PATSY BOLTON Patsy Bolton, age 68, was born September 13, 1936 in Bell County, Ky and left for Glory on Saturday, April 2, at Claiborne County Hospital. She was a life-long resident of Claiborne County. Her faith was in her lord and savior Jesus Christ. She was a member of Greer's Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father and mother: Sonville and Mary Davis Redmond and infant brother: Doyle Redmond. She is survived by her husband of 52 years: Jimmie Bolton; sons: David (Brenda) Bolton, and Jack Bolton; grandchildren: Kevin (Amanda), Crystal, Kellie and Loren; brothers: Wendel (Shirley) Redmond, Mickey Redmond; sisters: Maxine West and Connie Brooks; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services were held Monday, April 4 at 8 p.m. Pastor David Bolton officiating. Songs by Brian and Cathy Giles, and Betty Gregg. Graveside services were held at Greer's Chapel Cemetery Tuesday, April 5 at 11 a.m. Pallbearers: Bill Middleton, Paul Wilder, Keith Medley, Mont Welch, Glenn Cobb, and Kevin Bolton. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. George Day, Bill Surber, Shelby Treece, Johnnie Brooks, and Wayne Blakemore. Coffey Funeral Home in charge. SHIRLEY BRASFIELD Shirley Brasfield, age 63, of Tazewell was born in Lee County, Va. on October 10, 1941 and passed away Sunday, March 27 at Claiborne County Hospital. She was formerly a resident of Stickleyville, Va. Shirley was a homemaker and a member of the Livingston Chapel Church in Stickleyville, Va. She was preceded in death by her father: Nelson Jones. Shirley is survived by her mother: Polly Jones of Tazewell; two sons: Rick Head of the Dot Community and Chris Brasfield of New Tazewell; one daughter: Brenda Lawson of Dryden, Va; five grandchildren: Chrishina Lawson, Josh Lawson, Misty Head, Javon Brasfield and Alexander Maiden; two great-grandchildren: Cameron Baker and Trent Baker; three brothers: Charles Jones of Lafollette, Bill Jones of Morristown, and Dannie Jones of New Tazewell, one sister: Betty Hatfield of Harrogate; close friend: Arthur Mitchell; also numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 29 at 8 p.m. at the Province Funeral Home Sanctuary in Pennington Gap, Va. with Rev. Spurgeon Thompson and Richard Seavers officiating. Graveside services were held Wednesday, March 30 at 11 a.m. at the Rasnic Cemetery in Stickleyville, Va. Province Funeral Home in Charge. LOWELL A. COOK Lowell A. Cook, age 71, of Tazewell was born December 7, 1933 and passed away March 27 at his home. He was a member of Mayes Chapel United Methodist Church. He was a life long carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents: Mack and Dovie Wolfe Cook; and one brother: Ray Cook. He is survived by his wife: Ellen Ferguson Cook of Tazewell; sons: Brian Cook of Nashville, Dale and wife Lori Cook; two granddaughters: Calli and Kara Cook all of New Tazewell; brothers: Herbert Cook of Detroit, Mi, Clarence and wife Mary Cook of Russellville, Leonard and wife Barbara Cook of Whitesburg, Carl Cook of Russellville, Fred and wife Betty Cook of Morristown, James and wife Romadell Cook, Bert Cook all of Tazewell; sisters: Ruth and husband James Hall of Greeneville, Ann and husband Randy Widner of New Tazewell, Ella and husband Oliver Bolden of Tazewell, and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 30 at 11 a.m. in the Coffey Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bill Rimmer and Rev. Randy Bolden officiating. Songs by Rose and A.C. Kiser, and Betty Fields. Burial in the Lonesome Valley Cemetery. Pallbearers: the nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association Coffey Funeral Home in charge. KATHRYN COX Kathryn Cox, age 94, of Atlanta, Ga. was born December 10, 1910 and passed away on April 3 at the Atlanta Hospice. She was preceded in death by her husband William Cox and her parents. She is survived by her son: Boyd Cox; daughter: Rebecca Dawson both of Atlanta, Ga.; grandchildren: Christopher (Katherine) Cox, Katrina (Jack) Gardin, Frederick Dawson; great grandchildren: Kristin and Matthew Cox, Jonathan Gardin; sister: Ruth Ryder of Atlanta, Ga.; and a host of other relatives and friends. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, April 5 at 2 p.m. at the Irish Cemetery. Coffey Funeral Home in charge. DELLA B. DANIELS Della B. Daniels, age 79, of Forge Ridge Community in Harrogate, was born May 22, 1925 and passed away March 31 at her home. She was a faithful member of Little Creek Missionary Baptist Church. She helped at every church and sunday school function. She was preceded in death by her husband: Jack Daniels; parents: Charlie and Liza Owens Brown; brother: Doyle Brown; sisters: Edna Daniels and Gracie Prator; great grandchildren: Angela Daniels and Joseph Middleton; son-in-law: Carson Fultz; and daughter-in-law: Kay Daniels. She is survived by her children: Sondra and husband Layford Longsworth, Marie and husband Ronnie Fultz all of Tazewell, Nellie Fultz, Charlie Dan and wife Joann Daniels, Dempsie Daniels, Lucille and husband Junior Daniels, Carl and Cindy Daniels, Ferlion and Carolyn Daniels all of Harrogate, Roseann and Donnie Daniels of Monroe, Mi, Jerline Russell, Jessie and Lisa Daniels, Freddy and Tracy Daniels of Monroe, Mi, Jack and Dixie Daniels of Harrogate; 34 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; brothers: Frank Brown of Harrogate, Jeff Brown of Monroe, Mi; sister: Lena Daniels of Harrogate; several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 3 at 11 a.m. at the Little Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Don Williams and Rev. Clyde Daniels. Songs by the Little Creek Church Singers. Burial in the Crane Cemetery. Pallbearers: grandchildren, Teddy, Timmy and Tommy Cosby, Robert and Shelvie Fultz, Jeremiah and Jordon Russell, Kevin and Brian Daniels, Duff Daniels, "Little" Jack Daniels, Josh and Robert Daniels, Adrian and Dusty Daniels, Isaac Daniels, Max and Spencer Daniels, Murphy Daniels. Honorary pallbearers: sons-in-law. Coffey Funeral Home in charge. JOHN C. GIBSON John C. Gibson, age 91, of Harrogate, was born April 14, 1913 and passed away March 30 at Hazard Nursing Home in Hazard, Ky. He was the son of the late Woodard and Lula Hensley Gibson. He was a member of Harrogate United Methodist Church, Kentucky Colonel, member and past Chaplain of Shawanee Masonic Lodge Chapter #546, and member and past patron of Shawanee Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #436. He was a mine foreman and had worked for US Steel in Lynch, KY. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by wife: Gladys Burns Gibson; son: Elbert Gibson; brothers: Elbert, Lige, and Roy Gibson; sister: Mable Gibson. Survivors include wife: Doris Cox Gibson, of Harrogate; children: Norma Jean (Johnny) Bowyer, of Cumberland, Ky, John C. Gibson, Jr, of Nashville, Ralph (Doris) Gibson, of Hermitage, Robert (Pamela) Gibson, of Lenoir, Nc; brothers: Charley (Ruby) Gibson, of Ray, Oh, Lloyd (Faye) Gibson, of Al; sisters: Loma Lewis, of Manchester, Ky, Lucy Davis, of Somerset, Ky; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Graveside services were 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2, in Cox Cemetery, in Tazewell. Local arrangements by Reece Funeral Home and Valley Chapel 869-3651 or 626 4249. DELPHIA JEAN JOHNSON Delphia Jean Johnson, age 64, of Tazewell was born June 12, 1940 and passed away April 1 at the Claiborne County Nursing Home. She was a retired schoolteacher from the Jefferson School District in Monroe, Mi after 30 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents: Crayton and Hassie Hurst Johnson. She is survived by her uncle: Stanley and wife Camilla Hurst of Springfield, Mo; several cousins and other relatives and friends; special friends: Barbara Ann Young, Cleo Reed, Diana Linkfield. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. in the Coffey Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. John Hatfield and Rev. Steve Barnard. Songs Barbara Hatfield. Burial in the Irish Cemetery. Pallbearers: relatives and friends. Coffey Funeral Home in charge. JOE C. PAYNE Joe C. Payne, age 75, of Lafayette, In, was born in Tazewell, on August 22, 1929 and passed away at Home Hospital on Sunday, March 27. Mr. Payne had been a resident of Lafayette for 50 years, having also resided in Monroe, Mi and Tn. He married Lillian J. Wylie on December 3, 1949 in Middlesboro, Ky and she survives. Mr. Payne was a Journeyman Millwright for TRW for 27 years before retiring in 1982. He attended Southern Baptist Church. Hobbies included spending time with his family, woodworking, gardening, and reading. Preceded in death by his parents: Charlie and Mattie Smith Payne; two sisters: Gladys Manning, Lizzy Mae Payne; and brother: Curtis Payne. Surviving with his wife are two sons: Joe (wife, Kristina) Payne, Jr. of rural Thorntown, In, Michael S. (wife, Adona) Payne of Carmel, In; daughter: Rhonda L (husband, Steve) Gray of Brookston; brother: Charles (wife, Audry) of Mosheim, Tn; and five sisters: Jimmie (husband, Don) Walker of Clarksville, Ruby Ferguson of Sneedville, Rena Rowe of Tazewell, Polly (husband, Marion) Johnson of Bulls Gap, and Nita Smith of Lexington, Ms.; four grandchildren: Angie (husband, Rodney) Ping, and Zack, Adam, and Drew Payne; and one great-grandchild: Mollie Ping. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 31 at 10 a.m. Rev. Dr. Clayton Kendall officiating. Entombment Resthaven Mausoleum. Memorials can be made to The American Cancer Society. Hippensteel Funeral Home in charge. LAURA POORE Laura Poore, age 61, of Tazewell was born August 15, 1943 and passed away March 28 at the Claiborne County Hospital. She was of the baptist faith and a member of Riverview Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her father: Tilmon Ayers; brothers: Paul and Robert Ayers. She is survived by her husband: Condie Poore; mother: Ollie Marie (Sutton) Ayers both of Tazewell; sons: Ray and wife Bobbie Joe Poore of New Tazewell; Bill and wife Debra Poore, Tilmon and wife Robin Poore, Mitchell and wife Lisa Poore all of Tazewell; ten grandchildren; four great grandchildren; brothers: Chester and wife Frances Ayers of Harrogate, Frank Ayers of Tazewell, Timothy and wife Billie June Ayers of Tazewell, Gerald and wife Kathy Ayers of Harrogate; sisters: Clara Mae Shelton of Tazewell, Glenda and husband Joe Brooks of Tazewell; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 31 at 11 a.m. at the Coffey Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leonard Hatfield and Rev. David Billingsley officiating. Songs by the Leatherwood Singers. Burial in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers: Jim Bell, Joe Poore, Anthony Ayers, Adam Ayers, Richard Daniels, Bryan Boyd, Bobby Brooks, Travis Poore. Coffey Funeral Home in charge. EVELYN DALTON RAMSEY Mrs. Evelyn Dalton Ramsey of New Tazewell passed away on March 28, 2005 after a rich, full life of seventy-nine years. Evelyn Ramsey came to New Tazewell after the end of World War II as the beloved bride of James Ramsey. Evelyn and her husband were members of the First Baptist Church for over fifty years, and together, they raised seven Christian children in the community. She was a wonderful, caring wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother to her family. During the sixties and early seventies, she worked in the cafeteria at Soldiers Memorial Middle School. Prior to her death, a former student who remembered her time in the cafeteria recalled that Mrs. Ramsey always seemed to have an eye out for students who looked sad or distressed. He remembered that she always had a cheerful word, and an extra large helping for those who seemed to need it most. What a wonderful testimony for a woman who seemed to have so little, materially, to give, and who gave so richly, and so much from her heart. Evelyn Dalton Ramsey was preceded in death by her parents, Mayo and Willie Dalton; her sister, Betty Burgess; and her brother, Duane Dalton. She is survived by her loving husband of fifty-nine years, James Ramsey of New Tazewell. Her children include: Sandra and husband Noel Forsythe of Auburn AL; Larry and wife Sharon Ramsey of Chattanooga; Jackie and husband Johnny Payne of New Tazewell; Allen and wife Melinda Ramsey of Sevierville; Freddy and wif e Peggy Ramsey of New Tazewell; Freda and husband Lee Brame of New Tazewell; and Evelyn and husband Carl Alan Moore of New Tazewell. Other survivors include her brother, Ralph and wife, Elenor Dalton of Roanoke, VA, and her sister, Sylvia Albert of Fayetteville, NC. Sister-in-laws include Eula Ramsey of New Tazewell, Bonnie Baltrip of Tazewell, and Opal Melfe of Port Washinton, NY. Evelyn was the grandmother of twenty grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. She leaves behind several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Services were conducted Thursday, March 31st at 11:00 A.M. at the New Tazewell First Baptist church with the Rev. Randy Pressnell officiating. Music was provided by Pat Tartar, Dottie Crutchfield, and Brenda Bolden and Evelyn's grandsons served as pallbearers. Evelyn was buried in Burch Cemetery on Straight Creek Road in the shadow of the mountains that she loved so well. Claiborne Funeral in charge. STANLEY R. SEABOLT Stanley R. Seabolt, age 75, of Tazewell was born May 30, 1929 and passed away March 28 at the Claiborne County Hospital. He was a member of Cave Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death his wife: Florence Etta Sutton Seabolt; parents: Silas and Mary Lee (Cox) Seabolt; brothers: Oscar, Howard and Marvin Seabolt; sisters: Hassie Stinson, Sarah Clark, Rosetta Brooks; daughter-in-law: Sherry Overton Seabolt; brothers-in-law: Y.J. Janeway, David Sutton, and Tom Daughtery; He is survived by his son: Larry Seabolt of Tazewell; sons and daughters-in-law: Joe and Edith Seabolt, Eddie and Kathy Seabolt all of New Tazewell; Bobby and Mildred Seabolt of Cumberland Gap; daughters and sons-in-law: Sharon G. and Jerry M. Adams of New Tazewell; Patty and Kenny Kibert of Tazewell; Peggy and Randall Moore of Sneedville; eleven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law: Lawrence and Gloria Seabolt of Morristown; sisters: Della Janeway of Strawberry Plains, Stacia Sutton of Tazewell, Jewell Daughtery of Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 31 at 10 a.m. at the Cave Springs Baptist Church. Rev. George Walker officiating. Songs by Ann Campbell and the Cave Springs Church Choir. Burial in the Cave Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers: Joe Seabolt Jr., Scott Seabolt, Jason Seabolt, Joshua "Hawk" Adams, Rusty Kibert, Curtis Seabolt. Coffey Funeral Home in charge.