The Porterfield Society

The Porterfield Society’s directory is a tribute to your unwavering support and dedication to Barter Theatre. As a group of individuals who have generously included Barter Theatre in your enduring contributions, you form the very heart of our 90-year-old institution. Your commitment to ensuring this cherished theater's future is inspiring and invaluable. We hope this directory serves as a reminder of the Porterfield Society's incredible impact on Barter Theatre.

Our Barter journey began in the 1960s when we each took a busload of students (Flora from Knoxville, Henry from Greeneville) to see a student matinee. When Flora and I met in 1974, one of our first dates was at Barter. Professionally and personally, Barter has been such an essential and entertaining part of our lives. Those same student matinees which first drew us to Barter are still ongoing, directly improving the quality of life for thousands of students each year. Barter’s educational programs, which are an integral and non-negotiable part of its mission, are near and dear to our hearts. As teachers, Flora and I did our best to touch and shape the future through our students.

Henry & Flora Joy

As founding members of the Porterfield Society, we are touching and shaping the future through Barter Theatre. Robert Porterfield said: “I’d like to think my work is not as mortal as myself…and that WHAT IT IS will outlast me and my generation, perhaps even the next generation and the one after that”. WHAT IT IS for Flora and me is a special place unlike any other. On countless evenings over the last 50+ years, there is no place we would rather have been than at Barter Theatre, absorbing everything that truly excellent live theatre has to offer. We are proud members of the Porterfield Society, knowing that we are helping to ensure that Barter continues to provide the same kinds of transporting, entertaining, and joyful experiences to the next generation and perhaps several more after that. Knowing that we are helping to perpetuate the “Porterfield dream”!

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Nancy Arnold 628 Dogwood Ln Bristol, VA 24201 nancyarnoldbristol@gmail.com 423-956-2157 In Loving Memory Bert C. Bach Betty & Gary Bailey 471 Blakley Dr. Kingsport, TN 37664 bettybailey1979@gmail.com 423-677-2757

Linda Coffey 1020 Laurelwood Dr Kingspor, TN 37660 ldcoffey24@gmail.com 423-956-9775

Sandra Coomes Darden 24010 Berry Creek Dr Abingdon, VA 24211 sandarden@aol.com 276-492-3207

Betty & Gary Bailey

I.B. Dent 2215 Virginia Dr Hays, KS 67601 theibdent@aol.com 434-607-7633

Betsy Boyd 1909 Birchfield Ct Kingsport, TN 37660 bzleeboyd83@gmail.com 423-245-8335

Katherine Foreman koforeman@verizon.net 276-759-4652

Lynn Brown 1750 Sylvan Hill Rd

Elizabethton, TN 37643 brownlw@hotmail.com 423-542-7301

Stephen G. & Jody Harnsberger 2016 Eden Roc Rd Kingsport, TN 37664 stephengh@charter.net 423-288-7515

Nic & Jenny Clemmer 4035 Lakeland Dr Kingsport, TN 37664 jennyclemmermail@gmail.com 423-288-7615

Lynn Brown

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Jerry & Judy Haynes 5409 Thornspring Church Road Dublin, VA 24084 handh_services@hotmail.com 540-994-9829 Barry & Alice Holman 120 Ashley Links Dr Daleville, VA 24083 barryalice.holman@gmail.com 540-339-6316

Jan Hurt 247 Valley St NE Abingdon, VA 24210 jan@bvu.net 432-230-7074

Linda Coffey

Sandra Coomes

Jim Johnson 1053 Sussex Drive Kingsport, TN 37660 JimJohnsonFamily@outlook.com 423-914-1744 Henry & Flora Joy 108 Oak Grove Blvd Johnson City, TN 37601 henryjoy@comcast.net 423-833-3799 Paula & Robert Kahn 21580 Jade Woods Dr Bristol, VA 24202 morningsun7@gmail.com 423-341-3398

Stephen & Jody Harnsberger

Barry & Alice Holman

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We are proud to honor Dr. Bert Bach. He was wildly intelligent, deeply kind, and he possessed the single greatest laugh on planet Earth. His love for and support of the arts changed people's lives. He is greatly missed. — Katy Brown

Darden

Jim Johnson & Kitty Frazier

Andrew & Pam Kramer

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Pam & Andrew Kramer 160 Longview Dr

Abingdon, VA 24211 zapm1@comcast.net 276-608-5158

Pete & Linda LeMaster 2001 Canterbury Rd Kingsport, TN 37660 lindalemaster@charter.net 423-246-5469 Joe & Donna LeVine PO Box 1836 Abingdon, VA 24212 joe.vmi68@gmail.com Joe: 757-651-8445 Donna: 252-673-2818 Alice Link 309 Golf Course Rd. Unicoi, TN 37692 708-217-8850 alliekat309@comcast.net Dr. Carole Mask 109 Hill Dr NE Abingdon, VA 24210 maskcarole@gmail.com 276-623-6231

Henry & Flora Joy

Dr.

Alice Link

Mary

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Dr. Joseph & Beth McCoy 21039 Green Spring Rd Abingdon, VA 24211 bpmccoy135@gmail.com 276-628-9967 Mary Jane Miller 1036 Garden Ln Bristol, VA 24201 alongcamemary@charter.net 276-669-1933 Mary Ann Moore 100 Crestview Dr Abingdon, VA 24210 276-628-7266 Bob & Ellen Mueller 206 Donegal Way Bristol, TN 37620 bob0804@aol.com 423-723-4363 Norman & Ann Naylor 11432 Saga Ln Knoxville, TN 37931 19jnorm63@gmail.com 865-927-1318

Joseph & Beth McCoy

Mary Jane Miller

Ann Moore

Bob & Ellen Mueller

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Retta & Brad Overturf 1513 Brightridge Dr Kingsport, TN 37664 overturf1@charter.net 423-782-8726 Patricia Phillips 16352 Middlewood Dr Abingdon, VA 24210 jadetree@embarqmail.com 276-608-7645

Richard Rose & Amanda Aldridge 262 Bradley St. SW Abingdon, VA 24210 3rdartdir@gmail.com amandaaldridgerose@gmail.com 276.623.6283 Clifford Salyer II & Carson Gilmer 18755 Grahams Dr Abingdon, VA 24211 carsongilmer@yahoo.com 423-967-0782

Norm & Ann Naylor

Drs. Ken Sheldon & Barbara Perry-Sheldon Zionville, NC egsheldo@gmail.com

Debbie & David Taylor 712 Beechwood Dr Kingsport, TN 37663 wolfbeech@yahoo.com 423-239-7467

Judith B. & Donald C. Slagle

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Carolyn & Charles W. Barry Rev. Dr. Vienna Cobb Anderson Evelyn M. Cook Nancy B. DeFriece John & Jana Dreyzehner Drs. Theresa & Roger E. Emory Donna & J. Thomas Fowlkes Alice D. & Isaac Freeman

Ed & Jennie Gerace Bob & Stella Gilmer Mary Grindstaff Sue Hawes Andrea Carter Hubble Carol Hudson Nancy Kavanaugh Alice Link Dorte & Joe Lowman Polly & Carl Mallory Allison Mays Howard & Jenny Morgan Doug & Cecilia Mullins Bill Munk Dr. Robert & Bette Patton Edwina & Rip Ripley Joyce Rolston Robert & Susan Stoddard Mary Ann Stout Jim & Michele Strouth Janet Woolwine

Brad & Retta Overturf

David & Debbie Taylor