Obituaries
Marty Begley
Sep 16, 2020
Marty Begley, 60, of Mt. Carmel, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Karen Barnes Leimkuhler
Sep 16, 2020
Karen Barnes Leimkuhler, 65, of Kingsport, went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2020, at UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Born in Kingsport, she was a 1972 graduate of Sullivan Central High School where she was a member of the Cougarette team. Karen attended ETSU. She had a passion for real estate and had been working...
Sue Lawson Blackwell
Sep 16, 2020
Sue Lawson Blackwell, 93, of Blountville, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at The Wexford House following a period of declining health. Born in Saltville, VA on March 5, 1927, a daughter of the late William McKinley and Maggie Elizabeth Cardwell Helton, she was a lifelong resident of Blountville. She will be remembered as a...
Margie Ruth (Fugate) Ketron
Sep 13, 2020
Margie Ruth (Fugate) Ketron, 83, of Kingsport, went to be with her Heavenly Father on September 13, 2020, after an extended illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ransom Ketron; sons, Dwight Fugate and Tony Fugate; daughters, Patty Hicks and Mickey Ketron; and daughter-in-law, Joyce Trent; father, George Fugate; mother, Martha Fugate; sister, Mable Hickman; brothers, Jimmy Fugate...
Sue Lykins Sublett
Sep 10, 2020
Sue Lykins Sublett, a true coal miner’s daughter, passed away September 10 at home after a short illness surrounded by her family. The daughter of Arcolas Boyd Lykins Allen and Selvin Lykins, she was originally from Betsy Lane, KY. Sue was a long time Kingsport resident. In 1983, she became Sue-Sue to grandchildren and most that knew her. She was...
Robley Paul "Bob" Bedford
Sep 10, 2020
Robley Paul “Bob” Bedford, 87, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, September 10, 2020. He was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, class of ’51, where he played basketball and baseball, and a graduate of Tusculum College where he played basketball. Bob was manager of the Kingsport Moose Lodge and Natatorium until...
Joe F. Bettini
Sep 9, 2020
Joe F. Bettini, 85, Church Hill, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at his home due to natural causes. Joe was born in Burlington, NC and came to Kingsport in 1964, moving to Church Hill in 1984. He was a graduate of ETSU, receiving his Master’s Degree in Mathematics. Joe served in the US Army having been a commissioned...
Rita Faye Lloyd
Sep 7, 2020
Rita Faye Lloyd, 60, of Church Hill, died early Monday, September 7, 2020, at Holston Valley Medical Center, after an apparent heart attack. Born in Kingsport, she lived most of her life in Church Hill. Rita was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Mitchell Primitive Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and especially enjoyed spending time with family.
She...
Allen Cox
Sep 6, 2020
Allen Cox, 67, of Fall Branch, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch where he worked as a dairy farmer for his entire life. Allen was an avid hunter.
Allen was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Marjorie Cox.
He...
Helen "Earleen" Taylor
Sep 6, 2020
Helen “Earleen” Taylor left this earthly life to begin her eternal life in the presence of Jesus on September 6, 2020, surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter. Earleen was born to James Earl Going and Ethel Mae Waller Going in June of 1936. She was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and was employed at Kingsport...
Arica "Slim" Smith
Sep 5, 2020
Arica “Slim” Smith, 88, of Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Arica was of the Baptist Faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Smith; parents, Jess and Mary Lemmons; brother, Jess Lemmons, Jr.; and sister, Lowanda Brown.
Arica is survived by her daughter, Michelle...
Eleanor Foster Hooker
Sep 5, 2020
Eleanor Foster Hooker, 85, of Kingsport, went peacefully to be with the Lord at Holston Valley Medical Center on September 5, 2020, following a brief illness. She was born in Erwin, TN, on October 6, 1934. After graduating from high school, she worked in Erwin until her marriage to H. Eugene Hooker in 1956. They moved to California while he...
Christie Moses Tweed
Sep 5, 2020
“To live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)
Christie Moses Tweed went to heaven Saturday, September 5, 2020, after resting peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family. Born in Nashville on August 14, 1949, Christie was happily married to her beloved husband Doug for 47 years. After they moved from the U.S. Marine Corps...
Carl Leo Boyd
Aug 31, 2020
Carl Leo Boyd, 97, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020. He was a WWII Veteran, European Theatre, 633rd Light Equip. Co. After WWII, he pursued a pilot’s license and qualified as a commercial pilot/multi-engine. In 1956, Leo moved to Kingsport to establish flight operations for Tennessee Eastman. He retired in 1983. Leo had been a member of...
Doug Music
Aug 29, 2020
Doug Music, 75, of Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at his home. Born in Norton, VA, he had resided most of his life in Jonesborough. Doug was a Vietnam Veteran, having served with the U.S. Army. He was a member of Valley View United Methodist Church. Doug had retired from Mead Corp. following...
Ella Manis
Aug 29, 2020
Ella Manis passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020.
Ella is preceded in death by her husband, Sterling Manis.
She is survived by her son, Gary, of the home; grandsons, Gary Wayne, Jimmy, and Michael; a cousin, Pricilla in North Carolina; and close family friend, Sheila.
Special thanks to Amedisys Hospice, especially Tiffany and Amanda.
Claude Franklin Hartsock
Aug 29, 2020
Claude Franklin Hartsock, Jr., 73, of Kingsport, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 29, 2020. He was born and raised in Nickelsville, VA, and had resided in Kingsport for most of his life. He was a loving and caring husband, Daddy, and Papaw. Claude was an employee of Eastman until retiring. He attended Ridgeview...
Ruth Yoakley Combs
Aug 29, 2020
Ruth Yoakley Combs, 92, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020, at her son’s home on Boone Lake, at the farm where she was born. A widow of Robert Leonard Combs, Ph.D., she was born and reared on Welkumal Farm in the Holston Institute community. She was the daughter of the late Charles B. Yoakley and Edna Evalee Foust...
Brent Arnold
Aug 28, 2020
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, They will roar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Anthony Brent Arnold, age 39 of Bellevue, Nebraska, formerly of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, August 28, 2020 at Veteran’s...
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