Tania Lynn Necessary

Tania Lynn Necessary, 34, of Church Hill went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, after a brief illness.

She was born in Alabama, but resided most of her life in Tennessee. Tania graduated from Northeast State Technical Community College with a degree in Medical Transcription. Before her illness she managed Subway in Lynn Garden. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Cecil and Joan Cromer; one brother, Jason Williams; and her grandmother, Emma Ratliff.

Surviving are her husband, Mark Necessary; a daughter, Contessa Necessary Tharp, of the home; and a son, Timothy Mark ?Bub? Necessary, Jr., all of Kingsport; three stepchildren, Donya Fleenor, Matt Fleenor, Ashley Ketron; her adopted parents, Sue Bledsoe and Buford Williams, Kingsport; three sisters, Kim Godsey and husband, Chad, Kingsport, Tammy Simpson and husband, Bobby, Kingsport, Marlene Cromer of Georgia; two brothers, David ?D.J.? Bledsoe and wife, Crystal, Kingsport, Bob Bledsoe and Leshira, Kingsport; several foster brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and cousins; a special uncle, David ?Uncle D? Bledsoe, Kingsport; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and many special friends.

The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport, or other times at the home and at the home of the mother.

Funeral services will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Brad Dennison officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Family members and friends will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Charles Necessary.