Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee (2024)

June 6, 1995

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Johnson City Pressi

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Johnson City, Tennessee

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Tuesday, June 6, 1995

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2

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-T 1 jtT --f'tW lage 2 JOHNSON CITY PRESS Deaths Tuesday June 6 1995 Shtwas a member of Centenary United Methodist Church a member of the church choir and participated in various church activities Mrs Whitson was a past member of the Erwin Womens Club and the Johnson City Community Band i She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association of Unicoi County and the Clinch-Held Senior Adult Center Survivors include her husband Harry Whitson one son Michael Whitson Johnson City three grandsons Will Whitson Andy Whitson and Matt Whitson all of Johnson City and several nieces and nephews Erwin Memorial (743-1390) and son weekend at a camp near Gore Va Sunday (AP Photo) 1 Erich Weiss 8 tries to find the proper angle to blow on fiaming kindling as he takes part in a fire-building class as part of a Cub Scout father Immigration rules bring tough choices for aliens MRSTESSIE HOPSON 5 Mra Tessie Hopson 68 162 Hopson Trailer Park Road Jones-borough died Sunday June 4 1995 at Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy illness Mrs Hopson was a Mitchell County NC' native and a daughter of Cora Webb Lewis Jonesborough and the late WM Jape Lewis She was a homemaker Mrs Hopson was a member of Jonesborough Church of God which was founded by her family 1976 She performed mission work in several churches in Florida and Tennessee She was preceded in death by one sister ancRwo brothers Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband the Rev Harley Hopson one son the Rev Randy Hopson Hazel Green Ala two daughters Deb- bie Morris Telford and Karen Phillips Hazel Green four sisters Pansy Oaks and Geneva Honeycutt both of Johnson City Cassie Bacon Sulphur Springs community and Joann Ledford Jonesborough four brothers Boyd Lewis Johnson 1 City Claude Lewis Unicoi Hoy Lewis Kentucky and James Lewis Jonesborough four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Dillow-Taylor Jonesborough (753-0514) BILL HOWARD Bill Howard 80 1551 Chestoa Pike Erwin died Saturday June 3 1995 at Colonial Hill Health Care Center Mr Howard was a Beelog NC native and a son of the late Henry and Byrd Peek Howard He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Disabled American Veterans Mr Howard retired from Daves Oil Co after 27 years of Funerals OIIXOW-TAYU) FUNERAL NOME Jonestorausb Mrs Hopsmi Funeroi services for Mrs Tessie Hopson 69 143 Hopsoo Trotter Pork Rood JonesDorouuh who died Sunday will be conducted at 2 Wednesday of Jonesborough Church of God with the Rev Eugene Peniond me Rev Brvont Coiims and the Rev Michoef Lusk officiating Interment will of lout ot Kephnqer Cemetery Pailbeorers will be Shown Broyles Oaryi Hon eycutt Danny Ledford John Lewis Gory Lewis Boyd Lewis Jr Richard Lewis Tim Lewis Chris Lewis the Rev Mike Oaks Kevin Hoason Gory Hopson Ernie Peterson and Tony Carter Honorary polibearers wit) be the men of Jonesborough Church of God Or Phillip Hinton Dr Todd Whitaker ond Or Jeff For row Thelomily will receive friends from 79 pm Tuesday at Jonesborough Church of God The fomtiy wiU receive friends other times ot the home of a daughter Debbie Morris 1)9 Old Stage Rood Telford T2S2-2299L Dillow-TovlorM Funeroi Home Jonesteroogh is in charge of the arrangements TeTBICKfUNEHAI HOME 7 NwkM srrrr Funeral services for Ffovd Hopkins Sr 70 Rt Chonty HiN Road Eiizabethfon who died Sunday wtH be conducted at I Wednesday oi Tetrick Funeroi Home's Riverside Chapel with Mr Rondol Johnson minister and the Rev Ray Stockton officiating interment will follow at the Clowson Cemetery Butler with military graveside services conducted by the Copt Lvnn Folsom VFW Post No 166 Active pallbearers will be Bob Williams Tim Wiliioms Mike Miller Toney Stausser Lee Man and Steve Greenwetl Honorary poll bear ers will be friends neighbors ond men of East Side Chrisfion Church The fomity will receive friends ot the Riverside Chapel from 7 9pm Tuesday or the residence ot any time Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chaoei Eiizobemton is charge of the arrangements MORRIS-BAKER FUNERAL HOME Frank Clark Funeroi services for Frank Clork 94 US Bran donwood Drive Johnson City who died Friday will be conducted 8 Wednesday from the Morris-Boker South Chopet The Rev Joe Wolfe will offtctote Burial will follow graveside services ot )0 om Thursday ot Monte Vista Burial Park where the family ond friends will meet for committal services The family will receive friends ot