Obituaries
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...
Dr. Lyle Richardson Smith
Sep 3, 2011
Lyle Richardson Smith, M.D. 1923 - 2011Dr. Lyle Richardson Smith of Kingsport, TN passed away early Saturday morning, September 3, 2011 at his home.Dr. Smith wished to be remembered for his service to the people of this area. He delivered approximately 3, 000 babies in his practice. The practice of medicine was a joy to Dr. Smith and he was...
Manley L. Mitchell
Sep 2, 2011
Manley L. Mitchell, 79, Kingsport, passed away on Friday, September 02, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Manley was born in Amory, Mississippi and moved to Kingsport in 1980. He was a manager for J.C. Penney, retiring in 1992 after 40 years of service. Manley was a member of First Baptist Church of Kingsport and a member of the...
Leo J. Fix
Aug 30, 2011
Leo J. Fix, age 81, passed away peacefully with her family in attendance after a brief illness on August, 30, 2011 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro, TN. She was born on April 1, 1930 in Marion, N.C. the daughter of W.G. and Mary Jane Jarrett. She attended Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina. On May 31, 1952 she married...
Mary Jo Ann Wyatt Edens
Aug 29, 2011
Mary Jo Ann Wyatt Edens passed away courageously on Monday August 29, 2011 after battling cancer. Mary Jo was born September 12, 1937 in Spartanburg County, SC. She graduated from Boiling Springs High School and Cecil's Business College. She served the USAF during the Korean War, monitoring positions of aircraft at the Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs.Mary Jo married...
Marie Elizabeth Chance
Aug 28, 2011
Marie Elizabeth Chance, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord at her home on 9:56 p.m. Sunday, August 28th, 2011.Born in New Brunswick, Canada, she moved to Houlton, Maine early in her life. She was a graduate of Russell Sage School of Nursing and then went on to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where she received her...
Dale Donald
Aug 28, 2011
Dale Donald, 37, of Kingsport died Sunday morning at 2:15 a.m. at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol after an extended illness with brain cancer.He was a life-long resident of Kingsport. Dale was a 1993 graduate of Sullivan North High School. He owned and operated Golf Carts-To-Go in Kingsport for many years. He was of the Baptist faith. The family...
James Jim Cecil Lay
Aug 27, 2011
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2James Jim Cecil Lay, Sr., 85, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, August 27, 2011. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, who was very compassionate and humble. Jim loved...
Eugene R. Shelton
Aug 27, 2011
Eugene R. Shelton, 87, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.Born in Scott County, VA, he had resided in Kingsport since 1941. Gene served in the U. S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946 in the Third Army under General George...
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