Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2A, Johnson City Press Charlotte Brinkley Charlotte C. Brinkley, age 74, 259 Liberty Church Gray, passed away Monday, March 22, 2004, at home after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Saltville, VA and lived most of her life there until moving to Gray in 1969. She was a daughter of the late Ethel Hicks and Worley R. Frye.
Mrs. Brinkley was a member of Gray United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sister, Betty Frye Denton; 3 brothers, Allen L. Frye, J.W. Frye and Marvin Frye.
She is survived by her husband, K. Brinkley, of 1 the home, 2 daughters and 1 sons-in-law, Denise and Franklin Gillman of Gray, Lori and Michael Sluder of Knoxville; 2 sisters, Louise Bridges of Maryland, Christine Grogg of California; 4 grandchildren, Ricky Babb and wife Mary Elizabeth of Johnson City, Kenneth Babb and wife Eloise of Johnson City, Joshua and Katie Sluder both of Knoxville; 2 Great-grandchildren Stephanie and Emily Babb. Pallbearers will be Ricky Babb, Kenneth Babb, Bill Sluder, Don Hall, Connie Dove and Steve Helman. Honorary pallbearers will be friends and family of Gray United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends Wednesday 6-8 p.m.
in the Gray Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. with Rev. Ralph Kidd, Rev. Darris Doyal and Amy Cook Alcorn officiating.
Graveside services will be held Thursday 11 a.m. in the Gray Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Gray United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 8068, Gray, TN 37615. -mail condolences to Gray Funeral Home is serving the Brinkley family.
477-3171 or 239- 6622. Hugh Chase 1921, died March 22, 2004 in peace at Mr. Hugh Martin Jonesborough, born 3821. Chase, October 26, OBITUARY POLICY Obituaries are a paid service of the Johnson City Press. To submit an obituary for publication, please contact the arranging funeral home.
For more information, call the Johnson City Press classified advertising department, 722-0509. Fairview United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 24th at 2:30 p.m. with interment following at the Fairview Cemetery where his deceased family lies. The family will receive friends at the Dillow- Taylor Funeral Home of Jonesborough from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23rd.
Pallbearers will be Calvin Chase, Tony Chase, David Ellis, Dean Michael, Gene Presnell, and Clay Thomas. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Bacon, Richard Chase, Ralph Fulkerson, Raymond Henley, Roy Saylor, Lowell Simmons, Ernest Strickland, and Jack Whaley. In lieu of flowers the family requests you remember one of the following, Central Baptist Church, Partners in Progress Campaign, 300 N. Roan Street, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601, Dawn of Hope Foundation, 500 E. Oakland Johnson City, Tennessee 37601, Johnson City Boys and Girls Club, 2210 W.
Market Street, City, Tennessee 37601, Johnson: City Medical Center Hospice, Plaza 1807 W. Market Street, Johnson City, Tennessee 37604, Fairview United Methodist Church, 878 Hwy. 81 Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659, American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Suite 102, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601, or other charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to The Chase Family online at www.dillowtaylor.com. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Cremation Services, Jonesborough, Tennessee 423-753- 3821.
Sallie Ferguson Sallie M. Ferguson, age 92, formerly of Gray, TN passed away Sunday, March 21, 2004, at the Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City, TN after a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 7, 1911 in Sullivan County, TN to the late Edwin S. And Maggie Bond Leedy.
She retired from the J.P. Stevens Kingsport and was a member of Gray United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Newman B. Ferguson; 2 daughters, Betty Ferguson and Polly McKewen; one son, Hal Ferguson; one grandson, Mickey Ferguson; three brothers, Dave, Jim and Bob Leedy; two sisters, Bessie Jeter and Fannie Kate Ferguson. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, John and Evelyn Ferguson, Gray; four daughters and sons-in-law, Mildred Ken Kirtley of Jonesborough, Margaret Derek Bowman of Telford, Linda and Jimmy Westmoreland of Johnson City, Ellen Darrel Cole of Jonesborough; one daughter-in-law, Martha Ferguson of Gray; One brother and sister-in-law, Walter Reba Leedy of Gray; Twenty-one grandchildren, twenty eight great-grandchildren, four greatgreat grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening 5-8 p.m. in the Gray Funeral Home Chapel with services at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Ralph Kidd officiating. Graveside services will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.
in the Monte Vista Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be grandsons. All those who wish to go in procession to the cemetery are asked to meet at the Gray Funeral Home by 10 a.m. The family will also receive friends anytime at the home of the son and daughter-in-law, John Evelyn Ferguson, 150 Suncrest Gray, TN. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff and employees of Lakebridge Health Care Center for the love and care they gave to their mother.
