April
14, 2002
Clifton Canter
Clifton Canter, 77, formerly of 121 Guinn Lane,
Elizabethton, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, at Hermitage
Health Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Canter was a native of Greene County and
the son of the late Vernie and Myrtle McInturff Canter. He
was also preceded in death by a brother, a granddaughter,
Dorothy Sue Canter, and an infant granddaughter.
Mr. Canter was a retired employee of Taylor Construction
Company and a member of Pleasant Beach Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jocie E. Canter,
of the home; two daughters, Niokie Sue Canter, Elizabethton,
and Margaret Helen Clemons, Unicoi; five sons, Larry Canter,
Johnson City, Charles Canter, Roan Mountain, Norman Canter,
Robert Canter and Richard Canter, all of Elizabethton; and
a sister, Dorothy Ann Richardson, Elizabethton. Ten grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
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CANTER -- Funeral services for Clifton Canter,
77, formerly of 121 Guinn Lane, Elizabethton, who died Saturday,
April 13, 2002, will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, April
15, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with the
Rev. Darrell Holly officiating. Graveside services and interment
will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Pearl Bowers
Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Harvey Canter, Bobby
Canter, Lynn Richardson, Thruman Arnett, Robert Canter, Gregory
Canter and Perry Canter. Everyone will meet at the funeral
home chapel at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the
cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m.
Monday in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends
may also call at the residence, 121 Guinn Lane, Elizabethton,
at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers
may make donations to the American Heart Association, 208
Sunset Drive, Suite 356, Johnson City, TN 37601. Condolences
may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Kenneth L. McQueen
Kenneth Lee McQueen, 71, 804 N. Walnut Street,
Elizabethton, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, at his residence
following an extended illness.
Mr. McQueen was a native of Carter County and
the son of the late Lee and Deborah Smith McQueen. He was
also preceded in death by four brothers, F.M. McQueen, Harry
McQueen, J.D. McQueen and Shirley McQueen, and a granddaughter,
Victoria Faith McQueen.
Mr. McQueen was of the Baptist faith. He was
a retired sheet metal worker with the TVA and a member of
the Sheet Metal Workers Union No. 5. He was a member of the
Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166 and was a U.S. Navy
veteran. He was also an avid fisherman.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Jean McQueen,
of the home; five sons and four daughters-in-law, Randy and
Nona McQueen, Danny and Annie McQueen, David and Shelby McQueen
and Edward Gilbert, all of Elizabethton; three brothers, Ivan
McQueen, Charles McQueen and George McQueen, all of Elizabethton;
three sisters, Beatrice Elliott and Margie Lyons, both of
Elizabethton, and Sue Lady, Johnson City; and 11 grandchildren,
Brandi McQueen, Brandon McQueen, Alexandria McQueen, Katarina
McQueen, Julie Heaton, Edward Gilbert III, Tammy Gilbert,
Kevin Gilbert, Donna Gilbert, Larry Gilbert Jr. and Charlie
Gilbert. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
McQUEEN -- Funeral services for Kenneth Lee McQueen,
71, 804 N. Walnut Street, Elizabethton, who died Saturday,
April 13, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, April
15, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the
Rev. Jeff Davis officiating. Graveside services and interment
will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Mountain
Home National Cemetery with Military Honors accorded by the
Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166. Active pallbearers
will be Glen McQueen, Kyle McQueen, Terry McQueen, Steve McQueen,
Jimmy McQueen, Eddie Townsend, Steve Estep, Bobby Potter and
Dewey Renfro. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Kyle Colvett,
Staff and Doctors of the Regional Cancer Center at Johnson
City Medical Center Hospital, Dr. Robert Taylor, Dr. David
Fenner and the Staff of the Elizabethton Parks and Rec Department.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in
the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends may also
call at the residence, 804 N. Walnut Street, Elizabethton,
at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers
may make donations to the Carter County Veteran's War Memorial
c/o the City of Elizabethton Finance Director, Sycamore Street,
Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the family
via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral
Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Grace P. Pace
Grace Parsons Pace, 98, formerly of
107 East H. Street, Elizabethton, died Friday, April 12, 2002,
at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Pace was a native of Lee County, Va., and
the daughter of the late Shelby and Sarah Cox Parsons. She
was also preceded in death by her husband, Kerr M. "Buster"
Pace, and four brothers, Olin, Frank, Rhea and Willard Parsons.
Mrs. Pace was a member of First United Methodist
Church and was a retired bookkeeper for the Credit Bureau.
She was a member of the Sycamore Chapter #163 of the Order
of the Eastern Star, the Elizabethton Chamber of Commerce
and the Business and Professional Women's Club.
Survivors include three sisters-in-law, Elizabeth
Parsons, Oak Ridge, Wanda Fisher, Hendersonville, N.C., and
Bernie Jones, Taylors, S.C.; a niece, Roberta Pelham of New
York; and special friends, Gloria Jenkins, Virginia Larkin,
Jessie White, Jane White, Clara Glover, Mrs. George Sykes,
Forrest and Carolyn Dugger, Judy Deloach and the Staff of
Ivy Hall Nursing Home.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
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PACE -- Committal and entombment services for
Grace Parsons Pace, 98, formerly of 107 East H. Street, Elizabethton,
who died Friday, April 12, 2002, will be conducted at 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 14, in the chapel at the Mausoleum of Peace
of Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Buford Hankins
officiating, followed by a memorial service by the Sycamore
Chapter #163 of the Order of the Eastern Star. Active pallbearers
will be Forrest G. Dugger, Sid Smithdeal, M.E. "Milt" Fair
and Forrest T. Dugger. Honorary pallbearer will be George
Sykes. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 2:55 p.m. Sunday
for the graveside service. Friends may call at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest G. (Carolyn) Dugger, 407 Daytona Place,
Elizabethton, at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu
of flowers, may make donations to the Carter County Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Condolences may
be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
George Shell
George Shell, 64, 207 Hampton Creek Road, Roan
Mountain, died Friday, April 12, 2002, at Johnson City Medical
Center following a brief illness.
Mr. Shell was a native of Carter County and the
son of Ivan Boone, Roan Mountain, and Willie Lee Shell Cox,
Roan Mountain. He was preceded in death by an infant sister
and his step-father, Earl Cox.
Mr. Shell was of the Baptist Faith and was a
retired machinist for Chevrolet Motors. He was a member of
the VFW in Cleveland, Ohio, a member of Roan Mountain Masonic
Lodge #566 F&AM, and a lifetime member of the FOPA, Parma,
Ohio. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include
his wife, Jean Shell, of the home; a daughter, Angela Guszregan,
Palmer, Alaska; three sons, Tim Shell, Roan Mountain, Roger
"Bill" Shell, Elizabethton, and George Shell, Anchorage, Alaska;
a sister, Betty Street, Roan Mountain; 15 grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and special friends, Ricky and Lynn Greenwell,
Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, (423) 772-3928, is in charge of arrangements. Visit
our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
SHELL -- Funeral services for George Shell, 64,
207 Hampton Creek Road, Roan Mountain, who died Friday, April
12, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, April 15, in
the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain,
with the Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating. Music will be under
the direction of the Southside Trio and Charlotte Smith, organist.
Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16, at Shell Cemetery, Hampton Creek. Active
pallbearers will be Richard Shell, Kenneth Shell, Ricky Greenwell,
Keith Johnson, Martin Tipton and Ryan Tipton. Honorary pallbearers
will be Dr. David Kimmel, Tommy Singleton, Tracy Holtsclaw,
Wayne Ward, Murriel Holtsclaw, Willie Oxendine, Jeff Baker,
Keith Johnson, Sonny Johnson and Dennis Hersky. Special thanks
to Chris Holdren, Dwight Wessner, Johnson City Medical Center
Hospital Nursing Staff and the 4300 Wing. Everyone will meet
at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to go in procession
to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to
8 p.m. Monday in the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral
Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address
tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron
Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.
April 12, 2002
Grace P. Pace
Grace Parsons Pace, 98, formerly of 107 East
H. Street, Elizabethton, died Friday, April 12, 2002, at Ivy
Hall Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Fern Simerly
Mrs. Fern Simerly, 69, 408 Piney Grove Road,
Hampton, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at her residence.
Mrs. Simerly was a native of Carter County and
a daughter of Nelle Smith Hazelwood, Hampton, and the late
Edward S. Hazelwood. She was also preceded in death by a son
and two infant daughters.
Mrs. Simerly was a member of Piney Grove Free
Will Baptist Church.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include
her husband, Robert Simerly; a daughter, Shelia Hayes, Jonesborough;
a son and daughter-in-law, Fred "Bobby" and Jan Simerly, Hampton;
four sisters, Betty Estep, Dorothy Robinson and Cordia "Tootsie"
Berry, all of Hampton, and Polly Grindstaff, Elizabethton;
a brother, Carl L. Hazelwood, Hampton; two granddaughters,
Star Hayes, of the home, and Lashea Hayes, Jonesborough; a
great-grandson, Devan Hayes, Jonesborough; several nieces
and nephews; and a special cousin, Gaynell Arwood.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
SIMERLY -- Funeral services for Mrs. Fern Simerly,
69, 408 Piney Grove Road, Hampton, who died Wednesday, April
10, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at
Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dexter Brummitt and
the Rev. Leonard Sheehan officiating. Music will be provided
by The Heavenly Echoes. Graveside services and interment will
be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Simerly
Collins Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to
assemble at the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, will be Dannie
McKinney, Lynn McKinney, Darrell McKinney, Jamie McKinney,
Mark Berry, Curtis Hyder, Dannie Cole, Paul Vance, Conley
Woodby and Grant Hardin. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronda
McKinney, Robert Barnett Jr. and the deacons of Piney Grove
Free Will Baptist Church. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also
call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at
the cemetery at 9:50 a.m. Saturday. Condolences may be e-mailed
to the Simerly Family at mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
April 11, 2002
Edith Arnold
Edith Arnold, 74, 112 Starlight Drive, Elizabethton,
died Thursday, April 11, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Fern Simerly
Mrs. Fern Simerly, 408 Piney Grove Road, Hampton,
died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge.
