WILLIE EDWARD MILLER
Willie Edward Miller I, 82, 2375 Pleasant Valley Road, Mountain City,
passed away Saturday, May 20, 2000 at his residence. He was a native of
Carter County and a son of the late Andrew J. and Bertie Ellen Campbell
Miller. He was preceded in death by a son, Joseph M. Miller, and a sister,
Stella M. Woods. He was a member of the Liberty Christian Church. Survivors
include his wife, Wanda Pauline Richardson Miller, Mountain City, Tennessee;
one son, Willie Edward Miller II, Elizabethton, Tennessee; three daughters,
Janice Manila Miller Ringwald, Mountain City, Tennessee; Reta Nioma Miller
Harmon, Banner Elk, North Carolina; Tammy Julydean Miller Johnson, Lenoir,
North Carolina; five brothers, Frank Miller, Elizabethton, Tennessee; L.D.
Miller, J.P. Miller, Bill Miller and Darrell Miller, all of Butler, Tennessee;
one sister, Shirley Miller, Johnson City, Tennessee; eight grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
May 22, 2000 at 8 p.m. from the Liberty Christian Church with Jim Hutchinson
officiating. Pallbearers were Deacons and Elders of the Liberty Christian
Church. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Richardson
Cemetery, Buck Mountain, North Carolina. Percy-Hux Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
RUTH W. REEDY
Ruth W. Reedy, 49, Damascus, Virginia, died Monday, May 15, 2000 at
Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. She was a lifelong resident
of Washington County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Edward
Brancen and Maggie Elizabeth Blevins Wyatt. She was a member of the Ladies
Auxiliary of V.F.W. Post 9830 and the First Baptist Church in Damascus,
Virginia. Survivors include her husband, Harley L. Reedy, Damascus,
Virginia; two sons, Edward Lee Reedy and Thomas Abraham Reedy, both of
Damascus, Virginia; two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Dolores) Gentry, Shady Valley,
Tennessee; Linda Sue Rouse, Vinton, Virginia; one brother, Zane Barr, Mt.
Juliet, Tennessee and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 8 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel
with Robert Griffin, Jr. officiating. Committal services and interment
were conducted Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 10 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park
in Damascus, Virginia. Memorials may be made to the Damascus Volunteer
Rescue Squad, PO Box 458, Damascus, Virginia 24236. Johnson Funeral Home
in Damascus, Virginia was in charge of arrangements.
LEWIS F. GENTRY
Lewis F. Gentry, 101, Spotsylvania County died Wednesday, May 10, 2000
at
Mary Washington Hospital. He was born in Shady Valley, Tennessee and was
a self-employed farmer. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Ellsworth Carr
Gentry; three daughters, Velma Silver, Stafford County; Eileen Luck and
Sadie Dye, both of Spotsylvania; five sons, Horace Gentry, Lewis Gentry,
Jr., Walter Gentry, Charles Gentry and Albert Gentry, all of Spotsylvania;
two brothers, Miles Gentry, Spotsylvania and S.T. Gentry, Shady Valley;
14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mullins & Thompson
Funeral Service, Spotsylvania Chapel, with Rev. Bobby Sylvia and Rev. Luther
Nessbaum officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens. This
obituary is a courtesy of the Henson Funeral Home.
ISABELLA A. CHANDLER PROFFITT
Isabella A. Chandler Proffitt, 77, Wilmington, Delaware, died at her
residence on Sunday, April 23, 2000. She was the wife of Alvin F. Proffitt,
with whom she shared 35 years of marriage. She was a lifelong resident
of the Hockessin, Delaware area, a daughter of the late Thomas Chandler
and Isabella Derrickson Chandler. She was a machine Operator, evaporator
operator, and dolly operator at the NVF Company in Hockessin, Delaware,
retiring in 1984 after 40 years of service. She was a member of Hockessin
United Methodist Church, Hockessin Fire Company-Ladies Auxiliary, Ladies
of the VFW in Hockessin, Delaware, The Eastern Star and Rebecca of the
Odd Fellows. In addition to her husband, she is survived by several
nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, April 27
at 11 a.m. at the Kuzo & Gofus Funeral Home, Ltd., State and Meredith
Sts., Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Interment followed in the Union Hill
Cemetery, North Union Street, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Memorials may
be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 3551 North Broad Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19140.
