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Date: Sunday, 13 April 2008, at 1:03 a.m.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Gradalee Addington, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Gradalee Blair Addington died after a heart attack on Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) in Rock Hill, S.C.
She was born Sept. 28, 1911 to Clinton Frederick Blair and Mozella Quillen Blair. She grew up on a farm in the Midway community of Scott County, Va., tending the country store and chasing after her brothers, Leland, Earl and C.F. The brothers provided seasoning necessary to Gradalee's subsequent teaching career. She graduated from Virginia Intermont College and taught at Alley Valley and Midway schools.
Gradalee often recounted how she cranked the Victrola to draw the attention of her future husband, Sutro Kendall Sr., when he came visiting from his home on Copper Creek. They were married in 1938 and moved to Kingsport. She devoted the next several years to raising her family before returning to teaching in Sullivan County.
Gradalee was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Kingsport until she and Sutro moved to Rock Hill, S.C., 12 years ago. She enjoyed living across the street from her daughter Gay and son-in-law Charlie Redfern and two grandsons for the past 12 years.
Survivors include her brother, C.F. Blair; sons and their wives, S. Kendall Addington Jr. and Brenda Addington of Savannah, Ga., and Darrell B. Addington and Dottie Addington of Tacoma, Wash.; daughter and husband, Gay Redfern and Charlie Redfern of Rock Hill, S.C.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Her children remember her as an outstanding example of Christian motherhood and self-sacrifice.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Oak Hill Funeral Home Chapel.
Gradalee had requested that, in lieu of flowers, remembrances be made by donation to the First Baptist Church, Kingsport.

Gertrude V. Akers, 88, Gate City, Va.
Graveside services for Gertrude V. Akers, 88, Gate City, Va., who entered into rest Friday (Aug. 30, 2002), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Carter Cemetery, Copper Ridge community. The family will be meeting at the cemetery for the graveside services.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be made to gcfh@mounet.com.
Gate City Funeral Home is serving the Akers family.

Esther E. Allen, 74, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Esther E. Mathys Allen, 74, went home to be with the Lord Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) at the Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Esther was born October 12, 1927 in Delaware, Ohio, a daughter of the late Loren and Georgie Esther (Hilderbrand) Mathys. She was a nurse, having worked for Holston Valley Medical Center, and an industrial nurse for the Glass Plant, Borden Mills, and doctors Sloceum/Brookshire/Cowden. She was a member of the Moose Lodge, VFW, and Civil Air Patrol, as well as a cancer survivor working with the support groups. She worked with meals on wheels for 10 years and was a member of the Senior Citizens and a very active member of the Red Cross.
Esther was a devoted member of the First Apostolic Christian Church of Kingsport.
She was mother of the year to her grandchildren as well as her children. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a twin son, Jerry Allen; a brother, Delbert Mathys; and a sister, Florene Smeltzer. Esther had very special caregivers; Shelia Anderson, and her daughter, Sherry, who was devoted to her and at her side most of the time during her illness.
Survivors include her husband who was at her side for 58 years and who will sadly miss her, Edward (Ed) Allen of the home; her children, Sandra and Richard Tate of Dandridge, Tenn., Susan and Paul Gattie of Smyrna, Tenn., Sherry and Peter Byerley of Kingsport, Joseph Allen of Frederick, Md.; her wonderful grandchildren, Trish, Angie, Robert, Lorna, Joey, Josh, Stephanie and Kent; and five precious great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Cathy and Kenny Wenrick of Indiana; and brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Patty Mathys of Columbus, Ohio.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the First Apostolic Christian Church of Kingsport.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today at the church with Brother Tom Benton officiating.
The church will provide music.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the East Lawn Memorial Park where family and friends will meet at 10:45.
Pallbearers will be Pete Byerley, Kenny Wenrick, Robert West, Cameron Rice, Ronnie Hensley, Dustin Rice and Kent Byerley.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the First Apostolic Christian Church of Kingsport, 201 East Stone Drive, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660.
East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Allen family.

