September 11, 2000

Shirley R. Acord

Virginia L. Campbell

Louis K. Free

Paul J. Largent

 

September 10, 2000


Pearl V. Brown

Paul J. Largent

September 8, 2000

Pastor Donnie Lee Davenport

September 7, 2000

Guy W. Emmons II

  Irene Turner Fisher, 73, 601 East 3rd North Street, Morristown, died Sunday, September 3, 2000.

  Mrs. Fisher was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of Morristown and was a faithful and active member of the Senior Citizens Center. She was elected Homecoming Queen of East Tennessee State University in 1947 and was a four-year starter on the Morristown High School Basketball Team.

  Mrs. Fisher was preceded in death by her father, Sherman Harrison Turner.

  Survivors include her mother, Clara Turner Stines; two daughters and a son-in-law, Amelia Kay Fisher and Teresa Irene and Stephen Ray Henegar; two grandsons, Stephen Ray Henegar II and Samuel Jackson Henegar; a granddaughter, Jennifer Brooke Miller; a brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Sherman Harvey and Mary Emma Turner; and one aunt, Eura McKinney. Many cousins also survive.

  Mayes Mortuary, 444 West Main Street, Morristown, (423) 586-3211, is in charge of arrangements.

  FISHER -- Funeral services for Irene Turner Fisher, 73, 601 East 3rd North Street, Morristown, who died Sunday, September 3, 2000, will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 6, at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Vaughn officiating. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 7, at Jarnagin Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the services. Memorial donations may be made to the Building Fund of Trinity United Methodist Church or to the Senior Citizens Center. Mayes Mortuary, 444 West Main Street, Morristown, (423) 586-3211, is in charge of arrangements.

Jack Hollifield

  Jack Hollifield, 80, 142 Earl Avenue, Elizabethton, died Saturday, September 2, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness.

  Mr. Hollifield was a native of Carter County and a son of the late LeRoy A. and Sarah Anna Potter Hollifield. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edna N. Hollifield, in 1996, and a brother, Bill Hollifield.

  Mr. Hollifield was a member of Centerview Church of Christ and retired from North American Rayon Corporation.

  Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Gwyn Hollifield, Johnson City; two daughters and a son-in-law, Carolyn Mir, Chicago, Ill., and Janis and Max Felty, Knoxville; four grandchildren, Major Tim Hollifield, U.S. Army, Pakistan, India, Chris Hollifield, Elizabethton, Perry Mir, Chicago, Ill., and Pamon Mir, Peoria, Ill.; three step-grandchildren, Jerry Felty, Knoxville, Preston Goforth and Lindsay Goforth, both of Cleveland, Ohio; two step-great-grandchildren, Kyle Felty and Katelyn Felty, both of Knoxville; four brothers, L.D. Hollifield, Canton, Ohio, Spurgeon Hollifield, Johnson City, Jimmy Hollifield, Dellroy, Ohio, and Bobby Hollifield, Elk Park, N.C.; and two sisters, Trina Greer, Elizabethton, and Madgie Carpenter, Crossnore, N.C. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

  Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

Mae Matheson

  Mrs. Mae Matheson, 81, formerly of 623 West E Street, Elizabethton, died Monday, September 4, 2000, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home.

  Mrs. Matheson was a native of Yancey County, N.C., and had lived in Carter County most all of her life. She was a daughter of the late Luther and Hannah Honeycutt Phillips and was also preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Matheson, July 9, 1993, and a brother, Troy Phillips.

  Mrs. Matheson was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

  Survivors include three sisters, Marjorie Bailey, Elizabethton, Carolyn Brace, Maryville, and Shirley Batchelder, Elizabethton, and two brothers, Clyde Phillips and Arvil Phillips, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

  Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

  MATHESON -- Graveside services for Mrs. Mae Matheson, 81, formerly of 623 West E Street, Elizabethton, who died Monday, September 4, 2000, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Rodney Bailey officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews, Dean Batchelder Jr., David Batchelder, James Batchelder, Douglas Bailey, Stephen Brace, Jonathan Brace, Dennis Phillips and the Rev. Rodney Bailey. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday for the graveside services. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105-1905. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

Chester T. Little Jr.