SCOTT HENSLEY
Scott Hensley, 85, 1730 Garrett Hill Road, Greeneville, Tennessee,
died Saturday, May 20, 2000 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Elizabethton,
Tennessee. He was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Church of God
and a member of Johnson County Senior Citizen Center. He was preceded in
death by his parents, his wife, Pauline Hensley, one son and daughter-in-law,
Donald Hensley and Linda Hensley Maupin, a grandson, Russell Hensley and
a half-brother, Donald Shelton. He was a Christian man who was a loving
husband and father. He was affectionately known to his family as Granddaddy
“Scott.” He was a sportsman who liked to hunt and fish. His life was enriched
by his special friend and neighbor, Joe Collier. Funeral services
were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Kiser Funeral Chapel with Rev.
Tommy Collins and Rev. Larrie Pike officiating. Interment followed in the
Greenlawn Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers were nephews and friends.
Kiser Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. This obituary is
a courtesy of the Percy-Hux Funeral Home.
CLEO M. CALLAHAN
Cleo M. Callahan, 80, 1550 Hwy 133, Shady Valley, passed away at her
residence Sunday, May 14, 2000 She was a native of Johnson County, a daughter
of the late Willis and Hattie Blevins McQueen. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Thomas P. “Pat” Callahan, who died in 1969, also by a sister,
Walsa Eller. She was a former employee of Blue Ridge Shoe Company, president
of the Shady Valley Home Demonstration Club and a member of the Shady Valley
Church of Christ. Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Callahan Honaker,
Shady Valley, Tennessee; two brothers, Raleigh McQueen, Atlanta, Georgia;
Reford McQueen, Shady Valley, Tennessee; two sisters, Lois Walker, Shady
Valley, Tennessee; Okie Greer, Johnson City, Tennessee; two grandsons,
Aaron Honaker and Joshua Honaker, both of the home; and several nieces
and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 8 p.m. from the
Shady Valley Church of Christ with James A. Sherman and Dr. Tom Peek officiating.
Graveside services were conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. from the McQueen
Cemetery, Shady Valley. Pallbearers were Tony Barry, David Walker, Randy
McQueen, Richard Blevins, Randy Hutchinson, Doug Roark, Jack Blevins, Olan
Bentley and Doug Walker. Percy-Hux Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
SAMUEL SLEMP
Samuel (Tine) Slemp, 93, 412 Arnold road, Jonesborough, Tennessee,
died Sunday, May 21, 2000 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.
He was a native of Johnson County, Tennessee but had lived in Washington
County since 1948. He was a farmer and well known by many in the community.
He worked for over 50 years in the local tobacco markets, many of those
at the Big Burley Warehouse. He was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher
at Cherry Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucy
Ann Cable Slemp and one sister, Ivy Triplett. Survivors include five sons,
Joe Slemp, Warner Robbins, Georgia; Ed Slemp, Bossier City, Louisiana;
Ray Slemp, San Antonio, Texas; Ben Slemp, Jonesborough, Tennessee and J.L.
Slemp, Fredrick, Maryland; one daughter, Bess Prichard, Warner Robbins,
Georgia; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 8 p.m. at
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Rogers and Dr. Sam Neeley
officiating. Interment will be conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Keplinger
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Dillow-Taylor Funeral
Home is in charge of the arrangements.
RUBY WILSON YORK
Ruby Wilson York, 88, 919 Medical Park Drive, formerly of Route 1,
Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, passed away Monday, May 22, 2000 in the Mountain
City care Center. She was a native of Washington County, Virginia but had
made her home in Johnson County most of her life. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Paul York, a daughter of the late Emitt and Annie Gentry
Wilson. She was a homemaker and attended the Pleasant Home Baptist Church.
Survivors include a nephew, James Wilson, Redondo Beach, California; two
great-nephews and several cousins. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday,
May 24, 2000 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of the Henson Funeral Home with
Rev. Derl McCloud officiating. Interment followed in the Stateline Cemetery,
Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee. Memorials may be made to the Johnson County
Rescue Squad. Henson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
CAROLE ANN THOMPSON GWINN
Carole Ann Thompson Gwinn, 57, 109 Pine Street, Mountain City, passed
away Saturday, May 27 at the Johnson County Health Care Center. She was
a native of Wilmington, Delaware, a daughter of the late Earl and Virginia
Thompson. She was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and was a Special
Education teacher for 14 years for the Johnson County School System and
was a former employee of I.B., Inc., Boone, North Carolina. Survivors include
her husband, Joseph Gwinn, Mountain City; three sons, Ronnie Gwinn, Manassas,
Virginia; Charles and Robert Gwinn, both of Mountain City; one foster son,
Charlie Furchess, Mountain City; one sister, Linda Harvey, Wilmington,
Delaware; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday,
May 30 at 8 p.m. from the Chapel of Henson Funeral Home with Rev. Bill
Brown officiating. Pallbearers were Russell Barlow, Jimmy Anderson, Cress
Snyder, Terry Baird, Dave Gwinn and Michael Kyte. Honorary pallbearers
were Mike White, Steve Arnold and Larry Knipe. Graveside services were
conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Reece Memorial Cemetery. Henson Funeral
Home was in charge of the arrangements.
SOPHIA SIAKALA FOSTER
Sophia Siakala Foster, 87, Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Hollywood, Florida,
died Monday, May 29, 2000 at Glenstone health Care in Boone, North Carolina.
She was born January 3, 1913, in Providence County, Rhode Island. She was
a former sales clerk for a drug store in Pawtucket and was of the Catholic
faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest A. Foster and a
son, Ernest Foster, Jr. and her father and mother. Survivors include one
daughter, Adrienne Brumley and husband Rex, Mountain City; one brother,
John Siakala, Central Falls, Rhode Island; one grandson, Timothy Fullam;
one great-grandson, Garrett Fullam; one great-granddaughter, Adrianna Fullam,
all of Lenoir, North Carolina. Funeral Mass was conducted Tuesday at 2
p.m. at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel in Boone, North Carolina with Father
Conrad Hoover officiating. Burial was conducted in Hollywood Memorial Gardens
in Hollywood, Florida. Hampton Funeral Service in Boone was in charge of
the arrangements.
JUNE COOPER
June Cooper, 61, 196 Millard Cooper Lane, Mountain City, passed away
Thursday, May 25, 2000 in the Watauga Medical Center, Boone, North Carolina,
following an extended illness. She was a native of Johnson County, a daughter
of the late Coots and Florence Miller Price, and was preceded in death
by a brother, Howard Price. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church,
an employee of the Reynolds Fence and Guardrail Company, Charlotte, North
Carolina. Survivors include her husband, Millard Cooper, Mountain City;
five sons, Gary Cooper, of the home; Richard Cooper, Michael Cooper and
Terry Cooper, all of Mountain City; Bobby Cooper, Morganton, North Carolina;
one daughter, Kathy Blevins, Mountain City; one brother, Jake Price, Mountain
City; one sister, Kathleen Wallace, Trade, Tennessee; 14 grandchildren;
one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services
were conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. from the Price Cemetery with Rev. Bruce
Simcox officiating. Pallbearers were Tracy Arnold, Scott Roark, Dallas
Arnold, Charles Arnold, Johnny Miller and Walter Adams. Percy-Hux Funeral
Home.
HOWARD E. A. PEARSON
Howard E.A. Pearson, 82, 615 Pine Hill Road, Elizabethton, Tennessee,
died Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a lengthy
illness. He was a native of Trade, Tennessee, raised in Carter County,
Tennessee most of his life. He was the son of the late Clyde and Annie
Eggers Pearson. He was a retired mechanic with the North American Rayon
Corporation with 44 years of service. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World
War II and was a charter member of the Captain Lynn H. Folsom V.F.w. Post
#2166. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Dale Pearson, Doug Pearson,
Ernest Pearson and Ed Pearson. Survivors include his wife, Helen Smith
Pearson, of the home; one son, Rondal Pearson, Plano, Texas; one daughter,
Nellie P. Vachon, Butler, Tennessee; one brother, James Pearson, Elizabethton,
Tennessee; one sister, Geraldine Stanton, Butler, Tennessee; six grandchildren,
Emily Fletcher, Randy Schuettler, Henry Schuettler, Chris Schuettler, Travis
Pearson and Jessica Pearson; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Friday, May 26, 2000 at 1:30
p.m. in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Rev. Danny
Simerly officiating. Interment followed in the Mountain Home National Cemetery.
Military honors were accorded by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom Post #2166
V.F.W. Active pallbearers were Steve Pearson, Phil Pearson, Jim Pearson,
Les Pearson, Larry Stanton and Keith Dugger. Honorary pallbearers were
Steve Campbell, Keith Campbell, Danny Fletcher, Powell Ellis, Gary Hicks,
Dean Perry, Ralph Watson, O.K. Shell and members of the Captain Lynn H.
Folsom V.F.W. Post #2166. Memorials may be made to the World War II Memorial,
2300 Charndon Blvd., Courthouse Plaza #2, Suite 501, Arlington, VA 22201.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
THOMAS J. SNYDER
Thomas J. Snyder, 57, West Grove, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, May 28,
2000 in the Southern Chester County Medical Center, West Grove, Pennsylvania.
He was the husband of Kathryn S. Snyder, with whom he shared 20 years of
marriage. He was a lifelong resident of the Landenberg, Pennsylvania area,
the son of Russell J. Snyder, Landenberg, Pennsylvania and the late Hattie
E. Greer Snyder, who died in 1996. He was a teacher for the New Castle
County Vocational/Technical School District, retiring in 1993, after 29
years of service. He was a lifelong member of the Avon Grove Church of
the Nazarene, where he served as Church Treasurer and Board member for
22 years. He also taught Sunday School for many years. He was Vice-Chairman
of the N.C.C.S.E.F.C.U. in New Castle County, Delaware. He played and coached
baseball and soccer since elementary school. He enjoyed sports and collecting
sports memorabilia. In addition to his wife and father survivors include
one son, Tommy J. Snyder, Jr., of the home; one daughter, Laura Snyder,
of the home; one brother, Christopher Snyder, Landenberg, Pennsylvania;
one sister, Peggy S. Stella, Baker City, Oregon. Funeral services will
be conducted Friday, June 2, 2000 at 11 a.m. at the Avon Grove Church of
the Nazarene, 240 E. State road, West Grove, Pennsylvania. Interment will
follow inthe Union Hill Cemetery, N. Union NStreet, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Memorial may be made to the Avon Grove Church of the Nazarene, 240 E. State
Road, West Grove, PA 19390. Cleveland & Gofus Funeral Home is in charge
of the arrangements. This obituary is a courtesy of the Percy-Hux Funeral
Home.
MADELINE ROSALIE FOSTER LONG
Madeline Rosalie Foster Long, 76, 140 Brookview Drive, Shelbyville,
Kentucky, died Thursday, August 31, 2000 at her residence. She was born
in Stone, Kentucky, a daughter of the late George Joseph and Mary Rudd
Foster. She was a member of the Shelbyville Christian Church and was preceded
in death by her husband, Doyle J. Long. Survivors include one daughter,
Dr. Nancy Bowers, Shelbyville, Kentucky; two sons, Jeff Long, Plantation,
Florida and Joe Long, Westmont, Illinois; six grandchildren; two daughters-in-law,
Valerie Long and Diane long; one son-in-law, Denny Bowers. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday, September 3,2000 at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Funeral
Home Chapel. Committal services were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. in the
Blevins Cemetery in Shady Valley, Tennessee. Johnson Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
ETHEL WALKER
Ethel Walker, 72, Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away Sunday, August
13, 2000 at JFK Hospital after a brief illness. She was an active member
of First Baptist Church of Palm Beach, Florida where she was an active
member of the choir and singing Christmas tree. Survivors include her husband,
Worley, of 52 years; three sons, Steven and wife Penny, Richard and wife
Brenda, Terry and wife Kay, all of Boynton Beach, Florida; one daughter,
Carolyn and husband Ken, Baltimore, Maryland; nine grandchildren; five
sisters, Opal (Clayton) Douglas, Kingsport; Louise (Bill) Hilton, Blountville;
Kathleen (Bill) Davidson, Nashville; Trilla (Buddy) Little, Elizabethton;
Sue (Malcolm) Howard, Mountain City; several nieces and nephews. Funeral
services were conducted Thursday, August 17 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Bill Keith
and Rev. Jim Miedema officiating. Interment followed in the Lake Worth
Memorial Gardens Cemetery. E. Earl Smith and Son Funeral Home, Lake Worth,
was in charge of the arrangements. This obituary is a courtesy of Percy-Hux
Funeral Home.
ROBERT GRANT GARR, SR.
Robert Grant Garr, Sr., 67, 1129 Ray Avenue in Newton, North Carolina,
died Monday, September 11, 2000 at Catawba Memorial Hospital. He was born
June 25, 1933 in Mountain City, Tennessee, the son of the late Clayton
and Mary Morefield Garr. He was a retired employee of Shuford Mills and
a member of Wayside Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded
in death by his wife, Thelma Mae Garr and a grandson, Robert Scott Garr.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Garr, Jr., of the home; Dennis Garr,
Lincolnton;
two daughters, Janet Mace, Conover; Cathey Anderson, Newton; four brothers,
Ray Garr, Cambridge, Ohio; Burt Garr and Glenn Garr, both of Mountain City,
Tennessee; Hansel Garr, Avondale, Pennsylvania; one sister, Hazel McCoy,
Kingsport, Tennessee; seven grandchildren including Carrie Garr and Brittany
Garr, of the home; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Rector Henson and Rev.
Ted Mace officiating. Entombment followed at Catawba Memorial Park. Memorials
may be made to Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC
28658. Drum Funeral Home in Conover was in charge of the arrangements.
HELEN HAROLD LEFTWICH
Helen Harold Leftwich, 72, a recent resident of Virginia Beach and
Mountain City, Tennessee, died September 3, 2000 in Bay Memorial Hospital,
Panama City, Florida. She was born in Lincoln, Kansas and lived in many
states, Iceland, and Australia during her husband’s Naval career. Her primary
occupation was as a homemaker and artist, having studied oils and watercolors
under well-known artists. Dear to her heart were two brothers-in-law and
their wives, Claude and Anita Leftwich of Virginia Beach, and Samuel and
Shirley Leftwich of Flat Rock, North Carolina. Survivors include her husband,
Robert W. Leftwich, Lynn Haven, Florida; three daughters, Cheryl Alderson,
Excelsior Springs, Missouri;Gwynne Leftwich, Greenwood, Arkansas; Sheila
Alderson, Independence, Missouri; one son, Steven Leftwich, Hickory, North
Carolina; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Gerald Harold, Marshville Hills, Massachusetts; Keith Harold, Independence,
Missouri. Interment will be held at a later date.
GEORGE MILLARD
George Millard, 79, Konnarock, Virginia, died Thursday, September 7,
2000 in the Highlands Retirement Village in Abingdon, Virginia. He was
born in Blountville, Tennessee, and was the son of the late George A. and
Mary Magadaline Morris Millard. He had lived in Konnarock, Virginia since
1996 and retired from Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee
in 1971. He was a member of the Damascus Senior Citizens and the Konnarock
Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Killen
Millard; two daughters, Sandra Klebanoff, Media, Pennsylvania and Cathy
Catenzaro, Indianapolis, Indiana; three sons, George E. Millard and Scott
Millard, both of Blountville, Tennessee and Allan Millard, Kingsport, Tennessee;
two sisters, Margaret Millard, Bristol, Virginia and Helen Covey, West
Palm Beach, Florida; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter and several
nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September
9, 2000 at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with Garland Day and
Ron Ihrig officiating. Committal services were conducted Sunday at 1 p.m.
in the Mausoleum Chapel of Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol, Tennessee. Honorary
pallbearers were the men of the Konnarock Seventh-Day Adventist Church,
the staff at Highlands Retirement Village, the staff of Welmont Hospice
and Dr. Bennett Y. Cowan Jr. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
WILEY SHELTON PARDUE
Wiley Shelton Pardue, 74, Bristol, Virginia, formerly of West Chester,
Pennsylvania, died Monday, September 11, 2000 at the home of his daughter
in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Her was the husband of Jeanine Klein
Pardue, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. He was born in Mountain
City, Tennessee, a son of the late Robert F. and Ollie Tester Pardue. He
was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. He attained the rank of Sergeant. He met
his wife while serving in France. He farmed for 50 years, primarily at
the Blue Rock Farm and Georgia Farm on Creek Road in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the Marshallton Fire Company for many years and was
known throughout the local community for his friendly smile. Survivors
in addition to his wife include one daughter, Shirley Shields, Egg Harbor
Township, New Jersey; one son, Gary S. Pardue, Marshallton, Pennsylvania;
two brothers, Ulysses Pardue, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania; Bruce Pardue,
Mountain City, Tennessee; two sisters, Maudlee Arnold and Irene Pardue,
both of Mountain City, Tennessee; five grandchildren. Graveside services
will be held Thursday, September 14, 2000 at 2k p.m. at the Bradford Cemetery,
Marshallton, Pennsylvania. Kuzo & Gofus Funeral Home, Ltd. of Kennett
Square, Pennsylvania is in charge of the arrangements. This obituary is
a courtesy of the Percy-Hux Funeral Home.
ETHEL HAMBY HOUSTON
Ethel Hamby Houston, 92, Oxford, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, February
7, 2001 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born in Damascus,
Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Columbus G. and Rebecca Hamby.
She as resided in Oxford for the past year, prior to that she lived in
Damascus, Virginia. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Houston, who
passed away April 18, 1995. They had shared 72 years of marriage. She was
preceded in death by four sons, Willie Fred Houston, Bobby Gene Houston,
Paul A. F. Houston and Aaron Houston; and one daughter, Ada Houston. She
was a homemaker and was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Damascus,
Virginia.
Survivors include four sons, Joe Edwin Houston, Oxford, Pennsylvania;
Jimmy Dale Houston, Pearisburg, Virginia; Jackie Ballard Houston, Damascus,
Virginia and Cletus Dean Houston, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania; seven daughters,
Mary Alice Stefancic, Princeton, West Virginia; Nellie K. Halsey, Damascus,
Virginia; Shirley Ann Hamwrick, Albemarle, North Carolina; Connie Lea Sparks,
Gap, Pennsylvania; Charlotte Rae Mitchem, Oxford, Pennsylvania; Linda Mae
Hutton, Amigo, West Virginia and Frankie Louise Clay, Gap, Pennsylvania;
60 grandchildren, 130 great-grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, February 12, 2001 at 2 p.m.
in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Damascus, Virginia with Rev. Garnet
Rogers officiating.
Interment followed in the Sunset Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to the Safe Harbor Baptist Church, 478
Daleville Road, Cochranville, Pennsylvania 19330 or the Atglen Baptist
Church, Main & Dallas Sts., Atglen, Pennsylvania 19310.
Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
VIOLET JEAN HUFFMAN
Violet Jean Huffman, 66, 406 Fritz Street, Damascus, Virginia, died
Saturday, February 10, 2001 at her residence. She was born in Glen Morrison,
West Virginia and was the daughter of the late John Edgar and Bessie Mae
Trivett Childress. She had lived in Alexandria, Virginia for 35 years before
moving to Damascus, Virginia in 1988. She was a member of the Azen Baptist
Church in Konnarock, Virginia.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest L. Huffman; one daughter, Sandra
K. Murphy, Woodbridge, Virginia; two sons, Larry Dean Huffman and Randell
Scott Huffman, both of Falls Church, Virginia; four sisters, Pansy Finley,
Kalamazoo, Michigan; Maxine Ritchie, Fairfax, Virginia; Patsy Ritchie,
Glade Spring, Virginia; Phyllis Wilson, Orange County, Virginia; three
brothers, Bob Childress, Clinton, Maryland; Joe Childress, Bristol, Virginia
and Johnny Childress, Hay Market, Virginia; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 10 a.m.
in the Azen Baptist Church, Konnarock, Virginia with Rev. Tim Blevins officiating.
Interment followed in the Azen Cemetery.
Pallbearers were selected from family and friends.
Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
RALPH E. CULLOP
Ralph E. Cullop, 71, 1226 S. Shady Avenue, Damascus, Virginia, died
Saturday, February 10, 2001 at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion,
Virginia. He was born in West Virginia and had lived in Washington County,
Virginia most of his life. He was the son of the late Frank and Margaret
Parker Cullop. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II, a
member of the Damascus Senior Citizens, and was of the Protestant Faith.
Survivors include his wife, Cleata Lewis Cullop; one sister, Dorothy
Fritz, Damascus, Virginia; one brother, Herman Cullop, Waycross, Georgia
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at 2 p.m.
at the graveside in Jackson-Lewis Cemetery in Taylors Valley, Virginia
with Rev. Bill Worley officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 207 N. Boone
Street, Johnson City, TN 37601.
Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
WILLIAM JOSEPH CONNELLY
William Joseph Connelly, 84, formally of Clearwater, Florida, died
Monday, February 12, 2001 at the home of his daughter in Green Cove, Virginia.
He was born in Summit, New Jersey and had lived in Livingston, New Jersey
and College Park, Maryland before moving to Clearwater, Florida in 1978.
He had just recently came to live with his daughter and son-in-law in Green
Cove, Virginia. He was retired from Safeway Food Stores and the Washington
Post. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Connelly in September
of 1992 and was of the Catholic faith.
Survivors include two daughters, Anne Blevins and her husband Kyle,
Green Cove, Virginia and Nancy Hussey and husband James, Colonial Beach,
Virginia; two brothers, Charles Connelly and Joseph Connelly, both of Summit,
New Jersey; a long time friend and companion, Virginia McGrath, Shelby,
North Carolina; five grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 2 p.m.
in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Damascus, Virginia with Rev. Charles
E. “Jody” Blevins officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Rogers Rescue Squad, PO Box 47, Whitetop,
VA 24292 or to the Hospice Choice, Inc., PO Box 349, Norton, VA 24273.
Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
MATTIE M. STACY
Mattie M. Stacy, 85, Damascus, Virginia, died Wednesday, February 14,
2001 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia. She was a life
long resident of Washington County, Virginia and was the widow of Leonard
Stacy.
Survivors include two sisters, Rachael Wyatt, Trinity, North Carolina;
Eula Curd, Glade Spring, Virginia; one brother, Herb Rosenbalm, Staunton,
Virginia and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, February 17, 2001 at 2 p.m.
in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Damascus, Virginia with Rev. Johnny
Ray Finley officiating.
Pallbearers were selected from family and friends.
Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
WILLIAM D. DOTSON
William D. Dotson, Captain USNR Retired, 87, 532 Navy Lane, Mountain
City, Tennessee, died February 17, 2001 at his residence. He was a Johnson
County native, son of the late Oscar Dean and Elizabeth Grayson Dotson.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Jane Divine Dotson and a sister,
Mary Dotson Gryder. He enlisted in the Navy after “Pearl Harbor.” He was
commissioned Ensign while serving at sea, South Pacific Theater. He retired
from active duty November 1, 1965, a veteran of three wars.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma L. Dotson; one daughter, Imogene
Dotson Bunn, Mountain City; one brother, Albert R. Dotson, Mountain City;
two step-daughters, Vera Mink Hircock, Charlotte Mink Johnson, both of
Hoquiam, Washington; one step-son Charles Mink, Aberdeen, Washington; two
nephews, Albert D. Gryder, Mountain City; Donald C. Divine, Garfield, Washington.
Henson Funeral was in charge of the arrangements.
EARL JACKSON BOLING
Earl Jackson Boling, 65, 165 Windy Hill Road, Bristol, Tennessee, died
Saturday, February 17, 2001 at his residence following a lengthy battle
with cancer. He was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, a son of the late
Andrew and Elizabeth Woodby Boling. He resided in the Bristol area for
the last 14 years moving from Johnson County, Tennessee. He was a veteran
of the US Army. He was a member of the West Hills Baptist Church. He was
preceded in death by a son, David Andrew Boling.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Linda Snyder Boling, of the
home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mrs. Blake (Dyan) Grindstaff, Mountain
City and Mrs. Rudy (Shelly) Haynes, Johnson City; twin grandsons, Travis
and Dakota Grindstaff, Mountain City; five brothers and two sisters; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the West Hills
Baptist Church with Rev. Larry N. Hall and Rev. Allen K. Brummett officiating.
Burial followed in the Memorial Gardens-Gentry Cemetery, Shady Valley,
Tennessee.
Pallbearers were David Bishop, Billy Bishop, Brad Boling, Dean Millwood,
Loodie Booher, Bob Taylor, Sam Abelseth and Paul Crowe.
Honorary pallbearers were Mike Garland, Charlie Campbell, Joe Campbell,
Dennis Hixson and Lester Malone.
Weaver Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
TOM WRIGHT
Tom Wright, 77, 539 Wallace Road, Shady Valley, Tennessee, passed away
Monday, February 19, 2001 in the Bristol Nursing Home, Bristol, Tennessee.
He was a native of Shady Valley, Tennessee and was a son of the late Lillie
Wright and was preceded in death by his wife, Violet Reedy Wright, who
died in 1999. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and attended the
Shady Valley Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, J.C. Wright,
Flemming, Georgia; Dale Wright and Craig Wright, both of Shady Valley,
Tennessee; two daughters, Shirley Cross and Brenda Vanover, both of Shady
Valley, Tennessee; one sister, Vera Martin, Shady Valley, Tennessee; four
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 8 p.m. from the Chapel
of the Percy-Hux Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie Porter officiating. Military
graveside services will be conducted Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 11
a.m. in the Shady Valley Memorial Gardens accorded by the Johnson County
Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be the Men of the Shady Valley Baptist Church.
Honorary pallbearers will be Taylor Scott, Stanley Snyder, Lillard Blevins
and Avery Miller. Percy-Hux Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. |
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