Obituaries
Mary Thornburg Richards
Feb 23, 2009
PSALM 91:2 a€"I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trustMary Thornburg Richards, 87, of Kingsport, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, February 23, 2009, peacefully at home.Mrs. Richards was born in Jearoldstown, Tennessee on November 11, 1921, to Joel and Alice Thornburg and attended Evangel...
Robert Jesse Greenwell
Feb 22, 2009
Robert Jesse Greenwell, 45, Kingsport, TN, died Sunday, February 22, 2009, in Maui, Hawaii. He was born in Kingsport where he had lived most of his life. Jesse had been in Maui for the last year and a half working.His wife, Robin Harless Greenwell, parents, Robert Greenwell and Shirley Grills Greenwell, and nephew, Curt Galloway preceded him in death.Surviving are...
Robert Jesse Greenwell
Feb 22, 2009
Robert Jesse Greenwell, 45, Kingsport, TN, died Sunday, February 22, 2009, in Maui, Hawaii. He was born in Kingsport where he had lived most of his life. Jesse had been in Maui for the last year and a half working.His wife, Robin Harless Greenwell, parents, Robert Greenwell and Shirley Grills Greenwell, and nephew, Curt Galloway preceded him in death.Surviving are...
Jean Parker
Feb 21, 2009
Jean Parker, 78, of Kingsport went home to be with the Lord at 10:26 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Clinchport, Virginia, she lived in Kingsport most of her life. Jean was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.Preceding her in death were her husband, Delma Parker; parents, James Mitchell Rhoton and Nannie Ellen...
Scheryl McMillan Hicks
Feb 20, 2009
Scheryl McMillan Hicks, 66, of Church Hill, passed away at Indian Path Medical Center following an extended period of poor health.Scheryl was born at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and had resided in this area for most of her life. She was a graduate of Church Hill High School Class of 1960. Scheryl worked as a secretary at Mason Dixon...
Stella Peggy Hughes
Feb 20, 2009
Stella Peggy Hughes, 74, Chuckey, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 20, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Mrs. Hughes was a member of Bethany Free Will Baptist Church and had retired from AFG Industries."We are put on this earth to serve others; truly her life was expressed in that she died while serving others."She was...
Clarence Alvin Son Hicks
Feb 20, 2009
Clarence Alvin Son Hicks, 75, of Kingsport, peacefully entered eternal rest at his home of February 20 after a brief illness.He was born October 15, 1933 in Kingsport to the late Mary and Clarence Hicks, was of the Methodist faith, and was an Airman 3rd Class in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1956. He enjoyed reading, music, nature...
Margie Lee Robinson
Feb 18, 2009
Margie Lee Robinson, 83, went to be with Jesus and family Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at her home.She was born in Gaffney, South Carolina - the 17th of 18 children - grew up in Blackwater, Virginia, where she met and married her husband, Carl J. Robinson now deceased, and was a resident of Kingsport for over 60 years. Mrs. Robinson...
Elmer Jacob Goettman
Feb 18, 2009
Elmer Jacob Goettman, 90, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Brookhaven Manor, Kingsport, TN following a period of declining health.Born January 10, 1919 in Rochester, PA, he lived in Pennsylvania until 1967 when he retired from Jones & Laughlin Steel in Aliquippa, PA after 31 years of service as a steelworker, Metallurgist, and chemist. Elmer and his family moved to...
Sherry Dykes Murray
Feb 16, 2009
Sherry Dykes Murray, 35, of the Beech Creek Community went to be with the Lord Monday, February 16, 2009. She was a loving mother, sister, and aunt.Preceding her in death were her parents, Bud and Betty Dykes; one sister, Geneva Dykes; one brother, Kermit Dykes; and a brother-in-law, Scotty Light.Surviving are her husband, Bobby Murray of Fall Branch; one loving...
Basil R. Morelock
Feb 15, 2009
Basil R. Morelock, 76, of Beech Creek Community, Rogersville, TN, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at his home after a period of declining health. He retired from the Sullivan County Highway Department. His hobbies included fishing, and he loved his roosters.He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Shirley, his parents, Base and Viola Morelock, a sister,...
Addie B. Kress
Feb 13, 2009
Addie B. Gibson Kress, 72, Greeneville, formerly of Kingsport, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Vance C. Kress; her parents, Arch and Flora Smith Gibson; three sisters, Myrtle Waters, Vernie Smith, Kate Light, and Berneice Light; and one brother,...
Joe J. DeZarn
Feb 13, 2009
Joe J. DeZarn, 72, of Kingsport, passed into eternity on Friday, February 13, 2009.He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ida Gregg DeZarn; brother, Edward DeZarn; and sister, Clarice Hite.Surviving are sister-in-law, Louise DeZarn; three brothers, Mac DeZarn and wife Edna, Ernie DeZarn and wife Charlotte, and Bobby DeZarn and wife Jessie; nieces, Sharon Ketron, Cyndee DeZarn,...
Howard Rex Baxter
Feb 12, 2009
Howard Rex Baxter, 79, of Fall Branch went home to be with His Lord Thursday, February 12, 2009, at his home.He was born in Fall Branch, Tennessee, and was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. Rex retired from Groseclose Floral after working at several other floral shops. He had a great love for flowers,...
Kathleen Benton Dykes
Feb 12, 2009
Kathleen Benton Dykes, 81, of Kingsport, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the Wexford House in Kingsport, TN.Mrs. Dykes was a member of the Mount Carmel Free Will Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband Kermit Rass Doc Dykes in 1976; her father and mother, Lee and Belle Benton; and one sister, Lorena Hale.Kathleen is survived by three...
William Andrew "Bill" McGee
Feb 11, 2009
William Andrew McGee, 82, Kingsport, died on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Richlands, VA, he was the son of the late William Hurley McGee and Gertrude Foster McGee. Bill graduated from Richlands High School, Emory & Henry College, and did graduate work at the University of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He was also a veteran of...
Debbie Kay Jones
Feb 11, 2009
Debbie Jones, 56, of Kingsport, was greeted with a rainbow by her Lord and Saviour on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Indian Path Medical Center following a lengthy illness.Born in Rogersville, she had been a resident of Kingsport most of her life. Debbie was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.Debbie was a loving...
Mary Evelyn Kirk Duncan
Feb 10, 2009
Mary Evelyn Kirk Duncan, 90, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Wexford House.Born in Middlesboro, KY March 21, 1918, she lived in East Stone Gap, VA, Big Stone Gap, VA and Kingsport. She was a tailor for 71 years in Big Stone Gap and Kingsport.Mrs. Duncan was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church, Kingsport, TN.Mary...
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