  Chester T. "Buck" Little Jr., 61, 106-5 Town View Estates Drive, Elizabethton, died Saturday, September 2, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.

  Mr. Little was a native of Carter County and a son of Winona Rader Little, Elizabethton, and the late Chester Tillman Little Sr.

  Mr. Little was a 1957 graduate of Elizabethton High School and a former employee of TPI, Johnson City, where he was a Supervisor in the Assembly and Shipping Departments. He was a retired Policeman after 25 years of service with the Elizabethton Police Department, having retired in 1993. He was appointed the Assistant Chief of Police in 1989 where he served until his retirement.

  Mr. Little served six years in the United States Army (including Reserves) in the Military Police. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Captain Lynn H. Folsom V.F.W. Post #2166 and the Elizabethton Moose Lodge. He attended the Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church.

  Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Vickie Lyons Little; two daughters and a son-in-law, Karen Little Stennett and Stacey and Mike Fleenor, all of Elizabethton; a son, Kevin Little, Nashville; a sister, Christina McClain, Elizabethton; nine grandchildren, Kristin Little Singleton, Rhianon Little, Brandon Little, Autumn Little, Kristen Stennett, Robbie Stennett, Kristopher Stennett, Seth Fleenor and Abbie Fleenor; and a great-granddaughter, Brittany Singleton.

  Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

  Word has been received by Mame Ruth Elliott, Life Care Center of Elizabethton, of the death of her sister, Mae Jones Brewer, of Conowingo, Md., on Friday, August 18, 2000, who died at the residence of her daughter, Carol Halsey, P.O. Box #3, Conowingo Md., following a long illness.

  Mrs. Brewer was the daughter of the late David and Dema Hamm, of Ash County, N.C. She had lived in Carter County, Tenn., before moving to Maryland. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Garve Jones and Paul Brewer, and by four brothers and three sisters.

  Mrs. Brewer was of the Baptist Faith.

  Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Dick Halsey, Conowingo, Md.; a grandson, Frankie Halsey, Boone, N.C.; three granddaughters, Dian, Lorie and Brenda Halsey, all of Conowingo, Md.; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mame Ruth Elliott, Elizabethton; several nieces and nephews of North Carolina; a special nephew and his wife, Dr. Jackie and Althea Elliott, of Texas; a host of Elizabethton friends; and a very special friend, Gladys Combs, Elizabethton.

  Graveside services were conducted August 26 in the Brown Cemetery, Creston, N.C.

  Announcement courtesy of Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel.

  Carolee K. Fink

  Carolee Kyker Fink, 70, 2309 Larkspur Drive, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 31, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.

  Mrs. Fink was a native of Washington County and a daughter of the late Carey and Hester Lloyd Kyker.

  Mrs. Fink was a member of University Baptist Church. She retired from Ear, Nose and Throat Associates in 1991.

  Survivors include her husband, Rev. Dr. Melvin Danzle Fink, Johnson City; a daughter, Kimberly Denise Goodwin, Flowery Branch, Ga.; and a sister, Louise Deakins, Gray. Several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews also survive.

  Gray Funeral Home, Gray, (423) 477-3171, is in charge of arrangements.

  FINK -- Funeral services for Carolee Kyker Fink, 70, 2309 Larkspur Drive, Johnson City, who died Thursday, August 31, 2000, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 3, from the Gray Funeral Chapel with the Rev. E.W. Barnes and Dr. Michael Oaks officiating. Interment will follow in the Gray Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, prior to the services. Pallbearers will be Don Cox, Charles Cox, Roger Hartman, David Shanks, Bob Sluder and Folsom Givens. Gray Funeral Home, (423) 477-3171, is in charge of arrangements.

  Raymond Edgar Jones, 78, Brooks Shell Road, Elk Park, N.C., died Friday, September 1, 2000, in a Roan Mountain Nursing Center.

  Mr. Jones was a native of Watauga County, N.C., and a son of the late John W. and Minnie Trivette Jones. He was also preceded in death by a son, Gale Gene Jones, and a grandson, Gabriel Watson.

  Mr. Jones was retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation after 33 years of service, where he was a supervisor and truck driver. He was a member of the Fall Creek Baptist Church.

  Survivors include his wife, Eula Norris Jones, of the home; three daughters, Zillia Aldridge, Cherryville, N.C., Phyllis Mottern, Newland, N.C., and Trela Watson, Linville, N.C.; a son, R.L. Jones, Roan Mountain; a sister, Stella Carver, Dallas; a brother, Ronda G. Jones, Banner Elk, N.C.; six grandchildren, Gerald Jones, Melissa Odom, Devon Aldridge, Darin Aldridge, Heather Calvert and Monica Mottern; and one great-grandson, Brandon Odom.

  Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland, N.C., (828) 733-2121, is serving the Jones family.

  JONES -- Funeral services for Raymond Edgar Jones, 78, Brooks Shell Road, Elk Park, N.C., who died Friday, September 1, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, September 3, from the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with the Rev. Reed Callahan and the Rev. Junior Carver officiating. Music will be provided by the Ridgeway Quartet. Graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 4, in the Fall Creek Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Mike Smith, Patrick Hayes, Darin Aldridge, Devon Aldridge, Gerald Jones and Nathan Mottern. Honorary pallbearer will be Brandon Odom. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Foundation. Condolences may be sent at "Obituaries" at www.funeral-plans.com/reins-sturdivant. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland, N.C., (828) 733-2121, is serving the Jones family.

  Mrs. Katie McKinney, 99, formerly of Route 2, Johnson City, died Saturday, September 2, 2000, at NHC Healthcare of Johnson City.

  Mrs. McKinney was a lifelong resident of Carter County and a daughter of the late Gather and Maggie Hill Hubbard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George McKinney, in 1986; a son, Otis McKinney; a daughter, Negetha Townsend, in 1979; and by one grandchild, five brothers and four sisters.

  Survivors include two sons, William McKinney, Gray, and Basil McKinney, Bristol, and three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Watson, Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Geraldine Smith, Elizabethton, and Mrs. Shirley Cole, Johnson City. Four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and 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

  Mrs. Naomi B. Morgan, 83, 500 Pine Lane, Johnson City, died Saturday, September 2, 2000, at Erwin Health Care Center, Erwin, following a brief illness.

  Mrs. Morgan was a native of Yancey County, N.C., and a resident of Johnson City for most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Jane Miller Bryant and was also preceded in death by her husband, John H. Morgan, in 1973; two brothers, Kermit Bryant and Harvey Bryant; and four sisters, Dula Hensley, Zola Tipton, Trula Guthrie and Della Peterson.

  Mrs. Morgan was a seamstress with Art Craft Glove Company and was formerly employed with Industrial Garments in Erwin, Leon-Fehrenbach, and Bemberg Corporation in Elizabethton. She was a member of the University Parkway Baptist Church.

  Survivors include a step-daughter, Barbara Carrico, Elizabethton, and a brother, J.C. Bryant, Erwin. Several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive.

  Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 928-6111, is in charge of arrangements.

  MORGAN -- Funeral services for Mrs. Naomi B. Morgan, 83, 500 Pine Lane, Johnson City, who died Saturday, September 2, 2000, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, from the Appalachian Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Strother and the Rev. Truman Ferguson officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Erwin. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 928-6111, is in charge of arrangements.

 

  Roy Charles Morrell, 63, formerly of 160 Sycamore Shoals Drive, Elizabethton, died Friday, September 1, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness.

  Mr. Morrell was a native of Carter County and the son of the late Charlie and Elva Cole Morrell. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Lonnie Morrell and Clifton Morrell.

