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Vanover Sr., 70, Rhoadesville, Va. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janie Street Baldwin HONAKER – Janie Street Baldwin, age 42, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2004, at her home. Born March 28, 1962, in Drill, Va., she was a daughter of the late Stacy Laura Street. She was a lifelong resident of the area. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Jo Street, and one brother, James Street. Survivors include five sisters, Wanda Owens, Venita (Nickie) Lowe and Donna Street, all of Honaker, Mrs. Gene (Phyllis) McConnell of Bluff City and Mrs. Monette (Barbara) Hess of Blackford, Va.; three brothers, Jerry Street of Tazewell, Va., and Larry Street and Johnny Street, both of Honaker; a very special companion puppy, Casey, and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Arvil Arwood and Pastor Larry Brooks officiating. Interment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens at Lebanon. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Monday. Dorothy P. Barker BRISTOL, Va. – Committal services for Dorothy Puckett Barker will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Knollkreg Cemetery in Abingdon. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Dorothy Puckett Barker, age 78, passed away on May 7, 2004, at NHC in Johnson City. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Peggy L. Cunningham BRISTOL, Tenn. – Peggy Louise Cunningham, 71, went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area and a daughter of the late Audley and Sidney Langford Mitchell. She was retired from Sprint as an accounting clerk. Peggy attended The River of Life Church in Piney Flats. Survivors include her husband, John W. Cunningham; her son, Jeff Cunningham of Bristol Tennessee; her brother, Ray Mitchell of Bluff City; her grandson, Chase Cunningham of Bristol Tennessee; several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Betty Jackson of Bristol Virginia. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, May 10, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Donnie Humphrey officiating. The committal service and entombment will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:45 p.m. Monday at Akard Funeral Home, prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The River of Life Church, 819 Austin Springs Rd., Piney Flats, TN 37686, 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 Mrs. Cunningham. Paul Curtis BRISTOL, Va. – The committal service and burial for Paul "Goose" Curtis will be at 11 o’clock Monday morning at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews. Memorial contributions may be sent to Trinity United Methodist Church, 320 Carter St., Bristol, VA 24201. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-blevins.com. Paul "Goose" Curtis, 66, died Thursday, May 6, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Curtis and his family are in the care of Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home, 417 Lee St., Bristol Virginia. Gary Brent Dingus CASTLEWOOD – Gary Brent Dingus, 60, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, at his home. He was born in Castlewood, the son of the late Lloyd and Rhoda Jessee Dingus. He is survived by his wife, Gwenda Dingus; one daughter, Sophia Denise Dingus of San Diego; three sisters, Loraine Davis and Wilma Osborne, both of Castlewood, and Sue Garland of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, Jack Dingus of Castlewood, and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services for Gary Brent Dingus will be conducted Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at 11 a.m. in Dingus Family Cemetery, Castlewood, with Rev. Buddy Burke officiating. Pallbearers will be Dwayne Dingus, Timothy Dingus, Donnie Salyers, Jeremy Salyers, Roy Slemp, Thomas Burke and Lester Davis. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Salyers, Roma Jessee, Guy Keith and Charlie Salyers. The family will receive friends on Monday, May 10, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Dingus family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Grace Smith Draper BRISTOL – Memorial services for Grace Draper will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at the Bristol Seventh-day Adventist Church, 571 Highway 126, (Blountville Highway). John Neff, a close family friend and pastor of the Powell Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church, will be officiating. A private burial will be at Susong Cemetery. Mrs. Draper’s family will receive friends and relatives at the family home, 2156 Randolph St., Bristol Virginia. Grace Draper, age 90, died at noon, May 8, at the Wellmont Hospice Center. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, TN 37620, (423) 989-4800, is serving the Draper family. Kathleen C. Elliott HARMONY, N.C. – Kathleen Coffey Elliott, 78, was carried by angels to her Heavenly home on May 8, 2004. She was born on July 3, 1925, at Inman, Va. Mrs Elliott was a 45-year resident of Dante, Va. She has spent the last 10 years in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Rhodell and Edwanna Kiser in Harmony. Mrs. Elliott was greeted in Heaven by her beloved parents, Dora and Lytton Elliott, her son, Edward Coffey Jr., and a special little grandson, Garett Kiser. She is survived by six daughters, Jean Bettis of Michigan, Carolyn Pechanco of Texas, Joyleen Kiser of Hiddenite, N.C., Edwanna Kiser of Harmony, Regina Jennings of Castlewood and Rene Coffey of Abingdon; three sons, Ronald Graham of Michigan, Ronald Coffey of Illinois and Skip Coffey of Castlewood; one special granddaughter, Caree Krider of Statesville, N.C.; one sister, Jo Grindstaff of London, Ky.; three brothers, Milton Elliott, Ralph Banks and Holly Banks; 22 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Kathleen Coffey Elliott will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with the Rev. Donnie Pickett officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be Brandon Coffey, Jeremy Kiser, Dale Kiser, Martin Mendoza, Justin Wallace and Andy Krider. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 10, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Elliott family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lee A. Engeldorf BLUFF CITY – Lee Arrants Engeldorf, age 93, 373 Elizabethton Highway, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, in the NHC Healthcare, Johnson City, following an extended illness. A native of Sullivan County, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Blanche Wood Arrants. Mrs. Engeldorf was of the Baptist faith and was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation, Elizabethton, Tenn. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Henderson Arrants and Sam Arrants, and four sisters, Naomi Glover, Queen McClain, Georgia Messimer and Willie Swift. Survivors include one sister, Trula Arrants Taylor, Bluff City; one brother, Albert Arrants, Bristol Tennessee; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews also survive. The funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, May 10, at Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, with Rev. Jerry Cornett officiating. Music will be under the direction of Bud Taylor. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Monday, prior to the funeral service. Friends may also call at the residence of her sister, Trula Arrants Taylor, at any time. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, in the Morrell Cemetery, Bluff City. Active pallbearers will be Tommy Jarrell, Ron Odum, Bud Taylor, R.C. Robinson, Richard Robinson and Joey Cunningham. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City. Patsy Dye Evans SALTVILLE – Mrs. Patsy Dye Evans, age 68, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is serving the Evans family. Stelma L. Garrison BIG STONE GAP – Stelma L. (Douglass) Garrison, 92, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, May 9, 2004, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Big Stone Gap, after a brief illness. Mrs. Garrison was born in Norton and had resided in Big Stone Gap since 1930. She was the 1930 May Queen for the City of Norton. She was a seamstress inspector for the former Big Stone Gap Sewing Factory. She was a member of the Big Stone Gap Rebekah Lodge. She was a member of the Powell Valley Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard R. Garrison, a daughter, Stelma Ann Garrison, a son, Leonard Douglass Garrison, and her parents, John F. and Hallie (Llewyllyne) Douglass. Surviving are two sons, Robert Lewis "Bobby" Garrison and wife Cammi, Gallatin, Tenn., and Johnny Lynn Garrison and wife Wanda, Christiansburg, Va.; daughter, Patti Lou Garrison-Smith and husband Shirley R. Smith, Davenport, Fla.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; beloved sister-in-law, Carol Garrison, Big Stone Gap, and faithful friends and care givers, Edna and Don Bowman, with children Bobbi Jo, Amy and Michael, all of Big Stone Gap. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap. Funeral services will be conducted 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Holding Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Hugh Bowers officiating. Committal services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Glencoe Cemetery. Family and friends will meet at funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wayne Sturgill, Jeremiah Sturgill, Tracey Garrison, Trigg Garrison, Michael Bowman and Melvin Quillen. Honorary pallbearers will be Guy Buchanan, Jimmy Garrison and J.E. Morris. Online condolences may be sent at holding@compunet.net. Eula Gilbert RICHLANDS – Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Virginia French Gilbert will be conducted Monday, May 10, 2004, at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, with the Rev. Darren D. Hess, great-nephew, officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Honorary pallbearers will be Ruth Hays, Ruby Woosley and Naomi Joyce. Mrs. Eula Virginia French Gilbert, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 7, 2004, at her home, surrounded by her loving family and friends. 