Obituaries
Carl Smith
Nov 5, 2012
Carl Smith, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 5, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. He entered into rest at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Carl was born in Jonesborough and was a life long resident of Kingsport, TN. He served in the United States Air Force from 1958 - 1962. Carl...
Juanita "Peggy" Hammersley
Nov 5, 2012
Juanita "Peggy" Hammersley, 75, of Kingsport, died on Monday, November 5, 2012, after a long battle with lung cancer.She attended the Salvation Army Church for several years, and will spend eternity with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.She is preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Hammersley; parents, Oliver and Ethel Light; three sisters, Nora Hickman, Gaynell Mitchell and infant,...
Beulah "Boots" Hilliard
Nov 4, 2012
Beulah "Boots" Hilliard, 90, of Kingsport, died Sunday morning, November 4, 2012 after a brief illness. Born in Meadowview, VA, she had resided in Kingsport since 1940. Boots had worked at Eastman Chemical Company in the secretarial pool for several years and later was a bookkeeper at Hilliard Sheet Metal. She was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist...
Elizabeth Ann Archer
Nov 4, 2012
Elizabeth Archer, affectionately known as "Peggy" all of her life, went to sleep in her chair after reading the Sunday paper and awakened to the greatest family reunion imaginable. She lived her life as the kindest, most gentle and most giving, humble person you would ever want to meet and died as she had wished, in her own home and...
Nancy Trent
Nov 4, 2012
2 Timothy 4:6 - 7 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.Nancy Trent, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 4th. She had worked at several area restaurants over the...
Zella I. Nunley
Nov 3, 2012
Zella I. Nunley, 80, of Kingsport, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 2, 2012 at The Wexford House following a lengthy illness.She was born in Washington County, TN to the late Harry Hicks and Frona Showman, but had made Kingsport her home for the past sixty-five years. Prior to her illness, Zella was a faithful...
Thomas Worley Booth
Nov 2, 2012
Thomas Worley Booth, age 89, passed away peacefully at Tanbark Healthcare Facility in Lexington, Kentucky on November 2, 2012. He was born on October 7, 1923 in Saltville, VA to James Jonas and Edna C. Booth. Tom attended school in Saltville and graduated from Saltville High School where he played baseball, basketball and won the state championship in tennis. He...
Shirley Paulette Thorpe
Nov 1, 2012
Shirley Paulette Thorpe, 68, of Greeneville, died Thursday morning, November 1, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Sullivan County, where she had resided most of her life. Shirley had been employed with Brock Group for the last 14 years. She enjoyed farming and gardening.She was preceded in death by...
Orpha Rovina Crawford
Nov 1, 2012
"Absent from the body but present with the Lord"Orpha Rovina Roberts Crawford, 86, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at her home surrounded by family after a lengthy illness.She was born in Greene County and resided most of her life in Washington and Sullivan County. Orpha had worked at Metals Engineering and Magnavox.She was a loving mother,...
Tom F. Still
Oct 31, 2012
Thomas F. Still, 83, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Born in Kingsport on April 9, 1929, he had lived most of his life here. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and Oberlin College with a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Music with a major in piano performance. While serving in the United States Army he was stationed in Japan....
JoAnn Palmer
Oct 31, 2012
Elizabeth JoAnn Slaughter Palmer, 75, Kingsport, was called home to be with her Lord at 1:00 am on Wednesday, October 31st following a brief illness. Jo was born in Kingsport where she had lived her entire life. She was a graduate of Lynn View High School and an employee of the Kingsport Times News until retirement. Jo was loved by...
Samuel Ketron
Oct 31, 2012
Samuel Ketron, 60, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 31, 2012.He was a lifelong resident of the Kingsport area and of the Pentecostal faith. Samuel enjoyed horses and his mule named "Famous Amos".He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Sallie Ketron; brothers and sisters, Gerald, Paul, Daney, Iva Jean, and Thelma.Surviving are his...
Dr. Monte W. Phillips
Oct 31, 2012
Dr. Monte W. Phillips, age 76, of Kingsport, TN, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, with his wife and son by his side. He was born on January 26, 1936, in Chattanooga, TN. In 1960, Dr. Phillips graduated from The University of Tennessee Memphis College of Medicine and Surgery. He completed his residency...
Colonel Retired Walter Vergil Pope
Oct 30, 2012
Colonel Retired Walter Vergil Pope, age 85, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Indian Path Medical Center. Walter was born in Bristol, TN, graduated from Tennessee High School and attended Georgia Tech University. He joined the U.S. Army in 1950 and was a graduate of Officer Candidate School. In 1953 he left active duty, at which...
Doug Scott
Oct 30, 2012
Douglas Randolph Scott, 74, of Gray, TN, died Tuesday night, October 30, 2012 at his home while surrounded by his family following a brief illness.Born in Lively, VA, Doug had resided in Kingsport most of his life, having lived in Gray for the last 20 years. He worked at Holston Defense for 31 years and retired in 1991.Doug enjoyed his...
Ella Mae Britton Harmon
Oct 30, 2012
Ella Mae Harmon, affectionately known as "Granny Mae" passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012.She was born in Greene County and lived most of her life in the Kingsport area.Mae was preceded in death by her husband of over fifty years, Lyle Harmon; two infant children; parents, W. R. and Mary Emily Britton; sisters, Sue Brown and Mildred Malone; brothers, Bill...
Eula Mae Phillips
Oct 30, 2012
Eula Mae Phillips, 88, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Brookhaven Manor following a lengthy illness. She was born in Sullivan County and was a lifetime resident. Eula had worked at TEC in her early years. Mrs. Phillips was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. She loved her family and also her...
Sandra Surcey Starnes
Oct 29, 2012
Sandra Surcey Starnes went to be with the Lord Sunday morning at Holston Valley Medical Center after a long illness. She was born January 25, 1954 to Frank and Betty Coates Surcey. Sandra was a long-time member of State Line Baptist Church. She loved serving in AWANA, the Deaf Ministry, the Choir and Vacation Bible School for many years prior...
Dennis Michael Thomas
Oct 29, 2012
Dennis Michael Thomas, 68, of Rogersville, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer. A native of Pensacola, FL, he had spent most of his life in Jacksonville. Dennis was a man of many trades over the years but for most of his life he was a truck driver. He moved to this area in 1985...
David Michael Sanders
Oct 28, 2012
David Mike Sanders, 63, of Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He had resided in Kingsport for his entire life. Mike graduated from Ketron High School and had received a certificate from the graduate school of retail bank management University of Virginia. He retired as a senior vice president from Carter County...
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