Obituaries
Fred A. Renfro
Mar 23, 2017
Fred A. Renfro, 46, of Kingsport, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Born in Kingsport, he was a 1988 graduate of Sullivan South High School. Fred was also a graduate of the University of Tennessee and The Texas Heart Institute. He had worked as a perfusionist at Johnson City Medical Center, The University of Virginia and...
Edwin White
Mar 22, 2017
Edwin White, 80, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Salem, Missouri, he had resided in Kingsport since 1998.Edwin is survived by his wife, Martha White of Kingsport, Tennessee; 2 daughters, Connie Colgrove and husband, Dale of Kingsport, Tennessee; and Marsha Brooks and husband, Jim of Kingsport, Tennessee;...
Debbie Greer
Mar 22, 2017
Debbie Greer, 61, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and member of Darthula Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Lynn View High School and was formerly employed by the Meade Corporation.She was preceded in death by her mother, Jean Greer, and son, Worley...
Evelyn Hammonds Lee
Mar 22, 2017
Evelyn Hammonds Lee, 88, Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was born in Scott County, Virginia and attended Manville School. Evelyn worked at the Kingsport Shirt Factory, Kingsport Press, and later at the Ramada Inn. She was a member of First Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ and loved reading her bible and singing gospel music....
Lochiel Light
Mar 21, 2017
After a brief period of declining health, Lochiel Light passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born on December 21, 1918, in the Blairs Gap Community and lived in Kingsport all her life. At the time of her passing she was 98 years old. Lochiel loved "old-timey" music. She loved it so much she taught herself to play...
Ella Wright
Mar 20, 2017
Ella Wright, 94, of Kingsport, died Monday morning, March 20, 2017, in Knoxville, at the home of her daughter. Born in Hawkins County, she had resided in Sullivan County most of her life. Ella had worked for several restaurants in the area spending most of that time at Sears Coffee Shop. She was a member of Horse Creek Baptist Church...
Thelma Wallace Davidson
Mar 20, 2017
Thelma Wallace Davidson passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Wexford House. She spent her early years in Church Hill before moving to Kingsport after her marriage to the love of her life, Roy (Cotton) Davidson, who preceded her in death. Thelma was saved at an early age at First Methodist Church in Church Hill and...
Margaret G. Chase Strickler
Mar 20, 2017
Margaret G. Chase Strickler, 95, died late Monday afternoon, March 20, 2017, after a lengthy illness, at Holston Manor. While residing at Holston Manor, Margaret enjoyed the activities especially bingo and "Elvis" coming to entertain. She was an avid reader learning as many trivia history facts as she could. Staff members and residents loved her and she appreciated all that...
Michael Hood
Mar 20, 2017
Michael Hood, 64, of Kingsport, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home after a heart attack. Born in Kingsport, he was a 1971 graduate of Sullivan West High School. Michael served 2 years of active duty in the U.S. Navy and 3 years in the Naval Reserve. He was a Methodist.He was preceded in death by his parents, Henderson...
Clarice Hobbs
Mar 20, 2017
Clarice Hobbs died unexpectedly at her home on Ft. Patrick Henry Lake on Monday, March 20.Clarice was born in Scott County, Virginia, but lived most of her life in the Kingsport area. She retired from the Sullivan County Department of Education. Her husband and family had a passion for antique and classic cars and she enjoyed her travels across America...
Betty Harmon Moore
Mar 19, 2017
Betty Harmon Moore, 85, passed away at her home Sunday evening, March 19, 2017. She was born in Holston, Virginia, and was the daughter of Lonnie and Dessie Scyphers Patrick. She was a resident of Kingsport for 69 years. Before her retirement, she had worked as an office manager at Blue Ridge Properties and at First Broad Street United Methodist...
Delbert F. "Deb" Crawford
Mar 18, 2017
Delbert F. "Deb" Crawford, 93, of Kingsport, went home to be with Jesus and his family on Saturday, March 18, 2017. He worked for Eastman Chemical Company, retiring in 1986 after 43 years. Deb was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church for many years. He was an avid bowler.He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Crawford; sisters,...
John Wayne Chapman
Mar 18, 2017
John Wayne Chapman, 75, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born in Scott County, VA, he proudly served in the U.S. Army. He retired from Holston Defense after many years of service. John loved to help people and made good use of the gifts he had to do so. He was an avid...
Mary Louise Maxwell
Mar 18, 2017
Mary Louise Maxwell of Kingsport, passed away on March 18, 2017 at her home. She was a native of Afton, TN, and a graduate of Chuckey High School and of Tusculum College. Mary was a retired teacher in the Sullivan County School System, having taught many people from different walks of life for over 30 years.Mrs. Maxwell was a member...
Princess Matilda Kelly Kiser
Mar 17, 2017
Princess Kiser, 101, of Kingsport, loving mother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017. Princess was born in Keokee, VA on March 15, 1916, to Elbert and Nancy Kelly. She lived in Pardee, VA for 30 years where she was Post Mistress for 18 years. She and her husband Bud owned a successful grocery and dry...
Joseph Walter Cox
Mar 17, 2017
Joseph Walter Cox, age 66, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, early Friday morning, March 17, 2017, after a most courageously fought battle with esophageal cancer. Joe was born in Kingsport and was in the first graduating class from the new Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1968. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and during his four...
Perry Emmett Ramsey Jr
Mar 16, 2017
Early in the morning hours of March 16, 2017, Perry Emmett Ramsey, Jr., woke up in Heaven to the open arms of his Precious Savior, Jesus Christ. Perry was born in Fort Myers, Florida on August 27, 1924. His father, the Rev. Perry Ramsey, Sr., was a Methodist minister who preached the Gospel in the early days of Methodism, in...
Randy Quillen
Mar 16, 2017
Randy Quillen, 45, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 after a brief illness. A Kingsport native, he was the son of Jim Quillen and the late Mary Sprinkle Quillen. A 1990 graduate of Volunteer High School, he joined the U.S. Navy shortly after graduation and was stationed aboard the USS Tennessee, a ballistic missile submarine. He was discharged in...
Brian Powell
Mar 15, 2017
Brian Christopher Powell, 39, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport on March 29, 1977, a son of the late Billy Conway Powell and Judy Powell of Kingsport, he had resided in this area his entire life. Brian graduated from Sullivan North High School in...
Gary D. Corson
Mar 15, 2017
Gary D. Corson, 77, Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. He was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, IN but had lived most of his life in East Tennessee. Gary retired in 1998 from Tennessee Eastman as the Director or Purchasing after over 30 years of service. He was an active member of Rotary and Habitat for Humanity....
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