Audrey Cox, 82, Fall Branch.
FALL BRANCH - Graveside services for Audrey Mae Fink Cox, 82, who died Wednesday (June 12, 2002), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in East Lawn Memorial Park.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is serving the Cox family.
Ruby Culbertson, 77, Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE - Ruby Alma Culbertson, 77, passed away peacefully Thursday (June 13, 2002) in Knoxville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Grace and Raymond Stubblefield; husband, Carlos Lee Culbertson; sister, Vivian Greene; and brothers, Erwin "Chuck" Stubblefield and wife, Frances, Eugene Stubblefield and Kermit Stubblefield.
She is survived and will be sadly missed by her sons, Mike Culbertson, Atlanta, Ga., Daryl Culbertson and wife, Karen, Kissimmee, Fla.; stepson, David Culbertson and wife, Ann, New London, Conn.; daughters, Patti Fahs, Knoxville, Susan Mee and fiance, Tim Kenny, West Palm Beach, Fla., Nancy Gray and husband, Cecil, Strawberry Plains, Becky Franklin and husband, Allan, Knoxville; adopted daughter, Jeanie Kors and husband, Ron, Knoxville; sisters, Eula Mae Newland and husband, Joe, Claudia Clawson and husband, Larry; sister-in-law, Muriel Stubblefield, Pennsylvania; brothers, John Earl Stubblefield and wife, Bonnie, Randall Stubblefield and wife, Rosetta; brother-in-law, Sam "Bo" Greene; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jeremy McGinnis officiating.
Family and friends will meet at Woodlawn Cemetery for interment services at 11 a.m. Monday.
Memorial donations may be made to NHC, TFGE, Nursing Scholarship Fund, Home Office, 1400 City Center, 100 E. Vine St., Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37130.
A.J. Davis Jr., 70, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - A.J. Davis Jr., 70, 407 W. Main Blvd., died Friday (June 14, 2002) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.
He was a member of Fisher's Creek Missionary Baptist Church and was retired from Tennessee Eastman as a mechanic.
Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Johnson and Grace Hickman Davis Sr.; one sister, Mickey Williams; and brother, Alp Davis.
Surviving are his wife, Helen Frost Davis, of the home; two daughters, Darlene Bruner and husband, Leroy, Rogersville, Leslie Bruner and husband, Gregory, Church Hill; four sons, Tommy Davis and wife, Lois, Surgoinsville, Tony Davis and wife, Karen, Church Hill, Michael Davis and wife, Sandy, Greeneville, Jerry Davis and wife, Valerie, Rogersville; one sister, Juanita Housewright, Rogersville; three brothers, Fred Davis, Rogersville, Bill Davis and George Davis, both of Mount Carmel; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Claude Dooley, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Mr. Claude Dooley, 70, entered into rest on Thursday (June 13, 2002) at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tenn.
Mr. Dooley was born in Scott County, Va. on June 12, 1932, son of the late George and Lottie Mae Sluss Dooley.
He was a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1952-1954. He retired from AFG in 1994 after 38 years of service. He was an avid handyman known in the community for helping others, always there when needed.
In addition to his parents, his sister, Betty Dooley and three brothers, Denver and Hubert Dooley and Coy Sluss preceded him in death.
Surviving Mr. Dooley is his wife, Eunice Dooley, Kingsport, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Chris Rouse, Blountville, Tenn.; son and daughter-in-law, Dustin Scott and Autumn Dooley, Kingsport, Tenn.; grandchildren, Chase Rouse, Morgan LeBlanc and Hunter Dooley; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Kingsley United Methodist Church and other times at the residence.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at the church with the Rev. Raymond Amos officiating. Trista Ragsdale will provide the music.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
The family will be meeting at the cemetery for the graveside service.
Frank Mullins, Andy Monroe, Mac Isner, Sid Salyers, Leonard Davenport and Aenos "Goat" Whitmer will serve as pallbearers.
Ransom Tipton, Howard Patrick and Leroy Hensley will serve as honorary pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Kingsley United Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be made to the family at gcfh@mounet.com.
Gate City Funeral Home, Inc. is serving the family of Claude Dooley.
Lois J. Duffy, 75, Weber City, Va.
WEBER CITY, Va. - Lois Jeanette Duffy, 75, passed away Friday (June 14, 2002).
She was born Kewanee, Ill. and had resided at the Brian Center, Weber City, Va. since 1993.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Gate City.
Mrs. Duffy was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Duffy; father and mother, Perley D. and Mayme H. Warner; son, Brian Neal Milnes; and one brother, Perley D. Warner, Jr.
Surviving are a daughter, Lynn J. Hicks and husband Howard Hicks, Jr.; one grandson, Bobby W. Hicks; one granddaughter, Lori A. Skidmore and husband, Scott; one great-granddaughter, Skylar C. Skidmore; one nephew, Terry Warner and one niece, Linda Warner, both of Illinois.
Calling hours are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens.
E-mail condolences may be sent to hamlettdobson@mounet.com.
William R. Ford, 84, Gray.
GRAY - Graveside services for William R. Ford, 84, of 801 Liberty Church Rd., who went home to be with the Lord on Monday (June 10, 2002), will be conducted at 10 a.m. today in Gray Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Steve Oglesby, Hurley Jackson, Darrell Fitzgerald, Robert Hartley, Gary Edson, Scott Buckingham, Hack Arnett and Brice Light.
Gray Funeral Home is serving the Ford family.
Carolyn Hass, 55, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
FT. BLACKMORE, Va. – Ada Carolyn Hass, 55, entered into rest Friday (June 14, 2002) at the Hospice House.
She was born in Kingsport April 24, 1947 to the late James Peter and Dorothy Mae Quillen.
She was of the Baptist faith and attended Clinchport Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Hass, Ft. Blackmore, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Ricky Lyons, Yuma, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Pamela Hass, Hiltons, Va.; three grandsons, Brian and Coty Hass and Brandon Lyons; brothers and sister-in-law, Ricky and Nan Quillen, Kingsport, Tenn., and Wendell Quillen, Gate City, Va.; half brother, James Dean, Gate City, Va.; half sisters, Elizabeth Ann Smith, Nickelsville, Va., Belinda Quillen, Helen Dean, both of Duffield, Va., and Edna Vaughn, Ga.; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Jimmy Combs and Rev. Gene Stallard officiating.
Music will be provided by Gary Hunley.
Burial will follow the service at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Pallbearers will be Denny Hass, Earl Hass, Dearl Hass, Shirell Hass, Terry Rhoten and Darrell Hurd.
Honorary pallbearers will be Brian Hass, Coty Hass, Brandon Lyons, Anthony Henry and Johnny Jones.
Online condolences may be sent to gcfh@mounet.com
Special thanks to Hospice House Staff, Bristol, Tenn.
Monroe Meade, 37, Pound, Va.
POUND, Va. - Monroe Edward Meade, 37, died Friday (June 14, 2002) at his residence in Pound.
He wa a member of West Norton Church.
Surviving are his wife, Charlotte Mullins Meade, Pound, Va.; daughters, Alice Marie Meade and Lindsay Brooke Meade, both of Pound, Va.; father, James Albert Meade Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.; mother, Rose Marie Meade, Pound, Va.; brothers, James Albert Meade Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo., and William Darrell Meade, Pound, Va.
Calling hours are from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Baker Funeral Home, Pound, Va.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the Sadie Baker Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Evangelist Donald Harding, Pastor Mike Davis, Pastor Pat Dockery and the Rev. Randy Carter officiating.
Burial will be in the Cox Cemetery, Pound, Va.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Creed Osborne, 77, Weber City, Va.
WEBER CITY, Va. - Graveside services for Creed Edgar Osborne, 77, who passed away unexpectedly Wednesday (June 12, 2002) will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Holston View Cemetery.
Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.
Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., is serving the Osborne family.
Phyllis Smith, 44, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Phyllis Ann Johnson Smith, 44, Gaines Street, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning (June 13, 2002) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was lifelong resident of Sullivan County (Kingsport). She attended Orebank Elementary School and also attended Ketron High School.
She attended Restoration Church (Broad Street).
She was preceded in death by her husband, Randall Smith; her parents, Rev. Henry M. Johnson and Geneva Dowell Johnson; three brothers, Rex Johnson, Gail Johnson and infant brother, Henry Morgan Jr.
Surviving are her daughter, Jordan Leigh Ann Smith and sons, Joshua Johnson and Caleb Smith, all of the home; two stepchildren, Randall Smith Jr., and Shelia Crawford; grandchildren, Henry Benjamen Johnson, Briana Johnson, Robert C. Benton Jr.; sisters, Mattie "Ruth" Johnson and Goldean White, both of Kingsport, Nellie Lynch and husband, Jerry, Florence, S.C. and Ivagean Gilliam and husband, Robert, Blountville; brother, Elmer Johnson, Kingsport.
Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Friends may call at the family's residence at anytime at 340 Gaines St., Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. David Templeton officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers are her nephews and friends.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at cartertrentfh@chartertn.net.
Kenneth Dale Stafford, 75, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Kenneth Dale Stafford, 74, 2005 Timber's Edge Court, died Thursday morning (June 13, 2002) at his home.
Born in Washington County, Tenn., he was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Stafford retired from Tennessee Eastman Co.
He was a member of Heritage First Church of God.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Eliza and Charles Oscar Stafford; a brother, Beryl Stafford; and a sister, Edith Williams.
Surviving are his wife, Pearl Bright Stafford, Kingsport; a daughter, Vicki Stafford Powers and husband, Randal, Nashville; one grandson, Alexander Stafford Powers; one granddaughter, Hannah McKenzie Powers; two stepsons, Mike Mitchell, Kingsport and Eddie Mitchell, Ringgold, Ga.; one niece, Judy Simpson; and one nephew, Denny Simpson, both of Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, with Pastor Steve Tilley officiating.
The family will receive friends following the service in the chapel.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Mrs. Wanda Grills, 1217 Radcliffe Ave., Kingsport, Tenn. 37664 or Heritage First Church of God, 2244 Hall St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Betty Strickland, 67, Erwin.
ERWIN - Betty Strickland, 67, 105 Highland Ave., died Thursday (June 13, 2002) at Johnson City Medical Center.
She was a native of Holly Hill, S.C., and the daughter of the late George and Josephine WimberlyBair. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Industrial Garment, Erwin.
Mrs. Strickland was a member of Evergreen Freewill Baptist Church, Erwin.
Surviving are her husband, Daniel Strickland, Erwin; two sons, Robert Strickland, Kingsport and Charles Strickland, Erwin; one daughter, JoAnn Lingerfelt, Erwin; five grandchildren, Michael Strickland, Bradley Strickland, Tiffaney Strickland, Emily Lingerfelt and Adam Lingerfelt, all of Erwin; one brother, George M. Blair, Reedyville, S.C.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Valley Funeral Home, Erwin.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Harold Blankenship officiating.
Vocal selections will be provided by Stephanie Bailey and Janie Berry.
Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Martins Creek Cemetery.
Those attending the graveside services will meet at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to form the procession to the cemetery.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family via Valley@Funeral-Plans.com.
Genevieve Taylor, 87, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Mrs. Genevieve F. Taylor, 87, formerly of Saltville, Va., died Thursday (June 13, 2002) in Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport.
Mrs. Taylor was a member of the First Baptist Church of Church Hill and a former member of the First Christian Church in Saltville, Va.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. "Bill" Taylor.
Surviving are one son, Millard Taylor, Knoxville; one daughter, Jeanne Fields, Kingsport; four grandchildren, Bryan Taylor, Charles Taylor, April Taylor and Jonathan Fields; one brother, Asher Stilwell, Saltville, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jerry Williams officiating.
Graveside committal services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Church Hill Memorial Gardens in Church Hill with Gary Gearhart officiating.
Pallbearers will be Bryan Taylor, Charles Taylor, Rodney Stilwell, Bill Stilwell, Craig Barbrow and Mike Barbrow.
Beatrice Wilson, 61, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE - Graveside services for Beatrice Leona Wilson, 61, who went to be with the Lord Wednesday (June 12, 2002) will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Highland Cemetery.
Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville, is serving the Wilson family.
