Monday, March 14, 2011
Irene Shoemaker
GATE CITY, Va. — Irene Shoemaker, 88, Gate City, Va., passed away Saturday (March 12, 2011) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Irene was born in Tazewell County, Va., on July 4, 1922, to the late Jim and Nannie Johnson. It was in Tazewell County, Va., where she attended school until moving to Gate City, Va., on Oct. 6, 1941, to be with her mother. She loved gardening, caring for pets, and keeping house. She spent 26 years in house service with Inter Mountain Telephone Company, 14 years at the Gate City Laundry Mat, and in 1997 she took on the job of caregiver.
She loved the Atlanta Braves baseball team and watching Tiger Woods play golf. Going to the Fairview Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays was a passion she pursued for 30 years.
She was a member of Hale’s Chapel Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by cousins, Virginia Clemons, Tazewell, Va., and Mrs. Fay Vi n e y, Tazewell, Va.; and one granddaughter, Adrianna Latoia “Toy” Shoemaker, Greenville, Tenn.; grandson, Jason Shoemaker; and daughter-in-law, Aubrey Shoemaker, Greeneville, Tenn.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gate City Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Rochelle Maxwell and Pastor Keenan West officiating.
Burial will follow in the Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. Carl Muncey, Bob Payne, Wallace Ross, Jr., and Buster Stacy will serve as pallbearers. James Woods and Wallace Ross Sr. will serve as honorary pallbearers. An online guest registry is available for the Shoemaker family at www.gatecityfunerals.com. Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Irene Shoemaker.
She loved the Atlanta Braves baseball team and watching Tiger Woods play golf. Going to the Fairview Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays was a passion she pursued for 30 years.
She was a member of Hale’s Chapel Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by cousins, Virginia Clemons, Tazewell, Va., and Mrs. Fay Vi n e y, Tazewell, Va.; and one granddaughter, Adrianna Latoia “Toy” Shoemaker, Greenville, Tenn.; grandson, Jason Shoemaker; and daughter-in-law, Aubrey Shoemaker, Greeneville, Tenn.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gate City Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Rochelle Maxwell and Pastor Keenan West officiating.
Burial will follow in the Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va. Carl Muncey, Bob Payne, Wallace Ross, Jr., and Buster Stacy will serve as pallbearers. James Woods and Wallace Ross Sr. will serve as honorary pallbearers. An online guest registry is available for the Shoemaker family at www.gatecityfunerals.com. Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Irene Shoemaker.
Rosetta Marie Gulatte
KINGSPORT — Sister Rosetta Marie Gulatte, 89 of Kingsport, departed this life at Holston Valley Medical Center Saturday (March 12, 2011).
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clara Mooney Snoddy and Talmon Andrew Snoddy; husband, Willie True Gulatt; a devoted son-in-law, Eugene Hood; sisters, Nannie Kate Lee, Mary Alice Grissom and Lillian Cannon.
She is survived by her loving and devoted daughter, Linda Jane Hood, Kingsport; son, Andrew (Mary Anne), Greeneville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Joshua A. Gulatte, Savannah, Ga., Willie Andrew Gulatte, McDonald, Ga., Rashard Gulatte, Rockingham, N.C.; step-grandchildren, Mack Wise, Atlanta, Ga., Sabrina Gay, Baltimore, Md., Jeffery Almond, McDonald, Ga.; nieces, Ada Ruth Moultry, Kingsport, Velma (Arthur) Lemon, Atlanta, Ga., Valerie Lee McCoy, Greeneville, Tenn., Carmella R. Lee, Johnson City, Tenn.; nephews, John Robert Lee, Jr., Hollywood, Fla., Lafayette Lee, Greeneville, Tenn., James (Michelle) Lee Boynton Beach, Fla.; a host of great-nieces and great-nephews; special friends and thanks to Mrs. Ollie Perry and the Shiloh Baptist church family.
Funeral services for Sister Gulatte will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Shiloh Baptist Church with, Dr. Rev. Kenneth Calvert officiating.
The internment will follow at Warrensburg Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.
Sister Gulatte and family are in the care of R. A. Clark Funeral Service, Inc.
www.raclarkfuneralservice@yahoo.com, 423-245-4971.
She is survived by her loving and devoted daughter, Linda Jane Hood, Kingsport; son, Andrew (Mary Anne), Greeneville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Joshua A. Gulatte, Savannah, Ga., Willie Andrew Gulatte, McDonald, Ga., Rashard Gulatte, Rockingham, N.C.; step-grandchildren, Mack Wise, Atlanta, Ga., Sabrina Gay, Baltimore, Md., Jeffery Almond, McDonald, Ga.; nieces, Ada Ruth Moultry, Kingsport, Velma (Arthur) Lemon, Atlanta, Ga., Valerie Lee McCoy, Greeneville, Tenn., Carmella R. Lee, Johnson City, Tenn.; nephews, John Robert Lee, Jr., Hollywood, Fla., Lafayette Lee, Greeneville, Tenn., James (Michelle) Lee Boynton Beach, Fla.; a host of great-nieces and great-nephews; special friends and thanks to Mrs. Ollie Perry and the Shiloh Baptist church family.
