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He is survived by his parents, Johnnie and Tammy Mitchell of Bristol Virginia; one brother, James Hopkins of Bristol Virginia; and two sisters, Racheal and Tiffany Mitchell of Bristol Virginia. Funeral Services for Alexander Lee Allen will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2003, in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home prior to the service and immediately following. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.campbell- funeralhome.com. Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements. Doris Louise Barrett TANNERSVILLE, Va. -- On June 29, 2003, the Lord took Doris Louise (Granny) Barrett home at 8 a.m. at Smyth County Community Hospital. Although born in North Carolina, she was a lifelong resident of Tannersville. She had a very successful life. Survivors: one son, Albert Neal Barrett Jr. and his wife, Cathy, of Tannersville; two daughters, Sarah Jane Lamie and Henry Jackson, of Saltville and Annie Mae Lamie of Saltville; one brother, Hiram Edgar Broome of Richmond; three sisters, Mrs. Patsy Delano and her husband, Howard, of Opholia, Va., Mrs. Sarah Walker and her husband, Jerry, of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. Johnnie Felter and her husband, Dennis, of Dinwiddie, Va.; grandsons, Henry Jackson Lamie Jr. and Tammy of Saltville and John Neal Barrett and his wife, Nancy, of Blacksburg, Va., and Charles Edward Lamie and his wife, Savannah, of Saltville; and great- grandchildren, Victoria Star and Benjamin Albert Lamie. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews; and special friend, Bill Coward of Richmond. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Wiley Neal officiating. Burial will follow in the Cauldwell Family Cemetery. Family received friends from 7 till 9 p.m. Monday at Henderson Funeral Home. Pallbearers: Ronnie Kinder, Billy Lee Kinder, Mike Davis, Russell Robbins, Jackie Lamie, Charles Lamie and John Barrett. Honorary pallbearers: Rufus Kinder, Jack Davis and Johnny McCloud. James Chandler KINGSPORT -- James A. "Pete" Chandler, 57, died Sunday evening, June 29, 2003, in the presence of his loving family at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Kingsport where he resided all of his life. Pete graduated from Lynn View High School in 1963, attended East Tennessee State University and graduated from the University of Tennessee. He had worked as an engineer for Siemens, TRW and Raytheon. He also had been a mechanical engineering instructor at Northeast State Technical Community College. Pete was a member of Ketron Memorial United Methodist Church, Whiteside Masonic Lodge 13 of Blountville and Tennessee Professional Engineers Association. Preceding him in death were his father, Charles L. Chandler Sr.; and step- granddaughter, Logan Lyn Wade. Surviving are his wife, Pat Chandler of the home; stepdaughter, Deena Parker, Kingsport; stepson, Richie Parker, Knoxville; two step-grandsons, Chase Parker and Lucas Parker; mother, Jerry Chandler, Morristown; one sister, Janie Bradley and husband, Joe, Morristown; two brothers, Charles L. Chandler Jr. and wife, Freddie, Knoxville and Johnny Chandler and wife, Lynn, Kingsport; several nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Louise Phillippie, Bristol; brothers-in-law, Bobby Phillippie and wife, Linda, Bluff City, Eddie Phillippie and wife, Susan, Blountville; sisters-in-law, Betty Whitten and J. R. Franklin, Johnson City; Wanda Wright and husband, Gary, Blountville, and special friend, Craig Bailey, Kingsport. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Eddie Zimmerman officiating. Masonic services will be held by the Whiteside Masonic Lodge 13 of Blountville. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Dora Blanche Counts ABINGDON -- Mrs. Dora Blanche Counts, age 92, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at the Grace Health Care Center. She was born on Jan. 13, 1911, in Washington County, Va., and was a daughter of the late Charles Akers and Mona Webb Akers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Gilmer Counts. She attended Temple Baptist Church. She is survived by a brother, Curtis Akers of Marion, Ohio; special sisters-in- law, Joyce Akers and Ruth Taylor, both of Abingdon; special nieces, Angelia Akers of Abingdon and Vickie Kendrick and Tammy Vicidomini, both of Bristol Virginia; and several other nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at the graveside in Knollkreg Memorial Park, with Rev. John W. Price officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. till 10:45 a.m. Wednesday before the service. Honorary casket bearers will be Dr. Robert W. Walker, Don Kendrick, Danny Akers, Eddie Akers, Roger Childress, Ronnie Akers, Terry Akers and Steve Fetter. In place of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Temple Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1182, Abingdon, VA 24212. The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff of Grace Health Care Center and the Hospice of Southwest Virginia. Those wishing to send messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service, 427 E. Main St., Abingdon, is serving the family of Mrs. Dora Blanche Counts. John Henry Hall BRISTOL, Tenn. -- John Henry Hall, age 67, passed away Monday, June 30, 2003, in Bristol Virginia. A lifelong resident of Bristol, he was born Nov. 7, 1935. He was a son of the late Isom and Daisy Gobble Hall and was a retired employee of Flavorich with 27 years of service. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Hall. Survivors include his former wife, Rosa Lee Kemp Hall; daughter, Marie Crusenberry, Bluff City; three sons, Danny Hall, Ronnie Hall and Johnny Hall, all of Bristol Tennessee; three brothers, Dewey Hall, Frankie Hall and Joe Hall, all of Bristol Virginia; four sisters, Nellie Taylor, Frances Blevins and Ruby Bott, Bristol Virginia, and Charlene Harold, Roan Mountain, Tenn.; two half sisters, Margie Taylor, Bristol Virginia, and Everly Cruson; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2003, at the graveside in the Pine Hill Cemetery, with Rev. Rick Byerly officiating. Pallbearers will be Danny Hall, Ronnie Hall, Johnny Hall, Tim Taylor, Robert Blevins and Billy Hall. Honorary pallbearers will be Dewey Hall, Frankie Hall, Joe Hall, Bob Blevins, Dean Harold, James Taylor, James Kemp and Grant Kemp. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday night at the Weaver Funeral Home. Wanda H. Howser GRAY, Tenn. -- Wanda Hutton Howser, 80, of 126 Lamar Ave., died at 1:30 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2003, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Bristol Virginia, she lived in Kingsport for many years before moving to the Piney Flats area in 1981. Mrs. Howser had lived with her daughter in Gray for the past 10 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister who will be missed by all. Mrs. Howser was a member of Oakwood Forest Christian Church, but for the past several years had attended Telford United Methodist Church. Preceding her in death were her husband, William John "Bill" Howser; parents, Eugene and Gladys Hutton; and one brother, E. W. Hutton Jr. Surviving are two daughters, Sandra Tucker and husband, Gary, of Gray and Yvonne Dalton and husband, Dean, of Kingsport; three grandchildren, Erica Tucker McMurray and husband, Travis, Matthew Dalton and wife, Tonya, and Chad Dalton and wife, LaRenda; three great-grandchildren, Preston McMurray, Landon McMurray and Seth Bailey Dalton; one expected great-grandchild; two sisters, Lila Hutton, Bristol Tennessee, and Patsy Pecktol, Bristol Virginia; three nephews; and two aunts, Mary Blaylock, Bristol Virginia, and Sadie Mays, Odenton, Md. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Ken Lytton and Ed Hayes, minister, officiating. Music will be provided by Ralph Childress. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Dean Dalton, Gary Tucker, Matthew Dalton, Chad Dalton, Travis McMurray, Preston McMurray and Landon McMurray. Honorary pallbearers will be Stan McMurray and Alfred Chapman. Kathleen W. Keith ABINGDON -- Funeral services for Kathleen Wilkinson Keith will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2003, in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Harry Booher officiating. Burial will follow in Knollkreg Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Michael Saul, Perry Stanley, Kerry Stanley, Ed Reed, Lee Saul and Freddie R. Nunley. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.campbell-funeralhome.com. Mrs. Keith, age 83, died Sunday, June 29, 2003. Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements. Bedford L. Perkins KNOXVILLE -- Bedford L. "Perk" Perkins, age 84, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, in Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville. He was born in Roxboro, N.C., and lived in Grundy and Lebanon before moving to Knoxville in 1978. He owned and operated the Russell Hardware & Furniture Company in Lebanon for many years. He also owned and operated Perks Markets in Maryville, Tenn., for 18 years until he retired. He was of the Southern Baptist faith. Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Betty Perkins of Knoxville; two daughters, Melissa Vandyke of Knoxville and Mardell Larcen of Saratoga, Calif.; one son, Hunter Perkins of Kingsport; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2003, in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Tommy Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Knollkreg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be: Tom Morgan, Harvey Vandyke, Don Atwell, Zane Gervin, H.C. Pratt Jr. and Jack Kindle. The family will receive friends at the Campbell Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until the time of services on Saturday. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.campbell- funeralhome.com. Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements. William E. Seale KNOXVILLE -- William Emory Seale, age 74, died 1:03 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2003, at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was a member of First Christian Church of Knoxville and a retired auditor with the IRS. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Kent Seale. Survivors: nieces, Donna Barbour, Wanda Hayter, Brenda Black, Linda Barr, Alice Jeffers, Anna Schwartz, Barbara Kent and Kristen Valle; nephew, Joseph Smith; and brother-in-law, Dr. R. Kent. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, with Dr. Scott Rollins officiating. Family and friends will meet 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at Shelby Hills Cemetery in Bristol Tennessee for a 3 p.m. graveside service and interment. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church Endowment Fund, 211 W. 5th Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917. Family received friends 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at Stevens Mortuary and will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Mr. Seale's guest book is also available at www.stevensmortuaryinc.com. Carolyn C. Thomas BRISTOL, Va. -- Carolyn Clark Thomas died Thursday, June 26, 2003, at her home. She was born in Bristol Virginia, the daughter of the late John F. Clark and Dorothy Jones Clark, and was the widow of James D. Thomas. Survivors include two sons, Paul Francis Thomas and his wife Julie Hopper Thomas of Bristol Virginia, and Clark David Thomas and his wife Kaylin Marie Shannon of Dallas; a brother, Allen C. Clark and his wife Sue of Abingdon; three grandchildren, Chasen Andrew Thomas and Channing Maria Thomas of Bristol Virginia, and Kevin Shannon Thomas of Dallas; two nieces and 10 nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the graveside in Mountain View Cemetery with Rev. Timothy Keeney officiating. Burial will follow. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Arnold, Jim Arnold, Mike Ketron, Clyde J. Hopper Jr., Harold Dingus, Dr. David Thompson and Dr. Roger McSharry. The family extends their special gratitude to Dr. Sue Prill, Wendy Vogel, R.N., Kelly Mayden, R.N., Joyce Peake, R.N., Donna Mooney, R.N., Lee Rasnake, R.N., and Sue Perry. The family received friends from 7 until 9 o'clock Monday evening at the home of Paul and Julie Thomas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Girls, Inc., the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, YWCA, the Bristol Public Library and/or the Barter Theater. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-blevins.com. Mrs. Thomas and her family are in the care of Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home, 417 Lee Street, Bristol, Va.