Thursday, August 19, 2010

Evangelist Deborah Louise Releford

KINGSPORT — Evangelist Deborah Louise Releford, 53, 412 Dunbar St., departed this life Sunday evening (Aug. 15, 2010) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.

Evangelist Releford was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Evangelist Releford was a member of Central Baptist Church and a member of Kingsport Ministerial Alliance.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Kate Releford; father, Bravell Franklin McClintock; sister, Bravene Lee; grandparents, Richard and Lillie Mae Releford.
Surviving are her brothers, Gary Releford, Knoxville, Tenn., Andre (Jo Ann) Releford, Blacksburg, Va., Giles B. McClintock and William H. (Twinkle) McClintock; sisters, India Releford, Ilesia Anderson and Jackie (Carl) Scott of Kingsport; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Central Baptist Church with funeral services following at noon with the Rev. Ricardo F. Dorcean officiating.
Interment will follow at Mitchell Crest Cemetery in Rogersville.
Evangelist Deborah Louise Releford and family are in the care of R.A. Clark Funeral Service Inc., 423-245-4971. www.raclarkfuneralservice.com.