Obituaries
Rodney Rockwell Wylde
Aug 13, 2011
Rodney Rockwell Wylde, 95, died early Saturday morning, August 13, 2011 at his home in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was born on October 10, 1915 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Elmer J. and Clara Wylde. Rodney and Margaret Blevins were married August 31, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri. They were married for 68 years when she preceded him in death on...
Charles Ernest Horton
Aug 13, 2011
Charles Ernest Horton, 91, Kingsport, died Saturday, August 13 at his home.Born in Columbia, SC, he was a 1st Sgt in the Army and fought in World War II and was a POW. He was a salesman for Moore Business Forms for 40 years and was a resident of the Tri-Cities for 48 years. He was a member of Cassidy...
Garvey McGee, Jr
Aug 12, 2011
Garvey "Mack" McGee, Jr. 37, of Jonesborough, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 12, 2011.Mack was born on March 26, 1974, in Kingsport, TN, the son of Garvey Mack McGee, Sr., and Carolyn Short McGee Dunn. He lived his entire life in the local area.He was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TN....
Grace Moorehouse
Aug 11, 2011
Grace Moorehouse, 95, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Thursday morning August 11, 2011. She is survived by her son, Robert E. Moorehouse II; daughter-in-law, Marsha Whitlock Moorehouse; grandson and wife, John Moorehouse and Sandi Larkins Moorehouse; special nephew, Bill Moorehouse, who visited her at least once a week for more than a decade; and a host of nieces and...
Patricia Crawford
Aug 11, 2011
Patricia "Patty" Crawford, 55, 936 Gravely Road, Kingsport, was called home to be with the Lord at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, August 11th following a brief illness. Patty was born in Kingsport where she had lived her entire life. She was a homemaker and a mother.Patty was preceded in death by her parents, J.B. and Edna Crawford, her brother Jerry Crawford...
Steve Anthony Starnes
Aug 10, 2011
"I was that, which others cared not to be. I went where others feared to go and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those that gave nothing, and reluctantly, accepted the thought of eternal loneliness... Should I fail, I have seen the face of terror, felt the chill of fear, warmed to the touch of love....
Rickey Wayne Ramey
Aug 10, 2011
Rickey Wayne Ramey, age 49 of Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 10th at his home. He was born August 23rd, 1961 in Kingsport and lived here all his life. He attended Ketron High School and worked at the Kingsport Press as a group leader in the 80's. Rick was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church. He loved hunting,...
Jerry Churchwell
Aug 9, 2011
Jerry Churchwell, 64, Kingsport, died early Tuesday morning August 9th, 2011 peacefully at his home.A lifelong resident of the Kingsport area, he formerly worked at Oakwood Markets for 10 years and retired from Eastman Chemical Company following 30 years of service.He was preceded in death by his parents Glenna and Hal S. Churchwell, brothers Kenneth, Charles Edith, Hal B. and...
H. Ansel Hite
Aug 9, 2011
H. Ansel Hite, 94, Kingsport, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Mr. Hite was born in Sullivan County, TN on January 27, 1917 and was the son of John O. and Mae Poore Hite.He retired from Eastman Kodak after more than 40 years service in Fiber Development. He was a charter...
Dr. James Cleveland Hite
Aug 8, 2011
Dr. James Cleveland Hite, 70, of the Rock Springs Community passed away August 8, 2011, after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Clifford and Wanna Bales Hite. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents James Riley and Lillian Lady Hite and Grover Cleveland and Nora Conkin Bales. He graduated from Sullivan High School in...
Susan W. Fox
Aug 6, 2011
Susan Elizabeth White Fox of Pinehurt, NC, formerly of Kingsport, TN, passed away August 6, 2011. Susan was preceded in death by her mother Mildred McCary White and brother Jim White. She is survived by her husband Don; son Lee, his wife Kelly, and grandsons Ethan and Adam of Greensboro, NC; her father Keene White of Kingsport; her sister Carolyn...
Virginia Fulks
Aug 6, 2011
Virginia "Ginny" Redman Fulks, 95, Kingsport, TN, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at the home of her sister, Phyllis Ferguson in Blountville, Tennessee. She was born in Norton, VA, where she resided many years, and has made her home in the Kingsport area since 1973. While living in Norton, she was employed at Dave's Department...
James Lafayette King, IV
Aug 5, 2011
James Lafayette King IV, 29, of Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly Friday August 5, 2011.He was a loving father, son, and brother.He was preceded in death by his son: Gage King, maternal grandfather: Bill Austin and stepfather: Jim DeVaultSurviving are his son: Gabriel King; mother: Cindy DeVault; father: James King III and wife Sheila; maternal grandparents, Louise Austin, George and Lou...
Russell Gene Hittle
Aug 4, 2011
Russell "Russ" Rusty Hittle, 57, of Mt. Carmel passed away August 4, 2011 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Russ was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a life member and past Commander of American Legion Post 29, Zanesville, Ohio, Member and Past Trustee of Eagles Aeerie 3141 Kingsport, TN and organized...
Faye Hayes
Aug 4, 2011
Faye Hayes, 92, of Chuckey, TN, passed away at 5 p.m. Thursday evening, August 4, 2011 at Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville.Mrs. Hayes was born and had resided in Greene County all her life. She was a member of Bethesda Cumberland Presbyterian Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, J. T. Hayes; parents, Albert and Fannie Evans; four brothers,...
Ruth McCloud
Aug 4, 2011
Ruth Hall McCloud, 80, died Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 11:00p.m. at Church Hill Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. A life long resident of Kingsport and homemaker, Mrs. McCloud was one of the founders of the Chosen Few Church in Hawkins County.Ruth was preceded in death by two daughters, Sandra McCloud Miracle and Sylvia Louise Derrick, parents George Hall and...
Emily Sue Triplett
Aug 4, 2011
Emily Sue Triplett 81, of Kingsport, died Thursday, August 4th 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Freemont, Virginia she was a 1948 graduate of Sullivan High School. Sue retired from the State of Tennessee in 2006 after many years of service. She was a longtime member of Glenwood Baptist Church.Emily was preceded in...
Marie Salley Compton
Aug 4, 2011
Marie Salley Compton, 95, of Kingsport went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Marie was the oldest member of the Kingsley United Methodist Church.Marie was preceded in death by her husband John H. Compton, parents Otis and Fannie Salley, son Benny Compton and brother Talmadge Salley.Survivors include her son, Coach John Allen Compton and wife...
Frances Blessing Reed
Aug 2, 2011
Frances Blessing Reed, 88, of Kingsport, passed away August 2, 2011 following an extended battle with heart disease. She was a wife, mother, sister, friend, teacher, volunteer, and lifelong member of several community organizations.Frances was born in Cassard, Virginia, the daughter of John and Ethel Blessing, and moved with her family to Kingsport during her childhood. She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett...
Ivil Ora Meade
Aug 2, 2011
Ivil Ora Meade, 79, of Coeburn, VA, died at his home. Ivil was born in Coeburn, VA and had resided in Port Clinton, Ohio, for most of his life. He was an employee of Standard Products retiring in 1990 and returned to Coeburn to reside.He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Masel Meade.He is survived by his...
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