Obituaries
William Robert Smith
Jul 17, 2009
William Robert Smith, 64, Kingsport, passed away Friday July 17, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Corning, NY, he had resided in Kingsport since 1995. William had worked for Brock Construction and was an avid golfer. He was a wonderful husband and father. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Chrissy Smith; and parents, Eldon and Olga...
Roger Alan Hauk
Jul 17, 2009
Roger Alan Hauk, 57, Kingsport, died Friday July 17, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Sullivan County where he resided all of his life. Roger was a 1970 graduate of Ketron High School. He was employed with Eastman Chemical Company from 1975 till present where he worked in the C.E. Division. Roger was an active...
Joseph M. Amato
Jul 16, 2009
Joseph M. Amato, 83, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully, July 16, 2009 at his home.Joseph was born in Glasco, New York on January 26th, 1926 to Frank and Rosaria Amato, both deceased. Mr. Amato lived in Glasco, N.Y. where he was the owner of Statewide Furniture, Statewide Carpeting and also the owner and chef at Amato's Country Inn Restaurant....
Charles "Skippy" Slaughter
Jul 16, 2009
Charles "Skippy" Slaughter, 59, died July 16, 2009 at the VA Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.Mr. Slaughter was born on July 13, 1950 in Kingsport, TN, the youngest of two children.He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Slaughter, and father, Jim Lee Slaughter.Mr. Slaughter is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Doug and Kay Littrell of Knoxville, TN; his...
Willie "Bill" Dykes
Jul 15, 2009
Willie "Bill" Dykes, 86, of the Beech Creek Community, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at her home surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County.She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Dykes; two sons, Willis Dykes and Robert Dykes; a daughter, Brenda Clark; a daughter-in-law, Marlene Dykes; and...
William "Bill" Renye
Jul 15, 2009
William "Bill" Renyé, 70, of Kingsport, died Wednesday afternoon, July 15, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after having a stroke.Mr. Renyé is survived by his wife, Valerie Maddox Renyé of the home; a daughter, Stephanie Glenn and husband Carter of Myrtle Beach, SC; two sons, William Renyé, III and wife Lisa of Winchester, KY, and Eric Renyé and...
Jerry Parker Leonard
Jul 14, 2009
Jerry Parker Leonard, 76, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009.He was born in Savannah, Georgia July 31st, 1932 to the late Lester B. and Nelle V. Leonard. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated North Fulton High School and Georgia Tech with a BS in Civil Engineering. He received a commission in the U.S Marine Corps, served during...
Samuel Morgan Zeigler, Jr
Jul 13, 2009
Samuel Morgan Zeigler, Jr. died Monday, July 13, 2009, after a long life of 96 years. He was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church. Sam was born and raised in Norton, Virginia and attended Emory & Henry College where he played football and basketball. He was a veteran of World War II where he was in the Signal...
Evelyn Light Wilkerson
Jul 12, 2009
"... I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith... "II Timothy 4:7Evelyn Light Wilkerson, 68, of the Sullivan Gardens Community, departed this life to go on her heavenly journey on Sunday July 12, 2009.She was born in the Beech Creek Community and grew up in Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church. She lived...
Burlie Bowser Hammonds
Jul 11, 2009
Burlie Bowser Hammonds, age 69, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Burlie was the daughter of the late Herman and Ida Bowser. She was also preceded by a brother, Melvin Bowser, and two sisters, Leta "Red" Chase and Buena Fleenor.Burlie was employed in various fields until her retirement. She loved to cook and...
Alice Greene Reed
Jul 10, 2009
Alice Margaret Greene Reed, 92, died peacefully on Friday, July 10, at Preston Place in Kingsport from complications following a recent heart attack. Alice Reed was the fourth of five daughters of Bessie and Floyd Greene. Born in Hornell, New York, she grew up in Rochester, New York. She majored in English literature at the University of Rochester, where she...
Ronnie Dean Laws
Jul 9, 2009
Ronnie Laws, 48, of Kingsport, after a courageous battle with cancer, was called home to be with the Lord on July 9, 2009. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Laws was a 1979 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School.He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ollie and James...
Brandon Scott McGaha
Jul 9, 2009
: Brandon McGahaBrandon Scott McGaha, 20, of Midway, died unexpectedly, at 12:54 a.m. Thursday, July 09, 2009, at Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville. He lived most of his life in Kingsport and was a graduate of Volunteer High School.He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Reda McGaha; uncle, Alan McGaha; and his step-grandparents, Robert and Eula Patrick.Brandon is survived...
Charlene Luster
Jul 6, 2009
Charlene Luster, 76, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2009. She was born and raised in the Sulphur Springs community, and attended Sulphur Springs School. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had a great sense of humor, which enabled her to get to know people around her. She loved her...
Edith Marie Crawford
Jul 4, 2009
Edith Marie Crawford, 88, of Church Hill went to be with the Lord on Saturday July 4, 2009. She was born in Sullivan Co. and resided most of her life in Walkers Fork Community. She was a member of Solomons Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Edith was a wonderful lady who was dearly loved by everyone and will be deeply missed...
Freda Lai Kuo
Jul 4, 2009
Freda Lai Kuo Fu-Mei departed this world to be with the Lord at the age of 71 on July 4, 2009, after a courageous fight against cancer.Born in Taiwan, she received her B.A. degree from Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, before coming to the United States in 1962. She received her M.S. degree from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas in...
Heather Christine Fansler
Jul 3, 2009
Heather Christine King Fansler, 29, of Kingsport, passed away July 3, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Heather graduated from Sullivan South High School in 1997. She received her BS in Early Childhood Education from ETSU in 2002 with a minor in Special Education. She was a volunteer and co-leader with Girl Scout Troop 169. Heather was talented in...
Hobert "Poge" Dugger, Jr
Jul 3, 2009
Hobert Ray "Poge" Dugger, Jr., 48, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 3, 2009. He was born on January 15, 1962, in Johnson City. He was the son of Hobert Ray Dugger and Beulah Hoilman Dugger of Johnson City. Poge was loved by so many friends and family and will be missed by all.Survivors include a sister,...
Thomas Riley Milam
Jul 3, 2009
Thomas R. Milam, 85, of Kingsport, passed away on Friday morning at 11:30 am July 3, 2009 at Indian Path Hospital surrounded by his family.A life long resident of Kingsport, Tom was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and Milligan College. He did his graduate work at Peabody College and ETSU. Tom was gunnery instructor in the U.S. Navy during...
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