Obituaries
Sue W. Vineyard
Nov 2, 2011
Sue W. Vineyard, 89, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. She was born in Scott County, Virginia and had resided most of her life in Kingsport. Mrs. Vineyard was a member of Moore's Memorial Baptist Church, Gate City, Virginia. She retired from Eastman after 42 years of service.She was preceded in death by her...
Mary Ruthie Byrd
Nov 2, 2011
Mary "Ruthie" Byrd, 56, Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011.Survived by husband of 33 years, Kenny Byrd; son, Robbie Byrd; sisters, Glenda Overbay and fiance, Bobby Derick, Dorothy Kirk, and Ann Sue True; brother, Bobby Strong and wife, Bonnie; mother-in-law, Martha Powers; several nieces and nephews.Graveside services will be held Friday, November 11th at 2:00 p.m. at the Strong...
J.W. Bennett
Nov 2, 2011
J.W. "Wild Man" Bennett, 67, Kingsport, passed away early Wednesday morning at Wellmont Bristol following injuries sustained in a fall September 12, 2011. J.W. was born in Kingsport where he had resided his entire life and was a retired employee of Holliston Mills. He was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed artwork, loved to paint mountain and stream scenes and was...
Jack M. Smith
Nov 2, 2011
Jack M. Smith, 82, passed away Nov. 2nd 2011, at Indian Path Medical Center, Kingsport, TN. Jack was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had been retired and living in the Kingsport, TN area for 17 years. He is survived by his wife of 44 years Mae F. Smith-- also residing locally in Kingsport. Jack was a warm and friendly gentleman,...
Walter Clark
Nov 1, 2011
Walter "Valis" Clark, 72, had been a resident of Mount Carmel, Tennessee for many years. He slipped away peacefully to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 1, 2011.Born May 21, 1939 in Floyd County Kentucky to Clyde and Cotella Reedy Clark, Valis had not lived in Kentucky since his youth but had always looked forward to and enjoyed spending the...
Stanley Wayne Shaw
Nov 1, 2011
Stanley Wayne Shaw, 69, of Limestone passed away Tuesday at his home. He was a retired carpenter. Stanley was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Shaw, mother, Pauline Shaw, brother, Donnie Shaw and sister, Sherron Jewel Cooper.He is survived by his wife, Marie Shaw of the home; two daughters, Penny and husband Donnie McCamy of Limestone, Pam and husband...
Linda Russell
Oct 31, 2011
Linda Russell, 71, of Kingsport died on Monday, October 31, 2011, at Wexford House in Kingsport.Graveside services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 8, at 2:00 p.m. at Ross Campground United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Jack Lawson
Oct 30, 2011
Jack Lawson, 67, of Kingsport, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Duffield, Virginia and had resided in Kingsport for the past several years. Jack was an acoustical mechanic in addition to working at other jobs.He had lived in various parts of the U.S. and had a great love for Colorado. Jack...
Lance Compton
Oct 29, 2011
Lance Compton, 41, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, he had resided here most of his life. Lance was a graduate of Sullivan North High School and an honors graduate of Belmont University in Nashville. He was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church. Lance traveled the...
Catherine Bell House Long
Oct 29, 2011
Catherine Bell House Long, 79, died Saturday morning, October 29, 2011, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport after battling cancer. Catherine was born in 1932 in Cleveland, Tenn. and grew up in Cleveland, Chattanooga and Knoxville. She graduated with honors from Knoxville High School and the University of Tennessee, where she was president of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority...
Jane Madden Snyder
Oct 28, 2011
Jane Madden Snyder, age 79, died at the Holston Valley Medical Center October 28, 2011.For over ten years, she fought a long hard battle against a rare cancer. She never showed any self-pity, never was discouraged and never lost her sense of humor.Jane received her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1953 from Flora MacDonald College. She was an educator...
John D. Manis
Oct 28, 2011
John D. Manis, 67, of Kingsport, died Friday morning at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Cumberland, KY, he had resided in Kingsport most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army during the Beirut Conflict. John had worked at the Kingsport Foundry for several years.He was preceded in death by his friend, Jonathan...
Jeremy Damon Krajeck
Oct 27, 2011
Jeremy Damon Krajeck, 33, of Kingsport, died Thursday morning, October 27, 2011, at his home after complications from a seizure. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jeremy moved to Kingsport in 1998 and started raising his family. He had worked for Fresenius Medical Care for 10 years where he made many friends that he would consider family. His greatest joys were worshipping...
Bradley Joseph Perkey
Oct 26, 2011
Bradley Joseph Perkey, 2 days old, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.He was preceded in death by great-uncle, Bradford Dean Woods and great-grandfather, Kenneth Eugene Troutman.Bradley is survived by parents, Alisha Smith and Richard Perkey; grandparents, Kevin Smith and wife, Amy and Tammy Laws and fiancé, Ronnie Hyder;...
Shirley Marie "Sis" Watts
Oct 26, 2011
For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 3:16Shirley Marie "Squirrel" Watts, 50, Kingsport was called home suddenly to be in the arms of Jesus, Wednesday morning, October 26th, 2011. Shirley was born in Kingsport, where she had lived her entire life. She...
Betty Chapman Freels
Oct 25, 2011
Betty Anita Chapman Freels, 74, Kingsport, TN, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Indian Path Medical Center.She was born in LaFollette, TN. Betty had a special interest in accounting, music, and games including Mahjong and Bridge. She was of the Baptist faith.Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Kenneth Freels, Kingsport, TN; and parents, James Elbert and Adra...
George E. Ledbetter
Oct 24, 2011
George E. Ledbetter, 78, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Indian Path Medical Center after a short illness.He served his country in the U.S. Air Force, enjoyed being a farmer and for many years was the Manager of Farmer's Market in Kingsport. George was an employee of the Kingsport Press for a number of years. He was a...
Ross Patrick Johnson
Oct 23, 2011
Ross Patrick Johnson, born June 24, 1921, died peacefully in his sleep on October 23, 2011, at the age of 90. Ross, born in Clinchport, Virginia, was the son of the late Arthur Lee Johnson, Sr. and Eliza Jane Lawson Johnson. Ross graduated from Shoemaker High School in 1940 and then honorably served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on...
Nina Bruner Trivette
Oct 23, 2011
Nina Bruner Trivette of Kingsport passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2011.She was born in Speers Ferry, VA, and worked as a Front End Manager at Food City, Colonial Heights since February, 2010. She treasured the friendships of the Food City Family. She was a member of Homeland Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther "Smokey" Bruner...
Dianne Elizabeth Donaldson Hamblen
Oct 22, 2011
Dianne Elizabeth Donaldson Hamblen, 62, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 22, 2011.Dianne was born to Raymond and Ora Anderson Donaldson in Atlanta, Georgia on September 30, 1949 and grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. She was also a member of the UT band, where she met the love...
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