Obituaries
Freddie Frazier
Jan 19, 2008
Freddie Frazier, 64, Mount Carmel, 1st Sgt. Retired, United States Army passed away Saturday January 19, 2008 at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation - Hillside.Freddie was born in Norton, VA. He had resided in Kingsport since his youth. He attended Sullivan High School before going into the U. S. Army in 1962, where he served until 1988. Freddie served two tours...
William McCoy
Jan 18, 2008
William L. McCoy Sr., 87, Kingsport, passed away Friday afternoon, January 18, 2008.Bill was born in Keokee, Virginia; grew up in Church Hill, Tennessee; lived in Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and returned to Kingsport in 1982 after retiring from General Mills.He was a member of First Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S....
Willie H. Starnes
Jan 17, 2008
Willie H. Starnes, 86, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He served in the European Theatre, 9th Infantry Division of the U. S. Army during World War II. Mr. Starnes retired from Tennessee Eastman Company following 35 years and 11 months of service. He was a member of Ketron...
Robert Parkerson
Jan 17, 2008
Robert Thomas "Bob" Parkerson, 86, Kingsport, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2008.He served in the U. S. Navy and retired from Tennessee Eastman Company.Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Leona Nunley Parkerson; his parents, G. W. and Elora Parkerson; and a son, Bobby Joe Parkerson.Surviving are one daughter, Brenda Parkerson, Kingsport; two grandchildren, Todd Strickland and LeAnne Strickland;...
Clara Belle Crawford
Jan 17, 2008
Clara Belle Lane Crawford, 71, of Church Hill and formerly of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 17, 2008, following a courageous battle with cancer.She was a resident of Kingsport all her life and retired from I.T.T. in Gray as a technician. Clara attended Faith Primitive Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Verlin Crawford;...
Charles Southard
Jan 17, 2008
Charles Southard, 71, of Kingsport departed this life Thursday, January 17, 2008, after a brief illness.He was preceded in death by his son, Curtis Lee Southard; his parents; and two sisters.Surviving are two daughters, Pamela Haynes and Debbie Jones; one son, Charles Southard; four grandchildren; three sisters; one brother; and several nieces and nephews, all of Kingsport.The family would like...
Bonnie Lee Dykes
Jan 16, 2008
Bonnie Lee Dykes, 85, of Kingsport was called home to be with Jesus Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at her residence with her three children by her side.She was born and raised in Kingsport and had dedicated her early Christian life to witnessing to the lost. She was a hardworking wife and mother, and will be missed by those that love...
L. P. Gregory
Jan 13, 2008
BOLD PRINT: L. P. GregoryLester Poindexter Gregory, 90, Kingsport died Sunday morning, January 13, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a massive heart attack.He was born in Jonesville, North Carolina, the son of R.L. and Alice Boyd Gregory and had resided in Kingsport since 1935. He worked for the old Kingsport Improvement Company under the guidance of the...
William Carmack
Jan 12, 2008
William Bill D. Carmack, 89, Kingsport, TN passed away at 6:05 p.m. Saturday January 12, 2008 at his home.Bill was born in Osaka, VA, and grew up in Imboden, VA, and came to Kingsport in 1946 where he became an insurance representative for Home Beneficial. He retired in 1979 after thirty-two years in insurance. He then became a sales representative...
Richard Curtice Crouch
Jan 11, 2008
Richard "Dick" Crouch, 79, Kingsport, passed away Friday, January 11, 2008 at Indian Path Medical Center.Born in Washington, DC, he had resided in Kingsport for the past twelve years. Dick was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served in the Korean War. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time with friends in his latter years at...
Pearl Maude Smith
Jan 10, 2008
Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful- Author UnknownPearl Gulley Smith, 87, Kingsport, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born September 17, 1920, in Hawkins County, Tennessee, but her childhood years were spent in Scott County, Virginia. At age 13 Pearl moved with her parents...
Isabel Portrum Matherly
Jan 10, 2008
Isabel Portrum Matherly, 85, of Kingsport passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2008.Isabel's love of travel has taken her throughout the country and the world. Her first travels as a WAC in World War II brought her the love of her life - her husband of 62 years, Carl Shelton Matherly Charlie who she met and fell in love with...
Juanita Crawford
Jan 9, 2008
Juanita Crawford, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at Wellmont Hospice House following an extended illness.A native of Greene County, she had resided in the Oak Glen community most of her life. Mrs. Crawford was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of Oak Glen Baptist Church.Preceding her in death...
Ina Noble
Jan 8, 2008
Ina Noble, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January 7, 2008 at Johnson City Medical Center.She was a wonderful friend and will be missed by her sister and her church family.Preceding her in death were her parents, Anderson and Lula Noble; one brother, Oberton Noble; one sister, Nazza Noble.Surviving are one sister, Reva Noble, Johnson City,...
Skip Slaughter
Jan 6, 2008
Skip Slaughter, 72, Kingsport, was born in Kingsport on April 20, 1935. He lost his battle with cancer and entered into eternal life at 3:45 a.m. Sunday January 6, 2008.He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1953, where many remember his football and baseball accomplishments. Skip married his childhood sweetheart in 1956 and graduated from the University of Tennessee at...
Clifford Roy Carr
Jan 6, 2008
Clifford Carr, 86, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Sunday January 6, 2008.He was a lifetime member of the Fall Branch Volunteer Fire Department. Clifford was an Assistant Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 252 Fall Branch. He was a member of the Charles DeWitt Byrd VFW Post 3382. Mr. Carr retired from Tennessee Eastman Company, Kodak Division,...
Christine Morelock
Jan 5, 2008
Christine Ressie Tester Morelock, 73, Sullivan Gardens, died at 9 p.m. Saturday evening January 5, 2008 after an extended illness.Born in Johnson County, TN, she moved to Pennsylvania in her teens having worked at the mushroom cannery. Christine moved to Kingsport in 1979. Mrs. Morelock later worked at Jack?s Restaurant in Kingsport, the Life Care Center in Church Hill, and...
Katherine Combs
Jan 5, 2008
Katherine B. Combs, Kingsport, moved on to be with her Heavenly Father Saturday January 5, 2008.Originally from California, she moved to TN in 2005 to be closer to her family. She spent many years in college to further her knowledge of teaching special education. Katherine loved tending to her plants, shopping with her children, and lying on the beach.She was...
Ida Moss
Jan 4, 2008
Ida Sloan Moss, 92, Kingsport, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2008.She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Clarence H. Moss, Sr. September 28, 1995; a son, David Moss January 30, 1977; son, Robert Moss November 24, 2000; son, Clarence H. Moss, Jr. March 29, 2007; daughter-in-law, Ann Slavic Moss; and granddaughter, Cheryl Ann Moss.Surviving are...
Betty H. Andersen
Jan 3, 2008
Betty H. Andersen, 78, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center surrounded by her three children. Betty had resided in the Tri-Cities area her entire life. She was born in Bristol, Virginia on May 19, 1929, a daughter of the late Elmer H. and Kate C. Hammer. She married John Andersen of Bristol,...
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