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FAMILY OBITUARIES
Mary Lyons Ritchie (half-sister of James Andrew "Jimmy" Lyons):
Mrs. Mary L. Ritchie, 91, Hillview Heath Center, formerly of Jackson Avenue, Elizabethton, went home to be with her
Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness. She was the daughter of William Lyons and his wife who died when Mrs. Ritchie was a small child. She was a native of Carter
County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Ritchie, two sons, Jimmy (J.C.) Ritchie
and Carl Wayne Ritchie and four brothers, Woodrow, Robert, George and Willie Lyons. She was retired from NARC where she had worked for fifty years. She was
of the Baptist faith and was a loving Mother and Grandmother. Mrs. Ritchie is survived by two daughters, Violet Friend and her husband, Bill, Myrtle Beach, SC and Shirley Ashley,
Elizabethton; twelve grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service for Mrs. Ritchie will be conducted on Sunday, July 12,
2009 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Peace, Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Holbert Bradshaw officiating. The
family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Sunday prior to the service. Interment
will follow in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Shane Watson, Ricky Deloach, Richard Deloach, Jimmy
Ritchie, Dustin Deloach and Dewayne Osborne. Honorary pallbearers will be Gebe Ritchie, Gene Ritchie, Chris Fenner, Sr.,
Chris Fenner, Jr., Troy Campbell, Stacey Ashley, Doug Cart and Ricky Fenner. ~ Tetrick Funeral Home
Ella
Mae Lyons Stout
BRISTOL, Va. – Ella Mae Lyons Stout passed away Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at the
Wellmont Hospice House.
She was a native of Bluff City, Tenn., and was
a lifelong resident of the Bristol area. She was a daughter
of the late James and Mary Lyons and was preceded in death by her loving husband, William F. Stout, and sisters, Burlen Morris, Mary Lee Buckles and Anna
Malone.
Survivors include her daughter, Kathy Blackwell and husband
Bob; son, Tony Stout and wife Peggy; grandchildren, Anthony Stout and Michael Blackwell; greatgrandchild,
Dylan Stout; sisters, Susie Winebarger and Ruby Carver; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, in the
Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev.
Scott Price, Dr. Stan Anderson and Pastor Joel Aldridge officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tony Stout, Anthony Stout, Dylan Stout, Michael Blackwell, Allen Mumpower and
Mark Reeter.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the
Weaver Funeral Home. ~ Bristol Herald Courier November 23, 2008
Clarence Taylor
Clarence Edward Taylor, age 77, 406 Roger Lane, Johnson
City, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at his residence. A native of Elizabethton, TN, he was a son of the late G.W. Taylor and Nannie Lyons Taylor.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Williams Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a Veteran of the
U.S. Army and served his country in the Korean War. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a daughter, Nan Painter;
son, Clarence “Speedy” Taylor Jr.; grandsons, Mark Taylor and Jason Painter and wife, Ivy; two great-grandchildren;
brothers, Walter Taylor and wife, Juanita, and Eugene Taylor and wife, Lucille; sisters, Florence Daughtry and Corrine Broyles;
and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service for Mr. Taylor will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday, January 24, 2008, from
the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Duncan officiating. The graveside committal service will be held
at 10:00 AM Friday at Mountain Home National Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the Kingsport VFW Post 3382. Those
wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home by 9:30 AM Friday. Active pallbearers will be
Mark Taylor, Jason Painter, Bobby Brown, Sammy Shell, Kenneth Carr and Joe Carr. The family will receive friends from 5:00
PM until 7:00 PM in the East Parlor of the funeral home. ~ Johnson
City Press
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Edd Perry
Mr. Edward Perry,79, 875 Bunker Hill Road, Bluff
City, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Hospital due to injuries sustained
in a fall at his home. Mr. Perry was the son of the late Jack and Molly Carr Perry and was a native of Sullivan County, Tennessee.
In addition to his parents Mr. Perry was preceded in death by four brothers, Mitchell Perry, Sam Perry, Raymond Perry and
Troy Perry; three sisters, Bonnie Scalf, Georgia Lee Elliott and Velva Glover. Mr. Perry was a retired painter. He was a member
of the Bunker Hill Christian Church where he served on the Board of Trustees. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and searching for
ginseng. Mr. Perry is survived by his wife, Mary Lois Perry of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Edward R. Perry,
Jr. of the home; Freddie Dennis and Lynn Perry, Johnson City; two daughters, Kathy Woods, Bluff City; Mona Gail Perry, Greenville,
SC; two granddaughters, Brittany Perry, Bristol, TN; Jackie and her husband Lee Hicks, Hickory, NC; one great granddaughter,
Olivia Hicks, Hickory, NC; a sister, Clara Scalf, Bluff City and a special coon hunting buddy, Stanley Sams, Wagner SC. Several
nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service for Mr. Perry will be conducted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:00
PM in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton with Mr. Mark Smith, Minister officiating. The graveside service
and interment will be conducted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 11:00 AM in the Jones Cemetery. Those wishing to attend
are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:00 AM to go in procession to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected
from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Deacons and Elders of Bunker Hill Christian Church. The family will
receive friends from 5:00 ? 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, prior to the service and at the residence at other
times. The family would like to express a special thank you to Nurse Trista Carter of Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
Hospital for her concern for and care of Mr. Perry. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the
building fund of Bunker Hill Christian Church, 490 Bunker Hill Road, Bluff City, TN, 37618. |
James
McReynolds
James William McReynolds, 83, Elizabethton Life Care, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007.
