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Faye Counts Strickland, 75, Pennington Gap, Va. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louella Akers Adkins NORTON – Mrs. Louella Akers Adkins, age 76, passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital, Norton. She was born in Coeburn and lived her whole life in the Norton-Wise County area. She was a mother and a homemaker. She had retired from St. Mary’s Hospital, where she had worked as a nurse. She had also worked as a nurse at Norton Community Hospital and at the former Park Avenue Hospital. Mrs. Adkins was a member of the Virginia Nurses Association and was also a member of the Norton Pentecostal Church. She was a daughter of the late George and Virgie Buchanan Akers and was also preceded in death by a brother, Hershel Akers. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, John G. Adkins, Norton; a son, John C. (Miriam) Adkins, Columbia, Md.; a granddaughter, Wendy (Arron) Marsden, Raleigh, N.C.; two brothers, Donald Akers and W.B. Akers, both of Coeburn; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Calling hours are from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at Carty Funeral Home, Norton-Wise. Funeral services will be conducted from the funeral home chapel on Sunday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Roger Sloce officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Coeburn. Charles C. Anderson CLINTWOOD – Charles C. "Curt" Anderson, age 92, died at Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital, Big Stone Gap, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004. Born in Dickenson County, Va., he was the son of Charles Bruce and Daisy Younce Anderson. His parents, a son, Larry Dean Anderson, brothers, Verlin, Sam, Arcemus, Steve and Tom, and sister, Cathelene Shaffer, preceded him in death. Mr. Anderson served as the postmaster of the Clintwood post office until his retirement in 1979. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, World War II and member of the Clintwood United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife of 71 years, Ethel R. Anderson; a son, Dale Anderson, Louisville, Ky.; daughter, Barbara Hurst, Clintwood; six grandchildren, Kevin Anderson, Leanne Miller, Laura West, Paula Bernard, Mark Hurst and Blake Hurst, and seven great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services for Charles C. Anderson will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday from the Clintwood United Methodist Church, with Rev. Bill Cahill officiating. Interment will follow in the Phipps Memorial Cemetery, Clintwood. Active pallbearers will be Mark Hurst, Kevin Anderson, Shaun Anderson, Dick Anderson, Sammy Anderson, Doug Anderson and Donnie Miller. Honorary pallbearers are Paul Skeen, Ben Sutherland, A.C. "Bud" Steffey, Calvin Brooks, Kurtz Alderman and Russell McFall. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a contribution to the Clintwood United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 237, Clintwood, VA 24228. Clintwood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Edison Buchanan COEBURN – Edison Buchanan, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol Tennessee. Mr. Buchanan was a retired coal miner, member of Mount Olivet Church and Coeburn Masonic Lodge 59 A.F. & A.M. Also, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 551 Signal Air Warning Battalion, 3rd Platoon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert T. and Lillie Matilda McCarty Buchanan, brother, Clayborn Buchanan, and sisters, Medford Hall and Mary Holbrook. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Hall Buchanan; daughters and sons-in-law, Katherine and Harold Stallard, Coeburn, Deborah Ann and Daniel Quinn, Millis, Mass., and Sharon and Thomas Duty, Hansonville, Va.; sister, Ethel Cook, Coeburn; grandsons, Eric Stallard, Abingdon, Brandon Stallard, Arlington, Va., Colin Quinn and Phillip Quinn, both of Millis, and David Gordon II, Abingdon; great-grandson, Dylan Gordon, Abingdon, and several nephews and nieces. Visitation for Edison Buchanan will be held at Estes Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, after 6 p.m. Masonic evening services held at 7:30 p.m. and funeral services will be held at 8 p.m., with Rev. Leon Lawson and Rev. Leslie Ritchie officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Coeburn on Sunday at 11 a.m., where Pound VFW Post 9600 will furnish military graveside rites. Estes Funeral Home Inc., (276) 395-2441. Edith Bruce Buck BRISTOL, Va. – Edith Bruce Buck, age 91, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Washington, D.C., and was the daughter of the late Charles Ellis and Lily Pollard Bruce. She was a