From The LaFollette Press 12 Jan 2006 Alice Waller Baker of Loveland, OH Myrtle Welch Beeler, age 91, of Knoxville Norman H. Brosmore, age 57 of Speedwell Rose E. Conley, age 80 of LaFollette, formerly of Jellico Freeda F. (Lambdin) Davis, age 82, of Morristown, formerly of White Oak, Patrick Nelson Dudney, Jr., age 37 of Williamsburg, KY Bernice Owens Edwards, age 83 of Duff Lawrence Elmore, age 64 of Jellico Betty Muse Harp, age 60 of LaFollette, Bill Honeycutt, Jr., age 73 of Manchester, OH formerly of Elk Valley Kenneth Ray Miller, age 63 of LaFollette Imogene R. Nicholson, age 86 OF Lake Orion, Earl Howard "Charlie" Norman, age 75 of Kirklin, Ind., Rosella Carpenter Payne, age 76 of Jellico, formerly of Pineville, KY Dr. Charles Alvin Prater, age 89 of Knoxville, Curtis Glenn Rose, age 82 of Highcliff William Kyle Thurman, age 67 Rita G. Suttles Trammell, age 45 Dorothy Bernice Parolari Walters, age 71, of LaFollette, Billie Jean Herron Wright, age 66 of Williamstown, KY, formerly of Jellico Alice Waller Baker of Loveland, OH born December 7, 1942 in Jellico, passed away Jan. 2 in her 63 rd year. She was the wife of late Walter R. Baker; mother of Diana (Nathan) Smith, Jeffrey Baker, Bradley (Vicki) Baker, Walter (Julia) Baker, Jr. and Joseph Baker; grandmother of Joshua Adkins, Jonathan Baker, Caitlyn Bolin, Aaron Baker, Jacob Baker, Nicole Baker, Brandon Baker, Jordan Baker and Zachary Baker; sister of Thelma Wright, Roy Waller and the late Jean Chitwood, Wilma Hamby, Andrew Waller and Nathaniel Waller; dear friend of Rick Shank. Funeral services were held at the Loveland Park Baptist Church in Loveland, OH on Jan. 7. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mason, OH. Tufts Schildmeyer was in charge of the arrangements. Myrtle Welch Beeler, age 91, of Knoxville passed away Jan. 5 at Hillcrest West Nursing Home in Knoxville. She was a member of Faith Way Assembly Of God. She was preceded in death by parents, Charlie and Susan Anna Riley Welch; daughter, Helen Boling; brothers, Luther and John Welch; sisters, Mary Leach, Emma Brackett, and Ethel Mallonnee. She is survived by her sons, Ervin Treadway, Jr. of Franklin, NC and Jimmy Ray Treadway of Leisure City, Fla; daughter, Ann Sneed of Knoxville; sister, Dallas Sowder of Knoxville; 14 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 15 great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Jan. 7 at the Cross Chapel with Rev. Steve Bruce and Ronnie Treadway officiating. Interment was in the Wilson Cemetery. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Norman H. Brosmore, age 57 of Speedwell passed away Jan. 8 at Claiborne County Hospital in Tazewell. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Elizabeth Brosmore. He is survived by his wife, Vicki Brosmore of Speedwell; son, Gregory Darin Peck and wife, Susan of Caryville; grandsons, Alexander, Austin and Adam all of Caryville; stepmother, Alice Brosmore of Newport, KY. Private graveside services were held at Braden Cemetery with Rev. J. C. Monday and Rev. Bob Owens officiating. Walters Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Rose E. Conley, age 80 of LaFollette, formerly of Jellico passed away Jan. 4 at St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. She was born January 30, 1925 at Jellico, KY. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Maggie Lewis Troxell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry M. Conley. She is survived by her sons, Terry Conley of Cartersville, GA and Bobby Conley; brothers, Lawrence Troxell of Crossville, Richard Troxell of Fairfield, OH; sisters, JoAnn Dotson of Crossville, Hazel Murray of Fairfield, OH, Louise Baker of Jellico. Graveside services were held Jan. 7 at the Stanfill Cemetery at Pleasant View, KY with the Rev. Lester Cox officiating. Cox and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Freeda F. (Lambdin) Davis, age 82, of Morristown, formerly of White Oak, passed away Jan. 9 in Morristown. She was a resident of Heritage Nursing Home and a member of Anthras Baptist Church. She was employed at Imperial Reading Shirt Factory for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Naomi (Rookard) Lambdin; brothers, Charles Raymond and Jay Franklin Lambdin; former husband, Thomas J. Davis. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Kay Parrott, Morristown; sisters, Veda Overton, LaFollette, Martha and husband, Roy Ashcraft of Dayton, OH. Funeral services were Jan. 11 at Cross Funeral Home Chapel with Dr .Larry Parrott officiating. Interment will be at noon on Jan. 12 at Oddfellows Cemetery. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Patrick Nelson Dudney, Jr., age 37 of Williamsburg, KY passed away Jan. 1 at Jellico Community Hospital. He is survived by his son, Bradley Nelson Dudney of St. George, SC; father, Patrick Nelson Dudney, Sr. and wife, Andrea of Cookeville; mother, Helen Ruth Teague of Williamsburg, KY; brothers, Charles Dudney of Williamsburg, KY, Ricky Dudney and wife, Cheryl of Williamsburg, KY and Donald Teague and wife, Jessica of Williamsburg, KY; sister, Lisa Bryant and husband, Saul of Williamsburg, KY; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Jan. 4 at the Harp Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Durand Dixon officiating. Interment was in the Douglas Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Bernice Owens Edwards, age 83 of Duff passed away Jan. 6 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Sterling Owens and Coby Edwards; parents, Jake and Amanda Hatfield; sons, Tommy Arthur Owens, J.T. Owens, Billy Owens; daughter, Katherine Hazer; sister, Carrie Anderson. She is survived by her sons, John Owens of Morley, Ralph Owens of Morley; daughters, Frances Leach of Primroy, Judy Owens of Morley, Tammy Frazier of Morley; sisters, Edna Marlow of Dayton, OH, Lizzie Barnhill of Swanton, OH; 38 grandchildren, a host of great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Jan. 10 at Morley Baptist Church wit the Rev. Melvin Blankenship officiating. Interment was in the Owens Family Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Lawrence Elmore, age 64 of Jellico passed away Jan. 1 at the Jellico Community Hospital. He was of the Seventh Day Adventist faith. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jesse Elmore and Lou Webb Elmore; son, Lawrence; daughter, Hester Jane; brothers, Kenneth George Elmore and Thomas Daniel Elmore; sisters, Wanda Partin and Brenda Sue Elmore. He is survived by his wife, Patty Sue Elmore of Jellico; son, Paul Davis Elmore and wife, Vicky of Riverview, Fla; daughters, Cynthia Brown and husband, Jack of Davin, WVa, Trecia Gibson and husband, Eugene of Cyclone, WVa, Mary Carroll and husband, Wilford of Falls Creek, Va, Peggy Cox and husband, Charles of Duff; grandchildren, Jesse, Patricia, Jamie, Larry, Bobbie, Amanda, David and Angel; great grandchildren, Cameron, Ashton, Emily, Austin and Brittany; brothers, Jesse Elmore, Tom Elmore, Jimmy Wayne Calton; sisters, Shirley Brown, Mary Holbrook, Ella Curtis, Marie Mounts, Linda Griffith, Barbara Walker, Anna Mae Constilo, Pearl Prater, Kaye Bailey; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Jan. 4 in the Harp Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Billy Carpenter officiating. Interment was in the Douglas Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Betty Muse Harp, age 60 of LaFollette, passed away Jan. 1 at Claiborne County Hospital. She was a member of First Apostolic Church of LaFollette. She loved cooking, housekeeping, flower gardening and her family very much.She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Marie Hickey Heatherly. She is survived by her husband, David Harp of LaFollette; daughter and son in law, Melissa and Randy Staggs of LaFollette; stepdaughters, Lisa Meadows and Starla Boshears; grandchildren, Amanda and Anthony Ward and Kayla Pennington all of LaFollette; step grandchildren, Amber and Carla Boshears and Trent Meadows; sisters, Patsy and Steve Daugherty of Caryville, Hettie and Jerry Chapman, Robbie Sue Muse and Barbara Walden all of LaFollette; brother, Sherman Heatherly and wife Aileen of Jacksboro; several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Jan. 3 in the Martin Wilson Chapel with Rev. Jeff Moses and Steve Carroll officiating. Interment was in the Peabody Cemetery. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Bill Honeycutt, Jr., age 73 of Manchester, OH formerly of Elk Valley passed away December 21, 2005 at his home after a short illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Margaret Cox Honeycutt; wife, Ida Neal Honeycutt; niece, Carolyn L. Baird. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Honeycutt of Manchester, OH; daughter, Billie J. Simpson of Manchester, OH; grandson, Adam Simpson of Manchester, OH; sister, Pearl H. Lay of Williamsburg, KY; niece, Peggy Conlin of Williamsburg, KY; stepchildren and a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing. Funeral services were held in Amelia, OH. Croley Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Kenneth Ray Miller, age 63 of LaFollette passed away Jan. 1 at his home. He was of the Baptist faith and served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from General Motors in Anderson, IND in 1992, where he worked in the boiler room before moving to this area. He loved Nascar, working on cars and talking on the CB, with the handle 151. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Miller of LaFollette, children, Elaine Draise of OH, Lisa Marino of FLA, Kim Cook of Jacksboro, Kelly Abston of Nashville, Richard McCullah of Oneida and Ronald Paul of Knoxville; mother, Neva Miller of IND; Helen Rains of KY; brother, Roger Miller of IND; 16 grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held in New Castle, IND. Walters Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Imogene R. Nicholson, age 86 OF Lake Orion, passed away Jan. 9. She was preceded in death by husband, John William Nicholson; son, James Nicholson, and brother, John Polson. She was a loving mother to Mack (Marilyn) Nicholson of Oxford, John (Jeanne) Nicholson of Oxford and Fred (Kathy) Nicholson of Lincoln Park. She was a very special nanny to John Nicholson of Florida, Jason Nicholson of Oxford, Patty (Paul) Cassise of Lake Orion, Freddie Nicholson of Lincoln Park and Amanda Nicholson of Lincoln Park; loving great nanny to Olivia and Reagan Cassise (her girls) of Lake Orion. She is survived by her brothers, Sherwood Polson of TN and Robert Polson of TX and sisters, Laurene Rogers and Kathryn Paul both of TN. Funeral services will be Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. at Coats Funeral Home, Waterford. The family will receive friends Jan. 12 from 11 a.m. until time of service. Interment will follow at Perry Mt. Park Cemetery, Pontiac. Coats Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Earl Howard "Charlie" Norman, age 75 of Kirklin, Ind., passed away Jan. 4 at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. He was born in LaFollette on September 17, 1930. He was the son of the late Jack and Pearl (Baird) Norman. After childhood years in LaFollette, he served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On June 19, 1952 he was married in Middlesboro, KY to Anna Lee (Lester) Norman. The family resided in Knoxville, Dayton, OH, Buffalo, New York prior to moving to Lebanon where they resided thirty-five years. The past two years the couple resided in Kirklin. As a professional chef he had worked in various restaurants and clubs. In Indianapolis he was chef for the Elks Lodge No. 13 and Greentree Country Club. He last worked in Lebanon at Mr. R's until he retired in 1994. A dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather he enjoyed his family, friends, and grandchildren. In addition he liked fishing, the outdoors, and reading, including the study of the Bible. He was a member of the Kirklin Assembly of God Church in Kirklin, Ind and Chef de Cuisine in Indianapolis. He was preceded in death by his parents; half-brothers, Jack Norman and Lawrence Norman. He is survived by his wife, Anna L. Norman - Kirklin, Ind; children, Sammy E. Norman and wife, Carol Curtis of MI, Mitchell "Mick" Norman and wife, Vivian Dover of Ind, Ronald W. "Ronny" Norman of Lebanon, Ind, Gail Heikkila and husband, Robert "Bob" Kirklin of Ind; step mother, Margaret Wilson -, LaFollette; half brothers, Donald Norman, - LaFollette, Glenn Norman, - LaFollette, Dexter Wilson, - LaFollette, Roger Wilson, - LaFollette; half sisters, Debbie Wilson, - LaFollette, Joylee Lynch, - Dayton, OH; grandchildren, Sammy E. Norman, Jr. and wife, Allison - Lake Linden, MI , Maria Norman, - Negaunee, MI, Lindsey M. Norman, - Brownsburg, Ind, Michelle L. Norman - Lebanon, Ind, Adam F. Norman, - Lebanon, Ind, Aaron M. Norman, - Lebanon, Ind, Karen L. Heikkila - Kirklin, Ind; great grandchildren, Noah Norman - Lake Linden, MI and Elijah Norman - Lake Linden, MI Funeral Services were held Jan. 7 at the Kirklin Assembly of God Church in Kirklin, Ind with the Pastor Jeremy Turner officiating. Interment was in the Lincoln Memorial Gardens in Boone County, Ind. Myers Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements. Rosella Carpenter Payne, age 76 of Jellico, formerly of Pineville, KY passed away Jan. 7 at the Jellico Community Hospital. She was born September 8, 1929 the daughter of the late Dewey Carpenter and Loretta Hart Carpenter. She attended Tannery Hollow Church in Jellico. She worked for Bell Whitley and the Pineville Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Ruby Jean Carpenter, Marie Lowe and Julie Roberts; brother, Robert Carpenter.She is survived by her son and daughter in law, James Dewey and Janice Payne of Harrogate; daughter, Theresa Overbey of Jellico; grandchildren, Joy Denise Sweat of Harrogate, James Dexter Payne of Middlesboro, Joshua Kenneth Overbey of Jellico and Kayleigh Joann Overbey of Jellico; a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Jan. 10 at the Creech-Durham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Murphy Buell and Rev. Lester Cox officiating. Interment will be in the Pineville Memorial Cemetery. Creech-Durham Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Dr. Charles Alvin Prater, age 89 of Knoxville, passed away Jan. 2 at his home. He was born on April 26, 1916 in Chattanooga to James Lemuel Prater and Rachel Chambers Prater. Dr. Prater graduated from Washington and Lee University. He received his Doctorate of Medicine from UT College of Medicine, Memphis. He then completed a one-year internship at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga before entering the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Dr. Prater served with the 744th Light Tank Battalion in the European Theatre Operation. He was in five campaigns including the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. Dr. Prater was awarded the Bronze Star for valor, Combat Medical Badge and Victory Medal. In 1946, he became a partner with Drs. Carl Ausmus and Ned Watts at the Jellico Hospital where he remained until his retirement in March, 1993. He and his wife then moved to Knoxville and became members of Central Baptist Church of Bearden.He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Raymond, James and Harry Prater. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Nancy Salley Prater; his sons, Mike Prater of Jellico, Robert Prater and wife Lee of Powell; daughters, Salley Harris and husband Dan of Knoxville, Margaret Wright of Newport News, VA, Martha Dwyer and husband Bill of Louisville, KY; grandsons, Keith Harris and wife Michelle of Knoxville, LCPL, Eric Wright of Cherry Point, NC and Will Dwyer of Louisville, KY; granddaughters, Salley Nelson of Knoxville, Sarah Wright of Blacksburg, VA and Allison Harris of Knoxville; great grandchildren, Sidney Nelson and Bryson Harris; brothers, Roy and Ron Prater of Georgia. Funeral services were held Jan. 6 at the Highland Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Richard Allison officiating. A committal service with full military honors provided by the East Tennessee Veteran Honor Guard was held at the Tennessee Veteran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to East Tennessee Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 2469, Knoxville, TN 37901 or Samaritan Ministry, Central Baptist Church of Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919. Highland Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Curtis Glenn Rose, age 82 of Highcliff passed away December 31, 2005 at the Veterans Medical Center in Nashville. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II. He is survived by his sister, Dora Rubio, Tuscaloosa, Ala; special niece, Virginia Campbell and husband, Floyd of Hillsdale, MI; several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Jan. 3 at the Llewellyn Funeral Home with the Rev. Willie Partin officiating. Interment was in the Lot Cemetery with military honors by the Campbell County Honor Guard. Llewellyn Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. William Kyle Thurman, age 67 passed away at his home in Dolan Springs, AZ on December 10, 2005 He was born August 18, 1938 in Elk Valley. He was the son of the late Aaron Thurman and Ruby Baird Thurman of Swanton, OH. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Louise Thurman; half-brother, Bobby Lowe; one nephew and two nieces. He is survived by his wife, Adaline (Baker)Thurman, Dolan Springs, AZ; son, Michael; daughter, Michelle; brothers, Claude "Black" Thurman of Elk Valley, Aaron Thurman, Jr. of Swanton, OH, Sam Thurman and wife, Julie of Lyon, OH; sisters, Judy Terry and husband, Austin of Delta, OH, Stella Belcher and husband, Jim and Peggy Johnson and husband, Billy of Swanton, OH; five nephews, one niece and two great nephews; a host of other relatives and friends. A memorial service is planned for Jan. 23 at 12:40 p.m.(pacific time) at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada with full military honors. A memorial service will be held in Elk Valley at a later date. Sutton Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Rita G. Suttles Trammell, age 45, went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 5 at the U.T. Medical Center. She attended Pine Grove Baptist Church. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She also loved crocheting. Preceded in death by her daughter, Alicia G. Rutherford; nephew, Jesse P. Johnson; father, Leslie Dean Suttles. She is survived by her parents, Paul and Beulah Wilson; sisters and brother in laws, Tom and Paula Johnson, Everette and Sarah McCloud all of Jacksboro; nieces, Amanda and Ashley Grodenan of Jacksboro, Meagan McCloud of Knoxville; nephews, Matthew Grodenan, Zachary Johnson and Justin McCloud all of Jacksboro; grandmother, Opal Franklin of Memphis; aunts, Chrystal Aslinger of Caryville,Vivian Partin Collins of Louisville, KY, Carolann Hall of LaFollette, Cherly Suttles of Memphis; uncles, Truman Suttles of Memphis, James E. Wilson, Evertte L. Wilson, Franklin E. Wilson, Robert Wilson and Henry Hamblin, all of LaFollette; a host of other family and friends. Funeral services were Jan. 9 in the Martin Wilson Chapel with Rev. Charles Goins officiating. Interment was in the Bakers Forge Cemetery. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Dorothy Bernice Parolari Walters, age 71, of LaFollette, went to be with the Lord early in the morning on Jan. 7 after an extended illness. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a longtime member of Elm Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her son, Stephen Arthur Walters; parents, Charlie and Bertha Green Parolari; father-in-law, Hobart Walters; sisters, Joannah Goins and Helen Miller. She is survived by her husband, Arthur (T.B.) Walters, LaFollette; sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Scott and JoAnna Walters, Kingsport, Jeffrey and Tammy Walters, Knoxville; six grandchildren, Christopher Scott, Elizabeth Ann, and Nicholas Arthur, of Kingsport, Jenna Taylor, David Josiah and Jonathon Ethan, of Knoxville; sisters, Betty Parolari Mantooth, Knoxville, Mary Parolari Davis, Calvin, KY, Norma Parolari Harris, Knoxville; brother, Charles W. (Buddy) Parolari, LaFollette; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Jan. 9 in the Cross Chapel with the Rev. Landon Lane officiating. Interment was in the Walters Cemetery in Calloway, KY. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Billie Jean Herron Wright, age 66 of Williamstown, KY, formerly of Jellico passed away Jan. 9 at her family residence. She was born March 25, 1939 in Jellico, the daughter of the late Grady and Vagil Lambdin Herron. She is survived by her husband, Jasper Wright of Willliamstown, KY; sons, Glenn Wright of Ludlow, KY, Marvin Wright of London, KY, Jerry Wright of Williamstown, KY; daguther, Janice Wright Cox of Morning View, KY, April Wright of Richwood, KY; nine grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren; brothers, Virgil Herron of Madisonville, Bob Herron of Norwood, OH, Johnny Wayne Herron of Jellico. Funeral services will be Jan. 12 at the Cox and Son Chapel with the Rev. Paul Chitwood officiating. Interment was in the Douglas Cemetery. Cox and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD