Obituaries
David S. Sechrest
Nov 9, 2017
David S. Sechrest, Kingsport, born February 1, 1947, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at the age of 70.Services will be handled by Yarber Mortuary, 621 E. 5th St., Mountain View, Missouri, 65548.
Clarence E. "Pete" Goad
Nov 6, 2017
Clarence E. "Pete" Goad, 71, Blairs Gap Community, traveled the highway home on Monday, November 6, 2017, surrounded by his family.He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Vena Goad, and sister, Bonnie Henry.Pete is survived by 2 daughters, Anita (Ronnie), and Sandra; 2 sons, Clay (Courtney), and John Curtis (Jessica); 4 grandchildren, Payton, Jermy, Mylinda and Dathon;...
George David Horton (G.D.)
Nov 5, 2017
George David Horton (G.D.) went to be with the Lord on November 5th, 2017. He was born on September 19th, 1937. George (G.D.) was an avid sportsman, who enjoyed fishing, hunting, shooting, archery, billiards and bowling. He especially enjoyed training and hunting with his dogs by his side.He was born and raised in Eastern Tennessee where he met his wife...
Keith Dishner
Nov 5, 2017
Robert Keith Dishner, 69, of Kingsport, died Sunday evening, November 5, 2017, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Appalachia, VA, and raised in Duffield, VA, he had resided in Kingsport since 1967. Keith retired from Eastman Chemical Company in 1999 after 32 years of service in the Acid Division. He loved the outdoors, traveling...
Loyd Williams
Nov 4, 2017
Loyd Williams, 68, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Indian Path Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and had graduated from Ketron High School. He had been employed at Eastman Chemical Company. Loyd loved Tennessee football and fishing.He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Pauline Williams;...
William Curtis Blizzard
Nov 3, 2017
William Curtis Blizzard, 86, of Church Hill, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Asbury Place at Kingsport following a period of declining health. Born in Hawkins County, TN on July 26, 1931, a son of the late Claude Russell and Georgia Bradshaw Blizzard, he had resided in this area his entire life. Curtis was...
Okey Frazier
Nov 3, 2017
Mr. Okey Frazier, 99, of Kingsport, TN, began his heavenly journey on November 3, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born in Princeton, WV on December 12, 1917. He went to Athens High School where he played football and worked on his family's 97 acre farm. He relocated to Kingsport and earned his diploma from Lynn View High School....
Mary E. Depew
Nov 2, 2017
Revelation 14:13 "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me. Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the LORD from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours, and their works do follow them."Mary E. Depew, 88 of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2017. She was born in...
Elizabeth Cleo Gibson
Nov 1, 2017
Elizabeth Cleo Gibson, 84, Limestone, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 1, 2017. Elizabeth was a 1950 graduate of Fall Branch High School. She worked for Green Valley Rehabilitation Center for 27 years. Elizabeth loved to sing gospel hymns and was a member of Cherry Hill Freewill Baptist Church. She loved her flowers but most of...
Tom "Grizz" Gillis
Nov 1, 2017
Tom "Grizz" Gillis, 68, Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2017 at his home. Born in Kingsport, he had lived in the area all of his life. He was a graduate of Sullivan High School and proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Tom was in the Bien Hoa (pronounced Ben-Wah) theater serving...
Mary Ryans
Oct 31, 2017
Mary Ryans, 79, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Mary was a member of Fairview Holiness Church. Mary was a well known song leader for many different churches.She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, J.W. Ryans; son, Michael Ryans;...
Clyde Groseclose Jr
Oct 31, 2017
Murry Clyde Groseclose, Jr., 88, born and reared in Kingsport, passed into eternity through the grace of and into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ on October 31, 2017 after a brief illness. Born April 24, 1929 to Murry Clyde Groseclose and Gladys Elizabeth Roller Groseclose, he was the youngest of four children. Clyde was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett...
Isabel Smith Taylor
Oct 31, 2017
Isabel Smith Taylor, age 96, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on October 31, 2017 at Asbury Place. She was born June 23, 1921, and was a life-long resident of Kingsport, TN. She had been a member of First Baptist Church for over 80 years and was a member of the Hannah Class. Isabel was a 1939 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High...
Jane Lewis Freehoff
Oct 29, 2017
Jane Lewis Freehoff, 96, of Kingsport, died Sunday (October 29, 2017) at Brookdale Senior Living Solutions in Colonial Heights.She was born in Elmira, NY and moved to Kingsport in the 1920s with her parents when her father opened the Blue Ridge Glass Plant. Jane attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha...
Elizabeth Jane Isenberg
Oct 29, 2017
Elizabeth Jane Isenberg (Tiny), beloved wife, mother, and sister, went to be with her Lord Sunday, October 29. 2017, following a brief illness at home.Born February 26, 1956 in Sullivan County to Margaret Pearl Ferguson (Cross) and Wilburt Jay Cross, both deceased; she also had one deceased sister, Sue Cross. She is survived by her husband, Cecil Isenberg; daughter, Sherry...
Kenneth Littleton
Oct 28, 2017
Kenneth Littleton, of Chuckey, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, October 28th, 2017 at his home. A lifelong resident of East TN, he retired from Greene Valley Developmental Center after 33 years of service. He loved the outdoors and playing with his dogs. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Wanda (Who passed in 2016);...
Juanita Dorton Short
Oct 28, 2017
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" Matthew 5:4Juanita Dorton Short, 87, died peacefully on Saturday, October 28, 2017. Spending most of her life in Kingsport, she was a graduate of Sullivan High School and attended East Tennessee State University. Born February 10, 1930 she is predeceased by her loving husband of 50 years, Denham Short; beloved...

Cat Conkin
Oct 26, 2017
Cat Conkin, 75, Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017. He worked at the Exxon station at Brooks Circle for decades and loved to fish, hunt and hike in the mountains along with looking for ginseng on Bays Mountain. Cat loved Alabama football.He was preceded in death by his mother, Roberta Conkin Harless; father, Houston Conkin; and sisters, Ruth...

Stevan R. Quillen
Oct 25, 2017
Stevan R. Quillen, 62, Fall Branch, TN, died at his home Wednesday, October 25, 2017, following heart complications. Stevan was born in Detroit, Michigan and lived in Scott County, VA for most of his life. He was a graduate of Gate City High School, class of '73. Stevan was an employee of the Kingsport Press for 33 years and later...
Larry Douglas Marsh
Oct 25, 2017
Surrounded by his loving family, Larry Douglas Marsh, 75, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 25, following a period of declining health.Born April 9, 1942 in Kingsport, TN he was the son of William G. (Bill) Marsh and Edna Churchwell Marsh. Growing up in Church Hill, TN, Larry attended Church Hill and Dobyns-Bennett High Schools. He served in the...