A
native of Bristol Virginia, he was the son of the late Fitzhugh Lee and Ida Lyons McReynolds. Mr. McReynolds retired from Tri-State Containers, having
previously worked for North American Rayon, L & S Electronics and John Skinner Honda. He was a veteran of World War II,
serving in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the Centerview Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by a two sisters, Betty Jane McReynolds and Viola Fritz, and one brother, George W. McReynolds.
Survivors include
his wife, Agnes Elinor McReynolds; one daughter and son-in-law, Pauline and David Martin of Kingsport; a grandson and his
wife, Steve and Susan Martin of Gate City, Va.; two great-grandchildren, Dylan and Apryl Martin; five sisters and brothers-in-law,
Mary and Eddie Moore, Evelyn and Richard Ledwell of Bristol Tennessee, Shirley and Bill Ketron and Sandy and John Kiffer of
Bristol Virginia and Ann and Jimmy Garrett of Sandy, Utah; and one brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Suzanne MeReynolds
of Denver, Colo.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, in Memorial Funeral Chapel, with Mr.
Tim Canup and Mr. David Irick officiating. Music will be provided by the congregation, with David Arney, organist.
Active
pallbearers will be Eric Bowers, Eckart Street, Jack
Lipford, Norman Vines, Ed Smithpeters and Sonny Pierce. Honorary pallbearers will be Edward Morgan, Dayton Greene and Jackie
Hampton.
Graveside and interment services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Happy
Valley Memorial Park. Family
and friends will assemble at the funeral chapel at 1:25 p.m. to go to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1
to 2 p.m. Sunday prior to the funeral service.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
~ Bristol Herald Courier, Jan.
28, 2007
Anna
B. Lyons Malone
Mrs. Anna Malone,
age 87, 540 Bunker Hill Road, Bluff City, TN, died Friday, August 4, 2006, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Malone was a native of Sullivan County, and the daughter of the late Jim and Mary Scalf Lyons. She was a retired sewing inspector. She was a member
of the Bunker Hill Christian Church where she was active in the Ladies Circle of the Church.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Malone was preceded in death by her husband, Ira
Malone; six sons, Clarence Buddy Sams, Worley Sams, Ted Sams, Terry Sams, Rickey Sams and Curtis Malone; and two sisters, Burlen Morris and Mary Lee Buckles.
Mrs. Malone is survived by her son, Dallas Sams; her daughter, JoAnn Allen, both
of Bluff City; three grandsons, Wayne Sams and Jeff Allen, of Elizabethton, David Allen, of Bluff City; one granddaughter,
Patty Hicks, of Bluff City; six great grandchildren; three sisters, Ruby Carver, of Elizabethton, and Ella Stout, of Bristol,
VA, and Susie Winebarger, of Bristol, TN. Many special nieces, nephews and friends also survive.
The funeral service for Mrs. Malone will be conducted at 3:00 PM Sunday, August
6, at the Bunker Hill Christian Church with Mr. Ernie Depew, Minister, and Mr. Mark Smith, Minister, officiating. Music will
be under the direction of Clay and Shirley Nelson and Toni Curtis. Graveside and Interment will be immediately following the
service in the Jones Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Denny Scalf, Tommy Scalf, Nicolas Wolfe, Evan Wolfe, Jeff Cross and Joe Fleenor. Honorary pallbearers
will be Ed Wolfe, Ron Scalf, Lawrence Perry and Jason Miller. The family will receive friends at the Bunker Hill Christian
Church on Sunday prior to the service from 2:00-3:00 PM. Friends may also call at the residence at anytime. - Johnson
City Press
Bob
Carver
Bobby C. Carver, 64, beloved husband, father, grandfather,
and son, went to be with the Lord early Monday morning, August 15, 2005, at Wellmont
Holston Valley Medical
Center after waging a courageous battle against cancer. Bob was born
in Sullivan County
on January 2, 1941, to Ruby Lyons Carver and the late Otis R. Carver. He graduated
from Wake Forest University
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
in 1966 with a BS in Chemistry. He worked as a chemist and Senior Technical Representative at Eastman Chemical Company for
32 years before retiring in 1998. Mr. Carver honorably served his country in the US Army. He attended Beulah
Baptist Church in Kingsport. Bob was most known for his incredible intellect for science and math. He was a
phenomenal “Mr. Fix-it” handyman, volunteering work for friends, and was a very generous person. He enjoyed playing
golf.
