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Delmas "Woody" Marshall, Lexington Park, Md.
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. - Delmas Woodroe "Woody" Marshall, 56, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 15, 2005) at his residence.
He was born in Wise County, Va., on June 3, 1949 and was the son of the late Homer Woodrow Marshall and Nora Mae James Marshall.
He was also preceded in death by his sister, Wilma Jean Marshall; brothers, Marvin Paul Marshall, Donald Lee Marshall, and Larry William Marshall.
Surviving are his wife, Karen L. Marshall, Lexington Park, Md.; children, Diana L. McAllister, North Carolina, Christopher D. Marshall, Lexington Park, Md., Marissa D. Clodfelter, Bryans Road, Md., Ray E. Clodfelter, Bryans Road, Md.; son-in-law, Donald McAllister, North Carolina; grandchildren, Chelsey, Cassie, and Catlin McAllister, North Carolina, Austin Clodfelter, Bryans Road, Md., Desirae Marshall, Lexington Park, Md.; sisters, Jeanine Simpson and Alice Frazier, Lexington Park, Md.; brother, Wayne Marshall, Waldorf, Md.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
Calling hours are 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va.
Services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. with Rev. Steve Collins officiating.
Lee Smith Singers will provide the music.
Burial will follow in Marshall-James Family Cemetery, Crackers Neck Community, Nickelsville, Va.
The nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, c/o Wanda Grills, 1217 Radcliffe Avenue, Kingsport, TN 37664.
Polly Gilliam McConnell, 98, Kingsport.
Services for Polly Gilliam McConnell, 98, of Lynn Garden, who went to be with the Lord on Thursday (Nov. 17, 2005) will be conducted in the Oak Hill Funeral Home Chapel at 8 p.m. today with Pastor David Salley and Rev. Herman Quillen officiating.
Entombment services will immediately follow the service in Oak Hill Mausoleum No. 1 in Oak Hill Memorial Park.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mrs. McConnell's great-grandsons.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in honor of Mrs. McConnell to Lawson Memorial Church in care of Herman Quillen, Rural Route 1, P.O. Box 1185, Fort Blackmore, Va., 24250 or to the American Cancer Society at P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga., 30368-2454.
The family would like to thank Dr. David Franzus and nurses in the SNF Unit and the Wilcox Oncology unit at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center for their exceptional care and concern given to "Maw."
The staff of Oak Hill Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Polly Gilliam McConnell.
Colby F. McLemore, 70, Norton, Va.
NORTON, Va. - Colby F. McLemore, 70, died Thursday (Nov. 17, 2005) at Norton Community Hospital.
Born to the late James Monroe and Mary Fugate McLemore, Colby was a retired major in the U.S. Air Force and currently was a partner in Heritage Real Estate in Norton. He was a graduate of Texas A&M University.
Known as a leader with a strong work ethic, he was a person who gave of himself and loved his work, his family and friends.
He is survived by his loving companion, Sidney Whittaker of Norton; three sons, William Russell McLemore, Lexington, Ky., Robert Lee McLemore, Richmond, Va., and Colby F. McLemore, Jr., Knoxville; grandchildren, James Monroe McLemore, Benjamin Wade McLemore, William Paul McLemore, Shasta Cook, Chloe Hamlin, Corrie Cox-O'Hara, Nicolette Cox, Clay Cox, Andrew Cox, and Alex Cox; brothers and sisters, Betty Roberts, Wise, Va., Barbara "Dolly" Stevenson, Lexington, Ky., Ben Dale McLemore, Dallas, Tex., and John Chalkley McLemore, Austin, Tex.
The family will receive friends today from 12 Noon until 1:30 p.m. at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton, Va.
Family and friends will go in procession to Wise cemetery where graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. with Mr. Tim Cox officiating. Norton VFW Post # 4301 will be in charge of military rites.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, Knoxville Office, 900 E. Hill Avenue-Suite 240, Knoxville, TN 37915.
Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home of Norton is in charge of arrangements.
