Hazel Mathis Bryant
Died: 10/28/1998
Hazel Mathis Bryant, 71, of Strongsville, Ohio, formerly of Newport,
passed away Wednesday, October 28, in Strongsville, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Milas and Isabelle McGaha
Mathis; sister, Nola Woods; and brothers, Orville, Cleve, Charles, and
Albert Mathis.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Bryant, of Strongsville, Ohio;
son and daughter-in-law, Paul Jr. and Judy Bryant of Paynesville, Ohio;
daughter and son-in-law, Yvonne and Dallas Powell of Strongsville, Ohio;
grandchildren, Lisa, and husband, Bob Watson of Ohio, Kim and husband,
John Andrews, of Ohio, and Scott Powell of Ohio; great-grandchildren, Eric
and Bryan Watson and Dana Nichole Marie Andrews; sister, Sarah DiCarlo
of Oak Ridge; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was 2 p.m. Sunday at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
James Prince officiating. Interment was in Union Cemetery.
The family received friends 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral
home.
Manes Funeral Home was in charge.
Max Hogan Smith
Died: 10/30/1998
Max Hogan Smith, 67, of Warrensburg Rd., Greeneville, died Friday,
October 30, at Johnson City Medical Center.
He was retired from Magnavox.
He was a member of V.F.W. Post #1990 and a member of Oven Creek Methodist
Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Louise Smith; and one son,
Max Smith Jr.
Survivors: two sons, William and Joey Smith; one stepson, Ruey Lynn
Davis; two grandchildren, Jessica L. and Brittany Smith; one brother, Charlie
Smith; fiancée, Glenna Cutshall; special friends, Charlie and Dianne
Harold, all of Greeneville; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kiser Funeral Chapel, with Rev.
Edward Malone officiating. Interment will be in Oven Creek Methodist Church
Cemetery in Parrottsville.
Military graveside service will be conducted by V.F.W. Post #1990.
Honorary pallbearer: Charlie Harold.
The family received friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and will receive
friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Kiser Funeral Home.
Kiser Funeral Home, Greeneville, is in charge.
Harold Robertson Brooks
Died: 11/02/1998
Harold Roberson Brooks, age 66, of Newport, died Sunday, November 1,
at Mariner Health of Newport.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served with
the USS Henderson 785 Destroyer Escort.
He was a member of the Newport V.F.W. and American Legion Post #41.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Zelma Brooks.
Survivors: cousins, Betty Jo Miller, Newport, Edna Derrick, Dandridge,
and Nancy Ruth Horner, Parrottsville; and an uncle, Walker Norris, Sevierville.
Additional survivors include several cousins.
The family received friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 3,
prior to the funeral at Costner-Maloy Funeral Home.
The funeral was 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, at Costner-Maloy Funeral
Chapel, with Rev. Lester Turner officiating. Interment was in Chestnut
Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Military honors were provided by Morristown V.F.W. Post #5266.
Costner-Maloy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ransom Alexander Click
Died: 11/02/1998
Ransom Alexander Click, 73, of Newport, passed away October 31, in
a Morristown hospital.
He was of the Baptist faith and a veteran of World War II.
He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Carter and Nita Click
of Knoxville; nephews, Ronnie, and his wife, Jill Click, of Sevierville,
and Rev. Keith and his wife, Tammy Click, of Louisville, Kentucky; a great-nephew,
Christopher Click, of Sevierville; and several cousins.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, November
3, at the Manes Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at Union
Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Walker officiating. Interment in Union Cemetery.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
Arthur Ford
Died: 11/02/1998
Arthur Ford, 70, of Newport, passed away suddenly Monday afternoon.
He was a veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah E. Ford; parents, Irene
and Fletcher Ford; sisters, Dorothy Ford, Rhoda Phillips, and Mamie Holt;
and brothers, Jack and Dick Ford.
