Scott County Historical Society
Scott County, Virginia
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Bobby Jack Gillis KINGSPORT
— Bobby Jack Gillis, 71, of Kingsport, departed this life to be with
the Lord at 4:30 p.m. Monday (March 3, 2008) at Wellmont Holston Valley
Medical Center. Born
in Bobby
Jack was a graduate of Mr.
Gillis retired from Eastman after 34 years in the heavy equipment
department as a crane operator. He was well known for building race car
motors and enjoyed rebuilding automobiles in his later years, especially
Chevys. He
was a former member of Central Presbyterian Church. The
family would like to extend a special thank you to the MICU nurses at In
addition to his parents he is preceded in death by one brother, Edgar
Gillis; and a nephew, Mike Ford. Survivors
include his loving wife of 49 years, Betty Hammonds Gillis of the home;
one son, Bart Gillis (Brenda) of Kingsport; daughters, Tammy Gillis (Pat
Shanks) and Tracey Gillis Andrews (Mike) of Knoxville, Tenn.; sisters,
Betty Ford, Billie Orrick (Bill), and Janie Brock (Sam); brothers, Jerry
Gillis (Gay) and Chester Gillis (Judy), all of Kingsport; his pride and
joy his grandchildren, Brittany Gillis Williams (Jared), Grant Gillis,
Heather Davenport, Haley Andrews and Hannah Andrews; several nieces and
nephews; special pet “Otis.” The
family will receive friends from Services
will be conducted at Special
music will be provided by Jared and Brittany Gillis Williams. Burial
will follow in Pallbearers
will be Grant Gillis, Justin Gillis, Lynn Ford, Chris Block, Pat Shanks,
Mike Andrews, Clayton Carver and Jared Williams. Honorary
pallbearers will be Roger Gilliam, East
Lawn Funeral Home, your dignity memorial provider, is serving the Gillis
Family.
Mary (Hopkins) Gillis JONESVILLE, Va. — Mary H. Gillis, of Jonesville, Va., passed away Thursday (June 4, 2009) at the Wellmont Lee Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap, Va. at the age of 97 years. She was a member of the Mulberry Covenant Church, where she taught the adult Sunday School class for many years. She was also a member of the Lee Regional Medical Center auxiliary for 30 years. Mary was a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University, where she was valedictorian, and earned her Masters degree from the University of Tennessee. She taught in the Hancock County School System and also in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she retired. She was preceded in death by her husband, John D. Gillis, Sr.; her parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Pendleton Hopkins; two brothers, Shirley and Ezra Hopkins; and one sister, Leona H. Southern. Surviving are one son, John D. Gillis, Jr. of Jonesville, Va.; foster child, Terry Gillis of Stover, Mo.; niece, Elizabeth Yeary and husband, Doyle of Ewing, Va.; nephews, Joe Southern and wife, Goldie of Sneedville, Tenn., Don Southern and wife, Peggy of Atlanta, Ga.; one great niece and several great nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Jonesville, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Dave Almen officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Mulberry Covenant Church Cemetery. Arney-Mullins Funeral Home of Jonesville, Va. is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Nellie (Poole) Gilly (Nellie’s grandmother, Naomi Freeman Poole, was b. Scott Co.) BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Nellie Gilly, 97, of Powell Valley, passed away Saturday (June 5, 2004) at Norton Community Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Gilly. She was the daughter of the late Worley and Venus Poole. She was their first child and had been No. 1 with her family and friends ever since. Nellie was a lifelong member of the Powell Valley Presbyterian Church. She attended regularly (all of her life). It was her favorite place to go. She looked forward to it daily with great anticipation. She participated in the church from the time she was a very young woman, when the late Rev. James Smith was pastor. Even when she had a large family, it didn't prevent her from hosting the ladies auxiliary meeting in her home and taking part in the program. She was an elder in the church in recent years. She became a Christian when she was 15 and lived a virtuous life until her death, with Christ at the center. She loved her family dearly (she was an angel on earth and we know there's a great celebration going on in Heaven.) She will be greatly missed. Growing flowers was her hobby. During the growing season, her yard and porch looked like Heaven. Her husband was a Godly man but she was the glue that held the family together. She had a tremendous job with the family being large, and recently when asked how she accomplished it she said, "When I had a job to do, I just did what needed to be done." Nellie was the most unselfish person and never, never put herself before anyone. She was preceded in death by two sons, Emory and Vernon Gilly; and a daughter, Anna Gibson. Her surviving children are Johnny Gilly, Wade Gilly, Nila Rines, and Edna Gilly, all of Big Stone Gap, and Audrey Meroney, Bermuda Run, N.C. She had 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren. She had three brothers and three sisters. Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. George Aichel and the Rev. Adrian Roberts officiating. Pallbearers will be Gary Rines, Terry Rines, Steve Gilly, Darryl Gilly, Rusty Gilly, Robin Gilly and Chris Gibson. Honorary pallbearer will be Mac Meroney. Kingsport Times-News Russell Wade Gilly BIG STONE GAP, Va. — Russell Wade Gilly, 71 of Big Stone Gap, went to be with the Lord on Saturday (March 21, 2009) at his home. He was born on Dec. 9, 1937 and lived in Powell Valley. He served his nation proudly in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Lee and then Schofield Barracks in Hawaii from 1956-1959. He was a retiree of Pet Dairy in Big Stone Gap with 23 years of service. He was a willing and humble servant of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with more than 35 years of dedication as an active member of the Powell Valley Presbyterian Church. During the 35 years of his service, he faithfully served the church in various positions, including deacon, elder, clerk of the session, and Sunday school teacher at Powell Valley, Mount Carmel, and the Stone Presbyterian Churches. He was preceded in death by his father, John Gilly; mother, Nellie Poole Gilly; brothers, Emory and Vernon Gilly; and sisters, Anna Gilly Gibson and Edna Gilly. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Phyllis Sizemore Gilly, of the home; two sons, Russell Wade Gilly, Jr.(Rusty) and Anthony Robin Gilly and wife, Sonia Chisenhall Gilly; one daughter, Melody Gilly Farris and husband, Todd Farris, all of Big Stone Gap; three grandchildren, Jeremy Wade Gilly and wife, Kasey Gilly, Aaron Christopher Gilly and Hannah Brooke Gilly; one brother, John Gilly, Jr. and wife, Carmon Trammell Gilly; two sisters, Nila Gilly Rines and husband, E.C. Rines, all of Big Stone Gap and Audrey Gilly Meroney and husband, John Meroney of Bermuda Run N.C.; two sisters-in-law, Billie Gilly of Powell Valley and Doris Gilly of Big Stone Gap; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, and many faithful friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, Va. Funeral services will follow in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Tony Palubicki officiating. Special music to be offered by Dianne Bloomer. Graveside services will be Wednesday 11 a.m. at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Va. with military rights by Local V.F.W. and D.A.V. Units. Family and friends are asked to assemble at Gilliam Funeral Home to leave in procession at 10:30 a.m. to go to the cemetery. Family will serve as pallbearers. Gilliam Funeral Home is serving the Gilly family. Kingsport Times-News Edna Gaynelle ( NICKELSVILLE, Va. - Mrs. Edna Gaynelle Hammond
Gilmer, 78, of Route 2, entered into rest on Sunday ( She was born Mrs. Gilmer was a member of the Nickelsville
Methodist Church in Nickelsville, In addition to her parents, she was also
preceded in death by her husband, George Gilmer (Sept. 1996); two
sisters; and one brother. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Susie
Stapleton, Mooresville, N.C., and Mrs. Patricia Castle, Nickelsville;
three sons, Johnny, Billy Wayne and Tommy Gilmer, all of Nickelsville;
one brother, George Hammond, Kingsport; eleven grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be from Services will be conducted at Burial will follow at Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Evelyn June (Meade) Gilmer NICKELSVILLE, Va. - Evelyn Meade Gilmer, 80, entered into rest on Tuesday (May 6, 2003). She was born in Scott County, Va., May 6, 1923 to the late W. S. and Lona Kilgore Meade. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by brother, Harold Meade, 1995. Survivors include her husband, Howard Gilmer, Nickelsville; daughter, Judy Carol Gilmer and Nazim Hack, Nickelsville; two sons and daughter-in-law, Phil Gilmer, West Palm Beach, Fla., Randy and Pamela Gilmer, Coeburn, Va.; seven grandchildren, Myers, Nigel, Gia, Gage, Gallienne, Greyson and Grisham; one great-grandson, Robert; niece and nephews, Larry, Ricky, Billie Joe and Debbie. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Juanita S. Falin Memorial Chapel of the Gate City Funeral Home and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. G.W. White and the Rev. Herb Quesenberry. Music will be provided by Greg and Becky White. Burial will follow the service at Nickelsville Cemetery, Nickelsville, Va. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Contributions may be made to the Nickelsville Cemetery Fund, c/o First Baptist Church of Nickelsville, P.O. Box 192, Nickelsville, Va. 24271. Kingsport Times-News Frances Ann (Elliott) Gilmer NICKELSVILLE,
Va. — Frances Elliott Gilmer, 77, Nickelsville, Va., passed away
Saturday (Aug. 2, 2008) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mrs.
Gilmer was born in Scott County, Va. on She
served as a teacher's aide in the Scott County School System for over
thirty years and was a member of the Philadelphia Church of God in In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers,
Charles Robert, E.P., Howard, Jimmy and Glenn Elliott. She is
survived by her husband, Charles Gilmer, Nickelsville, Va.; daughters,
Charlotte Gilmer Cox and husband, Duffie, Gate City, Va. and Debra
Gilmer Greene and husband, Wiley, Blountville; her son, William David
Gilmer and wife, Connie, Nickelsville, Va.; grandchildren, Jessica
Gilmer Christian, Charles David Gilmer, William Travis Gilmer, Samuel
Cox, Amanda Cox, Nathaniel Greene, Caleb Greene, Morgan Greene and
Natalie Greene; great grandchildren, Dustin, Hannah and Kyle; sisters,
Lois Hardy, Bristol, Va., Marion Bundy, Lebanon, Va. and Katherine
Salyer and husband, Wayne, Nickelsville, Va.; brother, Bruce Elliott and
wife, Brenda, Rogersville; along with several nieces and nephews. The
family will receive friends from Funeral
services will be conducted at Graveside
services will be conducted at Nephews
will serve as pallbearers. Family and friends will be meeting at the
funeral home at
Howard Barnit Gilmer NICKELSVILLE, Va. - Howard Barnit Gilmer, 85, entered into rest Wednesday (March 2, 2005) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Scott County, Va., Feb. 8, 1920, to the late Thomas Ollie Gilmer and Hattie Elizabeth Francisco Gilmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Meade Gilmer, 2003; brothers, George, J.R. and an infant brother. Mr. Gilmer served in World War II on a destroyer. During his life he worked hard as a deputy at Scott County Sheriff's Office for over 20 years. He was a farmer, school bus driver, and worked heavy equipment as an operator. Survivors include one daughter, Judy Carol Gilmer and Nazim Hack, Nickelsville; sons, Phil Gilmer, West Palm Beach, Fla., Randy and wife, Pamela Gilmer, Coeburn, Va.; grandchildren, Myers, Nigel, Gia, Gage, Gallienne, Greyson and Grisham; great- grandsons, Robert and Jacob; sisters, Dona Kate Williams, Nickelsville, Pauline and brother-in-law, Jimmy Elliott, Nickelsville, Carrie Lou and brother-in-law, Bernard Price, Nickelsville; brother, Charlie and sister-in-law, Frances Gilmer, Nickelsville; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home and anytime at the residence of Judy Gilmer. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the Gate City Funeral Home with Rev. G.W. White officiating. Eulogy will be given by Randy Gilmer. Music will be provided by the Quillen sisters. Military graveside rites will be at Nickelsville Cemetery, Nickelsville, Va., conducted by American Legion Hammond Post #3 and Gate City Post #265. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Kingsport Times-News Phil Bruce Gilmer FLORIDA — Phil Bruce Gilmer, 67, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Nickelsville, Va., entered into rest on Thursday (June 18, 2009) at his residence. Phil grew up in Nickelsville and graduated from Nickelsville High School. He became a lifelong resident of West Palm. He was a CPA with his partner at Hafer and Gilmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Evelyn Gilmer. He is survived by his one daughter, Gia and husband, Steve Rutherford and their children; sister, Judy Gilmer of Nickelsville with Nazim Hack and children, Gage, Gallienne, Grey and Grisham Gilmer Hack; one brother, Randy Gilmer of Coeburn, Va. and wife, Pamela and sons, Myers and Nigel. There will be no formal visitation at this time. A memorial service and celebration of Mr. Gilmer’s life will be announced in July by Gate City Funeral Home when his daughter and her family travel to Judy Gilmer’s home in Nickelsville, Va. Kingsport Times-News William Charles Gilmer Nickelsville,
VA - William Charles Gilmer, 88, Nickelsville, VA passed away, Wednesday,
September 26, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr.
Gilmer was born in Scott County, VA on December 5, 1923, to the late
Thomas Ollie and Hattie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Francisco Gilmer. In
addition to his parents, his wife, Frances Elliott Gilmer, preceded him in
death. He is
survived by his daughter, Charlotte Gilmer Cox and husband, Duffie, Gate
City, VA and Debra Gilmer Greene and husband, Wiley, Blountville, TN; son,
William David Gilmer and wife, Connie, Nickelsville, VA; grandchildren,
Jessica Gilmer Christian, Charles David Gilmer, William Travis Gilmer,
Samuel Cox, Amanda Cox, Nathaniel Greene, Caleb Greene, Morgan Greene, and
Natalie Greene; great grandchildren, Dustin, Hannah, Kyle, Mason, Ethan,
Levi, and Jacob; sisters, Carrie Lou Gilmer Price and Pauline Gilmer
Elliott. The
family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, September 27, 2012 at
the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 8:00
p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Stan
Martin officiating. A eulogy will be given by Wiley Greene. Brent and
Susan Fielder will provide the music. Graveside
services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 28, 2012 at
Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Family
and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. to go in
procession to the graveside service. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of William Charles
Gilmer. Gate City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted by Don Lane Amanda Melvina (McDavid) Gilreath Mrs. Amanda M. Gilreath, 95, Rt. 7, Kingsport, died at 8:50 a.m. Sunday [11/11/1973] in Holston Valley Community Hospital after a three-week illness. She was born in Scott County, Va. and was a member of Walnut Chapel Baptist Church. She is survived by four sons, Howard, Harley B. and Kenneth E. Gilreath, all of Kingsport, Paul C. Gilreath, Blountville; two daughters, Mrs. W. B. (Lila) Austin, Kingsport, Mrs. W. C. (Grace) Smith, Weber City, Va.; one brother, Ingle McDavid, Chattanooga; 38 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Warren Funeral Home is in charge. ----------------------------------------------- Funeral services for Amanda M. Gilreath, age 95, at Route 7, Kingsport, Tennessee, who died at 8:50 A.M. Sunday, will be conducted at 2 P.M. Tuesday from the Walnut Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Basil Freeman and the Rev. Gerald Hopkins officiating. Interment will follow in Walnut Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Don Gilreath, Bruce Austin, Douglas Gilreath, Wayne Smith, James R. Gilreath, and Billy T. Gilreath. Other grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 P.M. Monday. The body will be removed to the church one hour before the service. Warren Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Widow of Hiram Gilreath; daughter of William Thomas McDavid and Mary Louisa Jane (Dykes) McDavid.) KINGSPORT NEWS, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1973 Submitted by Don Lane Clayton Rex Gilreath Obituary from Kingsport Times-News for descendants of Scott Co Ancestors Clayton Rex Gilreath , 71, 389 W. Jackson St., Gate City, Va., died Monday (Nov. 2, 1998) at his residence. A lifelong resident of Scott County, Va., he was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean War. He was a retired lab technician at the Tennessee Eastman Co. He attended Meade Chapel Church and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Belle Arrington Gilreath , Oct. 17, 1992; parents, William and Florence Wolfe Gilreath ; and one brother, George Washington Gilreath . Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Deanna and Marty Ward, Kingsport; son and daughter-in-law, Rex Anthony and Joyce Meade Gilreath , Nickelsville, Va.; five grandchildren, Alicia Gilreath and Trevor Gilreath , Derek Ward, Darian Ward and Adrianna Ward; two sisters, Elsie Gilreath and Edith Griffin, 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., and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home chapel with Henry Wayne Meade officiating. Music will be conducted by Linda Meade, Thelma Hall and Mildred Vicars. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holston View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Kingsport Times-News Elsie Gilreath GATE CITY, Va. — Elsie Gilreath, 94, of Gate City, Va. passed away on Saturday, (Dec. 10, 2011) at Holston Valley Medical Center . Born Aug. 8, 1917 in Fairview, Va., Ms. Gilreath was retired from Tennessee Eastman. She was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Gilreath and Florence Warf Gilreath; sister, Edith Griffin; brothers, George Gilreath, Clayton Gilreath; niece, Wilma Jones; nephew, Johnny Griffin. She is survived by her caregivers, niece and nephew, Deanna Ward and husband Marty, Church Hill, Tenn. and Rex Gilreath and wife Joyce, Nickelsville, Va.; great-nieces and nephews, Derek Ward and wife, Jordan, Adrianna Ward, Darian Ward, Alicia Gilreath White and husband, Andy, Trevor Gilreath; great-great-niece, Eden Ward; great-great-nephew, Avery White; nieces and nephews, Brenda Berry, Janice Qualls, Cathy Gibson, Jerry Griffin, Herman Griffin, Billy Joe Griffin and Shirley McDavid. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Henry Meade officiating. Music will be provided by Meades Chapel Singers. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. Family and friends are asked to meet at Colonial Funeral Home at 1:15 p.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thanks to the staff of Crown Cypress Assisted Living for the special care given to Ms. Gilreath. Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va. is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Submitted by Don Lane Ethel Lora Gilreath March 12, 1916 - November 13, 2014 Ethel
Lora Gilreath 98, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Thursday, November
13, 2014 at Hancock County Hospital, Sneedville, TN Ethel
retired from the Kingsport Press after 38 years of service. She enjoyed
working with her roses and working in the yard. Ethel was a member of New
Melody Methodist Church in Scott Co., Virginia and also attended Cedar
View Independent Methodist Church. Ethel
was preceded in death by her parents Ballard and Rebecca Hubbard Gilreath;
a sister, Ruby Gilreath; and a brother, Kent Gilreath. She
is survived by her niece, Joyce Neeley and husband Everette; great nieces
Betty Patrick, and Barbara Davis; great-great niece, Amber Arnold;
great-great nephew Joshua Patrick; great-great-great niece, Kylie
Housewright; and great-great-great nephew, Kayden Arnold. The
family will receive friends from 11 am to 1 pm Saturday, November 15, 2014
at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. A funeral service will
be conducted at 1 pm with Pastor Jim Fields officiating. A
graveside service will follow at Holston View Cemetery with members of
Cedar View Independent Methodist Church Bible class serving as
pallbearers. Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Gilreath Family. (Some Scott Co
ancestral families – Gilreath, Rhoton, Carter, Roller, Frazier) Carter-Trent
Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Henry T. Gilreath Henry T. Gilreath, 94, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Saturday, November 12, 2011 at his home. Mr. Gilreath was born on September 13, 1917 in Clinchport, VA to the late Taylor and Verna Gilreath. He retired from Mead Corporation following 39 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his five sisters, Venus Kindle, Della Vanzant, Lela Gilreath, Beulah Higgins and Kathleen Smith. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mildred Gilreath of the home; two daughters, Patricia Austin and husband, John of Sevierville and Connie Marshall and husband, Rick of Kingsport; son, Jimmy Gilreath and wife Helen of Kingsport; five grandchildren, Adam Thomas, Tyler Koontz, Nathaniel Austin, Andrew Austin and Grayson Marshall; two great-great grandchildren, Aidan and Tyson; sisters, Edna Kindle of Kingsport and Buna Dixon of Kingsport; cousin, Ethel Gilreath of Kingsport. The family will receive friends from 5 pm to 7 pm on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga Street, Kingsport. A service will follow at 7 pm in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Joe Hill and Pastor Eddie Whitley officiating. Graveside services will be held 3 pm on Tuesday, November 14, 2011 at East Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Nakhoul and staff at Wellmont Hospice. Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Gilreath family. Carter-Trent Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Iva Jean (Ketron) Gilreath KINGSPORT - Iva Jean Ketron Gilreath, 64, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday night (Dec. 7, 2006) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and retired from the Sullivan County Department of Education (food service). Mrs. Gilreath was a member of Hermon United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert E. Ketron; her sister, Thelma Johnson; her grandfather, Norvel Ketron along with her two brothers, Jerry Ketron and Vernon Ketron. Iva Jean Gilreath is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Billy T. Gilreath (of the home); her two daughters, Billie Jo Spencer and her husband, Gene, Sallie Newton and her husband, Barry (both of Kingsport); a grandson, Logan Ferguson (Kingsport); three sisters, Ruby Bell and her husband, J.C., Rita Day and her husband, Leon, Terry Childress (all of Kingsport); her seven brothers, Bearl Ketron and his wife, Elsie, Gerald Ketron, Robert Ketron, Paul Ketron, Sammy Ketron, Danney Ketron (all of Kingsport), David Ketron and his wife, Lisa (Hi Horn, Va.); along with several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport. A funeral service will be conducted on Sunday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Ray Amos and Rev. Joel Campbell officiating. A graveside service will be conducted on Monday at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery. Family and friends wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o J. C. (Buck) Hensley, Route 1, Box 267, Hiltons, Va. 24258 or to the Arthritis Foundation, 1719 West End Avenue #303W, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the Gilreath family. Kingsport Times-News Janice Loleta (Neeley) Gilreath Kingsport,
TN - Janice Loleta Gilreath, 76, Kingsport, TN passed away, Thursday,
August 8, 2013 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mrs.
Gilreath was born in Scott County, VA on January 10, 1937 to the late
Burlie Andrew and Opal Faye Page Neeley. She
was a member of Lynn Garden Baptist Church. In
addition to her parents, her brother, Carlyle Neeley preceded her in
death. She
is survived by her husband, William Thomas Gilreath, Kingsport, TN;
brother, W.H. Neeley and wife, Ruthlyne, Blountville, TN; sister-in-law,
Betty Neeley, Church Hill, TN; nieces, Lisa Kite and husband, J.D.,
Franklin, TN, Candice Neeley, Nashville, TN, and Vicki Didier, Church
Hill, TN; and nephew, Jeff Neeley, Church Hill, TN. The
family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2013 at
the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00
p.m.in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Evangelist
Kenneth Neeley and Rev. Kenny Hammonds officiating. Wayne Bledsoe will
provide the piano music, and vocal music will be provided by Miranda
Hutchins. Graveside
services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, August 11, 2013 at
Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA. W. H. Neeley, J.D. Kite, Donnie
Gilreath, Roger Page, Thomas Page and Jeff Neeley will serve as
pallbearers. Family
and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Sunday to
go in procession to the graveside service. Gate City Funeral Home
is honored to be serving the family of Janice Gilreath. Gate City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Jerry Ronald Gilreath BLOUNTVILLE - Jerry Ronald
Gilreath, 58, went to be with the Lord early Saturday morning ( He was born in He was an agent for Don
Slaughter Realty Co. and retired in 1995 from Bechtel Engineering Corp.,
He was a member of Indian
Springs Optimist Club and He was preceded in death by his
father, Paul C. Gilreath in 1986. Surviving are his loving wife
of 37 years, Carolyn Vicars Gilreath of the home; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Angela G. Boatman and husband Jack, Dandridge, Tenn., Amy
G. Landers and husband Johnny, Jonesborough; five grandchildren, Jackson
Paul Gilreath Boatman, Kaitlin S. Boatman, Michaela A. Boatman, Tristan
Keith Gilreath Boatman, Colin M.R. Landers; mother, Lillian Sampson
Gilreath of Gray; two sisters, Myrna G. Bethany of Florida, and Janice
G. Abernethy of Gray; one brother, Paul Douglas Gilreath of Blountville;
several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from Services will be conducted at Graveside services will be at Brothers-in-law and nephews
will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Wanda Grills, Carter-Trent Funeral Home is
serving the Gilreath family.
Paul
Douglas “Doug” Gilreath Paul
Douglas “Doug” Gilreath, 74, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012. A
native of Scott county, VA, he was the son of the late Paul C. and Lillian
S. Gilreath. Doug lived most of his life in the Blountville/Holston
Community. He graduated from Holston High School/Blountville in 1956 and
continued his education at ETSU. He was employed by Raytheon Corporation
and retired in 1995 after 37 years of dedication. Doug attended Island
Road Evangelical Methodist Church. He was an avid sportsman and a member
of Cherokee & Kettlefoot Rod and Gun Clubs. He was also a member of
the TN Christian Bass Angler Association. He was a member and past master
of Holston Masonic Lodge #559 and a member of the Charles Newton-Bush Past
Masters Association of Upper East Tennessee. In
addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother Jerry R.
Gilreath. He
was a loving husband and father survived by, his wife, Janice Hennessee-Gilreath,
of the home; three children and two step-children, Donna Neal and husband
John of Blountville, Sandra Hensley of Kingsport, Paul “Greg” Gilreath
and Cindy of Church Hill, Edwin Hennessee of Johnson City, and Rebecca
Hennessee of Piney Flats; six grandchildren Stacy Cookenour and Stephanie
of Blountville, Jeremy Hensley and Jessica of Mt. Carmel, Jonathan Neal of
Blountville, Leslie Gilreath and Brad of Gate City, VA, and Amanda and
Corbin Hennessee, both of Johnson City; five great grandchildren; sisters,
Myrna and Harold Bethany of DeBary, FL and Janis and Bob Abernathy of
Blountville; and several nieces and nephews. The
family will receive friends, Friday, December 21, 2012 at TriCities
Funeral Home, Blountville, from 6-8pm and other times at the home. Funeral
Services will immediately follow at 8pm. A
graveside service will be held, Saturday, 10am, at TriCities Memory
Gardens. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to TriCities Funeral Home to help
defray funeral expenses. For
more information, please call 423-323-3795. Tri-Cities
Funeral Home & Memory Gardens is honored to be serving the Gilreath
Family. Tri-Cities Funeral Home obituaries at www.tcfuneralhome.com Submitted by Don Lane William
Thomas Gilreath Jr. July 16, 1934 - August 25, 2014 Kingsport,
TN - William Thomas Gilreath, Jr., 80, Kingsport, TN passed away, Monday,
August 25, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr.
Gilreath was born in Scott County, VA on August 16, 1934 to the late
William Thomas, Sr., and Nannie Ethel Carter Gilreath. He
was a veteran of the United States Army and was retired from Holston
Defense. In
addition to his parents, his wife, Janice Loleta Gilreath (8/8/2013),
brother, A.J. Gilreath and sister-in-law, Catherine Louise Brooks Gilreath
preceded him in death. He
is survived by his sisters, Shelba Gilreath Maddox, Church Hill, TN, and
twin sisters, Jeanette and Jeanelle Gilreath, Kingsport, TN;
brother-in-law, W. H. Neeley and wife, Ruthlyne, Blountville , TN;
sister-in-law, Betty Neeley, Church Hill, TN; nephews, Donnie Gilreath and
wife, Donna, Kingsport, TN, Andy Gilreath and wife, Sharon, Church Hill,
TN, and Jeff Neeley, Church Hill, TN; nieces, Teresa Laws and husband,
Tony, Church Hill, TN, Lisa Kite and husband, J.D., Nashville, TN, Candice
Neeley, Blountville, TN, and Vicki Deider, Church Hill, TN; great nephews,
Anthony and Hunter Laws, Church Hill, TN and Drew Gilreath, Church Hill,
TN; and great nieces, Keaton and Kellye Gilreath, Kingsport, TN. The
family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the
Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. in
the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Evangelist Kenneth
Neeley and Rev. Kenny Hammonds officiating. Music will be provided by
Miranda Nottingham and Wayne Bledsoe will provide piano music. Military
graveside services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2014
at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA by the American Legion Hammond
Post #3, Kingsport, TN and Post #265 of Gate City, VA assisted by members
of the Virginia Army National Honor Guard. Donnie Gilreath, W.H. Neeley,
Jeff Neeley, Andy Gilreath, Anthony Laws, and Hunter Laws will serve as
pallbearers. Family
and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12:15 p.m., Friday to
go in procession to the graveside service. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of William Thomas
Gilreath, Jr. Gate
City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Ferl K. (Peters) Moneyhun Buchanan Glenn BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ferl Peters Glenn, 94, passed away Sunday (April 20, 2008) in the Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, Tenn. She was a retired supervisor of medical records for the Mercy Medical Center Durango, Colo., a member of the First Baptist Church, Bristol, Tenn. and a member of the Pocahontas Rebekah Lodge. She was preceded in death by her parents, W.R. Peters Sr. and Rebecca Mae Peters; her husband, Ernest (Red) Glenn; a son, Billy James Moneyhun; a brother, W.R. Peters Jr.; five sisters, Thelma Kilgore, Leota Beverly, Alberta Skeens, Delena Peters and Artense Lynch. Surviving are a sister, Marian O’Dell of Coeburn, Va.; four grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Sturgill Funeral Home Coeburn, Va. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Charles (Randy) Kilgore and Rev. Marty Puckett officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Greenwood Acres Cemetery, Coeburn, Va. The family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery. Sturgill Funeral Homes, 310 6th Street NW Coeburn, Va. is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Dorothy Pansy (Thornburg) Glover February
18, 1931 - February 2, 2014 Dorothy Pansy Glover Gate City, VA—Dorothy Pansy Glover
82, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley. Mrs.
