Obituaries
Hubert Bledsoe
Oct 6, 2008
Hubert Bledsoe, 83, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord Monday, October 6, 2008.He was born and raised in Duffield, VA and resided in Ontario, Oregon for many years before returning to the East Tennessee area.Mr. Bledsoe served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during World War II in the Battle of Bastogne. He retired from Azari Packing...
Henry William Thouin Jr
Oct 4, 2008
Henry "Big Hank" Thouin, Jr., 65, Kingsport, passed away Saturday October 4, 2008 at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness with leukemia.Hank was born and raised in Westfield, Massachusetts and had resided in Kingsport since 1977.Hank established Thouin Enterprises, a pool and spa company, in 1977, which has received numerous awards, achievements, and honors. He was active with...
Molee Smith Fezzie
Oct 3, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Molee Smith FezzieMolee Smith Fezzie, 90, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday, October 3, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born and raised in Coalfield, Tennessee, and was a resident of Kingsport for many years. Molee was a member of First Baptist Church, Kingsport, and previously employed at Nettie...
Roy Lee Crawford
Oct 3, 2008
BOLD PRINT: ROY LEE CRAWFORDRoy Lee Crawford, 63, of 508 Rich Drive, Kingsport, TN, went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 3, 2008 at Brookhaven Manor.Roy spent his last four years at 550 Mill Creek Road with the love of his life, Mary Heneger. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing and hunting and spending time with his loving...
Donald Thurmond Altizer
Oct 2, 2008
BOLD PRINT: DON ALTIZERDonald T. Altizer, 72, Kingsport, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Valls Creek, West Virginia, he was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School.Don was a member of the U. S. Army Green Berets during the Vietnam Conflict and served in the Army twenty years before retiring in 1973.He was a member...
Jeffry Starkman
Oct 2, 2008
BOLD PRINT: JEFFREY STARKMAN"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."2 Timothy 4:7Jeffrey Starkman, 61, Harmony Community went to be with the Lord at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Johnson City Medical Center after a long and courageous fight with cancer.Born in Philadelphia, PA he resided in Florida and came...
Georgia Smith Greene
Oct 2, 2008
Georgia Smith Greene, 89, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Wexford House, surrounded by family and friends.Georgia was of the Baptist faith and was a godly woman. She retired from Kingsport Press in 1973. Georgia loved to eat with family and friends and she especially loved apple butter. She made friends...
Sylvia L. Darnell
Sep 29, 2008
Sylvia L. Darnell, 1656 Newbern Road, Kingsport, died at 4:15 p.m. Monday, September 29, 2008, at her home of an apparent heart attack.She was a lifelong resident of the Kingsport area. Sylvia attended Freedom Independent Baptist Church.Preceding her in death were a son, Joshua Darnell; a daughter, Marissa Darnell; her husband, Richard Darnell; and her father, Fred Larkins.Surviving are two...
James Bowman
Sep 28, 2008
James "Jim" Bowman, 79, Kingsport, was called home Sunday September 28, 2008 following an extended illness.Jim was born in Gray, TN, where he lived until going to Shelby, NC, where he lived until retiring to Kingsport. He was a foster parent for many years while living in Shelby. Jim worked as a cotton factory worker and in construction. He loved...
Jo Gladys Archer
Sep 27, 2008
Jo Gladys Archer, 89, of 505 Jackson Road, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, September 27, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness.She had resided in the Washington County community of Fall Branch for most of her life.Mrs. Archer was a member of Logans Chapel United Methodist Church. She enjoyed collecting rocks, what-nots,...
Regina Jennings
Sep 27, 2008
Regina N. Jennings, 43, Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 27, 2008.Born and raised in Germany, she spent the remaining part of her life in Kingsport. She was a loving mother and everyone that knew her, loved her. Regina was an outgoing and fun-spirited person with a loving personality. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Niedergesass....
Daisy Herron Vicars
Sep 27, 2008
Daisy Herron Vicars, 94, Way Cross, VA, went to be with the Lord Saturday September 27, 2008 at home.Daisy grew-up in Possum Creek, Way Cross, VA. She was a homemaker, an avid gardener, and an excellent cook. Daisy was also a Sunday School teacher for Vicars Chapel Baptist Church and Camron Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Leona E. Hite
Sep 27, 2008
"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until the destroying storms pass by." Psalm 57 Leona E. Hite, 88, Kingsport, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, at Indian Path Medical Center.She was a member of Rock Springs United Methodist Church for...
Cecil Lee Street
Sep 25, 2008
Cecil L. Street, Kingsport, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness.He was the son of the late Hobert and Martha Street of Bakersville, NC. Cecil served six years in the U. S. Navy during World War II on the USS Gentry, a destroyer escort that saw service in the Mediterranean and...
Grady V Corley
Sep 24, 2008
BOLD PRINT: GRADY V. CORLEYGrady V. Corley, 92, of Kingsport, TN, died Wednesday afternoon Sept. 24, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness.He was born in Greenwood, SC and lived in Kingsport since 1928. Mr. Corley retired ultimately as foreman in Fiber Divisions Maintenance from Tennessee Eastman Company in 1979 after forty-five years of service. He...
Robert Eugene Brown
Sep 22, 2008
"Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."Robert E. "Bob" Brown, 76, of Fall Branch, TN, went to be with The Lord Monday, September 22, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Hanau, Germany as an M....
Clyde Orwin Harler
Sep 22, 2008
Clyde O. Harler, Jr., 85, of Kingsport, died at his home of natural causes on Monday, September 22, 2008.He was a longtime employee of the U. S. Postal Service, having held numerous positions. After retirement, he was an avid golfer.Mr. Harler was a former choir director at St. Luke United Methodist Church. At the time of his death, he was...
Lee McKinney
Sep 21, 2008
Harold "Lee" McKinney, 45, of Kingsport passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, September 21, 2008. Lee was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on October 23, 1962.Lee was loved deeply by his family and friends, and was one who never met a stranger. He was a wonderful son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, and will be truly missed by his...
Mary Sue Owens
Sep 20, 2008
BOLD PRINT: SUE OWENSSue Owens, 69, Kingsport, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and longtime volunteer for Fun Fest. Sue was a graduate of Sullivan High School and Lees-McRae College. She was a former employee of Dobyns-Taylor Hardware and H & R Block.Her husband,...
James Shannon Elder
Sep 19, 2008
James Shannon "Marswolf" Elder was born February 17, 1949, and died Friday, September 19, 2008.He graduated in 1967 from Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended the University of Tennessee and ETSU. Shannon served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War and was a member of the following organizations: Sons of Confederate Veterans, was a founding member of Holston Valley...
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