Obituaries

Lowanda Brown
Dec 7, 2017
Lowanda Brown, 93, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 7, 2017. She was born on July 22, 1924, to the late Jess Douglas Lemmons and the late Mary Light Lemmons.In addition to her parents, Lowanda was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn R. Brown; loving son, Danny Wayne Brown; and brother, Jess "Pete"...
Connie Calhoun
Dec 7, 2017
Connie Faye Calhoun, 61, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 7, 2017. Connie loved music, her grandchildren, spending time with her family and enjoyed working her garden and flowers.She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Berry, sister, Carolyn Neff, and granddaughter, Logan Rose.Surviving are her husband of 28 years, Roger Calhoun, daughters, Tracie...

Weston Taylor Montgomery
Dec 7, 2017
Weston Taylor Montgomery, 34, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017.He was preceded in death by grandparents, Clarence and Janie Montgomery.Weston is survived by his mother, Terri Cox; step-father, Terry Cox; father, Rex Montgomery; grandparents, Orbin and Shirley Taylor; and several extended family members. There will be a graveside service at 3:00 p.m. Monday, December 11, 2017 at...
Edith Franklin
Dec 6, 2017
Edith Franklin, 70, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, surrounded by her family at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville due to complications of a brain aneurysm. She was born December 28, 1946. She retired from Eastman Chemical Company after 26 years of service. She attended New Life Freewill Baptist Church.Edith...

Bertha Mae Conkin
Dec 5, 2017
Bertha Mae Goad Conkin, 81, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, December 5th, 2017.Born in Sullivan County she attended Sullivan High School. She retired from Sears in 1991 after 26 years of service as a soft line manager.Bertha was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Onnie Conkin; son, Gary Conkin; and parents, Wayne and Ollie Barrett Goad.She is...
Nancy J. Davis
Dec 4, 2017
Nancy J. Davis, 66, Kingsport, TN, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kenosha, WI, she had resided in Kingsport for the past fifteen years. Nancy enjoyed quilting and crafting. She was an active member in First Frontier Quilters and several other quilt groups in the area.Her husband, Randy Davis, father, Raymond Plutchak,...
Liara Raii Burchette
Dec 4, 2017
Liara Raii Burchette, 5 month old, daughter of Michael and Amie Burchette, died Tuesday, December 4, 2017.A graveside service will be conducted Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Cemetery Details Happy Valley Memorial Park 2708 Elizabethton Highway Elizabethton, TN, 37615 [email protected]
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Russell Edward Hudson
Dec 3, 2017
Russell Edward Hudson, 28, of Brentwood, TN, died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Jackson Madison County Hospital in Jackson, TN, after complications from asthma. Born in Charlotte, NC, Russell graduated from Ravenwood High School in 2007 in Brentwood. He attended Tennessee Tech. Russell had worked in the family business in Nashville in store operations for Jersey Mike's. He enjoyed spending...
Edward L. "Ed" Haynes Sr
Dec 1, 2017
Edward L. "Ed" Haynes, Sr, 89, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2017, at Beech Tree Manor in Jellico, TN. Born in Scott Co., VA on August 12, 1928, a son of the late Robert and Gertrude McClellan Haynes, he has resided in this area his entire life. He was of the Baptist faith. Ed was a...

Martha Virginia (Jenni) Goins Steffey
Nov 30, 2017
Martha Virginia (Jenni) Goins Steffey, 85, of Kingsport, died peacefully on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at The Village at Allendale. Born on March 10, 1932, Jenni was married to Stanton H. Steffey for over 35 years, prior to his death. She lived in Kingsport most of her life and was a retired dispatcher from the Kingsport Police Department. Jenni was...
Leyno Rhoton Stephenson
Nov 30, 2017
Leyno Rhoton Stephenson, 96, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Hawkins County and had resided most her life in Kingsport. She had worked at the Kingsport Press for 28 years in the accounting department. Leyno was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church.She was preceded...
Kyle Vernon Blankenship
Nov 30, 2017
Kyle Vernon Blankenship, Sr. 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 30, 2017. He was born on July 12, 1932, in Virginia coal mining country to Mitchell and Delia Blankenship and moved to Kingsport Tennessee when he was around 5 years old. Kyle served for 4 years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War...
Norma Hite Dockery
Nov 29, 2017
Norma Hite Dockery, 83, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family. Norma was the first female mail carrier in Kingsport. She was a member of West View Baptist Church. Norma enjoyed traveling and spending time with her great-grandson, Bryson.She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Hite;...
Robert C. Clear
Nov 28, 2017
Robert C. Clear, 83, of Kingsport, died Tuesday night, November 28, 2017, at Brookdale of Colonial Heights. Born on March, 7, 1934 in Damascus, Virginia, Mr. Clear graduated from Mountain City High School. He then attended Emory and Henry for two years and went on to graduate from ETSU where he played football. He was in the U.S. Army and...
Gladys Marsh Brooks
Nov 28, 2017
"The Lord is my shepherd."Gladys Ann Marsh Brooks, 89, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Asbury Place at Kingsport following a period of declining health. Born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, on January 8, 1928, a daughter of the late D.T. and Nannie Sensabaugh Marsh, she had resided in this area her entire...

Arthur Buddy Blankenship
Nov 27, 2017
Arthur "Buddy" Blankenship, 82, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 27, 2017. He was born in Bedford, VA on February 5, 1935. Buddy attended University of Virginia on a football scholarship where he pursued an engineering degree. He especially loved his artwork and traveling extensively in the U.S. and abroad. Buddy was a wonderfully loving, caring...
Michael "Weasel" Hicks
Nov 27, 2017
Michael "Weasel" Hicks, Captain, 66, of Kingsport, passed away at 11:44 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness. Mike was born in Kingsport where he lived for most of his life. A graduate of Sullivan West, class of 1970, Mike worked for Anderson Ford prior to going into the Army, and...
Cathy Pennington Rossi
Nov 26, 2017
Cathy Pennington Rossi, 62, of Kingsport, heard Jesus call her name and she took her heavenly flight home on Sunday, November 26, 2017. Born in Sullivan County on August 28, 1955, a daughter of Barbara Russell Pennington Short, of Kingsport, and the late Ben Pennington, she has resided in this are her entire life. Cathy was a CNA, working at...
Brittany R. Gragg
Nov 26, 2017
Brittany R. Gragg, 27, passed away Sunday, November 26th, 2017.Born and raised in Kingsport, she was a 2009 graduate of Sullivan South. She worked at Wendys in Kingsport. Brittany will always be remembered by all who cherished and loved her. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lisa Hall; sister, Victoria Hall; paternal grandparents, Sherman and Madge Hall; and...
Imogene Guy
Nov 25, 2017
Imogene Guy, 85, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017. She was born in Glen Morrison, WV and has lived in many areas of the U.S. Even though she never had children of her own, she helped raise many of her nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents, Levi and Lillian Guy; and...