Mrs. Lola B. Irwin age 74 of LaFollette, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Golden Living Center-Windwood in Clinton, TN. She attended the Duff Baptist Church, loved to fish and watch the Lady Vols. Preceded in death by husband, Augdon Irwin, parents, Tom and Liddie York Bolton, brothers, Hobert, Drew, Lewis and Elbert “Nubbin” Bolton, sisters, Marie Lay and Rachel Petitt, and nephew as a brother, Carl Bolton. 

Survivors: Children, Gayle Campbell and husband Bill of New Mexico, Audrey Bunch and husband Harold of LaFollette, Augdon Irwin Jr., and wife Christy of Oliver Springs, and Mark Irwin and wife Rhonda of Wartburg, TN. Seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Elois Shears and Ethel Keathley both of LaFollette. Brother, Clarence “Bass” Bolton of LaFollette. Niece raised as a sister, Verlene Paul; Nephew raised as a brother, James Bolton both of Michigan. Several other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services Friday 8 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wade Walls and Rev. Donald Allen officiating. Family and friends will meet Saturday 10 A. M. at Keathley Cemetery for graveside services and interment. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday before services at Walters Funeral Home. Online condolence for Mrs. Irwin may be made at   www.waltersfuneralhome.net.  Walters Funeral Home of LaFollette is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Lola B. Irwin. 

Daniel Robert Sansone

Mr. Daniel Robert Sansone age 39, affectionately known as “Big Dan”, well known WLAF Radio and WLAF Channel 12 TV Producer, Announcer, and personality, of LaFollette passed away Friday, December 9, 2011.  He was a Christian, 1990 Graduate of Campbell County High School, and a graduate of Tusculum College.  Preceded in death by father, Robert Sansone, sisters, Rebecca Smith and Zena Brittos.

Survivors:  Mother, Mrs. Elaine Daley of CA; two brothers, Martin Smith of CA and Douglas Avance of Ohio; sister, Verlane Napier and husband, Richard of LaFollette; special nephew, Damian Magnuson of LaFollette; special niece, Kristine Avance of LaFollette; 10 nieces and nephews; 4 great nieces and nephews; two aunts in CA; special friend, Bill Waddell.  Several other relatives and friends.

Services Thursday 7 P.M. at Walters Chapel with Bill Waddell leading the service.  Friends may call at their convenience on Thursday from 10 A.M. until service time at 7 P.M.  To honor “Big Dan” the family requests that memorials be made in his honor to WLAF Radio, P. O. Box 1450, LaFollette, TN  37766 or at the Studios of WLAF Radio.  Online condolences for “Big Dan” may be made at www.waltersfuneralhome.net.  Walters Funeral Home of LaFollette is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Daniel Robert Sansone.

FOUST, JOHNNY DARREN - age 45 of Kettering, Ohio, passed away Dec. 8, 2011. He was of the Church of God Faith. Preceded in death by Grandparents Moss & Edith Foust, O.C. & Imogene Wilson, Aunts Trula Wilson, Fleda Manley, Fay Chance & Agalie Hilnbrant, Uncles Daniel Wilson, Hobart, J.H., & Ralph Foust. Survivors: Parents Moss Foust, Jr. & Julia Wilson Foust; Brother: Robert Lee Foust, all of LaFollette; Several Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and a host of friends. Funeral Service 2 p.m. Tuesday Cross -Smith Chapel. Rev. Wade Walls Rev. Harry James officiating. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 - 8 p.m. Monday at Cross-Smith Funeral Home, LaFollette

WILSON, NORA BRANTLEY - age 87 of Caryville, TN (in the Ridgewood Community) passed away December 8, 2011 at Summitt View Health Care Center in Lake City. She was a member of Island Ford Baptist Church and Caryville Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Leoda Brantley; sister, Alta Carter. Survivors: husband of 68 years: Charles G. Wilson; son, Lindell Wilson and wife Charlotte; granddaughter, Vanessa Wilson, all of Caryville; sister: Marie Evans & husband Leo of Caryville; brother: Clyde Brantley, Jr. of LaFollette; several nieces & nephews and host of other relatives and friends. The family wishes to express their appreciation to all the staff at Summitt View Healthcare for their love and compassion they showed Nora during her stay there. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Lake City with funeral to follow at 8:00 PM in the chapel with Rev. Charles Harness & Rev. Randy Norton officiating. Family and friends will meet at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 11th at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lake City for graveside services. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of the arrangements. www.holleygmablefh.com


Robert Larry Norton age 55, Cherished & Beloved Brother, Father and Friend to many,
passed away suddenly Dec. 7th 2011 at his home in Lafollette.

