Gayle Baker
JOHNSON CITY - Gayle L. Baker, 86, NHC Healthcare Center, died Thursday (April 19, 2001) at her residence following a lengthy illness.
A native of Rogersville, Ms. Baker was a daughter of the late Dr. Garnie James Lane and Mary Kate Marsh Lane.
Ms. Baker was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Mayfair United Methodist Church.
Five brothers, one son, Charles Edward Baker and one great-granddaughter, Katherine Elizabeth, preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. William Baker and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, Johnson City and James B. Baker and daughter-in-law, Lynn, Chattanooga; one daughter, Nancy Baker Hodnett and son-in-law, Sam, Farragut; one brother, Dr. Donald Lane, Madison, Ga.; two sisters, Katherine Davis, Rogersville, and Bettie Sheelar, Lexington, Ky.; seven grandchildren, Glenn Hodnett and wife, Julie, Anderson, S.C., David Hodnett and wife, Patricia, Woodstock, Ga., Suzanne Hodnett Wold and husband, Jeff, Woodstock, Ga., Craig Baker and wife, Elizabeth, West Chester, Pa., Keith Baker and wife, Sarah, Durham, N.C., Kathie Baker, Johnson City and Steve Baker, Nashville; and four great-grandchildren, Robert Hodnett, Matthew Hodnett, David Ayers Hodnett and Laney Baker.
Calling hours are from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home, Johnson City.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in the East Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Charles Ensminger officiating.
Committal services will follow in Washington County Memory Gardens.
Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to either the American Heart Association, 208 Sunset Drive, Johnson City, Tenn. 37604 or to the TDOT Wildflower Seed Fund, c/o Cary Street, State Coordinator, Suite 400, James K. Polk Office Building, 505 Deadrick St., Nashville, Tenn. 37243.
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Anthony Beeler
PADUCAH, Ky. - Anthony Ray (Tony) Beeler, 40, Lone Oak, passed away at 9:03 a.m. Tuesday (April 17, 2001) in the Lourdes Hospital.
Tony was supervisor for the U.S. Enrichment Corp. He was a 1978 graduate of Ketron High School and received a B.S. and Masters Degree in Manufacturing from East Tennessee State University. He was an avid fisherman, a wonderful husband and loving father.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Ann Carter Beeler, of the home; two daughters, Erin Amanda Beeler and Laura Jacqueline Beeler, both of Lone Oak; his parents, A. Don Beeler and Mabel Agnes Watson Beeler, Kingsport; a sister, Jackie Taylor, Kingsport; a brother, Sonny Beeler, Kingsport; paternal grandmother, Ila Beeler, Kingsport; his maternal grandmother, Dellie Watson, Knoxville; four nieces; one aunt and one uncle.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at East Lawn Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Friends and relatives will serve as pallbearers.
The family request in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, 1250 Bylan Blvd., Staten Island, N.Y. 10305.
James (Jim) Cleek
KINGSPORT - James Franklin Cleek, 67, died Wednesday (April 18, 2001) at his home.
Mr. Cleek served in the U.S. Navy and graduated from East Tennessee State University where he majored in Fine Arts. He was a teacher for 26 years for the Cecil County Board of Education.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and was a past president of Northeast Maryland Lions Club.
His parents, Warner H. Cleek Sr. and Myrtle Albright Cleek preceded him in death.
Surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Nobeleen and Don Salyers, Kingsport; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and JoAnn Cleek, Jefferson City, Warner H. and Marie Cleek, Kingsport; six nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Paul Sheaffer officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Holston View Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, One St. Jude Place, P.O. Box 1000, Memphis, Tenn. 38148-0552.
R.C. Cochran
KINGSPORT - R.C. Cochran, 65, Myrtle Street, died late Thursday (April 19, 2001) at his residence after an extended illness.
Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced by Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Marianne Culbertson
KINGSPORT - Marianne Culbertson, 88, went to be with the Lord Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Select Specialty Hospital, Bristol, Tenn. after an extended illness.
Born in Denver, Colo., she was the daughter of the late Aldolph and Carrie Sputh Smith. She was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
She was a homemaker and a member of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a son, Richard Culbertson and wife, Joy, Kingsport; sister, Genieve Tranberg, Roswell, N.M.; two granddaughters, Dr. Kim Culbertson, Smyrna, Tenn., and Kristen Blackburn, Wilmore, Ky.; a great-granddaughter, Madeline Blackburn; one niece and one nephew.
A memorial service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of East Lawn Funeral Home with Pastor Tully Hunter officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, 213 Colonial Heights Road, Kingsport, Tenn. 37663.
