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Vivian Louise Glass Sandefur, Glade Spring Madelyne Elswick Tackett, 76, Grundy Gerald Lee Triplett, 71, Clintwood Maxie Williams, 86, Coeburn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Ann Barnes BRISTOL, Tenn. – The family of Mary Ann Barnes will receive friends from 1 until 1:50 Wednesday afternoon at Glenwood Mausoleum. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 o’clock, with Dr. Clay Austin officiating, with the interment to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to The Down Syndrome Awareness Group of East Tennessee, P.O. Box 53575, Knoxville, TN 37950- 3575. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley- cook.com Mrs. Barnes, 65, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at her residence. Mrs. Barnes is in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Herman W. Bell BRISTOL, Tenn. –Graveside services for Rev. Herman W. Bell will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers: Anthony Bell, Galen Bell, Greg Bell, Micheal Bell, Joseph Young and Joshua Bell. Rev. Bell, age 84, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mabel J. F. Chapman FAIRFIELD, Ill. – Mrs. Mabel J. Frye Chapman, age 86, formerly of Saltville, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at Wayfair Restorium in Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vint A. Chapman. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors: two sons: Herman V. Chapman of Jefferson, Colo.; and Hughston "Frank" Chapman of Bluford, Ill.; one daughter, Mary Mabel Doty of Rock Falls, Ill.; two sisters: Ruby Mason of Virginia; and Peggy Norris of Chilhowie; 19 grandchildren; 30 great- grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild. Funeral services for Mrs. Chapman will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at York Funeral Home in Wayne City, Ill., with Rev. John Trotter officiating. Burial will follow in Ten Post Oak Cemetery in Hickory Hill Township of Wayne County, Ill. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at York Funeral Home in Wayne City. This is a courtesy obit of D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville. Orbin Dean ROANOKE – Orbin Dean, 85, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at his home after a short illness. He was a native of Wise County, Va. He was the last sibling of the late Russell Morgan and Etta Collins Dean. He owned Weather Wise Doors and Windows, and after a short retirement he worked for Food Lion. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Beulah E. Dean; three daughters: Jerilyn Bennett and husband, John; Glenda Burton and husband, John; and Judy Davenport and husband, Ken; four sons: Bobby Dean and wife, Patty; Billy Dean and wife, Sheila; Harry Dean and wife, Marie; and Ronald Dean and wife, Carol; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Orbin Dean will be held at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with the Rev. Kermit Evans officiating. Committal services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, in the Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. The family will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Friday. The Dean family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Dean family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mary Sue Deel Deel GRUNDY – Mary Sue Deel Deel, 64 years of age, of the Little Prater section, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at her home. Born in Buchanan County, April 7, 1939, she was the daughter of Effie Deel Bailey of Vansant, Va., and the late Toy R. Deel. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a former employee of Nichols Construction and was of the Christian faith. She loved working in her yard and her garden, enjoyed reading, especially her Bible, was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Cleve Bailey; and one granddaughter, Miranda Sue Deel. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Charles Allen Deel of Vansant; three daughters: Brenda Gail Deel Mullins and husband Richard Carl of Vansant; Linda Gay Deel Wright and husband Roy Lewis of North Augusta, S.C.; and Barbara Allan Deel Helton and husband Samuel Dean of Mocksville, N.C.; one son, Gary Dale Deel and wife Susan of Lebanon; two sisters: Betty Lou Stiltner of Vansant; and Wanda Lee Overby of Orriville, Ohio; and one brother, Harold Muncy Deel of Vansant. She is also survived by eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mary Sue Deel Deel will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel, Grundy, with Elder Roger Coleman and Rev. Tommy Deel officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Active pallbearers will be grandsons and sons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Deel, Evangelist Michael Trent, Emily Vandyke, Sandy Duty, Jean Deel, Sandra Charles, Sherry Stiltner, Tim