Obituaries
Margaret Elizabeth Moody Shipley
Nov 23, 2007
Margaret Elizabeth Moody Shipley, 88, Mill Creek Road, went to be with the Lord at 5:00 a.m. Friday, November 23, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a period of poor health.She was born in Washington County, Tennessee, and had lived in the Mill Creek area her entire life. Margaret was a graduate of Fall Branch High School and...
Sallie Ketron
Nov 23, 2007
Sallie Elizabeth Ketron, 88, Kingsport, went to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ about 4 a.m. Friday November 23, 2007 at her home.Sallie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother whom dearly loved her family and friends.He was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Ketron; two sons, Vernon Ketron and Jerry Ketron; two...
J. C. Crawford
Nov 21, 2007
J. C. Crawford, 78, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness.He was born in Kingsport where he had lived his entire life. J. C. retired from the Sullivan County Highway Department and attended Gospel Mission Church.Preceding him in death were his wife, Pauline Crawford;...
Gary McGinnis
Nov 20, 2007
Gary K. McGinnis, 75, Kingsport, died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2007, of a heart attack at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Gary was born is Johnson City on February 6, 1932. He moved to Kingsport two years later, remaining there for the rest of his life.From his childhood, Gary had many stories about his Kingsport?s 1st Soapbox Derby win...
Ruby Darlene Crawford Morrison
Nov 19, 2007
Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Her children arise up and call her blessed . . . Proverbs 31:10, 28Ruby Darlene Crawford Morrison, 61, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, November 19, 2007. She had a strong Christian faith and loved the Lord and her family with all her...
Glendola Charlton
Nov 19, 2007
Glendola Ferguson Charlton, 82, passed away Monday, November 19, 2007, at her daughter?s home in Greeneville, Tennessee.She owned and operated Busy Bee Craft and Gift Shop in Fall Branch for 25 years before retiring.Glendola was preceded in death by her husband, James R. Charlton; her parents, James and Nellie Moody Ferguson; her sister, Ruby Carberry; brothers, Clifford, James, Junior, Leonard,...
Ann Hixson Thompson
Nov 18, 2007
Ann Hixson Thompson, 82, of Kingsport passed away Sunday November 18, 2007.She was a member of Stateline Baptist Church and a loving mother, grandmother, and friend.Preceding her in death are her husband, Yates Thompson; daughter, Patricia Young; son, Michael Young; her parents, Grover and Gladys Hixson.Surviving are her daughter, Carol Ann and son-in-law, James Jim Crawford, Kingsport; daughter of the...
Jack Bragg
Nov 16, 2007
Jack Bragg, 79, Lone Star Road, went to be with the Lord Friday, November 16, 2007, at his home in the presence of his family.He was born in Sullivan County, graduated from Sullivan High School, and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Jack retired in 1989 as a mechanic from Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Johnson City with 35 years...
Emory Dale Montieth
Nov 16, 2007
Dale Montieth, 71, Kingsport, passed away Friday, November 16, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.Dale was born in the Limestone community, grew up in Knoxville, and had lived in Kingsport his adult life. He was veteran of the U. S. Army and an employee of Tennessee Eastman, retiring after 31 years of service.He was a...
Neida Mae Hammonds
Nov 13, 2007
Neida Hammonds, 66, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born in Kingsport where she had lived her entire life. Neida retired from Rental Uniform after more than 25 years of service and was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church.Her father, W. R. Cook, preceded her in...
Hubert Ray Byrd
Nov 13, 2007
Kingsport ? Hubert Ray Byrd, 59, passed away today, Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at his home, after losing a courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side. Mr. Byrd was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and retired from Quebecor with 23 years of service. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.He was the son of...
Steven C. Rose
Nov 13, 2007
You?ll always have a place in my heart . . . ?because that?s where I keep my valuables.? AnonymousSteven C. Rose was born in Kingsport, Tennessee on January 18, 1952. Husband, father, son and lawyer, he passed away unexpectedly of a sudden heart attack at his home Tuesday morning, November 13, 2007. He was 55-years old. Steve was the son...
Phyllis L. Morelock
Nov 12, 2007
Phyllis L. Morelock, 46, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord at 9:00 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2007, at her home following an extended illness. She was born in Pennsylvania and had resided in Rockford, Illinois, before coming to Kingsport in 1979.Phyllis was a member of Pineview Freewill Baptist Church.Her brother, Terry Jake Morelock preceded her in death in...
Dorothy Mae Hickam
Nov 9, 2007
Dorothy Mae Hickam, 85, wife of the late Samuel Andrew Hickam, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Bristol, TN, and a native of Kingsport, TN, she was the daughter of the late Andy Charles and Lily Harkleroad Smith. She was a member of Glenn Wood Baptist Church, Kingsport, TN. In addition to her parents...
Nellie Tucker Miller McNeil
Nov 9, 2007
Nellie Tucker Miller McNeil, a columnist for the Kingsport Times-News for the past 25 years, died November 8, 2007 at her home in Kingsport, Tennessee. As a columnist, she was a spokesperson for the arts, education, diversity, multi-culturalism, equal opportunity, and the environment. Her commitment to women?s issues, included equal rights and health concerns, particularly breast cancer, the cause of...
Thomas Balmer
Nov 9, 2007
Thomas A. Balmer, 88, Kingsport, passed away Friday November 9, 2007 at home with loved ones by his side.He was preceded in death by his loving and truly devoted wife of sixty-one years, Jean M. Balmer; his parents, Dr. Thomas A. Balmer Sr. and Harriet B. Balmer; and two brothers, Paul Balmer and Wilbur Balmer of Texas.Tom graduated from Texas...
Connie Fay Booker
Nov 9, 2007
Connie Fay Booker, 53, formerly of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday, November 9, 2007, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia.She was a loving mother, full of laughter, and will be missed by those who loved her.Preceding her in death were her father, George Woodard Hutchins; her mother, Grace Overbay Hutchins; and two sisters, Louise McGuire and...
Mary Nell Blankenbecler
Nov 8, 2007
Mary Nell Blankenbecler, born 1920, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. after an extended illness.She had lived in Kingsport the past 67 years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Kingsport, a member of Liberty Chapter #198 Order of Eastern Star, and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Mary...
Holiday Smith
Nov 8, 2007
Holiday Smith, 94, died Thursday morning, November 8, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.?I expect to pass through life but once; If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show, or any good things I can do to any fellow human being, let me do it now, and not defer it or neglect it, as I shall not...
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