Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Henrietta Joyce Huff-Horton

Ms. Henrietta Joyce Huff-Horton of Kingsport went home to be with the Lord on Christmas Day. She was 57 years old.
She was born in Stonega Va., and was the seventh child of Evelyn I. Carter and Charles F. Huff.


She attended Church Hill High School in Church Hill and was retired from Tennessee Eastman Company.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Evelyn Huff; two brothers, Sylvester and Jonathan D. Huff; and a sister Gracie D. Huff.
She leaves to celebrate her homegoing her son, Brian S. Huff; three daughters, Crystal Bogus-White (Robert) Kingsport, Jacquetta Steel, Cleveland Ohio, Cherish Bogus-Fisher, Kingsport; five sisters, Zeffree Price, Cincinnati, Ohio, Reba Austin (Henry), Winston-Salem, N.C., Virginia and Kitty Huff, Kingsport, Sharon White, Columbia S.C.; four brothers, Charles Huff, Orlando, Fla., Harold Huff (Felicia) Winston-Salem, N.C., Mark Huff (Shelia), Kingsport, Sylvester (Don) Huff, Cincinnati, Ohio; 11 grandchildren, Kiowa, Sylvoski, Jasmine, Eve, Ursula, Lil Robie, Quindalyn, Jalin, Jared, Anthony, William; and one great-grandchild, JaNiah. She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Her physical presence will be sorely missed but her spirit will forever live in our hearts.
Calling hours are from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday at the Carter-Trent Funeral Home, 520 Watauga St., Kingsport and also at the home of Crystal D. White at 415 Roller St., Kingsport. A funeral service will be at 12 noon in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Darrell Riley officiating.
Burial will follow funeral services at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Robert White, Mark Huff, Kijuan Huff, Brian Huff, Carl Gerard and Harold Huff.
Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Huff, Carl Gerard, Sr., Henry Austin and Ronnie Carpenter. Flower bearers will be her granddaughters.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Tennessee, 4450 Walker Blvd., Suite 2, Knoxville, Tenn. 37917 or Kingsport Diabetes Association, Kingsport, Tenn. Office, P.O. Box 3952, Kingsport, Tenn. 37664.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.cartertrent.com.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Horton family.