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December 1, 1999

Evelyn M. Davidson

 PONTIAC, Mich. -- Graveside services for Evelyn Moseman Davidson will
 be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn.
 The Rev. Bruce Hendrich will officiate. Those attending should assemble at the
 funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Friday to go to the cemetery.
 Mrs. Davidson, 69, of 364 Lakeside Drive, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999.
 Memorial Funeral Chapel in Elizabethton is in charge of arrangements.

 Vester E. Dutton

 MARION -- Vester Eugene Dutton, 62, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in
 Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 He was a son of the late William Henry and Myrtle Dutton. He was of the
 Baptist faith.
 Surviving are three sons, Dwayne Dutton of Chilhowie, Terry Lee Dutton of
 Marion and Kevin Ray Dutton of Independence, Va.; a daughter, Sherry Lynn
 Waits of Taylorsville, N.C.; a brother, William "Bill" Dutton of Marion; three
 sisters, Marie Myers of Chilhowie and Ellen Stines and Betty Parks, both of
 Marion; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
 Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in Adwolfe Freewill
 Baptist Church on Grubmore Road in Adwolfe by Bradley's Funeral Home in
 Marion. The Rev. Bob Surber will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View
 Cemetery in Chilhowie.
 Mr. Dutton was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Sexton; and two
 brothers, Rob Dutton and Clyde Dutton.
 Among survivors are a special wife, Ruth A. Dutton; and a special friend, Ruby
 Martin of Abingdon.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the church.
 Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Ronald Dean Ewen

 STANTON, Ky. -- Ronald Dean Ewen, 41, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, in
 Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
 He was a son of Bernard and Laura Ewen of Stanton.
 Surviving, besides his parents, are his wife, Deborah Ewen; a daughter, Jessica
 Renee Ewen of Hazel Green, Ky.; three sisters, Vickie Ewen of Olive Hill,
 Ky., Debbie McGee of Bristol Tennessee and Lenora Raines of Danville, Ky.
 A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in Wells Funeral
 Home Chapel in Stanton.
 Among survivors are two nieces, Miranda Raines and Annie Raines, both of
 Danville, Ky.; and two nephews, Jayd Raines and Stephen Raines, both of
 Danville, Ky.
 Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Wells Funeral Home.

 Robert C. Ferguson

 CHILHOWIE -- Funeral services for Robert Cecil Ferguson will be
 conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Eugene
 Baldwin will officiate.
 Mr. Ferguson, 59, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999, at his home.
 The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until time of service Wednesday in
 Farris Funeral Service.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to McCall's Gap
 Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1041, Glade Spring, VA 24340.

 Mary Linda James

 MARION -- Mary Linda James, 56, formerly of Utah, died Monday, Nov.
 29, 1999, in Smyth County Community Hospital.
 She lived in Marion for the past three years and was the widow of Charles
 Terry James. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
 Saints.
 Surviving are three daughters, Teresa James and Kira James, both of Marion,
 and Debbie Balderas of Riverton, Utah; two sons, Brandon James and Rory
 James, both of Marion; two sisters, Janet Rhodes of Marion and Sherri Hollars
 of Boone, N.C.; a brother, Woodrow Gary Losey of Roanoke; a nephew; and
 five grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Barnett's Marion
 Funeral Home. President Steve Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Utah.
 Mrs. James was also preceded in death by a son, Terry Lance James.
 Among survivors are son-in-law, James Balderas of Riverton; daughter-in-law,
 Charlynn James of Marion; brother-in-law, Howard Rhodes of Marion;
 nephew, Eric Rhodes of Marion; grandchildren, Christian James of Oregon,
 Jessica and Kelly James of Atkins, Va., and Brad and Shaelyn Chandler of
 Riverton; and a special friend, Ann Raber of Marion.
 A visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Barnett's Funeral
 Home.

 Ronnie Kelley

 SACO, Maine -- Ronnie Kelley, 59, of 52 Alfred Road, formerly of Bristol
 Tennessee, died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, at his home.
 He was born in Richmond, Ky., a son of Maurice and Bessie Kelley. He was
 employed for the past 11 years as a salesman by various snack companies, the
 last being Humpty Dumpty Potato Chip Co., from which he recently retired.
 He was a member of Saco Church of the Nazarene in Saco, where he served
 as a song leader and board member. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran
 stationed in Fort Churchill, Canada.
 Surviving are his wife, Marilyn Harr Kelley of West Kennebunk; four sons,
 Zachary Kelly of West Kennebunk, Steve Kelley of Cincinnati, and Randy and
 Jeff Kelly, both of Richmond, Ky.; three daughters, Kimberly Kelley, Cindy
 Owens and Donna Wren, all of Richmond; six brothers; three sisters; and 12
 grandchildren.
 A celebration of his life will be held Wednesday in Saco.
 Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Gertrude L. Livergood

 Gertrude Lucille Livergood, 85, of 107 Pink Dogwood Circle, Bristol, Tenn.,
 formerly of Friendship, N.Y., died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, in Hospice House
 in Bristol.
 She was born in Whitesville, N.Y., a daughter of the late Van and Anna
 McElroy Matteson Sr. She was the widow of Clifford P. Livergood. She lived
 most of her life in the Friendship area and attended Friendship High School.
 She and her husband owned and operated a dairy farm for many years. She
 was also employed in the cafeteria at Friendship Central School for several
 years. In 1965, she moved to New Smyrna Beach, Fla., where she was a
 school cafeteria employee. She retired and moved to Bristol in 1991.
 She was a member of Addilynn Memorial Methodist Church in Bristol, Tenn.,
 a past member of Friendship United Methodist Church and a past member of
 Smyrna Beach United Methodist Church.
 Surviving are two sons, Richard L. Livergood of Belmont and Lawrence E.
 Livergood of Bristol Tennessee; two daughters, Barbara J. Cummings and
 Ruth Tuttle, both of Bristol Tennessee; two brothers, Clinton Matteson of
 Cuba and Harold Matheson of California; a sister, Evena Freeman of
 Wellsville; 14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
 nephews.
 Funeral services will be held Thursday in Friendship.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Addilynn Memorial Methodist Church,
 3225 Avoca Road, Bristol, TN 37620.
 Truesdell Funeral Home in Friendship is in charge of arrangements.

 Carlton B. Lowder

 Carlton Boner Lowder, 85, of 528 W. Valley Drive, Bristol, Va., died
 Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., and graduated from the University of
 North Carolina in 1934. He was employed with Haynes Knitting Mills in 1934,
 Tennessee Eastman Co. in 1935 and moved to Bristol in 1938, when he joined
 Dent K. Burk Associates and was later leader of the organization for many
 years. He remained active until three years ago. Mr. Lowder was a member of
 First Baptist Church of Bristol. He was a trustee of the church and Virginia
 Intermont College. He served on the Board of Directors of the Bristol Cancer
 Society.
 Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Annett Johnson Lowder; a son, Dr. Stephen
 C. Lowder of Winston-Salem; a daughter, Annette L. Burton of New York
 City; a sister, Doris Wright of Butler, Pa.; four grandchildren; two
 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. in First Baptist Church
 by Akard Funeral Home of Bristol, Tenn. Dr. Rand Forder will officiate. Burial
 will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
 Among survivors are grandchildren Merdith and Katherine Lowder, Staff Sgt.
 John P. Burton and Lewis C. Burton; and great-grandchildren James and Ellen
 Burton.
 Pallbearers will be Jimmy Taylor, Luther Stinett, Carl Puckett, Gary Anderson,
 Lee Hill, James Long and Bob Gillon. Honorary pallbearers will be friends and
 employees of Dent K. Burk Associates.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Akard
 Funeral Home.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church, Bristol Cancer
 Society, Virginia Intermont College or a charity of choice.

 Lee Mills

 Funeral services for Lee Mills will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the
 graveside in Sullivan County Cemetery in Blountville.
 Mr. Mills, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, in Bristol Nursing Home.
 Oakley-Cook Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Harold T. Morrison

 Funeral services for Harold T. Morrison will be conducted Wednesday at 1
 p.m. in Akard Funeral Home Chapel. Pastors Paul B. Jones and Kenneth
 Widner will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
 Mr. Morrison, 69, of 11903 Derrik Drive, Bristol, Va., died Sunday, Nov. 28,
 1999, at his home.
 Pallbearers will be Jeff Malone, Adrian James, Matt Morrison, Tracey Bott,
 Eddie Heath, Dave Eskridge, Donny Morrison and Roy Necessary. Honorary
 pallbearers will be Perry Elliott, George Moore, George Houser, Alan Turner,
 Dr. Andrew Brockmyre, Dr. Douglass Green, Frank Hamilton, Randy Russell,
 Renee Barlow, Henry Sproles Jr. and Alice LeGard.
 Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Charles N. Mullins

 POUND -- Charles Newman "Red" Mullins died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in
 Norton Community Hospital.
 He was a son of the late Lloyd Mullins and Florence Jones Mullins. He was of
 the Baptist faith, a 1941 graduate of Milligan College and a U.S. Army veteran.
 He was employed in the mobile home sales industry until his retirement.
 Surviving are his wife, Cora Baker Mullins; two daughters, Tamara Mullins
 Dean of Lancaster, Ky., and Jill Baker Mullins of San Diego, Calif.; two sons,
 Charles "Chuck" Mullins of Kingsport and Jack Baker Mullins of Wise; three
 brothers, Fred Mullins of Pound, Nile Mullins of Kingsport and Kenneth
 Mullins of Crofton, Md.; a granddaughter; two step-grandsons; and several
 nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in Sadie Baker Memorial
 Chapel of Baker Funeral Home. The Rev. Clyde Roop will officiate. Burial will
 be in Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Big Stone Gap.
 Among survivors are a granddaughter, Gretchen Sunshine Rogers; two
 step-grandsons, Scott Garrett Rogers of Kingsport and Austin Wayne Dean of
 Lancaster, Ky.
 Pallbearers will be family and friends.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral
 home, where a service will be held at 7 p.m. The Rev. Jeff Rolen will officiate.
 Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Beatrice M. O'Quinn

 GLADE SPRING -- Beatrice Mullins O'Quinn, 72, formerly of Haysi, died
 Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, at her home.
 She was a daughter of the late, W.R. and Sarah Mullins and lived in Glade
 Spring for the past 30 years. She was a member of Hopkin's View Primitive
 Baptist Church and the widow of Ollie Lee O'Quinn.
 Surviving are two daughters, Judy Gillespie of Glade Spring and Sherry Sutton
 of Meadowview; three sons, Danny O'Quinn of Coeburn, Bob O'Quinn of
 Raleigh, N.C., and Scotty O'Quinn of Glade Spring; six sisters, Gay Epling of
 Columbus, Ohio, Marie Helms of Gordonsville, Va., Nell Bailey of Haysi,
 Betty Deel and Ruby Compton, both of Fairborn, Ohio, and Elizabeth Cantrell
 of Winchester, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel.
 Burial will be in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
 Mrs. O'Quinn was also preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Sue
 O'Quinn.
 Among survivors are a son-in-law, Butch Gillespie of Glade Spring; two
 daughters-in-law, Terry O'Quinn of Coeburn and Linda O'Quinn of Raleigh;
 grandchildren, Kelly Luckey, Tonda Sargent, Melissa DeBord, Chris Gillespie,
 Jessica O'Quinn, Jeff O'Quinn, Danny Lee O'Quinn Jr., Patrick Sutton,
 Matthew Sutton and Jenny Sutton; and special friends Sue O'Quinn and Alice
 Newton.
 Pallbearers will be Chris Gillespie, Jeff O'Quinn, Danny Lee O'Quinn Jr.,
 Matthew Sutton, Aaron DeBord and Lance Luckey. Honorary pallbearers will
 be Mrs. O'Quinn's brothers-in-law.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday in Farris Funeral
 Service.

 Rosa C. Powell

 ABINGDON -- Rosa C. Powell, 94, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in
 Johnston Memorial Hospital.
 She was born in Washington County, Va., a daughter of the late Thomas B.
 and Maria Black Clark. She lived most of her life in Washington County and
 was the widow of Landon Powell. She was a member of Charles Wesley
 United Methodist Church, where she was organist and pianist for many years.
 Surviving are a grandson, Terry White; four great-nephews; a great-niece; and
 several nieces and nephews.
 Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 3 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory
 Gardens by Farris Funeral Service. Those attending may assemble at the
 funeral home at 2:15 p.m. Friday for the 2:45 p.m. procession to the cemetery.
 Mrs. Powell was also preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Anderson; and
 two sisters, Mildred Anderson and Nellie Sue Luckey.
 Among survivors are a niece, Marie B. Fugate of Abingdon; great-nephews,
 Billy Fugate and Tommy Fugate, both of Norfolk, Va., James "Mike" Fugate
 of Bristol Virginia and Craig Fugate of Kingsport; a sister-in-law, Clara Daggs
 of Bristol Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews in Baltimore.
 Pallbearers will be Billy Fugate, Tommy Fugate, Mike Fugate, Craig Fugate,
 Terry Whitten and John Sheffey.
 There will be no visitation in Farris Funeral Service.

 Robert B. Smith

 Robert Benjamin Smith, formerly of Highway 11-W, Bristol, Tenn., died
 Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Weaver Funeral Home.

 Tommy M. Sutherland

 DANTE. Va. -- Funeral services for Tommy McNeal Sutherland will be
 conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Huff-Cook Funeral Home Chapel in
 Castlewood. The Rev. Sam Hileman will officiate. Burial will be in Sutherland
 Cemetery at Hazel Mountain, Va.
 Mr. Sutherland, 51, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at his home.
 Pallbearers will be Duran Dutton, Randy Dutton, Terry Allen, Winston Chaffin
 Jr., Paul Sutherland and Daniel Sutherland.
 Huff-Cook Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Ethel B. Tiller

 COUNCIL, Va. -- Ethel Ball Tiller, 93, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, at her
 home.
 She was a lifelong resident of Council and a daughter of the late Spencer
 Tunnell and Cynthia McGraw Ball. She was a member of Bee Pentecostal
 Holiness Church and the Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a
 homemaker and the widow of Virdie Franklin Tiller.
 Surviving are two daughters, Loraine Farmer of Honaker and Jean Compton of
 Council; three sons, Jim Tiller and Ferrell Tiller, both of Council, and Jerry
 Compton of Vansant, Va.; 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and three
 great-great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in Honaker Funeral
 Home Chapel. The Rev. Carson Powers will officiate. Burial will be in Frank
 Smith Cemetery on Big A Mountain, near Honaker.
 Mrs. Tiller was also preceded in death by three sons, Vernon Tiller, Loye
 "Duke" Tiller and Ausroe Tiller.
 Pallbearers will he grandsons and Eugene Bostic.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral
 home, where a service will be held at 7 p.m.
 Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Ralph W. Waddell

 MARION -- Funeral services for Ralph William Waddell will be conducted
 Thursday at 2 p.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home. The Revs. Mike Sage and
 Kenny Price will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
 Mr. Waddell, 66, died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, in Smyth County Community
 Hospital.
 He was born in Smyth County, a son of the late Ray and Maggie Waddell, and
 lived most of his life there. He retired from American Bakery.
 Surviving are his wife, Carol Heffinger Waddell; a son, Keith Waddell of
 Marion; a daughter, Barbara Waddell of Nashville; a sister, Shirley Storie of
 Fredericksburg, Va.; two brothers, Roy Waddell of Newport News, Va., and
 Carl Waddell of Thornsburg, Va.; three nephews; and 10 nieces.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Bradley's
 Funeral Home.


December 2, 1999

Jake W. Booher

 Jake W. Booher, 88, of 1424 Eades Ave., Bristol, Va., died Wednesday,
 Dec. 1, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 He was a lifelong resident of Bristol Virginia and a retired employee of Twin
 City Iron and Metal with 62 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith and
 the widower of Bernice Morton Booher.
 Surviving are a daughter, Betty Jo Fowler of Bluff City; two sisters, Mildred
 Bridgeman and Roxie McGlamary, both of Bristol Virginia; four grandchildren;
 and three great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the graveside in
 Mountain View Cemetery. The Rev. Dennis Burnette will officiate.
 Mr. Booher was also preceded in death by a son, Bobby Booher.
 Among survivors is a daughter-in-law, Rosa Booher.
 Pallbearers will be Henry Smith, Guy Widner, Mark Booher, Elijah Bethany,
 Jimmy Barker and Bobby Booher Jr.
 Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Twin City Iron and Metal.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday in Weaver
 Funeral Home.

 Willie E. Call

 SALTVILLE -- Willie Eugene "Ginie" Call, 83, died Wednesday, Dec. 1,
 1999, in Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion.
 He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
 Surviving are his wife, Elsie Call; a brother, Buddy Call of Saltville; a sister,
 Wanda Crouse of Saltville; and several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in D.R. Henderson
 Funeral Home. The Rev. Neville Mozingo will officiate. Burial will be in Mount
 Rose Cemetery in Glade Spring.
 Among survivors are three special friends, Betty Straley, Barbara Davidson
 and Beth Davidson.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday in D.R.
 Henderson Funeral Home.

 Rex P. Long Jr.

 MARION -- Rex Preston Long Jr., 50, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at his
 home.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.

 Carlton B. Lowder

 Funeral services for Carlton Boner Lowder will be conducted Thursday at 3
 p.m. in First Baptist Church by Akard Funeral Home of Bristol, Tenn. Dr.
 Rand Forder will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
 Mr. Lowder, 85, of 528 W. Valley Drive, Bristol, Va., died Tuesday, Nov.
 30, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 He was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., a son of the late Bernie Carlton Lowder
 and Artie Boner Lowder. After graduation from the University of North
 Carolina in 1934, he was employed with Haynes Knitting Mills, then with
 Tennessee Eastman Co. in 1935 and moved to Bristol in 1938 to join Dent K.
 Burk Associates. He was a senior partner of the firm for many years and
 remained active until three years ago. Mr. Lowder was a member of First
 Baptist Church of Bristol. He was a trustee of the church and Virginia
 Intermont College and served on the Board of Directors of the Bristol Cancer
 Society.
 Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Annette Johnson Lowder; a son, Dr.
 Stephen C. Lowder of Winston-Salem; a daughter, Annette Burton of New
 York City; a sister, Doris Wright of Butler, Pa.; four grandchildren; two
 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 Among survivors are grandchildren Katherine Lowder of Charlotte, Meredith
 Lowder of Winston-Salem, Staff Sgt. John P. Burton of Montgomery, Ala.,
 and Lewis Carlton Burton of Knoxville; and great-grandchildren James and
 Ellen Burton of Norwich, England.
 Pallbearers will be Jimmy Tayloe, Luther Stinnett, Carl Puckett, Jesse Jones,
 Lee Hill, James Long and Bob Gillion. Honorary pallbearers will be friends and
 employees of Dent K. Burk Associates.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church, Bristol Cancer
 Society, Virginia Intermont College or a charity of choice.
 Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Beatrice M. O'Quinn

 GLADE SPRING -- Funeral services for Beatrice Mullins O'Quinn will be
 conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel. Elders Ben Blevins and
 Larry Blevins and the Rev. Andy Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Forest
 Hills Memory Gardens.
 Mrs. O'Quinn, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, at her home.
 Pallbearers will be Chris Gillespie, Jeff O'Quinn, Danny Lee O'Quinn Jr.,
 Matthew Sutton, Aaron DeBord and Lance Luckey. Honorary pallbearers will
 be Mrs. O'Quinn's brothers-in-law.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday in Farris Funeral
 Service.

 Fred C. Parks

 ABINGDON -- Fred Campbell Parks, 59, died Friday, Nov. 26, 1999.
 He was born in Abingdon, a son of the late Fred Clifton and Davie May
 Campbell Parks. He lived in Richmond for many years before returning to
 Abingdon several years ago. He was a member of Sinking Spring Presbyterian
 Church.
 Surviving are a daughter, Allyson Emma Parks of Richmond; and a son,
 General Adam Campbell Parks of Richmond.
 Memorial services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at the graveside in
 Knollkreg Memorial Park by Campbell Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Tolar
 Jr. and Dr. Robert N. Lominack Jr. will officiate.
 Among survivors are several cousins.
 There will be no visitation in Campbell Funeral Home.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Washington County Life Saving Crew,
 P.O. Box 65, Abingdon, VA 24212-0065.

 Rosa C. Powell

 ABINGDON -- Graveside services for Rosa C. Powell will be conducted
 Friday at 3 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens by Farris Funeral Service.
 The Rev. Richard Mullan will officiate. Those attending may assemble at the
 funeral home at 2:15 p.m. for the 2:45 p.m. procession to the cemetery.
 Mrs. Powell, 94, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in Johnston Memorial
 Hospital.
 She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Anderson; a daughter, Mildred
 Anderson; and a sister, Nellie C. Luckey.
 Among survivors is a great-niece, Angela Fugate of Abingdon.
 Pallbearers will be Billy Fugate, Tommy Fugate, Mike Fugate, Craig Fugate,
 Terry Whitten and John Sheffey.
 There will be no visitation in Farris Funeral Service.

 Robert B. Smith

 Funeral services for Robert Benjamin Smith will be conducted Thursday at 8
 p.m. in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Sam Rasnake will officiate.
 Graveside services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Mountain View Cemetery with
 military honors by VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975.
 Mr. Smith, 82, formerly of Highway 11-W, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in
 Bristol Nursing Home.
 He was a son of the late Albert and Ada Smith and lived in Bristol for 20
 years, moving from Baltimore. He was a member of Westhighlands Church and
 the widower of Ellen Orlena Smith. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World
 War II.
 Surviving are a son, Wade Rodney Smith of Baltimore; a sister, Elizabeth
 Richard of Berkley Springs, W.Va.; two brothers, Herbert H. Smith of
 Meadowview and Alston C. Smith of Springfield, W.Va.; and two grandsons.
 Among survivors are grandsons, Wade R. Smith Jr. and Stephen Smith.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. before the service
 Thursday in Weaver Funeral Home.

 John C. Thomas

 Funeral services for John C. Thomas will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in
 Akard Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. W. Rand Forder and the Revs. Gordon A.
 Turnbull and Scott Price will officiate. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
 Mr. Thomas, 82, of Bristol Tennessee, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in
 Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 Pallbearers will be Frank DeCaterina Jr., Eddie Roberts, Jess Kendrick,
 Vincent Tiller Sr., Ernie Sprouse, David Hicks and Ed Newell. Honorary
 pallbearers will be the Men's Fellowship class of First Baptist Church, Dr. Fred
 Greear, Dr. Nelson Gwaltney, Dr. Earl Wilson, Dr. Joe Owens, Dr. Floyd
 Turner and Winter Forder.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church, One Virginia St.,
 Bristol, VA 24201.
 Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Ethel B. Tiller

 COUMCIL, Va. -- Funeral services for Ethel Ball Tiller will be conducted
 Thursday at 11 a.m. in Honaker Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Carson
 Powers will officiate. Burial will be in Frank Smith Cemetery on Big A
 Mountain, near Honaker.
 Mrs. Tiller, 93, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, at her home.
 Pallbearers will be grandsons and Eugene Bostic.
 Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Ralph W. Waddell

 MARION -- Funeral services for Ralph William Waddell will be conducted
 Thursday at 2 p.m. in Bradley's Funeral Home. The Revs. Mike Sage and
 Kenny Price will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
 Mr. Waddell, 66, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in Smyth County Community
 Hospital.
 He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Waddell.
 Bradley's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


Jake W. Booher

 Funeral services for Jake W. Booher will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the
 graveside in Mountain View Cemetery. The Rev. Dennis Burnette will officiate.
 Mr. Booher, 88, of 1424 Eades Ave., Bristol, Va., died Wednesday, Dec. 1,
 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 Pallbearers will be Henry Smith, Guy Widner, Mark Booher, Elijah Bethany,
 Jimmy Barker and Bobby Booher Jr.
 Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Twin City Iron and Metal.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Willie Brown

 CHILHOWIE -- Willie Brown, 88, formerly of Bluefield, W.Va., died
 Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at the home of his niece.
 He was a retired coal miner.
 Surviving are a brother, Landon Brown of Cleveland, Ohio; four sisters,
 Louvenia Cole of Chilhowie, Marie Brown and Martha Kate Bowers, both of
 Glade Spring, and Janie Watkins of Oxton Hill, Md.; and several nieces and
 nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in Williams Funeral
 Home Chapel. The Rev. Johnny Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in
 Chilhowie Cemetery.
 The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday in Williams
 Funeral Home.

 Samuel M. Bullock

 FOREST, Va. -- Samuel Millard Bullock, 92, of 270 Londonberry Drive,
 formerly of Bristol Tennessee, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in Lynchburg
 General Hospital.
 He was born in Sullivan County, Tenn., a son of the late Charlie Lee Bullock
 and Maria Elizabeth Arrants Bullock. He was the widower of Lillian Boyd
 Bullock and a retired cabinet maker. He was a member of Woodmen of the
 World and Central Holston Christian Church of Bristol Tennessee.
 Surviving are a son, William Bullock of Holly Springs, N.C.; two daughters,
 Patricia B. Ogle of Forest and Judy B. Richardson of Harrisonburg; five
 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Whitten Timberlake
 Chapel in Lynchburg, Va. Dr. William P. Warnock will officiate. Graveside
 services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Weaver Cemetery in Bristol Tennessee.
 Among survivors are a daughter-in-law, Jeanne Bullock of Holly Springs; a
 son-in-law, Gordon Ogle of Forest; grandchildren Debbie, Lisa, Stephanie,
 Michelle and Jay; and great-grandchildren John and Andrew.
 The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until time of service Saturday in
 Whitten Timberlake Chapel.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to "The Lord's Table" of
 Marsh Memorial United Methodist Church, 804 Leesville Road, Lynchburg,
 VA 24502.

 Willie E. Call

 SALTVILLE -- Funeral services for Willie Eugene "Ginie" Call will be
 conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home. The Revs.
 Neville Mozingo and Bob Neace will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Rose
 Cemetery in Glade Spring.
 Mr. Call, 83, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in Smyth County Community
 Hospital in Marion.
 Pallbearers will be Roger Crouse, R.T. Surber, Bill McVey, Locke McVey,
 Cowboy Maloyed, Junior Davidson and Grady Templaton.
 D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Ralph P. Chapman

 SALTVILLE -- Ralph Preston Chapman, 67, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1999, at
 his home.
 He was a member of Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church and a U.S. Air
 Force veteran.
 Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Davidson Chapman; a son, Brian Chapman of
 Saltville; two daughters, Mrs. James I. (Carol) Goodman of Saltville and Mrs.
 William L. (Eva) Brannon of Ridgecress, Calif.; three brothers, Franklin "Jack"
 Chapman of Port Barre, La., and Kenneth Chapman and Ricky Chapman,
 both of Saltville; three sisters, Joan Ellis and Sherry Neal, both of Saltville, and
 Judy Allison of Ford, Va.; three grandchildren; and two nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in D.R. Henderson
 Funeral Home. The Rev. Mark Baumgardner will officiate. Burial will be in
 Elizabeth Cemetery.
 Among survivors are grandchildren Jennifer Goodman, Ali Brannon and Jacob
 Brannon; and special nephews Christopher Hess and Jordan Hess.
 Pallbearers will be Danny Neal, Freddie Thomas, Gerald Johnson, Mike Ellis,
 Tommy Harris and Andy Bresnock. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men's
 Sunday School Class of Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday in Henderson
 Funeral Home.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Saltville Rescue Squad.

 Bobby G. Deel

 HAYSI -- Bobby Gene Deel, of Route 2, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in
 Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Haysi Funeral Home.

 Joan Flack

 WARREN, Mich. -- Joan Flack, 70, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at her
 home.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Robinson Funeral Services in
 Kingsport, Tenn.
 She was born in Kingsport, a daughter of Lucille Flack of Kingsport and the
 late Mack Flack Sr. She spent her early childhood in Kingsport and at age 14
 moved to Boston, where she graduated from Boston City College. She lived in
 Washington, D.C., and was employed as secretary to the dean of Howard
 University for 15 years. She moved to Detroit and was employed by the
 federal government for 30 years, retiring in 1994. She was of the Baptist faith.
 Surviving, besides her mother, are three brothers, Walter Flack of Boston and
 Arthur Flack and James Donald Flack, both of Kingsport; three sisters,
 Carolyn Goodwin and Denise Domas, both of Kingsport, and Barbara
 Williams of Boston; four nephews; and five nieces.

 Angelina M. Garcia

 BLUFF CITY -- Angelina Melissa Garcia, 15, of 325 Graystone Drive, died
 Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 She had lived in the Bristol area for about five years and was a daughter of
 John and Marilyn Garcia. She was a sophomore at Sullivan Central High
 School.
 Surviving, besides her parents, are maternal grandmother, Wanda Mann of
 Bluff City; four brothers, Tony Ray Garcia and Randall John Garcia, both of
 Bluff City, John P. Garcia of Blountville and Gabriel M. Garcia of Porterville,
 Calif.; three sisters, Katrina G. Rogers of Blountville, and Anna M. Garcia and
 Jessica R. Garcia, both Porterville, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
 Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. in New Hope Baptist
 Church Cemetery, 1163 Fairview School Road, in Bluff City by Weaver
 Funeral Home in Bristol, Tenn. The Rev. Barry Burns will officiate.
 Among survivors are an aunt, Lisa Richardson; a cousin, Steven Richardson;
 and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
 Visitation will be prior to the service at the cemetery.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Weaver Funeral
 Home, 630 Locust St., Bristol, Tenn., to help with funeral expenses.


 William H. Graves

 Dr. William H. Graves, of 113 Ridgewood Drive, Bristol, Tenn., died
 Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at his home.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Weaver Funeral Home.

 Margaret W. Harr

 Margaret Webb Harr, 79, formerly of Damascus, died Monday, Nov. 29,
 1999, in Angels of Mercy Hospital in Hollywood, Calif.
 She was a daughter of the late Charlie and Florence Webb and had lived in
 Hollywood for the past 50 years.
 Surviving are a daughter, Shirley Sloan of Daytona Beach, Fla.; a sister, Julia
 Webb Campbell of Bristol Tennessee; a granddaughter, Sandy Thomas of
 Bristol Tennessee; a grandson, Michael Sloan of Chattanooga, Tenn.; and two
 great-grandsons, Sidney and David Thomas.
 Funeral services will be Saturday in Hollywood.
 Information courtesy of Weaver Funeral Home.

 Rex P. Long Jr.

 MARION -- Funeral services for Rex Preston Long Jr. will be conducted
 Saturday at 11 a.m. in Seaver-Brown Chapel. The Rev. Eugene Baldwin will
 officiate. Burial will be in Central Cemetery in Grayson County, Va.
 Mr. Long, 50, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at his home.
 Surviving are his wife, Debbie Long; four daughters, Pam Long, Scarlette
 Daley and Starr Long, all of Greenville, S.C., and Christin Long of Marion; a
 son, Rex Preston Long III of Colombia, South America; a sister, Melissa Gail
 Long of Canon City, Colo.; a brother, Michael Carson Long of Stewartstown,
 Pa.; and a grandson.
 Among survivors are a son-in-law, Ian Daley of Greenville; Christin Long's
 fiance, Eric Mullins of Marion; grandson Trevor Long; and a special friend,
 Bob McIntyre.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday in Seaver-Brown
 Chapel.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to American Diabetes Association, c//o
 Joyce Blevins, P.O. Box 905, Marion, VA 24354.

 Sarah Ella Manuel

 DAMASCUS -- Sarah Ella Manuel, 58, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in
 Johnston Memorial Hosptial in Abingdon.
 She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., and a daughter of the
 late Robert Lee and Jessie May Nelson Vannoy. She was a member of
 Wrights Chapel United Methodist Church.
 Surviving are her husband, Ray Estel Manuel; a daughter, Loretta Jean Mutter
 of Appalachia; a son, Danny Mutter of Abingdon; two sisters, Roma Jean
 Personne of Ridgeway, Colo., and Thelma Blake of Abingdon; two brothers,
 Robert Ralph Vannoy of Louisville, Ky., and Raymond Vannoy od Damascus;
 three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3 p.m. in Johnson Funeral Home
 Chapel. Dr. Steven W. Pollard will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial
 Park.
 Pallbearers will be Gene Widener, Dennis Widener, Donald E. Widener, Kyle
 Breeding and Chris Hamilton. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Nelson and
 Charlie Manuel.
 The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Friday before the
 funeral service in Johnson Funeral Home.

 Louisa O'Quin

 HAYSI -- Louisa O'Quin, 85, of Route 2, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in
 Buchanan General Hospital.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Haysi Funeral Home.

 Beatrice M. O'Quinn

 GLADE SPRING -- Funeral services for Beatrice Mullins/j O'Quinn will be
 conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel. Elders Ben Blevins and
 Larry Blevins and the Rev. Andy Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Forest
 Hills Memory Gardens.
 Mrs. O'Quinn, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, at her home.
 Pallbearers will be Chris Gillespie, Jeff O'Quinn, Danny Lee O'Quinn Jr.,
 Matthew Sutton, Aaron DeBord and Lance Luckey. Honorary pallbearers will
 be Mrs. O'Quinn's brothers-in-law.
 Farris Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

 Fred C. Parks

 ABINGDON -- Memorial services for Fred Campbell Parks will be
 conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at the graveside in Knollkreg Memorial Park by
 Campbell Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Tolar Jr. and Dr. Robert N.
 Lominack Jr. will officiate.
 Mr. Parks, 59, died Friday, Nov. 26, 1999.
 There will be no visitation in Campbell Funeral Home.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Washington County Life Saving Crew,
 P.O. Box 65, Abingdon, VA 24212-0065.

 Rosa C. Powell

 ABINGDON -- Graveside services for Rosa C. Powell will be conducted
 Friday at 3 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens by Farris Funeral Service.
 The Rev. Richard Mullan will officiate. Those attending may assemble at the
 funeral home at 2:15 p.m. for the 2:45 p.m. procession to the cemetery.
 Mrs. Powell, 94, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in Johnston Memorial
 Hospital.
 Pallbearers will be Billy Fugate, Tommy Fugate, Mike Fugate, Craig Fugate,
 Terry Whitten and John Sheffey.
 There will be no visitation in Farris Funeral Service.

 Kenneth P. Simpkins

 Kenneth Paul Simpkins, 56, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in Holston Valley
 Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
 He was born in Man, W.Va., a son of the late Arnold and Verda Ellis
 Simpkins. He moved to the Bristol area in 1985 and was a truck driver. He
 was of the Freewill Baptist faith.
 Surviving are a daughter, Paula Denise Simpkins of Bristol Tennessee; three
 sons, Kenny Paul Simpkins of the home, Dennis Simpkins of Guntersville, Ala.,
 and Christopher James Simpkins of Bristol Tennessee; three sisters, Belle
 White, Geneva Hess and Patricia McKinney, all of Martinsville, Va.; a brother,
 Albert Henry Simpkins of Martinsville; and a granddaughter.
 Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of
 Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. The Rev. James W. Salyer Jr. will officiate.
 Burial will be private.
 The family will receive friends after the service Friday in Oakley-Cook Funeral
 Home.

 Robert B. Smith

 Graveside services for Robert Benjamin Smith will be conducted Friday at 11
 a.m. in Mountain View Cemetery with military honors by VFW
 Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975.
 Mr. Smith, 82, formerly of Highway 11-W, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in
 Bristol Nursing Home.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Lillian K. Strong

 COEBURN -- Lillian Kathleen Strong, 85, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in
 Norton Community Hospital.
 She was a lifelong resident of Coeburn, a daughter of the late Nicholas and
 Kathleen Creech Horne and a former employee of Coeburn Sewing Factory.
 She was the widow of Rex Strong Sr.
 Surviving are a son, Rex W. Strong Jr. of Coeburn; a grandson, Joshua Tyler
 Strong of Coeburn; and several nephews and nieces.
 Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Estes Funeral Home
 Chapel. The Rev. Marty Puckett will officiate. Burial will be in Horne
 Cemetery in Coeburn.
 Among survivors is a daughter-in-law, Lisa Strong of Coeburn.
 The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Friday in Estes Funeral Home.

 Claude F. Tilley

 Claude Franklin Tilley, 87, of Bristol Tennessee died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999.
 He was born in Morgan County, Tenn. He was a retired machinist with Univac,
 a member of Anderson Street United Methodist Church and a U.S. Navy
 veteran of World War II.
 Surviving are his wife, Ruth C. Tilley; a daughter, Claudia Jean Cannon of
 Nashville, Tenn.; a son, Dr. G. Allen Tilley of Kingsport; three grandchildren,
 Melissa Reid, Matthew Tilley and Chris Cannon; two great-grandchildren,
 Johnathan Reid and Noah Reid; two nieces; and two nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Anderson Street
 United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jerry Fleenor will officiate. Graveside
 services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in Glenwood Cemetery.
 Among survivors are a daughter-in-law, Barbara Tilley; and a son-in-law,
 James R. Cannon.
 Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Men's Club Anderson Street
 United Methodist Church.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday before the
 service in the church.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Anderson Street United Methodist
 Church.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


December 4, 1999

Edward R. Anderson

 ABINGDON -- Edward R. "Wink" Anderson, 67, died Wednesday, Dec. 1,
 1999, in Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.
 He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, a son of Nellie Grimes
 Anderson of Abingdon. He attended Valley Street Baptist Church and retired
 from Westinghouse Corp. with 21 years of service.
 Surviving, besides his mother, are his wife, Eugenia Anderson; six sons,
 Charles Anderson, Garnett Anderson and Vincent Anderson, all of Abingdon,
 Buddy Graham of Marion, Melvin Anderson of Glade Spring and Timothy
 Anderson of Ellicott City, Md.; a daughter, Vicky Anderson of Ellicott City; a
 sister, Bonnie McNeil of Kimball, W.Va.; eight grandchildren; a
 great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel.
 The Revs. William Weldon, William Austin and Dr. W.A. Johnson will
 officiate. Burial will be in High Point Cemetery in Abingdon.
 Pallbearers will be sons. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Thomas, Garnett
 Lee, Bob Hayter, Joe Frye, Harry Wright, Henry Fugate, William Morgan and
 Blasco DeBose.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday in Farris Funeral
 Service.

 Eugene Austin

 CASTLEWOOD -- Eugene "Gene" Austin, 83, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in
 Russell County Medical Center in Lebanon.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Castlewood Funeral Home.

 William F. Beauchamp

 CASTLEWOOD -- William F. "Bill" Beauchamp, 84, died Thursday, Dec. 2,
 1999, in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon.
 He was born in Russell County, a son of the late Irving Thomas and Carolyn
 Fields Beauchamp, and was a member of Fort Gibson United Methodist
 Church.
 He was a charter member of Castlewood Lions Club.
 Surviving are his wife, Helen M. Beauchamp; a daughter, Eleanor Coppedge of
 Burke, Va.; a grandson, Jon Todd Coppedge of Chamblee, Ga.; a nephew
 and a niece.
 Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Fort Gibson United
 Methodist Church in Castlewood. The Revs. Larry Rye and Robert
 Beauchamp will officiate. The body will be in the church one hour before
 services. Burial will be in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood.
 Among survivors are a nephew, Tom Beauchamp; a niece, Carolyn; and a
 special son-in-law, Kenneth Russell.
 Pallbearers will be Robert Hancock, Steve Capelli, Joe Buchanan, Tom
 Beauchamp, Kenny King, Denny King, Paul King and Jim Kiser. Honorary
 pallbearers will be Dr. James Denton, Dr. Adam Steinberg and Dr. Paul
 Armstrong.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in Castlewood
 Funeral Home.

 Ralph P. Chapman

 SALTVILLE -- Funeral services for Ralph Preston Chapman will be
 conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in D.R. Henderson Funeral Home. The Revs.
 Mark Baumgardner and Bob Surber will officiate. Burial will be in Elizabeth
 Cemetery.
 Mr. Chapman, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at his home.
 He was a member of Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church and a U.S. Air
 Force veteran.
 Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Davidson Chapman; a son, Brian Chapman of
 Saltville; two daughters, Mrs. James I. (Carol) Goodman of Saltville and Mrs.
 William L. (Eva) Brannon of Ridgecrest, Calif.; three brothers, Franklin "Jack"
 Chapman of Port Barre, La., and Kenneth Chapman and Ricky Chapman,
 both of Saltville; three sisters, Joan Ellis and Sherry Neal, both of Saltville, and
 Judy Allison of Ford, Va.; three grandchildren; and several nieces and
 nephews.
 Among survivors are grandchildren Jennifer Goodman, Ali Brannon and Jacob
 Brannon; and special nephews Christopher Hess and Jordan Hess.
 Pallbearers will be Danny Neal, Freddie Thomas, Gerald Johnson, Mike Ellis,
 Tommy Harris and Andy Bresnock. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men's
 Sunday School Class of Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Saltville Rescue Squad.
 D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Winnie M. Cook

 CHILHOWIE -- Winnie Mae Moser Cook, 90, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1999,
 at her home in Delta, Pa.
 She was born in Lodi, Va., a daughter of the late Samuel Richard and Lue Ella
 Widner Moser. She was the widow of Walter M. Cook.
 She was employed for 20 years with the Bel Air Manufacturing Co. as a
 seamstress and attended the Delta Senior Center.
 Surviving are four daughters, Geneva Mae McKinney of Felton, Pa., Stella
 Louise Saylor of Red Lion, Pa., Marie L. Parkhurst of Delta, Pa., and Mary
 Ella Dean of Dundalk, Md.; two sons, William R. "Buddy" Cook of
 Jarrettsville, Md., and Marvin F. Cook of Zephyr Hills, Fla.; two sisters,
 Frances M. Neeley and Mary Sue Blevins, both of Cockeysville, Md.; 20
 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
 Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Mountain View
 United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chilhowie by Williams Funeral Home.
 John H. Graham, Pastor, will officiate.
 Mrs. Cook enjoyed crocheting and tatting during her later years.
 There will be no viewing or visitation at Williams Funeral Home.

 Eugene W. Cullop

 MARION -- Eugene W. Cullop, 75, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Smyth
 County Community Hospital.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.

 Bobby Gene Deel

 HAYSI -- Bobby Deel, 61, of Route 2, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in
 Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 He was born in Buchanan County, a son of the late Noah and Cora Oquinn
 Deel. He was a retired coal miner with Clinchfield Coal Co., a member of
 UMWA Local 2888 and was of the Baptist faith.
 Surviving are his wife, Margaret Ann Deel; two sons, Ronald Deel of Haysi
 and Greg Deel of Birchleaf, Va.; two daugthers, Tammy Deel of Lincolnton,
 N.C., and Donna Edwards of Cartersville, Ga.; two sisters, Bonnie Oquinn
 and Trula Oquinn, both of Haysi; and seven grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. in Haysi Funeral Home
 Chapel. Elders Frank Newsome, Toby Bailey and Johnny Paul McClanahan
 will officiate. Burial will be in Bud Deel Cemetery, Route 2.
 Pallbearers will be Roger Oquinn, Dennis Oquinn, Matthew Oquinn, Jeff
 Oquinn, Ricky Jackson, Albert Boyd, Harold Woods and Gary Oquinn.
 Honorary pallbearers will be Clyde Hill, Buster Oquinn, Farrell Boyd, Jerry
 Owens, Sammy Owens and Kenny Hamilton.
 The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, where
 a service will be held at 6 p.m.
 Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Terry G. Edwards

 POQUOSON, Va. -- Terry Gordon Edwards, 60, died Wednesday, Dec. 1,
 1999, in Newport Nursing Home in Newport News, Va.
 He was born in Clintwood, a son of the late Gordon O. Edwards and Hazel
 Fletcher Edwards. He was a Virginia Peninsula resident since 1972 and retired
 from Newport News Shipbuilding in 1994 after 20 years of service.
 Surviving are his wife, Janis L. Edwards; and a daughter, Tracey Neikirk of
 Williamsburg, Va.
 Private burial will be held at a later date.
 Memorial contributions maybe sent to the American Diabetes Association,
 Peninsula Chapter, P.O. Box 120016, Newport News, VA 23612, or the
 Alzheimer's Association, 20 Interstate Corporate Center, Suite 233, Norfolk,
 VA 23502.
 Weymouth Funeral Home in Newport News is in charge of arrangements.

 Irene H. Fitzgerald

 Irene Clara Hutson Fitzgerald of Bristol died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Smyth
 County Community Hospital in Marion.
 She was born in Danville, Va., and lived in Bristol since 1959. She was a
 member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and a homemaker.
 Surviving are her husband, Edwin Marceau Fitzgerald; two daughters, Sandra
 Fitzgerald Parsell of Bristol Virginia and Donna Rae Fitzgerald of Bristol
 Tennessee; a sister, Kathleen Blankenship of Durham, N.C.; three brothers,
 William Hutson and Philip Hutson, both of Greensboro, N.C., and Edward
 Hutson of Helena, Ga.; a granddaughter; two grandsons; and six
 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory
 Gardens Mausoleum by Weaver Funeral Home. The Rev. Glenn L. London
 will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery in
 Abingdon.
 Mrs. Fitzgerald was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard Hutson.
 Among survivors are granddaughter, Julia Parsell Marion of Bristol Tennessee;
 and grandsons Charles Edwin Parsell of Castlewood and Bryce Elsworth
 Fitzgerald of Bristol Tennessee.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in Weaver
 Funeral Home.

 Angelina M. Garcia

 BLUFF CITY -- Graveside services for Angelina Melissa Garcia will be
 conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, 1163
 Fairview School Road, in Bluff City by Weaver Funeral Home in Bristol, Tenn.
 The Rev. Barry Burns will officiate.
 Miss Garcia, 15, of 325 Graystone Drive, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in
 Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Weaver Funeral
 Home, 630 Locust St., Bristol, Tenn., to help with funeral expenses.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Gay Gentry

 MEADOWVIEW -- Gay Gentry, 83, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at her home.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Farris Funeral Service in
 Abingdon, Va.

 William H. Graves

 A memorial service for Dr. William H. Graves will be conducted Sunday at
 4:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church, Bluff City, by Weaver Funeral Home. The
 Rev. Frank Blevins and Dr. John E. Haggai will officiate.
 Dr. Graves, 88, of 113 Ridgewood Drive, Bristol, Tenn., died Thursday, Dec.
 2, 1999, at his home.
 He was born in Bluefield, Va., and lived in Kirksville, Mo., before moving to
 Bristol. He attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated from Bluefield
 College and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.
 He practiced medicine in Bristol from 1940 until is retirement in 1987. He was
 a longtime Baptist, serving as deacon, elder and Sunday School teacher at
 Euclid Avenue Baptist Church and Covenant Baptist Church. Most recently, he
 was a member of First Baptist Church in Bluff City.
 He was a Gideon, a Rotarian, and a member of the Advisory Board of
 Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. He was a member of the
 Board of Trustees at Virginia Intermont College and a member of the Board of
 Directors at Haggai Institute in Atlanta.
 Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Gwendolyn Dawkins Graves; three
 daughters, Elizabeth Thompson and Christine Carrico, both of Bristol, and
 Jeanne Stringer of Seattle, Wash.; a brother, Dr. Harwood James of Bluefield;
 seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 Among survivors are sons-in-law, Tal Thompson and Ron Carrico, both of
 Bristol, and Mike Stringer of Seattle; grandchildren, Bill Thompson of Seattle,
 Beth Hollingsworth of Athens, Tenn., Paul Thompson and Scott Biller, both of
 Bristol, Rob Biller of Johnson City, John Stringer of Portland, Ore., and Jeff
 Stringer of Santa Monica, Calif.
 The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the church or
 friends may call from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday in Weaver Funeral Home.
 In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Haggai Institute, P.O. Box 13,
 Atlanta, GA 30370, or to the Gideons International.

 Letha E. Harless

 Letha Ethel Williams Harless, 86, a former resident of Friendship community,
 died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Greystone Health Care Center.
 She was a member of Sunrise Baptist Church, a caregiver and the widow of
 Burley Harless.
 Surviving are a niece, Eula Harper; and a nephew, Kyle Holt.
 Graveside services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in Rust Cemetery.
 Friends may call Saturday in Weaver Funeral Home.

 Howard B. Morrison

 STAFFORD, Va. -- Howard Boyd Morrison, 73, died Thursday, Dec. 2,
 1999, at his home.
 He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving as a medic.
 Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Mary "Pearl" Morrison; a daughter, Sheila
 A. Vanderpool of Stafford; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be held Monday in Fredericksburg.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Northern Virginia, 13168
 Centerpointe Way Nos. 201 and 202, Woodbridge, VA 22193.
 Found & Sons Funeral Home of Fredericksburg is in charge of arrangements.

 James A. Murray Jr.

 MILLTOWN, N.J. -- James Abner Murray Jr., formerly of Bristol, died
 Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in Veterans Hospital.
 He was a son of the late James Abner Murray Sr. and Lillie B. Murray, and
 lived in New Jersey since 1945. He was a veteran of World War II.
 Surviving are his wife, Mary Murray; two daughters, Barbara Naprovnik of
 Iselin, N.J., and Sandy Lee of Robbinsville, N.J.; two sons, Robbie Murray of
 Spotswood, N.J., and Gary Murray of Milltown; four sisters, Juanita Wyatt of
 Bristol Tennessee, and Wilma Stinnette, Nancy Murray and Lula Smith, all of
 Bristol Virginia; a brother, Glen Murray of Bristol Tennessee; eight
 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 The body has been cremated.
 Information courtesy of Weaver Funeral Home.

 Polly L. Oquinn

 PRATER, Va. -- Polly Louisa Oquinn, 85, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in
 Buchanan General Hospital.
 She was born in the Greenbrier section of Buchanan County, a daughter of the
 late Miles Harvey and Mary Elizabeth Coleman Deel. She was the widow of
 Rufus Paul Oquinn and was a member of Paw Paw Old Regular Baptist
 Church.
 Surviving are two daughters, Leona O. Church of Clintwood and Ledna O.
 Bunn of Big Sandy, Tenn.; three sons, Jess Oquinn of Hudson, Fla., Casby
 Oquinn of Clinchco, Va., and Terry Oquinn of Prater; 24 grandchildren; 35
 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; and six
 step-great-great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 11 a.m. in Paw Paw Old Regular
 Baptist Church by Haysi Funeral Home. Elders Frank Oquinn, David Oquinn,
 Freelin Yates and Danny Yates will officiate. Burial will be in A.F. Deel
 Cemetery, Route 2, Haysi.
 Mrs. Oquinn was also preceded in death by a son, Billy Oquinn; and three
 daughters, Vicey Perkins, Martha Oquinn and Lorene Oquinn.
 The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the funeral
 home, where a service will be held at 7 p.m.
 Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Isaac B. Patrick

 CEDAR BLUFF, Va. -- Isaac Brittian Patrick, 69, died Wednesday, Dec. 1,
 1999, in a Richlands hospital.
 He was born in Tazewell County, Va., a son of the late Jack Cleveland and
 Nancy Brown Patrick, both Tazewell County natives. He was a lifelong
 resident of the Cedar Bluff area.
 Surviving are a daughter, Regina P. Lochotzki of Lorain, Ohio; two sons,
 Christopher Patrick of Perrysburg, Ohio, and William Patrick of Church Hill,
 Tenn.; and two brothers, Lee Patrick and Joe Patrick, both of Cedar Bluff.
 Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Maplewood
 Cemetery in Tazewell. The Rev. Carl Robinson will officiate.
 Mr. Patrick was also preceded in death by five brothers, Roy, David, Cecil,
 James and Eugene Patrick.
 Friends may call from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. The
 procession will leave at 1:30 p.m. for the cemetery in Tazewell.
 Hurst-Scott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Roy D. Powers Sr.

 ABINGDON -- Roy D. Powers Sr., 88, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in
 Holston Valley Medical Center.
 He lived most of his life in Washington County, Va., and maintained residences
 in Florida and Duffield, Va., for several years. He was a member of First
 Baptist Church in Mount Dora, Fla., was a retired insurance agent with
 Nationwide Insurance and was former owner//operator of Roy's Barber Shop
 in Abingdon.
 Surviving are his wife, Gladys L. Powers; two sons, James Randolph Powers
 of Fruitland Park, Fla., and Roy D. Powers Jr. of Stickleyville, Va.; four
 brothers, Leo Powers of Glade Spring, Wayne Powers of Abingdon, Elwood
 Powers of Chilhowie and Preston Powers of West Jefferson, N.C.; three
 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Farris Funeral
 Chapel. The Rev. Roger Boyer will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hills
 Memory Gardens in Abingdon.
 Pallbearers will be nephews and friends.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Farris Funeral
 Service.

 Alma R. Smith

 KEEN MOUNTAIN, Va. -- Alma "Fern" Richardson Smith, 71, died
 Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at her home in Bristol Tennessee.
 She was born in Hampton Roads, W.Va., a daughter of the late Guy and
 Myrtle Ball Richardson. She was the widow of James Reese Smith.
 Surviving are a son, Michael Reese Smith of Keen Mountain; a brother,
 Charles Richardson of English, W.Va.; a sister, Grace Richardson Smith of
 Bristol Tennessee; a grandson, James "Jimmy" Reece Smith II of Bristol
 Tennessee; and a great-grandson, Alex Smith of Bristol Tennessee.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Buchanan Funeral
 Service Chapel in Keen Mountain. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial
 Gardens in Princeton, W.Va.
 Mrs. Smith was also preceded in death by a brother, Guy Richardson Jr.; and
 a grandson, John Smith.
 Among survivors are a daughter-in-law, Robyn Smith of Keen Mountain; and a
 granddaughter-in-law, Katrina Smith of Bristol Tennessee.
 Pallbearers will be family and friends.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in Buchanan
 Funeral Service.

 Harry B. Stout

 Harry B. Stout, 82, of 1215 Columbia Road, Bristol, Tenn., died Thursday,
 Dec. 2, 1999, at his home.
 He was born in Appalachia, Va., a son of the late William Clifford and Lula
 Elizabeth Stone Stout. He lived in Bristol since 1939.
 He attended King College, was a retired general superintendent for Holston
 Steel with 35 years of service and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War
 II. He was a life member of the Elks Lodge, a life member of the Board of
 Directors of American Red Cross, a member of American Legion and a
 59-year member of Post Q of TPA. He was a former member of the Lions
 Club and Bristol Country Club.
 Surviving are his wife, Margaret Carr Stout; a son, James William Stout of
 Bristol Tennessee; a sister, Doris Harkrader of Bristol Virginia; three nieces
 and a nephew.
 A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. in Blevins Funeral
 Home Chapel. The Rev. Scott Watson will officiate.
 Among survivors are a daughter-in-law, Myra Stout of Bristol Tennessee; and
 a brother-in-law, Hal H. Harkrader Jr. of Bristol Virginia.
 The family will receive friends during an informal time of visitation from 2 p.m.
 to 3 p.m. prior to the service Sunday in Blevins Funeral Home.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Wellmont Hospice.

 Claude F. Tilley

 Graveside services for Claude Franklin Tilley will be conducted Saturday at 10
 a.m. in Glenwood Cemetery by Weaver Funeral Home.
 Mr. Tilley, 87, of Bristol Tennessee, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999.
 Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Men's Club of Anderson Street
 United Methodist Church.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Anderson Street United Methodist
 Church.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Coy Vance Jr.

 Coy Vance Jr., 76, of 217 Riverside Drive, Bristol, Va., died Friday, Dec. 3,
 1999, at his home.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Weaver Funeral Home.


December 5, 1999

Edward R. Anderson

 ABINGDON -- Funeral services for Edward R. "Wink" Anderson will be
 conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel. The Revs. William
 Weldon, William Austin and Dr. W.A. Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in
 High Point Cemetery in Abingdon.
 Mr. Anderson, 67, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in Sinai Hospital in
 Baltimore.
 Pallbearers will be sons. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Thomas, Garnett
 Lee, Bob Hayter, Joe Frye, Harry Wright, Henry Fugate, William Morgan and
 Blasco DeBose.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday in Farris Funeral
 Service.

 Eugene Austin

 CASTLEWOOD -- Funeral services for Eugene "Gene" Austin will be
 conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev.
 John Branch will officiate. Burial will be in Temple Hill Memorial Park in
 Castlewood.
 Mr. Austin, 83, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Russell County Medical Center
 in Lebanon.
 He was born in Russell County, a son of the late H.P. and Lula Rasnick Austin.
 Surviving are his wife, Georgia Austin; four daughters, Barbara Nunnari of
 Potomac, Md., and Connie Sue Dotson, Bonnie Lou Austin and Jeannie Clark,
 all of Castlewood; three sons, Sam Austin, William "Tiny" Austin and Teddy
 Austin, all of Norton; a sister, Lena Castle of Lebanon; a brother, Fred Austin
 of Castlewood; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces
 and nephews.
 Mr. Austin was also preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Austin.
 Among survivors are sons-in-law, Roger Dotson and Timothy Nunnari;
 daughters-in-law, Cathy Austin, Mary Lee Austin and Mary Lou Austin;
 grandchildren, Tony, Tonya, Jill, Chad, Missy, Steven, Kari, Josh, Jonathan
 and Brad; and great-grandchildren, Kristan, Travis, Dallas, Dalton, Matthew,
 Katie, Kesha, Devan and Haley.
 Pallbearers will be Stephen Austin, Chad Hicks, Joshua Austin, Jonathan
 Clark, Danny Austin, David Penland, Jeff Counts and Brad Austin.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in Castlewood
 Funeral Home.

 William F. Beauchamp

 CASTLEWOOD -- Funeral services for William F. "Bill" Beauchamp will be
 conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Fort Gibson United Methodist Church in
 Castlewood. The Revs. Larry Rye and Robert Beauchamp will officiate. The
 body will be in the church one hour before services. Burial will be in Temple
 Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood.
 Mr. Beauchamp, 84, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in Johnston Memoral
 Hospital in Abingdon.
 Pallbearers will be Robert Hancock, Steve Capelli, Joe Buchanan, Tom
 Beauchamp, Kenny King, Denny King, Paul King and Jim Kiser. Honorary
 pallbearers will be Dr. James Denton, Dr. Adam Steinberg and Dr. Paul
 Armstrong.
 Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Bess Bowman

 COEBURN -- Bess Bowman, 90, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in Dickenson
 County Medical Center in Clintwood.
 She was a lifelong resident of Coeburn, a daughter of the late Elbert and Effie
 Kilgore Stapleton, and was the widow of Ernest Eugene Bowman.
 She was a retired nurse employed with Dr. Joe Culbertson at the old Coeburn
 Hospital.
 Surviving are a son, John Bowman of Morristown, Tenn.; two granddaughters,
 Karen Bowman of Charleston, W.Va., and Lorie McAvoy of Elkton, Md.;
 three nephews; and a niece.
 Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday in Estes Funeral Home.
 The Rev. Leon Lawson will officiate. Burial will be in Kiser-Jordan Cemetery
 in Coeburn.
 Mrs. Bowman was also preceded in death by a grandson, Eric Bowman.
 The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Sunday in Estes Funeral Home.

 Ethel N. Clark

 ITMANN, W.Va. -- Mandy Ethel Neal Clark, 76, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999,
 in a Raleigh County, W.Va., hospital.
 She was born in Norton, was of the Baptist faith and the widow of Harvey
 Lester Clark Sr.
 Surviving are a daughter, Kay Clark Marcum of Itmann; two sons, Harvey
 Lester Clark Jr., of Mullens, W.Va., and Gary Clark of Itmann; a sister, Edith
 Stapleton of Norton; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Hagy Funeral Home
 Chapel. The Revs. Glen Sturgill and Robbie Fultz will officiate. Burial will be in
 Laurel Grove Cemetery in Norton.
 Among survivors are a son-in-law, Bobby Marcum of Itmann; and a
 daughter-in-law, Kathy Clark of Itmann.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in Hagy Funeral
 Home.

 Raymond C. Cross

 Raymond C. Cross, 400 Shelby St., Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 4,
 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 He was a lifelong resident of Bristol Tennessee, a son of Marl Cross of Bristol
 Tennessee, and was of the Baptist faith.
 Surviving, besides his mother, are a daughter, Melissa Ann Cross of Bristol
 Virginia; a son, Raymond Scott Cross of Bristol Virginia; three sisters, Cora L.
 Shupe of Orrville, Ohio, and Nancy S. Cross and Hazel S. Gentry, both of
 Bristol Tennessee; a brother, Bruce D. Cross of Blountville; a grandson; and
 several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Weaver Funeral
 Home Chapel. Pastor Tom Hicks Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Tri-Cities
 Memory Gardens.
 Among survivors is a special friend, Peggy Cross of Bristol Virginia.
 Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in the funeral
 home or friends may call any time at the home of Nancy S. Cross, 204
 Westridge Apartments, B-11, Bristol, Tenn.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Eugene W. Cullop

 MARION -- Graveside services for Eugene W. Cullop will be conducted
 Monday at 11 a.m. in Mount Zion Cemetery. The Revs. Robert S. Thorton
 and Frank Bauman will officiate.
 Mr. Cullop, 75, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Smyth County Community
 Hospital.
 He was a son of the late Thomas and Alverdia Cullop, a member of Mount
 Zion United Methodist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He
 was a member of Francis Marion VFW Post 4667.
 Surviving are a sister, Myrtle M. Hall of Marion; three brothers, Ed Cullop and
 Thomas B. Cullop Jr., both of Marion, and Roy Cullop of Saltville; and several
 nieces and nephews.
 Mr. Cullop was also preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Cullop Gillenwater.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in Seaver-Brown
 Chapel.

 Bobby Gene Deel

 HAYSI -- Funeral services for Bobby Deel will be conducted Sunday at 1
 p.m. in Haysi Funeral Home Chapel. Elders Frank Newsome, Toby Bailey and
 Johnny Paul McClanahan will officiate. Burial will be in Bud Deel Cemetery,
 Route 2.
 Mr. Deel, 61, of Route 2, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in Bristol Regional
 Medical Center.
 Pallbearers will be Roger Oquinn, Dennis Oquinn, Matthew Oquinn, Jeff
 Oquinn, Ricky Jackson, Albert Boyd, Harold Woods and Gary Oquinn.
 Honorary pallbearers will be Clyde Hill, Buster Oquinn, Farrell Boyd, Jerry
 Owens, Sammy Owens and Kenny Hamilton.
 Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Giles Dishman

 DANTE -- Giles "Ed" Dishman, 74, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Bristol
 Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn.
 He was born in Russell County, a son of the late Giles Andrew and Mida
 Linkous Dishman. He was a retired miner, a member of the UMWA and a
 member of the Dante Fire Department.
 He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
 Surviving are his wife, Virginia Dishman; a daughter, Jacqueline Casteel of
 Johnson City; four brothers, Frank Dishman of Bishop, W.Va., Hansel
 Dishman of Canebrake, W.Va., Carl Dishman of Louisa, Va., and Leon
 Dishman of Norfolk, Va.; two granddaughters; a great-granddaughter; and
 several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 8 p.m. in Castlewood Funeral
 Home. The Rev. Estol Amburgey will officiate. Graveside services will be
 Monday at 11 a.m. in Temple Hill Memorial Park with military graveside rites
 by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975.
 Among survivors are granddaughters, Angela Griffith of Wytheville, Va., and
 Misti Casteel of Johnson City; and a great-granddaughter, Jade Elizabeth
 Griffith.
 Pallbearers will be members of the Dante Fire Department.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday in Castlewood
 Funeral Home.

 Irene H. Fitzgerald

 Funeral services for Irene Clara Hutson Fitzgerald will be conducted Sunday at
 3 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens Mausoleum by Weaver Funeral Home.
 The Rev. Glenn L. London will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memory
 Gardens Cemetery in Abingdon.
 Mrs. Fitzgerald died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Smyth County Community
 Hospital in Marion.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Gay Gentry

 MEADOWVIEW -- Funeral services for Gay Lucille Gentry will be
 conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel in Abingdon. The
 Revs. John Surber and Steve McCready will officiate. Burial will be in Mount
 Rose Cemetery.
 Miss Gentry, 83, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at her home.
 She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., a daughter of the late
 Roxie and Clint Gentry, and was of the Baptist faith.
 Surviving are four brothers, Don Gentry, Hill Gentry, T.C. Gentry and Sandy
 Gentry, all of Glade Spring; a sister, Dorothy Ratliff of Glade Spring; several
 nieces and nephews; and a great-niece.
 Among survivors are a special niece, Peggy McGhee of Glade Spring; and a
 special great-niece, Christy McGhee.
 Pallbearers will be Roger McGhee, Kenneth Ratliff, Luke Ratliff, Kenneth
 Gentry, Matt Ratliff and Jason Hunter. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith
 Roberts, Aaron McCready, Todd Gentry, Eugene Osborne, Roger McVey
 and Leonard Hunter.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in Farris Funeral
 Service.

 William H. Graves

 [ih6.9,,4,13]A memorial service for Dr. William H. Graves will be conducted
 Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church, Bluff City, by Weaver Funeral
 Home. The Rev. Frank Blevins and Dr. John E. Haggai will officiate.
 Dr. Graves, 88, of 113 Ridgewood Drive, Bristol, Tenn., died Thursday, Dec.
 2, 1999, at his home.
 The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the church.
 In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Haggai Institute, P.O. Box 13,
 Atlanta, GA 30370, or to the Gideons International.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Letha E. Harless

 Graveside services for Letha Ethel Williams Harless will be conducted Sunday
 at 2 p.m. in Rust Cemetery.
 Mrs. Harless, 86, a former resident of Friendship community, died Friday,
 Dec. 3, 1999, in Greystone Health Care Center.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Cleo B. Hart

 NORTON -- Cleo Vivian Burton Hart, 94, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in
 Smyth County Hospital in Marion.
 She was a lifelong resident of Norton and, most recently, a resident of Valley
 Healthcare Center in Chilhowie. She was a member of First Baptist Church of
 Norton and the widow of C.D. Hart.
 Surviving are two sons, Glen D. Hart of Azusa, Calif., and C. Arthur Hart of
 Abingdon; a daughter, Hazel Hilmon of Abingdon; a sister, Sally Grace Burton
 of Chilhowie; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Hagy Funeral Home
 Chapel. The Rev. Steve Conerly will officiate. Burial will be in Powell Valley
 Memorial Gardens.
 The family will receive friends at 1:30 p.m. Monday prior to the funeral service
 in Hagy Funeral home.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church
 of Norton.

 Liza C. Hess

 MOUTH CARD, Ky. -- Liza Ann Childress Hess, 94, died Friday, Dec. 3,
 1999, at her home.
 She was born in Pike County, Ky., a daughter of the late William J. and Ada J.
 Williams Childress. She was a lifelong resident of the Mouth Card area, a
 member of Mouth Card Baptist Church and a homemaker.
 She was the widow of Lawrence George Hess.
 Surviving are two daughters, June H. Belcher of Conaway, Va., and Evelyn H.
 Stiltner of Richmond, Ky.; a son, Dr. Lowell Lee Hess of Grundy; 12
 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in Grundy Funeral Home
 Chapel. The Revs. Don Pope and Jeff Slone will officiate. Burial will be in
 Mountain Valley Memorial Park in Big Rock, Va.
 Mrs. Hess was also preceded in death by two sons, Arthur E. Hess and Jack
 E. Hess; a grandson, Jack E. Hess Jr.; a great-great-granddaughter, Jessica
 White; six sisters, Mary C. Harvel, Virginia C. Ratliff, Athea C. Ramey, Nan
 C. Cantrell, Grace C. Ramey and Stella C. Hess; five brothers, Alex Childress,
 James "Jim" Childress, John Childress, Lawrence Childress and Lautchie
 Childress.
 Among survivors are a son-in-law, Elster Belcher of Conaway; three
 daughters-in-law, Madelyn Hess of Grundy, Betty Hess of Big Rock and June
 Hess of Bristol Virginia.
 Mrs. Hess was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother.
 Pallbearers will be Halver Belcher, Greg Belcher, Garry Keen, Terry White,
 Eddie Joe Hess, Sammy Hess, Terry Hess and Jeff Hess. Honorary
 pallbearers will be Martha Grizzle, Molly Rasnake, Nancy Baxter, Beth
 Wright, Frannie Minton and Charlie Childress.
 Friends may call at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel, where a service
 will be held at 7 p.m.
 Grundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 James H. Kilgore Sr.

 [ih6.9,,4,13]WISE -- The Rev. James Harold Kilgore Sr., 68, died Saturday,
 Dec. 4, 1999.
 He was born in Wise, a son of the late Willie and Rosa Hensley Kilgore.
 He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, an ordained Free Will
 Baptist minister for over 40 years and served as pastor of several local Free
 Will Baptist Churches. He was employed as business manager for Barnette
 Contractors for 27 years until his recent retirement and served as chaplain at
 Norton Community Hospital and Wise Appalachian Regional Hospital for
 several years.
 Surviving are his wife, Peggy Anderson Kilgore; three daughters, Mrs. Harold
 (Patti) Stanley, Mrs. Nick (Libby) Rogers and Mrs. Jeff (Nancy) Roberts, all
 of Wise; two sons, Dr. James Harold Kilgore Jr. of Greeneville, Tenn., and the
 Rev. David L. Kilgore of Nashville; a brother, Fred Kilgore of Norton; and
 eight grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 7 p.m. in Esserville Free Will
 Baptist Church by Sturgill Funeral Home. The Revs. Hobart Addington, Eddie
 Sturgill and Jimmy Smith will officiate. Family graveside services will be
 Tuesday in Wise Cemetery in Wise.
 Among survivors are two daughters-in-law, Mrs. James Harold Kilgore Jr. of
 Greeneville and Mrs. David L. Kilgore of Nashville; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred
 Kilgore of Norton; and a host of family and friends.
 The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 5 p.m.
 to 7 p.m. Monday in the church.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Free Will Baptist Family Ministries, 90
 Stanley Lane, Greeneville, TN 37743, or designated for The Rev. Harold
 Kilgore Memorial Library, currently under construction in the Victory Boys
 Home in Norton.
 Sturgill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Paul E. Kiser

 ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Paul Evans Kiser, 89, of 59 Lynwood Circle, formerly
 of Bluefield, Va., died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in Brian Center Nursing
 Home.
 He was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Elbert and Matilda
 Stacey Kiser. He lived in Bluefield, Va., for 32 years prior to moving to
 Asheville, N.C., in 1990.
 He retired in 1972 as sales manager with Peoples Life Insurance Co. He was a
 member of Abernathy United Methodist Church in Asheville and a former
 member of Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church in Bluefield, Va. He was
 a member of the Masonic Lodge in Berwind, W.Va., a U.S. Army veteran of
 World War II and a member of the VFW and American Legion in Bluefield,
 W.Va.
 Surviving are his wife, Jacqueline T. Kiser; two sons, Paul David Kiser of
 Carson City, Nev., and Donald Malcolm Kiser of Asheville; a daughter, Janice
 Rebecca Kiser of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a stepson, Steven Michael Summey of
 Asheville; four sisters, Dorcas Overbey and Ocie Jaber, both of Cleveland,
 Tenn., Alice Smith of Chattanooga and Frances Turpin of Newark, Del.; two
 brothers, Hubert Kiser of Pensacola, Fla., and Ralph Kiser of Kingsport; and
 six grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Dudley Memorial
 Chapel in Bluefield, Va. The Rev. Larry Ramey will officiate. Entombment will
 be in Woodlawn Park Mausoleum in Bluewell.
 Among survivors are grandchildren, Valerie M. Kiser, Steven Michael
 Summey II, Jason Lee Summey and Matthew Lawrence Summey, all of
 Asheville, and Cody Z. Kiser and Cheyenne Kiser, both of Carson City, Nev.
 The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services Tuesday in Dudley
 Memorial Mortuary.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Virginia Avenue United Methodist
 Church, 1900 Virginia Ave., Bluefield, VA.

 Bertha Davis Linnen

 Bertha Davis Linnen, 94, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in NHC Healthcare of
 Bristol.
 She was the widow of Charles E. Linnen and a member of Grace Baptist
 Church.
 Surviving are six daughters, Betty Burnette, Lucille Morris, Peggy Linnen,
 Joyce Linnen and Julia Linnen, all of Bristol Virginia, and Patsy Gayton of
 Chino, Calif.; two granddaughters; and two great-granddaughters.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the graveside in
 Sharrett Cemetery by Blevins Funeral Home. Pastor Dan Birchfield will
 officiate.
 Among survivors are a son-in-law, Ron Gayton of Chino; granddaughters Rita
 Flick and Donna Illingsworth; and great-granddaughters Robin Flick and
 Ashley Tate.
 The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Blevins Funeral
 Home.

 Elma S. McCelland

 Elma S. McCelland died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at the home of a niece in
 Marion.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Weaver Funeral Home.

 Rachel B. Miller

 COEBURN -- Rachel Buchanan Miller, 88, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in
 Dickenson County Medical Center in Clintwood, Va.
 She was a lifelong resident of Coeburn, a daughter of the late Garland Jefferson
 and Mary Savanna Baker Richardson, and was a member of Ramsey Church
 of God.
 She was the widow of Claborn Buchanan.
 Surviving are her husband, James T. Miller Sr.; two brothers, Clifford
 Richardson of Coeburn and Bernace Richardson of Whitman, W.Va.; two
 sisters, Muriel Curry of Whitman, W.Va., and Fay Causky of Laguna Niguel,
 Calif.; three stepsons, James "Jimmy" Miller Jr. of Fredericksburg, Va., Jeffery
 Lynn Miller of Wise and George Wesley Miller of Dungannon, Va.; four
 stepdaughters, Ella Sue Robbins of St. Charles, Va., and Deborah Thomas
 Miller, Pamela Maddey and Lenora Grace Cliffton, all of Franklin, N.C.; nine
 great-grandchildren; and several npehews and nieces.
 Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in Estes Funeral Home
 chapel. The Rev. Leon Lawson will officiate. Burial will be in Buchanan
 Cemetery in Coeburn.
 Mrs. Miller was also preceded in death by two sons, Jerry and Bobbie
 Buchanan.
 Among survivors are granddaughters, Monica Rakes of Midlothian, Va.,
 Teresa Knittle of Berlin Heights, Ohio, Veronica Buchanan of Coeburn, Donna
 Witting of Blairsville, Ga., and Deborah Wolford of Amherst, Ohio; and a
 grandson, Jerry Buchanan of Lakewood, Ohio.
 Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Sunday in Estes Funeral Home.

 Polly L. Oquinn

 PRATER, Va. -- Funeral services for Polly Louisa Oquinn will be conducted
 Sunday at 11 a.m. in Paw Paw Old Regular Baptist Church by Haysi Funeral
 Home. Elders Frank Oquinn, David Oquinn, Freelin Yates and Danny Yates
 will officiate. Burial will be in A.F. Deel Cemetery, Route 2, Haysi.
 Mrs. Oquinn, 85, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in Buchanan General Hospital.
 Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Roy D. Powers Sr.

 ABINGDON -- Funeral services for Roy D. Powers Sr. will be conducted
 Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roger Boyer will
 officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memory Gardens in Abingdon.
 Mr. Powers, 88, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, in Holston Valley Hospital and
 Medical Center.
 Pallbearers will be nephews and friends.
 Farris Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

 Herschel Quillen

 WALLS, Miss. -- Herschel Woodrow "Woody" Quillen, 34, formerly of Big
 Stone Gap, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Southhaven, Miss., from injuries
 sustained in an automobile accident.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Holding Funeral Home in Big
 Stone Gap, Va.

 Alma R. Smith

 KEEN MOUNTAIN, Va. -- Funeral services for Alma "Fern " Richardson
 Smith will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Buchanan Funeral Service
 Chapel in Keen Mountain. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens in
 Princeton, W.Va.
 Mrs. Smith, 71, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at her home in Bristol
 Tennessee.
 Pallbearers will be family and friends.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in Buchanan
 Funeral Service.

 Harry B. Stout

 A memorial service for Harry B. Stout will be conducted Sunday
 at 3 p.m. in Blevins Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Scott Watson will
 officiate.
 Mr. Stout, 82, of 1215 Columbia Road, Bristol, Tenn., died Thursday, Dec. 2,
 1999, at is home.
 The family will receive friends during an informal time of visitation from 2 p.m.
 to 3 p.m. prior to the service Sunday in Blevins Funeral Home.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Wellmont Hospice.

 Coy Vance Jr.

 Funeral services for Coy Vance Jr. will be conducted Sunday at 8 p.m. in
 Beaverview Baptist Church by Weaver Funeral Home of Bristol, Tenn. The
 Revs. Roy Yelton and Haynes Watson will officiate. Graveside services will be
 Monday at 2 p.m. in Mountain View Cemetery with military honors by
 Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol.
 Mr. Vance, 76, of 217 Riverside Drive, Bristol, Va., died Friday, Dec. 3,
 1999, at his home.
 He was born in Holston, Va., and retired as a shipping supervisor with
 Beecham Laboratories. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a
 member of Beaverview Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, Sunday
 School teacher and a member of the choir.
 Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Bonnie Stout Vance; two daughters, Debbie
 O'Dell and Sherry Chapman, both of Bristol Virginia; three sons, Randall
 Vance of the home, Allen Vance of Bristol Tennessee and Gary Vance of
 Elizabethton, Tenn.; three sisters, Stella Stout and Mary Willis, both of Bristol
 Virginia, and Gladys Graham of Summerville, S.C.; two brothers, Fred Vance
 of Bristol Virginia and J.D. Vance of Bristol Tennessee; two granddaughters;
 three grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
 Mr. Vance was also preceded in death by two brothers, R.C. Vance and
 Frank Vance.
 Among survivors are granddaughters, Kimberly Manuel and Lori Beth Vance;
 grandsons, Forrest O'Dell, Jeremy McCann and Tyler McCann;
 daughters-in-law, Carol Vance and Paula Vance; aunt, Ruth Phipps of
 Abingdon; son-in-law, Travis O'Dell; and uncle, Edgar W. Vance of
 Lakewood, Fla.
 Pallbearers will be Hank Phipps, Jim Morris, Kenneth Ray, Tony Ray, Scott
 Horne, Bob Carmack, Darius Oliver, Sam Cox and Clarence Goodson.
 Honorary pallbearers will be nephews, members of Beaverview Baptist Church
 and friends and neighbors.
 The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. prior to the services at
 the church.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Beaverview Baptist
 Church, 139 Beaverview Drive, Bristol, VA 24201.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Elsie I. Wolfe

 ABINGDON -- Elsie Ingle Wolfe, 92, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Johnson
 Memorial Hospital.
 She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., a daughter of the late
 Tom and Addie Ingle. She was a member of the Gospel Tabernacle Church
 and the widow of Ervin L. Wolfe.
 Surviving are four sons, Garland C. Wolfe, Egbert E. Wolfe, Kenneth H.
 Wolfe and Bobby R. Wolfe, all of Abingdon; two daughters, Virginia Florence
 Arnold and Gladys Whitteaker, both of Abingdon; 18 grandchildren; 25
 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Farris Funeral
 Chapel. The Revs. Darrell Henley and Con Henley will officiate. Burial will be
 in Forest Hills Memory Gardens.
 Mrs. Wolfe was also preceded in death by two sons, John D. Wolfe and
 Hershel R. Wolfe.
 Pallbearers will be David Gibson, Perry Fields, Jerry Stroup, Larry Nunley,
 Ricky Brown and Rick Wyatt. Honorary pallbearers will be Sherman Thayer,
 Dan Lewis, Raymond Webb, Robert Mabe, Clarence Robins and Jimmy
 Goad.
 The family will receive friends from 2:30 p.m. until time of service Sunday in
 Farris Funeral Service.

 Bonnie Y. Worley

 CEDAR BLUFF -- Bonnie Yates Worley, 81, of the Steelesburg section, died
 Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in an Abingdon nursing home. She was the widow of
 Raleigh Worley Sr.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in
 Richlands.


December 6, 1999

Edward R. Anderson

 ABINGDON -- Funeral services for Edward R. "Wink" Anderson will be
 conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel. The Revs. William
 Weldon, William Austin and Dr. W.A. Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in
 High Point Cemetery in Abingdon.
 Mr. Anderson, 67, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, in Sinai Hospital in
 Baltimore.
 Pallbearers will be sons. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Thomas, Garnett
 Lee, Bob Hayter, Joe Frye, Harry Wright, Henry Fugate, William Morgan,
 Blasco DeBose, Gilmer Murray and Haynes Hayden.
 Farris Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

 Stella M. Boyd

 RAVEN -- Stella Mae Boyd, 80, of Route 1, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in
 a Bluefield, W.Va., hospital.
 She was born in Buchanan County, a daughter of the late Washington and
 Bessie Osborne. She was a member of Pilgrim Knob Church of God and the
 Keen Mountain Pentecostal Holiness Church.
 Surviving are her husband, Cloyd Boyd; three daughters, Mrs. Dallas (Anna
 Ruth) Horne and Mrs. Jim (Mary) Keen, both of Clifton Fork, Va., and Mrs.
 Bill (Ellen) Gray of Conway, S.C.; a son, John Boyd of Clifton Fork; three
 sisters, Ora Foran of Cedar Bluff, Cora Arnold of Raven and Ollie Ward of
 Chincotague Island, Va.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Buchanan Funeral
 Service Chapel in Keen Mountain, Va. Don Smith and the Rev. Randy Webb
 will officiate. Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va.
 Mrs. Boyd was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Boyd; and three
 brothers, Milton, Jeff and Beverly Osborne.
 Among survivors are a daughter-in-law, Wilma Boyd of Clifton Fork; and
 special children of Hal and Naomi Clifton.
 Pallbearers will be J.R. Horne, Tracy Gray, Cloyd Clifton, Dwayne Keen, Paul
 Hackworth, Sonny Lane, David Clifton and Timmy Osborne.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Buchanan
 Funeral Service.

 Ethel N. Clark

 ITMANN, W.Va. -- Funeral services for Mandy Ethel Neal Clark will be
 conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Hagy Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Glen
 Sturgill and Robbie Fultz will officiate. Burial will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery
 in Norton.
 Mrs. Clark, 76, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in a Raleigh County, W.Va.,
 hospital.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in Hagy Funeral
 Home.

 Vida W. Clark

 MARION -- Vida Ilene "Teed" Warren Clark, 69, died Saturday at her home.
 She was born in Grayson County, a daughter of the late Preston Gamble and
 Treva Britton Warren. She lived most of her life in Marion, was of the Baptist
 faith and the widow of Thomas Ray Clark. She was employed at Hungry
 Mother State Park for several years and was a cook at the Marion Primary
 School for over 10 years.
 Surviving are three daughters, Linda Parks and Diane Bush, both of Marion,
 and Anita Ross of Sugar Grove, Va.; four sisters, Gaye Johnson of Fort
 Howard, Md., JoAnn Phipps and Joyce Phipps, both of Independence, Va.,
 and Carol Simmons of Comers Rock, Va.; four grandchildren; and a
 great-grandson.
 Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Bradley's Funeral
 Home. The Revs. Steve Hutton and Kenny Price will officiate. Burial will be in
 New Hope Cemetery in Grayson County.
 Mrs. Clark was also preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Hal Warren;
 and stepmother, Ellen Warren.
 Among survivors are grandchildren, Penny and Jimmy May, Angie and Roger
 Blevins, Cynthia and Sam Osborne; and Crystal Bush and Bobby Battaglia; a
 great-grandson, Matthew May; two sons-in-law, Ivan E. Ross and Dennis
 Bush; aunt, Faye Burnop; and special friend, Edith Blevins.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Bradley's
 Funeral Home.

 Raymond C. Cross

 Funeral services for Raymond C. Cross will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m.
 in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Tom Hicks Jr. will officiate. Burial
 will be in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens.
 Mr. Cross, of 400 Shelby St., Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in
 Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Margaret Davis

 RAVEN, Va. -- Margaret Ona Mae Davis, 75, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, in
 a Richlands hospital.
 She was born in Tazewell County, Va., a daughter of the late Jack and Sarah
 Duggar Byrd.
 She was a member of Raven Pentecostal Church of God in Raven.
 Surviving are three sons, Bobby Davis, Mitchell Davis and Doug Davis, all of
 Raven; five daughters, Mrs. George (Frances) Whitener of Hickory, N.C.,
 Mrs. Clarence (Wanda) Brown of Richlands and Mrs. Daymon (Darlene)
 Cordle, Mrs. Otis (Irene) Johnson and Mrs. Jerry (Pat) Shelton, all of Raven;
 three brothers, Jackie Byrd of Wilmington, Ohio, Loyd Byrd of Hickory, N.C.,
 and Ellis Byrd of Jewell Ridge, Va.; two sisters, Gladys Evans of Dayton,
 Ohio, and Ruby Winkler of Hickory, N.C.; 20 grandchildren; and 14
 great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Singleton Funeral
 Service Chapel in Cedar Bluff. The Revs. Clarence Brown and Raymond
 Ferrell will officiate. Burial will be in Proffitt Cemetery in Horton Ridge, Va.
 Mrs. Davis was also preceded in death by a brother, McClell Byrd; two
 sisters, Bernice Walters and Velma Clines; and three grandchildren, Melissa
 Davis, Terry Whitener and Sarge Johnson.
 Among survivors are three daughters-in-law, Mrs. Bobby (Betty) Davis, Mrs.
 Mitchell (Barbara) Davis and Mrs. Doug (Barbara) Davis, all of Raven; and a
 host of friends and neighbors.
 Mrs. Davis was a faithful supporter for 14 years of the Air of Deliverance
 Ministries.
 Pallbearers will be grandsons.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Singleton
 Funeral Service.

 Giles Dishman

 DANTE -- Graveside services for Giles "Ed" Dishman will be Monday at 11
 a.m. in Temple Hill Memorial Park with military graveside rites by
 Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975.
 Mr. Dishman, 74, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical
 Center in Bristol, Tenn.
 Pallbearers will be members of the Dante Fire Department.
 Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Gay Gentry

 MEADOWVIEW -- Funeral services for Gay Lucille Gentry will be
 conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel in Abingdon. The
 Revs. John Surber and Steve McCready will officiate. Burial will be in Mount
 Rose Cemetery.
 Miss Gentry, 83, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, at her home.
 Pallbearers will be Roger McGhee, Kenneth Ratliff, Luke Ratliff, Kenneth
 Gentry, Matt Ratliff and Jason Hunter. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith
 Roberts, Aaron McCready, Todd Gentry, Eugene Osborne, Roger McVey
 and Leonard Hunter.
 Farris Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

 Ruth M. Hayes

 SALTVILLE -- Ruth Marshall Hayes, 42, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at her
 home.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by D.R. Henderson Funeral Home.

 Kenneth W. Hill

 ST. PAUL -- Kenneth Wayne "Dobie" Hill, 50, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999,
 in Russell County Medical Center in Lebanon.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Castlewood Funeral Home.

 Bernice M. Kirkland

 GRAY, Tenn. -- Bernice M. Kirkland, 89, of Anderson Health Care, died
 Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in Anderson Health Care.
 She lived in Ellenton, Fla., from 1975 to 1996, and was the widow of Charles
 Francis Kirkland.
 She was a member of the Christian church most of her life and served as
 mission secretary and organist for First Christian Church Hessville, Hammond,
 Ind. She was a member of Hales Chapel Christian Church in Gray.
 Surviving are three sons, John Thomas Kirkland of Indianapolis, Richard
 Kirkland of Bluff City and Donald Kirkland of Gray; 10 grandchildren; and
 eight great-grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be held in Ellenton, Fla.
 Griffith-Cline Mansion Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of
 arrangements.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to First Christian Church of Bluff City,
 Tenn., or Milligan College, Johnson City.
 Information courtesy of Akard Funeral Home.

 Kimberly D. Kiser

 CLEVELAND, Va. -- Kimberly D. Kiser, 39, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, in
 Bristol Regional Medical Center.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lebanon Funeral Home.

 Bertha Davis Linnen

 Funeral services for Bertha Davis Linnen will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m.
 at the graveside in Sharrett Cemetery by Blevins Funeral Home. Pastor Dan
 Birchfield will officiate.
 Mrs. Linnen, 94, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in NHC Healthcare of Bristol.
 Blevins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Glennis O. Maxwell Sr.

 BIG STONE GAP -- Glennis O. Maxwell Sr., 67, died Sunday, Dec. 5,
 1999, in Dickenson County Medical Center in Clintwood.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced by Holding Funeral Home.

 Elma S. McClelland

 Funeral services for Elma S. McClelland will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m.
 at the graveside in East Hill Cemetery by Weaver Funeral Home. The Rev.
 Neville Mozingo will officiate.
 Mrs. McClelland, 88, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, at the home of a niece in
 Marion.
 She was a lifelong resident of Bristol, a daughter of the late Eugene and
 Margaret Shipley.
 She was employed with Goodman Jewelers and Woodys House of Portraits
 and was a member of State Street United Methodist Church. She was the
 widow of C. Lacy McClelland.
 Surviving are a son, Carl L. McClelland of Vilseck, Germany; a brother,
 Robert L. "Bob" Shipley; a granddaughter, Kathryn Selvilla McClelland of
 Fairfield, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
 Among survivors is a daughter-in-law, Margaret W. McClelland of Vilseck.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in Weaver
 Funeral Home.

 Herschel Quillen

 WALLS, Miss. -- Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in
 Holding Funeral Home Chapel in Big Stone Gap, Va. Pastor Wayne Poteet
 will officiate. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery in Big Stone Gap.
 Mr. Quillen, 34, formerly of Big Stone Gap, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999, in The
 Med in Memphis, Tenn., as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile
 accident.
 He was born in Big Stone Gap, a son of the late Herschel Reed Quillen and
 Georgia Junell Phillips Quillen. He was a 1983 graduate of Powell Valley High
 School, a 1990 graduate of Clinch Valley College and was employed as a
 chemist with Cargill Inc. in Memphis. He was of the Baptist faith.
 Surviving are his wife, Maryls Giles Quillen; two sisters, Kathy Vernon and
 Brenda Smith, both of Big Stone Gap; two nephews; and two nieces.
 Among survivors are brothers-in-law, Jim Vernon and William C. Smith, both
 of Big Stone Gap; two nephews, Brent Vernon of St. Louis, Mo., and Shawn
 Smith of Duffield, Va.; two nieces, Kristie Qualls of Duffield and Cindy Bishop
 of Big Stone Gap; several uncles; and an aunt.
 He also leaves behind his pet dog, Sooner.
 The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Holding
 Funeral Home.

 Alma R. Smith

 KEEN MOUNTAIN, Va. -- Funeral services for Alma "Fern" Richardson
 Smith will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in Buchanan Funeral Service
 Chapel in Keen Mountain. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens in
 Princeton, W.Va.
 Mrs. Smith, 71, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at her home in Bristol
 Tennessee.
 Pallbearers will be family and friends.
 Buchanan Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

 Paul R. Smith

 MARION -- Paul R. Smith, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at his home.
 He was a member of East End Baptist Church and retired from Brunswick with
 35 years of service.
 Surviving are his wife of 69 years, Elizabeth Harper Smith; four daughters,
 Peggy S. Goodman and Patsy S. Bales, both of Marion, Sandra S. Jurkiewicz
 of Port Clinton, Ohio, and Connie S. Blevins of Chilhowie; two sons, William
 D. Smith of Marion and Paul D. Smith of Broadway, Va.; three sisters,
 Georgia Galliher of Jacksonville, Fla., Mildred Eller of Chilhowie and Gertrude
 Harner of Bristol Virginia; two brothers, Sanders J.B. Smith of Cockeysville,
 Md., and Robert K. Smith of Edgewood, Md.; 10 grandchildren; six
 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
 Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Seaver-Brown
 Chapel. The Rev. Paul Jones and Dr. Jack Garland will officiate. Burial will be
 in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
 The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday in Seaver-Brown
 Chapel.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to East End Baptist Church, c//o Evelyn
 Taylor, 414 Groseclose St., Marion, VA 24354.

 Coy Vance Jr.

 Graveside services for Coy Vance Jr. will be Monday at 2 p.m. in Mountain
 View Cemetery with military honors by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of
 Bristol.
 Mr. Vance, 76, of 217 Riverside Drive, Bristol, Va., died Friday, Dec. 3,
 1999, at his home.
 Pallbearers will be Hank Phipps, Jim Morris, Kenneth Ray, Tony Ray, Scott
 Horne, Bob Carmack, Darius Oliver, Sam Cox and Clarence Goodson.
 Honorary pallbearers will be nephews, members of Beaverview Baptist Church
 and friends and neighbors.
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Beaverview Baptist
 Church, 139 Beaverview Drive, Bristol, VA 24201.
 Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 Bonnie Y. Worley

 CEDAR BLUFF -- Funeral services for Bonnie Yates Worley will be
 conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands. The
 Rev. Allen Jessee will officiate. Entombment will be in Greenhills Memory
 Gardens Mausoleum in Claypool Hill, Va.
 Mrs. Worley, 81, of the College Estates section, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999,
 in an Abingdon nursing home.
 She was born in Leemaster, Va., a daughter of the late Andrew and Mae Hagy
 Yates, both Buchanan County natives. She lived in the Keen Mountain area
 most of her life before moving to Cedar Bluff. She was a member of the
 Community Heights Baptist Church at Wardell, Va.
 She was the widow of Raleigh Worley Sr.
 Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Margaret) Mullins of Beckley, W.Va.,
 and Mrs. Johnny (Darla) Vandyke of Bristol Virginia; three sons, Norman D.
 Worley of Raven, Va., W. Steven Worley of Milton, Fla., and Raleigh Worley
 Jr. of Pounding Mill, Va.; five sisters, Gladys Clemens of Jonesboro, Ga.,
 Goldie Coffee and Agnes Farmer, both of Leemaster, Betty Johnson of
 Minneapolis and Thelma Henry of Jackson, Mich.; two brothers, Bill Yates of
 Auburn Hills, Mich., and Tad Yates of Gaithersburg, Md.; 15 grandchildren;
 and 18 great-grandchildren.
 Mrs. Worley was also preceded in death by two sons, Joseph D. and Roger
 G. Worley; three sisters, Alma Love Ratliff, Beulah Farmer and Susie Lawson;
 and three brothers, Warren, Olin and Marshall Yates.
 Pallbearers will be relatives and firends.
 The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Monday in Hurst-Scott Funeral
 Home.