Obituaries
Leatha Lucille Thompson
Oct 23, 2007
Leatha Lucille Ball Thompson, 83, Kingsport, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at 12:30 pm at home, where she had lived for over 50 years. She left her life of suffering with cancer for a new life with no pain. She was a LPN at Holston Valley Hospital and also Indian Path. Lucille was of the Baptist faith and a stranger...
Martha E. Hite
Oct 22, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Martha E. HiteMartha E. Galloway Hite, 70, 241 Galloway Road, Kingsport, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, October 22, 2007, at her home.She lived her entire life in the Rock Springs Community and was a faithful member of the Rock Springs United Methodist Church.Martha was a loving mother, a friend to all, and never met a stranger.She was preceded...
Elmer Joseph Snodgrass
Oct 21, 2007
Elmer Joseph ?Butch? Snodgrass Jr., 64 of Kingsport, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday October 21, 2007 after injuries sustained from a motorcycle wreck. Butch was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving our country from 1966-1969. Before leaving the Army, Butch became a charter member of the Peacemakers Motorcycle Club, helping to start the Tennessee Chapter in 1968. Butch...
Paul Dwight Hooven
Oct 20, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Paul Dwight HoovenPaul Dwight Hooven, 63, Kingsport, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness.He was employed by Roy B. Moore and ABF Freight System, from where he retired in 1999. He belonged to the Teamsters Union. Dwight was loved by everyone he came in contact with.Preceding...
Edward Crawford
Oct 20, 2007
BOLD PRINT: EDWARD CRAWFORDEdward Crawford, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday afternoon October 20, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Washington County, TN on January 24, 1929, he was the son of the late Wilburn and Nancy Crawford. Mr. Crawford was a graduate of East Tennessee State University. He worked for many years at the Mason-Dixon Company...
Alberta Toots Ratcliffe
Oct 20, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Alberta RatcliffeAlberta ?Toots? Ratcliffe, 90, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Brookhaven Manor following a period of declining health.Born in Abingdon, VA, she had resided most of her adult life in Kingsport. She was a member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church and had previously been a member of Bakers Chapel...
Kay Walker
Oct 20, 2007
Kay Walker, 54, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday October 20, 2007 at her home.Born in Bloomsburg, PA, Kay had resided most of her life in Kingsport. She was a loving mother of five children and a ?Nana? to seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Ott Musselman; maternal grandfather, Eugene Watts; maternal grandmother,...
Wallace "Bug" Roberts, Jr
Oct 19, 2007
Wallace "Bug" Roberts, Jr., 85, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation-- Hillside, where he had been a resident.Born December 6, 1921, he was the son of the late Wallace David Roberts and Roxie Lite Roberts. Mr. Roberts enjoyed bluegrass music; spending time with his grandchildren, and working in his garden. He had made his home with...
Nellie M Fansler
Oct 19, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Nellie M. FanslerNellie Margaret Sanders Fansler, 84, Kingsport, passed away Friday, October 19, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Mrs. Fansler was of the Baptist faith.Her husband, Oscar Fansler; parents, William B. and Maude Brickey Sanders; brother, Paul Sanders; and sister, Ruth McNew preceded her in death.She is survived by two nephews, Glen McNew and wife, Rebecca, Gene...
Carl J. Hite
Oct 18, 2007
Carl J. Hite of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Thursday October 18, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He retired early from Holston Valley Medical Center OR Department after 40 years service due to illness. Mr. Hite faithfully attended Pleasant View Baptist Church. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.He was preceded in death by...
Lynn Castle
Oct 16, 2007
Lynn Castle, 85, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at home following a brief illness.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and retired from Tennessee Eastman Company following 43 years of service. Lynn was a member of Taylor Baptist Church.Her parents, Lark and Bessie Castle; and two brothers, George Castle and Jim Castle preceded...
Joe Leach
Oct 16, 2007
William Joseph Whitey Leach, Jr. 81, Kingsport, TN, went peacefully into eternity on Tuesday, October 16, 2007.Joe was a proud veteran of World War II where he served his country in the 544th division of the U. S. Army from 1943 through 1946. He was employed by Mason-Dixon for thirty-nine years. He was past president of the Kingsport Boys Club...
Joe Ray Townsend
Oct 16, 2007
Joe Ray Townsend, 94, Fall Branch, TN, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at NHC Healthcare, Johnson City, TN.He was originally from Watauga County, NC, a son of Charles Enzer Townsend and Rosa Belle Eggers Townsend. He lived most of his adult life in Fall Branch, TN with his wife Rosa Lee Copas Townsend.Mr. Townsend was a member of First...
Eugene Cole, Jr
Oct 15, 2007
Eugene Cole, Jr., 44, Midfield area of Kingsport, passed away at 2:21 p.m. Monday October 15, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following complications from a heart attack Monday, October 8, 2007.Junior was born in Kingsport and attended Lynn View High School. He was a mechanic working at Midfield Garage where he worked until his illness. He was an...
Mary Ella Roth
Oct 15, 2007
Surrounded by her family, Mary Ella Roth of Kingsport died on the morning of October 15, 2007, at Holston Valley Medical Center, after a four-year battle with cancer. She was 70.The daughter of George J. and Helen C. Bernath, Mary Ella was born on October 31, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio, where she grew up. She began playing the piano at...
Richard E. Williams
Oct 14, 2007
Richard E. Williams, 92, of Asbury Place at Kingsport, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007.Richard was born on June 2, 1915 in Amityville, NY to Carolyn and Arthur Williams. He graduated from Columbia University in New York, earning BS and MS degrees in Industrial Engineering. After working for E. I. DuPont de Nemours in Delaware and the Ansco Division of...
Wallace Cole
Oct 12, 2007
Wallace ?Wally? Cole, 43, Church Hill, TN died at 12:30 a.m. Friday, October 12, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he served with the U.S. Navy and had lived in this area for the past thirty years.He was employed as a mechanic with Gordon Automotive Repair in Johnson City.Surviving are his fiancée, Pam Collier, Church Hill,...
Joan Crawford
Oct 12, 2007
Joan Crawford, 76, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday afternoon October 12, 2007 at Indian Path Medical Center after a brief illness.Born in Greene County, TN on October 7, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Gladys English.Mrs. Crawford was a registered nurse and worked at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. After her retirement,...
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