Obituaries
Mark Ketron
Jul 27, 2007
Mark A. Ketron, age 48 of Ringgold, Georgia and formerly of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away Friday, July 27, 2007, and is now residing in the Kingdom of Heaven with his beloved mother, Lois and bulldog, Lady Wrinkles.Mark attended Sullivan Central High School and East Tennessee State University. He worked in computer operations. He served his county by volunteering in the...
Bea Light
Jul 27, 2007
Bea Light, 86, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 27, 2007 at Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness. Bea was retired from J. P. Stevens.Her husband, Clarence Light; three brothers; and three sisters preceded her in death.Surviving are three sisters, Lucille Cornette and husband, Ernest, Highland Heights, KY, Ova Riner and husband, William, Wise,...
Nema Crawford
Jul 26, 2007
Nema Crawford, 36, Beech Creek Community, died Thursday morning in the hands of a just and living God.Nema was born in Kingsport and had lived in Beech Creek for most of her life. She was a nurse?s aide having worked at Church Hill Health Care until her retirement. She attended House of Prayer.Her sister, Cinda Louise Light, paternal grandfather and...
Marjorie Bowser
Jul 25, 2007
1 Corinthians 2:9 ? But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.Marjorie Crowder Bowser, 85, of Kingsport received the answer to her most sincere prayer on Wednesday, July 25, 2007. She is now with her Savior and...
Mary Perkins Bragg Hillis
Jul 25, 2007
Mary Hillis died Wednesday July 25, 2007 at Asbury Place at Kingsport. Mary Perkins Bragg Hillis was born February 26, 1913, in Dibrell, Tennessee, Warren County, later moving to McMinnville, Tennessee, where she spent most of her life. She attended David Lipsomb College and Middle Tennessee State College. She was employed in the family nursery business as a young woman...
Mary DeFreece
Jul 25, 2007
Mary Ruth DeFreece, 84, of the Bloomingdale Community, passed away Wednesday July 25, 2007 at the Wexford House. A people oriented person and an avid animal lover, Ruth didn?t know a stranger. She was band mother of the year at Ketron High School and was a Patrol Mother at Kingsley Elementary School. Preceding her in death are her husband, Charlie...
Dee Douglas
Jul 24, 2007
Dee Douglas, 93, Kingsport, passed away Tuesday evening, July 24, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born and raised in the Fordtown Community of Kingsport and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Mr. Douglas was retired from Tennessee Eastman following 42 years of service. He was a founding member of Colonial Heights...
Pauline Niel
Jul 23, 2007
Pauline ?Polly? Marrs Niel died Monday, July 23, 2007.She was born in Mendota, Virginia, on August 6, 1916, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel Neal Marrs.Polly was a member of First Baptist Church of Kingsport and had been active in the Children's Ministry and WMU. She also had been very involved in the Girl Scouts organization and had...
Sue Light Emmert
Jul 23, 2007
Sue Light Emmert, 94, of 234 Cox Hollow Road, Rock Springs Community, Kingsport, died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Brookhaven Manor.Born in Rogersville, Mrs. Emmert was a member of Reservoir Road Baptist Church.Preceding her in death were her husband, Heiskle Emmert; son, Eugene Emmert; daughter, Vera Grace Emmert; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Light; two sisters; and one brother.Surviving...
Wesley Dykes
Jul 22, 2007
Wesley Dykes, 84, of Kingsport, died Saturday, July 22, 2007. Wesley was born in Hawkins County, to the late Thomas and Ora Arnold Dykes, but had resided in Kingsport since 1945. He was the owner and operator of Dy Tran Service Stations in the Kingsport area. Wesley was the former owner of East End Restaurant and Motel in Rogersville. He...
Willie Nell Heffner
Jul 22, 2007
Willie Nell Daugherty Heffner, 84, died Sunday, July 22, 2007, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. She was born and raised in Kingsport and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School.Willie was a member of Indian Springs Baptist Church where she loved to hear Dr. Roc Collins preach and enjoyed the choir and orchestra so much. She was a very unique person...
Kathleen Hall Henry
Jul 20, 2007
Kathleen H. Henry, 78, Kingsport, died Friday morning, July 20, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born in Sullivan County where she resided all of her life. Kathleen was a homemaker and a member of The Way Home Holiness Church.Her husband, Eugene Henry preceded her in death.Surviving are one daughter, Deborah Ritz, Kingsport; two sons, David Henry and...
BIll Parrott
Jul 20, 2007
Bill Parrott, 86, of the Bloomingdale community, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord at his home Friday, July 20, 2007.He retired from J. P. Stevens when he was 63. Bill enjoyed taking care of his cattle and his animals. He enjoyed going to the stockyard and flea markets and loving his great-grandbabies.Bill was of the Baptist faith.Preceding him in...
Pearl Roberts Johnson
Jul 20, 2007
Pearl Roberts Johnson, 90, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, July 20, 2007 at Holston Valley Medical Center. A native of Lee County, VA, she lived in Blackwater until moving to Kingsport, TN in 1933. She was a former employee of Eastman Chemical Company.Mrs. Johnson was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church for 64 years and was active in the...
Gage King
Jul 20, 2007
Our precious angel, Gage Armitage King, two months and thirteen days old went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 20, 2007.Gage was preceded in death by his grandfather, James Armitage Stone, Jr.He is survived by his parents, James and Whitney King; a very loving sister, Raegan Stone; grandparents, Beverly Stone, Cindy and Jim DeVault, and Jimmy and Sheila...
Jason Glen Kilgore
Jul 18, 2007
Jason Glen Kilgore, 29, of Gate City, Virginia, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at Wellmont HolstonValley Medical Center following a brief illness.He was born in Kingsport, but had lived all his life in Scott County, Virginia. A graduate of Gate City High School, he played football as an all-state center. Jason attended Virginia Tech and was a member...
Anna Lapietra Marinelli
Jul 17, 2007
Anna Marinelli, 59, of Kingsport, died Tuesday afternoon, July 17, 2007, at her home following an extended illness. Born in Palo Del Colle, Italy, she had resided in Kingsport since 1991. Since coming to Kingsport she had worked at Giuseppe?s Restaurant and was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church. Anna was a loving wife, mother, and friend.Her parents, Nicola...
Elizabeth Dunn
Jul 16, 2007
Elizabeth ?Lizzie? Dunn, 96, of Kingsport, died Monday night, July 16, 2007, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation-Hillside after an extended illness. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and a homemaker. Mrs. Dunn was a member of Sunset Baptist Church.Preceding her in death were her husband, Roy Dunn; one daughter, Phyllis Sandidge; one son, Kenneth Dunn; four grandchildren, Angie,...
Junior Gibson
Jul 16, 2007
Junior C. Gibson, 71, of Kingsport, passed away at 5:46 a.m. at his home following a lengthy illness that he fought with great dignity.He was born in Jack Hollow of Lee County, Virginia and honorably served in the U. S. Army.Junior and Karlene Gibson co-founded Lexington Heat Treat located in Lexington, Kentucky, which was a very successful metal processing company....
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