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January 26,1984 Olivers Man's Brother Dies A Coalfield man
with a brother in Oliver Springs,Welch(Blue)Jackson,75,died Sunday morning
in Oak Ridge Hospital after a brief illness.Jackson was the brother of
Wade Jackson of Oliver Springs. He was a former miner who owned a mining
operation in the area and also was an active sportman and Mason. Jackson was a
member of the Middle Creek Baptist Church and was president of the Coalfield
Senior Citizens Club.He was a charter member of the Tri-County Sportmans
Club.Besides his brother,Jackson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene
Wormsley Jackson, daughter,Naomi Ruth Daugherty of Coalfield,three sons,Donald
W.Jackson of Oak Ridge, Jackie A. and Jerry L.Jackson both of Coalfield,13
grandchildren,10 great-grandchildren and one other brother, Rev.Dewey Jackson of
Knoxville.Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver
Springs with the Rev.Lloyd Napier officiating.Burial was in Estes Cemetery in
Coalfield on Wednesday.
June 6, 1999
Charles Franklin Jeffries, 79, of Jacksboro, died Tuesday, June 6
at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. He was a member of Jehovah Witness
Kingdom Hall. He was preceded in death by; wife, Dora L. Jeffries; grandsons,
Thomas E. and Charles Todd Jeffries; parents, Tom and Katherine Hatmaker
Jeffries; one brother; and two sisters, Survivors include; sons, Edward E.
Jeffries of Tampa, Florida, James D. "Jim" Jeffries of Jacksboro, and Thomas L.
"Tom" Jeffries of LaFollette; daughter, Brenda S. Larkin of Jacksboro;
grandsons, James E., John S., and Edward E. Jeffries; granddaughters, Lori
Jeffries, Peggy Steffen, and Vickie Borne; ten great-grandchildren; one niece;
two nephews; special friend, Grace Costanzo of Jacksboro; and a host of friends
and relatives. Funeral services were held Friday, June 9 at Martin Wilson
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. T. Asbury officiating. Interment followed in
Campbell Memorial Gardens.
October 1992
Dudley L. (Doug) Jenkins, 65, of Lake City, died Tuesday at
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. He was a North Carolina
native. His parents were the late Sam and Josephine Jenkins. A
daughter, Janet Jenkins, also preceded him in death. Mr. Jenkins, a retired
machinist, had worked at the Y-12 Plant of Union Carbide. He was of the
Baptist faith and was an active Army veteran of World War II. Survivors
include his wife of 47 years, Susie Miller Jenkins of Lake City; sons and
daughters-in-law, J.C. and Kathy Jenkins of Lake City; Michael and Mary Jenkins
of Oak Ridge; Darrell and Ann Jenkins of Lake City; sons, Bob Jenkins and Harold
Dean (Doll) Jenkins, both of Lake City; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and
Tony Ault of Lake City and Betty and Steve White of Clinton; one sister, Almeda
Larivee of Lake City; a brother, Ernest Jenkins of Lake City and 13
grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home in
Lake City with the Rev. David Walker and the Rev. George Miller
officiating. Burial will be at Leach Cemetery. Grandsons will be
pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home. Clinton Courier News October
1992
Oct 24 2003
Mary O. Johnson, 69, Knoxville, died
Friday, October 24, 2003 at the UT Medical Center of Knoxville. She was born
July 24, 1934 in Anderson County. Mary enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and
listening to country music. She was of the Baptist faith. Mary is preceded in
death by her parents, Leonard and Myrtle Fritts Isabel; husbands, Clyde Braden
and Clyde Hayes; brother, Condy Isabell; sisters, Pearl Daugherty, Marie Tackett
and Bonnie Smith. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Johnson, Knoxville; son
and daughter-in-law, Joe and Louise Braden, Clinton, Randel and Denise Hayes,
Knoxville; daughters and son-in-laws, Violet and Tommy Gaines, Georgia, Pam and
Joe Kassari, Knoxville, Tammy and Junior Stevens, Philadelphia; 18 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren; sisters, Thelma Kimerblin, Christin Isabell, both
of LaFollette, Louise Melton, Lake City, Sharlet Phillips, LaFollette, Stella
Doll, Lake City; brother, C.L. Sonny Isabell, Caryville, Lonnie Isabell,
LaFollette and a host of many friends and loved ones. Visitation was Sunday,
October 26 at the Hatmaker Funeral Home. Funeral services were Monday, October
27 at the Hatmaker Chapel with Reverends Tom Byrge and George Miller
officiating. Interment followed at the Beech Grove Cemetery, Lake City. Hatmaker
Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Submitted By Melissa Fannin
Jan 1973
Elizabeth Ann Jones, 12, of Rt. 4, LaFollette died at 8:2- a.m.
Thursday at LaFollette Community Hospital. She is survived by one sister,
Diana Jones, Mother, Mrs. Mary Jones, and Grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Jones all of
LaFollette. Funeral services were held at 2p.m. Saturday at Roach Mortuary
Chapel by the Rev. Hudon Overbay. Burial was in Kitts Cemetery. Roach Mortuary
of LaFollette was in charge of Arrangements. Tha La Follette
Press
January 26, 1933
Lafayette Jones J.L. Jones was born October 3, 1862 in Whitley
County, Kentucky, died January 26, 1933. He was married to Mary Hampton March 8,
1891. To this union seven children were born, five of which survive. They
are Mrs. Joe Nelson of LaFollette, Mrs. W.S. Ridenour of Lovston, Walter Jones
of Sapulpa Okla., Herman Jones who lives at home, and Mrs. Chas. Braden of
Fincastle. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Ballard and Rev. W.A.
Sharp.
The LaFollette Press -Thursday, February 2, 1933 Volume XXIV
-Number 5 Submitted By Misty at Mistys'
Tree
March 9 1972
Matt Jones, 69, of Jellico formerly of Pruden, died at St.
Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton Ohio February 28 at 5 a.m. He is survived by
three daughters Mrs. Lillie Mae Davis of Dayton Ohio Mrs. Jean McCullough of
Frakes Ky. and Mrs. Copeland Wilde of Jellico; 11 grandchildren and eight great
grand children Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Crouches Creek
Baptist Church by the Rev. Ralph Leach Burial was in Pruden Cemetery. Ellison
Funeral Home, Jellico was in charge of arrangements.
Lafollette Press
Submitted By Melissa Fannin
Aug. 25 2004 James "Jim" M. Jordan, age 81 of Webster Springs,
WV, formerly of Jacksboro died Aug. 25 at his home. He enjoyed working in the
garden. He was Methodist by faith and a member of the Barton United Methodist
Church. He was a member of the UMWA, the VFW 3738 and served in the U.S. Army as
a Pvt. 1st class. During his time in the service he received a Bronze Star, a
Purple Heart in Oct. 1944 and another in March 1945He was preceded in death by
his father, Emmett Jordan; mother, Rose Robinson Jordan; brother, John Jordan;
sister, Elizabeth Jordan; nephew, Jimmy Jordan; niece, Jackie Schrom. He is
survived by his son, Steve and wife, Joyce Jordan of Webster Springs, WV, James
II and wife, Deborah Jean Jordan of Sutton, WV; grandson, Todd Jordan of
Charleston, WV, granddaughter, Jimmie Beth Jordan Swain; sisters, Mary Lou
Schrom of Royal Oak, MI, Nora Jane Jordan of Detroit, MI, Charlotte Shadrick of
Jacksboro, Sue Moses of Knoxville. Funeral services were Aug. 28 at the Dodd and
Reed Funeral Home with Rev. Bennie Cowger officiating. Interment was in the W V
Memorial Gardens. Dodd and Reed Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
The LaFollette Press
