Obituaries

Sarah Kae Briggs

Sarah Kae Briggs

May 7, 2018

Sarah Kae Briggs, 24, Kingsport, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 17, 2018 after a courageous battle with leukemia. Sarah accepted Christ as her personal Savior at the age of seven. She realized that she was a sinner and that Christ died on the cross to pay for her sins. She understood and believed...

June Nottingham

June Nottingham

May 6, 2018

June Crabtree Nottingham, 88, Kingsport, after a life well lived with her devoted husband and one true love of 67 years, was peacefully delivered into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, May 6, 2018. June was born in North Holston, VA and came to Kingsport in 1955. She was a member of First Baptist Church, a lifelong member of...

Betty Lou Rhea Lamb

Betty Lou Rhea Lamb

May 6, 2018

Betty Lou Rhea Lamb was born in Sneedville, TN on January 3, 1925 and passed away on May 6, 2018. She was an avid member of Victory Baptist Church when she was in good health.She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Bertha Rhea; former husband, Garrett Lamb; son, Esco Joe Lamb; 4 sisters, Dorothy, Jean, Mary and...

Charlotte McKay

Charlotte McKay

May 5, 2018

Charlotte McKay died May 5, 2018 after an extended illness. Charlotte was a graduate of East Tennessee State University, and an educator in the Sullivan County school system for 35 years. She taught at Bell Ridge Elementary and was later principal there. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian church, Kingsport Tennessee, where she served as elder, deacon...

Clyde W. Busick

Clyde W. Busick

May 4, 2018

Clyde W. Busick, 62, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health. Born in Lynchburg, VA on May 7, 1955, a son of the late Jim and Mary Busick, he has resided in this area his entire life. Clyde was a former...

Bernie D. Love

Bernie D. Love

May 4, 2018

Bernie D. Love, 92, of the Beech Creek Community, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a member of Solomons Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Bernie had retired from Holston Valley Medical Center in 1988. She was an excellent cook, quilter, and gardener. Her knowledge far exceeded her...

Bill Phlegar

Bill Phlegar

May 3, 2018

William T. "Bill" Phlegar, 69, of Kingsport, died Thursday morning, May 3, 2018, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, he was a 1968 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended ETSU and Northeast State. Bill served in the U.S. Army for 9 years with 2 tours in Germany. He was a member of...

Timothy "Buck" White

Timothy "Buck" White

Apr 30, 2018

Timothy "Buck" White, 57, Orebank Community, was called home on Monday morning, April 30, 2018. Tim was born in Kingsport and had lived in Orebank his entire life. He was a 1980 graduate of Ketron High School. He was an employee of Kingsport Heating and Air. Tim was a very active member of Orebank Missionary Baptist Church. He enjoyed all...

Madelyn Bolton Thomas

Madelyn Bolton Thomas

Apr 29, 2018

Madelyn Bolton Thomas died peacefully at Johnson City Medical Center on April 29, 2018.She was born January 26, 1930 in Mt. Victory, Kentucky, the daughter of Kermit and Lula Sears Bolton, who predeceased her. She grew up and was educated largely in Harlan County, Kentucky, and began her college education at Lincoln Memorial University, where she met Kenneth Thomas, whom...

Eula Hensley

Eula Hensley

Apr 29, 2018

Eula Hensley, 71, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at her home. She was a member of Lovelace Missionary Baptist Church and had retired from Tennessee Eastman. She loved to travel and to go to yard sales. Eula's favorite place was the beach. She was a very beautiful and loving soul to all...

Clyde Denver Ball

Clyde Denver Ball

Apr 28, 2018

Clyde Denver Ball, 67, of Kingsport, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Johnson City Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, he was the son of Harley and Willie Ball.He is survived by his sons, Chad Ball of Fall Branch, and Jerome Ball of Kingsport; sisters, Donna Seavers of Kingsport, and Phyllis Blackwell of Fall Branch; and brothers,...

William D. Adams

William D. Adams

Apr 28, 2018

Celebration of LifeFor William D. AdamsFeb. 10, 1933 - April 28, 2018William Douglas Adams, known to his friends and family as Bill, went to be with our Lord Jesus April 28th at 9:06 p.m.Bill lived in Kingsport, Tennessee, all of his life, with the exception of his two year military service in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He worked at Tennessee Eastman...

Allen Ward

Allen Ward

Apr 27, 2018

Allen Ward, 52, Kingsport, passed away surrounded by family on April 27, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He was a 1984 graduate of Sullivan South High School and graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business and was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Allen married the...

Helen Hicks Crussell

Helen Hicks Crussell

Apr 27, 2018

Helen Elizabeth Hicks Crussell, 90, of Kingsport, died Friday morning, April 27, 2018 at NHC Kingsport after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. Helen was a homemaker and had worked for Mead Corporation for several years. She was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, David...

Linda Catherine (Smith) Barrett

Linda Catherine (Smith) Barrett

Apr 25, 2018

Linda Catherine (Smith) Barrett, age 69, Kingsport, passed on to her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Linda was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. She worked many years for Kingsport City Schools as a cafeteria worker striving to provide healthy meals for school children. She continued that endeavor for a number of years...

Mrs. Willie Mae Deadrick

Mrs. Willie Mae Deadrick

Apr 25, 2018

Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Mrs. Willie Mae Deadrick, affectionately known as "Miss Mae", entered into Eternal rest on April 25, 2018 at The Wexford House in Kingsport, TN.Mrs. Deadrick was born on July 26, 1924 to the late Goldman and Lula Goins Batmon in Thorn Hill, Tennessee. After marriage, she moved to Kingsport and...

Catherine Spangler

Catherine Spangler

Apr 25, 2018

Catherine Spangler, 86, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Catherine was born in Burnsville, NC and lived in Erwin until moving to Kingsport in 1963. She was a nurse working general duty and private duty in Johnson City. She was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church.She was preceded in death by...

Robert Edward Bierbaum

Robert Edward Bierbaum

Apr 25, 2018

Robert Edward Bierbaum (Bob) passed away peacefully early on the morning of April 25th,2018. He was born in Louisville, Ky on the 29th of September, 1923 to Clara Stierle and IrwinEdward Bierbaum. Bob graduated from duPont Manual High School. He began attending theJ.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville where he was a member of theNaval ROTC...

Thelma Shipley

Thelma Shipley

Apr 23, 2018

Thelma Joyce (White) Shipley entered into her heavenly home on Monday, April 23, 2018. She had been lovingly cared for by her granddaughter, Laura Shipley Tomlin, for three years in Spring Hill, TN. Thelma was born on July 21, 1931 to Fieldon and Minnie White in Erwin, TN. She was a loyal choir member of Calvary Baptist Church in Erwin....

Robert "Robbie" Sutherland

Robert "Robbie" Sutherland

Apr 23, 2018

Robert "Robbie" Sutherland, age 60, of Kingsport, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018, at his residence. Born in Kingsport on January 11, 1958, a son of the late Bud and Peggy Sutherland, he had resided in this area his entire life, accepted Christ at a young age and graduated from Ketron High School. He will be remembered as a...