Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Myrtle H. Mullins
DANTE - Myrtle Hamilton Mullins, 85, formerly of Dunbar, passed away at her home in Dante on Friday, November 8, 2002. She was born on December 7, 1916 at Esserville, Virginia to Elliot and Goldie Mae Hamilton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Patrick Hamliton of Dunbar; her second husband, Fran J. Mullins of Pound; two infant sons: Douglas and Jerry; an infant daughter, Virginia; two grandsons: Scott Lycans and Joe Jessee; four brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include: one half brother, Andrew Sargent, Dante; three daughters: Goldie Buckles and her husband Fred, Castlewood; Patsy Lycans, Wooster, Ohio; Brenda Jessee and her husband Barney, Stanley, N.C.; two sons: Tommy Hamilton and his wife Dixie, Castlewood; Donald Ray Hamilton and his wife Janice, Greenwood, Ind.; several nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m., Monday at the Hagy and Fawbush Funeral Home in Norton. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Charlie Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the Wells Cemetery, Esserville, Va.
Kenneth E. Rasnake
LEBANON - The funeral service for Kenneth E. (Lefty) Rasnake will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Chris Musick officiating. Burial will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Lowell Lowe, L.D. Blankenship, Darrell Horne, Calvin Rasnake, Lonnie Hopson, Ray Martin and Denver Musick.
Mr. Rasnake, 64, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, in the Maple Grove Health Care Center.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the Rasnake family.
Willie Robinette
NORTON - Funeral services for Willie "Buddy" Robinette will be conducted 8 p.m. Saturday at the church with Rev. Roger Cooke officiating. Committal services will be conducted 8:30 a.m. Sunday in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Mr. Robinette, 78, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at his residence on Powell River Road. Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home of Norton is in charge of arrangements.
Charles William Sams
HAMPTON - Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Charles William Sams, 65, 6251 Highway 19 E. Hampton died Friday, November 8, 2002 in the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late George and Louise Fee Sams. He was retired from the United States Air Force after serving 30 years. He served in the Vietnam Era. He was preceded in death by a brother, George Sams and two sisters: Virginia Gregory and Mildred Tackell.
Survivors include his wife, Sonia Gouge Sams; one son, Matthew Sams, Hampton; one daughter, Sarah Sams, Hampton; one sister and brother-in-law: Albert and Mary Buchanan, Bluff City; three brothers and sisters-in-law: Clark and Vickie Sams and Herman and Judy Sams all of Bluff City; and Steve and Brenda Sams, Raleigh, NC; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law: Nadine Odom, Elizabethton, Jim Tackett, South Carolina, and B. R. Gregory, Bluff City.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Shane Waters, Rev. Gary Whitehead, and Rev. Bill Jaynes officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Collins-Simerly Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be the honor guard from Shaw Air Force Base. Honorary pallbearers will be: Dr. Anand Karnad, John Sams, Scott Sams, Boyce Upton, Michael Buchanan, Jason Gouge, Rusty Pippin, Arnold Hughes, Eddie Orr, Glen Gouge, the Visitation Team of Little Doe Free Will Baptist Church and the doctors and nurses at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Mr. Jason Gouge will provide the music. Military honors will be accorded by the burial detail from Shaw Air Force Base, Sumpter, South Carolina. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. To those who prefer, memorials may be made in memory of Mr. Sams to the St. Jude's Research Hospital, in honor of Gabriel Gouge, 5796 Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis, TN 38134, or the Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 12:50 p.m. Monday. Condolences may be e-mailed at the Sams family at mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge.
Hattie Ruth Slemp
Hattie Ruth Slemp, age 88, of Bristol Tennessee, died Saturday, November 9, 2002 in the Cambridge House. Arrangements are incomplete. Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Annie Riggs Stophel
BRISTOL-- Annie Riggs Stophel, age 93, died Saturday, November 9, 2002 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Stophel was a lifelong resident of Bristol. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Elmer Stophel. She was a member of Central Christian Church, the Loyal Berean Sunday School Class.
Survivors include: daughter and son-in-law: Ruth Stophel Newsome and husband Robert L. (Bob) Newsome; son and daughter-in-law: James E. Stophel, Jr. and wife Frances Stophel of Waltersboro, SC; granddaughter: Ginna Suellen Stophel of Athens, GA; grandsons: Rhett Mixon of Watersboro and Kevin Mixon and wife Donna Gail of Ruffin, SC; great granddaughters Sara and Amanda; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 1 p.m. at Central Christian Church with Dr. Ross Dampier and Minister Jeff Noah officiating. Burial will follow at Glennwood Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Fred Oliver; Dallas Stophel, Jr.; Rhett Mixon; Kevin Mixon; John Owen; and Eddie Barker. The family wishes to express thanks to : Ross Dampier; Fred Oliver; Eloise Bentley; Barbara Whitson; Jewel Johnson; Elders and Deacons at Central Christian Church; the staff of NHC Healthcare Center of Bristol for kindness to and care of our mother. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Weaver Funeral Home.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement.
