON -- Funeral services for Freddy R. "Rick" Robinson, 51, 207 H.
Heaton Road, Elizabethton, who died Friday, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Sunday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Johnson officiating.
Graveside service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Happy Valley
Memorial Park. The Valley Forge Church Choir will provide the music. Pallbearers
will be selected from family members. The family will receive friends
from 6-8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Friends may also call at the
residence. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30
a.m. Monday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge
of arrangements.
August
25, 2000
Marie
L. Bowling
Mrs.
Marie L. Bowling, 91, 267 Blevins Hollow Road, Elizabethton, died Thursday,
August 24, 2000, at her residence.
Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Louise
M. Gill
Mrs.
Louise M. Range Gill, of Athens, died Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at Athens
Regional Medical Center.
Mrs.
Gill was a native of Knox County and a former resident of Washington and
Carter counties for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Lacy
H. and Mamie Hollifield Mustard and was also preceded in death by her
former husband, John Gill, who died in October 1974, and her first husband,
Howard T. Range, December 9, 1965, and two grandsons, Andrew Louis Stout
and Christopher Stout.
Mrs.
Gill was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Dottie R. and Jack W. Stout,
Athens; a grandson and granddaughter-in-law, David and Chasidi Stout,
Chattanooga; and two sisters, Medith Barnett, Limestone, and Edith Adkins,
Jonesborough. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Laycock-Hobbs
Funeral Home, Athens, (423) 745-5361, is in charge of arrangements.
GILL -- Funeral services for Mrs. Louise M. Range Gill, of
Athens, who died Wednesday, August 23, 2000, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday,
August 25, from the chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home, Athens, with
Dr. Carlos Peterson officiating. Graveside services and interment will
be at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 26, at Happy Valley Memorial Park in Elizabethton
(State Highway 91S) where the family will receive friends from 12:30 to
1 p.m. prior to the service at the Mausoleum Chapel. Pallbearers will
be Kyle Leake, Frank Mustard, Harold Range, Kenneth Stout and Fritz Jones.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association,
4627 Mill Branch Lane, Knoxville, Tenn. 37938 or the Tennessee Baptist
Childrens Home, P.O. Box 2206, Brentwood, Tenn. 37024. The family will
receive friends at Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home in Athens from 7 to 8 p.m.
Friday, prior to the funeral service. Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home, Athens,
(423) 745-5361, is in charge of arrangements.
Edith
H. Norris
Edith
H. Norris, 94, 2016 Sherwood Drive, Johnson City, died Wednesday, August
23, 2000, at Appalachian Christian Village following an extended illness.
Mrs.
Norris was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Jacob
and Della Hass Irick. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy
Hass and Doris Stout.
Mrs.
Norris was a member of the Christian faith. She was a former employee
of North American Rayon Corporation and was a homemaker.
Survivors
include her husband of 69 years, Chauncey W. Norris, of Appalachian Christian
Village; a brother, Boyd Hass, Butler; and two nieces, Sharon Hass, Elizabethton,
and Glenda Morgan, Johnson City.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
NORRIS -- Funeral services for Edith H. Norris, 94, 2016 Sherwood
Drive, Johnson City, who died Wednesday, August 23, 2000, will be conducted
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 26, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel,
with Dr. Howard Hayes officiating. Music will be under the direction of
Mrs. Mildred Wood, pianist. Interment will follow at Happy Valley Memorial
Park. Active pallbearers will be Larry Eller, Kyle Evans, R. "Butch" Evans,
Ray Evans, J.L. Norris, Jay Norris and Wiley Morgan. The family will receive
friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Tetrick Funeral
Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
August
24, 2000
Willa
G. Collins
Mrs.
Willa Dean Gibson Collins, 71, 307 Parsley Street, Unicoi, died Tuesday,
August 22, 2000, at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital following a lengthy
illness.
Mrs.
Collins was a native of Coeburn, Va., and had lived in Unicoi since 1985.
She was a daughter of the late Jessie and Mattie Sexton Gibson and was
also preceded in death by her husband, James Curtis Collins, in 1988,
a son, Stevie Lee Collins, and a grandson, James Ray Whitson.
