Obituaries
Richard "Rick" Ridings
Jan 29, 2017
Richard L. Ridings, 50, of Kingsport, died Sunday afternoon, January 29, 2017 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Maryville, TN, he had resided in Kingsport, since 1980. Rick was a 1984 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School where he played football. He graduated from ETSU in 1988 with a Bachelors in Business. Rick was employed...
Kevan Hite
Jan 28, 2017
Kevan Hite, 62, of Limestone, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County and was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School. Kevan was employed by the Washington County Highway Department. He was a Christian and a friend to all who knew him.He was...
Wilma McClain
Jan 25, 2017
Wilma McClain, 79, of Kingsport, went to be with the good Lord on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She enjoyed spending time with her family.She was preceded in death by her parents, Odis and Earline Fillers; brother, Bobby Fillers; sister, Melda; infant son, Brian McLain; and her husband, Lynn McClain.Wilma is survived by her son,...
Emily Loftis Peters
Jan 24, 2017
Emily Loftis Peters, age 90, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Wexford House, Kingsport, TN. Emily was born in Charlotte, NC on August 15, 1926, the daughter of the late V. Peter Loftis and Jesse B. Loftis. Her husband of more than 60 years, George Belk Peters, her sister, Jo Loftis Hodgin, and her brother, Peter Loftis, Jr., also predeceased...
Hugh W. Lane Jr
Jan 24, 2017
Hugh W. Lane, Jr., 87, Blountville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Life Care Center of Gray. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Hugh was retired from Consolidated Freightways. He was an avid collector of antique knives.He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh W. Lane, Sr. and Sallie Lane, and daughter-in-law, Pam Bishop...
Theodore V. McCown Jr
Jan 24, 2017
Ted McCown, 85, of Kingsport, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at his residence. Born January 14, 1932 in Johnson City, TN, he was a son of the late Sarah and Theodore V. McCown, Sr. Ted attended ETSU (ETSC in '53) and was active in Band and Student Government, earning his B.S. Degree in 1953. He served in the U.S....
John "Andrew" Hicks
Jan 23, 2017
Andrew Hicks, 39, of Wichita, KS, died Monday, January 23, 2017. Andrew was born in Kingsport, TN, where he resided the majority of his life. He was a graduate of Milligan College with a Bachelors in Psychology and completed his education at ETSU with a Masters in Social Work. He honored our country as a Calvary Scout in the United...
R.Z. Hensley
Jan 22, 2017
R.Z. Hensley, 101, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Preston Place 1. Born in Roane County, TN on December 23, 1915, a son of the late Siota and Tessie Taylor Hensley, he moved to Greene County TN at age 6 and graduated from Fall Branch High School, serving in the U.S. Army from 1941 - 1945....
George M. Whisman
Jan 22, 2017
George M. "BoomPa" Whisman, 86, of Kingsport, died on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at his home. Born in Big Stone Gap, VA, George was a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University where he majored in Accounting. He retired from Holston Defense Corp on April 30, 1991 after 39 years of service. While at Holston he met his wife, Billie Jo "BJ"...
Shirley McCarthy
Jan 21, 2017
Shirley Ann McCarthy, 72, of Fall Branch, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 21, 2017.Born in Brigham City, Utah, she has lived most of her life in Rockford, Illinois. In later years, she finished her professional career in Roanoke, VA and then moved to East Tennessee upon retirement. She was an accountant. Shirley attended First...
Virginia Starnes Hickman
Jan 20, 2017
On January 20, 2017, Virginia Starnes Hickman was reunited with the love of her life, husband Ballard, who pre-deceased her by far too many years. She passed away with her two beloved daughters, Jan and Kathy, at her side.Virginia was born September 27, 1926, the oldest child of Gladstone and Reba Starnes. Her sister, Mary Ellen Peeples also predeceased her,...
Janet Deatherage Palmer
Jan 20, 2017
Janet Palmer, 77, of Kingsport, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, TN. Mrs. Palmer was retired from the Sullivan County School System where she was a substitute teacher at various schools. She was hired full time at Sullivan North High School as the study hall teacher and later worked in the office.Preceding her in...
Bill Martin
Jan 18, 2017
Bill Martin, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Bill was an avid farmer who loved his family dearly.He was preceded in death by his parents, Coon and Katie Martin; 3 brothers, Jack, Orville and Garland Martin; 3 sisters, Effie Hicks, Audrey Hicks and Nell Roller.Bill is survived...
Annie Ruth Hafele
Jan 18, 2017
Beginning to Final DayObituary - Annie R. Hafele (v2)1. From Tennessee - back to Tennessee. Annie R. Hafele (Anne) has "been there / done that".2. Born in a small town in middle Tennessee, in Sumner County, she, an only child, moved northward with her mother and father, who was an oil well "wildcatter" of those early days in the development...
Debra "Mamaw" Lawson
Jan 17, 2017
Debra "Mamaw" Lawson went home to be with the Lord early Tuesday morning, January 17, 2017, at the age of 60. A Kingsport native, Debra graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. A long-term caregiver, Debra loved a variety of sports including darts, bowling and volleyball. She also enjoyed spending time with the lights of her life, her numerous grandkids.She was preceded...
Jane M. Kinkead
Jan 16, 2017
Jane McConnell Kinkead, 92, Kingsport, went home to Jesus on Monday, January 16, 2017. She was a devoted wife and mother who cared deeply for her family, friends and home. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Ben H. Kinkead; parents, Wilbur M. and Grace Hughes McConnell; brother, M.J. McConnell; sister, Ann M. Williams; and nephew, George Grills,...
Rebecca (Bek) Hill
Jan 16, 2017
Rebecca (Bek) Hill, 56, of Kingsport passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017. She lived most of her life in Kingsport. She had several jobs, including hair stylist and welder. Her greatest loves were her nieces, nephews (always sending them birthday cards), her friends, and her animals. She loved to be outside, walking the Greenbelt, seeing the deer, and breathing...
Betty Ann Holt Haren
Jan 16, 2017
Betty Ann Holt Haren passed away on January 16, 2017 in Kingsport at the age of 84 after a long illness. Betty was born in the Fordtown community where she resided until her death. Betty held a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and was a teacher at Miller Perry Elementary School for over 30 years. She loved teaching and continued...
Patricia Morton Posey
Jan 15, 2017
Patricia Morton Posey passed away on January 15, 2017, in Kingsport, TN at the age of 86. She died peacefully after a severe illness. Pat was born in Lewiston, Maine. She graduated from Newton High School in Newton, Massachusetts and from Emerson College in Boston. She married Walker Brock Posey, Jr. and lived in the Metro Atlanta area for 36...
Louise S. Dunn
Jan 13, 2017
Louise Smith Dunn, a resident of Kingsport, TN since 1967, died peacefully in her sleep, Friday the 13th day of January, at her home in Brookdale Rock Springs in Kingsport, TN.Born in 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, Louise (Hall Smith) received an Associate in Arts degree from Wesley Junior College in Dover, Delaware, in 1947. As part of her course of...
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