June 9, 2006

Frank Edward Greer

Mr. Frank Edward Greer, 82, of 530 Brown Farm Road, Boone, died Monday evening, May 5, 2006, at Carolinas Medical Center.

He was born March 6, 1924, in Ashe County, a son of the late Carl and Belle McGuire Greer.

Mr. Greer retired from Boone Lumber Company and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.

Survivors include one sister, Lelia Cole of Winston-Salem; one brother, Otis Greer and wife, Beulah, of West Jefferson; a special friend, Blanche Harrison of Boone; two sisters-in-law, Ruby Greer of Boone and Julie Greer of Cary. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Greene Greer; three sisters and two brothers.

Services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Vance Triplett officiating. Burial followed in Gap Creek Cemetery in Deep Gap.

Hampton Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.

Jonathon Connor Henson

Jonathon Connor Henson, infant son of Darin and Samantha Presnell Henson, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Watauga Medical Center.

In addition to his parents, Jonathon is survived by a brother, Dylan Henson; his maternal grandparents, Randall and Janet Presnell of Vilas; his paternal grandparents, Lee and Marlene Henson of Elk Park; his maternal great-grandmother, Reba Presnell of Elk Park; his paternal great-grandmother, Edna Henson of Vilas; two uncles, Curtis Presnell of Vilas, and Derek Henson of Elk Park; one aunt, Amanda Canter of the Meat Camp community; one great aunt, Norma Hatley of Vilas; and two great uncles, Ray Hatley of Vilas and Kelien Presnell of Elk Park.

Graveside services and burial will be conducted Saturday afternoon, June 10, 2006, at 2:00 o'clock, at Saint John's Cemetery in Valle Crucis. Officiating will be the Rev. Quincy Norris.

The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7-9 p.m., at the funeral home.

Hampton Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Marcia Davidson Williams

Mrs. Marcia Davidson Williams, 51, of 1602 Museum Road, Statesville, N.C., died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at her home unexpectedly.

She was born in Iredell County on July 27, 1954, and was the daughter of John M.C. Davidson and Martha Hollar Davidson, both of whom survive and are of Statesville.

Mrs. Williams was a retired teacher having taught for 30 years at the Cool Springs School. She touched many lives during her teaching career which she dearly loved and enjoyed. She also enjoyed gardening, travel and tutoring. She received her B.A. in Elementary Education from Lenoir Rhyne College and her Masters in Reading from Appalachian State University.

Mrs. Williams was a member of First A.R. Presbyterian Church of Statesville.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Michael Williams, whom she married on May 25, 1974; a daughter, Emily Williams of Mooresville; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Davidson Ostwalt and her husband, Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt, of Boone.

Services celebrating Marcia's life will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Friday, June 9, at First A.R. Presbyterian Church with Dr. Charles Steele, the Rev. Robert Sherer and Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt officiating. The family received friends Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. Thursday evening at Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to First A.R.P. Church, 123 E. Broad Street, Statesville, N.C. 28677; or to The Children's Fund of N.C. Foundation for Public School Children, P.O. Box 27347, Raleigh, N.C.  27611.

Condolences may be sent online to the family at www.legacy.com.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

June 7, 2006

Rachel Marie Pennell Coffey

Mrs. Rachel Marie Pennell Coffey, 66, of Sampson Road, Boone, died Monday morning, June 5, 2006 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone.

She was born Nov. 28, 1939 in Watauga County, a daughter of Spencer and Annie Mae Norris Pennell. 

Mrs. Coffey was a homemaker. 

She is survived by her husband, Jack Coffey; four sons, Junior Coffey and wife, Donna, of Boone, Larry Coffey and wife, Glenda, of Bethel, Kenneth Coffey and wife, Louise, and Gary Coffey and wife, Jeannie, all of Boone; five granddaughters, Crystal, Nicole, Mary Elizabeth, Sarah and Brook Coffey; one great-granddaughter, Hannah Marie Coffey; two sisters, Mary Ann Pennell and Virginia Arnette and husband, Fred, all of Zionville; and three brothers, James Presnell and wife, Catherine, of Fleetwood, Jerry Pennell of Deep Gap and Earl Pennell of Zionville.

Services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 10:30 at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in the White Springs Cemetery.

The family received friends Tuesday evening from 7 until 8:30 at Austin & Barnes.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Coffey family.

Raymond B. Lewis

Mr. Raymond B. Lewis, 64, of Mountain City, Tenn., passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at his residence.

He was born on April 15, 1942 in Shouns, Tenn. to the late Delbert Enoch and Mary Ann Arnold Lewis. 

Mr. Lewis was a licensed minister of United Christian Ministerial Association of Cleveland, Tenn.

Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Gloria Adams Lewis; two daughters, Stephanie Riddle and husband, Daniel, of Johnson City and Sarah Ross and fiancé, Mark Moore, of Bristol, Va.; two sons, Jonathan Lewis of Mountain City and Nathaniel Lewis and wife, Melissa, of Johnson City; three sisters, Carnie Duffield, Peggy Main, and Mary Ann Price, all of Mountain City; one brother, Lark Lewis of Northeast, Md.; two grandchildren, Little David Ross and Hunter Lewis; and several nieces and nephews.

 In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Deck Lewis and Cecil Johnson.

 Services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 7th at the graveside in Rainbow Cemetery with Brother William Pearce officiating. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Lewis, Nathaniel Lewis, Bronson Miller, Jeff Greer, Billy Payne, Richard McElyea, Daniel Riddle, and Mark Moore. Honorary pallbearers will be Little David Ross, Chris Thomas, J. R. Furches, and the special Hospice staff.

Condolences may be made online at www.mountaincityfuneralhome.com.

Mountain City Funeral Home is serving the Lewis family.

Jeanne Rebecca Lingo Tillman

Mrs. Jeanne Rebecca Lingo Tillman, 80, of Okeechobee, Fla., died Monday morning, June 5, 2006, at Watauga Medical Center.

She was born Dec. 13, 1925, in Seaford, Del., a daughter of the late John Lingo and Alice Lingo Hudson.

Mrs. Tillman was a sales clerk at Smart Set Clothing Store, and an LPN.

Survivors include two daughters, Carol Perlaza of Beech Mountain, and Jeanne Fiato of Okeechobee, Fla.; three sons, Johnny Tillman of Ft. Meade, Fla., Jerry D. Tillman, Jr. of Okeechobee, Fla., and Keith Tillman of West Palm Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Dolores Dorman of Dagsboro, Del., and Shirley Brittingham of Millsboro, Del.; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry D. Tillman; and her step-father, William Hudson.

Services will be conducted Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at Baker Funeral Home Chapel in Moultrie, Ga. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10-11 a.m. at Baker Funeral Home.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory and Baker Funeral Home is serving the Tillman family.

June 5, 2006

Walter Keith Bartoo

Mr. Walter Keith Bartoo, age 63, of Stone Mountain Road, Vilas, died Friday morning, May 26, 2006 at home. 

He was born in Somerville, New Jersey,  a son of the late Vance Sterling and Dorothy Steller Bartoo. 

Mr. Bartoo was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the Air Force. 

Surviving are three daughters, Lorianne Bare and husband, Steve, of Jefferson, Lisa Ann Bartoo of Vilas, and Adel Bartoo of Alachua, Florida; four sons, Ronnie Horton of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Adam Bartoo of Vilas, Kelly Horton and wife, Trish, of Banner Elk, and Michael Falzone of Lambertville, New Jersey, and daughter-in-law, Kathy Falzone of Howell, New Jersey; 12 grandchildren, Eden, Autumn, Ashley, Olivia, Isaiah, Ben, April, Kyle, Ryan, Justina, Michael and Krystal; one sister, April Bartoo of Alpharetta, Georgia; one brother, Bob Bartoo of Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Services for Mr. Walter Keith Bartoo will be private.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Bartoo family.

Virginia Moretz Bolick

Mrs. Virginia Moretz Bolick, 97, of Hickory passed away Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Frye Regional Medical Center.

She was born April 11, 1909 in Watauga County to the late Thomas Moretz and Florence Davis Moretz.

Mrs. Bolick was a retired school teacher. She taught fourth grade at Southmont Elementary School for ten years and sixth grade at Hudson Elementary School for 25 years.

She was a graduate of Appalachian Training School in Boone, Marion Junior College in Marion, Va. and A.S.T.C. in Boone with a B.S. Degree in Primary Education.

She was a member of St. Stephens Lutheran Church and a charter member of Grace Lutheran Church in Boone.

She served as organist at Grace Boone, Lebanon, Lexington and St. John’s of Hudson and also substituted as organist in area churches.

She was a charter member of Queen of Spades Garden Club in Hudson, charter member of Retired School Personnel and served as President for six years.

She also served as president and other offices of North Carolina Lutheran Women’s.

She attended Triangle Conventions of the Lutheran Women as a delegate from North Carolina in Kansas City and Washington, D.C.

She was awarded Woman of the Year in 1981 by Hudson Community Development Association.

