Echo McMahan
Died: 08/10/2000
Echo McMahan, of Newport, passed away at her home August 10, 2000, at the age of 88.
She was employed at Camp Carson Baptist Assembly from 1958 until 1983. She was also employed at Edgemont Elementary for a few years.
She was the oldest member of Wilsonville Baptist Church in Carson Springs.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Anderson McMahan; and her sons, Chandler and Jimmy McMahan. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Fletcher and Irene Coggins Ford; her sisters, Mayme Holt, Rhoda Phillips, and Dorothy and Inez Ford; and her brothers, Jackson, Arthur, Doyle and Lattie Ford.
She is survived by sons and daughters, Barbara McCrary of Nashville, Tennessee; Gordon McMahan of Newport; Mary Frances Johnson of Lebanon, Tennessee; Wendell McMahan of Port Elizabeth, New Jersey; Betty Payne of Hot Springs, North Carolina; and Don McMahan of Nashville, Tennessee; sister, Gladys Brown of Newport; brothers, Boyd Ford of Key West, Florida; Henry Ford of Mosheim; Edsel Ford of Cosby; and Lon Ford of Cosby. She is also survived by 28 grandchildren and numerous great - grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Adam Sanders and Rev. F.M. Blevins officiating. Interment
will be at Clark Cemetery in Hartford.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Brown Funeral Home.
Brown Funeral Home is in charge.
Alma Beulah Lane
Died: 08/28/2000
Alma Beulah Lane, 93, of Newport, died Monday at the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by son, Richard Lane.
She is survived by daughters, Mable Hightower of Newport and Fannie Folsom of Morristown; sons, Hubert and Burnett Lane of Newport; sisters, Ruby Shoemaker of Newport and Edith Mills of Charlotte, North Carolina; also 12 grandchildren; 14 great - grandchildren; and three great - great - grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Manes Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Hal Kirk and Rev. J.D. Sisk officiating. Interment
will be in the Open Door Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
Anna Faye Smelcer
Died: 08/31/2000
Anna Faye Ottinger Smelcer, 57, passed away Tuesday at her home.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dolph and Pauline Ottinger; brothers, Homer Alvin and Franklin Ottinger; and sister, Linda Marie Ottinger.
She is survived by her husband, Kimball Smelcer of Chestnut Hill; daughters, Penny Lee of Newport and Dawn Lee of Chestnut Hill; brothers and sisters-in-law, L.D. and Rhonda Ottinger of Newport, Arnold and Margaret Ottinger of Meadview, Virginia, Rev. Terry and Sherry Ottinger of Newport, and Ronnie and Donna Ottinger of Newport; sister, Phyllis Coleman of Dallas, Georgia; aunt, Mildred Hatley of Chestnut Hill; and several nieces, nephews, and special friends.
Funeral service will be 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Manes Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Terry Ottinger, Rev. Chris Brady and Rev. Steve Taylor officiating. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Union Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Manes Funeral Home is in charge.
Bertha Louise Shoun
Died: 09/15/2000
Bertha Louise Shoun, 93, of Newport, passed away Wednesday at her home.
She was a member of the Newport Church of Christ, and was preceded in death by her husband, William Louis Shoun.
She is survived by her children: sons, John Shoun of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Paul Shoun of Nashville, TN; daughters, Joanna Davenport of Goldsboro, NC, Edna Palmer of Newport, and Linda Shoun of Hampton, VA; 13 grandchildren; 11 great - grandchildren; and four great - great - grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Charles Brown officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Manes Funeral Home, Newport, is in charge.
Stevie Hale
Died: 09/11/2000
Mr. Stevie Hale, 38, of Parrottsville, died September 11, 2000, at his home.
He was an employee of UT Tobacco Experiment Station in Greeneville.
He was preceded in death by parents, Fred and Beatrice Hale.
Survivors: wife, Cindy Hale of the home; children, Mary, Tracie, Angel and Steve Hale, all of the home; sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen and Roger Roberts of Mosheim, Gladys Potts of Newport, Ida and Doug Hinkle of Greeneville, and Alice Hale of Newport; and brother and sister-in-law, Freddy and Phyllis Hale of Parrottsville. Additional survivors include his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Connie and Mike Sledgezcenski of Lenoir City; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends including Pat Hodges, Marie Shipley, and Roland Blair, all of Greeneville, and Eddie Coomer of North Carolina.
The family received friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2000, and will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, September 13, 2000, and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday evening, September 13, 2000, at Costner - Maloy Funeral Home.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2000, at Costner - Maloy Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ralph Roberts officiating. Interment
will be in Browns Chapel Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Ivan Parks, Bill Hux, Jimmy Sane, Bob Winter, John Paul Sane, Chip Winter, Tommy Sane, Phil Hunter, and Bob Miller. Honorary pallbearers: employees of UT Tobacco Experiment Station.
Costner - Maloy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Gowan Clark
Died: 09/13/2000
Mary Elizabeth Gowan Clark, 65, passed away Wednesday afternoon at her home in Hot Springs, N.C., following a lengthy illness.
She was a member of the Church of God in High Point, N.C.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Riley and Mary Matilda Gowan; sister, Maggie Robinson; and brothers, William R. Gowan, Andrew S. Gowan and Claude A. Gowan.
She is survived by her husband, Walter W. Clark of Hot Springs, N.C.; daughters, Janice Spivey and her husband, Jeff, of Hot Springs, N.C., and Ida Burleson and her husband, Dwayne of Black Mountain, N.C.; sisters, Catherine Lawson of Hot Springs, N.C., and Pauline Harris of Suffolk, VA; brother, Dolman P. Gowan and his wife, Lucille, of Hot Springs, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
Funeral service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Methodist Church with Major Jean Frece and Rev. Ray Clark officiating. Interment
will be at Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home.
Brown Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary Pearl Keller
Died: 09/11/2000
Mary Pearl Keller, 87, of Bybee, passed away Monday at the Baptist Hospital of Cocke County following a short illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Haskell (Hack) Keller and her parents, Bud and Lula Gilliam.
She is survived by her son, Jay Keller and his wife, Hazel, of Newport; daughters, Mae Fox and her husband, Carl, of Newport, and Betty Coggins of Greeneville, TN; sisters, Bea Sawyer of Bybee and Lizzie Wise of Newport; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great - grandchildren.
Funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Liberty Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Napier officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home.
Brown Funeral Home is in charge.
William Dub Talley
Died: 09/11/2000
William C. (Dub) Talley, 85, of Jefferson City, formerly of Morristown, passed away Monday, September 11, 2000, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wheeler and Lartha Talley; and three sisters, Edith Fox, Kate Henderson, and an infant sister.
Survived by two sisters, Velma Smith of Morristown and Hattie Smith of Newport; brother, Resinol (Ron) Talley of Morristown; 10 nieces; and four nephews.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, September 13, 2000, 8 p.m., at Westside Chapel with Rev. J.B. Gulley officiating.
Graveside services will be Thursday, 10 a.m., in the Hamblen Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. prior to the services.
Westside Chapel Funeral Home, Morristown, is in charge of arrangements.
Beatrice Ella Brooker
Died: 09 - 13 - 2006 Mrs. Beatrice Ella Brooker, age 89, of White Pine, died at home Wednesday morning, September 13, 2006. She was the seventh child born to John and Elizabeth Calfee of the McCowans Creek Community in Newport on January 20, 1917. Until failing health, she attended White Pine Church of God, Main Street, White Pine. Aunt Bea was preceded in death by her parents, John and Elizabeth Calfee; brothers, Fred, Elbert, Dillard, Garrett, Bartley, and John Calfee; brothers-in-law, Vaughn Chambers and Charlie Samples; and recently, Theron Calfee, a nephew. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Herman Huskey, of Morristown; sisters, Eleanor Chambers, of Newport, and Mettie Samples, of Greeneville. She is also survived by a brother, Ruel Calfee and his wife, Ruby, of Morristown; a step - son, Charles Vanosdale, of Knoxville. Additional survivors include several nieces, nephews, friends, and special caregivers, Beverly Ellison, Ruth Woods, and niece, Brenda Ellison. Aunt Bea was a skilled seamstress, making special clothes for her family over the productive years of her life. She went to Ohio and worked during the war efforts of WWII. She was an excellent cook and loved attending to her flowers. She enjoyed travel and was afforded that luxury with her second marriage. She was the caregiver for two husbands, Bill Vanosdale and John Brooker, and for her mother, Elizabeth Calfee, prior to their deaths from failing health. Each passed in the same house that she has lived in for over fifty years. Family will receive friends at Manes Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2006. The funeral services will follow the visitation at 8:00 p.m., with the Rev. Ed Lemmond officiating. Interment
will be at Redwine New Home Cemetery at the Calfee family plot 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 15, 2006. Pallbearers will be her nephews, George Calfee, Jerry Calfee, Wayne Samples, John Chambers, Phil Calfee, and Gary Huskey. In memory of Aunt Bea, please visit a shut - in in your community or family and do a special deed for them. Family and friends may sign the guest register on - line at www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge.
Gail E. Litchfield Fairbanks
Died: 09 - 11 - 2006 Mrs. Gail E. Litchfield Fairbanks, age 42, of Cosby, passed away Monday, September 11, 2006, at Johnson City Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Arrangements by Costner - Maloy.
Ruby Mae West Sane
Died: 09 - 11 - 2006 Mrs. Ruby Mae West Sane, 88, of Newport, passed away Monday, September 11, 2006, at Baptist Convalescent Center. Until failing health, Ruby was an active member of Gregg's Chapel Church. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, John Harvey and Ollie Ruth Davis West, and her step - father, John J. Sisk. She was also preceded in death by her husband of forty - one years, George Earl Sane; a son, Charles Westy Sane; brothers, Westly Lee and John Daniel West; and sister, Hazel West. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Clifford and Sharlene Sane, of Newport; daughter, Violet Willis, of Newport; a very special grandson, David Wade; other grandchildren include Ruby Catherine Lafollette, of Callahan, Fla.; Virginia Mae Gray, of LaGrange, N.C.; Clifford Sane Jr., of Sevierville; and Christy Williams, of Dandridge; seven great - grandchildren and one great - great grandchild. Additional survivors include three step - children, a special half - sister, Mary West Wyatt, of Asheville, N.C.; and a special friend, Al Shaver. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening, September 13, 2006, at Costner - Maloy Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Fred Gregg and Rev. Dana Walker officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be David Wade, Clifford Sane Jr., Edward Cruz, Ralph Williams, Al Shaver, Liston Sane, Christopher Osborne, Ronald Downs, and Matthew Downs. Family and friends will meet Thursday, September 14, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at Costner - Maloy Funeral Home to go in procession to Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery for the 12:00 p.m. interment. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening prior to the service. Arrangements by Costner - Maloy.
Jon P Williams
Died: 09 - 11 - 2006
Jon P. Williams, age 23, of Newport, passed away Monday, September 11, 2006, at his home. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Hollis Fred Phillips; great - grandmothers, Swannie Hall, Georgie Fox, Flora Gray; and cousin, Nikki Mathis. Jon is survived by his mother and step - dad, Kim and Danny Worex; father, Patrick B. Williams; grandparents, Betty Phillips, Dorothy and Tip Williams; brother, Daniel Worex; sisters, Jessica Williams and Tammy Worex; aunts and uncles, Debbie and Danny Cox, Judine and Kenny Oakley, Kay James, Patricia and Bill Gunter, Dorothy and Gary Kyker, Michelle and Sammy Denton, Tip and Janet Williams; nieces and nephews, Carissa Phillips, Judd Clevenger, Makayla and Selena Morales; cousins, Sammi Jo Denton, Coni and Ashley Morales, Brittany and Jared Cox, Sam, Katie, and Shawna Oakley, Bart and Shelly Kyker, Mandy Williamson, Misty Barnes, Jennifer Parks, and Danny Spurgeon; special friends, Vaneka "Mimi" White, Justin Williams, Chase Simpson, Gabriel "Goob" Marra, and Jason Green; goddaughter, Daiah Simpson. The family will receive friends from 6 - 9 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at Manes Funeral Home. The funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 14, 2006, in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Doug Messer and Pastor Wayne Waycaster officiating. Burial will be in Stokely Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Manes Funeral Home for the funeral expenses. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com Manes Funeral Home in charge.
Anthony "Tony" Wayne Heatherly
Died: 09 - 11 - 2006 Anthony "Tony" Wayne Heatherly, age 48, of Newport, passed away Monday, September 11, 2006. He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara J. Heatherly; nephew, Shayne Woodson; grandparents, Robert and Hazel Williamson, John and Ann Heatherly. He is survived by his father, Neil Heatherly; sister, Peachie Cody; brother, Tim Heatherly; nieces, Jeanna H. Williams, Jamie Cody, and Mechelle Woodson; nephews, Shayne Hemminger, Chan Daniels, Jesse Heatherly, Cody Naillon, Lindsey Naillon, Tyler Woodson, Dustin White, and Cameron Wilson; special friends and family, Charles McMahan, Bobby Joe Howard, James Maddron, and Randy Hemminger. Funeral services will be held 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2006, in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with the Reverend Adam Sanders officiating. The entombment will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 14, 2006, in Resthaven Memorial Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral services at Manes Funeral Home. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com Manes Funeral Home in charge.
Gail E. Litchfield Fairbanks
Died: 09 - 11 - 2006 Mrs. Gail E. Litchfield Fairbanks, 42, of Cosby, passed away Monday, September 11, 2006, at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Fairbanks, and father, Jimmy Litchfield. Survivors include her daughter, Megan L. Fairbanks, of Cosby; son, Benjamin Fairbanks, of Texas; mother, Alene Litchfield, of South Carolina; companion, Mike Palmer, of Cosby; grandchild, Adian Fairbanks, of Texas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ricky and Peggy Litchfield, of South Carolina, and Jamie and Crystal Litchfield, of Florida; sisters and brothers-in-law, Tammy and Blake Bible, of Cosby; Wanda and Pete Mitchum, of Alabama; Wendy and Jim Higgins, of South Carolina; and sister, Karen Litchfield, of South Carolina. Additional survivors include numerous nieces and nephews and friends. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2006, at Costner - Maloy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Bible officiating. Interment
will follow in Parrottsville Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at Costner - Maloy Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to help with final arrangements. Arrangements by Costner - Maloy.
Priscilla Sutton Rowland
Died: 09 - 10 - 2006 Mrs. Priscilla Sutton Rowland, 66, of Newport, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2006, at her home.She retired from Electro - Voice after 36 years of service. She was a member of Northport Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for 35 years. She was also a member of WMU.Mrs. Rowland was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Zelma Sutton; sister, Joann Sutton; and brother, Billy Sutton.Survivors include her husband, Donald Rowland, of the home; son, Donald Rowland, of Newport; daughter and son-in-law, Melanie and Vinah Hoang, of Arizona; grandchild, Ashley Hoang, of Arizona; brother and sister-in-law, Rev. David and Helen Sutton, of Pennsylvania; sister-in-law and brother - in - law, Pat and Jimmy Lindsey; and sister-in-law, Pat Sutton, all of Newport.Nieces and nephews, Angela (Jerry) Ramsey and Rusty (Connie) Sutton, all of Newport; great - nieces and nephews, Jordon Ramsey, Marshall Ramsey, Cortney Sutton and Zachary Sutton, all of Newport; Amy, Andy Merrily, and Christina Sutton, all of Pennsylvania.Additional survivors include several friends, including special friends, Martha and Leonard France, of Newport. Family and friends will meet at Union Cemetery at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday for the 4:00 p.m. graveside service. Graveside service will be 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at Union Cemetery with Rev. James Suggs and Pastor Wade Holbrook officiating. Interment
will be in Union Cemetery. Following the interment
service, the family will receive friends at the fellowship hall at Northport Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Northport Baptist Church, or to the charity of your choice in memory of Priscilla. Arrangements by Costner - Maloy.
Chucky Michael Finchum
Died: 09 - 10 - 2006
Chucky Michael Finchum, born August 9, 1949, of Sevierville, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2006. He was a man who loved life and lived it to its fullest. He always had a joke to tell or a prank to pull. Chucky enjoyed camping and riding horses with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hix and Bertha Finchum; brother, R.C. Finchum; niece, Cindy Coleman Wilson. Chucky will be sadly missed by many. Survivors include wife, Michele Finchum; dogs, Pink and Louise; sisters, Golda Coleman, Ann Derrick and husband Hal, of Sevierville; brothers: Burnett "Pilk" Finchum and wife Vicki, of Sevierville, and Twain Finchum and wife Jinnie. of Newport; sister-in-law: June Finchum; nieces and nephews, Terry, Blake and Chad Finchum, Amy Finchum Love, Kim Derrick Frazier, Vicki Coleman Houk. Many friends including very special friend: Roger "Lodestone" Banks. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to the "Adopt a Wild Horse" Program, Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Wild Horse and Burro Program, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, VA, 22153 (www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov), or the American Cancer Society, Sevier County Unit, 411 Ashley Avenue, Pigeon Forge, TN, 37863. The family will receive friends 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday with memorial service to follow at 7 p.m. in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Pastor John Clark and Pastor Jerry Colbert will officiate. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
