Obituaries

Ellen W. Russell

Ellen W. Russell

Jan 28, 2014

Ellen W. Russell, 87, Kingsport, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. She was of the Lutheran faith. Born in 1926, Ellen was raised in Stanley County, Richfield, NC. She graduated from Richfield High School in 1943 and attended Phieffer College in 1944. She studied and played the piano for her church and other churches in the area for various...

Samuel Paul Jones

Samuel Paul Jones

Jan 27, 2014

Samuel Paul Jones, 93, of Limestone, passed away peacefully Monday January 27, 2014, at his home. Paul was born January 1, 1921, in Washington County and was a son of the late Tom and Mary Lee Jones. He was a native of Jonesborough and lived in the local area his entire life. He was retired from the Mead Corporation, a...

Elva Kay Browning

Elva Kay Browning

Jan 26, 2014

Elva Kay Browning 66, went to the arms of Jesus Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 11:22 am. Elva was of the Baptist faith and loved to play the piano and sing. She was a devoted Christian, mother, nana, sister and friend to all who knew her.She was preceded in death by her son, Bryan Browning, her sister, Helen Mitchell and...

Tony Clemet Shelton

Tony Clemet Shelton

Jan 26, 2014

Tony Clemet Shelton, 55, of Kingsport, entered into rest Sunday, January 26, 2014, after a battle with lung cancer. He graduated from Sullivan West High School. Tony was preceded in death by his parents, Clemet and Lucille Shelton and an infant granddaughter, Carter Adele Stanley.He is survived by his loving wife, Pam; daughter, Michelle Stanley and husband, Brad; granddaughter, Paisley...

Ruth Dixon

Ruth Dixon

Jan 26, 2014

Ruth Dixon, 81, of Kingsport, joined the angel choir playing her golden piano on Sunday, January 26, 2014. She was a member of Kingsley United Methodist Church for many years. Ruth retired after teaching for 25 years at Kingsley Elementary School. She started playing piano before her feet could even touch the pedals. Ruth was trained by a Stamps Baxter...

Joyce Ann Isley

Joyce Ann Isley

Jan 26, 2014

Joyce Ann (McClellan) Isley, born September 25, 1945, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 26, 2015 at 11:00 am at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. (J.C.) McClellan, parents, Ida Louise and Robert Arnold, and brothers, Roland and Scotty Arnold.Joyce is survived by her children, Dianne Shephard...

Vivian Berneta Mapes

Vivian Berneta Mapes

Jan 24, 2014

Vivian Berneta Carlson Mapes, 103, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 24, 2014. Vivian was born in Stromsburg, NE, and graduated from North Platte High School in 1927. After marrying Donald Mapes, they resided in California for 60 years. After high school, she worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone. During World War II she worked at...

Beulah Jean Hulse

Beulah Jean Hulse

Jan 24, 2014

Beulah Jean Hilton Hulse, 77, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord as another angel in heaven, January 24, 2014, after sustaining injuries in a car accident.A native of Kingsport, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Rose Ella Doran Hilton. Beulah retired from the Kingsport postal service as a mail carrier after 35 years. She...

Cindy M. Risk

Cindy M. Risk

Jan 24, 2014

Cindy M. Risk passed away suddenly Friday evening, January 24, 2014, after a car accident in Sullivan Gardens. She was born in Pratt, Kansas but moved to Los Angeles in her youth and eventually graduated from Eagle Rock High School in 1966. She moved to the Kingsport area in 1973 where she lived the rest of her life.Cindy was dedicated...

Mary Leona McMurray

Mary Leona McMurray

Jan 24, 2014

Mary Leona McMurray, 93, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 24, 2014.She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence H. McMurray.Mary is survived by her sons, James W. McMurray and wife, Joyce, and Ralph McMurray; daughter, Juanita Dean and husband, Michael; six grandchildren, Tim, Tammy, George, Jonathon, Jeffrey, and Sarah; four great-grandchildren, Cara, Natalie, Madison,...

Richard C. Burchette

Richard C. Burchette

Jan 24, 2014

Richard C. Burchette, 71, Kingsport, was called home late Friday evening, January 24, 2014.He was born in Scott County, Virginia, and had lived in Kingsport for most of his life. Following college, he worked for Hamm Wallace Architects and began his work at Eastman in 1965 where he worked in Engineering and Construction retiring in 1996. Richard became an auctioneer...

Shirley Ann Marsh Waters

Shirley Ann Marsh Waters

Jan 24, 2014

Shirley Ann Marsh Waters, 78, Mt. Carmel, TN, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 24, 2014, surrounded by her family at the Wexford House following an extended illness.Born in Kingsport on 22 April 1935. She was the daughter of the late William "Bill" and Edna Churchwell Marsh. Shirley was a 1953 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. She...

John E. "Bubba" Bralley

John E. "Bubba" Bralley

Jan 23, 2014

John E. "Bubba" Bralley, 72, of Jonesborough, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his family. A native of Kingsport, he was the son of the late Keener and Alma "Kooch" Bralley. Before John's illness, he was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoyed street rod runs, a diehard Bama fan, but was most passionate about Civil...

Cora T. Murray

Cora T. Murray

Jan 22, 2014

Cora T. Murray, 71, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Cora was born in Lee County but had resided most of her life in Kingsport. She spent most of her time taking care of family. She was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church and loved to spend time with her church family.She...

Anna Anderson Dodson

Anna Anderson Dodson

Jan 21, 2014

Anna Anderson Dodson, 83, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born March 31, 1930, in Huntington, WV to James Clyde and Bertha Martin Anderson, she graduated from Church Hill High School in 1948. She married Howard Joe Dodson on June 6, 1949, and worked for Eastman before moving to Pasadena, TX in 1953....

Wanda Lee Boyce McFall

Wanda Lee Boyce McFall

Jan 21, 2014

Wanda L. McFall, age 71, of Kingsport, died at the Johnson City Medical Center on Tuesday, January 21, 2014.She was born on May 2, 1942, in Winchester, VA, to the late Garland and Reba Rush Boyce.Wanda is survived by her husband, Milton L. McFall of the home; daughter, Tamatha "Tammy" Meide, of Kingsport; son, Tony Maupin, of Anaheim, CA; brother,...

Pam S. Castle

Pam S. Castle

Jan 21, 2014

Pamela S. Simpson Castle, 53, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Kingsport on March 22, 1960, a daughter of the late Gale and Jackie Simpson, she had lived in this area her entire...

Elsie L. Weed

Elsie L. Weed

Jan 20, 2014

Elsie L. Weed, of Kingsport, lost her fight for life on Monday, January 20, 2014, after a period of declining health. Now she is out of pain and in her heavenly home with God and her family that preceded her in death. Elsie was born and raised in Kingsport. She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended the University of...

Larry Wayne Prillhart

Larry Wayne Prillhart

Jan 19, 2014

Larry Wayne Prillhart, 71, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 19, 2014.He was a very active member of Vermont United Methodist Church in Bloomingdale and actively involved in the Kingsport Antique and Rod Club.His parents, Mary Blanche Prillhart and Joseph Dee Prillhart preceded him in death.Surviving are his wife, Peggy Prillhart, of the home; three sons,...

Eunice P. Norris

Eunice P. Norris

Jan 18, 2014

Eunice P. Norris, 83, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, (January 18, 2014) at her residence.Born in St. Charles, VA, on July 3, 1930, a daughter of the late John Fair and Bessie Stapleton, she has resided in this area since age 16. She will be remembered as a strong, loving, caring, and devoted mother, grandmother,...