Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Helen J. Sutherland
DANTE, Va. - Helen Josephine Sutherland, 76, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2002, at her residence. She lived most of her life in Dickenson County. She grew up in the Greek Orthodox religion and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Berry.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Pete Sutherland of Dante; one daughter, Connie Dilauro and her husband, John, of Roanoke; two brothers, Eddie Calo of Dickenson County and George Calo of Stanley, N.C.; one sister, Virginia Smith of Stanley, N.C.; two granddaughters, Ginny Echo Thompson of Roanoke and Misty Shanna Reynolds of Portland, Ore.; two great-grandchildren; Eleven Becenti and Amulet Atari, and one forthcoming, Jupiter; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel with clergymen Tam Hill and Chris Musick officiating. Burial will be in the Temple Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Castlewood. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer: Joe Kiser.
The family received friends Monday, May 27, at 6 p.m. in the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel, where a service was conducted at 7 p.m.
Mullins Funeral Home is serving the family.
Virginia Brockman
The funeral service for Margaret Virginia Brockman will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at State Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Fred Dearing officiating. Committal and burial in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Bristol Cancer Association, Bristol Life Saving Crew or Habitat for Humanities. Condolences and memories may be sent via e-mail to condolences@oakley-cook.com.
Miss Brockman, 95, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, at Asbury Center at Baysmont in Kingsport.
Arrangements especially for Miss Brockman have been made through Blevins Funeral Home.
Edna E. Dales
GRUNDY - Edna Iris Edwards Dales, 84 years of age, of the Little Prater Section, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, in Buchanan General Hospital following an extended illness. Born at Sneedville, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Nace and Estella Johnson Edwards. She had been a resident of Buchanan County several years and a member of Little Prater Church of Christ. She was a faithful wife, loving mother, Maw Maw and a homemaker.
Mrs. Dales was preceded in death by her husband, Whetsel Blair Dales, Dec. 12, 1990.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bill (Inis) Boyd, Cedar Bluff, Va., Mrs. Austin (Lois) McClanahan, Deleville, Ala., and Patricia Dales, Route 4, Grundy; three sisters, Maggie Delph, Paoli, Ind., Allie Newman, Jonesville, Va., and Nell Gibson, Hollyhill, Fla.; and one brother, Eugene Edwards, Blackstock, S.C. She is also survived by five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Larry Lee Dales; one great-grandson, Willard P. Boyd II; one son-in-law, Austin McClanahan; two sisters, Maude Ethel Edwards and Mary Barnes; and four brothers, Walter, Tom, Buford and N.R. Edwards.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Little Prater Church of Christ with Evangelist Michael Trent, Evangelist Faron Franklin and Evangelist Mike Rife officiating with burial to follow in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va.
Friends may call at Little Prater Church of Christ Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. with services at 7 p.m.
Active pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be Wesley Ratliff, Shirley Ratliff, Valerie Yates, Thurl Silcox, Sonny Matney, Sandi Waddell, John Shortt, Ann Shortt and men of Little Prater Church of Christ.
Grundy Funeral Home of Grundy is in charge of all arrangements.
Roy E. Doss
DAMASCUS - The committal service and interment for Roy E. Doss will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus. Pallbearers will be L.J. Doss, Randy Doss, Larry Doss, Kenny Doss, Kenny Gentry. and Charles Cook. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack DeBusk, Paschal Grindstaff, Joe Goolsby, Roy C. Thomas Jr., Dr. Emory H. Robinette and Dr. Ernest Henry. The family, minister, pallbearers and friends will all meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Garrett Funeral Home to go in procession to the cemetery. Condolences and special memories may be sent to the family via e-mail at condolences@garrettfuneralhome.com.
Mr. Doss, 75, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon after a lengthy illness. Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Mr. Doss.
Robert Paul Dugger
Funeral services for Robert Paul Dugger will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Euclid Avenue Baptist with Pastor Bob Jones and the Rev. Harold Mauney officiating. Interment will follow at Glenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be selected from members of the church's Building and Grounds Committee. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Building and Grounds Fund, Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, 900 Euclid Ave., Bristol, VA 24201.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Mr. Dugger, 79, died Tuesday at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Loretta Edwards Dugger; one son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Andrea Dugger of Montpelier, Va.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Dean Miller of Bristol Virginia and Melanie and Paul Mack of Richmond; five grandchildren, Kimberly Moyers and husband Jeff of Johnson City, Todd Miller of Durham, N.C., Clark Dugger of Herndon, Va., Carson Dugger of Richmond and Kelsey Mack of Richmond; two great-grandchildren, Denver Moyers and Carly Moyers of Johnson City; one brother and sister-in-law, Marion and Mary Lou Dugger of Bristol Virginia; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Claudine Janis of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., Shirley and Curt Hopkins of Frankfort, Ky., Donna and Harold Mauney of Williamsburg, Ky., and Sharon and Jerry Hyatt of Bristol Virginia; and 14 nieces and nephews.