Proceeded in death by: Mother Cecil A Norton and Father Carl H. Norton

Survived by: Life Partner Vickie England and her children, James England, Travis England, Shane England, Rachel Wilson, and Chrissy Medley. Sons: Mark Norton, Dustin Norton, and Dewayne Goins. Daughters: Amanda Norton, Amy Beason, Tracy Norton and Tiffany Burris. Brothers: Carl Norton and Gary Norton. Sisters: Patricia Lennex, Sandra Hatfield and Brother in Law Butch Hatfield. 9 Grandchildren, 2 Nephews and a host of other Family and Friends.

Funeral service for Mr. Norton will be Saturday December 10th at 8:00 pm in the Martin Wilson Chapel with Elder JC Monday officiating. Interment will be in the Stoke’s Cemetery Sunday December 11th at 10 AM . Family will receive friends prior to the service from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Martin Wilson Chapel.

Martin Wilson Funeral Home in LaFollette in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Nortons guestbook can be viewed at www.martinwilsonfuneralhome.com 

Leslie Dean Fowler, age 50, of Jacksboro passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011.

Preceded in death by daughter, Miss Dakota Fowler; father, William Fowler.  Member of LaFollette First Baptist Church.

Employed as Branch Manager at Community Trust Bank, previously known as First National Bank, for 25 years of service and was awarded the First National Bank Spirit Award in 1989.

Survivors:

Wife:  Diane Fowler

Children:  Krystal Smiddy

                 Andrew Fowler

                 Lauren Fowler

Mother:  Betty Jean Padgett & husband Chester

Sister:  Debbie Roseberry & husband David

Several Nieces & Nephews

Services 8 PM Monday LaFollette First Baptist Church

Rev. Duwane Mills officiating

Interment 11 AM Tuesday Chadwell Cemetery in LaFollette

Family will receive friends 5PM - 8 PM Monday at LaFollette First Baptist Church

Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Leslie Dean Fowler, age 50, of Jacksboro passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Carl Raymond Hicks, Jr. (Ray) , age 59, of Lake City, passed away Wednesday December 7, 2011 at his residence. Ray was born June 7, 1952 inKnoxville, Tn. Ray was a member of the Main Street Baptist Church in Lake City.  He is preceded in death by his parents: Carl Raymond Hicks Sr. and Peggy Ann Gibbs, and his step father, Robert “Bob” Gibbs.

Survivors:

Half brothers                   Scotty Hicks                    Florida

                                         Randy Hicks                    Florida                        

Half sister                        Jean Ann Hicks                  Florida                   

Visitation: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Hatmaker Funeral Home.                    

Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Phillips officiating.

Interment to follow at Valley View Cemetery in Elk Valley, Tn.

You may also view Ray’s guestbook at www.hatmakerfuneralhome.com

Hatmaker Funeral Home, Lake City, TN in charge of arrangements.

Joseph (Joey) Ray Jones, age 53, of Caryville passed away Monday, December 05, 2011.

Member of Ivy Grove Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by mother, Wilma Orick Jones.

Survivors:

Daughter:  Sara Lindsay Jones Baker, Corbin Ky.

Son:  Garrett Jones, LaFollette

Grandson:  Nolan Baker

Father:  Raymond Jones, Caryville

Sister:  Fran Ramsey, Blueridge, Ga.