Overby, Shannon Ratliff and Mary Ann Collins. The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening for visitation. Memorial condolences made be sent to the family at www.shortridgeramey.com The family of Mary Sue Deel Deel is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy. Donald K. Donaldson Donald Kabler Donaldson, 75, died Dec. 15, 2003, at Wexford House, Kingsport. Mr. Donaldson was born in Bristol Tennessee, on July 7, 1928. He graduated from Tennessee High School and attended East Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee and Mercer University. He worked for Southern Railway for 10 years and retired in 1991 from the Traffic Department of Eastman Chemical Company after 28 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Eugene "Skin" Donaldson Jr. and Jane K. Donaldson; two brothers, C. E. (Gene) Donaldson III and William (Bill) Henry Donaldson; and beloved granddaughter, Megan Elizabeth Donaldson. Surviving are his wife, Betty Bruce Donaldson, Kingsport; son, D. Bruce Donaldson and wife Suzanne, Johnson City; a daughter, Linda D. Carwile, Gerty, Okla.; grandchildren, Jason Anthony Orton, Katy C. Foley, H. Elliott Carwile III, Robert Bruce Carwile, Sean Donaldson Carwile and Michael J. Stamey; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert Joseph Donaldson, Erwin, Tenn.; and a first cousin, Dotty T. Royston, Bristol. Calling hours are 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, or any time at the home. A memorial service will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel, with Dr. Ed Clevinger and Michael L. Wayland officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to: Alzheimer Center of Upper East Tennessee, Inc., 2000 Greenway St., Kingsport, TN 37660, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memorial & Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or donation of one’s choice. E-mail condolences may be sent at hamlettdobson@charter.net Alice R. Gordon BRISTOL, Va. – A memorial service for Alice Irene Roberts Gordon will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at Central Presbyterian Church, with Dr. David Wadsworth officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. The visitation will be held from 1:00–2:00 p.m., Thursday, prior to the memorial service at the church. Honorary pallbearers will be special friends, Bona and Jane Allen, Bob and Joday Blevins, Jim and Louise Bowdoin, Bill and Rose Marie Burriss, Cart and Garland Carmichael, Nat and Jane Copenhaver, Bill and Mary Kay English, Jake and Doris Faulkner, Harry and Barbara Oakley, Tom and Archer Parsons, Mary Beth and Charlie Joe Rainero, Jack and Bettie Runnion and caregiver, Betty Venable. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Central Presbyterian Church, 301 Euclid Ave., Bristol, VA 24201 or to a charity of choice. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent at akardfh@peercom.net Mrs. Gordon, age 66, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, TN 37620; phone (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Gordon. Betty Gragg BLUFF CITY – Betty L. Carrier Gragg, age 58, went to be with her Lord, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, in the Wellmont Hospice House. She was born July 27, 1945, in Bristol Virginia, and she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Mazie Humphrey Carrier. She had lived most of her life in the Bristol and Bluff City area. She was a former employee of Big Jack Manufacturing and also the Raytheon Corporation. She was a member of the Rockhold United Methodist Church in Bluff City and she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Eugene Carrier; and two sisters, Eva Bishop and Irene Lovett. Survivors include: husband of 33 years, Delmar Gragg; son, Michael B. Gragg and wife, Leigh Ann, Bluff City; granddaughter, Tabitha Leigh Gragg; special friends and caregivers, Rosa Lee Carrier and Eileen Carrier; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at the graveside in the Shipley Cemetery, with Rev. Gene Deaton officiating. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rockhold United Methodist Church (New Building Fund), 4157 Rockhold Road, Bluff City, TN 37618. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Weaver Funeral Home. Wilma C. Graham BRISTOL, Tenn. – Wilma Countiss Graham, age 87, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Wise County, Va., and a daughter of the late John Franklin and Emma Jane Gibson Countiss. She retired from Wise County Regional Hospital and moved to Bristol 15 years ago. She was a horticulturist with a green thumb and a great love of flowers. Her family and friends remember her as a great cook. She was a member of Virginia Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by her husband in 1967, Marvin Raymond "Popsicle" Graham; and also by two sisters; and four brothers. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Dennis Fields of Bristol Virginia; her son-in-law’s parents, Betty and Elmer Fields; special friends, Lydia Collins and Bonnie Dixon, caretaker. Mrs. Graham was a very special aunt to several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at Virginia Avenue Baptist Church, with Rev. Cass Farrior officiating. The committal service and interment will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Big Stone Gap, Va. Pallbearers will be Ed Yates, David Fields, Chris Fields, Mike Bolling, Mark Graham, John Graham Jr., Jim Graham, Sam Rock, Harley Taylor and Randy White. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Sutherland, Elmer Fields and John Graham Sr. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Akard Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be sent to Virginia Avenue Baptist Church, 1401 Virginia Ave., Bristol, TN 37620. E-mail condolences may also be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, TN 37620; phone (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Graham. Scott Grant PINEY FLATS – Scott Grant, age 24, of 809 Sugar Hollow Road, passed away on Dec. 14, 2003. Survivors include: father, Fred H. Grant; mother, Linda Smith and husband Steve; sisters, Kim Lawson and husband Tim; Pam Arthur, Amity, Pa.; and Stacy Stojack of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by grandparents, George and Virginia Colvard; and grandmother, Emma Lee Grant. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Fellowship Chapel, with Rev. Scott Price officiating. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Tishia C. Helton ABINGDON – Tishia Caldonia Hilton Helton, age 58, of 14692 Black Hollow Rd., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Kingsport and lived her life in the Bristol area. She is the daughter of the late Perry C. and Mildred Cross Hilton. She was a member of the Maple Grove Presbyterian Church and was an employee of Electrolux for 33 years. She is survived by: husband, William "Bill" Helton; son, David Helton of Abingdon; daughter, Dena Edmonds of Bristol Virginia; brother, George Allen Hilton of Kingsport; sisters: Dot Smith of Kingsport; Christina Utsman of Blountville; and Faye Jarrells of Nashville; granddaughter, Rayne Edmonds; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, William Eugene "Billy" Gilbert; brothers, Edward C. Hilton and James Lewis Hilton; and a baby sister. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel. The burial will follow in the Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be relatives and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Howard Carlos Holt BRISTOL, Va. – Howard Carlos Holt, age 77, of 5429 Holt Drive, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at his home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. Roy Light BRISTOL, Va. – The funeral service for Roy Light will be conducted at 6:30 Friday evening at State Street United Methodist Church, with Rev. Fred Dearing and Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church parlor. A private committal service for the family will be conducted in Forest Hills Memory Gardens on Friday afternoon. Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Cunningham, J.T. Parker, James Kirk, Mary Jo Alexander, Jeff Arnold, Charlie Borders, Sammy Crabtree, Dirk Crandell, Mike Davis, Laura Granthum, Ray Jackson, Everett Kress, Rick McNew, Jackie McNew, Jack Mitchell, Raul Reed, Sandy Ross, Arthur Singleton, Jeff Sullins, Nancy Sullins, Jim Tench and Kyle Tignor. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steele’s Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com Mr. Light, 91, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at his home. Mr. Light is in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Martha H. Miller BRISTOL, Va. – Martha Hemphill Miller, age 79, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at her residence. She was born on June 16, 1924, in Rutherford County to the late George C. Hemphill and Effie Queen Hemphill. Mrs. Miller was a member of Bluff City Baptist Church and she was a homemaker. Her husband, Ralph T. Miller, preceded her in death. She is survived by children: Tammy L. McKamey of Bristol Virginia; and Michael Miller and wife Barbara of Greeneville, Tenn.; sisters, Dora Meeks and Sophie Bryant of Easley, S.C.; brothers, Don Hemphill of Union Mills and James Hemphill of Brevard; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at Montford Cove Baptist Church at 3 p.m. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, NC Affilliate-Region 1, 50 S. French Broad St., Asheville, NC 28801. Westmoreland Funeral Home in Marion, N.C., is assisting the family with the arrangements. An online register is available under obituaries at www.westmorelandfuneral.com Information submitted by Weaver Funeral Home. Kelly Mullins Jr. KINGSPORT – Kelly Mullins Jr., 81, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at the Sunbridge Hillside Manor in Kingsport. He was a retired home construction worker, a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army, and was of the Freewill Baptist faith. Surviving are four sons: Garrell Ray Mullins and wife Deborah of Winchester, Va.; Kenneth Lee Mullins and Ricky Dennis Mullins, both of Kingsport; and Donald Kelly Mullins of Fredericksburg, Va.; three daughters: Sheena Mullins Howtz and husband Daniel of Fredericksburg, Va.; Debra Dunlap and husband Bracky of Winchester, Va.; and Rita Carlin and husband Donald of Fredericksburg; one brother, Eugene Yates of Kingsport; five sisters: Beatrice Light of Kingsport; Violet Culbertson of Warrenton, Va.; Nell Brown of Front Royal, Va.; Ova Greene of Wise; and Lucille Cornett of Kentucky; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren. Funeral services for Kelly Mullins Jr. will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise, with the Rev. Lindsey Cornett officiating. Burial will follow in the Round Top Cemetery with military graveside rites being conducted by the Norton VFW Post 4301 of Norton. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise. Sturgill Funeral Homes in Wise in charge of arrangements. Rosa Belle Murray BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Rosa Belle Fleenor Murray will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Jimmy Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Rosa Belle Murray, age 74, went to be with her Lord, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, in the NHC Healthcare Center in Bristol. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Flora Virginia Neely BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Flora Virginia Neely will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at 6 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Bill Goforth officiating. Committal services will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Valley Pike Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 2109 Carolina Ave., Bristol, TN. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Flora Virginia Neely, age 79, of 305 Glenway Road, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 14, 2003, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Frank M. Owen DUNEDIN, Fla. – Frank M. Owen, 76, died in Dunedin on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rada B. Owen; two daughters: Mrs. Vincent (Carolyn) Tiller Jr. of Bristol Tennessee; and Deborah Owen of Savannah, Ga.; two sons: Frank M. Owen Jr. of Dunnsville, Va.; and Jeff Owen of Tampa, Fla. He is also survived by eight grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2003, at Curlew Hills Funeral Home in Dunedin. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the hospice organization of your choice. Information courtesy of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Odell Jasper Potter BRISTOL, Tenn.– Odell Jasper Potter, age 81, of 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at his home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. Lida Witt Richardson BRISTOL – The funeral service for Lida Witt Richardson will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, in the Mountain View Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, with Dr. P. Hamilton Fuller IV officiating. Entombment will follow. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Akard Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Bristol Heart Association, P.O. Box 544, Bristol, VA 24203 or to a favorite charity. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent to akardfh@peercom.net Mrs. Richardson, age 94, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, TN 37620; phone (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Richardson. Luther Dale Robinson PLACENTIA, Calif. – Mr. Luther Dale Robinson, age 58, formerly of Whitewood, Va., died suddenly Dec. 15, 2003, in Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands will be serving the family. Ralph W. Rosenbalm BLUFF CITY – Graveside services for Ralph W. Rosenbalm will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at Rooty Branch Cemetery, with Rev. Gary Rowlette officiating. Memorials may be made to the Bristol Cancer Society, 126 Johnson St., Bristol, Va. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Mr. Rosenbalm, age 71, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Vivian Louise Glass Sandefur GLADE SPRING – Mrs. Vivian Louise Glass Sandefur, age 76, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Sandefur had been employed at Glade Spring Elementary School with 21 years of service and was a member of Glade Spring Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John W. Sandefur Sr.; a son, John W. Sandefur Jr. and wife, Charlene, Waldorf, Md.; three daughters: Ann Frye and husband, Ron, McMinnville, Tenn.; Mary Lynn Preston and husband, Grey, Meadowview; and Kathy Trent and husband, Dean, Glade Spring; three brothers: William Glass and wife, Margie, Hawkinsville, Ky.; James Edward Glass and wife, Jody, Lyn, Mass.; and Robert Glass and wife, Edna, High Point, N.C.; four sisters: Helen Defriece, Nashville; Mildred Jackson, Bristol Tennessee; Joyce Forrester, Crownsville, Md.; and Barbara Scott and husband, Ralph, Meadowview; five grandsons; three granddaughters; three great-granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and special friends, Ben and Mattie Heath. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at 8:00 p.m. in the Glade Spring Baptist Church, with Rev. Stephen A. Turner officiating. The committal graveside service will be conducted Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in the Mount Rose Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kevin Rowland, Freddie Dean Trent Jr., Jessie Trent, Tim Frye, Daniel Preston and Chad Sandefur. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com Flowers will be welcomed or memorials may be made to Glade Spring Volunteer Life Saving Crew, P. O. Box 59, Glade Spring, VA 24340 or to the Family Center at Glade Spring Baptist Church, P. O. Box 367, Glade Spring, VA, 24340. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the church. Farris Funeral Service, 427 East Main St., Abingdon, is serving the Sandefur family. Nathan W. Shortt BRISTOL, Va. – Nathan Wayne Shortt, age 41, 120 Douglas St., died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at his home. He was a native of Bristol Virginia and son of Minnie Sproles Shortt and the late Elwood Shortt. He was a graduate of Virginia High School and Virginia Highlands Community College, a carpenter and plumber and served seven years in U.S. Coast Guard. Survivors include his mother, Minnie Sproles Shortt; grandmother, Ruth Bixby; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Sandy Shortt; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda and Ken Sauls; nephews, Travis Sauls and wife Lori and Michael Robinson; niece, Charlotte Hanks and husband, Woody; great-nieces and great-nephews, Katelyn and Walker Sauls, Alexis Hanks and Tyler Robinson. He is also survived by several aunts and uncles; and special friends, J.W. and Perry Addison, and Sam and Mary Ann Jones. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Dennis Burnett officiating, assisted by Rev. Joe Hudson and Rev. Donald Page. Burial will follow in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers: Travis Sauls, Woody Hanks, Michael Robinson, Jeff Worley, Jeff Caudell, J.W. Addison, Mark Powers and Sam Jones. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Weaver Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 120 Douglas St., Bristol, Va. Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Cynthia Lampkin Sproles CASTLEWOOD – Committal services for Cynthia Lampkin Sproles will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. The family will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery leaving at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers will be Barney Rose, Miles Sutherland, Wayne McFadden, Melvin Sproles, Denver Ingle and Malcolm Minton. Honorary pallbearers will be Garland Cox and Paul Ball. Online condolences may be sent to the Sproles family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com Cynthia Lampkin Sproles, 87, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Vickie Lynn Stidham BIG STONE GAP – Graveside committal services for Vickie Lynn Stidham will be conducted at noon Wednesday in the American Legion Cemetery. Those wishing to go in procession to the cemetery should meet at the funeral home by 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.hagyfawbush.com Vickie Lynn Stidham, 53, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, in Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital, Kingsport. Madelyne Elswick Tackett GRUNDY – Madelyne Elswick Tackett, 76 years of age, of the Homecreek section, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy. Born in Buchanan County, Sept. 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Elswick and Josie Fletcher Elswick. She was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, the retired owner of Pat’s Grocery on Homecreek, was of the Presbyterian faith and was a loving mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters; and two brothers. She is survived by one daughter, Patsy Hughes and husband Gary of Grundy; two sisters: Eleanor Altizer and husband Bill of Newport News, Va.; and Fern Rohrer and husband Alvin H. of Richlands; two grandchildren: Amanda Brooke Owens and husband Billy; and William Trace Hughes. Funeral services for Madelyne Elswick Tackett will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. at the Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel, Grundy, with Evangelist Michael Trent officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Active