Billy Gene Letner, age 77, of Jacksboro passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012. He was born on August 24, 1934. He enjoyed yard work, painting cars at Mt. Paran Road Body Shop, and taking care of his dogs, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and his church family at Faith Way Assembly of God.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother William & Maggie Letner, daughter Donna George of Michigan, and brothers Roger, Edgar, Walter, Junior, & James Letner all of LaFollette.

He is survived by his wife Pauline Letner of Jacksboro, sister Beulah Hale of Knoxville, son Billy John Letner of Lenoir City, daughters Betty Sue Baird of Jacksboro and Panda Kay Nelson of Cumming, GA, 5 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Funeral service will be at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Faithway Assembly of God with Rev Steve Bruce officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012 in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Martin Wilson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Letner’s guest book can be viewed at www.martinwilsonfuneralhome.com 

Dorothy Morton Hall, age 86 of Knoxville, formerly of LaFollette passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012.  Preceded in death by parents, Dewey & Ethel Grant Morton; brothers, James and Glen Morton.

Survivors:

Sons:  James & Larry Hall

Sisters-in-law:  Trula Morton

                        Sue Morton

Interment Bakers Forge Cemetery

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date

Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Mr. Willard F. Ridenour age 68 of LaFollette passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012, at LaFollette Medical Center. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army. Preceded in death by parents, Hubert and Lucille Gibson Ridenour, brother, Ferlin Ridenour.

Survivors: Daughter, Regina Ridenour of LaFollette; son, Samuel Ridenour and wife, Jessica of Pioneer; seven grandchildren; one great grandchild; sisters, Melissa Smiddy and husband, Willie, Jr., Linda Wilson and husband, Virgil, Donna and husband, Charles, and Sheila Ridenour. Several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

It was Mr. Ridenour’s request to be cremated and with no services or visitation. However, anyone wishing to sign the Memorial Register Book may do so on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home. Online condolences for Mr. Ridenour may be made at www.waltersfuneralhome.net. Walters Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Willard F. Ridenour.

Mildred Helen Ellison, age 92, of New Boston, MI passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012. She was a very loving Christian mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother who enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family & friends. She was a member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her father and mother Lewis & Rosa Broyles, husband Duard William Ellison, sons Michael & Douglas Ellison, brother Ernest Broyles, and sisters Mable White, Gladys Weaver, Ruth Weaver, Esther Powell, & Gertrude Berry.

She is survived by her son Danny Ellison and wife Dorothy of Jacksboro, daughters Carol Overbey & husband Lewis of Knoxville and DeAnna Dagley & husband Ronnie of Michigan, daughters-in-law Debra Ellison and Sue Ellison, sister Wilma Salyers of Maynardville, 16 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Funeral service will be at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in the Martin Wilson Chapel with Rev Ronnie Arnold and Rev Randall Heatherly officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2012 in the Mt. Paran Cemetery. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Martin Wilson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Ellison’s guest book can be viewed at www.martinwilsonfuneralhome.com 

COLLINS, Charles Edward “Charlie”; Born April 5, 1933 in Pioneer, TN to the late Lawrence and Ella Collins. Charlie was a member of Roy Acuff’s, Smoky Mountain Boys, where he played guitar, fiddle and mandolin as a Grand Ole Opry musician. He was preceded in death by two children, Charles William Collins and Lorili Collins Parker; daughter-in-law, Joanna Collins; son-in-law, James Parker; brothers, Sonny and Arlis Collins; sister, Lois Collins. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Mary Agnes Bruce Collins; daughter, Teresa Lynn (Mike) Sweeney; grandchildren, Rosa Lynn (Kevin) Bradley, Lauren Rose Collins, Harley Neal Logue; great-grandchildren, LCpl Anthony (Eleanor) Bradley, Shelby and Kelly Bradley Kaitlyn and Kamryn Logue; great-great grandchild, Emma Wren Bradley. brothers, Clyde Collins, Roy Collins and Tommy Collins; sisters, Marjorie Lay, Linda Lockard, June Sullivan, and Martha Neal. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2-8PM at Spring Hill. The funeral ceremony will be on Monday January 16, 2012 at 10AM in the chapel of Spring Hill Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Historic Spring Hill Cemetery where pallbearers will be, Harley Neal Logue, Kevin Bradley, Timmy Sullivan, Chris Lockard, and Ray Neal. Honorary pallbearers will be his brothers and Opry family. Arrangements by: SPRING HILL FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY  

