Obituaries
Tim Franklin
Oct 3, 2020
Timothy Darrell Franklin, 64, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at his residence. Born in Kingsport on August 26, 1956, a son of the late Mack Joe and Nancy Haynes Oliver Franklin, he had resided in this area his entire life. He was a carpenter and of the Baptist faith. He will be...
Saundra Gail Eastep
Oct 3, 2020
Saundra Gail Eastep, 66, of Limestone passed away peacefully in her home Saturday morning, October 3, 2020.
Saundra was born September 4, 1954, in Greene County to Jack and Cossetta (Sammons) Knight. She devoted her career to the Washington County School system as an instructional assistant for the Daniel Boone High School Special Education department and bus driver for 35...
Darrell Conard Swanner
Oct 2, 2020
Darrell Swanner, 70, of Church Hill, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 2, 2020. Darrell was a veteran of the United States Army. He loved to fish and watch westerns.
Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, Cad and Maxine Swanner; brother, Farrell Swanner; and sister, Eleanor Cable.
He is survived by his wife,...
Orbria (Kenneth) Coates
Oct 2, 2020
Orbria (Kenneth) Coates, 80, died at home, Friday, October 2, 2020 surrounded by family and friends. Kenneth died of extended complications from multiple strokes.
Kenneth graduated from Sullivan West High School in 1958. He worked as a Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Supervisor at Eastman until his retirement. Ken served as a Sargent for 10 years in the National Guard.
Kenneth...
Betty J. Carter
Oct 1, 2020
Betty J. Carter, age 71, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2020 in the ER at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport on December 6, 1948, a daughter of James Oscar and Jewel Nunley Addison, she had resided in this area her entire life. She graduated from Ketron High School and attended...
Elizabeth Lilly
Oct 1, 2020
Elizabeth Johnson Lilly was born July 7, 1938, in Kingsport, TN. On October 1, 2020, she passed away peacefully at NHC Place at The Trace, Nashville, TN.
She attended and graduated from East Tennessee State University. A longtime resident of Knoxville, TN, she was an active member of Church Street United Methodist Church. Family and church were a very...
Charles C. Wells
Oct 1, 2020
Charles C. Wells, 84, Kingsport, TN, was called home early Thursday morning, October 1, 2020, at Charlie Norwood, VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA following spinal injuries sustained at his home, June 18, 2020. Charles was born in Sullivan County and was a graduate of Sullivan High School Class of 1953. He was an electrician retiring from AFG in 1998....
Kyle Taylor
Sep 30, 2020
Kyle Taylor, age 74, of Blountville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the residence of his son in Bristol, Virginia. Born in Kingsport on April 24, 1946, a son of the late Charlie and Rosa Taylor, he had resided in this area his entire life. He married Eleanor Willis on November 25, 1971...
Bella Beeler
Sep 29, 2020
Bella Beeler, 67, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Life Care Center of Gray, following an extended period of poor health. She was born and raised in Gate City, Virginia, until coming to Kingsport, where she resided most of her life. Bella worked as an L.P.N. for many years in the Tri-Cities area.
She is survived by...
Mike Moore
Sep 28, 2020
Mike Moore, 58, of Afton, was called home on Monday, September 28, 2020, following an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, he had resided most of his life in Greene County. Mike was an avid hunter and loved to fish. He also enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
He was preceded in death by his father, J.D. Moore.
Mike is survived...
Harold Gene Rogers, Sr.
Sep 26, 2020
Harold Gene Rogers, Sr., (78), of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. Harold was born in Kingsport, where he had lived most of his life. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company in 2007.
Harold was preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years...
William L. "Bill" Harris, Jr.
Sep 24, 2020
William L. “Bill” Harris, Jr, 81, of Gray went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health. Born in Newport, TN on December 15, 1938, a son of the late Lewis “Pops” and Willa Mae “Moms” Harris, he had resided in this area most of his life. ...
Margaret Pope Penland
Sep 24, 2020
Margaret Pope Penland, 89, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2020 at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Kingsport. Margaret was born November 17, 1930 in Asheville, NC and was the seventh child of the late John L. and Bertha Pope. She graduated from Lee Edwards High School in Asheville, NC. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother...
Juanita Hurd Horton
Sep 21, 2020
Juanita Hurd Horton, 99, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Monday, September 21, 2020, at home with her family. She was born in Hancock County, May 31, 1921. Juanita resided in Kingsport most her life and was a member of Lynn Garden Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Coba Horton; parents, James and Dora Hurd; four brothers,...
Toney Jeffers
Sep 21, 2020
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Toney Jeffers, 85, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, September21, 2020, due to a lengthy illness. He had retired from AFG following 37 ½ years of service. Toney attended Reservoir Road Baptist Church. He loved camping...
Edith Alice Hildebrand
Sep 20, 2020
Edith Alice Hildebrand, (91), of Kingsport, died Sunday morning (September 20, 2020), at Asbury Place at Kingsport after an extended illness. Born in Rochester, New York, she resided in Kingsport most of her life. She was a 1947 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and a 1951 graduate of Emory & Henry College. Edith was a homemaker and a member of...
Cathy Quillen
Sep 17, 2020
Cathy Debord Quillen, 67, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 17, 2020, evening following an extended period of poor health. Cathy was born in Gate City, VA and had resided in Fall Branch for the past 5 years. Cathy was a member of Sullivan Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and...
Clyde E. Larkins,Jr.
Sep 17, 2020
Clyde E. Larkins, Jr., 73, of Kingsport, died Thursday evening, September 17, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life, he was a graduate of Church Hill High School. Clyde served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after many years...
Peggy Ann Dykes
Sep 17, 2020
Peggy Ann Dykes, 82, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2020. She was born on June 8, 1938 in Scott County, Virginia to the late Ernest and Opal Compton.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy J. Oaks, Sr., her second husband, Rev. Claude Dykes, Sr.; her common law husband, Jimmy Frank Ball;...
Marty Begley
Sep 16, 2020
Marty Begley, (60), of Mt. Carmel, Tennessee died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life, he loved to go camping and fishing. He was an avid drawer.
Marty was preceded in death by his father, Orbin Begley; son, Corbin Begley; half-brothers, Vincent Simpson, Dallon Sellers, Billy Begley and...
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