Lamar E. Wright
JOHNSON CITY-- Lamar E. Wright, 72, of 905 Morningside Drive, Johnson City, died Saturday, November 9, 2002 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Greensboro, Georgia. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lamar E. Wright. Mr. Wright was a member of Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School. Mr. Wright retired from the Unisys Corp. (formally Sperry Corp.) in Bristol. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Reeves Wright in December of 99. He was a member of North East Tennessee Valley Regional Industrial Development Association, a member of the Bristol Morning Rotary Club, a member of the Board of Directors of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, a member of Board of Directors of the Bristol Credit Union. He served as Director of Bristol Economic Development for the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and until his death he was with the Bristol Tennessee Electric System as Director Economic Development where he won the Bristol Tennessee Electric Service Award for personal service in 2002.
Survivors include: two daughters Deborah R. Masters of Kingsport and J. Gretchen Wright of Bristol, Tennessee; one son, David L. Wright of Bristol, Tennessee; 1 granddaughter, Meghan E. Masters of South Carolina; one great-granddaughter, Summer Brooks of Bristol, Tennessee.
Gini Bingham
EMORY - A memorial service for Mrs. Gini Bingham will be conducted Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at 11 a.m. in the Emory United Methodist Church with Rev. Beverly Robinette officiating. A committal service will follow in the Holston Conference Cemetery. Following the committal, family and friends will gather at the fellowship hall in the church. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Bingham Scholarship Fund, c/o Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA 24327.
Mrs. Bingham, 78, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, at the Wellmont Hospice House.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Gini Bingham.
Roger W. Drewry Jr.
CHILHOWIE - Roger Wayne Drewry Jr., 36 years old, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at the Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion. Born Nov. 29, 1965, in Roanoke to Roger Wayne Sr. and Mary A. Correll Drewry, Roger was an avid computer enthusiast and enjoyed science fiction. He also was interested in Native American Culture, writing and was an artist.
Survivors include his parents, Roger Wayne Sr. and Mary A. Correll Drewry, Roanoke; two brothers and sister-in-law, Timothy S. and Dorina Drewry, Bedford, Va., and Jeffery D. Drewry, Roanoke; nieces, Sierra, Alaina, Candice and Kristen Drewry; several aunts and uncles; and special friends, Peggy, Tamara, Chris, Lisa and Ronni Johnson, Meagan Lester, Lloyd and Carolina Powers, Ted Gardner, Carillion Private Duty Nursing staff and Valley Health Care Center.
Services will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at Bradley-Finney Funeral Chapel in Chilhowie with Rev. David Mumpower officiating. A memorial service will be held in Roanoke at a later date. Friends will be received from 6 to 7 p.m. prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in Roger's name to The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, 500 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081 or online at www.christopherreeve.org. Bradley-Finney Funeral Chapel of Chilhowie is serving the Drewry Family.
Ronald L. Haga Sr.
MARION - Ronald L. Haga Sr., 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at his residence in Marion.
Mr. Haga was born in Chilhowie to the late William Harry Haga Sr. and Tessie Virginia Mays Haga and was also preceded in death by a brother, Virgil Haga; and a nephew, Christopher Lee Anderson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the Francis Marion V.F.W. Post 4667 and the DAV.
Survivors include one son, Ronald L. Haga Jr., Lake Wales, Fla.; one daughter, Wendy Johnson, Churchville, Md.; one stepdaughter, Alisa Roberts, Woodleaf, N.C.; four brothers, William Harry Haga Jr., Marion, Buford C. Haga, Marion, David Dean Haga, Marion and Clarence Edward Haga, Florida; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Bradley's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Sage and Rev. Steve Hutton officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery with military honors being rendered by the Francis Marion V.F.W. Post 4667. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Bradley's Funeral Home, Marion, is serving the Haga family.
James B. Hughes
James B. Hughes, 72, of Bristol Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements by Weaver Funeral Home are incomplete.
Opal Jewel Jessee
WISE - Opal Jewel Jessee, 79, went to be with the Lord Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at Norton Community Hospital, Norton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George W. and Hettie Wheatley Jessee; a brother, Harold Jessee; and a sister, Thelma Beverly.
