Kyle Bishop
DUFFIELD, Va. - Services for Kyle Bishop, 63, who died Saturday (June 2, 2001), will be held at 7 p.m. today in the chapel of the Duffield Funeral Home at Thomas Village with family and friends officiating.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The committal service will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, Tenn. 38105, or to the Three Bells United Methodist Church, 302 Fugate St., Duffield, Va. 24244.
Clara Christine Boyd, 92, Rogersville
ROGERSVILLE - Graveside services for Clara Christine Boyd, 92, of Flora Road, who passed away Sunday (June 3, 2001), will be held at 11 a.m. today at Highland Cemetery.
Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of arrangements.
Irene Brady, 77, Gate City
GATE CITY, Va. - Irene Nora Day Brady, 77, of Route 7, went peacefully to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday (June 2, 2001) at her residence after a lengthy illness.
She was a native of Wise County, Va., but lived in California for several years. She was employed with Gerbur Products.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Brady, in June, 1999; parents, Isaac Burton Day and Alice Mae Cantrell Day; brother, Adrain N. Day; sister, Mary Day Lengrand; half sister, Ome Day; and half brother, Ernest Day.
Surviving are a sister, Ruth D. Price, Gate City; brothers, Alfred L. Day, Fremont, Calif., Carson S. Day, Patterson, Calif., Rev. Garney J. Day, Boones Mill, Va., and David W. Day, Gate City; and half sister, Edison Cox, Baltimore, Md.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and any time at the residence.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Richard Dice officiating.
Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Brenda Mae Coffey, 52, Eidson
EIDSON - Brenda Mae Coffey, 52, died Friday (June 1, 2001) at Hawkins County Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Ora Harville Coffey.
Surviving are her foster parents of 6 years, Earl and Sharon Borton, Eidson; two sisters, Bonnie Coffey, Greeneville, and Eva Brooks and husband, Joe, Florida; four brothers, Kyle Coffey, Bean Station, Ristine Coffey, Morristown, John Coffey, Bean Station, and Chandler Coffey, Greeneville; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Bob East officiating.
Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery.
Rowena Danie, 83, Manassas
MANASSAS, Va. - Rowena Ethel Daniel, 83, died Friday (June 1, 2001) at her home.
Mrs. Daniel was born and raised in Kingsport and had lived in the Manassas area for 59 years. She was a 40-year member of the Manassas Presbyterian Church and had served as a deaconess. She was a beloved employee of Trailways Bus Service, Washington, D.C., known to her coworkers as "Mama Daniel" for 30 years, having retired in 1982 as a revenue clerk.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter G. Daniel, who died in 1960; and one son, Col. Walter B. Daniel, who died in 1997.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra A. and Bradley McGlothlin, Manassas, Va.; two sons and a daughter-in-law, James W. Daniel, Manassas, Va., and Joe and Greta Daniel, Manassas, Va.; 10 grandchildren, Timothy McGlothlin, Angela Trbovich, Curtis McGlothlin, Adrian Kosmicki, Anita Pennington, Amber Smoot, Kenny Daniel, Jason Miller, Kay Roof and Angela Shortall; and nine great-grandchildren, Caitlin Trbovich, Nick Trbovich, Carly Trbovich, Shane Rose, Jeremy Rose, Travis Pennington, Katherine Roof, Hannah Roof and Clarissa Roof.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Price Funeral Home, 9609 Center St., Manassas, Va.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Aubrey C. Sanders officiating.
Interment will be at Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, Va.
Polly Belle Dean, 77, Gate City
GATE CITY, Va. - Polly Belle Culbertson Dean, 77, Route 1, went to be with the Lord Sunday (June 3, 2001) at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Weber City.
She was born in Scott County, Va., on March 24, 1924 to the late Dallard and Clara Carter Culbertson. She was a homemaker and attended Midway Methodist Church.
Mrs. Dean was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Dean Sr. (Jan. 27, 1998); sister, Ida Mae Kendall; and brother, Everett Lee Culbertson.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Hal David (Barbara) Salley, Kingsport; sons and daughters-in-law, Clyde and Eloise Dean Jr., Gate City, Va., and Billy Joe and Wanda Gail Dean, Nickelsville, Va.; grandchildren, Anissa Kwan Childress, Crystal Bush, Sue Ann Spellar, Coby Ryan Dean, Joy Denise Dean and Christina Johnson; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Ashley Bush, Dalton Lee Spellar, Whitney and Hayley Johnson, Michael Dean, Kealy and Kasey Childress; brothers, John Culbertson and Kelly Culbertson, both of Gate City, Va.; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., or anytime at the children's residence.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Claude Lane and the Rev. Randall Stapleton officiating.
Music will be provided by Michelle Stapleton.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
The family will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Georgia Driver, 64, Ft. Blackmore
FT. BLACKMORE, Va. - Georgia Mae Akers Driver, 64, entered into rest on Sunday (June 3, 2001) at her residence.
Born in Scott County, Va. on Sept. 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt and Nancy Owens Akers.
Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Bonnie Lucille Beard and Helen Laura Kinkead; two brothers, James Carlos Akers and Emmitt H. "Junior'' Akers Jr.
Surviving are two daughters, Melody Lynn Akers, Burnside, Ky., and Teresa Ann Rhoton Perez, Arcadia, Fla.; one son, Paul Edward Petrusak, Manchester, Ky.; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Kathleen Osborne, Dungannon, Va.; one brother, Jimmy McArthur Akers, Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends today at the home of Georgia Driver, Route 1, Box 203, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cassell's Chapel, Ft. Blackmore, Va. with the Rev. James Mann and the Rev. Danny Darnell officiating.
Music will be provided by Shelby Greear and Lillian Raymond.
Burial will be at the Greear Cemetery, Ft. Blackmore, Va.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel Duty, 75, Gate City
GATE CITY, Va. - Hazel Duty, 75, formerly of Dungannon, Va., entered into rest Monday (June 4, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was born Dec. 2, 1925 in Scott County, Va., and was the daughter of the late Nathan and Cassie Osborne Corder.
She was a member of Valley View Freewill Baptist Church.
Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, J.W. Honeycutt; and former husband, Willie Duty in 1983; one daughter, Donna Gail Monroe in 1994; two sisters, Lillian Sluss and Audrey Strong; five brothers, Howard, Warren, Nathan, Lloyd and Walker Corder.
Surviving are two sisters and brother-in-law, Lottie Darnell, Gate City, Va., and Frieda and Ronnie Warren, Wabash, Ind.; two grandchildren, Jessie Monroe and Audrey Lynn; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gate City Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. L.W. Salling and the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating.
Music will be provided by the Antioch Church Choir.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ioof Cemetery, Roann, Ind. with Bob McCarty officiating.
Ellaree Faye Greer, 77, Kingsport
Services for Ellaree "Susie" Reese Greer, 77, of Kingsport, who went home to be with the Lord Sunday (June 3, 2001), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, with Pastor Jeff Strong and the Rev. Kenneth Kyker officiating.
Burial will follow in East Lawn Memorial Park.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lupus Foundation, 5612 Kingston Pike, Office 5, Knoxville, Tenn. 37919.
Betty Hackney, 62, Gate City
GATE CITY, Va. - Graveside services for Betty Lou Hackney, 62, Jackson Street, who departed this life Saturday (June 2, 2001), will be held at 11 a.m. today in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Family and friends will meet at 10:15 a.m. today at Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., to go to the cemetery.
Friends will serve as pallbearers.
Ralph Hal, 79, Big Stone Gapl
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Ralph Sterling Hall, 79, of Castlewood, passed away Sunday (June 3, 2001) in Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon, Va.
He was a lifelong resident of the area and was a retired mechanic. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Monroe and Polly Hall; brothers, George, Alex, Clarence and Vass Hall; sisters, Rosey Horner, Bertha Hall and Olie Hall.
Survivors include his sons, Curtis E. Hall, Big Stone Gap, and Ralph E. Hall, Richmond, Va.; daughter, Doris H. Hamilton, Dryden, Va.; eight grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home with the Rev. Duke Barker officiating.
Burial will follow at the American Legion Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, with military graveside service accorded by Big Stone Gap D.A.V. Chapter No. 45.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Paul King Sr., 65, Rogersville
ROGERSVILLE - Paul H. King Sr., 65, passed away Sunday (June 3, 2001) at his residence following a brief illness.
He was a member of the Little Country Primitive Baptist Church. He was retired from the City of Rogersville Street Department and was also a retired farmer and construction worker.
