Obituaries
Jean Arnold
Aug 6, 2019
Wilma Jean Arnold, 88, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was a member of Ketron Memorial United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the choir. Jean had retired from Glidden Paint Co. but the job she truly loved was that as the secretary at Cedar Grove Elementary School....
Sharon Steadman Shoemaker
Aug 6, 2019
Sharon Steadman Shoemaker, 72, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, following an extended illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Marjorie Steadman.
Sharon is survived by her daughter, Gina Houser and husband Jerry; two grandchildren, Matthew Houser and wife Chelsea, and Madison Houser; two sisters, Linda Selby and Carolyn Watts; two nieces, Melissa...
Master Sergeant Retired James "Jim" Carter
Aug 3, 2019
James H. “Jim” Carter, Master Sergeant Retired, 85, of Mount Carmel, went to be with the Lord Saturday, August 3, 2019 while surrounded by his family. Born in the Mabe Community of Scott County, he had lived in this area most of his life. He proudly served his country in the Air Force for 21 years, where he attained the...
Betty Wanda Light
Aug 3, 2019
Betty Wanda (Harrell) Light, 87, of Rock Hill, SC, formerly of Kingsport, TN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, August 3rd, at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Light was born on January 13, 1932, in Hawkins County, TN to S.C. Harrell, Sr. and Agnes Carpenter Harrell.
She graduated from Sullivan High School...
Rev. Homer C. Roller
Aug 1, 2019
Rev. Homer C. Roller, Kingsport, TN, born on April 28, 1924, left this world to be with Jesus on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Steadman Hill, Asbury Place with his family around him. Homer grew up on a small farm on Gravely Road and joined the Army during World War II, serving in the US Corps of Engineers. He worked...
Wanda L. Jones
Aug 1, 2019
Wanda L. Jones, 79, died on Thursday, August 1, 2019. She was born on October 29, 1939 in Grundy, VA and had resided in Kingsport for most of her life. Wanda married Elmer L. Jones on December 30, 1971. She worked at Holston Valley Medical Center after high school and in 1967 started working for the phone company. She was...
Teresa R. Cox
Jul 31, 2019
Teresa R. Cox, 65, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Teresa attended Pine Grove Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by infant son, Johnathan Wayne Cox, and parents, John and Louise McNew.
Teresa...
Austin "Pappy" Adams
Jul 30, 2019
The Lord called Austin “Pappy” Adams, 89, of Gate City, home, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. He was born in Greene County, Tennessee, and has lived in this area most of his life. Austin proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired from AFG after 42 years of service. Austin surrendered his life to the...
Vaughn S. Horn
Jul 30, 2019
Vaughn Stuart Horn, 87, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away at his home in Kingsport, TN, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Vaughn was born in Paynesville, WV, on March 4, 1932. He graduated from Iaeger High School where he was the class valedictorian. He subsequently attended West Virginia Business College, Bluefield, WV, but interrupted his studies...
Charlie H. Dawson
Jul 29, 2019
Charlie Hoover Dawson, of Fall Branch, passed away at home July 29, 2019, at the age of 90. He was born November 18, 1928, in Greene County, to Joseph Lloyd and Willie Mae English Dawson. Charlie attended Jeraldstown School then Baileyton High School part of his freshman year. He quit school to farm and log timber. Charlie began work at...
Clarence Matthew Callahan, Jr.
Jul 29, 2019
Clarence Matthew Callahan, Jr., 93, of Bristol, TN passed away July 29, 2019 at Ballad Health in Bristol, TN. Clarence was born in Winston Salem, NC to the late Clarence M. Callahan, Sr. and Virginia Rife Callahan. The family soon moved to Kingsport, TN where Clarence grew up and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1944. He served 2 years...
Ronald A. Wankel, Sr.
Jul 29, 2019
A Life of Service to Others
Ronald A. Wankel, age 98, died on Monday, July 29, 2019, at his home. He was born Ronald A. Larson in Stromsburg, Nebraska on July 18, 1921. He received his public education at Hastings, NE and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, receiving the doctorate of philosophy degree in chemistry in 1949. Dr. Wankel did...
Tincie L. Collins Wheat
Jul 28, 2019
Tincie L. Collins Wheat, 87, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 28, 2019, following an extended illness. Born in Scotty County, Virginia, Mrs. Wheat had lived most of her life in Kingsport. Mrs. Wheat had served as a babysitter for much of her life. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church and had also worked...
Jimmy Oliver
Jul 28, 2019
Jimmy Oliver, 88, of Kingsport, died Saturday morning July 27, 2019 at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Morristown, raised in Trade, TN and lived in Kingsport most of his life. Jimmy served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for Mason-Dixon Trucking for over 30 years, and operated several truck driving schools in East Tennessee...
Orville W. Byrd
Jul 28, 2019
Orville Wayne Byrd, age 78, of Kingsport, entered eternal rest surrounded by his family on Sunday evening, July 28, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Wise County, VA on July 15, 1941 he was a son of the late Elbert and Manie McNutt Byrd. He grew up in Kingsport and returned in 2007, moving from Naples, FL. He...
Zena Crawford Tholstrup
Jul 27, 2019
Zena C. Tholstrup, 96, of Kingsport passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019. Born in St. Stephen, S.C., she graduated from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S.C. with a Bachelors of Science degree. She was an executive secretary at Holston Defense, homemaker, and a teacher’s aide at Washington Elementary. Zena was a volunteer at Holston Valley Medical Center for over 40...
John Paul Harper
Jul 26, 2019
John P. Harper, 95, of Gate City, passed away in Hospice care in Kingsport, TN on July 26. John was a resident of Buckhannon, WV for almost 60 years before moving to Gate City. John was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1924. He graduated from Perry High School and after the war, from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree...
Ruth Lawson
Jul 22, 2019
Ruth Lawson 79, of Kingsport, died Monday morning, July 22, 2019, after an extended illness. Born in Lee County, VA, she had resided in Sullivan County most of her life. Ruth was a graduate of Blountville High School. She retired from MiniFIBERS Inc. in 2006 after 30 years of service as vice-president of marketing and sales. She was the 7th...
Iva N. Dykes
Jul 21, 2019
Iva N. Dykes, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Iva was a member of Solomon’s Temple Missionary Baptist Church. She had retired from Wal-Mart. Iva loved the Lady Vols, gardening, cooking and fishing.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude...
Gwendolyn Sue Talbott
Jul 21, 2019
Gwendolyn Sue Parton Talbott has passed on to the next step in her journey after a long battle with illness.
She was preceded by her Mother, Irene Estella Parton Shipley, and her Mommy, Opal Irene Bailey Parton, and all of her ancestors.
She is mourned by her father, Ed Templeton, sister, Tammy Templeton Miller, daughters, Natasha Parton Snyder and...
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