Obituaries
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,...
Jerry Morelock
Oct 12, 2007
Jerry C. Morelock, 65, of Kingsport, died Friday evening, October 12, 2007 at Takoma Regional Hospital in Greeneville.Jerry was born in Sullivan County where he had resided most of his life. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith.He was preceded him in death by his parents, Clyde and Odell Morelock; son, Bobby Morelock; wife, Barbara Hyatt Morelock;...
Christine G. Faust
Oct 11, 2007
Christine G. Faust, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, October 11 at her home. Mrs. Faust was born in Pikeville, KY, and had been a long-time resident of Kingsport. Christine was a commissioned lay pastor for Holston Presbytery, serving several area churches. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, E. D. Faust; two daughters, Dee Dee...
Joan Gragg
Oct 10, 2007
Joan Gragg, 75, of Kingsport, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation-Hillside after a courageous fight with cancer.She was born in Highpoint, North Carolina; but had resided in Kingsport most of her life.Joan was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, animals, and sports. She was a member of New Covenant Free Pentecostal Church.Joan was preceded in death by...
Addie Hilley
Oct 8, 2007
BOLD PRINT: Addie HilleyAddie Hilley, 78, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Monday, October 8, 2007, at her home with her family by her side.Born in Elberton, Georgia, she lived most of her life in Greenwood, South Carolina, where she attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for 30 years. She was very active in...
Mildred Reed Davenport
Oct 8, 2007
Mildred Reed Davenport, 85, of Mt. Carmel, TN, died Monday, October 8, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born in Midway, Tennessee, but had resided in Mt. Carmel since 1953. Mildred worked for the Social Security Administration and later for the F.B.I. in Washington, D.C. She also worked at Holston Defense and the Mt. Carmel Senior Citizens Center....
Wendell McDavid
Oct 8, 2007
Wendell Winston McDavid, 66, 418 Ferncliff, Kingsport, went to be with his heavenly father Monday, October 8, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center.He served in the U. S. Army from 1958 to 1961 and worked at Eastman Chemical Company from 1962 until retiring in 1995. Wendell was a loving family man and very active in Charity Chapel Baptist Church.He was...
Scott R. Collier
Oct 8, 2007
Scott R. Collier, 53, of 772 Bancroft Chapel Road, Kingsport, passed away Monday morning, October 8, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was employed at Sarver Construction as a carpenter for over 20 years. Scott enjoyed riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.Preceding him in death were his father, Ray Collier; his paternal grandmother,...
Helen Elliott
Oct 7, 2007
Helen Graham Nelms Elliott, 85, Kingsport, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 2007, at Johnson City Medical Center.Born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, she had lived in Kingsport since the age of 6. Mrs. Elliott was employed with Tennessee Eastman Company in the A.Y. Division for 34 years retiring in 1978. She was a Baptist.Preceding her in death were her...
Charles Patton Churchwell
Oct 7, 2007
Charles Patton ?Pat? Churchwell, 73, 2724 Princeton Road, Kingsport, died early Sunday morning October 7, 2007 at his home.A lifelong resident of the Kingsport area, he was a graduate of Sullivan High School and served with the U.S. Army. He formerly worked as a pipe-fitter. Pat was a member of Cloud?s Bend United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death...
Margaret Smith
Oct 6, 2007
Margaret ?Greer? Smith, 88, Limestone, passed away around midnight Saturday October 6, 2007 at Life Care Center of Gray, TN. She has gone to be with her Lord and Master, whom she was faithful to all of her life. Born June 28, 1919, in Surgoinsville, she was the daughter of Wiley and Myrtle Arnold Greer.Margaret spent her life helping anyone...
James Martin
Oct 6, 2007
James D. Jim Martin, 73, Mt. Carmel, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Saturday October 6, 2007 at Greystone Health Care following an extended illness.Jim was born in Princeton, WV, and had been a resident of Kingsport for more than 50 years. He was a sales representative for Counts Automotive, and later J. A. McCurry, and then Sterling Service Warehouse of...
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