April 10, 2002
Joe L. Church
Joe Lee Church, 60, 1903 Omaha Lane, Johnson
City, died Monday, April 8, 2002, at his residence following
a lengthy illness.
Mr. Church was a native and lifelong resident
of Johnson City and a son of Bernice Opal Miller Church, Johnson
City, and the late Lawrence Church. He was also preceded in
death by a brother, Bobby Church, and a sister, Linda Church.
Mr. Church was a veteran of the U.S. Army and
the Tennessee National Guard, and had worked as a pipefitter.
He was a Baptist.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include
his wife, Freda Feathers Church; three daughters, Lisa Daniel,
Johnson City, Tammy McGill, Gray, and Angela Humphrey, Elizabethton;
two brothers, Jim Church, Elizabethton, and Larry Church,
Johnson City; and three sisters, Glenda Grindstaff, Norma
Cornett and Wanda Bryant, all of Johnson City. Six grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue,
Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH -- Funeral services for Joe Lee Church,
60, 1903 Omaha Lane, Johnson City, who died Monday, April
8, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10,
in the Morris-Baker South Chapel with the Rev. Keith Stockton
and the Rev. Ken Hauser officiating. Graveside services will
be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the U.S. National
Cemetery, Mountain Home, where friends and family will meet
for this service. Military Honors will be provided by the
176th Maintenance Battalion of the Tennessee Army National
Guard. Active pallbearers will be members of the Tennessee
Army National Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Joseph Roberts,
Larry Church, Jim Church, Mark McGill, T.C. Daniel Jr., Stephen
P. Bryant, Michael Bryant, Ronnie Saults, Dr. Thomas Schnell,
Dr. K. Krishnan, Dr. Kenneth Weaver, Jimmy Church, Donald
Grindstaff, Jason Grindstaff, Bill Church, Don Bryant, Don
Davis, Lowell Cornett, Donald Grindstaff II, Allen Feathers,
Kenneth Feathers, Frank Whitson, Gene Sweeney, Garry Sweeney,
Casey Feathers, Jimmy Feathers, Lee Feathers, Shane Hardy,
Edsel Perkins, Jack Taylor and Matt Lunceford. The family
will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m.
Wednesday. Friends may also call at the residence or at the
home of his mother, 1607 Ferrell Drive, Johnson City. Condolences
may be sent to the family through www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker
Funeral Home, Johnson City, is in charge of arrangements.
Gary L. Smith
Gary Lynn Smith, 44, 325 McLaughlin Road, Unicoi,
died Monday, April 8, 2002, at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Smith was a lifelong resident of Unicoi County
and a son of Mary McLaughlin Smith, Unicoi, and the late John
Clinton Smith.
Mr. Smith was a self-employed concrete finisher
and attended Maranatha Tabernacle. He was a Harley-Davidson
motorcycle enthusiast.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include
his wife, Connie Bostic Smith, and a sister and brother-in-law,
Judy and Wayne Barnett, Erwin. Several aunts, uncles, nieces
and nephews also survive.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi,
(423) 743-1381 or (423) 928-4595, is in charge of arrangements.
SMITH -- Funeral services for Gary Lynn Smith,
44, 325 McLaughlin Road, Unicoi, who died Monday, April 8,
2002, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, from the
Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Penland and
the Rev. E.L. Wheeler officiating. Music will be provided
by Queenie Wheeler and Alfred Dugger. Graveside services and
interment will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 12, in the
Jones Cemetery, Unicoi. The family, friends and ministers
may gather at the cemetery by 10:50 a.m. Friday. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home. Friends may also call at the residence of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Smith, 292 Washington Street, Unicoi. Unicoi Funeral
Home, Unicoi, is in charge of arrangements.
April 9, 2002
Joe L. Church
Joe Lee Church, 60, 1903 Omaha Lane, Johnson
City, died Monday, April 8, 2002, at his residence following
a lengthy illness.
Mr. Church was a native and lifelong resident
of Johnson City and a son of Bernice Opal Miller Church, Johnson
City, and the late Lawrence Church. He was also preceded in
death by a brother, Bobby Church, and a sister, Linda Church.
Mr. Church was a veteran of the U.S. Army and
the Tennessee National Guard, and had worked as a pipefitter.
He was a Baptist.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include
his wife, Freda Feathers Church; three daughters, Lisa Daniel,
Johnson City, Tammy McGill, Gray, and Angela Humphrey, Elizabethton;
two brothers, Jim Church, Elizabethton, and Larry Church,
Johnson City; and three sisters, Glenda Grindstaff, Norma
Cornett and Wanda Bryant, all of Johnson City. Six grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue,
Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH -- Funeral services for Joe Lee Church,
60, 1903 Omaha Lane, Johnson City, who died Monday, April
8, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10,
in the Morris-Baker South Chapel with the Rev. Keith Stockton
officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 11, in the U.S. National Cemetery, Mountain
Home, where friends and family will meet for this service.
Military Honors will be provided by the 176th Maintenance
Battalion of the Tennessee Army National Guard. Active pallbearers
will be members of the Tennessee Army National Guard. Honorary
pallbearers will be Joseph Roberts, Larry Church, Jim Church,
Mark McGill, T.C. Daniel Jr., Stephen P. Bryant, Michael Bryant,
Ronnie Saults, Dr. Thomas Schnell, Dr. K. Krishnan, Dr. Kenneth
Weaver, Jimmy Church, Donald Grindstaff, Jason Grindstaff
and Bill Church. The family will receive friends at the funeral
home from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may also call
at the residence or at the home of his mother, 1607 Ferrell
Drive, Johnson City. Condolences may be sent to the family
through www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, Johnson
City, is in charge of arrangements.
Hannah M. Humphrey
Mrs. Hannah Mae Humphrey, 80, 126 Warrior Lane,
Johnson City, died Sunday, April 7, 2002, at Johnson City
Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Humphrey was a native of Carter County and
the daughter of the late Loss "L.E." and Ella Mae Morris Whitehead.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Humphrey,
in 1973, a son, John Edward Hughes, and by two brothers and
two sisters.
Mrs. Humphrey had been a sitter and care giver
for the elderly. She was a member of Milligan Free Will Baptist
Church.
Survivors include a son, David K. Humphrey, Johnson
City; five daughters, Brenda Harkleroad, Bristol, Judy Mescal
Hooks and Cynthia Humphrey, both of Johnson City, Manzanita
Humphrey, Jonesborough, and Naomi Reedy, Erwin; one uncle,
Robert Morris, Johnson City; and two aunts, Annice McCracken,
Crossville, and Margie Erwin, Johnson City. Eight grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren and several cousins also survive.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral
Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
HUMPHREY -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah
Mae Humphrey, 80, 126 Warrior Lane, Johnson City, who died
Sunday, April 7, 2002, will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
April 9, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home
with the Rev. Willie Justice officiating. Music will be by
Jerry Barnett, soloist, and Kay Burnette, organist. Graveside
services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
April 10, at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will
be David Humphrey, Arnold Hooks, Fred Harkleroad, Grant Reedy,
Frank Moore, Joe Reedy, Michael Phipps and Patrick Michonski.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Andrew Stephen May, Dr. Stanley
M. Hodges, Dr. Fawwaz I. Hamati, Dr. Shoba, Jody Moore and
the Staff of 6300 of Johnson City Medical Center and ICU.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6
to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Everyone will meet at the funeral home
at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery.
To those who desire, memorials may be made to the Carter County
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Condolences
may be e-mailed to the family at hathaway-percy@funeral-plans.com.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.
Doug Jones
Doug Jones, 113 Little Maple Tree Lane, Elizabethton,
died unexpectedly Saturday, April 6, 2002, at his residence.
Mr. Jones was a native of Carter County and the
son of the late Clyde Casey and Georgia Burleson Jones.
Mr. Jones was self-employed in sales and was
a member of the Civitan Club and an active member of various
hunting and fishing associations. He was a U.S. Navy veteran,
serving during the Vietnam Conflict.
Survivors include a son, Bryan Douglas Jones,
Memphis; four daughters, Veronica Geanette Jones, Bluff City,
Vivian Nina Noah and Janet Jones Sims, both of Memphis, and
Penny Jones Crane, Houston, Texas; two brothers, Melvin Jones,
Greeneville, and Gary Jones, Memphis; a sister, Kawana Hudson,
Leesburg, Va.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
and a special friend, Lou Eller, Elizabethton. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
JONES -- Graveside services for Doug Jones, 113
Little Maple Tree Lane, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, April
6, 2002, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 11,
at Mountain Home National Cemetery with the VA Chaplain officiating.
Music will be under the direction of Brian Combs, bagpiper.
Military Honors will be accorded by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom
VFW Post #2166. Active pallbearers will be selected from family
and friends. Honorary pallbearer will be Melvin Jones. Everyone
will meet at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m. Thursday for the graveside
service. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. Condolences
may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert L. McKinney
Robert L. "Jack" McKinney, 67, 164 Sugar Hollow
Road, Roan Mountain, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 7, 2002,
at his residence.
Mr. McKinney was a native of Carter County and
the son of the late Ralph and Myrtle Birchfield McKinney.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ray McKinney.
Mr. McKinney was a retired employee of T.P.I.
and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Blackwell
McKinney, of the home; four sons and two daughters-in-law,
Tony McKinney, Gainesville, Ga., Timothy and Cristine McKinney,
Jonas Ridge, N.C., Tommy and April McKinney, Roan Mountain,
and Robert Joseph McKinney, Mechanicsville, Md.; a daughter,
Tammy McKinney, Mechanicsville, Md.; three sisters, Beulah
McKinney Street and Louise McKinney Baldwin, both of Roan
Mountain, and Helen McKinney Tolley, Hampton; two brothers,
Lee McKinney, Roan Mountain, and R.L. McKinney, Elizabethton;
and grandchildren, Avery and Allen McKinney, Gainesville,
Ga., Taylor and Reagan McKinney, Jonas Ridge, N.C., Cory McKinney,
Hampton, MaKayla McKinney, Erwin, and Tiffany, Laura and Bobby
McKinney, all of Maryland. Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, (423) 772-3928, is in charge of arrangements. Visit
our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
McKINNEY -- Funeral services for Robert L. "Jack"
McKinney, 67, 164 Sugar Hollow Road, Roan Mountain, who died
Sunday, April 7, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
April 9, in the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home,
Roan Mountain, with the Rev John McCoury and the Rev. Randy
English officiating. Music will be under the direction of
Charlotte Smith. Graveside services and interment will be
conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, at McKinney Cemetery,
Roan Mountain. Active pallbearers will be David Clevenger,
Bobby Dugger, Randall Hughes, Johnny Singleton, Gary Blackwell
and Robert Joseph McKinney. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith
Tipton, Dillard Street, Kermit Baker, Bruce Johnson, Abe Johnson
and Larry Roark. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 9:55
a.m. Wednesday for the graveside service. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Rhododendron
Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends may also call at the
residence, 164 Sugar Hollow Road, Roan Mountain, at any time.
Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations
to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Jericho Temple,
P.O. Box 5548, Kingsport, TN 37663. Condolences may be sent
to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain,
is in charge of arrangements.
Belthia Waycaster
Mrs. Belthia Waycaster, 85, Life Care Center
of Elizabethton, formerly of Waycaster Road, Hampton, died
Sunday, April 7, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs. Waycaster was a native of Tom's Creek, Va.,
and a daughter of the late Lodge and Janie Calhoun Hicks.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Lacey
Lawrence Waycaster, a son, Ed Waycaster, and a grandchild.
Mrs. Waycaster had lived most of her life in
Carter County. She was a member of Rittertown Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, William Waycaster, Hampton.
Six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
WAYCASTER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Belthia
Waycaster, 85, Life Care Center of Elizabethton, formerly
of Waycaster Road, Hampton, who died Sunday, April 7, 2002,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Memorial
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Haynes officiating. Music
will be provided by the Carr Family. Graveside services and
interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 10,
in the West Cemetery, Potterack Road, Hampton. Active pallbearers,
who are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m.
Wednesday, will be Earnest Penland, Joseph Waycaster, Justin
Waycaster, Charles Waycaster, friends and neighbors. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home. Friends may also call at the residence of a grandson,
Rev. Steve Waycaster, 121 Coleman Road, Hampton. Family and
friends will meet at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the Waycaster Family at mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
April 8, 2002
Arthur Nave
Arthur Nave, 80, 237 Muddy Branch Road, Elizabethton,
died Sunday, April 7, 2002, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical
Center Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. Nave was a native of Carter County and a
son of the late Ora and Sally Buckles Nave. He was also preceded
in death by a son, Christopher Nave, a brother, Ray Nave,
and a sister, Ailene Stamey.
Mr. Nave was a retired employee of North American
Rayon Corporation and a member of Caldwell Springs Baptist
Church. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S.
Army.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Nave,
of the home; three daughters and a son-in-law, Cathy and Danny
McGinnis, Elizabethton, Cynthia Taylor, Johnson City, and
Marsha Greenwell, Elizabethton; five grandchildren, Brent
Taylor, Montgomery, Ala., Adam Taylor, Alison Greenwell, Joseph
Greenwell and Karie McGinnis Cobb, all of Elizabethton; three
great-grandchildren, Ally Taylor, Jackson Taylor and Christopher
Cobb, all of Elizabethton; a brother, Snyder Nave, Elizabethton;
and three sisters, Phyllis Gouge, Johnson City, Juanita Fair
and Ruth Wilson, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
NAVE -- Funeral services for Arthur Nave, 80,
237 Muddy Branch Road, Elizabethton, who died Sunday, April
7, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, April 8, in the
Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert
English officiating. Music will be under the direction of
Karen Elliott. Graveside services and interment will be conducted
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Wilson Cemetery. Military
Honors will be accorded by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW
Post #2166. Active pallbearers will be Jimmy Cable, Joseph
Greenwell, Theron Johnson, John Oxendine, Ken Pierce, Adam
Taylor, Brent Taylor, Jarred "Rusty" Taylor and Joy Taylor.
Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Taylor, Bob Steffen, Melvin
Livingston, Clyde Hodge, Arlin Hopson, Conway Wilson, Kyle
Gouge, Gary Eggers, Sam Greenwell, Cecil Peeks, Robert Frazier,
Charles "Bo" Taylor, Elbert Campbell and Terry Smith. A special
"Thank You" to the staff of Hillview Health Center, Adventa
Hospice and the staff of Ward C-1 at the James H. Quillen
VA Medical Center Hospital. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick
Funeral Home. Friends may also call at the residence, 237
Muddy Branch Road, Elizabethton, at any time. Those who prefer
memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the Wilson
Cemetery Association, c/o Leonard Lewis, 122 Bernie Lewis
Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the
family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick
Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Belthia Waycaster
Mrs. Belthia Waycaster, 84, Life Care Center
of Elizabethton, died Sunday, April 7, 2002, at Johnson City
Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge.
April 7, 2002
Buna C. Buchanan
Buna C. Taylor Buchanan, 81, 308 Johnson Avenue,
Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at her residence
following an extended illness.
Mrs. Buchanan was a native of Avery County, N.C.,
and the daughter of the late William L. and Nettie McKinney
Cook. She was also preceded in death by her first husband,
Jack Taylor, October 12, 1943, her second husband, Johnny
Q. Buchanan, March 3, 1988, a granddaughter, Lynette Taylor
Brashears, October 12, 1988, a grandson, Adam Scott Laughren,
July 22, 1974, and by four brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Buchanan was a former employee of Giant
Grocery, Elizabethton, and a retired employee of Sky City,
Newland, N.C. She was a member of Bellview Baptist Church,
Cranberry, N.C.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law,
Karen Buchanan Ollis and Wayne Ollis, Elizabethton; two sons
and daughters-in-law, Robert W. and Shelby Glover Taylor,
Clarksville, and Joseph Gail and Ruby Seaman Taylor, Greenville,
N.C.; five grandchildren, Lisa Taylor McCarson of Tennessee,
Brett Taylor, Raleigh, N.C., Shannon Taylor, Miami, Fla.,
Todd Lindstrom, Elizabethton, and Billy Joe Correll, Johnson
City; four great-grandsons, Ethan Correll King, Adam Correll,
Justin Douglas and Anthony Sykes; and two great-granddaughters,
Andria Macy Lindstrom and Kira S. Taylor, Miami, Fla. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BUCHANAN -- Funeral services for Buna C. Taylor
Buchanan, 81, 308 Johnson Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday,
April 3, 2002, were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6,
at Bellview Baptist Church in Cranberry, N.C., with the Rev.
Jerry Honeycutt, the Rev. Kenneth Jones and the Rev. Ken Lance
officiating. Music was under the direction of Bellview Baptist
Church. Interment followed the service at Bellview Baptist
Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers were selected from family
and friends. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Burleson, Charles
Holdren, Harry McGee and Larry McKinney. The family received
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends
may also call at the residence of a daughter, Karen Ollis,
308 Johnson Avenue, Elizabethton, at any time. Those who prefer
memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the American
Cancer Society, 209 S. Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton,
(423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web
site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Fred T. Gouge
Fred Thomas Gouge, 81, 506 Old Johnson Valley
Rd., Kingston, Tenn., died Friday, April 5, 2002, in the James
H. Quillen VA Medical Center.
A Carter County native, he was a son of the late
Frank and Lena Rainbolt Gouge. Mr. Gouge was preceded in death
by a son, Troy Gouge, two brothers and one sister.
He was a retired mechanic from Sherwood Chevrolet.
