Obituaries
Jack Leland Jones
Jul 27, 2008
"The Lord is my shepherd... .and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23Jack Leland Jones, 80, of Rock Springs, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2008 at his home surrounded by his loving family after 13 years of a courageous battle with Parkinson disease.Born April 16, 1928, Jack was a lifelong resident of Kingsport, growing up...
Pearl G. Forbes
Jul 27, 2008
Pearl Gilliam Forbes, 79, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2008 at the Christian Care Center of Johnson City.She had lived in Kingsport for the past 75 years. Pearl formerly worked at Roses Luncheonette, later owned the Fountain Bleu Restaurant, and had been a member of Power Point Ministries for more than 60 years formerly Assembly of the Lord...
Ernest Phillip Keel
Jul 26, 2008
Ernest Phillip Keel, Sr., 80, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Indian Path Hospital in Kingsport, TN. He was born on November 22, 1927 in Alliance, NC to the late Ernest and Leona Hunnings Keel.He was a foreman with Fluor Daniels Construction in Carrollton, GA until he retired after 30 years of service.He...
Jacqueline Rose Ketron Pyle
Jul 26, 2008
BOLD PRINT: JACKIE KETRON PYLEJacqueline "Jackie" Ketron Pyle, 81, Kingsport, passed away Saturday July 26, 2008 at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol.She was a life-long resident of Kingsport. Jackie was retired from Sullivan County Tax Assessor's Office in Kingsport. She was also a member of Cedarview Presbyterian Church, where she served as an elder. She was preceded in death by her...
Hazel Marie Crook Dickens
Jul 26, 2008
BOLD PRINT: HAZEL M. DICKENSHazel M. Crook Dickens, 79, Kingsport, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2008 after a brief illness.Hazel spent most of her life in Kingsport. She was a Treasurer for the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW where she had held many other offices. Hazel was also a member of the M.O.C.A. of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW.She...
Dr. Alton J Morris
Jul 25, 2008
Dr. Alton J. Morris, 80, of Kingsport, died Friday morning, July 25, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in New Orleans, LA, he had resided and practiced rheumatology in Kingsport for 30 years. Dr. Morris graduated from Tulane University and Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.His sister, Roberta Kenney and her family preceded him in death.Survivors...
Kelly William Graham
Jul 23, 2008
Kelly "Pop" Graham, 96, of Gate City, VA, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in 1911 in Scott County, VA where he lived his entire life, he worked as a sawyer at his sawmill. "Pop" enjoyed farming and riding his four-wheeler with family and friends. He was a loving father,...
Woodrow Smith
Jul 23, 2008
Woodrow "Woody" Smith, 91, Asbury Place of Kingsport Baysmont, died Wednesday morning, July 23, 2008, at his home. He was born in Abingdon, Virginia, on October 30, 1916, and had lived in Kingsport since 1919. Woodrow was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School Class of 1935 and a graduate of Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a chief...
Martha Meyer
Jul 17, 2008
Martha Meyer died on July 17, 2008, in Atlanta. Born in 1936 in Kingsport, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Cleo and Les Meyer. She was a loving daughter, sister and aunt, devoted to her family and friends. She was an active volunteer and generous supporter of numerous professional, cultural and civic organizations.Following her graduation from Agnes Scott...
Elisabeth Sproles Lauderback
Jul 16, 2008
Madeleine Elisabeth Lauderback, 33, died Wednesday July 16, 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee. Elisabeth, known as Betsy Sproles growing up in Kingsport, was a resident of Sante Fe, New Mexico for many years and recently moved to Memphis. Elisabeth was an honor student at Dobyns-Bennett and graduated in 1993. She received a degree in Art History from the University of Memphis....
Patsy Louise Kern
Jul 16, 2008
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10Patsy Louise Kern, 80, Kingsport, went to be with her Lord and her God Tuesday night, July 15, 2008 at her home.Born in Roda, VA, she formerly resided in Rye Cove and Dante, VA, and presently was living in Kingsport. Mrs. Kern was a devoted Christian,...
Wilmer Jones
Jul 16, 2008
Wilmer D. Jones, 82, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Indian Path Medical Center following a lengthy illness.Born in Lynchburg, VA, she had resided most of her life in Kingsport. Wilmer was a graduate of Clearwater High School in Tampa, Florida. She was a salesperson at J C Penney in Kingsport for many...
Everett Walton Gollehon
Jul 14, 2008
Everett Walton Gollehon passed away on Monday, July 14, 2008, at his residence in Colonial Heights, TN.Born July 7, 1919 in Rural Retreat, VA, he was the son of the late Henry Clay and Clemma E. Gollehon. He married Yolanda Bright Johnson on April 2, 1943. He lived most of his life in Kingsport. Mr. Gollehon was a World War...
Monnie Neeley Bledsoe
Jul 14, 2008
Monnie Neeley Bledsoe, 84, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Monday, July 14, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Scott County, Virginia, she had resided in Kingsport since 1959. Mrs. Bledsoe was a homemaker and a member of Rollers Chapel Primitive Baptist Church in Duffield, Virginia.She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Bertie...
Robert Junior Dykes
Jul 11, 2008
Robert Dykes, 57, of the Beech Creek Community, passed away July 11, 2008 after a lengthy battle with cancer.His wife, Marlene Manis Dykes, father, Bob Dykes, sister, Brenda Clark and brother-in-law, Jerry Clark preceded him in death.Surviving are his mother, Willie "Bill" Dykes; nieces, Sandy Mendenhall and husband Ricky, Debby Conkin and husband Randy, Vicky Dykes and fiancé Bill Benton,...
Harry Lee Light
Jul 11, 2008
Harry Lee Light, 84, of Church Hill, formerly of Beech Creek, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 11, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He was a World War II Navy veteran and retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after 41 years service. Mr. Light was a member of Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church where he served...
Ruby Jackson Franklin
Jul 11, 2008
Ruby Jackson Franklin, 82, Kingsport passed away Friday, July 11, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Mrs. Franklin was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Good Cheer Sunday School Class.She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Franklin; parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson; and all ten of her...
Patricia Click Huffman
Jul 9, 2008
Patricia Click Huffman, 70, daughter of the late Orban W. Click and Beatrice Jones Click went to be with her Savior the Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 following a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by one sister, Faye Lawson and one sister-in-law, Eula Click. Survivors include one daughter, Debbie Glover and husband Mike of Blountville,...
Nina Ryan Smith
Jul 8, 2008
Nina Ryan Smith, 82, died Tuesday morning, July 8, 2008, following a lengthy illness.She was born in Washington County, Tennessee, and resided in Sullivan County most of her life. Nina retired from Rental Uniform Company and was a member of Fordtown Baptist Church.Preceding her in death were her husband, Robert McCray; her parents, James L. Roy Ryan and Ada Hamilton...
Dr. John Stephenson Powers, Jr
Jul 7, 2008
BOLD PRINT: Dr. John Stephenson Powers, Jr. passed away on July 7th. Dr. Powers was 93 years old. He was born in Harlan Kentucky on December 18, 1914, the son John Stephenson Powers, Sr. and Elizabeth Richardson Powers. The family moved from Harlan to Johnson City Tennessee several years before the Great Depression. In Johnson City John Powers, Sr. became...
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