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Witt, 46, Clinchco, Va. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nellie V. Bolling NORTON – Nellie Victoria Sturgill Bolling, 97, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2004, at her home, 5800 Guest River Road. She was of the Baptist faith and a true matriarch to her family. She was a loving wife, a precious caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great- great-grandmother. Mrs. Bolling was a wonderful neighbor and friend to all. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Rufus A. Bolling, two sons, Keys D. Bolling and Jackie Rufus Bolling, and two grandsons, Rufus Clayton Stidham and Little Johnny Rufus Salyer. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Vernoy W. and Edith Bolling, Gordie and Mary Bolling and Thomas C. and Lois Bolling, all of Wise; five daughters and sons-in-law, Annette and Bill Stidham, Norton, Dolly and Darrell Dean, Radford, Va., Peggy and Orville Jones and Betty L. Salyer, all of Wise, and Evelyn and Jesse Walk of the home; 27 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Florence Adams, Wise, and a host of friends. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Monday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Darrell Bolling and Rev. John McCarroll officiating. Burial will follow in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.hagyfawbush.com. Craig A. Booker ST. PEDRO, Calif. – Craig A. Booker, age 44, died Friday, May 28, 2004, in St. Pedro. He was a native of Bristol Tennessee. Complete arrangements will be announced later. Robinson Mortuary Inc., 333 Spencer St., Bristol, Va., is serving the family of Mr. Craig A. Booker. Earnest C. Cooper BRISTOL, Va. – Earnest Conley Cooper, age 69, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2004, at the Wellmont Hospice House. He was born in Virginia and a son of the late Alfred F. and Sarah Dean Cooper. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean conflict and was a member of the VFW. Mr. Cooper was retired from Raytheon. He was a member of Flatwoods United Methodist Church, but attended Belle Meadows Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Rita King Cooper; one son, Rufus Conley Cooper and wife Veronica of Blountville; one sister, Helen Foster of Rose Hill, Va.; four grandchildren, Christy Moles and husband Jason, Jennifer Cooper, Keith Conley and Huntre Ellen; four great-grandchildren, Morgen, Logen, Luke and Ethan, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Dewey Williams, Brother Sam Haynes and Brother Darryl Fritts officiating. The interment and committal service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Mountain View Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post 6975. Pallbearers will be Jason Moles, Gary Widner, Kenneth Bailey, Jack Necessary, Dave Powers, Lowell Baxter and Alan Cross. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Greear, Dr. Hanor, Dr. Istfan, Dr. Fincher, Dr. Griffith and Mr. Cooper’s Sunday School class members. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Akard Funeral Home, prior to the service, or at the home at any time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain Empire Baptist School, 1317 Weaver Pike, 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. Cooper. Audrey C. Couch CASTLEWOOD – Funeral services for Audrey C. Couch will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with Rev. Travis Shortt and Rev. Bobby Turner officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be grandsons. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, May 31, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Couch family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Audrey C. Couch, 91, died Friday, May 28, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol Tennessee. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Joseph D. Culbertson ELIZABETHTON – Committal service for Joseph D. "Scooter" Culbertson will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Shipley Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Troop F 2\278th ACR Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Graham, Cecil Widner, Daniel Fuel, Michael Salyer, John Salyer and Ricky Smith. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Weaver Funeral Home, 630 Locust St., Bristol, TN 37620, to help on the funeral expenses. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Joseph D. "Scooter" Culbertson, age 46, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 28, 2004, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn. Weaver Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Culbertson. Quinton G. Cullop BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Quinton Gaylord Cullop will be held on Monday, May 31, at 11 a.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Bill Goforth officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Military honors will be presented by the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. Pallbearers include Greg Webb, Ron Wallace, Bill Lee, Allen Cullop, George Leonard and Bruce Green. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of Valley Pike Presbyterian Church. Those desiring may make memorials to Valley Pike Presbyterian Church, 2109 Carolina Ave., Bristol, TN. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Quinton Gaylord Cullop, age 80, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2004, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Patricia Ann Elkins MARION – Patricia Ann Elkins, age 60, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at Winston- Salem Baptist Hospital, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Survivors and funeral services will be announced later by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory. Ennis A. Fisher CHILHOWIE – Ennis Anderson Fisher, 85, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at her home. She was the widow of Charles Fields Fisher and a member of the Rock Bridge Baptist Church. She is survived by one sister, Edna Ross, Troutdale, Va.; one sister-in-law, Eva Anderson, Troutdale; several nieces and nephews; Puppy, her faithful companion; also special care givers, Tim and Lori Rice and Max and Judy Jones and family. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Williams Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Lloyd L. Sheets officiating. Burial will be in the Lebanon Cemetery. Flowers will be appreciated or donations may be made to the Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad, 32094 Government Road, Damascus, VA 24236. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Williams Funeral Home. Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie, is serving the family of Ennis Anderson Fisher. H.S. Fogleman ABINGDON – Graveside services for H.S. "Peanut" Fogleman will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Military honors will be conducted by the Highlands Fellowship Honor Guard. At the request of Mr. Fogleman, flowers are to be omitted and memorial contributions be made to the Greendale Chapel Building Fund, P.O. Box 1314, Abingdon, VA 24212. Those wishing to express sympathy to the family of H.S. "Peanut" Fogleman may do so at www.campbell-funeralhome.com. H.S. "Peanut" Fogleman, age 82, a resident of 19411 Mercedes Drive, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, is in charge of the arrangements. Louise V. Harrison BRISTOL, Tenn. – Louise Virginia Harrison, age 83, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2004. Arrangements by Weaver Funeral Home are incomplete. Mabel Hillard ALVARADO, Va. – The funeral service for Mabel Hillard will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, May 31, 2004, in the Greenwood Freewill Baptist Church, with Rev. Ernie Powers and Rev. Joe Powers officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Wade, Danny Wade, Leonard Wade, Samuel Kilgore, Bill Woodruff and Danny Hillard. Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Mabel Hillard, age 84, of the Offset community, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2004, at Life Care Center in Elizabethton. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mabel Hillard. Helen Kaylor NORTON – Helen Marie Kaylor, 75, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, in Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Monday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home. Memorial services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Bruce Martin officiating. Memorial contribution may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or to the First Baptist Church of Norton, P.O. Box 499, Norton, VA 24273. George Lampkins Jr. CASTLEWOOD – Rev. George Elmer Lampkins Jr., 38, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2004, in the Russell County Medical Center. Born Dec. 4, 1965, the son of George Elmer Lampkins and Audrey Jean White Lampkins, he was pastor of the Glorious Church of Jesus and was the former owner and operator of Gospel Music Land in Bristol Virginia. He dedicated his entire life to serving the Lord and his family. Survivors include his parents, George and Audrey Lampkins, Castlewood; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Gary Maxfield, Castlewood, Margaret and Slemp Reynolds, Meadowview, Linda and Ted Rasnake, Lebanon, Kathy and Michael Rhea, Cleveland, Norma Gay and Larry Lee Ball, Belfast, and Wanda and Eddie Turner, Castlewood; also several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2004, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel, with the Rev. Virgil Musick and the Rev. Elmo Warner officiating. Burial will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood. Pallbearers will be Adam Rhea, Matthew Rasnake, Danny White, Bobby White, Donnie Lampkins, Anthony Reynolds, Jamie Reynolds, Gary Lee Maxfield and Christopher Rasnake. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Monday, May 31, 2004, at the funeral home and at the home of George and Audrey Lampkins at any time. Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon is serving the family Rev. Lampkins. Penny McMillan CASTLEWOOD – Penny Helynn Ann McMillan, 52, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon. Online condolences may be sent to the McMillan family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements, which are incomplete. Clarence Montgomery BRISTOL, Tenn. – God called one of His soldiers home... Clarence "Bud" Montgomery, age 72, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 29, 2004. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol Tennessee and was a son of the late William B. and Elzina K. Montgomery. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from Yellow Freight. He was employed at the King Benevolent Fund, where he worked in the Widow’s Mite program. He was a member of the Higher Ground Fellowship Church of Bristol Virginia, where he was a Sunday School teacher and a very active leader in the church. Survivors include his loving wife of 47˝ years, Joan Johnson Montgomery; his son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Rene Montgomery, and his dearly loved grandson, Matthew Montgomery, all of Blountville; his mother-in-law, Anna Johnson Walling of Bristol; five sisters, Lois Patrick, Shelby Reynolds and Margaret Worley of Bristol Tennessee, Lucille Beacham of Bristol Virginia and Ollie Mae Papas of Key West, Fla.; two brothers, William Montgomery of Bristol Virginia and Freddie Montgomery of Piney Flats, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, May 31, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor James W. Norris and Rev. Luke Hodges officiating. The interment and committal service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dave Sharrett, Paul Leonard, Gary Kestner, Von Kestner, Bill Lancaster, Noel Roberts, Ernie Fleenor and Conway Tester. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of King Benevolent Fund, the Motes family, Kent Loveday and friends of Riverside Campground. The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 8 p.m. Monday at Akard Funeral Home, prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Higher Ground Fellowship Building Fund, King Benevolent Fund-Widow’s Mite or Church of God World Mission for Honduras Project. 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. Montgomery. Edward T. Owens WISE – Edward Thomas Owens, age 82, of Dotson Creek Road, passed away at his residence Saturday, May 29, 2004. A native of Praise, Ky., he was a son of the late Wiley C. and Elizabeth Cantrell Owens. He was a retired miner, a member of UMWA Local 7170, a charter member of VFW Onsby Rose Post 03782, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran and he was of the Freewill Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Lexie Owens, an infant son and daughter, nine brothers and sisters and two step-grandsons. Survivors include his wife, Clara; four daughters, Ruth (Allen) Perrigan, Bean Station, Tenn., and Shirley (Wes Hall) Belcher, Helen (Dwayne) Wallace and Janice (Ervin) Wampler, all of Haysi; four sons, Richard (Ellen) Owens of Clintwood, Cecil (Connie) Owens of Coeburn, Jarvie (Charlene) Owens of Haysi and Rick (Reva) Owens of Bee, Va.; two brothers, Wiley Owens Jr. of Haysi and George Owens of Castlewood; four stepdaughters, Lois (Bill Roby) Hall of Boyce, Va., Patty (James Hammond) Mickles and Connie (Jeff Counts) Mickles, all of Wise, and Dolly (Michael Mullins) Mickles of Clintwood; three stepsons, Danny (Lilly) Mickles of Wise, Paul (Donna) Mickles of Rogersville, Tenn., and Billy (Wanda) Mickles of Wallcottville, Ind.; 20 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and several step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 1 p.m. at Haysi Funeral Home, with Glen Sykes, Jerry Vitatoe and Jerry Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in the Owens Cemetery, Route 1, Haysi. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. American Legion Post 8979 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. on Monday, May 31, at the funeral home, where a song service will be held at 7 p.m. Ralph Lester Rutter HICKORY, N.C. – Ralph Lester Rutter, age 80, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at Frye Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Bristol Virginia and was the son of the late Marshall and Charmie Mumpower Rutter. He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving in the Ferrying Command. He retired from the furniture industry with more than 50 years of service, having served in management in Virginia and North Carolina. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hickory. He was also an active member in the Rotary Club and in the Masonic Lodge in Marion. Survivors include his wife, Eula Goodman Rutter; his daughter, Priscilla Anne Rutter Russell and husband Ralph of Richmond; three grandchildren, Brian Christopher Russell of Chapel Hill, N.C., Joseph Patrick Russell and wife Ellen of Richmond and Julie Marie Russell Woodward and husband Chris of Chester, Va.; two great-grandchildren, Christopher Ronald Woodward II and Tori Elizabeth Woodward; one sister, Lula Morrison and husband Roy of Bristol Virginia; one brother-in-law, Frank Loudy of Bristol Virginia; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Rutter of Warrenton, Va., and Margaret Rutter, of Alabama. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Dr. Robert H. Shoffner officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. at Akard Funeral Home, prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 9580, Hickory, NC 28601, or Redeemer Lutheran Church, 672 Island Road, Bristol, VA 24201. 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. Rutter. Robert E. Sandefur BRISTOL, Va. – Mr. Robert E. "Bob" Sandefur, age 79, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at the Valley Healthcare Center. He was born and had lived in Saltville, but lived most of his life in Washington County, Va. He was a former bus driver for the Fuller Bus Line and had worked 21 years as a bus driver for the Washington County School System. Bob had attended the Antioch Baptist Church and was a member of the McCabe Lodge 56 I.O.O.F. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Ellen Pierce Sandefur; a daughter, Deborah Sandefur of Bristol Virginia; five brothers, James Sandefur of Columbus, Ohio, John Sandefur of Glade Spring, A.D. Sandefur of Abingdon, Charlie Sandefur of San Antonio and George Sandefur of Austin, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Rayton Puckett officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Rose Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Bill McCall, Joe Johnson, Edward Moore, Charlie Brown, Charles (Sam) Vaughan, Sam Snavely, Jim Riley and E.M. Harris. Honorary pallbearers will be other members of the McCabe Lodge 56 I.O.O.F. Those wishing to express a memory or sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Sandefur. Charles Shoemaker LEBANON – Charles Ray Shoemaker, 59, died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete. Combs Funeral Service is serving the Shoemaker family. Julia Deel Wilson MAXIE, Va. – Julia Deel Wilson, 77 years of age, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2004, at Mountain View Health Care, Elkhorn City, Ky., following an extended illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was a daughter of the late James Harvey and Cynthia Church Deel. She was lifelong resident of Buchanan County, a member of Breaks Church of Christ and was a former employee of Buchanan County School System. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother and a homemaker. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her husband, Gaylord (Jack) Wilson, Feb. 22, 1992. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Alma Blackburn, four sisters and two brothers. She is survived by five daughters, Wilma and husband Kennis Bingham, Breaks, Va., Velcie Hackney, Oakhill, Ohio, Viola and husband Pete Boggs, Oakhill, Sandra Wilson, Bristol Tennessee, and Connie and husband Jeff Raines, Breaks; three sons, Roger and wife Hazel Wilson, Maxie, Randy and wife Penny Wilson, Vansant, Va., and Doug and wife Joyce Wilson, Maxie, and two sisters, Bonnie Ratliff, Haysi, and Mary Smith, Clinchco, Va. Also, she is survived by 23 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Julia Deel Wilson will be conducted Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at 1 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel, with Evangelist Jerry Edwards and Minister Willard Owens officiating, with burial to follow in the Wilson Family Cemetery on Bull Mountain, near Harman, Va. Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Monday evening at 6 p.m., with a song service Monday evening at 7 p.m. and services Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. conducted by Minister Willard Owens. Active pallbearers will be grandsons and sons-in-law. Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements. Dana K. Witt CLINCHCO, Va. – Dana K. Witt, age 46, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2004, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Dickenson County. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Irene and Arlie Davis, and his maternal grandparents, Amney and Ruff Pennell. He was also preceded in death by his mother, Eva Mae Pennell. He is survived by wife, Myra Witt of Clinchco; parents, Dana and Mary Witt of Clintwood; two children, Anita Irene Witt McCoy of Castlewood and Nathanael Kern Witt of Clinchco; two sisters, Angie Marie Beamer of Galax, Va., and Gloria Dawn Witt of Clintwood; three brothers, Elmer David Witt of Clintwood, Shannon Lee Witt of McClure and Roger Wayne Witt of Fort Campbell, Ky., and two grandchildren, Keiton McCoy and Kyler McCoy. Also, he is survived by five nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, May 31, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel, with Clergyman William Compton officiating. Burial will follow in the Phipps Memorial Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Ance Reed, Lincoln Pennell, Garrett McFall, John Roush, Shannon Witt and Roger Witt. Mullins Funeral Home and staff are serving the Witt family.