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James E. White Jr.
01/18/99
James Edward White Jr., 31, 161 Taylor Avenue, Elizabethton, died Thursday, January 14, 1999, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital after a 15-month battle with acute myelogenous leukemia.
Mr. White was a native of Carter County and the son of James and Joyce White, of the home. He was of the Baptist faith and was a graduate of ETSU with a degree in Environmental Health.
Mr. White was preceded in death by two brothers, Lynn and Peter White, and his paternal grandparents, Montie and Kate White.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his brother, Monty C. White, Jonesborough; two sisters, Rhonda Cable, Hampton, and Robyn Lynn White, of the home; a foster sister, Angela Greer, Elizabethton; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Grenier, Spartanburg, S.C.; two uncles, George and William White, Elizabethton; an aunt, Irene Rominger, Greeneville; a great-aunt, Elizabeth Traylor, Spartanburg, S.C.; and a sister-in-law, Jolene White, Elizabethton. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
WHITE -- Funeral services for James Edward White Jr., 31, 161 Taylor Avenue, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Mark Street officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will Grady Hill, Anthony Brown, Rick Morgan, Allen Jones, Mark Markland, Wayne Ritchie, Sam Stout and Dave Black. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Hyatt, Matthew Carrier, Scotty Miller, Trevor Cable and Joe Black. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Monday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence, 161 Taylor Avenue, Elizabethton, any time. For those who prefer, memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Leukemia Society of America, 442 Metroplex Drive, Suite D-118, Nashville, TN 37211-3112. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Bonnie B. Barnett
01/15/99
Bonnie Belle Hamilton Barnett, 90, 211 Stockton Road, Roan Mountain, died Wednesday, January 13, 1999, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.
Mrs. Barnett was a native of Clay County, N.C., and the daughter of the late Rev. James Robert and Rebecca Arlesia Lowe Hamilton. She was also preceded in death by a son, Leslie Barnett, two brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Barnett was a member of Cove Creek Presbyterian Church and had worked as a cook from 1946-1950 at Cloudland High School. She attended school at Lees-McRae in Banner Elk, N.C.
Survivors include her husband of 72 years, Bert Barnett, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert Wayne and June Dale Barnett, Elizabethton; a daughter and son-in-law, Wynona and Joe Holland, Elizabethton; two sisters, Ethel Wilkie, Franklin, N.C., and Ellavee Jory, Murphy, N.C.; a special niece, Dorothy Shuffler, Roan Mountain; four grandsons; four granddaughters; three great-grandsons; and five great-granddaughters. Several nieces and nephews and special friends, Dana and Mildred Holtsclaw, Bristol, also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.
BARNETT -- Funeral services for Bonnie Belle Hamilton Barnett, 90, 211 Stockton Road, Roan Mountain, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, with Rev. Roger Stocton and Mr. Spence Stocton officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Stocton Trio. Graveside services and interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Barnett Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Gary Stocton, Barry Stocton, LeRoy Stocton, Lawrence Roberts, Clarence Barnett and Stuart Dyer. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Housecall Home Health, Dr. Wesley Hanson and employees of Roan Mountain Medical Clinic, Appalachian Neurosurgical Clinic, friends at Roan Highlands Nursing Center and friends of Meals on Wheels. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 9:55 a.m. Saturday for the graveside service. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.
Ollie J. Ferguson
01/15/99
Ollie J. Carver Ferguson, 85, of Kingsport, died Wednesday, January 13, 1999, in SunRise at Hillside after an extended illness.
Mrs. Ferguson was a native of Carter County and had resided in Kingsport most of her life. She was a daughter of the late George and Mary Hyder Carver and was also preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Ferguson Sr.; three infant children; two grandsons; a granddaughter; two step-sons; a step-daughter; a sister, Liddie Morton; and two brothers, Dave and John Carver.
