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Born March 22, 1930, to the late Margie Goins and Robert L. Hall, she was an active member and teacher at Davis Memorial United Methodist Church. She worked for many years and retired as an administrative assistant in the Smyth County Clerk’s Office. She is survived by her husband, John E. Atkins of Atkins; one daughter and son- in-law, Sherry and Buster Russell of Atkins; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dave and Rennie Atkins of Abingdon and Ben and Judy Atkins of Atkins; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Ruth Dishner of Marion and Frances and Jack Hudson of Glen Burnie, Md.; one brother and sister-in-law, Charlie Bill and Mickey Hall of Florida; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 19, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Davis Memorial United Methodist Church, Atkins, with Rev. Donna Hester and Rev. Frank Bauman officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Marion. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Atkins family. Juanita F. Basham GRAY, Tenn. – Juanita Freeman Basham, 66, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Basham was a former resident of Gatchel, Ind. She was born in McDowell County, W.Va., a daughter of William Harvey and Ida Mae Whitt Freeman. She traveled throughout the country for 22 years with her husband, who was in the military. She was a member of the Washington Regular Primitive Baptist District Association for over 50 years and was a current member of the Hope Regular Primitive Baptist Church of Gray. She was preceded in death by her father, her husband, Garman Ray Basham, and a daughter, Sandy Basham. Survivors include her mother, Ida Mae Freeman of Gray; her son, Garman Ray Basham Jr. and his wife Tammy of Gray; a granddaughter, Brandi Wheatley; two grandsons, Joseph and Thomas Basham; three sisters, Donna Freeman and Linda Brooks, both of Gray, and Beatrice Bledsoe and her husband Greg of Kingsport; a brother, Granville Freeman and his wife Connie of Vansant, Va.; a host of friends and brothers and sisters in the Lord. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o’clock Friday evening, June 18, 2004, at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, with a song and prayer service to follow, with Elder Keith Bowers and Brother Phil Flanary officiating. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, June 19, 2004, Mausoleum 4, at Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va., with Elders Unice Davis, Aaron Williams, Chad Crawford and Carl Campbell officiating. The committal service at the graveside will follow, with Elder James Moore officiating. Pallbearers will be Gregory Kilgore, Greg "Chip" Bledsoe, Elder Keith Bowers, Phil Flanary, Dentis Sturgill and Lundy Campbell. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Hope Regular Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Linda Brooks, 109 Edgewood Drive, Gray, TN 37615. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Mrs. Basham and her family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Edward G. Beattie BRISTOL, Va. – Edward G. Beattie, age 86, died May 5, 2004, at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. He was born on Dec. 9, 1917, in Far Hills, N.J., son of the late Edmond Estep and Mary Margaret (Kilgallen) Beattie. On Sept. 24, 1936, he married Alicia Chappelle in Bedford, Va. She predeceased him in 1990. His career with the Norfolk and Western and the Norfolk and Southern Railroads spanned over three decades. He retired as general foreman of mechanical affairs, Bristol division. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus, Council 562 in Roanoke. He loved gardening, music, crossroad puzzles and writing contest slogans. He was preceded in death by his brother, John Beattie, and his sister, Margaraet Kenny. He is survived by his children, Edward Geoffrey Beattie, Roanoke, Gabriella Boitnott, Roanoke, Kathryn Clary, Midland, Mich., and Mary Victoria Durham, Boaz, Ala.; four grandchildren, Edward Clary, Tucson, Ariz., Rebecca Hedlund, Louisville, Ky., Michael Beattie, Manassas, Va., and Virginia Brian Beattie, Roanoke, and many nieces and nephews. Memorial mass for Mr. Edward G. Beattie will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004, at the St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Bristol Virginia. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Luther Black BRISTOL, Va.– Mr. James Luther Black, age 77, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. He was of the Baptist faith. Luther was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Ella Williams Black, and a brother, Robert William Black. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Willie Mae Black; a brother, Raymond David Black of Bristol Tennessee; two sisters, Annis B. Wright and Lizzie B. Worley, both of Bristol Tennessee; his mother-in-law, Mandy Tignor, who he thought of as a second mother, and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, June 19, 2004, at 11 a.m. in the Forest Hills Memory Gardens, with Rev. Paul Price and Rev. Kimmy Bowman officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Eddie Bowman, Jimmy Bowman, Garland Bowman, Kimmy Bowman, Allen Worley and Roger Dale Worley. Honorary pallbearers will be Milton Worley, David Nunley and Guy Arnold. Family and friends are to meet at the cemetery on Saturday. 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. Black. Georgia E. Canter BRISTOL, Va. – The burial for Georgia Ernestine "Teen" Canter will be held 11 a.m. Friday in the Riverview Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Canter, Jimmy Canter, Robert Tester, Mike Smith, Todd Rhoten, Brian Lockner, Ricky Pratt, Aaron Carr, Scott Stepp, Ernest Worley and Randall Holt. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m., prior to the service, or any other time at the home of her daughter, 105 Daniel Road, Bristol, Tenn. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Georgia Ernestine "Teen" Canter, age 75, 17070 Pine Hill Road, passed away Monday, June 14, 2004, at her residence. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Annis Chandler Annis Vineyard Dougherty Daugherty Chandler, 81, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, after a courageous battle of 13 years with cancer. She was preceded in death by her biological parents, Henry Alfred and Annis Vineyard Dougherty; her foster parents, C.M. and Loudema Perry; her brothers, H.A. Dougherty, C.M. Dougherty, John Robert Dougherty, Harold Perry, C. Marion Perry and Herman Perry; her sisters, Mabel Webb, Lois Perry and Myrtle Perry Layne; her first husband, Paul E. (Gene) Daugherty, and her second husband, James William Chandler. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Cathy D. and E. Dewane Turner, Gate City; one stepson and daughter-in-law, Jim and Becki Chandler, Bristol Virginia; one stepdaughter and son-in-law, Janice and Jim Murphy, Bartow, Fla.; two grandchildren, David T. Baker, Baltimore, and Rachel Annis Baker, Gate City; five step-grandchildren, Michael Turner, Nickelsville, Va., Matt Chandler, Bristol Tennessee, Leigh Beth Phipps, Bristol Tennessee, Jamie Murphy, Auburndale, Fla., and Jeff Murphy, Bartow, Fla. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ina Daugherty, Weber City, Va., and Mrs. Irene Perry, Foley, Ala., and by several great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and "Nan-Nan" to her family and friends. She was a member and supporter of the former Ewing’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Snowflake, Va., and an active and devoted member of the Gate City United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be Friday, June 18, at 6 p.m. at the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Weber City, with Pastor Dale Wyrick officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service and any time at the home of Cathy Turner. Burial will be at Holston View Cemetery on Saturday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. The family and friends will meet at Colonial Funeral Home at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning to proceed to the cemetery for burial. Pallbearers will be Wayne Daugherty, Jim Daugherty, Charlie Dougherty, Steve Dougherty, Bill Perry, Charles Perry, Jim Murphy, Jim Chandler, Chris Phipps and Matt Chandler. Honorary pallbearers will be the Taylor Sunday School Class of the Gate City United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Gate City United Methodist Church or to Kingsport Hematology and Oncology Associates. Online condolences may be sent to the Chandler family at cfhwc@earthlink.net. The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Dr. Mack Matthews, Dr. Larry Wilson, the staff of Kingsport Hematology and Oncology Department and to the staff of W-3 of the Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Ralph Ellis BLOUNTVILLE – Graveside service, with full military honors, for Ralph Ellis will be conducted by the American Legion Post 3/245 at 1 p.m. Friday in the National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn. Pallbearers will be Harold Bays, Hesikah Jackson, Raymond Horton, Ron Ligon and Dennis Lawhun. Honorary pallbearers will be Clarence Booth, James Johnson, Don Belhing, Paul Gibson, Jeff Hawkins, Dennis Adkins and Jeff Bryant. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Indian Springs Baptist Church, 325 Hill Road, Kingsport, or Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele’s Road, Bristol, Tenn. Please visit us online at www.mem.com to place a tribute to the family. Ralph Ellis, age 75, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at the Hospice House, after a period of declining health. East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Ellis family. William R. Ferguson MEADOWVIEW – The funeral service for Mr. William Ray Ferguson will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, in the Pleasant View Baptist Church, with Rev. Roger Boyer officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be provided by the Highlands Fellowship Church Honor Color Guard. Casket bearers will be selected from family members. Those wishing to send memories or messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Mr. William Ray Ferguson, age 79, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 15, 2004, in the Johnston Memorial Hospital. Shirley T. Gilbert RICHLANDS – Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley T. Gilbert will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, with Rev. David Lowe and Rev. Leon O’Quinn officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Daniel Gilbert, Roger Alley, Leon Vencill, Doug Sargent, Buck Sargent and Earl Hass. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. William Hunter, Dr. James H. McVey and Dr. Sherif Shoukry. Mrs. Shirley T. Gilbert, age 66, died Monday, June 14, 2004, at a Richlands hospital following a brief illness. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com. Curtis Junior Hess HONAKER – Funeral services for Mr. Curtis Junior Hess will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Peerman Lester officiating. Interment will follow in the Compton Cemetery at Flat Rock. Pallbearers will be Dwayne Meade, Troy Lester, Allen Fuller, Ronnie Thomas, Rick Thomas, Eddie Matherly, Curtis Mitchell and Ernest Short. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Dean Thomas, Allen Perkins, Jason Israel and members of the Honaker Men’s Club. Mr. Curtis Junior Hess, age 68, of the Flat Rock section, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in a Richlands hospital. Jacqueline H. Jackson POUNDING MILL, Va. – Mrs. Jacqueline Helen Jackson, age 75, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in a Richlands hospital following a long illness. Born in Tazewell County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Byrd and Wintie Compton Gilbert. She was a member of the Cedar Bluff United Methodist Church and a member of the Lester Repass United Methodist Women’s Circle. She was also a member of the Senior Friends & Elderberries. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Sandra Gilbert, and two brothers, Raymond Gilbert and Bernard Gilbert. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Andrew D. Jackson; three daughters, Carolyn Taylor and husband Danny of Claypool Hill, Va., Priscilla McReynolds and husband Garry of Richlands and Marsha Bryant and husband Jerry of Glade Spring; six grandchildren, Adam D. Taylor, Whitney Ann McReynolds, Brittany Nicole Bryant, Katelyn Drew McReynolds, Andrew Eli McReynolds and Chelsey Danielle Bryant; one brother, James Gilbert of Belfast, Va.; four sisters-in-law, Ellen F. Jackson, Helen Robinson, Ella Ringstaff and husband Harry, and Dorothy Gilbert, and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004, at the Cedar Bluff United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jack Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill. Pallbearers will be Adam Taylor, Eli McReynolds, Terry Ringstaff, Stewart Phipps, Joe Jackson, Ernest Lee Jackson, R.C. Roberts, Bob Lester and Phillip Dale. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Hunter, Dr. Cortellesi, Dr. Hoebelheinrich, Harry Ringstaff, Ed Grimm, Joe Adair, Bob Webb, Billy A. McReynolds, Wayne Lester and Robert Sword. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar Bluff. Online condolences may be sent to the Jackson family by going to www.singletonfuneralservice.com. Singleton Funeral Service is serving the Jackson family. Lloyd D. Jarnigan Lloyd Davies (LJ) Jarnigan, age 42, joined his dad, "Big Bob" in Heaven June 16, 2004. LJ attended U.T. Martin and worked at the Texas Roadhouse in Knoxville. LJ is survived by his mother, Nancy Davies Jarnigan of Ocala, Fla.; his grandmother, Reba Lawson of Knoxville; brother, Hutch Jarnigan and wife Janice of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; sisters, Teri Jarnigan Mantooth of Glade Spring and Eleanor (EJ) Bodden and Truman Bodden of Grand Cayman; nieces, Melanie Holmes of Abingdon and Lexi and Robi Lee Bodden of Grand Cayman; nephew, Chad Holmes of Abingdon; numerous cousins, aunts and uncles and dear friends too many to count. Memorial service will be at the "Family Farm" on Northshore Drive, Knoxville, at 5 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004. LJ was loved by all who knew him. He was a fun loving, poker playing, guitar pickin and fishing man. We love you, LJ. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 446 Metroplex Drive, Knoxville, TN 37211. Mynatt Funeral Home is in charge. Paul J. Johnson ABINGDON – Burial for Paul J. Johnson will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Sunset Memorial Park, Damascus. E-mail condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Paul J. Johnson, age 78, of 24327 Denton Valley Road, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Grace Healthcare of Abingdon. Dorothy E. Lange BRISTOL, Va. – Dorothy Elaine Lange, age 66, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2004, in Pittsburgh. Born July 8, 1937, in Blue Ridge, Va., daughter of Richard S. "Dick" and Dorothy Breedlove, she had lived most of her life in Bristol Virginia. She worked many years for Campbell Enterprises, and later worked at Virginia Intermont College, until she became disabled in 1993. Elaine was preceded in death by her father, Dick Breedlove, grandparents, Bolling and Dessie Breedlove and Pearl and Claude Harrison. Survivors include her mother, Dorothy Breedlove; son, Donald W. Lange Jr. and his wife Denise of Apollo, Pa.; daughter, Linda Sue Lange, formerly of Bristol Virginia, who is currently in a rehabilitation hospital in Pittsburgh; brothers, Richard Don "Butch" Breedlove and his wife Lynn of Buford, Ga., and Steven Breedlove and his wife Suzanne of Clemmons, N.C.; sister, Patricia Shaffer and her husband Bo of Bristol Virginia; grandchildren, Tisha Kay Brown and Garrett, Brittany, Austin and Dakota Lange; great-grandchildren, Dana and Will Brown. Elaine is also survived by nieces, Dena and Krista; great-niece, Morgan Grace; nephews, Rob, Richard and Michael, and special friends, Sydney Covert, Sandi Carrier and Carolyn Gallimore Breedlove. A memorial service will be held June 22, 2004, at 10 a.m. at the Forest Hills Memory Gardens Chapel in Abingdon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Development Office at Virginia Intermont College, Bristol Virginia, as the students she loved and her VI family always meant so much to her. The family also requests no visitation to elderly mother’s home. Ardith Laughlin DAPHNE, Ala. – Mrs. Ardith Laughlin, age 71, a native of Bristol Tennessee, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Mrs. Laughlin retired after 38 years of service with Bell South Telephone Co. Her great loves were her Tennessee mountains and her two loving daughters. She was also an avid reader. Survivors include her two daughters, Janice Beno of Fort Collins, Colo., and Judy Culbreth of Daphne; two brothers, Delmar Hopkins of Bristol Tennessee and William Hopkins of Kingsport; three grandsons and one great-granddaughter. A memorial service for Mrs. Laughlin will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, 8370 Gayfer Road Extension, Fairhope, Ala. Arrangements by Wolfe Funeral Home, 28720 U.S. Highway 98, Daphne. James Sylvester Mabe RICHLANDS – Mr. James Sylvester Mabe, age 75, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, June 17, 2004, at a Richlands hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Tazewell County, Va., and was a son of the late James Franklin and Maude Ellen Keen Mabe, both Tazewell County natives. He was a lifelong resident of the Richlands area, was a former employee of M.O. Warner and a retired tipple operator with Permac Coal Company. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the occupation of Germany after World War II and responded to the Korean War in the early 1950s. Mr. Mabe attended Trinity Assembly of God at Cedar Bluff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Roy Lee Mabe, sister, Opal Cook, and an infant sister, Paulene. Survivors are his devoted wife of 56 years, Mrs. Dortha Wingo Mabe; one daughter, Patricia Fay Lockhart and husband Billy of Yorktown, Va.; two sons, Mr. Phil S. Mabe of Richlands and Mr. Ronnie W. Mabe and wife Cathy of Rock Hill, S.C.; three sisters, Mrs. Edna Byrd, Mrs. Goldie Miller and Mrs. Emily Armstrong, all of Richlands; one brother, Mr. Doug Keen of Richlands; grandchildren, Joshua Mabe, Jennifer Mabe, Katrina Farrow, Kristy Corbett and Kevin Lockhart; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services for Mr. James Sylvester Mabe will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, with Rev. Ethel Watson and Rev. Danny Bostic officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. M.J. Thakkar and Dr. M.V. Pillai. Members of Casey-Shortt VFW Post 9640 of Richlands and Disabled American Veterans Tazewell County Chapter 31 will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6 p.m. Friday. 