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Doran Darrell 'Dokken' Swift

Doran Darrell 'Dokken' Swift

Sep 3, 2015

Doran Darrell Dokken' Swift, age 25, of Mountain City, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. He was born on December 12, 1989 to Doran Hadley Swift Jr. and Sherry Lynn Welch Slagle. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Darrell Welch. Dokken loved Honda cars and was a diehard Duke fan. He also loved motorcycles. Dokken was...

Bruce Snyder

Bruce Snyder

Sep 1, 2015

Bruce Snyder, age 91, of Trade, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 at the Mountain City Care Center. He was born on September 26, 1923 to the late Carl and Docia Wallace Snyder. In addition to his parents, Bruce was preceded in death by his sisters: Elsie Wallace and Pauline Hayes and a brother, Jay Snyder. Like most...

Robert 'J.T.' Lewis

Robert 'J.T.' Lewis

Aug 31, 2015

Robert J.T. Lewis of Newark, Delaware passed away on Monday, August 31st, 2015 due to natural causes. He was 82 years old. Born on April, 16, 1933 in Mountain City, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Spencer and Bell (Smith) Lewis. He married Bonnie Mae Vanover on December 28th, 1956. In the 1950s, they moved to Newark, Delaware...

Lynne Locklear Benson

Lynne Locklear Benson

Aug 31, 2015

Lynne Locklear Benson Lynne Locklear Benson, age 78, of Erwin, Tennessee and formerly of Blue Ridge Senior Living Center, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at the Center on Aging & Health of Erwin. She was born on November 21, 1936 to the late Walter Marriote Benson and Iras Langston Benson. Lynne was a graduate of...

Lewis Weldon McComas

Lewis Weldon McComas

Aug 22, 2015

Lewis Weldon McComas, age 78, of Shady Valley, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at his home. He was born on March 8, 1937, in Carroll County, MD to the late Lewis Weldon McComas Sr. and Iras Elizabeth Jackson McComas. In addition to his parents, Lewis was preceded in death by a brother, John Jack' Wesley McComas. Lewis...

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Aug 20, 2015

Richard Smith, age 74, of Butler, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015, at his residence. He was born on March 30, 1941 to the late Norman and Goldie Smith. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Smith Greenwell; sisters: Mary Roark and Isabell Norris. Richard owned and operated S & D...

James 'Jimmy' Laymon Cress

James 'Jimmy' Laymon Cress

Aug 20, 2015

James Laymon Jimmy' Cress, age 70, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was born on November 29, 1944 to the late Laymon and Ruth Parsons Cress. In addition to his parents, Jimmy was preceded in death by a son, Thomas James Cress and a sister, Jill...

Teddy Wallace

Teddy Wallace

Aug 17, 2015

Teddy Ted' Wallace, age 72, of Shady Valley, Tennessee, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 17, 2015 at the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport. He was born on January 14, 1943 in Shady Valley to the late Alex Wallace and Helen Eller Wallace. In addition to his parents, Ted was preceded in death by...

Darrell Gilbert

Darrell Gilbert

Aug 15, 2015

Darrell Milton Gilbert, age 69, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 11, 1946, in Johnson County, TN to the late Oris Gilbert and Rosa Lee Arnold Dunn who passed away November 29, 2014. In addition to his parents, Darrell was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby...

Betty 'Charlie' R. South Carr-Iverson

Betty 'Charlie' R. South Carr-Iverson

Aug 11, 2015

Betty "Charlie" R. South Carr-Iverson, age 78, of Lenoir, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Catawba Regional Hospice. She was born October 2, 1936, in Trade, Tennessee to the late Hobert and Lillie Brown South. Mrs. Iverson worked at Thomasville Furniture and attended Hartland Missionary Methodist Church. Survivors include husband Randall T. Iverson of the home; one son,...

Verta Greer

Verta Greer

Aug 7, 2015

Verta Greer, age 99, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 at the Mountain City Care Center. She was born on April 4, 1916 to the late Charlie and Nancy Dowell. In addition to her parents, Verta was preceded in death by her husband Roby Greer; sisters Opal, Eula, Hazel and Virginia. Verta was a good...

Pauline Seatz

Pauline Seatz

Aug 4, 2015

Pauline Seatz, age 70, of Zionville, NC, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. A native of Watauga County, NC, Pauline was born on April 9, 1945 to the late Spence and Mammie Wallace Watson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers: Lewis, Leonard, Finley, Harry, and Gurney Watson. Though Pauline lived in North...

William "Buck" Potter

William "Buck" Potter

Jul 31, 2015

William Arthur 'Buck' Potter, age 67, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and formerly of Butler, Tennessee, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, July 31, 2015 at his home. He was born on December 10, 1947 to Mary Kate Wagner Potter of Butler, Tennessee and the late Linell C. Potter. In addition to his father, Buck was preceded in...

Allen Junior 'J.R.' Stout

Allen Junior 'J.R.' Stout

Jul 31, 2015

Allen Junior J.R.' Stout, age 59, of Vilas, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at the Watauga Medical Center. He was born on August 5, 1955 to Betty Davis Stout and the late Farris Junior Stout. In addition to his father, J.R. was preceded in death by a sister, Crystal Dawn Stout. J.R. was a retired officer...

Lawrence Pierce

Lawrence Pierce

Jul 30, 2015

Lawrence Dale Pierce, age 72, of Butler, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015. He was born on June 9, 1943 to the late Dale and Ruth Lewis Pierce. In addition to his parents, Lawrence was preceded in death by his brother, Elmer Gene' Pierce. Lawrence drove a truck for many years and really enjoyed his job. He also...

Paige Reburn

Paige Reburn

Jul 30, 2015

Paige Ann Reburn, age 53, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on July 30, 2015 after a short battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her father, Dominic Francis Perigo. She was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania on June 20, 1962 and was a native of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. She moved to Mountain City, Tennessee in 1992 and...

Donald Gwinn

Donald Gwinn

Jul 26, 2015

Donald Charles Gwinn, age 52, of Butler, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015. He was born on July 24, 1963 to Carolyn Dishmon Dixon and the late David A. Gwinn. In addition to his father, Donald was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charles Lloyd, grandmother, Ethel Gwinn and uncles: Charles Dishmon and Joe Gwinn. Donald was a...

Margarette Cunningham Vaught

Margarette Cunningham Vaught

Jul 25, 2015

Margarette Cunningham Vaught Margarette Cunningham Vaught, age 87, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Sycamore Shoals Hospital. She was born in West Virginia, on January 22, 1928 to the late David H. Cunningham, Sr. and Myrtle Irene Cunningham. In addition to her parents Margarette was preceded in death by her sons, Kimberly S....

Louise Russom

Louise Russom

Jul 25, 2015

Joan Louise Nave Russom, age 90, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed swiftly over to her heavenly home on Saturday, July 25, 2015. She was born on May 5, 1925 in Johnson County to the late Edward Nave and Margaret Arnold Nave. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glynn Russom, three sisters and two...

Ruby Louise Tucker Weaver

Ruby Louise Tucker Weaver

Jul 24, 2015

Ruby Louise Tucker Weaver, age 81, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at NHC Rehabilitation Center of Bristol, TN. She was born April 1, 1934, in Mountain City, TN, to the late Lee and Ines Tucker. She and her husband moved to Bristol in 1955. Ruby was an avid gardener and loved spending time in the outdoors especially when it...

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