U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mary Catherine Hagy
Mary Catherine Hagy, 68, of 159 Ridgedale Drive, Bristol, Tenn., died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include four daughters, Peggy Smith, Bristol Tennessee, Cathy Savage, North East, Md., Barbara Taylor and Brenda Cook, both of Rising Sun, Md.; three sisters, Eleanor Duggar, Edith Goodman and Francis Pope, all of Elkton, Md.; a brother, Oscar Ashland, Elkton; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial will be held in Elkton.
Information courtesy of Akard Funeral Home.
Eliza E. Jackson
CEDAR BLUFF -- Eliza E. Jackson, 91, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998, in a Richlands hospital.
She was a native of Tazewell County, had made her home in the Berwind, W.Va., area most of her life, moving to Cedar Bluff 15 years ago.
She was of the Assembly of God faith and was the widow of Estil Vernon Jackson.
Survivors include four daughters, Miss Joan Carol Jackson of the home, Mrs. Jack (Doris) Oliver, Cedar Bluff, Mrs. William (Brenda) Townsend, Fairfax, Va., and Mrs. Randy (Donna) Bieber, Edgewater, Md.; a son, Jerry Jackson, Manassas; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home, Richlands, is in charge.
Fred Laughlin
Fred Laughlin died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Blountville Funeral Home is in charge.
Katherine H. May
TAZEWELL -- Katherine H. May, 79, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998, in a Tazewell hospital.
She was a native of Excelsior, W.Va., a member of Main Street United Methodist Church, Tazewell, and a retired chief operator with General Telephone Company, Bluefield, for 40 years.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Nick (Elizabeth) Conti, Cedar Bluff; a niece, Mrs. Ronnie (Jennie) Whitt, Bristol Virginia; a nephew, Jimmy Bane, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; two great nieces; and a great-nephew.
Singleton Funeral Service, Cedar Bluff, is in charge.
Elliot H. McClanahan
GRUNDY -- Elliot Harold McClanahan, 57, of the Looney's Creek area, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998, in Buchanan General Hospital.
He was a native of Buchanan County and had lived there most of his life. He attended Grace Baptist Church and was a disabled truck driver.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving six years, and a member of John Ratliff Post No. 164 of the American Legion.
Survivors include two daughters, Lagatha McClanahan, Missouri, and Shelly McClanahan, Hawaii; two sons, Billy Jack McClanahan, Tampa, Fla., and Elliott Michael McClanahan, Missouri; five sisters, Betty Lois Stiltner, Harman, Va., Bertha Jean Cruch, Bluff City, Shirley P. Patrick, Roanoke, Nancy E. Steele, Marietta, Ga., and Jennifer E. Clevinger, Richmond, Ky.; five brothers, Clinard Ray McClanahan, Sterling Height, Mich., Roy Junior McClanahan, Warren, Mich., Jackie Blake McClanahan, Greenville, S.C., Billy R. McClanahan, Grundy, and Jerry D. McClanahan, Marietta, Ga.
Grundy Funeral Home is in charge.
Ivalee McElyea
Ivalee McElyea, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1998, in Fort Shelby Manor.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Thomas L. Scott
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Col. Thomas L. Scott, U.S. Army, retired, died Monday, Nov. 23, 1998, in a Pensacola hospital.
He was a native of Carbon Hill, Ala., and was of the Baptist faith.
He graduated from Marion military Institute, Florence State College (University of North Alabama), and received his master's degree from Penn State University.
Col. Scott served in Korea and Viet Nam.
Other assignments included NATO and the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.
He was Associate Professor of military Science at Penn State and Chairman of the military Science Department at the University of Wisconsin.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Karrh Scott; two daughters, Mrs. David W. (Karren E. Scott) Phillips, Alexandria, Va., and Mrs. Tony (Melissa S.) Campbell, Emory, Va.; a brother, George S. Scott, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Pensacola, with burial at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
Oak Lawn Funeral Home, Pensacola, is in charge.
Jack A. Thompson
Johnson CITY -- Capt. Jack Arnold Thompson, retired, U.S. Army Air Corps, 79, of 22701 South Greenwood Drive, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998, in the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
He was a native of Unicoi County, volunteered in 1939 to the U.S. Army Air Corps at Fort Olgethorpe, Ga., went to basic at Maxwell Field, Ala., and earned his pilot wings in the Class of 43-G, at Fort Sumner, N.M.
He transitioned to B-17s at Rosewell, N.M., then to B-24s at March Field, Calif.
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Jack was stationed at Hickam Field as a gunner on B-17s with the 26th Squadron, 11th bomb group, and only had the opportunity to fire at enemy planes from the ground.
He joined the Fifth Air Force, 43rd bomb group, 64th Squadron (Ken's Men) at Owi, New Guinea, flying missions throughout the Southwest Pacific and the Philippines before moving up to Leyte and on to Clark Field, from where he engaged in the China Air Offensive, bombing Formosa, Hong Kong and Okinawa. At war's end, his group was based on Ie Shima and engaged in the air offensive against the Japanese homelands.
He flew 36 combat missions with the Fifth Air Force as pilot-in-command of B-24s.
After the war, he remained in service with the flight test section at Bopling Field, Washington, D.C., flying B-25s, C-45s and C-47s. In 1947, he was re-assigned to the 43rd bomb group, Strategic Air Comand at Davis-Monthan, Ariz. After qualifying in B-29s, he engaged in re-fueling the B-50, "Lucky Lady," on its record-making non-stop round-the-world flight.
While flying a B-50 over Labrador, Jack lost three engines and had to order his crew to bail out. He was awarded the Soldier's Medal for rescuing a crewman and was commended by General Curtis LeMay, then SAC Commander, for using exceptional survival techniques in saving his crew while awaiting rescue from frozen wasteland.
During the Korean War, he was stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, with the 98th bomb group as maintenance control officer and flew six combat missions in B-29s. After Korean, he was assigned to SAC at Lincoln Air Base, Neb., where he was retired as Capt., senior pilot.
His awards include the Silver Star for gallantry in action at the Battle of Midway, Pearl Harbor Medal, Philippine Liberation, Korean Commendation, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, and a Bronze Star.
Survivors include a son, Cmdr. Gregory A. Thompson, Raleigh, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Daniel D. Sr., (Carol) Ragan,
Johnson City; two sisters, Mary Frances Thompson Dillow, Erwin, and Louise Thompson Warrick,
Johnson City; four grandchildren; an aunt; two nephews; and several cousins.
Valley Funeral Home, Erwin, is in charge.
Madge S. Vaughn
MORRISTOWN -- Madge S. Vaughn, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998 in Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare.
She was a member of Buffalo Trail Baptist Church.
She was the widow of J.R. Vaughn.
Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Grooms, Morristown, and Kay Mills, Bristol Tennessee; two granddaughters; and two sisters, Hazel Cole, Russellville, and Edna Talley, Rutledge.
Mayes Mortuary, Morristown, is in charge.
David L. Wassum
MARION -- David L. Wassum, 76, died Monday, Nov. 23, 1998, in Wilmington, Del.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the China, Burma, and India Campaigns.
He was a retired employee of DuPont with 38 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Goodman Wassum, Wilmington, Del.; two daughters, Molly E. Nickle, Wilmington, Del., and Linda C. Noone, Pottsville, Pa.; a son, David Wassum, Arvada, Colo; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Seaver-
Brown Funeral Home, Marion, is in charge.
