Obituaries

Carolyn Park Von Bramer
May 29, 2009
Carolyn Park Von Bramer, 78, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 29th. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. She always had a smile on her face and enjoyed the love of her family, the joy of her Prayer Group, the beauty of flowers and the pleasure of a good book.She was born in...

Terry Cravens
May 29, 2009
Terry Cravens, 59, Gray, TN, died Friday May 29, 2009 at his home.Born in Kingsport, Terry lived in Fall Branch most of his life and was a retired truck driver. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Eugene Cravens.Surviving are his loving wife and best friend, Mary Louise Cravens, Gray; sons, Terry...

Daniel Ray Willis
May 27, 2009
Daniel Willis, 44, Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at his home.His father and grandparents preceded him in death.Daniel is survived by his daughter, Brittany Price of Kingsport; two sons, Dennis Willis and Danny Willis, both of Bristol, TN; his mother and stepfather, Lena and Richard Nelson of Kingsport; and sister, Barbara Letcher of Kingsport.Calling hours are from 12...

Betty Lou Hamilton
May 27, 2009
Betty Lou Hamilton, 68, of Church Hill, went home to be with the Lord after an extended illness on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who had a heart of gold.She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Alice G. and George W. Larkins; a daughter, Lisa A. Trent;...

Granville Dayton Marshall
May 26, 2009
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Psalm 103:1BOLD PRINT: G. DAYTON MARSHALLG. Dayton Marshall, 71, 230 Fedderson St., Kingsport, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He loved the Lord and was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church and past member of Way...

Lettie Bookhardt Sivert
May 24, 2009
Lettie Bookhardt-Sivert, 85, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol. She had retired from the Kingport Press after 38 years of service, and was a member of the Christian church.She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Lona Parlier, a brother, Stanley Parlier, and a sister, Eva Anderson.Survivors include a daughter, Jean...

Florence "Flo" Salyer Ralph
May 24, 2009
Florence "Flo" Salyer Ralph, 97, Kingsport, died Sunday May 24, 2009 after a period of poor health.Flo was born the oldest child of the late Robert and Earlie Salyer. Born in Scott County, VA, she came to Kingsport at an early age and at 16 years of age, she resided in Richmond, IN; later living in several places in Texas,...

Carl Tonker
May 23, 2009
Carl Tonker, 59, of Church Hill, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 23, 2009 after a lengthy illness.He was born August 13, 1949 in Jonesville, VA. Carl worked as a mechanic for most of his life until retiring from APAC of Tennessee. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed his family and friends and loved his...

Richard W. Ford
May 22, 2009
Richard "RW" Ford, 91, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 21, 2009.Mr. Ford served in the U. S. Army in the European Theatre with the 119th Infantry Company E during World War II. He worked at Tennessee Eastman for 44 years. Mr. Ford was a member of Crossroads United Methodist Church. He was a loving husband,...

Chester B. Hall, Jr
May 21, 2009
Chester B. Hall, Jr., passed away late Thursday evening, May 21, 2009, after a brief illness.Chester was a graduate of Sullivan High School. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Carson Newman College and a Master's Degree from East Tennessee State University. He had been employed by the Sullivan County School System for the past 38 years. He taught school at...

Joan Bradley Bowery
May 21, 2009
Joan Bradley Bowery, 77, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Thursday afternoon, May 21, 2009.She lived in Kingsport her entire life and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. She was a member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church.Mrs. Bowery loved caring for her family and spending time planting flowers in the Spring.Her parents, Walter A. and Dewey S. Bradley;...

Gene Mowell
May 20, 2009
Gene Mowell, 75, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, retired from Mason Dixon, and was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church. Gene, who had bowled for over fifty years, bowled a perfect 300 in 2005....

Evelyn Holland
May 20, 2009
Evelyn Holland, 63, of Jonesborough, TN, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at her home with her family by her side following a lengthy illness.She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and was of the Baptist Faith.Her parents, Charlie and Lenora Sherfey; three brothers, Dennis, Everett, and John Sherfey; sister, Alice Neice; and grandson, Dewayne...

William Ralph Long
May 20, 2009
Ralph Long, 83, of Hawkins County, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 20, 2009 after an extended illness. Ralph was born in Rogersville, TN on July 8, 1925 to the late Mary Jane and Beverly Long.He was preceded in death by his son, William Ralph Long, Jr.; parents, Mary Jane and Beverly Long; sister, Bonnie Long...

Susanna Dorothy Steffey
May 19, 2009
Susanna D. Steffey, 92, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Polk Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Grover Steffey; sons Wayne and Dexter Steffey; 12 brothers and sisters.Susanna is survived by sons Glenn Steffey of Dallas, GA, Lee Steffey of Kingsport, TN and Dennis Steffey and wife June of Lawrenceville, GA.The family...

Opal W. Salyer
May 18, 2009
Opal W. Salyer, 94, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on May 18, 2009 at her home. She was retired from Montgomery Ward in 1982 after more than 30 years of service. She was a devoted member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, having attended the church since 1947 and serving as a Sunday...

Edith Elizabeth Cloud
May 18, 2009
Edith E. Cloud, of Kingsport, passed away May 18, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar Hamilton and Margaret "Maggie" Rosabelle Barker Cloud; two brothers, Frank Cloud and Wallace H. "Woody" Cloud; sister, Elinor Dunn; two nieces, Carolyn Sue Dunn and Rose Ann Ball; a nephew, Teddy Cloud; and great-nephew Jeffery Dunn.She is survived by two sisters-in-law,...

Marvin Henry Budd
May 17, 2009
Marvin H. Budd, 81, 765 Chestnut Ridge Road, Afton, died Sunday afternoon, May 17, 2009, at his home. He was a Director of Christian Education in the United Methodist Church and served churches in Kingsport, Nashville, and Memphis. Marvin remained a member of the United Methodist Church but was an active participant of the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church for a...

Perry Eugene Kilgore
May 16, 2009
Perry Kilgore, 50, Kingsport, passed away Saturday May 16, 2009 at his home following a courageous battle against cancer.Born in Kingsport on December 24, 1958, he was a lifetime resident of Kingsport and an employee of Frito-Lay at Piney Flats. Perry had many interests outside his work, but his greatest joy was his family. He was preceded in death by...

Jean Doane
May 12, 2009
Helen Jean Doane, 83, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Holston Manor after a lengthy illness.Jean was born on March 17, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Salmon and Dennie Mae Leonard and was a lifelong native of Sullivan County. She was a past employee of Brownell Insurance Company and the Mead Corporation. Mrs. Doane...