Richard D. Absher, 81, of 1340 Ivory St., Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday (Nov. 20, 2008).
Richard was retired from Kingsport Iron and Metal Company and as a free-lance concrete finisher.
Preceding him in death were his first wife, Inez Faye Absher; parents, Charley and Ada Hammonds Absher; and brothers, Willie Absher, Charles Absher, Sam Absher, Conley Absher and Jack Absher.
He is survived by his second wife, Dessie Absher; sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, Emmett Absher, Richard Allen Absher and wife, Sherry and Robert Absher; daughter, Vanessa Pratt; stepdaughter, Faye Absher; stepsons, David Ratliff and wife, Charlotte; stepsons, Terry Lynn Brummitt and wife, Wilma, all of Kingsport; stepsons, James Brummitt and wife, Debbie of Houston, TX; stepdaughters, Geneva Brummitt and Mary Kate Brummitt; two brothers, Mack Absher and wife, Tiny, Curtis Absher and wife, Blanche, all of Kingsport; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren that will all miss him.
Burial will be at Chestnut Flats Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Scott County, Va.
Pallbearers will be his sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, and Emmitt Absher and grandchildren, Henry Absher, Lee Absher and Bobby Absher.
Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Absher, Mack Absher and Jack Absher Jr.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home Obituaries
Richard was retired from Kingsport Iron and Metal Company and as a free-lance concrete finisher.
Preceding him in death were his first wife, Inez Faye Absher; parents, Charley and Ada Hammonds Absher; and brothers, Willie Absher, Charles Absher, Sam Absher, Conley Absher and Jack Absher.
He is survived by his second wife, Dessie Absher; sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, Emmett Absher, Richard Allen Absher and wife, Sherry and Robert Absher; daughter, Vanessa Pratt; stepdaughter, Faye Absher; stepsons, David Ratliff and wife, Charlotte; stepsons, Terry Lynn Brummitt and wife, Wilma, all of Kingsport; stepsons, James Brummitt and wife, Debbie of Houston, TX; stepdaughters, Geneva Brummitt and Mary Kate Brummitt; two brothers, Mack Absher and wife, Tiny, Curtis Absher and wife, Blanche, all of Kingsport; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren that will all miss him.
Burial will be at Chestnut Flats Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Scott County, Va.
Pallbearers will be his sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, and Emmitt Absher and grandchildren, Henry Absher, Lee Absher and Bobby Absher.
Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Absher, Mack Absher and Jack Absher Jr.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home Obituaries
Richard D. Absher, 81, of 1340 Ivory St., Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday (Nov. 20, 2008).
Richard was retired from Kingsport Iron and Metal Company and as a free-lance concrete finisher.
Preceding him in death were his first wife, Inez Faye Absher; parents, Charley and Ada Hammonds Absher; and brothers, Willie Absher, Charles Absher, Sam Absher, Conley Absher and Jack Absher.
He is survived by his second wife, Dessie Absher; sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, Emmett Absher, Richard Allen Absher and wife, Sherry and Robert Absher; daughter, Vanessa Pratt; stepdaughter, Faye Absher; stepsons, David Ratliff and wife, Charlotte; stepsons, Terry Lynn Brummitt and wife, Wilma, all of Kingsport; stepsons, James Brummitt and wife, Debbie of Houston, TX; stepdaughters, Geneva Brummitt and Mary Kate Brummitt; two brothers, Mack Absher and wife, Tiny, Curtis Absher and wife, Blanche, all of Kingsport; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren that will all miss him.
Burial will be at Chestnut Flats Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Scott County, Va.
Pallbearers will be his sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, and Emmitt Absher and grandchildren, Henry Absher, Lee Absher and Bobby Absher.
Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Absher, Mack Absher and Jack Absher Jr.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home Obituaries
Richard was retired from Kingsport Iron and Metal Company and as a free-lance concrete finisher.
Preceding him in death were his first wife, Inez Faye Absher; parents, Charley and Ada Hammonds Absher; and brothers, Willie Absher, Charles Absher, Sam Absher, Conley Absher and Jack Absher.
He is survived by his second wife, Dessie Absher; sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, Emmett Absher, Richard Allen Absher and wife, Sherry and Robert Absher; daughter, Vanessa Pratt; stepdaughter, Faye Absher; stepsons, David Ratliff and wife, Charlotte; stepsons, Terry Lynn Brummitt and wife, Wilma, all of Kingsport; stepsons, James Brummitt and wife, Debbie of Houston, TX; stepdaughters, Geneva Brummitt and Mary Kate Brummitt; two brothers, Mack Absher and wife, Tiny, Curtis Absher and wife, Blanche, all of Kingsport; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren that will all miss him.
Burial will be at Chestnut Flats Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Scott County, Va.
Pallbearers will be his sons, Matthew Absher, Ronnie Absher, and Emmitt Absher and grandchildren, Henry Absher, Lee Absher and Bobby Absher.
Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Absher, Mack Absher and Jack Absher Jr.
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