Oliver E. Eller Sr.
Funeral services for Mr. Oliver Eugene "Doc" Eller Sr. will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church with Dr. Robert E. Jones and Dr. David Stancil officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. View Cemetery with military honors by V.F.W. Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975 Honor Guard. Casketbearers will be granddaughters, grandson and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be James Wright, Bill Thomas, Warren Reynolds, the A.C. Davidson Sunday School Class and the Ushering Committee of the church. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 to 2:15 p.m. prior to the service. Those desiring may make memorials to the Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN, Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, 900 Euclid Ave., Bristol or your favorite charity.
Mr. Eller, 84, of 313 Seminole Road, Bristol, Va., died Tuesday evening at the Wellmont Hospice House.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Eller.
Ethel Rowe Fleming
ROWE, Va. - Mrs. Ethel Rowe Fleming, 89, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at her home. Born Aug. 3, 1913, in Rowe, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Myrtle Jane Fuller Rowe. A lifelong resident of the Rowe area, she owned and operated Fleming Grocery. She was a charter member of the Rowe Free Pentecostal Holiness Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Delmon "Spider" Fleming; one sister, Birchie Rowe; and five brothers, Paul Rowe, Lee Rowe, Clare Rowe, Alden Rowe and Bascom Rowe.
Survivors include five daughters and sons-in-law, Polly and E.J. Gardener of Liberty, N.C., Sandra and Harold Shortridge of Rowe, Joyce and Harry Justice of Abingdon, Kate and David McClanahan of Rowe and Janie Fleming of Rowe; two sisters, Ellen Fletcher of Rowe and Edith Ray of Manassas, Va.; one brother, Ervin Rowe of Honaker; eight grandchildren, Steven Gardener, Karen Gardener Graham, Jason Gardener, Janet Shortridge Shepherd, Brian Shortridge, Beverly Justice Jordan, Rebecca Justice Reynolds and Morgann McClanahan; eight great-grandchildren, Ben Gardener, Caroline Gardener, Austin Graham, Brooke Shepherd, Addison Jordan, Thomas Jordan, Katherine Jordan and Jacob Reynolds; special caregiver, Joyce Brown; and dear friends, Dr. Vinod and Kailas Modi also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, with Rev. Ancil Childress officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill.
Pallbearers will be Clayton Hale, Darrell Street, Johnny Compton, Jimmy Hess, Ned Baldwin and Chester Rowe.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jackie Boyd, Millard Rose, John Jackson, Chris Jackson and Don Boyd.
Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Friday.
Roy Wayne France
MARION, N.C. - Mr. Roy Wayne France, 56, of Titusville, Fla., died Jan. 4, 2003, in Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Fla. He was born March 13, 1946, in Bristol Tennessee, and was preceded in death by his father, Estel France.
He was retired from Crane Resistoflex and was a U.S. Air Force veteran having served in Germany.
Surviving are his wife, Loretta Hall France; mother, Alice Fee France, Piney Flats; three sons, Joe France, Blountville, Roy France II, Old Fort and Michael Seay of Morganton; daughter, Angela Seay Robertson, Nebo; brother and wife, Tony France and Louise of Piney Flats; seven grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Westmoreland Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at Westmoreland Chapel with Rev. Luther Chambers officiating. Burial will be in the Nebo United Methodist Church Cemetery. Military rites will be performed by the U.S. Air Force.
A memorial register is available online under obituaries at www.westmorelandfuneral.com.
Westmoreland Funeral Home of Marion, N.C. is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy F. Gillespie
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy F. Gillespie will be conducted Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at 2 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with the Rev. Craig Barber officiating. Interment will follow at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery in Richlands. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Gillespie, 70, formerly of Richlands, passed away Jan. 6, 2003, in a Charlotte Health Care Center following a lengthy illness.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.
Bobby Cecil Harless
Mr. Bobby Cecil Harless, 51, of Bristol Virginia, died Thursday.
Mr. Harless was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a member of Blackburn Chapel. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Cecil Harless; and his brothers, Jack Harless and Billy Harless.