pallbearers will be: Vince Altizer, Mike Altizer, Jerry Daniels, Harold Dean Daniels, Robert Elswick, Danny Elswick, Stuart Rohrer, Kennith Rohrer and Sam Justus. Honorary pallbearers will be: George Spencer and the staff of Heritage Hall Nursing Home. You may e-mail condolences to the family at www.shortridgeramey.com The family of Madelyne Elswick Tackett is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy. Gerald Lee Triplett CLINTWOOD – Gerald Lee Triplett died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003. He was 71 years of age. Mr. Triplett was a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University and Pennsylvania State University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a lifelong resident of Dickenson County. Mr. Triplett spent a 36-year career as an educator in Dickenson County. Beginning as a guidance counselor and teacher at Ervinton Elementary School and retiring as superintendent of Schools for Dickenson County in 1994. He was a former chairman of deacons at Clintwood Baptist Church and served on various committees throughout Southwest Virginia, including the Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens for which he had served as chairman of the board. He loved to fish, but more than anything, he loved his grandchildren and his fellow man. His wife of 46 years, Lorraine; one daughter, Jennifer Bragg of Kingsport; one son, Kevin of Abingdon; three grandchildren, Kayla, Lucas and Sarah Grace survive him. Arrangements are incomplete with Clintwood Funeral Home. Tommie G. Tucker BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Tommie G. Tucker will be conducted 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard Murray and Brother Mike Roddy officiating. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in the National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn. Pallbearers will be Vaughn Tucker, Kenneth Miller, Lawrence Smith, Bill Murray, Sam Greenwell and Orlin (Moe) Jenkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Stoney Klutz and Lynwood Smith. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Weaver Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 1 Vantage Way, Suite C-250, Nashville, TN 37228 or American Cancer Association, 1255 State St., Suite A, Bristol, VA 24201. Condolences may be sent to the Tucker family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Mr. Tucker, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at his home after a lengthy illness. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. James Preston Turner CLEVELAND, Va. – The funeral service for Preston Turner will be Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at Haysi Funeral Home Chapel, with Elder Bobby Rose. Burial will follow in the Barton Family Cemetery, Route 2, Haysi. Randy Fuller, Ervin Turner, Thomas Ray, John Green, Milton Ratliff and Kenny Johnson will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Turner, age 32, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the home of a sister. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. James Grant West ABINGDON – A funeral service for Mr. James Grant West will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at 1:00 p.m. in the Painter Creek Church of Christ, with Mr. Richard Gaminde officiating. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Knollkreg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Robert Nichols, David Hicks, Doug Stacy, Rick Lewis, Gordon Asher and Kent Asher. Honorary pallbearers will be James Ling and Wayne Smith. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Painter Creek Church of Christ, P. O. Box 852, Abingdon, VA 24212. Those wishing to express a memory or sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com Mr. West, age 62, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at his home. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. West. Maxie Williams COEBURN – Maxie Williams, 86, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at the Heritage Hall Health Care, Wise. She was the daughter of late Frank and Cynthia Powers and attended the Trinity Life Center, Coeburn. She was preceded in death by her husbands, C.P. Williams, Wily Moore and Raymond Smith; two brothers, Roy Powers and Joe Powers; three sisters, Ollie McLane, Savannah Buchanan and Josphine Craig. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Frank Morgan of Coeburn; three grandchildren: Angela and her husband, Tim Meade; April and her husband, Teddy Huff; and Frankie and his wife, Kami Morgan; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 7:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Coeburn, with the Rev. John McCarroll officiating. Graveside services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Thursday in the Baker Cemetery, Coeburn. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Coeburn, in charge of arrangements.