Obituaries
Sylvia Clark
Oct 12, 2008
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. - Psalm 91:1Loretta "Sylvia" Clark, 80, Kingsport, was granted her wish to go to her Heavenly home on Sunday October 12, 2008 after a hard fought battle with cancer.She retired after more than 30 years of service in the Kingsport City School...
Clara Dell Estep Bowlin
Oct 10, 2008
Clara Dell Estep Bowlin, 80, 704 Kendrick Creek Road, Kingsport, died Friday Oct. 10, 2008 at Holston Manor Nursing Home, after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. Mrs. Bowlin was a lifelong resident of Kingsport, growing up in the West View Community, and having resided in Colonial Heights for the past 41 years. She was of the Baptist...
Margaret Chilcote
Oct 10, 2008
Margaret Chilcote, 89, of Kingsport, died Friday, October 10, 2008 after a 5 year battle with Alzheimer's.Born May 13, 1919 in Sistersville, West Virginia, the first-born daughter of the late, Martha and Henry Mossor, Margaret spent her childhood and early days in Philadelphia, PA before meeting the love of her life, Thomas F. Chilcote. They were married September 18, 1943...
Sue Carrell Dallas
Oct 10, 2008
Sue Carrell Dallas, 77, passed away quietly early Friday morning October 10, 2008 at her son's home in Oak Ridge, with family members attending her. Sue was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas. At the age of nine, she and her family moved to Memphis, where she attended White Haven High School and graduated as class valedictorian. She attended Southwestern University at...
Cassie Patrick
Oct 10, 2008
Cassie Patrick, 89, of Kingsport, died Friday night, October 10, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an apparent heart attack.Born in Simpsonville, SC, Mrs. Patrick had resided in Kingsport since 1937. She had worked for several years at Borden Mills as a spinner.Mrs. Patrick was a member of Vermont United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by three...
Bill C. Herring
Oct 8, 2008
Bill C. Herring, 67, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and retired from the City of Kingsport. Bill attended Genesis Freewill Baptist Church, was a 1959 graduate of Sullivan High School, and was an avid camper who enjoyed...
Henry Joe Smith
Oct 7, 2008
Henry Joe Smith, 74, of Kingsport, died Tuesday morning, October 7, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, Mr. Smith had worked for Mason-Dixon Truck Lines as computer operations manager for 23 years. He then was co-owner of Charter Data Systems in Bristol, Tennessee, until his retirement in...
Peggy Joyce Dobbs Ferrell
Oct 6, 2008
Peggy Joyce Dobbs Ferrell, 71, passed away at her home Monday, October 6, 2008.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she lived in London, Kentucky, until graduation from high school and had lived in Kingsport the past 46 years. Peggy retired from Holston Defense Corporation. Preceding her in death were her husband, Russell William Ferrell; a daughter, Laura Renee Dobbs; her mother, Naomi...
Hubert Bledsoe
Oct 6, 2008
Hubert Bledsoe, 83, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord Monday, October 6, 2008.He was born and raised in Duffield, VA and resided in Ontario, Oregon for many years before returning to the East Tennessee area.Mr. Bledsoe served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during World War II in the Battle of Bastogne. He retired from Azari Packing...
Henry William Thouin Jr
Oct 4, 2008
Henry "Big Hank" Thouin, Jr., 65, Kingsport, passed away Saturday October 4, 2008 at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness with leukemia.Hank was born and raised in Westfield, Massachusetts and had resided in Kingsport since 1977.Hank established Thouin Enterprises, a pool and spa company, in 1977, which has received numerous awards, achievements, and honors. He was active with...
Molee Smith Fezzie
Oct 3, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Molee Smith FezzieMolee Smith Fezzie, 90, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday, October 3, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born and raised in Coalfield, Tennessee, and was a resident of Kingsport for many years. Molee was a member of First Baptist Church, Kingsport, and previously employed at Nettie...
Roy Lee Crawford
Oct 3, 2008
BOLD PRINT: ROY LEE CRAWFORDRoy Lee Crawford, 63, of 508 Rich Drive, Kingsport, TN, went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 3, 2008 at Brookhaven Manor.Roy spent his last four years at 550 Mill Creek Road with the love of his life, Mary Heneger. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing and hunting and spending time with his loving...
Donald Thurmond Altizer
Oct 2, 2008
BOLD PRINT: DON ALTIZERDonald T. Altizer, 72, Kingsport, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Valls Creek, West Virginia, he was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School.Don was a member of the U. S. Army Green Berets during the Vietnam Conflict and served in the Army twenty years before retiring in 1973.He was a member...
Jeffry Starkman
Oct 2, 2008
BOLD PRINT: JEFFREY STARKMAN"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."2 Timothy 4:7Jeffrey Starkman, 61, Harmony Community went to be with the Lord at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Johnson City Medical Center after a long and courageous fight with cancer.Born in Philadelphia, PA he resided in Florida and came...
Georgia Smith Greene
Oct 2, 2008
Georgia Smith Greene, 89, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Wexford House, surrounded by family and friends.Georgia was of the Baptist faith and was a godly woman. She retired from Kingsport Press in 1973. Georgia loved to eat with family and friends and she especially loved apple butter. She made friends...
Sylvia L. Darnell
Sep 29, 2008
Sylvia L. Darnell, 1656 Newbern Road, Kingsport, died at 4:15 p.m. Monday, September 29, 2008, at her home of an apparent heart attack.She was a lifelong resident of the Kingsport area. Sylvia attended Freedom Independent Baptist Church.Preceding her in death were a son, Joshua Darnell; a daughter, Marissa Darnell; her husband, Richard Darnell; and her father, Fred Larkins.Surviving are two...
James Bowman
Sep 28, 2008
James "Jim" Bowman, 79, Kingsport, was called home Sunday September 28, 2008 following an extended illness.Jim was born in Gray, TN, where he lived until going to Shelby, NC, where he lived until retiring to Kingsport. He was a foster parent for many years while living in Shelby. Jim worked as a cotton factory worker and in construction. He loved...
Jo Gladys Archer
Sep 27, 2008
Jo Gladys Archer, 89, of 505 Jackson Road, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, September 27, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness.She had resided in the Washington County community of Fall Branch for most of her life.Mrs. Archer was a member of Logans Chapel United Methodist Church. She enjoyed collecting rocks, what-nots,...
Regina Jennings
Sep 27, 2008
Regina N. Jennings, 43, Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 27, 2008.Born and raised in Germany, she spent the remaining part of her life in Kingsport. She was a loving mother and everyone that knew her, loved her. Regina was an outgoing and fun-spirited person with a loving personality. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Niedergesass....
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