Obituaries

Roy Kyle Carroll

Roy Kyle Carroll

May 11, 2019

Roy Kyle Carroll, 80, of Kingsport, died Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center.  Kyle was born in Sullivan County where he had lived his entire life.  He retired from Kingsport Press in 1988.  Kyle was a member of Clouds Bend United Methodist Church.

Kyle was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Mary Carroll.

He is survived...

Gary Sams

Gary Sams

May 11, 2019

 **** PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN DATES AND LOCATION*****

Richard Gary Sams, 80, of Gray, went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was born in Kingsport and has lived in this area most of his life. A graduate of Dobyns-Bennett, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Gary retired from I.B.M. after 29...

Carl T. Childress

Carl T. Childress

May 10, 2019

Carl T. Childress, 85, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019, at 12:37 p.m. at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born and raised in Sullivan Gardens and a 1953 graduate of Sullivan High School, a 1957 graduate of East Tennessee State College, and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army. Carl was a very loving father, grandfather,...

James (Jim) Hill

James (Jim) Hill

May 9, 2019

James (Jim) Franklin Hill, 95, Kingsport, died May 9th, 2019 in Crestview, Florida.

Jim attended schools in Earle, AR and Louisville, KY and was a graduate of the University of Louisville. He received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the U. of Louisville.  He joined the U.S. Army April 1943, serving in Europe and was honorably discharged March...

Laura Lawson Mounger

Laura Lawson Mounger

May 9, 2019

Laura Lawson Mounger, 51, Kingsport,TN, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest, NC, after an extended illness.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Laura Lawson Mounger

Laura Lawson Mounger

May 9, 2019

Laura Lawson Mounger, 51, of Kingsport, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Kingsport, she was a 1986 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Laura was currently employed with Eastman Chemical Company where she worked in procurement for many years. Laura was a member of Rock Heritage Baptist Church...

Charles K. "Charlie" Cross

Charles K. "Charlie" Cross

May 9, 2019

Charlie K. “Charlie” Cross, 66, Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019.  He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Holliston Mills.  Charlie loved the outdoors and being a do it yourself person.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Marvella Cross; parents, Fred and Hazel Cross; and brothers, Earl Steve Cross and Fred...

Sibyl Owens Beals

Sibyl Owens Beals

May 8, 2019

Sibyl Owens Beals 94, of Kingsport went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 8, 2019. Sibyl was born in 1924 in Hansonville, Virginia.  She graduated from Lebanon High School and Steed Business College then started her career at Owen’s Letter Company.  She later worked at Bennett and Edwards Insurance, Tennessee Eastman Chemical and proudly served as...

Dan Whitten

Dan Whitten

May 7, 2019

Psalm 31:24

“Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.”

Leonidas “Dan” Whitten, 74, Mt. Carmel, passed away unexpectedly of heart complications on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. He was a graduate of Tennessee High in Bristol, TN and East Tennessee State University.  He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from...

Kermit Ray Crawford

Kermit Ray Crawford

May 7, 2019

Kermit Ray Crawford, 84, of the Fall Branch community, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Kermit was a member and deacon at Oak Glen Baptist Church. He was a Master Mason of Johnson Masonic Lodge #274 in Fall Branch. Kermit was a Veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was a Sunday School Teacher, Scout Leader, a barber in his...

James Sheffield Crowell

James Sheffield Crowell

May 6, 2019

James (Jim) Sheffield Crowell, beloved husband of Marion Richter Crowell for 52 years, died on Monday, May 6, 2019 at the age of 81. He was the only child of the late Ernest Glenn and Beulah Sheffield Crowell of Fayetteville, North Carolina.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1960 with a B.S. in Chemistry...

Clyde E. Jones

Clyde E. Jones

May 6, 2019

Clyde E. Jones, 74, Church Hill, was called home at 4:30 pm on Monday, May 6, 2019.  Born in Washington County, TN. Clyde had lived in Church Hill since 1981. He was an employee of ARA and Pet Dairy working in sales.  He was a member of New Fellowship Ministries.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and...

Kenneth "Bud" Ramey

Kenneth "Bud" Ramey

May 4, 2019

Kenneth “Bud” Ramey, 64, of Gate City, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a retired carpenter. Bud was of the Baptist faith. He loved the outdoors and old cars.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Whitney Ramey; stepson, Jeremy Falin; and parents, Theodore and Nancy Ramey.

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Hugh S. Crawford

Hugh S. Crawford

May 3, 2019

Hugh S. Crawford Jr., 67, of the Bloomingdale community, and known by most simply as “Junior” or “Mr. C” went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center.

He was born on September 2, 1951 and was raised in Fall Branch, TN.  He was a standout basketball player and a highly decorated...

Rita Ramey

Rita Ramey

May 3, 2019

Rita Speer Ramey, 89, of Church Hill, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019, at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born on July 4, 1929, the sixth of nine children of Jefferson Floyd and Susie Merica (Bloomer) Speer. She was born and raised on the farm where her family lived and worked for John and Ora Steele in the Fairview...

Emmajane Chumley

Emmajane Chumley

May 2, 2019

Emmajane Chumley, 86, of Kingsport, died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at NHC of Bristol.  Born in Shelton Conn, she had resided in Kingsport since 1952.  She served in the U.S. Airforce during the Korean conflict where she met her husband, Walter Chumley. Emmajane retired from the Kingsport Housing Authority.  She was a lifelong Lutheran and had been a member of...

Jeannette Ryans

Jeannette Ryans

May 2, 2019

Jeannette Ryans, 80, born January 19, 1939 in Virginia to the late Lonzy and Bertha Thompson, passed away early on May 2, 2019 after a long and hard battle with cancer.  She was a great and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She was a Christian and of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband of...

Thomas Rhea Wilson

Thomas Rhea Wilson

May 1, 2019

Longtime Kingsport resident and attorney Thomas Rhea Wilson (Tom) died May 1, 2019 in Brentwood, TN. He was 85.

Tom was born November 24, 1933 in Knoxville and grew up there. In 1963, Tom and his wife Millie moved to Kingsport where they would spend the next 52 years of their lives until Millie's death in 2015. After Millie's death,...

Roberta "Bobbie" Inman Hamby

Roberta "Bobbie" Inman Hamby

Apr 29, 2019

On Monday, April 29, 2019, Roberta Inman Hamby, aka Bobbie, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away at the age of 91. 

Bobbie was born on Monday, June 11, 1927, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to the late Martin and Lois Inman. She grew up in Knoxville, TN and graduated from Knoxville High School, where she was an...

Mary Alice Kelly

Mary Alice Kelly

Apr 28, 2019

Mary Alice Kelly, age 78, of Kingsport, TN, went home to be with the Lord on April 28, 2019, as a result of a collision with an automobile that crossed the center line of traffic.  Born in Louisville, KY on September 4, 1940, the daughter of Wallace M. Boyd and Nettie J. Boyd, she graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, received...