Obituaries
Daisy Herron Vicars
Sep 27, 2008
Daisy Herron Vicars, 94, Way Cross, VA, went to be with the Lord Saturday September 27, 2008 at home.Daisy grew-up in Possum Creek, Way Cross, VA. She was a homemaker, an avid gardener, and an excellent cook. Daisy was also a Sunday School teacher for Vicars Chapel Baptist Church and Camron Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Leona E. Hite
Sep 27, 2008
"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until the destroying storms pass by." Psalm 57 Leona E. Hite, 88, Kingsport, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, at Indian Path Medical Center.She was a member of Rock Springs United Methodist Church for...
Cecil Lee Street
Sep 25, 2008
Cecil L. Street, Kingsport, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness.He was the son of the late Hobert and Martha Street of Bakersville, NC. Cecil served six years in the U. S. Navy during World War II on the USS Gentry, a destroyer escort that saw service in the Mediterranean and...
Grady V Corley
Sep 24, 2008
BOLD PRINT: GRADY V. CORLEYGrady V. Corley, 92, of Kingsport, TN, died Wednesday afternoon Sept. 24, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness.He was born in Greenwood, SC and lived in Kingsport since 1928. Mr. Corley retired ultimately as foreman in Fiber Divisions Maintenance from Tennessee Eastman Company in 1979 after forty-five years of service. He...
Robert Eugene Brown
Sep 22, 2008
"Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."Robert E. "Bob" Brown, 76, of Fall Branch, TN, went to be with The Lord Monday, September 22, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Hanau, Germany as an M....
Clyde Orwin Harler
Sep 22, 2008
Clyde O. Harler, Jr., 85, of Kingsport, died at his home of natural causes on Monday, September 22, 2008.He was a longtime employee of the U. S. Postal Service, having held numerous positions. After retirement, he was an avid golfer.Mr. Harler was a former choir director at St. Luke United Methodist Church. At the time of his death, he was...
Lee McKinney
Sep 21, 2008
Harold "Lee" McKinney, 45, of Kingsport passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, September 21, 2008. Lee was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on October 23, 1962.Lee was loved deeply by his family and friends, and was one who never met a stranger. He was a wonderful son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, and will be truly missed by his...
Mary Sue Owens
Sep 20, 2008
BOLD PRINT: SUE OWENSSue Owens, 69, Kingsport, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and longtime volunteer for Fun Fest. Sue was a graduate of Sullivan High School and Lees-McRae College. She was a former employee of Dobyns-Taylor Hardware and H & R Block.Her husband,...
James Shannon Elder
Sep 19, 2008
James Shannon "Marswolf" Elder was born February 17, 1949, and died Friday, September 19, 2008.He graduated in 1967 from Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended the University of Tennessee and ETSU. Shannon served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War and was a member of the following organizations: Sons of Confederate Veterans, was a founding member of Holston Valley...
Edwin Lewis Cornett
Sep 16, 2008
BOLD PRINT: EDWIN LEWIS CORNETTEdwin Lewis Cornett, 83, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol.He was born in Kingsport and lived his entire life in this area. Ed served in the U. S. Navy aboard the L.S.T. 1029 during World War II. He retired from the Mead Corporation after 42 years service.Ed was a member...
Lillian Belle Ham
Sep 11, 2008
BOLD PRINT: LILLIAN BELLE HAMLillian Belle Ham, 85, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Holston Manor following a brief illness.Her husband, Ralph Ham preceded her in death.She is survived by one daughter, Joyce McPherson and husband Jim of Plainview, Minnesota; two grandchildren, James Casey McPherson and Lindsay Ellen McPherson; and one brother, Howard Miller and wife Belle...
Scott Duane Starke
Sep 10, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Scott StarkeScott Starke, 50, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at his home.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and graduated from McGavock High School in Nashville, TN. Scott then moved to Texas where he did construction work most of his life. The last several years he worked on an oil rig.Preceding him in death were his...
Marie Louise Coleman
Sep 9, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Marie L. Templeton ColemanMarie L. Templeton Coleman, 88, a 36-year resident of Oak Ridge was born May 28, 1920, in Statesville, NC, and passed away Tuesday morning September 9, 2008, at Johnson City Medical Center.She was a homemaker for 73 years and was an excellent seamstress and needlecrafts artist. Marie was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Shirley Mae Galloway
Sep 9, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Shirley GallowayShirley Galloway, 72, Rock Springs Community of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, September 9, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born in Sullivan County and had resided in the Rock Springs Community most of her life. Shirley was a member of the Rock Springs United Methodist...
Ruth McConnell Easley Jones
Sep 8, 2008
Ruth McConnell Easley Jones, 84, died Sunday, September 7, 2008, at Bristol Regional Medical Center.Born and raised in Scott County, Virginia, she was the daughter of Phillip S. McConnell and Wanda Burke McConnell. Ruth attended Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, majoring in Nursing. She worked as an LPN for Holston Valley and Indian Path Hospitals and was a member of...
Martha Stout
Sep 8, 2008
Martha Hinkle Stout passed away Monday, September 8, 2008. She was born in Williamsburg, Kentucky, September 18, 1916, and later moved to Harlan County, KY. She and her husband "Dick" Stout moved to Kingsport in 1948, and were co-owners and co-founders of Oakwood Super Markets.She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Kingsport until failing health prevented her...
Clyde R. Jennings, Jr
Sep 8, 2008
Clyde R. Jennings, Jr., 47, of Church Hill, went to be with the Lord and his son, C. J., Sunday morning, September 7, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. He was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Lynn View High School Class of '79. Clyde was owner and...
Blanche Neubert
Sep 7, 2008
Blanche Neubert, 88, Kingsport, formerly of Elizabethton, went to be with the Lord Sunday September 7, 2008 at Wexford House following a brief illness.She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elizabethton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex Neubert; great-granddaughter, Presley Marie Hester; parents, Jim and Eliza Richards; four brothers; and two sisters. Surviving are...
William Davidson Bowery
Sep 7, 2008
William Davidson "Will" Bowery, beloved son of Bobby and Amanda Mandy Bowery left his parents' arms to be with Jesus Sunday, September 7, 2008, at his home. He was 5 years old.William was born February 3, 2003, and touched many lives in his short five years. He truly was an example of "God's will." He attended Eastern Star Freewill Baptist...
Malcolm Dye
Sep 7, 2008
Malcolm Edward "Ed" Dye, 68, Kingsport, died at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, September 7, 2008, at his home.He lived in the Richlands, Virginia, area most of his life coming to Kingsport 15 Years ago. Ed was employed in the coal mining industry and was self-employed in the last 15 years. He attended Arcadia Presbyterian Church.Three brothers, William R. Dye, Marvin C....
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