Obituaries
Elizabeth Ann Lee Dotson
Apr 11, 2024
Elizabeth Ann Lee Dotson of Blountville, TN went to dwell with the Lord in the peace of her home on April 11, 2024. She was a dedicated and devoted wife of 63 years and a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother to her family. A faithful member of Charity Baptist Church, Elizabeth was also an avid animal lover, leaving behind...
John Allen Hackney, Jr.
Apr 9, 2024
John Allen Hackney, Jr., 83, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024. John was born in Rye Cove, VA where he grew up. He later graduated from Tusculum College. John retired from Eastman and served as a lay minister. He served as a minister in the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church, serving in the Tri-Cities area.
John is survived...
Regina Coakley Dessauer
Apr 9, 2024
Regina Coakley Dessauer, 71, of Kingsport, died at her home on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, after a long battle with dementia. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she has resided in Kingsport for the past 28 years. She was a graduate of St. Cecilia Academy in Nashville and earned a Bacher of Science Degree in Special Education from the University of Tennessee....
Travis Mark "Huggy Bear" Lane
Apr 7, 2024
Travis Mark “Huggy Bear” Lane, age 51 of Jonesborough, TN, being of Christian faith was called home unexpectedly on April 7, 2024. Travis grew up in Duffield, VA. He graduated from Rye Cove High School in 1990 where he played football and later coached. His love of people and sports lead him to coach several community youth teams. Travis was...
Guy Meade, Jr.
Apr 7, 2024
Guy Meade, 66, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Guy was born on December 1, 1957 to the late Guy and Minnie Ruth Meade.
Guy was a 1975 graduate of Dobyns Bennett High School and a 1979 graduate of ETSU. He played football for both Dobyns Bennett and ETSU, excelling in punting and had...
Jimmey Eugene "Gene" Rowlett
Apr 7, 2024
Jimmey Eugene “Gene” Rowlett, age 84, went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2024, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, TN. Born and raised in Harrogate, TN, he later moved to Richlands, VA where he met the love of his life, Margaret B. Rowlett. They settled in Bristol, TN where Gene worked for Eastman Chemical Company as a Maintenance...
Jean Crawford Shetterly
Apr 6, 2024
Jean Shetterly passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, after a brief illness. Jean was born December 1, 1929, in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Robert and Lyde Fugate Crawford. She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, Tennessee Wesleyan University and East Tennessee State University.
Jean always talked of her career as an Executive Secretary at Mason Dixon. Her defining passion was...
Helen B. Sensabaugh
Apr 5, 2024
Helen B. Sensabaugh, matriarch of our family, passed away April 5, 2024, peacefully at her home. She was a dedicated Christian and pastor’s wife who loved to tell people about the Lord. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church where her husband Andy pastored for forty-two years including Bradshaw’s Chapel. She was a devoted mother to her children and...
Donald Lekah Miller
Apr 5, 2024
Donald Lekah Miller, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, April 5, 2024 at The American House Assisted Living. He was surrounded by his loving family. Lekah was a kind, easygoing person, not asking for much in his life. Lekah was born July 4, 1938 to the late John and Lena Mae Miller of Johnson City....
Mildred Ann Thacker
Apr 5, 2024
Mildred Ann Thacker, 73, passed from death unto life on Friday, April 5, 2024 after a courageous battle of Alzheimer's Disease.
Born on May 23, 1950, she graduated from Powell Valley High School in 1968 and married Terry Thacker in 1971. She enjoyed being around babies and children during her whole life span. She was involved in teaching children's Sunday School...
Swane "Doug" Shelton
Apr 4, 2024
Swane “Doug” Shelton, 79, of Kingsport, passed away, Thursday, April 4, 2024, at his residence surrounded by loved ones. He was born December 6, 1944, and was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. Doug loved his pets and loved the outdoors. His laughter brought joy to many.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Those left to...
Edwin G. "Jerry" Kilgore
Apr 3, 2024
Edwin G. “Jerry” Kilgore, 86 of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord late Wednesday evening, April 3, 2024. Jerry was born in Nickelsville, VA and had lived in Kingsport for most of his life. He was a graduate of Lynn View High School, class of ’56, and retired in 1996 from Engineering and Construction Division of Eastman after 40...
Blaine Carver
Apr 3, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Blaine Carver on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Blaine was born on October 18, 1939, in Kingsport, TN, to the late Granville and Claudia Carver.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by eight sisters and one brother.
Those left to cherish Blaine’s memory include his loyal wife of...
Shirley Walters
Apr 2, 2024
Shirley Joyce Walters, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Shirley was a loving and supportive wife, loyal servant to her church, New Covenant Pentecostal Church, where her husband pastored for over 30 years. She devoted her life to her husband, her family and her church.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband...
Carolyn J. Lowrance
Apr 2, 2024
Carolyn Lowrance, 83, passed away on April 2, 2024, at Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch, TN. After graduating she married her high school sweetheart in September of 1960. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Fall Branch.
She was...
Pamela S. Minor-Wampler
Apr 1, 2024
Pamela S. Minor-Wampler, 72, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at her home in Kingsport, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Norton, VA, a 1970 graduate of John I. Burton High School, and 1974 graduate of UVA Wise, then Clinch Valley College. Pamela was a born-again Christian, a woman of strong faith, and a member of First...
Kathryn "Katey" Elizabeth Harris
Apr 1, 2024
Kathryn Elizabeth Harris (née Helton) - Katey, passed away after valiant battle with cancer, on April 1st, 2024, in Kingsport, TN, at the age of 45. She was born on July 31, 1978, in Austin, TX, and was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, and friend.
Katey was a 1996 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, and went on to earn her bachelors...
Constance Lee "Connie" Wright Stone
Mar 31, 2024
Constance Lee “Connie” Wright Stone, 90, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at The Waters of Kingsport. Connie was born to the late H.G. and Cora Edith Wright on May 30, 1933, in Tuscaloosa, AL. She attended The University of Alabama through earned scholarships. Connie worked part time while studying full time. She...
Carolyn "Mimi" Ellison
Mar 30, 2024
Carolyn “Mimi” Ellison, 77, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born and raised in Albany, GA, and after meeting her soulmate, moved to Kingsport where she spent the last 49 years. She loved children, spending a lot of her time working with them at church, daycares and clinics. Carolyn devoted her...
Peggy Bussell Carico
Mar 30, 2024
Peggy Bussell Carico, age 90, of Kingsport, Tennessee met her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Peggy lived in the Stanley Valley Area of Scott County, Virginia for the first 18 years of her life and lived in Kingsport for the remainder of her life. She graduated from Dobyns Bennett in the Class of 1951. Peggy...
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