Niece & Nephew: Cassie Bell & Jason Ramsey

Services 8 PM Wednesday Cross-Smith Chapel

Rev. Jerry Ramsey & Rev. Jimmy Rutherford officiating

Interment 11 AM Thursday Campbell Memorial Gardens

Family will receive friends 6 – 8PM Wednesday at Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Patricia “Pat” Barber Burress Searle went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at her home in Hixson, Tennessee. Pat was born October 12, 1944 in Lake City, Tennessee. She lived in Anderson County until she moved to Hixson in 1986.  Pat was a lifetime member of Fratersville Baptist Church in Lake City, and attended Middle Cross Baptist Church in Hixson.  Pat loved her Lord, and testified to many people about how the Lord helped her overcome physical health problems, beginning in 2007.  She suffered with bone cancer, renal cell carcinoma (Kidney Cancer), a heart attack, lung cancer, and most recently, a brain tumor.  Her doctors called her a “walking miracle,” and Pat gives the credit of her healing to God.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Jack and Bessie Barber; her birth mother: Pauline Barber; and siblings: Ruby Wilson, Kathleen Daugherty, and Helen Sharp.  Survivors include her husband: Daniel C. Searle; sons: Hubert “Porky” (Tina) Burress, and Doyle Burress;  siblings, Johnny (Irene) Harmon, Bessie (Frank) Braden, J.B. (Barbara) Barber, Lee (Margaret) Barber, Alma Barber Hegwood, Faye Barber, Tommy (Cindy) Barber, and Nancy (Francis) Braden; grandchildren, Vanessa and Joshua; 3 Great-Grandchildren Vanessa and Joshua, Daniel (Mary) Searle, Sally (John) O’Higgins, Stacy (Jerry) Denton; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City, Tennessee with the funeral service to begin at 8 p.m.  The Graveside service will be held on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Woodhaven Cemetery in Powell, Tennessee.

Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home in Chattanooga, TN and Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City, TN.

Visit www.lanefh.com , or www.hatmakerfuneralhome.com to share condolences.

Myrtle V. Woodson, age 86, of LaFollette passed away Thursday, December 2, 2011. Preceded in death by husband, Edward Woodson; daughter, Janice Bansberg; brother, Willard Henegar.

Survivors:

Sons:  Greg Woodson, Jacksboro

           Dana Woodson, MI

4 Grandchildren   3 Great-grandchildren

Brother:  R.E. Salyers, Pa.

Sisters:  Doris Whitt, Ga.

              Anna Ybarra, MI

              Okla Gragg, Lenior City

Services 7 PM Saturday Cross-Smith Chapel

Family and friends will meet 9 AM Sunday at Fincastle Cemetery for Graveside and Interment

Michael Gragg and Shane & Woodson officiating

Family will receive friends 5 – 7 PM Saturday at Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Rev. L. B. Huskey, age 84, of Jacksboro, went to be with the Lord on November 29, 2011.  L.B. was born on September 4, 1927 in Harlan, Kentucky to the late James Wilson and Susan Elsie Smith Huskey.  He served in the United States Navy during WWII.  L.B. was a member of the Cherry Bottom Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar, gardening, animals, singing, reading his Bible and serving the Lord.  In addition to his parents, L. B. is preceded in death by his wife: Willie Reece Huskey, son: Charles “Chalk” Huskey, brothers” R.C., J.D., Lonzo Huskey, and his sister: Ola Mae Smith.  

Survivors:

Daughter                    Katherine Lucy Roberts & Husband Harold                       Jacksboro

Sister                          Lucille Harrod                                                                        Winter Haven, FL

Honorary Daughters Jeri Hensley                                                               Morristown, TN

                                    Laverne Robinson                                                     Ft. Mitchell, KY

Sister-in-law               Barbara Bailey Huskey                                            Caryville, TN

Grandchildren#6

Great Grandchildren #9

Great Great Grandson #1                                                     

Visitation: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Hatmaker Funeral Home.        

Funeral Service: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2011 in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C.H. Baird and Rev. Ronnie Roberts officiating. The Cumberland View Baptist Church Choir will be singing.

Friends and Family will meet at Oak Grove Cemetery on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. for L.B.’s interment.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made to Ridgewood Volunteer Fire Department: 1944 Highway 116, Caryville, TN 37714.

You may also view L.B.’s guestbook at www.hatmakerfuneralhome.com

Hatmaker Funeral Home, Lake City, TN in charge of arrangements