Glover was born in Greenville, TN. on Feb. 18, 1931 to the late Anna
Goslin and William David Thornburg. She was a cook at Rally Mart
Restaurant in Hiltons. Preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, D.H.
Glover; son, Earl Glover; four sisters; five brothers. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Eva Jane Shelton,
Larry; son, Anthony Glover, Teresa; grandchildren, Karen Williams, Tim,
Kingsport; Sharon Williams fiancé Everett Tausher, Bristol, VA; Brandon
Paul Shelton, Gate City; Jamie Glover, Angie of Louisville, KY; Charlie
Glover, Carol; Chris Glover and fiancé April Carter; April Helton,
Anthony; sister, Martha Collie, Wilmington, N.C.; great-grandchildren,
Eric Williams, Kingsport; Brianna Jennings, Jarred, Gate City; Candace,
Derek and Austin Richter, Bristol, VA; Miriah and Bailey Glover,
Louisville, KY; Lily Anna Glover, Andrew Helton and Alex Helton; great
great-grandchildren, Tommy Williams, Ella, Kingsport; Trenton Roark,
Bristol, VA; special nieces, Beverly Brooks, Stacie Thornburg, along with
several other nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Wednesday February 5, 2014
from 6-8 PM at Colonial Funeral Home. Services will be held at 8:00 PM, February 5, 2014 in the
Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with the Pastor Will Shewey officiating.
Music will be provided by New Grace. Graveside services will be will be held Thursday, February
6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Holston View Cemetery in Weber City, VA. Those wish
to attend the graveside services please be at the cemetery no later than
10:45 AM. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great great-grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers Anthony Helton and Tim. Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, VA. is honored to serve
the Glover family. Colonial Funeral Home obituaries at
www.colonialfhscott.com Submitted by Don Lane Earl Horton Glover GATE CITY, Va. - Earl Horton Glover, 48, Route 7, Yuma
community, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening (Aug. 8, 2001) at
Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Sullivan County on July 30, 1953. He was
employed as a utility operator in the Organic Chemical Department of
Eastman. Mr. Glover was of the Baptist faith. He was a loving father, papaw, son, brother, and friend to
all who knew him. Your love will be missed by all. Hunting companion and
camping buddy. Papaw to many - so special to Baily and Mariah. Please come
and help us celebrate the life of this wonderful man. He was preceded in death by his father, Dee H. Glover;
paternal grandparents, Thomas and Goldie Taylor Glover; maternal
grandparents, William and Anna Thornburg. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jamie and Wendi
Glover, Church Hill; granddaughter, Mariah Glover; grandson, Baily (Bubbie)
Glover; mother, Dorothy Thornburg Glover, Gate City, Va.; sister and
brother-in-law, Eva Jane and Larry Shelton, Gate City, Va.; brother and
sister-in-law, Samuel Anthony (Bo) and Teresa Glover, Gate City, Va.;
nieces, Karen Williams, Sharon Williams, April Helton; nephews, Chris
Glover, Brandon Shelton, Charlie Glover. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Colonial
Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and anytime at the mother's residence. A celebration of his life will be conducted at 8 p.m.
today at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. J.W. Depew officiating.
Music will be conducted by Dale Jett and Oscar Harris. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at
Holston View Cemetery. The family will meet at the funeral home at 1:15
p.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Randy Brooks, Randall "Komer"
Anderson, Danny Crawford, Chris Glover, Charlie Glover, Danny Glover, Ben
Tittsworth, Carl Barger, Jon Conklin, Alvin Shelton. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Eric Williams, Tom
Davis, Jason Glover, Howard "Slick" Lloyd, Ben Spivey,
co-workers from Organic Chemicals. Kingsport
Times-News Submitted
by Don Lane Eugene "Gene" Glover KINGSPORT — Eugene (Gene) Glover, 73, passed away unexpectedly, even though his health had been in decline during the past few years on Sunday (May 18, 2008). Gene was born on Nov. 20, 1934 and lived in Kingsport all of his life. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friends of many who will miss him deeply. Gene’s work career included working in the coal mines in Virginia as a millwright and also AFG and Flour-Daniel. He was a Mason at Lodge #688 and a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose #972. He was also a member of Vermont United Methodist Church. Gene’s passion was auto racing with his career beginning in 1953 at the Tri-Cities Speedway (dirt track) in Blountville, driving what were then known as Modifieds and Late Models. Three years later, Gene won his first race in a Modified at the Sportsman Speedway in Johnson City. Gene’s illustrious career spanned almost three decades, racing in 13 different states and in Canada, during which time he posted over 250 wins. His racing accomplishments include the following: 1960 Champion at Boyd’s Speedway in Chattanooga, Tenn., Track Champion at the Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, Tenn., 1963 Track Champion at the Sportsman Speedway in Johnson City, 1968 Tennessee State Modified Champion, 1973 Track Champion at the Lonesome Pine Speedway in Coeburn, Va., Tennessee State Late Model Champion, 1979 Nascar Late Model Sportsman National Champion (currently the Nascar Nationwide Series), and a 7-time Track Champion during the 1960s and 1970s at the Kingsport International Speedway in Kingsport. He retired from racing in 1982. However, Gene’s son, Tony Glover, continues the racing tradition as team manager for Chip Ganassi Racing in Mooresville, N.C., in the Sprint Cup Series. After retiring from racing, Gene spent many happy days fishing with his buddies in area lakes. He also enjoyed several fishing trips to Maine, Canada, and most of the southern states. He also became a well-known flea market vendor and spent many weekends buying and selling antiques. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Pearl Glover; and first wife, Lorraine Gilliam Glover. Survivors include his loving wife of 34 years, Reba Light Glover, of the home; son, Tony Glover and wife, Christy of Mooresville, N.C.; granddaughters, Brittany Nicole Glover and Ashton Brooke Glover of Charlotte, N.C.; brothers, David L. Glover and wife, Brenda and Delmer Glover and wife, Linda of Kingsport; sisters-in-law, Nan Light and Patsy Willis, both of Kingsport; and a very special cat, Samantha. The Glover family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Funeral Home. A masonic service will be held by Lodge #688 F&AM. Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. with Pastor Bill Cahill officiating. Graveside services will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Oak Hill Memorial Park in the Garden of Resurrection. Pallbearers will be Donnie Light, Lynn Roach, Roger Gillis, Jeff Berry, Norman Davis, Drew Nelms, Mike Dean and Tony Morton. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Price, Ralph Taylor, Don Taylor, Tommy Taylor, Scotty Cleek, Carl Marcum and George Perry. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Victory Junction Camp, 4500 Adams Way, Randleman, N.C., 27317. This camp for children was started by Richard and Kyle Petty of Nascar. The staff of Oak Hill is honored to serve the family of Eugene Glover. Kingsport Times-News Larry Clinton Glover GATE CITY, Va. - Larry C. Glover, 46, Route 3, Yuma community, died early Monday morning (March 29, 1999) at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Sullivan County on Sept. 30, 1952, he was the son of the late Samuel C. and Mamie Lucille Cupp Glover. He was a graduate of Gate City High School in 1970 and Virginia Highlands Community College where he received his associates degree. He was manager for Cherokee Food Stores for many years and worked at Stokes Family Restaurant. He was president of Gate City Band Boosters and manager of the concession stands for the football games. Mr. Glover was a member of Darthula Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Judy K. Isom Glover, Gate City, Va.; daughters, Melissa D. Glover, Kingsport and Kathy J. Glover, of the home; brother, Frank Glover and sister-in-law, Debbie Winegar Glover, Gate City, Va.; nieces, Courtney Glover and Lakin Glover, both of Gate City, Va.; special aunt and uncle, Jean and G.C. Greer, Kingsport. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and anytime at the residence of his brother and his aunt. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Layton Bentley and Marvin Lane officiating. Music will be provided by the Darthula Quartet. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Darthula Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jack Hamilton, Sam Hartsock, Joe Taylor, Don Smith, Darris Turner, Vance Egan, Harold Jones and Larry Thompson. Honorary pallbearers will be band members of Gate City High School. Kingsport Times-News Harry D. Goad Harry Goad , 63, 2437 Portland Avenue, Kingsport, died Thursday (June 25, 1998) at his residence after a brief illness. Born in Hawkins County, he had been a resident of Kingsport most of his life. He retired from the Waste Management Company after 10 years of service. He attended Taylor Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and an uncle. He was preceded in death by his parents, J.J. and Nellie Goad Overbay; a sister, Edith Gilbert; and a brother, Harold Overbay. Surviving are his wife, Pauline Goad , Kingsport; three daughters and a son-in-law, Nancy and Bobby Hawkins, Blountville, Doris Robinson, Johnson City, and Judy Christensen, Knoxville; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jeff and Debbie McClellan, Church Hill, and Larry McClellan, Missouri; 12 grandchildren; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Paul and Anita Overbay, Kingsport, and James Overbay, Gray; a special niece, Donna Stout, Kingsport; several other nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Jonie Flowers, Gray. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Funeral Home and anytime at the residence, 2437 Portland Avenue. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Shannon Powers, the Rev. Ron Trent, and the Rev. Orville Dolen officiating. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Kingsport Times-News Joe Willard Goad Jr. KINGSPORT - Pastor Joe Willard Goad, Jr., 58, went to be with the Lord after an extended illness on Tuesday (Nov. 22, 2005) at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Kingsport and lived here most of his life. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed camping, but his life was his ministry. He was the pastor of the Central Assembly of God Church for over 28 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe R.B. Goad and Virginia Ruth Hammonds Goad. Pastor Joe was survived by his wife of 39 years, Margaret Ruth Goad, of the home; his children, Rhonda Ruth Kistner, Scott Joe Goad and wife Amanda, Stephen Goad and wife Torrie, and Jessie Goad, all of Kingsport; six grandchildren, Brandon Salley, Samantha Kistner, Jackson Goad, Jared Goad, Seth Goad, and Marganna Goad; two sisters, Frances Spivey of Georgia and Kathy Lemaster of Chattanooga; one brother, James Goad and wife Judy, Grover, N.C.; a special aunt, Lee Presley; a special nephew, David Waycaster and wife Lori; a great-niece, Megan Waycaster; as well as several other nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Central Assembly of God Church, 1801 McGhee St. Services will be held at 12 noon Saturday at the church with Pastor Charles Bogle, Pastor Bob Yates and Pastor Carl Kelleher officiating. Interment to follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Joe Goad, Stephen Goad, Jessie Goad, David Waycaster, Brandon Salley, and Charles Kelchner. Honorary pallbearers are Jackson Goad, Jared Goad and Seth Goad. Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the Goad family. Kingsport Times-News Submitted by Don Lane Pauline (Strong) McClellan Goad KINGSPORT - Pauline McClellan Goad , of 2437 Portland Avenue, went to be with the Lord Friday (July 9, 1999) at Indian Path Hospital. Born in Scott County, Va. and lived in Kingsport most of her life, she retired from Indian Path Hospital after 24 years of service. She was the greatest mother and grandmother God could ever give. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Elmer W. McClellan in 1981 and Harry D. Goad in 1998; parents, William and Katherine Lane Strong; two sisters and six brothers. Surviving are four daughters, Judy Christensen, Knoxville, Nancy Dowell, Blountville, Doris Robinson, Johnson City, Toni Shuler, Kingsport; two sons, Larry McClellan, Missouri and Jeff McClellan, Church Hill; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Gladys Fields, Gate City; one brother, Jack Strong, Gate City; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral Home and at the residence from Noon to 4 p.m. today. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in funeral home chapel with the Rev. Roy Lane and the Rev. Ron Trent officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be family members. Kingsport Times-News Austin
Center “A.C.” Godsey December 4, 1921 - May 25, 2014 Austin
C Godsey (A.C.), 92 of Gate City, died on Sunday morning May 25, 2014 at
Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness. He
was born in Scott County and had resided the majority of his life in
Hanford, CA having moved back to Gate City in 2001. A.C.
was a graduate of Shoemaker High School. Following his graduation he went
into the Army Air Corps where he served in the 8th Air Force during WWII.
He proudly accomplished 33 missions over Germany as a Waste Gunner in a
B-17. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star on
three occasions. Following
WWII, he settled in Hanford, CA where he retired from Davies Machinery as
President after 39 years of service. He
enjoyed wood working, turkey hunting and especially liked playing golf. He
had a wonderful sense of humor as he always enjoyed telling a joke. He
was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where he volunteered at the
food pantry. He
is preceded in death by his parents, James and Cornie Wood Godsey;
brothers, Dennis and Charles Godsey; sister-in-law, Inez Godsey; first
wife, Janet D. Godsey. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Virginia "Ginger" Godsey; son, Austin Godsey, Jr. and wife, Lynne.; daughter, Jamie Godsey-Neubert and husband Michael; grandsons, Logan and Dylan Neubert; sisters, Ruby Nell Daves and husband Guy, Betty Tomlinson and husband, Frank; along with several nieces and nephews and sister in law, Dorothy Hopkins. The
family will receive friends from 10 am to 11:30 am on Saturday May 31,
2014 at Scott County Funeral Home, 2060 US Highway 23N, Weber City,
Virginia. Also friends may call anytime at the residence. A
military graveside service will follow at Holston View Cemetery with VFW
Post #4933 conducting the rites. Pallbearers will be grandsons, nephews,
and grand nephews. A
memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
161 E. Ravine Road, Kingsport with a reception to follow. In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's
Episcopal Church or the food pantry at 161 E. Ravine Road, Kingsport, TN
37660. Carter-Trent/Scott
County Funeral Home is serving the Godsey family. Carter-Trent/Scott
Co Funeral Home obituaries at cartertrent.com Submitted
by Don Lane Elmo T. Godsey Elmo T. Godsey, 65, of Titusville, Fla., died at 3 a.m. Wednesday [6/6/1973] in a hospital there after a long illness. He was the son of the late W. L. Godsey of Kingsport and Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice Godsey; sister, Mrs. Bascom Johnson, Bristol, Tenn.; brother, Andrew Godsey, Bluff City; and several half-sisters and half-brothers, all of Ohio. Two aunts, Mrs. Ocie Browder and Mrs. Rachel Browder, live in Blountville. Funeral services will be held Saturday in Ohio. Harld Krietzer Funeral Home in Arcanum, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. (Appears to be son of William L. Godsey and Nannie A. Dean. I do not know about half-siblings.) Kingsport Times, Friday, June 8, 1973 Submitted by Don Lane Elsie
Marie (Dorton) Godsey May 30, 1930 – Aug 14, 2009 KINGSPORT
- Marie E. Godsey, 79, former resident of Holston Manor, passed away
Friday morning (Aug. 14, 2009) after an extended illness. Marie
was born in Clinchport, Va., and had resided in Kingsport for most of
her life. She was an employee of Empire Oil Company prior to her
retirement. Marie was of the Baptist faith. She
was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Smokey Godsey; her
parents, Claude J. and Maxie Flanary Dorton; a son, Eddie E. Phipps; and
a brother, Kent J. Dorton. She
is survived by two daughters, Rhonda G. Hutchins, of Kingsport, and
Penny Campbell, Collinsville, Va.; grandchildren, Jonathon Weatherly,
Jason Weatherly and Dawn Campbell; four great-grandchildren; a sister,
Wanda L. Carter, Weber City, Va.; two brothers, Otis R. Dorton and Benny
K. Dorton, both of Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews. The
family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hamlett- Dobson
Funeral Home, Kingsport. Services
will follow at 7 p.m. with Rev. Harold Shoemaker officiating. Burial
will be at East Lawn Memorial Park on Monday at 10 a.m. Hamlett-Dobson,
Kingsport, is serving the family of Marie Godsey. (Some Scott Co
ancestral families – Dorton, Flanary, Bishop, Hensley, Stanley,
Neeley, Hammonds, Peters, Jenkins, Pierson) Kingsport
Times-News Submitted
by Don Lane Roie Monroe Godsey CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Roie Monroe Godsey, 73, died Saturday (July 15, 2000) at his residence. He was born Aug. 12, 1926 to the late William Elmo and Sylvia Daugherty Godsey. Mr. Godsey, a native of Gate City, Va., was graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was employed by the Virginia Agriculture Extension Service as an Extension Agent in Tazewell and Clarke Counties. He also was Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Animal Science Department for 10 years and was instrumental in organizing the Virginia Pork Industry Association, State Market Hog Show, and Feeder Pig Marketing Program. Mr. Godsey joined Virginia National Bank in January 1965 as vice president, director and organizer of the Statewide Agri-Business Department. In December 1972, he was promoted to Senior Vice President. He was appointed Virginia State Director Farmers Home Administration May 18, 1981 by Secretary of Agriculture, John Block. He had served as president of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, served four terms of four years as chairman of the Virginia Agricultural Foundation appointed by the governor of Virginia, served two terms as chairman of the Governor's Agricultural Credit Committee and chairman of the Statewide Citizens Committee for the School of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, director of the State Fair of Virginia Board. He was also the past president of the following: Virginia Agri-Business Council, The Agriculture of the Virginia Bankers Association, the Five-State Association of Agricultural Bankers Association, the Virginia Soil Fertility Association and chairman of the USDA Food and Agriculture Council for Virginia. Mr. Godsey is associated with numerous Agri-Business and commodity groups throughout the State. Mr. Godsey had received a number of honors for his distinguished service to Virginia Agriculture as follows - Swine Industry Award 1978, State 4-H Alumni Recognition Award 1981, Virginia Tech Block and Briddle Club's Honor Award for Distinguished Service, First Place for Agri-Business Ad in the U.S. entitled ``I'd Rather Talk Loans Over a Fence Than a Desk,'' 1983 Man of the Year to Virginia Agriculture Award presented by Progressive Farmer Magazine, Distinguished Service Award presented by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation for recognition of outstanding service to Virginia agriculture, and Virginia Tech's Alumni Distinguished Service Award 1983. Mr. Godsey also was a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, National Honor Society of Agriculture, and Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary Extension Fraternity. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Caldwell; children, Vicki White and her husband Eric, Richmond, Va., Greg Godsey, vice president of Sun Trust Bank and his wife, Lisa, Harrisonburg, Va., Melanie David with the University of California San Diego Department of Surgery and her husband, Achim; grandchildren, Alec and Michael White, Elizabeth and Megan Godsey; two brothers, Edwin Godsey and his wife, Betty Wayne, Paul Godsey and his wife, Hazel; one sister, Eileen Addington, all of Weber City, Va. Calling hours are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Hill & Wood Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Aldersgate UMC with the Rev. Rideout and the Rev. Rowley officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview. Courtesy of Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va. Kingsport Times-News William Edwin Godsey WEBER CITY, Va. — W. Edwin Godsey, 88, of Weber City, Va., passed away on Tuesday (March 17, 2009) at Johnson City Medical Center. Edwin was born on Feb. 1, 1921, in Scott County, Va., to the late W. Elmo Godsey and Sylvia Dougherty Godsey. He was a lifelong resident of Scott County, Va. He was a graduate of Mid-Way High School in 1939. In 1953, he graduated from the Coleman Institute and attended General Electric Sales College in 1958. Edwin received an Associate’s Degree from Mountain Empire College in Real Estate Law, advanced salesmanship and served on the advisory board for HVAC and Electrical at the college. He was a charter member of Holston View United Methodist Church in Weber City, Va., where he served as a member of the choir, and president of the men’s club. Mr. Godsey was active in numerous civic clubs: Gate City Rotary Club for 20 years, charter member of the Lions Club of Weber City, chairman of the Scott County Soil and Conservation District for 25 years, member of the Weber City, Virginia Town Council for 25 years, serving as councilman and vice mayor. He was co-owner of A&G Electric Company for 50 years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to those who knew him! In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant son, Edwin Lynn Godsey; his brothers, Nathan Augustus Godsey and Roie M. Godsey; along with a grandson, Chucky Sutherland. Edwin Godsey is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Betty Wayne Culbertson Godsey; daughters, Barbara Sue Sutherland (Nashville, Tenn.), Diana Cole (David) (Kingsport); his sons, Tommy Godsey (Vickie) (Kingsport), Stan Godsey (Sherry) (Gate City, Va.), William O. "TOE" Godsey (Lisa) (Church Hill); a brother, Paul Godsey (Hazel); his sister, Eileen Addington (both of Weber City, Va.); grandchildren, Chris Sutherland (Cameron), Kara Williams, Ben Godsey (Kim), Sally Brown (Chris), John Williams (Audra), Wes Godsey (Tiffany), Rebecca Brock (Chris), Ahsley Tidwell (Aaron), Jessica Godsey, Will Godsey; stepgrandchildren, Le Ann Jarman (Greg), Sheri Lenart (Mike), Keith Williams, Beth May and Tom Cole (Karen); numerous great-grandchildren; a special niece, Kathy Flick; and several additional nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Friday at Holston View United Methodist Church from 4 to 7 p.m. or friends may also call anytime at the residence. A memorial service will be conducted on Friday at 7 p.m. at the church with the Rev. Kenneth Pierce and Dr. John Hood officiating. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Holston View Cemetery with his grandsons, Ben Godsey, John Williams, Chris Sutherland, Wes Godsey, Will Godsey and Tom Cole serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Lions Club of Weber City, Men’s Club at Holston View Church and Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District of Gate City. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holston View United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 2278, Weber City, Va. 24290. Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home is serving the Godsey family. Kingsport Times-News Zelma Elizabeth (Meade) Godsey VANDALIA, Ohio — Zelma Meade Godsey, 83, of Vandalia, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Harborside Health Center in Troy, Ohio on March 30, 2008. Zelma is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Paul Spurgeon of Vandalia; her only granddaughter, Sarah Spurgeon, currently a student at the University of Dayton; by her son, Julian (Margot) Summerhill of Mill Valley, Calif.; her brother, Earl (Emma Lou) Meade of Kingsport; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Zelma was born in Nickelsville, Va,, on April 7, 1924. She worked at Tennessee Eastman during her early adult years and then relocated to Ohio in 1952. Zelma was a member of First Baptist Church of Vandalia and it was there that she was active in the Classics group. She was a devoted caregiver, always interested in helping others and cared for many people over the years. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at East Lawn Memorial Park in Kingsport with the Rev. Mitch Whisnant officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Dayton Alzheimer's Association, 3797 Summit Glen Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45449 in Zelma's memory. Please visit www.hamlettdobson.com. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport is in charge of local arrangements for the Godsey family. Kingsport Times-News Kenneth Goff BLOUNTVILLE — Kenneth
Goff, 80, of Blountville, passed away Thursday ( Born in Jenkins, Ky. on
Sept. 8, 1928, a son of the late George and Orlena Salyers Goff, he
resided in this area most of his life. Mr. Goff had been employed
by the Sullivan County School System for 37 years serving as a teacher,
assistant principal and principal of Mr. Goff was an advocate
for abused and neglected children serving as a volunteer caseworker for
CASA. He was a member of In addition to his parents
he is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Velma Jones Goff in
2006 and by an infant brother, George Goff, Jr., and a niece, Terri
Goff. Survivors include his
children, Kenny Goff and wife, Lisa of Blountville and Gale Goff Hey and
husband, Mark of Atlanta, Ga.; a granddaughter, Lauren McMeans; a
great-granddaughter, Kamryn Grace McMeans; brother and his best friend,
Harold R. “John” Goff and wife, Beth of Blountville; nieces,
Jennifer Schaufele and Adriane Goff; his running buddy, Wayne Williams;
devoted pet, Indy. The family would like to
extend a special thank you to Marcine Robinette, RN a compassionate
caregiver and good friend. The family will receive
friends from Burial will follow
graveside services at Pallbearers will be Marvin
“Buck” Johnson, Harris Hoover, Jerry Sorrell, Wayne Williams,
Patrick Manning and Mark Hey. In lieu of flowers the
family requests memorial contributions to be made to Collin Watkins
Fund, c/o East Lawn Funeral Home,
your Dignity Memorial provider, is serving the Goff family.
Velma Jo (Jones) Goff BLOUNTVILLE - Velma Goff,
74, of 353 Catawba Lane, Blountville, died Sunday ( She was born She is survived by her
loving husband, Kenneth Goff, of Blountville; one son, Kenny Goff and
his wife, Lisa of Blountville; one daughter, Gale Goff Hey and her
husband, Mark of Atlanta, Ga.; one granddaughter Lauren Sell; two
sisters, Linda Tunnell of Raleigh, N.C., and Betty Kerney of Kingsport;
three brothers, Bill Jones and Elmer Jones both of Hiltons, Va., and
Harold Jones Weber City, Va.; her special pet "Indy" and many
nieces and nephews. The family will receive
friends from Services will be conducted
at Graveside services will be
on Thursday at Pallbearers will be Mike
Ford, Marvin "Buck" Johnson, Rusty Harrison, Jeff Young, Kenny
Faulk and Doug Carico. In lieu of flowers,
memorials contributions may be given to Colin Watkins Fund, c/o East Lawn Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Marie ( ERWIN
- Margaret Marie Flanary Goforth, 69, 743 N. Elm Ave., formerly of
Jonesborough, went to be with her Lord (Dec. 22, 2001) at the Unicoi
County Memorial Hospital. A
native of In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband,
Edward P. Flanary ; and a daughter, Loretta. Margaret
is survived by her husband, James A. Goforth, Erwin; one daughter,
Teresa Price, Kingsport; five sons, Eddie Flanary , Gary Flanary ,
Dexter Flanary , Roger Flanary and Scottie Flanary , all of
Jonesborough; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Calling
hours are from Services
will be conducted at Burial
and graveside services will follow in the Pallbearers
will be Adam Price, Kevin Flanary , Jody Flanary and Dustin Flanary .
Danny Joe Goins CHURCH HILL - Danny Joe Goins, 61, 137 Nikki Circle, went to be with the Lord Wednesday (Jan. 22, 2003) at his residence. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard R. Goins and Tishie Webb Goins. Surviving are his wife, Linda Darnell Goins, of the home; daughter, Angela Nicole Goins, Church Hill; sons, James Marvin Goins and wife Angela and Alan Lynn Goins, both of Kingsport; grandchildren, Holden Goins, Benjamin Goins, Nicholas Goins and Natalie Goins; brother, Willard Leon Goins, Maryland; stepgranddaughter, Laken Gentry; and mother-in-law, Ruby Darnell. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Friends may also call anytime at the residence, 137 Nikki Circle, Church Hill. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Cecil Sturgill, the Rev. Keith Gamble and the Rev. Amos Lockhart officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Those wishing to attend the graveside service are ask to meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Kingsport Times-News Lollie Virginia (Gardner) Goins BRISTOL, Tenn. - Virginia Gardner Goins, 81, of Bristol, Tenn., and formerly of Church Hill, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday (Dec. 10, 2002) in the Cambridge Health Care Center. Virginia was born May 24, 1921 in Hiltons, Va., a daughter of the late Hiram Gardner Jr. and Rosa (Salley) Gardner. She was married to the late Bob Goins. She was retired from the Meade Corp. Surviving are her sister, Beatrice Combs of Bristol, Tenn; and two nephews, Gary Combs of Bristol and Alan Combs of Jonesborough. Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the East Lawn Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the garden of the Mausoleum of the East Lawn Memorial Park. Kingsport Times-News Ona (Arrington) Goins ROGERSVILLE - Ona Goins , 89, Cave Ridge Road, died at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday (March 6, 2002) at Hawkins County Hospital after a brief illness. A faithful member of the West View Baptist Church, Ona worked for many years at the Burger Bar where she was affectionately known as Granny. She was preceded in death by her husband, McKinley Goins ; her parents, Will and Jennie Reed Arrington; three brothers, Omer Arrington, Ora Arrington and John Arrington; and one sister, Annabell Gilreath. Surviving are two sons, William Goins and Jack Goins , both of Rogersville; one daughter, Joyce Manis of Rogersville; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Carson Arrington of Duffield, Va.; one sister, Juanita McMillian of Duffield, Va. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Colboch-Price Funeral Home, Rogersville. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ray Mullins officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery. Kingsport Times-News Elmer Eugene Good KINGSPORT - E. Eugene Good, 88, passed away
Thursday ( He was born in Mr. Good attended Salley's He was preceded in death by his parents,
Calvin Luther Good and Mary Pearl Addington Good; and brother, Charles
Edwin Good. Surviving are wife, Mary Lotus McConnell Good,
Kingsport; daughter, Carolyn P. Irvin , Kingsport; son, William P.L.
