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Rev. Clyde F. Tipton, 76, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Rev. Clyde F. Tipton, 76, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus with all his family by his side on Monday (Nov. 28, 2005).
He was born April 4, 1929. He was a devoted Christian, father and grandfather. He pastored several churches. He was a member of Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. He was a U.S. veteran of the Armed Forces serving in the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Tipton and Bessie Mays Tipton; six brothers, John, Yonnie, Ernest, Arthur, Ransom and Elmer Tipton; sister, Betty Bralley.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mrs. Dorothy Jones Tipton; three sons and daughters-in-law, Ricky and Lisa Tipton, Kingsport, Scott and Teresa Tipton, Church Hill, and Randall and Ginger Tipton, Gray; seven grandchildren, Amy Bledsoe and husband Andy, Austin Rader and wife Amanda, Tyler Tipton, Kala Tipton, Alexis Tipton and one great-grandson, Luke Bledsoe; a special brother-in-law and wife, Paul and Janie Jones; two sisters, Nell Quillen, Kingsport, and Dwight Russell, Boiser, La.; also several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, and anytime at the son's residence, Scott Tipton, 235 Santa Fe St., Church Hill.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday 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.
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.
Grace Lee Bennett Wade, 80, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE - Graveside services for Grace Lee Bennett Wade, 80, who passed away Saturday (Nov. 26, 2005), will be held at 11 a.m. today at Hawkins County Memorial Gardens.
Christian-Sells Funeral Home in Rogersville is in charge of arrangements.
Burma Fields Wright, 80, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Burma Fields Wright, 80, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday (Nov. 27, 2005) at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital following a brief illness.
She was of the Pentecostal faith.
She was preceded in death by her sons, Richard H. Wright Jr. and Russell H. Wright; loving daughter who passed away Nov. 19, 2005, Joyce Ann Gilliam; parents, Clint and Mattie Fields; brothers, Gaines Fields and Jeff Fields; sisters, Emily White, Audrey Spears and Myrtle Jean Skelton.
Surviving are her daughters, Janice Henry and husband Al, June Arnold and husband Ronnie, Connie Kaywood, and Jackie Tipton, all of Kingsport, and Juanita Weddle of Mount Carmel; son, Rickey Wright of Kingsport; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Elleva Williams of Kingsport; brother, Wayne Fields of Kingsport; son-in-law, David Weddle of Mount Carmel; several nieces and nephews.
Special thank you to the 6th floor nurses at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital, Dr. Clark and Associates who went beyond the call of duty; a special thank you to Burma's children's father, Richard Henry Wright and wife Hazel, who were always there with their support and love during Burma's illness and also Joyce's illness and death; a special thank you to Mary Lane; also a special thank you to all the friends and co-workers of Juanita Weddle at Kingsport Day Surgery for all their prayers, love, and support - especially Susan Fannon and Kim Rapcom.
The family will receive friends anytime at the residence of June Arnold, and from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Herman Methodist Church, located at West Carters Valley.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the church with Rev. Gerald Bishop officiating.
Interment will follow in the Herman Methodist Church Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home in Rogersville is in charge of arrangements.
Frank Leon Barrett, 62, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - A Masonic service for Frank Leon "Fat Boy" Barrett, 62, 5613 Carters Valley Road, who went home to be with his heavenly father Tuesday evening (Dec. 6, 2005) will be conducted on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Lyons Park Missionary Baptist Church by the Clay Lodge #386 F & AM of Church Hill.
Honorary pallbearers will be Wade Yankee, Gary Yankee, James Rhoton, Jim Jones and Roy Davis.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lyons Park Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2051, Church Hill, Tenn. 37642.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill is serving the family of Frank Leon Barrett.
Bill Thomas Blakley, Fall Branch.
Graveside services for Bill Thomas Blakley of the Fall Branch area, born Feb. 3, 1930, who died Wednesday (Dec. 7, 2005) will be held at 11 a.m. today at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bert Carter, Bill Nash, Stacy Carter, Bob Smith, Harold Shipley, Jim Shipley, Bill Elkins, and O.C. McCrary, Jr.
The family would like to say a special thanks to the many doctors and nurses who have taken care of Bill over the years of his sickness and those at Allendale Dialysis Center, to all the friends and church family that have prayed and given us spiritual support over the years, and to the ministers that have been a blessing to Bill and his family.
Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 4450 Walker Boulevard, Suite #2, Knoxville, Tenn. 37917-1523.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport is in charge of arrangements.
Jimmie Bolling, 81, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Jimmie Adreon Bolling, 81, passed away Thursday afternoon (Dec. 8, 2005) at Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap.
Born in Jenkins, Ky., she had lived all her life in Wise County. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Bolling was of the Baptist faith and attended Artesian Baptist Church. She was also a member of Mountain Empire Older Citizens.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Bolling; her parents; and several brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Bolling is survived by one son, Paul Bolling and wife Esther W. Guest River; two daughters, Pam Yates and husband Victor P., Johnson City and Elisa Taylor, LaVergne, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Chris Bolling, Centreville, Va., and Michelle Hensley, Los Gatos, Calif.
The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. today at Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Wayne Artrip officiating.
Graveside services will follow in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Norton Va.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
E-mail condolences may be sent to gfhbsg@verizon.net.
Phyllis Campbell. 69, Copperas Cove, Tex.
COPPERAS COVE, Tex. - Phyllis Loretta Campbell, 69, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 7, 2005) in Temple, Tex.
Phyllis was born Sept. 28, 1936 in Elizabethton to Rexter Harrell and Bessie Crowder Harrell.
