October
11, 2000
Elbert Davis Jr.
Elbert Davis Jr., 72, of Harvey, Ill., died there Sunday, October
8, 2000.
Mr. Davis was a native of Grundy, Va., and a son of the late Elbert
Davis Sr. and Virgie Stiltner Davis. He was also preceded in death by three
sisters and a brother.
Mr. Davis had lived a number of years in Elizabethton before going
to Illinois.
Survivors include seven children and two sisters, Mrs. Alta Garrison,
Valley Forge, and Mrs. Mary Ruth Griffith, Butler.
Funeral and interment will be held Wednesday, October 11, in the
National Cemetery in Hammond, Ind.
Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.
Alma F. Harrison
Alma Florence Duncan Harrison, 80, 121 Ruby Avenue, Elizabethton,
died Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. Harrison was a native of Johnson County and the daughter of
the late William Andrew Sr. and Eliza Greenwell Duncan. She was also preceded
in death by her husband, James R. Harrison Sr., November 2, 1992.
Mrs. Harrison was a member of the Valley Forge Christian Church
and was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Joe
Brown, Elizabethton, and Suzann and Eugene Eldridge, Yadkinville, N.C.; a son
and daughter-in-law, James R. Jr. and Lois Harrison, Johnson City; nine grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; two brothers and a sister-in-law,
W.A. Duncan Jr., Elizabethton, and Fred and Arkie Duncan, Johnson City; and
a sister, Helen Duncan, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
HARRISON -- Funeral services for Alma Florence Duncan Harrison,
80, 121 Ruby Avenue, Lot #15, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, October 10, 2000,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside
Chapel, with Mr. H. Clay Bailey, minister, officiating. Music will be under
the direction of Frank Merritt. Graveside services and interment will be at
11 a.m. Friday, October 13, at Dry Hill Cemetery in Johnson County. Active pallbearers
will be the Deacons and Elders of Valley Forge Hill Christian Church. Honorary
pallbearers will be the Staff of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, Helen Duvall
and Dr. Jerry Gastineau. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 9:45 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 a daughter, Brenda Brown, 121 Ruby Avenue, Lot #5, Elizabethton,
at any time. For those who prefer, memorials in lieu of flowers may be sent
to the Valley Forge Christian Church Building Fund, Route 8, Elizabethton, Tenn.
37643. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
John
O. King
John O'Leary King, 69, Nix Road, Cottage #2, Milligan College,
died Friday, October 6, 2000, at his residence.
Mr. King was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and the son of the late
Lewis W. and Dorothy R. O'Leary King.
Mr. King was a 1958 graduate of Stanford University with a B.S.
degree in electrical engineering. He was a member of the A.I.A.A. and the Church
of Jesus in Johnson City. He was a retired Electrical Engineer in the aerospace
industry with 20 years of serving, including three years with NATO in Europe,
and was a U.S. Army Paratrooper in the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include a son, John O. King Jr., Farmers Exchange, Tenn.;
a brother, Lewis W. King Jr., Mount Clement, Mich; and one nephew.
These services entrusted to the Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
KING -- A memorial visitation for John O'Leary King, 69, Nix Road,
Cottage #2, Milligan College, died Friday, October 6, 2000, will be held Wednesday,
October 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home in Elizabethton.
The burial of the cremains will be at a later date. These services entrusted
to the Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Willard
H. O'Quinn
Willard Herbert O'Quinn, 84, 701 East 2nd Street, Elizabethton,
died Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended
illness.
Mr. O'Quinn was a native of Dickenson County, Va., and the son
of the late Andrew Jackson and Ada Kiser O'Quinn. He was also preceded in death
by his wife, Dorothy Turbyfill O'Quinn.
Mr. O'Quinn was a member of East River Park Christian Church and
was a retired employee of Inland Container. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World
War II.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ray H. O'Quinn
and Herman and Mary O'Quinn, all of Elizabethton; a daughter and son-in-law,
Faye and Bob Myers, Elizabethton; seven grandchildren, Terri Myers, Keith Myers,
Kim Fowler, Tammy Hardin, Judy Fletcher and Danny O'Quinn, all of Elizabethton,
and Andy O'Quinn, Johnson City; and six great-grandchildren, Korey Hardin, Lacee
Fletcher, Michael Fowler, Marcus Fowler, Lindsey Fowler and Cassi Fletcher,
all of Elizabethton.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
O'QUINN -- Funeral services for Willard Herbert O'Quinn, 84, 701
East 2nd Street, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, October 10, 2000, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Thursday, October 12, in the Fireside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home
with Mr. Joel Stauffer and Mr. John Smith, ministers, officiating. Music will
be under the direction of Mary Lou O'Quinn. Graveside services and interment
will be at 1 p.m. Friday, October 13, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active
pallbearers will be Tommy Fowler, Kenny Hardin, John Fletcher, Randy Marlowe,
Patrick Barnette and Beecher O'Quinn. Honorary pallbearers will be Mac Merritt,
Waymon Webb, Everett O'Quinn and Hank Howe. Everyone will meet at the funeral
home at 12:15 p.m. Friday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Fireside Chapel of Tetrick
Funeral Home. Friends may also call at the residence of any of the children
at any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
October
10, 2000
Hazel B. Barnett
Mrs. Hazel Birchfield Barnett, 72, 115 Blevins Road, Roan Mountain,
died Sunday, October 8, 2000, at the residence of a sister, Nan Bautista, 1643
Gap Creek Road, Elizabethton, after a brief illness.
Mrs. Barnett was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the
late Aught and Celia Hopson Birchfield. She was also preceded in death by her
husband, Luther Barnett, January 21, 1977.
Mrs. Barnett was a member of the Hopson Chapel Free Will Baptist
Church.
Survivors, in addition to Mrs. Bautista, include four other sisters,
Florence Beebe, Cloverdale, Calif., Vi Cummings, Elizabethton, Louise Whitehead,
Hampton, and Margaret Tinsley, Lakeland, Fla., and three brothers, Jack Birchfield,
Wiconisco, Pa., Bill Birchfield, Cloverdale, Calif., and James Birchfield, Smithville,
Texas. Several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
BARNETT -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Birchfield Barnett,
72, 115 Blevins Road, Roan Mountain, who died Sunday, October 8, 2000, will
be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. Terry Jones and the Rev. Bob Campbell officiating. Graveside services
and interment will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 12, in the Tiger Whitehead
Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home
at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, will be Bob Grindstaff, Neil Whitehead, Mark Whitehead,
Allen Whitehead, Jack Birchfield, Bill Birchfield, James Birchfield, Ronnie
Holsclaw and Larry Tinsley. Honorary pallbearers will be David Miller, Dr. R.S.
Martin, Dr. David Fenner, Luther Blevins, employees of Housecall Hospice, her
church family and the Willing Workers of Hopson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.
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 sister, Nan Bautista, 1643 Gap Creek
Road, Elizabethton. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at
9:15 a.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge
of arrangements.
Betty
V. Cannon
Mrs. Betty Virginia Cannon, 69, 518 Navy Lane, Mountain City, died
Monday, October 9, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Cannon was a native of Johnson County and a daughter of the
late Selmer S. and Cora Eller Ward.
Mrs. Cannon attended Johnson County High School and was past Matron
of the Order of Eastern Star, Maple Chapter #79. She was a housewife and a member
of the Cobbs Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Cannon, Mountain City; a
son, John P. Cornett, Mountain City; a step-daughter, Betty Cannon Ballou, Louisville,
Ky.; a brother, Robert B. Ward, Butler; a sister, Marie Shanks, Elizabethton;
three step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; a niece, Gail Trotter;
and a nephew, Gary Swift.
Henson Funeral Home, 1141 Cold Springs Road, Mountain City, (423)
727-7111, is in charge of arrangements. www.funeral-plans/Henson.com
CANNON -- A memorial service for Mrs. Betty Virginia Cannon, 69,
518 Navy Lane, Mountain City, who died Monday, October 9, 2000, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, from the chapel of Henson Funeral Home with
the Rev. Bruce Simcox and the Rev. Dennis Wilson officiating. Music will be
by Bill Greene. Memorials may be sent to the Cobbs Creek Baptist Church, 150
Church Street, Butler, Tenn. 37640, or the Lynn Valley Baptist Memorial Fund,
509 Bryant Avenue, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the
family residence, 518 Navy Lane, Mountain City, at any time. Condolences may
be sent to the family at www.hensonfh@preferred.com. Henson Funeral Home, 1141
Cold Springs Road, Mountain City, (423) 727-7111, is in charge of arrangements.
www.funeral-plans/Henson.com
Edna
Ellis
Edna Ellis, 61, 464 Bunker Hill Road, Bluff City, died Sunday,
October 8, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs. Ellis was a native of Sullivan County and the daughter of
the late Claude and Cordie Baird Hyatt. She was also preceded in death by her
husband, Joe Lee Ellis.
Mrs. Ellis was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth "Skip" Ellis, Bluff City; two
daughters, Pam Bunten, Elizabethton, and Kim Hughes, Piney Flats; seven grandchildren;
three brothers, Kenneth Hyatt, Bristol, C.J. Hyatt, Bluff City, and Bob Hyatt,
Elizabethton; and two sisters, Phyllis Bare, Johnson City, and Jean Williams,
Piney Flats. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
ELLIS -- Funeral services for Edna Ellis, 61, 464 Bunker Hill Road,
Bluff City, who died Sunday, October 8, 2000, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday,
October 11, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Rev. Haskel
Ingram officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday,
October 12, at Harmony Baptist Church Emmert Cemetery. Active pallbearers will
be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be friends and
family. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m. Thursday. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Friends
may also call at the residence, 464 Bunker Hill Road, Bluff City, at any time.
For those who prefer, memorials in lieu of flowers may be sent to Harmony Baptist
Church, Elizabethton, Tenn. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Burlis
D. Fritts
VINTON, Va. -- Burlis D. "Byrl" Fritts, 78, of Roanoke, died Monday,
October 9, 2000.
Mr. Fritts was a retired area Wildlife Management Supervisor with
the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries with 15 years service.
He was of the Baptist Faith.
Mr. Fritts was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emeline
Fritts, and by three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel M. Fritts; two sons, Bill Fritts,
Lynchburg, Va., and Roger Fritts, Roanoke, Va.; two daughters, Betty Yancey,
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Loraine Kaluger, Centerville, Ohio; five grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Blaine Fritts and Jady Fritts, both
of Elizabethton.
Oakey's Vinton Chapel, Vinton, Va., (540) 982-2221, is in charge
of arrangements.
FRITTS -- Graveside funeral services for Burlis D. "Byrl" Fritts,
78, of Roanoke, Va., who died Monday, October 9, 2000, will be conducted at
3 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Moreland Cemetery in Doeville, Tenn., with the
Rev. Frank Woods officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society. The family will have a private memorial gathering at
Oakey's Vinton Chapel. Oakey's Vinton Chapel, Vinton, Va., (540) 982-2221, is
in charge of arrangements.
John
E. Guy Sr.
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- John Ernest Guy Sr., 73, formerly of Ashtabula,
died Wednesday, October 4, 2000, at Lexington Medical Center.
Mr. Guy was a native of North Carolina and the son of the late
John and Lucy Green Guy. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Lovelace.
Mr. Guy had lived in the Ashtabula area for more than 40 years
before recently moving to South Carolina. Prior to retirement, he worked as
a steeplejack for International Chimney Corporation.
Survivors include two daughters, Patty Rodriguez, Geneva, and Brenda
Mittison, Southfield, Mich.; a son, John E. Guy Jr., Gilbert, S.C.; and five
sisters, Gladys Graley, Conneaut, Merle Humphrey, Ashtabula, Clair Newport and
Virginia McQueen, both of Elizabethton, and Joann Williams of North Carolina.
Nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, October 7, 2000, at Ducro
Funeral Home, Ashtabula. Interment was in Saybrook Cemetery, Saybrook Township.
Courtesy of Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Barbara
L. Miller
Mrs. Barbara Lois Miller, 68, 863 Fairview Road, Hampton, died
Saturday, October 7, 2000, at the residence of a son, Herman H. Miller, Conyers,
Ga., after a brief illness.
