>From The LaFlolette Press 25 Mar 2004 Kelly J. Arthur, age 84 of LaFollette Steve Carroll, age 53 of Speedwell, Julia Agee Card Crutchfield, age 75 of LaFollette Kenneth Lee Cureton, age 59, of Jellico, Mitt J. Day, age 70 of Newcomb, Ransom "R.C." Gross, age 74, of Rensselaer, In Ulyss Hope Gross, age 85 of LaFollette, James Frank Hensley, Sr., age 66 of Lancaster, formerly of Speedwell Faye Orick Hoover, age 69, of Williamsburg, Ky Arnold Clay Meredith, age 87, of LaFollette John Richardson, Jr., age 77 of Jacksboro Sarah Frances Riggs, age 67, of LaFollette Rev. Paul Edward Slover, age 49 of Jacksboro Tab Wilhoit, age 45 of LaFollette Dorman Woods, age 71, of LaFollette, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Kelly J. Arthur, age 84 of LaFollette died March 19 at the St. Mary's of Campbell County. He attended Charity Worship Center. Preceded in death by his infant son, Ronnie; parents, Jesse and Mary Poore Grant; brother, Billy Grant. He was a caring family father and served the CCC as a young man. Survivors include his wife, Jessie T. Arthur; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lee and Alex Wyatt, Cincinnati, Oh; grandchildren, Nancy and husband, James Huber, Mark Wyatt; great-grandchildren, Joseph Dick, Brandon Huber and Sarah Huber; sister, Naomi Grunder, Bull Head City, Az; nieces and nephews, David Arthur, Kelly Grunder, Becky Ford and David Grant. Funeral services were March 21 at Cross Chapel with the Rev. Leon Fritts officiating. Interment was in the Campbell Memorial Gardens. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Steve Carroll, age 53 of Speedwell, died March 21 at St Mary's of Campbell County. He loved fishing & riding bicycles. Preceded in death by his parents Carl Daniel Carroll Sr. and Ruth Campbell Carroll. Survivors include his sisters, Beverly Cunningham, Haverhill, Mass., Zella Carroll, Tazewell, Gail Hunter, Speedwell, Vickie Fisher, Rochester, Minn; brother, Carl Daniel Carroll Jr., Pineville, Ky; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. A special thanks to the staff of St Mary's of Campbell County. Funeral services were March 23 at Martin Wilson Chapel with Rev. Ralph Cordell officiating. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Julia Agee Card Crutchfield, age 75 of LaFollette died March 19 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was a retired teacher, member of the LaFollette First Baptist Church and attended the LaFollette United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, James L. (Jim) Crutchfield; parents, Roy A. and Elizabeth A. Card; brother, Jack M. Card. Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Elizabeth (Marni) Crutchfield, Caryville; son, James David Crutchfield; grandchildren, J.D. Crutchfield, Maryville, Jennifer Crutchfield, Knoxville and Benjamin Louis Shirley, Caryville; several other relatives and friends. Funeral services were March 22 at Walters Chapel with the Rev. Danny Hensley officiating. Interment was in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Walters Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Kenneth Lee Cureton, age 59, of Jellico, died March 19 in Newcomb. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Cureton, Jellico; daughters, Kendra Shupe and husband, Michael, Williamsburg, Ky, Rhonda Terry, LaFollette, Amber Black, LaFollette; grandson, Jacob Williamson, LaFollette; sisters, Mae Hooper, Charleston, In, Irene Hatfield, Newcomb, Wanda Gail Gilbert, Newcomb; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were March 22 at the Church of Our Lord with Rev. Damon Siler and Rev. Earl Powers officiating. Interment was in the Douglas Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Mitt J. Day, age 70 of Newcomb, died March 16 at Jellico Community Hospital. Preceded in death by his father, Cade Day; mother, Lula(Byrd) Day; grandfather, Mitt Day; grandmother, Julie Ann Day; grandfather, Nick Byrd; grandmother, Stacy Byrd; brothers, William Day, Silas Day, Lester Day, Casto Day, Nick Day and Sherman Day. Survivors include his daughters, Donna Creekmore, Newcomb, Karen Hackler, Clinton, Deana Day, Clinton; brother, Herman Day, Wooldridge; sisters, Delphia Newport, Norma, Emma Harness, Capital, Tn, Bessie Smith, Jellico; Cora Sue Cantrell, Wooldridge; uncle, Lewis Byrd, Saxton, Ky; several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were March 19 at Harp Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Durand Dixon officiating. Interment was in Douglas Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Ransom "R.C." Gross, age 74, of Rensselaer, In died March 18 at St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 21, 1929 in Jacksboro to Sarah (Phillips) and Hubert Gross. He was a resident of Rensselaer since 1970, he had also lived in Hebron and Fair Oaks, In. He attended both the Colfax and Fair Oaks schools. He was retired from U.S. Steel where he has been a pipe fitter for 30 years. As a youth he had worked at the Fair Oaks Farms. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God. On Sept. 30, 1949, in Rensselaer he married Norma J. "Dee Dee" Barnhart who preceded him in death on Oct. 29, 2001.Preceded in death by his father, Hubert Gross; mother Sarah Phillips Gross; wife, Norma J. Barnhart Gross; two sons; one brother. Survivors include his sons and daughter-in-law, James L. and Rhonda Gross, Brook, In, Steve A. Gross, Rensselaer, In; grandson, Chad and wife, Jenni Gross; sisters, Carrie Lane, Rensselaer, In, Lena Ivey, LaFollette, Louise and husband, Eveston Risner, DeMotte, In, Lona Mae and husband, Bruce Holt, New Tazewell; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were March 22 at Jackson Funeral Service in DeMotte with Brother James Pruitt officiating. Interment was in the Fair Oaks Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Jackson Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements. Ulyss Hope Gross, age 85 of LaFollette, died March 18. He served as a deacon and Sunday School Teacher for many years at Cedar Hill Baptist Church and as a trustee at Bakers Forge Cemetery. He was currently a member of the Indiana Avenue Baptist Church. An Army veteran of WWII, he served in India and Burma. He retired as a Rural Letter Carrier. Preceded in death by parents, James and Bessie Gross; brother, Newman Gross; sister, Lottie Watkins. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Gross; daughters and sons-in-law, Regina and Douglas Braden of LaFollette; Margaret and Carl King of Riverview, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Pat Gross of Fort Walton Beach, FL; sister, Louise Turney of LaFollette; nephew, Richard and wife Nancy Turney of Memphis; grandchildren, Mark and wife Tonya Braden, Teresa and Matthew Braden of LaFollette; Lindsey and wife Angie of Alabama; six great-grandchildren, Alina, Jaimie, J.R., Jacob, Joshua, and Alie; special friends Neil and Terry Crass; several other relatives and friends. Funeral services were March 21 at Indiana Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Partin officiating. Interment was March 22 at Bakers Forge Cemetery with military honors by Campbell County Honor Guard. Walters Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Jaames Frank Hensley, Sr., age 66 of Lancaster, formerly of Speedwell died March 17 at Fairfield Medical Center. He had a six year battle with multiple myeloma. He was retired after 37 years as a Process Engineer and specialized in tempered glass with the Anchor Hocking Corporation. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was an avid outdoorsman and a wild turkey hunter and member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, the National Rifle Association and the local Coon-hunters Association.He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Stella Hensley. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth "Libby" Hensley; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Adam Miller, Blacklick, Oh; sons, James Hensley, Jr., Lancaster and Mike Hensley, Verona, Ky; sister, Betty and husband, Eddie Kroeger; half-sister, Sue Hensley, both of Monroe, Mi; brothers, Eugene and wife Sandra Hensley, Houston, Tx; William and wife, Sue Hensley, Monroe, Mi; special aunts, Mossie Carroll, Monroe, Mi, Hester Russell, Speedwell; many special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services were March 22 at the Cawood United Methodist Church in Speedwell with Rev. Buddy Butler officiating. Interment was in the Carr Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cawood United Methodist Church. Reece Funeral Home and Chapel was in charge of the arrangements. Faye Orick Hoover, age 69, of Williamsburg, Ky died March 20 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Preceded in death by her husband, Ordell Hoover, Williamsburg, Ky; sister, Lavada, Celina, Oh; brothers, Jerry Orick, Celina, Oh, Gene Orick, Celina, Oh, Dene Orick, Lima, Oh. Survivors include her sons, Roger Hoover, Williamsburg, Ky, James Hoover, Williamsburg, Ky, Rev. Johnny Hoover, Hillsburg, Oh, Emmitt Hoover, Jellico; daughters, Dorothy Gibson, Jellico, Carolyn Springer, Hillsburg, Oh, Shelia Flowers, Hillsburg, Oh, Janet Honeycutt, Jellico, Beverly Lawson, Jellico, Melinda Satterfield, Williamsburg, Ky, Robin Mefford, Jellico; 34 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren; James and Clarence Norman are very special people who kept her spirits up and smile on her face; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were March 24 at Harp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Jeffers, Rev. Johnny Hoover and Rev. Jerry Shelton officiating. Interment was in the Jellico Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Arnold Clay Meredith, age 87, of LaFollette died March 19. He was a member of First Independent Missionary Baptist Church. He loved his family and church. He was a lifetime farmer who loved to give others his harvest. Preceded in death by his parents, Henry Clay and Cora Cooper Meredith; daughter, Judith Ann Meredith; brothers, Raymond Woodrow, Clayton Meredith; sisters, Lorene Meredith Myers, Colleen Meredith Myers, Margaret Bernice Meredith. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Bea Queener Meredith, LaFollette; son and daughter-in-law, David Arnold and Wanda Meredith; daughter and son-in-law, Debi and Mike Malicote, all of LaFollette; grandchildren, Meredith and Jacob Finstad, LaFollette, Michael Clay Malicote and fiancé Amber Albertini, LaFollette, David Arnold Meredith II, LaFollette and fiancé M.J. Parks, Clinton; great-grandchildren, David Arnold Meredith III(Little Arnie), LaFollette, Bethany Forrest Meredith; several nieces, nephews and host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were March 23 at First Independent Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Al Miller and Rev. Carl Edwards officiating. Interment was in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers, Dennis Deavours, Jacob Finstad, Michael Malicote, David Arnold (Arnie) Meredith II, David Arnold (Little Arnie) Meredith III and Joey Meredith; honorary pallbearers. Johnny Campbell, Glenn Davis, Ron Meredith, Jr., Tommie Meredith, Clayton Meredith, Jr., Ron Meredith, Sr., Phil Meredith, Sr., Billy Myers, Robert Norman, Bill Queener, Ray Powell, Steve Reynolds, Michael Shoopes, Terry Slover and Tony Spradlin. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. John Richardson, Jr., age 77 of Jacksboro died March 16 at St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. He was a member of New Canaan Baptist Church. Preceded in death by his parents, John Sr. and Aarena Silcox Richardson, sisters, Etta Richardson and Clara Waters; brothers, Arthur Buford Richardson. Survivors include his brother, Milford E. Richardson, Burlington Hgts. OH; sisters, Charlene Ford, Jacksboro, Della Mae Byrd, Groveland, Fl, Elsie Waklee, Cleveland, Oh, Ethel Douglas, Elk Valley; special nieces, Linda and Michelle Evans; a host of other nieces, nephews and relatives. Funeral services were March 18 at New Canaan Baptist Church in Elk Valley with Rev. James Adkins and Brother Curtis Richardson officiating. Interment was in Warren Memorial Gardens. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Sarah Frances Riggs, age 67, of LaFollette died March 18 at a private residence. She was very active in Old Ivey Dale Church of God for several years. Her children and grandchildren were very special to her. Preceded in death by her grandson: Danny O'Neil Hill; parents, Dewey & Mossie Pierce Bolinger; brothers, Lee, Howard, James, Roy, and Jackie Bolinger; sisters, Girdie Bolinger, Edna Walker, and Alberta Bolton. Survivors include her husband, Henderson Riggs of LaFollette; sons and special daughters-in-law, Mark Sr. and Elizabeth Riggs and Joe Sr. and Marie Riggs all of LaFollette; daughters, Brenda Riggs and Danny Marlow of LaFollette, Teresa and Phillip Bramblett of Clinton; 12 grandchildren, six great grandchildren; very special sister, Anna Bea Bailey of Pioneer; special friend, Reva Baird; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were March 21 in the chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Junior Dilbeck and Rev. Jeff Bolton officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Old Ivey Dale Church of God, care of Junior Dilbeck, 203 N. Indiana Ave, LaFollette. Martin Wilson Funeral Home of LaFollette was in charge of the arrangements. Rev. Paul Edward Slover, age 49 of Jacksboro died March 22 at his home. He was a member of the New Canaan United Baptist Church. He was involved in numerous youth activities including: Coaching Baseball, Jacksboro Little League Football, Basketball and Cub Scouts. He was also a loving husband, father, brother and son who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Preceded in death by his brother, David Wayne Slover; grandparents, Welker and Edith Baker, Edward and Ella Slover and Bessie Riggs Slover Rucker. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Sexton Slover; children, Jennifer Lynn Glenn and husband, Andrew M. of Knoxville, Jeffrey David and Brian Russell Slover; parents, Bill K. and Louise Slover all of Jacksboro; sister, Donna Lynn Slover Day and husband, Joel Lucas of Dione, KY; in-laws, Buford Sexton of Huntsville; and Sylvania Sexton of Jacksboro; nieces and nephews, Amanda June Slover; Jacob Lucas Day; Kelsey Rebecca Day and Darrell Slover; a host of aunts, uncles and other relatives and friends. Funeral Services were March 24 in the Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Asbury Byrd officiating. Interment will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Terry Creek Cemetery. Donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in honor of Paul Slover. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Tab Wilhoit, age 45 of LaFollette died March 14 in Knoxville. He was born November 13, 1958 in Highland Park, Mi. He was of the Baptist faith. He loved hot rods, motorcycles and the great outdoors. Preceded in death by his parents, John Thomas Wilhoit and Delora Fay Tucker; brothers, Greg and Kenny Wilhoit. Survivors include his wife, Connie Etter Wilhoit; son, James Wilhoit, LaFollette; sister, Pam McKinney, Strawberry Plains; step-father, Tavan Tucker, Sr; step-sister, Dena Alvaraz; step-brother, Tavan Tucker, Jr.; father and mother-in-law, James and Louise Etter; sister-in-law, Dora Blank; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Funeral services were March 20 at Reece Valley Chapel with Rev. Floyd King officiating. Interment was in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were James Wilhoit, Scott Trowbridge, Stan McClelland, Brandon Callebs, Robbie Kitts and Kenny Robertson. Reece Funeral Home and Valley Chapel was in charge of the arrangements. Dorman Woods, age 71, of LaFollette, died March 19 at the St. Mary's of Campbell County Medical Center. He trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior on March 10, 2004. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Preceded in death by his parents: Benjamin Franklin and Iris Pearl Strunk Woods; sister: June Boshears. Survivors include his sisters, Jean Whited of Caryville, Irene King of Oak Ridge; nieces, Iris Jean Hicks, Mary Kathryn Johnson, Nancy Ellen Chadwell, Marcella Reed, Alice Marie Asbury; nephew, Rev. Don Whited; several great nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Services were Saturday in the Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. J.T. Asbury officiating. Interment was March 20 in Mt. Paran Cemetery. 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