"Pat" Good, Kingsport; grandchildren, Patrick S. Good and wife
Margaret, Weber City, Va., Dan L. Irvin and wife Sarah, Simi Valley,
Ca., Sherri L. Rogers, Mundelein, Ill.; great-grandchildren, Brianne
Good, Brandon Good, Tyier Irvin, Kyle Irvin, Jeremiah Millspaugh;
sisters, Lotus Taylor, Louetta Taylor, Ilene Frazier, all of
Nickelsville, Va., Ruby Scott, Kingsport; and brother and sister-in-law,
Joe and Margie Good, Nickelsville, Va. Calling hours are Services will be conducted at Music will be provided by Salley's Chapel
Trio. Interment will be at Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Mary Lotus (McConnell) Good April 14, 1915 - September 27, 2014 Mary
Lotus McConnell Good, 99, Kingsport, passed away Saturday, September 27,
2014. She was born in the Big Moccasin Community of Scott County, VA on
April 14, 1915. She was delivered by her grandmother Eliza Culbertson
McConnell and was the daughter of William Sevier and Martha Frances
Smith Francisco McConnell. Mary belonged to Sallie’s Chapel Missionary
Baptist Church in Weber City, VA for over 57 years. She gave the Sunday
School Report there for many years. She loved crocheting afghans and
making craft projects. Lotus
graduated from Nickelsville High School in 1936. She went to Richmond,
VA to take nurses training and ended up taking cosmetology. She worked
as a hairdresser in Gate City, Weber City and Kingsport for many years.
Lotus moved to Kingsport, TN in 1966 and was a hairdresser for a while
then became a seamstress until she retired at age 92. Lotus
was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Eugene Good (2003); parents
William Sevier McConnell (1934) and Martha Frances “Pattie” Smith
Francisco McConnell (1923); brother William Francis McConnell (1945);
half-brother James Edward Francisco, Sr. (1995); sister Edna Alice
Phillips (2007); sisters-in-law Ethel Francisco, Hazel McConnell, Lotus
Taylor and Margie Good; brother-in-law J.C. Hartsock, C.J. Phillips,
Jr., Henry Taylor, Isaac Taylor, Walter Taylor, Edgar Scott and Lloyd
Frazier; nephews Tommy Taylor, Gerald Taylor, Lowell “Bud” Taylor,
Calvin Frazier and Mark Lee Phillips and niece Joyce Frazier. Surviving
are her son William Patton Lee “Pat” Good; daughter Carolyn Phyllis
Irvin; three grandchildren Sherri L. Rogers, Danny L. Irvin and wife,
Sarah and Patrick S. Good and wife, Margaret; great grandchildren
Jeremiah Millspaugh, Tyler Irvin, Kyle Irvin, Brianne Good, and Brandon
Good; step great-grandchildren Joseph Smith and Candice White; brother
Ubert L. McConnell; sister Eliza M. Hartsock and many nieces and
nephews. A
graveside service will be conducted Monday at 10 am at Holston View
Cemetery in Weber City, VA with Pastor George Winegar officiating. (Some Scott Co ancestral families
– McConnell, Smith, Culbertson, Wood, Kilgore, Osborne, Compton,
Dougherty) Hamlet-Dobson
Funeral Home obituaries at www.hamlettdobson.com Submitted
by Don Lane William Hubert "B. Good" Good LYNCHBURG, Va. - Bill "B. Good" Good of Lynchburg, Va., passed away (March 4, 2007) at Brookhaven Manor after a short illness. He was born March 12, 1925 in Clinchport, Va. He retired as regional manager for Glidden Division of SCM Corporation after 36 years of service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and served in World War II. He was a member of Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, N.C. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Viola Good; wife, Shirley Good; and his sister, Ethel Gamble. Survivors include his first wife, Jane Moriarity; son, Stuart Good, High Point, N.C.; step-daughter, Melissa Hodge, Glouchester, Va.; brothers, Jack and Joe Good, both of Kingsport; sisters, Judy Trice, Fredricksburg, Va., Carol Gray, Frances Bays and Mary Belle Smalling, all of Kingsport; grandchildren, Adam Good, Rusty Good, Patrick Good, Zachary Hodge and Jennifer Bhong. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of East Lawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Jody Jenkins officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Rd., Suite 102, Johnson City, Tenn. 37601. East Lawn Funeral Home, your dignity memorial provider, is serving the Good family. Kingsport Times-News William Walker Good HILTONS,
Va. – William Walker Good, 74, died at his home, Rt. 1, Hiltons, at He is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Elizabeth) Ridgeway, Bristol, Va.;
one son, Bayard Good, Hiltons, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Claude (Mary)
Bowlin, Miss Phoebe Good, both of Hiltons, Va.; one brother, Jim Good,
Hiltons, Va.; three grandchildren. ------------------------------------------- Funeral
services for William Walker Good will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday
from the residence on Route 1, Hiltons, Virginia, with the Rev. Lucian
Lane officiating. Burial will be in the (KINGSPORT
NEWS Tuesday, July 3, 1973)
Edna Muriel (Davis) Goode Apr 29, 1922 – Aug 13, 1973 NICKLESVILLE - Mrs. Edna Muriel Goode, 51 died Monday afternoon at a Silver Spring, Md. hospital after a brief illness. She was a native of Nickelsville, Va. and a member of Ewings Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Harold Goode; two daughters Miss Alena Goode, Miss Gena Goode, both of Waldorf, Md.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. (Ruth) Davis, Nickelsville, Va.; two brothers, Paul Davis, Nickelsville, Edwin Wayne Davis, Atlanta, Ga. Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements pending the arrival of the body. (Kingsport News, Wed, Aug 15, 1973) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Muriel Goode will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Gate City Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Walter Mabe officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eugene Daugherty, Cecil Curtiss, J. D. Curtiss, Mack Quillen, Tommy Quillen, Howard McConnell, James Whited, and Carl Quillen. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Thursday night. Gate City Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. (Kingsport News, Thur, Aug 16, 1973) Kingsport News Submitted by Don Lane Josephine (Barnett) Gooden KINGSPORT
- Josephine Barnett Gooden, 73, went to be with her Lord on Mother's
Day, Sunday ( Josephine
was born on She
attended In
addition to her parents, her sister, Ella Mae Drinnon, preceded her in
death. She
was a loving wife, mom, granny and a special friend to many. She was
kind, giving and never complained. She always put others before her. She
was a caregiver for several years for various members of her family. Survivors
include her loving husband of 53 years, Paul E. Gooden of the home; her
daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte Ann Carter and husband Jack,
Delores Jean Phillips and husband Sam, Karen Lynn O'Neal and husband
Paul, all of Kingsport; grandchildren, Jessica DeBord, Jason Phillips,
Kevin O'Neal, Kenny O'Neal and Melissa Carter; sisters, Pauline Hite of
Jonesborough, Elizabeth Jones and husband Bill of Kingsport, and Betty
Crafton of Kentucky; brother, Thomas (Bud) Barnett and wife Faye of
Kingsport; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Lena Mae Newland and
husband Vernon, and Edith Newland; several nieces and nephews. Calling
hours will be from Services
will be conducted at The
family will meet for a graveside service at Honorary
pallbearers will be Jack Carter, Sam Phillips, Paul O'Neal, Jason
Phillips, Kevin O'Neal and Kenny O'Neal. Those
desiring may make memorial contributions to the
Bessie
Irene (Flanary) Goodwin December 17, 1923 - February 28, 2014 Kingsport
– Bessie Irene Flanary Goodwin, 90 of Kingsport, went to be with the
Lord on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Holston Valley Medical Center
following a brief illness. Born in Scott County, VA, Irene had lived in
Kingsport for most of her life. She was of the Baptist faith. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Goodwin, Jr.; parents, Huey
and Ethel Eads Flanary; sister, Marie Williams and a brother, Donald
Flanary. Irene
is survived by her daughter, Deborah Edwards of the home; son, Thomas
“Tommy” Goodwin and wife Pat of Church Hill; granddaughters, Kristie
Thomas and husband Jim and Amy Campbell and husband Terry; six
great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A
graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Holston View
Cemetery in Weber City, VA with Pastor Richard Dice officiating. Those
wishing to attend are asked to meet at the cemetery at 1:55 p.m. Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the Goodwin family. Carter-Trent
Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted
by Don Lane
Sherri Elaine (Burke) Goolsby GAINESVILLE, GA - Sherri Elaine (Burke) Goolsby, 46, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, in Gainesville. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28,2001, at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, 3000 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker, Georgia. Mrs. Goolsby was born January 15, 1955, in Sullivan County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Jerald Rudolph Burke, and the late Virginia Roosevelt Burke. "Rudy" Burke retired after a long career at the Atlanta Journal as its Copy Editor. H,e was also known for two books that he wrote. At a young age, Mrs. Goolsby moved to Decatur. After graduating from Decatur High School in 1973, she attended Emory at Oxford for two years. She then earned both her undergraduate and masters degrees from the University of Georgia. During her career, Mrs. Gooisby worked as a schoolteacher, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and a counselor. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth E. Goolsby, Jr., M.D.; two sons, Kenneth E. Goolsby, III and Andrew M. Goolsby of Gainesville; her father, Jerald R. Burke, formerly of Decatur, who now resides in Columbus; two sisters, Vera N. Duffey, and her husband, Richard, of Phenix City, AI., Yolanda D. Townsend, and her husband, Bruce, of Kingsport, Tenn.; four nieces, Darla Lowe (Duncan) of Columbus, Rhonda Edwards (David) of Phenix City, AI., Tonya Wilson (Steve) of Knoxville, Tenn., Teresa Hall (Roger) of Kingsport, Tenn.; and several great nieces and nephews. Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville. The Times, Gainesville, GA Anne Ruth (Darnell) Taylor Gordon Kingsport,
TN - Anne Darnell Gordon, 92, passes away peacefully on November 10, 2013
at Wexford House in Kingsport. Anne
was born in Scott County, VA on April 20, 1921 to the late William Newton
and Pearl Martin Darnell. She
was a faithful member of the Kingsport Seventh-Day Adventist Church and
attended regularly when her health permitted. She loved her Lord, her
church, and her family. She was also a pet lover and had her fur babies
until recently. Her favorite pastime was reading from the Gospel and other
Christian materials and listening to Christian music. She
retired from the First National Bank of Kingsport with 19 years of service
and was the owner and operator of Gordon's Market in Chattanooga for 16
years. Anne
was the last surviving child and was preceded in death by her husband,
Brown Joe Gordon (1999); her son, John F. Taylor (2003); sisters, Ferna,
Vesta, Sylvia, Faye, Barbara, and Emma Sue; brothers, Sidney, Billy, and
John; and a special nephew, Charlie Starnes (2010). She
is survived by her two special nieces Lynn Starnes Church, Gate City, VA
and Sherry Darnell Godsey, Gate City, VA; step sons, Bobby Gordon,
Chattanooga, TN, Billy Ray Gordon, Graysville, TN, and Roger Gordon,
Graysville, TN; along with a host of other nieces, nephews, great nieces,
great nephews, and many friends. The
family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
November 14, 2013 at the Gate City Funeral Home. Graveside
services will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. at Holston View Cemetery, Weber
City, VA by Dr. Rebekah Cote officiating. Family and friends will serve as
pallbearers. An
online guest register is available for the Gordon family at
www.gatecityfunerals.com. In
lieu of flowers, please make donations in the name of Anne Darnell Gordon
to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, P.O. Box 5013, Kingsport, TN 37663,
or to the Scott County Humane Society, P.O. Box 1535, Gate City, VA 24251. Anne's
family wishes to thank Dr. Lesley Jones and staff, and the staff of the
Wexford House for their love and care of Anne. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Anne Darnell
Gordon. Gate
City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Harold
Gragg Harold Gragg, 67, of Gate City and
formerly of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Wellmont
Holston Valley Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his
wife, Joan Gragg; parents, Charlie and Mabel Gragg; three brothers,
Kenneth Gragg, Edward Gragg and Billy Lee Gragg. Survivors include his sister, Alice
Flanary of Gate City; niece, Robin Short of Gate City; nephew, Dustin
Rouse of Gate City; son Harold “Bo” Hawn and wife, Geanna of
Nickelsville; daughter, Christina Allen and husband, Boyd of Kingsport;
two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from Graveside services will be conducted at Honorary pallbearers are Cecil
Stallard, Don Wright, Paul Baldwin and Dustin Rouse. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice. Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home Internet Obituaries Joan
(Peters) Hensley Gragg KINGSPORT — Joan Gragg, 75, of
Kingsport, died Wednesday, ( She was born in Joan was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening,
animals, and sports. She was a member of Joan was preceded in death by her parents, George
and Roxie Nelms; her first husband, Jessie James Hensley; and a
grandson, Surviving are her husband, Harold
Gragg, of the home; four daughters, Linda Calton, Church Hill, Jean
Calton, Church Hill, Kathie Hensley-Green, Kingsport, Patty Hensley
Hobbs, Kingsport; two sons, Jessie Hensley, Laurel, Md., Pete Hensley,
Kingsport; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lou
Lowe, Nashville, Imogene Hartsock, Kingsport, Mary Jane Shipley, Church
Hill; and three nephews. The family will receive friends from Graveside services will be conducted at The family would like to give special thanks to
the staff of SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation- Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes,
Kingsport, is serving the family of Joan Gragg.
Donnie Ray Graham DUFFIELD, Va. - Donnie Ray Graham, 53, of Route 4, passed away Sunday (Sept. 16, 2001) at Indian Path Medical Center. He was born in Scott County on February 18, 1948, and was the son of T.J. Graham, Jr. and Frances Skeens Graham of Clinchport, Va. He was employed with A&L Construction as a heavy equipment operator. Mr. Graham was of the Baptist faith and attended Red Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Wilma McDavid Graham, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas II and Lisa Graham, Blackwater, Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby and Patsy Graham, Rye Cove, Va., Glen and Carolyn Graham, Gate City, Va., Daniel Graham, Blountville; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Dan Kimmel, Blountville; two special grandchildren, Peyton and Kendyll Graham; several nieces and nephews; special niece, Starla, and great-niece, Sidney Neal. Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with Evangelist Garry Hood and the Rev. Jackie Frazier officiating. Burial will be at Williams Cemetery in the Rye Cove community. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Kingsport Times-News Byrl T. Graham Jr. DUFFIELD, Va. — Byrl T. Graham Jr., 88,
formerly of Kingsport, died Thursday (Nov. 6, 2008) at Lee Regional
Medical Center. Kingsport Times-News Creaner
Mavis (Ketron) Graham Gate City – Mavis Graham, our
little Granny, age 83 of Gate City, VA went to be with the Lord on Friday,
July 6, 2012 at Ridgecrest Manor in Duffield. Born in Kingsport, Mavis had
lived most of her life in Scott County. She was preceded in death by her
parents, Norval and Maude Bishop Ketron; an infant daughter, Dana; 1
sister and 3 brothers. Mavis is survived by her sons, Tony
Graham and wife Zella and Brent Graham and wife Mona all of Nicklesville;
7 granddaughters; 7 great-grandsons; 1 great-granddaughter; sister,
Marjorie Pennington of Surprise, AZ; father of her sons, Elmer Graham
several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends
from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2012 at Scott County Funeral Home, 2060 Hwy
23N, Weber City, VA. A funeral service will be conducted
at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Junior Kendrick
officiating. Music will be provided by David and Debbie Easterling and Lee
Smith. Burial will follow in Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Robert Ketron, J. C. Bell, Berl Ketron, David Ketron,
Michael Hawkins and Maynard Ketron. The family would like to extend a
special thank you to Janice Taylor, Ridgecrest Manor and Caris Hospice for
all their love and care. Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral
Home, Weber City, is serving the Graham family. Carter-Trent/Scott Co Funeral Home
obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted
by Don Lane
Donnie Ray Graham Feb 18, 1948 – Sep 16, 2001 DUFFIELD, Va. - Donnie Ray Graham, 53, of Route
4, passed away Sunday (Sept. 16, 2001) at Indian Path Medical Center. He was born in Scott County on February 18, 1948,
and was the son of T.J. Graham, Jr. and Frances Skeens Graham of Clinchport, Va. He was employed with A&L Construction as a
heavy equipment operator. Mr. Graham was of the Baptist faith and attended Red
Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his
wife, Wilma McDavid Graham, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas II and
Lisa Graham, Blackwater, Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby and Patsy
Graham, Rye Cove, Va., Glen and Carolyn Graham, Gate City, Va., Daniel Graham,
Blountville; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Dan Kimmel, Blountville; two
special grandchildren, Peyton and Kendyll Graham; several nieces and nephews;
special niece, Starla, and great-niece, Sidney Neal. Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday
in the chapel of the funeral home with Evangelist Garry Hood and the Rev. Jackie
Frazier officiating. Burial will be at Williams Cemetery in the Rye
Cove community. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Kingsport Times-News Submitted by Don Lane Elmer Lee Graham October 13, 1927 - January 24, 2016 Nickelsville, VA – Elmer Lee Graham, 88, of
Nickelsville, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at his residence following
a lengthy illness. Born in Hilton VA, on October 13, 1927, he was a
son of the late Thomas Jefferson Graham and Oakley Quillen Graham. Other than
his parents Elmer was also preceded in death by the mother of his children Mavis
Graham; 2 sisters and 3 brothers. He was an electrical worker for New River
Electric, and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
#934. Mr. Graham is survived by his wife, Helen Graham
of the home; 2 sons Tony and wife Zella Graham of Nickelsville and Brent Graham
of Nickelsville; sisters Vivian Folden of Yuma and Geneva Steffey of Gate City;
a brother, Junior Graham of Manville; 7 Grandchildren and 8 Great-Grandchildren. The family will receive friends Thursday, January
28, 2016 from 6 to 8 PM at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, VA and anytime at
Elmer’s home or at the home of his son Tony. Funeral services will be
conducted Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2 PM in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Kyle Falin officiating, burial following at Herman United
Methodist Church Cemetery, East Carters Valley. Music will be provided by David
and Debbie Easterling. Pallbearers are David Ketron, Jimmy Tate, Michael Graham,
Hubert Graham, Walter Graham, and Ronald Steffey. Honorary pallbearers are Ivan
Folden, Robert Ketron, Jimmy Osborne, and Burl Ketron. Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, VA is honored
to serve the family of Elmer Lee Graham. Colonial Funeral Home obituaries at
www.colonialfhscott.com Submitted by Don Lane Thomas Henry “Tommy” Graham DUNGANNON, Va. — Thomas
“Tommy” Henry Graham, 48, passed away Tuesday ( Tommy was born on Aug. 12,
1960, in Tommy was a beloved
husband, father, papaw, brother, uncle and friend. He is survived by his
wife, Kathy Graham, Dungannon, Va.; children, Sandra Graham and fiancé,
Robert Short Kingsport, Kendle Graham and fiancé, Kevin Collins
Dungannon, Va.; grandchildren, Whitney Short, Jayden Collins and Tyler
Short; special godchildren, Megan Peak and son, Payton Peak, Coeburn,
Va., Summer Ely and son, Brayden Ely, Jonesville, Va.; brothers, Donnie
Graham, Gate City, Va., Billy Graham and fiancée, Susie Roberts
Duffield, Va., Bruce Graham, Ft. Blackmore, Va.; sisters, Audrey and
Allen Murphy, Dorothy Lane, all of Ft. Blackmore, Va., Linda and John
Henry, Lois Lane, all of Gate City, Va.; special friends, Phyllis
Williams, Michael Grizzle, Melvin Cordle, Teresa Culbertson and family,
Sue Peters, Rita Davis and Walter “Kay” Gibson; several special
nieces and nephews. The family will receive
friends from Funeral services will be
at Music will be provided by
Depending on Jesus Singers and Kenneth Warner. Burial will follow the
service at Pallbearers will be Kevin
Collins, Jeffrey Burton, Mikey Finch, Robert Short, Bo Mullins and Allen
Murphy. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Grizzle, Shawn Grizzle,
Billy Baldwin, Bill Culbertson, Tyler Grizzle, Morgan Fritz, Keith
Warner and Perry Quillen.
Marquita Yvonne (Bays) Graham August 29, 1969 - April 11, 2015 Kingsport, TN - Marquita Yvonne Bays Graham, 45, Kingsport, TN passed away, Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Marquita was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee on August 29, 1969, the daughter of Larry Junior Bays and Patricia Blair Bays Gosnell. Her maternal grandparents, Robert Edward Blair and Willie Ruth Frazier Blair Quillen and paternal grandparents, Manuel Fleetwood “Pete” Bays and Geneva Mae Moody Bays and her step father, Boyce Gosnell preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, James Graham; son, Dakota Lynn Ramey; step children, Richard Graham, Wesley Graham, Ronnie Graham, Missy Hutchinson, and Carol Puckett; father, Larry Junior Bays and wife, Joyce; mother, Patricia Blair Bays Gosnell; sister, Sabina Bays Hagy and fiance, Ray King; nieces, Tanya Hagy Summey and Tonya Hagy Boggs; nephew, Nathaniel Hagy; four great nephews and two great nieces; step mother, Linda Jones; step sisters, LaDonna Rhoton and Debbie Gosnell Matthews and husband, Rev. Randall Matthews; step brothers, Larry Wayne Rhoton, Darrel Gosnell and Keith Gosnell; special step nephew, Austin Matthews; special step niece, Brandy Matthews Bishop; along with several other nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Strong Cemetery, Gate City, VA. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service. The family requests donations can be made to Gate City Funeral Home to help with the funeral expense. Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Marquita Bays Graham. (Some Scott Co ancestral families – Bays, Blair, Frazier, Hilton, Musick, Williams, Head, Morrison, Penley, Casteel, Peters, Bailie, Henry, Lane, Wolfe) Gate City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted by Don Lane Mary Lou (Hammonds) Graham Mary
Lou Hammonds Graham, 65, went to be with the Lord on March 17, 2012. She
was born May 5, 1946 in Sullivan County, TN to Emmitt Hammonds and Ruby
Jones Hammonds. She
is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Ronnie Hammonds and Thomas
Hammonds; sister, Barbara Hammonds; former husband of 28 years, Richard L.
Graham and son-in-law, Michael Bousquet. She
was a 1964 graduate of TPS. She was employed with South Central
Bell/AT&T of Nashville for 32 years where she worked as a telephone
operator. She enjoyed cooking, baking and fishing with her family. She
always loved to participate in the company bake sales. She loved her
family dearly, and especially enjoyed spending time with her
grandchildren. Mary
leaves to cherish her memories, sons, Chris (Angela) Graham and Jason
Graham; daughter, Laura Graham Bousquet; sisters, Margaret Greer, Betty
Gillis and Linda (Louis) Rutter; brothers, Wayne (Judy), James (Yvonne),
Kenneth (Cassie) and Sherrill (Sherry) Larkins; six grandchildren,
Christina (James), Alyshia, Paul, Megan, Justin and baby Virginia Graham
and her mother, Stormy; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and
cousins; long-time friends Judy Morris, Elaine Davis and Ellen Willis.
Mary was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be
greatly missed by us all. Family
visitation will be on Tuesday, March 27, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. with a
memorial service to follow at 5:30 at Power Point Ministries with Bishop
Jack Forbes and Greg Greer officiating. Memorial
contributions may be made to Power Point Ministries, 457 Lenoir Road,
Kingsport TN 37660. The
obituary of Mary Lou Hammonds Graham is provided as a courtesy by
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport. (Some
Scott Co ancestral families – Hammonds, Lane, Flanary, Hensley, Dills.) Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home obituaries at www.hamlettdobson.com Submitted
by Don Lane
Tommy Joe Graham July 8, 1952 - March 24, 2016 Tommy Joe Graham, 63, of Gate City, passed away
unexpectedly (Thursday March 24th, 2016). He was born and has lived in Scott County all of
his life. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company after 30 years of service. He loved his family very much. He was preceded in death by his parents, Milburn
Chatman Graham and Edith Mae Sims Graham; four sisters, Dorothy Moody, Bertha
Carter, Berline Hensley and Pauline Graham; four brothers, Noah Edward Graham,
Charles Graham, Earl Graham and Ray Graham. He is survived by his sons, Tommy Joe Graham Jr,
Brandon Graham and wife Nicole and Shawn Graham; sisters, Kathy Jean Robinson
and husband Larry, Brenda Shaeffer and husband Wayne and Jeanette Saul; very
special sister and friend, Sue Ella Bright; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4pm
Friday (April 1st, 2016) at Scott County Funeral Home. A graveside service will
follow at 4:30pm at Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ronnie
Horne and Rev. Rex McMurray officiating. Pallbearers will be Larry Robinson, Robert
Graham, Gary Graham, Noah McMurray, Mike Graham and Nick Brown. Carter-Trent/Scott Co Funeral Home obituaries at
cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Betty Sue (Head) Gray CHURCH HILL - Betty Sue Gray, 63, of 213 Carolyn Avenue, passed away Saturday (Sept. 10, 2005) after a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Gray was a lifelong resident of Sullivan and Hawkins Counties and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church of Church Hill. She was a retired employee of Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph E. and Hattie Hobbs Head. She is survived by her husband, Fred Gray, Church Hill; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard Scott and Judy Gray, Wilksboro, N.C., and Mark Lee and Stormi Gray, Knoxville; two grandsons, Micah and Noah Gray; one granddaughter, Ashleigh Gray; one brother, Ronnie Wayne Head, Kingsport; and special cousin, Tommy Harren. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill. Services will be conducted today at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bud Beverly officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Liberty Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary Roberts, Johnny McClellan, Chuck McClellan, Lowell Griffith, Howard Gilliam, Steve Smith, David Dixon and Ken Stophel. Kingsport Times-News Charles
H. Gray Sr. ROGERSVILLE - Charles H. Gray,
Sr., of Rogersville, passed away on Friday morning ( Charles was born in His son, Charles H. Gray, Jr.,
preceded him in death. Charles H. Gray, Sr. is
survived by his wife, Nellis Gray; his grandsons, Charles H. Gray III
and C. Alexander Gray; a great-grandson, Dominic Gray; his
daughter-in-law, Ann Gray; a sister and two brothers; along with his
best friend, John Giles. A graveside service will be
conducted at Carter-Trent Funeral Home of
Church Hill is serving the Gray family.
Errett Bascom "E. B." Gray Jr. GATE CITY, Va. — On Friday, April 24, 2009 with his daughters at his side, Errett Gray completed his life journey. Born on July 12, 1922, E.B. (Jitter) was the second of three children and first son born to Martha Dell Blackwell Gray and Errett Bascom Gray, Sr. E. B. grew up in Dungannon, Va. surrounded by a large family and many dear friends. He had a wonderful childhood playing baseball, riding his pony and bird hunting with his dogs. He graduated from Dungannon High School in 1939, and continued his education at Emory and Henry College where he majored in Chemistry. In December 1942, he enlisted in the United States Air Force in support of the World War II effort. He returned from service in 1946 and graduated from Emory and Henry College. In 1948, E. B. married Anne Taylor Craft of Gate City, Va., where they lived together for 35 years and raised their daughters. E. B. was employed as the secretary-treasurer of R. G. Craft Distributorship and served as the vice-president of Craft Transport Company. He was a member of the Board of Directors of both the First National Bank of Gate City and the Lenowisco Planning District Commission. He was also a member of the American Legion and served a term as president of the Moccasin Hills Country Club. Late in life E. B. enjoyed a second career working for his close friend Gorman Barger at the Big Break Exxon Station in Weber City, Va. In addition to his parents and his wife, Anne, E. B. was preceded in death by his sister, Selby M. Gray; and brother, Jack Blackwell Gray. E.B. is survived by his daughters, Karen Robinette and husband, John, Valerie Burcham and fiancé, Steve Gibbons, Martha Lane and husband, Marshall, Selby Millard and husband, Randall, and Sara Nichols and husband, Bruce. He also leaves his grandchildren, Adam Robinette, Sara Lane, Thomas Robinette, Stephanie Burcham Wood and husband, George, Anne Lane, Stacy Burcham, Drew Millard and Errett Kane Nichols. The family will receive friends from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today in the Juanita S. Falin Memorial Chapel of the Gate City Funeral Home. A service of remembrance will be conducted at 6 p.m. A private military graveside service will be conducted Monday by the American Legion Hammond Post #3 of Kingsport and #265 of Gate City, Va. Sons-in-law and grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Dr. James Thornton, Johnny Steffey, Gorman Barger, Darrell Dougherty and Chuck Templeton will serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either The Parkinson’s Foundation, P.O. Box 182, Milligan College, Tenn. 37682, the Scott County Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 1088, Gate City, Va. 24251, or Emory and Henry College, 30461 Garland Drive, Meadowview, Va. 24361, in the name of E.B. Gray, Jr. Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family. Kingsport Times-News Estelle Lucille ( Mrs.
