Obituaries

Jerry Ray Turner

Jerry Ray Turner

Sep 22, 2012

Jerry Ray Turner, 57, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Kingsport and was a lifelong resident.He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lugene Turner.Jerry is survived by his wife, Lydia Ann Woody Turner and her loving family; daughters, Krystal Mayo,...

Maxine McDavid

Maxine McDavid

Sep 21, 2012

Sarah Maxine Ballard McDavid, 91, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.Maxine was a homemaker and loved working in her church. She was a lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Church in Kingsport.She was preceded in death by her husband...

Kathleen Jeffers

Kathleen Jeffers

Sep 19, 2012

Kathleen Jeffers, 84, of Kingsport, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Hospice House in Bristol. She retired after 25 years from HVCH dietary department. Kathleen was a loving mother, grandmother and mother-in-law. She will be greatly missed.She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleveland Haskell Jeffers; parents, Clarence and Cora Mae Arnold; son, Gary...

Benjamin Hubble

Benjamin Hubble

Sep 18, 2012

Benjamin "Ben" C. Hubble, 29, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.He was a loving Papa, husband, son, brother, and friend. Ben had a smile that would light up the room with a sweet and caring spirit. He never met a stranger and was compassionate to anyone he met. Ben was a hard worker...

Lula Carter Long

Lula Carter Long

Sep 16, 2012

Lula entered her eternal life through the grace of Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 16th, 2012. She lived in Kingsport most of her life, living in Wexford House the last 3 years, where she was surrounded by some wonderful caretakers who became her friends. Lula loved them and they loved her. There she was entered into the book of who's-who...

William Rufus W.R. Reeves

William Rufus W.R. Reeves

Sep 16, 2012

William Rufus W.R. Reeves passed away Sunday morning in Brookhaven nursing home.He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Isa Reeves, an infant daughter and two sisters, Lula Powell and Penelope Hayworth.He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Phyllis Reeves; daughter, Kim Reeves of Kingsport, TN; sister, Willie Fenwick of Indianapolis, IN; and brother, Frank Reeves...

Ronald W. Morgan

Ronald W. Morgan

Sep 15, 2012

Ronald W. Morgan, 63, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 15, 2012. He was born in Kingsport on July 6, 1949, and resided in Kingsport his entire life.Ronald attended Dawn of Hope Development Center for 40 years. He was a member and attended Morrison Chapel United Methodist Church. He was a very special person who influenced a lot...

Ruth McCracken Cannon

Ruth McCracken Cannon

Sep 15, 2012

Ruth Elizabeth McCracken Cannon, Asbury Place, Kingsport, passed away on September 15, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was blessed with good health until shortly before her passing which was sudden, but very quiet and peaceful.She was born in Washington County and resided in Kingsport most of her life. Ruth was a graduate of Whitney's School of Business...

Grover C. Coffman

Grover C. Coffman

Sep 15, 2012

Grover C. Coffman, 86, Kingsport, was called home on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11:00 p.m., in Kingsport, following an extended illness. He was born in Sullivan County and resided in Kingsport his entire life. Grover retired from Mason-Dixon after 33 years as a truck driver. He was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the...

Carl M. Gragg

Carl M. Gragg

Sep 14, 2012

Carl M. Gragg, 83, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 14, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, following a brief illness. He retired from St. Dominic Catholic Church and School following 36 years of service. Following retirement, he worked part time alongside his wife for the Kingsport City School System. Carl was a...

James Keene White

James Keene White

Sep 13, 2012

Keene White, age 91, passed away at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Bill Bailey. He was born on October 9, 1920 and resided in Kingsport his entire life. He was married to Mildred McCary White who predeceased him in death in 2005. He was also preceded in death by his parents, I. W. and Sue Chambers...

Golda Jordan Walsh

Golda Jordan Walsh

Sep 13, 2012

Golda Jordan Walsh, 95, of Kingsport, died September 13 after a brief hospital stay.She was born on July 23, 1917 to the late James Willis and Vada Ann Robinson Jordan. In addition to her parents, Golda was preceded in death by her husband, Arvel Parks Walsh, who passed away in 2008; sisters, Helen Collins and Marguritte Lowe; brothers, Ray Denver...

Cleo Bledsoe Hart

Cleo Bledsoe Hart

Sep 13, 2012

Cleo Bledsoe Hart, 90, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 13, 2012.Born in Blackwater, VA, she had lived in Kingsport most of her life. She worked in Food Service at Lynn Garden Elementary for several years. Cleo was a member of Ketron Memorial United Methodist Church. She loved to sew, make crafts, and work in...

Edna Fay Hash

Edna Fay Hash

Sep 13, 2012

Edna Fay Hash, 74, Kingsport, born October 3, 1937, went to be rejoined with her twin, Ruby May Hash on Thursday, September 13, 2012.She was a graduate of Lynn View High School. Edna retired from Holston Valley Medical Center Dietary Department after 43 years of service.Edna was a member of Arcadia Presbyterian Church. She loved her church family, church children...

Nancy J. Harvey

Nancy J. Harvey

Sep 12, 2012

Nancy Johnston Jarnagin Harvey, 88, died September 12, 2012, at Holston Valley Medical Center from complications that followed surgery.Mrs. Harvey was born on November 1, 1923, at Christiansburg, VA, where her father was the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. When he accepted a call to the First Presbyterian Church in Kingsport, the family moved to this city; they next...

William Norwood Hagood

William Norwood Hagood

Sep 11, 2012

William Norwood Hagood, 88, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN.He was born in Cooper, Texas, son of Thomas and Ellen Hagood. They moved to Paris, Texas shortly after his birth. Bill attended Texas A&M until he joined the U. S. Army in the spring of 1943. Bill became a Radar Officer and served...

Fred Wayne Quillen

Fred Wayne Quillen

Sep 11, 2012

Fred Wayne Quillen , 75, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday morning, September 11, 2012, at Indian Path Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Scott County, Virginia, and had resided most of his life in Kingsport. Wayne served in the United States Army. He retired from the work force at an early age due to poor health....

Anna Mae McDaniel

Anna Mae McDaniel

Sep 11, 2012

Anna Mae McDaniel, of Gray, formerly of Overland, Missouri, went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2012. She was born and raised in St. Louis, MO, and lived there most of her life. In 2004, she moved to East Tennessee to be closer to her daughter. She was a member of Boones Creek Bible Church in Gray. While...

Herbert "Herbie" Depew

Herbert "Herbie" Depew

Sep 10, 2012

Herbert "Herbie" Depew, 84, of Kingsport, joined his beloved wife, AnnaLee, in Heaven on Monday, September 10, 2012.Herbert was born on March 17, 1928. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served in Germany at the end of WW II. He retired from Eastman Kodak after 35 years of service in the HQ Dept. of Organic Chemicals...

Anna Marie Bartnett Mullins

Anna Marie Bartnett Mullins

Sep 10, 2012

Anna Marie Bartnett Mullins, 82, of Kingsport, passed away September 10, 2012, at Asbury Center at Steadman Hill.Anna was a native of New Rochelle, NY. Anna graduated from the New Rochelle Hospital School of Nursing in 1951. She worked as a registered nurse in Westchester County for 45 years. Upon retirement, she moved to east Tennessee to be closer to...

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