the funeral home from 8 30-8 Wednesday Arrangements by Morris-Baker Funeral Home 300) Oakland Ave Johnson Cty ERWIN MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME Erwin Mrs Eleise Whitson Funeral services for Mrs Eloise Tolley Whit-Son 75 824 Boisom Circle Erwm who died Monday June 1995 will be held ot I pm Wednesday from Centenary united Methodist Church The Rev Don Moore will officiate Graveside services will be held at 10 a Thursday at Monte Vista Bunoi Pork Pallbearers will be Millard Whitson Ooug Clork Clark Hmfcie George Logan Jack Crawford ond Day-ton Talley Polibearers are requested to assemble at the church by 730 Wednesday The family will receive friends from 41 pm Wednesday at Centenary United Methodist Church ond ether times ot the residence 824 Balsam Circle Erwm Those wishing may make memorial donations to the American Cancer Society 304 Boone Johnson City Term 37401 Erwm Memorial funeral Home 1015 Mam Ave is in charge of the arrangements DILLOW-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME Jonesboreueh Dava Hamilton Graveside services for Oova Hamilton 78 711 Shadden Rood Gray who died Monday will be held Thursday June 8 1995 at to a from Tn-1 Cities Memory Gardens with the Rev Barnes officiating Active pallbearers will be selected end ore requested to meet ot the cemetery at 9 45 a Dillow-Taylor is in charge jCJDB EQXLON The National Association of Women Business Owners will meet June 13 at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel The Johnson City Press strives tor accuracy in alt its reports Readers who notice tactual errors in the newspaper should contact City Editor Brad Jolly Night Editor Robert Pierce or Managing Sports Editor Kelly Hodge The Telephone number is 929-3111 alien women What hes telling her is the law wont help you Theyll always listen to me and I control your Ufe said Patten i Ngozi and her three children live on $420 in cash welfare payments and $300 in food stamps each month The Violence Against Women Act which was ultimately rolled into the 1994 crime bUl waa designed to put the law on the side of the battered woman It allowed battered aliens to petition the INS for legal status on their own and suspended deportation proceedings for aliens who could prove battering and who would be here legally except for the abusers refusal to petition on his victim's behalf But a House provision giving the women temporary work authorization while their petitions were being processed was dropped from the final bill signed into law on Sept 13 Patten and an informal coalition of immigration attorneys and womens rights advocates nationwide want the INS to provide for the temporary work authorization in its regulations But that is unlikely according to INS spokeswoman Cathy Boothe There wifi be a no automatics in getting authorization Boothe said after reviewing a draft of the interim rules expected to be published for public comment in the next few weeks Applications by battered spouses will instead be looked at on a case-by-case basis and there will be options she said Thats not good enough says Albuquerque NM attorney Sarah Reinhardt whose legal clinic has 16 battered undocumented-alien clients waiting to file Tor protection under the new law Without a regulatory directive on work authorization battered women will have to rely on the good will of INS field officers who have no real experience with domestic violence cases said Reinhardt They havent been in the trenches and seen this stuff up close Its such a complex area I just cant assume theyre going to be sensitive she said By Sandra Sobieraj Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON The young Nigerian woman picking at her cold french fries isnt sure who she fears more her husband or the Immigration and Naturalizationi Service One she says wants to kill her The other would deport her A little-known provision of last year's crime bill which allows battered aliens to file their own immigration papers was supposed to protect people like her who risk deportation in order to escape violent marriages But regulations implementing the new law are still being written by bureaucrats who immigration attorneys say don't understand the dynamics of domestic violence Telling her story in a downtown fast-food restaurant the 25-year-old mother of three children all US citizens wilt on the advice of her attorney use only her first name NgozL She is in the country illegally and living in hiding from her husband of seven years The beatings and death threats began she said two months after she arrived in the United States as a 16-year-old child bride He told me if I try to leave hes going to kill me because hes the one Who brought me here" with promises of higher education and legal immigration status said NgozL Until last years crime bill was signed immigration law required