Obituaries
Ruth Hamm
Nov 29, 2016
Anna Ruth Hamm, 91 of Kingsport went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Ruth was born and raised in Banner, Virginia and lived most of her life in Kingsport. She worked at Eastman in her early years and later for Sullivan County School system in the...
Juanita B. Arnold
Nov 28, 2016
Juanita B. Arnold, 92, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 28, 2016, at Preston Place I. She was a lifelong resident of the Fall Branch community and was a member of Logan's Chapel United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. James H. Arnold; parents, Charlie and Ida Carberry Barnes; one daughter,...
Albert "Sonny" Beeler
Nov 28, 2016
Albert "Sonny" Beeler, 61, of Kingsport, died Monday, November 28, 2016. Born in Kingsport, where he resided all his life, Sonny was a 1972 graduate of Ketron High School. He had worked in the healthcare industry for over 40 years, most recently at Wellmont Health System where he was in information technology. Sonny enjoyed the outdoors, especially spending time on...
Mattie Whitaker Bowser
Nov 27, 2016
Mattie Whitaker Bowser, 87, Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and had attended Friendship Church for the past 38 years. Mattie was a homemaker and loved to cook for her family and friends.She was preceded in death by her husbands, Hobart Whitaker and...
Thomas C. Lepsch
Nov 27, 2016
Thomas C. Lepsch of Kingsport, died Sunday, November 27, 2016. Tom was born on December 28, 1956 in St. Paul, MN to Emil George and Doris Mae (Terpstra) Lepsch. He graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1979 and from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN in 1983. He specialized in radiology and worked for many years at Holston Valley...
James E. Manis Jr
Nov 26, 2016
James E. Manis, Jr., went to be with the Lord on November 26, 2016. He was born in Sullivan County on February 12, 1956. He was an employee of Kingsport Milling Company. He was a member of Community United Methodist Church. James assisted in collecting and distributing gifts during the Christmas season in his community. He was preceded in death...
Joyce Carwyn Parker Lockhart
Nov 25, 2016
Joyce Carwyn Parker Lockhart passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 in Kingsport, TN. She was born February 28, 1938 in North Carolina. Joyce was the daughter of the late William Scott Parker and Hazel DeHart Parker. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Women's Army Corps. She is preceded in death by her husband Curtis Lockhart; her brothers...
Kermit Roosevelt Addington Jr
Nov 24, 2016
Kermit Addington Jr, 82, of Kingsport, passed away (Thursday November 24th, 2016) at Holston Valley Medical Center. Kermit began several charitable outreach organizations in our community: Friends and Neighbors, Harvest Of Hope Community Garden, Oasis and Open Doors. He enjoyed playing golf and watching UT Football but his main focus was in the organizations he was invested in. Born in...
Kathleen Dawn (Toft) Steinmetz
Nov 24, 2016
Kathleen Dawn (Toft) Steinmetz, age 59, resident of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family after a long and brave battle with ovarian cancer on Thursday, November 24, 2016. She was born on August 3, 1957 in Huron, Ohio. Graduating from Huron High School in 1975 and the Toledo University School of Nursing in 1977,...
Howard Lee Roberts
Nov 23, 2016
Howard Lee Roberts, 65, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. He was born in Rogersville, Tennessee, on August 27, 1951 to the late Howard Young Roberts and Annie Jewel Roberts. Howard proudly spent his early years surrounded by family and friends in Robert E. Lee Apartments. As an adult, he delighted in reminiscing and celebrating...
Larkin M. Castle
Nov 22, 2016
Larkin Macil Castle, 86, of Kingsport passed away Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center surrounded by his family.Born in Kingsport on November 21, 1930, a son of the late Larkin Jacob and Mary Hurst Castle, he was a lifelong resident.Larkin was a Sergeant E 5 in the Marine Corp, and a Korean War veteran. After 10...
David William DeVault
Nov 22, 2016
David William DeVault, 78, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Wexford House after a 13 year struggle with dementia. He was born November 17, 1938, in Kingsport. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. He earned his BS Degree in Business Administration in transportation from the University of Tennessee in 1960. While there, he was in Army ROTC,...
Nancy S. Potente
Nov 20, 2016
Nancy S Potente of Kingsport, TN, a retired Guidance Counselor at Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY entered into rest on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Asbury Health Center, Kingsport, TN.Daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Fay) Sangaline, she was born November 21, 1932 in East Kingston, N.Y. She graduated from St. Joseph's School and St. Ursula Academy in...
Elizabeth M. Ketron
Nov 18, 2016
Elizabeth M. Ketron, 84, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 18, 2016, at Wexford House. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Lymon Ketron; son, Randall Ketron; granddaughter, Shira Ketron; parents, Acy and Myrtle Minton; sister, Alice Marie Foutch;...
Emily Daniel
Nov 18, 2016
Emily Howard Daniel, 92, passed away November 18, 2016. Emily will always be remembered for her elegant and courageous spirit and graceful determination in facing life's challenges. A 1952 graduate of St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, she served as President and Treasurer of East Tennessee Association of Industrial Nurses, and was on the board of Tennessee Association of Occupational Health...
Cora Lane
Nov 17, 2016
Cora Lane, 79, of Kingsport, went home on November 17, 2016. She was a loving mother and grandmother who was loved by all.She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lane; parents, Nell and Sam Perry; and brother, Glenn Perry.Cora is survived by her son, Scott Shipley and wife, Luann; loving granddaughter, Crystal Shipley; brother, Joe Perry; sister-in-law, Jean...
Earl G. Selfe
Nov 15, 2016
Earl G. Selfe, 91, passed away peacefully at The Wexford House in Kingsport, TN after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Johnson Selfe. He was born in Abingdon, Virginia and resided in Kingsport since 1955. Mr. Selfe was a retired over the road truck driver having worked for Roy B. Moore Trucking for more...
Virginia King
Nov 13, 2016
Virginia Elizabeth Testerman King, 91, of Kingsport, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016. She was born in Kingsport and has lived in this area most of her life. Elizabeth was a substitute teacher for many years in the Sullivan County School System. She was a charter member of Tri Cities Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband...
George English
Nov 12, 2016
George English, 71, of Greene County, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016. George was born in Greene County. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1966 - 1972, and later moved to Colonial Heights for 27 years before retiring back in Greene County. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. George was the owner/operator of...
David Alton Powell
Nov 10, 2016
David Alton Powell, 65, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016, surrounded by family at the home he designed and built in Sullivan County in1982. David was born April 1, 1951 in Bristol, VA to the late Charles "Charlie" Powell and the late Jean Harper Powell. He was a member of the first graduating class of Sullivan East High School,...
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