JAMES DOUGLAS "JIM" SHOUN

James Douglas "Jim" Shoun BRISTOL, Va. James Douglas "Jim" Shoun, 67, 536 Terry Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Bristol Regional Medical Center Hospital following a brief illness. He was the son of the late Fred Hatfield Shoun and Virginia Elizabeth Cannaday Shoun and was born in McDowell County, W.Va. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Huskins, and a brother, Jerry Shoun. Mr. Shoun was retired from Amerace Corporation and worked part-time at Auto Zone in Bristol Tennessee. He was a member of Throne of Grace Baptist Tabernacle. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Mr. Shoun is survived by his wife, Barbara Peery Shoun of the home; three daughters, Tamara Johnson, Bristol Virginia; Linda Stevenson and her husband, Chris, Bristol Virginia; Gail Broyles, Sugar Valley, Ga.; seven grandsons, Thomas Slaughter, Sklar Johnson, Riley Stevenson, Weston Brown, Nicholas Broyles, Jonathan Broyles, and Zachery Broyles; a brother, Fred "Sonny" Shoun and his wife, Barbara M., Elizabethton, Tenn.; two sisters, Frances Shoun, Eugene, Ore., and Virginia "Jenny" Coleman, Springfield, Ore. Several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive. The funeral service for Mr. Shoun will be conducted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton with Pastor Randall Shaffer and Pastor Kenneth "Kenny" Justice officiating. Music will be under the direction of Throne of Grace Baptist Tabernacle Choir. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, July 16, 2010, in Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton. Interment will follow the funeral service on Saturday in the Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be his grandsons and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be James Garland, Danny Garland, Glen Allen Shoun, Henry Shoun, Skip Wilson and Artsal. Military honors will be accorded by American Legion Post #49. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to American Heart Association, 3101 Browns Mill Road, Johnson City, TN 37604 or the American Cancer Society, in care of Lou Cooter, 415 Washington Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guest book or by fax 423 542-9499. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton is serving the family. Office 423 542-2232, Obituary line 543-4917.