Mrs.
Collins was a homemaker and was of the Church of God faith.
Survivors
include a son, Lester Collins, Unicoi; two daughters, Jeanell Whitson
White, Unicoi, and Marsela Knowles, Church Hill; a brother, Don Gibson,
Kingsport; two sisters, Emmil Bolden, Mobile, Ala., and Betty York, Apple
Valley, Calif.; two granddaughters, Angela White and Crystal Knowles;
a step-grandson, Scottie Whitson; and two step-great-grandchildren, Janette
Whitson and Bobby Ray Whitson.
Unicoi
Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, (423) 743-1381 or (423) 928-4595,
is in charge of arrangements.
COLLINS -- Funeral services for Mrs. Willa Dean Gibson Collins,
71, 307 Parsley Street, Unicoi, who died Tuesday, August 22, 2000, will
be held at 8 p.m. Friday, August 25, from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. Donald Whitson and Rev. Roy Whitson officiating. Music will
be provided by the family and Inez Chandler. Graveside services and interment
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 26, in the McInturff Cemetery,
Unicoi. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home and other times at the residence, 307 Parsley Street, Unicoi.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, (423) 743-1381 or (423)
928-4595, is in charge of arrangements.
Edith
H. Norris
Mrs.
Edith H. Norris, 94, 2016 Sherwood Drive, Johnson City, died Wednesday,
August 23, 2000, at Appalachian Christian Village, Johnson City.
Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Pearl
L. Roberts
Pearl
L. Roberts, 75, 705 Hemlock Street, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, August
23, 2000, at her residence following a brief illness.
Mrs.
Roberts was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late John
Wesley and Bina Pitts Mays. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
George Tipton Roberts, December 4, 1986, and three brothers, Henry Mays,
Herman Mays and Dale Mays.
Mrs.
Roberts was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was a retired employee
of Leon-Ferenbach Inc., and a former employee of 7-Hour Laundry and Dry
Cleaners.
Survivors
include a daughter and son-in-law, Johanna and Sal Palumbo, Oakton, Va.;
a son and daughter-in-law, Wesley Eugene and Janice Bailey, Orange Park,
Fla.; a sister, Rada Brown, Asheboro, N.C.; a brother, Earl Mays, Elizabethton;
three granddaughters, Kimberly Vaccaro, Reston, Va., Alexis Palumbo, Oakton,
Va., and Sherry Jewell, Ft. Myers, Fla.; a grandson, Jason Payne, Atlanta,
Ga.; two great-granddaughters, Josephine Arabela Vaccaro, Reston, Va.,
and Carly Nicole Jewell, Ft. Myers, Fla.; and a special friend, Effie
Holder, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
ROBERTS -- Graveside services for Pearl L. Roberts, 75, 705
Hemlock Street, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, August 23, 2000, will
be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, August 25, at Treadway Cemetery, Elizabethton,
with Rev. D.C. Byrd officiating. Active pallbearers will be selected from
family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Scott Caudle, Dr.
John L. Freeman, Dr. Robert Walter, Dr. Arnold Hopland, David Hilton and
Dr. Amy Thomas. Special thanks to Johnson City Hospice and Homecare. Everyone
will meet at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Friday to go in procession
to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence, 705 Hemlock
Street, Elizabethton, any time. For those who prefer memorials in lieu
of flowers, donations may be made to the East Tennessee Christian Home,
517 Allen Avenue, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside
Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Etter
C. Wright
Mrs.
Etter Campbell Wright, 96, 157 Sleepy Hollow Road, Johnson City, died
Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at the residence of a daughter, Betty Wilson,
215 Sleepy Hollow Road, Johnson City.
Mrs.
Wright was a native of Mitchell County, N.C., and had lived most of her
life in Washington County. She was a daughter of the late John and Betty
Hughes Campbell and was also preceded in death by her husband, Will Wright,
in 1969, three brothers, Hobert Campbell, McKinley Campbell and Vick Campbell,
and three sisters, Vista Butler, Hattie Bennett and Laura Bennett.
Mrs.
Wright was a homemaker and a member of the Full Gospel Holiness Church,
Johnson City.
