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Roy Edward Johnson, 58, Bristol Tennessee Alice Leonard, 90, Bristol Tennessee Pierce M. Maxwell, 70, Whitewood, Va. Frances Ruth Morris, 56, Erwin, Tenn. Odessa Jean Musick, 73, Sykesville, Md. Joseph Isaac Proulex, 72, Coeburn Thomas Robert Sandefur, Charleston, S.C. Thomas Traynham Stillman, 82, Chilhowie Allene Fay Stone, 76, Clintwood Beulah Anne Sullivan, 86, St. Paul, Va. Irene S. Taylor, 82, Barberton, Ohio Sammy Franklin Thurston, 50, Spokane, Wash. Bertha Triplett, 79, Wise Lucille Goodman Wassum, 79, Marion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridgette Ball CHILHOWIE – Ms. Bridgette Nicole Ball, age 10, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, in the Johnson City Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was a student at the Chilhowie Elementary School. Survivors: mother, Carolyn Mullins of Chilhowie; father, William Randall Ball of Marion; grandparents, Hubert E. Pennington of Marion and Elwanda Pennington of Marion; great-grandmother, Lucy Ellis of Marion; two stepsisters, Michelle Ball of Chilhowie and Chasity Lynn Ball of Silver Springs, Md.; one stepbrother, Christopher Privett of Chilhowie, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services for Ms. Ball will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Henderson Funeral Home, with Rev. Bob Thorton officiating. Burial will follow in the Elizabeth Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 till 9 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Dennis Davidson, Jonathan Davidson, Jeffrey Davidson and Bobby Roop. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving Ms. Ball’s family. Margaret Bell BLUFF CITY – The funeral service for Margaret Louise Bell will be conducted at 6 o’clock Sunday evening in the Paul Cook Memorial Chapel of Oakley-Cook Funeral home, with Rev. Steve Brown officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Pallbearers will be Bill Hunt, R.D. Dickerson, Marvin Miller, Mark Miller, David Lindamood, David Bell, Mark Wingatre and Jim Hunt. The committal service and burial will be at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon in Glenwood Cemetery. Those who wish may send memorial contributions to Addilynn Memorial United Methodist Church, 3225 Avoca Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Mrs. Bell, 82, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bell is in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol Tennessee. Oleta P. Boyle BRISTOL, Tenn. – The funeral service for Oleta P. Boyle will be conducted at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Heritage Chapel of Memories in Glenwood Cemetery. Rev. Fred Dearing and Rev. Nelson Woody will officiate. Entombment will follow. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-blevins.com. Mrs. Boyle, 88, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at NHC of Bristol. Mrs. Boyle is in the care of Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home, 417 Lee St., Bristol Virginia. Mary E. Branham COEBURN – Mary Elizabeth Mullins Branham, 66, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at the Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital, Norton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl G. and Thelma Mullins, two brothers, Paul B. Mullins and Joe Mullins, and a sister, Betty Vaughn. Mrs. Branham was born in Clintwood and moved to Coeburn in 1962, where she made her home until the time of her death. A woman of generous spirit and heart, she devoted much of her life to raising her four children and caring for the needs of many other children, whom she encountered throughout her life. A gentle and kind shepherd is how all will remember her and she was a charter member of the Trinity Life Center Church. Surviving are her devoted husband, Willie Leland Branham; four children, Ricky Lee Branham and wife Linda of Florida, Robert Mitchell Branham of Coeburn, S. Denise Francisco and husband Mike of Troy, Mo., and Julia E. Beverly and husband Greg of Kingsport; seven grandchildren, Ashley Branham, Lauren Branham, Michael Francisco, Emily Beverly, Nick Branham, Ryan Branham and Michelle Francisco; a brother, John Mullins of Fredericksburg, Va., and four sisters, Mona Mullins of Bristol Virginia, Joyce Lightstone of Wilmington, N.C., Earlene Phillips of Dante and Mabel Lawhorn of Florida. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday at the Trinity Life Center Church, Coeburn, with the Rev. John McCarroll officiating. Entombment will follow in the Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. The family will receive friends Sunday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn. Mrs. Branham will be at the church one hour before service time Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Life Center Church Building Fund, 9829 Coeburn-Norton Road, Coeburn, VA 24230. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Coeburn, in charge of arrangements. Robert H. Branson Jr. BRISTOL, Va. – Committal services for Robert H. "Bob" Branson Jr. will be held on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Eastern Heights Cemetery. Pallbearers include: former Bristol Virginia firemen: Carl Cunningham, Hoy Vaughn, Charlie James, Don Finley, Walter Ford, Dennis Burnette, Bobby Hobbs and Kerry Haga. Honorary pallbearers include: Bristol Virginia Fire Department, Ronnie Jessee and Bristol Virginia Life Saving Crew. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mr. Branson, age 59, passed away on Jan. 1, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Joe A. Cahill CHILHOWIE – Mr. Joe A. Cahill, age 78, October 12, 1925, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a retired employee of the town of Saltville and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: one brother, Allen Cahill of Glade Spring; five sisters, Frances McGhee of Saltville, Nellie Heath of Marion, Nancy Tuggle of Marion, Louise Peake of Marion and Doris Frye of Meadowview, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Cahill will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday at the Henderson Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Kenny Gilbert officiating. Interment will follow at Elizabeth Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Saltville VFW Hardy Roberts Post 7328. The family will receive friends Sunday night from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is serving the Cahill family. Anna Ruth Campbell Anna Ruth Campbell, age 84, died Jan. 1, 2004. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Campbell, and brother, Vernon Maddux. Survivors include daughter, Brenda Swindle; sisters, Virginia Lane, Bess Wampler and Kathleen Edwards, and granddaughters, Candice Rickett and Vanessa Swindle. Graveside and entombment services will be conducted 10 a.m. Monday at Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Dewey Wayne Carter BRISTOL, Va. – Dewey Wayne Carter, 69, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a life-long resident of Bristol and a son of the late Emory and Martha Tester Carter. He was a proud member of Mountain View Baptist Church. He is survived by a grandson, Adam Self of Bristol Tennessee; Mr. Carter’s wife, Barbara Jean Adams Carter; a sister, Margaret "Toots" Blevins of Bristol Tennessee; a brother, Bill Carter of Bristol Virginia, and a stepson, David Self and his wife Pamela of Bristol Virginia. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:45 Monday afternoon at Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home, with the funeral service to follow at 2 p.m. Rev. Bobby Branch will officiate. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley- blevins.com. Mr. Carter is in the care of Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home, 417 Lee Street, Bristol, Va. Virgil G. Chaney The family of Virgil G. Chaney will receive friends from 1 until 1:50 Sunday afternoon at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, with the funeral service to follow at 2 o’clock. Rev. Steve Playl will officiate. Pallbearers will be Vincent Gregory, Jacob Morrison, Barry Morrison, Harold Hubbard, Alan Chaney, Greg Chaney and Augie Gil. Entombment will follow in the Heritage Chapel of Memories at Glenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Woodlawn Baptist Church, 1400 Southside Ave., Bristol, TN 37620. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Mr. Chaney, 93, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House. Arrangements especially for Mr. Chaney have been through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol Tennessee. Ruey Childress SPRINGFIELD, Va. – Mr. Ruey Childress, age 61, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at his home. Born Oct. 31, 1942, he was a son of Estelle Lockhart of Springfield and the late Hurshel Childress. He was a graduate of Council High School and was an electrical engineer with T.R.W. in Springfield. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Albert Lockhart, his maternal grandparents, Lottie and Paul Austin, and his paternal grandparents, John and Abigail Childress. In addition to his mother, survivors include one brother and sister-in-law, Lowey and Velma Childress of Honaker; one niece, Rebecca Hess of Honaker, and special friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Clyde Lambert, Rev. Roy Lee Wilson and Rev. Giles Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery in Lebanon. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Blockett and Eric Lawrence. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Sunday. Mary Helen Doyle BLOUNTVILLE – Funeral services for Mary Helen "Brownie" Doyle will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Zane Sutherland officiating. The burial will follow in the Johnson Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Doyle, age 71, of 1288 Massengill Rd., passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, in the Wellmont Hospice House. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mattie Edwards ATKINS, Va. – Mattie Lovina Ashby Edwards, age 61, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was born May 9, 1942, to the late Lilburn and Amy Heath Ashby. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Moses Edwards Jr., a sister, Emma Combs Mutter, and one grandson, Christopher Thomas. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. Mrs. Edwards is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, James and Shirley Edwards, Ronald and Rita Edwards and Oliver and Mickey Edwards, all of Marion; three daughters, Jackie Edwards of Wytheville, Lynn and Johnny Chandler of Kingsport and Carla and Lee Thomas of Atkins; 15 grandchildren, including two special grandchildren, Ronald and Victor; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Ashby of Chilhowie and James Ashby of Atkins; one half sister, Carol Moore of Savannah, Ga.; one brother-in-law, Roger Edwards and wife Debby of Dublin, Va.; special friends, Joe and Nancy Odham of Columbia, S.C., George Dennison of Marion and an adopted son, Harvey Combs of Marion, and many special friends and family. Pallbearers will be Rick Combs, John Combs, George Dennison, Stacey Combs, Jerry Frye and Telly Frye. Honorary pallbearers will be John Curtis Deisher and Walter Ashby. Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Seaver- Brown Chapel, with Rev. David Neitch officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Marion. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Edwards family. Edgar W. Eggers TRADE, Tenn. – Edgar Woodrow Eggers, age 91, of 506 Edgar Eggers Road, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 12, 1912, to the late Emmitt and Ada Maines Eggers. He was preceded in death by a son, Cecil Eggers, a great-granddaughter and a great- grandson. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Mountain City Church of Christ. Edgar loved hunting and fishing. Surviving are his loving wife of 69 years, Hester Reece Eggers; three sons, Donald Eggers and wife Louise of Vilas, N.C., Curtis Eggers and wife Lucy of Boone, N.C., and Norman Ray (Bub) Eggers of the home; five daughters, Louise Morefield and husband Everette of Meadowview, Lucille Cress of Mountain City, Juanita Eggers of Mountain City, Cara Lee Johnson and husband Bernard of Boone and Jo Ella Winters and husband Randy of Laurel Bloomery, Tenn.; a daughter-in- law, Susie Eggers of Catawba, N.C.; two brothers, Charlie H. Eggers of Longview, Wash., and Carl Eggers of Trade; a sister, Pearl Thomas of Trade; 28 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday from the Chapel of the Henson Funeral Home, with Mr. Vergil Cretsinger and Mr. Darrell Broking to officiate. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be grandsons: Charles Eggers, Michael Pope, Mark Leonard, Darrel Eggers, Cecil Eggers, Tony Norris, Dwayne Eggers and Tim Leonard. The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home chapel and other times at the residence, 506 Edgar Eggers Road, Trade, at any time. Memorial may be made to the Mountain City Care Center, 919 Medical Park Drive, Mountain City, TN 37683. The family would like to send many thanks to his caretaker, Lynne Levesay, and his special neighbors and friends. Online condolences may be e-mailed to the family through our Web site at www.hensonfuneralhome.com. Henson Funeral Home is serving the Eggers family. Gilmer Fogleman BRISTOL, Va. – Gilmer Mack Fogleman, age 81, 402 Luttrell St., died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete. Weaver Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Virginia Heninger ABINGDON – Mrs. Virginia Ruth Morgan Heninger, age 89, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Plasterco, Va., and was a life-long resident of Washington County. She was a Presbyterian and was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert J. Heninger, and sons, Johnny and Jimmy. Survivors include a brother, Earl Morgan, Bristol Virginia; a sister, Ruby Barker, Glade Spring, and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at 3 p.m. in Knollkreg Memorial Park. Pastor Tim Norris will officiate. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions to be made to your favorite charity. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. The family will receive friends Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, from 2-3 p.m. in the funeral home. Farris Funeral Service, 427 East Main St., Abingdon, is serving the family of Mrs. Heninger. Nellie Hess BRISTOL, Va. – Mrs. Nellie M. Sword Hess, born in Saltville and resided in Bristol Virginia, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House after a long illness. She worked at Valleydale Meat Packers and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Garland Hess; daughter, Barbara Hess Baines and husband Larry Baines of Jefferson City, Mo.; son, Wesley Hess and wife Sharleen Hess of Bristol Tennessee; granddaughter, Brittany Nicole Baines of Jefferson City, and five step-grandchildren. A cryptside funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at 11 a.m. at Forest Hills Memory Gardens Colonial Chapel Mausoleum. Dr. Austin Cook will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be Clinton Hedricks, James Sword, Harry Russell, Johnny Humphrey, Larry Baines and Wesley Hess. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday evening at Farris Funeral Service in Abingdon. Those wishing to express their condolences online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service of Abingdon is serving the Hess family. Margaret Hodges BRISTOL, Tenn. – Margaret Alice Hodges, age 88, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, in The Cambridge House. Mrs. Hodges was a life-long resident of the Bristol area and was the daughter of the late Isaac and Dora Combs Waldron. She was a loving, caring and special wife and a wonderful mother. She played the piano and harmonica and loved to sing. Mrs. Hodges was a member of Bluff City Methodist Church. She was preceded in death in April of 2003 by her husband of 69 years, Stuart Smith Hodges. Survivors include one daughter, Patsy Johnenne Hicks of Ft. Worth, Texas; four sons, Richard Lewis Hodges of Smyrna, Tenn., James Stuart Hodges of Marysville, Ohio, and Willard Wayne Hodges and Daniel Allen Hodges, both of Ft. Worth; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and three nieces, Billie Warden, Betty Jane Johnson and Jo Ann McReynolds. The funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in the Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Akard Funeral Home. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 West State St., Bristol, TN 37620, 423-989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Hodges. Myrtle May Jackson DUBLIN, Va. – Myrtle May O’Quinn Jackson, age 83, of 7412 Lilly Dell Circle, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at her home. Born Oct. 29, 1920, in Buchanan County, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Harvey O’Quinn and Matilda Deel O’Quinn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Jackson, one son, Sammy Lawrence Jackson, and two grandsons, Jerry Keen and Bobby Keen. Surviving: five daughters, Mildred Dawson, Dublin, Brenda Day, Dublin, Betty Sue Keen, Dublin, Donna Morrell, Piney Flats, and Debbie Jackson, Roxboro, N.C.; three sons, Jerry (J.B.) Jackson, Pulaski, Junior Jackson, Martinsville, and Eddie Gerald Jackson, Roanoke; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and sister, Maude Street, Abingdon. Funeral services will be conducted 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with Elder Henry Viars officiating. Interment will follow in the Washington County Memory Gardens, Johnson City, with a committal service at 2:30 p.m. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to your local hospice or the American Cancer Society. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, is handling the arrangements for the family. Charles A. Johnson BRISTOL, Va. – The committal service and interment for Charles Auston Johnson will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, at Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Danny Reed, Jimmy Barker, David Woods, Kenneth Smeltzer, Jamie Johnson, Jason Johnson, Shawn Bright and Matthew Bright. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent to akardfh@peercom.net. Mr. Johnson, age 78, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, TN 37620, phone (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mr. Johnson. Robert Johnson Robert Russell "Rusty" Johnson, age 47, passed away on Dec. 23, 2003, at a local Charlottesville hospital. He is survived by his parents, Robert Glen Johnson and Bettie McCall Johnson of Abingdon; a son, Robert Russell Johnson Jr., and a daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Johnson, both of Charlottesville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Danny Johnson and Sandy of Damascus, Jeff Johnson and Kim of Rocky Mount, Va., and Joe Johnson and Deborah of Saltville; one sister, Sally Johnson of Abingdon, and sister-in-law, Neva Johnson of Damascus. He had numerous nieces and nephews and a very special friend, Lisa Kidd of Troy, Va. He was preceded in death by both paternal and maternal grandparents and a brother, Michael. Rusty attended Virginia Highlands Community College. He was vice-president of Worrell Investment Company. He served on several Board of Trustees, including East Rivanna Fire Department and Worrell Investment Company. He was farm manager of Worrell Land and Cattle Company and was instrumental in establishing the Worrell herd as one of the premier Limousin herds in the country. He loved farming and relished all aspects of that life. He had a special affinity for all animals. He was also a natural equestrian and was happiest on a horse, whether it was playing polo with Farmington Hunt Club, trail-riding, or team penning with his special cowboy friends. He was an avid hunter and reveled in the outdoors. He never met a stranger and lived life to its fullest. He leaves a multitude of friends, both in Charlottesville and in his hometown of Abingdon. A memorial service for his Charlottesville family and friends was held at 2:30 p.m. at Hill and Wood Funeral Home on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004. There will also be a memorial service in Abingdon to be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Charlottesville/Albemarle Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 160, Charlottesville, VA 22907, or a charity of choice. Hill and Wood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Roy Edward Johnson BRISTOL, Tenn. – Roy Edward Johnson, age 58, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a life-long resident of Bristol and was the son of Helen Harr Johnson and the late Victor M. Johnson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in Vietnam. He had been an employee of Bristol Compressors for the last 15 years and was a former member of I.B.E.W. He was a member of True Faith Tabernacle. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Eades Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by one daughter, Angela D. Johnson of Bristol Tennessee; three stepsons, Mark Eades and his wife Michele, Robert Eades and his wife Tonya and Brian Eades, all of Bristol Tennessee; his mother, Helen H. Johnson of Bristol Tennessee; two sisters, Betty Lewis and husband Allan and Erma "Tootie" Jones and husband Stanton, all of Bristol Tennessee; three step-grandchildren, Coty Eades, Joshua Eades and Brittany Eades, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at True Faith Tabernacle, with Rev. Jeff Harless, Rev. Jimmy Epperson and Rev. Jimmy Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Shelby Hills Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by the Highlands Fellowship Veteran Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Jack Bowery, James Cunningham, James Smith, Tony Hamby, Eddie Booher and Bob White. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Akard Funeral Home and other times at the home of his mother. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net. Akard Funeral Home 1912 West State St., Bristol, TN 37620, 423-989-4800, is serving the family of Mr. Roy Johnson. Kenneth P. Jones BLOUNTVILLE – Graveside services for Kenneth P. "Dub" Jones will be conducted 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Pallbearers: Wayne Jones, Chris Jones, Kevin Jones, Brian Jones, Darrell Jones, Scott Carrier and Kevin Jones. Honorary pallbearers: Clyde Houser and Jim Bill Harr. Mr. Jones, age 62, 468 Ethel Beard Road, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, in Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Alice Leonard BRISTOL, Tenn. – Alice Leonard, age 90, 200 Steele’s Creek Road, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, in the Bristol Nursing Home, following an extended illness. A native of Sullivan County, she was the daughter of the late Noah and Bertha Hobbs Leonard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Worley Leonard, a son, Douglas Wayne Leonard, two sisters and one brother. Mrs. Leonard was a member of Meadowview Presbyterian Church and a retired employee of Big Jack’s. Survivors include a daughter, Jo Ann Leonard Shad, Bristol Tennessee; one granddaughter, Angela Gross Tranum, Bristol Tennessee; one great-granddaughter, Julie Anna Ashkettle, Bristol Tennessee; one niece and two nephews also survive. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City, (423) 538-7131. Pierce M. Maxwell WHITEWOOD, Va. – Mr. Pierce M. Maxwell, age 70, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at a Bristol Tennessee hospital following an illness of several months. He was born at Whitewood and was a son of the late Drayton and Josie Cole Maxwell, both Whitewood natives. He had made his home in the Whitewood area his entire life and was a heavy equipment operator for N & V Coal Company and Rice O’Quinn. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Kimberly Maxwell, one son, Gregory Pierce Maxwell, five brothers, Raymond, Milfred, Harold, Bernard and Robert Maxwell, and two nephews, Scott and Donald Maxwell. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Carol Wimmer Maxwell; two daughters, Mrs. Teresa Maxwell and husband Lewis Swarthout Jr. of Bristol Virginia and Mrs. Shelia Cassity and husband Jimmy of Snellville, Ga.; one son, Mr. Robert (Robbie) Maxwell and wife Tara of Jonesborough; his father-in-law, Mr. Joe Wimmer of Abingdon; two sisters, Mrs. Elmer (Juanita) Tatum of Whitewood and Mrs. Helen Drumheller of Richmond; one brother, Mr. Lloyd Maxwell and wife Irene of Salem, Va.; grandchildren, Joshua Swarthout, Corey Swarthout, Kelsey Swarthout, Jamie Cassity, Sam Cassity, Ethan Cassity, Lily Maxwell, Pierce Maxwell and Isaac Maxwell; sisters-in-law, Ruby Maxwell of Roanoke, Gay Maxwell of Whitewood, Mary Maxwell of Flint, Mich., and Shelby Maxwell of Jewell Ridge, Va.; special sister-in-law, Peggy Cole of Whitewood, and special nieces, Abby, Amy, Adria and Amanda and Amanda Nagies. Funeral services for Mr. Pierce M. Maxwell will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, with Rev. Jimmie Cole and Rev. Ernest Cole officiating. Interment will follow in the Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery in Richlands. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Men at Gas and Go at Whitewood will serve as honorary pallbearers. Friends may call at the Hurst- Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6 p.m. Sunday. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com. Frances Ruth Morris ERWIN, Tenn. – Mrs. Frances Ruth Morris, age 56, 530 Vinton St., died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, in the Unicoi County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Morris was a Smyth County, Va., native, having lived most of her life in Unicoi County. She was a daughter of Samye McCready Routh, Erwin, and the late W.A. Routh. Mrs. Morris was a homemaker. She was of the Methodist faith. Other than her father, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Wilfong. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Robert Morris, special friends, Wayne and Chudy Callahan and Joe and Lisa Barnett, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral service for Mrs. Morris will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday from the Erwin Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend David Lyle will officiate. Music will be provided by Retha Sproles. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers will be selected and are requested to assemble at the funeral home by 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and other times at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Samye McCready Routh, 530 Vinton St., Erwin. Erwin Memorial Funeral Home, 1015 N. Main Ave., Erwin, (423) 743-1390, is in charge of the arrangements. Odessa Jean Musick SYKESVILLE, Md. – Odessa Jean Musick, 73, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, in Carroll County General Hospital in Westminister, Md. Born April 3, 1930, in Russell County, Va., a daughter of the late Leamon Musick and Ebbie Musick, she had lived in Maryland the past 50 years. Survivors include six sisters, Julia Carmichael, Airville, Pa., Edith Buchester, Dundalk, Md., Patricia Gardner, Sykesville, Alice Musick, Joppatown, Md., Eileen Bandy, Dade City, Fla., and Irene Sproles, Castlewood; two brothers, Basil Musick and Titus Musick, Cleveland, Va.; also several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel. Entombment will follow in the Memorial Chapel Mausoleum in Ketron Memorial Gardens. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, at the funeral home. Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon is serving the family of Ms. Musick. Joseph Isaac Proulex COEBURN – Joseph Isaac Proulex, 72, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol Tennessee. Mr. Proulex was a coal miner, deacon of Bondtown Community Church and a U.S Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Akenawe and Ida Ruth Nixon Proulex, sister, Emma Jean Farmer, and brother, Irby Proulex. Survivors include his wife, Polly Sluss Proulex; son, David Proulex, Wise; daughters, Charlotte Hamilton and Andrea Hale, both of Coeburn, Marie Porter, Clintwood, and Barbara Jo Roark, Bristol Tennessee; brothers, Jimmy Proulex, Coeburn, and Ray Proulex, Bristol Virginia; sister, Evelyn Powers, Bristol Virginia; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nephews and several nieces. Funeral services for Joseph Isaac Proulex will be held Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at 1 p.m. at Estes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Lacy Maine and Rev. Larry Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Coeburn. Visitation will be held at Estes Funeral Home Chapel on Monday after 6 p.m. Estes Funeral Home Inc., (276) 395-2441. Thomas R. Sandefur CHARLESTON, S.C. – Thomas "Mooch" Robert Sandefur, husband of JoAnne Smith Sandefur, entered into eternal rest on the evening of Jan. 2, 2004, at his residence. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Sandefur are invited to attend the memorial service of the former Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, in St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Abingdon, at four o’clock. Mr. Sandefur was born on Sept. 12, 1950, in Saltville, the son of Robert Horton Sandefur and Jane Wright Sandefur. He was employed as a salesman by Builder’s First Source, attended Wytheville Community College and was a member of Mariner Lodge 2 A.F.M. He attended Ashley River Baptist Church. He was a charter member of the Charleston Chapter of the University of Tennessee Alumni and Fan Club. Mr. Sandefur is survived by his wife of Charleston; two sisters, Cathy Sandefur of Abingdon and Theresa Sandefur of Weber City, Va.; one brother, David B. Sandefur of Mechanicsville, Va., and his wife Donna M. Sandefur; mother-in-law, Anne R. Smith; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Judy and Gart Jones and Elmer and Mary Smith; four nephews and two nieces. Memorials may be made to the Music Ministry of Ashley River Baptist Church, 1101 Savannah Highway, Charleston, S.C., or Camp Happy Days/Special Times, 1622 Ashley Hall Road, Charleston, SC 29407. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr Inc., West Ashley Chapel, Charleston. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our Web site at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Thomas T. Stillman CHILHOWIE – Thomas Traynham Stillman, 82, died suddenly Dec. 31, 2003, in Lancaster, S.C. Mr. Stillman, a resident of Chilhowie, served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, was retired from the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4667 and was a member of the Chilhowie United Methodist Church. Mr. Stillman was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Margaret Martin Stillman from Petersburg, Va., his parents, Arthur Raymond and Mary Elizabeth Traynham Stillman from South Boston, Va., and Hopewell, Va., and brothers, Arthur Raymond Stillman from Hopewell and John Hammond Stillman from South Boston. He is survived by his wife, Pansy Rollins Stillman of Chilhowie; sisters, Frances Stillman Lee of Hopewell and Mary Stillman Kirby of Daleville, Va.; daughters, Margaret Stillman Ford and her husband Richard of Aiken, S.C., and Paige Stillman Houchins and her husband Luther of Chilhowie; two grandchildren, Thomas Carlson Ford of Boston and Rachel Annette Houchins of Johnson City, and a stepson, Thomas E. Rollins III of Greeneville, Tenn. Memorial services will be conducted at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at the Chilhowie United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dr. David St. Clair officiating. Honorary pallbearers include Jack Wheeler, Nick May, Andy Overbay, Bill Rush, Charlie Haynes, Andy Widener, Charles Larry Poe, the members of VFW Post 4667 and his former co-workers at Life Insurance Company of Virginia. The family will receive visitors in the church fellowship fall following the memorial service. A graveside memorial service will also be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at J.T. Morris & Son Funeral Home in Petersburg. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to Chilhowie United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 367, Chilhowie, VA 24319, or Children’s Place Inc., 310 Barnwell Ave., NE, Aiken, SC 29801. Arrangements by J.T. Morris & Son Funeral Home, Petersburg. This is a courtesy announcement by Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie. Allene Fay Stone CLINTWOOD – Allene Fay Stone, age 76, passed away at her home Friday, Jan. 2, 2004. She was a life-long resident of Dickenson County and a member of Skeetrock Community Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cossie and Mary Niniva (Colley) Mullins, two sisters, Arbutus Mullins and Betty A. Mullins, and a grandson, Justin Doit Stone. She is survived by her husband, Doit Stone of Clintwood; three sons, Gary Joe Mullins and his wife Lorraine of Fairfax, Douglas Erdman Stone and his wife Linda of Clintwood and Harvey M. Stone and his wife Sharon of Clintwood; one daughter, Debra Payne and her husband Paul of Clintwood; five sisters, Florine Mullins of Bristol Tennessee, Anna Sue Formando of Dale City and Dorothy Dotson, Jewel Phipps and Jenny Louise Mullins, all of Clintwood; one brother, Harold Mullins of Clintwood; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel, with Clergymen "K.K." Bud Culbertson, Harold Mullins and Randolph Kendrick officiating. Burial will be in the Stone Cemetery, Route 3, Skeetrock Section, Clintwood. Pallbearers: Little Paul Payne II, Patrick Blevins, Charles Hill, Gary Michael Mullins, Jason Phipps and Larry Barton. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. Lyall, Eddie Monahan, Randolph Kendrick, Bob Phipps, Rick Mullins, Chris Mullins, Sammy Stone, Paul Payne, Jamie Stone, Robert Baker and Gary Kendrick. The family will receive friends at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel, where a service will be conducted at 7 p.m., with Clergymen Keith Dotson and Harold Mullins officiating. Mullins Funeral Home is serving the Stone family. Beulah Anne Sullivan ST. PAUL, Va. – Beulah Anne Sullivan, 86, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, in Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon. She was born in Dickenson County, Va., daughter of the late John and Pearl Ramsey Phillips. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kyle G. Sullivan. She is survived by two daughters, Virginia Doris Metros and husband William of Rose Lawn, Ind., and Anne Grzych of DeMotte, Ind.; one son, John B. Sullivan and wife Peggy of Castlewood; three sisters, Gladys Stanley of St. Paul, Beatrice Meade of Hampton, Va., and Patricia Davis of Kingsport; two brothers, McNeil Phillips of St. Paul and Billy Phillips of Castlewood; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Beulah Anne Sullivan will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with Rev. Mike Moore officiating. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, 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. Tuesday. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Sullivan family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Irene S. Taylor BARBERTON, Ohio – Irene S. Taylor, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. A resident of Barberton for 58 years, she retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber as an executive secretary after many years service. She and her husband Bill were founders and owners of Barberton Printcraft. She was a graduate of Greendale High School in Washington County, Va., and a member of Lockwood United Methodist Church, Jeannette Chapter 212 O.E.S., Kadesh Court 19 Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America, and Cuyahoga Potage Chapter D.A.R. She had a passion and loved working on the family genealogy, of which she had volumes of information, and was an avid golfer. She was preceded in death by husband, William G. Taylor, who was founder of William G. Taylor Real Estate and Insurance Co., and brother, Gene Scott. Survivors include daughters, Gail Shepherd and husband Glenn Shepherd and Joanne King and husband Mike King; stepchildren, Ron Taylor and Mary Chuhi and husband Joe Chuhi; sisters, Dorothy Counts and Doris Rutledge; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. The funeral service and burial were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, in Barberton. Information courtesy of Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon. Curtis Orville Thomas BIRCHLEAF, Va. – Funeral services for Curtis Orville Thomas will be conducted 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, at Haysi Funeral Home, with Verlin Deel Jr. and Willie Rose officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery, Birchleaf. Pallbearers will be Jamie Hackney, Blaine Hackney, Timmy Hackney, Jessie Thomas, Wade Sperow, D.J. Barton, Aaron Mullins, Cole Artrip and David Owens. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Hay, Morgan "Bruzz" Anderson, Ervin Counts, Tanner Artrip, Dakota Church, Anthony Thomas, Zachary Owens, Coby Hackney, Chance Edwards, Noah Barton, Jeremy Honaker, Rick Tipton, Dr. J.P. Sutherland Jr. and Dr. Vishu Patel. Mr. Thomas, age 71, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at Dickenson Community Hospital in Clintwood. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Sammy Franklin Thurston SPOKANE, Wash. – Sammy Franklin "Tennessee Sam" Thurston. age 50, born April 19, 1953, in Bristol Virginia, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at his home in Spokane Valley. An avid hunter, fisherman and member of the Cowboy Western Society of Action Shooters, he enjoyed life in the great outdoors of Sitka, Alaska, Seattle and Spokane for the past 30 years. He was a salesman for Recreational Vehicles Northwest Inc., and attended New Hope Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Janet Williams Thurston of Spokane Valley and her two children, Aaron Christopher Williams of New Castle, Wash., and Angelynn R. Williams of Spokane; his daughter, Shannon Betty Thurston of Bellingham, Wash.; his son Adam Dicky Thurston and wife Karoline of Fairchild AFB, Wash.; mother and stepfather, Thelma N. and Charles N. "Tom" Pullon of Bristol Tennessee; three brothers, Curtis G. Thurston Jr. and Ronald C. Thurston of Bristol Tennessee, and Dicky G. Thurston and wife Sherry of Lynchburg, Va.; two sisters, Linda Thurston Browder and husband Mike of Bristol Tennessee and Helen Ann Thurston and David Lane of Gate City; half sister, Marcy "Missy" Bachman and husband Dave of Bristol Tennessee; three grandchildren, Chloe Amaya Thurston, Avery AnnaMarie Thurston and Christopher Adam Williams of Spokane, and 23 nieces and nephews. His father, Curtis G. Thurston, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held in Spokane Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Hennessee Valley Funeral Home, with Pastor Lee Hunt officiating. Memorials may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Bristol VA/TN, P.O. Box 1076, Bristol, VA 24203. Bertha Triplett WISE – Bertha Triplett, 79, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Norton. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Triplett Sr., one daughter, Margaret Ann Triplett, two sons, Carl Triplett Jr. and Roy Triplett, and two brothers, Hayward Shook and Curtis Shook. Surviving are one son, Marty Triplett of Wise; two daughters, Evelyn Triplett of Wise and Teresa Jones of Norton; three sisters, Hazel Kilgore of Wise, Inis Marks of Woodford, Va., and Victoria Mullins of Princeton, W.Va.; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Bertha Triplett will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise, with Evangelist Donald Harding Jr. officiating. Burial and graveside committal services will be at 12 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at the Triplett Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. till time of services at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise. Sturgill Funeral Homes in Wise is in charge of arrangements. Mandline Thelma Turner BRISTOL, Va. – Funeral services for Mandline Thelma Turner will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, at the graveside in the Glenwood Cemetery, with Rev. Bryan Hall officiating. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Turner, age 80, of 1208 Fairmount Ave., died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lucille G. Wassum MARION – Lucille Goodman Wassum, age 79, widow of David L. Wassum, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, in Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.