Johnson-Arrowood Funeral Home of Church Hill

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Granville Curtis "GC" Begley, 86, went to his heavenly home on 5/3/2023, with his loving family all around him. He had a deep love for God, family (both blood and military), and country. He was a United States Air Force veteran, a Korean War veteran, and retired from the Tennessee Air National Guard 134th Air Refueling Group as Deputy Chief of the Fire Department. He also retired from the Kingsport Fire Department as a fire inspector and arson investigator. GC was past president of the Tennessee...

CHURCH HILL - Larry Leon Caylor, 80, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Larry Caylor served forty years as a pastor in the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. He served mostly small town and rural churches. He is a graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee, and Chandler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The Holston conference comprises most of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. Concerned about public education, he offers one suggestion: A good teacher must strive to be a good storyteller. He was an author of two books, "Silly Dog and a Cat" and "Tell It Again". He was preceded in death by...

CHURCH HILL - Perry Edward "Edd" Bruner, 79, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 after a hard fight from 2 bouts of cancer, COPD, and several rounds of pneumonia. Edd was born on April 17, 1941 to Alice Henry and Jesse T. Bruner, Sr. He served his country in the Army 1964-1968 in France and Germany. He worked for Kroger for 27 years in Harlan, KY, Norton, VA, Johnson City, TN, and Kingsport, TN among other places. Edd attended Mt. View Baptist Church of Church Hill. He was an avid golfer, bowler, and played softball on leagues. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Rogersville, TN. Edd was a wonderful husband and father. In addition of his parents, he was preceded...