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Joe Thomas Sampson, 79, Kingsport.
Services for Joe Thomas Sampson, 79, Kingsport, who passed away Wednesday (April 19, 2006), will be held at 2 p.m. today at Orebank Missionary Baptist Church with the Evangelist Michael Herron, Rev. Robert Fletcher, and Rev. JM Baker officiating.
Special music will be provided by nieces, Charlotte Fletcher, Becky Lawson, and also Vanna Goad.
Burial will follow in the East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Bryan Bishop, Rusty Laney, Ross Blankenbeckler, Jeremy Herron, Glenn McCracken, Bill McConnell, Tim Gross, Doug Hauk, Joey Herron and Zachary Sampson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Doug Gilreath, Keith Harkleroad, Tom Hauk, Dr. Keith Porter, J.R. Peck, Philip Ketron, Randale Sampson, David Sampson, Harold Bethany, and Junior Vineyard.
The family would like to say a special thanks to a special caregiver, son-in-law, Roger Hauk.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the family of Joe Thomas Sampson.
Roger Sexton, 61, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Roger Lee Sexton, 61, of Kingsport, passed away Friday (April 21, 2006) at Wellmont Hospice House following an extended illness.
Arrangements will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport.
Helen Ann Vogt, 70, Kingsport.
Funeral mass for Helen Ann Sabol Vogt, 70, Kingsport, who died Tuesday (April 18, 2006), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at St. Dominic's Catholic Church with Father Charlie Burton officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Dominic's Catholic Church Charities, 2517 John B. Dennis Hwy., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660 or the Keep Kingsport Beautiful Tree Fund for a tree in Helen's name, P. O. Box 1403, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport, is in charge of arrangements.
Kyle "Curley" Wagner, 69, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Kyle Gerald "Curley" Wagner, 69, of Kingsport, who went to be with the Lord on Wednesday (April 19, 2006), will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, with Rev. John Brewster officiating.
Military honors will be provided by the VFW Post #3382.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Inc., Kingsport, is serving the Wagner family.
Alice Brewer, 89, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE - Alice Brewer, 89, of Rogersville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday (April 22, 2006), at Rogersville Care and Rehab. Center.
She was a member of Maple Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Elvis J. Brewer; infant daughter, Geneva Brewer; son, Kenneth R. Brewer; parents, John and Lilly Courtney; brother, John Elmer Courtney; grandson, James Curtis Harville; great-granddaughters, Kassi Harville and Tonya Brewer.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Bill Franklin, Ina and Mack Reeves and Vada and Loran Willis, all of Rogersville; Dorothy and Kenneth Kenner of Sevierville; daughter-in-law, Odell Brewer of Rogersville; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colboch-Price Funeral Home.
Funeral services will follow at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jim Trent and Rev. Virgil Lipe officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at the Dean cemetery in Poor Valley. Colboch-Price Funeral Home in Rogersville is in charge of the arrangements.
Dorothy Shaffer Charsha, 53, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Dorothy Faye Shaffer Charsha, 53, Kingsport, who passed away Thursday (April 20, 2006), will be held at 2 p.m. today in the East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Michael Light, Jerry Barnett, Stanley Sherfey, Worley Adams, Chad White, Brent Crawford, Dwayne Sexton, and Jacob Sexton.
The family would like to say a special thanks to all who helped during Dorothy's illness, D-B High School, Hospice, Indian Path Hospital, Dr. Jeffery Allerton, and Jon Woods.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Rd., Suite 102, Johnson City, Tenn.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Dorothy Shaffer Charsha.
Bessie T. Collins, 75, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Bessie T. Collins, 75, of Kingsport passed away Saturday (April 22, 2006) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center .
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, downtown.
Hal H. Crumley, 90, Gray, Tenn.
GRAY - Hal H. Crumley, 90, Gray, departed this life at Indian Path Medical Center on Friday, (April 21, 2006) after a brief illness.
A retired police officer, he was one of the first motorcycle officers in Kingsport. He later retired from the Washington County Sheriffs Department. Mr. Crumley was a member of the Kingsport chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Association.
His parents, Milton J. Crumley and Mary Smoke Crumley; one grandson, Randall Crumley, three sisters; and one brother preceded him in death.
Surviving are his wife Blossom M. Crumley of the home; one daughter, Jasmine C. Treadway of Limestone, Tenn.; two sons, Jere H. Crumley and wife Debra of Macon, Ga., and Ricky Burchfield of Gray; three grandchildren, Jennifer Arnott and Hal Adair, both of Limestone, Tenn., Krisana Collins and husband Randy of Macon, Ga.; four great-grandchildren, Tyler, Ethan, Amanda, and Chelsea; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends today from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Wayne Hamilton Memorial Chapel of Oak Hill Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. Interment services will follow in Oak Hill Memorial Park at the conclusion of the service.
Active pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Fraternal Order of Police Burgess-Mills Lodge No. 11.
The staff of Oak Hill Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Hal H. Crumley.
Mildred Powers Davis, 92, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Mildred Powers Davis, 92, Kingsport, who died on Thursday (April 20, 2006), will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Walnut Chapel Church Cemetery. Those who wish to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 1:55 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Walnut Chapel Church cemetery fund, c/o Jack Edwards, 13906 E. Carters Valley Road, Gate City, Va 24251.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport is in charge of arrangements.
Gladys O. Forsha, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Gladys Overby Forsha, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Saturday (April 15, 2006) after a brief illness.
Gladys was born in Bon Aqua, Tenn. on Dec. 4, 1919. She married
a career soldier in 1944 and lived throughout the U.S. and abroad during 22 years of military service. Upon her husband's retirement from the Army, they became long-term residents of Kingsport, and she worked as a medical secretary for several physicians. She was a talented quilt maker and also raised and showed award-winning Himalayan cats with her husband. Gladys and Ken returned to Kingsport in 2004 due to health reasons after living in Fort Myers, Fla. for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Major Kenneth D. Forsha.
Surviving include two daughters and their husbands, Rita and W. Lynn Perry of Kingsport and Linda and Michael McIntyre of Ringgold, Ga.; two sons, Kenneth D. Forsha, II of Bristol and Jerry D. Forsha of Ft. Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren, Melissa McIntyre, Melanie Kuykendall, Michelle McIntyre and her husband Andrew Farmer, Patrick McIntyre and Kristopher Forsha; and two great-grandchildren, Jamie and Brittany Kuykendall.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Hugh Thompson officiating.
Private burial will take place at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions in honor of Gladys Forsha be made to the Sullivan County Humane Society, P.O. Box 654, Blountville, Tenn. 37617.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Inc., Kingsport, is serving the Forsha family.
Myrtle Carter Hass, 84, Clinchport, VA
CLINCHPORT, Va. - Mrs. Myrtle Elizabeth Carter Hass, 83, Clinchport, Va., entered into rest Saturday (April 22, 2006) at Ridgecrest Manor in Duffield, Va.
Mrs. Hass was born in Scott County, Va. on May 24, 1922, a daughter of the late William Charlie and Martha Ellen Fields Carter.
Preceding her in death are her parents; her husband, Charlie Clifton Hass; twin infant great grandsons, Cody and Joshua Duncan; a sister, Ruth Darnell; and a brother, James Carter.
Surviving is her daughter, Doris Dockery and husband, Odas, Clinchport, Va.; grandchildren, Otis Dockery, Jr., and wife, Debbie, Rickey Dockery and wife, Joyce and Melissa Duncan and husband, Bobby, all of Clinchport, Va.; great-grandchildren, Christopher Dockery; and friends, Tashina, Brandon Dockery, Matthew Duncan, Logan Dockery, Tabitha Dockery, Jennifer Dockery, Samantha Dockery and Madison Dockery, all of Clinchport, Va., great-great-grandchildren, MacKenzie Dockery and Dominic Dockery, both of Clinchport, Va.; sisters, Beulah Mays and husband, Charles, Fall Branch, Tenn., and Janet Marshall, Kingsport, Tenn.; brothers, Leonard Carter and wife, Helen, and Wallace Carter, Kingsport, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Gate City Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Ray Dockery, the Rev. Denny Hass and the Rev. Terry Rhoton officiating.
Phillip Elliott, James "Babe" Lawson and Toke Hensley will provide the music.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Johnson cemetery in Ft. Blackmore, Va.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Steven Allen Hoard, 51, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Services for Steven Allen Hoard, 51, who went to be with the Lord on Wednesday (April 19, 2006) will be conducted at Powerful New Life on Monday at 12 noon with Elder Hugh Hale officiating.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until the hour of service.
Interment will follow in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City.
Mr. Steve Allen Hoard and family are in the care of Robinson Funeral Services, Inc.
Daniel H. O'Dell Jr., 70, Bristol, Tenn.
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Daniel H. O'Dell Jr., 70, of Bristol, Tenn., passed away Friday (April 21, 2006).
He was born June 23, 1935 in Bristol, Tenn., a son of the late Dr. Daniel Herman and Lois Morton O'Dell, and has lived all of his life in the East Tennessee area. He was a teacher at Dobyns-Bennett High School for 29 years.
He is preceded in death by a sister, Joanne Breazeale.
He is survived by his daughters, Dianne Chinery and husband Jeff, Donna Berns and husband Sean; their mother, Phyllis O'Dell; six grandchildren, Cody, Claire, Ella Grace, Ethan, Daniel, and Noble; sister, Leah Ehlers and husband Leroy; brothers, Allen O'Dell and wife Jean, Sam O'Dell and wife Nancy; four aunts; several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Dr. Herman O'Dell Scholarship Fund at ETSU, PO Box 70721, Johnson City, Tenn. 37614, or the Multiple Myeloma Foundation.
Arrangements are incomplete. Weaver Funeral Home is serving the O'Dell Family.
Wilma Price, 54, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Wilma Price, 54, of Kingsport, passed away Friday night (April 21, 2006).
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va.
Myrtle Cosby Richardson, 91, Stonega, Va.
STONEGA, Va. - Myrtle Cosby Richardson, 91, passed away on Friday (April 21, 2006) at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Big Stone Gap, Va.
She was raised in Stonega, Va., lived in West Virginia most of her life and had returned to Stonega 24 years ago. She was a homemaker and of Holiness faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Richardson; her daughter, Sylvia Faye Richardson; several sisters; and one brother.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Sandra Gareffa of Appalachia, Va.Friends may call at 12 noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Holding Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Horne officiating. Burial will follow in Powell Valley Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Holding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John "Randy" Richmond, 58, Mobile, Ala.
MOBILE, Ala. - John R. "Randy" Richmond, 58, a native of Kingsport and a longtime resident of Mobile, Ala., died at his home in Mobile on April 17, 2006.
Randy was a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran and an employee of Securitas Security Systems.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret G. Richmond; and sister-in-law, Leslie H. Richmond.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Brown Richmond of Mobile; his father, Thomas Ray Richmond, Sr. of Mount Carmel; brothers, Thomas R. (Mary) Richmond, Jr. of Charleston, W.Va., Samuel J. Richmond of Kingsport and Frank Toby (Vickie) Richmond of Bluff City; sister, Thyra Anna Richmond (Fred) Bowlin of Mount Carmel; sister-in-law, Judith B. Kling; brother-in-law, Frank E. Brown, Jr., both of Mobile; several nieces, nephews, aunts and other relatives.
Graveside services with military honors will be held at the American Legion cemetery in Big Stone Gap, Va., at 4 p.m. today. Services will be performed by the Rev. Dr. Ted W. Hagen II.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105 or Odyssey Health Care, 2800 Dauphin St., Mobile, Ala. 36606.
Ascension Funeral Service, Mobile, Ala., is in charge of arrangements.
