Obituaries

Ruth Belcher Osment

Ruth Belcher Osment

Jan 24, 2009

Mrs. Ruth Belcher Osment, 88, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord Saturday morning, January 24, 2009 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. The wife of the late Rev. Charles Osment, she was born to the late K. B. and the late Agnes Belcher.Mrs. Osment was a homemaker and attended the Loyalty Sunday School Class...

Linda Jo Cross

Linda Jo Cross

Jan 24, 2009

Linda Jo Ramsey Cross, 58, Kingsport, passed away Saturday January 24, 2009.She was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Linda was a loving wife, mother, sister, and daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alpha Ramsey. Surviving are her husband, Charles W. Cross, Kingsport; son, Robbie Ramsey; sister, Pauline Laws, Kingsport; brothers, Carl Bell, Port Orange,...

Kathryn Ann Dillon

Kathryn Ann Dillon

Jan 24, 2009

Arrangements pending.

Alice Bressanelli

Alice Bressanelli

Jan 24, 2009

No services scheduled.

Jesse "Skip" Jones

Jesse "Skip" Jones

Jan 23, 2009

Jesse "Skip" Jones, 33, Kingsport, died Friday morning at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He lived in Kingsport most of his life and worked in the printing business for several years. Skip was a loving brother, son and father.His mother, June Smith; and grandmother, Margie Milburn preceded him in death.Survivors include two daughters, Michelle Jones, Virginia and Sydney Jones, Kingsport; one...

Chastity Gilliam Fish

Chastity Gilliam Fish

Jan 23, 2009

Chastity Gilliam Fish, 33, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday January 23, 2009 at Indian Path Medical Center.She was a life-long resident of Kingsport and a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Ms. Fish was employed by Wal-Mart on Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. She was preceded in death by...

Lawrence "Red" Crawford

Lawrence "Red" Crawford

Jan 23, 2009

Lawrence "Red" Crawford, 78, of the Harmony Community, joined his heavenly Father on Friday, January 23, 2009 at his home.He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Byrd and Adra Crawford; several brothers and sisters; and grandson, Andy Wade Stapleton.Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Lonnell Crawford; five daughters, Evelyn Douglas and husband Don, Mae Stapleton and...

Jeffery "Jeff" Philip Templeton

Jeffery "Jeff" Philip Templeton

Jan 22, 2009

Jeffrey Philip Templeton, 40, Oak Ridge, TN, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Jeff graduated from Sullivan South High School in 1987, where he starred as a defensive lineman on the football team. He went on to play football at ETSU where he received his degree in Environmental Science.He was currently living in Oak Ridge, TN, where he was...

Claude J. Roller

Claude J. Roller

Jan 22, 2009

Claude J. Roller, 90, of Kingsport died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at the home of his daughter.He was born February 12, 1918, in Eidson, Tennessee, and moved to Hawkins County where he lived all his life except the last four years.Mr. Roller worked at Kingsport Press for 25 years and later owned Roller Construction. He was active in the Home...

Ralph Morelock

Ralph Morelock

Jan 21, 2009

Ralph Morelock, 81, Old Blairs Gap Road, went home to be with the Lord at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He was born in Hawkins County and had lived in Sullivan County most of his life. Ralph was a farmer and an avid gardener.Preceding him in death were a grandson, Ronnie L. Allen Dickerson;...

Walter Blevins

Walter Blevins

Jan 21, 2009

Walter Blevins, 81, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21, 2009.Mr. Blevins served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother.Preceding him in death were his father and mother, Felix and Bertha Blevins; and daughter, Joyce Blevins.Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Dorothy...

Daisy Cavendish

Daisy Cavendish

Jan 20, 2009

Biographical information pending.

Thomas Franklin Chilcote Jr

Thomas Franklin Chilcote Jr

Jan 20, 2009

Thomas Franklin Chilcote, Jr., 90, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at his home, Preston Place II, surrounded by his family and friends.He was born in Dayton, PA on May 25, 1918, the son of Thomas F. Chilcote, Sr., a Methodist minister, and Emma Jane Chilcote. Tom spent his early days in Pennsylvania where he met the precious love...

Louise Faye Sisk Ebsary

Louise Faye Sisk Ebsary

Jan 20, 2009

Louise Faye Sisk Ebsary passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at her home in Sulphur Springs.She was born March 7, 1932, in Miami, Florida; and worked in the Dade County, Florida, school system until retiring in 1989, when she moved to Boone, North Carolina. Louise moved to the Sulphur Springs community of Kingsport in 2001.Preceding her in death were her...

Nelson Foster

Nelson Foster

Jan 19, 2009

Nelson Foster, 84, of Kingsport, and went home to be with God on Monday, January 19, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol.He was born March 30, 1924 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, spent his youth in Nashville, and came to Kingsport in 1941 where he spent most of his life. After retiring from TVA as a truck driver, Nelson worked for...

Edgar Sensabaugh

Edgar Sensabaugh

Jan 19, 2009

Edgar J. Sensabaugh, 92, of Kingsport passed away Monday, January 19, 2009, at Indian Path Medical Center.He retired in 1976 from Tennessee Eastman Company after 38 years of service. Edgar was a member of Wheeler United Methodist Church and Kingsport Masonic Lodge #688.Preceding him in death were his wife, Hope F. Sensabaugh; a brother, Preston Sensabaugh; and a sister, Josephine...

Bill Tilley

Bill Tilley

Jan 18, 2009

Kingsport, TN - William P. Tilley, Jr., 82, of Kingsport, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at his home.He was born in Andover, VA, served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He was employed by Eastman Chemicals Division of Kodak for 36 years, retiring as Personnel Manager in 1987.Bill was a member of...

Teresa Gail Cole

Teresa Gail Cole

Jan 18, 2009

Teresa Gail Cole, 48, of Kingsport died Sunday afternoon, January 18, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an apparent heart attack.She was born in Kingsport where she had resided all her life. Teresa was a 1978 graduate of Sullivan Central High School and received her Associates Degree from East Tennessee State University. She was a licensed insurance agent...

Charlotte Townsend

Charlotte Townsend

Jan 17, 2009

Charlotte Townsend, 91, of Sullivan Gardens went home to be with the Lord at 7:36 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2009.Mrs. Townsend was born in Avery County, North Carolina, and had resided in Kingsport since 1948. Charlotte was a retired employee of the Sullivan County School System. She was of the Baptist faith and attended Oak Glen Baptist Church.Preceding her in...

Donald 'Donnie' Ward

Donald 'Donnie' Ward

Jan 16, 2009

Donald "Donnie" Ward, 56, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 16, 2009.Preceding him in death were his father, Paul Ward; grandmother, Grace Holder; a nephew, Josh Calhoun; and his stepfather, Fred Ellis.Surviving are one daughter, Tricinia Overbay of Johnson City, TN; one son, Donald Paul Ward of Kingsport; five grandchildren; his mother, Marion Ellis; two...