Obituaries
Patricia Ann Chase
Jul 13, 2024
Patricia Ann Chase, 71, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. Patricia was born on November 11, 1952, in Church Hill, TN and resided in Kingsport for most of her life. She worked as a secretary and administrative assistant in healthcare until her retirement. Patricia was lovingly known as a wife, mother,...
J.C. Fugate
Jul 13, 2024
J.C. Fugate, age 94, of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones.
J.C. served in the United States Army in the Korean War. He retired as a local driver for Mason Dixon Truck lines.
He was preceded in death by his parents, R. Emory and Gladys Roller Fugate; his loving wife of...
John Alvin Hunt, Jr.
Jul 13, 2024
John Alvin Hunt, Jr., age 80, of Kingsport, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones.
John was born in Kingsport to John Alvin Hunt, Sr. and Nora Lee Calvin Hunt on April 20, 1944, where he resided his entire life. He graduated from Sullivan High School...
Connie Marie Fink
Jul 11, 2024
Connie Marie Fink, age 72, of Kingsport, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 11, 2024. She was born and raised in the Long Island community of Kingsport. Connie loved being with her grandchildren, who were her whole world. She also loved spending time outside gardening, sitting on her porch, getting out and about when she could...
Allison Chloe Chapman
Jul 11, 2024
Allison Chloe Chapman passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, July 11, 2024 surrounded by her beloved fur babies, Koda and Jax. Born on December 7, 2001, Allison was a beacon of joy, strength, and compassion.
A 2020 graduate of Sullivan South High School, Allison was an avid softball player, known for her dedication, leadership and sportsmanship. She fulfilled her dream of...
Bobby Gene Hood
Jul 11, 2024
Bobby Gene Hood went to be with his Lord on July 11, 2024, at the age of 82. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Claude and Sarah Hood, brothers Morgan and Don Hood and his Uncle and Aunt Bill and Myrtle McCrary who raised him.
He is lovingly remembered by his daughters, Carolyn Mitchell, Allison Hood Jarrell...
Bill DeBusk
Jul 11, 2024
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
William Harrison “Bill” DeBusk 74, Kingsport, departed this world peacefully and entered Heavens Gates on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at JCMC, with his family by his side.
Born on May 19, 1950 to the late Harold Hughes DeBusk and Mary Will Sauceman DeBusk. Bill graduated from Unicoi High School and attended Kentucky School...
David P. Matthews
Jul 10, 2024
David P. Matthews, age 88, entered into eternal grace with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. He had an MBA from Duke and supported the Blue Devils and adopted Tennessee Volunteers. David retired from Eastman in 1999 as a Senior Financial Planner supporting FBO and CIRBO. He enjoyed designing financial computer business models to make value decisions.
He was...
William Enick "Bill" Phillips
Jul 10, 2024
William Enick “Bill” Phillips, 66, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at his home. Bill was born on September 24, 1957, to the late Newman and Shirley Case Phillips in Baltimore, Maryland. As an infant he was moved to Kingsport and spent the remainder of his life there. He graduated from Sullivan Central High School and went on...
Jerry B. Whitt
Jul 10, 2024
Jerry B. Whitt, 87, of Kingsport, TN, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Born and raised in Tazewell County, VA, he graduated from Richlands High School in 1955. After his honorable discharge from the Air Force in 1959, he moved to Galax, VA with his brother Larry where they operated a Sinclair Service Station. There he met...
Dorothy Cawood Jones
Jul 10, 2024
Dorothy Cawood (Jessee) Jones, 95, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at NHC Rehabilitation in Kingsport, Tennessee. Known as “Dottie” or “Dot” to her many friends and family, she was born on January 15, 1929, in Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, to Connally Trigg Jessee and Margaret Augusta (Pyle) Jessee, the eighth of ten children. Her father owned a garage...
Charles Wright
Jul 9, 2024
Charles Wright, age 77, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2024, at Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, TN. He was born on December 2, 1946, in Birmingham, AL, to Joe Spencer and Tommie Ree Wright. He attended Knoxville College and earned Biology and Chemistry degrees from East Tennessee State University. Charles was a highly gifted man with multiple artistic and...
Hugh E. Penland
Jul 8, 2024
Hugh E. Penland, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Holston Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Kingsport. Hugh was born March 27, 1929, to the late William and Inez Penland in Asheville, NC. He graduated from Woodfin High School. After serving in the United States Army in Korea and Japan from 1951 to 1953, he attended UT...
Toni Everroad
Jul 7, 2024
Toni Everroad went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 7, 2024. She left behind her husband of 57 ½ years, Richard Everroad; two daughters, Sonya Robinette of Kingsport and Wendy (Chris) Worley of Arlington, TN; foster daughter, Cindy (Jimmy) Orders of Gray; two brothers, Dennis (Sharon) Vandesteeg of Grapevine, TX and T.J. (Sharon) Vandesteeg of Arizona City,...
Mary "Cindy" Travis
Jul 5, 2024
Mary “Cindy” Jewel Travis, age 83, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mary was born in Nickelsville, Virginia on June 20, 1941 to Dewey and Leona Hartsock McRoberts.
Cindy attended Dobyns Bennett High School and married Luther RB Travis on December 24, 1959.
Mary is preceded in death by her biological father, Dewey...
Betty Jo Mathieson
Jul 3, 2024
Betty Jo (Eastis) Mathieson was born September 11, 1923, in Abilene, Texas to Robert and Ethel (McDonald) Eastis, and was the second of five girls, Billy Jean Tear (Roy), Maxine Hanks (Horaace), Carol Lloyd Wilkerson (Paul) and Bobby Sue Chapman (Harold) born to the couple.
Betty graduated from high school in 1941 and worked at a local department store until she...
Veronica Helen Noone
Jul 3, 2024
Veronica Helen Noone, age 95, of Blountville, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Ballad Hospice House.
James W. "Buddy" Franks
Jul 3, 2024
James W. “Buddy” Franks went home to be with the Lord on July 3, 2024, at Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN. Born on September 13, 1946, in Bristol, TN, he was the only son of Fred and Sarah Clark Franks. “Buddy” served his country in the United States Airforce and worked for the Johnson City Police Department...
Wilma Colleen Dennison
Jul 3, 2024
Wilma Colleen Dennison went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ July 3, 2024. Colleen was born in Scott County, Virginia on March 11, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Harmon Benton Gilliam and Pearl Venus Jennings Gilliam. Colleen graduated from Sullivan High School in 1945.
To quote her, she married the Best-looking man she had...
Gerald Price Baber
Jul 2, 2024
Gerald Price Baber, 88, of Piney Flats, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024. An only child and confirmed bachelor, Gerald leaves behind many friends, all of whom will miss him dearly. He was born July 26, 1935, in Richmond, VA and ultimately relocated to Piney Flats in 1982 where he would spend the remainder of his life. Gerald graduated from...
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