He had served in the U.S. Navy. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Gay Bowers Gouge,
Elizabethton, two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra Ann and
Donny Belcher, Greeneville, and Mary Ellen and Tim Bowers,
Elizabethton, one son, Freddie Allen Gouge, Kingston, Tenn.,
one brother, Ralph Gouge, Elizabethton, three sisters, Helen
Carrier, Novella Williams, and Barbara Berry, all of Elizabethton,
three grandchildren, Rhonda Cardwell, Thomas Gwyn and Travis
Massey, two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
GOUGE -- Funeral services for Fred Thomas Gouge,
81, 506 Old Johnson Valley Rd., Kingston, who died Friday,
were conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Funeral Chapel,
with the Rev. Brent Seals officiating. Graveside service and
interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Wilson Cemetery.
Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral
home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, will be Thomas Gwyn, Troy Blevins,
Howell Lyons, Barry Carrier, Walter S. Carrier and Brian Gouge.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday in the
funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of the
brother, Ralph Gouge, 228 Steel Bridge Rd., Elizabethton.
Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 1:30
p.m. Sunday to go to the cemetery. Condolences may be e-mailed
to mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge
of arrangements.
Kiter B. Hash
HASH -- Funeral services for Mrs. Kiter Bare
Hash, 89, Green Valley, Bluefield, W. Va., who died Wednesday,
April 3, 2002, at the residence of her daughter and son-in-law,
Colleen and Glen Hypes, 898 Jordan Road, Elizabethton, will
be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Mausoleum Chapel
of Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va., with Pastor Jerry
Lester officiating. Pallbearers will be selected from family
members. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Fred T. Norton
Mr. Fred Truman Norton, 85, Elizabethton,
Tenn., died Friday, April 5, 2002, in the Johnson City Medical
Center following a brief illness.
A Greene County native, he was the son of the
late William Alvin and Jossie Norris Norton. He was preceded
in death by two brothers, four sisters and one great-grandson.
He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Gladys
Lyons Norton, of the home, one daughter and son-in-law, Wilma
Darlene and Daniel Boone Perkins, Elizabethton, Tenn., one
son, Terry Lee Woodby, Elizabethton, Tenn., one brother, James
Bruce Norton, Greeneville, Tenn., one sister, Hazel Lyons,
Kingsport, Tenn., and six grandchildren, Jim Jamison, Ohio,
Joe Jamison, Lee Woodby, Deena Coursen, and Mary Ramey, all
of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Kevin Woodby, Johnson City, Tenn.,
11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home is in charge of the
arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
NORTON -- Funeral services for Mr. Fred Truman
Norton, 85, Elizabethton, Tenn., will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Monday, April 8, 2002, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home with the Rev. Norman Loveless officiating. Music
will be by Mr. Jerry Barnett, soloist. Interment will follow
the service in the Lyons Chapel Cemetery. Active pallbearers
will be the following grandsons, Jim Jamison, Joe Jamison,
Lee Woodby, Kevin Woodby, Mel Ramey and Josh Jamison. The
family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m.
on Sunday, April 7, 2002, or at the residence at any time.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at hathaway-percy@funeral-plans.com.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Amber L. Perkins
Amber Lashea Perkins, age 2-1/2 months, daughter
of Jason Karl and Alice Destella Wines Perkins, 142 Colver
Branch Road, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002,
at her residence.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include
two brothers, Justin and Cody Perkins, both of the home; her
paternal grandparents, J.C. and Rosella Perkins, Elizabethton,
her paternal step-grandfather, Lonnie Turner, Elizabethton;
her paternal step-grandmother, Margaret Perkins, Hampton;
her paternal great-grandparents, Charlie and Racheal Lunceford,
Elizabethton; her maternal grandfather, Claude Mathes, Johnson
City; and her maternal great-grandmother, Edith Mitchell,
Johnson City.
Woodall-Anderson Funeral Home, 108 W. Watauga
Ave., Johnson City, (423) 928-2245, is in charge of arrangements.
PERKINS -- Graveside services for Amber Lashea
Perkins, age 2 1/2 months, who died Wednesday, will be conducted
at 4 p.m. Sunday in Perkins Cemetery, Carter County. Pastor
Gary Perkins will officiate. Daniel Gentry and Samuel Preslor
will be the pallbearers. The family will receive friends at
the funeral home Sunday from 1-2:30 p.m. Woodall-Anderson
Funeral Home, 108 W. Watauga Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 928-2245,
is in charge of arrangements.
Stanley E. Ward
Stanley E. Ward, 87, formerly of Elizabethton,
died Saturday, April 6, 2002, after a short illness at Lake
Mary Health and Rehab Center in Lake Mary, Fla.
A native of Carter County (Fish Springs community),
he was the son of the late Arthur "Jack" and Josie Lewis Ward.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Madolin Estep Ward,
a brother, L.B. Ward, and a sister, Dorothy Ward.
He was a member of Doe River Baptist Church and
a retired employee of North American Rayon Corp and also worked
at Paty Lumber Co. He was a member of Butler Masonic Lodge
Roans Creek #679 F&AM. He was a U.S. Army veteran and
served in World War II.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law,
Beverly and Larry Bailey, Sorrento, Fla., a granddaughter,
Susan Elwell, Oviedo, Fla., a grandson, Shawn, of Sorrento,
a sister, Edith Moody, Elizabethton, a brother, Lewis Ward,
Hampton, and several nieces and nephews.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, 423-542-2232,
is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WARD -- Funeral services for Stanley E. Ward,
87, formerly of Elizabethton, who died Saturday, April 6,
2002, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2002,
at Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, with the Rev. Fred
Wade officiating. Interment will follow the service at Happy
Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Larry Ward,
Terry Ward, L.B. Ward, Jan Ward, Dennis Ward, Shawn Bailey
and Grady Elwell. The family will receive friends from 12-1
p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel
of Peace. Dad was a man who loved and served God. He fought
a good fight and has won the ultimate prize; He's home with
Jesus. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address
tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton,
423-542-2232, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
April 5, 2002
Hubert Banner
Hubert Banner, 65, 109 Arrowood Hill Road, Hampton,
died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at his residence following an
extended illness.
Mr. Banner was a native of Hampton and the son
of the late Claude and Viola Hamby Banner. He was also preceded
in death by two brothers, Harlan Banner and Horace Banner,
and two sisters, Helen Vance and Georgia Gregg.
Mr. Banner was a member of Centerview Church
of Christ and was a retired employee of North American Rayon
Corporation after 35 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah Edwards Banner,
of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Wade
Johnson, Roan Mountain, and Vickie and Mike Carter, Elizabethton;
a son, Terry Banner, Hampton; three grandchildren, Joshua
Johnson, Roan Mountain, Wesley Carter and Katie Carter, both
of Elizabethton; and a special friend, Amy Bennett, Hampton.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BANNER -- Funeral services for Hubert Banner,
65, 109 Arrowood Hill Road, Hampton, who died Thursday, April
4, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in
the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Mr. Steve
Payne and Mr. David Irick, ministers, officiating. Graveside
services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday,
April 7, at Walnut Mountain Cemetery. Active pallbearers will
be Brian Edwards, Jason Brown, Claude Banner, Jeff Vines,
L.J. Heaton and Mike Vance. Honorary pallbearers will be the
men of Centerview Church of Christ, Melvin Jones, Otis Vines,
Don Grant, Joe Edwards, Burlin Edwards, Johnny Brown, Bill
Roberts, Ronald Brown, Rufus Marlow, Coy Waycaster and David
Irick. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m.
Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Friends may also call at the residence, 109 Arrowood Hill
Road, Hampton, at any time. Condolences may be sent to the
family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick
Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Buna C. Buchanan
Buna C. Taylor Buchanan, 81, 308 Johnson Avenue,
Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at her residence
following an extended illness.
Mrs. Buchanan was a native of Avery County, N.C.,
and the daughter of the late William L. and Nettie McKinney
Cook. She was also preceded in death by her first husband,
Jack Taylor, October 12, 1943, her second husband, Johnny
Q. Buchanan, March 3, 1988, a granddaughter, Lynette Taylor
Brashears, October 12, 1988, a grandson, Adam Scott Laughren,
July 22, 1994, and by four brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Buchanan was a former employee of Giant
Grocery, Elizabethton, and a retired employee of Sky City,
Newland, N.C. She was a member of Bellview Baptist Church,
Cranberry, N.C.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law,
Karen Buchanan Ollis and Wayne Ollis, Elizabethton; two sons
and a daughter-in-law, Shelby Glover Taylor, Clarksville,
and Joseph Gail and Ruby Seaman Taylor, Greenville, N.C.;
five grandchildren, Lisa Taylor McCarson of Tennessee, Brett
Taylor, Raleigh, N.C., Shannon Taylor, Miami, Fla., Todd Lindstrom,
Elizabethton, and Billy Joe Correll, Johnson City; four great-grandsons,
Ethan Correll King, Adam Correll, Justin Douglas and Anthony
Sykes; and two great-granddaughters, Andia Macy Lindstrom
and Keia S. Taylor, Miami, Fla. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BUCHANAN -- Funeral services for Buna C. Taylor
Buchanan, 81, 308 Johnson Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday,
April 3, 2002, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April
6, at Bellview Baptist Church in Cranberry, N.C., with the
Rev. Jerry Honeycutt, the Rev. Kenneth Jones and the Rev.