Survivors
include two sons, Howard Wright and Lawrence Wright, both of Johnson City;
two daughters, Betty Wilson and Louise Barnett, both of Johnson City;
a sister, Daisy Street, Peoria, Ill.; a daughter-in-law, Margaret Wright;
and two sons-in-law, Cecil Wilson and Lawrence Barnett. Ten grandchildren,
22 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Unicoi
Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, (423) 743-1380 or (423) 928-4595,
is in charge of arrangements.
WRIGHT -- Funeral services for Mrs. Etter Campbell Wright,
96, 157 Sleepy Hollow Road, Johnson City, who died Wednesday, August 23,
2000, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, August 26, from the Unicoi Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Wilson, Rev. Tom Cooper and Rev. Jessie Hartley
officiating. Music will be provided by Inez Chandler. Graveside services
and interment will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, August 27, at Roselawn Memory
Gardens, Johnson City. Richard Kilby, Gregory Cross, Michael Wilson, Jeremy
Wilson, Travis Wilson, Brent Cooper, Lonnie Stockton and Stephen Barnett
will serve as honorary pallbearers and are requested to assemble at the
cemetery by 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The family will receive friends from 6 to
8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and other times at the residence of
a daughter, Mrs. Cecil (Betty) Wilson, 215 Sleepy Hollow Road, Johnson
City. Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, (423) 743-1380 or
(423) 928-4595, is in charge of arrangements.
August
21, 2000
Louella
Dugger
Mrs. Louella Dugger, 64, of Watauga Road, Elizabethton, died Saturday,
August 19, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Charlotte C. Hobbs
Charlotte Crumley Hobbs, 70, of Bristol, died Saturday, August 19, 2000,
at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Hobbs was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Della Mae Crumley
and had spent most of her life in the Bristol area. She was a former LPN
at Bristol Regional Medical Center, where she spent most of her life in
the Emergency Department, and was a member of North Bristol Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hobbs was preceded in death by her husband, Marion B. Hobbs, a daughter,
Kathy Susan Williams, and a sister, Phyllis Crumley Evans.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Williams Huffman, Wadsworth, Ohio,
and Laura O'Dell, Bristol; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Kenneth and
Robyn Williams, Bluff City, and Greg O'Dell, Bristol; three brothers and
sisters-in-law, Charles and Coleen Crumley, Laguna Hills, Calif., Bobby
and Jane Crumley, Pinnacle, N.C., and Charles and Pat Miller, Akron, Ohio;
three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Sue Trinkle, Elizabethton, Joan
and Martin Fiebke and Betty and Charles Riley, all of Powhattan, Va.;
her stepmother, Martha Crumley, Akron, Ohio; and eight grandchildren,
Shawn Huffman, Aron Williams, Heather Marcum, Paul Williams, Daniel O'Dell,
Karla Williams, Holly Williams and Corey O'Dell. Four great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Weaver Funeral Home, 630 Locust Street, Bristol, (423) 968-2111, is in
charge of arrangements.
HOBBS -- Funeral services for Charlotte Crumley Hobbs, 70, of Bristol,
who died Saturday, August 19, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday,
August 21, at Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Eric Godfrey officiating.
Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, at Happy
Valley Memorial Park in Elizabethton. Active pallbearers will be Paul
Conley, Mike Arnold, Shawn Huffman, Aron Williams, Brad Trinkle, Brad
Fuller and Bill Crumley. Honorary pallbearer will be Dr. John Culp. The
family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Monday,
prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials
be made to the Lupas Foundation of America, 10409 Lovell Center Drive,
Knoxville, Tenn. 37922. Weaver Funeral Home, 630 Locust Street, Bristol,
(423) 968-2111, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
C. Keeton
Thomas C. Keeton, 90, 823 Cambridge Avenue, Elizabethton, died Saturday,
August 19, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
Mr. Keeton was a native of Bristol, Va., and a son of the late Mack and
Annie Rice Keeton. He was also preceded in death by a brother and three
sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Guess Keeton, of the home; a son and
daughter-in-law, Tom and Jennifer Keeton, Johnson City; and two daughters
and a son-in-law, Alice and Kenneth Carr, Elizabethton, and Nora Keeton,
Johnson City. Seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews also survive.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
KEETON -- Graveside services for Thomas C. Keeton, 90, 823 Cambridge Avenue,
Elizabethton, who died Saturday, August 19, 2000, will be conducted at
2 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, in the Highland Cemetery with Rev. A.G. Wagner
officiating. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday for
the graveside service. The family will receive friends at the funeral
home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Friends may call at the residence any time.