He was preceded in death by two infant sons, Ronnie and Donnie King; father, George Henry King; mother, Linnie Pearl King; three sisters, (twins) Norma Jean and Geraldine King and Brenda Hall; and one brother, David King.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Ruth Goins King, of the home; four children: two sons, Paul King Jr. and Leslie King, and two daughters, Tammy Matthews, all of Rogersville, and Robin Davis, Surgoinsville; two daughters-in-law, Evelyn King and Sherry King, both of Rogersville; two sons-in-law, Ricky Matthews, Rogersville, and Chris Davis, Surgoinsville; six grandsons, Jason Fisher, Travis Matthews, Cody Matthews, Michael King, Brian King and Jimmy Gulley; one granddaughter, Heather King; two brothers, Harless King and Larry King, both of Rogersville; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Waylon Richards and the Rev. Jerry Manis officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery.
Lacy Light, 86, Kingsport
Graveside services for Lacy Light, 86, of Kingsport, who died Friday (June 1, 2001), will be conducted at 10 a.m. today in the Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of arrangements.
Cleo Oaks, 90, Kingsport
Services for Cleo Oaks, 90, of Kingsport, who passed away Sunday (June 3, 2001), will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of East Lawn Funeral Home with Ron Davis officiating.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Memorial Gardens in Pennington Gap, Va.
George Phipps, 808, Jonesville
JONESVILLE, Va. - George Winston Phipps, 80, York community, died Sunday (June 3, 2001) at his residence.
Born in Jonesville, Va., he had been a resident of Ohio for 48 years and lived back in Lee County the past 10 years. He was retired from Regional Transit Authority in Ohio and was a member of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
He was a faithful member of Kettering Assembly of God in Dayton, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by one son, Charles Phipps; parents, Harrison and Lucinda Phipps; two brothers, Paul Phipps and E.S. Phipps; and two sisters, Ada Delcarpin and Lilly Lambert.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Lorene Phipps, of the home; two sons, George W. Phipps Jr., Dayton, Ohio, and Robert S. Phipps, Sweetwater, Tenn.; two daughters, Judy Gay and husband, Jim, and Doris Jean Braden and husband, Elmer, both of Dayton, Ohio; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Henry F. Phipps, Englewood, Ohio.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Province Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va., and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Tobias Funeral Home, Dayton, Ohio.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Tobias Funeral Home in Dayton, Ohio, with the Rev. Emmett Lambert officiating.
Burial will follow at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.
Jessie Queale, 89, Bristol
BRISTOL, Va. - Jessie Harman Queale, 89, of Lee Garden Apartments, died Sunday (June 3, 2001) at her home.
Born in Russell County, she was a daughter of the late W.D. and Margaret Taylor Harman. She was a member of the Reynolds Memorial United Methodist Church in Bristol. She was the widow of William Queale.
She was preceded in death by one brother, W. D. Harman, Jr.; and three sisters, Gay Harman, Pansy Fleenor and Thelma Harman.
Surviving are three nieces, Linda Santiago, Horn Lake, Miss., Judy Sanders, Abingdon, Va., and Jo Ann Wright, Cleveland, Va.; also four great-nieces, and two great-nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Russell Memorial Cemetery in Lebanon, Va., with the Rev. Darrell Harmon officiating.
Those attending are requested to meet at the cemetery.
Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon, Va., is serving the family of Mrs. Queale.
George Roger Sexton, 57, Church Hill
CHURCH HILL - George Roger Sexton, 57, 363 Click Town Road, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning (June 3, 2001) at Indian Path Medical Center after a very brief illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Hawkins County and a 1963 graduate of Church Hill High School. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was retired from Eastman Company after 27 years of service.
He was a member of Greenvale Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Pauline Click Sexton; infant sister, Barbara Jean Sexton; and nephew, Michael Knowles.
Survivors include his father, Elmer K. Sexton, Church Hill; one daughter, Lisa; one sister, Ms. Patti Knowles, Church Hill; close friend, J.R. Gilreath, Gate City, Va.; niece, Teresa Jones, Chicago, Ill.; nephew, Dennis Knowles, Washington, D.C.; several beloved aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends may call anytime at the residence of his sister, 370 Click Town Road, Church Hill.
Calling hours will be from 12 noon to 1 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. today at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va., with the Rev. Joe W. Byrd, Chaplain of American Legion Hammond Post No. 3, in charge of the graveside service.
Pallbearers will be James Click, J.R. Gilreath, Aaron Click, E.G. McGlothlin, David Glover, Bobby Pippin and Jimmy Sexton.
Dorothy Simpson, 83, Rogersville
ROGERSVILLE - Dorothy "Dot" Simpson, 83, of Old Highway 11-W, died peacefully at her home Monday (June 4, 2001).
She was a member of Rogersville Presbyterian Church and was retired from Southern Railroad.