John Alvis, 78, Rogersville.
ROGERSVILLE - Services for John Wilson Alvis, 78, of Caney Creek Road, who died Friday (Aug. 30, 2002), will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the chapel at Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville, with the Rev. Ed Roy Cuthruell and the Rev. John Arnott officiating.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Highland Cemetery with military honors provided by VFW Post #5266 of Morristown.

Lyle E. Bellamy Jr., 78, Gate City, Va.
GATE CITY, Va. - Lyle Edgar Bellamy Jr., 78, entered into rest Thursday (Aug. 29, 2002) at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
He was a son of the late Lyle Edgar Bellamy Sr. and Mae Lane Bellamy. Born in Scott County, Va., on October 28, 1923, he retired from Eastman Kodak in 1984 after 43 years of service in the Acid Division.
He was a member of the 557 AAA BN and the 84th Railsplitter Division of the U.S. Army serving in Europe in World War II.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Bellamy was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Bellamy in 1983; great-grandson, Sterling Norton in 1992; a sister, Hazel Tutterrow; and a brother, Elmer Bellamy.
Surviving are a daughter, Ellen Bellamy Norton, Gate City, Va.; sister, Shirley Haynes, Coral Gables, Fla.; grandchild, Heather Norton, Kingsport; and a great-grandchild, Hunter Norton; a special close friend, Ron Adams; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Gate City Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Paul Lane and the Rev. Claude Lane, honorary minister, officiating.
Music will be provided by Jamie Broadwater.
Military graveside rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday by VFW Charles DeWitt Byrd Post No. 3382 in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. The family will be meeting at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family would like to pay special thanks to the loving nurses at five East Bristol Regional Medical Center for taking special care of Mr. Bellamy in his final days.
Online condolences may be made at gcfh@mounet.com.

Elmer Bowling, 84, Dryden, Va.
DRYDEN, Va. - Elmer Bowling, 84, went to be with the Lord Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) at 7:30 p.m. at the Lee Regional Medical Center.
He was born Nov. 12, 1917 in Shoal, Ky., the son of the late Simeon and Elvira Bowling.
He was a member of the Dryden Baptist Church for 23 years. He was ordained as a deacon on July 21, 1961 and remained a faithful member. He also taught the Men's Sunday School class.
He was a charter member of the Dryden Ruritan Club and retired from the Westmoreland Coal Company with 36 years of service.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Lester Bowling.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years who loved him very much, Anna Mae Livingston Bowling; three children, Carol and husband Neil Rivers, Jonesville, Va., Rita and husband Kin Graham, Ewing, Va., Bruce and wife Dorothy of Gatlinburg; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one sister, Lola Brumlow, Soddy Daisy, Tenn.; two nieces, Saralyn Penny and Pat Ables, both of Soddy Daisy, Tenn.; one nephew, Kenny Brumlow, Soddy Daisy, Tenn.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Sturgill Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Arnold King and the Rev. Bud Stidham officiating.
The music will be under the direction of Arnold and Patsy King.
Committal graveside services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Powell Valley Cemetery, Dryden, Va. Those attending the service are asked to assemble at the funeral home by 10 a.m. Monday morning.
Pallbearers will the following grandsons: Scott, Kevin, Chris and Jonathan Bowling, David Graham, Will Kegley and Mike Jones.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Dryden Ruritan Club.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dryden Baptist Church, P.O. Box 115, Dryden, Va. 24243.

Penny E. Boyce, 37, Lebanon, Va.
LEBANON, Va. - Penny E. Boyce, 37, died Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Born January 31, 1965 in Indianapolis, Ind., she had lived in Lebanon the past 10 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Andrea N. Ellison, of the home; her father, Paul Workman, Indianapolis, Ind.; her mother, Diana S. Brown, Lebanon; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Paula and Steve Brown, Indianapolis, Ind., and Tonia and Eric Vanderhoof, Lebanon; brother, William Ellison, Castlewood, Va.; also two nephews and one niece.
Calling hours are from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Combs Funeral Service, Lebanon, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Darrell Fletcher officiating.
Burial will follow in Ketron Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Tim McClanahan, Andrew Dotson, Chad Jessee, Jessee Duty, Johnny Couch and Greg Rhea.
Tony Smith, Stanley Couch, Michael Weber and James Hurst will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Nellie Drayne, 83, Johnson City.
JOHNSON CITY - Nellie Evelyn Drayne, 83, formerly of 207 Delaware St., died Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and a daughter of the late Eddie Byrd Bayless and Fannie Carr Bayless.
Mrs. Drayne was a homemaker and a member of Heritage Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil O. Drayne; one brother and one sister.
Surviving are two sons, Eddie F. Drayne, Johnson City, and Randell O. Drayne, Kingsport; grandson, Robert Drayne, Kingsport; granddaughter, Ginny Brandon, Johnson City; two nephews, Roy Story, Arlington, Va., and Junior Drain, Jonesborough; and two nieces, Ruby Buchanan and Judy Jenkins, both of Johnson City.
Calling hours are from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Morris-Baker Funeral Home, Johnson City.
Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today in the South Chapel of the funeral home with Dr. Reggie Weems and the Rev. Jim Richmond officiating.
Following the funeral service, family and friends will proceed to Roselawn Memory Gardens for committal services.
Condolences may be sent to the family via www.morrisbaker.com.

Charles Ray Fleenor, 56, Kingsport.
Graveside services for Charles Ray Fleenor, 56, Kingsport, who went to be with the Lord Friday (Aug. 30, 2002), will be performed by the VFW Post #3382 today at 10 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Family and friends will meet at the cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kingsport Animal Shelter.
An online guest book may be signed at www.legacy.com.
Oak Hill Funeral Home is charge of the arrangements.

Roy S. Fullen, 84, Blountville.
BLOUNTVILLE - Roy Sanders Fullen, 84, passed away on Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) at his home.
He was a native of Knoxville and grew up in Mendota, Va. He was preceded in death by his father, William Abram Fullen; mother, Bessie Willoughby Fullen; and his twin brother, Coy B. Fullen.
Mr. Fullen is survived by Marjorie Roller Fullen, his beloved wife of 59 years; one brother, Maxwell W. Fullen of Bristol; his sister, Virginia Fullen Kelley of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; three daughters, Sandra Fullen Dutton of Rural Retreat, Va., LaVerne Fullen Morris of Kingsport, Rebecca Sue Fullen of Blountville; one son, Roy S. Fullen Jr. (Jack) of Atlanta, Ga.; his sister-in-law, Martha Pearl Roller; seven grandchildren, Anna Dutton Shaver, Jamestown, N.C., John Adam Dutton, Cleveland, Tenn., Benjamin Theodore Morris, Statesboro, Ga., Susan Morris Dinsmore, Knoxville, Aaron Robert Fullen, Atlanta, Ga., David Maxwell Fullen, Atlanta, Ga., Jenny Rebecca Hill, Blountville; several nieces and nephews.
A graduate of Hamilton High School in Mendota, Mr. Fullen resided in Blountville during his adult life. He was employed by Enterprise Wheel & Car Corporation in Bristol for 42 years and retired as purchasing manager of Kingsport Foundry in 1984.
He was active in the Bristol Industrial Management Club and was a founding member of the Blountville Kiwanis Club. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bristol and was Past Master and 56-year member of Whiteside Masonic Lodge #13 in Blountville. Mr. Fullen was a York Rite Mason and a member of the Jericho Shrine Temple.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Akard Funeral Home, Bristol, Tenn.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gary Chenoweth officiating.
Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery. Whiteside Masonic Lodge will provide a Masonic graveside service.
Pallbearers will include grandsons-in-law, Dalton Shaver and Brandon Dinsmore, and grandsons, Aaron Fullen, Ben Morris, John Dutton and David Fullen.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ms. Anna Dutton Shaver, Ms. Susan Morris Dinsmore, Ms. Lacy Covert Dutton and Ms. Jenny Hill.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Redeemer Lutheran Church Building Fund, 672 Island Road, Bristol, Va. 24201.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at akardfh@peercom.net.