He is survived by his children: son, Jimmy and his wife, Mona Ford,
and a daughter, Linda, and her husband, Donnie Cody, all of Newport; sisters,
Gladys Brown and Echo McMahan, both of Newport; brothers, Lon and Edsel
Ford, both of Cosby, Boyd Ford of Key West, Florida, and Henry Ford of
Greeneville; grandchildren, Charlie Conard, Mary Caldwell, Missy Lane,
Jimmy Ford II, Jamie Cody, and Christy Cody, all of Newport; four great-grandchildren;
a special friend, David Brown, of Newport; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday morning at the Brown Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Robert White and Charlie Conard officiating. Interment
in the Ford Family Cemetery, where military rites will be provided by the
L/CLP Charles C. Roberts D.A.V. Chapter 102.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday evening
at the Brown Funeral Home.
Brown Funeral Home is in charge.
Robert D Kilpatrick
Died: 11/02/1998
Robert D. Kilpatrick, 84, of Newport, passed away October 29, at Heritage
Nursing Center in Morristown.
He was born July 5, 1914, a son of John and Mary Kilpatrick of Sweetwater.
He came to Cocke County as an assistant county agent and became a long-time
resident.
He was an active Kiwanis Club member and a member of the Newport Presbyterian
Church. He was also an active civic leader with great interest in developing
youth programs.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters,
Dorothy, Marion, Helen, Mary, and Florence; brothers, Milton and Tom; and
a son, Rick.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Nancy Gregg Kilpatrick; daughter
and son-in-law, Linda and Larry Davis of Middlesboro, Kentucky; sons and
daughter-in-law, Steve Kilpatrick, Loudon, and Mike and Melba Kilpatrick
of Newport; four grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; three great-grandsons;
and a brother, Jack Kilpatrick of Sweetwater.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Newport Presbyterian
Church with Rev. Alvin Watts and Rev. Warren Mounts officiating. Interment
will be in Union Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 12:00 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church
prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Newport Presbyterian
Church or the Newport Kiwanis Scholarship Fund.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Frances Ann Henderson
Died: 11/04/1998
Frances (Fran) Ann Henderson, 54, of Hartford, passed away Tuesday
morning at the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee following a lengthy illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frances and William Munzenburger.
Survivors include her husband, Gene Henderson, of Hartford; children,
Christina and her husband, Dewayne Cowan of Newport, and Terrie and her
husband, Richard Mayfield of Hartford; sister, Pat and her husband, Frank
Pooley of Berlin, New Jersey; brothers, Frank and his wife, Marcella Munzenburger
of Woodbury, New Jersey, and Bill Munzenburger of Calleywood, New Jersey;
grandchilden, Timmy Henderson of Hartford and Danielle Cowan of Newport;
and several best friends.
Catholic prayer service will be held Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at
the Brown Funeral Chapel.
The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, November 5, at the Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, with Rev. Ransom Hall officiating. Interment in the
Henderson Family Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday evening
at the Brown Funeral Home.
Brown Funeral Home is in charge.
Martha Pauline Ealy
Died: 11/06/1998
Martha Pauline Hance Ealy, 92, of Newport, died Wednesday at Mariner
Health Care of Newport.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jess Ealy.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Polly Ealy of Newport;
daughter, Glenna E. Wood of Newport; grandchildren, Sandra Williams of
Dandridge, Cheryl Grooms of Newport, and Glenda Dean McNeely of Sweetwater;
great-grandchildren, Andra Taylor of Newport, Tina Bolin of Jefferson City,
Glenna Carol Harris of Morristown, and Cody Grooms of Newport; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday evening,
November 6, at Costner-Maloy Funeral Home.
The funeral will be 8 p.m. Friday, November 6, at Costner-Maloy Funeral
Chapel with Pastor Ed Hardison officiating.
Family and friends will meet at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery
for the 10 a.m. interment.
Costner-Maloy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Wilford Lonnie Williams
Died: 11/06/1998
Wilford Lonnie Williams, 53, of Newport, passed away suddenly Thursday
night.
He was an employee of Bush Brothers Co.
He was preceded in death by his father, Cleaburn D.C. Williams.
He is survived by his wife, Vergie Allen Williams of Newport; mother,
Nora Doris Williams of Newport; sons, David Williams and Wesley Lee Williams,
both of Cosby; daughters, Missy Williams of Cosby and Ronda Lynn Williams
of Newport; stepson, Sunshine Williams of Cosby; brothers, Carl W. Williams
of Cosby and Donald E. Williams of Newport; a special friend, Jeffery Allen;
and also several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by
Manes Funeral Home.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
Alva Steinheil Hamilton
Died: 11/12/1998
Alva Lois Steinheil Hamilton, 80, of Dandridge, passed away Thursday,
November 12, after a long illness.
A native of Aplin, Arkansas, she retired in 1980 from Campbell Soup
Co. in Sacramento, California, after 31 years.
She was preceded in death by parents, Edward and Josie Steinheil; husband
of 54 years, Robert G. Hamilton; grandson, Damon Todd Hamilton; and 11
brothers and sisters.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Ruth Hamilton of Sevierville;
grandsons and granddaughter-in-law, Jayrob and Lee Ann Hamilton of Roanoke,
Virginia, and Jeremy Hamilton of Sevierville; and granddaughter, Shana
Hamilton of Sevierville.
Funeral service will be 7:30 p.m. Friday in the East Chapel of Atchley
Funeral Home with Rev. John Rhoads officiating. Family and friends will
meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Burchfield Memorial Cemetery for interment.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday at
Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville, is in charge
Iva Inez Lane
Died: 11/12/1998
Iva Inez Lane, 86, of New Market, passed away Tuesday, November 10,
at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of Oak Hills Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Lane; son, Joe Lane;
and daughter, Shirley Brown.
Survived by daughters, Jean May of Maynardville, Gertrude May of Corryton,
Grace Hickey of New Market, Maude Greenlee of Bean Station, and Mary Young
of Jefferson City; sons, Buddy Lane of Knoxville, Fred Lane of Morristown,
and James Lane of New Market; special grandchildren, Terry, Jimmy and Gordon
Lane and Sandra Wagner; 48 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; nine
great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Ellie Worley and Daisy Allen of Newport;
brothers, Haskell, Forest, Lester and Arlie Stuart, all of Newport, and
Orville and Griffin Stuart of Cosby; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church
with Rev. Charles Parker officiating. Interment in the church cemetery.
The family received friends Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Fielden
Funeral Home, New Market.
Fielden Funeral Home, New Market, is in charge.
Ricky Cornell Wild
Died: 11/12/1998
Ricky Cornell Wild, 45, 1407 East Shipley Ferry Rd., Kingsport, passed
away Wednesday, November 11.
Mr. Wild was preceded in death by his father, Collis Wild.
Surviving are three daughters, Chyenne of Gray, Nikki of Cleveland,
Ohio, and Kathleen of Asheville, North Carolina; three grandchildren; mother,
Elizabeth Wild, Kingsport; sister, Linda Bailey, Kingsport; and two brothers,
George Wild, Nashville, and Gary Wild, Kingsport.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 14, at
King Wild Estates, Gulf Rd., Newport.
The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, Elizabeth
Wild, 1407 E. Shipley Ferry Rd., Kingsport.
Memorial contributions may be made to Deep Gap Baptist Church, c/o
Mary Danna, 630 Deep Gap Road, Del Rio, TN 37727.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge of arrangements.
Vergil L Wild
Died: 11/12/1998
Vergil L. Wild, 80, of Del Rio, passed away Friday morning at the U.T.
Hospital following an apparent stroke Thursday morning.
Vergil was a retired farmer and a veteran of World War II.
He is survived by his former mate, Eva Wild, of Newport; children,
Gail and her husband, Ernest Sawyer of Hot Springs, North Carolina, and
Juanita and her husband, Esten Willis of Del Rio; grandchildren, Melanie
and her husband, Shannon Helton of Newport, Ben Sawyer of Hot Springs,
North Carolina, Tina and her husband, Todd Reece, and Heath Willis, all
of Del Rio; great-grandchildren, Jacob Helton of Newport and Madelyn Reece
of Del Rio; sisters, Nuffie Arrington of Greeneville, and Robbie Bedenbaugh
and Phyllis Gosnell, both of Columbia, South Carolina; and brothers, Jerry
and Jacob Wild, both of Greeneville.
Funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fugate Freewill Baptist Church
with Rev. Ernest Sawyer and Rev. Bill Murr officiating. Mr. Wild laid in
state from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Interment was in the
Hale Cemetery.
The family received friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday evening
at the Brown Funeral Home.
Brown Funeral Home was in charge.
Kathy Jo Burgess
Died: 11/15/1998
Kathy Jo Burgess, formerly Kathy Jo Holt, of Dandridge, passed away
Saturday evening at Baptist Hospital in Knoxville. She was a victim of
cancer and had been in a deep, but stable, coma.
Kathy is the daughter of Tommy and Ollie Holt of Dandridge and is survived
by her husband of 23 years, Bill Burgess, and two children, Jason, 22,
and Pamela, 18. Bill is the son of Dennis and Juanita Burgess of Newport.
Bill and Kathy retired from the Air Force in 1995 and lived by her
parents in Grapevine Hollow near English Mountain. She had been a sales
host at Dollywood for four years. Her husband and mother also work at Dollywood.
Her father is retired from Bush Brothers in Chestnut Hill.
A private graveside service is scheduled Tuesday morning followed by
a memorial service for friends and family at the Robert F. Thomas Church
at Dollywood in Sevierville at 2 p.m. Dollywood is closed Tuesday, so entrance
and parking are free for those wishing to attend.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
Clyde Gilbert
Died: 11/15/1998
Clyde (Gib) Gilbert, 67, of Newport, passed away at St. Mary’s Medical
Center Sunday, November 15.
He was retired from Bush Brothers in Chestnut Hill.
Mr. Gilbert was preceded in death by his parents, Nellie and Edward
Gilbert; sister, Edith Moore; and brother, James Gilbert.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy Shaver Gilbert of Newport; daughter,
Regina Gilbert; foster-grandson, Dustin Voudren; daughter and son-in-law,
Debbie and Larry Keller; son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Mary Ellen
Shaver; mother-in-law, Pauline Shaver; special children, Johnathan and
Kristy Sweeten; and special devoted friends, Mike and Starlene Sweeten.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Manes Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Hardison officiating. The family will receive
friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. prior to the services.
Interment will be 11 a.m. Wednesday morning in the Resthaven Memorial
Gardens.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
Arnie Carrell
Died: 11/16/1998
Arnie Carrell, 81, of Newport, died Sunday at Baptist Hospital of Cocke
County.
He was a veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jo Carrell; parents, Edward
and Clara Melissa Baxter Carrell; brothers, James Clyde (Peanut) Carrell
and Clifford Carrell; and a sister, Uila Carrell.
He is survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Earl E. and Marie
Carrell of Alcoa and Hollis (Frosty) and Jean Carrell of Newport; sisters-in-law,
Jean Allen, Mildred Carrell and Anna Roe Carrell of Newport; special friend,
Michelle Shipley; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening in the West
Chapel of Manes Funeral Home with the Rev. M.L. White and Rev. Steven Smith
officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Union Cemetery. D.A.V.
graveside services will be performed by L/CPL Charles Roberts Chapter 102.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday prior
to the service.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
James Robert Hall
Died: 11/16/1998
James “Jim” Robert Hall, 92, of 10 Sulphur Springs Drive, Greenville,
South Carolina, died Wednesday, November 11.
Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Samuel (Singing Sam) D.
and Emeline Ellison Hall and the widower of Ollie Murr Hall.
He was a former supervisor at several area textile mills and later
self-employed as a home contractor.
He was a member of Calvary First Baptist Church and Baracca Class.
Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde (Beatrice)
Good, Mr. and Mrs. David (Faye) Aiken, Mr. and Mrs. Alan (Belinda) Hilliard,
Greenville, South Carolina, and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie (Mildred) Pierce, Marietta,
South Carolina; son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Furman (Norma) Hall,
Easley, South Carolina; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Mary) Raines, Newport,
and Mrs. Vernon (Ellen) Bailey, Wood River, Illinois; three brothers, Frank
Hall, Rev. Ransom Hall and Alfred Hall, Newport; eight grandchildren, Debbie
Hall Grant, Beverly Good Hawkins, James Pierce, Phil Green, Tammy Aiken
Franklin, Ashley Hilliard, Jennifer Hilliard, and Brian Hilliard; six great-grandchildren,
Sean Hyder, Amy Cooley, Brad Hawkins, Derek Hawkins, David Franklin, and
Elizabeth Franklin; and great-great-grandchild, Kayla Cooley.
Service was 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary First Baptist Church. Burial
was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Brian Hilliard, James Pierce, Sean Hyder, Brad and
Derek Hawkins, and David Franklin. Honorary escort was Baracca Sunday school
class, Calvary First Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to Calvary First Baptist Church Building Fund,
11 Tampa Street, Greenville, S.C. 29609.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, Greenville, South Carolina,
was in charge of arrangements.
James Robert Hall
Died: 11/16/1998
James “Jim” Robert Hall, 92, of 10 Sulphur Springs Drive, Greenville,
South Carolina, died Wednesday, November 11.
Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Samuel (Singing Sam) D.
and Emeline Ellison Hall and the widower of Ollie Murr Hall.
He was a former supervisor at several area textile mills and later
self-employed as a home contractor.
He was a member of Calvary First Baptist Church and Baracca Class.
Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde (Beatrice)
Good, Mr. and Mrs. David (Faye) Aiken, Mr. and Mrs. Alan (Belinda) Hilliard,
Greenville, South Carolina, and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie (Mildred) Pierce, Marietta,
South Carolina; son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Furman (Norma) Hall,
Easley, South Carolina; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Mary) Raines, Newport,
and Mrs. Vernon (Ellen) Bailey, Wood River, Illinois; three brothers, Frank
Hall, Rev. Ransom Hall and Alfred Hall, Newport; eight grandchildren, Debbie
Hall Grant, Beverly Good Hawkins, James Pierce, Phil Green, Tammy Aiken
Franklin, Ashley Hilliard, Jennifer Hilliard, and Brian Hilliard; six great-grandchildren,
Sean Hyder, Amy Cooley, Brad Hawkins, Derek Hawkins, David Franklin, and
Elizabeth Franklin; and great-great-grandchild, Kayla Cooley.
Service was 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary First Baptist Church. Burial
was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Brian Hilliard, James Pierce, Sean Hyder, Brad and
Derek Hawkins, and David Franklin. Honorary escort was Baracca Sunday school
class, Calvary First Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to Calvary First Baptist Church Building Fund,
11 Tampa Street, Greenville, S.C. 29609.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, Greenville, South Carolina,
was in charge of arrangements.
Shannon C. Barton
Died: 11/20/1998
Shannon C. Barton, 17, of Newport, passed away Thursday, November 19.
He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Barton; and grandparents,
Goodson and Mary Gregg and A.B. and Leona Barton.
Survivors: mother, Mary Susie Barton of Newport; sisters, Jewel Barton
and Tina Gregg, both of Newport; two half-sisters; brothers, Shawn and
Shane Barton, both of Newport; and three half-brothers.
The family received friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday evening
at Costner-Maloy Funeral Home.
The funeral was 8 p.m. Saturday, November 21, at the Costner-Maloy
Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Fred Gregg officiating. Cremation followed the
service.
Costner-Maloy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Anna Kenyon Miller
Died: 11/20/1998
Anna Carolyn Kenyon Miller passed away at her home in the Parrottsville
community on Thursday evening, November 19. She had suffered from a lingering
illness.
She is cherished by her family and friends.
She spent a lifetime in love and dedication as a member of Salem Lutheran
Church. She was a member of the adult choir, the W.E.L.C.A., and served
as a church council member.
She actively participated in the Heartsease Garden Club and the Cocke
County Chapter of the D.A.R.
After the loss of their son, Kenyon, she founded the Compassionate
Friends Group for bereaved parents of deceased children.
She served the Cocke County community with deep dedication and hard
work. She worked with the late Col. M.M. Bullard and his family to assist
in bringing many improvements to the Cocke County area.
She was preceded in death by her son, Kenyon Miller; her parents, Wanda
and James Kenyon; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Trula and Walter
Miller.
She is survived by her loving husband, Fred Miller; her daughter, Frances
Miller; her three grandsons, Todd Blazer, Russell Blazer and Philip Swan;
her brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Lois Kenyon; and numerous cousins.
Those who wish may send flowers. However, a memorial fund is being
created in her memory to buy native flowers and shrubs for the local schools,
the Salem Lutheran Church and Luther Memorial Lutheran Church. Those who
wish may contribute to her memorial fund in lieu of sending flowers.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday evening,
November 20, at the Costner-Maloy Funeral Home.
The funeral/worship service will be held at Salem Lutheran Church on
Saturday afternoon, November 21. The body will lie in state from 1:30 p.m.
to 2 p.m. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. with Pastor L.C. Sparks and
Pastor Claude Villemaire officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks and appreciation
to everyone who had extended support and help during her illness. Your
love and kindness will never be forgotten.
Costner-Maloy Funeral Home is in charge.
James Samples
Died: 11/20/1998
James Samples Sr., 89, of Newport, passed away Thursday, November 19,
at Mariner Health of Newport.
James was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mary Samples.
Survivors include daughters, Annis Bible of Newport, Mary Sue and husband,
Edward Ortner, of Lillian, Alabama, Bettie Fern and husband, Eugene Kelly
of Newport, Ann and husband, Gary Johnson of Carrollton, Georgia, and Eunis
and her husband, Larry Williams of Newport; sons, Eulas and wife, Geri
Samples of Newport, and James Jr. and wife, Iris Samples of Riverdale,
Georgia; 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Saturday, November 21, between 7 p.m.
and 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home.
The service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Sonny Webb officiating. Interment in Union Cemetery.
Brown Funeral Home is in charge.
Donald Arthur Burke
Died: 11/23/1998
Donald Arthur Burke, 50, of Chicago, Illinois, died at his home Thursday,
November 19.
He attended The University of Tennessee and played in the band of Knoxville
Symphony.
He graduated from Pudet Sound College of Music in Tacoma, Washington
and played in the Air Force Band, Chicago Business Man’s Orchestra, and
other bands.
He was a member of English Mountain Christian Church.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Arthur (Edmund) Burke of Newport;
brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Annette Burke of Strassburg, Pennsylvania;
brother, Richard Burke of Miami, Florida; and sister, Norma Telfer of California.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
Isidro Mario Cabrera
Died: 11/23/1998
Isidro Mario Cabrera, of Del Rio, born May 15, 1962, in Los Angeles,
California, passed from this life on November 16, 1998.
He is survived, loved and remembered by his wife, Janet Brooks-Cabrera,
of Del Rio; daughter, Bonifacia Ann Cabrera, Newport; father and mother,
Elpidio and Bonifacia Bailon Cabrera, Edwina; sisters, Guadalupe Leonides
and Maria Cabrera, Greensboro, Florida; brothers, Francisco and Juan B.
Cabrera, Greensboro, Florida, Armando Cabrera, Edwina, and Elpidio J. Cabrera,
Iguala, Mexico; mother-in-law, Sarah Jones Brooks; several aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces, and nephews; and a special friend, Calvin Thornton.
The body was brought to the home of his parents in Edwina on November
18, for viewing and receiving friends. His body will be laid to rest November
25, in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico.
Fred C. Martine
Died: 11/23/1998
Fred C. Martine, 89, of Newport, died Saturday at the Jefferson County
Convalescent Home.
He came to Newport at an early age with a C.C. Camp from New York and
then worked at Overholt’s Hardware for many years.
He is survived by his beloved adopted family, Emogene Buckner of Newport,
Teresa, Wayne, Sierra and Brandon Buckner of Bybee, Rhonda and Kevin Wilds
of Newport, and Karen, Donnie, Lorrie, Daniel and Derrick Tabor of White
Pine; brother, Walter Martine of New York; sister, Anna Demming of New
York; and a stepson, Bill Maloy, of Newport.
Funeral service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Manes Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Frazier officiating. Interment will be 10
a.m. Wednesday in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday prior
to the service.
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