Ken Lance officiating. Music will be under the direction of
Bellview Baptist Church. Interment will follow the service
at Bellview Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will
be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers
will be Paul Burleson, Charles Holdren, Harry McGee and Larry
McKinney. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence
of a daughter, Karen Ollis, 308 Johnson Avenue, Elizabethton,
at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers
may make donations to the American Cancer Society, 209 S.
Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be
sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Ethel M. Crain
Ethel M. Crain, 89, formerly of Route 1, Roan
Mountain, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Sycamore Shoals
Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Crain was a native of Carter County and
the daughter of the late Waites and Julie Gouge Barnett. She
was also preceded in death by her husband, William A. Crain,
June 22, 1982, two brothers, Norman Barnett and Harland Barnett,
two sons, Vernon Crain and Billy Crain, a grandson, Chad Crain,
and a granddaughter, Debbie Crain.
Mrs. Crain was a member of Burbank Free Will
Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Delaney Crain, Elizabethton,
and Bob Crain, Florence, S.C.; two daughters, Charlotte Hunt,
Morganton, N.C., and Ruth Franklin, Newland, N.C.; 12 grandchildren;
21 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a
brother, Herman Barnett, Roan Mountain; and two sisters, Mable
Stocton, Roan Mountain, and Dorothy Patton, Elk Park N.C.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
CRAIN -- Funeral services for Ethel M. Crain,
89, formerly of Route 1, Roan Mountain, who died Wednesday,
April 3, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, April 5,
at Burbank Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. John Vance,
the Rev. Richard Blevins and the Rev. Fred Wade officiating.
Music will be under the direction of Burbank Free Will Baptist
Church. Graveside services and interment will be conducted
at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Kelly Crain, Grady Hill,
Tony Bowery, Dean Jones, Jeff Hunt, Mark Byrd, Brandon Powell
and Aaron Powell. Honorary pallbearers will be members of
Burbank Free Will Baptist Church and the Staff of Ivy Hall
Nursing Home. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 10:55
a.m. Saturday for the graveside service. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Burbank Free Will Baptist
Church. Friends may also call at the residence, Route 1, Roan
Mountain (Burbank Community), or at the residence of a son,
Delaney Crain, 113 Coal Chute Road, Elizabethton, at any time.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Fred T. Gouge
Fred Thomas Gouge, 506 Old Johnson Valley Road,
Kingston, died Friday, April 5, 2002, at the James H. Quillen
VA Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge.
Kiter B. Hash
Mrs. Kiter Bare Hash, 89, Green Valley, Bluefield,
W.Va., died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at the residence of
her daughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Glen Hypes, 898 Jordan
Road, Elizabethton.
Mrs. Hash was a native of Jefferson, N.C., and
a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Jeannie Bower Bare.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Allen Hash,
and a son, Lois Hash.
Mrs. Hash had lived with her daughter for the
past two years.
Other survivors include two sisters, Opal Bare,
Crab Orchard, W.Va., and Nealie Roble, Baltimore, Md.; two
granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, Cindy and Lindy Tabor,
Wytheville, Va., and Diane and Mike Sproviero, Johnson City;
and two great-grandchildren, Troy and Carmen Sproviero, Johnson
City.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HASH -- Funeral services for Mrs. Kiter Bare
Hash, 89, Green Valley, Bluefield, W.Va., who died Wednesday,
April 3, 2002, at the residence of her daughter and son-in-law,
Colleen and Glen Hypes, 898 Jordan Road, Elizabethton, will
be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Mausoleum Chapel
of Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va., with Pastor Jerry
Lester officiating. Pallbearers will be selected from family
members. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Coy H. Hoss
ROCKWOOD -- Coy D. Hoss, 82, of Peach Tree Lane,
Kingston, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Methodist Medical
Center, Oak Ridge.
Mr. Hoss was a retired sheet metal mechanic and
welder with TVA with 30 years of service, and was of the Presbyterian
faith. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having
received three Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Presidential
Unit Medal, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal,
and French Medal of Jubilee of Liberty. He was a lifetime
member of the DAV and the American Legion Post of Kingston.
Mr. Hoss was preceded in death by his parents,
Robert and Etta Hoss.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Hoss, Kingston;
a daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and Guy Daniels, Kingston;
grandchildren, Brian and Chris Daniels; great-grandchildren,
Breanne Daniels and Gavin Cole Daniels; and nephews, Bobby
Hoss, Jimmy Parsons, Jerry Parsons and Mike Elliott.
Graveside services and interment will be conducted
at 1 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Roane Memorial Gardens with
the Rev. Mike Winters officiating. Full Military Honors will
be accorded by the Roane Volunteer Honor Guard.
Evans Mortuary of Rockwood (423) 354-2600, is
serving the family of Coy D. Hoss.
Artie L. Isenberg
Artie L. Isenberg, 87, 2853 DeVault Bridge Road,
Piney Flats, died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Johnson City
Medical Center.
Mrs. Isenberg was a native of Floyd, Va., and
had lived in Johnson City for 42 years before moving to Piney
Flats in 1992. She was a daughter of the late Leonard and
Gay Hylton Smith and was also preceded in death by her husband,
Arthur C. Isenberg, in 1992, and by three sisters and four
brothers.
Mrs. Isenberg was a homemaker and a member of
the First Church of the Brethren, Johnson City.
Survivors include three daughters, Faye M. Kave,
Westminster, Md., Pat A. Hodge, Powell, and Darlene G. King,
Piney Flats; a son, Ralph C. Isenberg, Johnson City; and two
sisters, Erma K. Logue, New Windsor, Md., and Alva L. Wilhelm,
Sykesville, Md. Six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren,
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue,
Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
ISENBERG -- Funeral services for Artie L. Isenberg,
87, 2853 DeVault Bridge Road, Piney Flats, who went to be
with her Lord Thursday, April 4, 2002, will be conducted at
8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in the Morris-Baker South Chapel
with Pastor Rufus Smith officiating. Interment will follow
the committal service at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Happy
Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, where friends are invited
to meet the family for this service. Donations may be made
to the John M. Reed Nursing Home, 124 John M. Reed Nursing
Home Road, Limestone, TN 37681 or the First Church of the
Brethren, 122 Bart Green Drive, Johnson City, TN 37615. Online
condolences may be sent to the Isenberg Family via www.morrisbaker.com.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6
to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Morris-Baker Funeral
Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is
in charge of arrangements.
Josie James
Josie James, 83, formerly of Church Street, Elizabethton,
died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following
an extended illness.
Ms. James was a native of Cater County and the
daughter of the late Wiley and Lou Sapp Watson. She was also
preceded in death by three sons, Lloyd, Jackie and Ross Craig,
three sisters, Omie Gillespie, Vivian Rogers and Ruth Kincaid,
and four brothers, Warren Watson, William Watson, Charlie
Watson and Clarence Watson.
Ms. James was of the Christian faith and was
a retired employee of Tri-State Container.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Avery, Elizabethton,
and a son, John Walter James Jr., Elizabethton. Nine grandchildren,
eight great-grandchildren, two nieces and one nephew also
survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
JAMES -- Funeral services for Josie James, 83,
formerly of Church Street, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday,
April 3, 2002, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April
6, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the
Rev. Ernest Widby and the Rev. Timothy A. Waterson officiating.
Music will be under the direction of Carol Thompson. Interment
will follow at Watson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be
Buddy Watson, Desmond Johnson, Willie Johnson, Steven Wagner
and Robert Davis. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Randall,
Mack Trammell, James Forney, Al Dumas, John Gillespie, Richard
Richmond, special friends Mr. and Mrs. Victor Deloach and
family, and the staff of Ivy Hall. The family will receive
friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends
may also call at the residence of a daughter, Joan Avery,
606 Bingham Street, Elizabethton, at any time. Condolences
may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Gurney McCoury
Gurney McCoury, 84, 122 Blue Grass Road, Roan
Mountain, died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Sycamore Shoals
Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. McCoury was a native of Minneapolis, N.C.,
and the son of the late Jonah and Delia Sluder McCoury. He
was also preceded in death by a brother, William McCoury,
and two sisters, Etter McCoury Lewis and Fannie McCoury Thomas.
Mr. McCoury was a member of Evergreen Free Will
Baptist Church and a retired employee of the Veteran's Administration.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II,
and received the following medals: EAMET Campaign Medal with
4 Bronze Service Stars, Good Conduct Medal, and Purple Heart.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou McClain
McCoury, of the home; three sons and daughters-in-law, the
Rev. John Henry and Kathy McCoury, Minister Frank Chris and
Sherry McCoury and Charles and Samantha McCoury, all of Roan
Mountain; four grandchildren, April McCoury McKinney, John
Robert "Jr." McCoury, Chrissy LaSha McCoury and Misty Dawn
McCoury, all of Roan Mountain; a brother, Elbert McCoury,
Cranberry, N.C.; two sisters, Vi McCoury Calhoun, Hudson,
Fla., and Burthie McCoury Calhoun, Newland, N.C. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, (423) 772-3928, is in charge of arrangements. Visit
our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
McCOURY -- Funeral services for Gurney McCoury,
84, 122 Blue Grass Road, Roan Mountain, who died Thursday,
April 4, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, April
6, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, with the
Rev. Finley McCoury and Minister David Atkins officiating.
Music will be under the direction of Sue Lewis, soloist, and
the Ridgeway Quartet. Graveside services and interment will
be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Happy Valley
Memorial Park with Military Honors to be accorded by the Captain
Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166. Active pallbearers will be
Mike Gibbs, Kenny Johnson, Jack Johnson, Chris Hogan, Elisha
Garland, Harold Greene and Danny Miller. Honorary pallbearers
will be friends and neighbors. Everyone will meet at the funeral
home at 1 p.m. Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday
at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel. Friends may
also call at the residence, 122 Blue Grass Road, Roan Mountain,
or at the residence of any of his sons at any time. Condolences
may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain,
is in charge of arrangements.
Mildred C. McGuire
McGUIRE -- Memorial services for Mrs.
Mildred C. McGuire, 85, 8 North Park Circle, Brook Park, Ohio,
who died January 15, 2002, at Pleasant Lake Village, Parma,
Ohio, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, Elizabethton, with the Rev. Harold
Bahlow officiating. The family will receive friends following
the memorial service in the Parish Hall of the church. Memorials
may be made in memory of Mrs. McGuire to the St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 815 E. Second Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or to
the Alzheimer's Association of Northeast Tennessee Chapter,
207 N. Boone Street, Johnson City, TN 37601. Memorial Funeral
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Amber L. Perkins
Amber Lashea Perkins, age 2-1/2, daughter of
Jason Karl and Alice Destella Wines Perkins, 142 Colver Branch
Road, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at her
residence.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include
two brothers, Justin and Cody Perkins, both of the home; her
paternal grandparents, J.C. and Rosella Perkins, Elizabethton,
her paternal step-grandfather, Lonnie Turner, Elizabethton;
her paternal step-grandmother, Margaret Perkins, Hampton;
her paternal great-grandparents, Charlie and Racheal Lunceford,
Elizabethton; her maternal grandfather, Claude Mathes, Johnson
City; and her maternal great-grandmother, Edith Mitchell,
Johnson City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Woodall-Anderson Funeral Home, 108 E. Watauga
Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 928-2101, is in charge of arrangements.
Clarence W. Whitehead
Clarence W. Whitehead, 71, 608 Main Street, Hampton,
died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center
following an extended illness.
Mr. Whitehead was a native of Carter County and
the son of the late Garfield and Ethel Lacey Whitehead. He
was also preceded in death by a son, Clarence W. Whitehead
Jr., three brothers, Jack Whitehead, J.D. Whitehead and Eugene
Whitehead, and a sister, Iva Lee Whitehead.
Mr. Whitehead was of the Baptist faith and was
owner/operator of Whitehead Greenhouse and a retired employee
of Jarl Extrusions. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served
in World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ollie Carden Whitehead,
of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda Gail and
Leslie McCracken, Chuckey, and Wanda and Charles Gentry, Elizabethton;
a son, Steven Douglas Whitehead, Johnson City; and three grandchildren,
Andrew Daniel Whitehead, Elizabethton, Christina "C.C." McCracken
and John Joseph "J.J." McCracken, both of Chuckey. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WHITEHEAD -- Funeral services for Clarence W.
Whitehead, 71, 608 Main Street, Hampton, who died Thursday,
April 4, 2002, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April
7, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the
Rev. Darrell Holly officiating. Interment will follow the
service at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Military Honors
to be accorded by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166.
Active pallbearers will be Butch Johnson, Charles Gentry,
Leslie McCracken, Andrew Whitehead, Dave Blackwell, Johnny
Morgan and Otis Robertson. Honorary pallbearers will be his
many friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at
the residence, 608 Main Street, Hampton, at any time. Those
who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations
to St. Jude Children's Hospital Research at Johnson City Medical
Center, 400 N. State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37604.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Mattie O. Wilson
Mattie Ophelia Avery Wilson, 91, formerly of
622 Blevins Avenue, Elizabethton, and a resident of Life Care
Center of Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at
Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Wilson was a native of Carter County and
the daughter of the late Joe and Maggie Tinner Avery. She
was also preceded in death by her husband, Millard J. Wilson,
in 1993, and a daughter, Leanna Ervin, in 1996.
Mrs. Wilson was a member of Phillipi Baptist
Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law,
Ruth Aretha Myles Bowers, Patricia A. and Paul Bellamy and
Tanzy L. and Harry McKesson, all of Elizabethton; two sons
and a daughter-in-law, Joe N. Avery, Johnson City, and Cornelius
and Carolyn Avery, Glade Springs, Va.; 19 grandchildren, Wilhelmina
Turner, Teena Bradley, Forrest Mutts, Johnny Victor Mutts,
Janssen Cavelli, Jacey M. Mutts, Yona P. Ragin, Eric J. Avery,
Joy I. Bass, Rhonda Avery, Kim Avery, Velma Avery, April Avery,
Benjamin Bellamy, Benita P. Bellamy, Barry P. Bellamy, Vico
McKesson, LaToya McKesson and Freddie Ervin; 27 great-grandchildren,
14 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Thelma
Avery. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
WILSON -- Funeral services for Mattie Ophelia
Avery Wilson, 91, formerly of 622 Blevins Avenue, Elizabethton,
and a resident of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, who died
Wednesday, April 3, 2002, will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday,
April 7, at Phillipi Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor
Tim Watterson, the Rev. Dennis Milligan, the Rev. Ron Owens,
the Rev. Steve Wagner, the Rev. Ernie Widby and the Rev. Joe
Hollifield officiating. Music will be under the direction
of the Community Choir. Graveside services and interment will
be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Mountain Home
National Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons. Everyone
will meet at the Phillipi Missionary Baptist Church at 9 a.m.
Monday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will
receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Phillipi Missionary
Baptist Church. Friends may also call at the residence of
a daughter, Tanzy L. McKesson, 609 Blevins Avenue, Elizabethton,
at any time. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail
address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton,
is in charge of arrangements.
April 4, 2002
Roberta P. Bashor
Roberta Pinson Bashor, 87, died Sunday, March
31, 2002, in Atlanta, Ga., after a brief illness.
Mrs. Bashor was a native of Atoka, Okla., and
the daughter of the late Dr. Murrell Pinson and Pauline Wrenne
Pinson.
Mrs. Bashor lived most of her life in Elizabethton.
She was on the faculty of East Tennessee State University
for many years prior to her retirement, and her move to Atlanta
in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law,
Deborah Bashor Ledford and John Ledford, Elizabethton; two
sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. David P. Bashor and Pamela
Harrison Bashor, Charlotte, N.C., and Dr. Mark M. Bashor and
Kathleen Wolcott Bashor, Atlanta, Ga.; five grandchildren
and a spouse, Michael Archer, Jonesborough, Rebecca Archer
Fox, Asheville, N.C., Melissa Bashor Marshall and her husband,
Richard Marshall II, Alexandria, Va., Ryan Wolcott Bashor
and Jessica Wrenne Bashor, both of Atlanta, Ga.; and three
great-grandchildren, William, Shannon and Timothy Fox, all
of Asheville, N.C.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BASHOR -- Funeral services for Roberta Pinson
Bashor, 87, who died Sunday, March 31, 2002, in Atlanta, Ga.,
will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the Chapel
of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the Rev. Buford Hankins
officiating. Graveside services and interment will be conducted
at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday,
April 5, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends
may also call at the residence of a daughter, Deborah Ledford,
1219 Ledford Street, Elizabethton, at any time. Those who
prefer in lieu of flowers may make donations to First United
Methodist Church of Elizabethton, Children's Ministry, 325
East E. Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or to the American
Cancer Society, 209 S. Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Buna C. Buchanan
Buna C. Taylor Buchanan, 81, 308 Johnson Avenue,
Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Blanche S. Dugger
Mrs. Blanche Slemp Dugger, 89, 3508 McKinley
Road, Johnson City, formerly of Butler, died Wednesday, April
3, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs. Dugger was a native of Johnson County and
a daughter of the late William E. and Minnie McQueen Slemp.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence D.
Dugger, January 17, 1986, and a sister, Fern Honeycutt.
Mrs. Dugger had lived in Johnson City since 1995.
She was a 1932 graduate of The Watauga Academy and retired
from the Johnson County School System after 30 years of service.
She was a member of the Butler Chapter #218 Order of Eastern
Star. She was a member of Butler Baptist Church but had been
attending South Side Baptist Church in Johnson City.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law,
Betty and Dr. C.A. Renfro, Kingsport, Norma and Bill Durham,
Rogersville, and Martha and Howard Courtner, Butler; a son
and daughter-in-law, Edwin and Randa Dugger, Johnson City;
a sister, Ethel Slemp Harris, Johnson City; a brother, Glen
Slemp, Johnson City; and a special friend and caregiver, Bessie
Thomas. Seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
DUGGER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Slemp
Dugger, 89, 3508 McKinley Road, Johnson City, formerly of
Butler, who died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, will be conducted
at 3 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Butler Baptist Church with the
Rev. David Cunningham and the Rev. Bill Durham officiating.
Interment will be at Butler Memorial Cemetery with the Rev.
John Wood officiating. Active pallbearers, who are requested
to assemble at the church at 2:50 p.m. Friday, will be Eric
Durham, Freddie Renfro, Benji Edwards, Jerry Brumit, Chris
Brumit, Ricky Grindstaff, James Thompson and Bud Honeycutt.