E-mail condolences may be sent to Gray Funeral Home is serving the Ferguson family. 477-3171 or 239- 6622 I Hugh Hammock Mr. Hugh P. Hammock, age 91, 101 Locust Lane, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 22, 2004 at the NHC Health Care Center of Johnson City after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure. He was a native of Clendenin, West Virginia and son of the late Hughie P.
and Ollie B. Eaton Hammock. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hammock was preceded in death by one sister, Star Tub'NTile RESURFACING Professional Resurfacing, Repair Recoloring Bath Tuts Fiberglass Repairs Inlays Sinks Tops Tile -Cultured Marble Save up to off replacement! Safe! Quick! Inexpensive! 423-538-1010 Martha Jane Baumann, one brother, Ted Hammock, and one grandson, David P. Hammock, Jr.
Mr. Hammock had retired from Ford Motor Co. in 1975. He was a 32nd degree Mason since 1945, a Shriner, Jericho Temple and member of Scottish Rite. He was a U.S.
Army Veteran. Mr. Hammock was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Hammock, of the home; two sons daughters-in-law, David P. Anna Hammock, Cincinnati, OH and Thomas E.
Jean Hammock, N. Canton, OH; two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Ronald Pickers, Mississippi, Juanita Larry "Bill" Sowers, Havelock, NC; three step-sons, John B. Gregg, Telford, James H. Gregg, Fayetteville, N.C. and David Gregg wife, Angela, Blanchester, OH; two step-daughters, Sheila husband, Dave Blevins, Alpharetta, GA and Rose Gregg, Johnson City; two special nieces, Melanie husband, Brian Simpson and Mary Ilene Cobb, D'Alene, Idaho; one brother, Leon Hammock, Clendenin, W.Va.; special friend, "Robbie" Robinson wife, Hattie, Cincinnati, OH; fifteen grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, thirty-eight great-grandchildren, thirteen greatgreat grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted 8:00 pm Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from pm Wednesday prior to the service. Interment services will be conducted 11:00 am Thursday, March 25, 2004 at the Washington County Memory Gardens. Condolences may be sent to the Hammock Family online at www.dillow-taylor.com. Dillow- Taylor Funeral Home Cremation Services, Jonesborough, 423-753-3821 Helen Hankins Helen Moyler Hankins, 92, 3207 Bristol died Sunday, March 21, 2004 at her residence.
Mrs. Hankins was a native of Franklin, VA and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late William Albridgton and Helen Hankins Cora Alice Cobb Moyler. Helen Hankins Her husband, Dr. Walter Douglas Hankins, in 2001, and one son-in-law, J.
Farrell Mathes, also preceded Mrs. Hankins in death. She a attended Franklin Elementary School, attended and graduated from Duke University, was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and was. the May Queen. Mrs.
Hankins did graduate work at UVA, Charlottesville, VA and UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, was a member of the Association of University Women, the John Sevier Daughters of American Revolution, served on the Board of Governors of Carroll Reece Museum, served on the Teen Town Board and seventeen years on the Girls Club Board, completed two terms as president of The Symphony Guild, served on the board of Community Concerts, Library Board, Pro Arts Council, served as a Gray Lady at Mountain Home, was a charter member of the Junior League, and a member of the Fortnightly and Tuesday Book Clubs. Mrs. Hankins was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church. She is survived by her daughter, Calvert Hankins Mathes Williams and her husband, Edwin Winston Williams, Johnson City, TN and one grandson, Walter Hankins Mathes, Nashville, TN.
A funeral service for Mrs. Hankins will be conducted at 2 PM Thursday at St. John's Episcopal Church, Johnson City, TN. The Reverend Frank M. IV and The Reverend Margaret Zeller will officiate.
Graveside services will follow at Monte Vista Memorial Gardens. UGLY ROOF STAINS AWAY" New Look, Not New Pay I 543-6060 www.arbroof.com Come Meet a Friendly Face At the Friendliest Bank In Town! See me about our $99 closing cost special! MEMBER FDIC Cole State Franklin of, SAVINGS BANK KINGSPORT Cruder Sheet 246-2100 Colonial Heights JOHNSON CITY Street Wittent 401-4550 Brotra Wolf Runt The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM Thursday at the church. Active pallbearers will be James Brading, Walter Miller, Bedford Transou, Dwight Runge, George Oldham, Donald Spurrell, Fredric Brandt and Hunt Archer. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Charles Wofford, Robert N.