Mrs. Ferguson was a homemaker and attended Pactolus Methodist Church.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Margie and Odell Robinson and Leota and Robert Laws, all of Kingsport, and Sue and Wayne Snider, Denton, N.C.; six sons and five daughters-in-law, Gene and Margaret Ferguson, Surgoinsville, Leonard and Bevelene Ferguson and Earl and Bettye Ferguson, all of Kingsport, Jackie and Carol Ferguson, Thomasville, N.C., Roy Ferguson, Fall Branch, and Kenneth and Linda Ferguson, Greensboro, N.C.; a step-daughter, Glendola Charlton, Fall Branch; 25 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Pearl Heaton, Roan Mountain; and several nieces and nephews.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Fall Branch Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.
FERGUSON -- Funeral services for Ollie J. Carver Ferguson, 85, of Kingsport, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday from the Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home with Pastor Johnny Gibson, Rev. Bob Fletcher and Rev. George Winegar officiating. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Fall Branch Chapel. Friends may also call at the residence of a daughter, 125 Copas Road. Memorial contributions may be made to the Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 2783 Rock Springs Road, Kingsport, TN 37664. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Fall Branch Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.
Eugene A. Jackson
01/15/99
Eugene Alonzo Jackson, 1506 E. Unaka Avenue, Johnson City, formerly of Elizabethton, died Monday, January 11, 1999, at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center Hospital.
He was the fourth of eleven children born to Robert Lee and Katie Watson Jackson of Elizabethton. He received his primary and secondary education from the Douglas School System. He graduated in 1942, the school's third High School Graduating Session.
Eugene was a graduate of Norfolk Division of Virginia State College, now known as Hampton University. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. He was employed in Administration of the Norfolk Port Authority Embarkation Center, Norfolk, Va.
He was a disabled Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific Campaign. He was a member of the Browns Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Ola Mae Taylor, Elizabethton, and Mrs. Nevada Ford, Johnson City, and two brothers, Mr. William D. Jackson, Portsmouth, Va., and Gordon M. Jackson, Biloxi, Miss. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
JACKSON -- Funeral services for Eugene Alonzo Jackson, 1506 E. Unaka Avenue, Johnson City, formerly of Elizabethton, who died Monday, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Timothy Watterson, Rev. James Reddick, Rev. Ernest Widby, Mr. Leo Thompson and Rev. Jeanette Clark officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Kerroll Thompson. Interment will be in the Jackson Family Cemetery. Military Graveside Honors will be conducted by the VFW Post #2166. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, will be Ronnie Haynes, Dennis McKesson, Robert Susong, Gary McKesson, Jeff Taylor and Benny Taylor. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12 noon Saturday until the service hour at 1 p.m. Friends may also call at the residence of a sister, Mrs. Ola Mae Taylor, 731 S. Lynn Avenue, Elizabethton. The family will assemble at the residence of Mrs. Taylor to go to the funeral home. Memorial Funeral Chapel, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements.
Arie Russell
01/15/99
Mrs. Arie Russell, 85, 789 Browns Branch Road, Hampton, died Thursday, January 14, 1999, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following a short illness.
Mrs. Russell was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Ellen Carver Clark. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John Kirk Stevens, her second husband, Ephron Russell, and also a special niece, Elsie Whitehead.
Mrs. Russell was a member of the Oak Hill Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include an adopted niece, Sylvia Tolley, Whitemore Road, Hampton; two special nieces, Jacqueline Street, Sally Cove Creek Road, Hampton, and Juanita Goad, Roan Mountain; several other nieces and nephews and several step-children and step-grandchildren.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
RUSSELL -- Funeral services for Mrs. Arie Russell, 85, 789 Browns Branch Road, Hampton, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. L.D. Berry and Rev. Tommy Mains officiating. The Carr Family will provide the music. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Simerly Cemetery, Browns Branch Road, Hampton. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, will be Roger Stevens, Darrell Hill, Dana Hill, Donnie Chambers, Harold Chambers and Ronald Street. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews, Hensley Clark, Roy Goad, Bruce Stevens and Daunt Stevens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of a special niece, Sylvia Tolley, 104 Whitemore Road, Hampton (Fairview Community). Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Etta Sharp
01/14/99
Mrs. Etta Sharp, 93, Charlestown Retirement Center, Cantonsville, Md., formerly of 619 West G Street, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, December 15, 1998, at Charlestown Care Center, Cantonsville, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Sharp was a native of Claiborne County, Tenn., and the daughter of the late Claiborne Campbell and Anne Ausmus Rogers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Luther Franklin Sharp Sr., April 11, 1974.
