Obituaries
Minnie Nelms Bralley
Jan 28, 2007
Jeremiah 17:14Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for thou art my praise.Minnie Nelms Bralley, of Church Hill, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday January 28, 2007.She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church. Mrs. Bralley had been employed by Church Hill Life Care and Indian Path Medical Center...
Hazel Garner Vance
Jan 25, 2007
Hazel Garner Vance, 92, passed away Thursday January 25, 2007 at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation- Hillside in Kingsport.She was born to the late Roy and Maude Garner in Knoxville, TN. Hazel attended Maryville College and later graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in mathematics. While in attendance at the University of Tennessee, she met her future husband...
Laura Kate Dalton
Jan 23, 2007
Laura ?Kate? Berry Dalton, 75, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at the home of her daughter, Margaret Owens.Mrs. Dalton was born to the late A. E. Berry and Lula Mae Duncan Berry and raised in Fairview, Virginia and moved to Kingsport in 1946. She was of the Baptist faith, was a wonderful mother and grandmother and had been...
Joanne Mancuso
Jan 21, 2007
Joanne Carol Mancuso, 47, passed over on Sunday, January 21, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center from complications of an extended illness. She was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, but had resided in Kingsport for several years. Joanne was a member of Celebration Church. She loved her church, her family, and working with arts and crafts.Her husband, Michael T. Mancuso Sr.,...

Jake Ford
Jan 20, 2007
?I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.? II Timothy 4:7?We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.? II Corinthians 5:8Dewey ?Jake? Clay Ford, 68, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 20, 2007 following a...

Olive Smith
Jan 20, 2007
Memorial services for Olive Smith, who died January 20, 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday May 12, 2007 at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. David A. Cagle officiating. An inurnment service will be held at East Lawn Memorial Park prior to the memorial service.Friends will be received at the church following the memorial...
Yetiva Varner Gibson
Jan 20, 2007
Yetiva Varner Gibson, 90, of Fall Branch, passed away Saturday January 20, 2007 at the Stanley Total Living Center in Stanley, NC.The daughter of the late Louis M. and Susan Hunter Varner of Hixson, Tennessee, she attended high school in Dayton, Tennessee, and was a graduate of Milligan College in Johnson City. Soon after graduating, she accepted a teaching position...
Linda Jane Venable Chase
Jan 20, 2007
Linda Jane Venable Chase of 2317 Hiwassee Street, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 20, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Kingsport, Linda grew up in Scott County, VA and graduated from Gate City High School in 1966. She had resided in various parts of the country before returning to Kingsport, where she had lived...

James L. Fish
Jan 20, 2007
James L. Fish, 80, of Kingsport passed away Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Wellington Place.Mr. Fish was a veteran of World War II and retired from J. P. Stephens. He loved to fish.He was a member of Eastern Star Freewill Baptist Church where he served as a trustee for several years.Preceding him in death were his wife, Margaret Marie Hite...
Charles Smith
Jan 20, 2007
Charles ?Charlie? Smith, Jr., 55, Kingsport, went to his Heavenly home Saturday, January 20, 2007, following a brief illness.He was a faithful and loving husband and a friend to all who knew him.Preceding him in death were his parents, Charles and Relda Smith; grandparents, Rosalee and James Smith, and Goldie Heare.Surviving are his wife of 3½ years, Lisa Smith, Kingsport;...
Thomas Andrew Grogg
Jan 19, 2007
Thomas Andrew Grogg, 93, of Kingsport, passed away from this life on Friday, January 19, 2007 from an affliction in his body.Born in Sullivan County, he had been a resident of Kingsport all of his life. Mr. Grogg retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after 43 years of service.He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Beulah Harless Grogg; his...
Thomas Tatchi
Jan 19, 2007
Thomas Tatchi, 50, of Kingsport, died Friday, January 19, 2007 at Greystone Health Care.Born in D. R. Congo, Central Africa, he had resided in Kingsport since 1994 and received his U. S. Citizenship in 2000. Thomas was very interested in preserving the environment. He volunteered his time to bring African Culture Awareness to the community.Thomas was a member of First...
Elsie Pearl Minton
Jan 19, 2007
Elsie McCoy Minton, 76, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, January 19, 2007 surrounded by family and friends at Indian Path Medical Center following a lengthy illness.Born in Hawkins County, she resided in Kingsport most of her life and attended Central Assembly of God Church. Mrs. Minton was a good and faithful wife, great mother, mother-in-law, and friend.Preceding her in death...
Eva Blanche Wilson
Jan 17, 2007
Blanche Wilson, 62, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.Blanche was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Emmett Bradley and Bobby Bradley.Surviving are...

Ruth B. Elliott
Jan 16, 2007
Anna Ruth Buchanan Elliott, of Nottingham Village, Northumberland, PA, since August 2006, died on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at Riverwoods in Lewisburg, PA.She was born on August 20, 1923, in Leona Mines, Lee County, VA, the daughter of William Allen and Addie Amanda Robison Buchanan. She completed public schools in Bonnie Blue and St. Charles, VA, and attended Knoxville Business...
Carolyn Bowyer Compton
Jan 13, 2007
Carolyn Bowyer Compton, formerly of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2007, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was a resident of Palmyra, Virginia near Charlottesville.Carolyn was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church of Kingsport, where she was quite active, teaching Sunday School and Training Union, and also encouraging her family in faith. Her...
Dallas Henry
Jan 13, 2007
Dallas ?Joe? Henry, 70, of Kingsport, went to be with Jesus in his heavenly home on Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness with family friends at his side.Joe was a loving dad and raised a strong family who loved him dearly. He worked as a caretaker for a local church. He enjoyed...
Glen Barrett
Jan 12, 2007
Glen ?Sarge? Barrett, 76, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 12, 2007 at Brookhaven Manor following a lengthy illness.Born in Hawkins County, Glen had resided in Kingsport since 1959. He worked for 45 years for Auto Paint & Auto Parts as a delivery driver.Glen was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and has many rewards in...

Lily Marsh
Jan 12, 2007
KINGSPORT ? Lily ?Bill? Dolvin Marsh, Kingsport, died Friday Jan. 12, 2007 after several years of declining health. She and her twin sister Clifford Cliff, who predeceased her, were born in Greene County, Ga., on March 29, 1911. As a child she was given the nickname ?Bill? by her five brothers. One of ten children, she graduated from Tubman High...
James Taylor
Jan 12, 2007
James Thomas ?Tommy? Taylor, 62, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 12, 2007 at his home surrounded by family and friends.Born August 14, 1944 in Sullivan County, Tommy was a graduate of Holston High School. He served in the U. S. Army and the National Guard and retired from Tennessee Eastman after 32 years of service....