Earl M. Perry, 79, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Services for Earl M. Perry, 79, who passed away Thursday (Nov. 17, 2005) will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, Weber City, Va., with Pastor Ken Pierce officiating.
Music will be provided by Ken and Phyllis Pierce.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. American Legion Post #265 of Gate City and Hammond Post #3 of Kingsport will provide military honors.
The family will be meeting at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Honorary pallbearers will be his Sunday School class at Holston View United Methodist Church.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holston View United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 2284 Weber City, Va., 24290.
M. J. Peters, 68, Weber City, Va.
WEBER CITY, Va. - M.J. Peters, 68, of State Street, formally of Weber City, Va., passed away early Saturday morning (Nov. 19, 2005) at his residence following an illness.
Arrangements and survivors will be announced later by Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va.
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Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home is serving the Peters family.
William H. "Bill" Poole, 63, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - William H. "Bill" Poole, 63, passed away unexpectedly Saturday (Nov. 19, 2005).
Arrangements will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson, downtown Kingsport.
Mark Provence, 42, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Mark Evans Provence, 42, Kingsport, died Tuesday (Nov. 15, 2005) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center due to a sudden illness.
Born in Redlands, Calif., he resided in Moreno Valley, Calif., most of his life before moving to Kingsport in 2001. Mark was employed with Sprint PCS in Bristol, Va., and Advantage Sales and Marketing in Blountville. Mark was a talented musician, avid reader, teacher, astronomer, and enjoyed computers and history. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.
Mark was a member of First Baptist Church.
His parents, Thomas and Ingeborg Provence, preceded him in death.
Surviving are his wife, Leslie Provence of the home; three stepdaughters, Carolyn Cornish and husband Michael, Tigard, Ore., Selah Hurd and husband Nick, Kingsport, and Vanessa Bigness of the home; one son, Steven Provence of the home; two grandchildren, Jeren Cornish and Curtis Hurd; two sisters, Marty Howard, La Canada, Calif., and Janette Ulberg, Los Angeles, Calif.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until noon Tuesday at First Baptist Church or any time at the home.
Services will be held at noon Tuesday at the church with Dr. Marvin Cameron officiating.
Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bob Kalonik, Drew Beck, Joel Hooker, Larry Winegar, Dan Williams, and Tony Wilder.
Memorials may be made to the Steven Provence College Fund, c/o First Kingsport Credit Union, 408 Clay Street, Kingsport, TN 37660.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the family of Mark Provence.
Lawson Reams, 95, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Robert Lawson Reams, 95, died at 5:15 a.m. Friday (Nov. 18, 2005) at Brookhaven Manor.
Born in Durham, N.C., he came to Kingsport in 1916, and then spent seven years in Dante, Va., returning to Kingsport in 1924. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1927 and earned a business degree from Duke University in 1931.
Lawson joined Tennessee Eastman Company in September 1931 and worked there until he retired in 1975.
He married
Ferris Jane Wilbourn in 1933 and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary before she preceded him in death in 2004.
Lawson was an active member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church where he retired from the choir he loved at age 75. He was active in civic affairs and was a past governor of the Appalachian District of Civitan International.
Lawson had a gift for poetry. He has a poem "Leadership" in a tome of the best amateur poems of the millennium. He also has a poem "Twas the Night Before the Election" in the FDR Library.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie and Billy Williams, Bedford, Va.; a son and daughter-in-law, Butch and Judy Reams, Walnut Creek, Calif.; three granddaughters, Liz, Katie, and Leslie; and three great-grandsons, Hunter, Austin, and Ty.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Broad Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Jack Edwards and Rev. Jack P. Weikel officiating.
The family will receive friends at the church following the memorial service.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the family of Lawson Reams.
Myrtle Chapman Reaves, 101, Russellville.
RUSSELLVILLE - Myrtle Chapman Reaves, 101, passed away Friday (Nov. 18, 2005) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Morristown, following an extended illness.
