July
31, 2003
Clara R. Glover
Mrs. Clara Richards Glover, 92, Elizabethton,
died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
A native of Sullivan County, she was a daughter
of the late Samuel J. and Lillie Lyon Richards.
Mrs. Glover was a graduate of the Bluff City
High School and Milligan College. She was a retired saleslady
from Parks-Belk, Elizabethton.
Mrs. Glover was a member of First Baptist Church
and the Fidelis Sunday School Class. She was a former member
of the Elizabethton Women's Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, former
Chief of Police William Claude Glover who died October 11,
1990, and by a brother, Henry Richards.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law,
Frank B. and Carmen Grace Richards, Bluff City; a sister-in-law,
Mrs. Trula Richards, Bluff City, and several nieces and nephews
and great nieces and nephews.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
GLOVER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Richards
Glover, 92, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, July 29, 2003,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 31, 2003 in Memorial
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Jenkins officiating. Graveside
services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August
1, 2003 in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers,
who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:30
a.m. Friday, will be David Richards, Brandon Richards, Andy
Richards, Timmy Smith, Art Smithdeal and Bill Crumley; her
special friends, Bud and Nancy Thomas; Lewis and Peggy Merryman;
George and Verna Sykes; Jerry and Carol Smith; Richard and
Inez Scoggins; Harry "Sonny" Murray; Henry Elliott; Jerry
Simerly; Mildred Presnell; Thelma Hyder; Mary Violet Orr and
Gertrude Bishop; her care givers, Christine Eller and Peggy
Wiggins. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday in the funeral home. Family and friends will assemble
at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Friday to go to the cemetery.
Condolences may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial
Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
July 30, 2003
Clara R. Glover
Mrs. Clara Richards Glover, 92, Elizabethton, died
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced
later.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Anna M. Lyons
Mrs. Anna Mae Lyons, 86, 1041 Dry Creek Rd., Elizabethton,
died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 in the Pine Ridge Care Center.
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late
John P. and Viola Hodge Vines.
She was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Lyons was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Roy
Lyons, March 6, 2000, and by a brother, Glenn Vines.
Survivors include two sons, Gary Lyons, Johnson City, and
Terry Lyons, Elizabethton; three sisters, Ruby Stokes, of
Johnson City; Bonell Estep, Elizabethton, and Mary Rose Hambrick,
Greeneville, S.C.; two brothers, Roy Vines, Elizabethton,
and Bill Vines, of Maryland; three grandchildren, Teresa Lyons,
of Johnson City; Scott Lyons, Boones Creek, and Robbie Lyons,
Elizabethton; four great grandchildren, Jordan Lyons, Britney
Lyons, Noah Lyons and Autumn Lyons.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
LYONS -- Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Mae Lyons, 86, 1041
Dry Creek Rd., Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, July 29, 2003,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 31, 2003 in Memorial
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Orville Stokes officiating. Entombment
services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, August 1, 2003
in the Sanctuary of Love Mausoleum, Roselawn Memory Gardens.
Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery
at 10:50 a.m. Friday, will be Scott Lyons, Robbie Lyons, John
Clark, Curtis Walter, Matt Bowers and Thomas Williams. The
family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the
funeral home. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery
at 10:50 a.m. Friday. Condolences may be e-mailed to the Lyons
family at mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.
Jerry L. Mottern
Jerry Lynn Mottern, 66, 1300 Buffalo Street, Erwin, died Monday,
July 28, 2003 at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Mottern was a native of Piney Flats and had lived in Erwin
for the past four years. He was a son of the late William
Alden and Eula Blanche Weaver Mottern and was also preceded
in death by a brother, Billy Joe Mottern, and a sister, Joyce
Mottern.
Mr. Mottern was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Poplar
Ridge Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Ann Tester Mottern; three
daughters, Kim Oliver and Kristy Vines, both of Elizabethton,
and Robin Mottern, Blowing Rock, N.C.; a sister, Betty McInturff,
Johnson City; a brother, Don Mottern, Piney Flats; six grandchildren,
Joshua Ledford, Jordan Ledford, Jake Vines, Heather Vines,
Mikael Oliver and Chelsey Oliver; and a special aunt, Grace
Fagan, Piney Flats. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland
Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is serving the family.
MOTTERN -- Graveside services for Jerry Lynn Mottern, 66,
1300 Buffalo Street, Erwin, who died Monday, July 28, 2003,
will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at Mountain Home
U.S. National Cemetery with Military Honors accorded by VFW
Post No. 3382, Kingsport. Family and friends will assemble
at the funeral home at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday and travel in
procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Earl Fortner,
Wayne Fortner, Mike McInturff, Mark McInturff, Teddy Tester,
Luther Tester and Jack Mottern. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests memorial contributions be made to the Gideons International,
P.O. Box 3695CRS, Johnson City, TN 37602 or The Arthritis
Foundation, Middle East TN Chapter, 210 25th Avenue, North
Suite 523, Nashville, TN 37203. Online condolences to the
family may be made through www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, is serving
the family.
Nellie M. Woodby
Nellie Mae Woodby, 87, Johnson City, died
Sunday, July 27, 2003, in the Johnson City Medical Center
Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Unicoi County, Mrs. Woodby was a daughter
of the late Barnett and Bessie Gaddy Woodby.
Nellie was a homemaker.
She was a Freewill Baptist.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by her husband, Mack Dallas Woodby, in 1981; two sons, Bobby
Jack Woodby and Bill Woodby; one granddaughter, Sherry Tesnear;
and by four brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include one son, C.M. Woodby, and wife, Joyce,
Johnson City; three daughters, Louise Jasperse, and husband,
Don, Kingsport; Carol Kilby, and husband, Blaine, and Joan
Tolley, and husband, Charley, all of Johnson City; 11 grandchildren,
Mike Woodby, Rick Jasperse, Tina Jasperse-Shell, Bobby Jack
Woodby, Donna Guinn, Jennifer Jones, Kimberly Shankle, Blaine
Kilby, Jr., Sam Kilby, Mack Kilby and John Tolley; 11 great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Ave., Johnson City,
is serving the Woodby family.
WOODBY -- The funeral service for Mrs. Nellie Mae Woodby,
87, Johnson City, who died Sunday, July 27, 2003, will be
held Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 7 p.m. from the East Chapel
of Appalachian Funeral Home with Rev. Eugene Penland officiating.
Music will be under the direction of Roddy Bird. Graveside
committal services will be held Thursday, July 31, 2003, at
10 a.m. in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Those planning to
attend graveside services are asked to meet at the cemetery
by the service hour. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers
and are asked to meet at the cemetery by 9:45 a.m.. The family
will receive friends Wednesday from the East Parlor of the
funeral home from 5 until 7 p.m. and at other times at 902
King Springs Rd, Johnson City. Condolences may be made online
at www.appalachianfuneralhome.com. Appalachian Funeral Home,
800 E. Watauga Ave., Johnson City, is serving the Woodby family.
July 29, 2003
Ruth M. Rouse
Ruth Milam Rouse, 94, formerly of 137 Ruby Avenue,
Elizabethton, died Sunday, July 27, 2003, at the home of a
daughter, Helen Tester, 4001 Navaho Drive, Johnson City, following
an extended illness.
Mrs. Rouse was a native of Johnson County and
had lived most of her life in Carter County. She was the daughter
of the late T.A. and Mae Ray Milam and was also preceded in
death by her husband, Benjamin P. Rouse, January 10, 1983,
a son, Wade Rouse, two sisters, four brothers, two great-grandchildren
and two sons-in-law.
Mrs. Rouse was a member of Doe River Baptist
Church. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Helen Tester,
Johnson City, and Jean Campbell, Elizabethton; a brother,
Charles Milam, Johnson City; two sisters, Pauline McJunkin
and Sue Campbell, both of Elizabethton; four grandchildren
and spouses, Ruth and Rev. Harold McNabb, Unicoi, Gay and
Denny Friday, Gray, Wade and Viki Campbell and Lynn Campbell,
all of Elizabethton; 11 great-grandchildren, Lisa Jones, Unicoi,
Renee McNeal, Elizabethton, Charles McNabb and Benjamin McNabb,
both of Johnson City, Becky Friday and Jamey Friday, both
of Gray, Suzanne Friday-Vannoy, Stephanie Shouse, Staci Peters
and Kristi Zimmerman, all of Elizabethton, and Keri Perry
of Germany; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917,
is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
ROUSE -- The funeral service for Ruth Milam Rouse,
94, formerly of 137 Ruby Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Sunday,
July 27, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 29,
in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Rev. Harold
McNabb and Rev. Willie Lunceford officiating. Music will be
under the direction of Rev. Harold McNabb and Ruth McNabb.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6
to 8 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service in the chapel. Friends
may also call at the residence of a daughter, Jean Campbell,
2425 Bob Little Road, Elizabethton, at any time. Graveside
services and interment will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
July 30, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers
will be Charles McNabb, Benjamin McNabb, Jamey Friday, Steve
Jones, Jerry McNeal, Chad Vannoy, Tony Milam and Hobie Hyder.
Honorary pallbearers will be Wade Campbell, Lynn Campbell,
Rev. Harold McNabb, Denny Friday, Fred Milam, David Forbes,
Steve Milam, Roger Milam, Elmer Rouse, Dr. Robert Walter,
Michael McJunkin, the men of Doe River Baptist Church, friends
and neighbors. Those who plan to attend the graveside service
are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday
to go in procession to the cemetery. Those who prefer memorials
in lieu of flowers may make donations in memory of Mrs. Rouse
to Adventa Hospice, 106 Rogosin Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643.
A special thanks to Adventa Hospice and Housecall Home Health
staff for all their love, care and kindness to Mrs. Rouse
and her family. Online condolences may be sent to the family
through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick
Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Nellie M. Woodby
Nellie Mae Woodby, 87, Johnson
City, died Sunday, July 27, 2003, in the Johnson City Medical
Center Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Unicoi County, Mrs. Woodby
was a daughter of the late Barnett and Bessie Gaddy Woodby.
Nellie was a homemaker.
She was a Freewill Baptist.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Mack Dallas Woodby, in 1981; two
sons, Bobby Jack Woodby and Bill Woodby; one granddaughter,
Sherry Tesnear; and by four brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include one son, C.M. Woodby,
and wife, Joyce, Johnson City; three daughters, Louise Jasperse,
and husband, Don, Kingsport; Carol Kilby, and husband, Blaine,
and Joan Tolley, and husband, Charley, all of Johnson City;
11 grandchildren, Mike Woodby, Rick Jasperse, Tina Jasperse-Shell,
Bobby Jack Woodby, Donna Guinn, Jennifer Jones, Kimberly Shankle,
Blaine Kilby, Jr., Sam Kilby, Mack Kilby and John Tolley;
11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Ave.,
Johnson City, is serving the Woodby family.
WOODBY -- The funeral service for Mrs. Nellie
Mae Woodby, 87, Johnson City, who died Sunday, July 27, 2003,
will be held Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 7 p.m. from the
East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with Rev. Eugene Penland
officiating. Music will be under the direction of Roddy Bird.
Graveside committal services will be held Thursday, July 31,
2003, at 10 a.m. in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Those planning
to attend graveside services are asked to meet at the cemetery
by the service hour. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers
and are asked to meet at the cemetery by 9:45 a.m.. The family
will receive friends Wednesday from the East Parlor of the
funeral home from 5 until 7 p.m. and at other times at 902
King Springs Rd, Johnson City. Condolences may be made online
at www.appalachianfuneralhome.com. Appalachian Funeral Home,
800 E. Watauga Ave., Johnson City, is serving the Woodby family.
July 28, 2003
Lillian B. Carden
Lillian B. Carden, age 88, of Hampton, died Saturday,
July 26, 2003 at Ivy Hall Nursing Home.
Mrs. Carden was the daughter of William Oscar Harris and Bertie
Sims Glover.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Leslie Carden;
three brothers, Jim Glover, Pete Harris, and Cecil Harris,
and her step-father, Frank L. Glover.
She is survived by three daughters, Barbara S. Bond, of Alexandria,
Va.; Priscilla Richardson and son-in-law, Chuck Richardson,
of Johnson City, and Nancy Hopson and son-in-law, Victor W.
Hopson, of Johnson City; one brother, Charles Glover and sister-in-law,
Blanch; three sisters, Agnes Blackburn and brother-in-law,
Stuart; Mary Moody and Edna Cole, all of Elizabethton; two
sisters-in-law, Lela Carden, of Elizabethton, and Joann Pearce,
of Hampton; seven grandchildren, Theresa Dixon and Gail Austin,
of Alexandria, Va.; Carolyn Baxter, of Raleigh, N.C.; Keli
Carpenter, of Beltsville, Md.; Taylor and Tammy Richardson,
of Elizabethton, and Victoria Hopson, of Johnson City, and
10 great grandchildren. Several nieces, nephews, loving friends
and neighbors also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
CARDEN -- A memorial service for Lillian B. Carden, age 88,
of Hampton, who died Saturday, July 26, 2003, will be conducted
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Valley Forge United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Paul Humphrey officiating. Music will
be provided by Tammy Simerly, soloist, Judy Little, pianist,
and Trilla Little, organist. The family will receive friends
at the church from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. prior to the service.
Interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers,
the family requests that donations be made to Valley Forge
United Methodist Church, the American Cancer Society, or Adventa
Hospice of Elizabethton. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge
of arrangements.
Hazel H. Robinson
Hazel Huffman Robinson, 82, of 238 Oakland Circle,
Newton, N.C., died Saturday, July 26, 2003 at the Catawba
Valley Medical Center after a period of declining health.
Born March 3, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Albert
R. and Sadie Pope Huffman.
She was a homemaker and a member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two
sisters and one brother.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Kip Robinson
and wife, Deborah, of Newton, N.C.; Robert Robinson and wife,
Dianne, of Clemmons, N.C.; one brother and sister-in-law,
Elmer Huffman and wife, Bernie, of Hendersonville, Tenn.,
and five grandsons, Sean Robinson, Conor Robinson, Kip Robinson
II, Scott Robinson, and Jake Robinson.
Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home and Cremations, Newton, N.C.,
is in charge of arrangements for the Robinson family.
ROBINSON -- Memorial services for Hazel Huffman Robinson,
82, of 238 Oakland Circle, Newton, N.C., who died Saturday,
July 26, 2003, will be conducted at Beth Eden Lutheran Church
in Newton, N.C. at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003. Dr. Bill
B. Mims, Jr. will officiate. A private graveside service will
be held at Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory, N.C. The family
will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following
the memorial service and at other times at the home of Kip
and Deborah Robinson, 1650 Nottingham Drive, Newton, N.C.
Memorials may be made to Beth Eden Lutheran Church, 400 North
Main Ave., Newton, N.C., 28658. Condolences may be sent to
the Robinson family at www.willisreynoldsfuneralhome.com.
The Robinson family has entrusted arrangements to Willis-Reynolds
Funeral Home and Cremations in Newton, N.C.
Ruth M. Rouse
Mrs. Ruth Milam Rouse, age 94, formerly of 137 Ruby
Ave., Elizabethton, died Sunday, July 27, 2003 at the home
of a daughter, Helen Tester, Johnson City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced
later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
July 27, 2003
Mabel E. Birchfield
Mrs. Mabel Ellis Birchfield, 77, 403 South Roan Street,
Elizabethton, died Saturday, July 26, 2003, in the Sycamore
Shoals Hospital.