Facts
Name	Charlie Edward Collins
Date of Birth	04- 05- 1933
Place of Birth	Pioneer, Tennessee
Passed Away	01- 12- 2012
Passed Away At	Nashville, Tennessee
Visitation
Sunday January 15, 2012, 2PM-6PM at Spring Hill Funeral Home Chapel Click for Map and Direction

Brenda Gail Branam Blades Byrge

Mrs.  Brenda Gail Branam Blades Byrge age 63 of Jacksboro passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 at her home.  She was a member of the Nurses Association of Tennessee, and of the Baptist Faith.  Preceded in death by parents, Lewis and Ava Bruce Branam, and brother, Gary Branam.

Survivors: Husband, David Byrge of Jacksboro; Son, Jeff Blades of Maryville, TN; Daughters, April Reed of Jacksboro, and Jenifer West of Jacksboro; Several grandchildren; Sisters, Sue Walker of Jacksboro, Jevonna Welch of Speedwell; Brother, David Branam of LaFollette; Several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  She will be missed dearly by all of her family and friends.

The family will receive friends Monday from 5 to 7 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home Chapel, with a Memorial Service to follow at 7 P.M.  Friends may call at their convenience after 10 A.M. on Monday. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to: Campbell County Cancer Association,P.O. Box 122, Jacksboro, TN 37757.  Online condolences for Mrs. Byrge may be atwww.waltersfuneralhome.net.  Walters Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Brenda Gail Branam Blades Byrge.

Bradley Scott Bingham

Bradley Scott Bingham, infant son of Derek and Tiffany Bingham, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin on November 21, 2011.  Bradley was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Leonard, Sr. and Grace Rhodes.

Survivors include his parents, Derek Bradley and Jewel Tiffany Rhodes Bingham of Pineville; grandparents, Tonya Smith of Pineville, Brad and Angela Bingham of Jacksboro, TN and Lisa and Leonard, Jr. Rhodes of Pineville; great-grandparents, Teresa Smith, Jack & Sherry Bingham, Paul and Hannah Roark and Tony and Willa Smith; aunts and uncles, Misty Rhodes, Hannah Grace Rhodes, April and Gerald Hurst, Michelle and Chris Hurt, Skylar McCreary, Sinjon McCreary, Sydney McCreary and Tiffany and Les McDonald; great aunts and uncles, Roy and Maxine Hatton, Peggy and Sam Hendrickson, Savannah Wilder, Donna Roark, Cindy Smith, Teresa Kay and Charles Miracle, Anthony and Loretta Smith, Janet Warren and George and a host of many cousins, other relatives and family friends.

Services will be 1 PM Sunday at the Fern Dale Pentecostal Church with Rev. Walter Brock. Music will be byLorraine and Bobby Ulrich, Kevin Wilson, Luther Adkins and Travis Graves. Burial will follow in the RhodesCemetery with John Goodin, Will Greene, Kyle Brock and Ryan Bingham serving as pallbearers.  The family will receive friends after 6 PM Friday until funeral hour Sunday at the Fern Dale Pentecostal Church. The Arnett & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Pineville is honored to be serving the Bingham family.  This obituary notice courtesy of Walters Funeral Home of LaFollette.

