Bristol, VA - December 1 - 5, 2000 Obituaries: BRISTOL HERALD COURIER Uploaded to the USGenWeb Archives with permission from the Bristol Herald Courier http://www.bristolnews.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Friday, December 1, 2000 Arnold L. Addington ST. PAUL, Va. -- Funeral services for Arnold L. Addington will be conducted on Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at 8 p.m. in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glenn Hammacker and Rev. Roy Phillips officiating. A graveside service will be held at Temple Hill Memorial Park on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 11 a.m. The funeral procession will depart Castlewood Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. Serving as pallbearers are grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. in Castlewood Funeral Home on Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, or any time at Mr. Addington's residence. Mr. Addington, 99, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at his residence in St. Paul, Va. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lillian W. Altizer Lillian Ruth Wallace Altizer, 52 years of age, of the Home Creek section of Grundy, Va., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, in the Johnson City Medical Center from a long illness. Born in Buchanan County on July 5, 1948, she was the daughter of Alta Smith Wallace of Grundy, Va., and the late Robert Wallace. She was a member of the Harman Memorial Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star at Freeburn, Ky. She was formerly employed as a secretary for Harman Mining Corp. She was a loving mother and enjoyed making crafts. She was preceded in death by two brothers: Steve Wallace and Ralph Wallace. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband: Leon Altizer of Grundy, Va.; two sons: Lee David Altizer of Abingdon, Va., and William (Bill) Jerome Altizer of Grundy, Va.; and two daughters; Tina Marie Lyons of Orange Park, Fla., and Tressa Leona Linton of Middlesburg, Fla. She was also survived by six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at 11 a.m. at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willard Owens and Bill Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Active pallbearers will be: Delmer Hall, Tommy Hall, Kenneth Hall, Donnie Hall, Gary Coleman and David Clevinger. Honorary pallbearers will be: Ronald Coleman, David Scammell, Roger Vandyke and the elders and deacons of the Harman Memorial Baptist Church. The family of Lillian Ruth Wallace Altizer is being served by the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy, Va. Carlos J. Bradley Funeral services for Mr. Carlos Bradley will be held Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at 11 a.m. in the Castle Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Edward Castle and Brother Roger Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery, Bristol Virginia. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. Mr. Bradley, 89, of 110 Hemlock Lane, Bristol, Tenn., died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at his residence. Castle Funeral Home, 14298 Lee Highway, Bristol, Va., is serving the Bradley family. Myrtle B. Bryant GLADE SPRING, Va. -- The funeral service for Myrtle B. Bryant will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Rush Creek Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Curt Heath officiating. Burial will follow in the Rush Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may send memorial contributions to Rush Creek Primitive Baptist Church, c//o Curt Heath, 32077 Omega Lane, Meadowview, VA 24361. Mrs. Bryant, 84, of Glade Spring died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Cambridge House, Bristol Tennessee. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at jnsonfh\Npreferred.com. Johnson Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mrs. Bryant. Marie D. Church Marie Magdalene Deel Church, 54 years of age, of Maxie, Va., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Columbia Clinch Valley Medical Center along with her husband, Thomas Ray Church, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route \460 near Cedar Bluff, Va. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Ethel Blankenship Deel. She was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Grundy Senior High School Class of 1964 and attended Southwest Virginia Community College. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and was a homemaker. Mrs. Church is survived by 1 daughter: Lisa Marie Church, Maxie, Va.; 1 son: Thomas Jason Church, Maxie, Va.; 2 sisters: Mrs. Ival Lockhart, Harman, Va., and Mrs. Beulah Hibbitts, Manassas, Va.; 3 brothers: Raymond Deel, Harman, Va., Johnny Deel, Harman, Va., and Frankie Deel, Harman, Va.; and 1 grandson: Andrew Kelly Craft, Maxie,, Va. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Steven R. Griffith; and 1 sister, Verlene Deel. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Old Regular Baptist Church \1, on Poplar Creek, Route \2, Grundy, Va., with Elders Billy Campbell, Jim Blankenship, Toby Bailey and Arnold Bailey officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be: Frank OQuinn, Mattie Mullins, Dorothy Whited, Grover Dales, Tonnie Dales, aunts and uncles. There will be a service at the church Friday evening at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Thomas Ray Church Thomas Ray Church, 54 years of age, of Maxie, Va., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Columbia Clinch Valley Medical Center along with his wife, Marie Magdalene Deel Church, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route \460 near Cedar Bluff, Va. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Johnny T. and Lydia Ann Raines Church. He was a life-long resident of Buchanan County, a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church and an ordained minister. He was a retired employee of Harman Mining Company and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local Union No. 7025. Mr. Church is survived by: 2 daughters: Lisa Marie Church, Maxie, Va., and Henrietta Susan Skeens, Abingdon, Va.; 1 son: Thomas Jason Church, Maxie, Va.; 5 sisters: Dana Rose Swicker, Laurel, Md., Juanita Smith, Pell City, Ala., Mary Jo Hamrick, Pell City, Ala., Pearl Williams, Birmingham, Ala., and Betty Wilson, Centerville, Ala.; 5 brothers: Dexter Church, Green Cove Springs, Fla., John P. Church, Sandy Hook, Ky., David C. Church, Pell City, Ala., Phillip Church, Haysi, Va., and Bill L. Church, Pell City, Ala.; and 1 grandson: Andrew Kelly Craft. He was preceded in death by his first wife: Phyllis Johnson Church. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the Bethlehem Old Regular Baptist Church \1, on Poplar Creek, Route \2, Grundy, Va., with Elders Billy Campbell, Jim Blankenship, Toby Bailey and Arnold Bailey officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Active pallbearers will be: family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be: Frank OQuinn, Mattie Mullins, Dorothy Whited, Grover Dales, Tonnie Dales, aunts and uncles. There will be a service at the church Friday evening at 7 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Jeffrey Donald NORTON, Va. -- Jeffrey Lynn Donald, 47, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Holston Valley Hospital. He was a resident of Norton for the past 6 years. Surviving; daughter: Melissa Donald, Banner Elk, N.C.; son: Jeffrey Lynn Donald Jr., Banner Elk, N.C.; mother & stepfather: Emma Jean and Jesse Jaramillo, Norton, Va.; sisters: Judy Barrios, Mentone, Calif., and Libby Addison, Phoenix, Ariz.; brother: Rick Donald, Norton, Va.; and several nieces & nephews. The family will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. Sunday at the Hagy Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Larry Coeburn officiating. Grace Derting Fleenor Grace Derting Fleenor, 91, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at Hillside Manor in Kingsport. She was born in Scott County, Va., a daughter of the late Walker and Peggy Derting, and moved to Bristol in 1984. She was preceded in death by a sister, Maxie Reynolds. She was the widow of W.M. "Dub" Fleenor and was a member of Beech Grove Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Peggy Jenkins of Bluff City; two sons, Edsel Fleenor of Kingsport and Dan Fleenor of Hiltons, Va.; two brothers, W.O. "Bud" Derting of Hiltons, Virginia, and Calvin Derting of Blountville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Donna Stine, Dan Fleenor Jr. and Todd Pannell; three great-grandchildren, Dan Donald Fleenor III, Daniel Fleenor and Anthony Chase Pannell. The committal service and burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Fleenor Family Cemetery in Hiltons, Va., with Pastor Greg Huffman officiating. Pallbearers will be special friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Beech Grove Primitive Baptist Church. The family would like to extend special thanks to the caring staff of Hillside Manor in Kingsport. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Fleenor have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to ocookfh\Npreferred.com. Ruth Jones Henderson MARION, Va. -- Ruth Jones Henderson, 73, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Francis Marion Manor Nursing Home. She is survived by five daughters & three sons-in-law, Linda & Kenny Scott, Evelyn & Mike Poe, Vicki Henderson, Sue Henderson, and Regina & Robert Davidson, all of Marion, Va.; one son, Don Henderson of Marion, Virginia; two sisters, Hazel J. McFarlane and Margaret Anders, both of Marion, Va.; seven brothers, Henry J. Jones of Galax, Va., Raymond H. Jones of Sacramento, Calif., Walter Jones of Atkins, Va., Ernest Jones of Richmond, Va., Clifford R. Jones of Groseclose, Va., Harold Jones of Marion, Va., and Steve Jones of Atkins, Va.; thirteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev. Neville Mozingo and Pastor Mark Ross officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Francis Marion Manor Resident Fund, c//o Sharon Buchanan, P.O. Box 880, Marion, VA 24354. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Henderson family. Harry Huffman LEBANON, Va. -- Harry Huffman, 84, of Rt. \2, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in the Russell County Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Russell County, he was a son of the late Leonard T. and Bertha Mae Jessee Huffman. He was a retired electrician and farmer and was an Army veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by four sons: Leonard, Ralph, Harvey and Billy Carroll Huffman; two sisters, Hazel Cox and Dollie Dearing; and three brothers: Carl, James and Ralph Huffman. Surviving are his wife of 66 years: Mary Ella Clark Huffman; two daughters: Lois Morrison and Joyce Warner, both of Lebanon; two sons: Ellis Huffman, Lebanon, and Buster Clark, Bristol, Va.; one sister: Lucille Robinette, Greeneville, Tenn.; one brother: Garnett Huffman, Lebanon; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel in Lebanon with the Revs. Ray Garland and Donald Barton officiating. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Ketron Memorial Gardens in Lebanon. Those wishing to go to the cemetery in procession are requested to be at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Pallbearers will be: Eddie Wiseman, Jeremiah Wiseman, Charles Bowman, Jerry Robinette, Robert Meade, Chris Wallace and Delmer Sweeny. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Huffman family. Fred W. Jackson The funeral service for Fred W. Jackson will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at State Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Fred Dearing and Rev. Jane Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Foster, Richard Foster, Steve Foster, Allan Foster, Tom Shumate and John Paisley. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may send memorial contributions to Emory & Henry College or State Street United Methodist Church Choir. Mr. Jackson, 84, of Bristol Virginia, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Arrangements especially for Mr. Jackson have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. E-mail condolences can be sent to blvinsfh\Npreferred.com. Lloyd Allen Lockhart Lloyd Allen Lockhart, 44, of Davenport, Va., passed away Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) in a Bristol Tennessee hospital. Born on Oct. 16, 1956, in Buchanan County, Va., he was a son of Mrs. Elene Ray Phillips of Honaker and the late Burt Lockhart. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, Va., and was a disabled equipment operator. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Violet Presley of Lebanon, Va., and Gaynelle Wilson of Council, Va.; his stepfather, Ralph Phillips of Honaker; one half-sister, Brenda Phillips of Abingdon, Va.; two brothers, Bradley Lockhart of Rosedale, Va., and Lonnie Lockhart of Grundy, Va.; two stepbrothers, Ralph Phillips of Bristol Virginia, and Tim Phillips of Honaker, Va.; and his aunt, Euna Lockhart of Davenport, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Swamp Church on Hurricane Creek at Davenport, Va., with Rev. Andy Presley, Rev. Hershel Helton and Rev. Benny Ratliff officiating. Interment will follow in the Lockhart Family Cemetery on Hurricane Creek. Pallbearers will be Earl Barton, Brian Owens, Mike Breeding, Roger Hale, Benny Ratliff, Bill Keen and Jeffrey Ray. Friends may call at the Swamp Church after 6 p.m. Friday. Honaker Funeral Home of Honaker, Va., is in charge of arrangements. Daisy Ruth Marshall CASTLEWOOD, Va. -- Funeral services for Daisy Ruth Marshall will be conducted in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Kiser and the Rev. Danny Shortridge officiating, Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Temple Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be James Marshall, Mike Marshall, Donald Martin, Arland Jessee, Garland Cornett, Grant Marshall Jr. and Tim Marshall. Mrs. Marshall, 85, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, in Abingdon, Va., at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Katie T. Mc Farland ABINGDON, Va. -- Funeral services for Mrs. Katie T. Mc Farland will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in the Valley Street Baptist Church with Rev. William Austin officiating. Burial will follow in the Highpoint Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons: Jason Perry, Chris Perry, Michael Jones, John Daggs, Sterl Foster, Frank Foster and Mike Jones Sr. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Mc Farland, 91, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Mc Farland. Warren Harold McGlothlin Funeral services for Mr. Warren Harold McGlothlin will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. Stafford Compton officiating. Members of the Casey-Shortt VFW Post No. 9640 of Richlands, Va., and the Disabled American Veterans Tazewell County Chapter 31 will conduct military services at the funeral home. Private burial services will be held at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands one hour prior to the funeral service Friday. Mr. McGlothlin, 77, of 723 E. Second St., Richlands, Va., died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in a Bristol Tennessee hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Raven, Va., and was a son of the late Lorance and Laura Elizabeth Reedy McGlothlin, both Tazewell County natives. He was a life long resident of the Richlands area and was a self-employed contractor and heavy equipment operator. He was a Richlands High School graduate and a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He was of the Methodist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Shirley Ann White McGlothlin; one daughter, Patricia McGlothlin; one sister, Inez Norman and one brother, Leonard McGlothlin. Survivors are: 2 daughters and sons-in-law: Anita and Kirk Gibson of Wytheville, Va., and Ann and Farren Salyers of Richlands, Va.; 3 sons and daughters-in-law: Tom and Dot McGlothlin of Richlands, Va., Dick and Mary McGlothlin of Roanoke, Va., and Harry and Kathleen McGlothlin of Pulaski, Va.; 1 sister: Mrs. Ruth Shamblin of Margate, Fla.; 1 brother: Mr. Lynwood McGlothlin of Richlands, Va.; and 3 grandchildren: Kathryn Gibson, Laura Howell and Doug Howell. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements. Myrtle Whitt Norton Committal for Myrtle Lee Whitt Norton will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel. Burial will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be a son-in-law, Beverley Daniel Helbert, and relatives and friends of the Rosedale Church of Christ. Mrs. Norton, 70, of 35 Pace Drive, Bristol Va., died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at her home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Willie Peters William Thomas Peters, 75, of 2634 Highway 11 W, Blountville, Tenn., died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in the Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. S.D. Scott MARION, Va. -- S.D. Scott, 83, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at his home in Marion, Va. Mr. Scott was preceded in death by his first wife, Thelma Greenwood Scott, four brothers and three sisters. He was a devoted member of the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church and was a life-long resident and farmer of Smyth County. Mr. Scott was active in many farming and civic organizations and was a former chairman of the Smyth County School Board. He is survived by his wife, Flora DeBusk Scott of Chilhowie, Va.; two daughters & sons-in-law, Carol & Harold Secord of Dumfries, Va., and Susan & Robert Boggess of Radford, Va.; four grandchildren, Stephen Secord, Karen Mason, Teresa Bystrek and Brian Boggess; one great-grandchild; one stepdaughter, F. Amanda DeBusk & husband, Larry Franceski of Potomac, Md.; one stepson, David E. DeBusk & wife Rebecca of Glade Spring, Va.; five step-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Scott of Roanoke, Va., and Evelyn Scott of Norton, Va. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church with Rev. Rita E. White and Rev. Frank Bauman officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, c//o Bill Sword, 152 Fortner Avenue, Marion, VA 24354. The family will receive friends Friday from 3 until 5 p.m. and from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Scott family. Charles Smallwood Jr. Charles Smallwood Jr., 88, Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, after a brief illness. He was a life long resident of Kingsport and a veteran of World War II. Mr. Smallwood retired from Tennessee Eastman Company. He was a member of Instrument Society of America. He was a member of the First Broad Street United Methodist Church and an active member of the Dobyns Men's Class. His father, Charles Smallwood Sr.; mother, Mary Pearl Smallwood; and one brother, Edward L. Smallwood, preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife, Mary Elizabeth Smallwood, Kingsport, Tenn.: two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol S. and Glenn Franks, Dyersburg, Tenn., and Gwyn S. and Mark Groseclose, Marion, Va.; and five grandchildren, Ashleigh Carmack, Brooke Groseclose, Paige Franks, Reid Groseclose and Chase Groseclose. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday (Dec. 1, 2000) at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 2, 2000) in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jack Weikel officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, P.O. Box 188, Greeneville, TN 37744. Leon Kilgore Tate Funeral services for Leon Kilgore "Lonnie" Tate Sr. will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donald G. Tate and Rev. Bob Steele officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons and nephews, Michael D. Tate, Steven Kimberlin, Jeff Tate, Dwight Vick, Charles Wright Jr. and Francis C. Tate. Honorary pallbearers: staff of the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center and Nursing Home. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Patton-Crosswhite V.F.W. Post 6975. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Akard Funeral Home. Mr. Tate, 80, of Bristol Virginia died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. E-mail condolences may be sent to Akardfh\N3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Tate. William Wade BIG STONE GAP, Va. -- William "Bill" Wade, 91, passed away at his home (Nov. 29, 2000) after an extended battle of cancer. He was of the Baptist faith, operated Wades Market and Sunshine Market in the produce business for 50 years in the Big Stone Gap community. He was born in Lee County, Va., the son of the late John and Alpha Palmer Wade. He was the widower of Mae Young Wade. In addition to his parents and wife, he was also preceded in death by a son, Ron Wade; three brothers, Sherman Wade, Jim Wade and Tom Wade; and by one sister, Lillie Bartley. Surviving are six sons, Donald Wade Sr. of Bristol Virginia, Kenneth Wade of Big Stone Gap, Wayne William Wade of Indianapolis, Greg Wade of Appalachia, Va., Michael Wade of Atlanta, Ga., and Tony Wade of Kingsport, Tenn.; four daughters, Joann Wade Guthrie of Indianapolis, Gaphina Wade Miller of Big Stone Gap, Billie Wade Canfield of Indianapolis, Jwantana Wade Phillips of Big Stone Gap; one sister, Martha Wade Tabor of Big Stone Gap; three half-sisters, Virgie Wade Thatcher, Lucy Wade Woods and Marie Adams, all of Indianapolis; two half-brothers, Charlie Wade and Jack Wade, both of Indianapolis; 23 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Friday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday in the Holding Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Garrett Lee and the Rev. Clyde Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Powell Valley Cemetery, Dryden, Va. Pallbearers will be grandchildren. Holding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Danny White Rev. Danny White, 48, of New Tazewell, Tenn., born March 9, 1952, passed away on Nov. 27, 2000, at Claiborne County Hospital. He was a wonderful husband & father. He was a member & pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Tazewell. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hassel & Pauline Tolliver White; mother-in-law & father-in-law, Roy & Ruby Love; sister-in-law, Sharon Love; brother-in-law, Bruce Love; and grandparents, Thomas & Martha White, Eliza Haggerman & Aros Tolliver. He worked with Signal Knitting for approximately 25 years and most recently was employed with England Corsair of New Tazewell. Survived by: wife, Sylvia Love White of New Tazewell; daughter & son-in-law, Kristin & Chris Brown; son, Ryan White; daughter, Melanie White, all of New Tazewell; grand baby to be, Madison Grace Brown; brothers, Lonnie White and Stevie White, both of Whitewood, Va.; sister & brother-in-law, Annie & Johnny Proffitt of Pilgrim Knob, Va.; sisters-in-law & brothers-in-law, Gary & Susan Love of Morristown, Shelia & Ed England and Nancy & Troy Martin, all of Tazewell; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at Coffey Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. The family received friends Wednesday in Coffey Funeral Home, Tazewell, with ministers Rev. Charlie Widner, Rev. Tip Moore and Rev. Floyd Montgomery. Singers were Mt. Zion Singers. Pallbearers were Johnny Upton, Oscar Pillion, Tom Hopkins, Rev. Kenny Rent, Earl Ingle, Eric England, Paul Love and Ed England. Honorary pallbearers were ministers of the Cumberland Gap Association. Coffey Funeral Home in charge. Patty Jean Wysor Funeral services for Ms. Patty Jean Wysor will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Larry Carroll officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery at Lebanon, Va. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Ms. Wysor, 66, of Bristol Virginia and formerly of Honaker, Va., passed away Tuesday night (Nov. 28, 2000) at her home. Saturday, December 2, 2000 Arnold L. Addington ST. PAUL, Va. -- A graveside service for Arnold L. Addington will be held at Temple Hill Memorial Park on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 11 a.m. The funeral procession will depart Castlewood Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. Serving as pallbearers are grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. Mr. Addington, 99, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at his residence in St. Paul. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dennis A. Burns Dennis A. "Dink" Burns, 81, of 1942 Bay St., Bristol Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Nov. 30, 2000, following a short illness. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. Marie D. Church Marie Magdalene Deel Church, 54, of Maxie, Va., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Columbia Clinch Valley Medical Center along with her husband, Thomas Ray Church, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route 460 near Cedar Bluff, Va. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Ethel Blankenship Deel. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Grundy Senior High School Class of 1964 and attended Southwest Virginia Community College. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and was a homemaker. Mrs. Church is survived by one daughter: Lisa Marie Church, Maxie; one son: Thomas Jason Church, Maxie; two sisters: Mrs. Ival Lockhart, Harman, Va., and Mrs. Beulah Hibbitts, Manassas, Va.; three brothers: Raymond Deel, Harman, Johnny Deel, Harman, and Frankie Deel, Harman; and one grandson: Andrew Kelly Craft, Maxie. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Steven R. Griffith; and oe sister, Verlene Deel. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Old Regular Baptist Church No. 1, on Poplar Creek, Route 2, Grundy, Va., with Elders Billy Campbell, Jim Blankenship, Toby Bailey and Arnold Bailey officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be: Frank OQuinn, Mattie Mullins, Dorothy Whited, Grover Dales, Tonnie Dales, aunts and uncles. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Thomas Ray Church Thomas Ray Church, 54, of Maxie, Va., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Columbia Clinch Valley Medical Center along with his wife, Marie Magdalene Deel Church, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route 460 near Cedar Bluff, Va. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Johnny T. and Lydia Ann Raines Church. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church and an ordained minister. He was a retired employee of Harman Mining Company and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local Union No. 7025. Mr. Church is survived by: two daughters: Lisa Marie Church, Maxie, and Henrietta Susan Skeens, Abingdon, Va.; one son: Thomas Jason Church, Maxie; five sisters: Dana Rose Swicker, Laurel, Md., Juanita Smith, Pell City, Ala., Mary Jo Hamrick, Pell City, Ala., Pearl Williams, Birmingham, Ala., and Betty Wilson, Centerville, Ala.; five brothers: Dexter Church, Green Cove Springs, Fla., John P. Church, Sandy Hook, Ky., David C. Church, Pell City, Phillip Church, Haysi, Va., and Bill L. Church, Pell City; and one grandson: Andrew Kelly Craft. He was preceded in death by his first wife: Phyllis Johnson Church. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the Bethlehem Old Regular Baptist Church No. 1, on Poplar Creek, Route 2, Grundy, Va., with Elders Billy Campbell, Jim Blankenship, Toby Bailey and Arnold Bailey officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Active pallbearers will be: family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be: Frank OQuinn, Mattie Mullins, Dorothy Whited, Grover Dales, Tonnie Dales, aunts and uncles. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Jackie Buchanan Dodson DAMASCUS, Va. -- Jackie Buchanan Dodson, 54, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Smyth County and lived there before moving to Raonoke, Va., where she lived for several years. She had resided in Washington County for the past 10 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jackson and Janie Henegar Buchanan. Survivors: daughter: Senah Hall, Meadowview, Va.; sister and brother-in-law: Jean and Bob Wick, Bristol Tennessee; grandson: Codie Hall; nephew and wife: Billy and Amanda Blackwell, Abingdon, Va.; niece: Tracy Frye; and special great-nieces: Ashlan Frye, Saltville, Va., and Chantell Widner. Graveside services will be conducted Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at 3:30 p.m. in the Mt. Rose Cemetery, Glade Spring, Va. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1-3 p.m. in the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Bob and Jean Wick, Bristol Tennessee. Pallbearers will be Homer Buchanan, Bill Buchanan, Harold Porter, Bill Henegar, Tim Orfield and Glenn Orfield. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Wick, Dr. Todd Nairn and Conley Mann. Farris Funeral Service of Abingdon is serving the family of Jackie Buchanan Dodson. Jeffrey Donald NORTON, Va. -- The family of Jeffrey Donald will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. Sunday at Hagy Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Larry Coeburn officiating. Mr. Donald, 47, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Holston Valley Hospital. He was a resident of Norton for the past six years. Jeffrey Edward Emmert Jeffrey Edward Emmert, 42, of New York City died Thursday (Nov. 30, 2000) at St. Vincent Hospital following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Weaver Funeral Home. Priscilla Hancock Evans MARION, Va. -- Priscilla Hancock Evans, 58, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Blanche Hancock. She is survived by her husband, Archie G. Evans of Marion; one sister, Thersiel Berry of Marion; one brother, Lacy Hancock of Marion; and several nieces and nephews, including one special nephew, Michael Berry. Graveside services will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Walkers Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Rev. Mike Sage officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Walkers Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Evans family. Harry Huffman LEBANON, Va. -- Committal services for Harry Huffman will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Ketron Memorial Gardens in Lebanon. Those wishing to go to the cemetery in procession are requested to be at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Pallbearers will be: Eddie Wiseman, Jeremiah Wiseman, Charles Bowman, Jerry Robinette, Robert Meade, Chris Wallace and Delmer Sweeny. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Huffman, 84, of Route No. 2, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in the Russell County Medical Center. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Huffman family. Fannie Ellen Jones Fannie Ellen Jones, 93, of Blountville died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Wellmont Hospice House of Bristol following an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was a native of Sullivan County and a daughter of the late Noah and Mary White Slaughter. She was preceded in death by three sons and two brothers. She was a member of the Blountville Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary G. White of Blountville and Katherine Carrier of Bristol; five sons, George and Lewis Jones, both of Taylor, Mich., Erie Jones of Kingsport, Paul Jones of Blountville and Phillip David Jones of Greenville; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, from Blountville Christian Church with the Rev. Leland Houser and Rev. Dewight Shaffer officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mr. Gary Carrier and Ellen Gilliam. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethern Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. John Green, Dr. Kellog and the staff of Wellmont Hospice House of Bristol. The family will receive friends at the Blountville Christian Church from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday prior to the funeral service. Friends may also call at the residence of a daughter Mary White of Blountville at any time. Condolences to the family may be e-mailed to the funeral home at bfcity\Npreferred.com. Tetrick Funeral Home-Bluff City Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Lloyd Allen Lockhart Funeral services for Lloyd Allen Lockhart will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Swamp Church on Hurricane Creek at Davenport, Va., with Rev. Andy Presley, Rev. Hershel Helton and Rev. Benny Ratliff officiating. Interment will follow in the Lockhart Family Cemetery on Hurricane Creek. Pallbearers will be Earl Barton, Brian Owens, Mike Breeding, Roger Hale, Benny Ratliff, Bill Keen and Jeffrey Ray. Mr. Lockhart, 44, of Davenport, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) in a Bristol Tennessee hospital. Honaker Funeral Home of Honaker, Va., is in charge of arrangements. Ralph Denver Long ABINGDON, Va. -- Ralph Denver Long, 68, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center (Wellmont Health System), Bristol Tennessee. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., and was a road builder who was a partner with All Construction Co. He was a member of the Virginia Road Builders Association and attended the Fellowship Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Clifford Epperson and the late Mary Sue Hoss Long. He was preceded in death by an older brother, Jimmy Long. Survivors include: his wife, Edith White Waddell Long of Abingdon; five daughters, Tina Norris, Mrs. Johnny (Trish) Johnson, Mrs. Butch (Janice) Robins and Lisa Street, all of Abingdon, and Lora Hagy of Elizabethton, Tenn.; two sons, Gary L. Long of Abingdon and Glenn Long of Bristol Virginia; three stepsons, Michael Waddell of Abingdon and Randy Waddell and Joe Waddell, both of Meadowview, Va.; three sisters, Katherine Goodson and Garnett Bott, both of Bristol Virginia and Violet Cunningham of Abingdon; five brothers, Mack Long, Gene Long, Marvin Long and Kenneth Long, all of Abingdon, and Lonnie Long of Bluff City, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one step-grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Walter L. Statzer, the Rev. Kenneth Widner and the Rev. Wayne Parsons officiating. Graveside services will follow in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Knollkreg Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be: Roger Fields, Dennis Hoss, Blaine Atwell, Robert Peters, C.W. Harris, Frank Blair, Dave Gasaway and Jim Brown. Honorary pallbearers will be: John Doss, Kaney Warner, William P. Laws, Ballard M. Addison, Leo Powers, Jack Atwell, Carl Williams, Bill Richards, Eddie Johnson, Joseph P. Johnson Jr., Terry Savage, John Campbell, Dr. Roger J. McSharry, Dr. John G. Byers Jr. and Dr. Michael Baron. Flowers will be accepted or those who wish may make a memorial contribution to the American Lung Association of Virginia, 370 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 or to a charity of choice. The family will receive friends at the Campbell Funeral Home from 6 to 9 Saturday evening or at the residence at any time. Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements. Yvonne Ratliff Looney Yvonne Ratliff Looney, 45, of Prestonsburg, Ky., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Floyd County, Ky., due to injuries from an automobile accident. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Cranes Nest Primitive Baptist Church with Elders Franklin Viers, Elmer Brown, Don Stacy, Price Viers, Garnell Gilbert and Roger Fuller officiating. Burial will follow in the Dry Fork Cemetery on Baldwin Mountain, Vansant, Va. The body will be moved to Cranes Nest Primitive Baptist Church on Russell Prater Saturday at 3 p.m. where friends may call. Evening services will be held Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. The family of Yvonne Ratliff Looney is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy, Va. Katie T. Mc Farland ABINGDON, Va. -- Funeral services for Mrs. Katie T. Mc Farland will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in the Valley Street Baptist Church with Rev. William Austin officiating. Burial will follow in the Highpoint Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons: Jason Perry, Chris Perry, Michael Jones, John Daggs, Sterl Foster, Frank Foster and Mike Jones Sr. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Mc Farland, 91, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Mc Farland. Willie Peters Funeral services for William Thomas Peters will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Smith Kestner officiating. Committal will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Gunnings Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Davenport, Willie Wells, Jonathan Jackson, Brandon Blair, Josh Blair and Chris Snapp. He was preceded in death by a sister, Esta Mae Merck, and four brothers, Ray Peters, Arth Peters, Earl Peters and Virgil Peters. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Peters, 75, of 2634 Highway 11 W, Blountville, Tenn., died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center. A native of Nickelsville, Va., he had lived most of his life in Sullivan County, Tenn., and he was the son of the late Floyd and Mary Jane Wheatley Peters. He was former owner of Highway Market in Blountville, and a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during World War II, and he was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include: wife: Thelma D. Peters; son: Randy Peters, Blountville, Tenn.; stepdaughter: Rebecca Marie Edwards, Blountville, Tenn.; granddaughter: Rhonda K. Wells; grandson: Robert Davenport; two brothers: Millard "Bill" Peters, Kingsport, Tenn., and Daniel Peters, Kingsport; five great-grandchildren: Courtney Kendrick, Brandon Blair, Josh Blair, Chris Snapp and Lisa Calton. Frances Geneva Pierce KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Mrs. Frances Geneva Pierce, 320 Louis St., Kingsport, departed this life Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 29, 2000) at Greystone Health Care Center. Mrs. Pierce was a native of Sugar Grove, Va., but most her life had made her home in Kingsport. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Armfield Thompson; three brothers, Grover Thompson, Ernest Crockett Thompson and Walter Thompson; and five nieces and nephews. Surviving are her husband, Mr. Fred Pierce of Greystone; five stepsons, Jerry, Bill Sylvester and Timothy, all of Georgia, and Michael Pierce of Huntsville, Ala.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Helen Phillips and Mrs. Daisy Pierce, both of Kingsport, and Mrs. Ruby Jane Beard of Morristown, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are any time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pierce, 326 Louis St., and Monday noon to 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Holiness Church. Funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. at the church. Robinson Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Frances Geneva Pierce. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail robinsonfuneralservice\Njuno.com. Estelle H. Robinette COEBURN, Va. -- Estelle H. Robinette, 92, passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital in Norton, Va. She was born in Wise County, Va., the daughter of the late George P. and Nannie Elizabeth Holbrook Robinette. Miss Robinette was preceded in death by two sisters, Sylvia Elswick and Alma Dickson and four brothers, Cecil Robinette, Rollie Robinette, Larson Robinette and Calvin Robinette. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two sisters, Effie Brooks of Coeburn and Fonda Hamm of Indianapolis, Ind.; two brothers, Hansford Robinette of Coeburn and Landon Robinette of Norton; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at 2 p.m. in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leon Lawson officiating. Pallbearers are Tim Robinette, Phillip Ison, Dale Brooks, Billy R. Hite, Don Brooks, Kenny Brooks, Hershel Brooks and Scott Brooks. The family will receive friends in Castlewood Funeral Home on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, from 6 to 9 p.m. or at the residence of Ray and Brenda Robinette in the Carfax community at any time. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Robert Lee Surber SALTVILLE, Va. -- Mr. Robert Lee Surber, 92, born Sept. 9, 1908, died Thursday (Nov. 30, 2000) at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Va. Mr. Surber was retired from the Olin Corporation. Survivors: his wife, Stella Fullen Surber, Saltville; two daughters, Judy Monahan, Speedwell, Va., and Frankie Moore, Saltville; one son, R.T. Surber, Saltville; one sister, Meleta Cecil, Saltville; two brothers, Frank B. Surber, Saltville, and Tom Surber, Saltville; and two grandchildren, Judy Anne Martin, Speedwell, Va., and Jason Surber, Saltville. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 2, 2000) at the Elizabeth Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Surber and the Rev. Ray Deese. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 1, 2000) at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville. Donations can be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad or the Union United Methodist Church. Leon Kilgore Tate Sr. Funeral services for Leon Kilgore "Lonnie" Tate Sr. will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donald G. Tate and Rev. Bob Steele officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons and nephews, Michael D. Tate, Steven Kimberlin, Jeff Tate, Dwight Vick, Charles Wright Jr. and Francis C. Tate. Honorary pallbearers: staff of the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center and Nursing Home. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Patton-Crosswhite V.F.W. Post 6975. Mr. Tate, 80, of Bristol Virginia, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. E-mail condolences may be sent to Akardfh\N3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Tate. Thelma Ward Wimmer Mrs. Thelma Ward Wimmer, 88, of the Whitewood section of Buchanan County passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in a Lebanon, Va., hospital following a long illness. A native of Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Arch T. and Clementine Woosley Ward. She was a member of the Maple Grove Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Wimmer; two sons, Raymond Wimmer and Perry Wimmer; two brothers, Thurman Ward and Clyde Ward; two sisters, Edna Day and Beulah White; and one grandson, Keith Wimmer. She is survived by one son, Avery Wimmer and wife, Evelyn, of Whitewood, Va.; one sister, Orphy Dawson of Springfield, Ohio; one brother, Hassel P. Ward of Collinsville, Va.; two granddaughters, Delores Justus of Grundy, Va., and Karen Woods of Missouri; two step-grandchildren, Ricky Davis of Vansant, Va., and Rebecca Stiltner of Grundy; two great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Buchanan Funeral Chapel at Keen Mountain, Va., with Rev. Hobert Kennedy, Rev. Burb Rife and Rev. Dennis Wimmer officiating. Burial will follow at Knob Cemetery at Pea Patch, Va. Pallbearers will be: Jerry Brewster, Louie Wimmer, Ricky Davis, Archie White, Nathaniel White, Mike Stiltner, Robert Woods and Ray Justus. Honorary pallbearers will be: Lucian Woosley, Perry Woosley, Johnny Woosley, Troy Dotson, Kirby Keen and R.C. Cole. Family will receive friends at Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain Saturday from 6-9 p.m. Buchanan Funeral Service at Keen Mountain is in charge of arrangements. Sunday, December 3, 2000 Dennis A. Burns Funeral services for Dennis A. "Dink" Burns will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Stan Anderson and Todd Austin officiating. Committal will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mountain View Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Patton Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. Pallbearers will be Matthew Walsh, Skyler Brewer, Steven Brewer, David Hale, John Witt, Andy Witt, R.C. Jones and Marty Thomas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Rd., Bristol, TN 37620. Special thanks to Lee Rasnake, Janet Atwell, Margaret Cross and Dianna Necessary. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Sunday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Burns, 81, of 1942 Bay St., Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Nov. 30, 2000, following a short illness. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ramona. Dink was a retired employee of Raytheon and a former employee of Food Lion. He was a former security guard at the former Bristol Memorial Hospital. He served during WWII in the Army Air Corps as a sergeant in the 83rd Fight Squadron of the 78th Duxford Fighter Group in England and was a member of the Patton Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Lu and Dale Brewer, Morganton, N.C., Vickie and Wayne Morris, Bristol, Tenn., and Ann and Gene Pierson, Bluff City, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Steven Brewer, Skyler Brewer, Matthew Walsh, Jessi Walsh and Lindsey Morris; and two great-grandchildren, Wrenn and Gage Brewer. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Velma Louise Roller Cash Velma Louise Roller Cash, 94, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cash was born May 12, 1906, in Sullivan County, Tenn. Mrs. Cash has lived most of her life in the Sullivan and Washington County areas. She was a member of Wheeler United Methodist Church. She retired from 40 years of service in the yarn division of Tennessee Eastman Company of Kingsport, Tenn. Mrs. Cash was the daughter of the late Adam and Ida Roller. She was preceded in death by her husband James B. Cash; two sisters, Edith Roller and Irene Mills; and one brother, Wesley Roller. Mrs. Cash has one surviving sister, Ruby McClellan of Kingsport, Tenn; and several beloved nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donnie Loy and Rev. Douglas Drinnon officiating. Entombment will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews and great-nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, prior to the service or any time at the homes of Ruby McClellan or Wallace McClellan. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh\N3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Cash. Benny Floyd Cox Benny Floyd Cox, 52, died Friday evening at his home in Wise after a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Bennye Helen Cox; his maternal grandparents, Myrtle and Denver Short; and his paternal grandfather, Ottis Cox. He is survived by his wife, Alice Blevins Cox; one daughter, September Cox; and his son, Samuel Lee Cox, all of the home. Also surviving are his parents, Helen and Carroll Cox of Pound; his brother, John Cox, also of Pound; two sisters, Leah Bullion of Norton and Katherine Mullins of Wise; as well as his paternal grandmother, Susie Riner Cox of Pound. Surviving him, as well, are many beloved nieces and nephews; and uncles and aunts on both sides of the family. Benny was baptized by ministers of the Indian Creek Freewill Baptist Church of Pound. He will be buried in the Riner Family Cemetery above the church. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Before his illness, Benny was employed as a surface miner, as a motorcycle mechanic and also as the manager of a motorcycle shop in Norton. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and motorcycle enthusiast before his illness and a ponderer and philosopher after it confined him to bed. Patient under his own illness as well as under the illness of his son, Benny was beloved by all in his family and by most who knew him. As his wife said upon his death, "There lies the biggest hearted man in the world." All of us in the room felt that sentiment echo in our own hearts. If any of us have hopes of a wonderful afterlife, then Benny certainly does. Benny was converted on Sunday, Oct. 22, 1978, when Ben Powers was preaching at Indian Creek Freewill Baptist Church. His wife, Alice, was converted at the same service and they were thereafter baptized together. Benny recently reconfirmed his faith when talking with his grandmother, Susie Cox. He knew that he was living in eternity then, and that he always would be. Husband, father, son and brother, Benny will be forever missed, but his pain has ended and for that we are thankful. He told Alice he was not afraid to die, he was more afraid of continuing in such pain and misery. He told her his death would be like closing his eyes and then opening them, though a hundred years may pass between the closing and the opening. Rest well, beloved brother, and may you see all faces dear to you when you once more open your eyes. Calling hours are 4-9 p.m. Sunday at Baker Funeral Home, Pound, Va. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Sadie Baker Memorial Chapel of Baker Funeral Home, Pound, Va. Rev. Bob Mullins will officiate. Burial will be in Riner Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews. Baker Funeral Home of Pound, Va., is serving the family of Benny Cox. Jackie Buchanan Dodson DAMASCUS, Va. -- Graveside services for Jackie Buchanan Dodson will be conducted Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at 3:30 p.m. in Mt. Rose Cemetery at Glade Spring, Va. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1-3 p.m. in the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Bob and Jean Wick, Bristol Tenn. Pallbearers will be Homer Buchanan, Bill Buchanan, Harold Porter, Bill Henegar, Tim Orfield and Glenn Orfield. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Wick, Dr. Todd Nairn and Conley Mann. Mrs. Dodson, 54, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Farris Funeral Service of Abingdon is serving the family of Jackie Buchanan Dodson. Jeffrey Donald NORTON, Va. -- The family of Jeffrey Donald will receive friends from 4-9 p.m. Sunday at Hagy Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Larry Coeburn officiating. Mr. Donald, 47, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Holston Valley Hospital. He was a resident of Norton for the past six years. J. Paul Johnson J. Paul Johnson, 79, of Bristol, Tenn., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn. He was born in Germantown, Tenn., a son of the late Enola and James W. Johnson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a graduate of Memphis State University and Vanderbilt University Law College. He was retired from Caldwell, Johnson, Winston and Massengill, P.C., Attorneys at Law. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Rotary Club of Bristol and the board of directors of Healing Hands Health Center. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Tom "Mollie" Brown of Charlotte, N.C.; two sons, Fred L. Johnson of Apex, N.C., and David P. Johnson of Slidell, La.; one brother, Charles Johnson of St. Paul, Minn.; and six grandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Gordon Turnbull officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 701 Florida Ave., Bristol, TN 37620 or Healing Hands Health Center, 210 Memorial Drive, Bristol, TN 37620. Arrangements especially for Mr. Johnson have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to ocookfh\npreferred.com. Fannie Ellen Jones Fannie Ellen Jones, 93, of Blountville, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Wellmont Hospice House of Bristol following an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was a native of Sullivan County and a daughter of the late Noah and Mary White Slaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, George "Sug" Jones, 1962, and by three sons and two brothers. She was a member of Blountville Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary G. White of Blountville and Katherine Carrier of Bristol; five sons, George and Lewis Jones, both of Taylor, Mich., Erie Jones of Kingsport, Paul Jones of Blountville and Phillip David Jones of Greenville; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, from Blountville Christian Church with the Rev. Leland Houser and Rev. Dewight Shaffer officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mr. Gary Carrier and Ellen Gilliam. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethern Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. John Green, Dr. Kellog and the staff of Wellmont Hospice House of Bristol. The family will receive friends at Blountville Christian Church from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday prior to the funeral service. Friends may also call at the residence of a daughter Mary White of Blountville at any time. Condolences to the family may be e-mailed to the funeral home at bfcity\Npreferred.com. Tetrick Funeral Home-Bluff City Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Verlin J. Kendrick Verlin J. Kentrick, 78, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Kendrick was a World War II Army veteran and a retired employee of Burlington Industries. He was a member of Cross United Methodist Church and a loving father and husband. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Lannie Kendrick; and a brother, Lawrence Kendrick. Survivors include his wife, Helen H. Kendrick; two daughters, Barbara Guinn of Blountville, Tenn., and Pam Cole of Bluff City, Tenn.; one son, Phil Kendrick of Bristol, Tenn.;. and one sister, Evelyn Swiney of Bristol, Tenn. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Clayton Guinn, Laura Guinn, Julie Rayburn, Joy Ball, Brandon Cole, Joshua Cole and Bradley Cole; and two great-grandchildren, Ashley Guinn and Mathew Guinn. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A.C. Cobble officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons and nephews: Clayton Guinn, Brandon Cole, Larry Simcox, Wayne Simcox, Verlin Simcox and Teddy Simcox. Honorary pallbearers will be the nursing staff and respiratory therapists of Bristol Regional Medical Center and Dr. Steven Hanor. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh N3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Kendrick. Morgan Howard Kilgore Jr. COEBURN, Va. -- Morgan Howard "Johnny" Kilgore Jr., 49, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Coeburn, Va. Nr. Kilgore was a coal miner and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and also the recipient of the Silver Star and various other medals. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morgan Howard and Gladys Belle Carico Kilgore; two brothers, Joe Allen Kilgore and Glen Darrell Kilgore; and two sisters, Betty Lou Kilgore and Linda Kilgore Lester. Survivors include two sisters, Judy Gallagher, Tulsa, Okla., and Carol Ann Kilgore, Kannapolis, N.C.; two brothers, Nolan Jeffery Kilgore and Joe Sanders, both of Coeburn; two nephews, Vince Kilgore and Shannon Kilgore, both of Coeburn; and several other nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Estes Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Kyle Rose will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Kilgore Cemetery in Coeburn, where Pound VFW Post 9600 will perform military graveside rites. Visitation will be held at Estes Funeral Home on Sunday after 2 p.m. Luther L.M. Klepper NORFOLK, Va. -- Luther L.M. Klepper, 63, died Dec. 2, 2000, in Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk. He was of the Protestant faith, retired from the U.S. Navy and retired from civil service. He had lived in Norfolk for the past 36 years. Survivors are his wife, Rosa Faye Klepper, Norfolk; a son, Luther Klepper Jr., Norfolk; three daughters, Amanda Klepper, Norfolk, Debbie Beasley, Florida, and Rena Chandler, Norfolk; two stepdaughters, Rita and Sonia; three brothers, Jim Klepper, Kingsport, Martin Klepper, Florida, and Lonney Klepper, Big Stone Gap; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Klepper was preceded in death by his parents. Graveside services will be held Dec. 4, 2000, at 11 a.m. in American Legion Cemetery with Deacon Jerry Rutherford officiating. Gilliam Funeral Home of Big Stone Gap is in charge of arrangements. A.P. Leonard A.P. Leonard, 99, of 293 Leonard Lane, Blountville, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec 2, 2000, in Indian Path Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh@n3wave.com. Ralph Denver Long ABINGDON, Va. -- Funeral services for Ralph Denver Long will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Campbell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Walter L. Statzer, the Rev. Kenneth Widner and the Rev. Wayne Parsons officiating. Graveside services will follow in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Knollkreg Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Roger Fields, Dennis Hoss, Blaine Atwell, Robert Peters, C.W. Harris, Frank Blair, Dave Gasaway and Jim Brown. Honorary pallbearers will be John Doss, Kaney Warner, William P. Laws, Ballard M. Addison, Leo Powers, Jack Atwell, Carl Williams, Bill Richards, Eddie Johnson, Joseph P. Johnson Jr., Terry Savage, John Campbell, Dr. Roger J. McSharry, Dr. John G. Byers Jr. and Dr. Michael Baron. Flowers will be accepted or those who wish may make a memorial contribution to the American Lung Association of Virginia, 370 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210 or to a charity of choice. Mr. Long, 68, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center (Wellmont Health System), Bristol, Tenn. Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements. Harry Harmon Nelson Mr. Harry Harmon Nelson, 71, of Bristol Tennessee died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Pendleton County, W.Va., and was raised in Raleigh Springs, Va. In 1975, he moved to Washington County, Va., and then moved to Bristol Tennessee in 1983. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Naomi Gail Nelson; three sons and daughters-in-law, Delbert and Lisa Dickenson, LeHigh Acres, Fla., Dale and Tammy Nelson, Bristol, Va., and Michael and Teresa Nelson, LeHigh Acres, Fla.; three daughters, Harriett Nelson, Bristol, Tenn., Zinnia Singleton and friend George Murray of Bristol, Tenn., Kimberly Nelson and friend James Gardner, Bristol, Va.; one brother, Edwin K. Nelson, Mount Seneca, W.Va.; 36 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at 2 p.m. in Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gary Garland and Rev. Dennis Burnette officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be George Murray, Travis Murray, J. Gardner, James Gardner, Charles Roller and Phillip Arnett. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Monday night at the funeral home. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Nelson. Willie Peters Committal for William Thomas Peters will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Gunnings Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Davenport, Willie Wells, Jonathan Jackson, Brandon Blair, Josh Blair and Chris Snapp. Mr. Peters, 75, of 2634 Highway 11 W, Blountville, Tenn., died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Frances Geneva Pierce KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Calling hours for Mrs. Frances Geneva Pierce are any time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pierce, 326 Louis St., and Monday noon to 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Holiness Church. Funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. at the church. Mrs. Pierce, 320 Louis St., Kingsport, departed this life Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 29, 2000) at Greystone Health Care Center. Robinson Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Frances Geneva Pierce. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail to robinsonfuneralservice\Njuno.com. Estelle H. Robinette COEBURN, Va. -- Estelle H. Robinette, 92, passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital in Norton, Va. She was born in Wise County, Va., the daughter of the late George P. and Nannie Elizabeth Holbrook Robinette. Miss Robinette was preceded in death by two sisters, Sylvia Elswick and Alma Dickson; and four brothers, Cecil Robinette, Rollie Robinette, Larson Robinette and Calvin Robinette. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two sisters, Effie Brooks of Coeburn and Fonda Hamm of Indianapolis, Ind.; two brothers, Hansford Robinette of Coeburn and Landon Robinette of Norton; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at 2 p.m. in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leon Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood, Va. Pallbearers are Tim Robinette, Phillip Ison, Dale Brooks, Billy R. Hite, Don Brooks, Kenny Brooks, Hershel Brooks, Scott Brooks and Roger Yates. Honorary pallbearer will be J.T. Caruso. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Walter A. Robinson Memorial services for Walter A. Robinson, who died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church, Johnson City, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. The Reverend Frank M. Cooper will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:30 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 918, Johnson City, TN 37605. Courtesy of Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough, Tenn. William Cummings Taylor LEBANON, Va. -- William Cummings (Bill) Taylor, 71, of Route 1, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Russell County Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Taylor family. Joseph Ingle Warren Joseph Ingle Warren, 80, of 718 Old Airport Rd., Bristol, Va., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. A lifelong resident of the Bristol area, he was the son of the late John and Amanda Warren. He was a former employee with Monroe Calculating Company for the shipping and receiving department with 20 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Lasley Warren. Survivors include three daughters, Polly Bass, Hampton, Va., Linda Harless, Asheville, N.C., and Eva Gutscher, Bristol, Va.; a son, Marcus Lowe, Kingsport, Tenn.; two sisters, Eleanor Carrier, Bristol, Tenn., and Alice Price, Bristol, Tenn.; two nieces and one nephew. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Gary Knapp, Hugh Hatfield and Ross Dampier officiating. Entombment will be in Mountain View Mausoleum Chapel. Pallbearers will be the deacons of West Hills Christian Church. Military honors will be conducted by Patton Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Weaver Funeral Home. Theresa McLellan Wohlford Theresa McLellan Wohlford, 94, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. A resident of Kingsport since 1919, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Wohlford; and a brother, John S. McLellan Sr. Mrs. Wohlford was one of the original parishioners of St. Dominic's Catholic Church and had been a member for more than 60 years. Surviving are a son, Paul R. Wohlford Jr., Bristol, Tenn.; two grandsons, Paul III and Jonathan; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews, Sherry M. Weaver and John S. McLellan III, both of Kingsport, Charles S. McLellan of Rochester, N.Y., Toni M. Cave of Kingsport and Robert P. McLellan of Tampa, Fla. Also surviving are her daughter-in-law, Donna; and granddaughter-in-law, Ann. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. A prayer service will follow at 8 p.m. Mass of the Resurrection will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at St. Dominic's Catholic Church with Rev. Charles Burton officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Dominic's Catholic Church, 2517 John B. Dennis Hwy., Kingsport, TN 37660. Carl B. Wright Carl B. Wright, 91, of Outlook Pointe at Bristol, formerly of 13 Keys St., Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Wellmont Hospice House. Mr. Wright was of the Baptist faith and a retired employee of Cox Wholesale. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Arnold Wright. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Patsy W. and Charles A. Fleenor of Bristol, Tenn.; and son and daughter-in-law, Ralph (Mickey) and Phyllis Whicker Wright of Bristol, Va. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Greg Fleenor, Dawn Sims, David Wright and Kim Ballard; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Mountain View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. John Cowell and Rev. Orlando P. Salazar officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be the staffs of Outlook Pointe at Bristol, Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center and Hospice House. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh\N3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Wright. Monday, December 4, 2000 Willard E. Bailey Willard Earl Bailey, 81, of Bristol, Tenn., died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Campbell County, Tenn., a son of the late Thomas Sanford Bailey and Della May Welch Bailey, and had lived in Bristol since 1950. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and retired from the Naval Reserves as a master chief petty officer after 36 years of active and reserve service. He attended LaFollette High School and Hiwassee College and received his B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee, with a major in agriculture and a minor in mechanics. He received his masters degree in vocational education from the University of Tennessee and taught in the Sullivan County School System for over 34 years. He was a member of the Tennessee, Virginia, Sullivan County and National Education Associations and was a charter member and charter president of the South Holston Ruritan Club. He was a member of Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church and the Men's Club and the United Sunday School Class of the church. He is survived by his wife, Clara Compton Bailey; a son, Ronald E. Bailey of Hong Kong; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening in the chapel of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Rev. Laura Rasor officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. The committal service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery. Entombment will follow. Arrangements especially for Mr. Bailey have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at ocookfh@preferred.com. Leonard L. Ball CHILHOWIE -- Leonard Lester Ball, 65, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, as a result of an automobile accident. Survivors include two sons, Tim Ball, Glade Spring, Va., and Scott Ball, Lincolnton, N.C.; one daughter, Sarah Ball, Tannersville, Va.; his mother, Ennis Teaters Ball, Chilhowie, Va.; four brothers, James Ball, Meadowview, Va., Roger Ball, Glade Spring, Va., Arlen Ball, Houston, Texas, and Daniel Ball, Chilhowie, Va.; one half brother, Grant Ball, Oxford, Pa.; two granddaughters, Kathy Ball, Glade Spring, Va., and Candi Ball, Covington, Va.; and one grandson, Caleb Ball, Lincolnton, N.C. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Grosses Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Lloyd L. Sheets officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grosses Creek Cemetery Fund, c/o Rev. Lloyd L. Sheets, 711 Country Lane, Chilhowie, VA 24329. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Grosses Creek Baptist Church. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home. Erma Ilene Blackwell ABINGDON, Va. -- Erma Ilene Blackwell, 56, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Virginia and had lived in the Green Springs Rest Home since 1994. There are no known survivors. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at 10 a.m. in the Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Don Lanthrop officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery before the service on Tuesday. Farris Funeral Service is handling the arrangements of Erma Blackwell. Dennis A. Burns Committal for Dennis A. "Dink" Burns will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mountain View Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Patton Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. Pallbearers will be Matthew Walsh, Skyler Brewer, Steven Brewer, David Hale, John Witt, Andy Witt, R.C. Jones and Marty Thomas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Rd., Bristol, TN 37620. Mr. Burns, 81, of 1942 Bay St., Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Nov. 30, 2000, following a short illness. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Velma Louise Roller Cash Funeral services for Velma Louise Roller Cash will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Loy and Rev. Douglas Drinnon officiating. Entombment will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews and great-nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, prior to the service or any time at the homes of Ruby McClellan or Wallace McClellan. Mrs. Cash, 94, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh@3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Cash. Margaret S. Cassell Margaret S. Cassell, 91, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000. She was born in Princeton, W.Va., and was a daughter of the late Justin and Sarah Heatherington Sackett. She was a registered nurse at St. Luke's Hospital in Bluefield, W.Va., before moving to Goldsboro, N.C., where she resided for 19 years. She was a member of the Goldsboro Women's Club and was active in the work of the Salvation Army. After moving to Bristol in 1981, she became a member of Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church where she was very active in all aspects of church work. She was the widow of Charles Cassell. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bill (Betty) Bingham of Bristol, Tenn.; a son, Charles H. Cassell Jr. of Sunnyvale, Calif.; a special son, Bob Wiseman of Sunnyvale, Calif.; a sister, Maureen Bodell of Bluefield, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Cyndi Madison and her husband J.B., Barry Bingham and his wife Patty, Melinda Olson and her husband Joe and Brad Bingham and his wife Nina; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Bertie Lee Farr, Henrietta Johnson, Gertrude Needham and Lucille Cornett; and two brothers, Fred and Justin Sackett. The committal service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the graveside at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Davis Whitesides officiating. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1100 Windsor Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620 or the Adult Respite Care Program c/o Central Presbyterian Church, 300 Euclid Avenue, Bristol, VA 24201. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Cassell have been made thorugh Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at ocookfh@preferred.com. Martha Little Creger Martha "Marty" Little Creger, 79, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Bristol Nursing Home. A native of Washington County, Va., she had lived in Vinton, Va., for 15 years and had lived most of her life in the Bristol area. She was the daughter of the late James H. and Beatrice Little, was a member of the Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Vinton, Va., and was the widow of Donald J. Creger. Survivors include son: Donald W. Creger, Macomb, Ill.; daughter: Nancy E. Elliotte, Vinton, Va.; brother: Jim Little, Louisville, Ky.; four sisters: Elizabeth Thomas, Gracie Sharrett and Betty Little, all of Bristol, and Joy Bray, Kingsport, Tenn.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dennis Moore and Dave Whitesides officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eric Elliotte, Vernon Sharrett, Stewart Sharrett, David Landrum, Ray Parker and Jerry Cox. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Weaver Funeral Home. Edith Ruth Shell Hash Edith Ruth Shell Hash, 81, of 262 Massengill Place, Bluff City, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at her residence following a brief illness. She was a native of Bristol, Tenn., and the daughter of the late Joseph and Kate Chapman Shell. Mrs. Hash attended Tri-City Church of God in Piney Flats, Tenn. She was preceded in death by one son, Bobby Allen Morton. Survivors include two daughters, Edith Ann Lawson, Bluff City, and Margie Ruth Bodily, Ind.; one son, Jerry Morton, Ind.; special friends, Stacey and Greg Browning and Heather and Paige Browning, all of Bristol, Tenn.; and several great-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, from the Tri-City Church of God in Piney Flats, Tenn., with the Rev. Richard Bawgus officiating. Graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, from Shelby Hills Cemetery, Bristol, Tenn. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. for the service. The family will receive friends from the church from 6 until 8 p.m. or other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, 2513 Wesley St., Suite 2, Johnson City, TN 37601. Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. J. Paul Johnson The funeral service for J. Paul Johnson will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Gordon Turnbull officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 701 Florida Ave., Bristol, TN 37620 or Healing Hands Health Center, 210 Memorial Drive, Bristol, TN 37620. Mr. Johnson, 79, of Bristol, Tenn., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tenn. Arrangements especially for Mr. Johnson have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be sent via e-mail to ocookfh@preferred.com. Verlin J. Kendrick Funeral services for Verlin J. Kendrick will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A.C. Cobble officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons and nephews: Clayton Guinn, Brandon Cole, Larry Simcox, Wayne Simcox, Verlin Simcox and Teddy Simcox. Honorary pallbearers will be the nursing staff and respiratory therapists of Bristol Regional Medical Center and Dr. Steven Hanor. Mr. Kendrick, 78, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh@3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Kendrick. A.P. Leonard Funeral services for A.P. Leonard will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Andy Sensabaugh and Rev. Perry Cleek officiating and Ed McLain singing. Burial will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park, Kingsport, Tenn. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons: Roger Woods, Ronnie Woods, Ricky Woods, Eddie Ketron, Teddy Ketron, Jerry Blair, Kenneth Blair, Tim Leonard, Gary Leonard and Danny Hicks. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at Akard Funeral Home. Mr. Leonard, 99, of 293 Leonard Lane, Blountville, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec 2, 2000, in Indian Path Medical Center. He was of the Baptist faith and a loving father. Mr. Leonard was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Shaffer Leonard, a son, Albert Lester Leonard; a son-in-law, R.J. Woods; and a great-grandson, Mark C. Poss. Survivors include four daughters, Thelma Lee Woods and Eva Ketron, both of Kingsport, Tenn., and Junaita Hicks and Madge Garland, both of Blountville, Tenn.; and one son, Narvel Leonard of Bristol, Tenn. Also surviving are 16 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh@3wave.com. Frances Geneva Pierce KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Calling hours for Mrs. Frances Geneva Pierce are any time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pierce, 326 Louis St., and Monday noon to 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Holiness Church. Funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. at the church. Mrs. Pierce, 320 Louis St., Kingsport, departed this life Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 29, 2000) at Greystone Health Care Center. Robinson Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Frances Geneva Pierce. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail to robinsonfuneralservice@juno.com. Larry Daniel Robinette Mr. Larry Daniel Robinette, 50, of White Oak St., Doran, Va., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Raven, Va., and was a son of Mrs. Alice Stevens Robinette of Raven, Va., and the late Mr. Daniel Robinette. He was a life long resident of the Doran area and was owner and operator of Larry's Used Cars in Raven. Survivors in addition to his mother are his wife, Mrs. Betty Jean Dye Robinette; two daughters, Mrs. Travis (Sherry) McGaffee of Greenwood, S.C., and Miss Melissa Robinette of the home; five sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Phyllis) Brewer of Blackford, Va., Mrs. Judy Honaker of Raven, Va., Mrs. Steve (Barbara) Shortt of Raven, Va., Mrs. Marshall (Rita) Robinson of Paintlick, Va., and Mrs. Jonathan (Diane) Scales of Bristol, Va.; one brother, David Robinette and friend, Pam Reynolds of Doran, Va; and granddaughter, Lauren Ashley McGaffee and soon-to-be granddaughter, Sydney Grace McGaffee. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. Clenard Thornsbury officiating. Entombment will follow in Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum in Richlands. Pallbearers will be Tony Shortt, Jimmy Smith, Anthony Robinette, Stevie Honaker, Richard Honaker, David Robinette, James Price and Kevin Brewer. Honorary pallbearers: Danny Keen, Joe Sparks, Jack Lambert, Jim Maynard, John Elswick and Eddie Brown. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements. Letcher Taylor WISE, Va. -- Letcher Taylor, 53, passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at the St. Mary's Hospital, Norton, Va. He was a former employee of PoBoy Construction and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fitzhugh and Nellie Smith Taylor; two brothers, Walter and Noy Taylor; two sisters, Francis Taylor and Della Newsome. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Hall Taylor; two daughters, Cynthia Bentley and Tina Mullins, both of Wise, Va.; a brother, Coy Taylor of Pound, Va.; five sisters, Dossie Stidham and Ramona Bloomer, both of Pound, Va., Margie Howe of Charlotte, N.C.; Marcel Dingus of Woodbridge, Va., and Gaynell Lane of Big Stone Gap, Va.; three grandchildren, Letcher Wayne Taylor, Latasia Brooke Vanover and Casey McKenna Mullins. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Wise, with the Rev. Virgil Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in Dotson Cemetery, Pound, Va. The family will receive friends Monday evening 6 to 9 p.m. at Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Wise, is in charge of arrangements. Mary Elizabeth Taylor ABINGDON -- Graveside committal services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Taylor will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Russell Memorial Cemetery in Lebanon. Honorary casketbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. Mrs. Taylor, 100, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Taylor. William Cummings Taylor LEBANON, Va. -- Funeral services for William Cummings (Bill) Taylor Sr. will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Combs Funeral Service Chapel in Lebanon with the Revs. Paul Hite and Larry Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in the Taylor Family Cemetery near the home. Pallbearers will be Glenn Taylor, Michael Taylor, Dan Cox, Harold Johnson, A.R. "Rusty" Taylor, Frank Taylor II and Ronnie Cox. Honorary pallbearers will be Ranzy Prophet, Frank Buckles, Bill T. Perry, Bill Reese Taylor, Charlie Steele Robinson and H.L. Dye. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Mr. Taylor, 71, of Route 1, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Russell County Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Russell County, he was a son of the late Hugh Howard and Evangeline Albert Taylor. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Elk Garden United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife: Jackquetta R. Taylor; one daughter: Rebecca Dye and her husband John, Lebanon; three sons: William Cummings Taylor Jr. and his wife Tammy, Lebanon; John Robert Taylor and his wife Pamela, Dry Branch, and Samuel Taylor of the home; one brother: Robert Taylor, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; four grandchildren: Andrew Dye, Julia Dye, Samantha Taylor and Zachary Taylor. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Taylor family. Joseph Ingle Warren Funeral services for Joseph Ingle Warren will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Gary Knapp, Hugh Hatfield and Ross Dampier officiating. Entombment will be in Mountain View Mausoleum Chapel. Pallbearers will be the deacons of West Hills Christian Church. Military honors will be conducted by Patton Crosswhite VFW Post 6975 of Bristol. Mr. Warren, 80, of 718 Old Airport Rd., Bristol, Va., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Coy Wise Pastor Coy Wise, 70, of 332 Bellemeade Circle, Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000. He was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. He was a manager of Giant Food with 26 years of service, the minister at the Old Airport Road Baptist Church and a parttime employee of Wal-Mart. Survivors include: wife of 50 years, Edna Neal Wise; two daughters: Carole Neal, Richmond, Va., and Lynda Wise of the home; two sons: Lester Wise, Bristol, Tenn., and Jeffery Wise and daughter-in-law, Jennifer, Blountville, Tenn.; three sisters: Christine Wooten, Hope Gill and Selma Owens, all of Danville, Va.; three brothers: Robert Wise, Charlie Wise and Carl Wise, all of Danville, Va.; three grandchildren: Bill Luttrell and his wife, Bridget, and Nathan Wise and Taylor Nichole Wise; great-grandson: Jordan Luttrell; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in the Old Airport Road Baptist Church with Pastor John Price and Brother Rayton Puckett officiating. Committal will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Booher, Wayne Shaffer, Bill Luttrell, Patrick Conn, Bill Oliver, Ralph Mills and Scott Ashley. Honorary pallbearers will be Earl Cox, preacher friends, members of the Old Airport Road Baptist Church and Wal-Mart employees. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Old Airport Road Baptist Church, 220 Old Airport Road, Bristol, VA 24201. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Monday at the Old Airport Road Baptist Church. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Theresa Wohlford Mass of the Resurrection for Theresa McLellan Wohlford will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at St. Dominic's Catholic Church with Rev. Charles Burton officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Dominic's Catholic Church, 2517 John B. Dennis Hwy., Kingsport, TN 37660. Mrs. Wohlford, 94, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home of Kingsport is in charge of arrangements. Carl B. Wright Funeral services for Carl B. Wright will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Mountain View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. John Cowell and Rev. Orlando P. Salazar officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be the staffs of Outlook Pointe at Bristol, Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center and Hospice House. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Akard Funeral Home. Mr. Wright, 91, of Outlook Pointe at Bristol, formerly of 13 Keys St., Bristol, Va., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Wellmont Hospice House. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh@3wave.com. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Wright uesday, December 5, 2000 Pauline Sheffey Anderson MARION, Va. -- Pauline Sheffey Anderson, 76, of Marion, passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in the Smyth County Community Hospital. Survivors and funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later time by Barnett's Marion Funeral Home. Willard E. Bailey The funeral service for Willard Earl Bailey will be conducted at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening in the chapel of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Rev. Laura Rasor officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. The committal service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery. Entombment will follow. Mr. Bailey, 81, of Bristol, Tenn., died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Arrangements especially for Mr. Bailey have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at ocookfh@preferred.com. Louise Carnes Baisden LEBANON, Va. -- Louise Carnes Baisden, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in Maple Grove Health Care Center. Born in Lynn, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late William Tate and Rebecca Cochran Carnes. She was a retired school teacher having taught in Mingo and Mercer County, W.Va. She received her B.S. degree from Concord College, and an MS degree from Marshall University where she completed advanced graduate work. She was a lifelong member and Sunday school teacher in United Methodist Church and attended Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church in Lebanon. Surviving are one daughter: Beverly Horton and her husband Frank, Lebanon; one son: James Baisden, Cape Canaveral, Fla.; two grandsons: Franklin Horton and his wife Jane Ellen, and Todd Horton, all of Lebanon; one sister: Oretha Metcalf, Filbert, W.Va. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Family Cemetery in Breeden, W.Va., with the Rev. Jerry Messer officiating. Burial will follow in the cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 158, Lebanon, VA 24266. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Baisden family. Erma Ilene Blackwell ABINGDON, Va. -- Graveside services for Erma Ilene Blackwell will be held Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at 10 a.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Don Lanthrop officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery before the service on Tuesday. Erma Ilene Blackwell, 56, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Farris Funeral Service is handling the arrangements of Erma Blackwell. Margaret S. Cassell Margaret S. Cassell, 91, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000. She was born in Princeton, W.Va., and was a daughter of the late Justin and Sarah Heatherington Sackett. She was a registered nurse at St. Luke's Hospital in Bluefield, W.Va., before moving to Goldsboro, N.C., where she resided for 19 years. She was a member of the Goldsboro Women's Club and was active in the work of the Salvation Army. After moving to Bristol in 1981, she became a member of Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church where she was very active in all aspects of church work. She was the widow of Charles Cassell. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bill (Betty) Bingham of Bristol, Tenn.; a son, Charles H. Cassell Jr. of Sunnyvale, Calif.; a special son, Bob Wiseman of Sunnyvale, Calif.; a sister, Maureen Bodell of Bluefield, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Cyndi Madison and her husband J.B., Barry Bingham and his wife Patty, Melinda Olson and her husband Joe and Brad Bingham and his wife Nina; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Bertie Lee Carr, Henrietta Johnston, Gertrude Needham and Lucille Cornett; and two brothers, Fred and Justin Sackett. The committal service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the graveside at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Davis Whitesides officiating. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Windsor Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1100 Windsor Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620 or the Adult Respite Care Program c/o Central Presbyterian Church, 300 Euclid Avenue, Bristol, VA 24201. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Cassell have been made thorugh Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at ocookfh@preferred.com. Martha Little Creger Funeral services for Martha "Marty" Little Creger will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dennis Moore and Dave Whitesides officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eric Elliotte, Vernon Sharrett, Stewart Sharrett, David Landrum, Ray Parker and Jerry Cox. Mrs. Creger, 79, of Bristol, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Bristol Nursing Home. Jeffrey Edward Emmert Jeffrey Edward Emmert, 42, of New York City, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Emmert graduated from East High School, Elim Bible Institute, New York, and Manhattan School of Music, New York. He studied at Juliard School of Music and Maness School of Music also in New York City. He did graduate work at Columbia University where he earned a masters degree and pursued a second masters degree toward a doctorate. He was an employee of Davis, Polk and Wardell Law Firm for 17 years. He attended a local Presbyterian church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Mark Emmert in 1994. Survivors include parents: Eddie and Gladys Emmert, Bristol, Tenn.; sister and brother-in-law: Donna and Junior Clark, Bristol, Tenn.; two nieces, Heather and Andrea Clark; maternal grandmother: Gladys Dunn, Bristol, Va.; and special friends: Denise Holness, Jamila Dphrepaulewz and Donald Sternfeld. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, at the graveside in Weaver Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Price officiating. Pallbearers will be Junior Clark, Alan Emmert, Jim Davis, Jamie Davis, Don Sternfeld and Matthew Davis. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Weaver Funeral Home. A.P. Leonard Funeral services for A.P. Leonard will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Andy Sensabaugh and Rev. Perry Cleek officiating and Ed McLain singing. Burial will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park, Kingsport, Tenn. Pallbearers will be the following grandsons: Roger Woods, Ronnie Woods, Ricky Woods, Eddie Ketron, Teddy Ketron, Jerry Blair, Kenneth Blair, Tim Leonard, Gary Leonard and Danny Hicks. Mr. Leonard, 99, of 293 Leonard Lane, Blountville, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec 2, 2000, in Indian Path Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. E-mail condolences may be sent to akardfh@3wave.com. Rocky R. Mitchell HAYSI, Va. -- Rocky Richard Mitchell, 34, of Rt. 1, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at his residence. He was a son of Elsie Cline Mitchell and the late George C. Mitchell. He was a member of Haysi Community Baptist Church and was formerly employed by Bartlett Tree Service. In addition to his mother, he is survived by three sisters: Linda Yates and Pam Mullins, both of Haysi, and Brenda Tiller of Carbo, Va.; two brothers, Larry Mitchell of Atlanta, Ga., and David Mitchell of Haysi; and eight nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Haysi Funeral Home Chapel with Elders Frank Newsome, Toby Bailey, William McClananhan and Harvey Creech. Burial will follow in the Mitchell Family Cemetery at Rt. 1, Haysi. The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 6 p.m. on Tuesday where a service will be held at 7 p.m. with the Splashdam Singers and the Reverends Lacy Justice and Tim Charlton. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Virgie Lee Mooney COEBURN, Va. -- Virgie Lee Mooney, 73, passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in St. Mary's Hospital, Norton, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond (Tarzan) Mooney, April 11, 1999, and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are four sisters, Mildred Combs, Edna Mae Thomas and Janice Lee, all of Lebanon, Va., and Roberta Young of Burnsville, N.C.; two brothers, Eugene Lee of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Ector Lee Jr. of Dante, Va.; a special sister-in-law, Hortense Teresa Mooney of Coeburn, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel Coeburn with the Rev. Lester Dean and Father Joseph Facura officiating. Burial will follow in Clinch River Missionary Association Cemetery, Coeburn, Va. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening 6 to 9 p.m. at Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Coeburn, Va., is in charge of arrangements. Letcher Taylor WISE, Va. -- Letcher Taylor, 53, passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital, Norton, Va. He was a former employee of PoBoy Construction and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fitzhugh and Nellie Smith Taylor; two brothers, Walter and Noy Taylor; two sisters, Francis Taylor and Della Newsome. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Hall Taylor; two daughters, Cynthia Bentley and Tina Mullins, both of Wise, Va.; one son, Anthony Wayne Hall of the home; a brother, Coy Taylor of Pound, Va.; five sisters, Dossie Stidham and Ramona Bloomer, both of Pound, Va., Margie Howe of Charlotte, N.C.; Marcel Dingus of Woodbridge, Va., and Gaynell Lane of Big Stone Gap, Va.; three grandchildren, Letcher Wayne Taylor, Latasia Brooke Vanover and Casey McKenna Mullins. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Wise, with the Rev. Virgil Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in Dotson Cemetery, Pound, Va. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Wise, is in charge of arrangements. William Cummings Taylor LEBANON, Va. -- Funeral services for William Cummings (Bill) Taylor Sr. will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Combs Funeral Service Chapel in Lebanon with the Revs. Paul Hite and Larry Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Taylor Family Cemetery near the home. Pallbearers will be Glenn Taylor, Michael Taylor, Dan Cox, Harold Johnson, A.R. "Rusty" Taylor, Frank Taylor II and Ronnie Cox. Honorary pallbearers will be Ranzy Prophet, Frank Buckles, Bill T. Perry, Bill Reese Taylor, Charlie Steele Robinson and H.L. Dye. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Mr. Taylor, 71, of Route 1, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Russell County Medical Center. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Taylor family. Coy Wise Committal for Pastor Coy Wise will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeff Booher, Wayne Shaffer, Bill Luttrell, Patrick Conn, Bill Oliver, Ralph Mills and Scott Ashley. Honorary pallbearers will be Earl Cox, preacher friends, members of the Old Airport Road Baptist Church and Wal-Mart employees. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Old Airport Road Baptist Church, 220 Old Airport Road, Bristol, VA 24201. Pastor Wise, 70, of 332 Bellemeade Circle, Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Alberta Yates BIRCHLEAF, Va. -- Alberta (Bird) Yates, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at her home. Born on Sept. 17, 1929, she was the youngest of 11 children born to John Henry and Rosabell Arrington Viers. She worked for five years as a cook at Haysi High School. She and her husband later managed Sandlick General Store for a number of years. She was well known and respected in her community and was a member of the Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Erwin Yates; two sons, Richie Yates of Lynchburg, Va., and Danny Yates of Belfast, Va.; two daughters-in-law, Wanda Yates of Lynchburg, Va., and Geneva Yates of Belfast, Va.; three grandchildren, Melanie Yates Murphy (Mrs. Todd Murphy) of Lynchburg, Va., Chip Yates of Danville, Va., and Meegan Yates of Blackstone, Va.; four sisters; Maxie Viers of Vansant, Va., Gladys Edwards of Birchleaf, Va., Faye Adkins of Howell, Mich., and Allene Owens of Newark, Ohio; two brothers, Lacy Viers of Vansant, Va., and Clayton Viers and wife Leona of Hartland, Mich. In addition to her parents, brothers Raymond Viers, Milton Viers and Cleveland Viers; and a sister, Opal Mullins, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Haysi Funeral Home Chapel with Elders Joe Lee Edwards and Frank Viers officiating. Burial will follow in Rakes Ridge Cemetery at Birchleaf, Va. Pallbearers will be Anthony Anderson, Clark Anderson, John Edwards, Fayne Edwards, Barry Mullins, Mark Mullins, Kevin Edwards, Steve Viers and Jessie Yates. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. H.C. Scott, Dr. Marguerite C. Lippert and Dr. Eugene Foley. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, beginning at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. An evening service will be conducted at 7 p.m. with Elders Price Viers and Darrell Davis. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.