Obituaries
Garnie Joe "Joey" Peters, Jr
Sep 8, 2009
Garnie Joe "Joey" Peters, Jr. , 53, of Church Hill, passed away September 8, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer.Joey was of the Baptist faith and loved nature. He also enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson with his family and friends. He particularly enjoyed riding with his son, Brad, often with his daughter and "Daddy's girl", Jennifer, on the back....
William "Billy" Lynch III
Sep 7, 2009
William "Billy" Lynch, III, 39, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, September 7, 2009.He was a proud father and a good friend who enjoyed his work and taking his dog "Scrappy" to the river to chase the ducks.Billy is preceded in death by his special mother, Lynne Smith.Survivors include his life partner of 17 years, Robin Holley; sons, Tyler Lynch, Joshua...
George R. Bragg
Sep 5, 2009
George R. Bragg, 72, Kingsport, passed away at 9:22 p.m. on Saturday September 5, 2009 at Wellmont HVMC following a brief illness.George was born in the Lone Star community where he had lived his entire life. He attended Sullivan High School. Mr. Bragg was an employee of Latimer and Looney Chevrolet where he worked as a mechanic until 1967. He...
Debby Suit
Sep 5, 2009
Debby Suit, 59, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday September 5, 2009 at Indian Path Medical Center.Raised in Franklin, NC, she had resided in Sullivan County for most of her adult life. Debby was retired from East Tennessee State University. She was preceded in death by her father, James Suit. Surviving are her daughter, Laura Hite and...
Carolyn Hayes Cooper
Sep 4, 2009
Carolyn Hayes Cooper, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, September 4, 2009, at her residence.Born in Wise, Virginia on May 9, 1948, a daughter of the late James Junior and Alda Fugate Dingus, she had resided in this area most of her life.Carolyn was a dedicated employee of Comprehensive Community Services CCS for the...
Shirley "Mamaw" Blakley Simpson
Sep 4, 2009
Shirley "Mamaw" Blakley Simpson, 56, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord around 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2009 after an extended illness with her family by her side.Born and raised in the Mill Creek Community, Shirley had spent her entire life in Kingsport. She was preceded in death by a son, David "Joey" Simpson; grandson, David J. Scharringhausen; father,...
Junior Bruce Crawford
Sep 2, 2009
Junior Bruce Crawford, 63, of Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 2, 2009, following a brief illness. Born in Kingsport, Junior resided in Ohio for several years, and served in the U.S. Army for 15 years. He was in construction and was a carpenter by trade, and had resided in Kingsport for the past 30 years.He...
Hugh Powell Barger
Sep 2, 2009
Hugh Powell Barger, 88, of Bristol, passed away Wednesday evening, September 2, 2009, at Asbury at Baysmont in Kingsport. Born in Bristol, TN, to the late David and Ethel Barger, he was a graduate of Bristol High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the England Theatre. Upon his return to the United States, Hugh...
Naomi Addison Woods
Aug 31, 2009
Naomi Addison Woods, 89, of Kingsport, died early Monday morning at her residence. Born in Castlewood, VA, Naomi graduated from Temple Hill High School in 1938 and moved to Kingsport in 1939 where she retired from the Sullivan County Board of Education in 1985. Naomi was a member of St. Matthews United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern...
Julia Annette Corby
Aug 29, 2009
Julia Annette Corby, 46, Fall Branch, finished her course on Saturday August 29, 2009 at her home following a lengthy illness.Mrs. Corby was the daughter of Fred Austin and the late Joyce Austin. She was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and Hiwassee College, where she received a degree as a medical secretary. Julia was a strong Christian, a...
James L. Powers
Aug 28, 2009
James L. Powers, Jr., 72, of Kingsport, after a noble struggle with complications resulting from a recent injury, joined his departed family members on Friday evening, August 28, 2009.Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Jim was the second of three children born to James L. Powers, Sr. and Ruth A. Sanders Powers. As a young man growing up in New England,...
Dr. Edward L. "Ed" Counts
Aug 28, 2009
Dr. Edward "Ed" Counts, 63 of Knoxville, passed away Thursday Aug. 27, 2009 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.He was born in Bristol, TN to the late Edward L. Counts Sr. and the late Lindell Hammond Counts. He received his Bachelors degree from ETSU in Johnson City. Upon graduation he joined the Air Force, living in Texas and spending 3...
Thelma P. Parham
Aug 28, 2009
Thelma P. Parham, age 88, passed away on August 28, 2009, while in Florida with her family. Thelma Pottinger Parham was born May 18, 1921, in New Haven Nelson County, KY, and was the daughter of Varina Vittitow Pottinger and Curtis Millard Pottinger. She grew up in Bardstown, KY, and completed art school at Cincinnati Art Academy. After beginning a...
Joe Fred Johnson
Aug 28, 2009
Joe Fred Johnson, 76, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, August 28, 2009, at his home. He was born in Greene County, TN, and had resided most of his life in Kingsport. Joe was a self-employed auto mechanic and later on he enjoyed buying and selling used cars and trucksa€"especially Cadilllacs.He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe D. and...
Mary N. McGaha
Aug 26, 2009
Mary Nell "Granny" McGaha, 88, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord after an extended illness on August 26, 2009. She enjoyed fishing but loved flowers and shopping.She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee McGaha; parents, Loudena and George W. Wright; brothers, Johnny, Walter, Dee and Ralph Wright; grandson, Darrell Fugate; and son-in-law, William Bill Fugate.Mrs....
C. L. Evans
Aug 26, 2009
C.L. Evans, a Kingsport resident of more than half a century, died in the Macon County General Hospital on Wednesday. He was born in Butler, Tennessee on May 20, 1921.He was the second child of Clevo Leonard and Gertrude Norris Evans and in 1944 married Ruth Davis of Kingsport, who predeceased him after sixty-two years of marriage.A Technical Sergeant in...
Homer Thomas Bacon
Aug 25, 2009
Homer T. Bacon, 76, of Church Hill, after struggling with his illness with dignity and courage, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 25.Born in Kingsport, Tennessee, Homer was the first of three children born to Samuel Paul and Edna Trivette Bacon. He spent his childhood and youth on the family farm in Harmony Community. As an adult...
Lawrence "Earl" Brown
Aug 24, 2009
Lawrence "Earl" Brown, 77, passed away Monday morning August 24, 2009 at Wexford House in Kingsport, TNHe was born in Ft. Bragg, NC, on May 30, 1932 to the late Arthur E. Brown and Bessie I. Ingalls. He was a graduate of Leon High School and Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. Earl retired from Eastman Chemical Company in 1995...
Jimmy Wayne Mullins
Aug 24, 2009
Jimmy Wayne Mullins, 65, died unexpectedly at his home. Born in 1944 in Scott County, VA, Wayne spent most of his life in Kingsport. He graduated from Lynn View High School in 1963 and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville in 1967. For several years, he was a mechanical engineer for the Boeing Company in Seattle, WA, and later he worked...
Jerry Wayne Morgan
Aug 23, 2009
Jerry W. Morgan, 60, of Sevierville, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. He was a 1967 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport and a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he majored in accounting. He was a Certified Public Accountant and long-time owner of the Jerry W. Morgan Accounting...
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