Ella Sizemore

Ella Sizemore obituary, Kingsport, TN

Ella Sizemore

Ella Sizemore Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 25, 2010.
Ella Reba Sizemore KINGSPORT, Tenn. Ella Reba Sizemore, 80, passed away on June 22, 2010, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a member of Orebank Central Baptist Church. She also attended Fellowship Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Bill Sizemore. She is survived by two daughters, Teresa Paar, of Maryville, Tenn., and Lena Faye Wexler and husband, David, of Kingsport; a son, Les Sizemore and wife, Lynne, of Raleigh, N.C.; a sister, Retha Dale, of Kingsport; two brothers, T. J. Drinnon, of Chicago, and Douglas Drinnon and wife, Rose, of Kingsport; three grandchildren, Wendi Foreman, Fort Wayne, Ind., Danielle Moore, Hendersonville, N.C., and Lindsey Connolly, Raleigh, N.C.; three great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport. Graveside services will be conducted on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Memorial Park, with Pastor Jeff Davis officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Drinnon, Chris Drinnon, Matthew Drinnon, Tim Drinnon, Brian Connolly, Jesse Foreman, and Russell Moore. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Diabetes Association, 211 Center Park Drive, Suite 3010, Knoxville, TN 37922. Please visit www.hamlettdobson.com to leave online condolences for the family. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport, is serving the family of Ella Reba Sizemore.

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