Funeral services for Sister Gulatte will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Shiloh Baptist Church with, Dr. Rev. Kenneth Calvert officiating.
The internment will follow at Warrensburg Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.
Sister Gulatte and family are in the care of R. A. Clark Funeral Service, Inc.
www.raclarkfuneralservice@yahoo.com, 423-245-4971.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Mrs. Donna Gail Perry
KINGSPORT — Mrs. Donna Gail Perry, 54, 247 Carver St. Kingsport, departed this life on Thursday, (March 10, 2011) after a long illness at Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. James Hoard and Mrs. Mildred Hoard. Mrs. Perry was born on Jan. 8, 1957, in Kingsport, where she lived all her life.
She is survived by her husband, Mr. Henry Perry; two daughters, Ms. Selena Perry and Mrs. Michelle Perry; one granddaughter, Ashant Perry; three sisters, Ms. Brenda Wood, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Janet (Grover) Miller and Ms. Deborah Butts; several nephews and nieces; a special best friend and nephew, Mr. Kalid Azizz; closest best friends, Ms. Helen Beatty, Ms. Betty Ann Thomas, Mrs. Glenda Vaughan, Mrs. CeCe Rutledge and Mrs. Tammy Martin and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services Mrs. Donna Gail Perry will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Powerful New Life with, Elder Hugh Hale, officiating.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.
The internment will follow at V.A. National Cemetery.
Mrs. Perry and family are in the care of R.A. Clark Funeral Service, Inc.
www.raclarkfuneralservice.com 423-245-4971
She is survived by her husband, Mr. Henry Perry; two daughters, Ms. Selena Perry and Mrs. Michelle Perry; one granddaughter, Ashant Perry; three sisters, Ms. Brenda Wood, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Janet (Grover) Miller and Ms. Deborah Butts; several nephews and nieces; a special best friend and nephew, Mr. Kalid Azizz; closest best friends, Ms. Helen Beatty, Ms. Betty Ann Thomas, Mrs. Glenda Vaughan, Mrs. CeCe Rutledge and Mrs. Tammy Martin and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services Mrs. Donna Gail Perry will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Powerful New Life with, Elder Hugh Hale, officiating.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.
The internment will follow at V.A. National Cemetery.
Mrs. Perry and family are in the care of R.A. Clark Funeral Service, Inc.
www.raclarkfuneralservice.com 423-245-4971
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Jack Anderson
GATE CITY, Va. — Jack Waltern Anderson, 69, Gate City, Va., passed away, Friday, (March 4, 2011) at the Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Jack was born in Scott County on Feb. 24, 1942, and was the son of the late Walter and Maggie Anderson.
Jack attended Weber City Church of God. He retired from the Scott County Sheriff’s Department; was a member of the Copper Creek Ruritan Club where he served on the Board of Directors; and was a lifetime member of the Scott County Lifesaving Crew.
Jack loved putting out his garden every summer, but his favorite thing to do was to ride his great-granddaughter, Olivia, around in his red wagon.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Joe D. Anderson, June Wolfe, Mack Wolfe, and Kay Wolfe; and nephews, William “Buckwheat” Anderson, John “John-John” Wolfe, Sam Wolfe, Joe Wolfe, Tim Wolfe, and Ronnie Wolfe; niece, Breanna Lancaster; sisters-in-law, Almedia Robinette, Wanda Estill, and Kathleen Hensley; and special friends, Jip Lawson and Rudy Herron.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Patricia “Pinkie” Anderson,
Gate City, Va; sons, Jack “Nicky
Brown” Anderson, Jr., Gate City, Va., Joe Anderson and wife, Sharon, Kingsport, Troye Anderson and wife, Renay, Gate City, Va., and Robert Story , New York; daughters, Contrinia Payne and husband, Bob, Gate City, Va., and Danielle Anderson, Gate City, Va.; grandchildren, Olivia Hoyle, Whitney Kusnco and husband, Ali, Tihlee Anderson, Seth Hale, Lindsey Anderson, and Bryson Anderson; great-grandchildren, Elijah Kusnco, Kaden Kusnco, and Adrianna Lane; sister, Ruby Lawson, Gate City, Va.; brothers-in-law, Offeyette Robinette, Gate City, Va., Norbet Robinette, Ashland, Va., and Theo Robinette, Kingsport ; sisters-in-law, Thelma Anderson, Gate City, Va., Julia Wolfe, Gate City, Va., Blinda Brown, Kingsport, Sheridan Robinette, Kingsport, and Frida Thomas, Phoenix, Ariz.; devoted nephew, Tyrone Anderson; devoted niece, Dr. Alisa Lancaster and husband, Robert, Raleigh, N.C.; special adopted son and daughters, Bo and Kendra Taylor; and son, Jacob, and Denise Duncan; special friends, John and Willie Kilgore, Betty Pendleton and husband, Eugene, Robin McConnell, Ron and Jonikki Cope, Tammy Presley, Ray Carrico, J.R. Doughtery, Junior Saul, Terry Thorpe, John Broadwater, Karen and Kristen Williams, and Sue Hall; along with a host of other nieces, nephews, and friends.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence of Pinkie Anderson or the residence of Bob and Contrinia Payne.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev Raymond Hammonds and Rev. Rochelle Maxwell officiating.
