Mrs. Lorrraine Anne (Worley) Perry

Mrs. Lorrraine Anne (Worley) Perry departed this life on December 23, 2011 at Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit, MI after a brief illness. She was born August 20, 1944 in Bristol,TN.

She was a former resident of Kingsport, and graduated from Douglass High School in 1964.

She was preceded in death by her mother, 1 sister, 4 brothers and a daughter. She was married to James Perry and to this union 2 sons and 2 daughters were born. She leaves to cherish her memories 2 sons: James and Chandler Perry, 1 daughter: Ms. Monique Virginia Perry and 1 grand daughter: Whitney all of Detroit MI. Two sisters: Ms. Carolyn Worley, Bristol, Va and Ms. Joette ( Willie) Coclough, Johnson City TN. 1 brother Wilbur (Ruby) Worley, Johnson City TN. Several Nieces and Nephews and a host of friends.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday December 30, 2011 at 12:00pm at
the Lee St. Baptist Church, Bristol, TN with Dr. W.A. Johnson, officiating. Burial will follow at the V.A. National Cemetery, Mt. Home TN. The family will receive friends from 11:00am until the hour of service.

Professional services and care of Mrs. Lorraine A. Perry and family are entrusted to R.A.Clark Funeral Service Inc.

Ms. Mariah Deona Maxwell

NASHVILLE & KINGSPORT — Ms. Mariah Deona Maxwell, 20, of 857 Dale St., Kingsport, departed this life on Saturday (Dec. 17, 2011) at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. after a brief illness.

Ms. Maxwell was a third year biology premed student at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.

She is survived by her mother, Ms. Juanita Maxwell; father, Charles Maxwell; two brothers, Terence Maxwell, Kingsport, and Jeremy Jolin, Dayton, Ohio; one sister, Ms. Mariah Michelle Maxwell, Kingsport; grandparents, Willie and Lillian Thompson, Chilhowie, Va., and Ms. Linda Wise, Kingsport; aunts, Mrs. Cecily(Andre) Kyle of Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Jeanette(Norman) Barber of Helena, Ala.; uncles, Jarrod Thompson, Charlotte, N,C,, Lawrence Thompson, Long Island, N.Y., Willie Thompson, Jr., Chilhowie, Va., Wendell Early, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Rendell Early, Washington D.C.; goddaughter, Ms. Aaliyah Menya; nephew, Solomon Maxwell; and a host of great-aunts, uncles, cousins; and close friends.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service on Friday at Central Baptist Church, 301 Carver St., Kingsport.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Ricardo F. Dorcean officiating.

Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Ms. Mariah Deona Maxwell and family are in the care of Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service, Inc. Kingsport. (423) 245-4971

David Harold Mann

David Harold Mann, 62, of 1102 Delrose Drive departed this life Saturday
(Dec. 17, 2011, at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital Medical Center;

Funeral services will be conducted today at 11 a.m. at Central Baptist Church with Pastor Ricardo Dorcean officiating.

Interment will follow at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va .

Professional services and care of Mr David Harold Mann and family are entrused to Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services Inc. (423)245-4971.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at mann@clarkfc.com or www.clarkfc.com

Rev. Lillie Mae McCrary

NORTON, Va. — Rev. Lillie Mae McCrary, 84, died Friday, (Dec. 2, 2011) in Mountain View Regional Medical Center.

She was a member and assistant pastor at Blackman Chapel AME Zion in Norton.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl McCray and her second husband, Willie McCrary.

She is survived by two daughters, Lena Foster and her husband, David of Coeburn, Ophelia Forney of Norton; four sons, of Norton, Robert Forney Thomas Forney and his wife Edna of Coeburn, Timothy Forney of Norton, Paul Forney and his wife Kim of Norton; daughter-in-law, Wanda Forney of Baltimore, Md.; 30 grandchildren; several great and great-great grandchildren; aunt, Beatrice Livingston; cousin, Breford Hamilton; niece, Carolyn Johnson; special friends, Sadie Coleman, Richard Lomax, T.D. Lassiter, Frieda Sensabaugh and Effella Goodgame.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Leslie Lee Jr., Rev. Joseph Comage and Rev. Todd French officiating.

