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Graham Galliher, 84, Bristol Virginia Dorothy Ann Meade Miller, Gate City Pearl Hornsby Reeves, 79, Johnson City Martha Harriet Rutherford, 85, Bristol Tennessee Myrtle Dinsmore Sizemore, 83, Abingdon James Anthony Snapp, 42, Abingdon Edna Lucille Young, 67, Abingdon Jack D. Anderson MARION – Jack D. Anderson, age 65, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on May 25, 1938, he was the son of the late Harry C. and Kate Hash Anderson, and was preceded in death by an infant son, Jonathan Paul Anderson, and a sister, Geneva Anderson. Having grown up in Troutdale, he was a graduate of Sugar Grove High School and served in the U.S. Army, and was employed with the Southwestern State Hospital for over 25 years. Jack was an avid golfer. Surviving are his wife, Martha Anne Patton Anderson of Marion; one daughter and son-in-law, Kathi Lynn and Mark Lines of Roseville, Calif.; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Jeffrey D. and Mary Anderson of Bristol Virginia, Brian K. and Rhonda Anderson of Abingdon and Matthew A. Anderson of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Haley Anderson, Benjamin Anderson and Erin Lines; three step- grandchildren, John, Melissa and Kyle Smith; one brother and sister-in-law, Harry "Moe" and Erma Anderson of Sugar Grove; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Brenda and Marvin "Butch" Blankenbeckler and Carolyn and the Rev. Donald Medley, all of Sugar Grove, and Jewel and Harmon "Sonny" Greer of Lambsburg, Va., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 14, at 2:30 p.m. at the Brookside Baptist Church in Sugar Grove, with the Rev. Donald Medley officiating. Interment will follow in the Blevins Cemetery, near Troutdale. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service. Those who wish may make memorials to the Smyth-Bland Regional Library, 118 South Sheffey St., Marion. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 till 8 p.m. at Seaver- Brown Chapel in Marion. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Anderson family. Freda M. Baker BRISTOL, Va. – Freda M. Baker, 78, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was born in Corinth, Ky., and was the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel Acree Mason. She was a 1946 graduate of Eastern University of Kentucky and had been a member of Antioch Christian Church since age 13. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel L. Baker. Mrs. Baker is survived by a special sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Louise and Gene Baker of Bristol Virginia; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Fleenor and husband Edsel of Kingsport and Georgia Baker of Louisville, Ky.; special niece and nephew, Kathy and Danny Johnson; great-niece, Kelly Baker Johnson, and several other nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at the graveside in Mountain View Cemetery, with Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. David Astin, Dr. Michael Rowell and Dr. J. Michael Spear. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Akard Funeral Home. The family would like to express special thanks to Wellmont Hospice House staff and volunteers for their loving and comforting care for Freda during her long illness. Heartfelt gratitude is also extended to Sue and Kathy and the staff of Grand Court and to Dr. Rowell, who has been a special friend. 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. Baker. Marguerite Boyd LEBANON –Marguerite Hazel Miller Boyd, 85, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, in the Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands. Born March 12, 1918, in Russell County, a daughter of the late John Wesley Miller and the late Laura McGraw Miller, she was the wife of the late E.J. (Buzzy) Boyd Jr. A graduate of Virginia Intermont College, she taught piano in Honaker and Lebanon for many years and was chosen as Miss Russell County in 1938. She was a member of the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church. Marguerite enjoyed doing needle work, music and reading. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Nora Jane Anderson, Betty Gent and Louise Banner, and a brother, Ralph Miller. Survivors include four daughters, Carolyn Boyd Hale, Vinton, Va., Constance Rae Boyd, Winston Salem, N.C., Melissa Marguerite Boyd Carter and husband Bill Carter, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Becky Boyd Short, Johnson City; a son, Robert Payne Boyd and wife Joyce Cook Boyd, Amelia, Va.; seven grandchildren, James Charles Hale Jr, Christy Parrish, Robert Randall Boyd, Valerie Joyce Temple, Erin Louise Carter, Meredith Marguerite Carter and Christine Michele Short; two great-grandsons; two great-granddaughters; two sisters, Jimmy Gay M. Patrick, Stratford, N.J., and Linda M. Harper, Chester, Va.; a brother, John W. (Jack) Miller Jr., Fletcher, N.C.; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ralph (Rosalie) Miller, Richlands, Miss Francis (Bobbie) Boyd, Lebanon and Mrs. Ralph (Dorothy) Howard, Rosedale; a special cousin, Joanne