Lillian Yvonne Deal
KINGSPORT - Ms. Lillian Yvonne Deal, 58, 317 Dunbar St., departed this life Thursday (April 19, 2001) at Indian Path Hospital after a brief illness.
Survivors and arrangements are incomplete.
Robinson Funeral Service is serving the Deal family.
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William Fitzgerald
GRAY - William Guy 'Toby' Fitzgerald, 76, passed away Thursday (April 19, 2001) at the Appalachian Christian Village following a lengthy illness.
A native of Washington County, Tenn., he was a son of the late Clyde and Mary Elizabeth Ford Fitzgerald. He was a retired surveyor for the City of Johnson City.
Mr. Fitzgerald was a member of Hales Chapel Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Martha Louise Fitzgerald.
Surviving are two sisters and their husbands, Patsy and Joe Sanders and Mary Lee and Guy Barron, Gray; two uncles, Andrew Fitzgerald and W.R. Ford, Gray; one aunt, Mrs. Ruby Almany, Gray; seven nieces and nephews and 10 great-nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Hales Chapel Christian Church, 280 Hales Chapel Road, Gray. Friends may call anytime at the homes of the sisters, Mary Lee Barron, 103 Old Gray Station Road, Gray and Patsy Sanders, 5207 Kingsport Hwy., Gray.
Services will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. today at the church with Clinton Andrews, minister and Carter Warden officiating.
Interment will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Gray Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Darrell Fitzgerald, Galen Fitzgerald, Dale Fitzgerald, John Fitzgerald, Jimmy Byers, Rick Shell, Steve Lewis, Jim Dugger, Jeff Shanks, Don Almany and Clyde Carter.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made In Loving Memory of William Guy 'Toby' Fitzgerald to the American Diabetes Association, Tennessee Affiliate, 4205 Hillsboro Road, Suite 200, Nashville, Tenn. 37215.
Serving the William Guy 'Toby' Fitzgerald family is Snyder's Funeral Home, Gray.
Drue Ruth Hommell
KINGSPORT - Graveside services for Drue Ruth Hommell, 90, who went to be with the Lord at 8 p.m. Tuesday (April 17, 2001), will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in Greene Acres Cemetery, Whitesburg, Ky., with the Rev. Bert Banks officiating.
Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, c/o Wanda Grills, 1217 Radcliffe Avenue, Kingsport, Tenn. 37664.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is in charge of arrangements.
Beuna Howe
ROGERSVILLE - Beuna Smith Howe, 87, 207 Armstrong Road, died Wednesday (April 18, 2001) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Rogersville after an extended illness.
She was a member of Westview Baptist Church and was a member of Hasson #179 Order of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Howe Sr.; an infant son, Douglas Lyons Howe; parents, John and Lizzie Allen Smith; two sisters, Till Matt Eidson and Edna Ward Collins.
Surviving are one daughter, Jewel Barker and husband, Bill of Rogersville; one son, J.E. Howe, Jr. and wife, Jo Ann, of Rogersville; granddaughter, Tammy Stratton and husband, Dudley of Kingsport; one great-granddaughter, Jessica Davis, Rogersville; brother, Guy Smith and wife, Margaret of Rogersville; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville.
Friends may call at the homes of Jewel and Bill Barker or J.E. and Jo Ann Howe Jr. at their convenience.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ray Mullins officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery.
Barbara Jean Jones
WHITESBURG, Tenn. - Barbara Jean Jones, 66, went to be with the Lord Wednesday (April 18, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness.
Mrs. Jones was a member of the Assembly of God of Rogersville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Blaine Jones, I; parents, Red and Jessie Hall; son, Melvin Blaine Jones, IV; and grandson, David Jones.
Surviving are sons, Michael G. Hall, Billy W. Jones, James R. (Champ) Jones and Steve E. Jones; daughters, Kathy D. Mayes and Katy Jarrett; one sister, Mary K. Stewart; two brothers, Albert (Jim) Hall and George A. Hall; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stetzer Funeral Home, Whitesburg, Tenn.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. C.D. Johnson and the Rev. Jerry Poore officiating.
Interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Creech's Chapel Cemetery.
Mattie Kelly
CHURCH HILL - Mattie Lee Meade Kelly, 69, of Santa Fe, went to be with her Lord Thursday afternoon (April 19, 2001) at her residence.
She was born in Russell County, Va., and moved to this area in 1942. She was a graduate of Lynn View High School in 1949. She previously worked for Kingsport National Bank.
She was an active member of UCT and very action in other community organizations such as the Optimist Club, the Ruritan Club, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, volunteer for Clean Kingsport and the Kingsport Convention and Business Bureau. She was also a lifetime member of the PTA.
