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Jacob "Jim" Barbee, Jonesborough.
JONESBOROUGH - Jacob "Jim" Barbee went home to be with Jesus on Monday (April 10, 2006) at his home.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport.
Mollie Jean Burton, 65, Rogersville.
KINGSPORT - Mollie Jean (Helton) Burton, 65, of Rogersville, went to be with her Lord on Sunday (April 9, 2006).
She received Jesus as her savior at a young age at Stone Mountain, where she was a member. She attended Cave Springs Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rev. Gale Burton; parents, Leonard and Hazel Helton; brothers, Ersie, Mickey and Leonard Jr. Helton.
She is survived by her daughter, Missy Johnson and husband Rev. Tim Johnson; loving granddaughters, Hope and Alyson Johnson, all of the home; soon to be grandson-in-law, Joshua Brooks; brother, Ben Helton and wife Brenda; sisters, Carolyn White and husband Bill, Geraldine Reed, all of Rogersville; brother-in-law, Luther Burton of North Carolina; sisters-in-law, Monnie Jones, Elizabeth Helton, Cecile Holt, Helen Didinato, Jean Barner, Mildred Williams, Nellie Helton, and Evelyn Stout.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Christian-Sells Funeral Home in Rogersville.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Rev. Steve Davis and Rev. Jim Trent officiating.
Interment will follow in McKinney Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cave Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Connie Alvis, 113 King Circle, Rogersville, Tenn. 37857.
Charlie "C.B." Campbell, 89, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE - Charlie B. "C.B." Campbell, 89, went home to be with the Lord at 1:48 pm Sunday (April 9, 2006) at Greystone Health Care Center.
Born on Sept. 8, 1916 he has resided in this area for the last 65 years. Mr. Campbell was a self-employed carpenter and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Margaret Davis Campbell in 1992; a grandson, Michael Cam Jones; and several sisters.
Survivors include his children: Gene Williams and wife, Trudy of Blountville, Priscilla Evans and husband, Kenry of Bluff City, Brenda Bradshaw and husband, Toby of Kingsport, and Ellen Mink and husband, Johnny of Blountville; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Carter of Kingsport; two brothers, Joe Campbell and wife, Violet and Carl Campbell, all of Blountville; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at East Lawn Funeral Home and at other hours at the residence of a daughter, Brenda Bradshaw, 5337 Kiowa St., Kingsport, or the son, Gene Williams, 413 Muddy Creek Road, Blountville.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Johnny Mink officiating.
Burial will follow graveside services at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Those attending the graveside services are asked to assemble at the graveside by 10:50 a.m. Wednesday.
Arrangements are under the direction of East Lawn Funeral Home.
Dorothy E. Christian, 79, Hanover, Pa.
HANOVER, Pa. - Dorothy E. Christian, 79, of Hanover, Pa., went home to be with the Lord Saturday night (April 8, 2006) at the Gettysburg Hospital in Pennsylvania following a brief illness.
She was born in Rogersville but had lived the majority of her life in Hanover, Pa. Dorothy was a very spiritual person who was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She retired from Creamer Florist of Hanover, Pa., as a greenhouse supervisor with 27 years of service.
Mrs. Christian was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Christian in 1965; her parents, Owen and Laura (Brown) Mallory; her sisters, Opal Spitzer, Inez Phillips and Gladis Mallory; her brothers, Clifford, Britton, William "Dub, " and Maxwell Mallory.
She is survived by her daughters, Georgia Lowe and Elizabeth Julius, both of Abbottstown, Pa.; sons, Ronald Christian and Paul Christian, both of Hanover, Pa., and Kenneth Christian and Richard Christian, both of Abbottstown, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Edna Grissom of Kingsport; along with several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill.
A graveside service will be conducted on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kenneth Phillips officiating.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill is in charge of arrangements.
Frances Kathleen Collier, 83, Pennington Gap, Va.
PENNINGTON GAP, Va. - Frances Kathleen Collier, 83, was born in Virginia on Thursday Aug. 17, 1922 and passed away on Sunday (April 9, 2006) at Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Va.
She had lived in Lee County, Va., her entire life. Kathleen was a homemaker and cared for her parents and brother, Ralph (Chubby) Collier. She was a Christian woman and very strong in her faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, J.O. and Ebbie Hurd Collier; sister, Ella Marie Whisenant; and brothers, Howard, Hubert and Ralph (Chubby) Collier.
Kathleen is survived by her nieces, Susan C. Davis and husband, Joseph W. Davis, Waynesboro, Va., and Mary Jane Collier-Long and husband, Joseph D. Long, Greensboro, N.C.; nephew, Robert L. Collier and wife, Josie L. Collier, Virginia Beach, Va.; great-niece, Megan L. Collier, Blacksburg, Va.; great-nephew, Eric C. Davis, Lynchburg, Va., aunt, Etta Rhoten, Kingsport.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Wednesday at Province Funeral Home in Pennington Gap, Va.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lee Memorial Gardens in Woodway, Va., with Rev. Don Jones officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 12:45 p.m. for the service.
John W. Cretsinger Sr., 59, Johnson City.
JOHNSON CITY - John W. Cretsinger, Sr., 59, 112 Miller Hill Road, died Sunday(April 9, 2006) at his residence.
Mr. Cretsinger was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and a son of the late Raymond E. and Rosland Baker Cretsinger.
Mr. Cretsinger was an auto mechanic and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Phyllis Cretsinger; one son, J.W. Cretsinger; one sister, Janie Carver.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Amanda "Spanky" and Marc McAmis of Johnson City, Loretta "Lorrie" and Robert "Bob" Bowers of Johnson City; one son, John W. "Frog" Cretsinger Jr. of Baltimore, Md.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Gene and Lydia Cretsinger of Johnson City, Garnett "Poncho" and Debbye Cretsinger of Johnson City; one sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Arthur "Junior" Branum, of Johnson City; two grandchildren, Robert C. Bowers II and wife Amanda of Newport News, Va., and Cassie Lynn Bowers of Johnson City; numerous nieces and nephews and special friends, Junior and Mary Hale, Dave Hyder, and Donald "Gomer" Feathers and many, many more.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morris-Baker Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the Morris-Baker South Chapel. Pastor Greg Lovelace and Mr. Scott Trent will officiate.
The graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Monte Vista Memorial Park.
Active pallbearers will be Donald "Gomer" Feathers, Ronnie Dugger, Alan Robinson, Carl "Chub" Miller, Jamie Gillis, Jeff Larimer, Danny Wilson and Tom Wilson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dave Hyder, William "Jr" King, Rick Hill, Junior Hale, Eddie Baker and Robert C. Bowers II.
These arrangements are by Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City.
John L. Dalton, 57, Kingsport.
KINSGPORT - John L. Dalton, 57, went to be with the Lord on Monday (April 10, 2006) at Holston Valley Medical Center.
He was born in Hamblen County and had lived in Kingsport for the past 10 years.
He served as a city police officer for several years in White Pine. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his son, Robert "Bob" Dalton; his parents, Claude and Virgie Newman Dalton; a sister, Helen McDonald; and four brothers, Claude "Buster, " Ed, Earl and James Dalton.
Surviving are Sherry, of the home; his two daughters, Misty Castle and Nikki Wolfe, both of White Pine; three sons, Johnny Lee Dalton of White Pine, Mike Maxwell of Bristol, Va., and Steven Maxwell of Kingsport; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Charlsie Brown of White Pine, Betty Brown and Mary Frances Brown of Morristown; five brothers, Bill Brown and wife Lisa of Russellville, Clarence Dalton and wife Linda, Clifford Dalton and wife Jeanie, James Dalton and wife Max, and Fredie and wife Helen, all of Morristown; along with several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, and from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Farrar Funeral Home, White Pine.
Services will follow at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Farrar Funeral Home with the Rev. Horace Green officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, White Pine.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, is serving the Dalton family.
Brenda Sue Dearry, 47, Dryden, Va.
DRYDEN, Va. - Brenda Sue Dearry, 47, passed away Sunday (April 9, 2006) at Wellmont-Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Arrangements will be announced later by Sturgill Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va.
James Maurice Fraley, 88, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - James Maurice Fraley, 88, formerly of East Stone Gap, Va., passed away Sunday (April 9, 2006) at his home.
He was born in Linden, Va. He was a 1936 graduate of East Stone Gap High School, where he played football and was on the 1935 championship basketball team. He owned and operated businesses in several different states. He was a pioneer in the RV and mobile home park business and was a member of the RV and Mobile Home Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. He and his wife were known as "The Travelin' Fraleys." He was a member of the Cedar View Methodist Church in Kingsport, where he contributed two scholarships annually.
Mr. Fraley enjoyed giving back to his community. He was instrumental in creating the Shoe & Coat Drive for area children, provided a truck load of food each year for the Big Stone Gap Food Bank, and helped to promote and financially assist the Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center in Big Stone Gap, Va. He authored three pictorial books of local interest.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Virginia Elizabeth (Wilson) Fraley; his parents, Luther "Hop" and Naomi (Giles) Fraley; a brother, A.K. Fraley, an infant brother; and two sisters, Agnes Harlan and Nadine Wheatley.
Surviving are his son, Dennis Fraley and wife, Becky, Bryan, Tex.; daughter, Phyllis Hamilton and husband, John, Big Stone Gap, Va.; four grandsons, Layne Hamilton and wife Karen, Virginia Beach, Va., Kevin Hamilton and wife, Dorothy, and their children, Dustin, Adam and Travis, all of LeMoore, Calif., Kris Fraley and wife, Jeannie, and their children, Elizabeth and Emily, all of Bryan, Tex., and Scott Fraley and fiancée, Brooke Baca, of Bryan, Tex.; two granddaughters, K-Lyn and husband, Kelly Marlow, and their children, John, Josh and Jesi, all of Ft. Polk, La., and Melissa and husband, Derrick Williams, and their child, Clint, all of Bryan, Tex.; one sister, Bernice and husband, Kelly Bunch, of Kings Mountain, N.C.; several nieces and nephews, one step-granddaughter, Jill Jankowski and her children, Briana, Cierra and Aarin, all of Virginia Beach, Va.; and a special friend, Mary Lou Townsend of Kingsport.
Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Otto Giles and the Rev. Jim Fields officiating.
Music will be provided by the Wilson Trio.
Burial will follow in Glencoe cemetery in Big Stone Gap.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Mr. Fraley's memory to the Big Stone Gap Food Bank, P.O. Box 217, Big Stone Gap, Va. 24219, the Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center, P.O. Box 581, Big Stone Gap, Va. 24219, and/or the Coat and Shoe Drive, Powell Valley Primary School, c/o Donna Townsend, 2945 2nd Ave., E., Big Stone Gap, Va. 24219.
Holding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mildred Parker Garst, 75, Fall Branch.
FALL BRANCH - Mildred Lane Parker Garst, 75, went to be with the Lord on Saturday (April 8, 2006) after an extended illness.
Born in Scott County, Va., she had lived in the Kingsport area for most of her life. She was retired from Burlington Coat Factory after several years of service, where she worked in sales.
She was previously a member of Community United Methodist Church for a number of years, before moving to Fall Branch where she became a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Gilbert Parker; and her parents, Curtis and Monnie Herron Lane.
She is survived by her loving husband, Bobby D. Garst, of the home; two daughters, Jeannie Williams and husband Alan of Kingsport, and Jo Ann Barrett and husband Pat of Fall Branch; five grandchildren, Wesley Williams, Eric Williams, Sarah Barker, Matt Barker and Stacey Barrett; brothers, Charles Lane of Texas, and L.D. Lane of Blountville; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport.
Graveside services will be conducted at 12 noon Tuesday at Holston View cemetery in Weber City, Va., with Pastor Joe Baker officiating.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport, is in charge of arrangements.
Carter Gibson, 82, Pennington Gap, Va.
PENNINGTON GAP, Va. - Carter Gibson, 82, was born in Lee County, Va., on Wednesday, June 6, 1923, and passed away at his residence on Sunday (April 9, 2006).
He had lived in Lee County most of his life. He retired from the coal mines and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle May Gibson; father, Lafayette Gibson; two brothers, Silas and Millard Gibson; five sisters, May Vaughan, Mavice Bowens, Macie Parsons, Mable Barnette and Mary Coomer.
Carter is survived by his wife, Nadine Gibson, of the home; two sons, Dan Gibson and wife, Linda of Jonesville, Va., Don Gibson and wife, Teresa of Sorrento, La.; one daughter, Margaret Lambert and husband, Michael of Falls Mill, Va.; three grandsons, Jason Gibson and wife, Tanya of Crossville, Tenn., Nathan Gibson of Gray and Jordan Gibson of Jonesville, Va.; four granddaughters, La Donya Griffin and husband, Justin of Morristown, Vanessa Gibson of Jonesville, Va., Talitha Gibson and Tesia Gibson, both of Louisiana; two great-grandsons, Bryson Griffin and Bradon Carter Griffin, both of Bean Station.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Province Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va.
Services will be held at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home sanctuary with Rev. Bruce Brewer officiating.
Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Powell Valley cemetery in Dryden, Va. Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. to go to the cemetery.
Garnie Gillenwater, 75, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
FT. BLACKMORE, Va. - Garnie Solon Gillenwater, 75, entered into rest Saturday (April 8, 2006) at his residence.
Mr. Gillenwater was a son of the late Ezra Scott Gillenwater and Lela Quillen Gillenwater.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Cecil M. Gillenwater, Eugene S. Gillenwater; infant brother, Ova Lee Gillenwater; one sister, Geneva Cousins.
Mr. Gillenwater was of the Baptist faith and a veteran of the United States Army.
He worked in Law Enforcement for the Scott County Sheriffs Department, Gate City Police Department and Weber City Police Department. Mr. Gillenwater served as chief of Police of Gate City for four years, retiring after 16 years of service.
He was the Terminal Manager for Time/DC Freight.
Surviving are his daughters. Lela Ann Gillenwater, of the home, and Carolyn Ann (Glen) Graham of Gate City, Va.; one sister, Gertrude Dockery, Ft. Blackmore, Va.; grandchildren, Michael McDivitt and Kayla Gillenwater Dockery; four great–grandchildren, Jon McDivitt, Scarlet McDivitt, Gabriel McDivitt and Tristan Berry; several nieces and nephews; a special nephew and wife, Steve and Lisa Gillenwater, Ft. Blackmore, Va.; special friend and brother, James Fink.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home and anytime at the residence of his sister, Gertrude Dockery.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Wrightly Salling, Rev. George Willis and Rev. G.W. White officiating.
Music will be provided by Phillip Elliott, Toke Hensley, James (Babe) Lawson, Mary Ruth and Jim Lane.
Graveside services will follow with military graveside rites conducted by the VFW Post #3382 Charles Dewitt Byrd Post, Wednesday, at the Strong Cemetery, Gate City, Va.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Broadwater, Charles Elliott, Willie Dockery, Greg Gillenwater, Dave Dorton, Johnny Ross, Lonnie Spivey, Phillip Lane, J.R. Dougherty and Chris Davidson.
Honorary pallbearers will be the local Virginia State Police, Ford Quillen, Larry Lewis, William Fugate, Terry Kilgore, Mickey Shull, John Qualls, Roderick St. Martin, Tucker Coleman, Jerry Dishner and John Kilgore.
Memorial contributions may be made to The National Kidney Foundation in honor of Mr. Gillenwater.
Gate City Funeral Home is serving the Gillenwater family.
