Russell County, Virginia, Obituaries: William L. Dorton

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Bristol Herald Courier
Tuesday, December 24, 2002

William L. Dorton
     CASTLEWOOD -- William L. (Billy) Dorton, 78, of Route 2, died Sunday, 
Dec. 22, 2002, at his home.
     Born July 15, 1928, in Russell County, he was a son of the late Henry G. 
Dorton and Vesta Lee Jessee Dorton. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Air 
Force during the Korean War. He was a member of the Lakeview Union Church.
     In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, 
Russell S. Dorton and Kenneth L. Dorton.
     Survivors include two brothers, H. Harold Dorton, Martinsville, Va., and R. 
Edward Dorton, Kingsport; three nieces, Jo Susan Miller, Nancy Carole Graham and 
Teresa Lynn Carter; three nephews, Henry H. Dorton Jr., Robert E. Dorton Jr. and 
James H. Dorton; also several great-nieces and great-nephews.
     The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, in 
the Combs Funeral Service Chapel in Lebanon with the Rev. Ernest Jessee 
officiating. Burial with military rites conducted by the Lebanon V.F.W. Post 
9864 will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, in the Temple Hill Memorial 
Park in Castlewood. Those attending are requested to meet at the funeral home 
by 10:30 a.m. to go to the cemetery in procession. Friends and family will serve 
as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral 
home.
     Combs Funeral Service is serving the Dorton family.