Letitia Carruth Stone
February 22, 1914 — February 23, 2011
Letitia Carruth Stone
Letitia Carruth Stone, of Kingsport, died at "The Oaks" at 9:25 am Wednesday, February 23, 2011 one day following her 97th birthday.
She was born in Holyoke, MA and grew up in Chillicothe, OH. She came to Kingsport in 1943. After working for several years in the gift department of J. Fred Johnson department store, Mrs. Stone worked as a proofreader with Kingsport Press for more than 25 years. Following retirement she enjoyed traveling, visiting with family, and her greatest passion-reading-until her eyesight failed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, H.P. Carruth and Letitia McManus Carruth; step-mother Leona Carruth; sister Eleanor Bullock; brothers, H.P. Carruth, Jr., Frank Carruth, Bob Carruth and Tom Carruth.
Survivors include two daughters, Lee Neely Bockman and husband, Carl, of Kingsport, Cristina Jayne and husband, George, of Chillicothe, OH; three grandchildren, Cathy Hall and husband, Dwane, George Jayne and wife, Lisa, Henry Neely and wife, Kay; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A family service will be held at "The Oaks" with inurnment at a later date in Chillicothe, OH.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, PO Box 515, Northhampton, MA 01061 or to Amedisys Hospice, 200 Professional Park Pvt. Drive, Kingsport, TN 37643.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Amedisys Hospice, especially Christy and the caregivers at "The Oaks".
She was born in Holyoke, MA and grew up in Chillicothe, OH. She came to Kingsport in 1943. After working for several years in the gift department of J. Fred Johnson department store, Mrs. Stone worked as a proofreader with Kingsport Press for more than 25 years. Following retirement she enjoyed traveling, visiting with family, and her greatest passion-reading-until her eyesight failed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, H.P. Carruth and Letitia McManus Carruth; step-mother Leona Carruth; sister Eleanor Bullock; brothers, H.P. Carruth, Jr., Frank Carruth, Bob Carruth and Tom Carruth.
Survivors include two daughters, Lee Neely Bockman and husband, Carl, of Kingsport, Cristina Jayne and husband, George, of Chillicothe, OH; three grandchildren, Cathy Hall and husband, Dwane, George Jayne and wife, Lisa, Henry Neely and wife, Kay; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A family service will be held at "The Oaks" with inurnment at a later date in Chillicothe, OH.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, PO Box 515, Northhampton, MA 01061 or to Amedisys Hospice, 200 Professional Park Pvt. Drive, Kingsport, TN 37643.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Amedisys Hospice, especially Christy and the caregivers at "The Oaks".
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