Counts, Honaker; a special friend, Stan Hale, Honaker; her devoted care givers, Mrs. Earnest (Rhonda) Gilbert, Davenport, and Mrs. Linkous (Evonne) Perkins, Honaker, also several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2004, in the Russell Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Chris Musick and the Rev. Mike Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the cemetery. Those attending are requested to meet at the funeral home by 1:30 p.m. to go in procession. Pallbearers will be Clay Anderson, Jimmy Hale, Randy Boyd, Dr. Fred B. Gent, Greg Banner, Johnny Couch, Dennie Haynes and Steve Hubbard. Honorary pallbearers will be Eddie Miller, Wayne Helton, Barry Robinson, Stan Hale, Roger Elswick, Les Harper and Jeff Stovall. The family will receive friends after 2 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2004, at the home, 117 Boyd Ave., Lebanon, and at the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall following the graveside service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church, 120 Tate St., Lebanon, VA 24266, or the Lebanon Lifesaving Crew, P.O. Box 516, Lebanon, VA 24266. Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Boyd. Alma Reedy Bradford BRISTOL, Va. – Mrs. Alma Reedy Bradford, 90, 2205 Westfield St., passed to her eternal home on Friday, March 12, 2004, following a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete. Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services, 3001 Peoples St., Johnson City, TN 37604, 610.7171. Simon Bright Jr. GATE CITY – Simon Bright Jr., 75, of Route 7, Yuma community, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 11, 2004, at his residence. He was born in Scott County, Va., on Oct. 6, 1928, and was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean conflict. He retired as manager from People’s Oil Co. Junior enjoyed flea marketing and trading with friends. Mr. Bright was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 52 years, Agnes Irene Taylor Bright, June 2001, son, Roger Bright, August 2002, father, Simon (Bug) Bright Sr., and sister, Maxine Thomas. Surviving are sons and daughter-in-law, Robert (Bobby) and Judy Bright, Gate City, and Ernest Bright, Kingsport; mother, Martha Jones Bright Bales, Kingsport; daughter-in-law, Tina Bright, Gate City; grandchildren, Leah and Michael Rhodes, Myra Bright, Tonya Bright, Melissa Collins, Angie O’Neal and Travis Bright; great-grandchildren, Tanner O’Neal and Brandon Collins; sister, Ava Nell Miller and husband Ward, Laurel, Md.; brother, Claude Bright and wife Wanda, Kingsport; special family members, Ivan and Ethel Taylor, Jeanette Taylor and Bonnie and Gary Hackney, and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2004, at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, and any time at the residence. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel at 8 p.m., with Rev. Lonnie (Buddy) Wooten Jr. officiating. Military graveside services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, conducted by Charles DeWitt Byrd Post 3382 of the VFW. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will meet at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at cfhwc@earthlink.net. Darlene Church SHADY VALLEY, Tenn. – Darlene L. Gentry Barry Church, age 70, of 205 Ralph Berry Road, passed away March 11, 2004, at the Watauga Medical Center following an extended illness. A native of Shady Valley, she was born Jan. 17, 1934, to Versie Long Gentry and the late Clyde Gentry. Darlene was a 1953 graduate of Johnson County High School, a former employee of the Blue Ridge Shoe Company and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Darlene enjoyed quilting and was a member of the Shady Valley Presbyterian Church. Darlene was preceded in death by her father, first husband, Ralph Eugene Barry, and her second husband, Ray Church. In addition to her mother, Darlene is survived by two daughters, Deborah Leslie and husband Glenn and Denise Barry, all of Shady Valley; one granddaughter, Lee Andra Brooks and husband Greg; two great-grandsons, Quinten Brooks and Aden Brooks, all of Bristol Virginia, three sisters, Shelby Gray of Richmond, Shirley McCroskey and husband Jackie of Abingdon and Barbara Gregory and husband Dan of Meadowview; two brothers, Norman Gentry and wife Dolores of Shady Valley and Dean Gentry and wife Loretta of Elizabethton, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Darlene will be conducted at 5 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2004, from the Shady Valley Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Tom Peake to officiate. Music will be under the direction of the church choir. Family will receive friends 4-5 p.m. prior to services. Graveside services will follow at the Shady Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Larry Gentry, Robert Gentry, Harry Bentley, Gerald Buckles, Kenneth McQueen and Charles McQueen. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. John Whitlock, Olan Bentley, Wiley Taylor, Doug Noonkester, Rick Campbell, Georgia Bentley, Thelma Pierce and church friends of the Shady Valley Presbyterian Church. Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Shady Valley Volunteer Fire Department, c/o Kenneth McQueen, 134 McQueen Road, Shady Valley, TN 37688, or the Johnson County Rescue Squad, 203 Vandilla St., Mountain City, TN 37683. Friends may also call at the residence of Deborah Leslie, 822 Winchester Road, Shady Valley, at any time. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.hux- lipford.com. Hux-Lipford Funeral Home is serving the Church family. Ruby Price Crabtree Mrs. Ruby Price Crabtree, 75, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born in Plasterco, she lived her entire life in the Saltville and Meadowview areas. She was the daughter of the late Leonard G. and Bessie H. Price. She was preceded in death by one brother, Dennis Price of San Francisco, and two sisters, Clara Mae Smith of Bristol Tennessee and Katherine Kaiser of Rogersville, Tenn. She was a member of Madam Russell United Methodist Church in Saltville. She is survived by her husband of almost 56 years, Thomas F. Crabtree; two sons, Jamie L. Crabtree and wife Elizabeth of Chester, Va., and Thomas W. Crabtree and wife, Pamela, and children, Winona Little and Shawn Little, of Greeneville, Tenn.; one daughter, Dr. Jo Ann Chenell and husband Paul of Channahon, Ill.; two grandsons, Jamison Travis Crabtree of Richmond and Eric A. Bower II and wife Jennifer of Knoxville; one brother, Carroll W. Price of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and three sisters, Rachel Petit of Spartanburg, S.C., Lou Venia Taylor of Roanoke and Eva Jane Stafford of Bedford, Va. She is also survived by William Roger Clark II, who was more like a brother or a son than a nephew. Among her survivors are 19 nieces and nephews and almost two dozen great-nieces and great- nephews. She will be especially missed by dear friends, Elaine Moore, Suzie Prator Small, Doreen Necessary, Annie Waddell, Elizabeth Allison and Arlene Tuggle. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday, March 13, 2004, at 7 p.m. at the Farris Funeral Chapel in Abingdon. The family will receive friends immediately following the funeral service. The graveside service and interment at Knollkregg Cemetery will be held on Sunday, March 14, 2004, at 10 a.m. Pallbearers will be Jamison Travis Crabtree, Eric A. Bower II, Jennifer Bower, Paul Chenell, William Roger Clark II, Fred Crabtree, Bob Crabtree, James Crabtree, Johnny Crabtree, James Tate, Sammy Tate, Jeffrey Crabtree, Robbie Harris and G.R. Campbell. Alma Ruth Davidson ADELPHI, Md. – Alma Ruth Smith Davidson died March 4, 2004, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith of Bristol. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, R.E. Smith Jr., and a sister, Ester Taylor. She was manager of Langley Park Shopping Center for the past 20 years. She is survived by her husband, John W. Davidson of the home, one daughter, Robin Stamos, two grandchildren, Peter Stamos and Maria Stamos, all of Maryland, and a sister, Dottie Haze of Holston Drive, Bristol Tennessee. Funeral services in Maryland were conducted by Gaush Funeral Home. Local information courtesy of Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home, 417 Lee St., Bristol Virginia. Thelma Deel SUNRISE, Fla. – Thelma M. Deel, age 85, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at her residence. Born in Dickenson County, she was a daughter of the late Ezra Scott and Mary Caroline Belcher Deel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Jonah, Ed and Rollie Deel, and two sisters, Etta Mae Wright and June Robbins. Survivors include three sisters, Lavonne Ratliff, Dollie O’quinn and Anna Lee Howard, and three brothers, Howard Raines, David Raines and Frank Raines. Funeral services will be conducted 6 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Haysi Funeral Home, with Rev. Danny Sluss officiating. Entombment will be Monday at Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home prior to the funeral service. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Bud Derting William O. "Bud" Derting, 98, passed away at Holston Valley Medical Center on Wednesday, March 10, 2004. Born in Hiltons, Va., on June 5, 1905, he was the son of the late Walker S. and Peggy Gardner Derting. Bud was a descendent of the early settlers of the North Fork Holston River community of self-sufficient family farmers. Following employment with Virginia Department of Highways, he gave full-time attention to raising grain crops, tobacco and livestock. He was an original trustee of the local Beech Grove Church and supported it throughout his active life. Because of his longevity and wide experiences in this area of Southwest Virginia, descending generations, both local and from afar, turned to him for information about their ancestors, family lands and cemeteries. His death marks the end to an era of hard-working, self-sufficient family farmers, and his vast knowledge of family history and local folklore will be sorely missed. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Dollie Grove Derting, grandson, Bobby Derting, two sisters, Grace Fleenor and Maxie Reynolds, and siblings Cordie, Velma, Blanche, Sidney, John and Joe died in early childhood. He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, John and Edith Derting, Bluff City, Joe and Janet Derting, Abingdon, and Claude and Helena Derting, Hiltons; brother, Calvin C. Derting; grandchildren, Alan, Sandra, Terry, Glenn, Steve, Tom and their families, and great-grandchildren, Mary, George, John, Peter, Patience, Elijah and Valiant Derting, Shane and Will Woods, Desiree Amaya, Will and Allyson Derting, Zachary, Jacob and Rachel Derting and Nikki and Adam Derting. Calling hours were Friday, March 12, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City. Funeral services will be conducted at Beech Grove Baptist Church on Saturday, March 13, 2004, at 1 p.m., with Rev. Johnny Bowlin and Rev. Travis Hilton officiating. Mr. Derting will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at the Derting/Hickam Cemetery, located on the family farm. Pallbearers will be Bill Hilton, Jim Bowlin, Glenn Derting, Steve Derting, Tom Derting, Alan Derting, Jack Salyer and Alan Lane. Memorial contributions may be made to Beech Grove Church, c/o Mrs. Brenda Horton, Treasurer, Route 1, Box 297G, Hiltons, VA 24258. Condolences may be sent to the Derting family via e-mail at cartertrentfh@earthlink.net. Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. D. Bruton Fitzgerald BRISTOL, Tenn. – D. Bruton Fitzgerald, 78, passed away Friday, March 12, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Mr. Fitzgerald and his family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol Tennessee. Hirson Galliher BRISTOL, Va. – H. Graham Galliher, 84, died Friday, March 12, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol Virginia, and was a son of the late Henry W. and Leatha Sluder Galliher. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theater and was retired from Kern’s Bakery with 42 years of service. Mr. Galliher was an avid outdoorsman and attended the Trinity Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Wright Galliher, three sisters, Mary Myers, Linnie "Bell" Smith and Francis Kessee, and one brother, Henry Galliher. He is survived by three daughters, Pamela "Bunny" Morris and husband Richard of Bristol Virginia, Candy Rogers and husband Norman of Wellford, S.C., and Carla Sutherland and husband Randy of Bristol Virginia; one son, Robert "Bob" Galliher and wife Kitty of Abingdon; two sisters, Juanita Richards and Annie "Tiny" Eckles, both of Bristol Tennessee; nine grandchildren, Nikki Hawthorne, Hanna Sutherland, Chelsie Sutherland, Lisa Morris, Melissa Wakefield, Robby Galliher, Willy Galliher, Billy Stone, Adam Hawthorne and Gene Morris; six great- grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 14, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Charles Sherfey and Dr. Howard Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, with military graveside rites presented by Highlands Fellowship Veterans Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Robby Galliher, Willy Galliher, Billy Stone, Adam Hawthorne, David Cook and Larry Richards. Honorary pallbearers will be special friends, Earnest Hagy, Jim Pruner, Ralph Byington, Neva Campbell and Vinnie Roe. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday at Akard Funeral Home. The family would like to express gratitude to Dr. David Thompson and the Wellmont Hospice staff, along with Barbara Smith (N.P.), and special caregiver, Jenny Farmer. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Trinity Baptist Church Building Fund, 220 Old Airport Rd., Bristol, VA 24201, or Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele’s Rd., Bristol, TN 37620. 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. Galliher. Sam W. Goforth Sr. BRISTOL, Tenn. – Graveside and committal services for Sam W. Goforth Sr. will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2004, at Sunrise Cemetery in Bluff City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Church of God, Cunningham Road, Bristol Virginia. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mr. Goforth Sr., 89, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ray Greear DUNGANNON, Va. – Harold Ray Greear, 78, Route 1, entered into rest on Thursday, March 11, 2004, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Greear was born in Scott County, Va., on April 20, 1925, son of the late Charles Lee and Bessie Osborne Greear. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a retired forest warden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Greear, and his brothers, Lee and John Greear. Surviving is his wife, Elsie P. Greear, Dungannon; daughter, Mary G. McCarty, Dungannon; grandchildren, Pamela Stidham and husband Jim, Angel Hughes and husband Joseph, Tashina McCarty and Jeremy McCarty; great-grandchildren, Aneshia Stidham and Takoda Martin; sister and brother-in-law, Beulah and Rev. Ralph Flanary, Bristol Virginia, and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2004, at the Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the Gate City Funeral Home, with the Rev. L.W. Salling and the Rev. Ralph Flanary officiating. Music will be provided by the Blood Bought Singers. Military gravesides will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2004, by the American Legion Hammond Post 3 and Gate City Post 265 at the Fleet Osborne Cemetery in Dungannon. Lloyd Hillman, Benny Dooley, Charles Osborne, Harold Osborne, Eddie Flanary, Bill Salling, Danny Cowden and Mac Quillen will serve as pallbearers. H.C. Kiser, Harold Hannah, Randall Paris, Claude Elkins, Harmon Pickle, O.E. Berry and Bob May will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will be meeting at the funeral home at 2 p.m. to go in procession to the graveside service. Online condolences may be made to the family of Ray Greear at gcfh@earthlink.net. Pauline Griffith HONAKER – Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Wells Griffith will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Kenny Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Clark Cemetery in Honaker. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Griffith, age 80, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2004, in a Bristol Tennessee hospital. Dorothy Miller GATE CITY – Mrs. Dorothy Ann Meade Miller entered into rest Friday, March 12, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol Tennessee. Mrs. Miller was born in Richlands on Aug. 6, 1928, daughter of the late John Carden and Mary Kilgore Meade. She was a graduate of Emory & Henry College, was a former employee of the Scott County School System and was a member of the Gate City Community Fellowship Baptist Church. She dedicated her life to nurturing children in her career as an educator and with her family, friends and church. Her husband, J.C. "Rip" Miller, preceded her in death in April 2003. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Miller Vass, Lexington, Ky., Jane and Curtis Spriggs, Bristol Virginia, and Susan and Brad Fitzgerald, Roanoke; sons and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Debbie Miller, Gate City, and David Miller, Richmond; grandchildren, Sarah and Katie Vass, Alison and Andrew Miller and John and William Fitzgerald; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Jim Thornton, Gate City; sister-in-law, Beuolah Mae Orr, Atlanta; nieces, Betsy Jennings and Ann Lacy; nephew, Jimmy Thornton, and several other nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Sunday, March 14, 2004, at the Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence of her son, Johnny Miller. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home, with the Rev. John Sheppard and the Rev. Joe Barber officiating. Judy McConnell will provide the music. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Monday, March 15, 2004, at the Lawson Confederate Memorial Cemetery in the Snowflake community of Scott County, Va. Allen Dougherty, Doug Humphreys, Joe Rusek, Joey Rusek, Bob Ervin, Brad Fitzgerald and Curtis Spriggs will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Fellowship Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1407, Gate City, VA 24251, or the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10305. The family and friends will be meeting at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. to go in procession to the graveside service. Online condolences may be made to the family of Dorothy Miller at gcfh@earthlink.net. JoAnn Aven Minnick GREEN SPRING COMMUNITY, Va. – The funeral service for JoAnn Aven Minnick will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2004, in the Green Spring Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Lawrence Chapin officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Casket bearers will be Dwayne Aven, Roger Litton, Eddie McConnell, Tommy McConnell, Wallace E. Smith and David Terry. Honorary casket bearers will be Tom Colley, Tim Terry, Tommy Aven, Epperson E. Terry, Ricardo Arias and Norman G. Roberts II. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations to honor JoAnn can be made to the Green Spring Presbyterian Church, 22007 Green Spring Church Road, Abingdon, VA 24211 or to the Green Spring Volunteer Fire Department, 22632 Green Spring Church Road, Abingdon, VA 24211. Those wishing to send memories or messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Mrs. Minnick, age 61, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at her home. Farris Funeral Service, 427 E. Main St., Abingdon, is serving the family of JoAnn Aven Minnick. Pearl H. Reeves JOHNSON CITY – Pearl Hornsby Reeves, 79, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City. Mrs. Reeves was a member Friendship Baptist Church and Coeburn Civic League and a former resident of Amherstdale, W.Va., and Coeburn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jarrell C. Reeves, her parents, Ed and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Vance Hornsby Sr., daughter, Jerry Kay Reeves Lawson, and brothers, Ed Hornsby Jr. and Harley Hornsby. Survivors include daughters, Irene Reeves Tickles, Greeneville, Tenn., Sandra Reeves Morris, Telford, Tenn., and Tamara Reeves Williams, Wise; goddaughters, Rhonda Clay Moore and Linda Stout Heberlin, Wise; 11 grandchildren and 12 great- grandchildren. Visitation for Pearl H. Reeves will be Saturday, March 13, 2004, after 5:30 p.m. at Estes Funeral Home Chapel, and funeral services will be held at 7:30 p.m., with Rev. Les Ritchie officiating. Burial will be in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Pecks Mill, W.Va., 2 p.m. Sunday, with Rev. Paul Ward officiating. Estes Funeral Home Inc., (276) 395-2441. Martha Rutherford BRISTOL, Tenn. – Martha Harriet Rutherford, age 85, passed away on March 12, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late Carl and Ada Potts Buckles, and was a former operator at Gordon Garment. She was a member of River Bend Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Sam Rutherford, and a brother, Lawrence Buckles. Survivors include daughters, Martha Lynn Dixon of Nashville, Charlotte Schaaf of Bristol Tennessee and Dottie Honaker of Bristol Tennessee, and son, Larry Rutherford of Bristol Virginia. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As per Ms. Rutherford’s request, private funeral services will be held at Weaver Funeral Home, with Rev. Niles Kitzmiller officiating. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Myrtle Sizemore ABINGDON – Mrs. Myrtle Dinsmore Sizemore, 83, died Friday, March 12, 2004, at Grace Health Care. A native and lifelong resident of Washington County, Mrs. Sizemore was the daughter of the late Wiley and Cassie Shelton Price. She was a retired cashier and was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her first husband, George William Dinsmore, her second husband, George Sizemore, two daughters, Debbie Dinsmore and Catherine Lampkins, and one son, Fred Densmore. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Carr of Abingdon and Tramel York of Bristol; daughter-in-law, Sally Densmore Rhudy of Meadowview; three sisters, Thelma Clark of Abingdon, Betty Smith of Martinsville and Mae Furchess of Johnson City; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and seven great-great- grandchildren. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the home of Linda Carr, 614 Norfolk St., Abingdon. Pallbearers will be Jessie Lampkins, Allen Bott, Curt Scott, Bud Rhudy, Mike Lampkins, Tim Evans and Keith Carr. 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 Sizemore family. James Anthony Snapp ABINGDON – Mr. James Anthony "Tony" Snapp, age 42, passed away Friday, March 12, 2004. Tony had lived most of his life in Washington County and was preceded in death by his mother, Freda Miller Snapp, and his grandmother, Annie Scyphers Miller. Most of his life, Tony was a gold and silver trader. Survivors include his father, James Alan Snapp, and stepmother, Karen Joyce Snapp, both of Glade Spring; sisters, Sheila Widener and Sherrye S. Williams, both of Abingdon; stepsister, Lisa Counts, Abingdon; a niece, Stacie Williams, Chilhowie; a nephew, Kevin Widener, Abingdon; a step-nephew, Gaelen Counts, and an aunt, Regina Miller Baker, Kentucky. Services will be private. The family will receive family and friends at the family home, 538 Norfolk St., Abingdon, throughout this weekend. Farris Funeral Service, 427 East Main St., Abingdon, is serving the Snapp family. Nancy Ward BRISTOL, Va. – The funeral service for Nancy Jane Denton Ward will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tommy Tester officiating. Committal service will follow in Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Pallbearers will be family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele’s Rd., Bristol, TN 37620. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent at akardfh@peercom.net. Mrs. Ward, 68, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2004, in Wellmont Hospice House with her family by her side after a lengthy illness. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, TN 37620, (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Ward. Jo Anna Witt RICHLANDS – A graveside service for Jo Anna Witt will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2004, at 2 p.m. at the Grizzle Family Cemetery in the Eagle’s Nest Branch section of Castlewood, with Rev. Larry Fields officiating. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet at the cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend Springfield Baptist Church in Carterton after the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Irene Grizzle, Route 1, Box 308-B, Castlewood, VA 24224. Ms. Witt, 26, formerly of Castlewood, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 10, 2004. Owens Funeral Service, Lebanon, is in charge of arrangements. Edna Lucille Young ABINGDON – Edna Lucille Young, age 67, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2004. She was born in Gurnsey County, Ohio, but had lived the last several years in Glade Spring. Survivors include her son, Ronald Young of the home, and four brothers, Harold L. McKinley, Abingdon, William McKinley and wife Mary of Glade Spring, Thomas McKinley and wife Cathy and Clyde McKinley and wife Sharon of Ashland, Va. At family’s request there will be no services. Farris Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.