Obituaries

Robert James Hays
Aug 12, 2007
Robert James ?Buck? Hays, 74, of Limestone, TN, died Sunday night August 12, 2007 at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, TN after an extended illness.Born in Greene County, TN, he resided in Illinois for many years before moving to Limestone in 1970. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Hays owned and...

Stephen Robert Price
Aug 12, 2007
Stephen Robert Price, 57, Sullivan Gardens Community of Kingsport died Sunday morning August 12, 2007 at his home.Steve was born in Kingsport and had lived in Kingsport his entire life. He was a graduate of Sullivan High School Class of 1968. Steve was a self employed electrician and had worked for Childress Construction and Yergen Electrical. He was also a...
Eva K. Holt
Aug 12, 2007
Eva Kathleen Holt, 89, formerly of Kingsport, died early Sunday morning, August 12, 2007 at Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center in Asheville, NC.She was born in Macon, GA and had resided in Kingsport since 1947. She served as a volunteer at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center for many years.Mrs. Holt was a member of First Baptist Church and the...
Gene Ford
Aug 12, 2007
Gene Ford, 69, of the Harmony Community went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening, August 12, 2007 at his home following a lengthy illness.He was born in the Harmony Community where he had been a lifelong resident. Gene was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served in the Signal Corp and was a member of Charles...
Arthur Terry
Aug 10, 2007
Arthur ?Tip? Terry, 77, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday, August 10, 2007 after a lengthy illness.Tip was born in Lee County in Ben Hur, VA and moved to Yuma, VA in 1959. He came to Kingsport in 1999 and lived at Friendship Manor Apartments until he moved to Wexford House in 2005.He worked at Tri-City Laundry and...

Juanita Bolton
Aug 9, 2007
Juanita ?Neen? Bolton, 84, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord at her home August 9, 2007 following a lengthy illness.Born in Sullivan County she has lived in Kingsport most of her life with her sister Rose.Preceding her in death are her parents, James W. and Martha Bolton, and brother Charlie Bolton, and a niece Julia Bledsoe Cobb.Surviving are...
Maxie Hutson
Aug 9, 2007
Mrs. Maxie L. Hutson, 85, of Carillon Assisted Living , Southport, NC, formerly of Kingsport, TN, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.Mrs. Hutson was born April 9, 1922 in Hillsville, VA and was the daughter of the late Grover C. and Carrie Kirk Skaggs. She was the wife of the late C.P. Hutson. Mrs. Hutson...
Greg Sparks
Aug 9, 2007
Greg ?Greggo? Sparks, 59, of Mount Carmel went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 9, 2007, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was raised in Winchester, Tennessee, and moved to Kingsport in 1967. Greg had a 30-year career at Eastman and 9½ years at Meadowview Marriott. His hobby was riding his motorcycle.Preceding him in death...

Joan Hawk
Aug 8, 2007
Joan Beverly Hawk, age 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, following a short illness.She was born on June 13, 1929, in Belfry, Kentucky, and moved to Tennessee as a teen. She began her career in Sales Management at Harrison?s Bootery in Kingsport. Joan was a member of the VFW...

Conkin Ruth
Aug 6, 2007
Ruth Conkin, 85, of Kingsport, passed away Monday morning, August 6, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center following a lengthy illness.She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County.Preceding her in death were her husband, Ober Conkin; a son, Edward Conkin; her parents, Robert Okey Mowell and Ora Ellen Ryans Mowell; five sisters; and two brothers.Surviving are two sons, Robert Keith...

Mary Duckwall
Aug 5, 2007
Mary Duckwall of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Sunday, August 5, 2007, following a brief illness.She was raised in west Tennessee, attended nursing school in Memphis, TN, and moved to Kingsport in the late 30?s where she received a job at Holston Valley Community Hospital. There she met and married Dr. Fred M. Duckwall. Mrs. Duckwall was a...
Lloyd Ray Bishop, Sr
Aug 5, 2007
Lloyd Ray Bishop, Sr., 76, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2007, in Murfreesboro, TN.He was born in Kingsport where he had resided most of his life. Lloyd was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and retired from Holston Defense Corporation.Preceding him in death were a son, Lloyd Ray Bishop Jr.; his parents, Farley and Lelia...
John Gilmore Penn, Sr
Aug 5, 2007
John Gilmore Penn, Sr., 93, of Kingsport, died early Sunday morning August 5, 2007 at Preston Place Suites.An avid golfer, devoted husband, and beloved father, John was born in Saltville, Virginia, and he moved to Abingdon, Virginia as a youth. He attended William King High School in Abingdon, where he was president of his senior class and captain of the...

Tom Carroll
Aug 5, 2007
Roy Thomas ?Tom? Carroll, 74, Kingsport, died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, after a courageous battle with Non-Hodgkin?s Lymphoma.Born in Topping, Virginia, he came to Kingsport at an early age and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Tom retired from the Training Department of Eastman Chemical Company. He was a dedicated...

Donald Jones
Aug 3, 2007
Donald Wayne ?Donnie? Jones, 50, Chuckey, TN, died unexpectedly Friday morning, August 3, 2007, at 6:00 a.m. at the home of his parents.He was born in Indiana, but had lived in Washington County most of his life. Donnie was an avid baseball fan.Surviving are his parents, Elbert ?Buck? and Phyllis Jones, Chuckey, TN; one sister, Kricket Crawford; one brother, Terry...
Inez Reynolds
Aug 2, 2007
Inez Christian Reynolds, 82, of Kingsport, died Thursday night, August 2, 2007, after a brief illness.Born in Hawkins County, she had resided most of her life in Kingsport. Mrs. Reynolds retired from Holston High School where she taught music for many years. She was a member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church where she was active in Agapé Circle and...
Howard H. Sams, Jr
Aug 1, 2007
Howard H. Sams, Jr., 55, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 1, 2007, at his home.He was an active member, treasurer, and trustee at Orebank Chapel Central Baptist Church. Howard served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He was a friend to everyone he met and enjoyed auctions, antiques, and NASCAR.Preceding him in death...
Dorothy Lillian Durham
Aug 1, 2007
Dorothy Babb Durham, 90, Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Wexford House.Born in Greene County, she had resided most of her life in Kingsport and retired from the State of Tennessee following over 50 years of service.Mrs. Durham attended St. Luke United Methodist Church.Her husband, Phonso L. Durham and a brother, Milton Babb preceded her in death.Surviving are...

Elizabeth Lee Pollard
Jul 29, 2007
Elisabeth Pollard, 92, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007, at Wellmont Hospice House.She was born in Speers Ferry, Virginia, but had lived most of her life in Kingsport. Ms. Pollard retired from Eastman Kodak following 31 years of service as a lab technician and was a member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church.Preceding her in death were her...
King E Cox
Jul 29, 2007
King E. Cox, 86, died at 10:40 a.m. on Sunday July 29, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Surgoinsville, TN, he had lived in Kingsport almost all of his life. A graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and Tusculum College, in World War II King was stationed in Korea as a Chaplain?s Assistant.He was a member of First...