Ronda Wayne Whitehead

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JOHNSON CITY - Mr. Ronda Wayne Whitehead, age 69, of Johnson City, TN went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the residence of his daughter following an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Floyd and Bernice Jones Whitehead. He retired from Kysor Panel and he was a member of King Springs Baptist Church. He loved to go to the flea market, fish, mow the yard and his part-time job at the Senior's Center.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Sierra Waycaster and two sisters, Dorothy Smith and Sandra Wandell. Those left to cherish his memory include two daughters, Amy Jones and husband Tom, Elizabethton and Susan Whitehead, Johnson City; a grandson, Hunter Jones, Elizabethton; a sister, Carolyn Perry and husband Norman, Jasper, TN; a brother, Wade Whitehead and wife Ellen, Elizabethton; an uncle, Claud Jones and wife Dare, Elizabethton; his special friend and side-kick, Joe Carrier and his special lady friend, Karen Nicopulos. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to honor the life of Mr. Ronda Wayne Whitehead will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 24, 2017 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Rev. Jerry Cornett and Rev. Kenneth Grindstaff officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. on Sunday prior to the service. Graveside service and interment will follow the funeral service in Bennett Cemetery, Dennis Cove Road, Hampton, TN. Active pallbearers will be nephews.

Floyd married Bernice Jones on 26 Sep 1946 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bernice (daughter of Clarence H. Jones and Agnus Banner) was born on 5 Apr 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Feb 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ELIZABETHTON – Bernice Jones Whitehead, 87, passed away on February 2, 2016, at Hillview Health Center.

She was born April 5, 1928 on Buck Mountain to the late Clarence H. Jones and Agnus Banner Jones. Bernice had a passion and talent for cooking, canning and sewing. She loved her family dearly and was the ultimate example of kindness and patience, always serving others.

She was a long time member of the Elizabethton Church of Christ.

Survivors include her children: Ronda Whitehead, Carolyn Perry (Norman) and Wade Whitehead (Ellen); her grandchildren, Susan Whitehead, Jim Crowe, Amy Jones, Jana Perkins, Jason Whitehead, Toby Smith, Jody Smith and Josh Whitehead; her great grandchildren, Brittnay Lawson, Brett Crowe, Beth Crowe, Hunter Jones, Tyler Perkins, Sydney Perkins, Madison Whitehead, Eli Whitehead, Abby Smith, Beau Smith, Dorothy Lane Smith, Shelby Whitehead, and Sadie Whitehead; her brother, Claude Jones (Dare).

In addition to her parents, Bernice was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Whitehead; her daughters, Dorothy Smith and Sandra Wandell; a great-granddaughter, Sierra Waycaster; her sisters, Virginia Roberts and Dorothy Ruth Taylor; and a brother, Charlie Jones.

Services will be conducted on Sunday, February 7, 2016, in Memorial Funeral Chapel, Elizabethton, TN with the family receiving friends from 1:30 to 3 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 3 p.m. Mr. Roby Ellis will be the minister officiating. Burial will be at Mountain Home National Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 8, 2016.

Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. on Monday to go to the cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Grandsons and Great Grandsons.

John married Omie Evelyn Johnson about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Omie was born on 13 Sep 1888 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 14 Sep 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married Agnus Banner about 1923. Agnus was born about 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Mary A. Townsend on 6 Mar 1887 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John G. Townsend and Jane Hill) was born on 31 Jul 1866 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Nov 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]