Obituaries
Thomas Worley Booth
Nov 2, 2012
Thomas Worley Booth, age 89, passed away peacefully at Tanbark Healthcare Facility in Lexington, Kentucky on November 2, 2012. He was born on October 7, 1923 in Saltville, VA to James Jonas and Edna C. Booth. Tom attended school in Saltville and graduated from Saltville High School where he played baseball, basketball and won the state championship in tennis. He...
Shirley Paulette Thorpe
Nov 1, 2012
Shirley Paulette Thorpe, 68, of Greeneville, died Thursday morning, November 1, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Sullivan County, where she had resided most of her life. Shirley had been employed with Brock Group for the last 14 years. She enjoyed farming and gardening.She was preceded in death by...
Orpha Rovina Crawford
Nov 1, 2012
"Absent from the body but present with the Lord"Orpha Rovina Roberts Crawford, 86, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at her home surrounded by family after a lengthy illness.She was born in Greene County and resided most of her life in Washington and Sullivan County. Orpha had worked at Metals Engineering and Magnavox.She was a loving mother,...
Tom F. Still
Oct 31, 2012
Thomas F. Still, 83, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Born in Kingsport on April 9, 1929, he had lived most of his life here. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and Oberlin College with a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Music with a major in piano performance. While serving in the United States Army he was stationed in Japan....
JoAnn Palmer
Oct 31, 2012
Elizabeth JoAnn Slaughter Palmer, 75, Kingsport, was called home to be with her Lord at 1:00 am on Wednesday, October 31st following a brief illness. Jo was born in Kingsport where she had lived her entire life. She was a graduate of Lynn View High School and an employee of the Kingsport Times News until retirement. Jo was loved by...
Samuel Ketron
Oct 31, 2012
Samuel Ketron, 60, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 31, 2012.He was a lifelong resident of the Kingsport area and of the Pentecostal faith. Samuel enjoyed horses and his mule named "Famous Amos".He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Sallie Ketron; brothers and sisters, Gerald, Paul, Daney, Iva Jean, and Thelma.Surviving are his...
Dr. Monte W. Phillips
Oct 31, 2012
Dr. Monte W. Phillips, age 76, of Kingsport, TN, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, with his wife and son by his side. He was born on January 26, 1936, in Chattanooga, TN. In 1960, Dr. Phillips graduated from The University of Tennessee Memphis College of Medicine and Surgery. He completed his residency...
Colonel Retired Walter Vergil Pope
Oct 30, 2012
Colonel Retired Walter Vergil Pope, age 85, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Indian Path Medical Center. Walter was born in Bristol, TN, graduated from Tennessee High School and attended Georgia Tech University. He joined the U.S. Army in 1950 and was a graduate of Officer Candidate School. In 1953 he left active duty, at which...
Doug Scott
Oct 30, 2012
Douglas Randolph Scott, 74, of Gray, TN, died Tuesday night, October 30, 2012 at his home while surrounded by his family following a brief illness.Born in Lively, VA, Doug had resided in Kingsport most of his life, having lived in Gray for the last 20 years. He worked at Holston Defense for 31 years and retired in 1991.Doug enjoyed his...
Ella Mae Britton Harmon
Oct 30, 2012
Ella Mae Harmon, affectionately known as "Granny Mae" passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012.She was born in Greene County and lived most of her life in the Kingsport area.Mae was preceded in death by her husband of over fifty years, Lyle Harmon; two infant children; parents, W. R. and Mary Emily Britton; sisters, Sue Brown and Mildred Malone; brothers, Bill...
Eula Mae Phillips
Oct 30, 2012
Eula Mae Phillips, 88, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Brookhaven Manor following a lengthy illness. She was born in Sullivan County and was a lifetime resident. Eula had worked at TEC in her early years. Mrs. Phillips was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. She loved her family and also her...
Sandra Surcey Starnes
Oct 29, 2012
Sandra Surcey Starnes went to be with the Lord Sunday morning at Holston Valley Medical Center after a long illness. She was born January 25, 1954 to Frank and Betty Coates Surcey. Sandra was a long-time member of State Line Baptist Church. She loved serving in AWANA, the Deaf Ministry, the Choir and Vacation Bible School for many years prior...
Dennis Michael Thomas
Oct 29, 2012
Dennis Michael Thomas, 68, of Rogersville, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer. A native of Pensacola, FL, he had spent most of his life in Jacksonville. Dennis was a man of many trades over the years but for most of his life he was a truck driver. He moved to this area in 1985...
David Michael Sanders
Oct 28, 2012
David Mike Sanders, 63, of Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He had resided in Kingsport for his entire life. Mike graduated from Ketron High School and had received a certificate from the graduate school of retail bank management University of Virginia. He retired as a senior vice president from Carter County...
Wanda Lockiel Morelock
Oct 27, 2012
Wanda Lockiel Morelock, 82, joined her Heavenly Father and a host of family and friends on October 27, 2012, at her home. She was a life long member of Mt. Carmel FWB Church, since her baptism in 1947, where she faithfully sang in the choir and supported the work of the church. She moved from Baltimore, MD, back to Tennessee...
Anna Blanch Dykes
Oct 26, 2012
Anna Blanch Dykes, 88, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 26, 2012 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and a member of Long Island Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Dykes; two grandchildren, Tonya Owens and Jeff Dykes; her parents, Asa and Trissie Gilbert and four brothers.Survivors...
Joelle Thomsen
Oct 26, 2012
Joelle Thomsen, of Kingsport, died October 26, 2012. She grew up in Augusta, GA, and after graduating from Auburn University with a degree in chemistry, she went to work for Tennessee Eastman in 1947 in order to be close to her older brother and his family. Joelle married William "Bill" Thomsen in 1974. After she and Bill retired they found...
Ruby Lee Parsons
Oct 26, 2012
Ruby Parsons, 87, of Cedar St., Kingsport, passed away at her home on October 26, 2012.She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Parsons, a daughter, Linda Parsons, her parents, Charlie and Myrtle Caldwell Rigsby, five sisters and two brothers.Ruby is survived by two sons, Junior Parsons and Kenneth Parsons, both of Kingsport; five grandchildren, Lester Parsons, Melinda Parsons,...
Letitia Taylor
Oct 26, 2012
Letitia Lynch Taylor , 94, died Friday, October 26, 2012, in Lowell, NC.Letitia was born September 14, 1918, in Kingsport, TN, to Robert Lee Lynch and Sarah Jane Lynch.Letitia's life is highlighted by the fact that she was a dedicated mother to her three children, Mary Anne, Robert and Alfred and a hard working professional. She began her professional career...
Marie Rose Kay
Oct 26, 2012
Kingsport - Marie Rose Kay died at her home and went to heaven on Friday October 26. Marie was born on January 18, 1952 in Butare, Rwanda. Along with her family, she came to the United States in June 1997 and moved to Kingsport shortly thereafter. Marie-Rose was a gracious hostess and loving wife and mother. She spent free time...
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