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She was a 1968 graduate of Frederick High School. While living in Abingdon, she worked in the deli at Food Country and took care of the elderly. She was preceded in death by her parents, C. Upton and Betty Rice Brandenburg, and one brother, Charles Franklin Brandenburg. She is survived by one son, Mark and wife Sue Brandenburg of Knoxville; one brother, Ernie Brandenburg and wife Shelia of Adamstown, Md.; grandchildren, Travis Johnson and Ciji Johnson, and four nephews, E. Lee, Ryan, Christopher and Joshua. The family will receive friends Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, from 5-9 p.m. at Farris Funeral Service. Mrs. Baer’s remains will be transferred to Keeny and Basford Funeral Home in Frederick, where the family will receive friends Monday evening from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at 10 a.m. at Keeny and Basford Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Stephen W. Humphrey will officiate. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Those wishing to express their condolences online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service 427 East Main St., Abingdon, is serving the Baer family. Lucy Boyd SWORDS CREEK, Va. – Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Ellen Whited Boyd will be conducted Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at 11 a.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, with the Rev. Carl Robinson and Rev. Steve Perkins officiating. Entombment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Tim White, Barry White, Keith Rose, Mike Hillyard, Ritchie Hillyard and Mark Boyd. Mrs. Boyd, age 92, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, in Swords Creek at the home of her daughter, following a lengthy illness. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com. Louise Brummett COEBURN – Louise Brummett, 76, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at her home. She is survived by her husband, Clyde Brummett; a son, Martin Luther and his wife Kathy Brummett of Gastonia, N.C.; three daughters, Margaret Brummett Smith of Coeburn, Sheila Brummett and her husband Fred McCarty of Coeburn and Freda Brummett and her husband Buddy Sexton of St. Paul; a brother, Hershel Hyatt of Norton; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Coeburn, with the Rev. Robert Cantrell and Rev. Bruce Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Norton. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Saturday at the Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn. Sturgill Funeral Homes, Coeburn, in charge of arrangements. Ronald David Carter BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ronald David "Ronnie" Carter, age 68, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at his home. He was born March 17, 1935, in English, W.Va., a son of the late Richard "Dude" and Mae Carter. He was raised in Bristol Tennessee but lived in Miami for 32 years before moving back to Bristol. He was an asbestos worker with 40 years of service and member of the Asbestos Workers Local Union 60. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include wife of 39 years, Wanda Kent Carter; brother and sisters-in- law, Eugene and Eva Mae Carter and Judy Kent Rust; nephews, Barry Lynn Carter and David Allen Carter, and nieces, Pamela Jean Weber and Misty Hillman. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Kenneth Littleford officiating. The committal will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Shelby Hills Cemetery. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Tanzy Clevinger MAXIE, Va. – Tanzy Clevinger, 90 years of age, of the Belcher’s Fork section, passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at the Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, he was the son of the late Bud and Martha Church Clevinger, He was a member of the Bull Creek Old Regular Baptist Church, a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local Union 8288. Mr. Clevinger is survived by his wife, Helen Virginia Hackney Clevinger, Maxie; two stepsons, Melvina and wife Margaret Bishop of Mouthcard, Ky., and Bobby and wife Mary Bishop of Maynardsville, Tenn.; one sister, Kelsie Vanover of Maxie, and one brother, Jack and wife Loudella Clevinger of Abingdon. He is also survived by eight grandchildren. Mr. Clevinger was preceded in death by one daughter, Wilma Clevinger, and eight brothers, Lando Clevinger, Turl Clevinger, Dee Clevinger, Arlin Clevinger, Clarence Clevinger, Fleet Clevinger, Arnold Clevinger and Keithel Clevinger. Funeral services for Tanzy Clevinger will be conducted Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at 1 p.m. at the Grundy Funeral Home Chapel, with Elders Howard Daniels, Jackie Yates, Harold Ramey and Toy Looney officiating, with burial to follow in the Clevinger Family Cemetery on Belchers Fork near Maxie. Services will be held Saturday evening at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Bull Creek Old Regular Baptist Church. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Juanita Combs BRISTOL, Va. – The funeral service for Miss Juanita Combs will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the graveside in Mountain View Cemetery, with Pastor Tony Trunnell officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Calvary Baptist Church, 1505 Broad St., Bristol, TN 37620. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net. Miss Combs, 89, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, at the Cambridge House. Akard Funeral Home 1912 West State St., Bristol, TN 37620, 423-989-4800, is serving the family of Miss Combs. Novella W. Davison ABINGDON – The funeral service for Novella W. Davison will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in the Farris Funeral Chapel, with Mr. Dan Bailey, minister, officiating. Interment will follow in Knollkreg Memorial Park. Casket bearers will be Jim Burke, Jerry Lunsford, Bill Lewis, Charlie Nave, Curtis Sword and Jerry Wise. Honorary casket bearers will be James Winters, Malcolm Green, Wade Brooks and the men of State Street Church of Christ. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to the State Street Church of Christ, 1713 W. State St., Bristol, VA 24201. Those wishing to send memories or messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Mrs. Davison, age 79, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2004, at the Cambridge House Health Care Center in Bristol Tennessee. Farris Funeral Service, 427 E. Main St., Abingdon, is serving the family of Mrs. Novella Wise Davison. Charles Helton Sr. GLADE SPRING – Mr. Charles Wiley Helton Sr., age 58, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and was employed with Emory & Henry College for several years. He attended the Glade Community First Church of God and the Maxwell First Church of God and was preceded in death by his parents, James W. and Martha South Helton Sr., and a brother, Roy Glenn Helton. Survivors include his wife, Linda S. Helton, Glade Spring; a son, Charles Wiley "Chuck" Helton Jr. and wife Carman, Glade Spring; a daughter, Tina Tolbert and husband Shannon, Chilhowie; brothers, John Helton and James Helton, both of Glade Spring; sisters, Irene Tuggle and Carrie Lamie, both of Glade Spring, Margaret Harris, Emory, Va., and Sarah Helton, Glade Spring, and grandsons, Wesley Griffis and Darren Helton. The funeral service will be conducted Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at 2 p.m. in the Glade Community First Church of God, with Pastor E.C. Little and Rev. Linda Helton officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Glade Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service, 427 East Main St., Abingdon, is serving the Helton family. Anne Hemmings LEXINGTON, Va. – Funeral services for Anne Pollok Hemmings will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in the Abingdon United Methodist Church, with Rev. Bill Rowland and Rev. Betty Reiff officiating. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Campbell Funeral Home and at the church from 2-3 p.m. prior to the service. The family suggest that expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorial contributions to the Abingdon United Methodist Church Trust Fund, 101 East Main St., Abingdon, VA 24210, Rockbridge Area Hospice, P.O. Box 948, Lexington, VA 24450, or Anne Pollok Hemmings Clinical Excellence Award Fund, UVa School of Nursing Alumni Office, P.O. Box 800782, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0782. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.campbell-funeralhome.com. Mrs. Hemmings died Feb. 26, 2004, in Lexington. Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of the arrangements. Thomas Johnston III BRISTOL, Tenn. – Thomas P. Johnston III, 84, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. Born in Richmond, he was educated in the public schools of Kingsport and Bristol and graduated from Davidson College with degrees in chemistry and political science. In 1941, he joined Tennessee Eastman Company as a chemist. He later transferred to Chicago as a district sales manager and retired from Eastman Chemical Products in Kingsport. Mr. Johnston was an avid golfer and former member of the Senior Golf League of Tri-Cities. He was member of First Presbyterian Church of Bristol Tennessee. His father, Rev. Dr. Thomas P. Johnston Jr., mother, Mary F. Johnston, and sister, Hunter J. White, preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife, Betty G. Johnston, Bristol; children, Annette Bowers, Grand Rapids, Mich., Richard E. Johnston and wife Patricia, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Thomas P. Johnston IV and wife Jane, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; stepchildren, Beverly G. Baskett and husband Steve, Bristol Tennessee, Kenneth Glenn and wife Shelia, Chilhowie, and Steven Glenn and wife Martha, DuBois, Wyo.; grandchildren, Katie Johnston, Murfreesboro, Courtney Johnston, Cedar Rapids, and Jessica Bowers, Grand Rapids; step-grandchildren, Cutler Glenn and Tanner Glenn, both of Chilhowie, and Morgan Baskett and Victoria Baskett, both of Bristol Tennessee; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy J. Harvey and husband Robert, Kingsport, and Alice J. Ballenger, Charlotte, N.C., and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at First Presbyterian Church in Kingsport, with Dr. Gordon A. Turnbull officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steele’s Road, Bristol, TN 37620. E-mail condolences may be sent at hamlettdobson@charter.net. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, downtown Kingsport, is serving the Johnston family. Frances Leonard BRISTOL, Tenn. – Frances Louise "Punky" Leonard, age 70, of 330 Godsey Road, Apartment 149, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, in the Wellmont Hospice House. She was born on May 31, 1933, in Bristol Virginia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis and Gladys White Arnold. She had lived all her life in the Bristol area, was retired from Reynolds Metals with 22 years of service and was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Leonard was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Rex Leonard Sr. Mrs. Leonard is survived by one daughter, Deanna "Okie" Chapman; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jimmy Arnold and Billy Rex Leonard Jr. and wife Linda; eight sisters, Anna Mae Stout, Violet Knight, Linda Gallegos, Patsy Bowery, Elaine "Laney" Leonard, Linda Carrier, Vickie Rhea and Debbie Tate; five brothers, Clayton "Mike" Arnold, Spencer Arnold, Dean Arnold, Bobby White and Billy White; five grandchildren, Melinda Leonard, Rex Aaron Leonard, Jennifer Chapman, Stephanie Chapman and Kelly MaeCabbage; one special aunt, Edna Mae Spangler, and special friends, Yvonne Carr, Edith Allen and Linda F. Cook. Funeral service will be held Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at 3 p.m. in the Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel, with the Rev. Jack Bowery, Rev. Lawrence Stout and Rev. Raymond Burkett officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home, or friends may call or visit the homes of Billy Leonard, 1612 Virginia Ave., Bristol Tennessee, or at Denna’s home, 330 Godsey Road, Bristol Tennessee. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Linda Lockhart HONAKER – Linda Sue Ball Lockhart, age 55, of the Big A Mountain section, passed away Friday morning, Feb. 27, 2004, at her home. Born Feb. 21, 1949, in Council, Va., she was a daughter of Major F. "June" Ball Jr. and Arbutus Rasnake Ball of the Big A Mountain section of Honaker. A lifelong resident of the area, she attended the Free Christian Church on Big A Mountain. She had been employed as a registered nurse with Home Nursing Company of Lebanon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Weinthal Lockhart. In addition to her parents, survivors include her beloved son and daughter-in- law, David and Brandy Lockhart of Hurricane Creek, Va.; three sisters, Anna Blankenship of Honaker and Barbara Rose and Rebecca Compton, both of Council, two brothers, Jimmy Ball of Manassas, Va., and Kenneth Ball of Honaker; sisters- in-law, Hazel Boyd, Reva Bedwell, Marla Jackson and Temple Gilbert; special friend, Grayson Perkins; special comforters and encouragers, Cheryl Salyers and Kay Barton, and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Carson Powers, Rev. Roy Lee Wilson and Rev. Robert Tiller officiating. Interment will follow in the Frank Smith Cemetery on Big A Mountain. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Special pallbearers will be Rick Breeding, Roger Perkins, Martin Ratliff and Chris Stiltner. Special honorary pallbearers will be all co-workers at Home Nursing Company, Lebanon. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Saturday. Mary Ellen Lyall CLINCHCO, Va. – Mary Ellen Lyall, age 74, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at Heritage Hall in Clintwood. Born in Dickenson County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Rilda Edwards Wood. She was a homemaker and of the Primitive Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Edna Ramey, Tilda Robinson and Stella Fuller, five brothers, Fred, Stacy, Dewey, Granville and Lacy, and one grandson, Jason Rose. Survivors include her husband, Otis V. Lyall; three sons, Ron and (Rosemary) Lyall, Scotland, Terry Lyall and Tommy and (Renee) Lyall, all of Clinchco; three daughters, Cleta and (Paul) Gibson, Castlewood, Carian and (Jackie) Nowlin and Cathy and (Paul) Rose, all of Clinchco; two brothers, Dorsey Wood, Abingdon, and Junior Wood, Troy, Mich.; a brother-in-law, Earl Ramey, Haysi; a sister-in-law, Eva Woods, Haysi; 11 grandchildren, Danny Lyall, Otis Ray Lyall, Darrell Barnes, Alicia Fields, Bradley Barns, Brandon Nowlin, Tabitha Rose, Rachael Rose, Gregory Rose, Katie Lyall and Trienton Lyall; eight great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Haysi Funeral Home, with Elders Roger Fuller, Joel Turner and Garnell Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in the J.J. Wood Family Cemetery. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home, where a song service will be held at 7 p.m. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Elva Faye McGuire BLUFF CITY – Elva Faye McGuire, age 52, went to be with the Lord, on Feb. 27, 2004, at her residence. She was born a daughter to the late Wendell and Hazel Hodges Carr and had spent all of her life in Sullivan County. She was a housewife and a member of Oakdale Freewill Baptist Church. Mrs. McGuire was preceded in death by her brother, James D. "Jim" Carr. Survivors include husband of 37 years, Rev. Kenneth McGuire Sr.; children, Kenneth McGuire Jr. of Bluff City, Karen McGuire of Bluff City and Kevin McGuire and wife Chelle of Bluff City; grandchild, Maty McGuire; sister, Janice Norris; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at 2 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Danny Osborne and Rev. Richard Bawgus officiating. Interment will follow at New Bethel Cemetery. Pallbearers include Franklin Norris, Bobby Weaver, Wade Hicks, Wayne Jackson, Todd Malone and Thad Perry. Honorary pallbearers include Tim Berry, Ernie Depew, Dayton Jones, Micky Bowman, Prega Gounden, Robert Crusenberry, Larry Barrett, Chris Hicks and Worley Crusenberry. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. William C. Miller BLUFF CITY – The funeral service for William C. "Bill" Miller will be conducted at 2 o’clock Saturday in the Paul Cook Memorial Chapel of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, with Rev. Steven Playl and Dr. Sue Curran officiating. The committal and interment service will follow in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Mr. Miller, 53, beloved husband of Joan Bishop Miller, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Miller and his family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol Tennessee. Crissie R. Muncey HONAKER– Funeral services for Crissie R. Muncey will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Duty View Primitive Baptist Church, with Elders Franklin Viers and Garnell Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in the Runyon Family Cemetery, Route 1, Vansant, Va. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the church, where a service will be held at 7 p.m. Mrs. Muncey, age 86, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. A.E. Smith WISE – A.E. Smith, 74, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, at his home. He was born in Russell County, Va., son of the late Ed and Virgia Turner Smith. He was a retired miner and a member of the U.M.W.A. He was preceded in death by one son, Richard Smith. He is survived by five daughters, Betty Burke of Castlewood, Virginia Bird of Clifton, Va., Vickie Buckles of Bristol Tennessee, Lynn Elgart of Alpharetta, Ga., and Mary Edwards of Coeburn; two sons, William "Buzz" Smith of Wise and Alfred Smith of Norton; one sister, Alma Lee Bartee of Castlewood; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for A.E. Smith will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with the Rev. Ronald Hager officiating. The Smith family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Smith family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mary Stambaugh MARION – Mary Elizabeth Stambaugh, age 82, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at her home. Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory. Lily Phillips Wallace KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – Funeral services for Mrs. Lily Phillips Wallace will be conducted Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands. Interment will follow at the Hankins Cemetery in Richlands. Pallbearers will be men of the Grundy Church of Christ and Zachary Cochran. Honorary pallbearer will be Dr. Fred Wilson. Friends may call from noon until 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands. Mrs. Wallace, age 73, formerly of the Richlands and Grundy areas, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, in a Winston-Salem, N.C., hospital. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of the arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.