Lucille Taylor Gray, 59, of 4402 Leedy Road, died at Born
in Survivors
include: her husband, J. Elbert Gray; one daughter, Mrs. George (Jane)
Moein, Stone Mountain, Ga.; one son, Michael Taylor Gray, Kingsport; one
sister, Pauline Miller, Greeneville; one brother, H. Ransom Taylor,
Burleson, Tex.; and two grandchildren. Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home is in charge. (Kingsport
News / Friday, September 24, 1976)
Harold Benton Grey KINGSPORT - Harold Benton Grey, 92, Moccasin Street, went to be with the Lord Thursday (Jan. 13, 2000) at Holston Valley Medical Center. He retired from Lukens Steel Corporation Coatsville, Penn. in 1972. He was of the Apostolic faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Eliza Gray ; half-brother, Victor Gray ; daughter, Mildred Grey; grandson, Eddie D. Cornett; three great-grandsons, Kenneth Eugene Broomell, Joel David Taylor, Travis Earl Grey. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Vina E. (Culbertson) Grey; three daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and Clifford Souder, Kingsport, Jean and Dean Cornett, Church Hill, Mary Ann and Richard Butler, Rising Sun, Md.; one son and daughter-in-law, Kelcie and Betty Grey, Elkton, Md.; 16 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; five great great-grandchildren; two sisters, Erma Vermillion, Philadelphia, Penn. and Ercil Fraley, Weber City; one brother, Quinton S. Gray , Kingsport. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at The Apostolic Lighthouse, Shipps Springs Road, Kingsport. Services will be conducted immediately following at 8 p.m. in the church with the Rev. Stephen Cornett officiating. The message will be delivered by the Rev. Michael W. Mangold. Additional comments will be made by, the Rev. Robert Dean Cornett, the Rev. Robert Dean Cornett, the Rev. Joel Trigg and the Rev. G.D. Peters. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. the funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 1 p.m. for the services. Pallbearers will be grandson, Larry Souder, Ron Souder, Don Souder, Duane Sounder, Douglas Grey, David Grey, Steve Cornett. Scott County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Jack Blackwell Gray WEBER CITY, Va. - Jack Blackwell Gray, 72, entered into rest Saturday evening (Dec. 18, 2004) at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born May 31, 1932 in Scott County, Va., he was a son of the late Errett B. Gray Sr. and Martha Dell Blackwell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Selby Gray. Jack retired from Holston Defense Corporation, Waste Water Treatment Department in 1997 after 31 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Judy Hilliard Gray, Weber City; one daughter and son-in-law, Roanna and Terry Williams, Gray, Tenn.; brother, Errett B. Gray Jr., Gate City, Va.; one grandson, Logan G. Williams, Gray, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home. Services will follow in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. David Ensminger officiating. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Holston View Cemetery. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery for the committal services. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be William Hilliard. In lieu of flowers, the family requests those who wish make a contribution to the charity of their choice. Kingsport Times-News Jack L. Gray MOUNT CARMEL - Jack L. Gray , 64, of Mount Carmel, took his journey home on Wednesday (Oct. 27, 2004) to be with his precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was raised in Orebank and lived in Mount Carmel for over 30 years. He was director of the Training Union of the West View Baptist Church for over 10 years. He had a passion for Tennessee Walking horses. He was the owner/operator of Jack's Hairstyles for over 40 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert L. Gray and Virginia Robinette Gray . Surviving are his wife, Ann Gray of the home; his son and daughter-in-law, Jason Gray and wife Deanna of Mount Carmel; a goddaughter, Sheri Cradic and husband Tony; two god-grandchildren, Luke Cradic and Dalton Cradic; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Brenda Hubbard and husband Bo, Nancy MacMurray and husband Don, and Peggy Taylor and husband Russell; two brothers, Larry Gray and Charles Gray ; special recognition to his faithful employees, Barbara Carter, Chris Herron, Sara Whitley and Jane Hubbard; as well as several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the West View Missionary Baptist Church, 1037 Fairview Avenue, Kingsport, with the Rev. Mike Stout officiating. Graveside services will follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Mount Carmel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the West View Missionary Baptist Church, 1037 Fairview Ave., Kingsport. Kingsport Times-News James L. "Jim" Gray KINGSPORT - James L. "Jim" Gray, 68, Kingsport, departed this life late Saturday, (March 31, 2007) at Holston Valley Medical Center following a courageous battle with a long term illness. He was born in Combs, Ky. on Aug. 8, 1938, son of Callie Patton Gray and the late Haywood Gray. James grew up in Spears Ferry, Va. and spent many days in his father's service station on the banks of the Clinch River. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force with four years of service and a member of the American Legion Hammond Post #3 of Kingsport, Tenn. He was also a member of the Kingsport Masonic Lodge #688. In 1996 he retired from the Eastman Chemical Company with thirty-two years of service in the Tenite Division. He is survived by his precious loving mother, Callie Gray Miller, Clinchport; his devoted and loving wife, Carole Good Gray, Kingsport; two daughters, Karen Gray McPherson and husband Gary, and Lisa Gray Noffsinger and husband Derek, all of Charleston S.C.; grandchildren, Dalton Noffsinger, Dillon Noffsinger, Olivia Noffsinger and Haley McPherson; sister, Betty Salling and husband Rex, Clinchport; brothers, Charles Gray, Cheraw, S.C. and Ronald Gray and wife Vickie, Gray; his canine companion and buddy, "Cooper"; a special neighbor and friend, Tom Bishop; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, at the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Keith Gamble officiating. Judy McConnell will provide the music. Military graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the Holston View Cemetery in Weber City, Va. by the American Legion Hammond Post #3 of Kingsport and #265 of Gate City, Va. along with the Virginia National Guard Honor Guard. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. His grandchildren and Tom Bishop will serve as honorary pallbearers. Family and friends will be meeting at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, to go in procession to the graveside service. The family requests that contributions be made to the Community Fellowship Building Fund, P.O. Box 1407, Gate City, Va. 24251, the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Okla. City, Okla. 73123-1718 or to the charity of one's choice. Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Gray family. Kingsport Times-News Lillian Alice “Lillie” (Wood) Gray NICKELSVILLE
- Lillie Alice Gray, 88, of Route 2, Nickelsville, Va., died at 2 p.m.
Thursday at Holston-Valley Community Hospital after a brief illness. She
was a life-long resident of Scott County and attended Rockview
Presbyterian Church. Survivors
include four daughters, Mrs. Robert Pope of Blountville, Mrs. Maude
Cassell of Nickelsville, Va., Mrs. Neal Shoemaker of Kingsport, Mrs.
Clara Salyer of Bristol; three sons, Henry Gray of Gate City, Va., Billy
Gray of Tucson, Ariz., Jeff Gray of Nickelsville; two sisters, Mrs. A.
R. Cleek, of Champaign, Ill., Mrs. Jim Godsey of Nickelsville; three
brothers, Shoemaker Wood of Gate City, J. W. Wood of Gate City, and
Clyde Wood of Nickelsville; 12 grandchildren; and 19
great-grandchildren. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Gate City
Funeral Home. ------------------------------ NICKELSVILLE
- Funeral for Mrs. Lillie Alice Gray of Nickelsville Route 2, who died
Thursday at the age of 88, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Gate
City Funeral Home. Rev.
Frank Chappo, Rev. George Bowman and Rev. Walter Mabe will conduct the
service. Burial will be in Holston View Cemetery. Kingsport
News, Fri, Apr 28 & Sat,
Apr 29, 1967 Submitted
by Don Lane Lonnie F. Gray CICERO, Ill. - Lonnie F. Gray, 65, passed away Friday (Aug. 25, 2006) at MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn ILL. following a long illness. He was born March 22, 1941. He was preceded in death by his brother, the late John (Doris) Gray; mother-in-law, Monnie Gillenwater. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Gillenwater Gray; daughters, Cindy (Mike) Olenick, Robin Nash and Nikki (Carmen) Anfuso; son, Joe Gray; four grandchildren; uncle of Reggie and Villia Gray; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Midway Baptist Church, and other times at the residence of Monnie Gillenwater, Gate City, Va., in the late afternoon on Tuesday and Wednesday. Services will be held at 8 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church, with Rev. George Willis, Rev. Coy Butler and Rev. Edward Gillenwater officiating. Music will be provided by Pine Grove Harmony and Been 4 Given. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.. Close friends and family will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Landscaping Fund at Midway Baptist Church, Rt. 2 Box 514, Gate City, Va. 24251, c/o Clyde Gillenwater. Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Mabel Gertrude (Culbertson) Gray KINGSPORT - Mabel Culbertson "Ma-Maw" Gray, 92, of Haynes Drive, went to be with the Lord Friday evening at the Brookhaven Nursing Home after an illness. Born Feb. 4, 1913 in Scott County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Kate Jones Culbertson. She was a charter member of Christ Fellowship Church, Kingsport. She was a wonderful cook, having been featured in the Times-News for her "Specialities," which included coconut cream pie, divinity candy and black raspberry jelly, all made, of course, from "scratch." Her other joys included sewing, quilting and gardening. Her first love was her family and that remained true throughout her life. She was a loving person and will be fondly remembered. She was preceded in death by her husband, Quinton S. Gray (2002); four brothers, Charles, J.M., C.D., and Paul Culbertson; two sisters, Vina Grey and Dola Ferguson; one grandson, Matthew Manis; one son-in-law, Avey L. Manis. Surviving are her daughters, Gladys Haynes and husband Glenn of Kingsport, Joyce Manis of Kingsport, Rita Lane and husband Bill of Church Hill, Kathy Barker and husband Keith of Kingsport; son, Charles E. Gray and wife Anna Bell of Church Hill; sisters, Edith Cody and husband Zed of Church Hill, Cora Roberts of Kingsport, Ruth Lovelace and husband James of Weber City, Va.; 13 grandchildren, Michael A. Manis, David G. Haynes, Jill Cookenour, Stephanie Terry, Deborah Winegar, Suzanne Eaves, Annette Morrow, Shannon Lane, Vicki Cowell, Darla Cline, Marty Lane, Jeffrey Gray and Donna McInturff; 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter, Tiffany Winegar; several step-grandchildren; special friend, Florida Ketron of Kingsport; several nieces, nephews, cousins and others also survive. Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and other times at the home of Gladys M. Haynes, 2532 Haynes Drive, Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Keith Barker and Pastor Jerry Ramsey officiating. Burial will take place at 11 a.m. Monday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. It is requested that family and friends meet at the cemetery at 10:55 a.m. Monday for the graveside service. Honorary casket bearers will be her grandsons. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the charity of one's choice in the name of Mabel C. Gray. Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home is serving the Gray family. Kingsport Times-News Margaret Ann (Pate) Gray MOUNT CARMEL — Margaret Ann Pate Gray, 68, of Mount Carmel, went to be with the Lord Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2009) after and extended illness. A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, Margaret was a member of West View Missionary Baptist Church. She retired from Dr. Carver-Stakias-Mather after over 45 years of service and also was employed with her late husband Jack Gray hairstylist as an accountant. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Gray, 2004; her parents, Richard and Ruby Arnold Pate. Margaret is survived by her son, Jason L. Gray and wife, Deanna, of Mount Carmel; grandchildren, Jane Ann and Jackson Gray and Luke and Dalton; one brother, Ben Pate and wife, Kathy of Kingsport; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda and Bo Hubbard, of Mount Carmel; a very special godchild, Sheri Cradic of Mount Carmel; special friend, Jerry Gott, of Kingsport. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga St., Kingsport. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 1 p.m. Friday with Pastor Mike Stout officiating. Music will be provided by Deanna Gray. Burial will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Mount Carmel. Luke Cradic, Dalton Cradic, Tony Cradic, Justin Gray, Grayson McMurray, Conley Taylor, Jon Sloan and Spencer Sloan will serve as pallbearers. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Kingsport Senior House and Asbury at Kingsport/Baysmont health care staff. Memorials may be made to West View Missionary Baptist Church, 1037 Fairview Avenue, Kingsport, Tenn., 37660. Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Gray family. Kingsport Times-News Margaret
Geraldine (Bellamy) Gray August
3, 1926 - October 15, 2014 Geraldine
Bellamy Gray, 88, of Kingsport, went home to be with her Lord,
Wednesday, October 15, 2014. She
was born in Scott County, VA and the daughter of the late William H. and
Eliza Ellen Spivey Bellamy. Geraldine
was a licensed practical nurse for 40 years. She loved going to horse
shows when she was able and watching them on television. She loved being
visited by her grandchildren and she loved telling jokes. She was a
member of St. Matthews Methodist Church for many years. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James
W. Gray, Sr.; brothers, Cecile, Carl, Hubbard, and Walter Bellamy;
sisters, Minnie Pendleton, Fannie Davidson, Zella Manier, Dorothy
Ketron, Vilis Sykes, Mildred Bellamy, and Lakie Peters. Geraldine
is survived by her daughter, Susan Gray of Kingsport; her son, Wally
Gray and wife, Amy of Kingsport; four granddaughters, Amanda Eller,
Amanda Dunham and husband, Justin, Brittany Gray, and Lily Gray; three
great-grandchildren, Tristan Roller, Elijah Eller, and Emma Jane Dunham;
sister, Daphne Bellamy Linville; several nieces and nephews. The
family would like to extend a special thanks to her caregiver, Donna
Pickle for making the latter part of Geraldine’s life livable. The
family will receive friends from 1 to 2 pm on Sunday at St. Matthews
United Methodist Church. The service will follow at 2 pm with Rev. Ray
Amos officiating. The
graveside service will follow at Gunnings Cemetery in Blountville. Pallbearers
will be Donnie Bellamy, Richard Bellamy, Paul Ketron, Jim Ketron,
William Ketron, Larry Gray, Sam Gray, and Steve Byrd. In
lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to a charity of your
choosing. (Some
Scott Co ancestral families – Bellamy, Spivey, Tipton, Ervin, McDavid,
Adams, Williams, Carter, Lark, Stewart, Frazier, Lane) Hamlet-Dobson
Funeral Home obituaries at www.hamlettdobson.com Submitted
by Don Lane Mary Ruth (Turner) Gray July 19, 1939 - October 20, 2014 Mary
Ruth Turner Gray, 75, Kingsport, TN, died Monday afternoon, Oct. 20,
2014, at her home following a brief illness. Mary was born in Ft.
Blackmore, VA and had resided in Kingsport for most of her life. She was
a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her
parents, C. L. and Elsie Turner, sisters, Imogene Hillman and Maxine
Quillen preceded her in death. Surviving
are her husband, Richard Elton Gray, of the home; son, John Richard and
wife, Wendy, Rogersville, TN; and daughter, Susan Leigh Gray, Kingsport,
TN; two grandchildren, Kaila Perry and husband, Andrew and Spencer
Flanary; two brothers-in-law, Dave Hillman and O. A. Quillen; several
nieces, nephews, special friends, Dana Stout and Sarah Walters. The
family will receive friends Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 5-7:00 p.m.
at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home Kingsport. The funeral service will
follow at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Steve Pederson
officiating. In
lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Childrens
Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. (Some Scott Co ancestral families
– Turner, Owens, Green, Summey, Duncan, Neff, Brickey, Flanary) Hamlet-Dobson
Funeral Home obituaries at www.hamlettdobson.com Submitted
by Don Lane Minnie Anderson Gray EIDSON — Minnie Anderson Gray, 53, of Eidson,
passed away on June 27, 2012, due to a car accident. She was preceded in death by her grandmother,
Frances Jarvis Trent. She is survived by her companion, Allen Charlton
of Eidson; mother; Mae Bates Story of Marietta, S.C.; brothers, Buster
Anderson of Marietta, S.C., and Cory and Carole Story of Travelers Rest,
S.C.; aunts, Dorothy Trent of Rogersville and Mary and Marvin Price of
Kingsport; uncles, Tom and Tootsie Bates, Jim and Barbara Bates and Phil
and Bernice Bates, all of Rogersville; niece, Stephanie Anderson;
great-niece, Madison; nephews, Noah Anderson of Greenville, S.C. and Tim
and Iscca Story of Travelers Rest, S.C.; several cousins; and special
friend, Alice Reeves of Rogersville. A memorial will be planned for a later date. McNeil Funeral Home in Sneedville in charge of
arrangements. (Some Scott Co ancestral families –
Bates, McDavid, Lane) Kingsport
Times-News Submitted by Don Lane Nannie June (Pierson) Duncan Gray SODDY DAISY, Tenn. -- June Pierson Gray, 59, died Saturday (Sept. 19, 1998) at a local hospital. She was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Ann Pierson ; her parents, Charlie and Nannie Pierson , Ft. Blackmore, Va.; and a sister, Faye Light, Kingsport. Surviving are her husband, Howard F. Gray; a daughter, Mrs. C.J. (Debbie) Blessing, Gate City, Va.; three grandchildren, Amanda, Sammy and Joey Blessing, Gate City, Va.; stepdaughters, Mrs. Norris (Gigi) Johnston, Huntsville, Ala., Mrs. John (Sandi) Suggs, Chattanooga; a stepson, Franklin Gray, Hixson, Tenn.; seven step-grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a sister, Ruby Jean Pierson , Weber City, Va.; a brother, Paul Pierson , Weber City, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Services were conducted at 12:30 p.m. Monday in the Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, Soddy Daisy, Tenn. The Rev. Billy Dean, the Rev. Johnny Daniels and the Rev. Ted Painter officiated. Burial was in the Hamilton Memorial Gardens. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at Gate City Funeral Home. Kingsport Times-News Quinton Stallard Gray KINGSPORT - Quinton Stallard Gray, 88, Haynes Drive, went to be with his Lord and savior on Tuesday (April 9, 2002) at his home. Born April 19, 1913 in Scott County, Va., he was the son of the late James Lawrence and Eliza Victoria Gray. Including his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Harold B. Grey and Victor Gray; sister, Erma Vermillion; grandson, Matthew Quinton Manis; son-in-law, Avery L. Manis. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a retired carpenter and owner of several businesses including a service station, restaurants and grocery stores. He helped build the TVA power plant in Rogersville and the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. Quinton was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, and was loved by his family and friends. He had a tender heart and his love and care touched many lives of people around him. He was an avid Rook player for over 60 years. He won several gold medals in Rook and horseshoes in the Tenn. Senior Games. He was a charter member of Christ Fellowship Church. Surviving are his faithful wife of 68 years, Mabel Culbertson Gray, Kingsport; four daughters and sons-in-law, Gladys and Glenn Haynes, Kingsport, Kathy and Keith Barker, Kingsport, Rita and Bill Lane, Church Hill, and Joyce Manis, Kingsport; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Anna Bell Gray, Church Hill; one sister, Ercil Fraley, Weber City, Va. Also, 13 grandchildren, Michael A. Manis, David G. Haynes, Jill Cookenour, Donna Davis, Suzanne Eaves, Stephanie Terry, all of Kingsport, Annette Mann and Deborah Winegar, Church Hill, Jeffrey Gray, Mount Carmel, Marty Lane, Gate City, Va., Darla Cline, Nashville, Shannon Lane, Deland, Fla., and Vicki Cowell, Kingston, Tenn.; also 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; nine step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Christ Fellowship Church, 260 Victory Lane, Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. today at the church with Pastor Greg DePriest and Pastor Jerry Ramsey officiating. Music will be provided by the Church Worship Team. Military graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va., by Charles DeWitt Byrd Post #3382 of the VFW. The family will meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Fellowship Church, 260 Victory Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. 37664. Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., is in charge of the arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Virginia Helen Gray May 1, 1922 - September 10, 2014 Nickelsville,
VA - Virginia Helen Gray, 92, a resident of Life Care Center of Gray,
and formerly of Nickelsville, VA passed away, Wednesday, September 10,
2014 at the Life Care Center of Gray, TN. Ms.
Gray was a lifelong resident of Scott County, VA born on May 1, 1922 to
the late James G, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Dean Gray. In
addition to her parents, her sister, Sylvia G. Francisco preceded her in
death. She
is survived by her brother, James G. Gray, Jr. and wife, Madge, Bristol,
TN; nieces, Lisa Gray, Bristol, TN and Nancy F. Mitchell and husband,
James, Alexandria, VA; nephew, Wade A. Francisco and wife, Pennie, Gray,
TN; two great nieces and one great nephew; two great great nieces and
two great great nephews. Graveside
services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 13, 2014 at
Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA with Rev. Guy Elam officiating. Family
and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Virginia Helen
Gray. Gate
City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Judith Kay “Judy” (Stallard) Greene December 25, 1940 - June 18, 2014 Judith
(Judy) Kay Greene, age 73, of Kingsport, born December 25, 1940 passed
away June 18, 2014 following a brief illness. She
was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Carl and Sarah Kathleen
Stallard; daughter, Rhonda Greene; sister, Joanne Childress. She
is survived by her son, Todd Greene; daughters, Lisa Harless (Mike) and
Felicia Smith; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren. A
private service will be held with the family at a later date. Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Greene family. Carter-Trent Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted
by Don Lane Vina Ellen (Culbertson) Grey KINGSPORT - Vina Ellen Culbertson Grey, 90, departed this life Saturday (Dec. 22, 2001) at the Hospice House in Bristol. She was a native of Scott County, Va., but had lived for several years in Maryland. She retired from Triumph Powder Plant in Elkton, Md. She was a member of Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Kingsport. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Harold B. Grey (Jan. 13, 2000); baby daughter, Mildred Grey; grandson, Eddie D. Cornett (Sept. 23, 1995); son-in-law, the Rev. Robert D. Cornett (Feb. 4, 2000); daughter-in-law, Betty S. Grey (April 12, 2001); parents, Ed and Mary Kate Culbertson; sister, Dola Lunsford Ferguson; brothers, Charles, Paul and Jay Culbertson. Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and Clifford Souder and Mary Ann and Richard Butler, all of Rising Sun, Md., Jean Cornett, Mount Carmel; son, Kelcie E. Grey, Elkton, Md.; sisters, Mabel and Quinton Gray, Kingsport, Edith and Zed Cody, Gate City, Va., Cora Roberts, Kingsport, Ruth and James Lovelace, Weber City, Va.; brother, C.D. Culbertson, Kingsport; 16 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Apostolic Lighthouse Church. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Michael Mangold, Bishop G.D. Peters and the Rev. Steve Cornett officiating. Music will be provided by Brenda Livesay, Jonathan Adams, Margaret Souder, Valerie Rhea and the church choir. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Holston View Cemetery. The family will meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to go to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donald Souder, Ronald Souder, Duane Souder, Doug Grey, David Grey and Steve Cornett. Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., is in charge of the arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Alice Lucille (Ramey) Greear DUNGANNON, Va. — Alice "Lucille" Greear, 87, entered into rest (March 19, 2009) at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born in Scott County, Va., on Feb. 7, 1922, to the late Hobart M. Ramey and Nannie Ramsey Ramey. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Emit Carter Greear and her son, George Carter Greear. Survivors include three daughters, Margaret Blevins, Dungannon, Va., June Greear, Greensboro, N.C., Charlotte Osborne and husband, Joe, Dungannon, Va.; son, Roger Greear, Dungannon, Va.; sister, Frankie Beard, Dungannon, Va.; brother, A.J. Ramey and wife, Louise, Richmond, Va.; eight grandchildren, Janet Mabee, Dwayne Blevins, Steve Greear, Michelle Wallace, Shannon Greear, Scott Greear, Collette Schmidt and Brooke Osborne; seven great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Ministers Kelly Pierson and Jud Carter officiating. Music will be provided by John Proffitt. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. The family will meet at the cemetery for the graveside service. Pallbearers will be Wayne Beard, Doug Taylor, Buddy Beavers and Larry Beavers. Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Greear family. Kingsport Times-News Annie Eliza (Murphy) Greear GATE CITY, Va. -
Annie Eliza Murphy Greear, 96, entered into rest on Monday ( Mrs. Greear was
born March 3, 1905 in Wise County, She was of the
Baptist faith. Including her
parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Greear; four
sisters, Ella Campbell, Hettie Sherron, Polly Everhart and Myrtle Hobbs;
three brothers, Stone, John and Carl Murphy. Surviving are one
daughter, Norma Greear, Gate City, Va.; one son and daughter-in-law, Joe
and Lyndell Greear, Gate City, Va.; one grandson, Joey Greear and
granddaughter-in-law, Leslie, Charlotte, N.C.; sister-in-law, Maude
Kern, Kingsport; brother-in-law, Hugh Everhart, Kingsport. Calling hours are
from Services will be
conducted at Music will be
provided by the Lee Smith Singers. Interment will be
at Pallbearers will be
family and friends.