Surviving are three brothers, George Kyle Jessee and wife Dorothy, Gale Jessee and wife Susie and Billy Gene Jessee and wife Shirley; brother-in-law, Bill Beverly; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday at Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel, Wise, with the Rev. Greg Naude' of Lynn Haven Baptist Church, Vinton, Va., officiating. Burial will follow in the Wise Cemetery, Wise. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise.
Sturgill Funeral Home, Wise, is in charge of arrangements.
Ernest Lambert
BEE, Va. - Funeral services for Ernest Lambert will be conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Haysi Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Lee Wilson officiating. Friends will serve as pallbearers. Burial will follow in the Duty Cemetery, Bee.
Mr. Lambert, 72, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, in Tazewell Community Hospital.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Jimmy L. Mullins
RICHLANDS - Graveside services for Mr. Jimmy Lee Mullins will be conducted Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002, at 4 p.m. at the Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum in Richlands with Rev. Norman Wilhoit and Rev. Robert Allen Buckles officiating. Interment will follow in Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be William C. Cranwell, Robert M. Cranwell, Charles R. Cranwell, William C. Cranwell II, Bill Deemer, Johnny Buskill, Bobby Mullins Jr., E.H. Hurst Jr., Otis Wilson, Hugh Cooke and Eric Newberry.
Loved ones may pay last respects at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Richlands Rescue Squad, Richlands or First United Methodist Church, 402 Suffolk Ave., Richlands, VA 24641.
Mr. Mullins, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements.
Mary G. Shelley
Mrs. Mary G. Shelley, 84, 1307 Hillside Ave., died Tuesday afternoon at her residence.
She was a native of Bristol Tennessee. She was the widow of Louis Shelley Sr.
Mrs. Shelley was a member of Lee Street Baptist Church where she served as deaconess and membership chairman for many years. She was a former employee of H.P. King Company.
Survivors include one son, Louis Shelley Jr. and Anita; three grandsons, Todd Shelley, Marietta, Ga., Troy (Nicole) Shelley, Bristol Tennessee, and Tracy (Cathy) Shelley, Bristol Tennessee; one sister, Sara Horton, Brooklyn, N.Y.; one brother, Fred Horton, Brooklyn; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Robinson Mortuary, Bristol, is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Shelley.
Worley Joseph Smith
Worley Joseph Smith, 90, of 1463 East State St., Bristol, Tenn., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at Wellmont Hospice House. Mr. Smith was born May 4, 1912, a son of the late Arthur and Nettie Bowers Smith. He was a life long resident of the Bristol area and was an employee of the Bristol Country Club. He was also a blacksmith and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Smith; adopted son, Wayne Smith of Woodlawn, Tenn.; three brothers, Daniel Smith, Don Smith and Burton Smith, all of Blountville; two grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002, at 8 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Rowlette officiating. Committal services with military honors conducted by the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975 will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Mountain View Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Weaver Funeral Home.
Frances M. Taylor
SALTVILLE - Mrs. Frances M. Taylor, 87, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Essie G. Taylor.
Survivors: four sons, E.W. "Bill" and Patsy Taylor, Saltville, Sherman and Margaret Taylor, Saltville, Tom and Connie Taylor, Saltville and Paul and Ruby Taylor, Fincastle, Va.; six daughters, Mildred and the late Ervin Poston, Chesapeake, Va., Mabel and James Perry, Saltville, June and Ronald Holmes, Saltville, Elizabeth and Doug Doane, Abingdon, Nancy and Harold Hagerman, Orange City, Fla., and Carolyn and Mack Holmes, Clinchburg, Va.; 26 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Sarah Elizabeth Dolinger, Petersburg, Va.; one brother, Tommy Campbell, Glade Spring; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at Cardwell Town Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Surber and Pastor Phillip Harris officiating. Interment will follow at the Taylor Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Johnny Holmes, Wayne Taylor, Mack Arthur Holmes, Chad Taylor, Jay Perry, Calvin Doane, Sherman Wade Taylor, John Kessel, Alfred Perry, William Ervin Poston Jr., Billy Taylor, Jason Jackson, Timothy Taylor, Aaron Taylor, Michael Holmes, Eddie Holmes and Craig Taylor. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the family.
Loretta J. Warren
ABINGDON - Graveside services for Mrs. Loretta Johnson Warren will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Donald Henegar, minister, officiating. Active pallbearers will be Charlie Taylor, Freddie Taylor Jr., Sam Bralley, Brian Cullop, Raymond Woodard and Mike Warren.
Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Bralley and Jamie Henegar.
Flowers will be accepted and those who wish may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 205 West Main St., Suite 3, Abingdon, VA 24210.