Survivors include his mother, Kathryn Carroll of Bristol Virginia; one son, Bobby Harless of Cleveland, Ohio; three daughters, Julie, Nancy and Mara Harless, all of Blountville; brothers, Jimmy Harless of Bristol, Buddy Harless of Abingdon, Gerald Harless of Bristol, Terry Harless of Gray, Tenn., Ricky Harless of Bristol and Mark Carrell of Bristol Tennessee; sisters, Cathy Carter of Greensboro, N.C., Christine Hearon of Bristol and Lisa Jackson of Bristol Tennessee; mother-in-law, Ruth C. Hargis of Blountville; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Farris Funeral Service. They will also receive friends Saturday evening from 6-8 p.m. with a funeral service in Farris Funeral Chapel at 8 p.m. Pastor Gary Harless will officiate. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Harless-Hearl Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James (Eyes) Castle, Garfield (Tex) Barrett, Jeff Mann, Kevin Collins, Ricky Harless, Buddy Harless, Ernie Sullivan and Jimmy Harless. Honorary pallbearers will be Burley Bowman, Pastor Tom Hicks, Pastor John Price, Pastor Charlie Baker, Fred Arrington, all of the Barretts, and other family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the family.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the Harless family.
Hazel Helmandollar
Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Ruth Helmandollar will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, from the Akard Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ross Dampier officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memory Gardens, Abingdon. Nephews and friends will serve as pallbearers. Those desiring may make memorials to the Bristol Life Saving Crew or the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Akard Funeral Home. Condolences may also be sent to the family at akardfh@peercom.net
Mrs. Helmandollar, 87, of Bristol Tennessee died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Helmandollar.
Roy Kenneth Hill
Roy Kenneth Hill, 79, of 923 Central Court, Bristol, Va., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at Wellmont Hospice House. He was the son of the late John Henry and Ira Belle McQueen Hill, and was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. He was a retired electronics engineer at Sperry Rand (later Sperry Univac) and was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in World War II. He was the inventor of eight patents, including the Brushless Direct Current Motor which was used by NASA in the Gemini and Apollo space missions to operate life support and other systems. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Virginia Doyle Hill.
Survivors include sons, Bill Hill and wife Kathy of Bluff City, Rick Hill and wife Faye of Bristol Virginia, Raymond Hill of Shady Valley, Tenn., Robert Hill of Bristol Virginia and Randy Hill and wife Sally of Charlotte, N.C.; daughter, Donna Buchanan of Johnson City; brothers, Durward Hill of Bristol Virginia, and Paul Hill of Bristol Virginia; sisters, Ruby Fleenor of Bristol Virginia, and Helen Morgan of Bristol Virginia; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Hill officiating. Committal services will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shaffer Cemetery on the Gate City Highway. Pallbearers will be the five sons and four grandsons, Bill Hill, Bart Hill, Brent Hill and Travis Hill. Military honors will be conducted by the VFW Patton-Crosswhite Post 6975. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 5-6:45 p.m. prior to the service. The family would like to say a special thanks to the staff at the Hospice House. Memorials may be made to Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Samuel Graham Howard
Samuel Graham Howard, 90, formerly of Lebanon, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, at his Richmond home. Born on Sept. 6, 1912, in Russell County, Va., he was the son of the late Hiram and Maude Vencill Howard. Mr. Howard graduated from Lebanon High School and served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during World War II. He received his BS degree from Emory & Henry College, his MS degree from Radford and was an elementary school principal in the Russell County School System before retiring in 1978. He was a member of the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church and attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond. His wife, Lois Johnson Howard also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathryn Eugenia Klump of Yorktown, Va.; two sons, Hiram "Johnny" Howard and Sam G. Howard Jr., both of Richmond; five grandchildren, Hiram Scott Howard, Tommy, Kathryn and Matthew Klump and Graham Howard; and one great-grandchild, Kylie Howard.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Owens Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Mike Carter officiating. Entombment will follow at Ketron Memorial Garden Mausoleum, Lebanon.
Family will receive friends on Friday after 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Owens Funeral Service, Lebanon, Va.
