Obituaries

Mary Helen Sanders
Jun 25, 2008
Mary W. Sanders, of Kingsport died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at her home.She was born in Decatur, Georgia, raised in Opelika, Alabama, and resided in Kingsport since 1946. Mary attended Auburn University where she met her husband. She was a long-time supporter of Auburn University and Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC, was a member of First Presbyterian...

Paul M. Roberts
Jun 24, 2008
Pine Grove Community, Chuckey, TNPsalm 23 "... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."Paul Monroe Roberts, 89, of the Pine Grove Community, Chuckey, TN, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his...

Steve Allen Blakley
Jun 23, 2008
Steve A. Blakley, 51, of Scott County, Virginia, passed away Monday, June 23, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.He was raised in Fall Branch, Tennessee, and resided in Scott County, Virginia, for a number of years. Steve was owner and operator of J. L. Distributor in Weber City, VA. He was a loving friend and...

Emma Jean Bell
Jun 22, 2008
Jean Bell, 74, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday, June 22, 2008, at Bristol Regional Medical Center.She was a former resident of Hollywood, Florida, but had made her home in Kingsport for the past seven years. Jean attended Pleasant View Baptist Church, was a loyal Atlanta Braves fan, and was a homemaker.Preceding her in death were her husband,...

David Grant Ford
Jun 21, 2008
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but to all them also that love His appearing. -- II Timothy 4: 7-8David G. Ford,...

Herman Bill Carroll
Jun 18, 2008
Herman Bill Carroll, 71, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.He was born in Sullivan County where he had been a resident his entire life. Bill retired after 40 years of service as a brick mason. He attended Maple Oaks Gospel Mission.Preceding him in death...

Larry Anthony Arnold
Jun 17, 2008
Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Larry "Hotdog" Anthony Arnold, 61, Gray, Tennessee, left his earthly body...

Wilma Jolene Napier
Jun 16, 2008
Wilma J. Napier, 73, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Monday, June 16, 2008, at Indian Path Medical Center after an acute illness. She was born in Pennington Gap, Virginia, where she lived most of her life before moving to Kingsport in 2002. Mrs. Napier was a homemaker and a member of Lynn Garden Baptist Church.Her husband, Steve...

Audrey Odell Light
Jun 16, 2008
Audrey Light, 72, Rogersville, went to be with the Lord Monday, June 16, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Surviving are her husband of 49 years, Grady Light of the home; daughters, Kathleen Light of Georgia, Lisa Hall of Rogersville, Judy Pena and husband Dave of Rogersville, Annie Cierniak and husband Michael of Kingsport; a special daughter, Carolyn Calton of...

Jerry A. Ketron
Jun 16, 2008
Jerry A. Ketron, 61, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Sunday evening, June 15, 2008, at James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center.He was born in Kingsport and had resided most of his life in Fall Branch. Jerry was a U. S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marce and Eloise Ketron, Sr; grandmother,...

Ula A. Carter
Jun 14, 2008
Ula A. "Red" Carter, 78, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a heart attack and surgery on Tuesday. Born in Greene County, he lived most of his life in Kingsport and retired after 34 years of service with Mason Dixon Truck Lines.Ula was a member of Lynn...

Lyda Lee Littleton
Jun 12, 2008
Lyda Byington Littleton, 65, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord, June 12, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on August 5, 1942. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Herbert Byington and Edith Crawford Byington; an infant brother, Roy Edward Byington; a sister, Dessie Byington Bowser, a brother,...

Dewey L. Baines Sr
Jun 11, 2008
Dewey L. Baines, Sr., 84 of Fall Branch, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2008. He lived most of his life in Fall Branch and was a Corporal 2nd Division in the U. S. Marines during World War II where he received the Purple Heart. Dewey retired from Pet Dairy after 35 years of service and was a member of...

Ina Kate Carter
Jun 11, 2008
Ina Kate Carter, 68, of Culpeper, Virginia, died Wednesday morning, June 11, 2008, at Culpeper Regional Hospital after an extended illness.She was born in Dickenson County, Virginia, and was raised in Kingsport before moving to Culpeper in 1963. Kate graduated from Sullivan High School, received a Bachelor's Degree from East Tennessee State University, and received a Masters Degree from the...

Kristy Lee Bolling Nelms
Jun 10, 2008
Kristy Lee Bolling Nelms, 35, Of Kingsport passed away suddenly on Tuesday June 10, 2008.Kristy was born on Christmas morning in 1972 in Kingsport, where she had lived her entire life. She was a loving mother, mamaw, daughter, sister, and niece.Preceding her in death were her sister, Samantha Bolling and brother, Gary "Bubba" Wayne Bolling, Jr.Those left to mourn her...

Thelma "Poodle" Fletcher
Jun 10, 2008
Thelma "Poodle" Fletcher, 52, of Kingsport passed away Tuesday, June 10, 208 at Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport.Her mother, Christine King; and two sisters, Barbara King and Margaret Blakely, preceded her in death.Surviving are her fiancé, Chris Bays of Kingsport; one daughter, April Quillen and husband Richard of Kingsport; one...

Mollie Bragg
Jun 10, 2008
Mollie Bragg, 89, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport, a farmer's wife, homemaker, and of the Methodist faith.Preceding her in death were her husband, George Sam Bragg on October 8, 1983; her parents, Jim and Mattie Overbay; one sister, Emma Begley; and...

Lillian Frances Wooten
Jun 10, 2008
Lillian Frances Wooten, 78, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, June 10, 2008, after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. Mrs. Wooten was a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Wooten was a faithful member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Church Hill since 1961...

Jean Floye Porter
Jun 9, 2008
Jean F. Porter, 78, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 9, 2008, after a lengthy battle with cancer.She was a very dedicated and loving mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother. Her family was her greatest joy.Jean is survived by her children - daughters, Mary Gail Ramey and husband Don of Lebanon, VA and Lydia Hilliard and husband Ken of...