U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mary C. Peters
DUNGANNON, Va. -- Mary Cecile Wolfe Peters, 76, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1997, in Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center, Kingsport.
She was a native of Scott County and was of the Pentecostal faith.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Lex Peters; one daughter, Barbara Peters Churchwell, Church Hill; three sons, Lex Boyd Peters, Kingsport, Paul Cleo Peters, Weber City, and the Rev. Bobby Lynn Peters, Dungannon; two sisters, Frankie Louise Peters and Eliza Jane Wolfe, both of Dungannon; one brother, Albert "Aud" Wolfe, Kingsport; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge.
George W. Roberts
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- George Washington Roberts, 77, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, in Mercy Medical Center.
He was a native of Bristol Virginia and had been a Clark County area resident for over 45 years.
He retired in 1981 from Howard Sobert after 30 years of service.
He was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army.
He was a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church and Springfield Teamsters Union 654.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothea L. Keesee Roberts; three daughters, Patricia Berry and Jennifer LeBaroff, both of Springfield, and Shirley Crum, Florida; two sons, Thomas Roberts and George Roberts, both of Springfield; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Jackson Lytle & Ingling
Williams Funeral Home, North Limestone Chapel, Springfield, is in charge.
Allyn C. Rogers
Ethyl Allyn Cecil Rogers, 59, of 318 Rogers Road, Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
She was a lifelong resident of Bristol and attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
She was an employee of Economy Beauty Supply and the widow of Franklin D. "Frank" Rogers Sr.
Survivors include three daughters, Susan C.
Smith and Judy Marie Epperson, both of Bristol Tennessee, and Joyce Ann Oliver, Bluff City; one son, Franklin David Rogers Jr., Bluff City; her mother, Lula M. Cecil, Bristol Tennessee; one sister, Jeanette Hopkins, Bristol Tennessee; two brothers, Arthur Allen Michaels and Carl Hugh Cecil, both of Bristol Tennessee; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Weaver Funeral Home is in charge.
Essie V. Rotenberry
Miss Essie Virginia Rotenberry, 83, of 464 Bullock Hollow Road, Bristol, Tenn., died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, in Bristol Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Wise County and a graduate of Appalachia High School.
She was a resident of Bristol in the Weaver Community for 60 years.
She was of the Methodist faith and was a member of Weaver's Union Church.
Survivors include one sister, Pauline Rotenberry Lorton, Radford, Va.; two sisters-in-law, Mary Allen Rotenberry, Kingsport, and Virginia S. Rotenberry, Bristol Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
Evelyn C. Stewart
ABINGDON -- Mrs. Evelyn Belle Cassell Stewart, 82, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, at her home.
She was a native of Wise County, Va., and had lived in Coeburn before moving to Abingdon 16 years ago.
She was of the Baptist faith and was the widow of Albert Henry Stewart.
Survivors include one son, James Stewart, Abingdon; one brother, Hershell Cassell, Midlothian, Va; two sisters, Clara Hatfield, Blacksburg, S.C., and Edna Larson, Trinity Center, Calif.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Farris Funeral Service is in charge.
Lumie C. Warner
LEBANON -- Mrs. Lumie C. Warner, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1997, in Russell County Medical Center.
She was a lifelong resident of Russell County and a member of the Bascom United Methodist Church.
She was the widow of James D. Warner.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Cleo Williams, Bristol, Virginia; 21 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Russell County Funeral Home is in charge.
J. Malcolm Watson
KINGSPORT -- J. Malcolm Watson, 78, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, in Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center.
He was a llfelong resident of Kingsport and a member of Kingsport Community Church.
He was retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after 43 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Fleenor Watson; one daughter, Mrs. Ray (Susie) Garland, Blountville; one son, David Malcolm Watson, Blountville; three sisters, Margaret Johnson, Haselteen Aldeen and Shirley Johnson, all of Kingsport; and four grandchildren.
East Lawn Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary L. Watson
LEBANON -- Mary Lou Watson, 57, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, in Russell County Medical Center.
She was a lifelong resident of Russell County.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas D. Watson; three sons, Tomas C. Watson, David S. Watson and William J. "Bill" Watson, all of Lebanon; her mother, Jeanette Valley; two brothers, L.F. Valley and Ben Valley, both of Lebanon; one sister, Janith Valley, Lebanon; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Lebanon Funeral Home is in charge.
Stephanie A. Wells
BIG STONE GAP -- Stephanie Amanda Wells, 21, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 1997, at her home.
She was a lifelong resident of Big Stone Gap and a 1994 graduate of
Powell Valley High School.
She attended Mountain Empire Community College. She also attended Durham's Chapel Church, Crackers Neck, Va.
Survivors include her mother, Nellie Stidham Wells, Big Stone Gap; her parents, Patricia and Doyle
Wells Jr., Big Stone Gap; one brother, Jeremiah Travis Wells, of the home; her maternal grandparents, Ruth and Ira Sullivan, Clintwood; her paternal grandmother, Naomi Wells, Big Stone Gap; her maternal great-grandparents, Stella and Reuben Sykes, Tarpon, Va.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Holding Funeral Home is in charge.
Ray P. Wheeler
EDGEWATER, Fla. -- Ray Preston Wheeler, 82, of Hardin Place, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1997 at his home.
He was a native of Meadowview, and had lived in Edgewater for 33 years, coming from Bristol Tennessee.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a retired barber with the Edgewater Barber Shop.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Wheeler; one son, Charles "Dick" Bristol; one daughter, Sue Blackwell, Edgewater; three brothers, Wallace, Orlando, Douglas, Abingdon, and Eugene, Hampton; one sister, Helen Humphrey, Meadowview; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Hospice of Volusia//Flagler, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, 32119.
Dudley Funeral Homes, Edgewater, is in charge.
Elizabeth C. Bishop
Mrs. Catherine Cross Bishop, 82, of Bristol, Tennessee, died Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, in Mariner Health Care Center, Nashville, Tenn.
She was the widow of Paul H. Bishop.
She was a lifelong resident of Bristol, Tennessee and was a member of Addilynn Memorial United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Paula Pierce, Durham, N.C.; one son, Douglas Bishop, Nashville; two sisters, Lucille Slaughter and Rachel Ellis, both of Bristol Tennessee; one brother, Kenneth Cross, Bristol Tennessee; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Akard Funeral Home is in charge.
