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Bobby Lynn Taylor, 65, Simpsonville, S.C.
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. - Bobby "Mouse" Taylor, 65, a resident of 213 Highway 14, Simpsonville, S.C., passed away Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2005) at Greenville Memorial Hospital with lung cancer.
Bobby was born Oct. 14, 1940 in Yuma, Va., to the late John Logan Taylor and Eliza Elizabeth Click Taylor. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from Howard's Body Shop in Simpsonville. He was of the Methodist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Taylor; and two sisters, Evelyn Brickey and Ruth Fleenor.
He is survived by brothers, Ralph Taylor, Tommy Taylor, Don Taylor and Eddie Taylor of Kingsport, and James Taylor of Yuma, Va.; sisters, Frances Jenkins and Phyllis Palmer of Kingsport; step-son, Jonathan Morse; special friend, Nancy Butler of Simpsonville, S.C.; his faithful canine companion, "Smokey"; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Prospect United Methodist Church, Yuma, Va.
A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. with the Rev. Joe Byrd officiating.
Bobby requested that his body be cremated.
For those who wish, memorial contributions may be sent to Prospect United Methodist Church or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, c/o Don Taylor, Chairman of Donor Relations, P.O. Box 2464, Kingsport, Tenn., 37662.
Fletcher Funeral Home in Fountain Inn, S.C., is serving the Taylor family.
Rev. Clyde F. Tipton, 76, Kingsport.
Services for Rev. Clyde F. Tipton, 76, Kingsport, who went to sleep in the arms of Jesus with all his family by his side on Monday (Nov. 28, 2005), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Johnny Bowlin, Elder Fred Gilreath, Elder Henry Wheeler and Billy Jack Johnson officiating.
Rev. Tipton will lie in state one hour prior to the funeral service. Music by True Faith Quartet.
Interment will be at Walnut Chapel Church cemetery in Gate City, Va., following the funeral service. Military graveside services will be conducted by American Legion Hammond Post 3/265 of Gate City with Joe W. Byrd, Chaplain.
Tyler Tipton, Austin Rader, Andy and Luke Bledsoe, David Gillenwater, Richard Sanders, Delmer McPherson, Ronnie Johnson and Trevor Johnson will serve as pallbearers.
Allen Hensley, Paul Johnson, Sydney Grizzle, Paul Jones, Nelson Williams, Jack Edwards and Carol Browder will serve as honorary pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Paul Jones, 525 Wadlow Gap Rd., Gate City, Va. 24251.
A special thanks to the hospice nurses.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge of arrangements.
Aileen Delano Tolly, 72, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Aileen Delano "Lana" Tolly, 72, of Kingsport, went to be with her Lord and Savior early Tuesday morning (Nov. 29, 2005).
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Oak Hill Funeral Home.
The staff of Oak Hill Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Tolly.
Burma Fields Wright, 80, Kingsport.
Services for Burma Fields Wright, 80, of Kingsport, who went to be with the Lord Sunday (Nov. 27, 2005), will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at Herman Methodist Church, located at West Carters Valley, with Rev. Gerald Bishop officiating.
Interment will follow in the Herman Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends anytime at the residence of June Arnold, and from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the church.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home in Rogersville is in charge of arrangements.
Charles E. Clark Sr., 81, Blountville.
Graveside service for Charles E. Clark Sr., 81, of Blountville, who died Saturday (Nov. 26, 2005), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at the Glenwood cemetery in Bristol. Those wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Earles, Charles E. "Chad" Clark III, Todd Clark, Chuck Ryan, Phil Hall, Eddie Rotenberry, Bobby Rotenberry and Ralph Smith.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge of arrangements.
Howard F. "Tucker" Click, 88, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Howard F. "Tucker" Click, 88, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening (Nov. 27, 2005) after a brief illness.
He was born in Hawkins County and had been a resident of the Kingsport area for 65 years. He was a member of Friendship Chapel Church.
He retired from Eastman Kodak on Jan. 31, 1979 after 36 years of service. Mr. Click served as deacon and Sunday School teacher for many years. He was also a devoted farmer his entire life, and was very devoted to his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Belle Winegar Click; four sisters and two brothers.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Mary Click of the home; two daughters, Ruth Taylor and husband Cecil of Church Hill, Kathy Kelly and husband Jeff of Mount Carmel; one son, James L. Click and wife Barbara of Church Hill; four grandchildren, Danny Taylor, Amanda Fields, Aaron Click, Ashley Kelly; two step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Marvin Mike Click of Church Hill; several nieces, nephews, and a multitude of friends.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Joe Hill and Pastor Jess Hurd officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va., on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Those who wish to attend the graveside services are asked to meet at the cemetery by 10:50 a.m.
For those who desire, in lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in honor of Mr. Click to the Friendship Chapel Church, P.O. Box 868, Kingsport, TN 37660.
The staff of Oak Hill Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Howard F. "Tucker" Click.
Arlene Collier, 69, Pound, Va.
POUND, Va. - Mrs. Arlene Collier, 69, entered into eternal rest Sunday (Nov. 27, 2005) from the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Big Stone Gap, Va., with her family by her side.
Mrs. Collier was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo Anderson and Wilma Wolfe Anderson; and a sister, Marlis Riner.
Survivors include her husband, Arlie Collier Sr., of Pound; daughter, Audrey Slemp of Pound; sons, Arlie Collier Jr., and Audie Collier, both of Pound; sisters, Carole Marshall of Minot, N.D., Leona Jantz of Sheridan, Wyo., Denise Walker of Lebanon, Ore., and Donna Smedley of Willows, Alaska; brother, Dennis Anderson of Cress Well, Ore.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a host of friends and loved ones to mourn her passing.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Baker Funeral Home in Pound, Va.
Services will be held at 7 p.m. today in the Sadie Baker Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Roger Freeman and Luther Belcher Jr. officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pound, Va. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Mary Harmon Cress, 76, Pennington Gap, Va.
PENNINGTON GAP, Va. - Mary Harmon Cress, 76, joined her husband in Heaven Friday (Nov 25, 2005).
She was born on May 14, 1929. She was a devoted Christian and an inspiration to her family and friends. She was a member of Belcher's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of Lee County.
After raising her children she attended nursing school, graduating in 1977, and retired from Lee County Community Hospital in 1992.
She was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband, William H. Cress; her father, Dana Livesay; brothers, Harold and Eugene Livesay.
Survivors are her mother, Kate E. Livesay of Jonesville, Va.; three sons, Dr. Larry Cress of Silver Spring, Md., Michael Cress and Sandy Edens of Fall Branch, and Gary Cress of Jonesville, Va.; two grandsons, Todd Cress of Kingsport and Shawn Cress of San Diego, Calif.; one great-granddaughter, Chloe Belle Cress of San Diego, Calif.; two brothers, Drexel Livesay and wife Alice of Wise, Va., and Billy Wayne Livesay and wife Meritta of Jonesville, Va.; one sister, Helen Livesay of Jonesville, Va.; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Sturgill Funeral Home in Pennington Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Belcher's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Left Poor Valley with Rev. Paul Davis Jr. and Rev. Stan Lewis Sr. officiating.
Mrs. Cress will be taken to the church one hour before services.
Burial will follow in Lee Memorial Gardens, Woodway, Va.
Georgia Lee Edens, 81, Clinchport, Va.
CLINCHPORT, Va. - Georgia Lee (Kinkead) Edens, 81, an 18 month resident of the Erwin Healthcare Center, Erwin, Tenn., formerly of Rt. 2, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday afternoon (Nov. 27, 2005) at the Johnson City Medical Center after an illness.
Born July 20, 1924 in Trammel, Va., she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Nan Salling Kinkead. She was a member of the Flat Rock Community Church and was a homemaker and loving mother. Among her hobbies, she enjoyed crocheting, quilting and gardening. Her family stated she had a great joy washing dishes.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hiram Patton Edens Jr.; sister, Irene Edwards; and mother-in-law, Ida Lou Edens.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Bennett and husband, Tom of Auburn, Ala., and Sandra McDavid of Church Hill; sons, Gary Patton Edens and wife, Hope of Seneca, S.C., and Raymond Edens Sr., and Renee Head of Clinchport, Va.; grandchildren, Kathy Bennett of Atlanta, Ga., Valerie Bennett of Atlanta, Ga., Deborah Johns of Birmingham, Ala., Charles Raymond Edens Jr., and wife, Teresa of Sevierville, and Jennifer McDavid of Knoxville; great-grandchildren, Amber Johns, Rachel Edens, and Asa Scott Bell; sisters, Charlotte Salling and husband, Teamer, and Linda Kaye Kern and husband, Clyde, all of Ft. Blackmore, Va.; brothers, Jim Kinkead and wife, Rosemary, and Bill Kinkead and wife, Viola, all of Ft. Blackmore; special sister-in-law and caregiver, Elizabeth Anne Edens of Clinchport, Va.; sister-in-law, Emily Edens Dougherty and husband, Joe of Tampa, Fla.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and many friends.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va .
Services will follow at 8 p.m. from the funeral home chapel with Elder Allen Hensley officiating.
Music will be provided by Patsy Hensley and Cecil Cox.
Committal services will be Friday at 11 a.m. from the Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.It is requested that anyone wishing to attend these services meet at the funeral home by 10:15 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff of the Erwin Healthcare Center and the doctors, nurses and staff of the Johnson City Medical Center ER and ICU departments for all the care and attention you gave to our loved one.
Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home is serving the Edens family.
Orbin Ferrell, 92, Mooresburg.
MOORESBURG - Orbin Ferrell, 92, of Mooresburg, died Monday morning (Nov. 28, 2005) at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital.
He made his living most of his life by tilling the soil. In his earlier years, he was a promoter of and participant in Southern Gospel music of the shaped-note style. He was one of the last of the old-time singing masters, having taught many three week singing schools. He sang in many revivals and funerals.
He was a member of Howe's Chapel Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi Robinette Ferrell; parents, Tom and Eliza Ferrell; daughter-in-law, Ellen Ferrell; brothers, Will, Curt, and Elmer Ferrell; and sisters, Eva Quillen, Elsie Davis, Ina Linkous, and Lona Lewis.
Survivors include his children: Claude (Ann) Ferrell with whom he made his home, Ruth (Billy) Robinette of Greeneville, Norman Ferrell of Newnan, Ga., and Virgil (Judy) Ferrell of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Trine (Frank) Gosnell and their children, Hannah and Dahl of Knoxville, Teresa Solomon and son, B.J. of Greeneville, Leslie Robinette of Greeneville, Lana Griffin and children, Matthew and Sarah of Newnan, Ga., Kevin (Paulette) Ferrell of Valdosta, Ga., Heather (Kenneth) Aycock and daughter, Kendall of Newnan, Ga., Bradford Ferrell of Myrtle Beach, Brittany and McKenzie of Modesto, Calif., Clifton Ferrell and Travis Ferrell of Myrtle Beach; step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Lesli (Greg) Hutchison Duffield and Terran of Clovis, N.M., Ashley (Scott) Gosnell Johnson of Knoxville, Coleman Jarosz of Valdosta, Ga.; sister-in-law, Lucille Robinette Lawson of Rogersville; several nieces, nephews, and a great number of cousins.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville. Friends may call anytime at the residence of his daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Billy Robinette.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Ralph Gibson officiating.
Woodson Harris will serve as song leader.
Interment will follow in Highland cemetery with Rev. J.C. Lawson and Elder John Arnott officiating.
Active pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers will be John Ferrell, Ben Wexler, Roy Morgan, Bill Jenkins, Sterling Ferrell, and M.C. Rogers.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to ALPS Adult Day Services, 600 North Daisy Street, Morristown, TN 37814 or the Lakeway Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund, c/o Cindy Whitt, Lincoln Memorial University, 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, TN 37752.
Hobert Lee Fields, 69, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - Hobert Lee Fields, 69, passed away Saturday (Nov. 26, 2005) at Select Specialty Hospital of Tri-Cities in Bristol following an extended illness.
Mr. Fields was a lifelong resident of Hawkins County and was a member of Sullivan Baptist Church but attended the First Free Will Baptist Church of Church Hill. He was a 1955 graduate of Sullivan High School. He was retired from the U.S. Army with 26 years of service and also retired from TVA.
He was a member of Clay Masonic Lodge # 386, Knoxville Consistory of Scottish Rite Masons, York Rite Bodies and Jericho Shrine Temple, Church Hill VFW Post and DAV.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Thelma Smith Fields.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Feagins Fields, Church Hill; one son, Thomas Michael Fields, Lowell, Mass.; three daughters, Denise Ann Lorenzo, Suzanne Shadan, Pelham, N.H., Annette Pannell, Kingsport; two stepdaughters, Cheryl Bratton, Abingdon, Va., Sonya Christian, Kingsport; eight grandchildren, Capt. Michael Lorenzo Jr., Brandy Pannell, Rita Marie Gregory, Nicole and Ryan Shadan, Anna Prosser, Trinity Pannell, Christina Fields; three stepgrandchildren, Joshua Hood, Jessica Warrick and Mark Newland; four step-great-grandchildren, Ethan and Kaden Warrick, Ethan Hulse and Coley Hood; one brother, Randall Fields, Kingsport; Shirley Fields Hutsell, Nashville; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill, and anytime at the residence of Edna Fields, 419 W. Main Blvd., Church Hill.
Services will be conducted today at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Derek Bell and the Rev. Mitch Russell officiating.
Graveside services with military honors will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Church Hill Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Fields, Capt. Michael Lorenzo, Neal Christian, Gary Neese, Joey Tranbarger and Joey Bratton, N.E. Moore, Tom Hill, and Richard Shadan.
Honorary bearers will be H.L. Riggs, Jack Riggs, Shorty Alley, Robert Fields and his breakfast buddies.
The family requests those desiring may make memorial contributions to the building fund of the First Free Will Baptist Church of Church Hill.
Johnson Funeral Home is serving the Fields family.
Marce Finley, 69, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Marce Howard Finley, 69, formerly of Kingsport, passed away Sunday (Nov. 27, 2005) in Gadsden, Ala.
He was preceded in death by his father, Elbert Finley.
He is survived by his mother, Viva Shaw Ritter, Gadsden; two sons, Neil (Deborah) Finley of Alpine, Ala., and Michael Finley, Steele, Ala.; daughter, Rhonda (Tim) Meeks, Altoona, Ala; mother of his children, Carol Finley, Steele, Ala; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; step-sisters, Jackie and Judy Armstrong; many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport.
Services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Brian Schuler officiating.
Interment will be at Holston View cemetery in Weber City, Va., following the chapel service.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
