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- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 19 Sep 2001.
Carroll Billy Seagle obituary
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 14 Aug 2007.
Norma Edna Proffitt obituary
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 24 Jun 2011.
Kittens fall from sky land in lap of good folks
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Before talking with you as I promised about Little Walter's eventful fall and how Dan & Mary Salisbury drive about Newport in their 1960 Volvo, here's someone I saw this week. Wednesday morning after the mini-storm that struck the county Tuesday night, I dodged a few limbs and leaves, eventually heading to Cocke County Wholesale, as I remembered this business owner Roger Wayne Stokely was in the process of getting his EBT. This is the state/federal certification that allows businesses to accept "food stamps," which is a strange term today as the government program is conducted with electronic card swipes. Roger and his Dad, Roger, or "Big Roger" were chilling out. The good news is Cocke County Wholesale can now accept EBT cards. While talking with the elder Stokely, a long-time friend, I asked how his wife, Christine, was doing, and he updated me on her serious health problems. During February her kidneys quit working and she eventually lost one. The other is functioning fine now and she is doing better but had to stop working her job of 20-plus years at Cracker Barrel in Pigeon Forge. Dad Stokely was also one of those caught in the big storm as he was traveling through Knoxville Tuesday night and saw a lot of the damage caused by the high winds. News reports are that more than 120,000 KUB customers were without power.
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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 30 Aug 2011.
Stokely receives highest Freemasonry degree
NEWPORT-R. Roger Stokely has been elected to receive the Thirty-Third degree, the highest degree in Freemasonry.
Stokely's selection came recently at the Supreme Council Session held in Washington, D.C.
The honor is given in recognition of outstanding service to the fraternity and the community. Stokely's degree will be conferred in Nashville on Saturday, December 10.
Stokely and his wife Christine are members of Cosby Missionary Baptist Church.
He is a member and Past Master of Newport Lodge #234. He is currently serving the group as Chaplain and is also secretary of the Cocke County Scottish Rite Club, Past President of the Scottish Rite Consistory, and a member and van driver for Kerbela Shrine Temple. He is also currently serving as Grand Chaplain of the Order of the Eastern Star in Tennessee.
For more details, please see the latest edition of the Newport Plain Talk.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 4 Sep 2007.
Clifford E. Fine Jr. obituary
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 27 Mar 2015.
Joyce Fine obituary
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Richard Stokely
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Jan 1943
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Spouse's Name: Pawnee Rogers
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, d. 29 Apr 1981, Cocke County, Tennessee