Obituaries
Elizabeth Bachman Williams
Oct 8, 2019
Elizabeth Bachman Williams, 87, formerly of Kingsport, Tennessee died Tuesday morning surrounded by family at her daughter’s farm in Frederick County, Virginia.
She was born October 3, 1932 at Cedar Hill, the Bachman family homeplace in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was the daughter of Clarence Leigh and Alice Elizabeth Crawford Bachman. She was a member of Litz Manor Baptist Church...
Bill Orrick
Oct 5, 2019
Bill Orrick, 82, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 5, 2019. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. Bill was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was the longest tenured member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was an avid Dobyns-Bennett and UT Vols Football fan. Bill retired from TN Eastman.
He was preceded in...
Mary Fitzgerald Blackwell
Oct 4, 2019
Mary Fitzgerald Blackwell, 88, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2019 after an extended illness.
She was born on February 5, 1931, in Montgomery, West Virginia, the daughter of Walter Grant and Mary Hope (Bush) Fitzgerald. She was the twin sister of Walter "Jack" Fitzgerald (d. 2017) of Florida.
Mary graduated from Gauley Bridge High School in...
Betty Kilgore Watson
Oct 3, 2019
Betty Kilgore Watson, formerly of Kingsport, Tennessee, died October 3, 2019, at her home in Franklin, Tennessee after a short illness. Mrs. Watson was born in 1930 in Norton, Virginia, but spent the majority of her life in Kingsport. She spent a semester at East Tennessee State University before returning to Kingsport, where she worked for several years at Johnson-Hilliard.
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Nella Mae Canter
Oct 1, 2019
Nella Mae Conley Canter, 89, Kingsport, TN went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 1, 2019) at Wexford House.
Nella was born in Greene County, TN and had lived most of her life in Kingsport.
Her husband William Canter, parents Rex and Dessie Lane Gass, two sisters Helen Wise and Rachie Hensley, and brother Cecil Gass...
Susan Bowling Dudney
Oct 1, 2019
On Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 in Kingsport TN, a kind and gracious southern lady, known for her perpetual smile, departed this earth for her heavenly home after a period of declining health.
Susan Bowling Dudney, 92, was born on March 5, 1927 in LaFayette, AL to George Randolph and Sallie Dowdell Bowling. She graduated from LaFayette High School in 1945...
Benjamin Fielding Rolston
Sep 29, 2019
Benjamin Fielding Rolston of Kingsport TN went to be with his heavenly father on September 29, 2019 from a heart attack while vacationing in Kiawah, SC. Fielding was a devoted husband who is survived by his wife Joyce of 56 years. He was a loving father and grandfather survived by his son Clay and wife Luanna of Johnson City, TN;...
Patsy L. Hammock
Sep 28, 2019
Patsy L. Hammock, age 85 of Kingsport, died Saturday, September 28th, 2019 at her home.
Born in 1934 in Greeneville, TN, Patsy was a graduate of Greeneville High School and the
Greeneville School of Commerce. She moved to Kingsport to work at Tennessee Eastman Company where she met her husband, Thomas Hammock. She was a member of First Broad Street...
Glenna Frazier
Sep 27, 2019
Glenna T. Frazier, 95 of Kingsport, passed away at Wexford House Friday September 27, 2019.
Glenna has lived in Kingsport all of her life. A graduate of Dobyns-Bennett, she worked for several years for Anderson Ford Inc. She was a member of First Christian Church. She loved to travel and had been throughout most of the United States and Canada.
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Kemper Allen Breeding
Sep 26, 2019
Kemper Allen Breeding, 79, of Chapin, SC, died Thursday evening, September 26, 2019, at Baysmont House after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, he was a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. Kemper retired from the Community Mental Health Center in Homer, Alaska, where he worked as a Clinical Psychologist and Administrator.
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Toy Earl Simpson
Sep 25, 2019
Toy Earl Simpson, born March 29, 1943 in Kingsport, TN, died September 25, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in Kingsport, TN. He was a 1963 graduate of Sullivan High School. Toy retired from CE Division of Eastman Chemical Company in 1997 and worked for Kingsport Heating and Air after his retirement. He married Karon Charlene Jones on July 7, 1966. Toy...
Willa L Cwik
Sep 25, 2019
Willa L. Cwik, 92, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. She was born November 19, 1926, in Northfield, New Jersey, near Atlantic City. She graduated with a BS in Music Education from The College of NJ. A few years later, she earned her Masters Degree in Piano Performance at the same college. She then went to Rutgers University where...
Nancy Jane Davenport
Sep 25, 2019
Nancy Tomlinson Davenport, 59, of Kingsport, died Wednesday night, September 25, 2019 at home. Born in Kingsport and raised in Gate City, VA, she was a graduate of Gate City High School. Nancy had worked as a waitress for 35 years in Kingsport.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Hawkins of the home; daughter, Natasha Davenport of Kingsport; 2...
Nancy Sue Bellamy
Sep 24, 2019
Nancy Sue Bellamy, 75, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Born in Wise, VA, she had resided in Kingsport for most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Bessie Salyers; sister, Barbara Kiser; and brother, Pete Salyers.
Nancy is...
Frances Osborne
Sep 23, 2019
Mary Frances Osborne, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord, Monday, September 23, 2019. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Mary was a devoted spouse who loved her husband and the life they made for themselves. She enjoyed gardening and working in her flowers. That showed through by receiving several Keep Kingsport Beautiful Awards. They attended Higher...
J.D. Bacon "Candy Man"
Sep 22, 2019
J.D. Bacon “Candy Man”, 87, of Kingsport, died early Sunday morning, September 22, 2019, at his home. A lifelong resident of Kingsport, he was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, where he was a member of the football team. J.D. was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was employed with Eastman Kodak for 31 years,...
Margie Beatrice Hand
Sep 22, 2019
“SHE LOVED THE LORD”
Margie Doran Hand, 88, Blountville, TN passed away peacefully to go home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Greystone Healthcare Center following a period of declining health.
She was born in Sullivan County, TN on August 27, 1931. Margie was the daughter of the late Robert and Bertha Bowery Doran. She...
Leo Fred Brewer
Sep 22, 2019
Leo Fred “Papaw” Brewer, 93, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 surrounded by his family. Born in Cincinnati, OH, his family moved to Bristol at age two, he then spent most of his life in Kingsport working in management at both Oakwood Markets and Leepers Market.
He grew up in the Christian Church and accepted Christ at a young age.
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Edward W. "Edd" Little
Sep 21, 2019
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” II Timothy 4:7
Edward W. “Edd” Little, 66, of Kingsport, went to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully, Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol. Born in Sullivan County, TN, on August 17, 1953, a son of the late R.F....
Raymond L. Scism
Sep 19, 2019
Raymond L. Scism, 74, of Blountville, went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday morning, September 19, 2019, at Holston Valley Medical Center, with his family by his side. Born in Church Hill, he spent most of his life in Sullivan County. Raymond retired from TPI in Gray after 48 years of service. He attended Bethel United Methodist Church...
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