Emily Charlotte (Parks) Shupe Greear GATE CITY, Va. — Emily Charlotte
Greear, 68, died Thursday (Nov. 20, 2008) at her residence in Gate City,
Va. Kingsport Times-News George Carter Greear GREENSBORO, N.C. -- George Carter Greear , 47, died Tuesday (July 7, 1998) in Greensboro, N.C. Born in Wise County, Va., on Jan. 11, 1951, he was a son of Alice Lucille Ramey Greear , Dungannon, Va., and the late Emit Carter Greear . In addition to his mother, surviving are a son, Scott Greear , Fredricksburg, Va.; two daughters, Collette Greear , Fredricksburg, Va., and Amanda Lucas, Dungannon, Va.; a granddaughter, Alexandra Greear ; three sisters, Margaret Blevins, Knoxville, June Greear , Greensboro, N.C., and Charlotte Osborne, Dungannon, Va.; a brother, Roger Greear , Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home, Gate City, Va. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Brent Fiedler officiating. Burial will follow at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Kingsport Times-News Rev. J. T. Greear FT. BLACKMORE, Va. - Rev. J.T. Greear, born Feb. 22, 1925, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday (July 15, 2003) at his residence in Ft. Blackmore. Rev. Greear was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II with the First Infantry and received many medals including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He had retired from Barnwell Coal Company as a heavy equipment operator. Rev. Greear was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dungannon, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Floyd Greear and Nancy Ellen Estep Greear; son, Marty Lee Greear. Surviving are his wife, Emily Parks Greear of the home; son, Emmett Allen Greear and wife Trena, Norton, Va.; daughters, Sandra Hensley and husband Leon, Norton, Va., Jennie Hill and husband Shannon, Norton, Va., Teresa Holt and husband Danny, Norton, Va.; stepchildren, Gladys Castleberry, Trenton, Ga., Molly Castle, Norton, Va., Roger Shupe, North Carolina, Tess Hicks, Ft. Blackmore; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Gladys Rash, Big Stone Gap, Va.; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 today at the First Baptist Church of Dungannon and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Larry Hammonds and the Rev. Tommy Mullins officiating. Music will be provided by Depending on Jesus Singers. Burial will be at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Norton, Va., following the services. Military honors will be conducted by the Lebanon, Va., VFW Post No. 9864. Pallbearers will be his son and grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be his many special friends. Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Kilmer Washington Greear Kilmer Washington Greear, 90, Kingsport, died Wednesday (Jan. 13, 1999) at his residence. Born in Scott County, Va. on June 4, 1908, he was the son of the late William and Salley Osborne Greear . In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one half-sister and three half-brothers. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, worked as a coal miner at Clinchfield Coal Company and was a farmer. Surviving are his wife, Edna Quillen Greear, Kingsport; two daughters, Anna Ruth Marshall, Kingsport and Juanita Thrift, Detroit, Mich.; two sons, Joseph E. Greear, Lincoln Park, Mich., and Gene Greear , Woodhaven, Mich.; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. J.B. Quillen, the Rev. Roy Lester and the Rev. Wrightly Salling officiating. Music will be provided by the Midway Quartet. Burial will be at the Greear Family Cemetery, Hunters Valley community, Ft. Blackmore, Va., and family are to meet at the funeral home. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Kingsport Times-News Wallace
Eugene “Gene” Greear January 1, 1927 - March 25, 2014 Church
Hill – Wallace Eugene “Gene” Greear, 87 of Church Hill, went
peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Holston
Valley Medical center following a brief illness. Born in Ft. Blackmore, VA
Gene had lived most of his life in Church Hill. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Marines having served in WWII and participating in combat operations
during the battles of Gilbert, Ellice, Peleliu and Anguar Islands. He was
founder and former owner of Gene’s House of Carpet and served on the
Hawkins County Industrial Board. Gene attended Kingsport Community Church
until health would not permit. He
was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Marie Clark Greear. Gene
is survived by his daughters, Terri Hobbs of Kingsport, Brenda Litle of
Florida and Donna Harrell and husband Robbie of Texas; 6 grandchildren; 9
great-grandchildren; 1 great-great granddaughter; sisters, Thelma Porter
and Marie Porter and husband; brother, Rudy Greear all of Kingsport; his
sweetheart, Claudia Lowe of Kingsport; several nieces and nephews. The
family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2014 at
Kingsport Community Church, 2316 Memorial Blvd, Kingsport, TN. A
funeral service will follow at 6:00 p.m. at the church with Pastor Ron
Lowe officiating. A
military graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill
Memorial Park (Mausoleum) with the American Legion #3/265 conducting the
rites. Pallbearers will be Robbie Harrell, Jackie Vermillion, Clay Minton,
Steve Meade, R.J. Harrell and Tyler Vermillion. Honorary pallbearers will
be Shane Litle, Brandon Litle, Cody Litle and Jesse Litle. Those wishing
to attend are asked to meet at the cemetery at 12:55 p.m. Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the Greear family. Carter-Trent
Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Martha June Greer JUNE GREEAR DIES AFTER LONG BATTLE FOR YOUNG LIFE ------------------------- Popular County Seat Girl Is Victim Grim Reaper -------------------------- June Greear, beloved and popular young Gate City girl, died Friday morning [Jan 10, 1941] after a lingering illness of many months. Since the news of her death a pall of sadness has shrouded the county seat and the surrounding community. Although but twenty years of age she had won her way into the hearts of all her acquaintances both young and old. Her good manners, her unusual beauty and her contagious smile had won for her a host of friends unusual to one of her tender years. Such a sweet, unaffected personality is seldom to be met with. She graduated from Shoemker high school in the class of 1938. Since that time until her serious illness she was an employee of a local theatre. In the spring of 1939 she was chosen as the most beautiful girl from Scott County to be one of the princesses of the Annual Dogwood Festivals held in the city of Bristol. She is survived by her parents, Robert R. Greear and Clara Quillen Greear; one brother, Joe Greear; and a sister, Mrs. Kyle Davidson, all of Gate City. Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church Sunday at one o'clock with the pastor, Rev. S. O. Frye, in charge. She was buried in the family cemetery near Snowflake. The sympathy of our whole community goes out to the bereaved family in their great sadness. "In the cool moist' earth we laid her, When the forest cast the leaf. And we wept that one so lovely Should have a life so brief." GATE CITY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16,
1941 Nora Edna (Quillin) Greear LINCOLN PARK, Mich. - Nora E. Greear, 85, entered into rest Thursday (Feb. 21, 2002) at Oakwood Hospital Medical Center in Lincoln Park, Mich. Born in Scott County, Va., on Aug. 25, 1916, she was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Cora Gillenwater Quillen; and her husband, Kilmer W. Greear. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Freda Greear, Lincoln Park, Mich., Kilmer and Margaret Greear, Woodhaven, Mich.; two daughters, Anna Ruth Marshall, Kingsport, and Juanita Thrift, Detroit, Mich.; six sisters, Myrtle Brickey, Kingsport, Polly Carter, Clinchport, Va., Ruth Collins and Leona Hill, both of Gate City, Va., Julie Osborne, Nickelsville, Va., and Clyde Kerns, Kingsport; three brothers, J.B. Quillen and Joseph Quillen, both of Kingsport, and R.F. Quillen, Dungannon, Va.; brother-in-law, Wesley Dingus, Dungannon, Va. Calling hours are from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Gate City Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Roy Lester officiating. Music will be provided by the Midway Quartet. Burial will follow the service in the Quillen-Greear Family Cemetery, Ft. Blackmore, Va. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Kingsport Times-News Guy Earnest “Doc” Greer Guy
E. (Doc) Greer, 72, of 800 Burleson St. died, apparently of a heart
attack, at 8:45 a.m. Saturday [12/16/1961] at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Wanda Greer Frazier, 310 Kincaide St. He
was born in Scott County, Va., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T.
Greer, and had been a Kingsport resident 32 years. He was a retired
farmer. He attended the Macedonia Baptist Church. Surviving
are six daughters, Mrs. Frazier and Mrs. Mary Lee Dye of Kingsport; Mrs.
Mary Davis, Mrs. Ruby Nuckles, Mrs. Tennis Laughon and Mrs. Lois Schmitt,
all of Lynchburg, Va.; three sons, Ellis Erwin and Guy E. Greer Jr.,
Lynchburg, and Joseph T. Greer, Donaldsville, Ohio; a brother, Floyd
Greer, Norton, Va.; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The
funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Pine Grove Baptist Church,
Fort Blackmore, Va. Rev. James Boatwright will officiate. Burial will be
in the Greer family cemetery. Pallbearers
will be: Blane Flanary, Roy Blankenship, Neal Gilliam Jr., Sonny Gilliam,
Max Calhoun, Pat Lane and R. F. Little. The
body will remain at Carter-Clamon Funeral Home until time for the funeral. Kingsport
Times-News, Sunday, Dec. 17, 1961 Submitted
by Don Lane Pauline Virginia (Bright) Hensley Greer KINGSPORT - Pauline Virginia Bright Greer went to be with the Lord on Thursday (April 8, 2004) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Scott County, Va., to the late Opie and Virgie Bright. Mrs. Greer was a homemaker and enjoyed staying busy and helping her friends and neighbors. Mrs. Greer had attended Pleasant View Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Greer; father of her children, Scott Hensley; a son, Jimmie Hensley; a sister, Florence Collins; and a granddaughter, Mellissa Jean Tate. Surviving are her daughter, Donna Sue Hartsook and husband Bobby, Rapidan, Va.; three granddaughters, Joyce Grubb, Lisa Hensley, and Lora Dodson; one grandson, Robert Allen Hartsook; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Ross V. Bright and wife, Sue Ellen Graham Bright, Kingsport; special nephews, Jack H. Bright and wife, Mildred, Allen Godsey and wife, Nancy; special niece, Catherine Crooke and husband, Paul; two great-nieces; eight great-nephews; nine great-great-nieces; and five great-great-nephews. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Evangelist Pat Hammond and Pastor Wayne Baker officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jerry Godsey, Hugh Godsey, Larry Godsey, Harold Godsey, Ronnie Godsey, and Donnie Godsey. Kingsport Times-News Robert Roscoe Greer GATE CITY, Va.,
April 20 --- Robert Roscoe Greer, 62, died today at the
University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, at 12:15 p. m., after
several weeks illness. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Clara Greer;
one daughter, Mrs. Ina B. Cozette, Oakland, Calif.; one son, Joe Greer,
Gate City; one sister, Mrs. Will Strong, Route 2, Gate City; and one
brother, I. J. Greer, of Riner,Va. He was a son of the late James L. and Sarah
Meade Greer of Midway community. He was employed in general maintenance
department of Tennessee Eastman Co. for 20 years and was a member of
Southern Methodist Church and Caitlett Lodge 35, AF&AM. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.
m. at Masons will be pallbearers and will be in
charge of graveside services. The body was to be taken to the home Thursday
about (Kingsport News, Friday, April 22, 1955)
Anna Sue (Thacker) Greene (A desc. of Flanary family of Scott Co.) NORTON, Va. - Anna Sue Greene, 62, died Friday evening (Nov. 7, 2003) at her home on Thackers Branch Road. She was a lifelong residence of the Thackers Branch community of Norton. She was a member of the Wise County Women's Democratic Committee. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Denise Ellen Greene; two brothers, Ronnie Teasley and David Teasley; sisters, Annie Brummitt and Charlene Stapleton. Surviving are her husband of 46 years, Curtis Green, Norton, Va.; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy Rena and Ben A. Franklin Jr., Wise, Va., Annetta and Harold Barnette, Norton, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Brenda Greene, Norton, Va.; five grandchildren, Ben A. Franklin III, Seth W. Franklin, Chase E. Franklin, Chris B. Barnette and Joshua Greene; sisters and brothers-in-law, Christine and Robert Ruff, Thaxton, Va., Rosie and Virgil Younce, Wise, Va.; brother and sister-in-law, Elmer Ray (Pete) and Juanita Thacker, Norton, Va., half brother, Lloyd Leonard, Wise, Va. Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home, Norton, Va. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with G.T. Greene officiating. Burial will follow in the White Oak Gap Cemetery. Kingsport Times-News Curtis William Greene (His wife was a desc. of Flanary family of Scott Co.) NORTON, Va. — Curtis William Greene, 73, died Wednesday (March 11, 2009) in Norton Community Hospital. He was a member of Wise DAV Chapter 56 and a member of the Greene Hollow Pentecostal Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Sue Greene. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Brenda Greene, Norton, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy Rena and Ben Franklin, Jr., Wise, Va., daughter, Annetta Barnette, Eolia, Ky., and her ex-husband, Harold Barnette, Wise, Va.; grandchildren, Ben A. Franklin, III., Cpl. Seth Franklin, Chase E. Franklin, Chris Barnette, Joshua Greene; brothers and their wives, G.T. and Cindy Green, Frank and Debbie Greene, Tom and Jean Green, all of Wise, Va.; sisters, Mable Mullins, Orange, Va., Edith Dotson, Pound, Va.; sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Les Lester, Front Royal, Va.; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Darrell Bolling officiating. Committal services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at the White Oak Gap Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites conducted by local Veterans groups. Family and friends will meet by 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery. Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home is serving the family. Kingsport Times-News Dollie (Summey) Begley Green DUNGANNON, Va. - Dollie Summey Green, 97, went to be with the Lord at 2:10 p.m. on Monday (Oct. 13, 2003) at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Scott County on July 4, 1906 and was the daughter of the late William (Bill) Summey and Ava Akers Summey. Mrs. Green was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sons, Roy Edward Green, Bobby Begley, and Larry Delano Green; sisters, Maude Perry, Ellie Summey, and Myrtle Owens; brothers, Orville Summey and Earl Summey. Surviving are sons, Kyle Begley and wife Doris, Dungannon, Va., and Douglas Green and wife Delores, Hollywood, Md.; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; special sister-in-law, Pearlie Summie, Gray; special nieces, Eyvonne James, of Maryland, and Edith Nelson, Kingsport; several other nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and other times at the residence of the son, Kyle Begley. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bill Ponder and the Rev. Ralph Begley officiating. Music will be provided by Dorothy Hicks, Valerie Perry, and Toke Hensley. Burial will follow at the Carter's Cemetery on Stoney Creek. Serving as pallbearers will be the grandsons, Ronnie Begley, James Begley, Terry Begley, Kenny Begley, Wayne Green and Darrell Green. Honorary pallbearers are Ray Begley, Bobby Darnell, Chris McNew, Terry Begley, Jerry Begley and Bill Perry. Kingsport Times-News Ethan Jason Green GATE CITY, Va. — Ethan Jason Green was
born and arrived in Heaven on Sunday (Nov. 9, 2008). Ethan is the infant
son of Jason and Amanda Green of Gate City, Va. Kingsport Times-News Henry Ray Green GATE CITY, Va. - Ray Green, 88, passed away Friday (Sept. 3, 1999) at his residence after a lengthy illness. Mr. Green was born in Fort Blackmore, Va. on August 8, 1911 and grew up in Norton, Va. He lived most of his adult life in Gate City and was a member of the Gate City United Methodist Church. He retired from Tennessee Eastman Company and had served as a member of the United States Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, John M. and Nancy (Duncan) Green ; sister, Joan Green ; brothers, Kyle and Roy Green . Surviving are his wife, Margaret Lane Green , Gate City, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Vicki and Gilbert Smith, Gate City; grandson, Andrew Smith; grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Joshua and Melinda Smith; great-granddaughter, Hailee Brooke Smith; sister, Jane Stuart, Portsmouth, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Gate City United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Wells and the Rev. Dale Wyrick officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to services. Music will be by Carolyn McPherson and Jim Baker. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Irvin Gordon, Harvey Sandidge, M.J. McConnell, Rufus Miller, Jim Nickels, Jerry Bishop and Bill H. Dougherty. Burial will be at Holston View Cemetery. Kingsport Times-News Lester Greene KINGSPORT — Lester Greene, 67, of
Kingsport, died unexpectedly Friday (Nov. 21, 2008) at Wellmont Holston
Valley Medical Center. Kingsport Times-News Margaret (Arnold) Greene WEBER CITY, Va. - Margaret Arnold Greene, 73, entered into rest Monday (Feb. 18, 2002) at the residence of her sister in Gate City, Va. She was born in Scott County, Va., on Dec. 4, 1928 to the late Peart and Lizzie Tipton Arnold. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lloyd Greene; one brother, Dudley Oaks; four sisters, Lillie Crawford, Eva Grace Spivey, Myrtle Childress and Ora Hammonds; and one stepdaughter, Lisa Flythe. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and retired after 38 years of service working at the Kingsport Press. Survivors include one brother, Coy Arnold, Gate City, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Bud (Ann) Oaks, Gate City, Va.; one stepson, Michael Greene, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; one stepdaughter, Linda Bedgood, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; six stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gate City Funeral Home and the family will be receiving friends at Ann Oaks' residence, Gate City, Va. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Lee Roy Pearson and the Rev. Larry Spivey officiating. Music will be provided by The Darthula Quartet. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holston View Cemetery. The family will be meeting at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. to go in procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lester Arnold, Johnny Crawford, Gene Hensley, Willie Kilgore, Doyle Rasnick and Mike Spivey. Kingsport Times-News Mary Josephine (Stacy) Lane Greene KINGSPORT – Mary Greene, 67, Kingsport, passed away Thursday (Jan. 1, 2004) after an extended illness. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all who knew her. Preceding her in death were her parents, Cora and Charlie Stacy; a granddaughter, Samantha Robin Lane Olterman; and her brother, Ralph Stacy. Surviving are her husband, Lester Greene; four sons, Charles Stacy and wife, Elizabeth, Sanford Lane, Rogersville, Pat Lane and wife, Diane, Kingsport, Scott Lane, Kingsport; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, downtown Kingsport. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Brother Cecil Fleming, Pastor J.W. Depew, and the Rev. James Galliher officiating. Burial will follow at the Horton Cemetery in Fairview, Va. Pallbearers will be Charles Stacy, Sanford Lane, Pat Lane, William Gragg and Frank Wells. Kingsport Times-News Mollie Ann (Dixon) Light Green WEBER CITY, Va. - Mollie Ann Green, 91, entered into rest on Saturday (March 24, 2001) at Indian Path Hospital following numerous years of declining health. She retired from The Modern Bakery in Kingsport, in 1980. She was of the Baptist faith and attended the Log House Church in Weber City. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Nobel Light; her second husband, Mack Green; parents, Tom W. Dixon and Gennie Carberry Dixon; sisters, Louella Luster, Liz Byers and Eppie Light; brother, Fred Dixon; son-in-law, Louis Free. Upon departing this earth, she left behind her daughter, Phyllis Free, Elizabethton; sons and daughters-in-law, Sam and Cathy Light, and D.J. and Martha Light, all of Weber City; granddaughter, Patsy Free; grandsons, Jerry Free, Dale Light, Richard Light, Jerry Light, Michael Light and Joshua Light; several great-grandchildren; special friend, Ada Calhoun. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. George Lane officiating. Music will be by the Lee Smith Singers. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. to go to the cemetery. Kingsport Times-News Margaret (Lane) Green GATE CITY, Va. — Margaret Lane Green, 88, passed away on Dec. 9, 2008, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Green was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. She was the daughter of Elbert Joshua and Dona Lane, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry Ray Green; and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by a daughter, Vicki Green Smith and son-in-law, Gilbert Smith, Gate City, Va.; grandsons, Josh Smith and Andy Smith, Gate City, Va.; great-granddaughters, Hailee and Makenzey Smith; and a sister, Annie L. Gilliam, South Port, N.C. A memorial service will be held at the Gate City United Methodist Church Thursday at 7 p.m. with Rev. Steve Brown officiating and eulogy by Grady Winegar. Graveside services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Holston View Cemetery. Those planning to attend the graveside service please meet at the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charlie Lawson, Stan Rogers, Bucky Clabaugh, Louie Scribner, Jr. and Adam McClelland. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Margaret's favorite charity, the St. Jude's Children's Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38150-1942, or to her church, the Gate City United Methodist Church at 255 Walnut St., Gate City, Va. 24251. Colonial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Mary Josephine (Stacy) Lane Greene KINGSPORT
- Mary Greene, 67, Kingsport, passed away Thursday (Jan. 1, 2004) after an
extended illness. She
was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to
all who knew her. Preceding
her in death were her parents, Cora and Charlie Stacy; a granddaughter,
Samantha Robin Lane Olterman; and her brother, Ralph Stacy. Surviving
are her husband, Lester Greene; four sons, Charles Stacy and wife,
Elizabeth, Sanford Lane, Rogersville, Pat Lane and wife, Diane, Kingsport,
Scott Lane, Kingsport; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews. Calling
hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, downtown
Kingsport. Services
will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Brother
Cecil Fleming, Pastor J.W. Depew, and the Rev. James Galliher officiating. Burial
will follow at the Horton Cemetery in Fairview, Va. Pallbearers
will be Charles Stacy, Sanford Lane, Pat Lane, William Gragg and Frank
Wells. Kingsport
Times-News Submitted by Don Lane Robert Green GATE CITY, Va. — Robert Green, 88, passed away Tuesday (March 17, 2009) at Indian Path Medical Center. He was born in Norton, Va. He was a retired iron worker and he belonged to the Iron Worker Union in Kingsport. He loved his work and he was a great craftsman. He attended the Presbyterian Church in Norton, Va. He was a Past Grand Master of the Gate City Lodge. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace Reynolds Green; two great-grandchildren, Stephen Hart and Ethan Green; parents, Charles Patrick and Roberta Beverly Green; two brothers, Daniel Marion Green and Charles Herbert Green. He is survived by his wife, Edna Dorton Green of the home; two daughters, Patricia Green Edwards and husband, Delmar, Gate City, Va., Jane Lambert and husband, James, Kingsport; two stepdaughters, Sandra Dorton Quillin and husband, Ronnie, Kingsport, Shelby Dorton Jennings and husband, Randy, Gate City, Va.; four sons, Robert Green and wife, Betty Jane, Nickelsville, Va., Charles Green and wife, Debra, Gate City, Va., Richard Green, Lenore, N.C., James Green and wife, Teresa, Kingsport; three stepsons, Billy Dorton, Kingsport, Carl Dorton and wife, Teresa, Yuma, Va., Dale Dorton and wife, Rhonda, Clinchport, Va.; 13 grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Annette Edwards, Clinchport, Va., Virginia Sturgill and husband, Jack, Petersburg, W.Va.; brother, Bill Green and wife, Charlene, Coeburn, Va.; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Colonial Funeral Home in Weber City, Va. and anytime at the residence. The funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel Thursday at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Presley and the Rev. Bill Porter officiating. There will also be a Masonic service at 7:45 p.m. provided by the Catlett Lodge 35 prior to the funeral service. Music will be provided by Upward Way Quartet. Graveside services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Norton, Va. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 10 a.m. to go to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Stephen Edwards, David Edwards, Bryan Greene, Mark Green, Charles P. Green, James Kilgore, Jason Green and David Lambert. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Jennings, Ronnie Quillin, Patrick Jennings, Jason Quillin, Brett Dorton and Leonard Dorton. Kingsport Times-News Amna Lou (Fugate) Greear She was born in Scott County, She was preceded in death by
her husband, Fred T. Greear; her parents, Robert E. Fugate Sr. and Lou
Bond Fugate; a brother, Ralph Fugate; and a sister, Jennada Riddle. Surviving are a daughter, Susan
Greear, Gate City; son and daughter-in-law, Robert (Tom) and Judy H.
Greear, Mouth of Wilson, Va.; two grandchildren, Megan Greear and Dylan
Greear; beloved dog, Ruby; a sister, Shirley Nell Fugate, Nickelsville,
Va.; a brother, R.E. Fugate Jr. and wife Ruth, Nickelsville, Va.;
sister-in-law, Helen Blair and husband C.F., Gate City; special family
member, Vickie Compton, Nickelsville, Va.; several nieces and nephews;
special neighbors, Jimmy and Janice Smith, Tony and Rhonda Gillenwater,
Russell and Amy Taylor; and her special friends at the Scott County
Public Library. Calling hours are from Services will be conducted at Music will be provided by Rev.
Don Large and the Graveside services will be
Tuesday at Pallbearers will be Jimmy
Smith, Tony Gillenwater, Jamie Smith, Roger Blair, Johnny Renfro and
Arthur Steffy. Honorary pallbearers will be
her fellow school colleagues. In memory of Amna Greear, the
family requests that a donation be made to Midway Memorial United
Methodist Church, c/o Mary Dougherty, Rt. 2 Box 20, Gate City, VA 24251
or to the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, P.O. Box 188,
Greeneville, TN 37743.
Cecile Margaret (Pippin) Greear COEBURN, Va. - Cecile Margaret Greear, 96, joined our Lord on Saturday (Jan. 24, 2004) at Bon Secour St. Mary's Hospital in Norton, Va. The family matriarch, Cecile was born in Washington County, Va., and was the eldest daughter of Emmitt and Rosa Pippin. During her time on earth, Cecile was very active in many church, community affairs and organizations. She was an active member of Coeburn Chapter O.E.S. and an early columnist for the Coalfield Progress. Many of her articles can still be found in local scrapbooks. As recently as four years ago, several articles surfaced when an individual was searching for articles about Coeburn, Norton and the surrounding areas. Many of the articles are as relevant today as they were when written. A school teacher for over 20 years in Scott/Wise Counties, many of today's adults will remember her devotion to them as her students and their well-being and later as a friend. Cecil's home was always open to everyone. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edison Greear, a country music pioneer; and three sons, Leon, Frank and Don. Survivors include a son, Gary Greear of Flatwoods; daughters, Ann Dewine, Knoxville, Mary Salyer, Norfolk, Sue Pooley, Melbourne, Fla., and Margaret Powers, Coeburn; 24 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all. Calling hours will be held at Estes Funeral Home Chapel, Coeburn, Va., after 6 p.m. today. Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Don Large and Brother Curtis Powers officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Coeburn. Kingsport Times-News Donald Cecil Greear DUNGANNON, Va. - Don C. Greear , 53, went to be with the Lord Thursday (Feb. 17, 2000) at Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Wise County, Va. on April 1, 1946, he was the son of Cecile Pippin Greear and the late James Edison Greear . He lived all his life in Scott County, Va., and was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for 27 years. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed NASCAR racing. He was preceded in death by one brother, James Leon Greear in addition to his father. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Jerry Gilliam, Kingsport, April Greear , Kingsport and Jessica and Jimmy Mays, Dungannon, Va.; his mother, Cecile Pippin Greear , Coeburn, Va.; five grandchildren; sisters, Ann Dewine, Knoxville, Mary Salyers, Norfolk, Va., Sue Pooley, Melbourne, Fla., and Margaret Powers, Coeburn, Va.; brothers, Frank Greear and Gary Greear , both of Coeburn, Va.; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Rita Davis and family. Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence of his mother, Cecile Pippin Greear , Coeburn, Va. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Curtis Powers officiating. Burial will be in the Greear Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dwayne Powers, Stacey Gross, Jamie Powers, Travis Powers, Bernard Brickey and Harold Osborne. Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Powers and Perry Quillen. Kingsport Times-News Frank Burns Greear Sr. COEBURN, Va. - Frank Burns Greear Sr., 68, died Monday (Sept. 29, 2003) at his residence in Coeburn, Va. Mr. Greear was a member of the Apostolic Church of Dungannon, Va. He was retired from Ford Motor Co., worked for Glenn Roberts Tire, retired from Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Co., Flatwoods Job Corp and presently was the president of Country Living Adult Home, Inc. in Coeburn. He served in the U.S. Army, married Nina Hagy, and was a loving husband, father of three children and grandfather to four grandchildren. Frank was a gentle spirit, with hearty laughter who loved Jesus. He loved playing music and was blessed with the talent of playing music by ear, a gift of God. He was part of the "Greear Brothers Band" that on the fourth of July 2003 honoring all the musicians of Coeburn, participated in the First Bristol Sessions Recording with a monument unveiling. He held many benefits to help people in need of monies for sickness, house fire, anything that would benefit someone in need and never wanted any thanks. He also loved hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his father, James Edison Greear; and brothers, James Leon Greear and Don Greear. Survivors include his devoted wife of 47 years, Nina Hagy Greear; one son, Franklin Greear Jr., Coeburn; two daughters, Donna Hall, Dungannon, Va., and Charma "Libby" Bolling, Gate City, Va.; sons-in-law, Bryan K. Hall, Dungannon, Va., and Dennis Bolling, Gate City, Va.; four grandchildren, Bryan K. Hall Jr., Stephanie Hall, Natasha Powers and Celena Powers; his mother, Cecile Margaret Pippin; one brother, Gary Greear, Coeburn; four sisters, Margaret Powers, Coeburn, Sue Pooley, Melbourne, Fla., Ann Dewine, Knoxville, and Mary Salyers, Norfolk, Va.; and several nephews, several nieces. Visitation will be held after 5 p.m. today at Estes Funeral Home, Coeburn, Va. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bryan Hall and Brother Curtis Powers officiating. Burial will follow in the Greear Cemetery in Coeburn. Pound VFW Post #9600 will furnish military graveside rites. Kingsport Times-News Fred T. Greear Mr. Greear was a lifelong
resident of Scott County, Mr. Greear was a member of the He was preceded in death by his
parents, William T. and Myrtle Vermillion Greear. Surviving are his wife, Amna L.
Fugate Greear, of the home; daughter, Susan Greear, Calling hours are from Services will be conducted at Music will be provided by Sue
Carter. Graveside services will be
conducted at Pallbearers will be Jim Smith,
Johnny Renfro, Roger Blair, Russell Taylor, Tony Gillenwater, Hobert
Adams and Jamie Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be
Tucker Coleman, Johnny Miller, Robert Bouton, Charlie Dean and fellow
school colleagues. In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Tennessee, 207 N.
Boone St. Suite 1050, Johnson City, Tenn. 37604 or Midway Memorial
United Methodist Church, c/o Mary Dougherty, Route 2, Box 20, Gate City,
Va. 24251.
Ralph
Harvey Greear Ralph H. Greear, 88, of Kingsport,
passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical
Center. He was born on June 2, 1924 in
Pennsylvania to the late Lonnie and Nellie Robinette Greear. He served in
the U. S. Army as an engineer and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr.
Greear retired from Eastman Chemical Co. after 39 years of service. Surviving are the mother of his
children, Venice Collingsworth; daughters, Beverly Byrd & husband,
Garry of Kingsport; Kathi Williams & husband, Stan of London,
Kentucky; eight grandchildren, Greg Salyer & wife, Carol, Michele Byrd
& fiance`, Dale Fleenor, Brett Byrd, Cameron Byrd & wife Jennifer,
Jared Byrd & wife Sarah, Brad Byrd and Ashley Lewis & husband
Jordan; eleven great grandchildren, Amber, Erica and Justin Salyer, Kayley,
Thomas, Lauren, Arwen, Zoe, Sofia, and Kayden Byrd, and Anabele Fleenor; a
great-great granddaughter, Aurora; two sisters, Ruth Brown, Helen Powell
& husband Joe; a brother, Marvin Greear & wife Lois; close family
friends, Bill Overbay & Johnny Overbay; along with several nieces and
nephews. The family will receive friends
from 1 – 3 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Carter-Trent Funeral Home,
520 Watauga Street, Kingsport. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm in
the funeral home chapel with R.L. Crawford, officiating. Military graveside services will
follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport conducted by the American
Legion Hammond Post #3 and Gate City #265. Pallbearers will be his
grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are his Gun-Trading Buddies. Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown
Kingsport is serving the Greear family. Carter-Trent Funeral Home
obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Ruby Marie (Quillen) Greear DUNGANNON,
Va. - Mrs. Ruby Marie Greear, 57, Rt. 1, Dungannon, Va., died at Holston
Valley Community Hospital late Sunday afternoon [9/9/1973] after a brief
illness. She
was a lifelong resident of Scott County and a Baptist. She
is survived by her husband, Roy C. Greear, of the home; one son, R. N.