Mrs. Miller was a native of Carter County and a daughter of Omer
Simerly, Johnson City, and Nettie Berry Cornett, Hampton.
Mrs. Miller was a retired seamstress and was of the Baptist Faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Ray Miller, in 1990, and a
daughter, Valerie Lee Davis.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a daughter, Wanda
"Kitty" Holsclaw Ellis; one other son, Charles Ray Miller, Atlanta, Ga.; two
sisters, Wanda Jay Brummitt, Unicoi, and Shirley Whitehead, Johnson City; a
granddaughter, Melissa Ann Davis, Hampton (who lived with Mrs. Miller); a grandson,
Christopher S. Miller, of Rhode Island; and a special friend, Bill Townsend.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
MILLER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Lois Miller, 68, 863
Fairview Road, Hampton, who died Saturday, October 7, 2000, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Henry
Berry and the Rev. Burnie Jones officiating. The Fairview Quartet will provide
the music. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October
11, in the Miller Family Cemetery with the Rev. L.D. Berry officiating. Active
pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday,
will be Bobby Brummett, Jimmy Brummett, Brian Brummett, Jeff Clark, Byrl Clark
and Albert Willis. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence at any time. Family
and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday. Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Obtober 9, 2000
Hazel B. Barnett
Mrs. Hazel Birchfield Barnett, 72, 115 Blevins Road, Roan Mountain,
died Sunday, October 8, 2000, at the residence of a sister, Nan Bautista, 1643
Gap Creek Road, Elizabethton, after a brief illness.
Mrs. Barnett was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the
late Aught and Celia Hopson Birchfield. She was also preceded in death by her
husband, Luther Barnett, January 21, 1977.
Mrs. Barnett was a member of the Hopson Chapel Free Will Baptist
Church.
Survivors, in addition to Mrs. Bautista, include four other sisters,
Florence Beebe, Cloverdale, Calif., Vi Cummings, Elizabethton, Louise Whitehead,
Hampton, and Margaret Tinsley, Lakeland, Fla., and three brothers, Jack Birchfield,
Wiconisco, Pa., Bill Birchfield, Cloverdale, Calif., and James Birchfield, Smithville,
Texas. Several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Donna L. Potter
Mrs. Donna Lynn Smith Potter, 39, of Highway 67, West Mountain
City, died Saturday, October 7, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Potter was a native of Canton, Ohio. She was a member of the
Mountain City Assembly of God and was a school counselor.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Potter, Mountain City; a
daughter, Sarah Smith, Mountain City; two sons, David and Kevin Smith, both
of Mountain City; her parents, Marvin Arlen and Delorse Farley, Shady Valley;
a sister, Gaye Conway, Elizabethton; three brothers, Richard Farley, Mountain
City, James Farley of Hawaii, and Shannon Farley, Gray; her grandfather, Holland
Farley, Tazewell, Va.; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnson, Shady
Valley. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Henson Funeral Home, 1141 Cold Springs Road, Mountain City, (423)
727-7111, is in charge of arrangements. www.funeral-plans/Henson.com
POTTER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Donna Lynn Smith Potter, 39,
of Highway 67, West Mountain City, who died Saturday, October 7, 2000, will
be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2000, from the Mountain City Assembly
of God with Frank Deeter officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial
Park. Pallbearers will be Bud Reece, Johnny Potter, Greg Visser, Preston Visser,
Forest Visser and Dean Visser. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence at any time.
Henson Funeral Home, 1141 Cold Springs Road, Mountain City, (423) 727-7111,
is in charge of arrangements. www.funeral-plans/Henson.com
October 8, 2000
Virginia C. Arney
Mrs. Virginia C. Arney, 67, 6033 Highway 19-E, Hampton, died Saturday,
Oct. 7, 2000, in the Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs. Arney was a native of Ypsilanti, Mich., and a daughter of
the late Lee and Julia Marguerite Rohr Cox. She had been a resident of Hampton
for the past five years. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Arney,
in 1995, and by one son, Donald Salyer, in 1997.
She was of the Free Will Baptist faith.
Survivors include one son, Mike Salyer, Hampton; two sisters, Marlene
Cramer, Cadillac, Mich., and Doris Schultz, Norwalk, Calif.; four grandchildren,
Mark Anthony Salyer and Tommy Salyer, both of Houston, Texas; Michaela Salyer
and Cameron Salyer, both of Oklahoma.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
ARNEY -- Funeral services for Virginia C. Arney, 67, 6033 Highway
19-E, Hampton, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, in the Sunset
Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating.
Graveside service and interment will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Active
pallbearers will be selected. The family will receive friends in the funeral
home from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home,
Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Evelyn
Bunton
Mrs. Evelyn Juanita Gragg Bunton, 76, of Sugar Grove, N.C., died Tuesday night,
Oct. 3, 2000, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
Born on Sept. 7, 1924, Mrs. Bunton was a native of Clifftop, W.Va.
She was a daughter of the late George W. and Nettie Eller Gragg. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Clifford Bunton, and three sisters: Nell Hamlett, pearl
Stokes, and Frances Wilson.
Mrs. Bunton was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, a homemaker,
and former production employee of TRW in Boone.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn B. Lawrence, Zionville,
N.C. two sons: Gary C. Bunton, Zionville, N.C.; George C. Bunton, Banner Elk,
N.C.; two sisters: Mrs. Zella Hedrick, Boone, N.C.; Mrs. Doris Isaacs, Elizabethton,
Tenn.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, Boone, N.C., is in charge of
the arrangements.
BUNTON -- Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Juanita Gragg Bunton,
76, of Sugar Grove, N.C., who died Tuesday night, Oct. 3, 2000, will be conducted
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Antioch Baptist Church. The body will lie
in state at the church from 1-2 o'clock. Officiating will be the Revs. Carl
Wilson and Church Edmonson. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery. The
family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7-9 o'clock at Austin &
Barnes Funeral Home. The family is at the home of the daughter, Carolyn Lawrence,
496 Ed Williams Road, Zionville, N.C. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, Boone,
N.C., is in charge of the arrangements.
George
W. Day, Jr.
Mr. George William "Bill" Day, Jr., 67, 1511 Marbleton Road, Unicoi,
did Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, in the Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Day was a lifelong resident of Unicoi County and a son of the
late George W. and Florence Smith Day, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by one sister, Shirley Britt.
He retired from Appalachian Oil as a dispatcher in 1999 after 20
years of service. Mr. Day was a former Boy Scout leader in the Marbleton community.
He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Ernestine Day; one son and daughter-in-law,
Bill and Ethel Day, Bean Station, Tenn.; one daughter, Mary Lou Day, Unicoi;
sisters and brother-in-law, Anna Griffith, Pauline Tilson, Ruth Day, and Laraine
and Doug Johnson, all of Erwin; and Mescal McIntosh, Flint, Mich.; two grandsons,
Todd Day and Matt Day, and several nieces and nephews.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 743-1381 or 928-4595, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi,
is in charge of arrangements.
DAY -- Funeral services for Mr. George William "Bill" Day, Jr.,
67, 1511 Marbleton Road, Unicoi, who died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, will be held
at 8 p.m. Wednesday from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Sam Ferguson
will officiate. Music will be provided by Gary McNabb and Inez Chandler. Graveside
service and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from Roselawn Memory
Gardens, Johnson City. Wayne Tilson, Wade Tilson, Doug Johnson, Vernon Hackworth,
Jack Hopson and Bruce Randolph will serve as pallbearers and are requested to
assemble at the funeral home by 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and at the cemetery by 10:30
a.m. Thursday. Family, minister and friends may assemble at the cemetery by
10:50 a.m. Thursday. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home and other times at the residence, 1511 Marbleton Road, Unicoi.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer
Society, Wesley Plaza, 2513 Wesley Street, Suite 2, Johnson City, TN 37601 or
call 1-800-227-2345. Unicoi Funeral Home, 743-1381 or 928-4595, 4428 Unicoi
Drive, Unicoi, is in charge of arrangements.
Barbara L. Miller
Mrs. Barbara Lois Miller, 68, 863 Fairview Road, Hampton, died
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, at the residence of a son, Herman H. Miller, Conyers,
Ga., after a brief illness.
A native of Carter county, she was a daughter of Omer Simerly,
Johnson City, and Nettie Berry Cornett, Hampton.
Mrs. Miller was a retired seamstress. She was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Ray Miller, in 1990,
and by a daughter, Valerie Lee Davis.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include a daughter, Wanda
(Kitty) Holsclaw, Elizabethton; one other son, Charles Ray Miller, Atlanta,
Ga.; two sisters, Wanda Jay Brummitt, Unicoi; and Shirley Whitehead, Johnson
City; one granddaughter, Melissa Ann Davis, Hampton (who lived with Mrs. Miller);
and one grandson, Christopher S. Miller, Rhode Island.
The body will be returned to Elizabethton for funeral and burial.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Memorial Funeral Chapel, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Luther
Nave
Mr. Luther "Paul" Nave, Sr., 81, 405 Second Avenue, Hampton, died on Saturday,
Oct. 7., 2000, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain
Home, following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Nave was a native of Hampton and a son of the late Floe and
Hattie Mae Smith Nave. He was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Nave was of the Baptist
faith.
Survivors include his wife, June Elizabeth Street Nave, of the
home; one son, Luther Paul Nave, Jr., Hampton; one daughter, Cheryl Nave, Atlanta,
Ga.; three nieces, and one granddaughter, Ashley Brook Nave, Bristol, Tenn.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
NAVE -- Funeral services for Luther "Paul" Nave, Sr., 81, 405 Second
Avenue, Hampton, who went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, will
be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home with the Rev. James Archer officiating. Music will be by Mrs. Arlane
Archer, soloist. Graveside service and interment will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 10, 2000, in the Crown Section of Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers
will be Albert Deloach, A.C. Burgess, James Andrews, Howard Julian, D.C.. Simerly,
and George Smith. The family will receive friends in the funeral home from 6:30-7:30
p.m. prior to the service. Special thanks to the primary care staff at the James
H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home and the Housecall
nurses. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to go in
procession to the cemetery. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in
charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Novella V. Pierce
Novella V. Pierce, 68, 514 Sabine Street, Elizabethton, died Friday,
Oct. 6, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness.
A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of Nora E. Vandeventer,
Elizabethton.
She was a member of Caldwell Springs Baptist church and a graduate
of Unaka High School and Steed College. Mrs. Pierce was a former employee of
Hunter Insurance Agency, Johnson City.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, James
T. "Jim" Pierce, of the home, and 10 cousins.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, is in charge
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.Com/Tetrick
PIERCE -- Funeral services for Novella V. Pierce, 68, 514 Sabine
Street, Elizabethton, Tenn., who died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with
the Revs. Willie Lunsford, James Hawk and Jamie Ferguson officiating. Music
will be under the direction of Ms. Lisa Shell, pianist. Graveside services and
interment will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Active pallbearers will be Paul Hilman, Floyd Vandeventer, Gene Vandeventer,
Phil Vandeventer, Clifford Vandeventer, and Kyle Williams. Everyone will meet
at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, to go in procession to
the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8,
2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, or at the residence at 514
Sabine Street any time. For those who prefer, memorials in lieu of flowers may
be sent to the American Cancer Society, C/O Helen Wilson, 209 South Riverside
Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643, or to the Carter County Humane Society, C/O Bob
White, 159 Hickory Hollow Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Tetrick Funeral Home,
Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.Com/Tetrick
Donna L. Potter
Mrs. Donna Lynn Smith Potter, 39, of Highway 67, West Mountain
City, died Saturday, October 7, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Potter was a native of Canton, Ohio. She was a member of the
Mountain City Assembly of God and was a school counselor.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Potter, Mountain City; a
daughter, Sarah Smith, Mountain City; two sons, David and Kevin Smith, both
of Mountain City; her parents, Marvin Arlen and Delorse Farley, Shady Valley;
a sister, Gaye Conway, Elizabethton; three brothers, Richard Farley, Mountain
City, James Farley of Hawaii, and Shannon Farley, Gray; her grandfather, Holland
Farley, Tazewell, Va.; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnson, Shady
Valley. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Henson Funeral Home, 1141 Cold Springs Road, Mountain City, (423)
727-7111, is in charge of arrangements. www.funeral-plans/Henson.com
POTTER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Donna Lynn Smith Potter, 39,
of Highway 67, West Mountain City, who died Saturday, October 7, 2000, will
be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2000, from the Mountain City Assembly
of God with Frank Deeter officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial
Park. Pallbearers will be Bud Reece, Johnny Potter, Greg Visser, Preston Visser,
Forest Visser and Dean Visser. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence at any time.
