Obituaries
Connie L. Qualls
Oct 25, 2012
Connie L. Qualls, 64, Church Hill, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Bristol, VA and had retired from the Kingsport Times News. Connie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter and sister.She was preceded in death...
John London Crawford
Oct 24, 2012
John London Crawford, 78, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012.He was preceded in death by his parents and several brothers and sisters.John is survived by his wife, Ruby S. Crawford, Kingsport; daughter, Loretta Jackson, Hamilton, Ohio; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Myrtle Gulley, Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.Family and friends will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at...
De Swenson
Oct 24, 2012
Dorothy B. Swenson, age 88, of Lincoln, California passed away Wednesday October 24, 2012 following a brief illness. A native of Kingsport, she moved to California in her twenties. She was self employed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin Clayton and Hazel Hensley.Surviving are her son, Steven Swenson of Sunnyvale, California, granddaughter, Stephanie Swenson-Rasmussen, two great grandchildren,...
Ora E. Donaldson
Oct 24, 2012
Ora Elizabeth Anderson Donaldson, 92, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Her passing was peaceful and at her home.Ora was born to Claude Cecil and Estelle Wheeler Anderson in Kite, Georgia on February 14, 1920, where she, sister Louise, and brother Claude Jr. Buddy were raised.During World War II, Ora worked as a civilian employee for IBM as...
Charlene Cloyd
Oct 24, 2012
Charlene Forrest Cloyd, 79, of Fall Branch, passed away on Wednesday, October 24th at Four Oaks Health Care in Jonesborough. Born in Washington County, she had lived in this area all of her life. She attended Oak Hill Baptist Church and was a talented seamstress. Charlene enjoyed southern gospel music and making crafts.She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Edith Overbey
Oct 23, 2012
Edith Russell Overbey, 87, of Kingsport, joined her husband of 64 years, David B. Overbey, for a reunion celebration in heaven on Tuesday afternoon. She leaves behind her two sons and their families, a brother, several nieces and nephews, a host of friends and neighbors and fellow members of Litz Manor Baptist Church.Edith was born in Hawkins County and attended...
Herbert F. Kuhfuss
Oct 22, 2012
Herbert F. Kuhfuss, 88, Kingsport, passed to his heavenly home on October 22, 2012 at Asbury Nursing Home. Herb was raised in New Jersey and graduated from Tusculum College, retiring from Eastman Kodak in 1984. He served in the U.S. Air Force in WWII.He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Frieda Kuhfuss, sister, Ruth Roberts, and his...
Paige Pippin Corley
Oct 21, 2012
The loving son of Virginia Ginger Pippin Corley and the late Fredie Corley, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Paige was born in Kingsport on June 12, 1965.He was a former CAD operator with a local engineering firm. Paige enjoyed NASCAR racing, listening to all types of music and TN Lady Vols...
Ginger Larkey
Oct 20, 2012
Ps. 116:9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.Virginia Elizabeth "Ginger" Larkey, 50, died October 20, 2012, of pancreatic cancer. Born in Kingsport, she lived five early years in Pittsburgh, PA, and was raised in Marietta, GA. She moved with her family back to southwest Virginia in 1997. She was a graduate of George Walton...
Ann E. Thompson
Oct 18, 2012
Ann Thompson, 78, Kingsport, TN, passed away October 18, 2012 after a long illness.Ann was born in and lived her entire life in Kingsport. She graduated from Dobyns- Bennett High School where she was active in intramural sports.. After graduating from business school, she married H. Wayne Thompson in 1955 and they were together for 57 years. They were married...
Marie B. Archer
Oct 18, 2012
Marie B. Archer, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 18, 2012. She was born May 9, 1934 in Memphis, TN and moved to Kingsport after marriage. Marie attended Treadwell High School and Memphis State University where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, continuing her education at East Tennessee State University after moving to...
Judy Kate Salyer
Oct 18, 2012
Judy Kate Salyer, 64, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012 following a short period of declining health. She worked as a purchasing agent for Fluor Daniel/Ameco Construction. Judy was of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Hazel Baines.Judy is survived by her daughter, Letisha Summey and husband, Chad; son, Joey Salyer and...
Gina Horton Begley
Oct 18, 2012
Gina Horton Begley, age 48, passed away on Thursday, October 18th at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. She had resided in Kingsport for her entire life. Gina graduated from Sullivan South High School and received her associate degree from Bristol College. She worked in the medical field for several years. Gina was a loving daughter, wife, mother, mother-in-law, sister and...
Frances E. Napier
Oct 17, 2012
Frances Napier, 82, Mt. Carmel, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012. She was born in Norton, VA and had lived in the Kingsport area most of her life. Frances lived at the Church Hill Health Care Center for the past two years.She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Napier; son, Eddie Napier; sister, Phyllis Williamson; and brother, Herbert...
Delbert Donald Gosch
Oct 17, 2012
Delbert Donald "Don" Gosch, formerly of Houston, TX, and most recently of Forest City, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 17th. He was born in Cistern, TX on October 27th of 1932. Don lived a long and full life passing only 10 days shy of turning 80. It would have been a great birthday Daddy.He...
Mark Edwin Kilgore
Oct 16, 2012
Mark Edwin Kilgore, 48, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord while surrounded by his family due to complications from a severe seizure. A graduate of Sullivan North High School; he had also received his Associates in drafting from Northeast State Community College. He worked as a piping designer for several engineering firms in the area. Mark attended Lynn...
Connie M. Grogg
Oct 16, 2012
Connie Malone Grogg, 74, Kingsport, passed away from this life on Tuesday, October 16th from an affliction in her body. Born in Sullivan County, Connie had resided in Kingsport for most of her life. She was a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother.She was preceded in death by her parents: mother, Mary Lee Frazier and father, Homer Malone.Connie is...
Bessie Agnes Hendry Brown
Oct 14, 2012
Bessie Agnes Hendry Brown passed away Sunday evening, October 14, 2012. Born September 14, 1910, she celebrated her 102nd birthday with friends and some family members. Agnes was a devoted wife, mother and a caregiver who loved to make quilts and crochet. She was a member of Sullivan Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Luna C. Brown,...
Edith Collier
Oct 14, 2012
Edith Fannon Collier, 90, of Kingsport, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Wexford House.She was born in Blackwater, Virginia, to Perry and Attie Fannon and had lived in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and Blackwater before moving to Kingsport in 2004. Edith attended Robinette Chapel Church in Big Stone and Osborne's Chapel in Blackwater.She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Clifford H. Clement
Oct 13, 2012
Clifford H. Clement, 73, of Kingsport, formerly of Asheville, North Carolina, died quietly at his home Saturday, October 13, 2012, after a year long battle with cancer.He served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from the V.A. Hospital in Asheville, N.C.Clifford was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many.He was preceded in death by his parents, Houston...
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