Obituaries

Helen Louise Marion
Dec 22, 2014
Helen Louise Marion, 93, Blountville, died at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, she graduated from Blountville High School in 1939 and from ETSU in 1943. Helen was employed with Eastman Kodak prior to retirement. She was a member of the Blountville United Methodist Church. She was preceded...

Roy Rector
Dec 20, 2014
Roy Rector, 63, Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014.Arrangements will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport.
Stella K. Gillenwater
Dec 18, 2014
Stella Olivet Kelly Gillenwater, Kingsport, TN, 93, went to be with the Lord early Thursday morning (Dec. 18, 2014) following a brief illness. Mrs. Gillenwater was born in in Keokee, VA and had resided in Kingsport for most of her life.Stella was a member of First Baptist Church and a life time member of the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge....
Inez Bennett
Dec 18, 2014
Carrie Inez Teague Bennett, 88, of Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center with her family by her side. Born in Washington County, TN on June 6, 1926, a daughter of the late William Edward and Carrie Alice Brown Teague, she resided in this area most of her life. She was the...

Kathy Hoss Sams
Dec 18, 2014
Kathy Hoss Sams, 62, of Kingsport, left the sorrows of the earth and was welcomed by the joy of the Lord on Thursday, December 18, 2014. She was the daughter of Carmaleta Breeden Hoss and the late Carl Hoss. Kathy loved to garden and canning and was a huge Elvis and Ben Portsmouth fan. She was a member of Christ...
Robert Gene Hulse
Dec 17, 2014
Robert Gene Hulse, 74, Jonesborough, TN, passed away at Life Care Center of Gray on Wednesday, December 17, 2014.Robert served in the Army in the 60s as an airborne soldier. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Mary Hulse.Robert is survived by his son, Jonathon Hulse of Henning, TN; his sisters, Viola Keys and Martha Dean and...
Fran Morelock
Dec 15, 2014
Fran Morelock, 74, of Rogersville went to be with the Lord Monday, December 15, 2014 at her home.Born in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Carrie Tate Nelson. She was a member of New Haven Church for many years. Fran's hobbies included spending all the time she possibly could with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren....
James H. (Jim) Witt
Dec 15, 2014
James H. (Jim) Witt, 84, Kingsport, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Jim was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. He graduated from Hiwassee High School, Hiwassee College, and then from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a major in Agriculture.He was retired from Armstrong Construction Company where he served as Treasurer....
Mary Light
Dec 15, 2014
Mary Hutchins Christian Light, 75, Rogersville, went home to be with the Lord Monday (December 15, 2014) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Sullivan County, TN, on January 8, 1939, a daughter of the late Solomon and Fannie Hutchins, she has resided in this area her entire life.Mary was a caregiver and was of the Baptist faith. She...
Wallace Hoskins
Dec 13, 2014
Wallace Troy Hoskins, 87, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Lee County, VA and spent most of his life in Kingsport. He is a graduate of Sullivan High School. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in World War II and the...
Mark Scott Lane
Dec 13, 2014
Mark Scott Lane, 45, Church Hill, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014. He is now in the eternal joy of his heavenly home. He was a 1987 graduate of Tri-Cities Christian School. He was a past employee of Food City, Eastman Road, for several years before leaving due to health issues. Mark enjoyed listening to bluegrass and gospel music. He...
Leroy Pearson
Dec 11, 2014
Leroy F. Pearson, 86, of Nickelsville, VA passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his home.He was born in Washington County, TN where he lived until moving to Nickelsville in 1986. He retired in 1986 from Eastman where he worked in the Organic Chemicals Division. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church where...
Terry Wayne Felts
Dec 10, 2014
Terry Wayne Felts, 59, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.He loved to watch UT sports, Atlanta Braves and NASCAR racing. He loved to talk about his grandchildren; they were his pride and joy. He was a member of Lovelace Missionary Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Blanche Felts and brother...
Jean "Pat" dePendleton
Dec 10, 2014
Jean "Pat" dePendleton, 94, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Asbury Place/Baysmont in Kingsport, following a short illness.Born in Geneva, NY on March 17, 1920, a daughter of the late Theodore Emmett and Jean Gardner Gaty, she has resided in this area since moving from Radford, VA in 1998.She was a veteran of World War II,...
Robert Richardson
Dec 10, 2014
He served in the Navy for six years and retired from Eastman Chemical Company after thirty three years of service; during that time he worked in Polymers. Robert was an avid hunter and fisherman. He lived in Kingsport most of his life but moved to Gallatin sixteen years ago to enjoy his grandkids.His mother, Maggie Vaughn Richardson, father Robert Wayne...
Judge Calton JR
Dec 10, 2014
Judge Terry Calton, Jr., born in Imboden, VA, to the late Judge T. Calton, Sr., and Etta Southard Calton, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.Judge was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church where he had served on the Administrative Board, a member of the board of Holston Valley Medical Center, and over the years served as a...

Marie Gregg
Dec 9, 2014
Marie Gregg, 73, Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at Franklin Woods Hospital following an illness.She was a member of Borings Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. She had worked as a custodian at Daniel Boone High School.Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Gregg; one son, Keith Gregg; two brothers, E.G. and Clifford...
Nicholas "Nick" Woodard Sharp
Dec 8, 2014
Nicholas "Nick" Woodard Sharp, 36, passed away peacefully, December 8, 2014, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Jackson, TN, he is the son of Nelson W. and Joyce Woodard Sharp. He last worked at Holston Glass and was an avid outdoorsman and keen marksman. Nick was a gifted artist and enjoyed drawing and painting. He was best known and...
Stephen "Steve" Fred Stewart
Dec 7, 2014
Steve Stewart, 65, Kingsport, TN, died Saturday, December 6, 2014.He was born in Kingsport on February 22, 1949. Steve lived in Kingsport growing up. He moved to San Francisco for a time, Placerville and Coloma, California and Lake Tahoe, California. Before moving back to Kingsport in June of this year, he had lived for several years in Livingston, Montana. He...
Jerry Chase
Dec 6, 2014
Jerry Chase, 71, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at James H. Quillen Medical Center in Johnson City, TN.He was preceded in death by his parents, William Guy Chase and Vivian Ruth Chase; his wife, Linda Chase; and son, Kevin Dale Chase.Jerry was survived by his two daughters, Christi Vaughn and husband, Eric of Kingsport; Whitney Chase of...