She is survived by her sons, the Reverend Dr. Ernest Bolick, Jr. and wife, Rose, of Hickory, Herman Bolick and Betty of Beaumont, Mississippi, Harold Bolick and wife, Lucy, of Shelby, and Martin Bolick and wife, Suma, of Boone; a daughter, Iris Sechriest of Forest City.

She also is survived by 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest B. Bolick, Sr.; a son, Maneval Bolick; two granddaughters, Charletta Sechriest, infant and Sybil Sechriest Yount; four brothers and three sisters.

Services were held Sunday afternoon, June 4, at 3 p.m., at the St. Stephens Lutheran Church of Lenoir with the Rev. Tony Bradshaw, the Rev. Dr. Ernest Bolick, Jr. and the Rev. Dr. Tim Smith officiating. Burial followed at Blue Ridge Memorial Park.

The grandsons of Mrs. Bolick served as pallbearers.

Memorials may be sent to St. Stephens Lutheran Church, 1406 Harper Ave NW, Lenoir, N.C. 28645 or Grace Lutheran Church, 115 E. King Street, Boone, N.C. 28607.

Pendry’s Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Garry G. Brown

Mr. Garry G. Brown, 48, of Trade, Tenn., passed away Friday, June 2, 2006 at Johnson County  Health Center.

He was born on March 23, 1958  in Avery County, N.C. to the late Gene Noah and Maryann Lewis Brown.

Mr. Brown enjoyed being on his boat at the lake, a big fan of NASCAR, Miami Dolphins and the UT Vols. He especially liked his Mustangs and was formerly employed at National Textiles. He was a member of Zionville Baptist Church.

Survivors include his sister, Patricia Kay Moretz of Mountain City, Tenn.; his fiancé, Brenda Harmon of Butler, Tenn.; two aunts, Margie Greer and Josephine Wallace, both of Mountain City; three uncles, Burl Brown of Trade, Tenn., Mack Brown and Vonley Lewis, both of Mountain City; three nieces, Renee Gentry and husband, Robert, of Shady Valley, Cristie Moretz and fiancé, Brad Dunn, and Abby Moretz, all of Mountain City; and a great niece, Jada Gentry of Shady Valley.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Monday, June 5, 2006 at Mountain City Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 6th, at the graveside in Trade  United Methodist  Church Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Worley officiating.

 Condolences may be made online at www.mountaincityfuneralhome.com.

Mountain City Funeral Home in serving the Brown family.

Shelton Lee Carroll

Mr. Shelton Lee Carroll, 56, of Archie Carroll Road, Boone, died Thursday, June 1, 2006, at Watauga Medical Center.

He was born Dec. 14, 1949, a son of the late Talmadge Stewart and Parlee Greer Carroll.

Mr. Carroll was a U.S. Army veteran during Vietnam and had worked with the Pantry Convenience Store.

Survivors include two daughters, Dawn Carroll of Ashland City, Tenn., and Lora Wren and husband, Stephen, of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; three grandsons, Dylan Stephen of Ashland, Tenn., Tyler Wren and Noah Wren, both of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; two sisters, Irene Carroll Warren of Boone and Ella Carroll Dixon and husband, Bill, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two brothers, Sterling C. Carroll and wife, Lois, of Deep Gap and Royce A. Carroll and wife, Sandra, of Chula Vista, Calif.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Virginia Grace Carroll.

Graveside services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m., June 3, at Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Watson officiating, with Military Honors.

Memorials may be made to Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 6070 Old 421 South, Deep Gap, N.C. 28618; or to Seby Jones Regional Cancer Center, c/o Watauga Medical Center, P.O. Box 2600, Boone, N.C. 28607.

Online condolences may be sent to the Carroll Family at www.hamptonfuneralservice.com

Hampton Funeral Service of Boone was in charge of the arrangements.

Lula Brown Desautels

Mrs. Lula Brown Desautels peacefully passed away, surrounded by her family, on May 30, 2006.

She was born on Nov. 13, 1920 to Ida and Arthur Brown of Rich Hill, Ashe County. She was one of five children.

In 1938 Mrs. Desautels graduated from Riverview High School. She  went to Winston-Salem to attend Draughn’s Business College.  After the bombing of Pearl Harbor she enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps. While on assignment at Lowery Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, she met the love of her life Bernard H. Desautels, of Winooski, Vermont. They were married for 20 years and had seven children before his untimely death on Christmas Day 1963.

She and her husband owned St. Jude’s Grocery in Hudson, N.C. In 1966 she returned to Ashe County. In working for BROC, the N.C. Extension Service and the Ashe County Counsel on Aging. Part of her work at Extension included teaching people life skills like cooking and canning. Her legendary green beans were highly prized by family and friends. Lu always loved to can and garden and has passed that love on.