Greear, Nickelsville, Va.; one grandson, Robert Clyde Greear,
Nickelsville, Va. Arrangements
will be announced later by the Gate City Funeral Home. Kingsport
Times, Monday, September 10, 1973 Submitted by Delmar Fraysier Nola
Jean (Collins) Green Nola J. Collins Green, 56, 1600 Kentfield Drive,
Kingsport, died Monday (April 18, 1994). She was a native of Scott County, Va., and was a 1957
graduate of Gate City High School. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Ira R. Collins
in 1985. Surviving are her husband, John “J.D.” Green, of the
home; her mother, Mrs. Virgie Eastering Collins, Weber City, Va.; one
aunt; several nieces and nephews and cousins. Cousins and friends will serve as pallbearers. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Thursday in the Holston View Cemetery. Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va. is in charge. Kingsport
Times-News Submitted
by Don Lane Alvin
Roy Greer KINGSPORT - Alvin "Roy" Greer, 98, went to be
with the Lord at He was born Roy
was also blessed with what he called two good, sweet wives. He was
married for 34 years to Ella Collins Greer and 33 years to Mary Godsey
Porter Greer who passed away in August 1999. He was so proud of both of
them and he always gave thanks to the Lord for giving him two such
wonderful people to share his life with. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Christopher
and Matilda Jane Quillen Greer; his oldest sister, Etta Mae Alley; and a
brother, Elmer Greer (November 2005). Roy leaves behind a very special sister, Maude Pendleton
of Brookhaven Manor; his caregivers who will miss him for his sweet
smile and his funny stories, Christy and Henry Baker; several nieces and
nephews; and longtime friends, James Howard Everhart and Eugene Bell. In respect of We wish to thank Dr. Gonce, Dr. Negilia, and the entire staff of
Brookhaven Manor for all you did to help with Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels, To Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home,
Rev. Clifford Andrew Greer Rev.
Clifford Andrew Greer, age 68, of Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday,
November 22, 2011, at his home following a brief illness. Rev.
Greer was a minister with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist
Church for 25 years from 1968 to 1988. He was the pastor for Smith Chapel
United Methodist Church, Bloomingdale United Methodist Church, Max Meadows
United Methodist Church, Riner United Methodist Church and Sulphur Springs
United Methodist Church. He
enjoyed fishing, boating, trains, railroads and being at the ocean. Rev.
Greer was preceded in death by his parents: Charlie Clifford Greer and
Pearl Spears Greer; Brothers: Dallas Eugene Greer and Wallace Louis Greer;
Sister: Nellie Kate Fletcher and Myrtle June Smith. He
is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Mrs. Georgia Housewright
Greer, of the home, His son, Jeffery Dean Greer, of Jonesborough;
Daughter, Judy Dawn Greer, of Knoxville; Sister, Charlene Castle,
Kingston, TN; Sister-in-laws; Freda Greer and Dexal Greer both of
Kingsport; Several nieces and nephews. Calling
hours are from 6 to 8 PM Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home. Memorial services will be conducted 8 PM Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Randy Pasqua officiating. Music will be provided by his son, Jeffery Dean Greer. In
lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart
Association, P.O. Box 409410, Atlanta, GA 30384-9410. Johnson
Funeral Home, 320 Grandview St., Church Hill, TN 37642 is serving the
Greer family. (Some
ancestral families in Scott Co – Spears, Hammonds, Lane) Johnson
City Press Submitted by Don Lane Dallas Eugene "Buddy" Greer Dallas
Eugene "Buddy" Greer, 83, went to be with the Lord on Sunday
morning (7-10-11) after an extended illness. Gene
was born in Kingsport where he lived most of his life. He was a 1945
graduate of Sullivan High School. Gene served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II. He served as Boy Scout Leader of Troop 89 at Old Kingsport
Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed working with young people. He retired from
the U.S. Postal Service after thirty-three years of delivering mail
throughout Kingsport and Sullivan County. Gene also served as president of
the Kingsport Branch #1999 Letter Carriers Union. He
was a faithful member of West View Primitive Baptist Church and a member
of The American Legion. His
daughter, Andrea Erwin, parents, Clifford and Pearl Spears Greer, sisters,
June Smith, Kate Fletcher, and brother, Wallace Greer preceded him in
death. Surviving
are his wife, Dexal Laster Greer, of the home; two daughters, Sharon
Jordan and husband Francis, Pitkin, LA; Colleen Frazier and husband Terry,
Gate City, VA; son-in-law, Toney Erwin, Kingsport, TN; nine grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren; sister, Charlene Castle, Kingston, TN; brother,
Andrew Greer and wife Georgia, Sulphur Springs Community; sister-in-law,
Freda Greer, Kingsport, TN; several nieces and nephews. Calling
hours are 5-7:00 p.m. Thursday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport. Services will follow at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening (July 14, 2011) with Elder Burnice Sybert officiating. Music
will provided by the West View Singers. Graveside
services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at East Lawn Memorial Park with his
grandsons serving as pallbearers. In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: West View
Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Nancy McCullough, 1675 Carters Valley Road,
Surgoinsville, TN 37873. The
family would like to thank the staff of Life Care Center of Gray,
especially Jessica Jaynes, for their loving care. (Some
ancestral families in Scott Co – Spears, Hammonds, Lane) Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home obituaries at obit.hamlettdobson.com Submitted
by Don Lane Ella M. (Collins) Greer Mrs.
Ella M. Greer, 53, of Mrs.
Greer was an active member of the Survivors
include her husband, A. Roy Greer, Funeral
services will be conducted at The
body will remain at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home until one hour before
the funeral and then will be removed to the church.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9
tonight. (Kingsport
Times-News, Sunday, June 12, 1966)
Elmer
Fayette Greer Sr. MOUNT
CARMEL - Elmer F. Greer, Sr., 94, passed away on Thursday ( Born
in He
attended He
was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Kerns Greer; and son, Buddy
Greer, Jr. Surviving
are his daughter, Helen Scudder and husband James, Old Bridge, N.J.;
daughter-in-law and caregiver; Mary Ann Greer, Mount Carmel;
grandchildren, James Scudder, Jr. and wife Lisa, Debbie Waldron and
husband Larry, Allen Greer, Robbie Greer and wife Shelia, Joanie Arnold
and husband Richard and Michael Greer; 12 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandson; sister, Maude Pendleton, Kingsport; brother, Roy
Greer, Kingsport; also several nieces and nephews. The
family will receive friends from Services
will be conducted in the funeral home chapel at Graveside
services will be conducted at Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, Church Hill is in charge of arrangements.
James E. "Jim" Greer James
E. "Jim" Greer, 60, 142 E. Park Drive, Kingsport, died at 8:30
a.m. Monday (Aug. 27, 1990) in the emergency room of Holston Valley
Hospital and Medical Center after an extended illness. A
native and lifelong resident of Kingsport, he retired from Colonial
Heights Eagles Club as an assistant manager in 1988 after 23 years of
service. Mr.
Greer was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Army, and
was of the Methodist faith.
He was a member of the VFW Charles Dewitt Byrd Post No. 3382, the
American Legion Hammond Post No. 3, the Colonial Heights Eagles No. 3274
and the Stone Drive Eagles No. 3141. He
was preceded in death by his mother, Allie Mae Greer, in 1976. Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Charlotte Lane Greer, of the home; one daughter, Mrs.
Jeff (Kawana) Cooper, Kingsport; two sons, William Riley Greer and Robert
Edward Greer, both of Kingsport; four grandchildren; and three
step-grandchildren. Calling
hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Hill Funeral Home, and anytime
at the residence, 142 E. Park Drive. Services
will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the
Rev. Claude Lane officiating. Military
graveside rites will be conducted at Oak Hill Cemetery by the VFW Charles
Dewitt Byrd Post No. 3382. Kingsport
Times-News Submitted
by Delmar Fraysier (From Lola (Carter) Hutchins’ Collection) Joseph Robert Greer Obituary from Kingsport Times-News for descendants of Scott Co Ancestors GATE CITY, Va. - Joe R. Greer, 75, Bowen Drive, departed this life late Friday (April 7, 2000) at Indian Path Medical Center. He was a native of Scott County, Va. He was a retired safety engineer at Holston Defense and a navy veteran of World War II. He was a former member of Masonic Cattlet Lodge No. 35 and a member of Gate City United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ruth Dougherty Greer (Feb. 28, 2000); one grandchild; and his parents, Robert R. and Clara Quillen Greer. Surviving are a daughter, Martha Jane Drerup, Lexington, S.C.; a son, Joe Reginald Greer , Gate City, Va.; grandchildren, Jennifer (Jenny) Anders, Atlanta, Ga., and Mathew (Matt) Anders, Lexington, S.C.; and a brother-in-law, Harry Dougherty, Gate City, Va. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, Va. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Claude Lane officiating. Burial will follow at Holston View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Junior Dougherty, Jerry Broadwater, Jerry Fields, Ricky Williams, Loc Anders, Robert Thorpe, Mark Chatman, Howell Chatman and Mickey Shull. Honorary pallbearer will be Darrell Daugherty. Submitted by Don Lane Joe
Reginald “Reggie” Greer Jr. Obituary from Kingsport Times-News for descendants of Scott Co Ancestors GATE CITY, Va. - Joe R. (Reggie) Greer Jr., 42, entered into rest March 22, 2007 in Kingsport. He was born in Scott County, Va. on April 15, 1964 to the late Joe R. Greer, Sr. and Mary Ruth Dougherty. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Joey Greer. Survivors are his wife, Robin Greer, Gate City, Va.; and a sister, Martha Drerup of Florida; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Gate City Funeral Home. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Riley Boy officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Eddie Hagan Richmond, Jerry Fields, Duke Lane, Danny Enix and Greg Issac. Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Greer family. Submitted by Don Lane L. B. Greer BLOUNTVILLE
- L.B. Greer, 68, went to be with the Lord Sunday ( Mr.
Greer was born Mr.
Greer was preceded in death by his parents, Coy and Blanche Greer; and a
brother, John Wayne Greer. Surviving
are his wife of 47 years, Margaret Greer; daughter, Sharon Vaughn and
husband Randy of Blountville; sons, Michael Greer of Kingsport, Tony
Greer and wife Libby of Kingsport, Greg Greer and wife Connie of
Blountville, Jeff Greer and wife Angela of Blountville; nine
grandchildren, Eric Vaughn, Amanda Yarber, Christy Cox, Lorissa and
Joshua Lawson, Alex and Jesse Greer, Justin and Avery Greer; one
great-grandson, Brandon Yarber, and another, Elijah Vaughn, expected in
April; sisters, Betty McMurray of Gate City, Dessie Ennis of Gate City;
brother, G.C. Greer of Kingsport; several nieces and nephews. Calling
hours are from Services
will be conducted at There
will be a graveside service will be conducted at Oak
Hill Funeral Home is serving the Greer family.
Margaret
Jane (Hammonds) Greer July 23, 1937 - February 9, 2014 Margaret
Jane Greer, age 76 of Blountville went to be with the Lord Sunday morning,
February 9, 2014 at Holston Valley Medical Center after a long illness. She
was a member of Living Waters Covenant Church and was retired from Holston
Valley Medical Center, Kingsport. Mrs.
Greer was preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, L. B.
Greer; great-granddaughter, Leigh Anna Yarber; parents, Emmitt and Ruby
Jones Hammonds; sisters, Barbara Hammonds and Mary Lou Graham; brothers,
Ronnie Hammonds and Thomas Hammonds. Survivors
include daughter; Sharon Vaughn and husband, Randy, of Blountville; sons,
Michael Greer of Kingsport, Tony Greer and wife Libby of Kingsport, Rev.
Greg Greer and wife Connie of Blountville, Jeff Greer and wife Angel of
Bristol; great-grandchildren,
Brianna, Elijah and Lydia Vaughn, Brandon Yarber, Cayden and Mallory Cox;
sisters, Betty Gillis, Linda Rutter; brothers, Wayne Larkins, James
Larkins, Kenneth Larkins, Sherrill Larkins and a host of nieces and
nephews. The
family will receive friends from 5 pm to 7 pm Wednesday, February 12, 2014
at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga St, Kingsport. Funeral services
will follow at 7 pm with Rev. Greg Greer and Rev. Layton Bentley
officiating. Music will be provided by Corey Snowden and Eric Vaughn. A
committal service will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at
Oak Hill Memorial Park with Jeff Greer, Wayne Overbay, Brandon Yarber,
Eric Vaughn, Joshua Lawson, Greg Overbay serving as pallbearers. Family
and friends are asked to meet at 1 pm Thursday at the funeral home to go
in procession. In
lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Living Waters Covenant
Church, 3106 Island Road, Blountville, TN 37617. Carter-Trent
Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the family of Margaret Greer. (Some
Scott Co ancestral families – Hammonds, Lane, Flanary, Hensley, Dills,
Shelton) Carter-Trent
Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Mary
(Godsey) Porter Greer KINGSPORT - Mary Godsey Porter Greer , 89, 623 Gillespie
Street, died at the Wexford House on Monday evening (
Mary Ruth (Dougherty) Greer Obituary from Kingsport Times-News for descendants of Scott Co Ancestors GATE CITY - Mary Ruth Greer , 72, departed this life Monday evening (Feb. 28, 2000) at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a native of Scott County, a retired school teacher, having taught in Pulaski and Scott School System for 32 years. She was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by one grandchild; parents, Leland and Mae Smith Dougherty; sister, Nancy Chapman. Surviving are her husband, Joe R. Greer , Gate City; daughter, Martha Jane Drerup, Lexington, S.C.; son Joe Reginold (Reggie) Greer , Gate City; two grandchildren; brother, Harry M. Daugherty, Gate City. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Scott County Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Claude Lane officiating. Music by Patsy Hensley. Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Howell Chapman, Mark Chapman, Martin Chapman, Darrell Dougherty, Rickey Williams, J.R. Dougherty, Mickey Shull and Claude Lane. Submitted by Don Lane William
Everett Greer DUNGANNON
-- William Everett Greer, 60, died at Holston Valley Community Hospital in
Kingsport Saturday afternoon [Apr 10, 1971] after a lengthy illness. He
was born in Wise County and was employed by the U. S. Forest Service at
Wise. He attended the Baptist Church. Surviving
are his widow, Mrs. Mary Ramsey Greer; daughters, Mrs. Henry (Billie) Taylor
and Mrs. John (Florene) Harr, both of Kingsport; son, Fred Greer, Coeburn,
Va.; sisters, Mrs. Roy (Maude) Kerns, Clinchport; Mrs. W. W. (Tempa) Dingus,
Coeburn, and Mrs. Clint (Elizabeth) Flanary, Coco, Fla.; brothers, James of
Gate City and Townswell Greer, Dungannon; and four grandchildren. The
Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements ---------------------------------------- Funeral
services tor William Everett Greer of Dungannon, Va., who died Saturday an
the age of 60, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of
the Gate City Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bill Honeycutt and Rev. James A
Boatright officiating. Burial will follow in the Cox Cemetery. The body will
remain at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends Sunday
night. Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport
Times-News, Sunday, April 11, 1971 Submitted
by Delmar Fraysier William Riley "Bill" Greer KINGSPORT
- William "Bill" Greer, 40, of 1508 Stratford Road, died
unexpectedly Friday (Oct. 6, 2000) at Johnson City Medical Center. He
was born in Kingsport and was a life long resident, graduating from
Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1978. He had been employed at Mini Fibers
for 20 years. Mr.
Greer was a member of Oakwood Forest Christian Church. He
was an avid UT fan, a loving husband, father, and brother. He
was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Charlotte Greer. Surviving
are his wife, Donna Greer; and two children, Lindsay and Justin Greer, all
of the home; one sister, Kawana “Sis” Cooper and husband Jeff,
Kingsport; two brothers, Bob Greer and wife Deb, Bolivia, N.C., and Harold
Lee Bartley and wife Patsy, Boiling Springs, N.C.; a special
mother-in-law, Frances Fulkerson; special brother-in-law, Len Fulkerson
and wife Donna; and special friends, Steve and Tammy Corder. Calling
hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Oak Hill Funeral Home. Services
will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Ed
Clevenger officiating. Graveside
services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Oak Hill Cemetery. (William’s
mother was Charlotte (Lane) Greer from Scott Co.) Kingsport
Times-News Submitted by Don Lane Dr. Gem Kate (Taylor)
Greninger JOHNSON CITY- Dr. Gem Kate Taylor Greninger, 74, 2210
Wynndale Road, Johnson City, died Friday (April 29, 1994) at Colonial Hill
Health Care Center after a lengthy illness. A native of Clinchport, Va., she had been a resident of
Johnson City since 1956. She was a graduate of Rye Cove High School and
received her bachelor of science degree in education from Radford
College in 1943. She received her masters degree in education from
George Peabody College in 1946 and then received her doctor of education
degree from the University of Tennessee. Dr.
Greninger taught elementary school in Scott County, Va., from 1938 to
1945 and was a visiting teacher from 1946 to 1951. In 1956, she became
director of instruction of the Scott County School System and served as
professor of education at East Tennessee State University from 1956 to
1984. She was a reading consultant for Row Peterson Company, Women's
Manager 9th District Virginia Democratic candidate for Congress in 1952
and a member of the National Education Association, East Tennessee
Education Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, International Association of Education for Teachers, Phi
Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Theta, Kappa Delta Pi and president of the ETSU
Chapter of AAUP. Dr. Greninger was also a member of Our Savior Lutheran
Church in Johnson City and was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late James Marshall and Myrtle
Berry Taylor. Surviving are her husband, Dr. Edwin Thomas Greninger; one
brother, Charles Taylor, Port Orange, Fla.; four nephews; two aunts. Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Appalachian-
Hartman Funeral Home, Johnson City. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our
Savior Lutheran Church with the Rev. Frederick Greninger, the Rev. Bill
Hoffner and the Rev. Carl Petering officiating. Burial will be in Monte Vista Burial Park. The family requests that donations may be made to a
favorite charity, or to the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 4201
N. Main St., Columbia, S.C. 29203. Kingsport
Times-News Submitted
by Don Lane Arvil
Ritter KINGSPORT — Arvil Ritter
Griffith, Sr., 79, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on He was born in Arvil was preceded in
death by his wife, Lou Ella White Griffith; his parents, Henry and
Nellie Holloway Griffith; a granddaughter, Melissa McDonough; two
sisters, Marie Harless and Geneva Ensor; and two brothers, Ernest
Griffith and Howard Griffith. Survivors include his
daughter, Peggy Griffith Horner and husband, David of Mount Carmel; son,
Arvil “AJ” Griffith, Jr. of Church Hill; granddaughter, Michelle
Johnston and husband, Terry; three great-grandchildren, Ashlyn, Olivia
and Matthew; sister, Catherine Guinn of Jonesborough; and several nieces
and nephews. The family will receive
friends from Funeral services will be
held at Burial will follow at Carter-Trent Funeral Home,
downtown
Loretta Edith ( WEBER Mrs. Griffin was born November
25, 1913 in Scott County, Including her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Stewart Griffin; daughters and
son-in-law, R.L. and Wilma Jones, Judy and Laura Griffin; son, Harold
Griffin; one brother, Clayton Gilreath. She was a former member of Survivors include four
daughters and sons-in-law, Mrs. Silas (Janice) Qualls, Clinchport, Va.,
Mrs. Gale (Brenda) Berry, Mrs. Shirley Ann McDavid, both of Gate City,
Va., and Mrs. Jimmy (Cathy) Gibson, Kingsport; four sons, Billy Joe
Griffin, Herman Griffin, Jerry D. Griffin and Larry Wayne “Johnny”
Griffin, all of Kingsport; one sister, Elsie Gilreath, Gate City, Va.;
12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and
eight stepgreat-grandchildren. Calling hours will be from 6 to
8 p.m. Tuesday at Gate City Funeral Home, and also at the residences of
her son, Larry “Johnny” Griffin, Kingsport, and daughter, Janice
Qualls, Clinchport, Va. Services will be conducted at Graveside services will be at The family will be meeting at Pallbearers will be family and
friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the
Lotus Mabel (Neeley) Griffin BIG STONE GAP, Va. — Lotus Mabel Neeley
Griffin, 93, of Big Stone Gap, departed this life for heaven on Sunday
(Dec. 14, 2008) at Lee Nursing and Rehab after a lengthy illness. Kingsport Times-News Margaret Ruth "Peggy" (Maness) Griffin Gate
City, VA - Mrs. Margaret Ruth "Peggy" (Maness) Griffin Gate
City, VA joined her Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the
Madiera Health Care Center, Cincinnati, Ohio surrounded by her loving
family. Peggy
was born on August 31, 1935 and was a resident of Scott County, VA. She
was a lifelong member of the Fairview Apostolic Church, Fairview, VA In
addition to her parents, Dewey and Eliza (Burke) Maness and brothers, Jim
and Guy Maness preceded her in death. She
is survived by her dedicated husband, Elmer D. Griffin, Gate City, VA. She
was a loving mother to Michael Dewayne Griffin and wife, Pam, Timothy C.
Griffin and wife, Susie of Kingsport, TN, and her daughter Melody Griffin
Hamilton and husband, Trevor of Cincinnati, OH. She was blessed with 7
grandchildren, Justin Griffin, Matthew Griffin, Meagan Tedder and husband,
Joe, Stephanie Griffin, Jordan Griffin and wife, Amber, Alexander Hamilton
and Logan Hamilton; and 4 great-grand children, Audrey Boggs, Laidan
Barlow, Olivia Barlow, and Oakley Griffin; Peggy was the dear sister of
Alma Jean Truelove, Kingsport, TN, and Joe Maness and wife, Geraldine and
Billy Maness and wife, Ada, Blackwater, VA. The
family will receive friends at Gate City Funeral Home on Thursday,
November 21, 2013 from 4-7:30 PM. The funeral, a celebration of life
service, will commence at 8:00 PM in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel with
Pastor Jonathan Lovelace and Brother Mike Vicars officiating. The
Christian (Phil, Sherry, and Ben) Family and the Fairview Singers will
provide the music. The
family will also receive friends at Dee and Peggy's home from 10 a.m. —
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Graveside
services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 22, 2013 at
Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers. Family
and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m., Friday to
go in procession to the graveside service. In
lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to Fairview
Apostolic Church, % of Eddie McMillan, P.O. Box 703, Gate City, VA 24251. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Peggy Maness
Griffin. Gate City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Paul Griffin GATE CITY, Va. - Paul Griffin, 62, passed away Sunday (April 29, 2007) at his residence in the Daniel Boone community of Scott County, Va. Born in Scott County, Va. on June 25, 1944, he was the son of the late Jim and Gertrude Rhoton Griffin McDavid. He was owner and operator of Paul's Service Station in Daniel Boone for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James W. Griffin; sister, Kathleen Henslee; and his step-father, R.C. McDavid. Surviving is his wife, Genie Griffin, Gate City, Va.; daughters and son-in-law, Paula and Rodger Dingus, Gate City, Va., and Sandra Henry, Daniel Boone; son, Bo Griffin and his special daughter-in-law, Connie, Gate City, Va.; granddaughters, Amanda and Rachel Dingus; grandsons, Tommy and Charlie Henry, sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Don Stokes, Weber City, Va., Rosa Neeley, Clinchport, Va. and Elizabeth and Burl Mitchell, San Fernando Valley, Calif.; step-sister, Nettie Mae Bowen, Daniel Boone; along with lots of family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Charles Rhoton and Evangelist Kenneth Neeley officiating. The Way of the Cross Singers from Purchase Ridge Church where he attended will provide the music. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Goode Cemetery. The family will meet at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dearl Hass, Ricky Stokes, David Gillenwater, Rocky Rhoton, Matt Rhoton and Curtis Rhoton. Honorary pallbearer will be Ed Reed. Gate City Funeral Home is serving the Griffin family. Kingsport Times-News Roger "Fred" Griffin BLOUNTVILLE — Roger "Fred" Griffin, 92, of Blountville, went to be with his Lord, Wednesday (Feb. 18, 2009) at Greystone Health Care. Mr. Griffin was born July 25, 1916, in Clinchport, Va., a son of the late, Elijah and Lakie Griffin. He was a resident of Blount- ville for most of his life. He retired from Eastman Chemical after 23 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Helen Griffin; two sisters, Pauline Griffin and Lucille Tranbarger. Griffin is survived by his son, James Griffin and wife Terry; three grandchildren, Kevin Griffin, Scott Griffin and wife Melissa, Denise Wrye and husband Michael; five great-grandchildren; brothers, George Griffin and wife Elly, K.E. Griffin and wife Barbara; one sister, Ruth Ferguson and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at East Lawn Funeral Home. Services will follow with the Rev. Millard Johnson and the Rev. Billy Byrd officiating. Graveside services will be Sunday at 1 p.m. in Tri-Cities Memory Gardens where family and friends are asked to assemble by 12:45 p.m. Honorary pallbearers will be H.J. Anderson and Jay Booher. A special thank you to the 3rd floor nursing staff and hospice at Greystone Health Care. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Adam’s Chapel United Methodist Church c/o Traci Mitchell, 348 Carrol Hill Drive, Blountville, Tenn., 37617. East Lawn Funeral Home, your Dignity Memorial provider, is serving the Griffin family. Kingsport Times-News Stanley Elwood Griffin Duffield,
VA - Stanley Elwood Griffin, 81, Duffield, VA passed away Saturday, July
13, 2013 at Ridgecrest Manor, Duffield, VA. Mr.
Griffin was born in Scott County, VA on April 9, 1932 to the late Clyde
and Elsie Flanary Griffin. He
was retired from J.P. Stevens, a veteran of the United States Army
serving during the Korean Conflict, and a member of Sloantown Baptist
Church. In
addition to his parents, his brother, Glenn Griffin preceded him in
death. He
is survived by his daughter, Donna Falin and special friend, Mark
Townsend, Duffield, VA; sons, Brian Griffin, Duffield, VA and Stanley
Griffin and wife, Paula, Knoxville, TN; grandchildren, Justin Lane,
Kimberly Townsend, Alyssa Griffin, and Colby Griffin; his ex-wife,
Joanne Griffin, Duffield, VA; sisters, Doris Griffin, Janice Gibson,
Gate City, VA, and Marie Burke, Gate City, VA; brothers, Carlos Griffin
and wife, Jane, Gate City, VA, Dewey Griffin and wife, Inece, Gate City,
VA, Gene Griffin and wife, Sallie, Kingsport, TN, Kenny Griffin and
wife, Marie, Weber City, VA, and Elmer Dee Griffin and wife, Peggy, Gate
City, VA; along with several nieces and nephews. The
family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at
the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00
p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev.