Burial will follow in the Oak View Cemetery in Big Stone Gap.

Michael Lynn Hill Jr.

KINGSPORT — Mr. Michael Leon Hill, Jr. 42 of 929 Dale St. Kingsport, departed this life Thursday (Nov. 17, 2011) at his residence.
A native of Omaha, Neb., he has lived in Kingsport the last one and a half years. He was an employee of Rail link at Eastman.
Surviving are his wife Mrs. Tekeesha Porter-Hill; two sons Savion Robinson Omaha, Neb. and Patrick Porter; one daughter Shiarre Porter; father, Michael Leon Hill Sr., Omaha, Neb.; father and mother-in-law Michael and Glenda Vaughn; two brothers Ernest Hill, Omaha, Neb., Eugene Hill, Omaha, Neb.; and one sister, Imelda Michelle Hill, Omaha, Neb.; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at mhill@clarkfc.com.
Professional services and care of Mr. Michael Lynn Hill and family are entrusted to Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service Inc. 802-806 East Sevier Ave. Kingsport, Tenn..(245-4971)

Mary Johnson

KINGSPORT — Mary Long Johnson, 94, of Kingsport, passed away on Monday (Oct. 17, 2011) at the Wexford House.

Born in Hawkins County (New Canton), she lived most of her life in Kingsport. She previous attended AME Zion United Methodist Church and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Johnson; parents, Samuel and Sallie Watterson Long; three sisters and two brothers.

She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Stewart and Wanda Johnson, both of Kingsport; three grandchildren, Nina Stewart, Seana Meddling and Joy Stewart; two great-grandchildren, John Meddling and Peyton Stewart; along with several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga St., Kingsport.

A service will be held at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Anthony Daniels officiating.

Burial will follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Fresenius Dialysis, Wexford House, and Amedisys Hospice for their care.

Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport, is serving the Johnson family.

Mrs. Gladys Hoard

KINGSPORT — Mrs. Gladys Christine Hoard, 75, 223 Carver St., Kingsport, departed this life on Oct. 18, 2011, at Holston Valley Medical Center.

Mrs. Hoard was a member of Central Baptist Church and made her home here in Kingsport for the past 55 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. William Harold Hoard; daughter, Ms. Sandra Hoard; mother, Mrs. Dennie Ford; father, Mr. Ernest Ford Sr.; brother, Mr. Ernest Ford; sisters, Ms. Ann Ford and Ms. Olivia Ford.

Survivors are son, Mr. Howard Hoard and daughter-in-law, the Rev. Mrs. Pamela Hoard; two daughters, Ms. Patricia A. Hoard, Pennington Gap, Va., Ms. Diane L. Hoard Hogans, Midway Park, N.C.; three grandsons, Bryant Hogans, Drew Hoard and Justin Hoard; one granddaughter, Malinda Hogans Love; one brother, Mr. Charles Lewis Ford; one sister, Mrs. Rachel Price; devoted in-laws, Mrs. Doretha (Carrol) Charles, Mrs. Phillip (Linda) Hoard; devoted niece and nephew, Linda and Travis Kincaid; devoted friends, Ms. Beulah Banner, Ms. Marie Thompson and Ms. Ollie Perry.

A funeral service for Mrs. Gladys Christine Hoard will be conducted from Central Baptist Church on Saturday at 3 p.m. with Pastor Ricardo F. Dorcean officiating.

The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until the hour of service.

The interment service will be conducted from the V.A. National Cemetery on Monday at 2 p.m. The cortège will depart from Central Baptist Church at 1 p.m.

Mrs. Gladys Christine Hoard is in the care of Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service Inc., 802-806 E. Sevier Ave., Kingsport, Tenn. (423) 245-4971.