Mrs. Sharp had lived in Cantonsville for the past nine years. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and a retired school teacher with Elizabethton City Schools. She was a member of the Elizabethton Book Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Hale, Raleigh, N.C.; a son, Frank Sharp, Columbia, Md.; a granddaughter, Marcia Russell, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and two great-grandchildren, Stuart Russell and Virginia Russell, both of Winston-Salem, N.C. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
SHARP -- Memorial services for Mrs. Etta Sharp, 93, Charlestown Retirement Center, Cantonsville, Md., formerly of 619 West G Street, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, December 15, 1998, will be conducted at 12:00 noon Friday, January 15, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church with Rev. Harold W. Payne officiating. Inurnment will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Orvil J. Arnold
01/13/99
Orvil J. Arnold, 85, died Monday, January 11, 1999, at his home in Doe Valley.
Mr. Arnold was the son of the late Wilburn Arnold and Elvie Arnold Stout. He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Eva Ruth Arnold and Joyce Arnold Campbell.
Mr. Arnold was a retired timberman and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edith O. Arnold, of the home; a son, James Dean Arnold, Elizabethton; and a daughter, Patsy Clark, Mountain City. Six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Percy-Hux Funeral Home, 300 W. Main Street, Mountain City, is in charge of arrangements.
ARNOLD -- Funeral services for Orvil J. Arnold, 85, 7418 Highway 67 West, Mountain City, who died Monday, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday from the chapel of Percy-Hux Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Brown officiating. Music will be under the direction of Eddie Eldreth. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Butler Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Allen Keith Lunceford, Earl Campbell Jr., Steve Stanley, Billy Hammons and Jim Whitehead. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence any time. Percy-Hux Funeral Home, 300 W. Main Street, Mountain City, is in charge of arrangements.
Frederick L. Lick
01/13/99
Frederick LeRoy Lick, 45, 104 Watson Road, Johnson City, died Saturday, January 9, 1999, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.
Mr. Lick was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a son of James Frederick "Bud" Lick and Dorothy Elrod Lick, both of Johnson City.
Mr. Lick was an employee of The City of Bristol, TN and a 1971 graduate of Science Hill High School. He was a member of Taylor Memorial Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Robin Lick Edwards.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include a son, Wesley Frederick Lick, Elizabethton; a brother, Randy Lick, Johnson City; two sisters, Sandy Harwood, Johnson City, and Karen Eller, Russellville, Ark.; his paternal grandmother, Mary Leta Lick, Johnson City; and his maternal grandmother, Effie Dean Elrod, Johnson City. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
LICK -- Funeral services for Frederick LeRoy Lick, 45, 104 Watson Road, Johnson City, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday from the South Chapel of Morris-Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Mack Houston and Rev. Mack Turner officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens at 1 p.m. Thursday. Friends will meet at the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve Rose, Dale Bingham, Chris Cooper, Bob Probst, Mickey Collier and Gary Mitchell. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, is in charge of arrangements.
Eugene A. Jackson
01/13/99
Eugene Alonzo Jackson, 75, 1506 E. Unaka Avenue, Johnson City, died Monday, January 11, 1999, at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Jackson was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Robert Lee and Katie Lucinda Watson Jackson. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, a brother and a nephew, Ronnie Forney.
Mr. Jackson was a graduate of Hampton University, Hampton, Va. He was a retired typist and clerk and was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Elizabethton.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Ola Mae Taylor, Elizabethton, and Mrs. Nevada Ford, Johnson City, and two brothers, William Jackson, Portsmouth, Va., and Gordon M. Jackson, Biloxi, Miss. Several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews and cousins also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Fannie C. Crowe
01/13/99
Mrs. Fannie C. Crowe, 92, formerly of Rt. 1, Elizabethton (Horseshoe Community), died Tuesday, January 12, 1999, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following an extended illness.
Mrs. Crowe was a native and lifelong resident of Carter County and the daughter of the late Thomas I. and Sally Pierce Crowe. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters.
Mrs. Crowe was the first cook at Siam Elementary School and had also worked in several restaurants in the Elizabethton area. She was a member of Siam Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Wilma Crowe, Kingsport; a granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Judy and Dr. Gary Reedy, Clarks Summit, Pa.; and a great-granddaughter, Bailey Reedy, Clarks Summit, Pa. Several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
CROWE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie C. Crowe, 92, formerly of Rt. 1, Elizabethton (Horseshoe Community), who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Jack Roddy and Rev. Earl Golden officiating. Music will be under the direction of Bill Anderson and Cathy Wilson. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in the VanHuss Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from the men and Deacons of Siam Baptist Church and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Jerry Gastineau, Dr. David R. Hardin, Dr. Michael F. Shahbazi, Caregivers of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, the Nursing Staff of Sycamore Shoals Hospital, her many live-in Caretakers over the years and the Horseshoe People. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, those who prefer may make donations in memory of Mrs. Crowe to the Special Building Project at Siam Baptist Church, 2414 Siam Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or to the Cemetery Fund at the Horseshoe Cemetery or the VanHuss Cemetery. The family, friends, ministers and pallbearers will meet at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Friday to go in procession to the cemetery. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Edith K. McClellan
01/12/99
Mrs. Edith Keller McClellan, 81, Rt. 1, Hampton, died Monday, January 11, 1999, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. McClellan was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a daughter of the late Lloyd and Leurian Fields Keller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ed McClellan, and a son.
Mrs. McClellan had lived most of her life in Carter County. She was a member of the Simerly Creek Church of God.
Survivors include a daughter, Rose Tolley, Hampton; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
McCLELLAN -- Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Keller McClellan, 81, Rt. 1, Hampton, who died Monday, will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson officiating. Jennifer Crabtree, soloist, will be in charge of music. Graveside services and interment will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Nelson Cemetery, Roan Mountain. Pallbearers will be selected from friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Edgar E. Smith
01/12/99
Edgar Eugene Smith, 69, 579 Garrison Hollow Road, Elizabethton, died Monday, January 11, 1999, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. Smith was a native of Knox County and a son of the late Leonard and Alta Lee Smith. He was also preceded in death by a son, Hayden Smith, April 1, 1993.
Mr. Smith had lived in Pomona, Calif., from 1966 until 1989 when he came to Elizabethton. He was retired from the General Dynamics Corporation of Pomona.
He was an Army Veteran of World War II and also had served in the Marines. He was a member of the C Street Church of Christ, Elizabethton.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Vines Smith; three daughters, Dawn Ruby, Oshkosh, Wis., Deloris Reline and Twana Hively, both of Elizabethton; two sisters, Peggy Gaston of Indiana and Juanita Bray, Knoxville; three brothers, Johnny Webb of Ohio, Jerry Smith and Howard Smith, both of Knoxville; four granddaughters, Desiree Portillo, Christy Ruby, Deloris Hively and Cathy Hively; and three grandsons, Joshua Reline, Ernie Hively and David Ruby. Three great-grandchildren, two aunts and one uncle also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
SMITH -- Funeral services for Edgar Eugene Smith, 69, 579 Garrison Hollow Road, Elizabethton, who died Monday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Eddie Craft, minister, and Pastor Bobby Stout officiating. The church choir of C Street Church of Christ will provide the music. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, will be Isaac Portillo, Norman Vines, Bernie Ault, David Collins, Ernest Hively, Bob Vines, Johnny Vines and Raymond Ruby. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Grace E. Hodge
01/11/99
Grace E. Hodge, 70, 2140 West G Street, Clark's Trailer Park #62, Elizabethton, died Friday, January 8, 1999, at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Hodge was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late William and Lillie Smith Humphreys.
Mrs. Hodge was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church. She was retired from Carter County Memorial Hospital as a nurse.
Survivors include her husband, Chester R. Hodge, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Buddy Milan, Elizabethton; a sister, Rose Patrick, Elizabethton; two granddaughters, Karisha Larkins, Elizabethton, and Bridget Solomon, Johnson City; one great-granddaughter, Keturah Larkins, Elizabethton; and her mother-in-law, Josie Hodge, Rolla, Mo. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
HODGE -- Funeral services for Grace E. Hodge, 70, 2140 West G Street, Clark's Trailer Park #62, Elizabethton, who died Friday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Reece Harris officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearer will be Dr. Frank Johnson. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Monday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Mina S. Newton
01/11/99
Mina Stafford Newton, 89, of Snellville, died Friday, January 8, 1999.
Mrs. Newton was a native of Avery County, N.C. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, Snellville.
Survivors include five daughters, Gladys Eller, Elizabethton, Grace Bogolin, Jonesborough, Ruby Sams, Piney Flats, Rheanna Stafford, Lenoir, N.C., and Nora Dooley, Grayson; four sons, Earl Stafford and Thomas Stafford, both of Elizabethton, Jerry Stafford, Hampton, and K.P. Stafford, Gray. Thirty grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Eternal Hills Funeral Chapel with Elder Richard Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens.
Eternal Hills Funeral Home, (770) 972-3155, is in charge of arrangements.
Ann W. Pierce
01/11/99
Ann Wootton Pierce, 63, 161 Avon Street, Elizabethton, died Saturday, January 9, 1999, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Pierce was a native of Carter County and the daughter of Pauline Chapman Wootton, Elizabethton, and the late Robert J. Wootton Sr., who died in 1968. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Gregory Earl Pierce, in 1959, and Anthony Scott Pierce, in 1969, and a brother, Dr. Robert J. Wootton Jr., in 1996.
Mrs. Pierce was a member of the Centerview Church of Christ. She was a counselor for the Department of Human Services for 25 years, and was also a member and secretary of the B&PW Club and the TN State Employees Association.
Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Sonny Pierce, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Chris J. and Priscilla S. Pierce, Elizabethton; a granddaughter, Keshia Ann Pierce, Elizabethton; a brother, Jerry B. Wootton, Elizabethton; and a special friend, Yvonne Matson, Baltimore, Md. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
PIERCE -- Funeral services for Ann Wootton Pierce, 63, 161 Avon Street, Elizabethton, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Mr. David Irick and Mr. Eddie Craft, ministers, officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Centerview Church of Christ Singers. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be K.O. Gentry, Jack Hampton, Charlie Hartman, Eckert Street, Milt Fair, Harold Justice, Jack Hensley, Jim Andrews and L.D. Fair. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Jaynes, members of the TN State Employees Association, employees of the Department of Human Services of Carter County, B&PW members, the men of Centerview Church of Christ, the men of Elizabethton C Street Church of Christ, friends and neighbors. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence, 161 Avon Street, Elizabethton, any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to Centerview Church of Christ, Building Fund, 117 Coal Shute Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Albert E. Spaller Sr.
01/11/99
Albert E. Spaller Sr., 89, 408 E. Grand Avenue Ext., Johnson City, died Sunday, January 10, 1999, at North Side Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Spaller was a native of Banner Elk, N.C., but had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late Fred A. and Martha Ramsey Spaller.
Mr. Spaller worked as a Salesman/Estimator for Johnson City Foundry Machine Works. He was a founding member and Deacon of King Springs Baptist Church and served as Music Director at several local churches including King Springs Baptist. He was a published Poet and Song Writer.
Survivors include his wife, Dora Mae Strickland Spaller; a daughter, Jennie Lee Hubbard, Johnson City; two sons, Albert E. Spaller Jr., Johnson City, and David E. Spaller, Carolina Beach, N.C.; and a sister, Eva Berry, Elizabethton. Ten grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren also survive.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.
SPALLER -- Funeral services for Albert E. Spaller Sr., 89, 408 E. Grand Avenue Ext., Johnson City, who died Sunday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday from the Morris-Baker South Chapel with Rev. Wiley Rutledge, Rev. Jerry Cornett and Rev. Greg Hall officiating. Family and friends will meet at Roselawn Memory Gardens at 10 a.m. Tuesday for graveside services. Pallbearers will be Wendell Snapp, William Bible, Paul Adams, Billy Hubbard, Larry Hubbard, Alan Moore, David Spaller Jr., Benny Lawson and Brian Spaller. Honorary pallbearers will be the Deacons of King Springs Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, is in charge of arrangements.
Elsie S. Whitehead
01/11/99
Elsie Street Whitehead, 77, 121 Cemetery Hill Lane (Whitehead Hill Section), Roan Mountain, died Saturday, January 9, 1999, at Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, N.C., following an extended illness.
Ms. Whitehead was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late McKinney and Effie Clark Street. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Whitehead, and a son.
Ms. Whitehead was a member of Fork Mountain Free Will Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include nine sons, J.D. Whitehead, Arden Whitehead and Terry Whitehead, all of Roan Mountain, Randy Whitehead, Hampton, D.L. Whitehead, Jack Whitehead, Robert Whitehead, Kenneth Whitehead and Delaney Whitehead, all of Elizabethton; two daughters, Wanda (June) Lyons, Marion, N.C., and Susan Burdick, Scottsdale, Ariz.; 27 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; an aunt, Arie Russell, Hampton; and special friends, Trula Fortner and Mandy Potter, both of Roan Mountain.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.
WHITEHEAD -- Funeral services for Elsie Street Whitehead, 77, 121 Cemetery Hill Lane (Whitehead Hill Section), Roan Mountain, who died Saturday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, with Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Sunset Quartet. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Cornett Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Andes, Sonny Whitehead, Don Banner, Robbie Callaway, Mitch Tolley, David Townsend, Donnie Townsend, Danny Guinn, J.L. Potter, Ralph Potter and Willard Largent. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday for the graveside service. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the American Heart Association, 208 Sunset Drive, Suite 356, Johnson City, TN 37604 or the American Diabetes Association, 4004 Hillsboro Road, Suite B-216, Nashville, TN 37215. Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.
Timothy M. Williams
Timothy Mark Williams, 34, 2060 Siam Road, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, January 6, 1999, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following a brief illness.
Mr. Williams was a native of Carter County. He attended Fountain of Life Church.
Survivors include two sons, T.J. Williams, Greeneville, and Steven Lane, Elizabethton; a daughter, Michelle Nichole Williams, Johnson City; his mother, Wanda Heaton Hinkle, of the home; his father and step-mother, Ray and Billie Williams, Boones Creek; a sister, Lori Jennings, Elizabethton; a brother, Billy Heaton, Elizabethton; a step-sister, Della Crabtree, Elizabethton; and two special friends, Wendy Perry and Cheryl Sneed, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
WILLIAMS -- Candlelight funeral services for Timothy Mark Williams, 34, 2060 Siam Road, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, were held at 8 p.m. Friday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Fred Wade officiating. Graveside services and interment were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Cole Cemetery, Elizabethton. Active pallbearers were Steve Korchmar, Mike Andrews, Derek Sumner, Tim Blevins, Clifford Arnold, David Harrell and Sonny Elliott. Honorary pallbearers were Darrell Ferguson, Brian Fraley and Bill Fraley. The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence, 2060 Siam Road, Elizabethton, any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
John G. Petrey II
01/08/99
John G. Petrey II, 52, Meadowview Drive, Port Orange, Fla., died Wednesday, January 6, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Petrey was a native of Elizabethton. He moved to Port Orange, Fla., in 1991 from Scotland. He was a buyer for local hospitals until his illness.
Mr. Petrey was a member of the American Legion, Tennessee; the British Legion, Scotland; and Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton. He attended George C. Wallace Community College in Selma, Ala. He coached all levels and ages of athletics as a volunteer for football, basketball and baseball.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Elizabeth Petrey; a son, John G. Petrey III, Tallahassee, Fla.; a daughter, Peggy Winans, South Daytona, Fla.; his father, John G. Petrey Sr., Sandy, Utah; two sisters, Peggy Lingerfelt, Elizabethton, and Barbara Shields, Sandy, Utah; and a granddaughter, Megan E. Winans, South Daytona, Fla.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hospice Care Center, Port Orange, with Rev. Leslie Avchin of the Hospice Care Center, Port Orange, and brother-in-law, Harold Lingerfelt, officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Volusia Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, Fla. 32119.
Announcement courtesy of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.
Timothy M. Williams
01/08/99
Timothy Mark Williams, 34, 2060 Siam Road, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, January 6, 1999, at Life Care Center of Elizabethton following a brief illness.
Mr. Williams was a native of Carter County. He attended Fountain of Life Church.
Survivors include two sons, T.J. Williams, Greeneville, and Steven Lane, Elizabethton; a daughter, Michelle Nichole Williams, Johnson City; his mother, Wanda Heaton Hinkle, of the home; his father and step-mother, Ray and Billie Williams, Boones Creek; a brother, Billy Heaton, Elizabethton; a step-sister, Della Crabtree, Elizabethton; and two special friends, Wendy Perry and Cheryl Sneed, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
WILLIAMS -- Funeral services for Timothy Mark Williams, 34, 2060 Siam Road, Elizabethton, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday at Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, with Rev. Fred Wade officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Cole Cemetery, Elizabethton. Active pallbearers will be Steve Korchmar, Mike Andrews, Derek Sumner, Tim Blevins, Clifford Arnold, David Harrell and Sonny Elliott. Honorary pallbearers will be Darrell Ferguson, Brian Fraley and Bill Fraley. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence, 2060 Siam Road, Elizabethton, any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Jady A. Birchfield
01/07/99
Jady Arnold Birchfield, 63, 344 Sims Hill Road, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, January 5, 1999, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. Birchfield was a native of Carter County and the son of the late George Thomas and Polly Jane Presnell Birchfield. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cathy Sue; three brothers, Jessie, Walter and Henry Birchfield; and two sisters, Mary Lou Birchfield and Eula Birchfield Garland.
Mr. Birchfield was a member of Long Hollow Mission Church and was a retired roofer.
Survivors include his wife, Hattie Birchfield, of the home; four sons, Thomas Birchfield, Elizabethton, Cecil Tolley, Elizabethton, and Christopher and Jadie Birchfield, both of the home; three daughters, Teresa Birchfield, Elizabethton, and Angelia and Rita Birchfield, both of the home; four sisters, Irene Odom, Bobbie Anderson, Betty Waters and Regina Grindstaff, all of Elizabethton; and a brother, David Birchfield, Elizabethton. Nine grandchildren and a special friend, Wanda Birchfield, Elizabethton, also survive.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
BIRCHFIELD -- Funeral services for Jady Arnold Birchfield, 63, 344 Sims Hill Road, Elizabethton, who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Long Hollow Mission Church with Rev. Russell Potter officiating. Music will be under the direction of Martha Ward and Tony Vines. Interment will follow in the Stout Cemetery at Walnut Mountain. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Mr. Birchfield will be taken to Long Hollow Mission Church at 4 p.m. Friday where the family will receive friends any time Friday evening and Saturday morning prior to the service. Friends may also call at the home any time. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Marjorie S. Caraway
01/07/99
Marjorie Snow Caraway, 62, Rt. 1, Newland, N.C. (Minneapolis Community), died Tuesday, January 5, 1999, at Sloop Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Caraway was a native of Avery County, N.C., and a daughter of the late Eugene and Tempie Shook Eggers. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Charlotte Cole and Alice Tester, and a brother, Dale Joe Eggers.
Mrs. Caraway was a nurse.
Survivors include her husband, Ben Hayden Caraway, of the home; a daughter, Karen Howell, Wilmington, N.C.; a son, Mickey Caraway, Newland, N.C.; three sisters, Etta Davis and Mary Lou Eggers, both of Valle Crucis, N.C., and Betty Faye Hughes, Roan Mountain; and four brothers, Jack Eggers and Buster Eggers, both of Lexington, N.C., Claude Eggers, Matney, N.C., and Fred Eggers, Boone, N.C. Three grandchildren also survive.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Newland, N.C., (828) 733-2121, is in charge of arrangements.
CARAWAY -- Funeral services for Marjorie Snow Caraway, 62, Rt. 1, Newland, N.C. (Minneapolis Community), who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday from the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Beers and Rev. Brown Howell officiating. Interment will follow at 10 a.m. Friday in the Caraway Cemetery, Elk Park, N.C. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday prior to the service hour. Memorials may be made to the Burbank Free Will Baptist Church, Roan Mountain, TN 37687.
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