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Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2004, at the National Cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn., with the Rev. Lawrence Stout officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the National Guard Troop F, 2/278 ACR Honor Guard. Visitation will be held 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday at Weaver Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. James C. Branson BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for James C. "Jay" Branson will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Eddie Crusenberry and Rev. Tommy Tester officiating. Pallbearers will be Charlie Ringley, Zeb Cross Jr., Dennis Dunn, Terry Murray, Kevin Osborne and Robert Sweeney. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bristol Dialysis, 1 Medical Park Blvd., Bristol, TN 37620. There will be no formal visitation at the funeral home. James C. "Jay" Branson, age 66, of 1063 Bethel Drive, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Virginia K. Cannon KINGSPORT – A memorial service for Mrs. Virginia Kestner "Gin" Cannon will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2004, at First Broad Street United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jack Edwards will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service and, at other hours, at her residence. It is suggested that those wishing may make memorial contributions to the First Broad Street United Methodist Church, 100 E. Church Circle, Kingsport, TN 37660. Please visit us at www.mem.com to place a condolence to the Cannon family. Mrs. Virginia Kestner "Gin" Cannon, age 80, went home to be with the Lord at 2:51 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2004, at her residence following a brief illness. East Lawn Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Catherine E. Doss BLUFF CITY – Catherine Elenora Doss, age 58, of 656 Mountain View Road, Trailer 3, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2004, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Doss was born on Oct. 12, 1945, in Maryland, to Caramelo and Ethel Flaherty Garofolo. She had lived in the Bristol area for the past eight years and was a front end manager for Food City. Mrs. Doss was preceded in death by her mother, Ethel Kelleye. Mrs. Doss is survived by her husband of 21 years, Clarence M. Doss; three sons, Richard Hannon Jr. and wife Theresa, Troy Davis Jr. and Ronald James Davis and wife Christina; one daughter, Suzanne Sheeley; 14 grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; her father, Caramelo Garofolo; three sisters, Joan Depreist, Annette Garofolo and Susie Garofolo; three brothers, Caramelo, John and Mike Garofolo, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 2, 2004, at 11 a.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Eddie Zimmerman officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Thomas B. Johnson Sr. KINGSPORT – In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me." - Psalm 120:4. "Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul." - Psalm 146:1. Mr. Thomas Bruce Johnson Sr., 68, beloved husband, brother, father and granddad, entered into glory and eternal rest Tuesday, June 29, 2004. He died as he lived, laughing and sharing stories about his family with someone he loved. He loved his family deeply, protected each of them fiercely and devoted himself to all of them completely. He was happiest when surrounded by family and friends who loved him – and he was blessed with many. He was the rock-solid foundation upon which we all leaned. He believed that there is strength in family, power in prayer and that there’s no place like home. Our hearts are heavy and our grief cuts deeply, but we give thanks to have been blessed with the love of this gentle man. We take comfort in knowing that someday we will see him again – in the presence of our Lord. Mr. Johnson was born in Bell County, Ky., on Oct. 16, 1935, a son of the late John Hopkins and Audrey Pierson Johnson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving proudly during the Korean conflict. In addition to his parents, Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his sister, Sara Reed, infant brothers, Bobby and Troy Johnson, and a great-niece, Karen McArthur. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Moen Johnson, Kingsport; daughters and sons-in- law, Terry and Mickey Joe Osborne, Gate City, and Pamela and Joel Jones, Gate City; a son, Thomas B. Johnson Jr., Kingsport; the mother of his children, Vernell Orton, Mount Carmel, Tenn.; a sister, Jane McArthur, Bristol Virginia; a brother and sister-in-law, John D. and Evelyn Johnson, Clearwater, Fla.; bonus sons, Andrew J. Moen, Greensboro, N.C., Michael J. Moen, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Peter J. Moen and wife DeRhonda, Oak Ridge, N.C.; beloved grandchildren, Matthew, Ashley, Brittney and Chelsea Osborne, Evan and Meagan Jones, Thomas B. Johnson III and Crystal Johnson; one precious great-granddaughter, Avery Osborne; bonus grandchildren, Caitlin, Conner and Mallory Moen; nieces and nephews, David Reed and wife Nancy, Kingsport, Betty Hall and husband Jim, Abingdon, John Mark McArthur and wife Nancy, Gate City, Margaret Swinney and husband Gary, Bristol Virginia, and David Johnson, Clearwater, and a special lifelong friend and business partner, Darrell Kennedy. A memorial service celebrating the life of this beloved man will be held at the Gate City United Methodist Church at 6 p.m., Friday, July 2, 2004, with the Rev. Dale Wyrick officiating. Eulogies will be given by Mr. Johnson’s daughter, Terry Osborne, and his bonus son, Peter Moen. Emily Glenn and Tom Wills will provide the music. The family will receive friends following the service from 7-8 p.m. and at any time at the homes of his wife and children. Online condolences may be made to the family of Mr. Johnson at gcfh@earthlink.net and those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Gate City United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund. Edna Parks MARION – Mrs. Edna Parks, age 66, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2004, at the Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie. She was born in Washington County, Va., to the late J. Lacy and Margaret Miles, and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Survivors include husband, William Roger Parks, Abingdon; two daughters and sons-in-law, Rebecca Clay and Todd Christensen Richmond and Rita and Wayne Griffen, Staunton, Va.; seven grandchildren and many friends also survive. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 2, 2004, at 1 p.m. at the Bradley’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Steve Hutton officiating. Gregory Pennington KONNAROCK, Va. – The committal service and interment for Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Azen Cemetery in Konnarock. The U.S. Army Honor Guard from Fort Lee, Va., will present military rites and serve as pallbearers. The family, clergy, military honor guard and friends will all meet at Holston High School at 10 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web page at www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington, age 36, of the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division, heroically entered into Heaven’s Kingdom on Monday, June 21, 2004, after a mortar attack on his camp, inside one of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces in Baghdad, Iraq. Three additional soldiers in his unit also perished in the attack. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington. Gary Lynn Reynolds BLOUNTVILLE – Gary Lynn Reynolds, age 58, of Eagleview Private Drive, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2004, in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born July 25, 1945, in Bristol Tennessee, and was a lifelong resident of Bristol. He was a sales representative for Buy-Rite Furniture, a former employee of Reynolds Lighting and Hayes and Reynolds Furniture Company. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue Cowan Reynolds, daughter, Anicia Ruth Reynolds, and his father, George A. Reynolds. Survivors include his mother, Louise Hayes Reynolds; children, Amy Grindstaff and husband Justin and Ashley Reynolds and wife Tonya; grandchildren, Jonathan, Amanda, Alex, Carrie Grace, Anisha Sue, Austin and Kendall; sister, Sandra Dunn and husband Leon; brother, Larry Reynolds and wife Betty; several nieces, nephews and cousins and special friend, Abby Nunn. Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, July 2, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Eugene Brockley and Minister Bob Robinson. The burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Glenwood Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Leon Dunn, Justin Grindstaff, Larry Lafaue, Gary Parker, Will Vaughn, Bob Holmquist, all co-workers, cousins and nephews. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Friday, July 2, at Weaver Funeral Home. Dorthea E. Rogers The family of Dorthea Elizabeth Rogers will receive friends from 6 until 7:45 Thursday evening at Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, with the funeral service to follow at 8 o’clock. Pastors Chester Hurst, Johnny Kibby and Richard Bawgus will officiate. The committal service and burial will be at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon in Grandview Memorial Park in Bluefield, Va. Pallbearers will be grandsons John Waldron, Richie Waldron, Bobby Waldron, Les Barrett and Jeremy Waldron, great-grandson, Mark Muncey Jr., and grandson-in-law, Mickey Beal. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley- cook.com. Dorthea Elizabeth Rogers, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 28, 2004. Mrs. Rogers and her family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Effie W. Rogers BRISTOL, Va. – Effie E. Wheeler Rogers, age 90, of 113 Crockett St., went to be with her Lord, Monday, June 28, 2004, at her residence. She was born March 16, 1914, in Boone, N.C., a daughter of the late Noah and Melzonia Tripplett Wheeler. She had lived in the Bristol most of her life. She was a former employee of Pippin Florist, a member of the Higher Ground Fellowship, the widow of Chester W. Rogers and was the last surviving member of her family of 12 children. Survivors include her children, Jay C. Rogers, Joyce Reynolds and husband Russell and Wanda Lawson and husband Woody; five grandchildren; six great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Phil Kestner officiating. The committal will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Glenwood Cemetery. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the Weaver Funeral Home or other times at the home on Crockett Street. Joyce Smith NORTON – Joyce Smith, 86, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at her home in Knoxville. She taught at John I. Burton High School for 20 years and later served on the Norton City School Board. She was a member of the Norton Presbyterian Church and served as organist for many years. Her husband, Robert Smith, preceded her in death. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Deaton and Chong Smith, Knoxville; daughter and son-in-law, Belinda and Bob McCall, Knoxville, and grandchildren, Joyce, Robert and Sarah. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday in the Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Chris Zorn officiating. Burial will follow in the Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.hagyfawbush.com. Nicky Allen Surratt CLINTWOOD – Nicky Allan Surratt, age 27, passed away at his home Tuesday, June 29, 2004. He was a lifelong resident of Dickenson County. He is survived by his parents, Freddie and Rita Surratt of Clintwood; maternal grandmother, Ethel Silcox; paternal grandparents, Tommy and Mildred Surratt; several aunts and uncles and a host of friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, July 2, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel, with Clergymen Joe Glenn Sluss, Lester Mullins and Allen Bonnell officiating. Burial will be in the Phipps Memorial Cemetery, Clintwood. Pallbearers: Roger Anderson, Dean Deel, Darius Anderson, Gary Surratt, Joe Surratt, Roy Mullins, Ronnie Delaney, Jim Anderson, Gaines Sutherland, Dave Holmes, John Bill Vanover and cousins. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. Ibrahim, Dr. Saado, Dr. Trabulsi, Dr. Ratliff, Dr. Wilson, Dr. Boodram, Dr. Wagstaff and Dr. Christ. The family will receive friends at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 1, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel, where a song service will be conducted at 7 p.m., with Doug Stone officiating. Mullins Funeral Home and staff are serving the Surratt family. Virgil L. Thomas MARION – Virgil L. Thomas, age 50, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2004, in the Smyth County Community Hospital. Arrangements will be announced later by Bradley’s Funeral Home, Marion. John Burgess Tizen CLAYPOOL HILL, Va. – At his request, John Burgess Tizen was cremated. Family and friends will gather for a memorial service to celebrate his life on Thursday, July 1, 2004, at 2 p.m. The service will be held at the First United Methodist Church, Suffolk Avenue, Richlands, with Reverend David Brannock officiating. Those who wish may send memorial gifts to the American Cancer Society Ride for Life Horse Show, 670 Cresswood Drive, Richlands, VA 24641. John Burgess Tizen, age 85, passed away Friday, June 25, 2004, at Clinch Valley Medical Center from a long illness. Owens Funeral Service & Cremation Services, Lebanon, is in charge of arrangements.