Obituaries
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....
Virginia Wagner Booher
Sep 6, 2008
Virginia Wagner Booher, 92, Colonial Heights, died late Saturday morning September 6, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Bristol, VA, on May 19, 1916, to Auburn Keith and Mary Katheryn Ireson Wagner, Virginia was the second of ten children. She graduated from Holston High School and Virginia Intermont College and devoted her entire life to education for both...
Serl Morgan Fulwiler
Sep 5, 2008
Serl M. Fulwiler, 92, of Fall Branch, joined his wife and heavenly Father, Friday, September 5, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.He was born in Fall Branch where he resided his entire life. Mr. Fulwiler was a medic for the U. S. Army during World War II, retired from Tennessee Eastman Company in 1976 with...
Billy Lee Shanks
Sep 4, 2008
Billy Lee Shanks, 84, of Kingsport, died late Thursday evening, September 4, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Greene County, he had lived in Sullivan Gardens since 1952.He served in the U. S. Navy on the USS Iowa during World War II and retired from Mason-Dixon where he was an over-the-road truck driver. Billy was a member of...
Susie Rhoton Hartman
Sep 4, 2008
Susie Rhoton Hartman, 41, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2008. She attended Sullivan North High School and Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church. Susie was a loving mother of three children and a loving sister.Her parents, Bill and Lois Rhoton, preceded her in death.Surviving are two daughters, Mari Beth Vannoy and Malaura Ann Vannoy, both of Elizabethton; one son, E-3...
Dorothy Jean Barrett Simpson
Sep 3, 2008
Dorothy Jean "Ruby" Barrett Simpson, was born August 10, 1943, and died Wednesday, September 3, 2008.She was preceded in death by a son, Jody Simpson; her husband, Jack Simpson; and a special friend for over 30 years, Jerry Simpson all of Beech Creek.Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Mohamed Sharief of North Dakota; three grandchildren, Stephon, Nicholas, and...
Dr. Lyle M. Blackwell
Sep 1, 2008
Dr. Lyle Blackwell was born in Charleston, WV, Jan. 29, 1932, to James Elvin Blackwell and Sarah Margaret Ballard Blackwell, both deceased. He was their only child.He was a graduate of Gauley Bridge High School, West Virginia University, Chrysler Institute of Engineering, and the Ohio State University which he attended as a National Science Foundation Fellow receiving the PhD degree...
Beulah Katherine Blakley
Sep 1, 2008
BOLD PRINT: BEULAH K. BLAKLEYBeulah K. Blakley, 96, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning, September 1, 2008, at Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Greene County, Tennessee, and had resided in Kingsport most of her life. She was a former telephone operator, and was co-owner and operator of Kingsport...
Hansel Robert Jennings
Sep 1, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Hansel "Red" JenningsHansel "Red" Jennings, 70, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Monday, September 1, 2008, at Holston Manor following an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was of the Holiness faith. Mr. Jennings was a retired painter and a veteran of the U. S. Navy.Preceding him in death were his wife,...
Lynn G. Deakins
Aug 28, 2008
Lynn G. Deakins, 68, of Kingsport, died Thursday night, August 28, 2008 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol after a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Johnson City, Lynn was raised in Kingsport, graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1958, and attended Tennessee Technological University. Lynn retired from Quebecor in 1999 after 34 years of service. He was an avid golfer.Lynn...
Paul Eldon Kimbler
Aug 28, 2008
Paul E. Kimbler, 56, Piney Flats, TN, died on Thursday, August 28, 2008, after fighting a courageous battle of cancer.Paul loved spending time with his loved ones and friends. He enjoyed boating on the lake and playing golf. He was preceded in death by his father, Rev. Monroe Kimbler; mother, Garnet Kimbler; and brothers, Rev. John Kimbler, Roy Kimbler, and...
Earnest Eugene Fleenor
Aug 27, 2008
Earnest Eugene "Gene" Fleenor, 71, entered into the presence of the Lord and to be with his beloved wife Buena on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Gene was a native of Washington County, VA, but had lived in Sullivan Gardens since 1971. He had made his home with his stepson in Johnson City, TN since 2004. He served his country in...
Grace Ester Church
Aug 27, 2008
Grace Cannon Church, 98, Kingsport, known to all as Mamaw Church, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Mrs. Church was born in Watauga County, NC in 1910, the daughter of the late Elbert and Esther Love Cannon and stepmother, Libbie Baird Cannon of Watauga County, NC. She and her husband, Frank and son,...
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