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. Curtis I. Gillespie RICH VALLEY, Va. – Mr. Curtis I. Gillespie, age 65, passed away Friday, May 7, 2004, at his home. Mr. Gillespie was a retired employee of American Furniture of Chilhowie. He is survived by his wife, Sue Holmes Gillespie, Rich Valley; two daughters, Donna and Wayne Benny of Jonesborough, Tenn., and Robin and Greg Smith of Rich Valley; one brother, Tom Gillespie of Rich Valley; two sisters, Charolette Cline of Marion and Elizabeth Eastridge of Marion; one granddaughter, Shayleen Smith, and one grandson, Layne Smith. Because of Curtis’ love of animals, memorial contributions can be made to the Smyth (783-7204) or Washington (676-6277) County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Units for Bullet Proof Vests for Dogs. Donations may also be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 1-800-272-3900. Funeral services for Mr. Gillespie will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday evening May 10, 2004, in the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Frank Branson officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, May 11, at 2 p.m. in the Mount Rose Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Monday evening prior to the service at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Darrell Holmes, Joe Buchanan, Chuck Harrell, John Jones, Jackie Gillespie, Darrel Cline, Brian Hall and Tom Burkett. Honorary pallbearers will be George Gillespie and Roger Crigger. The family would like to thank all the health care professionals and family and friends that supported Curtis and his family throughout his illness. The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is serving the Gillespie family. Richard Harris BRISTOL, Tenn. – Memorial services for Richard Harris will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2004, in the Weaver Home Chapel, with Pastor Gary Addington officiating. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Mr. Harris requested his body to be cremated. Richard Harris, age 53, of 571 Carden Hollow Rd., went to be with the Lord, Friday, May 6, 2004, at his home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. J.D. Hayes KONNAROCK, Va. – The funeral service for J.D. Hayes will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at the Konnarock Seventh-Day Adventist Church, with Pastor Ron Ihrig and Pastor Garland Day officiating. A military graveside service will follow the funeral service, conducted by the Highlands Fellowship Veterans Honor Guard, at Laurel Cemetery, Konnarock. Pallbearers will be Gene Tubby Hayes, Herman Hoosier, Jimmy Hoosier, Terry Price, Jim Blevins, and Russell Adams. Honorary pallbearers will be Delmer Blevins, Ford Richardson, Ray Herzig and Marvin Richardson. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2004, at Konnarock Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.garrettfuneralhome.com. J.D. Hayes, age 82, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tennessee. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mr. Hayes. Mabel C. Jackson BRISTOL, Tenn. – Mrs. Mabel C. Jackson, age 78, went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 8, 2004, in The Wexford House, Kingsport. Mrs. Jackson was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Everett G. and Cynthia Florence Peoples Cawood. Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Roy Jackson, and a sister, Pat O’Hara. Survivors include Marvin Lee Jackson of Bristol Virginia and Robert D. Jackson of Bristol Tennessee and two daughters-in-law, Patti Jackson and Valerie Jackson. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Christopher Lee Jackson, Robert D. Jackson II and Nikki Jackson, two nieces and two nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2004, in Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jeff Carico and Rev. Gary Garland officiating. Interment will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be T.T. Woosley, Charles (Dick) Wheeler, Larry Utsman, Randy Hicks, Chris Carrier and Tim Baker. Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the Wexford House Skilled Nursing Unit, Dr. Joel Gonce and Dr. Andrew Brockmyre. The family will receive friends immediately following the service Monday at Akard Funeral Home. The family would like to express their gratitude to Renee Parsons and the staff of The Wexford House, Kingsport, for their loving care. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 West State St., Bristol, TN 37620, (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Jackson. Zeke Jenkins MEADOWVIEW – Funeral services for Mr. Zeke Jenkins will be held Monday, May 10, 2004, at 11 a.m. at the graveside from Old Glade Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Reverend Warren Wilson will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tim Bryant, Mark Bryant, Stanley Bryant, Glenn Bryant, Marcus Jenkins and Jeremiah Jenkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Danny Prater, Pete Prater, Charles Prater, Edward Prater, Joe Carter, Michael Evans, Larry Price and Herman Widner. Those wishing to express their condolences online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Mr. Zeke Jenkins, 96, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Farris Funeral Service, 427 East Main St., Abingdon, is serving the Jenkins family. Lillian G. Leonard BRISTOL, Tenn. – Lillian Geneva Hickman Leonard, age 75, went to be with the Lord on May 8, 2004, at Wellmont Hospice House. She was born a daughter