Henson Funeral Home, 1141 Cold Springs Road, Mountain City, (423) 727-7111,
is in charge of arrangements. www.funeral-plans/Henson.com
John
A. Stout
John Allen Stout, 54,137 Dan Bowers Road, Elizabethton, died Saturday,
Oct. 7, 2000, at his residence.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Norman Edward
and Maxi Faye Cornett Stout.
He was a 1965 Hampton High School graduate and attended Milligan
College. He was retired due to disability from Mapes Piano String Co. He was
a member of Union Baptist Church. Mr. Stout had served two tours during the
Vietnam Conflict, having served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Cathy Ruth Shell Stout; one daughter,
Meghan Eliza Stout, of the home; four sisters, Linda Dale Malone, Bossier City,
La.; Sherry Yeargin Payne, Butler; Norma Kyte, Elizabethton; and Kathy Hill,
Hampton; one brother, Jerry Stout, Elizabethton; several nieces and nephews,
including a special nephew, Travis Edward Simerly, and a special cousin, Ann
Glover.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
STOUT -- Funeral services for John Allen Stout, 54, 137 Dan Bowers
Road, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday
in the Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Mickey Beal officiating. Interment
will be in the church cemetery. The church choir will provide the music. Active
pallbearers will be contacted. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Mapes
Piano String Company, the staff and employees of Housecall Hospice and the staff
and employees of the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center and his many friends.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Friends
may also call at his residence. The body will be moved to the church one hour
before services. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
October 6, 2000
George
T. McCurry
George Timothy McCurry, 78, 1349 Rittertown Road, Hampton, died
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, in the Life Care Center.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Montie and
Savannah Callahan McCurry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Townsend
McCurry in 1976 and by 12 brothers and sisters.
Mr. McCurry was employed for a number of years at Campbell Service
Station, Hampton. He retired from the Carter County Highway Department.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Johnny Glover,
Hampton; two sisters, Kathleen Cook of Georgia and Bernice Stanley, Elk Park,
N.C.; two brothers, Bynum McCurry, Roan Mountain, and Jake McCurry of Georgia;
three granddaughters: Penny McCurry, Melissa Arnold, and Kristin Glover; one
great-granddaughter, Megan Brooke Arnold; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
MCCURRY -- Funeral services for George Timothy McCurry, 78, 1349
Rittertown Road, Hampton, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday
in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jerry McCurry officiating. Graveside
service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Rittertown Baptist
Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the cemetery
at 10:50 a.m. Saturday will be Carl Brown, Rick Arnold, Johnny McKinney, Bobby
Rainbolt, Zane Church, and Verlin Stevens. Honorary pallbearers will be employees
of Carter County Highway Department, Ford Townsend, Harlin Hill and Jerry Campbell.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Friends
may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery
at 10:50 a.m. Saturday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
October
5, 2000
Ruby R. Blevins
Mrs. Ruby R. Blevins, 79, 259 Abbeyville Road, Medina, Ohio, died
at her residence Monday, Oct. 2, 2000.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Henry
and Pearl Winters Perry. Mrs. Blevins had lived in Ohio for the past 15 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Blevins; a son, Bruce Blevins;
a daughter, Mabel; a sister, Mabel "Pete" Estep; three brothers: Tracy, Halder,
and Murial Perry; and a grandson, Benny Sproles.
Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Mary Blevins
and Ellen and Mark Schlenkerman, all of Medina, Ohio; one son and two daughters-in-law,
William and July Blevins, Johnson City, and Ann Blevins, Elizabethton; one sister,
Ollie Maupin, Johnson City; 11 grandchildren: Sharon, Darrel, Richard, Johnny,
Randy, Jennifer, Joey, Lori, Deeanna, Pete, and Sandra; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
BLEVINS -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby R. Blevins, 79, 259 Abbeyville
Road, Medina, Ohio, who died Monday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday in
Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Joseph W. Manis officiating. Graveside
service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the George Mottern Cemetery.
pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive
friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Friends may also call at
the residence of a daughter-in-law, Ann Blevins, 192 Old Watauga Road,Watauga.
Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Friday. Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
October 4, 2000
Clifford
J. Faulks
Clifford Jesse Faulks, 79, 818 East 19th Street, Marshfield, Wis.,
died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2000.
Born on May 30, 1921 in Waupaca, Wis., Faulks married the former Elizabeth Colvin
on Sept. 22, 1944, in Marshfield. He was a 1941 Stratford High School graduate.
Mr. Faulks was preceded in death by his parents, by a brother, Gaylord, and
a sister, Gleneale.
Mr. Faulks was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, serving
during World War II in the South Pacific where he took part in the first wave
of the invasion of Japan. He was a dairy farmer in Stratford, Wis., for 28 years.
He then worked in maintenance at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, for 15 years.
After retirement, Mr. Faulks and his wife moved to Marshfield. In retirement,
he spent time fishing, woodworking and traveling with his wife.
He was a member of Community Bible Church, Stratford, and the American
Legion, Post 54, of Marshfield.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include L. Nancy Larsen, Wisconsin
Rapids, Wis.; Jane Naser, Eau Claire, Wis.; Kristin Kuypers, Elizabethton; and
Paricia Koran, Marshfield, Wis.; eight grandchildren, Kaarin Larsen, Michelle,
Stephanie and Jeffrey Naser, Karisha and Korutney Kuypers, Gina Rizzardi, and
Mario Koran. Rembs/Kundinger Funeral Home, Marshfield, Wis., is
in charge of arrangements.
