Obituaries
Laura Alice Johnson Culbertson
Sep 24, 2009
Laura Alice Johnson Culbertson, 92, died early Thursday morning, September 24, 2009, at Asbury Place, Kingsport. Born in Hawkins County, she lived in Kingsport most of her life. Until the decline of her health she was an active member of Litz Manor Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Anderson "Bob" Culbertson, and a daughter, Charlotte Culbertson.She...
Ruth Litton
Sep 23, 2009
Ruth Paulleen Litton, 85, of Kingsport, died on September 23, 2009 at the Asbury Center. She was born on May 24, 1924 and grew up in Pennington Gap, VA, the youngest child of Robert and Mossie Campbell. She attended Radford College where she earned a degree in Education and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. She married...
Chadwick Chad Everett Light
Sep 21, 2009
Chadwick Chad Everett Light, 28, of Rogersville, born May 15, 1981, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 21, 2009. Chad was a member of Beech Creek Baptist Church. He loved to hunt and fish and was employed with Chip Hale Center in Rogersville.He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Clyde Light, Jr.Chad is survived...
Pauline M. Peters
Sep 20, 2009
Pauline M. Peters, 62, of Lone Star Road, entered into eternal rest at Indian Path Medical Center on September 20, 2009. She was a member of Solomon's Temple Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Lillie Mullins.Surviving are two daughters, Rochelle Manis and husband Mark and Jennifer Cook, all of Kingsport; one son, Jonathan Peters of...
Minnie Hazel Crawford
Sep 20, 2009
Hazel Cox Crawford passed away September 20, 2009, at her home. She was born March 6, 1913, in Sullivan County, TN, and lived most of her life in the Lone Star Community. She retired from Temple Star School where she worked in the cafeteria. She was a good Christian mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She attended Walker's Fork Church in her...
Henry Gober
Sep 19, 2009
Henry Ford Gober, Jr., 85, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday September 19, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Gainesville, GA, he graduated from the University of Georgia with a Masters in Chemistry and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Henry served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He taught Chemistry at the University of...
Robert L. Gregory
Sep 18, 2009
Robert L. Gregory, 71, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Russell County, VA, he had resided in Kingsport most of his life and was a graduate of Sullivan High School. Robert was a retired heavy equipment operator, having worked last for Vic Davis Construction. He loved fishing and the outdoors.His parents,...
Ida Barger Melton
Sep 18, 2009
Ida Barger Bishop Melton, 90, of Kingsport went to be with her Lord on Friday, September 18th after a long battle with a variety of illnesses. She had been a resident for several years at Brookhaven Manor and was a 38 year retiree of Eastman Kodak, Yarn Division. Ida was a loving person who took great pleasure in having her...
Lawrence Russell Gregory
Sep 18, 2009
No services are currently scheduled for Mr. Lawrence Russell Gregory.
Albert D. Parish
Sep 17, 2009
Albert Dudley Parish, Sr., 86, of Kingsport, died Thursday morning, September 17, 2009 at 3:25 a.m. at Baysmont surrounded by his family. Born in Terre Haute, IN, he had resided in Sarasota, FL, from 1955 until 1975 when he moved to Boone, NC. During his retirement, he spent time in Palm Springs, CA. Al attended Purdue University until he was...
Johnnie S. Blackburn
Sep 16, 2009
Johnnie Blackburn, 97, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2009. She was born in Cherryville, NC, on April 28, 1912 to the late Edgar C. and Edith Stroupe.She graduated in 1929 as valedictorian of her Cherryville High School class and in 1933 from the Women's College of the University of North Carolina. She taught school in Cherryville and...
William Henry Jenkins
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. William Henry "Bill" Jenkins, age 86, passed away on September 15, 2009. He was born in a coal-mining camp in West Virginia to Robert O. and Pauline Jenkins and grew up in Johnson City. The former manager of the Pet Dairy in Kingsport, Bill was a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point. He served as a...
James Frederick Cox
Sep 14, 2009
James Frederick Cox, of Gray, went to be with his Lord on September 14, 2009, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Sullivan County, he had lived in Washington County since 1983.Fred graduated from Sullivan West High School and served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Purdy 734. He was owner of the...
Jade Alisia Liford
Sep 13, 2009
Jade Lifford, six months, of Kingsport, was taken by the angels in the night on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Baby Jade was the most beautiful, intelligent, kind, caring, loveable, funny, and ambitious person with the brightest future that we will have ever had the privilege to know. We love you, our little love bug.She was preceded in death by her...
Hazel Ruth Blalock
Sep 13, 2009
Hazel Hurd Blalock, 94, passed away September 13, 2009, at Asbury Place, Netherland Inn Health Care Center at Baysmont.She was born August 9, 1915, in Hancock County, Tennessee. Hazel lived in Evanston, Wyoming for 20 years and then moved to Kingsport where she spent the remainder of her life.Preceding her in death are her husband, Sherman Blalock; parents, James and...
Emogene Richards
Sep 12, 2009
Emogene Richards, 72, of Fall Branch, passed from her residence to Christ on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 7:45 a.m.A member of Sullivan Baptist Church, she loved and was loved by her church family. She was a devoted, loving, unselfish wife, mother, and friend.She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Louise Fink, and sister, Rita Fink Helton.Emogene...
William P. Haynes
Sep 11, 2009
William Bill P. Haynes, Jr., 87, Kingsport, died Friday evening September 11, 2009 at his home.He was born in Johnson City where he graduated from Science Hill High School. He attended Tennessee Polytechnical School later named Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, TN. Bill came to Kingsport in 1941 where he began work at Tennessee Eastman Company and where he retired in...
Gilbert Ernest Vogel
Sep 11, 2009
Gilbert Ernest Vogel, 88, of Kingsport, died at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 11, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born on March 7, 1921, he was the son of Elmer E. and Viola Bertha Schwader Vogel.Mr. Vogel resided in the St. Joseph, MO, area, coming to Kingsport 15 years ago. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942...
Chris D. Stidham
Sep 9, 2009
Chris D. Stidham, 94, of Kingsport, was resurrected on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Born in Blackwater, VA, he had resided in Kingsport most of his life. He was retired from Rentenbach & Wright where he worked as a carpenter for many years. Mr. Stidham was a pastor/evangelist for 40 years and was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. He...
Jane Blackmore Perry Bobic
Sep 8, 2009
Jane Blackmore Perry Bobic, 84, of Kingsport, died at Indian Path Medical Center on September 8, 2009. Born in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Rev. Martin and Ruth Perry, she lived in the East Tennessee area most of her life. A graduate of Hampton Dubose Boarding School, Ms. Bobic received her Bachelors Degree from Bob Jones University and her Masters...
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