U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Ernest W. Powers
Ernest W. Powers of Bristol Tennessee, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Carl E. Scott Jr.
WATAUGA -- Carl E. Scott Jr., 66, of 465 Old Rock Hill Road, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999, in James H. Quillen Veteran Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home.
He was a native of Watauga and had lived most of his life there. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and retired after 31 years of employment with Burlington Industries in
Johnson City.
He was a member of the VFW Post No. 2166 and the Moose Lodge, both in Elizabethton. He operated a flea market booth for the past ten years at Street's Flea Market in Elizabethton.
Mr. Scott was a member of the Lick Creek Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Louise Watson Scott; a son, Carl Scott of Piney Flats; three daughters, Sherry Taylor of Piney Flats, Darlene
Johnson and Melinda Scott, both of
Johnson City; his mother, Irene Feathers Scott of Watauga; six brothers, Bob Scott, Jackson Scott and Gene Scott, all of Watauga, Ray Scott and Wallace Scott, both of Piney Flats, and Herman Scott of Littlestown, Pa.; two sisters, Patsy Bupp of Gainesville, Fla., and Brenda Scott of Watauga; four grandsons; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home of
Johnson City is in charge.
George W. Terry
SALTVILLE -- George William Terry, 77, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999, in Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion.
He was a retired farmer and a veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Terry.
Survivors include a son, William C. "Bimbo" Terry of Saltville; two daughters, Rita Terry and Susan Jackson, both of Saltville; five grandchildren, Melissa Brown, Beth Hoff, David Jackson, Tony Terry and Adam Terry; and three great-grandchildren.
D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, is in charge.
Almeda Barton
VANSANT, Va. -- Mrs. Almeda Barton, 92, of the Back Hurricane section, died Monday, March 1, 1999 in a Lebanon hospital.
Honaker Funeral Home of Honaker, Va., is in charge.
Greek Boyer
CASTEWOOD -- Greek Boyer, 65, died Monday, March 1, 1999, in Russell County Medical Center in Lebanon.
Castlewood Funeral Home, is in charge.
Ruby D. Carter
MEDIA, Pa. -- Ruby Dotson Carter, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, at her home.
She was a native of Russell County and had lived Pennsylvania since 1948.
She was a member of the Eastern Star and a member of Aldan Union Church.
Survivors include her husband, Ed Carter; and several nieces and nephews.
Cavanagh Funeral Home of Media, was in charge.
Information courtesy of Castlewood Funeral Home.
Laura B. Clark
Laura Bell Rock Clark, 95, of 301 Randolph St., Bristol, Va., died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, in Cambridge House, Bristol, Tenn.
She was a lifelong resident of the Bristol area.
She was a member of the North Bristol Baptist Church and a member of the Willing Workers Circle.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Dye of Bristol Virginia; a son, the Rev. Lewis Clarke of Bristol Virginia; four grandchildren, David Clarke, Dwight Clarke, Terry Dye Parks, Karen Dye; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Alfred T. Collier Jr.
BIG STONE GAP -- Alfred Taylor "A.T." Collier Jr., 55, died Monday, March 1, 1999, in Wellmont-Holston Valley Medical Center.
He was a native of Harlan, Ky., and had lived most of his life in Big Stone Gap.
He was a former banker and vice-president of Dominion Bankshares//First Union Bank, having served in Appalachia, Coeburn, and Big Stone Gap, branches.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include his wife, Debby Chandler Collier; two daughters, Wendi Collier of Arlington, Va.; and Nicole Dingus of Big Stone Gap; a son, Jonathan Dingus of Kingsport; his parents, Madeline and A.T. Collier Sr., of Big Stone Gap; two brothers, Gary W. Collier of Port Orange, Fla., and Rick Collier of Big Stone Gap; a sister, Sonya K. Arnold of Brevard, N.C., and several nieces and nephews.
Holding Funeral Home, is in charge.
Ruby V. Daugherty
KNOXVILLE -- Ruby Virginia Daugherty, 84, formerly of Bristol Tennessee, died Monday, March 1, 1999, in Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bristol and Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Russell Daugherty; a son, Bill Daugherty; a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Sharon) Gillenwater; three sisters, Demple Jones, Gertrude Lane and Opal Cox; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Georgia D. Ford
BLOUNTVILLE -- Georgia Delores Graybeal Ford, 82, of 260 Seneker Lane, died Monday, March 1, 1999, at her home.
She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and a housewife.
She was the widow of Daniel B. Ford and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda June McMurray of Blountville; a son, Benjamin Irha Ford of Blountville; two sisters, Frances Pope and Rosie Graybeal of Bluff City; two brothers, Dewey Graybeal of Bluff City and John Graybeal of Chunky, Miss.; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Bertha P. Gent
Bertha Page Gent, 86, of 1012 Pennsylvania Ave., Bristol, Tenn., died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Russell County, Va., and had lived in Bristol for the past 22 years.
She was retired from J.P. Sevens Company and was of the Baptist faith.
She was the widow of her first husband, Fletcher K. Page.
Survivors include her husband, Woodrow Gent; a daughter, Doris Arnold of Mainville, Ohio; two sons, Donnie Ray Page and Robert Porter Page, both of Kingsport; two step-daughters, Jackie Gent and Diane Gent; a stepson, Dennis Gent of Bristol; 25 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Florence Bishop of Kingsport.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is in charge.
P. Richard Goode
Johnson CITY -- P. Richard Goode, 55, of 103 East 8th Avenue, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999 in
Johnson City Medical Center.
He was a lifelong resident of
Johnson City and was a 1963 graduate of Science Hill High School, where he was a member of the basketball team.
He was employed as a sales representative for Bill Gatton Cadillac Chevrolet.
He was of the Baptist faith and attended Heritage Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Connie J. White; two sons, Richie Goode of Knoxville, and Gregory Lapp of Galt, Calif.; two granddaughters, a sister, Patsy Cody of Jonesborough, Tenn.; a niece; two great nephews; and a great-niece.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home is in charge.
Maggie Harris
HONAKER -- Mrs. Maggie Harris, 74, of the Finney Community died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, in a Lebanon hospital.
She was a lifelong resident of Russell County, Va., and was of the Holiness faith.
She was the widow of Alfred Harris.
Survivors include three daughters, Anna Jean Chaney of Chicago, Ill., Darlene McGlothlin and Jackie McGlothlin, both of Cleveland, Va.; a son, J.C. Harris of Winston-Salem, N.C.; a brother, Giles Fletcher of Honaker; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Honaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Callie E. Hayes
SHADY VALLEY -- Callie E. Hayes, 96, of the Sutherland Community, died Monday, March 1, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Johnson Funeral Home, of Damascus, is in charge.
James L. Lingerfelt
BLUFF CITY -- James Lester Lingerfelt, 75, of 222 Massengill Place, died Monday, March 1, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton.
He was a native of Sullivan County and the son of the late Doss and Minnie Bowman Lingerfelt. He as a retired carpenter and was of the Free Will Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Lingerfelt; two daughters, Dorothy Arnold, Bristol Tennessee, and Carolyn Barnett, Bluff City; a son, Henry Lingerfelt, Erwin; three brothers, Worley Lingerfelt and Bobby Lingerfelt, both of Bristol Tennessee, and J.D. Lingerfelt, Mountain City; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary T. Mahaffey
Mary Thelma Mahaffey, 87, of 823 Georgia Ave., Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, March 1, 1999, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
