Obituaries
Mary Fugate
Mar 2, 2010
Mary Lou McGaha Fugate, of Kingsport, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at her home following a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and attended the Pentecostal Church. She enjoyed painting, crocheting, knitting, quilting, floral design, fishing, and was a top-notch cook. Mary Lou loved to read her Bible and cherished her relationship with...
Frances Bivins
Mar 2, 2010
Frances Scott Bivins, 89, of Charlotte, NC, died Tuesday March 2, 2010 at The Wexford House in Kingsport. Born in Greensboro, NC, she had resided in Charlotte most of her life. She was a UNC, Greensboro, graduate and taught elementary school in Silver City, Albermarle, and Charlotte for many years.Mrs. Bivins was preceded in death by her husband, James D....
Thomas Wayne Jackson
Mar 1, 2010
Thomas W. Jackson, 72, of Kingsport, died Monday March 1, 2010 at his home after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport where he has lived all of his life, Tommy was a 1955 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Tommy retired from Eastman Chemical Company in 1976 due to health reasons. He was a charter member of Grace Covenant Church.Tommy was...
Gary William Bailey
Mar 1, 2010
Gary Bailey, 54, of Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at his home following a lengthy illness.He was preceded in death by a son, Adam Bailey; a brother, Doug Bailey; and his grandmother, Margaret Campbell.He is survived by his wife, Peggy Bailey, of Kingsport; a grandson, Dristan Bailey; his parents, Ed and Janice Bailey; and two brothers, Tim...
Ray Coleman Barrett
Mar 1, 2010
Proverbs 34:4 ? I sought the Lord, and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears.Ray Coleman ?R.C.? Barrett went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 1, 2010, at his home on R.C. Barrett Road in Kingsport. Mr. Barrett was a trustee and lifelong member of Gospel Mission Church on Lone Star Road in...
Mary Manicur Gollie
Feb 28, 2010
Mary Manicur Gollie, 88, Kingsport, passed away Sunday February 28, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born January 3, 1922, in Switchback, WV, and was the daughter of the late Sam and Jeanette Manicur. She spent the majority of her life in Coeburn, VA. Mary was a member of The Church of God of Prophecy in Coeburn. In...
Lester Hugh "Toppy" Clark
Feb 26, 2010
Lester Hugh "Toppy" Clark, 84, of Church Hill, died Friday, February 26, 2010, following an extended illness. He was born and raised in the Ross Campground community. He retired from Mullins and Quillen Tile after many years of service. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.He was preceded in death by a son, Mark Clark; his parents, Frank...
Velda Parris Noel
Feb 26, 2010
Velda Parris Noel passed away Friday, February 26, 2010. Velda was born December 31, 1920 in Kingsport and moved away at an early age to Birmingham, AL. She returned to Maces Springs, VA, at age ten, and later moved back to Kingsport. Velda graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High in 1937 at the age of 16, and also attended ETSU.Velda began her...
Mae Watson Dykes
Feb 24, 2010
Following a brief illness, Effie Mae Watson Dykes went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2010, at Emeritus at Kingsport Senior Care and Residential Living, which had become her second home. Mae was born on August 16, 1921, in the Milburnton Community of Greene County, TN. She attended Chuckey High School. Mae accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord...
Cuma Dykes Collins
Feb 24, 2010
Cuma Dykes Collins, 86, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Wellington Place of Greeneville. Cuma grew up in Kingsport, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Jack M. Collins, in 1948. They raised their family in Bristol, TN. Cuma loved children, and was a kindergarten teacher for 15 years. She...
Jesse C. Riddle, Jr
Feb 24, 2010
Jesse C. Riddle, Jr., 69, of Kingsport, died Wednesday February 24, 2010 at home. As Job said in Job 29:18, "I will die in my own house." Jesse loved his pet cats and enjoyed reading and learning. He was proud to say he had watched his favorite movie, "The Passion of the Christ", many times. Jesse was preceded in death...
Dorothy Mann
Feb 24, 2010
Dorothy "Dot" Mann, 86, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 24, 2010.Born in Washington County, she came to the Kingsport area in 1941. She was a member of Sullivan Baptist Church.Mrs. Mann was formerly employed with Tennessee Eastman Company.Her husband, William Mann preceded her in death, as well as her brothers, Roy Davis, Kermit Davis, Densil...
Bob Stokes
Feb 23, 2010
Bob Stokes, 79, of Kingsport, died Tuesday February 23, 2010 after an apparent heart attack. Born in Gate City, Virginia, he had resided in Kingsport most of his life. Bob worked for the Kingsport Press for many years as a book binder.He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Stokes.Surviving are a daughter, Lynn Stokes Allen of Destin,...
Myrtle Hurd McCrary
Feb 22, 2010
Myrtle Hurd McCrary, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Hancock County, TN, and had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Mrs. McCrary had worked as a substitute teacher at Johnson Elementary School for a number of years. She was a Baptist, and enjoyed...
Hubert L. Childress
Feb 20, 2010
Hubert L. Childress, 89, husband of the late Emily Netherland Childress for 65 years and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Kingsport, TN, he was the son of the late James and Ada Grey Childress. He was a member of the North East Church...
Ben G. Larkey
Feb 20, 2010
Ben G. Larkey, 76, of Hiltons, VA, died Friday afternoon February 19, 2010 after an apparent heart attack.Born in Bristol, VA, Ben had resided in Hiltons, VA since 1997. He was a graduate of Hilton High School, attended Emory & Henry College, and graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1958. Ben served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Gene A. Hensley
Feb 19, 2010
Gene A. Hensley, 59, Kingsport, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, February 19, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.Mr. Hensley served as President/CEO of Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union originally Mead Kingsport Credit Union for 31 dedicated years to the members and to the community.He received his BS 1976 and MBA 1978...
Roy Lee Sonny Dykes
Feb 18, 2010
Roy Lee "Sonny" Dykes, 70, passed away at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center at 2:50 a.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2010. He was born and lived all his life in Washington County, Tennessee.Sonny was preceded in death by his father and mother, Glen Dykes and Pauline Dykes; and a brother, Gary Dykes.Surviving are his wife, Shirley Moore Dykes; a daughter,...
Robert Eugene Sells
Feb 17, 2010
Robert "Bob" Sells, Sr., 69, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Born in Kingsport, Bob had lived in this area for most of his life. He was a graduate of Fall Branch High School and was retired from Greenes Supply after many years of service.Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Weldon and Norma Sells; the mother of his...
C. Rita Groseclose
Feb 16, 2010
Clara Rita Groseclose, age 88, the second child born on June 5, 1921, to M. Clyde Groseclose, Sr., and Gladys Roller Groseclose both deceased, died from fatal car wreck injuries suffered in Johnson City, TN, on the afternoon of February 16, 2010, when the other driver crossed the center line and struck her vehicle head-on to her driver's side, although...
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