Obituaries
Melinda Wood
Dec 6, 2007
Melinda Wood, 77, Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2007.Born in Jonesville, VA, she had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Melinda was owner and operator of a daycare that she had in her home. Over the last 40 years Melinda touched the lives of many with her God given gift to love and care for children.She was...
Stallard Hilton
Dec 5, 2007
Stallard ?Randy? Hilton, 66, Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007, after a lengthy illness. He was employed by Mason-Dixon Truck Lines and retired from Consolidated Freightways. Randy was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.Preceding him in death were his parents, Stallard M. Hilton and Mary Hilton; two brothers, Donald Hilton and Michael Hilton; and a nephew, Richard Gardner.Surviving...
Richard Watson
Dec 5, 2007
Richard Morey Watson, 82, died Wednesday December 5, 2007 after a brief illness.Born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, he was raised in Havana, Cuba and had been a resident of Kingsport since 1953. He attended Auburn University where he received his bachelor?s degree and master?s degree both in chemistry.Mr. Watson was a veteran of World War II serving in the...
Jerry Parton, Jr
Dec 2, 2007
Jerry Parton, Jr. age 48, of Kingsport died December 2, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Arnnagements will be announced.
Mary Basham
Nov 30, 2007
Mary Fisher Basham, age 54, Kingsport, TN passed away Friday, November 30, 2007 at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport.She was a graduate of Marshall University and a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. Mary was very active in the community and an avid supporter of Dobyns-Bennett Football.Her father, William C. Fisher and brother, William C. Fisher, Jr....
Carroll Reece Fine
Nov 30, 2007
Carroll Reece Fine, 86, a native of Kingsport, passed away at Wexford House on Friday, November 30, 2007 after having a stroke on August 31, 2007.He was a graduate of Gordon Military College, a champion tennis player, a veteran of World War II and a continuous member of the American Legion for over 50 years. During his early years, he...
Harold Starnes
Nov 29, 2007
Harold Edward Starnes, 81, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2007, at his residence in Starnes Bluff, Ft. Blackmore, Virginia. He was born September 13, 1926, in Appalachia, Virginia. Harold served in the U. S. Navy as a radarman on the USS Tennessee from 1944 to 1946. He attended King College and Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science and then worked as...
James A Cox
Nov 29, 2007
James A. ?Sambo? Cox, 64, Fall Branch, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, November 29, 2007.He was a good father, brother, and grandfather. He loved to hunt and fish and work on the farm. Sambo was loved by all who knew him and will be greatly missed.His mother, Louise Cox preceded him in death.He is survived by his...
Bruce Richardson
Nov 28, 2007
Bruce Graham Richardson, 68, Harmony Community, Jonesborough, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.He was born in the Cherokee Community of Washington County, Tennessee to the late Earl K. and Edna Taylor Richardson. He was a graduate of Lamar High School and also attended several technical schools. Bruce was a former employee...
Wanda Bernard Gibson
Nov 27, 2007
Wanda Bernard Gibson, 63, of 3468 Beech Creek Road, Rogersville, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, November 27, 2007, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rogersville, Tennessee, where she was a lifelong resident. Wanda was a graduate of Whitney?s Business College and enjoyed working in her yard.Her parents, Carl Bernard and Minnie Light...
Donald Crawford
Nov 27, 2007
Donald Crawford, 81, Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Kate Brickey
Nov 26, 2007
Kate Brickey, 88, of Kingsport, died early Monday morning, November, 26, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Ft. Blackmore, Virginia, she had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Mrs. Brickey was a homemaker and a member of Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church.Her husband, L. J. Brickey, and eleven brothers and sisters preceded her...
Betty Gott Odom
Nov 26, 2007
Betty Gott Odom, 75, Kingsport, precious wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and devout Christian, died at 8 a.m. Monday November 26, 2007 at her home.A resident of Kingsport her entire life, Betty was a member of State Line Baptist Church where she played the piano and taught Sunday School for many years.She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joshua...
Emmer Maness Frost
Nov 26, 2007
Emmer Ruth Maness Frost, 91, Gray Community, died at her home on Sunday morning November 25, 2007.Emmer was born December 17, 1915, in Lee County, Va., to Arthur Haskew ?Hack? and Bertha Mae Johnson Maness. The family moved to Buffalo, S.C., in 1921 and settled in the Borden Village, Kingsport, Tenn., in 1926.A 1935 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, Emmer...
Clifford McCowan
Nov 25, 2007
Clifford Allen McCowan, 63, Kingsport, passed away Sunday November 25, 2007 at Hospice House in Bristol.He was born in Wakenva, VA. Mr. McCowan was a retired coal miner after 23 years of service with the Lambert Coal Company. Clifford was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents, Grady and Gladys Minton McCowan. Surviving are his wife,...
Texas Roberts Cawood
Nov 25, 2007
Texas Roberts Cawood, a Kingsport, Tennessee resident for over fifty-five years, died peacefully Sunday morning, November 25, in Southport, North Carolina. Born February 2, 1917, in Morristown, Tennessee, Mrs. Cawood was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and wife of the late W.W. Cawood, a former Mayor of Kingsport. She was active in a variety of Kingsport civic activities,...
Therese Vautrin
Nov 24, 2007
Therese Teri Elizabeth Vautrin, Kingsport, met St. Therese in Heaven Saturday November 24, 2007 at the age of 56.During her years on Earth, Teri touched many lives through her work in rural community development and grassroots organizing. Her efforts to affect social change helped countless others and her leadership will be greatly missed. Teri was a caring and devoted wife,...
Nathan Ogan
Nov 23, 2007
On Friday morning, November 23, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Nathan Ogan, 21, took his first steps as he walked into Heaven to meet the ?Great? Physician.Nathan was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, Tennessee, and attended Beulah Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Paul and Lola Smith; and a special uncle, Conley Smith.Surviving...
Margaret Elizabeth Moody Shipley
Nov 23, 2007
Margaret Elizabeth Moody Shipley, 88, Mill Creek Road, went to be with the Lord at 5:00 a.m. Friday, November 23, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a period of poor health.She was born in Washington County, Tennessee, and had lived in the Mill Creek area her entire life. Margaret was a graduate of Fall Branch High School and...
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