Obituaries

Margaret Rachel Booher

Margaret Rachel Booher

Jan 28, 2008

Margaret Booher, 83, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord and meet her husband Monday, January 28, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and never met a stranger. Margaret will be missed by all who loved her.Her husband of 56 years, Samuel E. Booher, preceded her in death.Surviving are four sons,...

Jerry Lynn Barnett

Jerry Lynn Barnett

Jan 27, 2008

BOLD PRINT: JERRY BARNETTJerry Lynn Barnett, Sr., 56, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday January 27, 2008 at his home with his loving family by his side.Born in Kingsport, he had lived here all his life. He had worked with the City of Kingsport for the past 14 years. A born again Christian, he was a devoted husband...

Bob Jaeger

Bob Jaeger

Jan 26, 2008

OBITUARY INFORMATION BOLD PRINT: BOB JAEGERBob Jaeger, 75, Fall Branch, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away Friday January 25, 2008 at his home.He was a 32nd degree mason from Baltimore, Maryland's Boumi Temple. He had recently joined the Sinking Creek Masonic Lodge #575 of Gray and also the Jericho Temple. Surviving are his partner, Nancy Rodgers, Fall Branch; daughter, JoAnn...

Michael Wayne Stout

Michael Wayne Stout

Jan 26, 2008

Mike Stout, 48, Kingsport, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday January 26, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.He attended Long Island Elementary School and Sullivan West High School. Mike was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Simon and Pearl Boyd; paternal grandparents,...

James William "Bill" Rector

James William "Bill" Rector

Jan 26, 2008

James W." Bill" Rector, 75, of Blackley Creek Community entered into eternal rest Saturday January 26, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer.He was born and has been a resident of Washington County all of his life. Mr. Rector retired following 35 years of service with Burlington Industries. Bill was a lifetime farmer and served in the United States Army....

Emily Netherland Childress

Emily Netherland Childress

Jan 23, 2008

Mrs. Emily Netherland Childress, 85, wife of Hubert L. Childress for 65 Years, and a resident of Painter, Virginia passed away at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Wednesday, January 23, 2008. A native of Kingsport, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Netherland and the late Ada Harr Netherland. She was a member of North East Church...

Golden Berta Hall

Golden Berta Hall

Jan 21, 2008

Golden Mowell Hall, 88, passed away Monday, January 21, 2008, at Wexford House in Kingsport, TN.She was a lifetime resident of Sullivan County and retired from Miller's after 20 years of service. Golden was a faithful member of Reservoir Road Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School Teacher and WMU Leader until her health declined. She was a...

Kyle Thomas Malone

Kyle Thomas Malone

Jan 20, 2008

Kyle Thomas Malone, 72, of Kingsport went to be with his Lord Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at his home following a brief illness.He was a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Kyle was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and retired from Quebecor Printing with 37 years of service. He was a member of Tri-Cities Baptist Church...

Frances Miller Cupp

Frances Miller Cupp

Jan 20, 2008

Frances Miller Ripley Cupp, passed from this life on Sunday, January 20, 2008. She had been a patient at Wexford House since early January during a period of declining health.She was born in Rogersville, TN. where she spent most of her early life and attended the public schools of that town. She later attended East Tennessee State Teachers College. She...

Hugh Evan Good

Hugh Evan Good

Jan 20, 2008

Hugh Evan Good, 95, of Kingsport, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2008, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation Hillside. Born February 10, 1912 in Leelanau, Michigan, he came to Kingsport as a teenager with his family in 1926. He attended and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1929. Evan served in World War II in the Army Air Corp...

Freddie Frazier

Freddie Frazier

Jan 19, 2008

Freddie Frazier, 64, Mount Carmel, 1st Sgt. Retired, United States Army passed away Saturday January 19, 2008 at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation - Hillside.Freddie was born in Norton, VA. He had resided in Kingsport since his youth. He attended Sullivan High School before going into the U. S. Army in 1962, where he served until 1988. Freddie served two tours...

William McCoy

William McCoy

Jan 18, 2008

William L. McCoy Sr., 87, Kingsport, passed away Friday afternoon, January 18, 2008.Bill was born in Keokee, Virginia; grew up in Church Hill, Tennessee; lived in Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and returned to Kingsport in 1982 after retiring from General Mills.He was a member of First Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S....

Willie H. Starnes

Willie H. Starnes

Jan 17, 2008

Willie H. Starnes, 86, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He served in the European Theatre, 9th Infantry Division of the U. S. Army during World War II. Mr. Starnes retired from Tennessee Eastman Company following 35 years and 11 months of service. He was a member of Ketron...

Robert Parkerson

Robert Parkerson

Jan 17, 2008

Robert Thomas "Bob" Parkerson, 86, Kingsport, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2008.He served in the U. S. Navy and retired from Tennessee Eastman Company.Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Leona Nunley Parkerson; his parents, G. W. and Elora Parkerson; and a son, Bobby Joe Parkerson.Surviving are one daughter, Brenda Parkerson, Kingsport; two grandchildren, Todd Strickland and LeAnne Strickland;...

Clara Belle Crawford

Clara Belle Crawford

Jan 17, 2008

Clara Belle Lane Crawford, 71, of Church Hill and formerly of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 17, 2008, following a courageous battle with cancer.She was a resident of Kingsport all her life and retired from I.T.T. in Gray as a technician. Clara attended Faith Primitive Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Verlin Crawford;...

Charles Southard

Charles Southard

Jan 17, 2008

Charles Southard, 71, of Kingsport departed this life Thursday, January 17, 2008, after a brief illness.He was preceded in death by his son, Curtis Lee Southard; his parents; and two sisters.Surviving are two daughters, Pamela Haynes and Debbie Jones; one son, Charles Southard; four grandchildren; three sisters; one brother; and several nieces and nephews, all of Kingsport.The family would like...

Bonnie Lee Dykes

Bonnie Lee Dykes

Jan 16, 2008

Bonnie Lee Dykes, 85, of Kingsport was called home to be with Jesus Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at her residence with her three children by her side.She was born and raised in Kingsport and had dedicated her early Christian life to witnessing to the lost. She was a hardworking wife and mother, and will be missed by those that love...

L. P. Gregory

L. P. Gregory

Jan 13, 2008

BOLD PRINT: L. P. GregoryLester Poindexter Gregory, 90, Kingsport died Sunday morning, January 13, 2008, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a massive heart attack.He was born in Jonesville, North Carolina, the son of R.L. and Alice Boyd Gregory and had resided in Kingsport since 1935. He worked for the old Kingsport Improvement Company under the guidance of the...

William Carmack

William Carmack

Jan 12, 2008

William Bill D. Carmack, 89, Kingsport, TN passed away at 6:05 p.m. Saturday January 12, 2008 at his home.Bill was born in Osaka, VA, and grew up in Imboden, VA, and came to Kingsport in 1946 where he became an insurance representative for Home Beneficial. He retired in 1979 after thirty-two years in insurance. He then became a sales representative...

Richard Curtice Crouch

Richard Curtice Crouch

Jan 11, 2008

Richard "Dick" Crouch, 79, Kingsport, passed away Friday, January 11, 2008 at Indian Path Medical Center.Born in Washington, DC, he had resided in Kingsport for the past twelve years. Dick was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served in the Korean War. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time with friends in his latter years at...