Obituaries
William W. Bill Fowler
Nov 27, 2011
William W. Bill Fowler, 84, passed away November 27, 2011Bill was born April 19, 1927, in Johnson City, Tennessee, son of the late G.R. Fowler Sr., and Maude Fowler. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Marine Corp.and retired from Kingsport Press after 36 years of service.He was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Fowler,...
A. B. Good
Nov 27, 2011
A. B. Good, 95, of Fall Branch, died Sunday morning November 27, 2011 at Four OaksHealthcare Center in Jonesborough after a brief illness.He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and retired from Pet Dairy in 1978 after 33 years of service. A. B. was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his parents, James...
Louise R. Carpenter
Nov 27, 2011
Louise R. Carpenter, 97, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011. Born in Dante, VA, she had resided in Kingsport since 1941. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker and charter member of Waverly Road Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of Reece and Louvina Murray Rudder.She was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyt Carpenter; son, James Hoyt Carpenter; infant daughter,...
Delmar Crawford
Nov 26, 2011
Delmar Crawford, 74, of Sullivan Gardens died unexpectedly Saturday morning, November 26, 2011.Born in Hawkins County, he had resided in Kingsport most of his life. He retired from Slip-Not Belting in 2000 after 46 years of service. In 1981, he opened and operated his own leather craft business. Delmar's hobby was being a master leather craftsman and serving the Lord....
Clara Joy Hall
Nov 26, 2011
Clara Joy Hall, 79, passed away on Nov. 26, 2011 at Wexford House in Kingsport, TN. She was welcomed home by her parents, Minnie L. Hall and James Arthur Hall, her sister, Sadie H. Harris, and her brother, James E. Hall. She will be greatly missed by her nieces, Deborah Winebarger Clasen John, Kingsport, TN, Donna Winebarger Cole Lonnie, Kingsport,...
Junious Grant Rayfield
Nov 25, 2011
Junious Grant Rayfield, 88, Kingsport, TN, departed this life on November 25, 2011 at his home following an extended illness.Mr. Rayfield will be remembered as a devoted husband and loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved his home, family and his Lord and Savior and was of the Baptist faith.After serving his country in WWII, he worked at the Kingsport...
Erma P. Patterson
Nov 25, 2011
Erma P. Patterson, 87, of Fall Branch, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2011, after a period of declining health. She was a loving wife of 60 years, devoted mother of three children and beloved grandmother, affectionately known as Mamaw, to each of her five grandchildren. A retired employee of K-mart, she was loved by everyone who knew her...
Jack Wesley Mayo
Nov 24, 2011
Jack Wesley Mayo, 88, died Thursday, November 24th, 2011 at Remington House in Kingsport. Born in Pineville, KY, Jack Mayo moved to Kingsport in 1933. After graduating from Dobyns-Bennett High School, where he lettered in baseball, he served in the Army Air Force as a P51 Mustang pilot during World War II. Following the war, he returned to Virginia Polytechic...
James Howard Carroll
Nov 24, 2011
James Howard Carroll, 84, Kingsport, passed away quietly at his home, surrounded by loved ones. He bravely fought lung and brain cancer and died as he lived, honorably and with courage. Howard served his country in both the Air Force and Navy. He was a distinguished builder, and while working side by side with his brother and father, Carroll Brothers...
Mary Elizabeth Betty Starnes
Nov 23, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Betty Starnes, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Indian Path Medical Center. Betty was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority... motto: Life, Learning, and Friendship. She was a graduate of Brookhaven Business School in Brookhaven, MS. Betty served Sullivan County as Purchasing Agent and Assistant Purchasing Agent for 30 years. She was a...
Cathryn McCoy Tranbarger
Nov 23, 2011
Cathryn McCoy Tranbarger, 92, of Kingsport, died Wednesday morning, November 23, 2011 at Asbury Place at Kingsport.Born in Keokee, Virginia, she was a resident of the Kingsport area since 1920. Cathryn was a retired employee of Holston Defense Corporation and a long-time member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. After retirement, she enjoyed volunteering for Holston Valley Auxiliary, Kingsport...
Eunice Grace Rowe
Nov 22, 2011
Eunice Grace Rowe, 100, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Wexford House. She is the daughter of the late, W.J. and Mary Hyder. Eunice came to Kingsport in 1937 and settled in Sullivan Gardens. She was an active member of Glen Alpine United Methodist Church for many years and loved her church family as her own. Eunice...
Floyd Phillips
Nov 21, 2011
Floyd Phillips, 77, formerly of Bank Drive, Fall Branch, died at Reed Nursing Home in Limestone on Monday, November 21, 2011. He was the son of the late David and Agnes Holbert Phillips, also of Fall Branch. Mr. Phillips served in the Armed Forces and retired from the former Kingsport Press of Hawkins County.He was preceded in death by his...
Hal M. Miller
Nov 21, 2011
Hal M. Miller, 81, Kingsport, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011, following a short illness.A native of Kingsport, Tennessee, Hal Miller grew up in the Bloomingdale area and attended Dobyns-Bennett High School. At Dobyns-Bennett, Hal earned the honors of All-State, All-Southern, and All-American in football. Also, he was on the D-B football team when no one managed to score against...
Helen Slaughter Jordan
Nov 20, 2011
Helen Virginia Slaughter Jordan, age 86, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2011, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, where she had been a patient for several months.Helen was born February 4, 1925, in Fordtown, Tennessee Sullivan County, to John D. Slaughter and Mary Jane "Mollie" Adams Slaughter. Except for a brief time as a young child in Akron, Ohio,...
Lisa Wagner
Nov 20, 2011
Lisa Wagner, 50, Kingsport, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011.Arrangements for Lisa Wagner are currently pending.
J. W. Dennison
Nov 19, 2011
J. W. Dennison, of Gray, was called home to be with the Lord Saturday, November 19, 2011 at his home with his family by his side after an extended illness. He was born in Kingsport July 30, 1924 and lived in Gray since 1952.In 1954, he was saved and baptized in Boone Lake and joined Cedar Creek Baptist Church.J.W. was...
George Wallace Yokley
Nov 16, 2011
George W. Yokley, 85, Kingsport, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011. He was born in Jearoldstown, Greene County and had lived in Kingsport for the past 56 years. George served with the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines and Japan. His decorations and citations included the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with one Bronze Battle Star, the Philippine Liberation...
Elburn G. Ferguson
Nov 16, 2011
Elburn G. Ferguson, 82, of Kingsport, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. He was a caring and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Elburn was a master electrician who wired his first house at the age of 12 and owned an electrical contracting company for 20 years in Dodge City, KS. He was a...
Thelma Jean Barnette
Nov 16, 2011
Thelma Jean Barnette, 73, Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was a graduate of Ketron High School and the University of Tennessee. Jean had retired from Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center where she had worked as a registered nurse.She was preceded...
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