Obituaries

Dr. Edgar L. McDaniel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Lynn Chadwell

Lynn Chadwell

Feb 6, 2018

Alice Malinda "Lynn" Cox Chadwell, 94, of Kingsport, TN, peacefully passed on Wednesday, February 6, 2018, and is at home with Jesus Christ in His house in heaven. She was born in Kingsport where she lived most of her life. She was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended Mary Baldwin College. Lynn worked at home, the Kingsport Nursery...

John Hamilton Miller MD

John Hamilton Miller MD

Feb 6, 2018

John Hamilton Miller, MD, 97, died of complications from previous heart attacks and strokes at Asbury Place, Kingsport, TN, on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Born August 5, 1920, he was the fourth son of Hamilton Henry Miller and Wm. C. Miller of Chester, SC. He attended the public schools of Chester and later attended Erskine College, the University of North...

Harold L. "Bill" Kearney Jr

Harold L. "Bill" Kearney Jr

Feb 4, 2018

Harold L. "Bill" Kearney, Jr., 94, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Asbury Place at Kingsport. Born in New Orleans, LA on March 27, 1923, the son of the late Dr. Harold L. and Sarah Knight McLaughlin Kearney. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Louisiana College in 1948 and...

Kenneth H. Mallicote

Kenneth H. Mallicote

Feb 2, 2018

Kenneth H. Mallicote, 77, of Kingsport, died Friday, February 2, 2018. Kenneth attended Dobyns Bennett High School, ETSU, and was a veteran of the US Army. His professional life, chiefly in engineering and maintenance, included employment at Tri-City Engineering, Mead Corporation, Huyck-Formex, and Contour Industries. Kind and humble to a fault, Kenneth daily practiced a life of friendship.Kenneth was preceded...

Mary Elizabeth Cooper

Mary Elizabeth Cooper

Feb 1, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Cooper, Blountville, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Surgoinsville, TN and had resided most of her adult life in Blountville. Mary attended Maryville College and received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from East Tennessee State College. She taught in Sullivan County Schools for 38 years. Mary attended...

Harrell Julian Lewis

Harrell Julian Lewis

Jan 31, 2018

Harrell Julian Lewis died on January 31, 2018. He was 90 years old. Born in Kinston, North Carolina in 1927, he was the son of the late Rev. Harrell J. Lewis and Emma Lawrence Lewis. He was married to Letty Lois Lewis for 57 years until her death on November 19, 2009. Julian attended North Carolina State University where he...

Nannie Bell Wright

Nannie Bell Wright

Jan 31, 2018

Nannie Bell Skeen Wright, 95, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. She was born in Castlewood, VA and had resided in Mt. Carmel most of her life. She attended Emmaus Bible Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Kelly Wright; son, Herman "Buster" Wright; parents, Arthur and Elizabeth Riner Skeen; 3 sisters;...

Chester A. Bruner

Chester A. Bruner

Jan 30, 2018

Chester A. Bruner, 95, of Kingsport passed away Tuesday evening, January 30, 2018 at Asbury Place at Kingsport.Born in Saginaw, Michigan on February 28, 1922, he was a son of the late Guy D. and Beatrice Bruner.Chet was a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in Chemical Engineering. After graduation he moved to Kingsport and went to...

Rose Ann Trivette

Rose Ann Trivette

Jan 30, 2018

Rose Ann Trivette, 72, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Johnson City Medical Center.She was preceded in death by her son, Tom; parents, Glenn and Betty Hulvey; 1 brother; and 1 sister.Rose Ann is survived by her husband, Ricky Trivette; 2 daughters, Cathy and Christy; 1 step-daughter, Christy Casda and husband, Josh;...

James "Mike" Jones

James "Mike" Jones

Jan 29, 2018

Mike Jones (aka "Mikey," "Jonesy," "Big Apple," "Bones," "Dad" and "Papaw" to those who loved him) was the most beloved, generous, stubborn and funny guy the world has ever known. He was born on October 2, 1952, to James and Lena Jones. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a graduate of Dobyns Bennett High School. He attended Darthula...