She attended Ketron Memorial United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Tedda Lynn Kelly; her parents, Theodore R. Meade and Nannie Lee Porter Meade; one brother, Theodore Meade.
Surviving are her husband, Gene Kelly, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patty Crum and husband Mark and Jenny Seguin and husband Tom, all of Kingsport; one son and daughter-in-law, Randy Kelly and wife Nancy, Bloomington, Ill.; five grandchildren, Matthew Crum, Eric Seguin, Jackson Crum, Cory Seguin and Christopher Kelly; one sister and brother-in-law, Lois Meade Anderson and husband Charlie, Kingsport; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ketron Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Anderson officiating.
The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.
Burial will be at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Boyer, Vernon Meade, Ricky Anderson, David Francisco, Aaron Ketron, Chip Kelly, Alan Kelly and Jerry Kelly.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Eisenbise, Glenn Gott, Herman Davis and Brown Overbay.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steeles Road, Bristol, Tenn. 37620.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Kelly family.
Lillian C. Kilgore
KINGSPORT - Graveside services for Lillian C. Kilgore, 93, 1432 Valley St., will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Holston View Cemetery with the Rev. Don Nation officiating.
Memorials may be made to Mafair United Methodist Church, 1409 E. Center St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37664.
Oak Hill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com.
Alberta Lawson
KINGSPORT - Alberta Coleman Lawson, 73, 3220 Princeton Road, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening (April 19, 2001) at her home following a brief illness.
She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown chapel.
Etta Long
BULLS GAP - Etta Kirkpatrick Long, 85, 180 Sam Long Road, died Wednesday (April 18, 2001) at Church Hill Life Care Center after an extended illness.
She was a member of Liberty Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edd and Lotie Kite Kirkpatrick; three sisters, Nola Mae Kirkpatrick, Mary Bell Carpenter and Mable Mayes; two brothers, Harvey Kirkpatrick and Cotton Kirkpatrick.
Surviving are her husband after 61 years, Sam L. Long, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Guy and Gerry Long, St. Clair; two daughters and son-in-law, Carolyn and Tommie Lee, Whitesburg, Mildred Walker, Rogersville; six grandchildren, John and Vickie Long, Rogersville, Steve and Melissa Long, Eidson, Linda and Jimmy McBride, St. Clair, Rose Ann and Gary Atkins, St. Clair, Edward Walker, Rogersville and Gary Walker, Telford; six great-grandchildrenl; one sister, Alberta Peters, Afton; and one brother, Harmon Kirkpatrick, Rogersville.
The family will be at the home of Guy and Gerry Long, 284 Long Town Road, St. Clair.
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Liberty Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville is in charge of arrangements.
Lois R. Noel
LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. - Lois Robinette Noel, 95, formerly of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday (April 18, 2001) in the St. Mary's of Campbell County Hospital in Lafollette, Tenn.
Lois was born Dec. 3, 1905 in Scott County, Va., and was the daughter of the late James Wesley and Martha Berry Robinette.
She was the widow of W.H. Noel.
Lois had lived in the Kingsport area for the past 60 years, and retired from Parks-Belk as manager of the shoe department.
Prior to failing health, she was an active member of Mafair United Methodist Church, where she did volunteer work for many years.
Other than her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Lorraine Lee and Marion Mullins; brothers, Kelton Robinette and T. Robinette; sisters, Minnie Rogers and Georgia Tyler.
Survivors include her granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Ann and Nick Thompson, Lafollette; grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Scott Lee and his wife, Pat, Lafollette, David Mullins and his wife, Elizabeth, and a great-granddaughter, Sara Mullins, all of Ferrum, Va.; sons-in-law, J.W. Lee, Lafollette, and Harlan Mullins, Ferrum, Va.
Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at East Lawn Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of the funeral home.
Burial will follow in the East Lawn Memorial Park.
Friends will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests those desiring may make contributions to the Mafair United Methodist Church, 1409 E. Center St., Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
Mary Lee Rogers
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Mary Lee Rogers, 76, went to be with the Lord Wednesday (April 18, 2001) at her home.
Born March 5, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Jane Rhoton Childress. She was a member of Robinette's Chapel Central Baptist Church.
Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest K. Rogers; two brothers, Paul Childress and Anderson 'Hack' Childress.
Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Mae Rogers, Johnny Rogers and Hank and Kathy Rogers, all of Big Stone Gap, Va.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Myrtle Gilliam, Gate City, Va., and Wilhite Shupe, Duffield, Va.; two brothers, William B. Childress and June Childress, both of Kingsport and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Robinette Chapel Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Childress officiating.
