Our classmate and friend Cris Moorehouse died early this morning.  I am enclosing his obituary below.

We will definitely miss this big man, his heart and his helping hands.

God bless us everyone!

BC

Crispen Sydney Moorehouse, 73, died on Sunday, December 7, 2015 at Holston Valley after a brief illness.

Cris was born June 25, 1942 in Kingsport, where he was raised and lived most of his life. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company in 1996. Cris was a Vietnam veteran and was active in Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 979, as well as the Tennessee State Council Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., and a member of American Legion Hammond Post #3. He was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church and the Pairs and Spares Sunday School class. Cris participated in the Dobyns-Bennett Class of 1960 First Friday Lunch.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and Myrtle Moorehouse.

Cris is survived by his wife, Theona Cable Moorehouse; his brother, Evan and wife Laverne; his sister, Sue and husband David Cumbow, and their families; Theona’s sisters, Marie Buckingham, Joan Anderson, Connie Latner, and Sherri Hale; and Theona’s brother, Lowell Cable, and their families.

Graveside services will be conducted at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9 at Mountain Home National Cemetery with Military Rites by American Legion Post 3/265. Those attending the service are asked to meet at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, 117 E. Charlement Ave., Kingsport, at 9:45 a.m. for procession to the graveside.

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9 at First Broad Street United Methodist Church, 100 E. Church Circle, Kingsport, with Rev. Joe Green officiating. The V.V.A. Chapter 979 will conduct honors prior to the memorial service. The family will receive friends after the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Broad Street United Methodist Church, 100 E. Church Circle Kingsport, Tennessee.