Obituaries
Linda Lunsford Glover
Oct 21, 2013
Linda Louise Lunsford Glover, 58, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 21, 2013. Born in Sullivan County, TN on August 15, 1955, a daughter of the late James Lunsford and Ann Fair, she had resided here most of her life. Linda was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church, Morrison City and retired from Upper...
Don Roberts
Oct 21, 2013
Don Roberts, 58, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013, at Indian Path Medical Center following a brief illness.He was preceded in death by his dad, Harry Roberts, Jr., and his sister, Nadine Roberts. Don is survived by his daughters, Dee Matheny and husband, Davy, and Mindy Donohue and husband, Josh; son, Donnie Roberts; his mother, Kate Bostic; sister,...
George Ralph Dykes
Oct 20, 2013
Ralph Dykes, 98, Kingsport, died Sunday afternoon in Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was in Kingsport where he had lived his entire life. He was an employee of Eastman for 42 years. Ralph was a member of West Colonial Hills Baptist Church. He was a 50 year plus Mason, being a member of the Fall Branch Johnson Lodge. Ralph...
Barbara Ann Smith
Oct 18, 2013
Barbara Ann Smith of Gibsonia, PA, Deerfield Beach, FL, and most recently Kingsport, TN, passed away Friday October 18th at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in July 16, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. Fausel and Jessie Edsall Fausel (McMickle). She was a graduate of...
Marjorie Pauline Cox
Oct 18, 2013
Marjorie Pauline Cox, 83, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Friday, October 18, 2013, at Life Care Center Gray following a brief illness. She was a native and life-long resident of Washington County. Marjorie was a homemaker and a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Cox was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister.Marjorie...
Joan Morelock Crawford
Oct 18, 2013
Joan M. Crawford, 66, Blairs Gap Community, TN, entered into rest Friday, October 18, 2013, unexpectedly at her home.She was a native and life-long resident of Sullivan County. Joan was an employee of Timber Steel Construction for several years. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...
Vanda Lakin Thayer
Oct 17, 2013
Vanda Lakin Thayer, Kingsport, passed away late evening Thursday, October 17, 2013, in Wexford House.Vanda was born in the Fountain City section of Knoxville. She attended ETSU, receiving her degree in Elementary Education. Upon graduation, Vanda taught at Andrew Johnson Elementary School for 10 years. She later taught in the Sullivan County School System for 15 years retiring in 1994....

Herman Junior Ketron
Oct 16, 2013
Herman Junior "Red" Ketron, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.Born in Kingsport, TN on August 6, 1924, a son of the late Habe and Lethea Ketron, he had resided in this area his entire life.Mr. Ketron was a veteran of World War II,...
Evelyn June New
Oct 15, 2013
II Timothy 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.Evelyn June New, 80, of Kingsport, went to her Heavenly Home on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Born on December 21, 1932 in Scott County, VA to Maldon and Mattie Lane, she had resided...
Ina Lee King
Oct 15, 2013
Kingsport - Ina Lee King, Nana, age 90 years, 9 months and 19 days, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Wexford House in Kingsport. Ina Lee and her late husband, Brice, lived several decades in the Bloomingdale community of Kingsport. She was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church for many years where she served in many...
Liza "Nicole" Vanderpool
Oct 15, 2013
In her own words... . "There is a God, and it is beautiful here." Nicole VanderpoolLiza "Nicole" Vanderpool, 42, passed away on October 15, 2013, at Wellmont Hospice after a long battle with MRSA. Nicole was born in Woodland, California, on August 27, 1971, and had spent most of her adult life in Kingsport. Before her illness she worked at...
Harry William Harris
Oct 12, 2013
Harry William Harris, 87, of Fall Branch, slipped into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, October 12, 2013. He was born on July 9, 1926 to Russell and Mabel Harris. Harry served in the Army and was a World War II Veteran. He retired from Ingersoll Rand Corporation as a department plant foreman. Harry was a member of the Jefferson...
Dr. Patricia Burchett Hollenkamp
Oct 11, 2013
Dr. Patricia Burchett Hollenkamp, 69, Asheville, formerly of Kingsport and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly while visiting family.She was born in Kingsport on January 21, 1944, a daughter of the late Cecil F. and Bernice Pridemore Burchett. Dr. Hollenkamp had lived in Michigan where she maintained her practice as a clinical psychologist for many years. She had moved to...
Gerald McKinley Shelton
Oct 11, 2013
Gerald Shelton, 71, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, October 11, 2013, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a life-long resident of Kingsport and graduated from Sullivan High School. Gerald was a veteran of the U.S. Army having proudly served in Vietnam. He retired from the Kingsport Press. He was of the Baptist faith.He...
Dorothy A. Morelock
Oct 10, 2013
Dorothy A. Morelock, 76, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Thursday morning, October 10, 2013, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. Born and raised in Hawkins County, she had resided in Sullivan County most of her life. Dorothy was a graduate of Whitney's Business College and went to work for Holston Valley Hospital...

Pattie W. Howell
Oct 10, 2013
Pattie W. Howell, 89, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her home.Her husband, Earl E. Howell, Sr. preceded her in death in 2010.She is survived by her son, Earl E. Howell, Jr. and wife, Amie of Kingsport.Arrangements will be handled by Wheeler-Woodiel Funeral Home, 1130 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 (Phone 1-252-451-8800)....
Mike Littleton
Oct 10, 2013
Mike Littleton, 51, Kingsport, passed away at midnight Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at his home following a brief illness.Mike was born in Kingsport and had lived here his entire life. He served in the U. S. Army from 1980 to 1983.He was preceded in death by his father, Herman Littleton; maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents.Mike is survived by his daughters,...
Lois Hickman Ryans
Oct 9, 2013
Lois Hickman Ryans, 80, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 9, 2013.She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Ryans, and sisters, Alice Hickman and Nannie Hickman.Lois is survived by her brothers, Gavin Hickman and wife, Wanda, Jerry Hickman and wife, Barbara, all of Kingsport; sisters, Leah Couch, Rita Hickman, and Evlyn Arnold and husband,...
Samuel L. Gray
Oct 9, 2013
Samuel L. Gray, 88, of the Fordtown Community, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at Life Care Center of Gray. A native of Kingsport, he had worked as a builder and was a member of Fordtown Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Jennie Gray; wife, Helen Gray; two sisters, Mildred Stafford and Frances Miller; and...
Terry A. Shaw
Oct 9, 2013
Terry A. Shaw, 64, of Limestone, died Wednesday evening, October 9, 2013 at Johnson City Medical Center after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. Terry had received a B.S. Degree from ETSU and Physical Therapy Registration from the University of Tennessee. He retired from Physical Therapy after many years of service. Terry attended Cherry Hill...