Mrs. Simpson was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Davidson Simpson; parents, Henry Herman and Hazel Kyle Epping; brother, Herman Epping.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Mac Mount, Rogersville; stepdaughter, Mary Frances Ettenger, New York; two sons, John Kyle Benziger, Corryton, Tenn., Walter Benziger III, Rogersville; ten grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one sister, Marianna Henson, Johnson City; special thanks to Jean Alvis, Lois Slater, Louella Alvis and Louina Peters.
A memorial service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Thursday at Rogersville Presbyterian Church with Dr. David L. Hale officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rogersville Presbyterian Church, H.B. Stamps Memorial Library, or Meals on Wheels.
Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville, is serving the family of Mrs. Simpson.
Dora Sullivan, 86, Bristol
BRISTOL, Va. - Dora Bell Yeary Sullivan, 86, died Saturday (June 2, 2001) at her home.
She was born in Wise County, Va., and lived most of her life in Bristol, Va.
She was a former employee of the Jobbers Candy Factory in Bristol, Va. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Emmitt J. Yeary; her second husband, Charles Vernon Sullivan; three sisters, Nellie Knipp, Bertie McCracken and Tish Kelly; and a brother, Tate Sproles.
Surviving are one daughter, Renha Welch and husband, Rocky, Piney Flats; one son, Lynn Hager and wife, Kathy, Bluff City; two grandsons, Christopher Hager, Bristol, Tenn., and Erik Cox, Bristol, Va.; one brother, Bud Sproles, Wise, Va.; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Annette Blevins Hager, Bristol, Tenn.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home with the Rev. Walter L. Statzer officiating.
Committal services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Va. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery.
Madge Towle, 81, Knoxville
KNOXVILLE - Madge McCrary Towle, 81, passed away Monday (June 4, 2001) at Fort Sanders Regional Hospital.
She was a graduate of Tusculum College, a member of Fountain City O.E.S. Chapter No. 160, and a member of the Fountain City Study Club.
She was an active member of Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her son, Mark B. Towle; brother, Joe R. McCrary; sisters, Frances Templin and Samma Harper.
Survivors include her husband, Philip S. Towle; sons and daughters-in-law, Phil and Dorothy Towle III, Peter and Karen Towle; grandchildren, Chris, Rebecca and Peter Towle, Jr.
Calling hours will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel, 1421 N. Broadway, Knoxville, Tenn.
Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with Dr. William Barron officiating.
Interment will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Greene County.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church building fund, 3700 Keowee Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn. 37919.
Bobby G. Trinkle, 63, Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Bobby G. Trinkle, 63, 380 Midway Drive, died Sunday (June 3, 2001) at his home.
He was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area, and the son of the late Bill and Emma Sorah Trinkle.
He was a former employee of Bristol Metals and Edgemont Wrecker Service, a member of Bible Way Church, and a 27-year member of the AA.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Berdie Shepperd Trinkle.
Survivors include three sisters, Gladys Booher, Juanita Felty and Frances Akers; two brothers, Harold Worley and Herb Trinkle; several nieces and nephews, including nephew, Jimmy Worley, who made his home with Bobby.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Weaver Funeral Home, Bristol, Tenn., and other times at the home of a sister, Gladys Booher, 618 Buckner St., Bristol, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Paul Rouse and the Rev. David Charlton officiating.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Susong Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Eddie Booher, Ken Rupe, Eddie Fritts, Freddie Booher, Ralph Jones and Bill Hightower.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mile Tennant, Jim Moore and Jilly Worley.
Bernice M. Wilson, 75, Big Stone Gap
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Bernice M. Wilson, 75, died Sunday (June 3, 2001) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was a lifelong resident of the Big Stone Gap, Va. area, and was the daughter of the late Clifford and Della (Dickenson) Mize. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Mize and Marvin Mize.
Surviving are her husband, Johnny J. Wilson; one daughter, Carolyn Wilson, Kingsport; one son, John L. Wilson and wife, Wendy, Upper Arlington, Ohio; three grandchildren, Lee Ann Salyers and husband, Keith, Hillary A. Wilson and John Kenneth Wilson; one great-granddaughter, Madison Roseann Good; three sisters, Beulah Lee and Ruth Sanders, both of Daytona, Fla., and Evelyn Johnson, Newport News, Va.; two brothers, Elmer Mize, Tallahassee, Fla., and Clifford Mize, Jr., Church Hill.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Holding Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Interment will be in Powell Valley Memorial Gardens.