Cynthia Isenberg, 92, Kingsport.
KINGSPORT - Memorial service for Cynthia Muse Isenberg, 92, who passed away at 4 p.m. Monday (Aug. 26, 2002), will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. today at the East Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Marvin Cameron officiating.
Music will be under the direction of the First Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Becky Kerns, 61, Duffield, Va.
DUFFIELD, Va. - Committal services for Lovely ‘Becky' Lucy Shupe Kerns, 61, of the Mabe community, who died Thursday evening (Aug. 29, 2002), will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at the Shepard Bowen Cemetery in the Mabe community.
Friends and neighbors will serve as pallbearers.
Duffield Funeral Home is serving the Kerns family.

Alan Lady, 53, Fall Branch.
FALL BRANCH - Graveside services for Alan (Mark) Lady, 53, of 405 Bank Drive, who died Thursday (Aug. 29, 2002), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Fall Branch Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be David Lady, Daniel Lady, Danny Prewett, Kenneth Sensabaugh, Gary Hall, Josh Arnold and Jackie Beard.
Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church of Fall Branch Cemetery Fund, c/o Russell Chatman, 197 Lady Lane, Fall Branch, Tenn. 37656.
Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Della Parks, 83, York, Pa.
YORK, Pa. - Della Kathleen Parks, 83, formerly of Gate City, Va., entered into rest Thursday (Aug. 29, 2002) at Manor Nursing Home in York, Pa.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gate City Funeral Home.

Laura Myrtle Rogers, 81, Big Stone Gap, Va.
BIG STONE GAP, Va. - Laura Myrtle Rogers, 81, died Saturday (Aug. 31, 2002) at her residence.
A lifelong resident of the area, she was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Evart Rogers; parents, John and Blanch Wells; and a son-in-law, Alfred J. Rogers.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary E. Rogers, Big Stone Gap, and Martha Adams, Dryden, Va.; one son, Jack Lee Adams, London, Ky.; 17 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; three brothers, Glenn Wells, Duffield, Va., Owen Wells, Big Stone Gap, and James Wells, Woodway, Va.; one sister, Mandy Ball, Pennington Gap, Va.; several stepchildren; several nieces and nephews.
All services will be private. Burial will be in the Rogers Family Cemetery, Big Stone Gap.
Gilliam Funeral Home, Big Stone Gap, is serving the Rogers family.

Daniel David Snyder, 90, Kingsport.
Services for Daniel David Snyder, 90, Kingsport, who departed this life at 1:40 a.m. on Friday (Aug. 30, 2002), will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at First Broad Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jack Weikel and the Rev. Jack Edwards officiating.
Graveside services will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Men's Bible Class of First Broad Street United Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Habitat for Humanity, 100 Greenwood Lane, Kingsport or to the Salvation Army, 208 Ashe St., Kingsport.
Condolences may be sent to the family via e-mail at cartertrentfh@chartertn.net.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is serving the Snyder family.

Ruth (Guy) Spiers, Wellesley Hills, Mass.
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. - Ruth (Guy) Spiers of Wellesley Hills, Mass., and Knoxville, Tenn., died on Aug. 13, 2002.
She was the wife of the late Robert Will Spiers, mother to Nancy S. Mather of Wellesley Hills, Mass., and Robert Spiers, Kingsport; four grandchildren, Laura Mather, Jennifer Fox, Robert Mather, Carrie Spiers-McDermitt; and one great-grandson, William Fox.
Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 at First Baptist Church (corner of Beacon Street and Centre Street), Newton.
Interment will be in Knoxville, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Elizabeth Seton Residence, 125 Oakland St., Wellesley Hills, Mass. 02481.

Myrtle Vivian Stacy, 61, Clinchport, Va.
CLINCHPORT, Va. - Myrtle Vivian Stacy, 61, entered into eternal rest Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) at V.A. Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn., after a lengthy illness.
Born in Simpsonville, S.C., she was raised in Salinas, Calif., and moved to Virginia in 1977. She was a daughter of the late James Rufus Tumblin and Elizabeth Grace Garrett.
She graduated from ministry school and attended Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall in Gate City, Va.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Livian.
Surviving are a husband, Lester Stacy, Clinchport, Va.; two daughters, Patricia Keaton, Greenville, S.C., and Pamela Cot'es, Canada; three sons, Jeffery William Stacy, Gate City, Va., Richard Taylor, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., and James C. Taylor, Chattanooga; two sisters, Doris Dennison, Salinas, Calif., and Janice Stephens, Denver, Colo.; one brother, Bobby Earl Tumblin, Greenville, S.C.; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews; special friends, Jake and Nancy Pyle, Fred and Edna Carpenter, Pat Hall, Linda Darnell, Faith Fritz and Marlena Warran.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Gate City Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Minister Dutch McKamey and Minister Fred Carpenter officiating.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Goode Cemetery, Clinchport, Va. The family will be meeting at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.
Eric Carpenter, John White, Kevin Lawrence, Benny Stacy, Rocky Stacy, Tony Mullins, Mike Rhoads and Matt Rhoads will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be made at gcfh@mounet.com.

