Obituaries
Nancy Lou Winters
Sep 18, 2011
Nancy Lou Winters, 60, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 18th, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Kingsport, where she had resided most of her life. Nancy also resided in Fall Branch for the past 14 years. She was a born again Christian and had faithfully attended Faith Church In Jesus Name....
Ivy Simpson
Sep 18, 2011
Ivy Simpson, 73, of Kingsport, went to be with Jesus to his new home after a brief illness at Wellmont Holston Valley on September 18, 2011 with his two daughters holding his hands.He was born on September 24th, 1937 to the late Wilford Ivy and Iona Simpson. Ivy lived his entire life in the Sullivan Gardens Community and was a...
Mark Anthony Carty
Sep 18, 2011
Mark Anthony Carty, 56, died at his home after an extended illness on Sunday, September 18, surrounded by his family.Mark was a life-long resident of Kingsport and a 1973 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. He was employed from 1977 to 1988 at Eastman Chemical Company. Mark was an avid lover of nature and wildlife.He was preceded in death by his...
Kyong Hwan Coates
Sep 18, 2011
Kyong Coates, 46, of Kingsport, died Sunday, September 18th in Knoxville. Born in South Korea, she had resided in Kingsport since 1991. Kyong was a homemaker and attended Tri-Cities Korean church.She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.Kyong is survived by her daughter, Victoria Pauline Coates of Knoxville; sons Joshua James Coates and John Joseph...
Frances Josephine Head Hensley
Sep 17, 2011
Frances Josephine Head Hensley departed this life on September 17, 2011, at the age of 83.Born & raised in Sullivan County, she spent the majority of her life in Kingsport. Before marriage & motherhood, she was employed at Leeper's Grocery & made many life-long friends there. She was a faithful member of Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church for almost 40 years...
Reva Noble
Sep 17, 2011
Reva Noble, of Johnson City, formerly of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, September 17th at Appalachian Christian Village and previously resided at Asbury Healthcare.She was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky and resided in Kingsport and Johnson City.Reva had worked for United Intermountain Telephone and later became a teacher having taught in the Kingsport City School System.She was a devoted member of...
Sam Johnson
Sep 16, 2011
Sam Johnson, 30, Kingsport, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Sam was a 1999 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and employed by Tennessee Electric.His father, Glen Johnson and maternal grandfather, Richard Crawford preceded him in death.Sam is survived by his daughter, Sydney Johnson, Kingsport; mother, Brenda Johnson, Johnson City; brother, Alan Johnson, Johnson City; paternal...
Russell Vaughn
Sep 16, 2011
Russell "Russ" Vaughn, 56, Kingsport, died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2011 at his home following a brief illness.Born September 16, 1955, Russ lived in Kingsport his entire life and had been employed in the roofing business for many years.He is survived by three brothers, Rick Vaughn, Randy Vaughn, and Regan Vaughn, all of Kingsport; and an aunt, Lynda...
Gary Thomas
Sep 15, 2011
Gary Thomas, 63, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011 at his home.Gary was born February 6, 1948 in Kingsport a son of the late William and Faye Thomas. He was a graduate of Holston Institute High School Class of 1967 where he participated in sports, especially track, field, and pole vaulting. He attended the University of Tennessee -...
Ronald Lee McPherson
Sep 14, 2011
Ronald Lee McPherson, 69, Kingsport, passed away early Wednesday morning at Wellmont HVMC due to a heart attack. Ron was born in Kingsport where he had resided his entire life and was a graduate of Lynn View High School, class of '59. Ron was an employee of Building Accents in Bristol, VA. He was a Mason and Shriner, member of...
Mary Ann Reese Harkleroad
Sep 13, 2011
ANN "RUNT" REESEMary Ann "Runt" Reese Harkleroad of Kingsport passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at her home after an extended illness.Mary Ann was the youngest child born December 24, 1931, in Dandridge, TN to the late Luther David and Emma Mae Lewis Reese. She spent most of her life in Kingsport and previously worked for Slip-Not Belting Corp....
Jenny Reedy
Sep 13, 2011
Jenny Reedy, 78, of Kingsport went home to be with The Lord Tuesday, September 13, 2011 after an extended illness. She was a very caring and loving mother and wife.She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert W. Reedy, Jr.; sisters, Oakie Pennington, Marie Bennett, and Josephine Brown; and brothers, Marion Lester and Walter Lester.Jenny is survived by her...
A.J. Horton
Sep 11, 2011
A.J. Horton, 78, Kingsport, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Bristol Regional Medical Center.He is survived by his wife, Betty Horton of Kingsport; son Jimmy Horton and wife Diane, of Kingsport; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Lester Horton and wife Lottie of Stephens City, Virginia.Graveside services will be conducted on Thursday, September 15th at 1:00 p.m....
June Stewart Ketron
Sep 11, 2011
June Stewart Ketron, 87, Boones Creek Community, passed away September 11, 2011 at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.Mrs. Ketron was the daughter of the late William E. Stewart and Nellie Lane Stewart. She was born on June 4, 1924 in Davey, West Virginia. She also lived in Gate City, VA, Kingsport TN, and for the last 62...
Dewey Ward
Sep 10, 2011
Dewey Ward, 90, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 10, 2011.Born in Hawkins County, he asked Jesus into his life in his early thirty's. Shortly after he answered the call to preach the gospel and pastored various churches for over 50 years. Dewey retired from Tennessee Eastman in 1981. He was a member of Spires Chapel Baptist...
William Franklin Short
Sep 9, 2011
"It's Never Good Bye; Just So Long"W.F. "Frank" Short, 99, son of David and Dolly Short, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 9, 2011 at his home after a brief illness.Mr. Short was born in Letcher Co., Kentucky, on December 24, 1911. After moving to Kingsport, Tennessee, he and his wife, Draxie, operated Short's Grocery and Coal...
Emmett Kimberling Jr
Sep 9, 2011
Emmett Kimberling Jr., 88, of Kingsport passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness.Born in Lee County, Virginia, he had resided most of his life in Kingsport. Mr. Kimberling was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during World War II. He retired as a truck driver from Air Products in...
Ruth Eileen Hartgrove Bowling
Sep 9, 2011
Ruth Eileen Hartgrove Bowling was reunited with the love of her life, Jesse Bowling, on Friday, September 9, 2011, at Asbury Place in Kingsport.Ruth was born in Kingsport on December 1, 1924. She attended Sullivan High School and Kingsport High School, where she was in the marching bands, playing the drums. Ruth loved music, especially dancing and singing; she once...
Beulah E. Collett
Sep 6, 2011
"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want"Beaulah Elizabeth Amos Clark Collett passed peacefully into the arms of her loving heavenly shepherd on Tuesday, September 06, 2011. She was born March 19, 1927 in Castlewood, Virginia, the ninth of twelve children. Her father got a job at a "new" Kingsport plant, called Eastman. He moved his family from Castlewood...
Avery C. Moore
Sep 5, 2011
Avery C. Moore, 91, of Kingsport, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 5, 2011 at her home.She was born in Mendota, Va. and had resided in Kingsport most of her life. She had worked for Piggly Wiggly and Speed-Chek and was a "Rosie the Riveter" during WWII.She was preceded in death by her parents David and Ollie Wood; sisters, Leo Wood...
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