Obituaries
Donald Lester Byrd
Aug 26, 2008
Donald Lester Byrd, 1417 Independence Avenue, Mt. Carmel, TN, was born October 17, 1921, and passed away, Tuesday, August 26, 2008.He retired from Pierce Ditching Company and was of the Baptist faith.Preceding him in death were his wife, Lula in 1993; a son, Eual Eugene Byrd in 2003; his parents, George and Dora Byrd; a brother; and a sister.Donald is...
Robert William Hutson
Aug 25, 2008
Robert William Hutson, 68, of Gray, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008, at Indian Path Medical Center.Born in Church Hill, Tennessee, he had resided in Gray for the past 28 years. Robert was a retired electrician and attended Beulah Baptist Church. He was a member of the Whitetail Deer Club.Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Goldie Sue Hutson;...
Cecil K. Light
Aug 25, 2008
Cecil K. Light, Jr., 68, of Kingsport, went peacefully to be with the Lord Monday, August 25, 2008, at his home.He was raised in Bloomingdale, graduated from Ketron High School in 1960, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, and retired from Weyerhaeuser in 2002. Cecil loved sports of any kinda€"fishing, hunting, coaching little leaguea€"and was a key person in...
Stephen Ray Helton
Aug 25, 2008
Stephen Ray Helton, 30, Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning August 23, 2008 at his home.He was born and lived his entire life in Kingsport. He attended Sullivan North High School. He worked as a cook at various restaurants. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Silva Cloud. Surviving are his three children, Kylie Helton and Tyler Helton, Bristol,...
Mary Ruth Anderson
Aug 25, 2008
MARY RUTH ANDERSON was born October 12th, 1923 in Kingsport, Tennessee, and died August 25, 2008 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Funeral services will be at Hamlett-Dobson in Kingsport on Wednesday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. with Rev. Calvin S. Tabor, Sr. officiating.Survivors include a daughter, Linda Anderson Grills; aGranddaughter, Kim Peek and her husband, Jason; two Great-Grandchildren, Jake Peek & Heather...
Rudolph Shelton Calhoun
Aug 24, 2008
Rudolph Shelton Calhoun, Sr., went to be with the Lord Sunday, August 24, 2008, at his home with his family at his bedside.He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Mr. Calhoun worked in a family-owned logging company, with Calhoun Fencing, and retired from Lester's Road Service as a diesel mechanic. His favorite job was working his farm with...
Thelma Ruth Tipton
Aug 24, 2008
Thelma Ruth Tipton, 75, Kingsport, passed away peacefully Sunday August 24, 2008.She was a life-long resident of Kingsport and was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church. Thelma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, and will be missed greatly by all that loved her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ransom Tipton; and daughter, Janice Tipton....
Kenneth G. Johnson, Sr
Aug 23, 2008
Kenneth Johnson, Sr., 73, Kingsport, passed away Saturday August 23, 2008 at his residence.He was an encouraging man that loved his family. He was preceded in death by his son, Jimmy Johnson; parents; and five brothers. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Ellen Johnson, Kingsport; daughter, Deborah Sue Johnson, Kingsport; sons, Kenneth G. Johnson, Jr., Kingsport, and Michael Johnson, Nashville; eight...
Ernesto Castro Hernandez
Aug 23, 2008
Ernesto "Chalan" Castro Hernandez, 48, Kingsport, died at 9:25 p.m. Saturday August 23, 2008 at Northside Hospital.While Ernesto didn't have family in blood here, he had plenty of family in heart. He was a caring man who cherished his friends. He had lived in Kingsport most of his life and never knew a stranger. He had many friends at the...
Warren McLain
Aug 22, 2008
Warren C. McLain, 88, of Kingsport, died peacefully at home surrounded by familyon August 22, 2008.Born in Decatur, Georgia in 1920, Mr. McLain graduated from the Georgia Instituteof Technology in 1942. Following school, he served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy in the South Pacific theater from 1943-1945. He retired after 38 years as chemical engineer from Tennessee...
Iris Mae Hensley
Aug 21, 2008
Iris M. Hensley, 95, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord Friday, August 22, 2008.She was a member of Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church.Mrs. Hensley was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Ingle E. Hensley, parents, James M. and Harriett Taylor Gardner, grandson, Darrell G. Jackson, sisters, Nellie Shivley and Ada Crain, and a brother,...
Franklin Maynard HIll
Aug 21, 2008
Franklin Maynard F.M. Hill, 89, died Thursday, August 21, 2008, during a short stay at Indian Path Medical Center. Born in Brighton, TN on January 4, 1919, Maynard was the beloved husband of his wife of 60 years, Annie Irene Ann Wells Hill.Maynard graduated Cum Laude from Erskine College with a Masters of Science Degree and a Major in Mathematics....
Shirley Jean Page
Aug 19, 2008
Shirley Boyd Page, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport, a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, attended Mars Hill College, and graduated from Carson Newman College. She retired from the Kingsport City School System where she taught for 41 years. Her teaching career...
Rachel Wade Simpson
Aug 18, 2008
Jesus called, Rachel answered, on Monday, August 18, 2008, at her home. She was born March 4, 1930, to Palmer and Annis Wade who are now deceased. Rachel was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Simpson; one son, Steve Simpson; one daughter, Sandra Gail Simpson; brothers-in-law, J. P. Sauceman, Fred Simpson,...
Richard Lowe
Aug 18, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Richard "Dick" LoweRichard "Dick" Lowe, 61, 112 Scotland Road, Kingsport, died early Monday afternoon, August 18, 2008, at his home.Born in Chattaroy, West Virginia, he was a graduate of Williamson High School in Williamson, West Virginia. Dick was a graduate of Capital City Business College in Charleston, West Virginia and completed his Masters Degree in Divinity at Liberty...
Patrick Gene Smith
Aug 17, 2008
Patrick Gene Smith, 51, Athens, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008, at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Kingsport and had resided in Athens for the past 26 years. Patrick was of the Presbyterian faith.Preceding him in death were his father, Rondal Allen Smith; a sister, Elizabeth Ann Smith; maternal grandparents, Luster and Andrell...
Harry Ray Murray
Aug 16, 2008
Harry Murray, 57, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday August 16, 2008 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. He was a life-long resident of Kingsport and attended Sunrise Baptist Church. Mr. Murray was an avid golfer and a member of Silver Lake Golf Club. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Christopher Murray; parents, Herb and...
Burl Garland
Aug 16, 2008
Burl Garland, 81, Fall Branch, died at his home Saturday August 16, 2008 following a brief illness.Born in Relief, NC, raised in Johnson City, he had resided in Fall Branch for the last 22 years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Garland retired from Rainbow Baking Company in 1985 after 33 years service. He was...
Elizabeth Wright Bussart
Aug 14, 2008
Elizabeth "Libby" Wright Bussart, died Thursday, August 14, 2008.She was born July 2, 1916, in Cross Plains, Tennessee, to General Frank and Pearl Culbreath Wright. At an early age she moved with her parents to Nashville, Tennessee, and was a graduate of Hume-Fogg High School, where one of her classmates was Dinah Shore.She married Walter P. Bussart in 1957 and...
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