Obituaries
L. C. Arnold
Apr 19, 2007
L. C. Arnold, 70, of Kingsport, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center following a lengthy illness.He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and served in the U. S. Army at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in the 101st Airborne Division and also in the U. S. Air Force Reserves. L. C. retired from Tennessee Eastman Company in 1982...
Tania Lynn Necessary
Apr 18, 2007
Tania Lynn Necessary, 34, of Church Hill went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, after a brief illness.She was born in Alabama, but resided most of her life in Tennessee. Tania graduated from Northeast State Technical Community College with a degree in Medical Transcription. Before her illness she managed Subway in Lynn Garden. She was a...
Haskew Devault Fickle
Apr 18, 2007
Haskew Devault Fickle, Jr., 76, Piney Flats, TN, went home to be with his heavenly father on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center with his family by his side.Junior was born in Montebello, CA but spent most of his life in Sullivan County Kingsport and Piney Flats. He attended Hulls Chapel Methodist Church for many years...

William E. Shoaf, Jr
Apr 17, 2007
Bill Shoaf, 89, Kingsport, formerly of Masontown, Pennsylvania, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Bristol Nursing Home.Bill was a devoted Catholic, a loving father, grandfather, and uncle. He was also an avid fisherman, outdoorsman, and loved camping. He retired after 37 years of service with Naval Service Weapons Center. Preceding him in death were...

Charlcie Hartgrove
Apr 17, 2007
Charlcie Hartgrove of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born in Hawkins County and was a resident of Kingsport. Ms. Hartgrove retired from Holiday Inn and was a charter member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. She was a hard worker who enjoyed yard work and her flowers. She...
Paul Tuck Brown
Apr 17, 2007
Paul Tuck Brown, 86, died at Hospice House in Bristol, Tennessee, at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007.He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, served four years in the Coast Guard during World War II -- mostly in the South Pacific area, and served on Fort Smith, Arkansas City Police Force for 20 years. Mr. Brown was Circuit Court Clerk...
Hank O. Johnson
Apr 17, 2007
Hank O. Johnson, 41, Bluefield, West Virginia, formerly of Kingsport, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2007.Hank was a 1983 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and was employed at Bluefield Beverage and Bluefield College. He was a talented artist, avid bike rider, and spent many hours a week at the gym lifting weights, swimming, and performing martial arts.Hank was a...
Burton Jay Sampson
Apr 17, 2007
Burton Jay Sampson, 83, Fall Branch, left this life on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, and was reunited with his wife, Jean of 60 years, and his Lord and Savior.A native of Fall Branch, he was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. Jay was a charter member of Cornerstone Fellowship Church of Fall Branch. He retired from Cadillac...

Kenneth James Garland
Apr 17, 2007
Kenneth James Garland, 79, entered into rest Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He was a native of Unicoi County and the son of George and Pansy Garland. Kenneth had a great love for farming and attended Oak Hill Baptist Church. Preceding him in death were one sister, Mable Garland; and three brothers, Hugh Garland, Steward Garland,...

Frances Penley
Apr 16, 2007
Frances Penley, 91, of Johnson City, went to be with the Lord Monday, April 16, 2007.She was born in Kingsport, but had resided most of her life in Washington County. She was of the Baptist faith.Preceding her in death were her parents, Jim and Martha Collins; five sisters, Ida Yakley, Dale Hicks, Daisy Collins, Edna McDavid, Liddie Dotson; two brothers,...
Margaret Layne
Apr 16, 2007
Margaret Layne, 83, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 16, 2007, at her home following a lengthy illness.Born in Greene County, she had resided most of her life in Washington County. She attended Vernon Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Layne was owner and operator of Layne?s Beauty Shop in the Vernon Heights community.Preceding her in death...
Ruby Thelma Babbs Williams
Apr 16, 2007
Ruby Thelma Babb Williams, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 26, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.She was born on March 10, 1924, in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Carl and Rosa Babb; but resided in Kingsport most of her life. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Sullivan High School...

Etter Ella Vaughn Surface
Apr 16, 2007
Etter Ella Vaughn Surface, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 16, 2007, at Indian Path Medical Center after a brief illness.She was born in Hancock County on March 8, 1919, but had lived in Kingsport since 1944. Ella was a member of Bloomingdale Baptist Church.Preceding her in death were her husband, Bill Surface, of Baltimore,...
William Allan Lunsford
Apr 15, 2007
William Allan Lunsford, 45, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville on Sunday, April 15, 2007.He was a loving husband and papaw, and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him. God?s garden must be more beautiful because of the special angel he has called home. He was preceded...

Phillip Pedneau
Apr 13, 2007
Phillip Pedneau, 42, of Kingsport, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007. Born in Princeton, West Virginia, he had resided in Kingsport for the past two years.He is survived by two daughters, Marsha Pedneau, and Tiffany Musser and husband, Jason, Kingsport; one son, Justin Ball, Kingsport; his father, Lewis Pedneau, Princeton, West Virginia; two sisters, Renae Pedneau and Robin Pedneau,...

Ora Lee Rutledge
Apr 13, 2007
Ora Lee Rutledge, 80, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Friday, April 13, 2007.She was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Ora dearly loved life and her family and had a wonderful sense of humor.Preceding her in death were one son, Darrell Paul Rutledge; a grandson, Lloyd Joseph Chapman III; brothers, Roy Crawford, Ralph Crawford, Fred...

Virginia Collins
Apr 13, 2007
?Miss Collins? went to be with the Lord Friday, April 13, 2007.She was born November 20, 1918, in Kingsport to Thomas Gordon and Grace Walters Collins, their eldest daughter. She lived most of her life in Kingsport and attended Jackson Elementary and Dobyns-Bennett High School. Miss Collins received her B. A. Degree from the University of Alabama Roll Tide! and...
Angela Laney
Apr 13, 2007
Angela Laney, 41, of Kingsport passed Friday, April 13, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.Preceding her in death were her grandmother, Anna Mae Clifton; two uncles, H. R. Clifton and K. P. Dunn; and her grandfather, Roy Dunn.Surviving are two sons, Mark Manis and Terry Branham; two grandchildren; her father, Jackie Clifton; her mother, Mollie...
Dorothy Collings
Apr 13, 2007
Dorothy Elizabeth Cole Collings, 69, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday, April 13, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was born in Kingsport where she had resided her entire life. Dorothy liked to play bingo, was a seamstress, and was a devoted mother. She was of the Protestant faith.Her husband, Delmas Lyndon Collings; seven brothers; and...
Maxie Emmie Dougherty
Apr 9, 2007
Maxie ?Emmie? Dougherty, 80, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Monday, April 9, 2007.She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.Preceding her in death were her husband, Roy ?Monk? Dougherty, Jr.; sisters, Onie Cochran, Verda Harris, Lola McConnell, Edith Kiser, Carrie Carter, Ruth Collins, and Josie Blevins; brothers, Stuart McConnell, Ceburn H. McConnell, and Albert McConnell; and special...