Obituaries
Brady Owen Nussman
May 13, 2012
Brady Owen Nussman, 4, Blountville, TN, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his home with his parents by his side following a courageous battle with cancer.He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Brady enjoyed trains, super heroes, Disney characters, and his iPad. Brady never met a stranger and always had a smiling face...
Ruth Salyer Burke
May 13, 2012
Ruth Salyer Burke, 83, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012, following an extended illness.Born in Russell County, VA, Mrs. Burke was a graduate of Temple Hill High School, and was employed by Mason-Dixon for several years.She was preceded in death by her mother, Myrtle Salyer, and father, Arnold Salyer; and by two brothers, Dallas and Harold Salyer.Survivors...
Ruth Evelyn Williamson
May 12, 2012
Ruth Evelyn Williamson, born in Meadowview, VA, on January 27, 1930, died at Baysmont Health Care Center on May 12, 2012. Ruth was a resident of Kingsport, TN; she was the only daughter of Marvin L. Williamson and Sallie Wright Williamson.Ruth graduated from Emory and Henry College in 1951 and received her Master's Degree from Vanderbilt University. She taught in...
Harold Fain Brown
May 12, 2012
Harold Fain Brown, 73, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at his home in Stanley Valley, VA, following a long illness of Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia.Mr. Brown was born November 5, 1938 in Hawkins County-- about one mile from where he died.Harold graduated from Lincoln Memorial University with a B. S. in Math and Physics. In 1960 he married Gay...
William Harkins
May 11, 2012
William "Bill" Harkins passed away on May 11, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Bill was born in Bristol, Tennessee on July 23, 1923.He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years Joan Meade Harkins, and by a son, Bob Harkins.Bill lived in Kingsport and was a retired engineer from Eastman. He was...
Juanita Redman
May 6, 2012
Juanita Redman, 72, of Kingsport, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was a member of Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church. Juanita retired from Indian Path Medical Center.She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud "Sam" Redman; her parents, Collie and Stella King; and her...
Daney Ketron
May 6, 2012
Daney C. Ketron, 57, of Kingsport, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday May 6, 2012. A life-long resident of Sullivan County, Daney was loved by all who knew him, and he loved to spend time with all of his grandchildren.Daney was a born again Christian.He enjoyed construction work and meeting people.He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Sallie...
Douglas "Doug" Grady Riner, Jr
May 6, 2012
Douglas "Doug" Grady Riner, Jr., 51, of Kingsport, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012, and is walking with his mother, in heaven. Born December 30, 1960 in Orlando, FL., Doug was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School where he was a talented football player and a graduate of Northeast State. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Doug was...
Alvin Brown
May 5, 2012
Alvin Brown, 75, of Kingsport, passed away at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 5th at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Alvin was born in Maine and resided in Kingsport for a number of years. He was a former die caster and was an employee of Kroger for the past 4 years. Alvin was a Veteran of the Marine Corps.He was...
Ethal Curl Rasmussen
May 4, 2012
Ethal Curl Rasmussen, 92, of Kingsport, died on Friday, May 4th, at Preston Place Assisted Living. Ethal was born on March 4, 1920 to Albert William and Daisy Hilderbrandt Curl in Manteno, IL. She graduated from St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in Kankakee, IL in 1941 and worked in various positions in hospitals, private duty, and doctor's offices until...
Becky Jean Ballard
May 4, 2012
Becky Jean Ballard, 62, of Kingsport passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012. She was born in Covington, KY and moved to Kingsport in 1970. Becky had two passions in her life, her family and her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a member of Colonial Heights Christian Church and active in the Women's Fellowship. Her love of her...
Lucille Hutson
May 3, 2012
Lucille Hutson, 83, Kingsport, died early Thursday morning, May 3, 2012, at Holston Manor Nursing Home.Lucille was born in Boone, North Carolina and had resided in Kingsport for most of her life. She worked as a hostess for Joe Gong Restaurant for more than thirty years until her retirement.Lucille was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church.Survivors include her nephew,...
Delphia Kilgore
May 1, 2012
Proverbs 31:31Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.Delphia A. Kilgore, 73, went to be with the Lord on May 1, 2012 at the Wexford House Nursing Home. She was born November 17, 1938, in Haysi, Virginia.She was preceded in death by her husband, Riley; mother, Prudy Yates; brothers, Esten...
William Moorehouse
Apr 30, 2012
William "Bill" Moorehouse, 80, a resident of Kingsport, passed away on Monday, April 30th at Indian Path Medical Center. He was loved by everyone and was a friend to all.Born March 9, 1932, in Kingsport, he was a graduate of Sullivan High School. Bill went to work at Eastman Kodak, retiring in 1987 after 33 years of service as the...
Aaron Taylor
Apr 29, 2012
Aaron Taylor, 87, passed away on Sunday, April 29 from complications of a ruptured aortic aneurism.He was a native of Bell County Kentucky where he played high school football. He served overseas in the Marine Corps in WWII and as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army on the front lines of Korea. A business graduate of the University of...
Theresa Catherine Rose
Apr 29, 2012
Theresa Catherine Rose, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She worked at J.C. Penney's for nearly 50 years, having started in the old location in downtown Kingsport. Theresa had an insatiable love for shoes but had an equally great love for her co-workers at Penney's.She loved her children and adored her grandchildren who...
Eleanor Powers
Apr 29, 2012
Eleanor M. Powers, 75, of Kingsport, after a long and courageous struggle against a complicated illness, joined her departed loved ones in the early hours of Sunday morning April 29, 2012.Born in the Bronx in New York City, Eleanor was the second of three children born to Gustave Alfred Brown and Eleanor Marie Kinney. At just few years old, Eleanor...
Marianna Schubert Kirkman
Apr 28, 2012
Marianna Schubert Kirkman, 87, Maryville, TN, formerly of Kingsport, TN passed away Saturday April 28, 2012 at Shannondale Health Care Center in Maryville.Marianna was the eldest of two children born to Theodore and Thelma Kimes Schubert of Fostoria, Ohio and later Bedford, VA. She was a graduate of James Madison College of Virginia and was employed by the Kingsport Press...
Carol Jean Odom Bingham
Apr 28, 2012
Carol Jean Odom Bingham, 56, of Kingsport, went with Jesus to Paradise on Saturday, April 28, 2012.She graduated from Ketron High School and King College. Carol worked at AeroJet in Jonesbourgh.Carol was an elder of Waverly Road Presbyterian Church. She was a loving wife, stepmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many.The family extends a special thank you to Kingsport...
Elizabeth R. Steadman
Apr 26, 2012
Elizabeth R. Steadman, 93, of Kingsport, died April 26, 2012 at Baysmont Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, she was born April 7, 1919, the only daughter of Hubert L. Riggs and Annie Tipton Riggs. She was a 1937 graduate of Sullivan High School and completed her business education at Whitney School of Business in Johnson City...
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