Ernest F. Kestner
MEADOWVIEW - Mr. Ernest F. Kestner, 77, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003. He was born Dec. 29,. 1925, and was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. He was an active member of the Trigg Street Church of God, where he faithfully served for 20 years teaching Sunday School and singing in the choir. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and in 1987 retired after 40 years of service with U.S. Gypsum Co.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sadie Taylor Kestner; six sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence Edward (Eddie) Kestner and wife Delores of Meadowview, Donald Fletcher Kestner and wife Reva of Glade Spring, Larry B. Kestner and wife Pina of Glade Spring, Lyle Preston Kestner and wife Jill of Jacksonville, Fla., David Randolph (Randy) Kestner and wife Teresa of Glade Spring and Douglas Wayne Kestner and wife Tammy of Glade Spring; two brothers, Preston Kestner of Bristol Virginia and Silas Kestner of Hayters Gap, Va.; two sisters, Clara Taylor of Saltville and June Casey of Meadowview; 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at 11 a.m. in the Farris Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wayne Chant and Rev. Dale Frazier officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Mike Taylor, Jack Taylor, Gary Kestner, Vaughn Kestner, Lyle Kestner Jr. and Jeff Kestner. Alternate pallbearers will be Hai Tran and Roger Dancy. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the adult Sunday School class of Trigg Street Church of God and a long time friend and co-worker, George Miller.
Farris Funeral Service is serving the family of Mr. Kestner.
Frank Lamie
RICH VALLEY, Va. - Frank Lamie, 76, died in the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tenn., on Jan. 9, 2003. He was born on Feb. 26, 1936. He was a farmer and retired school bus driver of the Rich Valley area. He was a member and elder of the Locust Cove Presbyterian Church and was very active in church affairs. He was a member of the Rich Valley Farmers Club and Rich Valley Fair Association. He was a veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by is parents, Ray E. and Tennie Horton Lamie; and son, Ray F. Lamie. He was well-known, loved and respected. He will be terribly missed by all who were lucky enough to know him.
Mr. Lamie is survived by his wife of 54 years, Virginia Pratt Lamie; two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and Charlie Armentrout of Athens, Ga., and Vicki and Lynn Gonzales of Sevierville, Tenn.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Carl and Sally Lamie of Saltville, John and Pattie Lamie of Glade Spring and Mark and Jane Lamie of Salisbury, N.C.; eight grandsons, Chuck Armentrout, Ethan Armentrout, Travis Lamie, Trenton Lamie, Troy Lamie, Jamie Lamie, Justin Gonzales and Murphy Lamie; two granddaughters, Alisha Henderson and Jenna Lamie; two great-grandchildren, Heavan and Cole Henderson; siblings, Cricket Underwood of Knoxville, Mary Bailey of Bristol Virginia, Fayetta and husband Harvey Coulthard of Glade Spring, Sammy Lamie of Saltville; and one sister-in-law, Bonnie Lamie of Saltville.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at the Locust Cove Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev. Rich Cardot. Interment will follow at the Ridgedale Cemetery. The eight grandsons will be serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Locust Cove Presbyterian Church on Bluegrass Trail in Rich Valley, Va.
Memorial donations may be made to Locust Cove Presbyterian Church, Blue Grass Trail, Saltville, VA 24370.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville will be serving the family.
Milton Henry Lietzke
WEST KNOXVILLE - Dr. Milton Henry Lietzke, 82, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003.
He was a member of Bearden United Methodist Church. He was professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee where he taught physical chemistry. He retired in 1984 from Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he worked as chemical research group leader. He receive a Presidential Commendation in 1945 for his work and accomplishment on the Manhattan Project from President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was a recipient of numerous awards and commendations. He received his B.A. from Colgate University, Phi Beta Kappa, 1942, his M.S. in 1944 and his Ph.D in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin. He was a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Hawkins Lietzke; daughters, Kathryn Ann Keel, Carol Lynn Scialli, both of Jacksonville, Fla., Cindy L. Edens of West Hills, Calif., and Lindl L. Hubbard of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Milton H. Lietzke Jr. of Bristol Virginia; brother, Donald Leitzke of Richmond; eight granddaughters; one grandson; and two great-grandsons.
Funeral service will be Saturday in Knoxville.
Memorial donations may be sent to Alzheimer's Association, Eastern Tennessee Chapter, 2200 Sutherland Ave., Portland Building, Suite H 102, Knoxville, TN 37919.
Rose Mortuary Mann Mortuary Heritage Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Winnie D. Lowe
ST. PAUL, Va. - Committal services for Winnie "Topsey" Dickenson Lowe will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, in Chapel of Love Mausoleum, Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Va. The family will meet at the funeral home and go in procession to the cemetery leaving at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Condolences may be sent to the Lowe family via e-mail. .
