Obituaries
Louise Cardwell King Haws
Jun 6, 2011
Louise Cardwell King Haws, 85, Fall Branch, TN died at 8:06 am Monday, June 6, 2011 at Holston Manor, Kingsport, TN. She was born in Kingsport and lived in the Fall Branch area since 1974. Louise was a member of the Bethel Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Washington #57 and Pleasant Hill...
Michael "Mike" A. Piazza
Jun 5, 2011
Michael "Mike" A. Piazza of Kingsport died Sunday June 5, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport. Mike was born April 25, 1930 in Brighton, AL, and had resided in Kingsport since 1956. He was a graduate of Auburn University where he received a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering and was a member of the Pi Mu Epsilon...
Paul Jobe
Jun 4, 2011
Paul Jobe, 90, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday June 4, 2011 following a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, and grew up on Reservoir Rd. with his grandparents, James and Sarah Easley Boyer. He served in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II. He was owner/operator of Jobe Electric and a member of...
Clifford Olson
Jun 3, 2011
Clifford "Joe" Olson passed away peacefully at his home on June 3rd, 2011. He was a tenderhearted, free spirited man with a good sense of humor who left a large legacy of love. Joe leaves behind his beloved wife Kristi, his three sons Kyle, Lonny wife Mindy, & Dan wife Caryn; four grandchildren, Hailey, Aubrey, Brielle, and Justin. Joe also...
Don H. Franklin
Jun 3, 2011
Don H. Franklin, Gonzalez, LA, formerly of Fall Branch and Kingsport, TN, born January 15, 1939, passed away after a boating accident, on Friday June 3, 2011.Don was preceded in death by his father Albert Franklin; mother Anna Lee McGhee Tucker; and brother, Alfred.Survivors include one daughter, Traci Ball and husband, Bob; mother of his daughter, Marsha Jones; grandchildren, Lindsey...
Susan Rogers Mullins
Jun 3, 2011
Susan Rogers Mullins, 59, of Kingsport, died Friday morning, June 3, 2011 at Greystone Healthcare Center in Blountville.Born in Ft. Benning, GA, Susan was a resident of Kingsport most of her life. She was a 1971 graduate of Lynn View High School. Susan was a member of Maple Oaks Gospel Mission Church and served as a volunteer for the SHARE...
Roy Maness, Jr
Jun 1, 2011
Roy Maness, Jr. passed away in Nashville, TN, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Born in Wise, VA, he attended Hampden-Sydney College and graduated from National Business College in Roanoke, VA. A CPA for 60 years, Mr. Maness was with Dent K. Burk Associates in Kingsport until his retirement. Roy was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn A....
John Harris Hopkins
Jun 1, 2011
John Harris Hopkins, 58, of Kingsport, passed away June 1, 2011.He was born in Norwalk, CT but called Wilmington, Delaware his home. He received a BA in English, BS in Accounting, and a MBA from the University of Delaware. John was a Captain in the US Army, RLTW. He worked for Wellmont Health System for 20 years. He was a...
Barry Hoskins
May 30, 2011
Barry Hoskins, 54, Kingsport, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County.Barry is survived by his daughter, Holly B. Hoskins of Bluff City; two brothers, Russell Hoskins and wife Stephanie of Portland, Oregon, Joe Hoskins and wife Carol of Kingsport; and two nieces, Samantha Hoskins and Andrea Hoskins, both of...
Nell Redwine Hess
May 29, 2011
Nell Redwine Hess, 94, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011.Nell was born in Clinchport, VA, where she resided most of her life. She moved to Kingsport in 1978. She was a member of Belvue Christian Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, Nettie and Charles Redwine; husband, P.A. Hess; and sisters, Ruth Cooper, Blanche Reed, Fannie Kate...
Jean Nesmith Beck
May 28, 2011
Jean Nesmith Beck was born in Kellogg, Iowa September 18, 1915 and passed away peacefully on May 28, 2011 at Holston Valley Hospital. She graduated from the University of Iowa and taught in a one room school near Kellogg until she moved to Kingsport in 1940. She taught at Kingsport Junior High where she met her husband Robert F. "Bob"...
Mary Ellen Phillips
May 27, 2011
Mary Ellen Phillips, 83, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday afternoon, May 27, 2011, at her home.Born in Jenkins Jones, West Virginia, she lived in the Kingsport area most of her life. Mary Ellen was co-owner of Mousey's Trading Post and a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend.Mary Ellen was a member...
Laura Ryan Harris
May 27, 2011
Laura Ryan Harris entered the gates of Heaven of May 27, 2011, at Indian Path Hospital into the loving arms of Jesus. Laura had been in declining health for several years. Laura was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, but moved to Kingsport when she was 6 years old. She later made her home with her daughter and caregiver in Church Hill,...
Claude Beckner
May 27, 2011
Claude Beckner, 87, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011.Born in Wilder, Virginia to the late Guyion Thomas and Mary Ethel Beckner, Claude lived in the Kingsport area most of his life. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the American Legion, and the National Rifle Association. Claude was employed with Eastman Chemical Company for...
Laura Ryan Harris
May 27, 2011
Laura Ryan Harris entered the gates of Heaven of May 27, 2011, at Indian Path Hospital into the loving arms of Jesus. Laura had been in declining health for several years. Laura was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, but moved to Kingsport when she was 6 years old. She later made her home with her daughter and caregiver in Church Hill,...
Sam Hite
May 27, 2011
Sam Hite, 85, Fall Branch, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011 at Indian Path Medical Center.Sam was born in Kingsport and had lived in Fall Branch for most of his life. He was a proud veteran having served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. Sam retired from Eastman Kodak in 1986. He had enjoyed...
Frances Boling Hawkins
May 24, 2011
Frances Boling Hawkins, 99, of Kingsport, passed away quietly at home May 24, 2011.Frances retired from the Kingsport School District after teaching at the elementary level. She had received her BS from the University of Georgia and her MS from East Tennessee State University. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Sexton Hawkins; parents, Cora and David Boling;...
Carl Robert Zwanzig
May 24, 2011
Carl Robert "Bob" Zwanzig, 68, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness. A native of Illinois, he has lived several places in his life, having called Tennessee home in recent years. He was a veteran of the US Air Force having served during the Vietnam War. Carl was a...
Lillie Kilgore
May 23, 2011
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see GOD"Lillie Kilgore, 79, of the Bloomingdale Community and Wexford House passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011. She was born October 28, 1931, in Nora, Virginia, and lived most of her adult life in Kingsport, Tennessee.She was preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Rosie and Patton Marshall; grandparents...
Landon Leon Vest
May 22, 2011
Landon Leon Vest, 88, passed away on May 22, 2011 at his home in Kingsport, TN.Born in Pike County Kentucky in 1922, Leon was the 6th of eight children born to Robert Lee Vest and Matilda Taylor Vest. He moved to Kingsport at the age of 15 and went to work to help support his family. At 18, he was...
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