Obituaries
Laura Ashworth Conkin
Nov 4, 2007
Laura Ashworth Conkin, 90, of Sulphur Springs community, formerly of Blairs Gap community, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, November 4, 2007, at the home of her niece and caregiver, Mrs. Charlotte Lonnie Horne, after a lengthy illness.Aunt Laura was a member of Ramsey Freewill Baptist Church in Norton, Virginia. She was a homemaker and loved working in her flower gardens.She...
Hester Stallard
Nov 3, 2007
Hester Stallard, 90, Kingsport, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday November 3, 2007 surrounded by her family.She was born the daughter of the late Maude and Riley Hamm in Ashe County, NC. Mrs. Stallard had been a homemaker; residing at Lutheran Home East in Hickory, NC, for several years. She passed away at Pallative Care...
Alvin Lynn Jennings
Nov 3, 2007
Lynn Jennings 74, of Blountville passed away Saturday November 3, 2007 at James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center following a brief illness.He retired from the U.S. Air Force having received the Bronze Star for his time served in Vietnam. Upon retirement from active military service he worked for and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Jennings attended the First...
Ruby C. Taylor
Nov 1, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Ruby C. TaylorRuby C. Taylor, 85, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 1, 2007, passing quietly in her sleep after a long illness. Born in Sullivan County to Nathaniel Crawford and Callie Mae Hammonds Crawford, she had resided in the Kingsport area all her life until she relocated to Fall Branch in 1999. Mrs. Taylor...
Ray George Quillen
Nov 1, 2007
Ray G. Quillen, 77, known as ?Poppy? to family and ?Bobo? to friends, died unexpectedly, closed his eyes, and went home to Heaven Friday morning, November 2, 2007, at his home. He was born in Kingsport where he lived his entire life. Ray was an employee of Mead Corporation retiring after 40 years of service. He was of the Baptist...
Victor Alonzo Cornell
Nov 1, 2007
Victor Alonzo Cornell, 99, entered Heavenly Rest on Thursday, November 1 at Netherland Healthcare. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was born on April 13, 1908 on his family?s farm in Mecosta, MI to Benjamin and Mary Ann Cornell. After attending High School in Lansing, MI, Victor began working for Packard Motor Car Company in...
Dorothy Carter
Nov 1, 2007
Dorothy Frazier Carter, 65, Kingsport, TN, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at SunBridge Care & Rehibilitation-Hillside.She was a member of Community United Methodist Church. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.Preceding her in death were her parents, Amos and Virginia Frazier; and two brothers, Ralph and Benny Frazier.Surviving are her husband, Elmer Dwight Carter; one son, Terry ?Popeye?...
Margaret Ferguson
Oct 29, 2007
Margaret Maggie Ferguson, 72, Kingsport went to be with the Lord Monday, October 29, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Mabe, Virginia, but had resided most of her life in Kingsport. Margaret was a member of Spires Chapel Church.Preceding her in death were one son, Teddy Sellers; her parents, Kyle and...
Wanda Marie Sampson
Oct 28, 2007
Marie Shoun Sampson, 84, entered into rest on October 28, 2007 following a lengthy illness. Born in Knoxville, TN on January 5, 1923, she moved to Johnson City at an early age. Mrs. Sampson graduated from Science Hill High School and attended Milligan College. She worked at Holston Ordinance during World War II and served as Postmaster at Fall Branch...
Grace Blackburn
Oct 26, 2007
Beloved lifetime resident of Kingsport, Grace Hickam Blackburn, 94, died peacefully at her home on Friday, October 26. Her quiet faith, love and devotion to family, friends, community, and her church, Arcadia United Methodist, will always be remembered, and greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clyde Blackburn; her parents, Melvin R. and Mary E. Ford...
Mike Evans
Oct 25, 2007
Mike A. ?Mick? Evans, 64, of Kingsport, died Thursday evening, October 25, 2007, at his home in the presence of his family.He was born in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois, but had resided in Kingsport most of his life. Mike graduated from Illinois State University, served in the U. S. Air Force during Vietnam, and worked for First Tennessee Bank for 34 years....
Forrest Franklin Schrum, Jr
Oct 23, 2007
Forrest Franklin Schrum, Jr., died Tuesday evening at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport following a lengthy illness.Frank was born on Nov. 9, 1931, in Newton, NC, the son of the late Forrest F. and Bess Lore Schrum.He was a graduate of Newton-Conover High School and received a Bachelor?s and a Master?s degree in Textile Chemistry at North Carolina State...
Leatha Lucille Thompson
Oct 23, 2007
Leatha Lucille Ball Thompson, 83, Kingsport, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at 12:30 pm at home, where she had lived for over 50 years. She left her life of suffering with cancer for a new life with no pain. She was a LPN at Holston Valley Hospital and also Indian Path. Lucille was of the Baptist faith and a stranger...
Martha E. Hite
Oct 22, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Martha E. HiteMartha E. Galloway Hite, 70, 241 Galloway Road, Kingsport, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, October 22, 2007, at her home.She lived her entire life in the Rock Springs Community and was a faithful member of the Rock Springs United Methodist Church.Martha was a loving mother, a friend to all, and never met a stranger.She was preceded...
Elmer Joseph Snodgrass
Oct 21, 2007
Elmer Joseph ?Butch? Snodgrass Jr., 64 of Kingsport, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday October 21, 2007 after injuries sustained from a motorcycle wreck. Butch was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving our country from 1966-1969. Before leaving the Army, Butch became a charter member of the Peacemakers Motorcycle Club, helping to start the Tennessee Chapter in 1968. Butch...
Paul Dwight Hooven
Oct 20, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Paul Dwight HoovenPaul Dwight Hooven, 63, Kingsport, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness.He was employed by Roy B. Moore and ABF Freight System, from where he retired in 1999. He belonged to the Teamsters Union. Dwight was loved by everyone he came in contact with.Preceding...
Edward Crawford
Oct 20, 2007
BOLD PRINT: EDWARD CRAWFORDEdward Crawford, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday afternoon October 20, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Washington County, TN on January 24, 1929, he was the son of the late Wilburn and Nancy Crawford. Mr. Crawford was a graduate of East Tennessee State University. He worked for many years at the Mason-Dixon Company...
Alberta Toots Ratcliffe
Oct 20, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Alberta RatcliffeAlberta ?Toots? Ratcliffe, 90, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Brookhaven Manor following a period of declining health.Born in Abingdon, VA, she had resided most of her adult life in Kingsport. She was a member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church and had previously been a member of Bakers Chapel...
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