Mrs. Lowe, 78, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, at Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon, Va.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dencil Mallory
SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. - Dencil Blanche Matthews Mallory, 69, of 140 Beech Wood Hills, gave up her crippled body on earth for a glorified body in Heaven on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol following an extended illness.
Mrs. Mallory was a life long resident of Hawkins County and was a member of the Grassy Creek Free Will Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by an infant child; her parents, Ulysses Grant and Lura Thompson Matthews; brothers, Johnny Matthews and Lloyd Matthews; sisters, Luna Benton, Dellie Mowell, Nellie Hughes, and Mary Crigger; and several nieces and nephews.
She is survived by six sons and daughters-in-law, Darrell and Becky Mallory, Bristol, Jeff and Lisa Mallory, Paul Mallory, Phillip and Leticia Mallory and William "Willie" Mallory, all of Kingsport, and Steve and Cassandra Mallory, Surgoinsville; one daughter, Elizabeth Mallory, Surgoinsville; grandchildren, Michelle Forbis and husband, Matt, Ashley Mallory, Andrea Mallory, Christine Mallory, Christopher and Caitlyn Mallory, Jacob Painter and Bandy Reed; one great-great-grandson, Matthew Forbis; two brothers, Onnie and Glenn Matthews, both of Ohio; sisters, Virgie Simpson, Church Hill, and Audrey Light, Rogersville; son-in-law, Thomas Trent, Church Hill; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Grassy Creek Free Will Baptist Church.
Services will be conducted Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Grassy Creek Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Teddy Webb, Rev. Tom Hicks, Rev. Lyons Smith, Rev. Kenneth Phillips and Rev. Orville Dolen officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Harris Cemetery.
Mom carried and gave life to seven children, as an act of love, they wish to be the last to carry Mom.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Trent, Daniel Phillips and Glenn Gilliam.
A special thanks to Dr. Steven Holt and staff of Wellmont that cared for Mom also our love and thanks to the staff at Church Hill Healthcare and Rehab.
Johnson Funeral Home is serving the Mallory family.
Nell A. Morefield
BUTLER, Tenn. - Nell A. Morefield, 85, of 965 Morefield Drive, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at the Watauga Medical Center after an extended illness. Mrs. Morefield was a native of Johnson County, Tenn., and was a daughter of the late Edward and Bessie Corum Winters. She was a member of Rock Springs Church of Christ, enjoyed gardening and flowers, and was preceded in death by her husband, Luke Morefield; one son, James Morefield; one daughter, Diane Guy; two brothers; three sisters; and two grandchildren.
Survivors: seven sons and their wives, Earl and Anna Ruth Morefield, Butler, Everette and Louise Morefield, Lebanon, Luke Morefield Jr., Butler, Edd and Helen Morefield, Butler, Harold and Louise Morefield, Mountain City, Tenn., Stacy and Martha Morefield, Butler and Bud and Kathy Morefield, Butler; six daughters and their husbands, Bessie and Boyde Hammons, Mountain City, Mary and Wilbert Townsend, Mountain City, Nancy and Clarence Cannon, Butler, Peggy and Bill Woodard, Mountain City, Jean and Ralph Arnette, Vilas, N.C., and Gracie and Carl Osborne, Butler; 41 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at the Hux-Lipford Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Milton Mathers and Mr. Eddy Craft of officiate.
Burial will be in the Morefield Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jim Morefield, Rick Townsend, Buddy Morefield, Billy Joe Woodard, Johnny Morefield, Joel Arnette, Chuck Morefield, Danny Cannon, Billy Guy and Josh Morefield.
Honorary pallbearers will be remaining grandsons, great-grandsons, Dr. Floyd Barker, Dr. John Whitlock and Dr. Peter Hiaback.
Flowerbearers will be granddaughters and great-granddaughters.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at the Hux-Lipford Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may call at the residence, 965 Morefield Drive, Butler, at any time.
Hux-Lipford Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Lula Greer Mosier
Committal services for Lula Greer Mosier will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at Acrefield Cemetery in Laurel Bloomery, Tenn., with Rev. R.J. Cullop officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews.
Mrs. Mosier, 87, a former resident of Campground Road, Bristol Virginia, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, at the Cambridge House.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marvin Nuckles
CULPEPPER, Va. - Mr. Marvin Nuckles, 67, formerly of Buchanan County, Va., passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, in a Harrisonburg, Va., nursing facility.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Honaker Funeral Home, Honaker, Va.
Margie Osborne
COEBURN - Margie Osborne, 71, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at Heritage Hall Health Care Center in Clintwood., Va.
Estes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