to the late George and Myrtle Slagle Hickman, and was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. Ms. Leonard worked for several years at Imperial Reading and attended Rock Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gentry Leonard, a sister, Margaret Graybeal, and a brother, Earl Hickman. Survivors include sisters, Shelby Ketron and husband Conley of Bristol Virginia, Georgie Weatherly of Bristol Virginia, Hazel Dishner of Bristol Tennessee, Colleen Feathers of Johnson City and Ruth Seats of Bluff City; brothers, Hobart Hickman and wife Ruby of Bristol Tennessee and Hal Hickman and wife Katherine of Bristol Tennessee; special nephew, Brian Ketron; special niece, Shirley Fleenor, and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 8:30 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bobby Joe Wheeler and Rev. D.A. Cunningham officiating. Committal services will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. prior to the service. The family would like to say a special thanks to the staff of Wellmont Hospice. Memorials may be made to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steele’s Road, Bristol, TN. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dorothy H. Mullins BRISTOL, Tenn. – The family of Dorothy Hawkins Mullins will receive friends from 7 until 9 o’clock Monday evening, May 10, 2004, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 11, 2004, in the Paul Cook Memorial Chapel at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, with Rev. William H. Martin and Rev. Orlando Salazar officiating. The committal service and burial will follow at the National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn. Pallbearers will be Ralph Bond, Vernon Gross, Lynn Roberts, Bob Sharp, Alex Smith and Ernest Arnold. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of Trinity United Methodist Church Men’s Club. Memorial contributions may be sent to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele’s Road, Bristol, TN 37620, and the University of Virginia-Wise Athletic Department, Athletic Scholarship Fund, Attn.: Shirley Wolfe, One College Ave., Wise, VA 24293. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Dorothy Hawkins Mullins, 75, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Mullins and her family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol Tennessee. Janet Evelyn O’Hara ABINGDON – Mrs. Janet Evelyn O’Hara, 61, 600 Walden Road, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2004, following a long illness. Born in Eckman, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Bernard Stuart and Ruby Catherine Dye Hale. Mrs. O’Hara was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Joyce Dye. She is survived by one son, Anthony Dane Rasnake of High Point, N.C.; five brothers, Danny B. Hale and wife Lisa of Bristol Virginia, Roger S. Hale and wife Hale of Richlands, Michael Hale and wife Ruth of Honaker, Jeff Hale of Honaker and Jerry Hale and wife Sandy of Lebanon; one sister, Kathy Smith and husband Andrew of Lebanon, and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews also survive. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Gerald Lester officiating. Burial will be in the Call and Dye Family Cemetery at Swords Creek, Va. There will be no visitation at the funeral home and family and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery by 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday. Online condolences may be sent by going to www.singletonfuneralservice.com. Singleton Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. O’Hara. William Daniel Post ST. PAUL, Va. – William Daniel (Bill) Post, 67, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Bon Secour St. Mary’s Hospital, Norton. He was born in Eaton Rapids, Mich., son of the late William and Bessie Kiger Post. He was retired from Clinchfield Coal Company and was chief engineer for Fabrications Designs of St. Paul. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Blevins Post; four daughters, Becky Post Salyer and Kathryn Post Covert, both of Atlanta, Donna Blevins of Abingdon and Prentiss Post of St. Paul; one son, Kip Post of St. Paul; five grandchildren, Daniel Scott Salyer, Jason Lee Salyer, Steven Robert Powers, Jessica Anne Goggans and Rebecca Kelsey Goggans. Funeral services for William Daniel (Bill) Post will be conducted in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, on Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at 7 p.m., with Rev. Jim Pratt officiating. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2004, in the Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. The family will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery, leaving at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers will be Brian Mitchell, Donnie Salyer, Danny Salyer, Jason Salyer, Bobby Blevins, Robert Salyer, Mike Blevins, Dan Draper and Ron Blevins. The family will receive friends at Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood, Tuesday, May 11, 2004, from 6 to 7 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to the Post family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mildred Rutherford BRISTOL, Va. – Mildred M. "Mitzi" Rutherford went to be with her Lord at NHC Healthcare, Bristol Virginia, on Sunday May 9, 2004. She was a native of Washington County, Va., and daughter of the late John C. and Mary Etheleen Haworth Mumpower. She grew up in Bristol, but lived in Johnson City approximately 30 years. She was former employee of Kings Department Store in Johnson City, a member of Reynolds Memorial United Methodist Church and a member of Henly Gleaners Sunday School Class. She lived her life to the fullest. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin W. Rutherford, sisters, Audrey Hamrick, Lillian Lowe, Thelma Tommie Boyd, Beulah "Boots" Jessee and Edith Mumpower, and brother, John "Jack" Mumpower Jr. She is survived by a sister, Norma "Polly" Jackson Dickson; brother-in-law, Willard "Jack" Dickson, and sister-in-law, Drucella Mumpower. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Tuesday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Malcolm Wansley officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m., prior to time of service Tuesday. Memorials donations may be sent to Reynolds Memorial United Methodist Church, The Alzheimer’s Association or the charity of your choice. The family extends special thanks to the staff of NHC Healthcare, Bristol Virginia. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Marie Foster Smelser BRISTOL, Tenn. – The family of Louise Marie Foster Smelser will receive friends from 6 until 8 o’clock Monday, May 10, 2004, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning in the Heritage Chapel of Memories at Glenwood Cemetery, with Dr. Charles Ledger officiating. Entombment will follow. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Louise Marie Foster Smelser, 73, died Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Smelser and her family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol Tennessee. Gladys P. Smith ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Gladys P. Smith, 87 years of age, formerly of Pike County, Ky., passed away Friday, May 7, 2004, in the Fish Memorial Hospital, Orange City, following an extended illness. Born in Pike County, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Nora Pugh Skeens. She lived in Pike County several years prior to moving to Ohio, where she was a retired employee of Campbell Soup Company, with 20 years of service, and attended the First Baptist Church, Napoleon, Ohio. At the time of her death, she was residing with her daughter and son-in-law, Clifford and Martha J. Cantrell, Orange City. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Julius Smith in 1985. She was also preceded in death by one son, Homer Smith, four sisters, Alice Phillips, Ocie Spears, Bessie Sullivan and Nell Dotson, and four brothers, Von, Lon, Vernon and Roy Skeens. She is survived by one daughter, Martha J. and husband Clifford Cantrell, Orange City; two sisters, Della Mallett, Feds Creek, Ky., and June Justice, Rex, Ga., and two brothers, Freelin Skeens, Grundy, and Lewis (Ross) Skeens, Napoleon. She is also survived by five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Gladys P. Smith will be conducted Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 1 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Bobby Skeens and Evangelist Frank Crumb officiating, with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 5 p.m., with services at 7 p.m. Active pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Boyd L. Vanover Sr. RHOADESVILLE, Va. – Boyd L. Vanover Sr., 70, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2004, at his home, with his loving family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a truck driver and operator for C.W. Wright Construction Co. for several years, a peacetime veteran serving in the U.S. Army and was of the Freewill Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Guy Vanover and Edna Farmer Vanover, two brothers, Jesses and Paul Kenneth, and one infant sister, Janice Faye. Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Arbutus Tompkins Vanover; two daughters and sons-in-law, Vicky and Tom Motley of Rockingham, N.C., and Patricia and Paul Walsh of Rhoadesville; one son and daughter-in-law, Boyd Lee Jr. and Deidrelynn Vanover of Fredericksburg, Va.; loving grandfather of six grandchildren, Tommy Motley, Greg Motley, Amanda Walsh, Tracy Walsh, Morgan Vanover and Marissa Vanover; four brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Isla Vanover of Grant’s Pass, Ore., Virgil Vanover of Orange, Va., Guy E. and Shirlene Vanover of Orange and Gene E. Vanover of Centreville, Va.; one sister, Georgia Mae Shanholtz of Orange; also several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services for Boyd L. Vanover Sr. will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise, with the Rev. Randy Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the Shelcy Mullins Cemetery in Pound, with military graveside rites conducted by the Pound VFW Post 9600. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise. Donations may be made in memory of Boyd L. Vanover Sr. to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1490 Pantops Mountain Place, Suite 200, Charlottesville, VA 22911. Sturgill Funeral Homes in Wise is in charge of arrangements.