William
H. Gray, Jr.
William Henry Gray, Jr., 71, 2736 Siam Road, Elizabethton, died
Friday, September 29, 2000, in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late William
Henry Gray, Sr. and Madeline Mary Jacobs. Mr. Gray had lived in Elizabethton
since 1983, moving here from North Carolina.
He was a retired fireman with the City of Tampa, Fla. He was a
member of the International Association of Firefighters. Mr. Gray was a veteran
of World War II and the Korean Conflict, having served in the United States
Air Force. He was a member of the Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Colleen Nelson Gray; one daughter,
Valarie Ann Teaster, Banner Elk, N.C.; four grandchildren, and several nieces
and nephews.
Services were private. Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite
charity.
Memorial Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Dana J. Ingram
Dana J. Ingram, 38, 118 First Avenue, Hampton, died Monday, Oct.
2, 2000.
A native of Carter County, he was the son of George Ingram, Jr.,
Elizabethton, and Mable Whitehead Ingram, Roan Mountain. He was preceded in
death by one sister, Martha Elaine Ingram, and two brothers, Harold Lee Ingram
and Darrell Allen Ingram.
Mr. Ingram was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lynn Ingram of the home; one daughter,
Diedra Lucy Ingram, and one son, Jonah Gwyn Ingram, both of the home; one brother
and sister-in-law, Michael and Zdenka Ingram, Hampton; two sisters, and one
brother-in-law, Lisa and Jack Simerly, Roan Mountain; and Karen Ingram, Elizabethton;
a paternal grandmother, Mary Ingram, Elizabethton; and several nieces and nephews.
Tetrick Fuenral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, is in charge
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.Com/Tetrick
INGRAM -- Funeral services for Dana J. Ingram, 38,
118 First Avenue, Hampton, who died Monday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 5, 2000, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with the Revs. Marvin
Slagle and Dallas Gregg officiating. Music will be under the direction of Margaret
Smith, soloist. Graveside and interment will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at
Clarktown Cemetery in Roan Mountain. Active pallbearers will be Jim Bishop,
Robert Oliver, Jack Simerly, Bill Highsmith, Marshall Simerly, Jerry Ball, Curtis
Morton, Frank Highsmith, and Richard Scalf. Honorary pallbearers will be family
and friends. Everyone will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel
to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8
p.m. Thursday evening, Oct. 5, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel. Tetrick
Fuenral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.Com/Tetrick
Charlotte
Ward
Charlotte Jean "Effie" Fortner Ward, 60, 6230 Talley Chapel Pike,
Russellville, Tenn., died Monday Oct. 2, 2000.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Dan and
Velma Estep Fortner.
She was a 1959 graduate of Elizabethton High School. She had lived
a number of years in Morristown. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church,
Morristown.
Survivors include her husband, Conrad Ward; a daughter, Teresa
Ward, Russellville; a son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Tammy Ward, Morristown;
a brother, George Fortner, Elizabethton; three sisters, Hazel Rader, Georgia
Moore and Ruby Ensor, all of Elizabethton; a very special granddaughter, Danielle
Ward, Morristown; and several nieces and nephews. Courtesy of Memorial
Funeral Chapel.
WARD -- Funeral services for Charlotte Jean "Effie"
Fortner Ward, 60, 6230 Talley Chapel Pike, Russellville, Tenn., who went home
to be the Lord Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, will be conducted at Westside Chapel Funeral
Home, Morristown, at 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be Friday in Hamblen Memory
Garden. Pallbearers will be nephews. She was a devoted Christian, wife, mother,
and grandmother. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the
Westside Chapel, Morristown. Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.
Luther
H. Watson
Luther H. "Sam" Watson, 70, 1817 East Fairview Avenue, Johnson
City, formerly of Elizabethton, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, at the James H. Quillen
V.A. Medical Center Nursing Home, Mountain Home.
A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Luther and
Josephine Richmond Watson.
Mr. Watson was a disabled veteran, serving in the U.S. Army during
the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include four sons, Nathaniel Watson, Elizabethton, Steven
Napier, Elizabethton; Dennis Napier and Anthony Napier, both of Johnson City;
four daughters, Marcella Forney, Mattie Napier, and Denise Ocampo, all of Johnson
City, and Angela Thomas, Elizabethton; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232, is in charge
of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WATSON -- Graveside services for Luther H. "Sam" Watson, 70, 1817
East Fairview Avenue, Johnson City, formerly of Elizabethton, who died Monday,
will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at Mountain Home National
Cemetery with the Revs. Dennis Milligan and Steve Wagner officiating. Pallbearers
will be selected from family and friends. Military honors will be accorded by
Captain Lynn H. Folsom V.F.W. Post No. 2166. Everyone will meet at 10 a.m. Friday
at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Thursday evening at Tetrick Funeral
Home, Riverside Chapel, or at Mr. Watson's residence, 1817 East Fairview Avenue,
Johnson City, at any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 423-542-2232,
is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
October
3, 2000
Mack
H. Carr
Mack Haynes Carr, 73, a lifelong resident of Bristol, Tenn., died
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Carr was receded in death by his parents, Charles Edward Carr,
and Ina Gay Wolfe Carr, his sister Anna Belle Houser, and his brothers Emory
Carr, William (Bill) Carr, and the Rev. Aulden Carr.
Mr. Carr was the owner/partner of Carr Brothers Construction Company
and a member of the Blountville Christian Church. He served in the Armed Forces
from Oct. 24, 1950, until Oct. 24, 1952.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Alice Stone Carr, two daughters,
Debra Carr Mahoney, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mary Anne Lawson, Chattanooga, Tenn.,
two sons, Mack Haynes Carr Jr. and Joe Willis, both of Bristol, Tenn., one granddaughter,
Mackie Arielle Carr, one sister, Margaret Hardin, Elizabethton, Tenn., three
brothers, C.C. (Dick) Carr, Wilson Carr and Vestal Carr, all of Blountville,
Tenn., and several nieces and nephews.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CARR -- Funeral service for Mack Haynes Carr, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday
in the Blountville Christian Church with Leland Houser, minister, Dennis Houser,
and Steve Everroad, minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from
6-8 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service at the church. Graveside service will
be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Billy
Carr, William Miller, Jamie Ferguson, Gregory Fleenor, Adam Houser, David Carr,
Joe Carr, Hobart Carr and Kenneth Mann. Honorary pallbearers will be Earl Fleenor,
Paul Stone, J.A. Street, H.W. Lane, John McDavid, Carl Smith, George Stone,
John Stone, Buddy Shumaker, Allen Blaylock, Paul Nidiffer and the medical staff
of Bristol Regional Medical Center. Contributions may be made to the Blountville
Christian Church Memorial Fund, 1680 Blountville Blvd., Blountville, TN 37617.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
October 2, 2000
Juliet
R.B. Hicks
Juliet Ruth Bare Hicks, 41, 116 Hillsboro Drive, Elizabethton, died
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of Mary May Oliver and the late
Billy Jack Bare.