Honorary pallbearers will be her church family and friends
and graduates of The Watauga Academy. The family would like
to express a special "Thank You" to the 3300 Wing of Johnson
City Medical Center. The family will receive friends from
1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Butler Baptist Church. Friends may also
call at her residence. Condolences may be e-mailed to the
Dugger Family at mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel
is in charge of arrangements.
Josie James
Josie James, 83, formerly of Church Street, Elizabethton,
died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following
an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
Glyna S. Litterer
Mrs. Glyna Shoemaker Litterer, 72, 235 West F
Street, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Johnson
City Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Litterer was a native of Harlan, Ky., and
the daughter of the late Albert T. and Wilma G. Kelly Shoemaker.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Shoemaker.
Mrs. Litterer attended the Lindenwood College,
St. Charles, Mo. She was a Quality Control Analyst for Human
Resources for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and a member of
Redeemer Lutheran Church and a former member of Harlan Baptist
Church. She was a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Litterer,
of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Carla and Johnny Mills,
Elizabethton; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Alan Thomas
and Mariella Shoemaker, Iquitos, Peru, South America, and
Gary Lee Smith, Elizabethton; two step-children, Catherine
Litterer, Phoenix, Ariz., and Thomas Litterer, Portland, Ore.;
a sister, Joyce Riley, West Hills, Calif.; six grandchildren,
Hannon Howard and his wife Jennifer Howard, Dylan Smith and
Preston Smith, all of Elizabethton, Liam Shoemaker, Jesse
Shoemaker and Claire Shoemaker, all of Peru, South America;
two step-grandchildren, Emily and Jacob Litterer, both of
Portland, Ore.; and one great-grandchild, Sierra Shoemaker,
Lexington, Ky. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral
Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
LITTERER -- A memorial service for Mrs. Glyna
Shoemaker Litterer, 72, 235 West F Street, Elizabethton, who
died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, will be conducted at 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 6, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Becker and the Rev. Brent
Seals officiating. Music will be by Mr. Jean Fleischer, organist.
The family will receive friends at the residence of her daughter
and son-in-law, Carla and Johnny Mills, 2749 Highway 19E,
Elizabethton, from 5 until 8 p.m. Friday, April 5. A graveside
service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Resthaven
Cemetery in Harlan, Ky. Mrs. Litterer was a wonderful, loving
and caring person, wife and mother to her family and many
friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials
be made to the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 234 West F Street,
Elizabethton, TN 37643 or the Elizabethton Boys & Girls
Club, Hudson Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may
be e-mailed to the family at hathaway-percy@funeral-plans.com.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
Essie S. Richardson
Essie Shell Richardson, 79, 421 Old Mill Road,
Elk Park, N.C., died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at Cannon Memorial
Hospital, Linville, N.C., following an extended illness.
Mrs. Richardson was a native of Carter County
and had lived in Elk Park, N.C., for the past 46 years. She
was the daughter of the late Andy and Dollie Pritchard Shell
and was also preceded in death by her husband, William Ray
Richardson, three brothers, Leon Shell, Archie Shell and Hall
Shell, and a sister, Ennis Shell.
Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker and a member
of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Elk Park, N.C.
Survivors include four daughters and three sons-in-law,
Connie Stout, Elk Park, N.C., Ella and Jimmy Freeman, Barbara
and Ferrell Calhoun, all of Newland, N.C., and Darlene and
T.L. Langrudi, Topsail Island, N.C.; eight grandchildren,
Wayne Dugger, Dolly Brostawski, Eddie Dugger, Gary Dugger,
Marcle Waycaster, Lance Calhoun, Channing Langrudi and Crystal
Langrudi; 10 great-grandchildren, Candy Dugger, Andrew Dugger,
Jessie Dugger, Amanda Dugger, Susan Campbell, Bradley Dugger,
Kimberly Dugger, Gavin Dugger, Drew Waycaster and April Dugger;
three brothers, Milburn Shell, Hampton, Lowell Shell, Johnson
City, and Lonnie Shell, Elizabethton; four sisters, Nomia
Miller, Roan Mountain, Jewell Buchanan, Hickory, N.C., Opal
Ferguson, Elizabethton, and Lala Shell Hicks, Hampton; and
a special sister-in-law, Alexia Shell, Roan Mountain. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, (423) 772-3928, is in charge of arrangements. Visit
our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
RICHARDSON -- Funeral services for Essie Shell
Richardson, 79, 421 Old Mill Road, Elk Park, N.C., who died
Tuesday, April 2, 2002, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday,
April 5, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, with
the Rev. Dewayne Buchanan and the Rev. Johnny McCoury officiating.
Interment will follow the service at Richardson Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
at the Rhododendron Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends
may also call at the residence, 421 Old Mill Creek Road, Elk
Park, N.C., at any time. Condolences may be sent to the family
via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral
Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in charge of
arrangements.
April 3, 2002
Blanche Dugger
Mrs. Blanche Dugger, 3508 McKinley Road, Johnson
City, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at Johnson City Medical
Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge.
Roburdia Z. Hughes
Mrs. Roburdia Z. Hughes, 77, 156 Swimming Pool
Road, Hampton, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at Sycamore Shoals
Hospital.
Mrs. Hughes was a native of Mitchell County,
N.C., and a daughter of the late Walter and Lockie Hill Honeycutt.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Hughes,
July 5, 1987, and a son, Alvin Hughes.
Mrs. Hughes had lived in Carter County for a
number of years. She was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include two daughters, Guilda Sue Oaks,
Hampton, and Linda Smithson, Burlington, N.C.; a son, Dallas
Hughes, Bakersville, N.C.; a sister, Madeline Rich, Burnsville,
N.C.; two brothers, Eugene and Clarence Honeycutt, both of
Jonesborough; and nine grandchildren, April Oaks, Michelle
Oaks, Christopher Hughes, Dallas Hughes, Crystal Hughes, Samantha
Hughes, Gregory Smithson, Michael Smithson and Hoopy Smithson.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HUGHES -- Funeral services for Roburdia Z. Hughes,
77, 156 Swimming Pool Road, Hampton, who died Monday, April
1, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at
Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. J.C. Sheets officiating.
Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 4, in the National Cemetery, Mountain Home.
Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral
home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, will be Greg Willis, Randy Willis,
Harold Bailey, Buster Bailey, Jason Edwards, Ray Hill, Daniel
Sheets Jr., Keith Hill and Alford Humphrey. The family will
receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home. Friends may also call at the residence of Dorothy Oaks,
Nave Trailer Park, Lot #1, Hampton. Family and friends will
assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday to go
to the cemetery. Condolences may be e-mailed to the Hughes
Family at mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.
Michael C. Norris
BOONE, N.C. -- Michael Channing Norris, 32, of
Fleetwood, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002.
Mr. Norris was born May 12, 1969 in Watauga County
to Tracy and Ruby Greer Norris.
Mr. Norris was an employee of Norris Motor Home
Sales as an R-V Technician.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include
his wife, Karen Watson Norris, of the home; a son, Channing
Norris, of the home; two daughters, Chelsea and Sarah-Beth
Norris, both of the home; two sisters and brothers-in-law,
Pam and Jeff Maples, Shallotte, and Maria and Darrell Fair,
Johnson City, Tenn.; and a special family friend, Hattie Cox,
Triplett. Several aunts and uncles and a number of nieces
and nephews, including Bethany, Brandon and Breanna Fair,
all of Johnson City, Tenn.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, Boone, (828)
264-8888, is in charge of arrangements.
NORRIS -- Funeral services for Michael Channing
Norris, 32, of Fleetwood, N.C., who died Wednesday, March
27, 2002, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 4,
at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger
Critcher officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Lawn
Memorial Park & Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests memorials to the College Fund for the Children of
Michael Norris, c/o U B S Paine Webber, 214 Mountcastle Drive,
Johnson City, TN 37601 or to the Watauga County Sheriff's
Office D.A.R.E. Program, 330 Queen Street, Boone, N.C. 28607.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at
the home of Tracy and Ruby Norris, 4827 U.S. 421 in Boone.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, Boone, (828) 264-8888, is
in charge of arrangements.
Essie S. Richardson
Essie S. Richardson, 79, 421 Old Mill Road, Elk
Park, N.C., died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at Cannon Memorial
Hospital following an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, (423) 772-3928, is in charge of arrangements. Visit
our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
April 2, 2002
Roberta P. Bashor
Roberta Pinson Bashor, 87, died Sunday, March
31, 2002, in Atlanta, Ga., after a brief illness.
Mrs. Bashor was a native of Atoka, Okla., and
the daughter of the late Dr. Murrell Pinson and Pauline Wrenne
Pinson.
Mrs. Bashor lived most of her life in Elizabethton.
