Obituaries
Ina Faye Hurt
Dec 19, 2009
Hurt, Ina Faye Dingus, age 73 of Knoxville, formerly of Fall Branch, TN, passed away at home on Saturday, December 19, 2009. Ina was well known for her wonderful kindness and deep respect for others. She was a member of the Living Church of God. Ina was truly blessed with her family and supportive church family. Ina retired from the...
Hazel Ruth Crigger
Dec 18, 2009
Hazel Ruth Crigger, 73, of Kingsport, died Friday morning December 18, 2009 at Brookhaven Manor after a brief illness. Born in Hawkins County, she had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Ruth was a homemaker and attended Praise Assembly of God Church.She was preceded in death by her first husband, Bennie Hutchins; parents, Charlie and Tennessee Simpson; stepmother, Dorothy...
William Grady Bledsoe
Dec 16, 2009
William Grady Bledsoe, Sr., 89, of Kingsport died early Wednesday morning, December 16, 2009, at home. Born in Blackwater, VA, he had resided in Kingsport since 1959. He had retried from Mead Corporation. He was a member of Roller's Chapel Primitive Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon, and was a member of Taylor Creek Playboys Band in...
Mary Lee Horton
Dec 16, 2009
Mary Duncan Horton, 83, of the Sullivan Gardens Community, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Indian path Medical Center. Born May 3, 1926, Mrs. Horton was a lifelong resident of this area. She graduated from Sullivan High School in 1944. Mrs. Horton worked at Eastman for 18 years. She was an avid bowler her entire life. She traveled the...
Harold Edward Harrison
Dec 16, 2009
Harold Edward Harrison, 83, of Gray, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. A life-long resident of Washington County, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Upon receiving his degree from Bowling Green University, he taught at a military academy and then in the Sullivan County School System, from where he retired.He was...
Evan Robert Watson
Dec 16, 2009
Evan Robert Watson of Jonesborough went to be with his Heavenly Father and all his family that went on before him on December 16, 2009, after four courageous days of life. He is in their care now. Evan passed away peacefully in his Mommy and Daddy's arms. They are forever heart-broken. His parents now carry on their love for him...
Elizabeth Campbell Callahan Bennett
Dec 15, 2009
Elizabeth Campbell Callahan Bennett, 88, of Kingsport, TN, died early Tuesday morning December 15, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born October 30, 1921 in Roanoke, VA, to the late Warren Prentiss and Lucy Thacker Campbell.She received her education in the Roanoke schools, attending Jefferson High School. She attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, and earned a...
Stella F. Lockhart
Dec 14, 2009
Stella Lockhart, 87, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 14, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Hendersonville, NC.Mrs. Lockhart was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. She was a former member of Springdale Baptist Church in Kingsport. Mrs. Lockhart was a homemaker whose life revolved...
Diana Long Hollander
Dec 14, 2009
Diana "Diann" Long Hollander died late Monday afternoon, December 14, 2009, at Preston Place. A life-long resident of Kingsport, Diann received B.A. and M. A. degrees in History from East Tennessee State University. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant.Diann was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the DAR, and the Delphian Book Club.She was...
Charles Thomas Ferrell
Dec 13, 2009
Charles Thomas Ferrell, 48, of Harrisburg, PA, formerly of Harrisburg, NC, died Monday December 13, 2009 in his recording studio in Harrisburg, PA. Born to Peggy and Bobby Ray Ferrell in Bristol, TN, on February 8, 1961, he grew up in Kingsport. Charlie grew up in Kingsport where he learned to play the drums and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School....
Della M. Williams
Dec 13, 2009
Della M. Williams, 89, of Fall Branch, passed away December 13, 2009 at Asbury Place, Kingsport, after a brief illness.Born November 28, 1920, in Greene County, she was the daughter of the late Landon Conley and Nancy Jane Adams.Della was an active member of Fall Branch United Methodist Church. She enjoyed growing beautiful flowers and sharing them with family and...
Bill Weeks
Dec 13, 2009
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"Bill Weeks, 62, of Nashville, went to be with the Lord, December 13, 2009.Preceding him in death are his parents, Clyde and Pauline Weeks; brother, Clifford Weeks; and sister, Connie Guy.Survivors include his three sisters, Diane Sargent of Church Hill, Yvonne Booher of Church Hill, and Debbie Biggs...
Lois Jean Sanders Patterson
Dec 12, 2009
Lois Jean Sanders Patterson, 76, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday December 12, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Scott County, VA, she had resided most of her life in Kingsport. She was a charter member of Homeland Baptist Church. Mrs. Patterson was a graduate of Cleveland School in Yuma, VA and of Whitney's Business College....
James Fred Ferguson
Dec 12, 2009
James Fred Ferguson, 73, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2009 after a long illness.Fred was a loving brother, a wonderful uncle to his many nieces and nephews, and a good friend to everyone. Fred accepted Jesus in September 2009. He will be truly missed.He was preceded in death by his wife of...
Charlotte Neely
Dec 12, 2009
Charlotte Neely, of Kingsport, died Saturday afternoon December 12, 2009 at Asbury Place.Born July 14, 1917 in Petersburg, VA to the late Julius Andrew and Mary Florence Butler Minton, she grew up in Roanoke, VA, and graduated from Longwood College in Farmville, VA, as a Home Economist. Charlotte came to Kingsport to work for the Utilities Company. She married James...
Rose Jeanette Boyance Johnson
Dec 12, 2009
Rose Jeanette Boyance Johnson, 95, Kingsport, passed away Saturday December 12, 2009 at her home.Rose was born in Marshfield, WI of hardworking immigrant farmers. There she and her husband built a successful Hereford cattle farm and real estate business. They raised their five children to be successful and know the value of hard work. In the 60's, they retired and...
Mark E. Taylor
Dec 11, 2009
Mark E. Taylor, 45, of Kingsport, passed away suddenly on December 11, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital.Mark was raised in the First Baptist Church. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and also attended Lenore Rhyne University and East Tennessee State University. He was the owner of Marquis Jewelry and later owned Classic Pawn.He was preceded in death by his...
Anna Mae Fair
Dec 11, 2009
Anna Mae Fair, 75, of Kingsport, passed away December 11, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital.Born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Anna resided in Kingsport the majority of her life. She was a faithful member of Morrison City Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Fair was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She will be greatly missed by those...
Elsie Ruth Brown Mowdy
Dec 10, 2009
"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. II Corinthians 5:8"Elsie Ruth Brown Mowdy, 92, of Blountville, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus surrounded by her loving family on December 10, 2009.Mrs. Mowdy was born on January 12, 1917 in Corbin, KY, and resided most...
Sara Jean Grant Mitchell
Dec 10, 2009
Sara Jean Grant Mitchell, 95, of Limestone, died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at Preston Place II.There are no services currently scheduled for Sara Jean Grant Mitchell.
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