Friends and family are requested to meet at Campbell Funeral Home at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery for the graveside service. Those wishing to express sympathy on-line may do so at www.campbell-funeralhome.com
Mrs. Warren, 69, a resident of 18369 Repass Road, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002.
Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.
Homer White
DICKENSONVILLE - Homer "Woody" White, 46, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at the Russell County Medical Center. He was a son of the late Homer C. White and Nora B. Fields White. Survivors include on brother, James E. (Jason) White and Rose Porter, both of Lebanon; several cousins; one aunt, Ibby Hall, Castlewood; great-uncle, John Fields, North Carolina; special friend, Nellie, and other friends at Dickensonville Rest Home.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make memorial contributions to Good Shepherd Catholic Church, P.O. Box 730, Lebanon, VA 24266. A dinner will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church at 6 p.m. Thrusday, Sept. 12, followed by a memorial service at 7 p.m. special thanks to Dr. Bailey, Matt Sykes and doctors and nurses at Russell County Medical Center. Condolences may be sent e-mail at porterr1@cablenet-va.com.
Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. White.
Omel Willis
HAYSI - Funeral services for Omel Willis will be held Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002, at 3 p.m. at Haysi Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Sluss officiating. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Garrett, Tommy Garrett, Mike Garrett, Bobby Garrett, Jamie Willis, Grant Garrett, Jody Powers and Louie Garrett. Honorary pallbearers: Arthur Garrett, Jimmy Garrett, Ray Garrett and Billy Garrett. Entombment will follow at the Rebecca Willis Cemetery, Haysi. Military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 8979.
Mr. Willis, 79, of Route 1, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Maude F. Atkins
GLADE SPRING - Mrs. Maude Felty Atkins, 86, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in Valley Health Care Center, Chilhowie. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County. She was the widow of Ake Atkins and was preceded in death by three brothers. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Felty.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ake Jr. and Debbie Atkins of Glade Spring; her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Billy Dixon of Damascus; a daughter, Maudie L. Atkins of Abingdon; one brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Virginia Felty of Bristol, Va.: five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens with the Rev. John Massey officiating.
Family and friends are asked to assemble at the cemetery Friday for the service.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is serving the family of Mrs. Atkins.
Royce Lyle Baker
ABINGDON - Royce Lyle Baker, 67, went home to be with the Lord April 30, 2002, in Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center.
He served in the U.S. Navy. He worked several years as an optician and had a love for bluegrass music. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cardith A. and Violet Boggs Baker; his grandparents, James G. and Missouri Baker; and a brother, Gary Baker.
Surviving are daughters, Mary Heath of Media, Pa., Alicia Mills of Virginia Beach, Kim Friendlander of Long Island, N.Y., Lorrie Long of Indian Mills, N.J., and Sharleen Carnes of Rochester, N.Y; sons James M. Baker of Abingdon, James G. Baker of Bristol, Tenn., Travis Wasko of Bristol, Tenn., and Dave Maggard of Sevierville, Tenn.; sisters Benetta Mullins of Beef Hide, Ky., Lenora Murray of Vancouver, Wash., and Anna Henderson of Washougal, Wash.; brothers Billy J. Baker of Pound and Rodney F. Baker of Pound; 13 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his many friends will mourn his death. He will be sorely missed by all.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Sadie Baker Memorial Chapel, Baker Funeral Home. The body will be moved to the home at 14720 Wallace Pike, Abingdon, where the family will receive friends after 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002. The family will also receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2002, at Baker Funeral Home, Pound. Burial will be in Dewey Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Baker Funeral Home, Pound, is serving the family of Royce Lyle Baker.
Hillard Blankenship Sr.
CLINTWOOD - Funeral services for Hillard Blankenship Sr. will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Haysi Funeral Home with Darrell Milgrim and Jerry Vitatoe. Burial will follow in Owens Cemetery, Route 1, Haysi. Pallbearers will be Greg Edwards, Lacy Edwards, Junior Edwards, David Blankenship, Rodney Davis and Cody Ireson. Honorary pallbearers will be Carlie Jean Mullins, George Mullins, K.J. Mullins, Cline Edwards, Larry Owens and Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys.
Mr. Blankenship, 69, of Route 1, passed away at Dickenson County Medical Center on April 29, 2002.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John H. Boothe Sr.
NORTH TAZEWELL - John Howard "Johnny" Boothe Sr., 62, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at ClinchValley Medical Center in Richlands following a brief illness.
Johnny was a loving husband, father, grandfather "Pops", son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend to many and his humor and friendship will be missed by all.