the citizen or legal-resident spouse to file for legal-resident status a green card on behalf of the immigrant spouse "He said he would file the papers1 Ngozi said But he never did and immigration attorneys say that is typical in domestic-violence cases where the abuser controls not only his victims immigration status but also her ability to work legally Poverty homelessness and deportation are powerful threats said Ngozis attorney Wendy Patten who is juggling 13 other cases involving battered service He was a member of Good Shepherd Freewill Baptist Church 1 Survivors include his wife Rita Veyette Howard Smyrna two sons Ward Howard Erwin and Henry Howard Smyrna one sister Hazel Jones Erwin two brothers Glen Howard and Clay Howard both of Erwin two grandsons and several nieces and nephews Valley Erwin (743-9187) FRANK CLARK HOLLYWOOD Fla Frank Clark 94 135 Brandonwood Drive Johnson City Tenn died Friday June 2 1995 at Hollywood Memorial Hospital Mr Clark was a Washington County Tenn native and a son of the late William and Ida Kath-eryn Dulaney Clark He was a 1921 graduate of Science Hill High School Johnson City Mr Clark was a retired carpenter He was a member of Asbury Presbyterian Church Johnson City Mr Clark was preceded in death by two sons and two brothers i Survivors include his wife Fannie Carlton Clark one son Robert Edward Clark Johnson City two daughters Katherine Tribitj Lancaster Pa and Juani- ta Jordan Hollywood seven grandchildren eight great-grandchildren two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Morris-Baker Johnson City (282-1521) FLOYD HOPKINS SR ELIZABETHTON Floyd Hopkins Sr 70 Rt 1 Charity Hill Road died Sunday June 4 1995 at his home Mr Hopkins was a Sullivan County native 'and a son of the late Ross and Virgie Minton Hop-kins He was a World War II and Korean War Army veteran Mr Hopkins was a member of East Side Christian Church He was preceded in death by two wives Vicie Baird Hopkins in 1980 and Nicie Barton Hopkins in 1995 Survivors include five sons Floyd Hopkins Jr Carroll Mann Harold Mann Earnest Mann and Bill Mann all of Elizabethton five daughters Flora Turner Della Bowers Wanda Lane Bonnie Williams and Anna Green-well all of Elizabethton two sis-r ters Madge Jones and Mary Gragg both "Bristol one broth- ler Gerald Hopkins Panama City Fla and several grandchildren great-grandchildren great-great-grandchildren nieces and nephews Tetrick (542-S232) NOAH MOON SR Noah Robert Bobby Moon Sr 56 2417 Old State Rt 34 Lime-' stone died Monday June 5 1995 at Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy illness Mr Moon was a Madison Ga native and had been a Washington County resident for more than 30 years He was a son of the late Eagar and Nancy Belle Beelew Moon Mr Moon was a former employee of JE Green Co where he served for 25 years He was a member of Glenwood Union Church where he served as a trustee Mr Moon was preceded in death by one son and two sisters Survivors include his wife Diane Moon two sons Noah Robert Moon Jr Limestone and Edward Lee Moon Gray two daughters Linda Sue Moon Limestone and Lisa Thomas Independence Ky five sisters Mary Guinn Annette Guinn and Barbara Jean Gwendale all of Madison Ruth Armstrong Greensboro Ga and Grace Lee Porter Homer Ga six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements are incomplete Appalachian-Hartman (928-6111) MRS ELOISE WHITSON Mrs Eloise Talley Whitson 75 824 Balsam Circle Erwin died Monday June 5 1995 at Johnson City Medical Center She was a Unicoi County native and a daughter of the late Fred and Hester Magill Talley Mrs Whitson retired from the Unicoi County School System in 1980 after 35 years as a teacher ATTENTION! Saturday June 17th is the Day! Special Discounts Call For Details! MRS DAVA HAMILTON Mrs Dava Hamilton 78 711 Shadden Road Gray died Monday June 5 1995 at North Side Hospital 1 Mrs Hamilton was a Washington County native and a daughter of the late HH and Anna Bowman Williams She was a retired schoolteacher having taught fifth grade at Gray Elementary She was a member of Bowman-town Baptist Church Survivors include her husband JD Hamilton two sons Laland Hamilton Colonial Heights and David Hamilton Kissimmee Fla one brother Henry Williams Bowmantown one sister Joyce Brabson Alcoa one grandson one niece and one npnhpw Dillow-Taylor (753-0514) AM authority AREA BIRTHS Sycamore Shoals Hospital May 20 Victoria Ann Ledford daughter of Robert and Kimberly Ledford Erwin 7 pounds 6 ounces 21 inches May 23 Adam Keith Bowers son of Kimberly Ward and Leonard Bowers Elizabethton 10 pounds ounces 22 inches Christopher Ryan Carpenter son of James ond Shonnon Carpenter Elizabethton 8 pounds 10 ounces 21 inches Grocie McKaila Waters daughter of Ben and Julie Waters Elizabethton 7 pounds 10 ounces 19Vi inches May 24 Coley Rae Harmon daughter of Ray and Becky Harmon Hampton 6 pounds 6 ounces 19V4 inches May 24 Adrienne Renee Penland daughter of Bobby ond Mary Penland Elizabethton 7 pound 4 ounces 18V4 inches Laurel Brooke Singleton daughter of Randy and Teresa Lee Singleton Johnson City 4 pounds 14 ounces 20 inches May 27 Megan Michelle Gilbert daughter of Benny and Suzette Gilbert Elizabethton 7 pounds ounces 2QV4 inches Amelia Groce Range daughter of Christopher Adam ond Melissa June Miller Range Elizabethton 7 pounds 2 ounces 19 inches May 2 Casey Roy Strunk Jr son of Casey and Wendy Strunk Etizabethton 6 pounds 14 ounces: 21W inches CHARGES PLACED Johnson CityWashington County June 4 Jill A Dawkins 28 247 Dogwood Lane Gray first-degree murder hearing June 5 Sessions Court William Lindsey 34 Greeneville DU I driving on revoked license hearing June 22 Sessions Court i Sammy Mathes 50 Erwin aggravated assault hearing June 7 City Court Charles Campbell 29 704 Antioch Road leaving the scene of an accident hearing June 22 Sessions i Court i June! Johnny Johnson 38 1814 Watuoga Ave failure to appear in court hearing next term Criminal Court Charles Polmer 43 2105 Knob Creek Road DUt fourth offense hearing June 5 Sessions Court Randy A Gt'ant 42 Chuckey DU I third offense hearing June 5 Sessions Court Michael Taylor 24 Elizabethton DUt hearing June 5 Sessions Court Jason Thompson 18 113 Loke-view Drive violation of probation hearing June 5 Sessions Court William Ellis Jr 25 1414 Cherokee Rood DUI hearing June 22 Sessions Court Darrell Love 19 302 Peach Blossom Court felony vandalism aggravated assault two counts hearing June 8 City Court Steven Hacker 23 1523 Milligan Highway felony theft hearing June 7 City Court A different Antarctica Forty million years ago parts of Antarctica had a moist temperate climate that supported dense forests and animal life TennCare calls tied to bureau survey says Johnson City Press ISSN 67-283 Vol 75-No 302 Published Daily and Sunday by Press Inc at Newt Canter Boone Street at Man and Martiet Johnson City TN 37604 Phone 615-929-3111 Second Class postage paid at Johnson CityTN POSTMASTER: Please send address change to Johnson City Press Box 1 7 1 7 Johnson City TN 37605-1 71 7 Subscription per yeer by mail within 100 miles 81 outside 100 miles $155 Mtmtovol AudrtBuwu WtuMrqcydsd of Ctmutetiqnt You Cant Just Sweep It Under TheRug hen ve mess up our one ami only home Planet Earth -it's not something we can Just pretend isnt happening We each have to lake responsibility for us upkeep Recycle Reuse Replenish Cleanup Jom the great "housekeeping" effort Volunteer your community! tion fit into three major categories: TennCare bureau 46 percent Managed care organization or provider 35 percent Enrollees 17 percent When people call us theres something in the way And we take a look because of the barrier said Dranda Whaley program director Many of those filed appeals because they were rejected in the first place said Rusty Siebert TennCare bureau chief Most people who have made appeals have a problem quite simply with eligibility Some of the time they dont have enough money to make the payment Some of the appeals are saying dont make enough money to make a payment We work with them but theres a limit to what we can do Siebert said Vfc-t (yfsCjsf is tj- ft 1 i The Associated Press NASHVILLE Nearly half the calls made to an advocacy program by medically needy TennCare enrollees are tied to the bureau itself according to an 1 analysis of 2721 cases in 1994 The TennCare Consumer Advocacy Program survey found that 46 percent of callers complained about delays in processing applications or correcting errors changes in managed care organizations wrong information on premiums and copayments and discrepancies between information from pharmacies MCOs and the TennCare bureau The program a service of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign and Crisis Intervention Center Inc i3 funded by a $480000 grant from TennCare Program staffers help TennCare enrollees who are not receiving care they feel they should be getting and deal with appeals from people who cannot become enrolled in the federal-state health care program for the needy and uninsured The advocacy groups survey found that barriers to health care for recipients during 1994 Ten-nCare's first frill year of opera-- Now At Zimmermans The Whole Truth Pardon the City's Construction We are here in spite of everything! PRINCETON DRUG Princeton at Susannah 282-1178 Better Hearing Doesn't Have To Be Noticeable Call Or Daniel Schumder Assoc Audiologists 207 MyrBe A ve VTJ umCy 928-5771 rf'vCf by Kato Kaelin 20 off MEBLIYSEISXS Roan Centre Johnson City PROFESSIONAL RAIN CARRYING SYSTEMS LICENSED BONDED INSURED 1412 MAIN JOHNSON CITY 1-80Q-4S7-2826 This message sponsored by: Johnson City Press 923-3111 1 1.

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