Obituaries
Kelly William Ketron
Dec 18, 2012
Kelly Ketron, 88, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Wexford House. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a gunner on a B-17 bomber, having served in the Philippines, Germany and Italy during WW II. Kelly had retired from Kingsport Iron and Metal.He was preceded in death by his wife, Lakie...
Thomas "Tommy" Gilbert Dillow
Dec 17, 2012
Thomas Tommy Gilbert Dillow, 83, of Fall Branch, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was self-employed as a carpenter. Tommy continued his lifelong passion of building and completed his last house two weeks prior to his death. He was a member of Logans Chapel United Methodist Church.Tommy will be remembered as a gentle,...
Pamela Gay Hewitt
Dec 16, 2012
Pam Hewitt, 69, Kingsport, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in San Francisco, CA and grew up in Bronxville, NY. Pam had resided in Kingsport, having lived at the Remington House since 2002. She was a lifelong New York Mets fan. Pam enjoyed traveling to destinations such as South Africa...
Belinda Ann Simpson
Dec 15, 2012
Belinda Ann Simpson, 38, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 15, 2012. Belinda was preceded in death by her father, Harold White, Sr.Survivors include her husband, Brent Simpson; daughters, Sabrina White and Hope Evans; son, Hunter Howell; one granddaughter; mother, Linda Evans; brothers, Harold White, Jr. and wife, LeeAnn, Steven White and wife, Regina and Kevin...
Robert Calvin "Nick" Gentry, Jr
Dec 12, 2012
Robert C. "Nick" Gentry, Jr., 79, of Kingsport, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Robert was born on February 6, 1933, in Bristol, VA. He moved to Kingsport in 1939 and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1951. He retired from Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., NY, after 27 years of service. Robert was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist...
Clara Marie Johnson McCray
Dec 11, 2012
Clara Marie Johnson McCray, born August 31, 1932, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's and breast cancer. She was a member of Browders Chapel.Mrs. McCray will be remembered by many as a very strong, loving person, as a mother, and as a friend to many. She fought a courageous...
Georgia Collins
Dec 11, 2012
Georgia Collins, 89, Church Hill, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Honaker, VA, and was a lifelong area resident. Georgia graduated from Radford University with a degree in elementary education. She retired from the Hawkins County school system after many years as an elementary school teacher. Georgia was...
Georgia Collins
Dec 11, 2012
Georgia Collins, 89, Church Hill, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Honaker, VA, and was a lifelong area resident. Georgia graduated from Radford University with a degree in elementary education. She retired from the Hawkins County school system after many years as an elementary school teacher. Georgia was...
Roy Harliss Rowland
Dec 10, 2012
Roy "Truck Driver" Rowland, 58, Fall Branch, TN, was called home Monday, December 10th, following an extended illness. Roy was born in the Mill Creek area where he had lived his entire life. He was a truck driver, having worked at Quebecor World for 33 years and then Circle V until his recent illness. "Truck Driver" loved to ride his...
Floyd "Steve" Smith
Dec 9, 2012
Floyd "Steve" Smith, 62, of Fall Branch, went to his heavenly home Monday, December 9, 2012. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Floyd and Mary Pauline Smith; brother, Randy Smith; and father-in-law, Guy Middleton.Steve is survived by his wife, Barbara Smith of Fall Branch; son, Torrey Smith of Fall...
Jack Dale
Dec 9, 2012
Master Chief Jack J. Dale USNR 85, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away December 9, 2012. He was born in Freeport, Illinois, son of Owen Dale and Mary O'Malia Dale. Jack attended St. Mary's grade school and Aquin High School in Freeport and earned his Bachelor's at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Sailor, father, husband, teacher, coach, industrial engineer, Jack shared...
George R. Grater
Dec 8, 2012
George R. Grater, 82, went peacefully to be with the Lord at his home on Saturday, December 8, 2012 after an extended illness. He was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on April 13, 1930. After graduating from high school, he entered the U.S. Navy and served for 4 years on the USS Cotten during the Korean conflict. While on leave visiting...
Shelby Lee Light
Dec 8, 2012
Shelby Lee Light, 62, of Rogersville, Beech Creek Community, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at home. She was a loving wife and mother. Shelby attended Gospel Mission Church.She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Jerry Light; father, Ornie T. "Ike" Light; mother, Clyde Dora Luster Light; stepmother, Kate Gibson Light; sister, Shirley Morelock; and...
Reese "Buddy" Milhorn
Dec 8, 2012
Reese Milhorn passed away at 4:35 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, TN after a brief illness.He was born in Kingsport, TN on May 10, 1939 and lived there his entire life. He was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended East Tennessee State University. Reese was always known for his fun loving...
The Rev. Earl D. Cookenour
Dec 8, 2012
Rev. Earl Dewey Cookenour, 89, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 8 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Born in Scott County, VA, he was in the United States Army 577th Ambulance Company as an ambulance orderly during WWII in the European Theatre. Rev. Cookenour pastored and ministered at several churches, was a great...
Mary E. Crawford Light
Dec 7, 2012
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10
Mary E. Crawford Light, 87, of Kingsport, went to her Heavenly home Friday, December 7, 2012 after a brief illness.
Mary attended Gospel Mission Church where she loved to sing. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend to many. Mary...
William Skeen, Jr
Dec 6, 2012
William "Slemp Boy" "Wilbur" Skeen, 37, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at his home. He was a life long resident of Kingsport and was a 1994 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. William was a member of Indian Springs Baptist Church Glenwood Campus. He loved watching old movies, drinking Pepsi's and was a real...
Louise McNew
Dec 6, 2012
"Be ye therefore ready also: for the son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not." Luke 12:40Louise McNew, 91, of Sullivan Gardens passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Indian Path Medical Center. She was born in the Mill Creek area where she lived her entire life. Louise was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church.Louise was...
Ofa Hicks
Dec 6, 2012
Ofa Olivia Simpson Conkin Hicks, 90, of Kingsport, died Thursday morning, December 6, 2012, at Elmcroft Assisted Living. She was a life long resident of Sullivan County. Ofa was a 1941 graduate of Sullivan High School. She had worked at the Kingsport Press and Holston Valley Hospital. Ofa was a member of Solomon Temple Missionary Baptist Church.She was preceded in...
Robert "Bob" Parker
Dec 4, 2012
Robert "Bob" Parker, 73, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at U.T. Medical Center. Born in Jonesborough, TN, he was a resident of Kingsport for most of his adult life. He was self employed as the owner of Bob Parker Insurance Agency for 43 years. Most recently, he moved to Knoxville, TN to be close to his daughters.Bob was a 1957...
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