She was on the faculty of East Tennessee State University
for many years prior to her retirement, and her move to Atlanta
in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law,
Deborah Bashor Ledford and John Ledford, Elizabethton; two
sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. David P. Bashor and Pamela
Harrison Bashor, Charlotte, N.C., and Dr. Mark M. Bashor and
Kathleen Wolcott Bashor, Atlanta, Ga.; five grandchildren
and a spouse, Michael Archer, Jonesborough, Rebecca Archer
Fox, Asheville, N.C., Melissa Bashor Marshall and her husband
Richard Marshall II, Alexandria, Va., Ryan Wolcott Bashor
and Jessica Wrenne Bashor, both of Atlanta, Ga.; and three
great-grandchildren, William, Shannon and Timothy Fox, all
of Asheville, N.C.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
BASHOR -- Funeral services for Roberta Pinson
Bashor, 87, who died Sunday, March 31, 2002, in Atlanta, Ga.,
will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the Chapel
of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the Rev. Buford Hankins
officiating. Graveside services and interment will be conducted
at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday,
April 5, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends
may also call at the residence of a daughter, Deborah Ledford,
1219 Ledford Street, Elizabethton, at any time. Those who
prefer in lieu of flowers may make donations to First United
Methodist Church of Elizabethton, Children's Ministry, 325
East E. Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or to the American
Cancer Society, 209 S. Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
M.H. Campbell
BOONE, N.C. -- M.H. "Bo" Campbell, 74, Rominger
Road, Banner Elk, died Sunday, March 31, 2002.
Mr. Campbell was born August 20, 1927 in Carter
County, Tenn., a son of the late Maynard and Pearl Campbell.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Shoemaker
Campbell; a son, Quentin Campbell; a sister, Shirlene Willis;
and five brothers, Charles, Hurley, Von, Lonnie and Lester
Campbell.
Mr. Campbell was a retired welder and a member
of United Association of Pipe Fitters Union. He was a member
of Liberty United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law,
Michael and Jane Campbell, Boone, and Mitchell and Debbie
Campbell, Banner Elk; five granddaughters, Lacey Campbell
and Amy Campbell, both of Banner Elk, Ivy Campbell, Boone,
Lora Campbell, Atlanta, Ga., and Sara Campbell Taylor and
her husband, Jeremy, Nashville; a grandson, Cole Campbell,
Boone; a great-granddaughter, Ashton Rose Campbell, Banner
Elk; a sister, Mrs. Lillian Bullock, Elizabethton, Tenn.;
and a nephew, L.D. Campbell. Several other nephews and nieces
also survive.
Hampton Funeral Service, 683 Blowing Rock Road,
Boone, (828) 264-7100, is in charge of arrangements.
CAMPBELL -- Funeral services for M.H. "Bo" Campbell,
74, Rominger Road, Banner Elk, who died Sunday, March 31,
2002, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Liberty
United Methodist Church. The body will lie in state at the
church from 1 until 2 p.m. Officiating will be the Rev. Betty
Henson and the Rev. Charles McKinney. Interment will follow
at Matney Liberty Cemetery. Flowers are appreciated or memorials
may be made to Hospice of Watauga County, 136 Furman Road,
Boone, N.C. 28607. Hampton Funeral Service, 683 Blowing Rock
Road, Boone, (828) 264-7100, is in charge of arrangements.
Earnestine O. Claydon
Earnestine Odom Claydon, 70, of Lynchburg Street,
Memphis, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Claydon was a native of Carter County, Tenn.,
and the daughter of the late Roy Odom and Dessie Cable Odom.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Master Chief
Petty Officer Richard F. Claydon (U.S. Navy Retired) in 1995;
a sister, Annalee Guy, in 1985; and a brother, Raymond Odom,
in 1977.
Survivors include one brother, Harold Odom, of
Fall Branch. Five nieces and six nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be private. Interment will
be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Md.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, 701 Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest, Suite 123, Washington, D.C. 20004-2608.
Erica D. Davidson
Erica Danielle Davidson, infant daughter of Walter
Lee and Shari Odom Davidson, 3409 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, died
Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather,
Bill Norris, her paternal grandfather, James K. Davidson,
and her paternal great-grandmothers, Ida Mae Frazier and Marie
Sluder.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include
three brothers, Dustin Lee Ledford, Tyler Wade Davidson and
Eric Daniel Davidson, all of the home; two sisters, Angel
Marie Ledford, of the home, and Heather Leigh-Anne Davidson,
Elizabethton; her maternal grandparents, Barbara Norris, Unicoi,
and Leon Odom, Elizabethton; her paternal grandmother, Evelyn
Lousie Davidson, Elizabethton; and her maternal great-grandfather,
John Odom, Rutledge.
Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive,
Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
DAVIDSON -- Graveside services and interment
for Erica Danielle Davidson, infant daughter of Walter Lee
and Shari Odom Davidson, 3409 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, who died
Sunday, March 31, 2002, will be conducted at 12 noon Wednesday,
April 3, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Kenneth
Grindstaff officiating. Active pallbearers will be brothers.
Everyone will meet at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton,
at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday
at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, or at the residence,
3409 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, at any time. Condolences may be
sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Agnes R. Grindstaff
Mrs. Agnes Ruth Grindstaff, 76, 209 Harman Grindstaff
Road, Unicoi, died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at the Center on
Aging & Health, Erwin.
Mrs. Grindstaff was a lifelong resident of Unicoi
County and a daughter of the late Frank and Kate O'Brien Davis.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harman Grindstaff,
in 1991, and by three brothers and a sister.
Mrs. Grindstaff was a homemaker. She attended
the Unicoi Church of God.
Survivors include a son, James Harman Grindstaff
Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Joy Grindstaff; a grandson, Jamie
Grindstaff; and a granddaughter-in-law, Amber Grindstaff.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi,
(423) 743-1381 or (423) 928-4595, is in charge of arrangements.
GRINDSTAFF -- Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes
Ruth Grindstaff, 76, 209 Harman Grindstaff Road, Unicoi, who
died Sunday, March 31, 2002, will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
April 2, from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Eugene Penland and the Rev. E.L. Wheeler officiating. Music
will be provided by Tommy Edwards and Inez Chandler. Graveside
services and interment will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
April 3, at Roselawn Memory Gardens, Johnson City. The family,
ministers and friends may gather at the cemetery by 9:45 a.m.
Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home and other times at the residence,
209 Harman Grindstaff Road, Unicoi. Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428
Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, is in charge of arrangements.
Roburdia Z. Hughes
Mrs. Roburdia Z. Hughes, 77, 156 Swimming Pool
Road, Hampton, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at Sycamore Shoals
Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced later.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge.
Gale M. Stout
Gale M. Stout, of the Doe Valley Community, Mountain
City, died Sunday, March 31, 2002.
Born in Doeville on October 4, 1909, Mr. Stout
was the son of M.A. "Tice" and Ida McEwen Stout. He was also
preceded in death by two childhood siblings; brothers, Ed
Stout and Ray Stout, and sisters, Callie Robinson and Anna
Mae Stout.
Mr. Stout was a retired farmer and a World War
II veteran, having served in the United States Army in North
Africa and Italy. He attended Bethany Baptist Church and was
a member of the American Legion and an honorary member of
the Doe Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Elza Lipford Stout,
of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Etta and
Mike Long, Mountain City, and Gay and David Blackmon, Kershaw,
S.C.; and two granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, Rachel
B. and Clark Reyes, Knoxville, and Rebekah B. and Matthew
Steen, Heath Springs, S.C.
Hux-Lipford Funeral Home, 300 West Main Street,
Mountain City, (423) 727-9221, is in charge of arrangements.
STOUT -- A memorial service for Gale M. Stout,
of the Doe Valley Community, Mountain City, who died Sunday,
March 31, 2002, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at
Bethany Baptist Church, Mountain City. Services will be conducted
by the Rev. Bill Brown with remarks by Dr. David W. Blackmon.
The family will receive friends at the church following the
service. Interment will take place at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at
Sunset Memorial Park, Mountain City, with Military Honors
conducted by the VFW Post #6908. Active pallbearers will be
John Hartley, Tom Fortune, Richard Stout, Gary Odom and Ernest
Stout. Honorary pallbearers will be friends and neighbors,
members of the Auditorium Sunday School Class and the American
Legion Post #61. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made
to the Bethany Baptist Church Building Fund, 5950 Highway
67 W, Mountain City, TN 37683 or the Doe Valley Volunteer
Fire Department, c/o Mr. Gary Odom, 574 Leason Gregg Road,
Mountain City, TN 37683. Condolences may be forwarded to hux-lipford@funeral-plans.com.
Hux-Lipford Funeral Home, Mountain City, is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy H. Tapp
Mrs. Nancy Hutchins Tapp, 75, 448 Sciota Road,
Unicoi, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at Unicoi County Memorial
Hospital.
Mrs. Tapp was a native of Unicoi County and a
daughter of the late Jess and Celia Wilcox Hutchins. She was
also preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
Mrs. Tapp was retired having been employed by
Steinway Industry as a seamstress and also by Clarence's Drive-In
Restaurant. She was a member of Unicoi United Methodist Church
and a member of the Unicoi/Erwin Order of Eastern Star No.
276.
Survivors include her husband, Floyd Tapp; a
stepson, George Hutchins, Jonesborough; a stepgrandson, Anthony
Hutchins, Erwin; and a brother and sister-in-law, Jack and
Mary Hutchins, Charlotte, N.C. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi,
(423) 743-1381 or (423) 928-4595, is in charge of arrangements.
TAPP -- Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Hutchins
Tapp, 75, 448 Sciota Road, Unicoi, who died Monday, April
1, 2002, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, from the
Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Penland officiating.
Music will be provided by Carolyn Harris. Graveside services
and interment will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4, in
the Fishery Community Cemetery, Erwin. The family, minister
and friends may gather at the cemetery by 9:45 a.m. Thursday.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home and other times at the residence, 448
Sciota Road, Unicoi. Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive,
Unicoi, is in charge of arrangements.
April 1, 2002
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