Ms. Hicks was a 1977 Elizabethton High School graduate. She was
a nurses' aide and formerly was employed by Asbury Center. She was a member
of Harmony Baptist Church.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include one son, Brandon Allen
Hicks, of the home; one daughter, Audrey Kay Crawford, of the home; one sister,
Jackie Lou Woods, Hampton; two brothers, John Frank Bare, Spotsylvania, Va.,
and Mark Paul Bare, Bakersfield, Calif; her maternal grandfather, Frank May
Sr., Elizabethton; and her paternal grandmother, Ruby Kate Bare, Hillview Nursing
Home, Elizabethton.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HICKS -- Funeral services for Juliet Ruth Bare Hicks, 41, 116 Hillsboro
Drive, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in
Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Haskel Ingram officiating. Graveside service
and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.
Sue Hamm will provide the music. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble
at the cemetery at 10:50 am. Tuesday, will be Richard Pilk, Robert Pilk Sr.,
Frank Junior May, James May, Charles Cannon and David Woods Jr. Honorary pallbearers
will be James Alvin May, Frank James May, David Woods Sr., Tom Smith, Alvin
May, Glen Bare, Johnny Bare, Ray Bare, Tim Pilk and David Lyons. The family
will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Friends may also
call at the residence of her mother, Mary Oliver, 116 Hillsboro Drive, Elizabethton.
Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
October
1, 2000
Edward F. Brosenne
Edward F. Brosenne, 80, 1805 Watercrest Circle, Lawrenceville,
Ga., formerly of 1306 Oxford Place, Johnson City, died Thursday, September 28,
2000, at the Brittany House, Marietta, Ga., after a brief illness.
Mr. Brosenne was a native of Catonsville, Md., and a son of the
late Henry J. and Beulah Stromberg Brosenne. He was also preceded in death by
his wife, Virginia Mayes Brosenne, October 21, 1984, a son, John Edward Brosenne,
and a grandson.
Mr. Brosenne had lived a number of years in Johnson City before
going to Georgia in December 1999. He was employed as Production Manager at
Mayes Brothers Tool Manufacturing Company, Johnson City, until his retirement
in 1986. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II and the
United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. Mary's
Catholic Church, Johnson City.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Watson, Lawrenceville,
Ga., and Diane Limberakis, Tampa, Fla.; a son, Michael Thomas Brosenne, Grafton,
W.Va.; three sisters, Catherine Ann Fisher and Margaret Hamilton, both of Catonsville,
Md., and Irene Sears, Tucker, Ga.; a brother, Thomas Brosenne, Las Vegas, Nev.;
and three grandchildren, Michael Brosenne, Stefan Limberakis and Julie Brosenne.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
BROSENNE -- Mass of the Resurrection for Edward F. Brosenne, 80,
1805 Watercrest Circle, Lawrenceville, Ga., formerly of 1306 Oxford Place, Johnson
City, who died Thursday, September 28, 2000, will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday,
October 2, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Gerard Finucane officiating.
Interment will follow in the National Cemetery, Mountain Home. Pallbearers will
be contacted. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, Johnson City, with a Rosary Service starting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Arlie
M. Cole
Arlie Matson Cole, 87, Life Care Center of Elizabethton, formerly
of 690 Dry Hollow Road, Elizabethton, died Thursday, September 28, 2000, at
Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Mr. Cole was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Joseph
and Maggie Fletcher Cole.
Mr. Cole was retired from the Little Creek Fire Department, U.S.
Naval Base, Norfolk, Va., having retired in 1962. He was a member of the Mutual
Aid Association of Little Creek, Va.
Mr. Cole served in the United States Marine Corps during World
War II, having served in the Guadalcanal, The Goodenough Island, Melbourne,
Australia, and the Cape Gloucester Campaigns. He was a lifetime member of the
Guadalcanal Veterans Organization and was also a lifetime member of the V.F.W.
Post #2166.
He was an avid baseball fan and was a loyal supporter of the Unaka
High School Baseball Team. At one time he attended all Unaka home and away games
for 17 years. He was a member of the Stoney Creek Baptist Church but attended
Unaka Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Peters Cole; several nieces
and nephews, including a special nephew, Dennis Laws; and several brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
COLE -- Graveside services for Arlie Matson Cole, 87, Life Care
Center of Elizabethton, formerly of 690 Dry Hollow Road, Elizabethton, who died
Thursday, September 28, 2000, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 1,
in the Blevins Cemetery with the Rev. D.C. Byrd officiating. Interment will
follow the service. Military Graveside Honors will be accorded by the V.F.W.
Post #2166. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery
at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, will be A.D. "Sonny" Fletcher, Ernest "Gebe" Ritchie, Jerry
White, Buford Peters, Jimmy Hyder and Larry Sol Wilson. Honorary pallbearers
will be M.L. Fisher, Bobby Wilson, Herman Lewis, Dr. R.S. Martin, Greg Fisher,
Floyd Richardson, Ralph Cole, Ann and Jennifer Ensor, the Staff of the North
Wing of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, and his nephews and nieces. The family
received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends may
also call at the residence of his nephew, Dennis Laws, 344 Peters Hollow Road,
Elizabethton. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m.
Sunday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Willard
H. Greenwell
Willard Hollis Greenwell, 58, 110 Midland Road, Glen Burnie, Md.,
died Thursday, September 28, 2000, at North Arundel Hospital, Glen Burnie,
Mr. Greenwell was a native of Johnson County and the son of Gladys
Cable Shuttle, Hampton, and the late Woodrow Greenwell.
Mr. Greenwell was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church. He was
a mechanic and a tug boat captain in the Hudson Bay.
Survivors, in addition to his mother and step-father, Henry Shuttle,
Hampton, are his wife, Joann F. Greenwell, of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Jimmy and Peggy Greenwell, Elizabethton, and David and Amy Greenwell, Gate City,
Va.; and a special aunt, Ella Mae Dugger, Butler. Two grandchildren also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
GREENWELL -- Funeral services for Willard Hollis Greenwell, 58,
110 Midland Road, Glen Burnie, Md., who died Thursday, September 28, 2000, will
be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside
Chapel, with the Rev. Doug Ranshaw and the Rev. H. Brooks Peters officiating.
Music will be under the direction of James McConnell. Graveside services and
interment will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, in the Sugar Grove Baptist
Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jim Campbell, Terry Jones, J.D.
Cable, Tim Cable, Tommy Gurley and Howard Walker. Honorary pallbearers will
be Earl Dugger, Hollis Cable, Ronald Cable, Dennis Cable, Henry Shuttle, David
Tester, Silas Tester, Norman Tester, Gervis Greenwell, Jim Greenwell, Joe Greenwell,
Ronnie Dugger, Powell Wilson and Larry Snyder. Everyone will meet at the funeral
home at 10 a.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. Tetrick Funeral
Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Georgia
A. Ingram
Mrs. Georgia Anna McKinney Ingram, 88, 116 Honeycutt Road, Roan
Mountain, died Saturday, September 30, 2000, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton.
Mrs. Ingram was a native of Bakersville, N.C., and a daughter of
the late Clarence and Dovie Green McKinney. She was also preceded in death by
her husband, Malone Ingram, a sister, Eddie McKinney, and a brother, Gurney
McKinney.
Mrs. Ingram had lived a number of years in Carter County. She was
a member of the Sunset Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Wade
Sluder and Kaye and Bill Byrd, all of Elizabethton; four sons and daughters-in-law,
Jack and Deane Ingram and Dudley and Joyce Ingram, all of Hampton, Tommy and
Clara Ingram, Elizabethton, and Rick and Dot Ingram, Roan Mountain; and two
sisters, Jessee Tipton, Morristown, and Willie Simerly, Sevierville. Seven grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
INGRAM -- Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Anna McKinney Ingram,
88, 116 Honeycutt Road, Roan Mountain, who died Saturday, September 30, 2000,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, October 1, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. Randy Johnson and the Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating. The Valley Forge
Trio will provide the music. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m.
Monday, October 2, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be
grandsons and grandsons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of Sunset
Free Will Baptist Church. Also a "Special Thanks" to the employees of the West
Hall of Life Care Center of Elizabethton and also her care givers. Also are
her special friends: Jacqulyn Caldwell and Kitty Tolley. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at
the residence of any of the children. 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.
Bobby
J. Johnson
Bobby James Johnson, 60, 247 Bear Branch Road, Roan Mountain, died
Thursday, September 28, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Mr. Johnson was a native of Avery County, N.C., and the son of
the late Jessy James and Ruth Marie Turbyfield Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired construction
worker.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Sue Campbell Johnson, of the
home; a daughter, Billie Oliver, Roan Mountain; two sons and a daughter-in-law,
Danny and Marsha Johnson and Robert J. Johnson, all of Roan Mountain; five sisters,
Margaret Powell and Brenda Glover, both of Elizabethton, Clara Sue Clawson,
Butler, Rosalie Benfield, Jonesborough, and Louella Hicks, Elk Park, N.C.; four
grandchildren, Dustin Johnson, Ashley Johnson and Stacy Oliver, all of Roan
Mountain, and Crystal Johnson, of Arizona; and two special friends, William
Alfred Caroway, Roan Mountain, and Paul Clawson, Butler.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in
charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
JOHNSON -- Funeral services for Bobby James Johnson, 60, 247 Bear
Branch Road, Roan Mountain, who died Thursday, September 28, 2000, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Sunday, October 1, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, with the Rev. Jim Storie officiating. Music will be under the direction
of Linda Campbell, soloist, and Patty Honeycutt, pianist. Graveside services
and interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, October 2, in the Isaacs Cemetery
on Buck Mountain. Active pallbearers will be Paul Clawson, Wayne Hicks, Jeff
Hicks, Joe Storie, Jeff Storie, Dick Campbell, Lance Thompson and Gary Hughes.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Ward and Stacy Oliver. Everyone will meet
at the Rhododendron Chapel at 1:15 p.m. Monday to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Rhododendron
Chapel. Friends may also call at the residence at any time. Tetrick Funeral
Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Eula M. Wilson
Eula M. Wilson, 93, formerly of Miami Shores, Fla., died Friday,
September 29, 2000, at Baptist Health Care Center, Vero Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Wilson was a native of Johnson County and the daughter of the
late John L. and Eliza Ellen Dugger Wilson. She was also preceded in death by
her husband, Wilbur Wilson, and two sisters, Elsie Hawkins and Winnie Slemp.
Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Donald Scott, Oak
Ridge, and a brother and sister-in-law, Oscar and Lea Wilson, Seymour, Tenn.
Many nieces and nephews also survive.
The Wilsons had no children but she played a very important role
in the lives of many of her nieces and nephews. Eula graduated from Johnson
County High School and began her teaching career there. Her career continued
in Elizabethton, Tenn., Shelby, N.C., and Miami, Fla., where she retired in
the Dade County School System. She received a BS degree from East Tennessee
State University and a Master's degree from George Peabody College in Nashville.
Mrs. Wilson was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Miami Women's
Club, Miami Garden Club, Everglades Chapter DAR (original membership in Julius
Dugger Chapter DAR) and the Miami Shores Country Club. She was also a former
member of the Business and Professional Women and the American Association of
University Women.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WILSON -- Graveside services for Eula M. Wilson, 93, formerly of
Miami Shores, Fla., who died Friday, September 29, 2000, will be conducted at
4 p.m. Sunday, October 1, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Bruce
Hendrich officiating. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 3:55 p.m. for the
graveside services. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of
arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick