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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Oak Ridger 7 Aug 2001
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 21:30:52 EDT
>From The Oak Ridger 7 Aug 2001
COLO HOMER BEAN Sr., 82, of Clinton, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at his home
after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Bean, known to his friends and family as "C.H." or "Colo," was born July
7, 1919, in Campbell County. He served with the U.S. Army Air Force and was
honorably discharged at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
He was a career carpenter. His family said he loved working with his hands
and worked diligently for approximately 40 years, stopping only when illness
forced him into retirement in 1992.
Although bedridden for 10 years, he loved life, according to his family, who
said that next to his love for building was his love for gardening and that
rosebushes of all colors and kinds were his passion. He seemed to have been
blessed by God with the gift of making beautiful things with his hands, they
said.
No matter how hard life got, his family said, he always had an inner strength
and never complained about the situations he encountered. During his last
days, his eyes were fixed on God and his home in heaven, they said, adding
that his testimony was strong and that he has left them with no doubt as to
the assurance of his salvation and the fact that he is now with God. They
said they will miss him but do not grieve his passing.
Mr. Bean was saved at Macedonia Baptist Church near Jacksboro at an early
age. He served for a time as deacon at Jarnigan Chapel Baptist Church in
Clinton.
Along with his family, he sang gospel songs in local churches and on radio
station WYSH for many years. He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in
Claxton.
Mr. Bean and his wife, Opal Mae Howard Bean, who survives him, were married
in 1951 and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 16 of this
year.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Oney Mae Vinsant and
her husband, Fred, of Clinton; his sons, Toney K. Bean of Clinton and C.H.
Bean Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Claxton; and six grandchildren, Steven Brown
Jr., Melissa Cooke, Trevor Bean, Alexis Bean, Daniel Bean and Sarah Bean.
He is also survived by three great-grandchildren, Tracey Lynn Cooke, Matthew
Cooke and Jo Jo Brown; his sister, Elvena Howard; two brothers, Elvin Bean
and Andrew Bean; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held Sunday night, Aug. 5, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble
Funeral Home in Clinton. The Rev. Jackie Bunch, the Rev. Don Ambrose and the
Rev. Jack Taylor officiated.
A graveside service was conducted Monday morning, Aug. 6, at Grandview
Memorial Gardens in Clinton.
EUGENE LESLIE HILL, 86, of Salisbury, N.C., formerly of Oak Ridge, died at
3:25 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Brightmoor Nursing Center in Salisbury.
Mr. Hill is survived by three sons, Leslie Ray Hill of Surfside Beach, S.C.,
James Edward Hill of LaFollette and Amel Lee Hill of Mooresville, N.C.; one
daughter, Peggy Ann Fracker of Orlando, Fla.; and 15 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
American Diabetes Association, c/o RRMC Foundation, 118 E. Council St.,
Salisbury, NC 28144.
Summersett Funeral Home in Salisbury is handling arrangements
EARL THOMAS STAIR, 71, of Clinton, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at St. Mary's
Medical Center in Knoxville.
Born Nov. 9, 1929, in Anderson County, he was the son of Roy Lee and Ora
Stair, who are deceased.
Mr. Stair retired from Lockheed Martin Energy Systems after 38 years of
service at the federal facilities in Oak Ridge. After retirement, he worked
at Anderson County High School with the football team. The field house was
named the Earl T. 'Pappaw' Stair Fieldhouse in recognition of his years of
devoted service to the school's athletic program.
Mr. Stair was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth "Icky" Stair; his daughter, Janie
Kerr and her husband, Larry, of Clinton; his grandson, Josh Kerr of Clinton;
four sisters, Martha Alderson of Norris, Mary Ellen Bittle and her husband,
John, of Lake City, Ora Lou Perkins and her husband, Raymond, of Clinton, and
Dean Lehaman of Vermon Hills, Ill.; and four brothers, Roy Frank Stair and
his wife, Ada, of Boca Raton, Fla., Gilbert Stair and his wife, Sally, and
Brooks Stair and his wife, Blanche, all of Clinton, and Ervin Stair and his
wife, Pearl, of Corryton.
He is also survived by a brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law, Oscar and
Leatrice Martin and Opal Walker, all of Clinton, and Dean Jones of Knoxville;
and by several nieces and nephews and two grand-nieces he considered special,
Cindy Gillium of Clinton and Emily Carringer of Oak Ridge.
In addition to his parents, two other brothers, Lee Jerome Stair and Denver
H. Stair, and a granddaughter, Hayley Elizabeth Kerr, died earlier.
The funeral was to be held at 2 this afternoon, Aug. 7, at Black Oak Baptist
Church in Clinton with the Rev. Stan Jones, the Rev. Larry Pugh and the Rev.
Mack Smith officiating.
Burial was to follow at the church cemetery. Anderson County coaches Greg
Deal, Tony Lambert, Mike Wampler, Brandt Gaylor, Chad Gibson, Ron Brown, Gary
Terry and Russ Bell were to serve as pallbearers.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton handled arrangements.
REBECCA E. .SANDERS, 95, of Kingsport, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at Wellmont
Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport.
Mrs. Sanders was a member of Grace Freewill Baptist Church in Johnson City
and a former member of the Rebecca Lodge. Her family described her as a
loving mother, grandmother and mother-in-law.
She was the widow of Robert F. Sanders.
She is survived by four daughters, June Price and her husband, J.C., of Oak
Ridge, Wanda Moore and her husband, Glen, and Doris Miller and her husband,
Ronald, all of Kingsport, and Helen Blevins and her husband, Jack, of Johnson
City; and one son, Bill F. Sanders and his wife, Peggy, of Kingsport.
Mrs. Sanders is also survived by three sisters, Loris Fields of Kingsport,
Ruth Leonard of Hiltons, Va., and Hazel Head of Gate City, Va.; two brothers,
Barney Culbertson and Earl Culbertson, both of Kingsport; and by 18
grandchildren,29 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Wayne and Jane Browder were considered special friends.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, James
Buford Sanders and Hughie Sanders; her parents, Hughie and Dora Kendrick
Culbertson; and by four brothers and three sisters.
The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, in the chapel of
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home in Kingsport with the Rev. Curtis Hurt Jr. and
the Rev. Wrightly Salling officiating.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at Holston
View Cemetery in Kingsport. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Sanders' grandsons:
Steve Price, Keith Price, Randy Price, Scott Moore, Mike Sanders, Tim
Sanders, Lee Blevins and Jim Callihan.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to Grace
Freewill Baptist Church, 2110 A Knob Creek Road, Johnson City, TN 37604; or
to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 985, Kingsport, TN 37662.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home and any time at the home of Mrs. Sanders' son, Bill Sanders, 316 Easy
St., Kingsport, or at the home of her daughter, Wanda Moore.
VERA R. GREEN, 78, of Oak Ridge, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Methodist
Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements, which were incomplete this
morning.
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