She was a member of Shepard's Chapel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Reaves taught school in her early years then later worked in the office of Dr. H.R. Merrill.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, H.L. Chapman; second husband, Arville Reaves; parents, Charley and Lydia Sutton Mahan; two sisters, Edith Gillespie and Louise Hatfield; two brothers, Hugh Mahan and Henley Mahan; and step-daughter, Betty Ferguson.
Survivors include her daughter, Wanda Chapman Vaughn and husband, Lon of Russellville; two step-daughters, Audene Edwards of Telford, Tenn., and Rosa Lee of Baltimore, Md.; two step-sons, Eugene Reaves and Philip Reaves both of Greeneville; four nieces, Elizabeth Estep of New Tazewell, Tenn., Ann Wallins of North Carolina, Mary Bratton of Castlewood, Va., and Joan Lehrer of Morristown; and one nephew, Morris Gillespie of Auburn, Ala.
Calling hours will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Hubert Bunch officiating.
Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland Cemetery.
The staff of Broome Funeral Home is serving the Reaves Family.
Alfred Glenn Stallard, 88, Coeburn, Va.
COEBURN, Va. - Alfred Glenn Stallard, 88, passed away Friday (Nov. 18, 2005) at the home of his son.
Mr. Stallard was a retired miner and member of the UMWA District 28.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin Van Buren and Sara Catherine Stallard; five brothers, Voda Stallard, Hillis Stallard, Charlie Stallard, Gordon Stallard and Everett Stallard; four sisters, Delsie Hawkins, Della McCoy, Dealie Yates and Patsy Turner; his wife of 64 years, Edith Dotson Stallard; and a son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Betty Stallard.
Surviving are a son, Therman Stallard and his wife, Janice of Coeburn, Va.; five grandchildren, Debbie Steele and her husband, William of Wise, Va., Rickey Stallard and his wife, Pam of Coeburn, Va., David Stallard and his wife, Donna of Mooresburg, Tenn., Mark Stallard of Memphis, Tenn., and Michael Stallard and his wife, Ellen of Florida; four great-grandchildren, Nicole Gross and her husband, Eric, Nathan Stallard and his wife, Bethany, Coleman Stallard all of Coeburn, Va., and Cody Steele of Wise, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends today after 6 p.m. at Sturgill Funeral Home, Coeburn.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Les Ritchie officiating.
Entombment will follow in the Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Va.
Sturgill Funeral Homes, Coeburn, Va., is in charge of arrangements.
Ivan D. Taylor, 71, Gate City, Va.
Services for Ivan Dee Taylor, 71, Gate City, Va., who passed away Thursday, (Nov. 17, 2005), will be conducted in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Weber City, Va., at 2 p.m. today with Rev Allen Karnes, and Rev. Lonnie Wooten officiating.
Music will be provided by Catherine Haynes and Rev. Don Large.
Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Doyle Alley, Manuel Davis, Eddie Taylor, Ron Bellamy, Hagan Hartgrove, Wayne McGee, Kevin Taylor and Dennis Jessee.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Haynes, Lloyd Tate, Darrel Shelton, Edsel Bellamy, men of Prospect United Methodist Church and ruritan members.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Donald Stephen Ayers, 48, Coral Springs, Fla.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Donald Stephen Ayers, 48, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 22, 2005) at the North Broward Medical Center in Pompano Beach, Fla.
He was of the Catholic faith and was a self-employed painter.
Surviving are his wife, Karen Lynn Yates Ayers of Coral Springs, Fla.; two sons, Stephen Ayers and Charles Ayers, both of Coral Springs, Fla.; one daughter, Stephanie Ayers of Coral Springs, Fla.; one grandson, Caleb Larroy; his father, Charles Ayers of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; one brother, Charles Ayers of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and five sisters, Christine Nielsen of North Carolina, Suzanne Enhaus of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Kathleen Celowanchik of North Carolina, Laura Rohrer of Louisiana and Joan Ayers of Jacksonville, Fla.
The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. today at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Father Timothy Drake and Rev. Willie Stallard officiating.
Burial will follow in the Beverly Cemetery.
Sturgill Funeral Homes, Wise, Va., is in charge of arrangements.
