KINGSPORT - Margaret Ruth Gentry Thurman, age 91, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord and joined her husband, Carroll, in Heaven on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at NHC of Kingsport, after a long struggle with dementia. The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm on Monday, June 12, 2017 at Carter-Trent Funeral Home in downtown Kingsport.