She received her master's degree from the University of Southern California. Phyllis served as a public school teacher for 30 years. Twenty-eight of those years were spent with the Copperas Cove School District. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Copperas Cove.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Clayton Campbell of Copperas Cove, Tex.; three daughters, Jacquelyn "Lori" Campbell of Houston, Susan Wasiak and her husband Stanley of San Antonio and Sharon Campbell, also of Houston: a brother, S. Lee Harrell of Riverside, Calif.: and one grandson, William Rush Wasiak of San Antonio.
The family will receive guests for a time of visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Ron Davis officiating.
Interment service will follow at Holston View cemetery located in Weber City, Va.
For those that desire, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of their choice in memory of Phyllis Campbell.
Georgia Leola Cassell, 83, Church Hill
Services for Georgia Leola Cassell, 83, of Church Hill, who passed away Thursday (Dec. 8, 2005), will be conducted today at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Gerhardt officiating.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Graveside services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Church Hill Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
The family request in lieu of flowers and food, donations be made to the First Baptist Church of Church Hill.
Johnson Funeral Home is serving the Cassell family.
Daisey B. Cole, 84, Kingsport.
Interment services for Daisey B. Crawford Cole, 84, Kingsport, who passed away at 2:15 a.m. Thursday morning (Dec. 8, 2005), will be held at Oak Hill cemetery at 11 a.m. today. Those wishing to attend the graveside service are ask to meet at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m.
Pallbearers will be grandchildren, family and friends.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Hickman Conkin, 83, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Martha Hickman Conkin, 83, Kingsport, who went to be with the Lord early Wednesday morning (Dec. 7, 2005), will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in Oak Hill Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Tony Short, J.W. Rogers, Junior Winkle, Darrell Sims, Billy Harmon and Clinton Ramey.
The staff of Oak Hill Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Martha Conkin.
Garnie B. Dorton Jr., 42, Clinchport, Va.
Committal services for Garnie Burchell Dorton Jr., 42, Clinchport, Va., who went to be with Jesus and his family that had gone on before him on Tuesday (Dec. 6, 2005), will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at the Hall Cemetery. Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. for procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike Bishop, Scotty Jennings, Fabian Spears, Chris Sutterfield, Mike Sweeney, Brett Wines, Jerry Wines, and Brady Witt.
Honorary pallbearers will be Aaron Dorton II and John Walling.
Memorial contributions may be made to Durham's Chapel Freewill Baptist Church building fund, P.O. Box 746, Big Stone Gap, Va. 24219.
The Duffield Funeral Home at Thomas Village is in charge of arrangements.
Annie L. Fisher, 86, Kingsport.
Services for Annie L. Fisher, 86, of Kingsport, who left this life peacefully on Wednesday (Dec. 7, 2005) will be held at 11 a.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral Home with Philip Scott, minister of First Christian Church, officiating.
Pallbearers will be David Poe, Emerson Poe, Ethan Poe, Brock Munal, Caitlin Munal, Robert Munal, Jr., and Johnny Sumner.
The staff of Oak Hill Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Annie L. Fisher.
Jeanette Gilliam, 92, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Jeanette Gilliam, 92, passed away in her sleep at her home on Wednesday (Dec. 7, 2005).
She was born in Roan Mountain, Tenn., and moved to Kingsport while in her teens, where she has been a resident most of her life. Mrs. Gilliam was co-owner and operator with her late husband, H. G. Gilliam, of Gilliam's Friendly Cab Company for over 25 years.
Mrs. Gilliam was a member of Kingsport Community Church.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Martin; son, Frosty Gilliam; and grandson, Todd Crawford.
Surviving are four daughters, Doris Carter, Kingsport, Lou Dorsey and husband Bob, Kingsport, Betty Crawford and husband Charlie, Kingsport, Kim Fitzgerald and husband Richard, Houston, Tex.; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Betty Sue Gilliam, Odessa, Tex.; son-in-law, Jackie Martin, Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews that were very special to her.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2 p.m. today at Kingsport Community Church, 2316 Memorial Blvd., Kingsport.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the church with Pastor Ron Lowe officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kingsport Community Church, 2316 Memorial Blvd., Kingsport, TN 37664 or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 3952, Kingsport, TN 37664.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport is serving the family of Jeanette Gilliam.
Dewey S. Grizzle, 94, Jonesville, Va.
JONESVILLE, Va. - Dewey S. Grizzle, 94, passed away Friday (Dec. 9, 2005) at Lee Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap, Va.
A lifelong resident of Lee County, Va., he retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation in 1976. He was a member of Russell's Chapel United Methodist Church in Jonesville, Va., and the Odd Fellows Virgin Lodge No. 121 of Jonesville, Va.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Yeary Grizzle; his parents, Willie and Arabelle LaForce Grizzle; an infant son, Otis Earl Grizzle; three brothers, Tollie Grizzle, Hobart Grizzle and Woodrow Grizzle; and two sisters, Lillie Rigsby and Ella Osborne.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Jannie Estella Grizzle and Billy and Ginny Grizzle, all of Jonesville, Va.; one daughter, Janice Bales of Jonesville, Va.; six grandchldren, Denise Harris, Melissa Cook, William J. Grizzle, John Grizzle, Donna Grizzle and Bryan Bales; 11 great-grandchildren, Megan, Jared and Jake Harris, Lance, Mason and Madyson Cook, William M., Zachary and Alisha Grizzle, Ryan and Tyler Bales; one sister, Eliza Osborne of Westminster, Md.; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Jonesville, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. John C. Zion officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Bethel cemetery in Jonesville, Va.
Those wishing to attend the graveside services are asked to meet at the cemetery at the timeof service.
