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Altizer ABINGDON -- The funeral service for Mr. Verlin Grant Altizer will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 1 p.m. in the Farris Funeral Chapel with Reverend William Fowler and Reverend Don Watkins officiating. Entombment will be private. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Ellison Conrad, Jack Chambers, Harold Deitz, Dr. Alan Grantham, Dr. Thomas Johnson, Tyler Nuckols, Dr. William Nuckols, Dr. Emory Robinette, Oscar Vecellio and Robert White. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Johnston Memorial Hospital Administrative Office, 351 Court St., N.E., Abingdon, VA 24210. (Please mark CCU on your check). The family will receive friends immediately following the service on Saturday in the funeral home. Mr. Altizer, 77, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is serving the Altizer family. Helen G. Bailey BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Helen Gross Bailey died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in Beckley. She was the daughter of the late Jim and Hannah Gross of Marion. Surviving are husband, David Bailey; three sons; a daughter; several grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Saturday in Beckley. Information courtesy of Bradley's Funeral Home in Marion, Va. General J. Blankenship BREAKS, Va. -- The funeral service for General Jedeth "Jed" Blankenship will be Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Little Jocie Church at Breaks with Elders Frank O'quinn, David O'quinn and Jerry Newsome officiating. Burial will follow in the Little Jocie Church Cemetery. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers. American Legion Post 164 of Grundy will conduct military graveside rites. Mr. Blankenship, 80, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Julia F. Blevins NORTON -- Julia F. Blevins, 73, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in Jackson, N.C. She was formerly a resident of Regency Towers in Norton and was the widow of the late Charles Blevins. She was of the Methodist faith. Surviving: daughters: Judy Taylor and her husband, Greg Taylor, Jackson, and Nancy Hamilton and her husband, Harry Hamilton,Virginia Beach, Va.; son, Chuck Blevins and his wife, Deborah, of Ninety Six, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from noon until 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at the Laurel Grove Cemetery at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Michael Wells officiating. Funeral arrangements are being conducted by Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home of Norton. Robert Lee Branch Sr. NORTON -- Robert Lee Branch Sr., 60, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol Tennessee. He was a retired employee of the Draw-Tite Company as a welding supervisor. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving are two sons, Robert Lee Branch Jr. and David Branch, both of Coeburn; two daughters, Donna Bedolla of Taylor, Mich., and Becky McFalls of Wayne, Mich.; his father, John Branch of War, W.Va.; four brothers, John Branch Jr. of Bluefield W.Va., and Lonnie Branch, Eddie Branch and Shaun Branch, all of War; two sisters, Peggy Johnson of Coeburn and Janice Branch of War; 12 grandchildren; and two special friends, Gladys Boggs and Bobby Boggs, both of Norton. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Sunday in the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Coeburn, with the Rev. Johnny Branch officiating. Burial will follow in the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Norton. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Saturday at the Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Coeburn, in charge of arrangements. Joyce F. Bruce NORTON -- Joyce Ann Flanary Bruce, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at her residence after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of the Norton area. She was a 1953 graduate of Wise High School. She was preceded in death by her father, Worley A. Flanary; and husbands, John L. Whitaker and Francis L. Bruce. Surviving: mother, Mrs. Gladys Flanary, Norton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Joan Flanary, Norton, and Jack and Lois Flanary, Norton; three nephews; and two nieces. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glenn Ritchie officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday prior to funeral service. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Laurel Grove Cemetery where family and friends will meet at time of service. Mattie B. Buckles SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Mattie B. Buckles died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was a life long resident of Sullivan County, the daughter of the late Henry and Susie Hinkle Carrier, and was the widow of Wallace Buckles. She was retired from L.C. King Manufacturing Company and was a member of Fellowship Chapel. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday at the graveside in Shipley Cemetery with Rev. Lester MacKinnon officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 7 Saturday evening at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at condolences@blevinsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Buckles have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Clarence H. Cartwright BLOUNTVILLE -- Clarence Houts Cartwright, 92, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cartwright was a native and life long resident of the Sullivan County area. He was a retired employee of Tennessee Eastman with 38 years of service. Mr. Cartwright was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Selma Elizabeth Cartwright; his parents, Charles and Katherine Cartwright; and one son, Clarence Cartwright Jr. He was a member of the Blountville United Methodist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Judy C. Watson of Blountville; three granddaughters and their husbands, Deborah and Alan Alvis, Jennifer and Anthony Branch and Melissa and Robert Miller, all of Blountville; four great-grandchildren, Zachary Miller, Haley Branch, Tyler Branch and Matthew Alvis; and one sister, Thelma Winfield of Kingsport. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Anderson and Rev. Jim Henry officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, in the Gunnings Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men's Bible Class of the Blountville United Methodist Church, J.C. Akard, Lawrence Garland, Dr. Edwin Quinn, John I. Cox, Edley Hicks, Jim Dishner and Bill Akard. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Blountville United Methodist Church Building Fund, 3390 Highway 126, Blountville, TN 37617. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at the Akard Funeral Home Chapel. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Cartwright. Donald H. Cloyd Donald Hugh Cloyd, 68, of 100 Ash St., Apartment 5H, Bristol, Tenn., passed away on Dec. 11, 2002, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Donald M. and Doris Scott Cloyd. Hugh served in the U.S. Air Force as an aerial photo film processor and retired from the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, N.Y. Survivors include daughters, Jacqueline and husband Michael Cavanaugh and grandchildren, Melissa, Alexis and Christopher of Windsor Locks, Conn., and Kathryn and husband Samuel Goodley Jr. and grandchildren, Samuel III and Edward of Oxford, Pa.; a brother, Dean and wife Diane of Bristol; and nieces Beth Baker and Cindy Pectal and their families. Memorial services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Mountain View Mausoleum with Rev. David Stancil officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Military honors will be provided by the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Clark S. Colley ABINGDON -- Clark S. Colley, 86, a resident of 224 Pecan St., died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. Mr. Colley retired from the Washington Motor Co. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret L. Colley. Survivors include five daughters, Martha Buskill of Saltville, Opal Nelson of Abingdon, Lisa Cook of Abingdon, Mary Parris of Bristol Virginia, and Patsy Bauder of Hampton, Va.; six sons, Bill Colley of Glade Spring, George Colley of Abingdon, Wayne Colley of Jacksonville, Fla., Ralph Colley of Abingdon, Barry Jennings of Meadowview and Hugh Holmes of Abingdon; one sister, Temperance Colley of Abingdon; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Lee Colley, Bill Colley, Clark Colley, Shawn Colley, Wayne Colley Jr., Tommy Buskill, Eddie Buskill and Jason White. Honorary pallbearers: Jack Yates and Don Yates. The family will receive friends at the Campbell Funeral Home from 7-9 Saturday evening. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.campbell-funeralhome.com. Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements. E.A. Evans CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- E.A. (Worry) Evans died at home on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, after an extended illness. Worry, as he was known to his family and friends, was a well-known restaurateur having been one of the founders and owners of the Mt. Vernon Restaurant in Chattanooga since 1955. He attended Ridgedale Baptist Church and had been a member of the Covenant and the Word Sunday School Classes. He was the son of the late Mildred Hillman Evans and Emery Gilbert Evans. Worry was born in Herald, Va., and had lived in Coeburn and St. Paul, Va., but had spent the last 55 years of his life in Chattanooga. He attended Baylor School in Chattanooga and graduated from Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, Tenn. He attended Tulane University, the University of Kansas and the University of Chattanooga. He served as president of the Chattanooga Restaurant Association for two years and he also served as a director of the Tennessee Restaurant Association. He also was an active member of the National Restaurant Association. Mr. Evans was an avid golfer, having been a member of the Rivermont Golf and Country Club and the Chattanooga Golf and County Club. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Navy aboard a patrol craft boat as a 2nd class motorman. He had been stationed off the coast of Australia and off the island of Guadalupe during the war. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Tombras Evans. He is survived by his second wife, Barbara Elliott Evans, Chattanooga; daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Jeff Messinger, and granddaughter, Hannah Messinger of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. He is also survived by three brothers, D.C. Evans of Bristol Virginia, Chet Evans of Bristol Tennessee and Sib Evans of Chattanooga; also, four sisters, Val Lee of Tucson, Ariz., Uneeta Wrenn of Newport News, Va., and Lee Kyle and Faye Elswick of Bristol Tennessee; as well as several nieces and nephews. Mr. Evans' wish was that his body be donated to the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 12:30 p.m. at Ridgedale Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Owens officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the Ridgedale Room. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials may be made to the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Woodhome Medical Building, Suite 515, 1838 Green Tree Road, Baltimore, MD 21208 or to Ridgedale Baptist Church Building Fund, 1831 Hickory Valley Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 or to Hospice of Chattanooga, 58 Commons, Suite 101, 4355 Highway 58, Chattanooga, TN 37416. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home, E. Brainerd Road. Woodrow Farmer CLINTWOOD - Woodrow Farmer, 83, died at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002. A lifelong resident of Dickenson County, he was the son of the late Henry and Exie Mullins Farmer. A retired UMWA coal miner, he was a veteran of World War II, U.S. Army, and a member of Pound River Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his wife, Gladys B. Farmer, Clintwood; two sons, Ralph G. Farmer, Westland, Mich., and Jerry B. Farmer, Lizella, Ga.; a stepson, Ralph W. Mullins, Charlottesville; one daughter, Lola M. Light, Lizella; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday from the Pound River Church of the Brethren with Rev. Darrell Milgrim officiating. Burial will follow in the Rakes Cemetery, Route 3, Clintwood. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The body will be taken to the church at noon Sunday. Clintwood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Jimmy Fleming CLINTWOOD -- Funeral services for Jimmy Fleming will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel with clergymen Lew Mullins, David Mullins, L. Myers Mullins and Greg Stanley officiating. Burial will be in the Fleming Family Cemetery, Route 2, Georges Fork Section, Clintwood. Pallbearers will be Dennis Stanley, Brandell Fleming, Dustin Stanley, Greg Willis, Craig Willis, Ronald Childress, Jeff Willis, Brian Willis, Cameron Fleming, Kevin Fleming, Blake Childress and Devin Stanley. Honorary pallbearers: Ivan Stanley, Paul Stone, Roy McKay, Ricky Gilliam, Mitchell Wright, Carlos Stanley, Donald Stanley and Jim Robinson. Mr. Fleming, 62, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at Norton Community Hospital. Mullins Funeral Home is serving the Fleming family. Paige Fletcher ABINGDON -- Paige Fletcher, 39, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Abingdon and had lived most of her life in the Abingdon area. Paige was a graduate of Abingdon High School Class of 1981. She attended Ferrum College where she participated in many activities, including cheerleading. She was a caring and warm person and will be remembered for her great love of children, animals and flowers. Paige was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Holland and Mable Fletcher. She is survived by her mother, Vicki Harris Fletcher of Charlotte, N.C.; father and stepmother, Tom and Betsy Fletcher of St. Paul, Va.; sister, Josie Holland Fletcher of Raleigh, N.C.; her maternal grandparents, J.C. Harris Jr. and Kathryn Puckett Harris of Abingdon; uncles, Kyle Fletcher and wife Doris of St. Paul, and Jason C. Harris III and wife Judy of Abingdon; aunts, Gloria J. Harris of Charlotte, and Barbara Harris Farris and husband David M. Farris of Abingdon; special cousins, Kimberly Farris Luke and family, David M. Farris II and family, Kelly Farris and family, Brooke Harris Bunn and family, Jason C. Harris IV, Jennifer Harris, Hubert Fletcher and family, Michael Fletcher and family and Kevin Fletcher and family. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, in the Abingdon United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Rowland, Rev. Betty Reiff and Rev. Mike Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Casketbearers will be Kelly Farris, David Farris II, Jason C. Harris IV, Kevin Fletcher, Bob Luke and Jimmy Gentry. Honorary casketbearers will be Hubert Fletcher, Michael Fletcher, Tim Morgan, Tim Cox, Patty Canonico, Erica Dye, Virginia Fullen and Sheila Hill. Flowers are welcome and memorial gifts may be made to Faith in Action, P.O. Box 2419, Abingdon, VA 24212. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Those wishing to send messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Paige Fletcher. Charles W. Fogleman HONAKER -- Funeral services for Mr. Charles William "Cotton" Fogleman will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Kenny Taylor officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Va. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Fogleman, 71, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in a Lebanon hospital. Gus Gentry BLUFF CITY -- Gus Gentry, 85, 212 White Top Road, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native of White Top, Va., son of the late James M. and Mary Smith Gentry. He was a 30-year retiree of James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tenn., and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific. He was a Purple Heart recipient and attended the Church of the Living Savior. Survivors include two sons, Danny James Gentry and Douglass Allen Gentry, both of Bluff City. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday in Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Mike Sproles and Rev. Melvin Ferrell. Military honors will be conducted by D.A.V. Chapter 40. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday in Weaver Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be made to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. James W. Gibson CASTLEWOOD --Funeral services for James Walton Gibson will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 8 p.m. in the Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with Rev. Greg Alderman officiating. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, in Ketron Memorial Gardens, Lebanon. The family will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery leaving at 10:15 a.m. Sunday. Pallbearers will be Mike Johnson, Ronnie Gilbert II, David Johnson, Jackie Gibson, Max Hawkins and W.J. Dorton. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Wampler, Bob Browning, Ronnie Milton, Finus Dishman, Ted Campbell, Winston Kiser, Matthew Couch and Thomas Boyd. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Condolences may be sent to the Gibson family via e-mail to condolences@castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Mr. Gibson, 58, died on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at his home in Lexington, Ky., after a long battle with cancer. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Kristie S. Gross ROCKWOOD, Tenn. -- Kristie Lynne Sheldon Gross, 21, of Waldo Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in her home. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church and a cashier with Rocky Top Markets. Surviving are her husband, Anthony Gross of Bristol Tennessee; sons, Richard Tuff Wayne Gross and Hunter Noah Dwayne Gross, both of Bristol; parents, Mike and Rhonda Sheldon of Rockwood; brother, Allen Sheldon of Rockwood; and grandmothers, Sue Sheldon of Rockwood and Della Word of Maryville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, in Rockwood. Evans Mortuary of Rockwood is in charge of arrangements. Robert Harmon Robert Harmon, 75, of 200 Hilltop Drive, Bristol, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, from Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Greene County, Tenn., a son of the late Hiram and Rora Trivett Harmon and had lived most of his life in Bristol. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps and a member of the Open Door Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Monroe Calculating Machine Company and was retired from Columbus Electric. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ranell Leonard Harmon; two daughters, Sheila Ann Hartman and Patsy Carol Bobo, both of Bristol Virginia; three sisters, Harriet Webb of Indiana, Pauline Brown of Nashville and Bryson Martin of Ohio; two brothers, Mont Harmon and Jack Harmon, both of Bristol; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 o'clock Monday at the Open Door Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Leonard and Rev. M.L. Salyers officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ed Wilson, Steve Leonard, Harold Leonard, Jerry Kyte, Fred Perry and Danny Christian. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of the church. The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 Sunday evening at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family via email at condolences@blevinsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements especially for Mr. Harmon have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Lola Lambert Graveside services for Lola Lambert will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum in Mountain View Cemetery with Dr. Tony Collins officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Reynolds Memorial United Methodist Church, 327 Mary St., Bristol, VA 24201. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent at akardfh@peercom.n Miss Lambert of Bristol Virginia died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Miss Lambert. Alfred E. Maloyed SALTVILLE -- Mr. Alfred E. Maloyed, 73, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Maloyed was retired from the Brunswick Corp. and a member of the Smyth County Moose Lodge where he held the degree of Pilgrim. He was also a member of the Saltville/Rich Valley Lions Club, Marion American Legion Post 18 and the Saltville V.F.W. Post 7328. He also attended the Broadford First Church of God. Survivors: his wife, Patsy A. Maloyed; three daughters, Kathy Dollar, Bristol Tennessee, Pamela Costagliola, Bristol Tennessee, and Melba Maloyed, Bristol Tennessee; one brother, Bob and Lucille Maloyed, Saltville; one sister, Helen Snodgrass, Meadowview; one brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Charlotte McKinney, Garden City, Mich.; six grandchildren and their families, Byron Cox and wife Tammy, Bristol Virginia, Macee Quales and husband Steve, Bristol Tennessee, Erik Cox and wife Megan, Bristol Tennessee, Angela Costagliola,Bristol Tennessee, Jozie Costagliola, Bristol Tennessee, and Maria Costagliola, Bristol Tennessee; three great-grandchildren, Annika Cox, Bristol Virginia, Sarah Cox, Bristol Virginia and Makenzee Quales, Bristol Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Freddie Troball and the Rev. Elmer Cardwell officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 till 8 p.m. Sunday prior to the funeral. Graveside committal services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at the Mount Rose Cemetery with the Saltville V.F.W. Post 7328 conducting military rites. Pallbearers will be Bob Maloyed, Tom Maloyed, J.C. Maloyed, Jeff McKinney, L.B. Davidson Jr. and David Hammond. Honorary pallbearers: men of the Broadford First Church of God, Jr. Brickey, Curt Brickey, Bob Brickey, Carl Werkheiser and Charles Frye Jr. The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is serving the Maloyed family. George Marrs Jr. HURLEY, Va. -- George Marrs Jr., 84, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late George and Daisy Justus Marrs. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the U.M.W.A., was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Hurley Presbyterian Church. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and a friend to many. He was well known for his beautiful garden and many knew him from the younger days of 'coon hunting and raising his blue tick hounddogs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters; and his grandparents, Andy and Mary Justus. Survivors: his wife of 54 years, Jewell Dotson Marrs, Hurley; three daughters, Mrs. Bob (Jerri Lynn) Adkins, Hurley, Mrs. Danny (Teresa) Burks, Hurley, and Mrs. Jerry (Denise) Shafer, Hurley; five grandsons, Shannon and Andrew Adkins, Joshua and Caleb Shafer and Reggie Burks; one granddaughter, Sarah Burks; one loving aunt, Nellie Justus; and many family and friends. The funeral will be Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, 2 p.m. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Joel Thornton and Jim Adkins officiating with burial to follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday evening at the funeral home where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Pallbearers will be sons-in-law and grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Omer Bunn, Howard McClellan, Pleas Hawkins, Steve Justus, Perless Edwards, Lonnie Vance, Bobby Vance, Robert McClanahan, Carl Rash, Joe Justus, Ronnie McCrackin, John Merricks, ICU and home health staff of Buchanan General Hospital, Dr. Clint Sutherland, Dr. J.G. Patel and Dr. J.N. Patel. Military graveside rites will be conducted at the cemetery by John Ratliff Post 164 of the American Legion. Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of arrangements. Jerry L. McCracken McALESTER, Okla. -- Graveside services for Jerry Lynn McCracken will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Doug Williams, John McClain, Phillip Suppi, Ralph Yates, John King and James Phillips. Honorary pallbearers, men of Valley Hills Baptist Church. E-mail condolences to the family may be made at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Mr. McCracken, 35, a former resident of Bristol, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in McAlester. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Glenn Dale Morris ELGIN, Ill. -- Glenn Dale Morris, 63, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2002. He was born June 1, 1939, in Abingdon and was the son of Robert and Nellie Morris. He had been a resident of Elgin for the past 30 years and was employed by The Grand Victoria Casino. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elgin. He is survived by his wife, Marvetta; daughters, Tammy of Doyton, Ohio, Marla of Elgin, Myrna of New Richmond, Wis., and Myra of Rockford; sons, Howard of Bristol Virginia, James D. of Bristol Virginia, Mark of Elgin and Monty of McChesney Park, Ill.; sister, Ann (Charles) Conkrite of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, Doug (Lessie) of Jacksonville and Wendell (Debbie) Morris of Shawneetown, Ill.; and 14 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Loraine Sword (Curtis); and brother, Wayne Morris. Interment was at Elmwood Cemetery, Equality, Ill, Dec. 11, 2002. Obituary information supplied by Farris Funeral Service. Roxie Mullins BLUFF CITY --The funeral service for Roxie Booher Mullins will be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the graveside in Boohers Cemetery with Rev. Worley Crusenberry officiating. Pallbearers will be Wayne Mullins, Ron Adams, Stacy Adams, Keith Fauber, Billy Booher, I.W. McNamara and Randy Booher. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Saturday evening at Blevins Funeral Home. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family via e-mail at condolences@blevinsfuneralhome.com. Mrs. Mullins, 60, died Wednesday. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Mullins have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Maude L. Poston SALTVILLE - Maude L. Poston, 81, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion. She was the daughter of the late George and Mary Ellen Boardwine. She attended the Plasterco First Church of God. Survivors: husband, Clifford G. Poston; two sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. Wayne and Norma Poston, Radford, Va., and Rev. Kenneth and Debbie Poston, Indian Valley, Va.; two sisters, Nadine Keesee, Meadowview, and Lorretta Gilliam, Seven Mile Ford, Va.; four grandchildren, Jennifer Duncan, Angela Poston, Kevin Poston and Kendra Poston; and special young friend, Keyla Davis. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, at Henderson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Sherman R. Fields and Rev. J.L. DeBord officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Rose Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday evening at the funeral home or at Kenneth and Debbie Poston home on West Main Street, Saltville. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the family. Macie Shipley Macie "Joe" Moore Whitaker Shipley, formerly of 713 Suffolk Ave., Bristol, Va., died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at Greystone Healthcare Center. She was born in Kentucky and had lived in Bristol since 1954. She was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church on Euclid Avenue in Bristol Virginia. She was a private duty nurse for 10 years and was the operator of B & S Grocery Store for many years. She was the widow of Charlie Whitaker and William Grover Shipley. She is survived by a sister, Marie DeLoach of Bristol Tennessee; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sons, Frank L. Whitaker and Robert Wayne Shipley. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Blevins Funeral Home with Rev. Darrell Pickle officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles Griffin, Bill Griffin, Billy Griffin, Keith Cope, Curtis Powers and Robert Fields. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family via e-mail at condolences@blevinsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Shipley have been made through Blevins Funeral Home. Anthony F. Tilley Mr. Anthony "Tony" F. Tilley, 63, of 3265 Steele Creek Drive, Bristol, Tenn., died Dec. 13, 2002, at his home. He was a native of Bristol, was the treasurer and past co-president of Western Little League and a commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America. He was preceded in death by his father, William Tilley Sr.; his mother, Annette Ferguson Tilley; a brother, William Tilley Jr.; and a sister, Sally Tilley. Mr. Tilley is survived by his wife, Pam Tilley of the home; six sons, Anthony Tilley Jr. and wife Sam of Gate City, Andy Tilley and wife Karen of Galion, Ohio, John Tilley of Bluff City, and Brandon Tilley, Sterling Tilley and Chandler Tilley, all of the home; one daughter, Annette Hopkins and husband Ken of Blountville; one brother, Mike Tilley of Abingdon; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, John and Vera Smith of Bristol Virginia. Also surviving are six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private graveside services will be held Saturday at Mountain View Cemetery with Dr. Bob Jones officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Western Little League or the charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Tilley.