Obituaries
Mable Wexler Tittle
Mar 25, 2007
Mable Wexler Tittle ?Mamaw?, 88, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord, March 25, 2007 surrounded by her family at her daughter?s home after a lengthy illness.She was born September 14, 1918 and resided most of her life in Washington County and was a loving and devoted ?Mamaw? to everyone.She was preceded in death by her parents; Alvin and...
Myrtle Peavler DeBusk
Mar 24, 2007
Myrtle Peavler DeBusk, 88, Kingsport went to her Heavenly home Saturday, March 24, 2007 after a long, happy, and blessed life.Mrs. DeBusk retired after 40 years service from Kingsport Press. She was on the Cradle Roll of Mountain View United Methodist Church and attended Rock Heritage Baptist Church. Mrs. DeBusk was a long standing member of the Rebekah Lodge.Even though...

Donna Pierce
Mar 23, 2007
Donna Pierce, 63, Chuckey, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 23, 2007, at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Chuckey and retired from Greene Valley Developmental Center following 33 years of service. Donna was a member of Baileyton Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and was...
Alberta Tate Bowen
Mar 22, 2007
Alberta Tate Bowen, 84, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 after several years of declining health.Born in Roda, Virginia, she had lived in Sullivan County most of her life. Mrs. Bowen attended Sullivan High School and worked in the yarn plant at Tennessee Eastman Company before becoming a full time homemaker. She served as a leader in the Girl Scouts and...

Robert C. Keys
Mar 21, 2007
Robert C. Keys, 80, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and was a member of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church.Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Susie Keys, Kingsport; one nephew, Gene Keys, Johnson City, TN;...

Norma Ruth Sexton
Mar 20, 2007
Norma Ruth Sexton, 73, of 396 West Valley Drive, Lot 8, Kingsport, went to be with her family on Tuesday, March 20, 2007.Born in Kingsport, where she lived her entire life, Norma Ruth was a member of Long Island Evangelical Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Clarence Sexton; son, Kenneth Lee Jones; a grandson, John Houston...
Isaac Frank Rowland
Mar 20, 2007
Isaac Frank Rowland, 75, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.Frank was born February 7, 1932 in Sullivan County where he resided his entire life. He retired from Mead Paper Corporation after 37½ years of service.He was a loving husband, father and papaw.Preceding him in death...
Emilia Marie Harrison
Mar 20, 2007
Emilia M. Harrison passed away peacefully at home Tuesday March 20, 2007.Born September 5, 1915 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Emilia Marie Winiarski, Win, as she was known to all, graduated from Boston Children's Hospital as a registered nurse in 1936. Shortly thereafter she met Bill Harrison and they were married November 30, 1940. Bill and Win moved to Kingsport in...
Fannie Redwine Smith
Mar 20, 2007
Fannie Redwine Smith, 94, of Kingsport, TN died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at home after an extended illness. Born in Clinchport, VA, Fannie was the daughter of the late Charles and Nettie Redwine. She and her husband resided in Florida for many years where they managed a chain of jewelry stores. After retiring to Kingsport, Fannie worked at Copeland Office...
Charlie A. Ball
Mar 20, 2007
Charlie A. Ball, Sr., died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born July 2, 1917, in the Brown?s Mountain Community of Hawkins County, but had resided in Kingsport most of his life.Mr. Ball retired from Citizens Supply Corporation after nearly 40 years of service and was co-founder of Ward and Ball Roofing. He...
Dale Paul Phillips
Mar 19, 2007
Dale Paul Phillips, 79, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord unexpected Monday, March 19, 2007, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after diagnosis of a sudden illness.Born in Burlington, Iowa, and raised in the Alleghany Community of Fall Branch, he was the son of the late Paul E. and Chloe Brown Phillips. Dale attended Fall Branch School....

Louise Lea Lee
Mar 19, 2007
Louise Lee, 89, of Kingsport, died on March 19, 2007 at Wexford House.Born in Rogersville, Tennessee on October 5, 1917, Mrs. Lee was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frankie Lea.Mrs. Lee married and moved to Kingsport in 1934. She was a charter member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. She was a past Worthy Matron of Liberty Chapter #198 D.E.S....
Patricia Y. Thornburg
Mar 18, 2007
Patricia Y ?Pat? Thornburg, 69, of Fall Branch, passed away Sunday morning, March 18, 2007, following an extended illness. She was born in Greeneville, Tennessee, but had resided in Fall Branch most of her life. Pat was a graduate of Greeneville High School and was a U. S. Postal carrier for 35 years delivering mail in the Fall Branch area....

Jeff Dunn
Mar 17, 2007
Jeff ?Farley? Dunn, 52, Kingsport, passed away Saturday March 17, 2007 after a lengthy illness.Jeff enjoyed fishing and woodworking. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, K. P. Dunn; and sister, Joan Dunn Lawson. Surviving are his mother, Helen Dunn; sisters, Judy Hammonds and husband, Lee, and Pat Cole and husband, Tim; brother,...
Tom Hall
Mar 17, 2007
Tom Hall, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday afternoon March 17, 2007 after an extended illness.He was a life-long resident of Kingsport and a veteran of the Korean War.He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Maggie Russ Hall; two brothers; three sisters; and one great-grandchild.Surviving are his two daughters, Pamela Bull and husband, David,...

Frank Eugene Pardue
Mar 15, 2007
Frank Eugene Pardue, 54, of Kingsport, passed away Monday March 12, 2007 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN, following complications from surgery.Frank was a private business owner of a computer networking company. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Woodham Pardue, of Kingsport; his two children, Katie Pardue Carrico and her husband Kenneth, of Clayton, NC and Christy Keith...
Nell Elizabeth Byington
Mar 15, 2007
Nell Elizabeth Byington, 83, of 1295 Lovelace Drive, Fall Branch, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 9:15 p.m.She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Robert A. D. Byington; two daughters, Doris Jean Byington and Elsie Louise Bellamy; a grandson, Joey Stewart; her parents, J. C. and Agnes Roberts; seven brothers; and one sister.Surviving...
James Hamilton
Mar 15, 2007
James ?Hambone? Hamilton, 67, Kingsport, died Thursday, March 15, 2007, at his home.A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, he was a graduate of Fall Branch High School and served with the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War.He worked with United Telephone Company for 20 years and retired from TeleOptics after five years of employment. Mr. Hamilton attended Double Springs...

John Timothy Smith
Mar 12, 2007
John Timothy Smith, 60, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of the Kingsport area and retired as a Lieutenant Detective of the Sullivan County Sheriff Department. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Burgess Mill Lodge, and a member of Chapter 979 of Vietnam Veterans of America....

Clarence E. Tholstrup
Mar 12, 2007
Clarence E. Tholstrup, 87, died Monday, March 12, 2007, at 11:50 p.m. at Netherland HealthCare.Born in Northfield, Minnesota, he was a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield. Clarence was employed with Eastman Kodak retiring as a Senior Research Chemist in 1987. He was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church and the Greer Memorial Sunday School Class.Surviving...