Charles Rhoton and Rev. Greg Hill officiating. Way of the Cross will
provide the music. Military
graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 18,
2013 at the Sloantown Cemetery in the Sloantown community of Scott
County, VA by the American Legion Hammond Post #3, Kingsport, TN and
Post #265, Gate City, VA assisted by members of the Virginia Army
National Guard Honor Guard. Robert
Townsend, Justin Lane, Randy Griffin, Neil Griffin, and Gerald Griffin
will serve as pallbearers. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service. The
family would like to thank the staff at Ridgecrest Manor for their care
and support of Mr. Griffin. An
online guest register is available for the Griffin family at
www.gatecityfunerals.com. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Stanley Elwood
Griffin. Gate
City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Luella (Lane) Griffis Luella
Griffis, 69, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Holston Manor
Nursing Home. She
was born in Scott County, VA July 20, 1940 to the late Leonard Scott
Lane and Nellie Mae Lane. Including her parents, she was preceded in
death by his brother, J.C. Lane and an infant brother, Terry Lynn Lane. Survivors
include her sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda and Troy Williams, Church
Hill, TN, Sue and John Noe, Columbus, OH; brother and sister-in-law,
Bobby Joe and Ruth Lane, Nickelsville, VA; several nieces and nephews. The
family will receive friends at the residence of her brother and
sister-in-law at Bobby Joe and Ruth Lane, Nickelsville, VA. A
graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Moores
Family Cemetery, Taylor Town Community with Rev. William Bowen
officiating. The family will meet at the cemetery for the graveside
service. Gate
City Funeral Home is serving the Griffis family. Gate
City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted by Don Lane Edith
Marie (Broadwater) Grigsby November
15, 1924 - November 30, 2014 Nickelsville,
VA - Edith Marie Broadwater Grigsby, 90, Nickelsville, VA passed away
Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Church Hill Health Care and Rehab, Church
Hill, TN. Edith
was born in Scott County, VA to the late Robert Jefferson and Etta Faye
Hilton Broadwater. She was a homemaker and owner of The Homemaker Shop. In
addition to her parents her son, Jeffrey Grigsby; sisters, Reba Castle,
Angeline Smith; and brothers, Kenneth Broadwater, Garland Broadwater,
and Arthur Broadwater preceded her in death. She
is survived by her daughter, Janet Darlene Kilgore Thrum and husband,
Ronald, Royersford, PA; brother, Lowell Broadwater and wife, Peggy,
Nickelsville, VA; along with several nieces and nephews. A
graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 3,
2014 at the Nickelsville Cemetery, Nickelsville, VA. Family and friends
will serve as pallbearers. Family
and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service. The
family of Edith Grigsby would like to extend a very special thank you to
Lowell and Peggy Broadwater, and Clara Goins for their love and support. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Nickelsville Cemetery Fund
in care of the First Baptist Church, 1106 Nickelsville Highway,
Nickelsville, VA 24271. An
online guest register is available for the Grigsby family at
www.gatecityfunerals.com. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Edith M.
Broadwater Grigsby. (Some
Scott Co ancestral families – Broadwater, Hilton, McConnell, Fuller,
Moore, Kilgore, Agee, Stallard, Compton, Dougherty, Fulkerson, Cattron, Gate
City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Lloyd
Whitten Grigsby NICKELSVILLE,
Va. -- Two men died yesterday [10/14/1961] when an early morning blaze
destroyed the Cowan Page residence in this Southwest Virginia community. Dead
when help arrived were Cowan Page, 53, and a Kingsport man, Lloyd
Whitten Grigsby, 66, 203 Tennessee St. According
to a spokesman for the sheriff's department, Page was found in a corner
of the house and Grigsby was in a bed. The
Scott County Sheriff Department received a call from someone at 8 a.m.
that the page home was burning. The
frame house, located in the Long Hollow section of Scott County, was
completely destroyed by the fire. The
sheriff's department spokesman said Page's family left the residence
Friday night, and that the two men were alone in the house. ---------------------------------
Grigsby,
a veteran of World War I, retired merchant, farmer and lumber man, was a
member of Meade's Chapel Methodist Church. He
is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Grady Bryant, Kingsport, Mrs. G. K.
Gent and Mrs. Norma Taylor, both of Eureka, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. M.
O. Fletcher, Washington, N. C.; one brother, Ernest C. Grigsby, Dublin,
Va.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Gate City
Funeral Home. Kingsport
Times-News Front Page, Sunday, October 15, 1961 Submitted by Delmar Fraysier Pearl Marie (Williams) Grigsby Pearl Marie Grigsby, age 85, of LeMesa,
Calif., passed away Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001. She was born in Her survivors include her sons, Robert C.
Grigsby, Leesburg, Fla., Johnnie R. Grigsby, Umatilla, Fla., Jimmy L.
Grigsby, LeMesa, Calif.; daughter, Judy Smith, Leesburg, Fla.; brother,
John H. Williams, Kingsport, Tenn.; sisters, Lola Minnick, Kingsport,
Tenn.; Shirley Reed, Tampa, Fla. and Rose Cooper, Kingsport, Tenn.; 16
grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren. This announcement is made courtesy of Beyers
Funeral Home.
Amalee (Wininger) Grimm YUMA, Va. — Amalee Wininger Grimm, 90, of Cowan Branch community, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning (April 5, 2009). She was a lifelong resident of Scott County. Amalee was active with the Yuma Senior Citizens Group. She was a member of Cowan Branch Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard R. Grimm; her parents, Robert L. Wininger and Clara Fields Wininger; her sisters, Edith Shoemaker, Lucille Whitley and Dorothy Grimm; a brother, Walter E. Wininger; along with her nephew, Eldon Wininger. Amalee Grimm is survived by her sisters, Velma Wininger (Gate City, Va.) and Jewell Bloomer (Weber City, Va.); a brother, Robert Wininger (Gate City, Va.); her sisters-in-law, Ottalee Wininger (Church Hill), Helen Grimm (Gate City, Va.); along with four nieces and two nephews. Calling hours will be held Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Scott County Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted Monday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Paul Blessing and Pastor Michael Sampson officiating. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Holston View Cemetery with Jerry Grimm, Timothy Wininger, Gaylord Hill, Jim Collins, Steve Elliott and Benny Reed serving as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Cowans Branch Missionary Baptist Church, 433 Cowan Gap Tunnel Road, Gate City, Va. 24251. Scott County/Carter-Trent Funeral Home is serving the family. Kingsport Times-News Byrl
Keith Grimm Gate
City, VA - Mr. Byrl Keith Grimm, 75, Gate City, VA passed away, Monday,
December 17, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr.
Grimm was born in Scott County, VA on February 26, 1937 to the late Byrl
Vance and Ruth Shelton Grimm. He was retired from Tennessee Eastman. He
is survived by his wife, Colleen B. Grimm, Gate City, VA; daughters, Karen
Hammonds and husband, Mark, Gate City, VA and Rhonda Taylor and husband,
Mark, Gate City, VA; grandchildren, Aaron , Matthew, Sara, and Colton
Hammonds; brother, Johnny Grimm, Gate City, VA; along with several nieces
and nephews. The
family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2012 at
Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Funeral services
will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the
funeral home with Rev. Larry Tolley officiating. Graveside
services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 21, 2012 at
Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA. Matthew Hammonds, Tony Grimm, Joe
Grimm, Mark Taylor, Mark Hammonds, and Brad Grimm will serve as pallbearers. Family
and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12:15 p.m. Friday to go
in procession to the graveside service. Gate
City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Keith Grimm. Gate
City Funeral Home obituaries at www.gatecityfunerals.com Submitted
by Don Lane Cora
Lucinda (Sandidge) Grimm GATE CITY, Va. -- Mrs. Cora L. Grimm, 58, Route 3, Gate City, Va.,
died Friday [11/25/1960] at 2:45 p.m. at Holston Valley Community
Hospital following a long illness. She was a member of Chalybeate Springs Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, W. K. Grimm, Gate City; one
daughter, Mrs. Feme G. Bellamy, Gate City; three half-sisters, Mrs. Mae
Holmes, Bristol, Tenn., Mrs. Clara Greer, Gate City, Mrs. Ethel Qualls,
Fla.; two brothers, Walker, and John Sandidge, both of Gate City; three
half-brothers. Roy, Ray, and Rollings Sandidge, all of Gate City. Funeral services will be held Sunday 2 p.m. at Chalybeate Springs
Methodist Church with Rev. W. R. Grimm Jr., and Rev. Carl Jones
officiating. Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery. The body will remain at Gate City Funeral Home until 1 hour before
the services. Pallbearers will be Billy Ray Sandidge, Billy Jones, Harvey
Sandidge, Haynes Grimm, Johnny Sandidge, Dwight Grimm, Jimmy Haynes and
D. F. Grimm Jr. Kingsport Times-News, Sunday, November 27, 1960 Submitted by Delmar Fraysier David Franklin "D.F." (John R.) Grimm Jr. WEBER CITY, Va. - D. F. Grimm, Jr. (John R.), 88, departed this life on Saturday (March 11, 2001) after an extended illness. He was born on January 24, 1913, the son of the late David and Ethel Grimm of Kermit Community, Gate City, Va. He was a lifelong resident of Scott County, Va. He was of the Baptist faith. In his earlier years, he was a bus driver for Tri-State Bus Lines and was employed with Blue Ridge Glass Plant. After leaving the glass plant, he became an antique dealer and was widely known throughout the Tri-Cities, as he never met a stranger. He had weekly auctions for several years at the Weber city Auction House. He was also an honorary member of the Weber City Volunteer Fire Department. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Grimm, on September 25, 2000; and a brother, Haynes Grimm. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Frankie and Jim Collins, Weber City; son and daughter-in-law, Hubert and Allison Grimm, Max Meadows, Va.; granddaughters, Mrs. Greg (Starlete) Cochran, LaFollette, Tenn., Mrs. Cavin (Tammy) Reed, Weber City; Debra Daniel, Gladys, Va., and Carol Mabry, Max Meadows, Va.; grandsons, Lindy Collins and wife, Carla, Kingsport, and Steve Grimm, Max Meadows, Va.; ten great-grandchildren of whom three were very special in his life, Cliffton Reed, Gate City, Britney Cochran, LaFollette, Tenn., and Jonathan Collins, Kingsport; and nephew, Brad Grimm; along with a special cousin and friend, Arbutus Hilton. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, and anytime at the residence of Frankie and Jim Collins, 153A Church Street, Weber City. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Dean Smith and the Rev. Paul Blessing officiating. Music will be provided by grandson and wife, Lindy and Carla Collins; piano by great-grandson, Cliffton Reed; and solo by Andrea Sheppard. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City. Pallbearers will be Lindy Collins, Greg Cochran, Cavin Reed, Jason Glover, Jeff Thacker, and Michael Billips. Honorary pallbearers will be Edsel Hilton, Lloyd Hensley, J. Fred Shelton, John Gillenwater, Ron Gillenwater, and Don Gillenwater. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church of Weber City, P.O. Box 2155, Weber City, Va. 24290. Kingsport Times-News Dorothy Marie (Wininger) Grimm WEBER CITY, Va. - Dorothy Marie Grimm, 83, departed this life Monday (Sept. 25, 2000) at the Brian Center in Weber City, Va., after an extended illness. She was born Nov. 14, 1916, the daughter of the late Bob and Clara Wininger of Cowans Branch Community, Gate City, Va. She was a lifelong resident of Scott County. Mrs. Grimm was a member of the First Baptist Church of Weber City where she was a member of the Lydia Sunday School class. She had worked as a seamstress at several of the local sewing factories in the 1950�s and 1960�s. She was also a homemaker. She had been a dialysis patient for the past ten years. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Edith Shoemaker and Lucille Whitley. Surviving are her husband of 67 years, D.F. (John R.) Grimm, Duffield Adult Residential Center, Duffield, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Frankie and Jim Collins, Weber City, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, Hubert and Allison Grimm, Max Meadows, Va.; granddaughters, Mrs. Greg (Starlete) Cochran, LaFollette, Tenn., Mrs. Cavin (Tammy) Reed, Weber City, Va., Debra Daniel, Gladys, Va., and Carol Mabry, Max Meadows, Va.; grandsons, Lindy Collins and wife Carla Collins, Kingsport, and Steve Grimm, Max Meadow, Va.; ten great-grandchildren, of which three were very special in her life, Cliffton Reed, Gate City, Va., Britney Cochran, LaFollette, Tenn., and Jonathan Collins, Kingsport; sisters, Velma Wininger and Amalee Grimm, both of Gate City, Va., and Jewell Bloomer, Weber City, Va.; brothers, Robert Wininger, Gate City, Va., and Walter Wininger and wife Ottalee, Church Hill, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews, along with several friends at the FMC Dialysis Center in Kingsport and several caregivers. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Weber City and anytime at the residence of Frankie and Jim Collins, 153A Church Street, Weber City, Va. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the church with the Rev. Paul Blessing and the Rev. Dean Smith officiating. Music will be provided by grandson and wife, Lindy and Carla Collins; piano by great-grandson, Cliffton Reed; solo by Andrea Sheppard; and �A Tribute to Mom�, by Jim Collins. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Holston View Cemetery. Family and friends will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, to go in procession to the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church of Weber City, P.O. Box 2155, Weber City, Va. 24290, or to FMC Dialysis Center of West Kingsport, Patient Fund, 3600 Netherland Inn Road, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660, or to the Mountain Empire Older Citizens, P.O. Box 888, Big Stone Gap, Va. 24219. Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Edna Burnace (Snapp) Grimm CHURCH HILL - Edna Burnace Snapp Grimm, 81,
went to be with the Lord late Sunday evening ( Born in She was a loving and faithful pastor�s
wife along with being a very loving and faithful mother of three. She was preceded in death by her parents, John
and Stella Robinette Snapp; her great-granddaughter, Ashley Nicole
Berry; a stepfather, Walter (Tobe) Fields; one sister, Velma Snapp; four
brothers, John Robert Snapp, Everett Snapp, Kyle Snapp and Ernest Snapp.
Surviving are her loving husband of 63 years,
Rev. W.R. Grimm Jr., of the home; two sons, Melvin Wayne Grimm and his
wife, Barbara, Morganton, N.C., and Joseph Stephen Grimm Sr., and his
wife, Marsha, Bluefield, Va.; a foster son, Luis Warf, Roanoke, Va.;
seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Elmer Dean Snapp and his wife,
Lynn, Gate City, Va., and Vernon D. Snapp and his wife, Tina, Mount
Carmel; 14 nieces and nephews; a special friend, Jewel Land, Bristol,
Tenn.; and a host of other friends. Calling hours are from Funeral services will be conducted at The body will lie in state one hour prior to
the service. Burial will follow at Pallbearers will be Timothy Snapp, Mark Snapp,
Sammy Snapp, Ralph Price, Dave Clark, Doug Lester, Walter Winegar,
Gerald Adkins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to
the
John
Franklin Grimm John
Franklin Grimm, 77 a life-long resident of Scott County, Virginia (Yuma
Community) went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at
Holston Valley Medical Center. He
was retired from Holston Defense Corporation where he worked as a carpenter. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Haynes Grimm; his parents, Byrl and
Ruth Shelton Grimm and his brother, Keith Grimm. John is survived by his sons, Gregory Joe Grimm and Tony Lee Grimm and wife Lee; grandchildren, Tra Grimm, Bryan Grimm and Jessica Grimm; eight great-grandchildren. The
family will receive friends from 12 – 2 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2012
at Scott County Funeral Home, 2060 Hwy 23N, Weber City, VA. A
funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with
Rev. Paul Blessing officiating. Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of
one’s choice. Carter-Trent/Scott
County Funeral Home, Weber City is serving the Grimm family. Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Juanita (Williams) Grimm KINGSPORT — Mrs. Juanita Grimm, 85, of Gray, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday (Feb. 17, 2009) at Wellington Place of Colonial Heights following a brief illness. She was formerly employed at Eastman Kodak before becoming a full-time homemaker. She loved cooking for her family and enjoyed spending time with her sisters, nieces and nephews and her children and grandchildren. She was of the Baptist faith. Juanita was born on April 3, 1923, in Tazewell County, Va., and was the daughter of the late William James (Will) and Bessie Powers Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, Willie Williams, Claude Williams, Paul Williams, Millard Williams, Raymond Williams and Howard Williams. Also preceding are two sisters, Mrs. Rosie Jackson and Mrs. Katherine Fuller. Juanita is survived by her husband of 60 years, Steward E. Grimm; one son, Chuck (Diana) Grimm, of Kingsport; two daughters, Reba (Mike) Thompson and Kammy (Sam) Cook, both of Kingsport; seven grandchildren, Becky (David) Bridges, Greg (Lauren) Thompson, Julie (Vi Jay) Kumar, Josh Grimm, Alicia Cook, Hannah Cook and Lauren Cook; two great-grandchildren, Aiden Bridges and Campbell Bridges; two sisters, Mrs. Ezzel Gates, of Tazewell, Va., and Mrs. Pearl Mitchell, of Abingdon, Va.; one brother, David Williams, of Florida; several nieces and nephews. The family of Juanita Grimm will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Tri-Cities Funeral Home with services being conducted at 8 p.m. from the chapel of the funeral home with Dr. Gene Lasley officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. The family would like to express heartfelt thanks to special friends and staff at Wellington Place, Amedisys Hospice and Dr. Ronald Hunter. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holston United Methodist Home for Children, P.O. Box 188, Greeneville, Tenn. 37744. Tri-Cities Funeral Home is honored to serve the Grimm family. For more information, please call Tri-Cities Funeral Home at (423) 323-5167. Kingsport Times-News Lillie Ernestine (Tittsworth) Grimm CHURCH HILL - Lillie Ernestine Tittsworth Grimm, 66, West Carters Valley Rd., died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at Hospice House in Bristol after a strong battle against cancer. Ernestine was a native of Scott Co., Va. and graduated from Cleveland High School and Whitney’s School of Business. Mrs. Grimm was a member of Higher Ground Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, W.K. Tittsworth, and a brother, Buford Tittsworth. Surviving are her husband of 46 years, Lloyd Grimm; a daughter and son-in-law, Ramona and Terry Fletcher; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Belinda Grimm; her mother, Alice Tittsworth, Church Hill Life Care Center; three grandchildren, Ami Fletcher, Lauren Grimm, and Megan Grimm; one brother and sister-in-law, Vance and Sharon Tittsworth, all of Church Hill; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with Dr. Phil Hoskins and the Rev. Westley Duncan officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Willis Grimm, Dan Shelton, Kelsie Jones, Edsel Bellamy, Carl Bacon and Bill Haynes. Honorary pallbearers will be Ben Tittsworth, Tom Tittsworth, Charles Tittsworth, Ralph Bates, Paul Crussell, James McMullen, W.L. Rogan, Roy Davidson, Lowell Haynes, and Dorman Blizzard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Mrs. Wanda Grills, 1217 Radcliffe Ave., Kingsport, Tenn. 37664. Kingsport Times-News William
Robert ‘W.R.’ Grimm Jr.-Rev. CHURCH HILL - Rev. W.R. Grimm Jr., 84, went to
be with the Lord unexpectedly Wednesday evening ( He was born in Rev. Grimm was a member of First United
Methodist Church of Church Hill, where he taught Sunday school. He was a
mason belonging to the Clay Lodge Post No. 386 in Church Hill. He was
known for his dedicated service not only to the church but to his family
and community. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna
Snapp Grimm; a great-granddaughter, Ashley Nicole Berry; his parents,
William Robert Grimm Sr. and Mary Jones Grimm along with an infant
sister. Surviving are his two sons, Melvin Wayne Grimm
and his wife, Barbara, Morganton, N.C., Joseph Stephen Grimm Sr. and his
wife, Marsha, Bluefield, Va.; foster son, Luis Warf, Roanoke, Va.; seven
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren;
a very special friend, Ruby Faye Bellamy, Gate City, Va.; along with a
host of friends. Calling hours are from Services will be conducted at The body will lie in state at the church one
hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Pallbearers will be Timothy Snapp, Mark Snapp,
Sammy Snapp, Ralph Price, Dave Clark, Doug Lester, Walter Winegar and
Gerald Adkins. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Makayla Marie Grindstaff KINGSPORT — Makayla Marie Grindstaff, precious infant daughter of Kristi and Matthew Grindstaff, went to be with Jesus on Monday (Dec. 17, 2007). She is also survived by one great-great-grandmother, Myrtle Haynes; great-grandparents, Betty and Paul Atkins, Alma and Carl Hall, Jane and Gayle White and Eleanor and Bob Grindstaff; grandparents, Muriel and Jerry Horne, Derena White, Tim White, Rocky and Ana Grindstaff and Luke Minor; aunts, Ashley White, Angel Minor and Jennifer Puckett; uncles, Santiago Grindstaff and Chad Grindstaff; and one sister, Kamden Grace Stephenson. She was preceded in death by one great-grandmother, Beulah Strauss; and a great aunt, Gloria Arnold. Graveside services will be held for Makayla on Saturday at 1 p.m. at East Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum where family and friends may assemble from 12:30 until time of services. East Lawn Funeral Home, your dignity memorial provider, is serving the Grindstaff family. Kingsport Times-News Cecile N. (Lawson) Thompson Grissom Cecile
Thompson Grissom, 71, 722 Dover Ave., Mount Carmel, died Saturday (May
4, 1991) at Indian Path Medical Center. She
was born in Scott County, Va. but had lived most of her life in the
Kingsport area. She was a
member of Fellowship Freewill Baptist Church. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Grissom in 1990. Surviving
are one daughter, Mrs. Jimmy (Joyce) Dean, Mount Carmel; one sister,
Mrs. Clyde (Mary) Tomlinson, Fort Blackmore, Va.; two brothers, Charles
Lawson, and Lucian Lawson, both Fort Blackmore, Va. and several nieces
and nephews. Calling
hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at East Lawn Funeral Home. Services
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with the
Rev. Carl Voorhes officiating. Graveside
services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in East Lawn Memorial
Park. Kingsport
Times-News, Sunday, May 5, 1991 Submitted by Delmar Fraysier Earl L. Grissom Earl
L. Grissom, 67, 1101 Shipp St., Kingsport, died Saturday (April 21,
1990) at Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center after a brief
illness. A
lifelong resident of the Kingsport area, he had been employed by J.P.
Stevens and was a member of Gospel Assembly Church in Bloomingdale. Surviving
are his wife, Cecile N. Lawson Grissom, four daughters, Mrs. Jimmy
(Joyce) Dean, Mrs. Ralph (Edith) Smith, Mrs. Carroll (Geraldine) Harper
and Mrs. Nell Perry, all of Kingsport; one granddaughter; and one
brother, Glen Grissom, Kingsport. Calling
hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Gospel Assembly Church. Services
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Carl
Voorhes officiating. Graveside
services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at East Lawn Memorial
Park. East
Lawn Funeral Home is in charge. Kingsport
Times-News, Monday, April 23, 1990 Submitted
by Delmar Fraysier Mary
Adrula (McClellan) Grogan Burial
will be in the Mrs.
Grogan spent most of her life in this vicinity.
Daughter of J. R. McClellan and Annie Hilton McClellan, she was a
member of the Baptist church. Surviving
are her husband, Harry P. Grogan, Sr., one daughter, Mrs. R. S. Smith,
and one son, Harry Grogan, Jr., all of
AJ Grizzel LENNOX,
S.D. - AJ Grizzel, 18, died Saturday (June 26, 2004) in Wichita, Kans.,
from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. AJ
was born July 7, 1985 in Sioux Falls, S.D. His parents, Joey and Shelly
(Kruse) Grizzel, raised AJ in Lennox, S.D., where they watched him
graduate from Lennox High School in 2003 and then go on to fulfill his
lifelong dream of entering the U.S. Air Force in August of 2003. AJ
was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kans. He was
ranked as an Airman 1st Class with Excellence in Leadership Presidential
Award which was earned at Shepard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Tex.
He also completed his electrical distribution engineering certification
at Shepard. AJ
was an excellent Big Brother and a great role model for his friends. So
many people lived their life through AJ. He was a bright shining star to
everyone's life he touched. AJ
was preceded in death by his grandfather, Clair Henricksen;
great-grandfather, Henry Kruse; and great-grandparents, John and Dorothy
Hayne. Survivors
include his parents, Joey and Shelly Grizzel of Lennox; three brothers,
Corbin Grizzel of Lennox, Chris and Jessee Grizzel, both of Rogersville;
aunts and uncles, Del and Kari (Kruse) Johnson of Sioux Falls, Erik and
Terese Swenson of San Jose, Calif., Dr. Kim Swenson and Matt Borra of
Capistrano Beach, Calif., Larry and Beth Hill of Sioux Falls;
grandparents, Burdell and Julie Kruse of Luverne, Minn., Kay Henricksen
of Sioux Falls, S.D., Lars and Carole Swenson of Capistrano Beach,
Calif., Joe and Carol Grizzel of Sneedville; great-grandmother, Martha
Kruse of Sibley, Iowa; great-great-grandfather, Francis Houser of
Kirksville, Mo.; godparents, Doug and Deb Johnson of Sioux Falls;
special friends, Chad, Julie, Chad Michael, Lauren and Dallas Stephens,
all of Lennox, S.D. Numerous other aunts, uncles, cousins and friends
also survive AJ. The
visitation for AJ will be held at the Miller Funeral Home Valley View
Chapel, 41st and Valley View Road, on Thursday from 12 noon to 8 p.m. The
family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. with a memorial service at 7
p.m. The
funeral service with military honors will be held on Friday at 10:30
a.m. at the Lennox Ebenezer Presbyterian Church with a lunch following. (Great
grandson of Lucille
Evelyn (Lane) Brooks Rowland) Kingsport
Times-News Submitted
by Don Lane Darryl Gene Grizzel GATE CITY, Va. - Darryl Gene Grizzel , 45, 14104 E. Carter's Valley Road, went to be with the Lord Monday (Jan. 18, 1999) at Indian Path Medical Center due to a sudden illness. A lifelong resident of Scott County, Va., he was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Lee Grizzel , April 12, 1961; and a brother, Jack Grizzel . Surviving are his mother, Mattie Williams Grizzel , Gate City, Va.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mrs. Carroll (Betty) Browder, Kingsport, and Mrs. Randy (Shirley) Bishop, Gate City, Va.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy and Billie Grizzel , Kingsport, and Sidney and Mary Grizzel , Blountville; sister-in-law, Joan Grizzel , Bristol, Tenn.; three nieces, two great-nieces, seven nephews and nine great-nephews; and special friend, Paul Jones, Gate City, Va. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home and anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Elder Allen Hensley and Elder Gerald Hopkins officiating. Music will be conducted by Patsy Hensley. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Walnut Chapel Cemetery in Carter's Valley. Pallbearers will be Robert Williams, Roger McClellan, Nelson Williams, Jack Edwards, Dave Sweeney, Hollis Grizzel , Jim Sumner, Truman Calton and Billy Jack Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Henderson, Paul Jones, Claude McClellan, Danny Hensley, Roby Bishop, Ronnie Johnson and Darrell Jones. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Paul Jones, 525 Wadlow Gap Rd., Gate City, VA 24251. Kingsport Times-News James Willard Grizzle KINGSPORT — James Willard Grizzle of Kingsport passed away on Monday, (July 18, 2011) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Russell Co., Va. and retired in 1981 with over 40 years of service at Tennessee Eastman Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph Bert Grizzle Sr. and Betty Kiser Grizzle; one sister, Opal Grizzle Kiss; and one brother, Ralph Bert Grizzle Jr. Surviving are his wife, Irene Darnell Grizzle; sister, Mildred Illine Grizzle of Kingsport; nephews, John B. Kiss, Michael Kiss both of San Diego, Calif., and Royden Russell of Kingsport; great-nephew, James Cole Kiss; two great-nieces, Katherine Cole Kiss, and Julianna Nicole Kiss. Visitation will be from 11 to 1 p.m. on Thursday at Oak Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. in the J. Wayne Hamilton Chapel of Oak Hill Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Lane officiating. Music provided by Teddy Smith. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be John B. Kiss, Mike Kiss, Mark Russell, Bob Van Allen, Van Blair, and Marshall Spears. The staff of Oak Hill is honored to serve the family of James Willard Grizzle. Kingsport Times-News Submitted by Don Lane Jimmie Gilbert Grizzel KINGSPORT - Jimmie Gilbert Grizzel, 61, went to be with the Lord Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) at the Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Scott County, Va., he was a son of Mattie Gertrude Grizzel of East Carters Valley and the late Roy Lee Grizzel. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a former member of the Tennessee National Guard and retired from Arcata Graphics. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his father, two brothers, William Jackson Grizzel and Darryl Gene Grizzel preceded him in death. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 43 years, Billie Brewer Grizzel, of the home; three sons and daughters-in-law, Donald Wayne Grizzel, William Richard Grizzel and his wife, Donna, all of Kingsport and Ronald David Grizzel and his wife, Pat, Bulls Gap; two sisters, Mrs. Carrol (Betty) Browder, Mrs. Randy (Shirley) Bishop, both of Scott County, Va.; a brother and sister-in-law, Sidney Lee Grizzel and his wife, Maria, Blountville; three grandsons, Kyle Joseph Grizzel, Kristopher Logan Grizzel and Kurtis Andrew Grizzel; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at East Lawn Funeral Home. Those who wish may call at anytime at the residence. Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jerry L. Northam and Elder Allen Hensley officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday in East Lawn Memorial Park. Kingsport Times-News Lloyd
Elmer Grizzle GATE
CITY, Va. - Lloyd Elmer Grizzle, 36, died at his residence on Route 1,
Gate City at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday [7/7/1964] after a brief illness. He is
survived by his widow Mrs. Thelma Adcock Grizzle; father and mother Mr.