  Mr. Morrell was of the Free Will Baptist Faith and was an employee of TPI.

  Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Jerry Richardson, Elizabethton; two grandchildren, Amy and James Richardson, Elizabethton; and close friends, Wilma and James Braswell, Elizabethton.

  MORRELL -- Funeral services for Roy Charles Morrell, 63, formerly of 160 Sycamore Shoals Drive, Elizabethton, who died Friday, September 1, 2000, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 3, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. D.C. Byrd officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Rev. Mark Street. Interment will be in the Colbaugh Cemetery, Elizabethton, following the funeral service. Active pallbearers will be Jerry Richardson, Junior Richardson, Randy Morton, Roger Morton, Tim Paruer, Gene Dials, Marvin Dials and James Braswell. Honorary pallbearers will be the nurses and staff of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, Mammie, Jean and Jeanette. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of Wilma and James Braswell, 322-1/2 Race Street, Riverview Trailer Park, Lot #7, Elizabethton, any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

  Roger E. Radford, 78, 1386 Dry Creek Road, Elizabethton, died Thursday, August 31, 2000, at the home of his daughter, Evelyn Lipford, 621 West C. Street, Elizabethton, following a brief illness.

  Mr. Radford was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Austin and Clercy Waycaster Radford. He was also preceded in death by a son, Allen Radford, and by five brothers and three sisters.

  Mr. Radford was a member of the Upper Gap Creek Free Will Baptist Church and a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation with 43 years of service in the machine shop. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.

  Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Culler Radford, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn and Bob Lipford, Elizabethton; two sons and three daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Jane Radford, Elizabethton, Roger Darrell and Gloria Radford, Charlotte, N.C., and Janet Radford, Vale, N.C.; a brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Mildred Radford, Elizabethton; seven grandchildren, Tonya Jeffers, Jeff Lipford, Shane Radford and Karen Radford, all of Elizabethton, Eugene Radford, Gray, Melissa Reynolds, Macon, Ga., and Tim Roberts, Piney Flats; and four great-grandchildren, Travis and Weston Jeffers, both of Elizabethton, Elizabeth Radford, Gray, and Brian Reynolds, Macon, Ga. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

  Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

  RADFORD -- Funeral services for Roger E. Radford, 78, 1386 Dry Creek Road, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, August 31, 2000, were conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, September 2, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. Roy Whitson and the Rev. Allen Simerly officiating. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 3, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Ronnie Radford, Bruce Radford, Randy Radford, Larry Radford, Joe Hensley and Frank Culler. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence, 1386 Dry Creek Road, Elizabethton, at any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick

  Ralph Whitehead, 71, 142 Tilson Avenue, Hampton, died Saturday, September 2, 2000, at his residence.

  Mr. Whitehead was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Homer and Ruth Pearce Whitehead. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Angela Whitehead Montgomery.

  Mr. Whitehead was employed for 40 years at North American Rayon Corporation in the Dying and Packing Department, and retired after ten years from Snap-on Tools. He was an active member of Crabtree Free Will Baptist Church.

  Survivors include his wife, Ruby Cates Whitehead; two daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda and Eddie Burrow, Elizabethton, and Sharon and Mike Collins, Hampton; three sisters, Pansy Bryan, Boone, N.C., Daisy Wike, Lenoir, N.C., and Clara Simerly, Hampton; a brother, Leonard Whitehead, Fairfax, Va.; and four grandchildren, Michael Collins, April Collins, Matthew Montgomery and Rachel Montgomery. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

  Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

  WHITEHEAD -- Funeral services for Ralph Whitehead, 71, 142 Tilson Avenue, Hampton, who died Saturday, September 2, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, September 3, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Peterson officiating. The Crabtree Church Choir will provide the music. Graveside services and interment will be at 10 a.m. Monday, September 4, in the Hyder-Pierce Cemetery. Pallbearers will be selected from the men of Crabtree Free Will Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Monday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.