Holt, George Doughty, Louis Gump, Mack Hensley, Trevor Swoyer and Dr. Ben Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 500 North Roan Street, Johnson City, TN 37601 or Adventa Hospice 684 Hwy 91, Suite Elizabethton, TN 37643. Online condolences may be sent through www.morrisbaker.com.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland Johnson City, TN 37601 (423- 282-1521) is serving the family. Dorothy Holt Dorothy Madge Collier Holt, age 81, of Johnson City, TN, formerly of Appalachia, VA, was born April 17, 1922 in Stonega, VA. She passed away Saturday, March 20, 2004 at Johnson City Medical Center. She professed her faith in Christ at an early age and was formerly a member of the Baptist Church in Stonega, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev.
John Mills Collier and Laura Hopkins Collier; former husband, Will H. Holt; brothers: John Collier, Jr. and J.D. Collier. Survivors: Niece, Sandra Robinson, Salem, NJ; nephew, Danny Collier, Salem, NJ; nephew, Allen Collier, New Tazewell, TN; especially close cousins, Theda Carroll, Big Stone Gap, VA, Greta Copas, Johnson City, TN; several grandnieces and grandnephews; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at the Roy A. Green Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Pressnell officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m.
before services. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 25, at Riverview Cemetery, East Stone Gap, with Rev. Rick Spell officiating. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.
and go in procession to the cemetery. Pallbearers are: Doug Carroll, Darryl Gilly, Luke Gilly, Justin Gilly, Gary Patrick, and Tony Patrick. Roy A. Green Funeral Home, Appalachia, is in charge of arrangements. Etta Julian CHESAPEAKE, Va.
In loving memory of Etta Julian, who went home to be with the Lord on March 19,2004. Born in Roan Mountain, TN. Beloved Mother of five, Grandmother eleven, Great Grandmother of ten and GreatGreat-Grandmother of one. Preceded in death by her husband, Herman R. Julian, and daughter, Helen Miller of Johnson City, TN.
Survivors include daughters, Judy Hensley and Joanne Parker of Chesapeake and sons, John Julian and Mike Julian of West Palm Beach, FL. A funeral service to be held at 10 am Wednesday in Loving Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends in the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 8 pm. Condolences may be made at www.LovingFuneralHome.com. Eustace Linker ADAIRSVILLE, Ga.
Eustace Sloop Linker, 70, Adairsville, GA, died March 21, 2004, at the Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton GA. Mr. Linker was a native of Mooresville, NC, a former resident of Johnson City and had lived in GA for the past forty years. Mr. Linker pursued a career in Industrial Management with Klopman-Burlington Industries in Johnson City, TN, transferred with them, to GA in 1971 and later became a self-employed consultant in construction development and mining.
He was a son of the late Samuel Lee Linker and Eunice Sloop Linker and was also preceded in death by one son, Gordon Clifford Linker. Mr. Linker was a U.S Army Korean War Veteran. He was a Presbyterian. Mr.
Linker is survived by his wife, Rita Stinson Linker, Adairsville, GA; one daughter, Yvonne Hall and her husband, Daniel, North Bend, Washington; one sister, Emma Pickel and her husband, Spencer, Johnson City, TN; two nieces, Patricia Donaldson, Greeneville, TN and Janet Pickel, Johnson City, TN and two great nieces, Heather Donaldson and Rachel Donaldson, both of Greeneville, TN. A private graveside service will be held at Roselawn Memory Gardens. To those who desire the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hamilton Medical Center, Surgical ICU Wing, Dalton, GA 30720, your preferred charity, or Crossnore School, Crossnore, NC. Online condolences may be made through www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 Oakland Johnson City, TN 37601 is serving the family.
I Dessie Payne Miss Dessie Maude Payne, Age 93, of Asbury Place, formerly of 108 East 11th Avenue, died at 8:00 P.M. Saturday, March 20, 2004. She was born August 15th, 1910 in Greene County, TN and was the daughter of Belvin Wheeler Payne and Dessie Tilla Murr Payne. Although Miss Payne was a Greene County native she lived in Washington County all of her adult life. In addition to her mother and father, Miss Payne was preceded in death by her three sisters: Hassie Theola Payne (infant), Sarah Justine Payne Ledbetter, Mary Winona Payne, and a nephew, Thomas Wheeler Ledbetter.
