Obituaries
Margaret Morrissey Lane
Feb 24, 2018
Margaret Morrissey Lane, 90, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018, at home following a period of declining health. After graduating from Dobyns Bennett, Class of 1946, Margaret began her secretarial and bookkeeping career at Mason Dixon and retired as bookkeeper for the Kingsport City Schools School Food Services. She was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist...
Sharon Hartley Cross
Feb 23, 2018
Sharon Hartley Cross, Kingsport, TN passed away early Friday morning (Feb. 23, 2018) following a period of declining health.She was a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University and was an employee of Eastman where she worked for a number of years. Sharon loved to socialize and never met a stranger.Her father, Hudson Hartley preceded her in death.Surviving are her husband and...
Jerry Jessee
Feb 22, 2018
Jerry Lee Jessee, 74, went to be with the Lord at his home on Thursday, February 22, 2018, following a lengthy battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Jerry worked in cabinet sales for a family owned company for many years. He later retired as a cabinet specialist, designer, and trainer for Lowes. He was a member of First...
Tobie J. Ferguson
Feb 20, 2018
Tobie J. Ferguson of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She attended Harmony Baptist Church her entire life. She was church pianist for many years and enjoyed mission work and mission trips to other countries.Tobie was preceded in death by her parents, Niles and Ruby Wheelock and one brother, Ronnie Joe Wheelock.She leaves behind the love of her...
William R. Botts
Feb 20, 2018
William R. (Bill) Botts was born May 2, 1928 to Will P. and Lillie Cunningham Botts in downtown Kingsport and passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. He was educated at Dickson Elementary, Sullivan High School, and East Tennessee State University. Bill was a member of the 278th Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard. He served in the military in...
Betty Burdine
Feb 20, 2018
Betty Burdine, 86, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at her home. Born in Knoxville, she had resided in Kingsport since 1958. Betty was a homemaker and a Methodist. After her children were grown, she retired from ETSU where she had worked as an executive secretary for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ray...
Barbara Finch
Feb 20, 2018
Barbara Finch, age 93, of Kingsport, died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Baysmont House, Asbury Place in Kingsport. A native of Owosso, Michigan, she graduated from Cleary College. She came to Kingsport in November 1950. Barbara was a member of Waverly Road Presbyterian Church and performed many volunteer activities. She was a former Secretary of the Hospital Auxiliary. She...
Kathleen M. Sands
Feb 19, 2018
Kathleen M. SandsKathleen M. Sands, 87, of Kingsport, passed away Monday (February 19th, 2018)Born in Russell County, VA, she has resided in Kingsport since 1948. She retired from Tennessee Eastman Company in 1985 after 36 years of service. She was a member of Shepherd's Way Baptist Church. Kathleen also enjoyed making crafts, working in her yard and traveling. She was...
Albert Howard Walden
Feb 18, 2018
Albert Howard Walden, 87, Church Hill, TN, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, February 18, 2018. He was a member of Faith Assembly Church in Rogersville. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Albert worked as a carpenter for most of his life, later owning his own company, Albert Walden Home Improvement, for over 40 years.Albert...
Patricia Keenan Logan
Feb 17, 2018
Patricia Keenan Logan, 89, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 17, 2018. She had lived in upstate New York most of her life, but lived in East Tennessee the last few years. The one word her family could use to describe her is faithful. She was faithful to her family and friends. Patricia was a loving caretaker...
Dr. Edgar L. McDaniel
Feb 16, 2018
Dr. Edgar L. McDaniel of Kingsport died on Friday, February 16, 2018.Born in Augusta, Georgia, Ed was a resident of Kingsport from 1956 until his death. He was a graduate of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a BS and MS in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. Ed also held an Atomic Energy Commission fellowship and then was...
Dorothy Doran Caldwell Bass
Feb 13, 2018
Dorothy Doran Caldwell Bass, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Dorothy was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church on Park Street. She did services at the church and was a Sunday School Teacher, working with young people on Wednesday nights, was secretary and treasurer of the women's ministry,...
Brian Seiber
Feb 12, 2018
Brian Edward Seiber, 41, of Rogersville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 12, 2018, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport on August 11, 1976, a son of Ed Seiber and the late Rosie Seiber, he had resided in Scott and Hawkins County his entire life. He will be remembered as a loving and...
Jeffrey M. Livesay
Feb 12, 2018
Jeffrey M. Livesay, age 51, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 12, 2018 after an extended illness. Jeff was a graduate of Northeast State Community College and received his degree in Electrical Technology. He was proudly employed at Johnson Controls for over 14 years and also worked out of IBEW Local 934. His true...
Gary Joseph Kerr
Feb 10, 2018
It is with great sadness that we are announcing the passing of Gary Joseph Kerr. Gary, age 79, leaves behind a brother, a wife, 5 children, 11 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, 1 dog, 1 blind cat, a playful spirit, his desire to serve others, and his sense of adventure.The middle of 3 boys from Western Pennsylvania, he married his local sweetheart,...
Fred H. Bradley
Feb 8, 2018
Fred Hicks Bradley,83, Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, TN on November 16, 1934, a son of the late George E. and Anna Laura Hicks Bradley, he had resided in this area his entire life.He was a 1957 graduate of UT, College of Agriculture with a degree in Animal...
Jesse B. Kinnaird Jr
Feb 8, 2018
Jesse B. Kinnaird, Jr., age 77, of Centreville, AL entered into rest at DCH Regional Medical Center. Mr. Kinnaird worked with the National Weather Station here in Alabama. He also served in the US Navy.He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Ruth Kinnaird; his parents, Jesse B Kinnaird, Sr. and Naomi Anderson Kinnaird. Jesse is survived by his...
Emma "Louise" Price
Feb 8, 2018
Emma "Louise" Price, 93 of Carmel, Indiana passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018. Louise was born in Hawkins County, TN to the late Nessie and Martha Harrell.Louise was a long-time member of Calvary Baptist Church in West Lafayette, Indiana. Louise loved to spend hours in her garden, growing a range of different types of flowers, but her favorite were Irises....
Thomas Ray Crawford
Feb 8, 2018
Thomas Ray "Tommy" Crawford, 69, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord and his family on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Tommy had been employed by Washington County Hwy Dept, Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Fall Branch, and had driven a school bus in Washington County for many years.He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Eleanor Upchurch de Nobriga
Feb 7, 2018
Eleanor Upchurch de Nobriga, 94, died peacefully in Knoxville TN on February 7, after contracting the flu. A native of Atlanta, she was active as a Lutheran youth leader, serving as the Synod Youth president. After high school graduation, she worked as a telephone operator/supervisor for Westinghouse and was one of the first women accepted by Georgia Tech's night school...
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