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Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Coleman Family. James William Cook ROWE, Va. – Funeral services for Mr. James William "Bill" Cook will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Junior Rife and Rev. John Godbey officiating. Interment will follow in the Street Cemetery at Rowe. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Mr. James William "Bill" Cook, age 71, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2004, in a Kingsport hospital. Ocie Dale OCALA, Fla. – Ocie Cantrell Dale, age 78, passed away Monday, July 12, 2004, at Monroe Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Dale was formerly of Pound, but had lived in Kingsport for many years before moving to Florida. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a homemaker and a member of Maricamp Church of Christ in Ocala and a former member of the Church of Christ in Kingsport. She was preceded in death by her parents, Milum and Caldona Stanley Cantrell; five sisters, Stella Cantrell, Pearlie Hamilton, Ella Boggs, Gracie Mullins and Ethel McFall; brother, Orby L. Cantrell; and brother-in-law, Bill Dale. She is survived by her husband, Franklin L. Dale; daughter, Patty and husband Ernie Walden; grandchildren, Lindsey and husband Mitch Miller and Blake Walden; great-grandchild, Scotty Miller, all of Ocala; sister, Elsie Taylor, Pound; brother, Ezra and wife Evelyn Cantrell, Pound; brother-in-law, Raymond Dale, Wise; sister-in-law, Micky Dale, Wise; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Colonial Funeral Home in Weber City. Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, July 17, at 1 p.m. Eulogy will be by Ernie Walden. Pallbearers will be nephews and Richard Flanary. Interment will be at the Wise Cemetery in Wise. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 985, Kingsport, TN 37662. Condolences may be made online to the family at cfhwc@earthlink.net W. C. Farris Jr. SALTVILLE – Mr. W.C. "Red" Farris Jr., age 74, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2004, in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was a member of the McCready United Methodist Church. Survivors: his wife, Billie Frye Farris of Saltville; three sisters-in-law, Gracie Frye of Saltville, Frankie and Campbell Smith of Saltville and Margaret Jackson of Saltville; one brother, Harold Farris of Jesup, Ga.; two sisters, Cleo Owens of Glade Spring and Mary Grady of Fayettville, Neb.; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services for Mr. Farris will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, in Elizabeth Cemetery, with Rev. John Roe officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the Farris family. Robert E. Lee Hall BRISTOL, Va. – Robert E. Lee Hall, 73, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 14, 2004. Born in Wyndale, Va., he was a son of the late Harrison Hall and Ida Shaffer Hall. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served with the 101st Airborne Division during the Korean War. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Gaylor; four brothers, Birl Hall, Howard Hall, Pete Hall and Orbin Hall; and two half-brothers, Rev. Henry Burton and Carty Burton. Survivors include his wife, Mamie Marie Mutter Hall of the home; a brother, Ralph Hall of Bristol Tennessee; three daughters, Kristy Epperson of Piney Flats, Nola Bell of Jonesboro, Ga., and Robin Lipscomb of McDonough, Ga.; three sons, Bobby Ray Hall of McDonough, Tracy Hall of Dungannan, Va., and Billy Pasour of Vale, N.C.; two stepchildren, Roy Hall and Deborah Hall, both of Bristol Virginia; 11 grandchildren, Jonathan Hall, Tammy Proffit, Chase and Kayla Epperson, Julie Soriano, Terry Bryan, Chasity Clayton, Lindsey Hall, Jessica Hall, Sammy Pasour and Leslie White; four step-grandchildren, Amy Turner, Josh Elam, Sarah Smallings and Jessica Carmody; and several great- grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o’clock Friday evening, July 16, 2004, at Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Johnny Burton officiating. The committal service and burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by Highlands Fellowship Honor Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be David Rose, Junior Hall, Donna Mooney and Dr. David Guldseth. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions will be sent to the Robert L. Hall Memorial Fund, c/o Louisa Belding, 417 Lee St., Bristol, VA 24201. The family extends a special thanks to Donna Mooney, RN, and the Wellmont Hospice House. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.oakley-blevins.com Mr. Hall and his family are in the care of Oakley-Blevins Funeral Home, 417 Lee St., Bristol, Va. Curtis Hess Sr. NORTON – Curtis Hess Sr., 79, died Monday, July 12, 2004, in Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at the Norton Pentecostal Church, with Rev. Roger Sloce and Rev. Donald Harding Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Hess Cemetery, Dotson Creek area of Wise, Va. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.hagyfawbush.com Lora H. Huffman ST. PAUL – Lora Holley Huffman, 94, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon. She was born in Wise County, Va., daughter of the late Tom and Lakie Blevins Holley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Basil Huffman. She is survived by two daughters, Ruth Puckett of Coeburn and Mary Jeannette Smith and husband Carl of Abingdon; two sons, Earl E. Holley and wife, Ruby of St. Paul and Eddie Flanary and wife, Sandra of Coeburn; one sister, Lizzie Skeens of St. Paul; one grandson, Curtis Puckett; five granddaughters, Lavon Ingle, Betty Jo Brooks, Lynn Martin, Lynn Steele and Susan Powers; three great- grandsons; one great-granddaughter; one great-great-granddaughter; four great- great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Lora Holley Huffman will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with Rev. R. L. Crawford officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be Todd Ingle, Timmy Martin, Dennis Steele, Wayne Crampton, Freddie Holbrook and Ronnie Holley. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the Huffman family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Garnett E. Jackson GLADE SPRING – Mr. Garnett Eugene Jackson, age 63, died at his home in the Friendship community Wednesday, July 14, 2004. He was preceded in death by his wife, LeeNell Jackson; his parents, Charlie and Maggie Goff Jackson; and a brother, James Jackson. Survivors: one son, Clifton Jackson of Marion; three step-daughters, Nita Haga of Marion, Angie Musick of Marion and Cindy Musick of Atkins, Va.; four brothers, Robert, Glen, Jackie and Arlie Jackson of Ridgeway, Va.; three sisters, Catherine Compton and Sharon Helton of Ridgeway and Margaret Watkins of Stoneville, N.C.; seven step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Jackson will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Lighthouse Baptist Church, with Rev. Benny Frye officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgedale Cemetery. Pallbearers are Ron Ford, Stan Crabtree, Don Wilson, Alex Wilson, Bret Stevens and Swanson Puckett. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Lynette and Charlotte and all others for their kindness and assistance during Garnett’s illness. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the Jackson family. Nancy W. Johnson TAZEWELL, Va. – Nancy B. Wimmer Johnson, age 89, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Tazewell Community Hospital following a short illness. Born Jan. 22, 1915, in Tazewell County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Dennis M. Wimmer and Samantha Harris Wimmer. She was a member of the Tazewell Main Street United Methodist Church and belonged to the Auxiliary of American Legion Post 133 of Tazewell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Carrington Johnson; and two brothers, James E. Wimmer and Fred M. Wimmer. Survivors include one daughter, Nancy Carol Sharp and husband, Roy of Hillsville, Va.; one son, Randall Johnson and wife, Mary of North Tazewell, Va.; three grandchildren, Paul Johnson, Jimmy Johnson and Tabatha Johnson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell, with the Rev. Larry Ramey officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Va. Pallbearers will be Gene Harris, Jody Harris, Doug Wimmer, Noel Wimmer, James W. Asbury and Carson Evans. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2004. Jared Michael Joyce SWORDS CREEK, Va. – Funeral services for Jared Michael Joyce will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Terry Eversole officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Mack Smith, Joey Dye, Doug Whited, Ted Whited, Kim Ray and Mason Whited. Honorary pallbearers will be Palmer "Pete" Martin, Jackie Ray, Big Ed Sisk, Curtis Reedy, Mike Ray, Branson Whited and Brett Whited. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Friday. Jared Michael Joyce, age 8, of the Clark’s Valley section, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2004, in Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Garth E. Long WELCH, W.Va. – Rev. Garth Evermont Long, 74, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, W.Va. Mr. Long was a retired pastor of Central Avenue Baptist Church in Welch and a U.S. Navy veteran during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his wife Fredia; his parents, James Wilbert and Jelanie Fox Long; and daughter, Christie C. Long. Survivors include sons, John G. Long, Atlanta and James D. Long, Welch; daughter, Sandra G. Long, Springfield, Mass.; sister, Violet Wiggins; six grandchildren; several nephews; and several nieces. Funeral services for Garth Evermont Long will be held Friday, July 16, 2004, at 1 p.m. at Estes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Leon Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in the Jordan Cemetery in Coeburn. Visitation will be held at Estes Funeral Home Chapel on Friday from 11 a.m. until funeral time. Estes Funeral Home, Inc. (276) 395-2441 Vernon Lowe TAYLORS VALLEY, Va. – The committal service and interment for Vernon Lowe will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2004, at Jackson-Lewis Cemetery in Taylors Valley, Va. Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web page at www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Vernon Lowe, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at his residence. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mr. Lowe. Paul Clifton Loyd ABINGDON – Mr. Paul Clifton Loyd, age 67, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at his home. Paul was a farmer all of his life and was preceded in death by his parents, Taylor and Eliza Mullins Lloyd; brothers, Lebron, Elbert, Mack and Elihue; and sisters, Pearl Hollett, Pansie Baumgardner, Eva Harris and Mae Whitaker. Survivors include a brother, Emmett Lloyd, Abingdon; a sister, Leona Hutton, Bristol Virginia; his children, Paul Clifton, Ann Woods and Don Woods; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, July 17, 2004, at 10 a.m. in the Greenwood Freewill Baptist Church, with Rev. Ernie Powers and Rev. Bob Jones officiating. Interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be friends and nephews. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com The family will receive friends Friday from 7-9 p.m. in the funeral home or any time at the home of Emmett Lloyd. Farris Funeral Service, 427 East Main St., Abingdon, is serving the Loyd family. Eli Ralph O’Quinn CLINCHCO, Va. – Eli Ralph O’Quinn, 77, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at his home. He was born in Dickenson County, Va., son of the late Lee and Roxie Moore O’Quinn. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in World War II. He was preceded in death by one son, Johnny O’Quinn; and two brothers, Frank O’Quinn and Paul O’Quinn. He is survived by his wife, Dema O’Quinn; two daughters, Mary Amburgey of Castlewood and Rita Dye of Bristol Virginia; one son, Michael O’Quinn of the home; two sisters, Kathleen Bradley of Nora, Va., and Corena Hampton of Richlands; two brothers, Watson O’Quinn of Nora and Arlie O’Quinn of North Carolina; five grandchildren, Sherri Bell, Lisa Baker, Mary Ann Amburgey, Ashley Amburgey and Michael Wayne "Little" O’Quinn; four great-grandchildren, Kaylan, Hunter, Austin and Madison; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Eli Ralph O’Quinn will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, with Rev. Robbie Hay officiating. Interment will follow in O’Quinn Family Cemetery, Dickenson County, Va., with graveside military rites by VFW Post 8979 of Clintwood. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood. Online condolences may be sent to the O’Quinn family through our Web site at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Beverly E. Reynolds CEDAR BLUFF – Funeral services for Mr. Beverly Earl Reynolds will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Roger Lester and Rev. Jo Russ officiating. Interment will follow in the Reynolds Cemetery on Kent’s Ridge, Va. Pallbearers will be Glen Hubbard, Steve Dye, Robert Gent, Bill Sargent, Earl Reynolds II, Anthony Reynolds, Bob Sargent and Jimmy Hagy. Honorary pallbearers will be Pat Brown, Bud Griffith, Frank Reynolds, Allen Honaker, Randy Taylor and David Smith. Mr. Beverly Earl Reynolds, age 88, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2004, in a Bristol Tennessee hospital. Marilyn Richardson RICHLANDS – Mrs. Marilyn Webb Richardson, age 49, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2004, in a Richlands hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Flint, Mich., and was the daughter of Ralph Webb of Jewell Ridge, Va., and Bernadene Bailey Webb of Richlands. She had made her home in the Richlands and Jewell Ridge areas most of her life and was a Richlands High School Class of 1973 graduate. She was a member of the Keen Mountain Free Pentecostal Church and a faithful volunteer for the Keen Mountain Free Pentecostal Christian Academy for 20 years. Survivors are: her husband, Kenny Richardson; two daughters, Terra Elaine Richardson of the home and Myra Kena Richardson of the home; one son, Tyler Kent Richardson of the home; three brothers, Rev. Randy Webb of Richlands, Rev. Kenneth Webb of Orangeburg, S.C., and Kevin Webb of Waco, Texas. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Susan Robins and the nursing staff of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Floor of the Clinch Valley Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Marilyn Webb Richardson will be conducted Saturday, July 17, 2004 at 1 p.m. at the Richlands Tabernacle Church in Richlands, with Rev. John Gabbard and Rev. Mike Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be: Nathan Webb, Isaac Webb, Greg Webb, Eric Richardson, Josh Richardson and Kendrick Horn. Honorary pallbearers will be the Senior Girls Sunday School Class of the Keen Mountain Free Pentecostal Church. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday at the Richlands Tabernacle Church. 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 Nora Moore Roberts SALTVILLE – Mrs. Nora Moore Roberts, age 96, passed away in Roanoke on July 14, 2004, at the home of her daughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, James F. Roberts; two sons, James "Rudy" Roberts and Edward Landon Roberts; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Moore; three brothers, Ira, Will and Homer Moore; and two sisters, Gray Billings and Sue Hess. Surviviors left to cherish her memory include: one son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and JoRita Roberts of Saltville; one daughter and son-in-law, Chuck and Christine Arnold of Roanoke; two daughters-in-law, Polly and Elizabeth Roberts of Saltville; three grandsons, Mike and Mark Roberts of Saltville and Tyron Arnold of Atlanta; seven granddaughters, Teresa Gallimore, Judy Harris and Pam Lee of Saltville, Terri Evans and Janie Rickman of Hickory, N.C., Misty Otey of Roanoke and Lynn Rabon of Moorehead, N.C.; 19 great-grandchildren; four great- great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great- nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Roberts will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Henderson Funeral Home, with Rev. Max Nichols and Rev. Dale Strange officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday in Elizabeth Cemetery, with Rev. Claude Oliver officiating. Pallbearers will be Mark Poore, Berkley Buchanan, C.P. Brickey, Sonny Cahill, Jeff Campbell and Rick Boyd. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday evening, just prior to the funeral service. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the Roberts family. Christine Robinson ABINGDON – Christine Miller Robinson, 60, went to be with the Lord in Heaven July 12, 2004. She passed away at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville after a brief illness. Christine was born on Aug. 24, 1943, and grew up in Richlands. She was the daughter of Rosalie Wallace Miller and the late Ralph E. Miller of Richlands. Mrs. Robinson was a graduate of Radford University and a long-time member of Gladeville Presbyterian Church in Wise. She was the loving wife of 40 years of Joseph A. "Sandy" Robinson Jr., formerly of Wise. Also left behind are a son, Barry Robinson and wife Gina; and daughter, Angie Yates and husband Dean. She was the dear grandmother of Heather and Dylan Robinson and Hunter and Harley Yates. "Grammy" cared so much about her precious grandchildren. She was also an avid flower and bird lover. She dearly loved her cat, Jim "Bear", who passed away several years ago on an Easter Sunday. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2004, in the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service, 19415 Lee Highway, (located on the grounds of Forest Hills Memory Gardens), with Rev. Will Gipe and Rev. Robert E. Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the cemetery. Active casket bearers will be Bob Burns, Dr. Jim Fletcher, Ronnie Clark, Jim Manicure, Joe B. McGlothlin, Tom Yates, Fred Dotson and Sam Robinson. Honorary casketbearers will be Dr. Ernest Coburn, Malcolm Vandyke, Dr. Andrew Rhinehart, Dr. Tim McGarry, Dr. Forest Swan, Dr. Dennis Notsinger, Bud Osborne, Fleet Underwood, Jim Nesbit, Joe Lyle, Ron Ely, Joe Roberts, Henry Savedge, Len Smith, Greg Jordan, Robert Boyd and Jim Brown. Those wishing to send memories or messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Gladeville Presbyterian Church in Wise, Cancer Outreach Foundation, 206 Abingdon Place, Abingdon, VA 24211 or Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Bristol. The Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service, 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, is serving the family of Mrs. Christine Miller Robinson. Rodney J. Russell Sr. CHILHOWIE – Rodney Joseph Russell Sr., 59, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at his home. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was the son of Dorothy Roe Russell and the late Joseph Walter Russell Jr. Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Jeanie Rouse Russell; two sons, William D. Russell and wife, Kim Russell, Chilhowie and Joey Russell and his wife, Kelly Russell, Wytheville; one daughter, Heather Russell, Hendersonville, N.C.; one brother, Larry Russell and his wife, Joanie Russell, Chilhowie; four grandchildren, Jaimie Russell, Erica Russell, Andrew Russell and Will Russell; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Chilhowie Christian Church, with Rev. John H. Adams officiating. Interment will follow in Middle Fork Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Chilhowie Christian Church. Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie, is serving the family of Rodney J. Russell Sr. Earl Jack Steffey LEBANON – Earl Jack Steffey, age 72, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, in Maple Grove Health Care Center. Born Aug. 16, 1931, in Wise County, a son of the late George Cowan Steffey and the late Mary Ann Meade Steffey, he had lived most of his life in Russell County. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Faith Tabernacle. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rosy Howard Steffey; second wife, Josephine Webb Steffey; two brothers, Clarence Steffey and Harold Steffey; and two sisters, Goldie Steffey and Beulah Steffey. Survivors include two sisters, Gladis Hurd, Castlewood and Hazel Boardwine, Lebanon; two brothers, Bill Steffey and wife Sally and Roy Steffey, all of Castlewood; also several nieces and nephews. The funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2004, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel, with the Rev. Bill Delp officiating. Burial will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2004, at the funeral home. Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Steffey. Draper L. Woodard SWORDS CREEK, Va. – Funeral services for Mrs. Draper Lillian Woodard will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rowe Free Pentecostal Holiness Church at Rowe, with Rev. Ancil Childress and Rev. Arvil Arwood officiating. Interment will follow in the McGlothlin Cemetery at Rowe. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Eddie Matherly, Eddie Johnson and Wayne Keen. Granddaughters will serve as flowergirls. Mrs. Draper Lillian Woodard, age 73, of the Gardner section, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2004, in a Richlands hospital. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.