Dr. Edward P. Suchard passed away peacefully on January 11, 2012 at the age of 95 in Saco, Maine. Ed was born in Easthampton, Massachusetts on September 23, 1916. He studied Orthodontics and Oral Surgery at Case Western Reserve in Ohio. After receiving a degree in Oral Surgery, he served his country as an Army Captain during the Korean War at Walter Reed ArmyHospital in Washington, DC. Following the war, he established an orthodontics practice in Akron, Ohio. For the many years of his successful practice, he lived in a beautiful home in Peninsula, Ohio with his wife Dee, whom he met and married in 1963. In the 1970's, Ed retired to Hilton Head, SC and later moved toColumbia, SC where in 1995 his wife passed away. In 2009, he moved to Cape Elizabeth, Maine to be near his nephew Karl. Ed was known for his sharp wit and sense of humor. He was a gentleman from the old school. He was an avid golfer, car collector and yachtsman. Ed had no children and is survived by his nephews Karl of Portland, Maine and Peter of Oakland, California.

Graveside Services & Interment 10 AM Monday at Jellico Cemetery

Military honors given by American Legion Post 154

Rev. Boyd Cook officiating

Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Mrs. Ellis Carden, age 86, of LaFollette, passed away peacefully at her home in Davis Chapel on Thursday morning, January 12, 2012.  She was a faithful member of the LaFollette United Methodist Church for over 40 years and the Waco Baptist Church in Waco, Kentucky, for 30 years.  Ellis was also a member of the Senior Choir at Waco Baptist for many years.   

Ellis was born at her home in LaFollette on February 13, 1925, where she lived until she was married to her husband, Mr. Bob Carden, on June 14, 1946.  She was a graduate of LaFollette High School and worked as a teaching assistant for many years in the Campbell County School System.  Her parents were John Henry Sharp and Bessie Snavely Sharp.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Bob Carden; brother, John Condra Sharp; and sister, June Ellison. 

Throughout her long battle with Alzheimer's disease, she kept her sweet spirit and good manners.  She always enjoyed sewing and crafts of all types.  She was an accomplished seamstress and made personalized quilts for almost every member of her family.  For years she made a quilt for every new baby in her church.  She loved homemaking, cooking, and had a passion for growing and arranging flowers.  She was a faithful wife and loving mother to her daughters and their families.

Ellis is survived by her daughters, Dinah Martin and her husband, Jim, of Waco, Kentucky; Nancy Blevins and her husband, Darril, of Knoxville, Tennessee; and Laura Broyles and her husband Jerry, of LaFollette.  She is also survived by seven grandchildren: John Martin, James Martin, Joe Martin, Russell Hammac, Jill McHaffie, Rae Russell, and Carden Russell.  Her great-grandchildren are: Chase Martin, Connor Martin, Grant Martin, Ella Martin, Molly Martin, Laura Martin, Claire Martin, Ryann McHaffie, Maddi Bolton, Bo McHaffie, Lily Martin, Jack Bradley Martin, & Mary Ellis McHaffie.

Funeral services will be Saturday at the LaFollette United Methodist Church at 12:00 P.M., January 14, 2012, with Dr. Kenneth Faught officiating.  Interment to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. before funeral services. Pallbearers will be her grandsons.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The LaFollette United Methodist Church, 808 East Central Avenue, LaFollette, TN 37766 and Body Recall, P.O. Box 412, Berea, KY  40403.  Online condolences for Mrs. Carden may be made at www.waltersfuneralhome.net.  Walters Funeral Home of LaFollette is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Ellis Carden.

Samuel McGhee, age 86, of Jacksboro, TN passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Tennova Physicians RegionalMedical Center in Knoxville. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church. He was a very loving & devoted husband of 65 years and enjoyed spending time with his family that he loved very much. Sam was an Army veteran that was very proud and honored to serve his country during WWII.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother Carl and Senda Bullock McGhee, brothers Audie, Don, and Daniel McGhee, and sister Velsie May.

He is survived by his wife Betty McGhee, brother Harry McGhee of Ohio, sisters Gladys Queener of Jacksboro and Oice Burch of Ohio, special great niece Cindi Silcox, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be at 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2012 in the Martin Wilson Chapel with Rev Bobby Ray Wilson and nephew Tom Queener officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2012 in the Campbell MemorialGardens Cemetery. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Martin Wilson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. McGhee’s guest book can be viewed at www.martinwilsonfuneralhome.com