These services entrusted to the Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Ida B. Minton
Mrs. Ida Burleson Minton, 102, of 150 Watauga Road, Elizabethton, died
Sunday, August 20, 2000, at Hermitage Health Center.
Mrs. Minton was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a daughter of the
late Jonathan and Lucy Huskins Ollis. She was also preceded in death by
two husbands, Robert Burleson, in 1926, and Carllas A. Minton, in 1975;
a daughter, Cora Burleson; two sons, James L. Burleson and Johnny Burleson;
and four brothers.
Mrs. Minton had lived a number of years in Elizabethton. She was a Charter
Member of the Pleasant Beach Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter and her fiance, Eva Phipps and Gazie Ragep,
Elizabethton; two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Mary Burleson and
Guy and Anna Lou Burleson, all of Elizabethton; and three sisters, Ada
Miller, Elizabethton, Nellie Hall and Essie Beam, both of Spruce Pine,
N.C. Nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren
also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
MINTON -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Burleson Minton, 102, of
150 Watauga Road, Elizabethton, who died Sunday, August 20, 2000, will
be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, at Memorial Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Bobby Stout officiating. Graveside services and interment will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 23, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active
pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. Honorary pallbearers
will be her Church Family and the Staff and Employees of Hermitage Health
Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of Gazie Ragep, 806
Parkway Blvd., Elizabethton, or at the residence of Eva Phipps, 157 Taylor
Avenue, Elizabethton. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral
home at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel
is in charge of arrangements.
August
20, 2000
Edward W. Donaldson Jr.
Edward William Donaldson Jr., 65, of Ortona, Fla., died Friday, August
18, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. Donaldson was born April 12, 1935 to Edward William Donaldson and
Mildred Keough in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a former resident of Tennessee
and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Mr. Donaldson had resided in Ortona for the past 14 years and was employed
at Sheltra's Gulf Station in LaBelle, Fla., until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Donaldson, Ortona, Fla.; two sons,
William Edward Donaldson, Ortona, Fla., and Michael Allen Donaldson, Ft.
Denaud; a daughter, Kimberly Smith, Lehigh Acres, Fla.; a sister, Rita
Roman of North Carolina; and two grandchildren, Melody Donaldson and Charlene
Smith.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 20, at 1 p.m. at Akin-Davis
Funeral Home in LaBelle, Fla., with Rev. Bob Moore officiating. Cremation
arrangements by Akin-Davis Funeral Home.
Lula M.
Harrell
Lula Mae Harrell, 61, of Rincon, Ga., died Friday, August 18, 2000, at
Candler Hospital.
Mrs. Harrell was a native of Hampton, Tenn. She was a member of the Rincon
Missionary Alliance Church.
Survivors include her husband, Edd Harrell, Rincon, Ga.; a daughter, Susie
Oliver, Rincon, Ga.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Verita and Cleo
Shelton, Hampton, and Maxine Guy, Butler; two brothers, George Williams,
Hampton, and Charles Williams, Johnson City; a granddaughter, Amanda Coleman,
Rincon, Ga.; a grandson, Jeremy Coleman, Rincon, Ga.; and a special friend,
Joe Richardson, Butler.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 20, at Thomas C.
Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel, Rincon, with interment
to follow at Westside Memorial Gardens in Bloomingdale, Ga. Remembrances
may be given to Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, Ga., 31416.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel, Rincon,
Ga., (912) 754-6421, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas
C. Keeton
Thomas C. Keeton, 90, 823 Cambridge Avenue, Elizabethton, died Saturday,
August 19, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
Mr. Keeton was a native of Bristol, Va., and a son of the late Mack and
Annie Rice Keeton. He was also preceded in death by a brother and three
sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Guess Keeton, of the home; a son, Tom
Keeton, Johnson City; and two daughters, Alice Carr, Elizabethton, and
Nora Keeton, Johnson City. Seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Mary E.
Peters
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bibbs Peters, 83, 133 Danner Road, Elizabethton, died
Saturday, August 19, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an
extended illness.
Mrs. Peters was a native of Minden, W. Va., and a daughter of the late
P.M. and Bessie Mouser Bibbs. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Paul Peters Sr., July 31, 1974, two sons, former Sheriff Paul Peters Jr.
and Jack Martin, and several brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Peters had lived a number of years in Elizabethton. She was a retired
employee of Raytheon Corporation, Bristol, and was a member of the East
Side Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons and three daughters-in-law, Larry and Brenda
Carol Peters, Jimmy and Barbara Sue Peters and Wilma Martin, all of Elizabethton,
and a former daughter-in-law, Joan Peters Ramey; and a sister, Pearl Lilly,
Beckley, W.Va. Seventeen grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild
also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
PETERS -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bibbs Peters, 83, 133
Danner Road, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, August 19, 2000, will be
conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, August 21, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Howard Messer and Rev. Tom Maines officiating. Jamie Peters and Jennifer
Martin will provide the music. Graveside services and interment will be
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, in the Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers
will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Clifford Street, R.L.
Sargent, Dr. Phillip Hinton, Dr. Stanley Vermillion and her Church Family.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral
home. Friends may also call at the residence of a son and daughter-in-law,
Jimmy and Barbara Sue Peters, 128 Paul Peters Road, Elizabethton. Family
and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to
go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Gilda Sheets
Mrs. Gilda Sheets, 72, 165 Sheets Road, Hampton, died Friday, August 18,
2000, at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Sheets was a native of Naples, Italy, and had lived most of her life
in Hampton. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Sheets,
in 1984.
Mrs. Sheets attended Pearce Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include four sons, Ed Sheets and Bobby Sheets, both of Elizabethton,
Bill Sheets and Roger Sheets, both of Hampton; three daughters, Marie
Elliott, Elizabethton, Rose Ann Crabtree and Gracie Tester, both of Hampton;
and two sisters and a brother, all of whom reside in Naples, Italy. Seventeen
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
SHEETS -- Funeral services for Mrs. Gilda Sheets, 72, 165 Sheets Road,
Hampton, who died Friday, August 18, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 20, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby Campbell
officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday,
August 21, in the Vines Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested
to assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Monday, will be Joe Hill, Brian
Hill, Troy Emore, Tim Mink, Mike Hicks and Steven Tipton. Honorary pallbearers
will be Arthur Elliott, Jim Lewis and Josh Lewis. The family would like
to extend a special "Thank You" to Dr. Robert Walter, Hospice and the
Staff of Sycamore Shoals Hospital. The family will receive friends from
6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence
of a daughter, Gracie Tester, 159 Sheets Road, Hampton. Family and friends
will assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Monday. Memorial Funeral Chapel
is in charge of arrangements.
August
23, 2000
Nola
Bare
Mrs.
Nola Bare, 93, 1563 Old Elizabethton Highway South, Bluff City, died Monday,
August 21, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Mrs.
Bare was a native of Pike County, Ky., and had lived in Bluff City for
many years. She was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Katherine Varney
Brunty and was also preceded in death by her husband, H.H. Bare, in 1973,
a granddaughter, Betty Jean Bare, a grandson, Jerry Eugene Bare, and by
four brothers and a sister.
Mrs.
Bare was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors
include a son and daughter-in-law, Orville and Betty Bare, Bluff City;
a daughter, Atheline Massengill, Watauga; three brothers, Sherwood Brunty,
Lexington, Ky., Millard Brunty, Tampa, Fla., and William Brunty, Ashtabula,
Ohio; and three sisters, Lola Kozee, Williamson, W.Va., Mary Maloywaski,
Danville, Va., and Evalou Hall, Wilmington, Del. Six grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, Bluff City, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick-Bluff City
BARE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Nola
Bare, 93, 1563 Old Elizabethton Highway South, Bluff City, who died Monday,
August 21, 2000, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 24, at Tetrick
Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, Bluff City, with Rev. Rodney Fields and
Mr. Ernie Depew, minister, officiating. Music will be by Troy Frazier,
soloist. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2 p.m. Friday,
August 25, at Morrell Cemetery. Active pallbearers will Ken Woods, Kenny
Woods, Vonnie Wolfe, Scottie Wolfe, Robie Jean Cross, Jim Jones and Jim
Bare. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews. The family will receive friends
at the Bluff City Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service.
Friends may also visit at the residence of her son, Orville Bare, 1571
Old Elizabethton Highway, Bluff City, or at the residence of her daughter,
Atheline Massengill, 1966 Bristol Highway, Watauga, at any time. Everyone
desiring to attend the graveside service will assemble at the cemetery
at 1:50 p.m. Friday. Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, Bluff City,
is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick-Bluff City
Georgia
A. Brown
Georgia
Ann Brown, 49, 226 Buck Creek Road, Roan Mountain, died Tuesday, August
22, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mrs.
Brown was a native of Wise County, Va., and the daughter of the late Harold
and Gertrude Hampton Hicks. She was also preceded in death by a daughter,
Barbara Ann Brown.
Mrs.
Brown attended the Sugar Hollow Free Will Baptist Church and was a former
employee of U.S. Textiles.
Survivors
include two daughters and a son-in-law, Kim Brown and Lisa and Ron Holden,
all of Roan Mountain; eight sisters, Sue Birchfield, Donna McKinney, Peggy
Arnett, Sheila Hicks and Vicky Thompson, all of Roan Mountain, Judy Davis,
Patsy Ferguson and Bobbie Walsh, all of North Carolina; three brothers,
Johnny Hicks, Roan Mountain, Rick Hicks and David Hicks, both of North
Carolina; four grandchildren; and a special nephew, John Hicks, of the
home. Several other nephews and nieces also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, (423) 772-3928, is in
charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BROWN -- Funeral services for Georgia Ann Brown, 49, 226 Buck
Creek Road, Roan Mountain, who died Tuesday, August 22, 2000, will be
conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 24, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron
Chapel, Roan Mountain, with Rev. Rick Birchfield and Rev. Randy English
officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Gail English. Interment
will follow in the Hicks Cemetery, Avery County, N.C. Active pallbearers
will be Ray Ledford, Steve Walsh, Jimmy Jarrett, James Cardwell, Grayland
Webb and Thurston Webb. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the Rhododendron Chapel or at the residence of a sister,
Sheila Hicks, 226 Buck Creek Road, Roan Mountain, at any time. Tetrick
Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, (423) 772-3928 is in
charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Johnnie
B. Gregg
Johnnie
Bennick Gregg, 79, formerly of 200 Gregg Lane, Unicoi, died Tuesday, August
22, 2000, at Erwin Health Care Center.
Mr.
Gregg was a native of Unicoi County and the son of the late John M. and
Hannah Cochran Gregg. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gladys
Gilbert Gregg, April 27, 1987.
Mr.
Gregg was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and retired from North American
Rayon Corporation in Elizabethton in 1983. He was a member of the Limestone
Cove Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors
include a daughter, Carol Ward, Washington, D.C., and a sister, Bernice
Gregg, Unicoi.
Ledford
Funeral Home, 720 Ohio Avenue, Erwin, (423) 743-1380 or (423) 928-4595,
is in charge of arrangements.
GREGG -- Funeral services for Johnnie Bennick Gregg, 79, formerly
of 200 Gregg Lane, Unicoi, who died Tuesday, August 22, 2000, will be
held at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 24, from the Ledford Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. Dallas Gregg officiating. Music will be provided by Inez Chandler.
Graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August
25, at Roselawn Memory Gardens, Johnson City. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Ledford Funeral
Home, 720 Ohio Avenue, Erwin, (423) 743-1380 or (423) 928-4595, is in
charge of arrangements.
Pearl
Roberts
Pearl
Roberts, 74, 705 Hemlock Street, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, August
23, 2000, at her residence.
Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Jeff P. Street
Jeff
P. Street, 65, of Unicoi, died Tuesday, August 22, 2000, at Johnson City
Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Mr.
Street was a native of North Carolina and had resided in Carter County
most of his life. He was a son of Gertrude Whitson Street, Unicoi, and
the late Dowd Street.
Mr.
Street was a retired Tennessee Eastman employee after 30 years of service
and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a mason. He was a member of Unicoi
Baptist Church.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Ann Street; a
daughter and son-in-law, Robyn and Jeff Phillips, Johnson City; a step-daughter,
Flechia Perry, Johnson City; a sister, Shirley Wilson, Unicoi; two granddaughters,
Madison and Morgan Phillips; a step-granddaughter, Mandy Ward, Johnson
City; a niece, Gina Clark, Unicoi; and a nephew, Ron Wilson, Unicoi.
Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in
charge of arrangements.
STREET -- Funeral services for Jeff P. Street, 65, of Unicoi,
who died Tuesday, August 22, 2000, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday,
August 25, from the Morris-Baker South Chapel with Rev. John Bardsley,
Father Frank Cooper and Father Chris Epperson officiating. Mrs. Debbie
Odom will provide special music. Interment will follow in the Roselawn
Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ronnie Wilson, Greg Clark, Jeff Phillips,
Jim Wilcox, Richard Brosmore, Tim Erwin, Kenneth King, Jim Laurilla and
C.L. Morrell. Honorary pallbearers will be Ford Wilson, Ramond Peterson,
Dean McKinney, Sherwood Tipton, Earnest Snider, Eddie McKinney, Tommy
Broyles and Bill Phillips. 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 suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer
Society, 101 Fountain Place, Johnson City, TN 37604. Morris-Baker Funeral
Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge
of arrangements.
Ethel
S. Walker
Ethel
Smith Walker, 72, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Sunday, August 13, 2000,
at JFK Hospital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Walker was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Palm Beach,
Fla., where she was an active member of the choir and Singing Christmas
Tree.
Survivors
include her husband of 52 years, Worley Walker; three sons and daughters-in-law,
Steven and Penny, Richard and Brenda and Terry and Kay, all of Boynton
Beach, Fla.; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Ken, Baltimore, Md.;
nine grandchildren; and five sisters and brothers-in-law, Opal and Clayton
Douglas, Kingsport, Louise and Bill Hilton, Blountville, Kathleen and
Bill Davidson, Nashville, Trilla and Buddy Little, Elizabethton, and Sue
and Malcolm Howard, Mountain City. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The
family received friends on Thursday, August 17, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Bill Keith and Rev. Jim
Miedema of First Baptist Church of Palm Beach. Interment followed at Lake
Worth Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
E.
Earl Smith and Son Funeral Home, Lake Worth, was in charge of arrangements.
Courtesy
of Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel.
August
22, 2000
Louella
Dugger
Louella
"Ader" Dugger, 64, 174 Watauga Road, Elizabethton, died Saturday, August
19, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
Mrs.
Dugger was a native of Avery County, N.C., and the daughter of the late
Dana and Polly Sheets Johnson. She was also preceded in death by an infant
son and an infant daughter.
Mrs.
Dugger was of the Holiness faith and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Dugger, of the home; two sons,
Jerry Payne and Billy Payne, both of Grundy, Va.; a daughter, Barbara
Payne of West Virginia; a brother, David Sheets, Elizabethton; and five
sisters, Lucille Stines, Vernall Tolley, Betty Markland, Sarah Dugger
and Helen Ellison, all of Elizabethton. Eight grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick
Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
DUGGER -- Funeral services for Louella "Ader" Dugger, 64,
174 Watauga Road, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, August 19, 2000, will
be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, at Tetrick Funeral Home,
Riverside Chapel, with Pastor Bud Malone officiating. Graveside services
and interment will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers
will be Kevin Markland, Rick Greenwell, Jeff Hilton, Chris Carter and
Raymond Mann. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of a sister,
Betty Markland, Watauga Valley Trailer Park, any time. Tetrick Funeral
Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick