Bristol, VA - December 20, 2002 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 ************************************************************************** Fayrene Ball LEBANON -- Fayrene Ball, 69, formerly of Council, Va., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002. Born on Oct. 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Mary Tiller Ball. She is survived by one sister, Geneva Ball of Lebanon; and numerous relatives and friends also survi ve. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Owens & Farmer Funeral Service with Rev. Clyde Lambert officiating. Interment will follow at Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon. Family will receive friends on Saturday one hour before the service at the funeral home. Owens & Farmer Funeral Service, Lebanon, Va. Sammy Joe Breeding SALEM, Va. -- Mr. Sammy Joe Breeding, 70, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Salem. Sam retired in 1994 from General Electric in Salem after 35 years. He is survived by is wife and sweetheart of 50 years, Laura Saul Breeding of Salem; one son, Jerry Breeding of Newton, N.C.; one daughter, Sharon Carroll of Roanoke; one brother, John G. Breeding; three granddaughters; and two grandsons. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Spencer Broce and Rev. Emmitt Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service at the Mountain Veiw Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Condolences may also be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Breeding. Margaret J. Carpenter HAYSI -- Funeral services for Margaret Juanita Johnson Carpenter will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with the Rev. Jim Viers officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Condolences may be sent to the Carpenter family by e-mail to condolences@castlewoodfuneralhome.com Mrs. Carpenter, 92, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at Lucy Carr Village, Chesterfield, Va. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. William M. Carrier BLUFF CITY -- William Murphy Carrier, 74, 281 Oak Lane, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Sullivan County, and son of the late William and Verlie Carrier. He was a retired employee of Raytheon with 33 years, a veteran of the U.S. Army and held an honorary life membership with Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Reynolds Carrier; daughter, Vickie L. Carrier, Bluff City; son, Ricky Carrier, Bristol Tennessee; granddaughter, Brittany Carrier, Bluff City; sister, Helen Widner, Bluff City; and brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Donna Carrier, Bristol Tennessee. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Grubbs; and brother, Haskell Carrier. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sam Haynes officiating. Burial with military honors conducted by Patton-Crosswhite V.F.W. Post 6975 will be in Shipley Cemetery. Pallbearers: Wade Lockner, Lonnie Lockner, Joey Whitaker, Rusty Whitaker, Sam Carrier, Billy Widner, Drew Grubbs, Bobby Widner and Greg Whitaker. Honorary pallbearers: Larry Barker, Dr. John Byers, Dr. Roger McSharry, Dennis Guinn and the staff of CICU Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Weaver Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be made at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ora Lee Cross Funeral services for Ora Lee Cross will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rick Light officiating. Burial in Buffalo Cemetery will be private. Mrs. Cross, 95, a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County, Tenn., died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Holston Valley Community Hospital. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Clara B. Daggs Graveside services for Mrs. Clara B. Powell Daggs will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at the Meadowview Cemetery, Meadowview. Family visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Hood Memorial AME Zion Church with Rev. Raymond M. Dickerson presiding. The family will be receiving friends at the home, located at 108 Cherrywood Lane, Bristol, Tenn. The cortege will leave Robinson Mortuary 9:30 a.m. Saturday for the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the building fund of Hood Memorial AME Zion Church. Mrs. Daggs, 92, of 108 Cherrywood Lane, Bristol, Tenn., quietly slipped away to go and be with the Lord Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at The Cambridge House. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Daggs have been made through Robinson Mortuary Inc. Eugene E. Dempsey Eugene E. "Gene" Dempsey, 93, died at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at his home on Mountain View Road. He was a lifelong resident of Bluff City and was the son of the late George and Addie Arrants Dempsey. He was a charter member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Bluff City, where he served as a deacon and a member of the personnel committee until his illness. He was formerly a member of First Baptist Church in Bluff City for 68 years, serving many years as a deacon and property chairman. He was also church treasurer for many years. He was a former employee of North American Rayon in Elizabethton, where he worked as supervisor for 45 years. He was a 59-year member of the Zollicoffer Free Masonry Lodge 444 and was an officer in the Morning View Cemetery Association. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ersie Lane Dempsey. Survivors include wife, Laverne Odum Crosswhite Dempsey; one stepdaughter, Linda Graybeal of Goldsboro, N.C.; one stepson, Larry Crosswhite of Oakwood, Ga., sister, Ruth Brown of Bristol Tennessee; brother, Hal Dempsey of Baton Rouge, La.,; one step-granddaughter; two step-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church in Bluff City Saturday, Dec. 21, with Rev. Scott Watson officiating. The church will be open at 10 a.m. for those desiring to come early. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with the funeral service beginning at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol. Pallbearers include Howard Francis, Gary Wilkinson, Robert Blevins, James Jackson, Darryl Chambers and John Goodman. Honorary pallbearers include Ron Leonard, Kevin Nichols, Rick Poe, Mike Dobbins, Robert Thomas, Fred McGrew, Randall Sargent, Dr. Cecil Collins Sr., Dr. Mark Overbay, Jimmy Harkleroad, John Beach, Howard Cross, Jimmy Denton and the Fellowship Baptist Church Men's Sunday School Class. Online condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fellowship Baptist Building Fund, 3557 Highway 390, Bluff City, or to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Gusta D. Edwards FARMINGTON, Mich. -- Gusta D. Edwards, 81, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002. She was formerly of Clintwood and was the beloved wife of 66 years of the late Clyde Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her son, Kenneth M. Edwards; and her grandson, Jason Starling. She was the loving mother of son Jim Edwards and wife Cindy of Highland, Mich.; daughter Pamela Starling and husband Ken of Farmington; sister Lillie Murphy; grandchildren, Becki Seifert and husband Nick, and Maria Starling and David Starling; and great-grandchildren, Nick Siefert, Heather Hyatt and Nick Hyatt. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Castlen officiating. Burial will be in the Temple Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Castlewood. The family will receive friends Friday, Dec. 20, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel from 4 to 9 p.m. Mullins Funeral Home is serving the Edwards family. Mary Cale Heft JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mrs. Mary Cale Heft, 78, passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at her home. She was the youngest child born to Fields M. Cale and Elizabeth Jennings Cale in Smyth County, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Rev. Fieldon Cale and Fletcher Cale; sisters, Major Elizabeth C. Flanagan and Alice C. Looney. Mrs. Heft was a lifelong member of Ebenezar Lutheran Church in Marion. Survivors: husband, Edward Heft of the home; two sisters, Viola C. Clear, Saltville, and Eleanor C. Demarest, Baltimore; one brother, William J. Cale, Marion; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sharon Wiley officiating. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Marion. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the family. Ruby W. Hill The committal service and interment for Ruby Waddell Hill will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the graveside in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 North Boone St., Suite 1050, Johnson City, TN 37604. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent at akardfh@peercom.net. Mrs. Hill, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Cambridge House. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Hill. Bonnie W. Hurd LEBANON -- The funeral service for Bonnie Wise Hurd will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Hurd, 86, formerly of HiddenValley in Washington County, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in the Russell County Medical Center. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Hurd family. Frank L. Ketron Jr. LEBANON -- Frank L. Ketron Jr., 76, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, in the Russell County Medical Center. Born July 24, 1926, in Lebanon, a son of the late Frank L. Ketron and Mary Catherine Gilmer Ketron, he was a retired building contractor. A 1951 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., he was the former owner of Russell Memorial Cemetery and founder and owner of Ketron Memorial Gardens in Lebanon. A veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army, he was a life member of the V.F.W. and American Legion in Bristol. He was a member of the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church where he served on the Board of Trustees and finance committee. He was a member and supporter of the Golden Hokies Club at V.P.I. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Gilmer Ketron. Surviving are his wife, Jacqeline O. Ketron; three sons, Frank L. (Chipper) Ketron III and wife Shelia, Lebanon, Dr. John O. Ketron, Charlotte, N.C., and Phillip G. Ketron and wife, Cindy, Lebanon; his grandchildren, Zachary Ketron, Wesley Ketron, Michael Rally and Christy Rally; a sister, Catherine Ketron Richard, Greensboro, N.C.; and a special friend, Loretta Thomas Jenks, Bristol Virginia. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Carter officiating. Entombment with military rites conducted by the Lebanon V.F.W. Post 9864 will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in the Memorial Chapel Mausoleum in Ketron Memorial Gardens. Those attending are requested to meet at the mausoleum. Honorary pallbearers will be Claude Kinder, Estes Gibson, Franklin Gilmer, Charles Dickenson, Stephen Quillen, James Alexander, Billy Gray, J.S. Easterly Jr. and Buzzy Jenks. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Those desiring should make memorials to the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church, 120 Tate St., Lebanon, VA 24266. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Ketron family. Mattie Ellen Lester ABINGDON -- Mrs. Mattie Ellen Lester, 97, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete. Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is serving the Lester family. Mildred Livingston Funeral services for Mildred E. Trivett Livingston will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Burnette and Rev. Mike Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Hank Dowell, Matthew Duty, Jim Duty, Larry Smith Sr., Larry Smith Jr. and Danny E. Trivett. Honorary pallbearers are Charles Helbert, Danny Helbert, Bobby Scott, Junior Sullivan, Mark Trivett, Calvin Stewart, Donald Davis and Bill Sloan. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. E-mail condolences may be made online at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Livingston, 76, of 1609 New Hampshire Ave., Bristol, Va., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Nannie C. Mallett Graveside services for Nannie Virginia (Comer) Mallett will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens with Rev. Dwight Shaffer officiating. A procession of family and friends will leave the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Mallett, 83, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kenneth Lane Pasour HARRISBURG, N. C. -- Kenneth Lane Pasour Sr., 68, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, N.C. He was a U.S veteran and was preceded in death by his wife, Martha; and three grandchildren. Survivors include five children; five grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Belk Heart Center, Presbyterian Hospital, 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28233. Arrangements will be announced by Weaver Funeral Home. Kimberly T. Popp ABINGDON -- Kimberly Susan Townes Popp died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002. She was a member of the St. Paul Episcopal Church and was preceded in death by her father, Thomas "Mutt" Townes; a sister, Teresa Harrison; her grandparents, Harvey and Martha Fogleman; and her aunt, Joyce Anderson. She is survived by her mother, Anna Lee Laws of Abingdon; special friends, Paul Pyle of Bristol Virginia and Jim Smith of Abingdon; stepsister, Lisa Laws of Atlanta; an aunt, Patty Allison of Bristol Tennessee; cousins, Joel Allison of Bristol Tennessee, Jason Allison of Knoxville, David Anderson of Lebanon, Va., and Jennifer Anderson of Johnson City. A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, in the Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. John E. Massey Jr. officiating. Those wishing to send messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Kimberly Susan Townes Popp. Amanda Ethel Presley HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Amanda Ethel Presley, 89, of Stonecroft Court, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown. Born Oct. 28, 1913, in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Rose Etta O'quinn James. She was a homemaker, a member of AARP and attended the Duty View Primitive Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sampson Presley in 1978; one son, Gary D. Presley; and four brothers, Claude James, Jesse James, Leonard James and Garland James. Survivors include a daughter, Beulah Ann Bonham of Gordonsville, Va.; a son, Harold W. Presley of Hagerstown; two sisters, E. Garnet Price of Hagerstown and Arbutus Langley of Hawthorne, Fla.; a brother, Edward T. James of Gainesville, Fla.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at Duty View Primitive Baptist Church with Elders Bobby Arrington, Garnell Gilbert, Bill Stevens and Leonard Barton officiating. Burial will follow in the O'quinn Cemetery at Bee, Va. The family will receive friends at Haysi Funeral Home on Friday after 6 p.m., where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Howard C. Ritter Mr. Howard Cameron Rittter, 62, went to be with the Lord after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at the Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center in Kingsport. Born in McDowell County, W.Va., Mr. Ritter was a son of the late Bramelett Ritter and Faye Hurt Ritter. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Dickie Roy Ritter. He is survived by his wife, Lola Elizabeth Ritter; a daughter and son-in-law, Tammy Renee Gentry and Kim Allen Gentry of Bristol Tennessee; a very special grandson, Allen Scott Gentry of Bristol Tennessee; two brothers, David Ritter and Daniel Ritter, both of Bristol Virginia; and two sisters, Patricia Cumbo and Lois Perrigan, both of Bristol Tennessee. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at the graveside in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Rev. Walter Statzer officiating. Casketbearers will be Allen Gentry, George Houser, David (Spider) Owens, Jason Fields, Eddie Fields and Jake Faust. Honorary casketbearer will be Dr. David H. Franzus. The family would like to give thanks to all the special nurses and support staff at the Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center in Kingsport. Family, friends and pallbearers attending the service are asked to assemble at the cemetery by 1:50 p.m. Saturday. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday 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 Mr. Howard Cameron Ritter. D. Joe Sorrell Jr. ELIZABETHTON -- D. Joe Sorrell Jr., 40, died of complications from leukemia on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was born in Bristol Tennessee and was valedictorian of the 1980 graduating class of John S. Battle High School. Upon graduation, he was awarded a Massengill Scholarship. He attended Virginia Tech and earned as associate degree in chemical engineering from Northeast State Technical Community College. He was a member of Chestnut Flats Primitive Baptist Church in Kingsport. He was a loving and devoted husband and father, loved music, played the drums in high school and in college, and was a kindred spirit with animals. Survivors include his soul mate, Penny Keefer Sorrell; a daughter, Kaitlyn Callista Sorrell, age four, of the home; two sons, Dustin Towers Sorrell, age 15 months, of the home, and Ryan Paul Creason, age 13, Johnson City; his mother, Linda Baker and her husband Tommy of Bristol Virginia; his father, Daniel Sorrell of Bristol Virginia; Paula Sorrell of Kingsport; two brothers, Stephen Alex Sorrell and wife Jill and their children of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Tommy Baker of Bristol Virginia; his maternal grandparents, David and Marie Wilson of Bristol Tennessee; and Violet Keefer and family of Elizabethton. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Woody and Frances Sorrell and Charlie and Rose Baker; father-in-law, John F. Keefer; and Tulva Arnold. The funeral service will be conducted at 7 o'clock Friday evening in the Chapel of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home with Elder Lewis Baker, Elder John Bowlin and Elder Harold Shaw officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. The committal service and burial will be at 1:30 Saturday afternoon in Miller Cemetery on Reedy Creek Road. Pallbearers will be Tommy R. Baker, Carl Dickenson, Brett Kilgore, Bart Kilgore, Larry McMurray and Jesse Pitcock. Honorary pallbearers will be Joey Boothe, Marty Keefer, Frank Osborne, Terry Rutherford, Floyd Sullins Jr. and Dr. Adetla Kassim. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery. Condolences and memories may be sent via e-mail to condolences@oakley-cook.com. Arrangements especially for Joe Sorrell have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Dora Belle Stevens VANSANT -- Dora Belle Stevens, 83, of Route 1, passed away Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy. Born in McDowell County, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Hannabel and Laura Justice Collins. She was a homemaker and was of the Freewill Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Anna Mae Stevens. Survivors include her husband, Jasper "Babe" Stevens; three sons, Charles Stevens and wife Patsy of Vansant, Melvin A. Stevens amd wife Judy of Grundy, and Virgil Stevens and wife Dianna of Welch, W.Va.; one daughter, Hazel Huffman and husband Richard of Lebanon, Va.; two sisters, Dovie Collins and Lena Mounts of Panther, W.Va.; one brother, Edgar Collins of Panther; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at Haysi Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Lee Wilson and Rev. Don Sullivan officiating. Burial will follow in the Stevens Cemetery, Bee, Va. Grandsons and Kermit Lester will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, where a song service will be held at 7 p.m. with Rev. Carson Powers. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Evelyn Vance Evelyn Vance of No. 15 Virginia Drive, Bristol, Va., died Thursday at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blevins Funeral Home. Emma Marie Witman Emma Marie Witman of Bristol Tennessee passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. A native of Yugoslavia, she was the son of the late Ferdinand and Margaret Stalzer, and she lived in the Bristol area since 1986. She was a homemaker and was a member of the St. Anne's Catholic Church. Survivors include husband of 46 years, Richard Witman; daughters, Robin Russell, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Patricia Toribio, Redwood Valley, Calif.; brothers, Walter Stalzer and Henry Stalzer, both of Cleveland, Ohio; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson. A Funeral Mass will be conducted at noon Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in the St. Anne's Catholic Church with Reverend Timothy Keeney, Pastor of St. Anne's Catholic Church, assisted by Rev. Mr. Harry L. Hall. Entombment will follow in the Glenwood Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be men of the St. Anne's Catholic Church and The Knights of Columbus. Special thanks to the Adult Respite Care Center of Central Presbyterian Church and the Children of St. Anne's Catholic School. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the St. Anne's Catholic Church. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.