graduate of George Washington University and was a private tutor, specializing in reading skills for primary grade children. She also worked as a research analyst for the Military Intelligence Special Branch of the War Department and for the Commerce Department in the transportation division. She was a member of the Board of Directors for Virginia Highlands Community College from March, 1972, until January, 1980, where she also delivered the commencement address to the 1979 graduating class. Mrs. Buck co-authored the book, "The Inland Waterways of France." She enjoyed home Bible study groups and listening to Christian radio and television. She was a member of Pi-Beta-Phi sorority and also a member of The Community Church at Bristol. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Shelburne Taylor Buck, attorney, a brother, Col. Robert Bruce, and her stepfather, Col. Arthur C. Adair. Mrs. Buck is survived by two daughters, Lilli Lee Buck and Kathleen Adair Buck Swain, both of Bristol Virginia, and several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Carolyn Parnell, and a special nephew, Richard Bruce. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bill Slagle and Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. The committal service and interment will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Knollkreg Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday prior to the service 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. Buck. James M. Buhls BRISTOL, Tenn. – James M. "Pete" Buhls, 81, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born in Suffolk, Va., and worked as a journeyman pattern maker in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard prior to joining the U.S. Naval Air Corps. He graduated from Georgia Tech University with a B.S. degree in industrial engineering. He started his career at Reynolds Metals and then worked as a consultant for Serge Birn as part of the Marshall plan, where he consulted in Europe and lectured at the Zurich Technical Institute. For 12 years, he worked with Sangamo Electric Company, where he held many positions in four locations. Mr. Buhls came to Bristol as plant manager of Monroe Calculator in 1968 and was later promoted to vice-president for Royal Typewriter/Litton Industries in Hartford, Connecticut and Great Britain. He returned to Bristol as president and chief operating officer of Electro-Mechanical/Line Power Corporation, where he served until his retirement. Mr. Buhls served on the Bristol Regional Medical Center Board of Directors for 14 years and was board chairman from 1982-84. He was a member of the Signet Bank Board, Bristol Kiwanis Club, YMCA Board of Directors and served as a SCORE volunteer. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Ellen Buhls; two sons, Peter B. Buhls of Bristol Virginia and Eric Buhls of Bristol Tennessee; daughter, Elaine Christoph and husband Neal Christoph of New Orleans, La.; a sister, Vallie Trent of Virginia Beach, Va.; four grandchildren, Peter Buhls Jr., Sarah Buhls, Karen Christoph and Rachel Christoph. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2:45 Saturday afternoon at Central Presbyterian Church, with the funeral service to follow at 3, with Dr. David Wadsworth officiating. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Central Presbyterian Church, 301 Euclid Ave., Bristol VA 24201, or the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305. Condolences and memories may be sent by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Mr. Buhls is in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Susan Campbell BRISTOL, Va. – Funeral services for Susan "Susie" Campbell will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at Fellowship Chapel, with Rev. Scott Price and Rev. Lester MacKinnon officiating. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 6 until 7:45 p.m. An entombment for Ms. Campbell will be held at 11 a.m. in the Mt. View Mausoleum Chapel on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004. In lieu of flowers, Susie requested that donations be made to your favorite youth organization. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Ms. Campbell, 55, of 135 Jolly St., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, from the Wellmont Hospice House after a long courageous battle with cancer. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Julia Mann Cole CHILHOWIE – Julia "Judy" Mann Cole, age 76, widow of Robert "Bob" Cole, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, in Valley Health Care Center. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Allen Blevins of Chilhowie, Nancy and J.D. Davis of Atkins, Va., and Joyce and Mildean Hanshew of Chilhowie; one sister and brother-in-law, Glen and Reka Powers of Marion, and one brother and sister-in-law, Arbin and Audrey Mann of Dillwynn, Va. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel, with Rev. Mike Sage officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Washington County, Va. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Cole family. Iris B. Cox BRISTOL, Va. – The committal for Iris Irene Bowman Cox will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Hughes Cemetery in Elizabethton. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Cox, age 79, went to be with her Lord Jan. 6, 2004, at the Wellmont Hospice House. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Harold E. Creger Sr. BRISTOL, Tenn. – Harold E. Creger Sr., age 83, of 229 North Paperville Road, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 6, 2004, in Nashville. He was the son of the late Orville and Maude Pearce Creger. He was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area and retired from Purity Bakery. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II and was a member of the American Legion Post 145. Mr. Creger was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include wife, Betty Ellis Creger; daughters, Sue Chapman of Bristol Tennessee and Patricia Brent of Bristol Virginia; sons, Harold E. Creger II of Bristol Tennessee and Jerry Creger of Winston, N.C.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandsons and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at 2 p.m. in the Mountain View Mausoleum. Military honors will be presented by the Highlands Fellowship Veterans Honor Color Guard. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1- 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at the mausoleum. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Gladys Greer SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Ms. Gladys Trula Wright Greer, age 85, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, in Sevier County Health Care in Sevierville. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. D.R. Henderson Funeral in Saltville in serving the Greer family. Thelma Hammitt BRISTOL, Tenn. – Thelma Fleenor Hammitt, age 74, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 7, 2004, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Cora Hickman Fleenor and was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. She had been formerly employed by Bachman Valve Company and was the widow of Hubert N. Hammitt Sr. She is survived by son, Hubert N. Hammitt Jr. of Bristol Tennessee; daughter, Patricia A. Landry of Bristol Tennessee; grandchildren, Randall C. Landry, Kelly Marie Landry Reynolds and husband Jody, Nicholas Wayne Hammitt and Travis Wayne Landry; great-grandchildren, Katie Pierce, Winnifred Hammitt, Alyssa Landry, Alex Hammitt, Randall Landry II, Jacob Reynolds and Brady Hammitt; brother, Perry Lynn Fleenor of Bristol Virginia, and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery, with Revs. William and Marjorie Campbell officiating. There will be no formal visitation at the funeral home. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Greeneville, S.C. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Robert Henderson DAMASCUS – Robert Lee Henderson, age 54, passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va., and was the son of the late Daily and Ora Gentry Henderson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era, was an electrician and a farmer. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Martin Henderson; two daughters, Penny Henderson and her husband Scott Koziol of Burbank, Calif., and Ginger Kestner and her husband Aaron Kestner of Abingdon; one son, Adam Lee Henderson of the home; 10 sisters, Mayme Jones, Marie Adams, Mary Adams and Edna Kidwell, all of Damascus, Ellen Price of Finksburg, Md., Martha Sue Sheets of Nottingham, Pa., and Betty Stevens, Dotty Farmer, Linda Woodcock and Louise Lester, all of Richmond; three brothers, John Henderson of Richmond, Jim Henderson of Cottondale, Ala., and Daniel Henderson of London, Ky., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Henderson was a loving husband, father and brother and had many friends. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, in the Garrett Funeral Home Chapel. The committal service and interment will follow the funeral service at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus, with the Highland Fellowship Veterans Honor Guard conducting military graveside rites. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to the Cancer Outreach Foundation Inc., 206 Abingdon Place, Abingdon, VA 24211. The family will receive friends from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday prior to the funeral service at Garrett Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web page at www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mr. Henderson. Clifton H. Hicks ROMEO, Mich. – Clifton H. "Possum" Hicks, 81, and formerly of Bluff City, died Jan. 8, 2004, at home. Born Aug. 23, 1922, son of Oscar and Emily (Glover) LaFayette, he was raised in Bluff City. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, during World War II. After serving his country, he moved to Michigan and began working for General Motors, retiring in 1979. He married wife Marilyn (Woodward) of 41 years. Clifton had been an avid square dancer with Country Cuzzins in 1966 and moved on with a passion into National Round Dancing in 1972. Clifton and his wife Marilyn had taught dancing at the Romeo Parks & Rec. Center for the last 15 years. Clifton is survived by his wife of 41 years, Marilyn; daughter, Robbin (Pam) Mann/Chavez of Romeo; sons, Clifton H. Hicks Jr. of Northville and Tom Hicks of California; grandchildren, Selena, Justin, Austin, Adam, Samantha, C.J., Patrick, Ashley, Michael and Parker, and great-grandchildren, Madison and Ethan. He was preceded by two daughters, Eileen Hicks in 1995 and Cindy Booher in 1989. Visitation held from 3-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9. Funeral held 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Roth-Muir Funeral Home in Romeo, with Pastor Ken Burdett of the First Baptist Church of Washington, Mich., officiating. M. Virginia Horne NORTON – Visitation for Mary Virginia "Jenny" Hamner Horne will be at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home, Norton, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, from 6-9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the First Baptist Church of Coeburn, Corner of Front & Brooks Streets, Coeburn, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at 11 a.m. Reverends Robert Hamner, R.J. Rose, pastor of Coeburn First Baptist, and lifelong friend, Kenneth Brown, Bandera, Texas, will co-officiate this service. Graveside services will follow in the Horne Family Cemetery, U.S. 58A Hwy., West Coeburn. Pallbearers will be the deacons of Coeburn First Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers will include friends, faculty and staff of Norton City School System and members of the Lonesome Pine Regional Library System. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 1-800-227-2345, or by mail, American Cancer Society, 230 Charwood Drive, NE, Abingdon, VA 24210, or to the charity of one’s choice in memory of Mary Virginia Hamner Horne. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.hagyfawbush.com. Mrs. Horne, 70, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, in Lonesome Pine Hospital I.C.U., Big Stone Gap. Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home, 956 Park Ave., Norton, is in charge of arrangements. Cuba Wampler Lester COUNCIL, Va. – Mrs. Cuba Wampler Lester, age 78, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, in a Lebanon hospital. Born Oct. 10, 1925, in Council, she was a daughter of the late Henderson and Nora Belle Tiller Wampler. A lifelong resident of the Council area, she was a member of the Russell Fork Free Will Baptist Church and a 1945 graduate of Council High School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Lester, four brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include one adopted daughter, Linda Epling Jackson and special friend Gary Jackson of Davenport, Va.; two grandsons, Jason Epling and his wife Lisa of Max Meadows, Va., and Caleb Epling of Davenport; two step-great-granddaughters, Tori and Kala, and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Roy Lee Wilson, Rev. Ancil Childress and Rev. Giles Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the Tiller Cemetery at Council. Pallbearers will be Joe Compton, Wade Jackson, Daniel King, Justin Willis, D.J. Barton, Matt Murphy and Adam Sykes. Honorary pallbearers will be Jess Bostic, Carter Tiller, James Ball, Vernal Lee Boyd and Earl Ball. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Friday. Clyde Lockhart GRUNDY – Reverend Clyde Lockhart, 88 years of age, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy. Born in Buchanan County, May 14, 1915, he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson Lockhart and Rosa B. Wolford Lockhart. He was a lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a retired coal miner, member of the UMWA and was also retired worker for Virginia Department of Transportation. Mr. Lockhart was a member of the Grundy Baptist Church, retired Southern Baptist minister, former pastor at Greenbriar Baptist Church and had served as interim and supply pastor for many area churches. He enjoyed gardening and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Thomas Delano Lockhart on Dec. 29, 2003, one grandson, Kenneth Lockhart, and one brother, Edgar Lockhart. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Mavis Ramey Lockhart of Grundy; one daughter, Anita Stacy of Wolford, Va.; one daughter-in-law, Patsy W. Lockhart of Amherst, Ohio; seven sisters, Reatha Looney of Grundy, Jeanette Fleming of Mouthcard, Ky., Madge Ramey and Lois Fraley, both of Big Rock, Va., Lorraine Spurlock of Holladay, Tenn., Ruby Phillips of Holly, Mich., and June Dotson of Grundy; three grandchildren, Lisa Shoureas, Nathan Stacy and Holly Stacy, and one great-granddaughter, Emily Shoureas. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Reverend Clyde Lockhart will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home Chapel, Grundy, with Reverend Howell Scott and Reverend Jeff Slone officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain Valley Memorial Park at Big Rock. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Friday evening. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Memorial condolences may be sent to the family at www.shortridgeramey.com. The family of Reverend Clyde Lockhart is being served by Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy. Mary Miller ABINGDON – The funeral services for Mary Agnes Ault Miller will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Campbell Funeral Home, 250 E. Main St., Abingdon, with the Rev. Robert Tolar officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home at the end of the service. Flowers are welcome as are contributions to worthy causes, such as the Organ Fund of Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church, 136 E. Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210. Graveside services will be conducted by the Rev. Donald Alexander at 1 p.m. Saturday in the cemetery of Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church, one mile south of Tusculum College. Those who wish to express sympathy online may do so at www.campbell- funeralhome.com. Mrs. Miller died at Grace Healthcare of Abingdon Jan. 6, 2004, having fought a courageous battle with stroke and heart disease. Campbell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Rosie L. Mitchell FLOYD, Va. – Rosie Linda Mitchell, age 81, passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at Skyline Manor Nursing Home in Floyd. Born in Buchanan County, where she had made her home for over 75 years before moving with her daughter and family to Floyd, she was a daughter of the late John Harvey and Emily Mary Owens O’Quinn. She was the widow of Hassell Mitchell and attended Russell Prater Old Regular Baptist Church. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one infant son, Charles Russell Mitchell, two grandchildren, four brothers, Rufus, James Wiley, Frenchman and Finis O’Quinn, and two sisters, Louanie Yates and Cora Jane O’Quinn. Surviving Mrs. Mitchell is her daughter, Donna Dawson and husband George of Floyd; three granddaughters, Jessica Bates and husband David of Floyd and Julie Rose Dawson and Grace Olivia Dawson, both of the home; one grandson, Chuck Dawson and wife Nikki of Narrows, Va.; two sisters, Emily Gay Yates and Bertha O’Quinn, both of Haysi; one brother, Walter O’Quinn of Hollister, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at 11 a.m. at Russell Prater Church on Greenbriar, with Elders Frank O’Quinn, Roger Coleman, Danny Yates and Jackie Yates officiating. Burial will follow in the Doley Yates Cemetery at Route 2, Haysi. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The body will be taken to the church on Friday afternoon, where friends may call at the church after 6 p.m., with a service to be held at 7 p.m., with Elders Freddie Ramey, Dennie Deel and Eddie Newsome. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Lillian Moyer CASTLEWOOD – Lillian "Bill" Milton Moyer, 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon. She was born in Castlewood, daughter of the late Frank and Nettie Cross Milton. She worked at Milton Store for 30 years. She was a member of the Fort Gibson United Methodist Church in Castlewood. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Moyer, two sisters and five brothers. She is survived by two brothers, Frank Milton and wife Betty of Castlewood and Jack Milton and wife Nancy of Castlewood; special nephew and care giver, Ronnie Milton and wife Connie of Castlewood, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Lillian "Bill" Milton Moyer will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with Rev. Mike Moore officiating. Committal service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 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. Saturday. Pallbearers will be Jeff Cook, Wesley Ingle, Joe Tomlinson, Roger Hale, Granville Mooney, Dallas Hubbard, Billy Milton and Jackie Milton. Honorary pallbearers will be Calvin Phillips, Dr. Ernest Henry and staff and residents of Town and Country Adult Care in Lebanon. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fort Gibson United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 656, St. Paul, VA 24283. Online condolences may be sent to the Moyer family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Buford Mullins ABINGDON – Funeral services for Buford Eugene Mullins will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with the Rev. John A. Kiser officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Online condolences may be sent to the Mullins family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Mr. Mullins, 69, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. H. Walton Musick H. Walton Musick passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004. He was the widower of Jere Bowers Musick. He retired as an executive of Kerr McGee Corporation in Oklahoma City. He returned to Bristol in 1972 and worked with his brother, Dalton. Survivors include a daughter, Jane Chambers; a son, Fred Musick, and his twin brother, R. Dalton Musick and his wife, June. There will be a memorial service at 2 o’clock Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at Kingdom Hall, 1017 West Cedar St., Bristol Tennessee. A reception will be held after the service at the Stateline Bar and Grill, on State Street at 7th, Bristol Tennessee. Condolences and memories may be sent by visiting www.oakley- cook.com. Mr. Musick is in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol Tennessee. George W. Osborne DAMASCUS – The funeral service for George W. Osborne will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, in the Garrett Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Maurice Widener and Mr. James C. Hutchinson officiating. The committal service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus. The family will receive friends from 6-7:45 p.m. Friday prior to the funeral service at Garrett Funeral Home. Mr. Osborne, age 69, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mr. Osborne. William Ramsey DUNGANNON, Va. – William Junior "Rounder" Ramsey, 79, entered into rest with Jesus Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at his residence. Mr. Ramsey was born in Russell County to the late William and Sarah Hicks Lucas Ramsey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Ellen Howington Ramsey in 1979, one sister, Rachel Howington, one brother, Howard Ramsey, stepfather, Leonard Lucas, and several half-brothers. Surviving is his wife, Nellie Hall Ramsey, Dungannon; sons and daughter-in-law, William Eugene Ramsey, Dungannon, and Charles "Peanut" and Connie Ramsey, Nickelsville, Va.; stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Shirley and Gary Kilgore, Mt. Carmel, Tenn.; stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, Jeff and Heather Hall, Church Hill, Tenn., Charles and Chris Kerns, Ft. Blackmore, Va., Scotty Hall, Dungannon, and Bill Kerns, Dungannon; foster daughter, Mary Ellen Neeley, Arizona; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a special sister-in-law, Betty Ramsey, Gate City. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at the Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home, with the Rev. Henry Meade, the Rev. Danny Darnell and Dale Hall officiating. Dorothy Hicks will provide the music. Burial will follow at the Lucas Cemetery, Dungannon. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Dick Odle, Dr. Todd Cassell, Clifford Gillenwater, Mikey Finch, Roy Castle, Ray Blevins and Fred Cordle will serve as honorary pallbearers. Online condolences may be made to the family at gcfh@earthlink.net. Mary Reynolds ROWE, Va. – Mrs. Mary Katherine "Granny" Peck Reynolds, age 75, of the Fletcher’s Ridge section, went home to be with the Lord at her home on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2004. Born Nov. 18, 1928, in Russell County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Charlie Ellis and Gracie True Stump Peck. She was a lifelong resident of the Russell and Buchanan County areas and was a member of the Venia Chapel Church. She served the Lord 67 years, since she was eight years old. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Perry Henry Reynolds, one son, Perry Junior Reynolds, two sisters, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Plaster and Myrtle Reynolds, and two brothers, Billy Peck and Burgess Lee "Pete" Peck. Survivors include four daughters, Ms. Gaylena Reynolds and Sharon Kay Reynolds, both of the home, Dolly Deloach and her husband Paul of Clintwood and Wanda Fay Hess and her husband Allen of Honaker; two sons, Thurman Reynolds and his wife Regina of Fletcher’s Ridge and Earl Reynolds and his wife Melissa of Stinson’s Ridge, Va.; five grandchildren, Maranda "Ranny" Reynolds of Fletcher’s Ridge, Jonathan "Jon" Hess and Retha "Reffie" Hess, both of Honaker, Shannon Deloach of Clintwood and Nathan Reynolds of Stinsons Ridge; one sister, Mimmiah Bell Reynolds of Swords Creek, Va., and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Guy Harris, Rev. Troy Harris, Rev. Roy Lee Wilson and Rev. Eugene Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the Reynolds Cemetery at Swords Creek. Pallbearers will be Garnet Plaster, James Robert Plaster, Donald Reynolds, David Reynolds, Greg Reynolds, Jason Reynolds, Willard Reynolds and Mark Reynolds. Honorary pallbearers will be Lee James, Harley James, Emory James, Arvil Miller, Dexter Ray, Robert Tiller and all area ministers. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Faisal Chaudhry, Community Health Center staff, third floor nurses of Clinch Valley Medical Center, Karen Keene, Total Home Hospice Care, Mercy Ambulance Service, Donald Reynolds and Harold Reynolds. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, where an evening service will be conducted both nights beginning at 7 p.m. Thelma Moore Rice SEVEN MILE FORD, Va. – Thelma Moore Rice, age 92, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, in Summerfield Suites Hospice in Summerfield, Fla. Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Bradley’s Funeral Chapel of Chilhowie. Faye Strickland PENNINGTON GAP, Va. – Faye Counts Strickland, 75, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, at Lee Regional Medical Center, Pennington Gap. Born in Honaker, she was a resident of Lee County, Va., most of her life and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pennington Gap. She was a teacher retired from Lee County Public Schools. She was preceded in death by parents, William Letcher and Coosie Rasnick Counts, two sisters, Mildred Counts and Vera Counts Barosin, and two brothers, Bill and Oren R. Counts. Surviving are two sons, Glen Strickland and wife Liz of Manassas, Va., and Robert Strickland of Singapore; three grandchildren, Katie, Jesse and Allison Strickland; two sisters, Madge Counts Maxfield of Hayden Lake, Idaho, and Janice Counts Webb of Johnson City; helpful friend, Joan Miller, and many other relatives and friends. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2004, at Province Funeral Home of Pennington Gap. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood, with Dr. Ken Sprinkle officiating. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:45 Saturday morning. Province Funeral Home of Pennington Gap is in charge of the arrangements. Charlie Alex Vestal BRISTOL, Va. – Charlie Alex Vestal, age 75, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. He was the son of the late Alex and Katie Hyatt Vestal. He was a retired employee of Vestal’s Landscaping with 20 years of service. He was preceded in death by two brothers, James Vestal, whom he made his home with for many years, and Donald Vestal, a sister, Katherine Hambrick, and several half brothers and half sisters. He is survived by brothers, Joe Vestal and wife Eva Vestal, Bristol Virginia, and Earl Vestal, Bluff City, and special nieces and nephews that loved him like a brother. He will be dearly missed. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Austin Cook officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Carl Vestal, Joe Vestal Jr., Earl Vestal Jr., Frank Williams Jr., James Leonard, Allen Leonard, Gary Crusenberry and Claude Salyers. Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the Grand View II Home for the Aged and the family would like to say a special thank you for all the love and care that was shown to the family. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Weaver Funeral Home or friends and family may call or visit any time at the home of Mary Vestal, 9057 Winchester Lane, Bristol, Va. Elaine Gray White BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Elaine Gray White will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Phil Whitaker officiating. Burial will follow in the Weaver Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dave White, Charles White, Wayne Lawson, Roddney Nidiffer, Billy Dotson and Jack O’Dell. E-mail condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mrs. White, age 53, of 350 Beechwood Circle, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, in the Johnson City Medical Center.