and Mrs. John Grizzle; sisters Mrs. Gillie Darnell and Mrs. Shirley
Hammonds, all of Gate City, Mrs. Zola Hart of Kingsport and Mrs. Helen
Darnell of Hiltons, Va.: brothers Harold and Carl of Gate City, Massie
and Emerson of Bristol and James of Florida. Funeral
arrangements will be announced by the Gate City Funeral Home. Funeral
services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Alley's Chapel
Methodist Church with Rev. Eugene McConnell and Rev. Paul Lane
officiating. Burial
will be in the Holston View Cemetery. The
body will be taken to the home of a brother, Harold Grizzle, on Route 1,
Gate City, Va., at 4 p.m. today from the Gate City Funeral Home. The
body will be taken to the church one hour before services. Kingsport
Times, Wednesday, July 8, 1964 Submitted
by Don Lane Luther K. Grizzle GATE CITY, Va. - Luther K. Grizzle, 65, fell asleep peacefully Saturday morning, (May 12, 2007) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center with his family by his side. Luther worked as a barber in Weber City until declining health and was of the Holiness faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thurman and Etta Grizzle; and sons, Brent K. Grizzle and Damon Grizzle. Luther leaves behind his son, Toby L. Grizzle and wife, Davida; the mother of his children, Wilma Hite Grizzle; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Eulene and James Smith, Nancy and Frankie Wininger, Helen and David Turner, Susie and Daniel McMurray, all of Gate City, and Evelyn and Johnny Chavis of Bamberg, S.C.; one brother, Ray Grizzle of Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews. His siblings would like to give special thanks to our brother-in-law, Frankie Wininger, who took special care of our brother and stood by him until the end. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill Memorial Park with Rev. Jeff DeBoard officiating. Music will be provided by Marcus and Christie Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be brothers-in-law and nephews. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport. is serving the family of Luther Grizzle. Kingsport Times-News Lydia Etta (Lowe) Grizzle GATE CITY, Va. - Lydia Etta Grizzle , 76, E. Carters Valley Road, died at 7 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 25, 1997) at her home after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Scott County, Va., Mrs. Grizzle was a homemaker and a Baptist by faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Grizzle , in 1987. Surviving are five daughters and sons-in-law, Eulene and James Smith, Nancy and Frankie Wininger, and Helen and David Turner, all of Gate City, Va., Susie and Daniel McMurray, Weber City, Va., and Evelyn and Johnny Chavis, Bamberg, S.C.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Luther and Wilma Grizzle , Weber City, Va., and Ray and Linda Grizzle , Church Hill; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Elder Gerald Hopkins officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Judes Children's Research Hospital Memorial Program, One St. Jude Place Bldg., Department 300, P.O. Box 1000, Memphis, Tenn. 38148-0552. Kingsport Times-News Mattie Gertrude (Williams) Grizzel GATE CITY, Va. - Mattie G. Grizzel, 87, took her flight to heaven Thursday (June 5, 2003) at Wellmont Hospice House. She was born in Scott County, Va on Sept. 21, 1915 and was the daughter of the late W.A.J. Williams and Julie Hammonds Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, mamaw, and friend. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and reading her Bible. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lee Grizzel in 1961; sons, Jack, Jimmie and Darryl Grizzel; seven sisters, four brothers. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Carroll (Betty) Browder, Kingsport and Mrs. Randy (Shirley) Bishop, Gate City, Va; son, Sidney Grizzel and wife Mary, Blountville; daughters-in-law: Joan Grizzel, Bristol, Tenn., and Billie Grizzel, Duffield, Va.; seven grandsons; three granddaughters; 12 great-grandsons; two great-granddaughters; one great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home, Weber City, Va., and anytime at her residence. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church (East Carter's Valley Road) with Elder Allen Hensley and Elder Gerald Hopkins officiating. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Music will be provided by Patsy Hensley. Interment will be at Walnut Chapel Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Bill Johnson, Paul Jones, Sam Jones, Mike Taylor, Jack Edwards, Nelson Williams. Memorial contributions may be made to Walnut Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Billy Jack Johnson, 116 Independence Drive, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660. Kingsport Times-News Roland Grizzle Roland Lee Grizzle, 39, of Route 19, Wadlow Gap Road, Kingsport, died at HCVH at 3:28 p. m. Monday after a long illness. A life-long resident of Scott County, he was a Baptist and a former plaster worker for Daniel Construction Co. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Shelia Mullins Grizzle, Kingsport; one daughter, Miss Sandra Lee Grizzle, Kingsport; two sisters, Mrs. Idania Smith, Weber City, and Mrs. Mary Crawford, Gate City; two brothers, Elwood Grizzle, Kingsport and J. B. Grizzle, Grundy, Va. Scott County Herald-Virginian, July 2,
1980 Sallie (Edwards) Grizzel GATE CITY, Va. - Sallie Edwards Grizzel, 84, of the Yuma community, died Friday morning (Dec. 20, 2002) at her home after an extended illness. A native of Dickenson County, Va., she had resided in Yuma since 1948. She attended Prospect United Methodist Church in Yuma. She was the widow of Worly H. Grizzel and the daughter of the late Patton and Mollie Grizzle Edwards. She was preceded in death by sisters, Vivian Smith, Sena Smith and Emma Smith. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Barbara Kirk Grizzel of Kingsport; granddaughters, Deanna Moore and husband Jason and Kara Grizzel all of Kingsport; great-grandson, Christian Moore of Kingsport; sister and husband, Alma and Raymond Bowman of Gate City, Va.; brothers and wives, Cecil and Nannie Edwards of Hiltons, Va., Gordon and Elsie Edwards of Blue Ridge, Va.; special nieces, Gay Brown and Virginia Rader, both of Gate City, Va. The family would like to say a special thanks to caregivers: Bonnie Howard, Norma Francis, Laura Ritchie and Brenda Buchanan. Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Weaver Funeral Home in Bristol and on Monday from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. at Prospect United Methodist Church in the Yuma community. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Don Large officiating. Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery in Weber City, Va. Memorials may be made to the Wellmont Foundation for Hospice, P.O. Box 1069, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662-9968. Kingsport Times-News Worley H. Grizzel GATE CITY, Va. - Worley H. Grizzel , 79, a well known resident of the Yuma community, Route 3, Box 58, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 30, 1999) at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport. A native of Russell County, Va., he moved to Gate City, Va. in 1948 from Dickenson County, Va. He was a retired line foreman with Appalachian Power Co. in Gate City, Va. He attended Prospect United Methodist Church. Mr. Grizzel was a charter member of the Yuma Ruritan Club. He served twice as Southwest Virginia District Governor of Ruritan National and initiated membership of 20 new Ruritan clubs in Southwest Virginia. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was serving on the board of directors of the Scott County Farm Bureau and formerly on the Scott County Board of Supervisors representing District One. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sallie Edwards Grizzel ; son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Barbara Grizzel , Kingsport; two granddaughters, Mrs. Jason (Deana) Moore, Kingsport and Kara Grizzel , Kingsport; a great-grandson, Christian Moore, Kingsport; a sister, Lillie Ball, Bristol, Tenn.; a brother, Tivis Grizzel , Cleveland, Va.; several nieces and nephews. The body will be taken to Prospect United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. today, where calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the church with the Rev. Don Large officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Holston View Cemetery with the Rev. Wrightly Salling officiating. Pallbearers will be Edsel Bellamy, Johnny Thacker, Ivan Taylor, Hagan Hartgrove, Burl Jones, N.W. Wininger and Doyle Alley. Memorials may be made to the Prospect United Methodist Church, c/o Ivan Taylor, Route 3, Box 161, Gate City, Va. 24251. Weaver Funeral Home, Bristol, is in charge of the arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Clarence Taylor Gross Jun 8, 1902 – Apr 9, 1977 Ex-Weber City Police Chief, Gross, Dies CLINCHPORT -- Clarence T. Gross, 74, of Rt. 1, Natural Tunnell Community, died early Saturday morning [Apr. 9, 1977] in Holston Valley Community Hospital. He was a retired police chief of Weber City. He had served on the Scott County Board of Supervisors, representing the Taylor district. He was a member of the IOOF Rayburn Lodge No. 157, Duffield, Pattonsville Rebecca Lodge No. 82, Duffield, Clinchport Masonic Lodge No. 267, and was a member of Kaylor's Chapel Central Baptist Church of Clinchport. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Lee Gross; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Gentry, Bristol, Tenn., and Mrs. Winnie Mae Vurchell, Alabama; four brothers, Earl Gross, C. W. Gross, Gordon Gross, all of Bristol, Tenn., and Ernest Gross, Bluff City. Scott County Funeral Home is in charge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Funeral services for Clarence T. Gross will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday from the Kaylor's Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Taylor, Rev. Ray Garland, Rev. Jess McMurray and Rev. Wrightly Salling officiating. Burial will follow in the Holston View Cemetery. Rayburn Lodge No. 157 will have charge of services at 8 o'clock Monday evening in the funeral home chapel. Clinchport Masonic Lodge No. 267 have charge of graveside services. The body will remain at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday and Monday. It will be taken to the church one hour before services. Friends will serve as pallbearers. Masons and Odd Fellows will serve as honorary pallbearers. Scott County Funeral Home, Weber City, is in charge. Kingsport Times-News, Sunday, April 10, 1977 Submitted by Delmar Fraysier Jackie Bruce Gross Jul 10, 1934 – Jan 8, 1971 Jackie Bruce Gross, 36, of East Carter's Valley (Kingsport Route 7) died in Holston Valley Community Hospital at 7:30 p.m. Friday [Jan 8, 1971] after a long illness. Before his illness, he was employed by the Upper East Tennessee Economic Opportinities Authority. He was a graduate of Rye Cove High School and of WWRC in Fisherville, VA., and was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 688 and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 972. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Christina Brooks Gross; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gross of Clinchport, VA., and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Jenkins, Clinchport. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funeral services for Jackie Bruce Gross will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Hamlett-Dobson Chapel, with the Rev. James Walter and the Rev. Paul Blessing officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A memorial Masonic service will be held at Hamlett-Dobson Chapel at 8 p.m. today. Kingsport Times-News, Sunday, January 10, 1971 Submitted by Delmar Fraysier Shelly Ruth (Greear) Gross COEBURN, Va. — Shelly Ruth Greear Gross, 31, passed away Saturday (March 14, 2009) at the Mountain View Regional Medical Center Norton, Va. She was a 1996 graduate of Twin Springs High School, attended the Wise Mountain Fellowship Church and was an employee of Belk Department Store Wise, Va. as a counter manager and beauty advisor. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Edison and Cecil Greear; maternal grandfather, James Byrd; a brother-in-law, Eric Gross and an uncle, C.W. Byrd. Surviving are her husband, Stacey Gross; two daughters, Shaylan Faith Gross and Sabree Erica Grace Gross, both of the home; her father, Gary Greear of Coeburn, Va.; her mother, Mary Greear of Castlewood, Va.; maternal grandmother, Norma Byrd of Castlewood, Va.; a brother, Rick Wayne Greear and his wife, Donna of Paulding, Ohio; two special nieces, Lauren Gross and Audrey Greear; two special nephews, Seth and Bryce Greear; her father and mother-in-law, Garry and Carolyne Gross of Coeburn, Va.; a brother-in-law, Chris Gross of Coeburn, Va. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. today at Sturgill Funeral Home, 310 6th St. NW, Coeburn, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Roger Cook and the Rev. Curtis Powers officiating. Burial will follow in the Greear Cemetery Flatwoods section of Coeburn. Sturgill Funeral Homes, 310 6th Street NW, Coeburn, Va. 24230 is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Clara Rita Groseclose KINGSPORT — Clara Rita Groseclose,
88, the second child born on June 5, 1921, to M. Clyde Groseclose Sr.
and Gladys Roller Groseclose (both deceased), died from fatal car wreck
injuries suffered in Johnson City, on the afternoon of Feb. 16, 2010,
when the other driver crossed the center line and struck her vehicle
head-on to her driver’s side, although Rita, from the physical
evidence, tried her best to escape the oncoming vehicle. Her family’s and friends’ loss was
her eternal gain in the arms of the Heavenly Father, justified by
God’s great grace through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a
member of Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church. Rita gave fully of herself to her
nation, her family and friends, her state, city and county, her church
family and her community. After earning a B.S. degree in Education from Rita worked for the government’s
World War II effort at the (secret) city of Rita had been very active in the Farm
Bureau of Rita was a member of the D.A.R., was a
past president of the Sullivan County Historical Society, was a past
president of the Netherland Inn Association, and was an avid volunteer
at the Inn; and she was a member of the East Tennessee Historical
Society, all of which demonstrated her lifelong love of history. As
well, Rita served as a presenter at various conferences and meetings.
Rita authored several articles for historical publications. In addition to her parents, Rita was
preceded in death by her sister, Mary Sue Groseclose; by several
cousins, aunts and uncles, and many wonderful friends and colleagues
whom Rita considered part of her extended family. She is survived by her brother, M.
Clyde Groseclose Jr., and wife, Rita B. Groseclose, of Kingsport; her
sister, Ruth Groseclose Land, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; her nephews, Murry
Clyde Groseclose III, and Robert W. Groseclose, both of Kingsport; her
nieces, Rita June Groseclose Stanley and husband, Dennis, and Catherine
L. Groseclose, all of Plano, Texas, Sara Land White and husband, David,
of Murfreesboro; grandnieces, Lauren C. Stanley of Washington, D.C.,
Morgan D. Stanley, of Houston, Texas, Kirsten E. Stanley, of Plano,
Texas, and Maria E. White, of Murfreesboro; grandnephew, Martin L.
White, of Murfreesboro; and several cousins and friends. Calling hours are from Funeral services will follow at 5 p.m.
with the Rev. Fred Niles, Rita’s pastor at Reedy Creek Presbyterian
Church, officiating. Graveside services will be conducted on
Sunday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes,
Kingsport, is serving the family of Rita Groseclose.
Clarence Taylor Gross CLINCHPORT - Clarence T. Gross, 74,
of Rt. 1, Natural Tunnel Community, died early Saturday morning [4/9/1977]
in Holston Valley Community Hospital. He was a retired police chief of
Weber City. He had served on the Scott County Board of Supervisors,
representing the Taylor district. He was a member of the IOOF Rayburn Lodge
No. 157, Duffield, Pattonsville Rebecca Lodge No. 82, Duffield, Clinchport
Masonic Lodge No. 267, and was a member of the Kaylor's Chapel Central
Baptist Church of Clinchport. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Rosa Lee Gross; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Gentry, Bristol, Tenn., and Mrs.
Winnie Mae Vurchell, Alabama; four brothers, Earl Gross, C. W. Gross, Gordon
Gross, all of Bristol, Tenn., and Ernest Gross, Bluff City. Scott County Funeral Home is in
charge. Kingsport Times-News / Sunday,
April 10, 1977 Submitted by Don Lane James M. Grubb BIG
STONE GAP - James (Jim) Grubb, 75, retired merchant, died at Lonesome Pine
Hospital Friday morning [Jan 1975] after a long illness. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Julia Clendennon Grubb, Big Stone Gap Rt. 1;
sisters, Mrs. Ida Barnett of Florida and Mrs. Stella Barnett, Green Castle,
Ind.; and brother, William (Bill) Rhoten, Big Stone Gap Rt. 1. Holding
Funeral Home is in charge. ---------------------------------------- Funeral
services for James (Jim) Grubb of Big Stone Gap will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday
at Robinette Chapel with the Rev. Gerald Hopkins and Rev. Lester Smith
officiating. Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery in Weber City. The
family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Holding Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, is in charge. Kingsport
Times-News Submitted
by Jewel Giles Horton Harrell Shirley Lee "Quillen" Grubb ST. PAUL, Va. - Shirley Quillen Grubb, 61, died Thursday (Dec. 24, 1998) at her home in Pensacola, Fla. Surviving are her mother, Lucy F. Quillen, Heritage Hall, Wise, Va.; two sisters, Anna Ruth Heneiger, St. Paul, Va., and Eula Elam, Rockford, Ill.; four brothers, Louie L. Quillen, Seaside, Calif., Kenneth Quillen, Graston, Wis., Paul Quillen, St. Paul, Va., and Bill M. Quillen, Colonial Heights, Va. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Dec. 27, 1998 in the Faith Chapel Funeral Home in Pensacola, Fla. The Rev. Carl Sanders officiated. Visitation was held at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of the services. Interment was in Pensacola Memorial Park Cemetery. Faith Funeral Chapel in Pensacola, Fla. was in charge of the arrangements. Courtesy of Huff-Cook Funeral Home, Castlewood, Va. Kingsport Times-News Doris James Gulley Local
Man 'Fair' Following Fall A
58-year-old Doris
J. Gulley, of 1821 Buckles Drive, fell this morning while cutting limbs
from a tree at the home of Jack Taylor, (Item
in Kingsport Times, Wednesday, October 12, 1960) (
Elbert James Gulley Word
has been received of the death of Elbert James Gulley, 43, who died
Monday [ He
was born in He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margie J. Gulley, 1712 Charles St., six
stepchildren, Frank J. Jennings, Walker Jennings, Hanzel Jennings, Jr.,
Jason Jennings, Mrs. Zula Mae Morelock and Miss Margaret S. Jennings,
and two brothers, Doris Gulley and Jeff Gulley. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete. (Kingsport
News, Tuesday, April 9, 1957) -------------------------------------------------------------- Funeral
arrangements for Elbert James Gulley, 43, who died Monday at the The
services will be held Wednesday at Burial
will be in the The
body will be removed from the Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home to (Kingsport
Times, Tuesday, April 9, 1957)
Marjorie Elizabeth “Margie” (Cox) Mrs.
Margie E. Gulley, 60, She
had lived practically all her life in Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Zola Mae Morelock, Kingsport; Mrs. Troy Hilton,
Manassas, Virginia; four sons, Earnest Jennings, Robert Jennings, Jason
Jennings all of Kingsport and Frank Jennings, Florence, Kentucky; one
sister, Mrs. Ethel Hammonds, Dayton, Ohio; one brother, Elmer Cox,
Dayton, Ohio; 22 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Hamlett-Dobson
Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. (Kingsport
News, Saturday, August 4, 1973)
Thomas Jefferson Gulley He
was a life-long resident of Survivors
include his wife, Mrs. Ida Couch Farris Gulley, Funeral
arrangements will be announced later by (Kingsport
News, Thursday, January 30, 1964) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Funeral
services for Thomas Jefferson Gulley will be held at Burial
will be in The
body will remain at (Kingsport
Times, Friday, January 31, 1964)
Virginia (Allen) Mrs.
Virginia Gulley, 56, died at her home, 1821 Buckles Drive, at Born
in Surviving
are: a daughter, Mrs. Ramonia Royls, Baltimore; two sons, Jack Gulley,
Kingsport, and Elmer Lee Moore, Michigan; two sisters, Mrs. Henry
Larkins, Kingsport, and Mrs. Clyde Allen, Baltimore; a half-brother,
Bill Allen, Surgoinsville; and six grandchildren. The
funeral will be held at The
body will be taken to the home at (Kingsport
News, Wednesday, January 2, 1963)
Pamela Michelle Gunning (Scott Co ancestral families – Kilgore, Bishop and others) Pamela Michelle Gunning, 50, Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at approximately 11:45am at Indian Path Medical Center. (Born in Kingsport, TN on Jul. 30, 1961) She was preceded in death by her father, William S. Gunning, Jr.; grandparents Claude M. Kilgore and Opal Pauline Arnold Kilgore; William S. Gunning, Sr. and Emma Clayton Gunning. Pamela is survived by one daughter, Rachael Michelle Wilcox of Kingsport; one son, Dustin Patrick Wilcox of Kingsport; two grandchildren, Kaden and Karma; and mother, Mrs. Doris K. Gunning of Kingsport. Visitation will be on Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 10:00-11:00am at Hamlett-Dobson, Kingsport. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 with Rev. Hal Calhoun and Marlin S. Jaynes, Minister officiating. Inurnment services will be conducted following the memorial service at Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Rogersville. The family requests contributions be given to the family to assist with funeral expenses. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home obituaries at www.hamlettdobson.com Submitted by Don Lane Clyde W. Guy Sr. KINGSPORT — Clyde W. Guy Sr., 76, passed away at his home and was pronounced DOA late Saturday (Jan. 8, 2000) at Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County (Kingsport). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a Submarine Sailor serving in the South Pacific European Theater. He was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Ray. He was retired as a Chief Petty Officer of the U.S.N.R. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service where he served for over 30 years. He was he was a member of the Pactolus United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Allen Guy in 1998; his parents, Levi Guy and Lillian Perry Guy; two brothers, Levi H. Guy Jr. and Cecil Guy. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Susie and Darrell Johnson Sr., Kingsport; three sons and daughters-in-law, Clyde W. (Bill) Guy Jr. and wife, Linda, Lubbock, Texas, Dr. David Guy and wife, Jane, and Eric and wife, Paula, both of Kingsport; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Ms. Ethel Toler, Ervin, Texas, Ms. Leona Lewis, Ms. Imogene Guy, both of Kingsport, Mrs. Pauline Mullinax, Luray, Va., Ms. Letha Zabel, Fall Branch; several nieces and nephews. Friends may call anytime at the residence, 679 Rock Springs Rd. Services will be conducted Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Carter-Trent Funeral Home Chapel, downtown with the Rev. James Henry, the Rev. Aaron Pierce and the Rev. Roy Yelton officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at East Lawn Memorial Park, with the U.S. Navel Reserve will be in charge of graveside services. Pallbearers will be the U.S. Navel Color Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Derrick Guy, Darrell Johnson Jr., Bravean Guy, Aaron Johnson, William Guy, Marshall Conkin, Mike Howell, Eddie Zabel, Steve Rogers, Johnny Conkin. Family and friends are requested to meet at the cemetery at 1:55 p.m. for the services. Memorial may be made to Pal United Methodist Church, 170 Pactolus Road, Kingsport, Tenn. 37663. Kingsport Times-News James Hubert "Sac" Guy GATE CITY, Va. - James Hubert Guy "Sac", 75, Route 3, passed away Thursday morning (May 12, 2005) at his residence. "Sac" grew up in West View, joined the United States Air Force at 17 and spent most of his adult life with his loving wife of almost 52 years in Michigan. He retired as a self-employed carpenter and moved back home, which he loved along with his family. May his soul rest in peace with the one he called God. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Nettie Barker Guy; two sisters, Ruby Housewright and Hazel Holler. Surviving are his wife, Garnie Boyd Guy; son, Mark A. Guy; his only grandson, David James Guy; sisters Eva Mae Cassidy, Bonnie Carroll, Barbara Wallen; his only brother, "the baby of the family" Preston Guy; many more nieces, nephews, cousins and family members also are left to mourn him. To have known him was to love him. He will be greatly missed. Military graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Tenn. The American Legion Hammond Post 3/Gate City 265 with the Rev. Joe Byrd will perform full military rites. Those wishing to attend those services are asked to meet at the cemetery by 1:55 p.m. Monday. Carter-Trent/Scott County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Kingsport Times-News Lou Ethel (Kilgore) Guy Lou
Ethel Kilgore Guy, 91, of Mount Carmel went home to be with her Heavenly
Father on Wednesday (February 23, 2011). She
was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Guy; parents, Patrick
“Pat” Druscella Wood Kilgore; sisters, Maggie McMurray, Minnie Ruth
Dixon, Janie Dixon; brothers, Roy Kilgore, David Kilgore, Ezra Kilgore,
Lindsey Kilgore; step-sons, Francis “Frank” Guy, Corbet Guy, &
Howard Guy. Lou
Guy is survived by her son, Gary Kilgore & wife, Shirley (Mt. Carmel,
TN); step-children, Beulah Doran & husband, Johnny (Sumter, SC), Edna
Compton (Kingsport, TN), Paul Guy (Bristol, TN); a sister, Etta Baker
(Nickelsville, VA); grandchildren, Becky Glover, Amy Edwards and husband,
Chad, Lori McNutt and husband, Shannon, Matthew Odle and wife, Dawn, Adam
Odle, Scotty Anderson and wife, Julie; several step-grandchildren; several
great grandchildren; several step great grandchildren. Calling
hours will be held on Friday (February 25, 2011) from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
Scott County Funeral Home or friends may also call anytime at the residence
of her son who lives in Hammond Estates (Mount Carmel). A
funeral service will be conducted on Friday (February 25, 2011) at 7:30 p.m.
in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Steve Collins officiating. Music will
be provided by Charles & Trevor Ramsey. A
graveside service will be conducted on Saturday (February 26, 2011) at 1
p.m. at Nickelsville Cemetery with Chad Edwards, Billy Darrell Kilgore,
Danny Dixon, Matthew Odle, Charles Ramsey, and David Jones serving as
pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Esmond Jones, Buddy Dixon, and Don
Dixon. In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels of
Kingsport, 727 N Eastman Road, Kingsport, TN 37660. Special thanks goes out to the employees of Church Hill Health Care & Rehabilitation Center, especially Patty Gillenwater and Eva Grapperhause. Carter-Trent/Scott
County Funeral Home is serving the Guy family. Carter-Trent/Scott
County Funeral Home obituaries at www.cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane Nettie M. (Barker) Guy KINGSPORT - Nettie M. Guy , 89, of 1204 Riverside Avenue, went to be with the Lord Saturday (Sept. 4, 1999) after an extended illness. Born in Scott County, Va., she had resided in Kingsport most of her life and retired from One Hour Martinizing in 1979. Mrs. Guy attended Visions Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Ruby Housewright; parents, Bill and Millie Barker; and two brothers, Bruce Barker and Hubert Faust. Surviving are four daughters, Bonnie R. Carroll, Kingsport, Eva Cassidy, Kingsport, Hazel Hollar, Rockford, Ill., Barbara Wallen, Rockford, Ill.; two sons, James Hubert Guy , Yuma, Va., Preston Guy , Kingsport; 29 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Evea Quillen and Evie Lee, both of Kingsport; two brothers, Earl Barker and Paul Barker, both of Kingsport; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, downtown, and other times at the home. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery with Pastor Carl Darnell officiating. Kingsport Times-News Patricia K. (Tyler) Guy KINGSPORT — Patricia Tyler Guy, 53, of Kingsport, was taken unexpectedly to be with the Lord Saturday (June 20, 2009) at her residence. Patricia was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. She was a graduate of Dobyns Bennett High School and a graduate of East Tennessee State University with a degree in registered nursing. Patricia was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and devoted friend. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Odie Tyler and Hannah France Tyler. She is survived by her three daughters, Chandise Fink and husband, Randy of Kingsport, Crystal Michelle Dennison and husband, Kevin of Knoxville and Angela Crain and husband, Jeremy of Chattanooga, Tenn.; six grandchildren whom she cherished and adored, Josh, Preston, Andy, Baylor, Ashley and Behnjamin; one sister, Connie Vicars and husband, Ronnie of Kingsport; two brothers, Jack Tyler and wife, Debbie of Fall Branch and Mike Tyler of Kingsport; along with several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga St., Kingsport. A funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Eckel Herron officiating. Music will be provided by Elijah Wood. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Old Kingsport Cemetery with the Rev. George Dennison officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Carter-Trent Funeral Home downtown Kingsport is serving the Guy family. Kingsport Times-News Paul Allen Guy September
22, 1948 - September 6, 2014 Paul
Allen “Paulanker” Guy, 65, of Kingsport passed away peacefully in his
sleep (Saturday September 6th, 2014) at the home of his sister. Born
and raised in Scott County, he worked most of his life as a roofing
contractor until his health prevented him. He
was a loving father, brother, papaw, great papaw and friend. He
was preceded in death by his ex-wife, Linda Turner, parents, Corbett and
Lizzie Guy; three brothers and one sister He
is survived by his two daughters, Paula Sue Guy Pruitt and husband, Leland,
and Lisa Guy Griffith; two sons, Corbett Sherman Guy and Paul Tracy Guy;
seven grandchildren; one great grandchild; one sister, Edna Earl Compton;
several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Eureka Stacy. The
family will receive friends from 5 till 7pm Tuesday (September 9th, 2014) at
Scott County Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 11am
Wednesday (September 10th, 2014) in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Roy
Baldwin officiating. Burial
will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Bristol, VA. Carter-Trent/
Scott County Funeral Home is serving the Guy family. Carter-Trent/Scott
Co Funeral Home obituaries at cartertrent.com Submitted by Don Lane
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