Sullivan County, Tennessee, Obituaries: Billy E. Feathers Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bristol Herald Courier http://www.bristolnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=TRI/Page/TRI_FrontPage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bristol Herald Courier Monday, December 16, 2002 Billy E. Feathers BLOUNTVILLE -- Billy E. Feathers, 62, went to be with his Lord, family and friends Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at the Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Billy was born June 22, 1940, in Bristol Tennessee and was a son of the late Garland and Helen (Shipley) Feathers. He was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church. He was very actively retired from the Tennessee Eastman Company where he worked as a chemical operator. Billy was a wonderful and loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a sincere and kind person who made friends very easily, put people at ease and gave a smile to everyone he met. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Lee Feathers. Billy is survived by his loving family: his wife of 42 years, Betty Barger Feathers of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Scott Mendenhall of Kingsport; two sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Tina Feathers and Tony and Kim Feathers, all of Kingsport; a special grandson, Michael Feathers; four special step-grandchildren, Angel and Joshua Gibson and Logan and Connor Couch; a special granddaughter that will make her debut in April, Meredith Feathers; an aunt and uncle, Colleen and Jim Pierce; a great-aunt and great-uncle, Rader and Carlene Mahoney; and a cousin, Ferrell Shipley. Calling hours will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the East Lawn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 8 p.m. Tuesday at the East Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Jason McIntosh officiating. The family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Wednesday for a graveside service at the Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Brian Barger, Charlie Weaver, J.D. Bacon, Sam Morrell, Lloyd Crabtree, Gene Daniels, Monk Jones, Claude Myers, Kenneth Sparks, Mark Gollehon, Terry Wilson, Roy Pope, Tony Weaver, Sam Cox and Ira Babb. The family requests in lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Salem United Methodist Church Building Fund, 230 Boozy Creek Road, Blountville, TN 37617. Condolences may be sent via email at elawnfuneralhome@aol.com. East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Feathers family.