Obituaries
Pansy Gillenwater Johnson
Jan 16, 2009
Pansy Gillenwater Johnson, age 82, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009, at Wexford House. The daughter of Logan and Nancy Gillenwater, she grew up in Scott County, VA, and graduated from Dungannon High School. She left the next day for Washington, D.C., where she worked for Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. until her marriage to S. O. Johnson,...
James Taylor Barham, Jr
Jan 15, 2009
James Barham, Jr., 67, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 15, 2009. Born in Greene County, he lived most of his life in Kingsport. He retired from Tennessee Eastman after 29 years, working in the former Kodel Division. He was the owner of Rainbow Motors for 13 years. He was a wonderful father, pops, and...
Cecil Herron
Jan 14, 2009
Cecil Herron, 74 of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at his home after an extended illness.He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Cecil was employed by Eastman Kodak until he retired in 1992 after 26 years of service.Preceding him in death were his parents, Elijah and Rosa Herron; a sister, Thelma Herron;...
Gladys Eastep Shipley
Jan 14, 2009
Gladys Eastep Shipley, 79, of Limestone, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at her home.She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Gladys loved the Lord and was a born again Christian- saved when she was around 12 years old. She had a great love and concern for her family, friends, neighbors, and stray...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Dale
Jan 13, 2009
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Dale, 78, of Kingsport passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009.She was born in Sherrill, Iowa and raised in Dubuque Iowa; attended St. Anthony's Grade School and St. Joseph's Academy in Dubuque, Iowa; and earned her RN Degree at St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa.Betty met and married Jack J. Dale in Dubuque Thanksgiving Day in 1954. Together...
Adele Cody Williams
Jan 12, 2009
Adele Cody Williams, 82, of Kingsport, died at 8:10 p.m. Sunday January 11, 2009 at Wexford House.Born in Hancock County, she lived in Kingsport most of her life.Adele was employed with Kingsport Electric Power Company more than forty years.She was a member of Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Nicholas A....
Robert "R.C." Cannoy
Jan 11, 2009
Robert "R.C." Cannoy, 96, a lifetime resident of Kingsport died Sunday, January 11, 2009, at Netherland HealthCare after a period of declining health.He was born June 4, 1913, graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, and honorably served in the United States Army 96th Signal Corps during World War II. He retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after 40 years of service in...
Charles B. Miller
Jan 11, 2009
Charles B. Miller, 89, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009, at Brookhaven Manor.He was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, and later moved to Kingsport where he resided most of his life. Mr. Miller was a machinist for Vulcan Materials Company and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his wife, Hallie Mae Miller; a...
John Raymond Morse, Jr
Jan 11, 2009
"As we love you, so we will miss you. In our memory you are near, loved, remembered, and always longed for until we meet again in our Father's presence."John Raymond Morse Jr., 62, of Kingsport, went to be with his heavenly Father Sunday, January 11, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family following a lengthy battle with cancer. He...
Shawn Anthony Anders
Jan 11, 2009
Shawn Anthony Anders, 19, of Kingsport passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 11, 2009, and is now in the arms of the Lord.He was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and was currently attending Northeast State for a degree in electrical mechanics. Shawn loved life and family. He was an LSU fan and enjoyed basketball and football.Preceding him in death were...
Lorena Dickerson
Jan 11, 2009
Lorena Baker Dickerson, 75, Limestone, went to be with the Lord Sunday January 11, 2009 following a lengthy illness.She was a member of Cherry Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Lorena loved to teach her Sunday School Class. She loved her flowers and gardening and giving the fruits of her labor to her church family and friends. Lorena was a loving...
Earmal Ruth Jobe Sells
Jan 11, 2009
Earmal Ruth Jobe Sells, 83, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009.She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Sells; her parents, Paul Thomas Rice Jobe and "Sudie" Jobe; and all of her sibling sisters and brothers.Surviving are four sons, Jimmie R. Sells of Sanford, North Carolina, Tommy P. Sells, Larry S. Sells, and Ronald W. Sells,...
William A. Price
Jan 10, 2009
William "Bill" Price, 83, Fall Branch, passed away Saturday January 10, 2009 at his home.Bill retired from Tennessee Eastman after 44 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific Theater. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star and numerous combat citations. He was preceded in death...
Carolyn Axsom Shute
Jan 10, 2009
Carolyn Axsom Shute, 70, passed away Saturday January 10, 2009 in Kingsport.Born in Dante, VA, she had lived in Kingsport for the past 35 years.Carolyn taught school for a number of years at Miller Perry Elementary School. Surviving are daughters, Holly Shute Strunk and husband, David, Apopka, FL, and Joanna Shute Broadwater and husband, Gene, Apopka, FL; four grandchildren, Haley...
Mary Mitchell
Jan 9, 2009
Mary Mitchell, 85, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 9, 2009 at Holston Manor.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and of the Holiness faith.Her husband, Jessee Mitchell; one son, Donnie East; four brothers; and one sister preceded her in death.Surviving are one son, Michael East and wife Betty, Kingsport; eight grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one...
Milton Mullenix
Jan 8, 2009
Milton Mullenix, 77, of Kingsport, TN, went peacefully to be with the Lord Thursday, January 8, 2009, at his home.He was a graduate of Sullivan High School and retired from Pave-Well Paving Company after 50 years of service.His wife, Betty Harr Mullenix, parents, Jack and Melva Mullenix, two brothers, Jug and T.J. Mullenix, sister and brother-in-law, Jackie Mullenix Fields and...
Cora Williams Dockery
Jan 7, 2009
Cora Williams Dockery, of Brookhaven Manor, Kingsport, was called home by her God on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 after an extended illness.Surviving are her son, Hank Carson Dockery, Fall Branch; daughter, Judy Gail Dockery Shaffer and husband Tommy Daniel, Kingsport; grandchildren, Jason, Heather, Kelly, and Hope; four sisters-in-law, Jerline Dockery Lyons and husband Charles of Edison, TN, Bobbie Jean Dockery...
Frank H. Kelley
Jan 7, 2009
Frank H. Kelley, 91, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Indian Path Medical Center.Mr. Kelley was born in St. Paul, Virginia. He worked for 18 years at Tennessee Eastman Company and then as a salesman for Abernathy-Thomas Engineering. He was an active member and deacon of First Baptist Church in Kingsport. He...
Jeanette Blackburn Tomlinson
Jan 7, 2009
Jeannette Blackburn Tomlinson, 82, went to her heavenly home, Wednesday, January 7, 2009, after an extended illness.She previously resided in Gate City, Virginia, and had lived in the Colonial Heights Community of Kingsport for 35 years.Jeannette loved and was devoted to all her family and friends. Before her illness she was an active member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church...
Marshall Tredway Watson
Jan 5, 2009
Marshall Tredway Watson of Kingsport, Tennessee, died January 5, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Dr. Watson was born in 1922 in Blacksburg, Virginia, and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1943. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he received a Master's and Ph.D. in physical chemistry...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