He was born July 13, 1939, in the Dry Fork area of Tazewell County and lived most of his life in Tazewell. He was a son of Carrie Little Boothe of North Tazewell and the late George William Boothe. Johnny was a 1957 graduate of Tazewell High School and a graduate of Nashville Diesel Mechanics College. He was employed by General Instruments for 15 years, after leaving General Instrument, he sold insurance for 30 years in the Richlands and Tazewell areas. He attended Pisgah United Methodist Church. Johnny was a lifelong member of the Democratic Party and a charter member of Tazewell Moose Lodge 198. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Pearl Mullins.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his loving wife of 40 years, Margaret Mullins Boothe; son, John Howard Boothe Jr. and wife, Susan; two daughters, Danita Mae Boothe and Melett Boothe Smith and husband, Jerry; one very special grandchild, John Howard "Trey" Boothe III, all of Tazewell; two brothers, Don Boothe of Indianapolis and William "Bill" Boothe and wife, Billy Faye, of Tazewell; four sisters, Dorothy Rasnick and husband, William, Katherine "Kitty" Pruitt and husband, Larry, and Linda "Trixie" Horn and Glenna Myers and husband, Dennis, all of Tazewell; one brother-in-law, Ralph "Moon" Mullins and wife, Blanche, of Richlands; 25 nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and nephews, which he loved all.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2002, at Perry & St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell with the Rev. Vonley Pruitt, the Rev. Jerry Welch and the Rev. Jared Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Tazewell. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Whitt, David T. Larimer II, Adrian Mash, Michael L. Boothe, David Horn Jr., William B. Rasnick Jr., Chris Blankenship and Jeff Martin. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Terry Mullins, K.C. Jones, Jerry P. Monk, Ronnie Gibson, Tom Martin, Martin Gibson, Joe Calo, Marvin Hayton and Clint Smith.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2002.
Helen Callahan
SALTVILLE - Helen Callahan, 85, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, in Smyth County Community Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. D.R. Henderson Funeral Home of Saltville is serving the family.
Clayton Colley
VANSANT - Clayton Colley, 51, of Route 1 passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy. Born in Buchanan County, he was a son of Gladys Owens Colley and the late James Roland Colley. He was a miner and a member of Tiller Town Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to his father, a brother, Cleveland Colley, also preceded him in death.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Michelle and husband, Jeffrey Barger, of Clinchco; two granddaughters, Joy and Megan; six brothers, James Edward Colley of Dayton, Ohio, Danny Ray Colley of Council, and Donald Lee Colley, Earl Keith Colley, Ralph Colley and Jeffrey Todd Colley, all of Vansant; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2002, at Haysi Funeral Home with Kyle Ratliff, Lee Roy Wilson and Denver Barton officiating. Burial will follow in Colley Cemetery, Route 1, Vansant. Pallbearers will be Daniel Colley, James Colley, Timmy Colley, Andrew Colley, Chris Colley, Johnny Colley, Jimmy Colley and Jeffrey Barger. Friends may call at Haysi Funeral Home Thursday, May 2, after 6 p.m. where an evening service will be held at 7 p.m.
Haysi Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Angela J. Goins
KINGSPORT - Angela Jeanne Gentry Goins, 30, of 417 Barnette Drive died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at her residence. She was a native of Sullivan County and a daughter of Sandra Denton Gentry and the late Kenneth E. Gentry. She was an employee of Fairfield Marketing of Johnson City and a member of Cold Spring Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Alan L. Goins; daughter, Stephanie Laken Gentry of the home; mother, Sandra J. Denton Gentry of Bristol, Tenn.; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Denton Sr. of Bristol, Tenn.; paternal grandfather, Mr. Tom Gentry of Bristol, Tenn.; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Danny and Linda Goins of Church Hill, Tenn.; and special aunts, Donita Denton of Johnson City and Pam Denton of Bristol, Tenn. Also surviving are one nephew and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Thursday in Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Errol Rohr and Dr. Cecil Sturgill officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Shipley Cemetery with Dr. Andrew Spence officiating. Honorary pallbearers, Marvin Goins, James E. Denton, H.M. Denton Jr., Marty Denton, Kevin Denton, doctors and staff ETSU Cancer Center, Dr. Ed Griffin and Johnson City Medical Center Hospice Staff.
Those desiring may make memorials to Breast Cancer Research Fund, c/o American Cancer Society, 2513 Wesley St., Suite 4, Johnson City, TN 37601. The family wishes to express thanks and appreciation for all the thoughts and prayers extended to them during this difficult time. The family will receive friends following the funeral service in Weaver Funeral Home.
