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McKinley D. Winters, 84, Gray.
GRAY - McKinley D. Winters, 84, was called to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday (April 1, 2005) at Lakebridge Healthcare Center after an extended illness.
A former resident of Carter County, he had resided in Washington County since 1952. Mr. Winters was the son of James and Nellie Whittington Winters.
He had been a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Gray since 1957. Mr. Winters had served as both a Sunday School teacher and a deacon.
He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Emma Johnson Winters; three sisters; and four brothers.
Surviving are two sons, Baxter Winters and his wife, Sandra, Wade Winters and his wife, Marcella; and a granddaughter, Julia Winters, all of Gray; a sister, Phyllis Griffith, of Oak Ridge; and several nieces and nephews.
His family will receive friends at Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services, Johnson City, on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Don Foster and Pastor Ronnie Brashear officiating.
Music will be under the direction of the Oak Grove Trio.
The committal service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens with military honors bestowed by the Charles DeWitt Byrd VFW Post #3382 of Kingsport. Everyone is asked to meet at the funeral home by 10 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Gerald Fields, Johnny Fields, Brian Cade, Ray Bowman, Ken Land, and Boots Yarber.
Memorials may be given to Oak Grove Baptist Church, 396 Oak Grove Road, Gray, TN 37615.
Bessie Brewster, 73, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - Bessie Brewster, 73, passed away Thursday(March 31, 2005) following a brief illness.
Mrs. Broyles was a native of of West Virginia, but had spent most of her life in Surgoinsville. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.
She was proceeded in death by her parents, Jessee Moore and Birdie Miller Moore; her husband, George W. Brewster and two daughters.
She is survived by two sons, Richard Brewster, Clarksville and James Brewster, Surgoinsville; one daughter, Julia Ann Scott, Gassaway, W.Va.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 11 to 1 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill.
Services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Hugh Dean Rutledge and Rev. Roger Barr officiating.
Burial will follow in the Armstrong Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be selected from the family and friends.
Rev. Donald Broyles, 73, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - Rev. Donald Eugene Broyles, 73, passed away Thursday (March 31, 2005) following a brief illness.
Rev. Broyles was a native of Washington County but had spent most of his life in Church Hill. He was a Missionary Baptist minister and attended Pleasant Mount Church. He was a retired employee of Holliston Mills.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee and Mae Moore Broyles; two brothers, Jake Broyles and Jimmy Lee Broyles; three sisters, Kate Crawford, Marietta Castle and Eloise Broyles.
He is survived by his wife, Onie Morrison Broyles, Church Hill; one brother, Rev. Paul Broyles, Limestone; one sister, Laura Belle Salyer, Fall Branch; one special great-niece, Jaclyn Hill; special great-nephew, Tyler Hill; several other nieces andnephews.
Calling hours are from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill.
Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Lyle Housewright officiating.
Burial will follow in Church Hill Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Tony Broyles, Jim Hall, Herman Morrison, Austin Morrison, Harry Morrison and Jerry Crawford.
Honorary bearers will be James Crawford and Robert Crawford.
Norma Jean Carroll, 47, Limestone.
LIMESTONE - Norma Jean Whitaker Carroll, 47, passed away Thursday morning (March 31, 2005) at her home.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Fall Branch is in charge of arrangements.
Agnes Carter, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Agnes Carter passed away Thursday (March 31, 2005) at her sons home in Appalachia.
Arrangements are incomplete. Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va., is serving the Carter family.
I. Frank Charles, 91, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Frank Charles, 91, was called home by The Lord to be with friends and loved ones at 9:24 a.m. Monday (March 28, 2005) following a period of declining health.
Frank was born in Warren County, Ill., and moved to Kingsport in 1933. He was an employee of Tennessee Eastman Company retiring from A.Y. Maintenance as a senior mechanic. He was a member of the TEC Camp Club and former member of the C.B. Club.
He attended Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church.
His parents, Fred E. and Effie C. Charles; first wife, Anna Marie Charles; second wife, Florence Ellis Charles; son-in-law, David E. Frye; grandson, James R. Frye; great-grandchildren, Sarah Elizabeth Yakley, Billy Ellis and Brittney Ellis preceded him in death.
Surviving are daughters, Mrs. David E. (Gloria) Frye, Church Hill, Mrs. Harold (Frances) Shoemaker, Mount Carmel, Mrs. Ronald (Lela) Shupe, Waynesville, Mo., Mrs. Harold (Faye) Smith, Church Hill, Mrs. Enas (Brenda) Lord, Kingsport; sons, Wendell G. Charles, Rossford, Ohio, Phillip Ellis, Church Hill, Walter Ellis Jr., Kingsport; 13 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Calling hours are 6 from 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport or anytime at the homes of the daughters, Gloria Frye, 725 Willis Ave., Church Hill or Frances Shoemaker, 703 Redwood St., Mount Carmel.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Steve Gott and Rev. Harold Shoemaker officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Adventa Hospice and Brookhaven Manor.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Shriner Hospital, 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605-4277.
Trula Clisso, 81, Norton, Va.
NORTON, Va. - Trula Gardner Clisso, 81, died Wednesday (March 30, 2005) in Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Norton.
She was a lifelong resident of the Norton area.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Clisso.
She is survived by sons, Mike Clisso of Wise, Va. and Greg Clisso of Norton, Va.; granddaughter, Laura Sowdon and husband Richard; grandson, Brendan Michael Clisso; great-granddaughter, Mya Rhiannon Sowdon; sister, Betty Lou Sturgill, Norton, Va.; brother, F.P. Gardner, Norton, Va.; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home Chapel in Norton.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Robbie Fultz officiating.
Burial will be in Gardner Cemetery.
Robert Guy Conant, 85, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Robert Guy Conant, 85, passed away Thursday (March 23, 2005) in Pensacola.
He was born in Church Hill on March 5, 1925 and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Surviving are two sons, Richard Conant of Destin, Fla., and Robert Conant of Mukilted, Wash.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gertrude and Gladys.
Services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2005.
Inurnment will be at Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens.
Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home, Pensacola, Fla., was in charge of arrangements.
Nathan Todd Ferrell, 35, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Nathan Todd Ferrell, 35, went to be with the Lord on Saturday (March 26, 2005) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Born Jan. 29, 1970, Nathan had lived in Kingsport all of his life, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School where he was an outstanding football player.
Nathan was currently employed by Waste Management of Kingsport where he had 10 years of service.
Nathan was a gentle, caring individual who loved the Lord, life, and motorcycles. He was dearly loved and will be missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, William Trent and Bobbie Trent; paternal grandfather, George Ferrell.
Surviving are his parents, Waymon Ferrell and Mary Ruth Trent Ferrell of Kingsport; two brothers, Michael S. Ferrell and Christopher J. Ferrell, both of Nashville; paternal grandmother, Blanche Ferrell of Johnson City; several uncles, aunts, cousins, and numerous friends.
The family will receive friends on Saturday at Oak Hill Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.
Services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel at 8 p.m. Saturday with Dr. Frank Crawford and Rev. Shane Wilson officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday in Oak Hill Memorial Park. For those wishing to attend the graveside service, you are asked to meet at the cemetery at 12:45 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hunger First, 504 E. Center Street, Kingsport TN 37660.
Phyllis Foulk, 61, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Phyllis G. Foulk, 61, Kingsport, who went to be with her Lord Tuesday (March 29, 2005) will be held at 10 a.m. today at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gregg Harrison, Brent Carico, Mike Blakely, T.J. Blakely, Eric Shanks, and R.J. Haywood.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Vanderbilt Medical Center for their compassionate care.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Arthritis Foundation, 212 S. Peters Road, Suite 105, Knoxville, TN 37923.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge.
Margaret J. Gray, Weber City, Va.
Memorial services for Margaret J. Gray, 85, Weber City, Va., who passed away Thursday, (March 17, 2005), will be conducted at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel at 1:30 p.m. today with Rev. Bob Cloud officiating.
The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service.
In memory of Margaret Gray, memorials may be made to the Brian Center, 105 Clonce St., Weber City, Va. 24290.
Mrs. Eva Hill, 90, New Tazewell, Tenn.
NEW TAZEWELL, Tenn. - Mrs. Eva Cecil Hill, 90, was born Dec. 22, 1914 and passed away Wednesday (March 30, 2005) at the Claiborne County Hospital.
She was a lifelong resident of Claiborne County and a member of the Lone Mountain United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Levi Hill; daughter, Patricia Anne Brooks; parents, John Franklin and Stella Blanche Leabow; brothers, William Owen and Robert Lynn Leabow; granddaughter, Sherry Regina Walker.
Surviving are her daughter and husband, Bobbie Jean and Bill Walker; son-in-law, Rev. Franklin D. Brooks, all of New Tazewell, Tenn.; son, Billy F. Hill of Fairborne, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, James Lynn and Ellen Hill; granddaughters and husbands, Scarlett Dawn and Russell Neely, Mitzi Anne and George Surber, Carolyn Sue and James Buck, Elizabeth Diane Brooks, Bethany Robin and Tim Benchic; grandsons and wives, Tony Bryon and Kathy Walker, James Meak and Kerri Hill, James Bradford and Laura Hill, Barry Emmerson and Jackie Hill, Scott Mitchell and Kollet Hill; great-grandchildren, Jason Walker, Mindy and Billy Ray, Lacey Walker, Clay Surber, Levi and Kelly Buck, Shelby, Morgan and Rachel Hill, Adam and Melany Benchic, Brad and Nicholas Hill, Alexis and Levi Hill; one great-great-grandson, Walker Reed Ray; seven nieces and their husbands; and also a host of other relatives and friends.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Coffey Funeral Home, New Tazewell, Tenn.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Franklin D. Brooks and the Rev. Bill Rimmer officiating..
Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Leabow cemetery at Lone Mountain.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Tony Walker, Jimmy Hill, Barry Hill, Scott Hill, James Meak Hill and Russell Neely.
Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons-in-law, George Surber, James Buck and Tim Benchic.
Alan Hughes, 49, Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE - Alan Hughes, 49, passed away Monday (March 28, 2005) at his residence.
Born in Albuquerque, N.M., Alan had been a resident of Knoxville for the past eight years.
Survivors include his mother, Mary "Marti" Hughes; father, Bobby Hughes of Texas; a brother, David Lee Hughes; aunts, Shelby Carver and Gail Berry and husband Dennis, all of Kingsport; uncles, Clarence S. Inman and wife Jo of Morristown, Sonny Inman and wife Ann of Fort Worth, Tex.; a niece, Christy M. Skerrett and husband Mark and daughter Brooke of Navarre, Fla.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at St. Paul Presbyterian Church cemetery in Morristown (Lowland community). Those who wish to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m. today.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is in charge of arrangements.
