Obituaries

Lois East

Lois East

Sep 19, 2018

Lois East, 88, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2018 at the Wexford House. She was a member of Arcadia Presbyterian Church and was a buddy to all of the community children. Lois enjoyed playing games with them. She loved them, and they loved her back.She was preceded in death by her parents, Garvey and...

Wilma Ruth Eidson

Wilma Ruth Eidson

Sep 16, 2018

Wilma Ruth Eidson, 85, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Wilma was a member of Depews Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and sister who loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much. Wilma loved working outside. She was a jack of all trades who especially loved...

Pat L. Fleming

Pat L. Fleming

Sep 15, 2018

Pat L. Fleming, 67, of Kingsport, passed peacefully early Saturday morning, September 15, 2018, at home with her daughter's family in Cleveland, TN, after a battle with ALS. Born in Lebanon, TN, she had resided in Kingsport since 1974. Pat was a 1972 graduate of The University of Tennessee, received a Masters from ETSU in 1989, and had a plus...

Ray Lynn Trent

Ray Lynn Trent

Sep 14, 2018

Ray L Trent, 86, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018. He was originally from Coeburn, VA. Ray was known as a hard worker and a good provider, working from age 14 until age 80, first as a bus driver, coal truck driver, and after a few years in the coal mining industry, he became a tractor...

Jeffery Millian Ford

Jeffery Millian Ford

Sep 13, 2018

Jeffery Millian Ford, 52, Jonesborough, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 13, 2018. He was a lifelong resident of the Harmony Community.He was preceded in death by his mother, Elsie Dean, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barr, and Bonnie and Edsel Ford.Jeffery is survived by his dad, Jerry Ford; stepmother, Patsy Ford; sister, Heather Housewright; special aunt, Doris Ford;...

Debra Overbay Light

Debra Overbay Light

Sep 13, 2018

Debra Meade Overbay Light, age 66, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at her residence with her family & friends by her side, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Kingsport on March 5, 1952, a daughter if the late Marvin and Mary Meade, she had resided in this area...

Daniel "Danny" Simpson

Daniel "Danny" Simpson

Sep 12, 2018

Daniel "Danny" Simpson, 61, of Fall Branch, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Holston Valley Medical Center. He retired from tele-optics after many years. Danny loved his cat and riding his motorcycle.He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Rachel Simpson; brother, Steve Simpson; an infant sister; and his foster father, Fred T. Simpson.Danny is survived...

Howard Payne

Howard Payne

Sep 11, 2018

Howard Payne, 76, of Kingsport, formerly of Wytheville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the residence of his brother following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Derby, VA on December 15, 1941, a son of the late Shelby and Ethel V. Payne, he had resided in this area for the past 7...

Cecil Haskel Kern

Cecil Haskel Kern

Sep 11, 2018

Cecil Haskel Kern, age 94, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a native of Scott County, VA and lived in Kingsport for almost 52 years. Cecil worked for the City of Kingsport where he retired after 22 years. He was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church.He was...

Garland Gilmer Ruth

Garland Gilmer Ruth

Sep 9, 2018

Garland Gilmer Ruth, 87, passed away after a brief illness on September 9, 2018 at his home in Kingsport, TN. Garland was born in Jasper, VA on February 22, 1931, but lived most of his life in Kingsport, where he graduated from Sullivan High School. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force at the rank of Staff...

Gary K. Davis

Gary K. Davis

Sep 8, 2018

Gary K. Davis, 70, of Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at his home following a brief illness. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Mount Carmel. Gary was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Ruth Davis; brother, Paul Lynn Davis; in-laws,...

Joe Thomas Neeley

Joe Thomas Neeley

Sep 6, 2018

Joe Thomas Neeley, passed away peacefully at his home on September 6, 2018, with his loving wife, Gaye, by his side. He had fought a courageous battle with cancer for several years. Joe grew up in Duffield and Clinchport, VA, where he made many lifelong friends. He was a kind and gentle person who always had a smile for everyone....

Opal W. Robertson

Opal W. Robertson

Sep 5, 2018

Opal W. Robertson, 96, of the Beulah Community, died Wednesday night, September 5, 2018, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Persia, TN and had resided in Beulah since 1952. Opal retired from Eastman Kodak in the mid 1980's after 42 years of service in the yarn plant. She was a Baptist, enjoyed gardening,...

Dr. Lt. Col. Steve Jones

Dr. Lt. Col. Steve Jones

Sep 2, 2018

It follows that as the sun sets (in the west) and the day ends with its setting, so too does a fallen pilot fly into the sunset of his days. On Sunday, September 2, 2018, Harley Stephen Jones flew west toward the sunset after a fierce, short battle against ALS. Steve served in the U.S. Army, having completed a tour...

George W. Booze MD

George W. Booze MD

Sep 1, 2018

Dr. George W. Booze, 78, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, September 1, 2018. He was surrounded by those he loved, having lived a life full of service to his patients and community.George was born in Roanoke, Virginia and grew up in Buchanan, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia and received his medical degree from...

Harold G. Norris

Harold G. Norris

Aug 31, 2018

Harold G. Norris, 84, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 31, 2018. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1959. Harold drove for Mason-Dixon Lines for 24 years, later working for Carolina Freight, ABF, Brooks Enterprises, and finally retiring from Summers-Taylor. He enjoyed working with his son in their dirt track...

William "Bill" Delno Ledbetter

William "Bill" Delno Ledbetter

Aug 30, 2018

May 27, 1924 - August 30, 2018William "Bill" Delno Ledbetter, Jonesborough, TN, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018. He was an Army Veteran of World War II and fought in Italy and France, receiving a Purple Heart. A native of Sullivan Gardens, TN, he made his home in Fall Branch, TN for 28 years, and lived in Jonesborough, TN, for...

Ray Littleton

Ray Littleton

Aug 30, 2018

Ray Littleton, 89, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his home with his loving family by his side. He retired from Eastman after 40 years of service. Ray was a kind hearted, giving, and caring man who always put others first before himself. He loved his Lord and loved his family.He was preceded...

Rosaline Phillips Lynch

Rosaline Phillips Lynch

Aug 29, 2018

Rosaline Phillips Lynch of Kingsport, 91 years of age, passed away on August 29, 2018. She was the daughter of Senator Thomas C. and Lucile F. Phillips of Abingdon, Virginia. She was raised in Abingdon Virginia and graduated from William King High School in 1945.She was a 1949 graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia and studied law at the...

Linda Hauk Hawkins

Linda Hauk Hawkins

Aug 27, 2018

Linda Hauk Hawkins, 80, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018, at Wexford House, Kingsport, after a period of declining health. She was born May 31, 1938, in Kingsport, TN, daughter of E. Ray Hauk and Evelyn Steiner Hauk. Linda graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and the University of Tennessee in 1960 with a B.S. in Education....