Obituaries
Brenda Sue Crawford
Jan 22, 2019
Brenda Sue Crawford, 58, of Kingsport, went to heaven Saturday evening December 16, 2006 at Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Kingsport, she had lived in Kingsport and the Blair?s Gap community all her life. Brenda Sue was a graduate of Sullivan West High School. During her years at Holston Defense, she worked in the Roads...
Ernest Valentine Smith
Jan 22, 2019
Ernest Valentine Smith was born December 4, 1926 to the late D.V. and Elizabeth Smith and passed away at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at his residence.He retired from T.V.A. and was a carpenter. He was a veteran of World War II, a mason of Kingsport Lodge #688 F& A.M. and a faithful member of Way of Life Baptist...
Velva Gapinske
Jan 22, 2019
Velva McClain Gapinske, 62, Kingsport, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Bristol Regional Medical Center.She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to all who knew her.Her parents, Kelly McClain Sr. and Viola McClain, brother, Kelly McClain Jr., and two nephews, Ernie Cole and Bucky Johnson preceded her in death.Surviving are her daughter, Lora Cruz and husband...
Nell Dillow Shipley
Jan 22, 2019
Nell Dillow Shipley, 94, Oak Glen Community, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, March 7, 2007, where she went to be with her Lord and Savior and her loved ones in her heavenly home. She was the most loving and caring person who loved everyone she ever met.Preceding her in death were two husbands, Bill Dillow and Laney Shipley; one...
Lila Bernard
Jan 22, 2019
Lila Mowell Bernard, 85, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday December 17, 2006 at Brookhaven Manor surrounded by her family. Born July 15, 1921, she was a lifetime resident of Sullivan County. Lila, the oldest of six children, was the daughter of the late James Blaine and Carrie Dykes Mowell. She was an active member of the Women of the Moose...
Betty Jane Greer McMurray
Jan 22, 2019
Betty Jane Greer McMurray, 76, 218 West Carters Valley, Kingsport, went to be with Jesus Monday, February 12, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. McMurray retired from Holston Valley Medical Center Wilcox Hall. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister.Preceding her in death were...
John Wilburn "Bill" Dickson, Jr
Jan 22, 2019
Bill, 78, died at his home with his family by his side on August 24, 2011, after a valiant 20-month battle with cancer. Bill, a Kingsport native, was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett, LMU and ETSU. At DB, Bill was a catcher for the baseball team and was a member of the 1952 State Championship team. He went on to catch...
Edward Underwood Elam
Jan 22, 2019
Edward Underwood ?Ned? Elam died early Friday morning, February 2, 2007, at his home.He was born August 14, 1922, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. At the age of 15 he graduated from Darlington Heights High School, and at age 16 entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduating at age 19. He entered the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant and served four...
Kathleen Hayden
Jan 22, 2019
Kathleen "Kitty" Gibson Hayden passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Habersham Medical Center, Demorest, GA. A long-time resident of Kingsport, Tennessee, she had resided for the past six years at Magnolia Hills Retirement Home, Demorest, GA. Born in Castlewood, VA on June 3, 1917, Mrs. Hayden was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Archie Ted...
Douglas Joseph
Jan 22, 2019
Joseph F. ?Doug? Douglas, 74, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday December 31, 2006 at his home following a brief illness.Born in Fort White, FL, he had resided in Kingsport for most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean Conflict. Mr. Douglas was a member of the Church of...
Rick Reece
Jan 22, 2019
Rick Reece, 67, Church Hill, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Rick had retired from Food City where he had worked as a meat cutter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Viola Reece. Rick is survived by his wife, Kathleen Reece; 2 daughters, Aprile Potter and...
Ellis Dykes Jr
Jan 22, 2019
Ellis ?Eli? Dykes, Jr., 46, Kingsport, passed away Saturday February 17, 2007.Mr. Dykes had a song published on an award-winning album by Blue Highway. He worked as a CNA for several years at various Kingsport locations.He was preceded in death by his father, Ellis ?Pete? Dykes, Sr.; sons, Samuel Peter Dykes and James Montgomery Dykes; and special friend, Ora Harrison.Surviving...
Wanda Jane Babb
Jan 22, 2019
Wanda Jane Babb, 63, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.A resident of Kingsport most of her life, Wanda married Gary Kay Babb on December 19, 1961, and was a loving wife for 45 years and also a loving mother, grandmother, and sister.Preceding her...
Eula Steadman
Jan 22, 2019
?Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.? Proverbs 31:10Eula Morelock Steadman, 78, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus, Monday, December 25, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. She was a native of Sullivan County and a former employee of Tennessee Eastman Company. Eula was a devoted Christian wife and mother and a...
Erma Kate Kern
Jan 22, 2019
Erma Kate Moody Kern, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday December 16, 2006 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Sullivan County, she spent her entire life in the Kingsport area. She was a lifelong member of Emory United Methodist Church. Erma retired from Holston Glass Company after 53 years of dedicated service where she had...
Dorothy Faye Morris
Jan 22, 2019
Dorothy Faye Morris, 72, of Kingsport, died Sunday, February 18, 2007, at her home.She was born in Wise County, Virginia, but had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Mrs. Morris served in the U. S. Air Force and retired from Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in 1988 after 33 years of service as a Registered Nurse. She was a...
Ervin Cunningham
Jan 22, 2019
?We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord?. II Corinthians 5:8Ervin Thurman Cunningham, 77, of Blountville, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.The son of the late J. M. and Nina Belle Pippin Cunningham, he retired from the...
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