n addition to his beloved Mother, Ruby Carver, survivors include his wife of 43 years Brenda Dugger Carver of Kingsport;
two daughters and a son-in-law, Tara C. and Greg Peters of Kingsport and Aprel Carver of Gray; a sister and brother-in-law,
Judy and Paul Schmollinger of New Orleans; a brother, Jack Carver of Alanta; a grandson, Ryan Peters; a niece, Angela Carver
of Atlanta; and a nephew, Robert Carver of New Orleans. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses at Wellmont Holston Valley
Medical Center. In addition
to his father Otis R. Carver, he was preceded in death by two infant brothers, Jimmy and Billy Carver. The Celebration
of Life Service for Bobby C. Carver will be conducted at 8:00 PM, Tuesday, August 16th in the Sunrise Chapel of Tetrick Funeral
Services, Johnson City with Rev. Al South officiating. The
family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in the funeral home chapel prior to the service. The Committal and Inurnment
Service will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Those who plan to attend
the committal service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:00 AM to go in procession to the cemetery. Honorary pallbearers
will be J.D. Lay, Hugh Coffman, Lynn Gardner, Gerald Malone, Danny Blalock, Jim Taylor, Greg Peters, Benjamin Dugger, Brent
Dugger, Jack Carver, Paul Schmollinger, and Robert C. Edwards, Jr. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to Beulah
Baptist Church Building Fund, 491 Beulah Church Road, Kingsport, TN 37663; American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Road, Suite
102, Johnson City, TN 37601; or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38101. -
Johnson City Press
Charles Winebarger
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Charles C. Winebarger went to be with the Lord Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, at the
Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Winebarger was a native and life-long resident of the Bristol area and a retired employee
of Inter-Mountain and Sprint Telephone Systems with over 43 years of service. He attended Tennessee Avenue Baptist Church.
He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean conflict.
Survivors include his
wife of 53 years, Susie Lyons Winebarger; one daughter, Sherry Lynn Reeter and husband Mark of Abingdon; one sister,
Grace Sneed of Bristol, and two brothers, Garrett H. Winebarger of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Robert Winebarger of North Carolina.
Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, from
the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Joe Hudson and Brother Carter (Corky) Bates officiating. Entombment will follow
in the Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum. Military funeral rites will be conducted by the Highlands Fellowship Church Honor Color
Guard. Pallbearers will be Bob Carver, Tony Stout, Bob Blackwell, Ernest Blackwell, Allen Mumpower and Paul Mumpower. Honorary
pallbearer will be a special friend, Richard Baker. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
- Bristol Herald Courier
Burlen Lyons Morris
Mrs. Burlen
L. Morris, age 82, of 278 Muddy Branch Road, Elizabethton,
died Friday, Jan. 9, 2003, at her residence. Mrs. Morris was a native of Sullivan
County and a daughter of the
late James and Mary Scalf Lyons. She was a retired employee of Denise Lingerie Company, Johnson City. She was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her
husband, Earl Morris, and by one sister, Mary Lee Buckles.
Survivors include one daughter,
Mary L. Lunceford, Elizabethton; one son, Jimmy Morris, Bluff City; four sisters, Ruby Carver, Elizabethton, Anna B. Malone,
Bluff City, Susie, Winebarger, Bristol, Tenn., and Ellie Stout, Bristol, Va.; five grandchildren, Travis Lunceford, Elizabethton,
Lisa Lunceford, Morocco, Africa, Donna Morris, David Morris and Jimmy Dale Morris, all of Bluff City; and seven great-grandchildren.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The graveside service for Mrs. Burlen L. Morris will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2004, at the Jones Cemetery, Bunker Hill,
with the Rev. Dale Ball officiating. The family will receive friends in the Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home from 1-2 p.m.
Sunday, prior to the graveside service.
- Elizabethton Star
Rickey Sams
Rickey Sams, 52, 534 Bunker Hill Road, died Monday,Dec. 30, 2002, at his residence following an extended illness. He was the son of Anna B. Lyons Malone,
Bluff City,
and step-son of the late Ira Malone. He was a member
of Bunker Hill Christian Church. Mr. Sams was a diesel
mechanic. He was preceded in death by five brothers,
Curtis Malone, Terry Sams, Buddy Sams, Worley Sams and
Ted Sams.
