Obituaries
Mary Feagins
Apr 18, 2013
Mary Roberts Feagins, 97, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 18, 2013. She was born December 23, 1915 in Sullivan County and a lifelong area resident. Mary was a charter member of Evangel Family Worship Center.Mary loved to cook and was especially known for her chicken and dumplings and red velvet cake. She loved flowers and...
Glen Rhea Shoemaker
Apr 17, 2013
Glen Rhea Shoemaker, 47, of Kingsport, died Wednesday evening, April 17, 2013, at Indian Path Medical Center following complications from an apparent heart attack. Born in Kingsport and raised in Hawkins County, he had lived in Kingsport most of his life. Glen was a 1984 graduate of Volunteer High School. He was presently employed at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center...
Roberta "Birdie" Strickler
Apr 17, 2013
Roberta "Birdie" Strickler, 85, of Mt. Carmel, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 17, 2013 after a brief illness. Born in Greenville, TN, she had lived in Mt. Carmel since 1960. She was an adorable mother and loved by all.She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Sherman Strickler, and three sisters, Wanda, Geraldine and Grace.Birdie is...
Ina Belle Cole
Apr 15, 2013
Ina Belle Cole, of Blountville, Indian Springs Community, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, at Holston Manor following a period of declining health. Born in Blountville, a daughter of the late Andy and Ida Childress Cole, she was a member of several pioneering families of Sullivan County. Ms. Cole retired from Eastman Kodak in 1981 following 37 years of service.The...
Thurold Herman Bement Jr
Apr 14, 2013
Tom Bement, age 94, surrounded by family walked into the arms of Jesus, Sunday, April 14, 2013. He was originally from Centerville, Pennsylvania, before moving with his wife and children to Starke, Florida, in 1960. He retired in 1981 from the Florida State Prison as food supervisor; followed by a thirty year career as a bail bondsman. Living in Starke...
Susan Dedrick
Apr 14, 2013
Susan T. (Smith) Dedrick, 90, Asbury Place, Baysmont, Kingsport, Tennessee passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 14 at Wilcox Hall following a brief illness. She was born in Jackson, MS, September 16, 1922. She moved to Kingsport after WWII in 1947. She was a longtime member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church, and also attended Wheeler Memorial United Methodist...
Brenda Fatherree
Apr 14, 2013
Brenda Graybeal Fatherree, 47, Johnson City, went to be with her heavenly father on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was a lifelong resident of the Tri-Cities and was a graduate of Sullivan South High School, class of 1984. Brenda was employed by Ross of Kingsport. She was...
Virginia Ford
Apr 14, 2013
Virginia Ford, 87, passed away Sunday (April 13, 2013) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Mrs. Ford was a member of the Long Island Chapter of the D.A.R. and a member of Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the War of 1812. She attended Crossroads United Methodist Church where she was very active in her Sunday School and Women's group.In...
Norma K. Noel
Apr 13, 2013
Norma K. Noel, 76, Kingsport, died surrounded by her family, April 13, 2013. She was of the Holiness faith. She was a great mother and a wonderful grandmother. She loved to travel. She was preceded in death by a daughter, three brothers, two sisters and her parents. Norma is survived by husband, William Noel; daughter, Sandra (Scott) Young; grandchildren Brittany...
E. Wayne Harvey
Apr 12, 2013
Wayne Harvey, 69, of Kingsport went home to be with the Lord after a lengthy illness. He was a loving father, skilled electrician and enjoyed the outdoors.He was preceded in death by his parents, Edna and Howard Harvey; sons, Rick and Harold Harvey; sister, Brenda Keys; and brother, Daniel Harvey.He is survived by his daughters, Dawn Harvey, Hope Harvey, and...
Betty J. Ferguson
Apr 11, 2013
Betty J. Ferguson, 78, Kingsport, died Thursday morning, April 11, 2013.Betty was a life long resident of Kingsport and a home maker.She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Ferguson, Jr., and son, Lawrence Ferguson.Surviving are two daughters, Marjorie Bates, Universal City, TX; Rose L. Astoria, Live Oak, TX; two sons, Granville Ferguson and Robert Ferguson both of Kingsport,...
Edith Long Vance
Apr 10, 2013
Edith Long Vance, Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was born in New Market, TN on August 15, 1928 to the late Robert Earl and Edith Elmore Long and grew up in Kingsport. Edith was a 1946 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended Maryville College. She had worked as a bookkeeper for Bennett Edwards Insurance Agents,...
Bertha "Bert" Worsham
Apr 10, 2013
Bertha "Bert" Worsham, 90, of Bristol VA, formerly of Kingsport, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at her home after an extended illness. A native of Glamorgan, VA, she came to Kingsport in 1943. She was employed by Sears for a number of years in Kingsport and Cleveland, TN. Mrs. Worsham was a Protestant and a member of The Order of...
Shannon Franklin Babb
Apr 10, 2013
Shannon Franklin Babb, 41, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Shannon was a loving wife, daughter, sister and friend to many, as well as an inspiration to all who knew her.She was preceded in death by her father, Dan Franklin and two brothers-in-law, William "Billy" Babb and Anthony Babb.Shannon is survived by...
Vera Alice Wilson Harris
Apr 9, 2013
Vera Alice Wilson Harris, 95, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday April 9th 2013 at Baysmont Health South Center Kingsport, TN. Vera was born in Old Butler, TN on May 25, 1917 to Fred and Sally Bowman Wilson and had lived her life in the Kingsport area. Her love for Old Butler was expressed by her memories and...
James R. "Jim" McCrary
Apr 9, 2013
James R. "Jim" McCrary, 91, Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Jasper, Alabama, grew up in Big Stone Gap. He was the former owner of Lums Restaurant in Norfolk, VA. He retired to Bracy, VA before moving back to Kingsport several years ago. Jim was a member of Norview Masonic Lodge...
Harold G. "Sarge" Childress
Apr 7, 2013
Harold "Sarge" Childress, 82, of Kingsport passed away April 7, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Sullivan County and was proud to have been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Blountville High School and was an Army veteran of the Korean War, where he was a member of the 278th Field Artillery.Sarge was a life...
Pauline Harkleroad Olinger
Apr 7, 2013
Pauline Harkleroad Olinger, 88, of the Arcadia Community, Kingsport, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Indian Path Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Margaret and John Vernon Harkleroad, Sr.She was also preceded in death by her husband, Linzie Olinger in 1995; brothers, Sam and John Vernon, Jr.; and sister, Marie Johnson McCrary.Pauline is survived by...
Pamela L. Parker
Apr 6, 2013
Pamela L. Parker, 54, of Bristol, TN, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at her residence. Born in Baltimore, MD on May 4, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Albert Lloyd and Nell Rose Morelock Lawson. She lived in this area most of her life.Pamela was employed for over thirty years...
Mildred "Rene" Carr
Apr 5, 2013
Mildred "Rene" Carr, 80, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Friday April 5, 2013 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.Born in Stickleyville, VA on June 9, 1932, a daughter of the late Will and Corda Mendenhall, she had resided in this area her entire life.Rene was a member of Homeland Baptist Church.She retired from...
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