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. Virginia T. Mauney The committal service and entombment for Virginia "Gee" Templeton Mauney will be conducted at 10:30 Friday morning, June 18, 2004, in the Heritage Chapel of Memories at Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Mauney, Maxwell Mauney, Tom Mann, Terry Rust, Bill Milam and Kenneth Ray Henard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 710 West 168th St., New York, NY 10032-9982. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Virginia "Gee" Templeton Mauney, 79, died Monday, June 14, 2004, at NHC of Bristol, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Mauney and her family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Vera Lee Moore Vera Lee Moore, 89, died Thursday, June 17, 2004, at Cambridge House. Arrangements are incomplete. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Miss Moore and her family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Roy Milford Mullins CLINTWOOD – The funeral procession for Roy Milford Mullins will leave at 1 p.m. Friday, June 18, from the Mullins Funeral Home to Temple Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Castlewood. Graveside services will be conducted by Bill Cahill and R.L. Crawford, with entombment to follow. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Ringley, Chris Ringley, Allen McGhee, Walter Carlton, Bradley Lambert, Justin Ringley and Larry Mullins. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. Lyle, Jim Carlton, Greek Carlton, Melvin Mullins, N.B. Lambert and C.K. Parker. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the McClure United Methodist Church in McClure, Va. Roy Milford Mullins, age 74, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport. Mullins Funeral Home and staff are serving the Mullins family. Jason Merritt Petro CASTLEWOOD – Jason Merritt Petro, 26, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon. He was born in Wise County, Va. He is survived by his mother, Joy Petro of Castlewood; his father, Jeffery M. Petro of Wise; his stepfather, Darrell Holbrook of Castlewood; maternal grandparents, Richard and Melanie Light of Abingdon; paternal grandparents, Eugene and Agatha Petro of Wise; step-grandparents, Albert and Marie Holbrook of Coeburn; one sister, Devin Petro of Norton; two stepsisters, Sonya Meade of Castlewood and Beth Holbrook of Castlewood, and one niece, Savannah Jade Meade of Castlewood. Funeral services for Jason Merritt Petro will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with Rev. Ted Phillips officiating. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004, in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. The family will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, at Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Petro family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Earl Edward Price BRISTOL, Tenn. – Earl Edward Price, age 70, passed away, Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at his home. He was born on July 6, 1933, a son of the late Samuel and Verlie Mae Price. He was a resident of the Bristol area most of his life and was of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include wife, Sally Price; son, David Edward Price, Bristol Tennessee; four daughters, Tammy Poche, Darlene Holland and Tracey Lacher, all of Bristol Tennessee, and Charlene Price, Bristol Virginia; four sisters; two brothers; several nieces and nephews; 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 20, 2004, in the Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Poche, David Price, Nelson Price, Robert Price, Eric Lacher and Ricky Poche. 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. Ella Sue Shortridge ROWE, Va. – Mrs. Ella Sue Shortridge, age 65, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in a Lebanon hospital. Born May 18, 1939, in Richlands, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Rosa Dillow Terry. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of the Lick Creek First Church of God. She was a retired licensed practical nurse, having worked at Grundy Hospital for 32 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby L. Terry Sr. Survivors include her husband, Don Shortridge of Rowe; two sons, Tommy Shortridge and his wife Dwana of Pilgrims Knob, Va., and Terry Shortridge of Chester, Va; one daughter, Tammy Campbell of Rowe; two grandsons, Christopher Simmons and Joshua Campbell; three granddaughters, Chelsea Shortridge, Cortney Shortridge and Linsey Shortridge; many nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Jeff Justice and Sister Kathy Cantrell officiating. Interment will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens at Lebanon. Pallbearers will be Rusty Deel, Keith Bevins, Rusty Shortridge, Seth Shortridge, Ralph Shortridge Jr. and Bobby L. Terry Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Terry, Timmy Shortridge, Chris Campbell, Chester Rowe, Johnny Rowe, Brian Shortridge, Herb Jamison, Buddy Campbell, Mikie Shortridge, Steven Davis and Brad Davis. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Friday. Linda Silcox PINEY FLATS – The committal service and interment for Linda Lou Cole Silcox will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, at the graveside in Glenwood Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Piney Flats Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Piney Flats Baptist Church, Building Fund, 100 Cherry St., Piney Flats, TN 37686. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net Linda Lou Cole Silcox, age 49, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at her residence. Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, Tenn., (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Linda. Eddie Wayne Stallard LEBANON – The funeral service for Eddie Wayne Stallard will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel, with the Rev. Rick Meade, the Rev. Larry Burton and the Rev. Brian Trent officiating. Burial will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Kemper Fuller, A.J. Bennett, Mike Robinette, Bobby Campbell, Claude Johnson, Rick Smith, Mike Keys and Bobby Keys. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Pepsi Bottling Group. Eddie Wayne Stallard, 46, died Monday, June 14, 2004. Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Stallard. Harold L. Trinkle BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Harold L. "Jack" Trinkle will be held 2 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Haynes Watson, Brother Joe Hudson and Brother David Burton officiating. The burial will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Troop F2/278th ARC Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be the Early V-8 Antique Car Club members. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Harold L. "Jack" Trinkle, age 69, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Hester Jane White PALATKA, Fla. – Funeral services for Mrs. Hester Jane White will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at the Flatwood Church of Christ on Compton Mountain, near Whitewood, with Hobert Kennedy, Clarence Herron and Arthur Mullins officiating. Interment will follow in the White Family Cemetery on White Mountain, near Whitewood. Nephews and grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Troy Dotson, Noah Phipps, Lonnie White, Stevie White and Roger Lee White. Mrs. Hester Jane White, age 78, formerly of Whitewood, Va., died Monday, June 14, 2004, in a Welaka, Fla., rest home, 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. Jack C. Widner CHILHOWIE – Jack Campbell Widner, age 53, passed away June 16, 2004, at his home. Mr. Widner was born in Smyth County to the late Monroe and Roxie Thomas Widner and was the owner and operator of Widner’s Conveyor Belts in Chilhowie. He was a member of the Lincoln Hill Baptist Church in Marion. He was a very loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include wife, Wanda Widner; three sons and daughters-in-law, Jackie and Becky Widner, Chilhowie, Steven Dunford, Chilhowie, and Kevin and Kathy Campbell, Chilhowie; four daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Mark Williams, Chilhowie, Crystal and Mark Miller, Marion, Cathy and Don Ashby, Chilhowie, and Julia and Jamie Wilkerson, Chilhowie; brothers and sisters, Louise Heath, Chilhowie, Shirley Widner, Chilhowie, Mildred Crosswhite, Chilhowie, Betty Ward, Asheville, N.C., Ruby and Don Fields, Chilhowie, Paul and Helen Widner, Glade Spring, Earl and Janie Widner, Glade Spring, Joe and Shirley Widner, Glade Spring, and Mabel Widner, Galax; half-brothers and half-sisters, Mae Debord, Chilhowie, Faye and Dickey Hoback, Chilhowie, Allan and Kim Widner, Chilhowie, and Bill Widner, Missouri; grandchildren, Mark Miller II, Lexy Miller, Allison Campbell, Christopher Campbell, Douglas Ray Campbell, Hunter and Haley Williams, Daniel and Alicia Ashby, Amanda Widner and Dustin Cox; special friends, Robert Lee and Blanche Campbell, and many nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Lincoln Hill Baptist Church in Marion, with Rev. Otis Barker and Rev. Dennis Eller officiating. Interment will follow in Rush Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-9 p.m. at the Lincoln Hill Baptist Church. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com. Bradley’s Funeral Chapel, Chilhowie, is serving the Widner family.