A native of Carter County, Mrs. Birchfield was a daughter
of the late Dave Powell and Minnie Bullock Ellis. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Robert Howard Birchfield,
Nov. 9, 1986, by a daughter, Sandra Kay Birchfield, and by
a sister, Florence Ellis.
Mrs. Birchfield was a retired employee of North American Rayon
Corp. and most recently had been employed as a hostess at
Pizza Inn of Elizabethton. She was a member of the Keenburg
Free Will Baptist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and
Bill Kuhn and Peggy and Dr. Jack Holly, all of Elizabethton;
three sons and daughters-in-law, Powell and Gloria Ellis,
Randall and Jennifer Birchfield and Kim and Tammy Birchfield,
all of Elizabethton; four sisters, Juanita White, Atchison,
Kan. Selda Wilson and Ida Andes, both of Elizabethton, and
Gladys Nance, Bluff City; 10 grandchildren, Stephanie Bare,
Melissa Hodge, David Ellis, Jason Holly, Arden Kuhn, Travis
Holly, Ashley Birchfield, Allie Gillenwater, Jordan Birchfield
and Lucas Birchfield; seven great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
BIRCHFIELD -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Ellis Birchfield,
77, 403 South Roan Street, Elizabethton, who died Saturday,
July 26, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in Memorial
Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Mark Street and Talmadge Brown
officiating. Graveside service and interment will be held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church
Cemetery, with Mr. Jesse Birchfield, Jr. assisting. The Revs.
Mark Street and Clarence Sheffield will provide the music.
Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral
home at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, will be Jason Holly, Arden Kuhn,
David Bare, Michael Hodge, Jim Jenkins, Herbert Duvall, Al
Welsh, Mike Hubbard, Chris Gillenwater and Ron Stanley. Honorary
pallbearers will be her church family, friends and neighbors,
employees of Pizza Inn, Elizabethton, the staff of Dr. Jack
Holly, DDS, the staff of Randall Birchfield Real Estate &
Auction, employees of the water treatment plant, City of Elizabethton,
members of the Johnson City Police Department, the staff of
the Women's Pavilion, Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Dr. John Green
and Dr. Scott Caudle. The family will receive friends from
6-8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Friends may also call
at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the
funeral home at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday to go to the cemetery.
Condolences to the Birchfield family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Lillian B. Carden
Mrs. Lillian Barteen Carden, 88, 202 2nd Avenue,
Hampton, died Saturday, July 26, 2003, in the Ivy Hall Nursing
Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced
later.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Kenneth D. Gannon
Kenneth D. Gannon, 61, 2056 DeVault Bridge Road, # 3, Piney
Flats, Tenn., died Friday, July 25, 2003, in Wellmont Hospice
House, Bristol, following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Gannon was born March 19, 1942, in Pikeville, Ky., a son
of the late Lawson and Ida Rife Gannon, both of Pikeville.
In 2000, Mr. Gannon retired from Wayne Supply Co., Pikeville,
after 24 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Parsons Gannon; children,
Charles D. Gannon, Hampton, Paul Gannon, Piney Flats and Stephanie
Marie Jeter, Piney Flats; two grandchildren, Christopher Paul
Gannon, age 4 and Kelli Marie Jeter, age 1; brothers and sisters,
McKinnley Gannon, Teddy Gannon, Ruth E. Gannon and Phyllis
A. Tackett, all of Pikeville; and several nieces and nephews.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland
Avenue, Johnson City, 423-282-1521, is in charge of the arrangements.
GANNON -- Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth D. Gannon, 61,
2056 DeVault Bridge Road, #3, Piney Flats, Tenn., who went
to be with the Lord Friday, July 25, 2003, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Monday in the Morris-Baker South Chapel. The Rev.
L.D. Lane will officiate. The family will receive friends
at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Monday, and other hours
at the home of his son, Paul Gannon, 529 Deerlick Road, Piney
Flats. Burial will follow the committal service at 11 a.m.
Tuesday in the New Bethel Cemetery, Piney Flats. Friends are
asked to meet the family at the cemetery. Morris-Baker Funeral
Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson
City, 423-282-1521, is in charge of the arrangements.
Trenton A. Policky
Trenton A. "Trent" Policky, age 29, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville,
Tenn., died Friday, July 25, 2003, at Palmetto Health Richland
Hospital, Columbia S.C., from injuries received in a motorcycle
accident at Carolina Motor Sports Park, Kershaw, S.C.
Mr. Policky was a native of Kokomo, Ind., and a former resident
of Elizabethton, Tenn. He was the son of Leroy and Agnes Vetter
Policky, of Elizabethton, Tenn.
Mr. Policky was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 10743. He
was a member of the Boy Scouts Of America, an Eagle Scout,
a Boy Scout leader, a Boy Scout advisor and a member of the
Order of the Arrow. He was a graduate of Elizabethton High
School, Class of 1991, and a graduate of Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn., in 1995 with a degree in chemical engineering.
He received his masters degree at the University of Alabama,
at Huntsville, Ala. Most recently, he was a student at Vanderbilt
working on his Ph.D. degree. He was an employee for Micro
Metallics, Nashville, Tenn., on a project study. He was also
a former employee of Goodyear, in Lawton, Okla., and Akron,
Ohio, and Dunlop Division of Goodyear in Huntsville, Ala.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a brother,
Troy A. Policky, Johnson City, Tenn., a special friend, Kay
Ellen Gray, Huntsville, Ala., and several aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, 423-542-2232, is in charge
of the arrangements.
POLICKY -- The funeral mass for Mr. Trenton A. "Trent" Policky,
29, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, Tenn., who died Friday,
will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, at St. Elizabeth
Catholic Church, Elizabethton, Tenn., with Father Dennis Kress
officiating. Honor guard will be Knights of Columbus Council
10743. Music will be under the direction of Mark Little. Interment
will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers
will be John Pritchard, Rupen Patel, Ken Youngstead, Billy
Gibson, Hunter Hudson, Kevin Vetter, Brian Vetter and Bryce
Vetter. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday,
July 28, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, Tenn., followed
by a prayer service, or friends may also call at the residence
of his parents, Leroy and Agnes Policky, 863 Sycamore Shoals
Drive, Elizabethton, Tenn., any time. Those who prefer memorials
in lieu of flowers may make donations in memory of Mr. Policky
to Boy Scouts of America, 129 Boone Ridge Drive, Johnson City,
TN 37601. Condolences may be sent to the family through our
Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home,
Elizabethton, 423-542-2232, is in charge of the arrangements.
Helen Tester
Mrs. Helen Tester, 558 Fourth Avenue, Jonesborough,
Tenn., died Friday, July 25, 2003, at the Johnson City Medical
Center after a brief illness.
Mrs. Tester was a native of Washington County and a daughter
of the late Ollie C. and Mary Louise Martin Woodruff. She
was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth "Dockie" Tester
II.
Mrs. Tester was a member of Pleasant Valley Church of the
Brethren.
More than 30 years ago, she founded and was Executive Director
of the Cerebral Palsy of East Tennessee, Inc. This chapter
covered more than 30 counties in the East Tennessee area.
She dedicated her life to this chapter with more than 700
clients receiving assists from the East Tennessee Chapter.
She was recently re-elected to her sixth term as the Democratic
Executive Committeewoman of the Third Senatorial Distinct
consisting of Washington County and Carter County. She worked
for the U.S. Agriculture Department of the Census Bureau.
She was also a licensed beautician and instructor. She was
owner and operator of the first answering service in Greeneville.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Kenneth Wesley
Tester, of the home; two sons, John H. Banks, Johnson City,
and William "Bill" Martin Tester, Jonesborough; a daughter,
Anita "LuLu" Ball, Jonesborough; a sister, Ann Camille Woodruff
Clay, Jonesborough; five grandchildren, Kimberly Dawn Buchanan
Watson and Lucy Helene "Jaime" Tester, both of Telford, Kimberly
Dawn Banks Dawson, Ginny L. Banks Turner and John D. Banks,
all of Johnson City; four great-grandchildren, Seth Bower,
Logan Fields, Haley Turner and Hannah Dawson, all of Johnson
City; and several nieces and nephews.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesborough, 753-0514,
is in charge of the arrangements.
TESTER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Tester will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2003, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral
Home with the Revs. Jim Hoff and Gene Head officiating. Interment
will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at Roselawn
Cemetery with friends meeting at the cemetery. Pallbearers
will be Sheriff Ed Graybeal, James T. Powell, Rick Davies,
Pat Wolfe, Bill McCracken, Bill Howerton, Tom Mooney and Marion
Light. Honorary pallbearers will be all her political friends.
God saw her work here was finished so He called her home.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8
p.m. Monday, July 28, 2003, and other times at her home or
the home of her daughter, 1188 Old St. Route 34, Jonesborough,
Tenn. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesborough, 753-0514,
is in charge of the arrangements.
July 25, 2003
Owen R. Church
Owen Ray Church, 60, 516 Poga Road, Butler, died
unexpectedly Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at Sycamore Shoals
Hospital.
Mr. Church was a native of Butler and the son
of the late Norman and Louise Miller Church.
Mr. Church was a member of Beech Mountain Baptist
Church. He was a carpenter and a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Reba Church, of the
home; four brothers, Keith Church, Elizabethton, Dennis Church,
Beech Mountain, N.C., Leslie Church, Butler, and Tony Church,
Bonita Springs, Fla.; three sisters, Merle Irick, Elizabethton,
Judy Parlier, Montezuma, N.C., and Nancy Harmon, Butler; and
two special nieces, Shanda Arnett and Cherish Miller, both
of Butler. Several other nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917,
is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
CHURCH -- The funeral service for Owen Ray Church,
60, 516 Poga Road, Butler, who died Wednesday, July 23, 2003,
will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Beech Mountain
Baptist Church, Beech Mountain, N.C., with the Rev. Dennis
Church, Mr. Keith Church and Mr. Andy Porter officiating.
Music will be under the direction of The Miller Family. Interment
will follow the funeral service at Beech Mountain Cemetery
with military honors to be accorded by the Captain Lynn H.
Folsom V.F.W. Post #2166. Active pallbearers will be Ed Miller,
Noel Church, Andy Porter, L.J. Heaton, Wayne Ward and Ryan
Arnett. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Church, Mike Nichols,
Dr. Daniel Rush, Dr. Chris Metzger, the men of Beech Mountain
Baptist Church, Ray Ward, Dennis Ward, Elbert Ward, J.D. Ward
and Mike Ward. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Friday, July 25, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton.
Friends may also call at the residence, 516 Poga Road, Butler,
any time. Online condolences may be sent to the family through
our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral
Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Ina N. Harrison
Ina Nell Harrison, age 88, of Appalachian Christian
Village, formerly of 411 S. Main Street, Elizabethton, died
in Elizabethton on Wednesday July 23, 2003 following a brief
illness.
A native of Carter County, she was the daughter
of the late Virgil and Cozette Blackburn Hinkle.
She was a member of First Christian Church Elizabethton.
Ms. Harrison was a former employee for Bemberg Corporation
and former secretary for Boome Real Estate. She was also secretary
and treasurer for Textile Workers Union Local #2207.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Christine
Galliher and Hannah Nave.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law,
Betty Jean and Col. James B. Ramsey, of Austin, Texas; one
grandson and spouse, James Ramsey IV and Terry, of Dallas,
Texas; one granddaughter, Bonnie Beth Ramsey, of Austin, Texas;
two great grandsons, James Ramsey V, and spouse, Michelle,
of Grand Prairie, Texas; Michael Ramsey, of Mt. Vernon, Texas;
one great great granddaughter, Ally Ramsey, of Grand Prairie,
Texas, and special friends, Grace Broome, Diane Nave, Bonnie
Moore, Teresa Clement and Leslie Meredith. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge
of arrangements.
HARRISON -- The graveside service for Ina Nell
Harrison, age 88, of Appalachian Christian Village, formerly
of 411 S. Maint Street, Elizabethton, will be conducted at
3 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 2003 at Happy Valley Memorial Park
with Dr. Don Marshall, Minister, officiating. Honorary pallbearers
will be Richard Nave, David Galliher, Gary Nave, Jeff Nave,
Sandy Nave, Derek Nave, Chris Galliher, Hugh Clement and Gene
Simerly. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are
asked to meet at the cemetery at 2:55 p.m. on Sunday. Those
who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations
in memory of Ms. Harrison to the charity of your choice. Online
condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site
at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton,
is in charge of arrangements.
Sara McQueen
Mrs. Sara Carolyn Slagle McQueen, 82, 701 Fourth
Street, Elizabethton, died Thursday, July 24, 2003 in the
Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, she was the
daughter of the late William Roy and Eulee Tisdale Slagle.
She was retired as the Secretary to the President
of the National Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mrs. McQueen was a member of the Carter County
Humane Society and was an avid and accomplished musician.
She was of the Episcopal faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard
A. McQueen, November 12, 1996.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Patricia Lane,
Elizabethton; two nephews, Charles Lane, of Sarasota, Fla.,
and Hughes Lane, of Rockport, Maine; a niece and her husband,
Pam and George Young, of Elizabethton; two great-nephews,
Andy Young and Matthew Young, both of Elizabethton, and two
brothers-in-law and their spouses, Rex P. and Marie McQueen,
of Elizabethton, and Harold and Maxine McQueen, of Knoxville.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is
in charge of arrangements.
MCQUEEN -- A private service for Mrs. Sara Carolyn
Slagle McQueen, 82, 701 Fourth Street, Elizabethton, who died
Thursday, July 24, 2003, will be held in the Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph W. Smith officiating. Private
disposition will be held at a later date. Honorary pallbearers
will be Bill and Catherine Armstrong. In lieu of flowers donations
may be made to the Carter County Humane Society, 159 Hickory
Hollow Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Online condolences may
be sent to the family through our Web site at www.hathawaypercy.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral
Home, Elizabethton, TN 37643.
July 24, 2003
Owen Church
Owen Church, 60, 516 Poga Road, Butler,
died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later
time.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
July 23, 2003
Arnold F. Ward
Arnold F. Ward, age 77, 208B South Hills
Estate, Elizabethton, died Monday, July 21, 2003 at Pine Ridge
Care Center, Elizabethton following a brief illness.
A native of Bethany, N.C., he had lived in Elizabethton
most of his life. He was the son of the late Amos and Melinda
Ward.
He was of the Pentecostal faith.
Mr. Ward was a retired construction worker. He
was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served in World War II.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by a sister, Lillie Ann Miller.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Wilson Ward,
of the home; two sons, Robin Ward, of Panama City, Fla.; Todd
Ward, of North Wilkesboro, N.C.; two daughters, Amy Ward,
of Atlanta, Ga.; Kristie Ward, of Sparta, N.C.; five grandchildren;
three brothers, Floyd Ward, of Boone, N.C.; John Ward, of
Hickory, N.C.; Charlie Ward, of Boone, N.C.; four sisters,
Myrtle Carpenter and Mamie Eller, both of North Wilkesboro,
N.C.; Maxine South and Katherine South, both of Boone, N.C.;
a step mother, Bessie Hollins, N.C.; two step-sons, Ricky
Oliver and David Oliver, both of Elizabethton; two step-daughters,
Teresa Oliver and Bonnie Miller, both of Elizabethton; nine
step grandchildren, and eight step great grandchildren. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge
of arrangements.
WARD -- The funeral service for Arnold F. Ward,
age 77, 208B South Hills Estate, Elizabethton who died Monday,
July 21, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July
23, 2003 at Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace with Rev.
Dean Presnell officiating. Music will be under the direction
of Mack Presnell. The graveside service and interment will
be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2003 at Mountain Home
National Cemetery. Military honors to be accorded by Capt.
Lynn H. Folsom V.F.W. Post #2166. Active pallbearers will
be James Hill, Tommy Roberson, Thomas Cooper, Chris Oliver,
Jack Wilson and Bobby Gordon. Honorary pallbearers will be
John Hilbert, Eric Bynum, Greg Miller and Derek Gouge. Those
who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet
at the funeral home chapel at 10 a.m. Thursday to go in procession
to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to
8 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel
of Peace, or friends may call other times at the residence
208B South Hills Estates, Elizabethton. Online condolences
may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
July 22, 2003
Lester Honeycutt
Lester Honeycutt, 75, 873 Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, died
Sunday, July 20, 2003, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital
following an extended illness.
Mr. Honeycutt was a native of Carter County and the son of
the late Zeb and Hattie Simerly Honeycutt. He was also preceded
in death by five sisters, five brothers and one half sister.
Mr. Honeycutt was a member of Fork Mountain Free Will Baptist
Church. He was a retired employee of North American Rayon
Corporation after 35 years of service and a retired employee
of East Tennessee State University. He was a member of Roan
Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 566 F.&A.M. and was a U.S.
Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Shirley Bise Honeycutt,
of the home; four daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and J.L.
Mullins, Hampton, Leslie and Lonnie Glass, Johnson City, Rita
and Gary Davis, Unicoi, and Lisa and Eddie Hill, Hampton;
a son and daughter-in-law, Neil and Lisa Honeycutt, Erwin;
seven grandchildren, Michael Mullins and friend, Tammy Bennett,
Hampton, Gregory Davis and Phillip Davis, both of Unicoi,
Seth Honeycutt, Erwin, Linsey Glass, Johnson City, Melissa
Hill, Hampton, and Andrea Honeycutt, Erwin; and three special
nieces, Dean Dean, Elizabethton, Hattie Lee Hitchew, Hampton,
and Cathy Clawson, Elizabethton. Several other nieces and
nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
HONEYCUTT -- Funeral services for Lester Honeycutt, 75, 873
Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, who died Sunday, July 20, 2003,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in the Chapel
of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the Rev. L.D. Berry
and the Rev. Tommy Largent officiating. Masonic services will
be accorded by Roan Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 566 F.&A.M
following the funeral service. Music will be under the direction
of the Fork Mountain Free Will Baptist Church Trio. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel
of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home. Friends may also call at
the residence, 873 Simerly Creek Road, Hampton, any time.
Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
July 23, at Honeycutt Cemetery, Hampton. Active pallbearers
will be Michael Mullins, Gregory Davis, Phillip Davis, David
Tolley, Charlie Clawson, Eston Honeycutt and Darrell Hitchew.
Honorary pallbearers will be Amos Stevens Jr., Elmer Honeycutt
Jr., Jim Honeycutt, Lonnie Shell, Billy Joe Roberts, Gary
Wayne Bise, Elmer Ray Roberts, Lenore Lyons, Warren Bise,
Seth Honeycutt, the men of Fork Mountain Free Will Baptist
Church, friends and neighbors. Those who plan to attend the
graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home at
10 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery. Those
who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations
in memory of Mr. Honeycutt to the Carter County Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 682, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Online condolences may
be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Timothy S. Watts
Timothy S. "Timmy" Watts, age 24, 10004 Moore Drive, Manassas,
Va., died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at Prince William Hospital,
Manassas, following a brief illness.
A native of Fairfax County, Va., he is the son of Marian Pleskovic
Watts, Manassas, Va., and of the late James Robert, "J.R."
Watts.
He was of the Catholic Faith. He was a student.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include three sisters,
Christine Watts, of Port Charlotte, Fla.; Elizabeth Felton,
of Manassas Park, Va.; Jane Marie Lenz, Fairfax, Va.; three
brothers, Jerry Watts, of the home; Jimmy Watts, of Fairfax,
Va., and Jeff Watts, of Chattanooga, Tenn. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
WATTS -- The Funeral Mass for Timothy S. "Timmy" Watts, age
24, 10004 Moore Drive, Manassas, Va. who died Thursday, July
17, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2003
at Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel, Elizabethton with
Father Dennis Kress officiating. The graveside service and
interment will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2003
at Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Those who plan to
attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral
home chapel at 9 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
July 22, 2003 at Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel, Elizabethton.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web
site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home,
Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Arnold F. Ward
Arnold Ford Ward, 77, 208 B South Hills Estate, Elizabethton,
died Monday, July 21, 2003, at Pine Ridge Care Center, Elizabethton.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later
time.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
Ethel L. Campbell
Mrs. Ethel Lena Campbell, 94, Pine Ridge Care Center, formerly
of 904 State Line Road, Elizabethton, died there Monday, July
21, 2003.
A native of Johnson County, she was a daughter of the late
George Thomas and Lillie Mink Huskins. She had lived most
of her life in Elizabethton.
Mrs. Campbell was the last charter member of Oak Street Baptist
Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Winford W. Campbell;
two sisters, Ora Mae Bennett and Georgia Demore, and four
brothers, Emory Huskins, Gene Huskins, Robert Huskins, and
Ernest Huskins, and a half brother, Rev. Roby Stout Huskins.
Survivors include two sons, Bill Campbell, of Destin, Fla.,
and Jack Campbell, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister,
Mrs. Kate Lyons Ogle, Elizabethton; several grandchildren
and great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews, including
a special niece, Christine Northmore. Special friends Everett
Gass, Pat Deloach, Betty Keffer, Mildred Hammitt and James
Ogle also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
CAMPBELL -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Lena Campbell,
94, Pine Ridge Care Center, formerly of 904 State Line Road,
Elizabethton, who died Monday, July 21, 2003, will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2003 in Memorial Funeral Chapel
with the Rev. Bruce Hendrich and Rev. Bob Polk officiating.
Interment will be held Thursday, July 24, 2003 in Happy Valley
Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8
p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Friends may also call
at the residence of a sister, Mrs. Kate Lyons Ogle, 709 Beech
Street, Elizabethton. For those who would like to view the
body, they may do so between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Wednesday. Condolences may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
July 21, 2003
Lester Honeycutt
Lester Honeycutt, age 75, 873 Simerly Creek Road,
Hampton, died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at the Johnson City Medical
Center Hospital.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later
date.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
July 20, 2003
Virgie M. Cable
Mrs. Virgie Mae Cable, 77, formerly of 510 Maple Street, Elizabethton,
died Friday, July 18, 2003, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following
a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Cable was a native of Cater County and the daughter of
the late Frank and Ida Mann Henson. She was also preceded
in death by her husband, Coy C. Cable, in 1982, and by a brother
and six sisters.
Mrs. Cable was a member of New Testament Baptist Church and
the Elizabethton Senior Citizens. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a brother, Clay Henson, Hickory, N.C., and
a sister, Bernice Hartley, Elizabethton. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hathaway-Percy
Funeral Home.
