Obituaries
Ruth Ward
Feb 1, 2009
Ruth Ward, 89, of the Sullivan Gardens Community, Kingsport, passed away at her home on Sunday night, February 1, 2009, following a period of declining health.Ruth was born in Johnson City to David F. and Fannie Kate Boyd. She graduated from Jonesborough High School. In 1940 she married her high school sweetheart, James E. Ward.In 1946, Ruth and her husband...
Samuel Frank Hurd
Jan 30, 2009
Kingsport - Samuel Frank Hurd, 79, died early Friday morning January 30, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Frank was born in Scott County, Virginia and lived almost all of his life in Kingsport. He was the son of Lucian and Irene Hurd both deceased.He was employed for 43 years by Kingsport Press, later Arcata Graphics. He was a member...
Emory Lee "Twig" Flanagan
Jan 30, 2009
Emory Lee "Twig" Flanagan, 86, of Kingsport, died while surrounded by his family at 11:04 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2009 at the home of his daughter, Linda H. Skeen of Nickelsville, VA.Emory had lived in Church Hill and Kingsport all of his life. He served in the U. S. Navy on Bashaw Sub 241 as a machinist mate in the...
Maxine Keys Bales
Jan 30, 2009
Maxine Keys Bales passed away January 30, 2009 at the age of 90. She was born July 4, 1918 to Monnie Osborne Keys and Charles Keys. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Serl Bill Keys and Charles Edgar Keys; sisters Lucille Walker, Charlene Cleveland, Dorothy Martin, and Betty Cox; half-brother Grover Houston; and half-sister Blanche Armentrout.She is...
Lois Hite
Jan 30, 2009
Lois Hite, 86, of Kingsport passed away Friday, January 30, 2009. She enjoyed spending time with her husband and family while having a passion and love for all children--especially her own child, grandchildren and great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Tip Hite; her parents, Bill and Cora Lee Masoner; a sister, Ruth; and...
Maxie G. Casteel
Jan 28, 2009
Maxie G. Casteel of Kingsport passed away on January 28, 2009. She was born September 23, 1916, in Hawkins County to Nellie and Cale Gilliam. She was a homemaker, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.She was preceded in death by her husband, R.D. "Don" Casteel; son James Casteel; sister Maime Clifton; brothers John Gilliam, Ed Gilliam, Sam Gilliam, and an infant...
Agnes Lewis Helton
Jan 28, 2009
Agnes Lewis Helton, widow of William Woodward Helton, passed away January 28, 2009, at Shenandoah Nursing Home in Fishersville, VA.She was born in Erwin, Tennessee, a daughter of Margery Gilbert Lewis and David Houston Lewis. A graduate of Unicoi County High School, she married and moved to Kingsport, where she lived until moving to Virginia in 2006. Along with her...
Homer Ryans
Jan 26, 2009
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Homer Lee Ryans, 69, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord at 2:00 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.He was born in...
Virginia Ruth Murphy
Jan 26, 2009
Virginia Ruth Cannoy Murphy, 84, of Preston Place Assisted Living passed away Monday, January 26, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport.Mrs. Murphy graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, retired from AFG Glass Plant, and was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and...
Ruth Belcher Osment
Jan 24, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Belcher Osment, 88, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord Saturday morning, January 24, 2009 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. The wife of the late Rev. Charles Osment, she was born to the late K. B. and the late Agnes Belcher.Mrs. Osment was a homemaker and attended the Loyalty Sunday School Class...
Linda Jo Cross
Jan 24, 2009
Linda Jo Ramsey Cross, 58, Kingsport, passed away Saturday January 24, 2009.She was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Linda was a loving wife, mother, sister, and daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alpha Ramsey. Surviving are her husband, Charles W. Cross, Kingsport; son, Robbie Ramsey; sister, Pauline Laws, Kingsport; brothers, Carl Bell, Port Orange,...
Jesse "Skip" Jones
Jan 23, 2009
Jesse "Skip" Jones, 33, Kingsport, died Friday morning at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He lived in Kingsport most of his life and worked in the printing business for several years. Skip was a loving brother, son and father.His mother, June Smith; and grandmother, Margie Milburn preceded him in death.Survivors include two daughters, Michelle Jones, Virginia and Sydney Jones, Kingsport; one...
Chastity Gilliam Fish
Jan 23, 2009
Chastity Gilliam Fish, 33, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday January 23, 2009 at Indian Path Medical Center.She was a life-long resident of Kingsport and a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Ms. Fish was employed by Wal-Mart on Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. She was preceded in death by...
Lawrence "Red" Crawford
Jan 23, 2009
Lawrence "Red" Crawford, 78, of the Harmony Community, joined his heavenly Father on Friday, January 23, 2009 at his home.He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Byrd and Adra Crawford; several brothers and sisters; and grandson, Andy Wade Stapleton.Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Lonnell Crawford; five daughters, Evelyn Douglas and husband Don, Mae Stapleton and...
Jeffery "Jeff" Philip Templeton
Jan 22, 2009
Jeffrey Philip Templeton, 40, Oak Ridge, TN, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Jeff graduated from Sullivan South High School in 1987, where he starred as a defensive lineman on the football team. He went on to play football at ETSU where he received his degree in Environmental Science.He was currently living in Oak Ridge, TN, where he was...
Claude J. Roller
Jan 22, 2009
Claude J. Roller, 90, of Kingsport died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at the home of his daughter.He was born February 12, 1918, in Eidson, Tennessee, and moved to Hawkins County where he lived all his life except the last four years.Mr. Roller worked at Kingsport Press for 25 years and later owned Roller Construction. He was active in the Home...
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