Bessie Leona Taylor, 87, Belfast, Va.
BELFAST, Va. - Mrs. Bessie Leona Jackson Taylor, 87, passed away Saturday morning (Aug. 31, 2002) in the Pleasantview Home for Adults in Honaker after an extended illness.
She was born in the Belfast community of Russell County, a daughter of the late Lillburn and Nettie Hubbard Jackson. She was the widow of Bert Taylor.
A charter member of the Dennison United Methodist Church, she was also a member of the Belfast Senior Citizens.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Taylor; and three brothers, Clarence, Arthur and Graham Jackson.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Kate and Clarence Witt, Cedar Bluff, Va.; one son and daughter-in-law, Harvey and Barbara Taylor, Belfast; a daughter-in-law, Judy Taylor, Richlands, Va.; 10 grandchildren and spouses, Jackie and Tim Wallace, Cleveland, Va., David Witt, Cedar Bluff, Va., Jim and Frances Witt, Cedar Bluff, Va., Tim and Jill Witt, Cedar Bluff, Va., Doug and Tammy Witt, Abingdon, Va., Kim and Robert Nielsen, Johnson City, Scott and Angela Taylor, Bridgewater, Va., Angie and Bruce McNulty, Laughlintown, Pa., Julie and Michael Hollis, Charlotte, N.C. and Sumer Taylor, Abingdon, Va.; 14 great-grandchildren, Charity and Nathan Witt, Katherine and Lindsey Wallace, Lori and Joshua Witt, Ethan and Olivia Witt, Blake and Morgan Witt, Michael, Lauren and Caroline Taylor, and Sarah Beth Hollis; two great-great-grandchildren, Chloe and Maggie; one brother and sister-in-law, Spencer and Dot Jackson, Belfast; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Willie Mae and Ed Cox, Belfast, and Arlene King, Portsmouth, Va.; a special caregiver, Connie Bernice Hess; also several nieces, nephews and a host of special friends.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Dennison United Methodist Church, Cedar Bluff.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday in the church with the Rev. Paul Hite officiating.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Taylor family cemetery near the home. Those attending are requested to be at the church by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery.
Grandsons and David Cox and Mark Combs will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Dennison United Methodist Church, Route 2 Box 243, Cedar Bluff, Va. 24609.
Combs Funeral Service in Lebanon, Va., is serving the family of Mrs. Taylor.

Gladys Wolfe, 92, Church Hill.
CHURCH HILL - Gladys Rebecca Smeltzer Wolfe, 92, of 175 Ripley Lane, passed away Friday (Aug. 30, 2002) at Sunbridge-Hillside Nursing Home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Wolfe was a native of Martinsburg, W.Va., and had spent most of her life in Church Hill. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Church Hill, and was a member and Past Matron of Fairview Chapter #80 Order of Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rhea E. Wolfe; her parents, William Earley and Eudora Elizabeth Kinkead Smeltzer; and two brothers, Paul Harvey Smeltzer and James Edward Smeltzer.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Wolfe and John Wright, Santa Barbara, Calif.; two sons, Joseph Norman and Marti Wolfe, Talbott, Tenn., and David E. and Margaret Wolfe, Church Hill; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Gladys Smeltzer, Kingsport; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home, Church Hill.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ron Ramsey and the Rev. Harry Hight Jr. officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
The family requests those desiring may make memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Church Hill.
To leave an online message or sign the guest registry for the Wolfe family, please visit www.johnsonfuneralhome.org.

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