Survivors include one nephew, Howard Payne Ledbetter, Fall Branch, and three nieces, Mary Ann Ledbetter Mobley, Orlando, FL, Dessie Lindaree Ledbetter Pearce, Shreveport, LA, Wilma Jane Ledbetter Ernst, Lincoln, NE; and several great nieces and nephews. Miss Payne graduated from high school at Fall Branch, Tennessee and attended the East Tennessee State Normal School teacher preparation program. Miss Payne taught in the Fall Branch elementary school during the regular school year and attended Normal School in the summers. During the early 1930s she moved to labnson City where she continued to attend college during summers and teach at the elementary school level. She graduated from East Tennessee IN LOVING MEMORY BILL MURRAY Happy 1st Birthday in Heaven.
We can only imagine the party your having today with Tommy Jesus. Wish we were there. Oh, how we long to see you again. No words could tell how much your mean to us. You were the Best! We Miss you more more everyday.
Your wonderful memories make us smile. Life isn't the same without you with us, but you're always in our minds in our hearts. Love Forever, Moma, Sue, Angel, Brenda, Coot, David, Tracy, Grand Kids Dolly Bill, I love miss you so much! Sue State Teachers College in 1939. Miss Payne held teaching assignments at elementary, middle and upper grade levels. While serving as Librarian at Science Hill High School, she completed the Master's Degree in Library Science at George Peabody College for Teachers (of Vanderbilt University).
Miss Payne was Librarian at Science Hill High School until she retired in 1972. She was a Life Member of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional organization for women in education, and was a member of the Washington County Retired Teachers Association. Miss Payne was active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Order of the Eastern Star. She and other members of her family are listed among the First Families of Tennessee Miss Payne was active in Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church, having become a member in 1936. She was responsible for organizing and developing the Munsey Library and served in many roles at Munsey during her lifetime.
She was an active member of United Methodist Women and the Fellowship Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 24th at 1:00 P.M. in the parlor at Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church. The funeral service will follow immediately at 2:00 P.M. in the sanctuary led by the Reverends David Lovelace and Brian Taylor; music by the Reverend Douglas Grove-Delarnett and Jane LaPella.
Honorary Pallbearers are members of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. A private burial service will follow at Monte Vista Cemetery. In. lieu of flowers, those who wish may make memorial gifts to Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church Library Fund or Holston United Methodist Home for Children, Greeneville, TN. Home the family residence.
Mr. Chase was a Washington County native and son of the late Joseph Wilbur and Mary Diehl Chase, two brothers, Ray Diehl Chase and Clarence Mitchell Chase. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Alice Stines Chase; a son, Albert Lee Chase and wife Susan Bradley Chase of Johnson City; a grandson Bradley Paul Chase and granddaughter Ashley Briana Chase also of Johnson City; additional survivors include sister Helen Chase Saylor, Brother Joe Wilbur Chase, Jr. and wife Phyllis, sister-in-law Ruth Ferguson Chase all of Jonesborough; and six nephews and nieces of the Chase and Saylor Families. Hugh was a career farmer adept at both animal and plant ventures, however he specialized in vegetable truck farming.
He was known for the prize quality of his crops. His career spanned most of his life. He grew up, lived and died with the land he loved. Additionally he was an avid sports fan, especially of Atlanta Braves Baseball. In his own younger baseball days he was known to have a vicious curve ball.
He also enjoyed fishing, coon hunting and just visiting with his friends over the years. He was a simple man that lived and enjoyed hard work, and in his way he loved, and was loved. The earth that will miss the touch of his hand, will now cradle his remains. Funeral services will be held at LOTTERIES Tennessee MONDAY Cash 3: 2-2-0 (two, two, zero) LOTTERY TENNESSEE www.tnlottery.com Virginia MONDAY DAY DRAWING Pick 3: 7-5-0 (seven, 1 five, zero) Pick 4: 3-6-5-5 (three, six, five, five) Cash 5: 7-17-22-25-33 (seven, seventeen, twenty-two, twenty-five, thirty-three) www.virginialottery.com CORRECTIONS The Johnson City Press strives for accuracy in all its reports. Readers who notice factual errors in the newspaper should contact City Editor Brad Jolly, Night Editor Robert Pierce or Managing Sports Editor Kelly Hodge at 929-3111.
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