Obituaries
Edward Underwood Elam
Jan 22, 2019
Edward Underwood ?Ned? Elam died early Friday morning, February 2, 2007, at his home.He was born August 14, 1922, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. At the age of 15 he graduated from Darlington Heights High School, and at age 16 entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduating at age 19. He entered the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant and served four...
Kathleen Hayden
Jan 22, 2019
Kathleen "Kitty" Gibson Hayden passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Habersham Medical Center, Demorest, GA. A long-time resident of Kingsport, Tennessee, she had resided for the past six years at Magnolia Hills Retirement Home, Demorest, GA. Born in Castlewood, VA on June 3, 1917, Mrs. Hayden was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Archie Ted...
Douglas Joseph
Jan 22, 2019
Joseph F. ?Doug? Douglas, 74, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday December 31, 2006 at his home following a brief illness.Born in Fort White, FL, he had resided in Kingsport for most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean Conflict. Mr. Douglas was a member of the Church of...
Rick Reece
Jan 22, 2019
Rick Reece, 67, Church Hill, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Rick had retired from Food City where he had worked as a meat cutter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Viola Reece. Rick is survived by his wife, Kathleen Reece; 2 daughters, Aprile Potter and...
Ellis Dykes Jr
Jan 22, 2019
Ellis ?Eli? Dykes, Jr., 46, Kingsport, passed away Saturday February 17, 2007.Mr. Dykes had a song published on an award-winning album by Blue Highway. He worked as a CNA for several years at various Kingsport locations.He was preceded in death by his father, Ellis ?Pete? Dykes, Sr.; sons, Samuel Peter Dykes and James Montgomery Dykes; and special friend, Ora Harrison.Surviving...
Wanda Jane Babb
Jan 22, 2019
Wanda Jane Babb, 63, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.A resident of Kingsport most of her life, Wanda married Gary Kay Babb on December 19, 1961, and was a loving wife for 45 years and also a loving mother, grandmother, and sister.Preceding her...
Eula Steadman
Jan 22, 2019
?Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.? Proverbs 31:10Eula Morelock Steadman, 78, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus, Monday, December 25, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. She was a native of Sullivan County and a former employee of Tennessee Eastman Company. Eula was a devoted Christian wife and mother and a...
Erma Kate Kern
Jan 22, 2019
Erma Kate Moody Kern, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday December 16, 2006 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Sullivan County, she spent her entire life in the Kingsport area. She was a lifelong member of Emory United Methodist Church. Erma retired from Holston Glass Company after 53 years of dedicated service where she had...
Dorothy Faye Morris
Jan 22, 2019
Dorothy Faye Morris, 72, of Kingsport, died Sunday, February 18, 2007, at her home.She was born in Wise County, Virginia, but had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Mrs. Morris served in the U. S. Air Force and retired from Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in 1988 after 33 years of service as a Registered Nurse. She was a...
Ervin Cunningham
Jan 22, 2019
?We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord?. II Corinthians 5:8Ervin Thurman Cunningham, 77, of Blountville, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.The son of the late J. M. and Nina Belle Pippin Cunningham, he retired from the...
Awyn Ann Walls
Jan 22, 2019
Awyn Ann Wheeler Walls, 77, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Johnson City Medical Center.Born and raised in Asco, West Virginia, she was a graduate of Welch High School. Mrs. Walls retired from the Sullivan County School System in the Food Services Division.She loved her husband, children and family. Mrs. Walls also loved to...
Ruth Virginia Sine
Jan 22, 2019
Ruth Virginia Sine of Kingsport died Thursday, February 15, 2007, at her home. She was born in Scott County, Virginia, on May 24, 1910, and was a loving wife and mother. She married Charles A. Sine Jr. on November 4, 1939, and was married to him for 76 years, 3 months, and 12 days. Ruth was an active member and...
Thomas Whetsel
Jan 22, 2019
Thomas ?Tom? Jackson Whetsel, 50, Kingsport, died Tuesday morning, December 12, 2006at SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation-Hillside.He was the adopted son of the late Ralph Whetsel and Nell Whetsel. Tom was a graduate of Sullivan West High School and a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He worked at Eastman Chemical Company for 17 years in the Maintenance Department. Tom...
James Owens
Jan 22, 2019
James Larry Owens, 47, Kingsport, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Indian Path Medical Center.Born in Kingsport, he lived with his father, and traveled with him with the military all over the world. James was a graduate of Fort Campbell High School. Upon meeting his wife, he had resided in Virginia until the last couple of years. He worked as...
Sam Powell
Jan 22, 2019
Sam Powell, age 84, Kingsport, died Monday, February 19, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church.Sam graduated in 1942 from his beloved Dobyns-Bennett High School where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He then served during World War II in the United States Marie Corps with the...
Fred Howard Meade
Jan 22, 2019
Fred Howard Meade, 81, of Kingsport, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2007. He was a loving husband and father and will be missed by all who knew him. Fred served overseas in the U. S. Army during World War II.Preceding him in death were his wife, Virginia Lee Meade; his parents, James Meade and Lora Fleenor; two brothers, Jeff...
Gregory Scott Ferrell
Jan 22, 2019
Gregory Scott Ferrell, 42, of Nashville, went home to be with the Lord peacefully in his sleep on Monday December 3, 2007.He was a native of Hawkins County and a 1983 graduate of Volunteer High School.His father, Paul C. Ferrell, Sr; grandparents, Lon and Mary Ferrell; John and Leona Hilton preceded him in death.Surviving are his mother, Helen Hilton Ferrell,...
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