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Peggy Peters Shumaker, age 75, Bristol Tennessee Russ Strouth, 82, Wise Edward Sturgill, 95, Pound, Va. Loeda Palmer Utsman, 68, Jonesborough, Tenn. Luther Earl Wilkinson Sr., 83, Bluff City Dora May Able CLAYPOOL HILL, Va. – Mrs. Dora May Able, age 81, passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, in a Richlands hospital following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar Bluff. Online condolences may be sent to the family by going to www.singletonfuneralservice.com Singleton Funeral Service is serving the Able Family. Richard E. Ashley ABINGDON – The funeral service for Richard E. Ashley will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the Green Cove Baptist Church with Rev. Charles E. "Jody" Blevins officiating. The body will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. Military graveside service will follow in the Green Cove Baptist Church Cemetery, with military rites accorded by the Highlands Fellowship Veterans Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Robert Scott Baker, Edwin D. Ashley Jr., Jeffrey D. Blevins, Chris Howington, Thomas L. Waters III and Carl McKinney. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Shady Grove United Methodist Church Sunday School Class, Larry Blevins, Derrick R. Ashley, Randall Brooks, Robert Allen Baker and Johnathan N. Strong. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at Garrett Funeral Home, Damascus. Condolences may be sent through our Web site at www.garrettfunerahome.com Richard E. Ashley, age 61, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at the VA Medical Center, in Mountain Home, Tenn., after a brief illness. Garrett Funeral Home, Damascus, is serving the family of Richard E. Ashley. Nela Lane Barker KINGSPORT – Nela Jewel Lane Barker, age 92, a resident of Brookhaven Manor, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Barker was born Jan. 25, 1912, a daughter of the late Everett C. and Mary Elizabeth Leonard Lane, and has made her home in the Bristol area all of her life. She was a homemaker, the widow of Dewey W. Baker and was a member of Willow Branch Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Cecil Barker and wife Jean and Howard Barker and wife Treva; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Sherfey officiating. Burial will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Barkers Cemetery. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net The family will receive friends following the service at Weaver Funeral Home. Daniel Victor Bolling PULASKI – Daniel Victor Bolling, 80, died Thursday night, Dec. 23, 2004, in the VA Medical Center, Salem. Vic, as he was affectionately known, was born in Wise County, Va., on Dec. 24, 1923, and he was the son of the late Charles and Palmira Gardner Bolling. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Roy and Lester Bolling. Vic owned and operated a dental lab in Pulaski for many years and was a member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Pulaski. He was a veteran of the Armed Forces during World War II. Surviving are: wife, Ruth Crawford Bolling, Pulaski; one daughter, Kathy B. Terwilliger, Pulaski; two sisters, Leona Smith, Johnson City, and Victoria McColgan, Big Stone Gap; and two grandchildren, Christopher Terwilliger, Pulaski, and Zachary Terwilliger, Pulaski. Funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from Stevens Funeral Chapel with Rev. Martha Yeomans officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visiting will be Monday from 12:30 p.m. until the service hour. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski. Robert E. Bowers BLOUNTVILLE – Robert E. "Bob" Bowers, age 85, of 697 Big Hollow Road, passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bowers was born on Feb. 10, 1919, in Sullivan County, Tenn., to the late Bob and Susan Hatcher Bowers. He had lived all his life in the Bluff City area, was a farmer, and was a former employee of TVA Building South Holston Dam. Mr. Bowers is survived by: his wife of 56 years, Mary Ann Vance Bowers; children, Gene Bowers and wife Donna, Wanda Oliver and husband Carl, Kathy Smith and husband David, Ricky Bowers and wife Margaret, Betty Rumley, Teresa Bowers and Manuel Bowers and wife Lisa; one sister, Betty Lee Oliver; one brother, Johnny Bowers; seven grandchildren, Natasha Morrell, Michael Smith, Heather Bowers, Danielle Bowers, Bradley Bowers, Nikki Bowers and Joey Bowers; two great- grandchildren, Dillon and Payton Morrell; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at 2 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dwight Shaffer officiating. The family will receive friends following the funeral service. Graveside service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Eastern Heights Cemetery with Brother Eddie Smith officiating. Online condolences may be sent at ww.weaverfuneralhome.net Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Noleta Booher Campbell BLUFF CITY – Noleta M. Booher Campbell, age 82, of 409 Boyd Road, (Hickory Tree Community), went to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at Bristol Nursing Home. Mrs. Campbell was born June 6, 1922, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ida Ketron Booher, and had made her home in the Bristol area all of her life. She was the widow of George Campbell, attended Shakesville Church of Christ, was a homemaker and former employee of Bristol Door. Survivors include three brothers, Armond Booher and wife Miralda, Lestol Booher and wife LaWanda, and W.C. Booher and wife Callie; special nephew, Jerry Booher; special niece, Jane Cox; several other nieces and nephews; special cousin, Viola Blevins; and several other cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside in O’Dum Cemetery Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at 11 a.m. with Minister Roger Phelps officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shakesville Church of Christ, 2662 King Mill Pike, Bristol, VA. 24201. E-mail condolences may be sent at www.weaverfuneralhome.net The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Weaver Funeral Home. Raymond McLemore Colgrove Jr. EUTAW, Ala. – Funeral services for Rev. Raymond McLemore Colgrove Jr., age 54, of 706 Boligee St., were held Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. at Boligee Presbyterian Church with Rev. Daniel Coleman and Rev. Kenneth Hill officiating and Kidd-Robbins Funeral Directors of Demopolis directing. Rev. Colgrove died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at his home. The family received friends at Boligee Presbyterian Church one hour prior to the service time. Burial will follow at Draper’s Valley Presbyterian Cemetery in Draper, Va., with graveside services at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, with Revs. Tom Sullivan, Larry Ball and Dan Foreman officiating. Stevens Funeral Home of Pulaski, Va., in charge. Survivors include his loving wife of 16 years, Frances Wood Colgrove of Eutaw; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McLemore Colgrove Sr., of Boligee; two sisters, Judi Colgrove King and her husband Chris, of Aliceville, and Melanie Colgrove Guy of Plantation City, Fla.; three brothers, Edmund Colgrove Sr., Joel Colgrove Sr. and his wife Jayne, and Reid Colgrove and his wife Cindy, all of Boligee; and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Joel M. Colgrove Jr., Kurtis M. Colgrove, Edmund H. Colgrove, Clark King, Josh King, Foster Bell, Grant Hunt, Lawrence Lavender, Weston Colgrove and Reid Colgrove Jr. Rev. Colgrove was a native of York and a resident of Eutaw for three years, graduate of Warrior Academy, Boligee, Graham Bible College, Bristol Tennessee, and the Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Greenville, S.C. Rev. Colgrove was the presiding minister at Boligee Presbyterian Church, where he served the past three years and prior to moving to Eutaw. He had served in several churches in East Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Boligee Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 22, Boligee, AL 35443. Johnny E. Cox BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Johnny E. Cox will be held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Don Fritz officiating. Interment will follow at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Pallbearers will be friends of the family. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Johnny E. Cox, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. John K. Crawford Jr. TAZEWELL, Va. – John K. Crawford Jr., age 65, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell. Cora L. Cregger GLADE SPRING – Cora Lee Cregger, 62, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, in Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion. She is survived by two sons, Ricky Mutter, Rural Retreat, Va., and Mickey Mutter, Glade Spring; one sister, Mary Mutter; one brother, Don Cregger; four grandchildren, Freeman Lee Mutter Jr., Martha Mutter, Cody Dean Mutter and James Robert Mutter; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Williams Funeral Home Chapel, Chilhowie, with Rev. Charles Turley officiating. Interment will be in the Sunset Cemetery, Ceres. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Williams Funeral Home prior to the funeral service. Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie, is serving the family of Cora Lee Cregger. Carolyn Lou Davis HAYSI – Carolyn Lou Davis, age 72, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Dickenson Community Hospital in Clintwood, Va. Born in Dickenson County, she was a daughter of the late Ezra and Fern Owens Ratliff. She was a retired school teacher from the Dickenson County School System and a member of Sandlick Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Kyle. Survivors include her husband, Stacy Davis; a son, Bill (Tammy) Davis of Haysi; a daughter, Carolyn (Dean) DeFraties of Swansboro, N.C.; four grandchildren, Jessica, Sarah, Kyle and Tyler; two brothers, Frank (Judy) Ratliff and Jack (Bonnie) Ratliff, all of Haysi; and a sister, Lois (Irvin) Wright of Warren, Mich. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at Haysi Funeral Home with Rev. Dion Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in the Davis Cemetery, Route 1, Haysi. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Sunday, Dec. 26, at the funeral home after 5 p.m., where an evening service will be held at 6 p.m. Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Martha Victoria Denton Martha Victoria Denton, formerly of Bristol Virginia, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, in St. Joseph Hospital East, in Lexington, Ky. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Condolences may be sent to the family of Mrs. Denton by visiting our Web site at www.akardfuneralhome.com Akard Funeral Home, 1912 West State St., Bristol, TN 37620 (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Denton. Nicholas Joe DiRienzo Sr. JEWELL RIDGE, Va. – Funeral services for Mr. Nicholas Joe DiRienzo will be conducted Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at 11 a.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Father Tom Collins officiating. Interment will follow in the Kassay Family Cemetery on Bearwallow, near Jewell Ridge. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The 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. Sunday. Mr. Nicholas Joe DiRienzo Sr. of the Bearwallow section, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, in a Reidsville, N.C., hospital 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 Cora Johnson Doan BRISTOL, Tenn. – Cora Mae Johnson Doan, 89, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Washington County, Tenn., a daughter of the late Dave and Elsie Johnson, and lived in Erwin before moving to Bristol in 1939. She was a member of Anderson Street United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School, served Meals on Wheels and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She was retired from the Bristol Tennessee School System Food Service. She was preceded in death by her husband, William W. "Woody" Doan, a sister, Pauline Collins, and her brothers, Jim, Henry, Albert, Andrew and Charlie Johnson. Survivors include a daughter, Louise Doan Harlan and her husband Ralph of Bristol; a son, William W. Doan Jr. and his wife Patricia of Knoxville, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Karen Harlan and Julie Harlan and her husband Doug Ezzell; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Julia Elizabeth Johnson of Bristol; sister- in-law, Shirley Johnson of California; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:45 Sunday evening, Dec. 26, 2004, at Anderson Street United Methodist Church. The funeral service will follow at 8 o’clock with Rev. Richie Hayes and Rev. William Slagle officiating. The committal service will be held at 11 o’clock Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2004, in Glenwood Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com Mrs. Doan and her family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn. Elizabeth Kate Flanary NICKELSVILLE, Va. – The family of Elizabeth Kate Flanary will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at Gate City Funeral Home. Services will be at 7 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel with Rev. Steve Collins and Rev. Joe Barber officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Sam Farmer, Steven Farmer, Brian Flanary, Darrell Meade, Chuck Flanary Jr. and Rodney Urbani. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack McCarty, Tony Jarman, Butch Hutchinson and Billy Jack Cox. The family will meet at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery. Family request in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Nickelsville United Methodist Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 70, Nickelsville, VA 24271; and Dungannon United Methodist Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 374, Dungannon, VA 24250. Online condolences may be made to gcfh@earthlink.net Elizabeth Kate Flanary, 93, went to rest with her Lord, Thursday morning Dec. 23, 2004. Lucille C. Greer MARION – Lucille C. Greer, age 86, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in the Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion. She was born Feb. 29, 1918, in Ashe County, N.C., to the late Wilson and Ollie Farmer Davis, and was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce L. Greer. Survivors include: her children, Betty Louise Testerman, Chilhowie, Lois Virginia Richardson and husband Dale, Marion, Brad "Tars" Greer and wife Sadie, Chilhowie, Billy E. Greer and wife Brenda, Marion, and Blaine T. Greer and wife Sandra, Marion; one brother, Tam F. Davis, White Top, Va.; 24 grandchildren; 35 great- grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, from the Bradley’s Funeral Home Chapel in Marion with Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com Bradley’s Funeral Home, Marion, is serving the Greer Family. Eppie Hamilton NORTON – The family of Eppie Mae Hamilton will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Cliff Bowman officiating. Burial will follow in the Laurel Grove Cemetery. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.hagyfawbush.com Eppie Mae Hamilton, 97, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, in Heritage Hall Health Care, Big Stone Gap, Va. Dewey V. Helton LEBANON –Burial for Dewey V. Helton will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, in the Forest Hills Memory Gardens in Abingdon. Those attending are requested to meet at the funeral home by 1:15 p.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Helton, Gene Helton, Harless Puckett, Mike Tignor, Ralph Kiser, Brandon Monk, Maynard Helton and Tony Helton. Honorary pallbearers will be Dave Henry Fields, Lloyd McFarland, Swanson Candler, Buck Helton, Dave Helton, Charlie Helton, James Cumbow, Fred Robinson, Gene Mims, Harry Tignor and Daniel Roark. Dewey V. Helton, 73, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at his home. Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Helton. Clyde Herron NORTON – The family of Clyde Douglas Herron will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Freddie Powers officiating. Burial will follow in the Laurel Grove Cemetery. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.hagyfawbush.com Clyde Douglas Herron, 69, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, in St. Mary’s Hospital after a hard- fought battle with cancer. Linda Eaton Hicks SWEETWATER, Tenn. – Linda Eaton Hicks, age 58, formerly of Bristol Tennessee, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Coose and Nannie Hawkins Eaton. She was a native of Bristol and had been a resident of Sweetwater for the past 19 years. She was of the Baptist faith and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include her husband, Robert D. Hicks; three daughters, Tammy Pearman and husband Charles of Bristol Tennessee, Penny Wright and husband David of Gray, Tenn., and Shonna Jackson and husband Kerry of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; six sisters, Mary Wholford of Arizona, Kate Henley of Roanoke, Marie Shankle of Bristol Virginia, Bernice Cressell of Blountville, Barbara O’Conner of Omaha, Neb., and Joyce Ann Crady of New Albany, Ind.; four brothers, Henry Eaton and Dennis Eaton, both of Blountville, Billy Eaton of Kingsport and Jack Eaton of Piney Flats; six grandchildren, Levi Pearman, Joshua Pearman, Malachi Wright, Sierra Wright, Kree Jackson and Jada Jackson; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Winfred Wright and Rev. Rick Byerly officiating. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and sons-in-law. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday, prior to the service at Akard Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting our Web site at www.akardfuneralhome.com Akard Funeral Home, 1912 West State St., Bristol, TN 37620, (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Hicks. Patricia L. Howell CHILHOWIE – A funeral service for Patricia Lambert Howell will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service (located on the grounds of Forest Hills Memory Gardens), 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, with Pastor Armand Jalbert officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery. Casket bearers will be James Surber, Ronnie Trivett, Alan Holbrook, Bobby Emmert, Nathan Lambert, Charles Hudson, Todd Lambert and Dennis Welch. Honorary casket bearer will be Richard Welch. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service or any time at the home of her daughter, Debbie Rosenbalm of Bluff City. Those wishing to send memories or messages of sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com Mrs. Patricia Lambert Howell, age 70, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol Tennessee. The Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service, 19415 Lee Highway, Abingdon, is serving the family of Patricia Lambert Howell. Shirley Harris Johnson BELTON, S.C. – Shirley Mae Harris Johnson, age 62, formerly of Council, Va., passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a former employee of Wal-Mart as an administrative manager in Anderson, S.C., and attended Crosshills Church of God . She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Johnson, in 1994, her father, Barnie Harris, two sisters, and one brother. Survivors include one son, Johnny Johnson and his wife Penny of Jacksonville, Fla.; three daughters, Lola Peaks and her husband David, Virginia Rivera, and Brenda Covera, all of Belton; her mother, Sadie Harris of Honaker; four sisters, Anna Harris and Cathleen Stone, both of Honaker, Eula Hess of Rosedale, Va., and Patty Blankenship of Rowe, Va.; two brothers, Gene Harris of Prosperity, S.C., and Lawrence Harris of Hansonville, Va.; six grandchildren; two step- grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cox Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Roger Blume officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories at Belton. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the Cox Funeral Home on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, from 6 to 9 p.m. Obituary information courtesy of Honaker Funeral Home, Honaker, Va. Glen William McClain Sr. BRISTOL, Tenn. – Funeral services for Glen William McClain Sr. will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ed Crook officiating. The entombment will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the Mountain View Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Highlands Fellowship Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Glen McClain III, Matthew S. Leek and Jason B. Leek, and special friends, Barry Brown, Otis Laughlin and Buddy Dickson. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2 to 4 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Glen William McClain Sr., age 86, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at his residence. Basil Musick CLEVELAND, Va. – The funeral services for Basil Musick will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Cecil Musick and the Rev. Roy Lee Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in the Musick family cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Stevens, Grady McCraw, Danny Carmichael, Ronnie Ball, James Bandy and Freddie Cool. Honorary pallbearers will be Edgar Stevens, Carlos Crabtree, Claude Duncan, Clifford Musick, Ned Stevens, Charlie Musick, Rex Ireson and L.D. Hubbard. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial may be made to the Crabtree Chapel Baptist, c/o Rev. Cecil Musick, Route 2, Cleveland, VA 24225. Basil Musick age 82, passed away Dec. 23, 2004, in the Russell County Medical Center. Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon is serving the family of Mr. Musick. Anna C. Newman Funeral services for Anna C. Wright Newman will be held on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at 7 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Burton officiating. Committal services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Weaver Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Gary Fuller, Joshua Stewart, Mike Evans, Tony Caywood, Donnie Cipolla and Mark Fields. Honorary pallbearers include: Elmer Ollis, Reed Booher, Dean Booher, Jack Woods and Jim Broce. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 5-6:45 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net Anna C. Wright Newman, age 85, of 230 Vance Tank Road Lot 51, Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at her home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Linah Jones Parrish Odell SALTVILLE – Mrs. Linah Jones Parrish Odell, age 92, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, in the Valley Health Care Center. Mrs. Odell was preceded in death by her first husband, John Parrish, and second husband, Kenneth Odell. Survivors: five sons, Walter Eugene Hicks, Columbia, Tenn., James W. Parrish, Kokomo, Ind., Frederick J. Parrish, Elgin, Ill., Douglas C. Parrish, San Bernardino, Calif., and Delbert D. Parrish, Greentown, Ind.; three daughters, Olla Mae Sheppard, Saltville, Betty Sue Young, Indianapolis, and Janie E. Herther, Woodbridge, Va.; one brother, John L. Jones, Big Stone Gap, Va.; 18 grandchildren; 32 great- grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Linah Odell will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home with the Rev. Benny Frye officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 till 8 p.m. Monday evening, prior to the service. Committal services will be conducted in the Riverview Cemetery in East Stone Gap, Va., on Tuesday at 12 noon, with the sons acting as pallbearers. Everyone is asked to meet at the cemetery. The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home is serving the Odell family. Bessie Ramsey GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Mrs. Bessie Ramsey, age 86, 105 Naples Lane, went to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, in the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a Haysi native and a daughter of the late John and Florence Cochran Newberry. Mrs. Ramsey was a homemaker and a member of Unaka Avenue Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by eight siblings. Mrs. Ramsey is survived by her husband, Mack Ramsey, Greeneville; one son, Roger and wife Mariann Ramsey, Greeneville; one daughter, Kay and husband Orlanda Ledford, Piney Flats; one sister, Rose Bennett, Troy, Mich.; four grandchildren, Johnny Ramsey, Tempe, Ariz., Robert Ramsey, Phoenix, Ariz., Scott and wife Tracie Ledford, Piney Flats and Jeff Ledford, Piney Flats; and many nieces and nephews. The funeral service for Mrs. Bessie Ramsey will be conducted Monday night at 8 p.m. in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with Rev. Donnie Humphrey officiating. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in the East Parlor of the funeral home. The graveside committal service will be held on Tuesday in the National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Road, Suite 102, Johnson City, TN 37601; or to the East Tennessee Office for the Arthritis Foundation, 212 S. Peters Road, Suite 105, Knoxville, TN 37923. Condolences may be sent to the family online via www.appalachianfuneralhome.com Appalachian Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 800 E. Watauga Ave, Johnson City, TN (423-928-6111) Thomas A. Rose CLINTWOOD, Va. – Thomas A. (Tommy) Rose, 55, died at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004. Born in Dickenson County, Va., he was the son of Thomas Stanford and Edith Mullins Rose. He was a retired coal miner, and a Vietnam veteran. Tommy was an avid sports fan who loved the outdoors and loved spending time with family and friends. His mother, and stepson, Michael D. Eskridge, preceded him in death. Surviving is his wife, Katherine Smith Rose; and father, Thomas Stanford Rose. Other survivors include stepsisters, Connie Clark, Suzette Robinson and her husband Steve, and their daughter, Hanna; one stepbrother, Larry Delaney, his wife Mona, and their daughters, Anna and Marnie; two stepdaughters, Vicki Kay and Shawna Keith; four step-grandchildren; five aunts, Effie Ringstaff, Lola Hilton, Mary Pablo, Vivian Mullins and Dolly Rose; two uncles, William R. Rose and Rex Standifur. Funeral services for Tommy Rose will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Clintwood Funeral home with Elders Willie Cantrell and Trinkle Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in the Nerman Rose Cemetery, Route 1, Clintwood. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Sunday at the Clintwood Funeral Home, with a song service to follow at 7 p.m. VFW Post 9600 of Pound will conduct military graveside services. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Clintwood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Peggy Peters Shumaker BRISTOL, Tenn. – Peggy Peters Shumaker, age 75, went to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting our Web site at www.akardfuneralhome.com Akard Funeral Home, 1912 W. State St., Bristol, TN 37620, (423) 989-4800, is serving the family of Mrs. Shumaker. Russ Strouth WISE – Russ Strouth, 82, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Norton. He was a retired coal miner from Clinchfield Coal Co., a member of the UMWA Local 1098 District 28, a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army, and was of the Freewill Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, Opal Yates Strouth; one sister, Rachel Carico of Norton; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Russ Strouth will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise with the Rev. Fletcher Strouth officiating. Burial and graveside committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, in the Wise Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. till time of services at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise. Sturgill Funeral Homes in Wise is in charge of arrangements. Edward Sturgill POUND, Va. – Edward Sturgill, 95, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at the Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Va. He was a retired coal miner and a mechanic repairman for Old Ben Coal Co., a member of the UMWA Local 8017, was a veteran of World War II serving in the Battle of the Bulge and was a member of the Indian Creek Freewill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Emerson D. Sturgill. Surviving are his wife, Anna Jacqueline Carter Sturgill; one son, Charles E. Sturgill and wife Peggy of Chrisman, Ill.; three grandchildren, Sandra Ellen Weston of Nashville, Tenn., Kathy Groves of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Warren Douglas Sturgill of Mauldin, S.C.; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Edward Sturgill will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise with Rev. Eddie Sturgill and Rev. Charles E. Sturgill officiating. Burial and graveside committal services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Big Stone Gap, with military graveside rites being conducted by the Norton VFW Post 4301. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. till time of services at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise. Memorial contributions may be made to the Victory Boys Home, P.O. Box 1122, Norton, VA 24273. Sturgill Funeral Homes in Wise is in charge of arrangements. Loeda Palmer Utsman JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – Mrs. Loeda Palmer Utsman, 68, 18 Sand Valley Road, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. She was a native of Washington County and was the daughter of Marie Palmer and the late Howard Palmer. Mrs. Utsman was a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. She was a member of the Leesburg Presbyterian Church. Survivors, other than her mother: husband, Layman Utsman; sons, Rodney Collins, Limestone, and Sammy Collins Jr., Atlanta; two daughters, Carrie Gunning and Cathy Utsman, both of Jonesborough; two sisters, Eva Daniels, Johnson City, and Opal Leonard of Gray; grandchildren, Katie Britton, A.J. Gunning, Heath Gunning, Christopher Gunning and Cody Russell, all of Jonesborough, Kaci Collins and Tabitha Russell, both of Limestone; and two great- grandsons, Mason Britton, Jonesborough, and Cameron Whitaker, Limestone. Memorial services for Loeda Palmer Utsman will be conducted Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at 11 a.m. from the Boones Creek Christian Church with Minister David Clark and the Rev. Lenny Smith officiating. Interment services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, from the National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn., at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Monday at the church. Dillow-Taylor (423) 753-0514 Charles W. Walters BRISTOL, Va. – The family of Charles W. Walters will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at the Oak Hill Funeral Home in Kingsport. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in the Oak Hill Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Joe W. Byrd officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow immediately on Monday in the Oak Hill Memorial Park, with military honors being performed by the American Legion Hammond Post 3 and Gate City Post 265. Pallbearers will be Christopher Sennet, Scott Sennet, Robert Blevins, Paul Hill, Brandon Jones and Colby Addison. Charles W. Walters, age 73, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wellmont Hospice House. The staff of Oak Hill Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Walters. Josephine M. Watson BRISTOL, Tenn. – Josephine M. Watson, age 71, of 42 23rd St., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at her residence with her family. She was born Jan. 15, 1933, a daughter of Joseph and Nellie Mae Bolling, and a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. She was a dedicated wife, loving mother and maw-maw and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a son, Joel Watson, and a brother, Tommy Booher. Survivors include: husband, Jack D. Watson, Bristol Tennessee; daughter, Renee Watson and fiancé, David Cawood, Bristol Tennessee; two sons, Joey and wife, Kim Watson, Bristol Tennessee, and Jason Watson, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; brother, Ronald Booher and wife, Phyllis, Spotsylvania, Va.; grandchildren, Tonya Braswell, Bristol Tennessee, Todd Anderson, Pensacola, Fla., Ian Watson, Bristol Tennessee, and Derrick Barnes and Amber Watson, both of Blountville; great- granddaughter, Keelan Braswell; aunts, Lucy Moore of Bristol Tennessee and Lula Osborne of Biloxi, Miss.; sister-in-law, Faye Wright of Bristol Virginia; sister and brother-in-law, Peggie and James Stapleton of Sparta, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sam Haynes officiating. Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.. in honor of Mrs. Watson. Special thanks to Dr. Jim Schrenker. Online condolences may be registered at www.weaverfuneralhome.net At Mrs. Watson’s request, her body has been cremated. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Monday at the Weaver Funeral Home. Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Luther Earl Wilkinson Sr. BLUFF CITY – Luther Earl Wilkinson Sr., 83, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 24, 2004, at his home. He was born on May 6, 1921, in Pentacre, W.Va., a son of the late Robert Lee and America Elizabeth Jarrett Wilkinson. He was also preceded in death by one sister and seven brothers. He served in U.S. Marine Corps for four years and was a member of the Church of God in Cedar Grove, W.Va. He was retired from the Sullivan County School System in 1974, having taught 22 years at Bluff City High School, Mary Hughes High School and Sullivan East High School. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Thelma Ethel Walls Wilkinson, whom he married on Dec. 24, 1947, in Bristol; five children, Luther Earl Wilkinson Jr. and his wife Linda of Glasgow, W.Va., Brenda Hutchings and her husband Geoff of Elizabethton, David Wilkinson and his wife Pansy of Piney Flats, Joe Wilkinson and his wife Debbie of Bluff City and Gary Wilkinson and his wife Debbie of Bristol Tennessee; nine grandchildren, Luther Earl Wilkinson III of Toledo, Ohio, Chris Wilkinson of Farmersburg, Ind., Gennie Edwards of Wichita, Kan., Gretchen Norton of Seymour, Tenn., Ginger Lewis of Elizabethton, Jessica and Melissa Wilkinson of Bluff City and Meisha and Greta Wilkinson of Bristol Tennessee; 11 great- grandchildren, Ashley, Hailey and Sydney Wilkinson, Eli Wilkinson, Wil and Gwenyth Edwards, Hannah, Ellie and Carter Norton, and Hunter and Aaron Lewis; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are incomplete. Rev. Estel Williams and Bryan Edwards will officiate at the funeral service. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.oakley-cook.com Mr. Wilkinson and his family are in the care of Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tenn.; telephone 423-764-7123.