Obituaries
Mabel Grace Byrd Bailey
Mar 13, 2009
MMabel Byrd Bailey, 90, peacefully died early Friday morning, March 13, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born December 12, 1918, the daughter of the late O. M. and Grace Bowman Byrd. Mabel was a native and lifelong resident of Kingsport and a graduate of Dobyns Bennett High School in 1938. She was the loving and devoted wife...
Doris Christine Little
Mar 11, 2009
After a long period of declining health, Doris Christine Little died at home on March 11, 2009, one day after turning 85. In her final moments, as with all those that came before, God used her to bless others and increase the faith of those around her.Doris was an accomplished woman. She was born in Abingdon, Virginia, graduated from William...
Charles Leroy Fisher
Mar 11, 2009
Charles Leroy Fisher, 69, passed Wednesday evening, March 11, 2009, at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport.He was born January 19, 1940, in Baldwin, New York, and spent most of his adult life in the Blountville area.Charles was a devoted husband and a loving and caring father and grandfather. He retired from Mead after more than 25 years of service...
Howard C. "Hame" Crawford
Mar 11, 2009
Howard C. "Hame" Crawford, 76, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a heart attack.He was of the Baptist faith, loved fox hunting and fishing and was an avid NASCAR fan who never met a stranger. He retired from the Sullivan County Highway Department in the late 70s due to his health.He...
Sherman Hall
Mar 11, 2009
Sherman Hall, 84, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 11, 2009.He was preceded in death by his parents, Maggie and George Hall; first wife, Madge Sands Hall; second wife, Dola Skeens Hall; son, John Henry Hall; sisters Florence Bear, Georgia Boggs, and Lula Franklin; and brothers Ed Hall, Victor Thomas Hall, Paul Martin Hall and James...
Thomas Raymond Wilkie, Jr
Mar 10, 2009
Thomas Tom Raymond Wilkie, Jr., 74, of Kingsport, passed away March 10, 2009, at his home following an extended illness.Tom was born in Waterville, North Carolina and attended school in Lenoir City, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1958 with a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering. While at UT, he was a member of Alpha Pi Mu...
Sue Dillard
Mar 10, 2009
Sue Dillard, 75, of Kingsport died Tuesday morning, March 10, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born in Kingsport where she resided most of her life. Mrs. Dillard was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and retired in 1978 as a bookkeeper from Bennett & Edwards Insurance Company. She was a lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Church.Her husband,...
Maudene Moore
Mar 7, 2009
Maudene Moore, 87, of the Cherry Hill community, passed away Saturday March 7, 2009 at her home.She was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church and had retired from the Kingsport Press.She was preceded in death by her husband, A. J. Moore; brother, Kenneth Piersall; and brother-in-law, Beecher Sykes. Surviving are two daughters, Dianne Morelock and husband, Larry, Kingsport, and...
Edward Lee Crawford
Mar 7, 2009
Edward Lee Crawford, Sr. passed Saturday March 7, 2009 at his home in Graham NC. "Eddie" was born on October 12, 1927 in Kingsport TN to Orgie and Elizabeth Crawford. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army Air Forces and the Active Naval Reserves. He had a successful and adventuresome career of 35 years...
Ronald "Ron" Hite
Mar 6, 2009
Ronald "Ron" Hite, 54, of Fall Branch, died Friday morning, March 6, 2009 at his residence following a valiant fight with cancer.Ron graduated from Daniel Boone High School and was employed with Tennessee Eastman for 33 years. He loved the outdoors and was a great horseman.He was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, and friend to everyone who knew him.His...
Linda Grace Dougherty Quillen
Mar 6, 2009
Linda Grace Dougherty Quillen of Kingsport went to be with the angels on Friday, March 6, 2009.She was an avid genealogist and a member of the Scott County Historical Society. She loved wildflowers and carried a bucket and shovel with her wherever she went so she could expand the beauty in her yard that God gives to us all.Linda devotedly...
Ronald Ron Hite
Mar 6, 2009
Ronald "Ron" Hite, 54, of Fall Branch, died Friday morning, March 6, 2009 at his residence following a valiant fight with cancer.Ron graduated from Daniel Boone High School and was employed with Tennessee Eastman for 33 years. He loved the outdoors and was a great horseman.He was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, and friend to everyone who knew him.His...
Bertie McCloud
Mar 6, 2009
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine... ... ..." Proverbs 17:22Bertie McCloud, 80, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord and her loving husband Friday, March 6, 2009 at home.Mrs. McCloud was First Lady of Hall Street Holiness Church for 56 years. She was a devoted loving wife, mother, mamaw, and granny.She was preceded in death by her...
Ray Cecil Carter
Mar 5, 2009
Ray Cecil Carter, 78, Kiwanis Towers, died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2009, at Indian Path Medical Center.Born in Scott County, Virginia, he lived in Detroit, Michigan, where he worked for Dodge Motor Corporation. Ray also worked with Holston Army Ammunition Plant and later was owner and operator of Carter Sanitation Service. He was a Baptist.Preceding him in death...
Edward Hughes Hill
Mar 3, 2009
Edward Hughes Hill, 84, of Kingsport, TN, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Holston Manor after a long illness.He was born January 16, 1925 in Augusta, GA, the son of the late Hughes Hal Hill and Sadie Mims Hill.Mr. Hill was a graduate of the Citadel in Charleston, SC where he served as a Cadet Captain. He served two years...
Eddie Sells
Mar 2, 2009
Eddie Sells, 64, of Fall Branch, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 2, 2009 at Indian Path Medical Center due to an apparent heart attack.Eddie had resided in the Fall Branch area most of his life and was a graduate of Fall Branch High School Class of 62.He was preceded in death by his parents, Weldon and Norma Sells; and one...
Francis Dalton Haggerty
Feb 28, 2009
Francis D. Haggerty, 82, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Holston Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.Francis was born February 5, 1927 in Southport, Connecticut and with his family, he grew up on an uncle's large plantation on the Mississippi River in Louisiana.After three years at Western Military Academy and graduation, Francis was drafted into the...
Sharon Renee Crawford
Feb 27, 2009
Sharon Renee Crawford, 22, of Kingsport, died Friday night, February 27, 2009 after injuries sustained in an automobile accident.She was born in Kingsport where she had resided all of her life. Sharon was a graduate of Sullivan North High School and was currently employed as a certified nursing assistant at Wexford House.Sharon was a Baptist.Preceding her in death were maternal...
Henry Dee Absher
Feb 27, 2009
Henry Dee Absher, 26, of Kingsport, died Friday, February 27, 2009 after injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Born in Kingsport, where he had lived all of his life, Henry was presently employed with Asplundh Tree Company.He was a Baptist.Henry was preceded in death by his mother, Sharon Absher; maternal grandfather, Henry Darrell McClellan; paternal grandfather, Richard D. Absher; aunt, Terri...
Danise Fletcher Brown
Feb 26, 2009
Danise Fletcher Brown, 88, died Thursday, February 26, 2009, at Wexford House following an extended period of declining health.A native of Russell County, Virginia, she was the daughter of Stephen and Georgia Jessee Fletcher. Mrs. Brown was a 1938 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, was employed by Southern Railway System for nine years, and retired from Eastman Chemical Products Inc....
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