Mrs. Desautels formally retired in 1989 but she continued into her seventies caring for Alzheimer’s patients in her home. After that she worked part time at Desi’s, making her famous cakes, pies and homemade breads. Recently she had been a volunteer as a companion for the Senior Companion Program. The new friendships she made were a blessing to her at the end of her life. She was a faithful member of St. Francis Catholic Church for 40 years and will be greatly missed by her church family.

Survivors include her sons,  Rev. Mr. Bob Desautels of Rural Hall, N.C.; Steve Desautels of Phoenix, Ariz.; David Desautels of Fleetwood, N.C., and preceded in death by Bernard Desautels Jr. of Charlotte, N.C.

Her surviving daughters are Theresa Desautels of Sparks, Nevada; Mary Desautels of Chino Valley, Ariz. and Naomi Johnson of Deep Gap, N.C. She is also survived by 22 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Her legacy to her family is not the material wealth she leaves behind, but her example of a lifetime of honest work, service to others and devotion to God.

Of her siblings, she is preceded in death by her brother, Walter Brown of Rich Hill; and her sister, Marie Coppage of Peachland.

She is survived by two sisters, Pearl Osborne and Jewel Roten, both of Rich Hill.

Thanks to the kindness and care of family, friends, Hospice of Watauga and her faithful lap kittens, Bella and Nellie, Mrs. Desautels  died much as she lived, with dignity and grace.

In death, as in life, she was an example to all who knew her.

Services were conducted Friday morning, June 2, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Jefferson, N.C.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Ashe or Watauga County or St. Francis Catholic Church.

Boone Family Funeral Home in West Jefferson, were in charge of the arrangements.

Frederick Stephen  ‘Steve’ Ellis II

Mr. Frederick Stephen “Steve” Ellis, II, age 53, of Navajo Trail, Boone, died Saturday evening, June 3, 2006 at the Watauga Medical Center.

He was born Feb. 1, 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mr. Ellis was of the Catholic faith. 

He received his master’s degree in English from the University of South Western Louisiana and was an English professor at Appalachian State University.

Mr. Ellis is survived by his former wife and caregiver, Kathleen McFadden and their two sons, Ian and Colin Ellis, all of Boone; his father, Frederick Stephen Ellis and wife Haydee of Folsom, Louisiana; one brother, Douglas Ellis and wife, Janie, and one cousin, Clayton Ellis, all of Covington, Louisiana. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. 

He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Dahlberg Ellis.

Memorial services will be conducted at a later date.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations to United Way of the High Country, 671 West King Street, Boone, N.C. 28607.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Ellis family.

Z Zimmerman Hugus III

Mr. Z Zimmerman Hugus III passed away May 31, 2006, at the Watauga Medical Center after a short illness.

He was born in San Francisco, Calif., in 1949, the son of Z Zimmerman Hugus Jr. and Nancy Regin Hugus.

Mr. Hugus graduated from the St. Paul Academy in St. Paul, Minn., in 1968 and was a student in the School of Design at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

Survivors include his sister, Carily Hugus and brother-in-law, Stephen Mesi, of Alhambra, Calif.; his brother, Richard Hugus and niece, Elise Hugus, of Falmouth, Mass.; and his sister, Patty Hugus Dale; and brother-in-law, Michael Dale, and niece, Julia Dale, and a nephew, Ian Dale of Boone, N.C.

Mr. Hugus’ beautiful spirit will endure in our hearts.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Hugus family.

Lucille M. Miller

Mrs. Lucille M. Miller, age 91, of Old Brickyard Road, North Wilkesboro, and a former resident of Boone, died Wednesday May 31, 2006 at Wilkes Senior Village. 

She was born in Vera Cruz, Mexico, Feb. 19, 1915, a daughter of the late Rudesindo and Clotilde Someira. 

Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and was of the Catholic faith. 

Surviving are: one son, Dr. Edmund Miller and wife, Faye, of Fleetwood; one daughter, Suzanne Brown of Salina, Kansas; and four grandchildren, Nathaniel Terry of Seattle, Washington, Nick Terry of Wichita, Kansas, Erica Miller Yozell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Michael W. Miller of San Francisco, California.

Graveside services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock at Daytona Beach Memorial Park. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Western North Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215-3220.

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Miller family.

Hugh Morton

Grandfather Mountain owner  Hugh Morton died at his home in Linville, Thursday, June 1, 2006, after a six-month battle with cancer.

Morton built the Mile High Swinging Bridge and opened the Western North Carolina travel attraction in 1952 after inheriting the Mountain from his grandfather.

A world-class photographer, he will also be remembered as a conservationist and civic leader. Morton's photographs were first published in TIME Magazine almost 70 years ago and he has been published in every major national magazine since.

Specializing in scenic photography, sports action and politics, in 2004 Morton published a book of his photographs titled “Hugh Morton's North Carolina.”

A second volume, “Hugh Morton: North Carolina Photographer”, is expected out this fall.

Visitors to Grandfather Mountain also appreciated Morton's reputation as an environmentalist.

He was one of the few people who ever fought the federal government and won.

When engineers wanted to build the Blue Ridge Parkway across Grandfather Mountain at 5,000 feet above sea level with a tunnel at the highest point, Morton forced a compromise that resulted in the building of the Linn Cove Viaduct. Morton also donated scenic easements to the North Carolina Nature Conservancy that protected 1766 acres of Grandfather Mountain's wilderness backcountry for posterity.

When combined with other donations and purchases from Morton and business-partner John Williams, The Conservancy now owns or manages more than 4,000 acres of Grandfather Mountain.

Morton's other accomplishments include chairing Western North Carolina Tomorrow (1981-1983), the mountain leadership organization that secured passage of the Ridge Law to protect the state's highest peaks.

In 1995-1996 the North Carolina Year of the Mountains Commission, with Hugh as its Chair, launched the continuing mission to protect the scenic view-shed of the Blue Ridge Parkway by purchasing or negotiating scenic easements from landholders whose property borders the ridgetop highway.

Survivors include his wife, Julia Taylor Morton, whom he married in Greensboro on December 8, 1945; children, Julia MacRae Morton of  Greensboro, James M. Morton of Linville, Catherine W. Morton, of Linville; grandchildren, (sons of Hugh Morton, Jr.) Hugh MacRae (Crae) Morton, III of Boone, Jack Morton of Raleigh; great-grandson, (son of Crae Morton) Clyde MacRae Morton; sister, Agnes Morton Woodruff of Wilmington and Linville.

He was preceded in death by a son, Hugh Morton, Jr.

The Morton family received visitors at the Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum Sunday evening, June 4, from 6-9 p.m.

A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday, June 9, at 2:00 p.m. A reception will follow after the service at the Life Center in the building adjacent to the sanctuary.

A map and directions can be found on the First Presbyterian Church website at http://www.firstpresgso.org

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Hugh Morton Distinguished Professorship in Journalism and Mass Communication UNC School of Journalism 313 Carroll Hall, Campus Box 3365, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3365.

Condolences may be sent to the Morton family at www.reinssturdivantfuneralhome.com

Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland is serving the Morton family.

Annie Snyder Shealy

Mrs. Annie Snyder Shealy, 94, of Mountain City, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone.

She was born Nov. 3, 1911 in Trade, Tenn., to the late Ira H. and Amanda Dowell Snyder.

Mrs. Shealy lived most of her life in Johnson City and she was a member of Pleasant  Grove Baptist  Church.

Survivors includes her son, Carson Morefield and wife, Martha, of Smiths, Ala.; two sisters, Ida Pardue of Zionville and Flora Hess and husband, John, of Mountain City; one brother, Claude Snyder of Landenburg, Pa.; and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pat Shealy; a son, J. C. Morefield; one sister, Fannie Snyder Wilson; and five brothers, Charlie, John, Arthur, Ed, and Stanley Snyder. 

Services were conducted Saturday, June 3, 2006, at 3 p.m. at Mountain City Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Simcox officiating. Entombment followed in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Johnson County Rescue Squad, 203 Vadilla Street, Mountain City, TN 37683.

Condolences may be made online at www.mountaincityfuneralhome.com.

Mountain City Funeral Home is serving the Shealy family.

Christopher Paul Smith

Mr. Christopher Paul Smith, 51, of Little Dry Run Road, Mountain City, Tenn., died Wednesday night, May 31, 2006 at Watauga Medical Center. 

He was born in Chester County, Pa., a son of Richard and Doris Smith. 

Mr. Smith was a Navy Veteran and was a dry wall finisher.

Surviving are one daughter, Eliza J. Smith of Boone; one son, Christopher Paul Smith, Jr., of Cookeville, Tenn.; one grandson, William Morgan of Boone; his parents, Richard and Doris Smith of Pennsylvania; three sisters, Susan Smith, Betsy Mendenhall, and Diane Umile, all of Pennsylvania; and two brothers, Richard Smith of  Michigan and Peter Smith of Pennsylvania. 

Funeral services for Mr. Christopher Paul Smith will be private. 

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Smith family.