Obituaries
Orville M. Overbay
Feb 19, 2007
Orville M. Overbay, 84, passed away at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, Monday, February 19, 2007.He was born in Kingsport, having moved to Baltimore in 1951. Mr. Overbay was a veteran of World War II and retired from the Maryland Department of Corrections.Preceding him in death were his wife, Thelma Overbay; one brother, Dan Overbay; and one sister, Dorothy Overbay.Surviving...
Betty Pierce
Feb 19, 2007
Betty ?Louise? Painter Pierce, 78, of Fall Branch left her earthly home on February 19th 2007 to be with the Lord.Louise was born, raised and lived her entire life in Fall Branch. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, ?mimmie?, friend and caregiver. She will always be remembered for her kind and caring heart by everyone who knew her....
Thelma Massey Welsh
Feb 13, 2007
Thelma Massey Welsh, Blountville, went to be with to be with her heavenly Father Tuesday, February 13, 2007.She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. Thelma was a member of Cassidy United Methodist Church and loved quilting, cooking, and helping other people with their needs.Her husband, John W. Welsh, preceded her in death.Surviving are a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Cartwright,...
G. Cecil Gass
Feb 13, 2007
G. Cecil Gass, 79, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Wexford House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Greene County, Tennessee on October 4, 1927, but had resided in Kingsport for most of his life. He was a member of Oakwood Forest Christian Church and retired from Tennessee Eastman Company following 39...
Ralph Hampton Bradley
Feb 11, 2007
Ralph Hampton Bradley, 87, of Kingsport, died February 11, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Kingsport, Tenn. on April 11, 1919 and resided in Kingsport most of his life. Mr. Bradley was a veteran of WWII with the 230th Field Artillery Battalion of the 76th Division where he earned the rank of Captain. He was...
Helen Mays
Feb 5, 2007
Helen L. Mays, 77, Lebanon, VA, formerly of Kingsport, went home Tuesday morning, February 6, 2007, at Johnston Memorial Hospital.She was born in Kingsport and resided most of her life in Kingsport. Mrs. Mays was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School class of 1948. She was of the Baptist Faith.Her husband, Emmett Mays, parents, Ernest and Anna Smith, two sisters,...
Claiborne Luck Kelly, Jr
Feb 3, 2007
Claiborne Luck Kelly, Jr., passed away peacefully at his home, Kelly?s Bottom, in Scott County, Virginia, on Saturday, February 3, 2007, of Cerebral Vascular Dementia. Clay was born on July 12, 1937, in Kingsport. Clay graduated from Dobyns- Bennett High School in 1955 and earned a B.A. degree, with majors in French and History, from East Tennessee State College in...
Timothy Vaughn Brown
Feb 3, 2007
?This is the day which the Lord had made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.? Psalm 118:24Tim Brown, 50, of Fall Branch went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness.Born in Greeneville, he had resided in Washington County most of his life. Tim was a...
Dale Scalf
Feb 2, 2007
Dale ?Bill? Scalf, 63, of Fall Branch, passed away Friday, February 2, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Bill retired from Phillips Consumer Electronics after over 30 years of service. He was a member of the Johnson Lodge and Jericho Shriners Temple.In May 2006 Bill accepted the Lord as his Savior.His parents, Claude and Gladys Scalf preceded him in death.Surviving...
Ruth Suit Huffman
Feb 2, 2007
Ruth Suit Huffman, 86, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, February 2, 2007 at Preston Place Suites.She was born in Rhoda, VA and had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Mrs. Huffman worked for Kingsport Press, and after raising her family, she worked for the Sullivan County Purchasing Department for several years.Mrs. Huffman has been a member of the Colonial...
Carissa Rebecca Irwin
Feb 1, 2007
II Samuel 12:22-23 ? And he said, while the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return...
Cheryl Ann Drozdowski
Jan 30, 2007
Cheryl Ann Drozdowski, 63, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and was treasured by her family and friends. Mrs. Drozdowski was a member of Saint Dominic Catholic Church.Her parents, William and Matilda Bednarowski, preceded her in death.Surviving are her husband, Joseph Drozdowski; one daughter, Paula Teague and...
Bee Rigby
Jan 29, 2007
Blanche ?Bee? Rigby, 98, of Kingsport, died Monday evening, January 29, 2007, at her home.Mrs. Rigby was a native of La Follette, Tennessee, but in 1943 moved to Kingsport where she resided most of her life. She was a graduate of Agnes Scott College where she taught Biology for 13 years. She also graduated from Emory University and had studied...
Minnie Nelms Bralley
Jan 28, 2007
Jeremiah 17:14Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for thou art my praise.Minnie Nelms Bralley, of Church Hill, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday January 28, 2007.She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church. Mrs. Bralley had been employed by Church Hill Life Care and Indian Path Medical Center...
Hazel Garner Vance
Jan 25, 2007
Hazel Garner Vance, 92, passed away Thursday January 25, 2007 at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation- Hillside in Kingsport.She was born to the late Roy and Maude Garner in Knoxville, TN. Hazel attended Maryville College and later graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in mathematics. While in attendance at the University of Tennessee, she met her future husband...
Laura Kate Dalton
Jan 23, 2007
Laura ?Kate? Berry Dalton, 75, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at the home of her daughter, Margaret Owens.Mrs. Dalton was born to the late A. E. Berry and Lula Mae Duncan Berry and raised in Fairview, Virginia and moved to Kingsport in 1946. She was of the Baptist faith, was a wonderful mother and grandmother and had been...
Joanne Mancuso
Jan 21, 2007
Joanne Carol Mancuso, 47, passed over on Sunday, January 21, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center from complications of an extended illness. She was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, but had resided in Kingsport for several years. Joanne was a member of Celebration Church. She loved her church, her family, and working with arts and crafts.Her husband, Michael T. Mancuso Sr.,...
Jake Ford
Jan 20, 2007
?I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.? II Timothy 4:7?We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.? II Corinthians 5:8Dewey ?Jake? Clay Ford, 68, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 20, 2007 following a...
Olive Smith
Jan 20, 2007
Memorial services for Olive Smith, who died January 20, 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday May 12, 2007 at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. David A. Cagle officiating. An inurnment service will be held at East Lawn Memorial Park prior to the memorial service.Friends will be received at the church following the memorial...
Yetiva Varner Gibson
Jan 20, 2007
Yetiva Varner Gibson, 90, of Fall Branch, passed away Saturday January 20, 2007 at the Stanley Total Living Center in Stanley, NC.The daughter of the late Louis M. and Susan Hunter Varner of Hixson, Tennessee, she attended high school in Dayton, Tennessee, and was a graduate of Milligan College in Johnson City. Soon after graduating, she accepted a teaching position...
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