Survivors include one
brother, Dallas Sams, Bluff City;
one sister, Joann Allen Sams, Bluff City; nephews and spouses, Jeff and Tara
Allen, Elizabethton, David Allen of Bluff City, and Wayne and Wendy Sams, Elizabethton; niece, Patty Hicks, Bluff
City; very special niece and nephews, Katlyn Allen, Bluff City,
Caleb Allen, Elizabethton, Isaac Allen, Bluff City,Trevor Guy,
Elizabethton and Josh Sams, Elizabethton; very special friends, Ed and Opal Wolfe, Bluff City
and Ernie and Francis Depew, Bluff City.
The funeral service
will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at
Bunker Hill Christian Church with Mr. Ernie Depew, Minister, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Sandy Odom, soloist. Interment will follow the funeral service at Jones Cemetery,
Bluff City.
Military honors to be accorded by Capt. Lynn H. Folsom
V.F.W. Post 2166. Active pallbearers will be Allen
Odom, Steve Sams, Herman Rumley, Ronald Scalf, Jason Miller
and Billy Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Bunker Hill
Christian Church. The
family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003,
at Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace or residence any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to Bunker Hill
Christian Church Building
Fund, 491 Bunker Hill Road, Bluff
City, TN.
- Bristol Herald Courier
Mary Lee
Lyons Buckles
Mrs. Mary Lee Buckles, 213
Holston Avenue, Elizabethton, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
following a long illness. Mrs. Buckles was a native of Sullivan
County and had lived in Elizabethton since 1947. She was a daughter of the late James and Mary Scalf Lyons and was also preceded in death by her husband, Jewel Buckles,
in 1993. Mrs. Buckles was a member of Southside Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Buckles,
of the home; five sisters, Ruby Carver and Burlen Morris, both of Elizabethton, Anna Malone, Bluff City, Susie Winebarger,
Bristol, Tenn., and Ella Stout, Bristol, Va.; and a grandson, Thad Buckles, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
- Elizabethton Star
Curtis Malone
Curtis
Malone, 43, 540 Bunker Hill Road, Bluff
City, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Johnson
City Medical Center
following a brief illness.
Mr.
Malone was a native of Sullivan County
and the son of Anna Lyons Malone, of the home, and the late Ira Malone. He
was also preceded in death by three brothers, Terry Sams, Buddy Sams and Worley Sams.
Mr.
Malone was a member of Bunker Hill Christian Church. He was a mechanic.
Survivors,
in addition to his mother, include a sister and brother-in-law, JoAnn and Steve Sams, Bluff City; two brothers, Dallas Sams
and Rickey Sams, both of the home; two special nephews and their wives, Jeff and Tara Allen, Elizabethton, and David and Angie
Allen, Bluff City; a niece, Katlyn Allen, Bluff City; and five nephews, Caleb Allen, Elizabethton, Isaac Allen, Bluff City,
Wayne Sams and his wife, Wendy, Josh Sams and Trevor Guy, all of Elizabethton. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge
of arrangements. - Elizabethton Star
Terry Lynn Sams CHURCH HILL, TN - Terry Lynn Sams, 52, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999, at his home. He was born in
Bristol and was a son of Anna B. Sams Malone
of Bluff City
and the late Clarence Sams. He lived most of his life in this area, retired from AFG Industries in 1998 after 29 years of
service and was a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving, besides his mother, are a daughter, Nika Sams of Piney Flats; a sister, Jo
Ann Sams of Bluff City; three brothers, Dallas Sams, Ricky Sams and Curtis Malone, all of Bluff City; two grandsons; and several
nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Bunker Hill Christian Church in Bluff City. The Rev. Ernie Depew will officiate.
Burial will be in Jones Cemetery in Bluff City with military
graveside honors by the Hammond Post 3 of the American Legion. Mr. Sams was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Ira
Malone; and three brothers, Worley Sams, Buddy Sams and Ted Sams. Among survivors are two grandsons, Justin Nixon and Teryn
Felty. Pallbearers will be Walt Nickels, Mike Christian, Todd Felty, Alfonso Blair, Terry Malone and Ron Scalfe. Honorary
pallbearers will be Bud Maines, David Schupe, Herman Rumley and Walley Owens. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Monday in Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport,
and other times at the residence. Carter-Trent Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. -
Bristol Herald Courier
James Andrew "Jim" Lyons - January 25, 1889-May 2, 1971
Funeral services for James A. Lyons will be conducted at 2pm Tuesday at Bunker Hill Christian Church with Aulden W.
Carr and Leland Houser, ministers, officiating. Music will be under the direction of the church choir. Burial will
be in Jones Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Dennis Scalf, Edd Scalf, Troy
Perry, A. L. Shipley, Clarence Sams, Ed Wolfe, Wayne Miller and Ned Brown. Flower bearers will be the ladies of the church,
friends and neighbors.
The body will remain at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home at Elizabethton
where the family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Monday. - Funeral Notice: May 4, 1971, Elizabethton Star
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