Cathy Lane, Rev. Raymond Hammonds, Liz and James Woods, and Arlena Hughes will provide the music.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Tuesday at the Holston View Cemetery.
Ray Carrico, J.R. Dougherty, Terry Thorpe, Billy Jo Wolfe, Ronald Cope, Stanley Rogers, George Wolfe, and John Broadwater will serve as pallbearers. John Kilgore, Buster Stacy, and members of the Scott County Lifesaving Crew will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12 noon to go in procession to the graveside service.
The family of Jack Anderson wishes to convey a special thanks to the 5th floor ICU staff of Wellmont Holston Valley; to Amedisys Hospice Chaplain Mike Delham, and to nurse Misty Venette for their love and care.
An online guest registry is available for the Anderson family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Jack Anderson.
Jack was born in Scott County on Feb. 24, 1942, and was the son of the late Walter and Maggie Anderson.
Jack attended Weber City Church of God. He retired from the Scott County Sheriff’s Department; was a member of the Copper Creek Ruritan Club where he served on the Board of Directors; and was a lifetime member of the Scott County Lifesaving Crew. Jack loved putting out his garden every summer, but his favorite thing to do was to ride his great-granddaughter, Olivia, around in his red wagon.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Joe D. Anderson, June Wolfe, Mack Wolfe, and Kay Wolfe; and nephews, William “Buckwheat” Anderson, John “John-John” Wolfe, Sam Wolfe, Joe Wolfe, Tim Wolfe, and Ronnie Wolfe; niece, Breanna Lancaster; sisters-in-law, Almedia Robinette, Wanda Estill, and Kathleen Hensley; and special friends, Jip Lawson and Rudy Herron.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Patricia “Pinkie” Anderson,
Gate City, Va; sons, Jack “Nicky
Brown” Anderson, Jr., Gate City, Va., Joe Anderson and wife, Sharon, Kingsport, Troye Anderson and wife, Renay, Gate City, Va., and Robert Story , New York; daughters, Contrinia Payne and husband, Bob, Gate City, Va., and Danielle Anderson, Gate City, Va.; grandchildren, Olivia Hoyle, Whitney Kusnco and husband, Ali, Tihlee Anderson, Seth Hale, Lindsey Anderson, and Bryson Anderson; great-grandchildren, Elijah Kusnco, Kaden Kusnco, and Adrianna Lane; sister, Ruby Lawson, Gate City, Va.; brothers-in-law, Offeyette Robinette, Gate City, Va., Norbet Robinette, Ashland, Va., and Theo Robinette, Kingsport ; sisters-in-law, Thelma Anderson, Gate City, Va., Julia Wolfe, Gate City, Va., Blinda Brown, Kingsport, Sheridan Robinette, Kingsport, and Frida Thomas, Phoenix, Ariz.; devoted nephew, Tyrone Anderson; devoted niece, Dr. Alisa Lancaster and husband, Robert, Raleigh, N.C.; special adopted son and daughters, Bo and Kendra Taylor; and son, Jacob, and Denise Duncan; special friends, John and Willie Kilgore, Betty Pendleton and husband, Eugene, Robin McConnell, Ron and Jonikki Cope, Tammy Presley, Ray Carrico, J.R. Doughtery, Junior Saul, Terry Thorpe, John Broadwater, Karen and Kristen Williams, and Sue Hall; along with a host of other nieces, nephews, and friends.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Gate City Funeral Home and other times at the residence of Pinkie Anderson or the residence of Bob and Contrinia Payne.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev Raymond Hammonds and Rev. Rochelle Maxwell officiating.
Cathy Lane, Rev. Raymond Hammonds, Liz and James Woods, and Arlena Hughes will provide the music.
Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Tuesday at the Holston View Cemetery.
Ray Carrico, J.R. Dougherty, Terry Thorpe, Billy Jo Wolfe, Ronald Cope, Stanley Rogers, George Wolfe, and John Broadwater will serve as pallbearers. John Kilgore, Buster Stacy, and members of the Scott County Lifesaving Crew will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Family and friends are asked to meet at the funeral home at 12 noon to go in procession to the graveside service.
The family of Jack Anderson wishes to convey a special thanks to the 5th floor ICU staff of Wellmont Holston Valley; to Amedisys Hospice Chaplain Mike Delham, and to nurse Misty Venette for their love and care.
An online guest registry is available for the Anderson family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Jack Anderson.
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