>From The Knoxville News Sentoinel 4 Sep 2006 BILLINGSLEY, MR. JACK - age 77 of Tazewell, TN FORD, REV. JOHN EARL, SR. - age 82 BILLINGSLEY, MR. JACK - age 77 of Tazewell, TN was born on July 12, 1929 and passed away on October 3, 2006. Jack owned and operated Jack's Gulf Service Station of New Tazewell for 25 years. He was in the Army- Air Corps. He was saved while in the Nursing Home. He was preceded in death by his: wife of 54 years: Imogene Treece Billingsley; parents: Andrew and Edna Billingsley; brothers: Sam Billingsley and Dick Large; sister: Collene Honas; son-in-Law: Willard Price. He is survived by his: daughter: Marsha Price of Tazewell; grandsons: Brian and wife Meredith Price of Tazewell, Brandon Price of Tazewell; brother: Tom Large of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister-in-law: Opal Cardwell Cline of Tazewell; brothers in law: Earl Treece of Murfreesboro, TN, Andrew Honas of Monroe, MI; several nieces and nephews and a host of many friends and relatives. The family will receive friends from 5 -7 PM Thursday, October 5, 2006 at the Claiborne Funeral Home with funeral services to follow at 7:00 PM with the Rev. Frank Short officiating. Music will be provided by Brenda Reed. Family and friends will meet at 10:00 AM Friday at the Fairview Cemetery for burial. Pallbearers: Billy Smith, Larry Burke, Brandon Price, Brian Price, Michael Greene, Allen Pressnell. Claiborne Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. FORD, REV. JOHN EARL, SR. - age 82 departed this life on September 30, 2006, at UT Hospital after a long illness. He was a member of Neal's Chapel Church and a veteran of WW II. He was retired from Claiborne County Hospital after 25 years of dedicated service. He is preceded in death by: his wife, Gracie Ford; son, Charles Henry Ford; parents, James and Katie Ford; brothers; Kenneth and Ben Henry Ford; sisters; Minnie Robinson, Hazel, Ann, Nona, and Nina Ford and Josie Deadrick; He leaves to mourn his passing: sons; John Earl (Sona) Ford, Jr., Knoxville, Kenneth (Janet) Ford, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ralph (Vanessa) Ford, Middlesboro, KY; honorary sons, Ricky (Heather) Gregory, Middlesboro, Ky, Phillip (Matilda) Hatfield, Morristown, TN, daughters, Minister Mary (Ronald) Davis, Elders Mildred (David) Williams, Rev. Virginia (Randall) Huguley, Barbara (Rev. Dexter) Jordan, Sharon (Rev. Paul) Jordan, Knoxville, TN, Minister Patricia (Elder Bruce) Williams, Nashville, TN; brothers, Hubbard Ford, St. Petersburg, Va., Rev. Pete Ford, Eli (Ruby) Ford, Tazewell, TN, Bill (Marilyn) Ford, Youngstown, Ohio; sisters, Carrie Geters, Knoxville, TN, Bertha (Pete) Cloud, Morristown TN; brothers-in-law, Henderson (Betty Jean) Buis, Tazewell, TN, Charles (Charlotte) Buis, Middlesboro, KY.; sister-in-law, Mary Buis, Knoxville, TN; 21 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; devoted friends, John Broadwater, Judy Luzander, Jonathon Townshend, Ms. Willie Hill, Linda Williams, Cynthia and Harry Singleton, and the family of Morningside Gardens, Knoxville, TN, Ted Collingsworth, Cassie Marin, Randall Gregory, Collins family, and Ethel Cloud, Tazewell, TN; and many other devoted nieces, nephews, and friends. Family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, at Coffey Funeral Home in New Tazewell, TN. with funeral service to follow at 7:00 pm. Rev. Anthony Frances and Bishop Tony Holte will officiate. Singers will be the Church of the True Living God of Holiness. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery at 11:00 am Friday, Oct. 6, 2006 with military honors. Coffey Funeral Home in Charge. The family graciously acknowledges the nursing staff and the doctors at UT Hospital, Coffey's Funeral Home and all those who have shown various expressions of concern and kindness during our time of loss =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD