Obituaries
Brenda Long
Feb 16, 2010
Brenda Long, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, and will be deeply missed by all that knew her.She was preceded in death by her mother, Vivian Faye Buck; her father-in-law, Fred Long; and niece, Jessica Woodward. Survivors include her husband, Fred Long, of Kingsport;...
Kathy Kestner Smith
Feb 16, 2010
Kathy Kestner Smith, 61, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at her home.She was born in Kingsport and raised in Kingsport. She resided in Knoxville several years before returning to Kingsport. Kathy was a graduate of Ketron High School. She attended The Assembly of God and was a talented organist.Her daughter, Amy Salling, mother,...
Eunice J. Stata
Feb 16, 2010
Eunice J. Stata, 85, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Loretta and Jack Williams, following a lengthy illness. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kingsport. Miss Stata started her working career at the Kingsport Press where she had worked for 20...
Gail Phlegar Blankenship
Feb 15, 2010
Gail Phlegar Blankenship, 60, beloved soulmate to David, devoted mother to Christopher and stepmother to Laura, loving sister to Lisa, Nana to Stephanie and Thad, and aunt to Beau, died February 15, 2010, after a long struggle with breast cancer.Gail had lived in Kingsport for many years, and was a member of First Presbyterian Church.Surviving are her husband, David W....
Howard Elias Hensley, Jr
Feb 15, 2010
Howard Elias Hensley, Jr., 79, of Blountville, passed away February 15, 2010, at Holston Valley Medical Center.Howard graduated from Sullivan High School. After high school, he spent 25 years in the U.S. Navy retiring in 1972. He later returned to school and received his Bachelors Degree from Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. Howard then began his second career...
Paul Robert Fischer
Feb 15, 2010
Paul R. Fischer, 93, of Kingsport formerly of Portsmouth, VA, passed away February 15, 2010, at Wellington Place Assisted Living. He was born on September 4, 1916, in Dorchester, Virginia. He attended school in Norton, VA, and graduated from Norton High School. Mr. Fischer attended Cecil's Business College in Asheville, NC, and served in the Army during World War II....
Jeffery Scott Castle
Feb 14, 2010
Jeffery Scott Castle, Sr., 25, of Kingsport, went to be with Lord on Sunday, February 14, 2010, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was of the Baptist faith. He loved spending time with his family and friends and also enjoyed spending time in the outdoors. He really loved his son, Jeffery, and they enjoyed spending...
George Thomas Smelser
Feb 14, 2010
George Thomas "Papaw G", "Geeves" Smelser, 62, of Kingsport, died Sunday, February 14, 2010, at Johnson City Medical Center after an apparent heart attack. George was born in Wytheville, VA, and had resided in Kingsport most of his life. In the early years of K.Y.S.A. soccer, he was very active in coaching and refereeing. He was self-employed and currently working...
Fannie Liford
Feb 13, 2010
Fannie Liford, 85, Kingsport, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 13, 2010.She was born in Kingsport and grew up in Hawkins County. Fannie was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and began her working career at Tennessee Eastman Company in the secretarial pool before transferring to Holston Defense Corporation. She was the first woman to retire from Holston Defense Corporation with...
Leota Carlene Cook
Feb 13, 2010
Leota Carlene Cook, 80, Kingsport, died Saturday February 13, 2010.Born in the Mill Creek Community on May 15, 1929, she had resided her entire life in Kingsport. Leota Carlene was a graduate of Sullivan High School and Whitney Business School. She was a member of Fall Branch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Emma Matherly Cook....
Perry Long
Feb 13, 2010
Perry Douglas Long, 42, of Kingsport, went to be at peace with Jesus on Saturday, February 13, 2010, after a brief illness. Born in Kingsport, where he lived most of his life, Perry graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and entered the U.S. Army shortly after graduation. While in high school, Perry played football and ran track. He had worked at...
Joan Epperson Gilmore
Feb 12, 2010
Joan Epperson Gilmore, 77, Kingsport, passed away Friday, February 12, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness.Joan was born in Plattsburgh, New York and moved to Kingsport at a young age. She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church and a member of the Faithful Workers Sunday School Class.Preceding her in death were her parents,...
Lorene Horne Crawford
Feb 12, 2010
Iola Lorene Horne Crawford, 80, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 12, 2010, in Kingsport.She was born on February 15, 1929, in Castlewood, VA, and was retired from Nettie Lee's Ladies Shop in Kingsport. She was also employed by Mead Paper and Mason Dixon during her career, but spent the majority of her life...
Whitney Nichole Ramey
Feb 11, 2010
Whitney Nichole Ramey, 17, of Yuma, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 11, 2010.A junior at Gate City High School, she was a three-year letter cheerleader having made captain this year. She was a member of the National Honor Society as well as a TN/VA AIMS Scholar. Among her other activities, Whitney played in the wind section...
Charles Garnet Fleming
Feb 11, 2010
Charles Garnet Fleming, 77, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, February 11, 2010. He died unexpectedly due to an apparent heart attack. Charles was born in Jenkins KY, the son of Butler and Lillie Fleming and was of the Baptist faith. During his teen years he came to Kingsport where he resided for the rest of his...
Carl "Mousey" Phillips
Feb 11, 2010
Carl "Mousey" Phillips, 83, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 11, 2010. The owner of Mousey's Antiques, he was retired from Eastman Kodak and had served in the U.S. Navy. He was also a Charter Member and a former President of the Bloomingdale Ruritan, Governor of the Tennessee Ruritan, and on the Board of Directors...
Bill Moody
Feb 10, 2010
Bill Moody, 82, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at Johnson City Medical Center. Bill was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. He retired from the Treasurer's Division of Eastman Kodak in 1986 and was a member of Gunnings Baptist Church.Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Ollie Moody; and...
Richard W. "Wedge" Ayers
Feb 10, 2010
Richard W. "Wedge" Ayers, 82, of Chuckey, formerly of Kingsport, passed away February 10, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family. R.W. was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church where he served as an usher. He was also a 50 year-member of the Masonic Lodge #688 of Kingsport.Mr. Ayers attended Tusculum College and graduated from ETSU. He served...
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