CABLE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Virgie Mae Cable, 77, formerly
of 510 Maple Street, Elizabethton, who died Friday, July 18,
2003, were conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, in the Sunset
Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with the Rev. Charlie
Trivette and the Rev. Bob Dingus officiating. Music was under
the direction of Jerry Barnett, soloist. Graveside services
and interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 20,
in the Flat Springs Cemetery, Avery County, N.C. Honorary
pallbearers will be Ray Cable, James Bowers, Ernest H. Buchanan,
Ronnie Trivette, Lewis Merryman, William Trammell, Carroll
Broome, Robert Turbyfill, Carl Cable, Dewey Guy, Bill Hensley,
David Grindstaff and Larry Stout. The family received friends
at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Everyone will
meet at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday. Online condolences
may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.hathawaypercy.com
<http://www.hathawaypercy.com/>. Funeral arrangements
are under the direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.
Connie V. Chapel
Connie Veralee Burrow Chapel, 67, 190 Vanderbilt
Drive, Johnson City, died Friday, July 18, 2003, at Johnson
City Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mrs. Chapel was a native of Carter County and the daughter
of the late W.F. "Bill" and Oma Dalton Burrow. She was also
preceded in death by a son, Frank D. Chapel Jr., a great-grandson,
Cody Campbell, and a brother, Joe Burrow.
Mrs. Chapel was a member of Community Fellowship Church and
a retired employee of Johnson City Medical Center Hospital
where she was manager of the Cafeterium.
Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Frank Dee Chapel,
of the home; a stepson and his wife, Richard and Linda O'Quinn,
Watauga; two step-granddaughters: Tracy Campbell, Elizabethton,
and Stacy Keeling, Bristol; two step-great-granddaughters
and two step-great-grandsons; a brother, James Burrow, Hampton;
two sisters and a brother-in-law, Rose Christine and Rod Hill
and Frances Buckles, all of Elizabethton; and special friends,
Ruth McLaughlin, Jane Ray and Mary Ann White. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
CHAPEL -- Funeral services for Connie Veralee Burrow Chapel,
67, 190 Vanderbilt Drive, Johnson City, who died Friday, July
18, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, July 21, in
the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with the Rev.
Ken Hauser and the Rev. Jerry Honeycutt officiating. Music
will be under the direction of Rick Sweeney. The family will
receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday,
prior to the service. Friends may also call at the residence,
190 Vanderbilt Drive, Johnson City, at any time. Graveside
services and interment will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 22,
at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be
Tom McLaughlin, Jim McLaughlin, Tony Hartley, Rocky Buckles,
Lonnie Rumley, Howard Rumley, Wayne Rumley, Rusty Rumley,
Wade Rumley, Mike Kiser and Lynn Kiser. Honorary pallbearers
will be Ronnie Hartley, Jeff McLaughlin, David Campbell, the
Doctors, Nurses and Staff of the 4th Floor I.C.U., Johnson
City Medical Center Hospital, Mrs. Mulligan and Employees
of the Cafeterium of Johnson City Medical Center Hospital
and Dr. William Kinkaid and Staff of McCloud Cancer Center.
Those planning to attend the graveside service are asked to
meet at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. Online condolences
may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Alleene M. Geisler
Mrs. Alleene Miller Geisler, 1799 Siminole Blvd., Largo, Fla.,
died in the Nurses Loving Hearts Associated Living Facility
in Largo following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Geisler was a native of Erwin and a daughter of the late
George W. and Myrtle Paul Miller. She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Ralph T. Geisler, formerly of Elizabethton.
After graduating from Unicoi High School, she was with the
Southern Pottery and The Cash Family Pottery in Erwin, until
moving to Florida. She went with the G.E. Company in St. Petersburg,
Fla., where she retired after 30 years of service.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Obediah "Bud"
and Felicia Miller, Stamford, Conn.; three sisters and two
brothers-in-law, Mary Nell and Bob Vance, Erwin, George Ann
and Bill Holly, Anderson, S.C., and Marylyn Birchfield, Elizabethton;
a sister-in-law, Mrs. Raymond (Adeline) Geisler, Johnson City;
several nieces and nephews; and several very dear friends,
Mrs. Helen Payne and family, St. Petersburg, Fla., Anitta
Kemmarer, Largo, Fla., Bill and Hazel Watkins, Largo, Fla.,
and Lucy Santa Inas of Nurses Loving Hearts, Largo, Fla.
The family requests memorial contributions be made to the
Hospice of the Florida Sun Coast, Attention of: Marilyn Van
Scye, 300 East Bay Drive, Largo, FL 33770.
Courtesy of Valley Funeral Home, 1085 N. Main Avenue, Erwin,
(423) 743-9187.
Charles R. Lyons
Charles R. "Bobby" Lyons, 61, 608 Locust Street, Elizabethton,
died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Vanderbilt Medical Center,
Nashville, following a brief illness.
Mr. Lyons was a native of Washington County and had spent
most of his life in Carter County. He was the son of the late
Henry F. Lyons and was also preceded in death by a sister,
Sandra Kay Adams, and his grandparents, Ernest R. and Irene
Campbell Townsend and Robert and Mary Ann Grindstaff Lyons.
Mr. Lyons was a member of Oak Grove Christian Church. He was
a retired carpenter and a former employee of North American
Rayon Corporation and Holston Defense. He was a former oil
rigger off the coast of Louisiana. He was a 1960 graduate
of Happy Valley High School and was a U.S. Army veteran during
peacetime.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Deloach Lyons, of the home;
two daughters, Lisa Vasquez, Knoxville, and Donna Young, Johnson
City, two step-daughters, Connie Arquette, Watauga, and Joy
Harrell, Elizabethton; his mother and step-father, Rhoda Townsend
Reeme and William "Bill" Reeme, Johnson City; a sister, Judith
Dale, Elizabethton; a brother, Richard Steve Lyons, Washington,
D.C.; 10 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; a great-granddaughter;
a nephew, Jonathan Carl Dale, of Alabama; several aunts and
one uncle.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
LYONS -- Funeral services for Charles R. "Bobby" Lyons, 61,
608 Locust Street, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, July 17,
2003, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 20, in the
Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home with Mr. Bob Allen,
minister, officiating. The family will receive friends in
the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home from 1 to 3 p.m.
Sunday, prior to the service. Friends may also call at the
residence, 608 Locust Street, Elizabethton, or at the residence
of his mother and step-father, 1574 Powder Branch Road, Johnson
City. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at
1 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Mountain Home National Cemetery
with military honors provided by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom
VFW Post #2166. Those who plan to attend the graveside service
are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12:00 noon Tuesday
to go in procession to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will
be Darrell Harrell, Bo Townsend, Johnny Townsend, David Townsend,
Gary Townsend, Kim Hughes, Kirk Hughes and Bob Shelton. Honorary
pallbearers will be the nursing staff and doctors of Vanderbilt
Medical Center and Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. 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. Online condolences may be sent
to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Carolyn G. Maines
Carolyn G. Maines, 79, 1010 Fairview Street, Elizabethton,
died Friday, July 18, 2003, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mrs. Maines was a native of Bluff City and had lived in Elizabethton
most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Clarence
"Casey" and Effie Hodge Jones and was also preceded in death
by a son, the Rev. James D. Maines, in 1990.
Mrs. Maines was a graduate of Bluff City High School and Bristol
Business College. She worked for Montgomery Ward for 10 years
and retired from the Carter County Trustee's Office after
30 years of service. She was a member of Harmony Free Will
Baptist Church, Hampton, and had previously served East Side
Free Will Baptist Church as pianist and church treasurer for
several years.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, James F. Maines;
two sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. Gary and Ann Maines,
Centreville, Va., and the Rev. Tom and Sherry Maines, Elizabethton;
a former daughter-in-law, Janice Maines Garland, Elizabethton;
two brothers, Bobby Jones, Bristol, and Clarence Jones Jr.,
Bluff City; eight grandchildren, Tabetha and her husband,
Michael Graybeal, and Veronica and her husband, Troy Graybeal,
all of Elizabethton, Andrea and her husband, the Rev. Mark
Ousley, Nashville, Michael Maines, Matthew Maines, Adam Maines,
Mitchell Maines and Aaron Maines, all of Centreville, Va.;
and a great-granddaughter, Destie Graybeal, Elizabethton.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
MAINES -- Funeral services for Carolyn G. Maines, 79, 1010
Fairview Street, Elizabethton, who went home to be with the
Lord on Friday, July 18, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Monday, July 21, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev.
Gary Maines, the Rev. Tom Maines and the Rev. D.C. Byrd officiating.
Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
July 22, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Music will be provided
by Ann Maines and the congregation. Active pallbearers, who
are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, will be Troy Graybeal, Michael Graybeal, Mark Ousley,
Michael Maines, Matthew Maines, Adam Maines, Mitchell Maines
and Aaron Maines. The family will receive friends from 6 to
8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at
the residence. To those who prefer, memorials may be made
in memory of Mrs. Maines to the Carter County Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Family and friends will
assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to go to
the cemetery. Condolences to the Maines Family may be e-mailed
to mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge
of arrangements.
Winnie R. Osborne
Winnie R. Osborne, 98, 103 Osborne Road, Johnson City, died
Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at her residence.
Mrs. Osborne was a native and lifelong resident of Carter
County and a daughter of the late H.B. Richardson and Vernie
Baker Richardson. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Frank W. Osborne, in 1997, a son, William H. Osborne, and
by two sisters and three brothers.
Mrs. Osborne was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Emma Jean Hawkins, Huntersville,
N.C., and Helen R. Sparks, Jonesborough; two sons, Clifford
Osborne, Johnson City, and Carl Osborne, Telford; three daughters-in-law,
Jane Osborne, Telford, Desserree Osborne, Johnson City, and
Wanda Osborne, Fernandina Beach, Fla.; two sons-in-law, Rommie
Hawkins, Huntersville, N.C., and Bartley Sparks, Jonesborough;
10 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews; and her special friend and care-giver, Betty
Hall.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland
Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is serving the family.
OSBORNE -- Funeral services for Winnie R. Osborne, 98, 103
Osborne Road, Johnson City, who died Wednesday, July 16, 2003,
were conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 19, from the Morris-Baker
South Chapel with the Rev. Earl Campbell and the Rev. Hollace
Ford officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at
2 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Roselawn Memory Gardens with the
Rev. D.C. Byrd officiating. Family and friends are asked to
assemble at the funeral home by 1:30 p.m. Sunday and travel
in procession to the cemetery. Mrs. Osborne's grandsons will
serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be
the deacons of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. The family received
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends
may also call at the residence. Online condolences may be
sent through www.morrisbaker.com. Arrangements are by Morris-Baker
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City.
Richard J. Oyler
Richard James Oyler, 79, 8 Larchmont Lane, Johnson City, died
Friday, July 18, 2003, at North Side Hospital.
Mr. Oyler was a native of Kokomo, Ind., and was raised in
Frankfort, Ind. He was a son of the late Victor and Thelma
Seagrave Oyler and was also preceded in death by his wife
of 57 years, Phyllis Marie Nees Oyler, January 27, 2003, and
by an infant brother.
Mr. Oyler had lived in Noblesville, Ind., for 44 years before
moving to Johnson City in 2000. He was a graduate of Frankfort
High School (Indiana) and a 1951 graduate of Purdue University
with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was employed by
Firestone Rubber Company for 35 years, from which he retired
in 1986.
Mr. Oyler served in the 432nd Army Air Force's Base Unit during
World War II as a Private First Class. He was an active member
and faithful greeter at Grace Fellowship Church in Johnson
City and was also a member of White River Christian Church,
Noblesville, Ind. He was active with the Boy Scouts of America.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel James
and Judy Oyler, Boca Raton, Fla., and Thomas Jay and Leslie
Oyler, Johnson City; one daughter and son-in-law, Patricia
Jo and Kelsie Harmon, Lexington, Ky.; six grandchildren, Danielle
Oyler of Florida, Richard, Robert and Amanda Oyler of Tennessee
and Ryan and Michael Harmon of Kentucky; two nephews and their
wives, John and Mariela Nees, Boca Raton, Fla., and Lawrence
and Mary Nees, Johnson City; five great-nephews and nieces;
and a cousin, Sue Hubbard and her husband, Paul, Greentown,
Ind.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland
Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is serving the family.
OYLER -- A memorial service for Richard James Oyler, 79, 8
Larchmont Lane, Johnson City, who died Friday, July 18, 2003,
will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 3, at Grace Fellowship
Church with the Rev. Larry Nees, the Rev. Dave McAuley, the
Rev. Tim Bowers and Gene Fryer officiating. The family will
receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 3, at the
church. A private burial will be held in the U.S. National
Cemetery, Mountain Home, TN. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests memorial contributions be made to Grace Fellowship
Church Building Fund, 2314 Greenwood Drive, Johnson City,
TN 37604. Online condolences may be sent through www.morrisbaker.com.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson
City, is serving the family.
July 18, 2003
Herbert A. Bridgeman
(Arthur F. Garland)
Mr. Herbert Arthur Bridgeman (Arthur Farris Garland), age 64,
Center on Aging and Health, Erwin, died Thursday, July 17, 2003
at his residence.
Mr. Bridgeman was a retired construction worker.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one son.
Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Rocky A.
and Brenda Bridgeman, Hampton, and Terry A. Bridgeman, of Johnson
City; one daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Danny Free, of
Kingsport; one brother, Stanford Garland; nine grandchildren;
four great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Ledford Funeral Home, 720 Ohio Avenue, Erwin, is in charge of
the funeral arrangements.
BRIDGEMAN -- Funeral services for Mr. Herbert Arthur Bridgeman
(Arthur Farris Garland), age 64, Center on Aging and Health,
Erwin, who died Thursday, July 17, 2003, will be held at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 19, 2003 from the Ledford Funeral Home Chapel.
Reverend Dallas Gregg will officiate. Music will provided by
Inez Chandler. Graveside services and interment will be held
at 11 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2003 in Mountain Home National Cemetery.
Full military grave rites will be rendered by the Kingsport
V.F.W. Post #3382. Family, minister, and friends may gather
at the cemetery by 10:45 a.m. Monday. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and other
times at the residence of a son, Rocky Bridgeman, 1146 Rittertown
Road, Hampton. Ledford Funeral Home, 720 Ohio Avenue, Erwin,
is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Charles R. Lyons
Charles R. Lyons, 61, 608 Locust Street, Elizabethton, died
Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville,
following a brief illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced
later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
Winnie R. Osborne
Winnie R. Osborne, 98, 103 Osborne Road, Johnson City, died
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at her residence.
Mrs. Osborne was a native and lifelong resident of Carter
County and a daughter of the late H.B. Richardson and Vernie
Baker Richardson. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Frank W. Osborne, in 1997, a son, William H. Osborne, and
by two sisters and three brothers.
Mrs. Osborne was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Emma Jean Hawkins, Huntersville,
N.C., and Helen R. Sparks, Jonesborough; two sons, Clifford
Osborne, Johnson City, and Carl Osborne, Telford; two daughters-in-law,
Desserree Osborne, Johnson City, and Wanda Osborne, Fernandina
Beach, Fla.; two sons-in-law, Rommie Hawkins, Huntersville,
N.C., and Bartley Sparks, Jonesborough; 10 grandchildren;
22 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and her
special friend and care-giver, Betty Hall.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland
Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is serving the family.
OSBORNE -- Funeral services for Winnie R. Osborne, 98, 103
Osborne Road, Johnson City, who died Wednesday, July 16, 2003,
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 19, from the Morris-Baker
South Chapel with the Rev. Earl Campbell and the Rev. Hollace
Ford officiating. The Rev. D.C. Byrd will conduct graveside
services at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Roselawn Memory Gardens.
Family and friends are asked to assemble at the funeral home
by 1:30 p.m. Sunday and travel in procession to the cemetery.
Mrs. Osborne's grandsons will serve as active pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Cedar Grove Baptist
Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday
at the funeral home and at other times at the residence. Online
condolences may be sent through www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, is serving
the family.
Timothy S. Watts
Timothy S. "Timmy" Watts, 24, 10004 Moore Drive, Manassas,
Va., died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at Prince William Hospital,
Manassas, Va.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced
later.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
July 17, 2003
Hildred H. McClain
Mrs. Hildred Hughes McClain, 92, 2012 Sherwood
Dr., Johnson City, formerly of the Pinecrest Community, died
Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at her residence following a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. McClain was a Washington County native and a lifelong
resident of Washington and Carter Counties. She was the daughter
of the late W.R. Hughes, Sr. and Rachel Smith Hughes.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. McClain was a longtime member of the Pinecrest
Christian Church and a current member of the Downtown Christian
Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by her husband, O.L. '"'Fred'"' McClain.
Survivors include one son, Joe McClain, Johnson City;
two brothers, William H. Hughes and W.R. Hughes, Jr., both
of Johnson City; three grandchildren, Joe A. McClain, of Antioch,
Ill.; Sandra L. McClain, Johnson City, and Sharon A. Crawford,
Jonesborough; several nieces and nephews.
Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Ave., Johnson City,
is serving the McClain family.
MCCLAIN -- The funeral service for Hildred Hughes McClain,
92, 2012 Sherwood Dr., Johnson City, who died Tuesday, July
15, 2003, will be conducted Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 7:30
p.m. in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with Dr.
Jess Johnson and Dr. Edward Fine, ministers, officiating.
Graveside committal services will be held Friday, July 18,
2003, at 10 a.m. in Monte Vista Burial Park. Those planning
to attend are to meet at the cemetery by 9:50 a.m. Friday.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 until 7:30
p.m. in the East Parlor of the funeral home. The family has
requested for those who prefer to make memorial contributions
to make them to the American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton
Rd., Suite 102, Johnson City, TN, 37601. Condolences for the
McClain family may be made online at www.appalachianfuneralhome.com.
Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E Watauga Ave., Johnson City,
is serving the McClain family.
Bob R. Roberts
Bob Ross Roberts, 69, 140 Dawn Drive, Johnson City,
died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at his residence.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Rossie
and Gladys Pate Roberts.
He was a graduate of Cloudland High School, and attended Lees-McRae
College, Banner Elk. He graduated from East Tennessee State
University.
Mr. Roberts formerly was employed at Bemberg Corporation,
North American Rayon Corporation and American Pharmaseal.
He retired from Rainbow Paper Products in Mountain City.
Mr. Roberts served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
He was a member of the Tiger Creek Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Holtsclaw Roberts; a brother
and sister-in-law, Norman and Wanda Robert, of Johnson City;
one niece, Leasa Brandenburg; five nephews, Chris Holtsclaw,
Justin Barnett, Gorden Barnett, Stephen Roberts, and David
Roberts; a brother-in-law, John Holtsclaw, and a sister and
brother-in-law, Sue and Jack Barnett.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
ROBERTS -- Graveside services for Bob Ross Roberts, 69, 140
Dawn Drive, Johnson City, who died Tuesday, July 15, 2003,
will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 18, 2003 in Happy
Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Bruce Hendrich officiating.
Burial will follow the service. Honorary pallbearers will
be neighbors of Norwood Subdivision and friends of Lakeshore
Marina. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
July 17, 2003 in the funeral home. Family and friends will
assemble at the cemetery at 9:55 a.m. Friday. Condolences
may be e-mailed to the Roberts family at mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
July 16, 2003
Toney M. Hathaway
Toney Mack Hathaway, 66, 179 Chambers Hollow Road,
Elizabethton, died Monday, July 14, 2003 in the Sycamore Shoals
Hospital.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Hobart
S. and Tilda Elizabeth Holley Hathaway.
He was retired due to disability from Inland Container.
Mr. Hathaway was a member of the Valley Forge Free Will Baptist
Church.
He had served in the United States Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Odom Hathaway; a daughter,
Angelia Hathaway, of the home; three brothers, Burl Hathaway,
of Otisco, Ind.; Terry Hathaway, of Apopkol, Fla., and Earl
Hathaway, of Milton, Fla. Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
HATHAWAY -- Funeral services for Toney Mack Hathaway, 66,
179 Chambers Hollow Road, Elizabethton, who died Monday, July
14, 2003, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2003
in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Johnson and
Rev. Clate Briggs officiating. Graveside services and interment
will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 18, 2003 in Happy Valley
Memorial Park. Music will be provided by Ben Johnson, and
Pat and Bob Ray. Active pallbearers, who are requested to
assemble at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Friday, will be Carl
Roberson, Kelly Green, Sam Harrison, Dave Street, Bob Ray
and Rev. Charlie Trivette. Honorary pallbearers will be Charlie
Miller, Dr. Daniel Paul, Greg Hathaway, Ben Johnson, Rev.
Perry Markland, and Gary Hathaway. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Friends
may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble
at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Friday. Condolences may be e-mailed
to the Hathaway family at mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Minnie L. Robinette
Mrs. Minnie Lydia Robinette, age 97, Unicoi County
Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit, formerly of 253 Sciota
Road, Unicoi, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at her residence.
Mrs. Robinette was a Wise County, Va. native, having lived
most of her life in Unicoi County. She was a daughter of the
late James and Berta Holbrook Derifield.
Mrs. Robinette was a homemaker. She was a charter member of
Unicoi Church of God.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Dewey Robinette, Sr. in 1971, and three sisters, Nettie Powers,
Alma Hall, and Jama Peters.
Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Earnest
Robinette, Dewey and Shirleen Robinette, and Leonard and Mary
Robinette, all of Unicoi; four daughters and one son-in-law,
Irene Tolley, Mildred Morton, Emma Jean and Edison Wallin,
all of Unicoi; Ethel Byrd, of Elizabethton; 25 grandchildren;
59 great grandchildren, and 15 great great grandchildren.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, is in charge
of funeral arrangements.
ROBINETTE -- Funeral services for Minnie Lydia Robinette,
97, Unicoi County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit, who
died Tuesday, July 15, 2003, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
July 16, 2003 from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend
Ronnie Holloway will officiate. Music will be provided by
LuAnne Powers and Inez Chandler. Graveside services and interment
will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2003 in Roselawn
Memory Gardens, Johnson City. Family, minister, and friends
may gather at the cemetery by 9:50 a.m. Thursday. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
funeral home and other times at the residence of a daughter,
Mildred Morton, 249 Sciota Road, Unicoi. Those wishing may
make memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association,
Memorial and Honor Program, P.O. Box 680, North Canton, OH
44720, or the National Kidney Foundation, P.O. Box 1135, Blountville,
TN 37617. Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi,
is in charge of funeral arrangements.
July 15, 2003
Nancy McGloughlin
Nancy McGloughlin, 67, 811 Tipton Street, Elizabethton, died
Sunday, July 13, 2003, at the residence of her son, John Withrow,
147 Forest Crest Lane, Elizabethton, following a brief illness.
Mrs. McGloughlin was a native of Ward, W.Va., and the daughter
of the late William Samuel and Hazel K. Cable Withrow.
Mrs. McGloughlin was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints and was a retired inspector for Peerless
Tube Company. She loved bowling.
Survivors include a son, John Withrow, Elizabethton; a sister,
N. Kerry Mitchell, of Bluebell, Utah; five grandchildren;
a nephew and five nieces.
Private disposition will be conducted at a later date. Online
condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site
at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in
charge of arrangements.