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Brooksye I. Burke
1920-2004
MCLEMORESVILLE: Services for Brooksye Irene Burke,
84, were conducted on Thursday, December 9 at 2:00 p.m.
at the McLemoresville Church with Rev. Ron Cox and Bro.
Darrell Harris officiating. Interment followed in the
McLemoresville Cemetery.
Mrs. Burke died on Tuesday, December 7 at Baptist
Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
She was born July 9, 1920 in Carroll County to the late
Edgar Newton Sampson and Zenie Green Sampson. She was a
retired supervisor for the O’Bryan Brothers
Manufacturing Company, a charter member of the
McLemoresville Baptist Church and volunteered at the
Carroll County Museum. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Rupert R. Burke, who died in 1978, three
sisters, Helen Barrow, Sadie Horn and Gladys Travis and
one brother, John Sampson.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Younger of
McLemoresville and Patty McIver of Clayton, North
Carolina; two sons, Travis Burke of Knoxville and Keith
Burke of Cookeville; 12 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Cressie Gooch
1909-2004
HUNTINGDON: Services for Cressie Gooch, 94, were
conducted on Monday, December 13 at 1:00 p.m. at the
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. A. Taylor
officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
She died Friday, December 10 at the Huntingdon Health
and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born December 12, 1909 in Yuma to the late Josh
Morgan and Bertha Crider. She was a homemaker and a
member of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. She
was preceded in death by her husband Chester Gooch, five
brothers and one sister.
Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Artie Lee Tate and
Mrs. Susie M. Marshall, both of Huntingdon and 13 grand
nieces and nephews.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Elnora “Doe” Roberts
1921-2004
CLARKSBURG: Services fro Elnora “Doe” Roberts, 83,
were conducted on Saturday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. in
the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wendell Boyd
officiating. Interment followed in the Carroll Memorial
Gardens.
She died on Thursday, December 2 at her home.
Mrs. Roberts was born June 15, 1921 in Henderson County
to the late Jim and Dessie Anderson McClure. She was a
retired factory worker for the Leroy Somer Company and a
member of the County Line Missionary Baptist Church. She
was preceded in death by two brothers, Troy McClure and
Cecil McClure; one sister, Imogene Woods and one
granddaughter, Teresa Roberts.
Survivors include two daughters, Corinne Prater of
Clarksburg and Joy Rider of Potts Camp, Mississippi; one
son, Wesley Roberts of Lexington; one sister, Annie
Webb; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Travis B. Scates
The obituary of Travis B. Scates in the December 8
edition stated his brother lived in Virginia Beach, West
Virginia. It should have stated he was from Virginia
Beach, Virginia.
Lynn S. Taylor
1948-2004
HUNTINGDON: Services for Lynn S. Taylor, 56, were
conducted on Tuesday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Kenny Bradford
officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Mr. Taylor died on Sunday, December 12 at Baptist
Hospital East in Memphis.
He was born February 5, 1948 in Henderson County. He was
a member of the Huntingdon Church of Christ and owner of
Taylor Real Estate, Insurance & Auction. He was preceded
in death by his mother, Sylvia Gibson Taylor and a
brother, Kim Taylor.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Martha Bennett
Taylor; one son, Thomas “Chad” Taylor; two daughters,
Vicki Taylor Williams and Jennifer Rae Taylor, all of
Huntingdon; his father, A.J. Taylor of Huntingdon; one
brother, Glenn Lee Taylor of Hendersonville; one sister,
Sandra Brown of Huntingdon and four grandchildren.
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William “Bill” Lee Moore
1912-2004
HUNTINGDON: Services for William “Bill” Lee Moore,
92, were conducted on Saturday, December 11 at 11:00
a.m. in the east visitation room of Dilday Funeral Home
with Brother Fred Ward officiating. Interment followed
in the McAuley Cemetery.
Mr. Moore died Thursday, December 9 at the Baptist
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Moore was born July 20, 1912 in Buena Vista to the
late John “Bud” and Eva Williams Moore. He was a retired
employee of Dupont, a member of the Huntingdon First
Baptist Church and a 50-year member of the Huntingdon
Lodge #106 F&AM. He was preceded in death by his wife,
Kathleen Wilson Moore; a sister, Nell Worley and a
nephew.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Ondeen Williams of
Buena Vista; a niece and a nephew. www.dilday.com
Memorial Service
Joe Kenneth Glisson
Memorial services will be held for Joe Kenneth Glisson
on Sunday, December 19 at 1:00 p.m. at Shiloh Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Glisson, 69, of Huntingdon died on November 26 at
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