Burial will follow in the Shupe Cemetery at Jasper, Va.
Friends will serve as pallbearers.
J.C. Roseberry
ROGERSVILLE - Graveside services for J.C. Roseberry, 66, 302 Shephard's Chapel Road, who died Tuesday (April 17, 2001), will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at Mitchell Crest Cemetery.
Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville, is in charge of arrangements.
Mack R. Sams
KINGSPORT - Mack R. Sams, 82, 1462 Willow St., died unexpectedly Wednesday evening (April 18, 2001) at his home.
A native of Hawkins County, he had resided in Sullivan County for over 50 years. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Philippine Islands.
Mr. Sams retired from J.P. Stevens after 47 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Boyd Sams; brothers, Howard Sams Sr., and Carl Sams, both formerly of Kingsport, Ecke Sams, formerly of Bristol, Va.; and his parents, Rice and Martha Pratt Sams.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Nelson (Valery) Barger and Mrs. John W. (Carolyn) Hutson, both of Kingsport; his beloved grandchildren, Mrs. David (Karen) Lovelace, Blountville, Mrs. Dean (Sherri) Athanasia, Wellesley, Mass., Tom Bradshaw, Kingsport; three great-grandchildren, Ryan Lovelace, Meghan Lovelace and Ellie Athanasia and one unborn great-grandchild; one step-granddaughter and three step great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Brian K. Taylor officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at East Lawn Memorial Park with military rites conducted by the Church Hill VFW Post No. 9754.
Pallbearers will be Basil Price, Fred Cole, Bill Walters, Howard Sams Jr., Charles Ladd, Tim Way and Jack Mottern.
Aaron Shaffer
Graveside services for Aaron Shaffer, 29, 1634 Aaron Way, Kingsport, who died Monday (April 16, 2001), will be held at 11 a.m. today at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, is in charge of arrangements.
Nanny Vicars Smith
MENDOTA, Va. - Nanny Vicars Smith, 93, died Tuesday (April 17, 2001) at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Mrs. Smith was a native of Scott County, Va., but had lived in the Mendota, Va. area for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Edward Smith; two sons, Ralph W. Smith and Edward L. Smith, Jr.; one sister, Rosetta Salyer; two brothers, Roy L. Vicars and Crockett E. Vicars.
She was a member of the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Ellen Smith and Virginia Ruth Smith, both of Mendota; one brother and sister-in-law, Worley F. and Eva Vicars, Kingsport; two grandsons, Edward Lee Smith, Jr. and wife, Betsy, Raleigh, N.C., Daniel Roy Smith, Johnson City; one granddaughter, Patricia Smith Elledge and husband, David, Jonesborough; one great-grandson, Matthew Bowman Smith, Raleigh, N.C.; also surviving are one niece and four nephews; a special friend, James Sproles, Mendota.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Akard Funeral Home, Bristol, Tenn., with Dr. Stan Anderson and the Rev. Jim Cumbow officiating.
Music will be provided by Goldie Hensley.
Burial will follow in the Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Pallbearers will be Fred Vicars, Michael Vicars, Willis Vicars, Bobby Salyer, James Sproles, Dennis Dean, Calvin Vermillion and Champ Vicars.
Honorary pallbearers will be friends and neighbors, Dr. Andy Delwadia, and the physicians and nurses at Holston Valley Medical Center Wilcox Hall Third Floor.
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John Stoneman Sr.
JONESVILLE, Va. - John C. Stoneman Sr., 77, passed away Thursday (April 19, 2001) at his residence.
He had retired from public work in Maryland and was a World War II veteran serving in the Marines.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Hattie Stoneman; five brothers, Billy, Dean, Jack, Van Haden and Scott Stoneman; and two sisters, Juanita and Rita Stoneman.
Surviving are his wife, Bonnie (Detta) Stoneman, Jonesville, Va.; two sons, John C. Stoneman Jr., Jonesville, Va., and Stanley E. Stoneman, Fort Washington, Md.; one grandson, Bruce Lee Stoneman; three brothers, Gene Stoneman, Edgewater, Md., Jimmy Stoneman and Eddie Stoneman, both of Nashville, Tenn.; four sisters, Grace Dugan, Nashville, Tenn., Patsy Murphy, Manchester, Tenn., Donna Stoneman and Ronnie Stoneman, both of Nashville, Tenn.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Jonesville, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Miss Donna Stoneman officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Sunday at Bethel Cemetery in Jonesville, Va. Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Sunday to go to the cemetery in procession.
