Obituaries
Edith Land
Jun 25, 2012
Edith Land, 90, died Monday morning, June 25, 2012, at her home after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. Edith retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after 40 years of service. She had been a very active member of St. Matthews United Methodist Church and enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family.She was preceded in death...
Robert Lee Jim Eisenbise
Jun 24, 2012
Robert Lee Jim Eisenbise, 85, Kingsport, TN, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Sebetha, Kansas on March 10, 1927 to Vesta and Sherman Eisenbise. Immediately after graduating from Atchison High School, he served his country in the Army during World War II. While enlisted, he sharpened his natural engineering/mechanical interests and abilities, rising...
Richard Earl Thomas, Jr
Jun 24, 2012
Richard Earl Thomas, Jr., 64, of Fall Branch, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a loving husband, brother and a friend to many.He was preceded in death by his mother.Richard is survived by his wife of 37 years, Betty Thomas of Fall Branch; two sisters, Anna Marie Collier of Blountville, and Wilma Jean...
Jean Slaughter Hilton
Jun 23, 2012
Jean Slaughter Hilton, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord after a brief illness. She was a life long resident of Kingsport. Jean was a hairdresser in her early career and later retired from Sullivan County Sheriffs Department.She was preceded in death by her parents Harry and Lucy Slaughter.Jean is survived by her two daughters, Kellye Ward and husband,...
Mary Louise Bishop
Jun 23, 2012
Mary Louise Bishop, 81 of Weber City, VA passed away June 23, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 29, 1931 in Sullivan County to Nannie Templeton. Mary had lived in the Kingsport area most of her life. She was employed for 27 years in the bookkeeping department at Mason Dixon, was the office manager for Anderson...
E.P. Myers
Jun 22, 2012
E.P. Myers, 95, of Kingsport died Friday, June 22, 2012 at Church Hill Life Care Center. He was born in Hiltons, Virginia October 30, 1916. He resided in Kingsport throughout his adult life.Mr. Myers graduated from Hiltons High School. As a center for his high school basketball team he played in the first indoor gymnasium in Scott County. He was...
Cindy Vaughn Flanary
Jun 20, 2012
Cindy Vaughn Flanary, 48, Knoxville, formerly of Kingsport, left this world on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.She was attending the University of Tennessee, where she was an avid football fan. Cindy was a loving mother, daughter and sister; and a compassionate friend to many.Preceding her in death were an infant son, Travis Flanary; and a sister, Vicky Vaughn.Cindy is survived by...
Roger W. Montgomery
Jun 19, 2012
Roger William Montgomery, 65, of Kingsport, passed away, June 19, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was raised and had resided most of his life in the Tri-Cities area. Roger was a graduate of The University of Tennessee. He retired from Eastman after many years and worked several years as a realtor in Townsend.He was preceded in death...
Margaret Powell Light
Jun 19, 2012
Margaret Powell Light, 91, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, June 19, 2012, at 11:33 am at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Surgoinsville, TN, she had resided in Kingsport since 1924. She attended Emmanuel Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe K. Light in 1989; her parents, Sam...
Patricia Lee McDougall
Jun 18, 2012
Pat McDougall, 71, of the Rock Springs Community, went to be with the Lord Monday, June 18th, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Springfield, IL and was a graduate of Glenwood High School in Chatham, IL. Mrs. McDougall had worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Tampa, FL. She...
Dorothy Pauline Tipton Salyer
Jun 18, 2012
Dorothy Pauline Tipton Salyer, 85, of Kingsport, went to be with her heavenly father on Monday, June 18, 2012 at home after a brief illness. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Reservoir Road Baptist Church. Pauline was born in Scott County, VA, but lived most of her life in Kingsport where she was employed for many...
Billy Joe Phillips
Jun 18, 2012
Billy Joe Phillips, 65, Jonesborough, TN, passed away at his home on Monday, June 18th, following an extended illness. Billy was born in Logan WV and had lived in Haines City, FL, where he was a caretaker for Haines City Packing Co. He served in the U.S. Army being a veteran of Vietnam. Billy was a Christian and former member...
Linda Sue Thacker
Jun 18, 2012
Linda Sue Thacker, 64, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Monday, June 18, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Kingsport and was a lifelong resident. Linda was a homemaker, a member of Arnold's Chapel and enjoyed gardening. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend.She was preceded in death...
Margaret L. Wallin
Jun 17, 2012
Margaret L. Wallin, 96, passed on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Mrs. Wallin was born and raised in the Swedish section of Chicago, IL, but, while moving frequently because of her husband's job, spent the majority of her adult life in Pittsburgh, PA. In her youth she attended the first All Star Baseball game ever played and saw Babe Ruth among...
Diane Peake
Jun 16, 2012
Linda Diane Galloway Peake, 54, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was a member of Rock Springs United Methodist Church. Diane was a graduate of Sullivan High School. She had been employed with Fluor Daniels prior to starting her own faux...
Susan D. Morelock
Jun 14, 2012
Susan D. Morelock, 56, Kingsport, died Thursday morning, June 14, 2012.Susan was born in Dallas, TX and had spent most of her life in the Kingsport area. She was a loving mother and wife, who cared for and loved her family. She also loved her dogs, "Fraiser" and "Earnest".Her mother, Gladys Blythe preceded her in death.Susan is survived by her...
Toy Wayne "Bo" Zimmerman
Jun 13, 2012
Toy Wayne "Bo" Zimmerman, 67, formerly of Fall Branch, died Wednesday afternoon, June 13, 2012 following an extended illness. Bo was born in Fall Branch where he had lived most of his life. He was a pressman having worked at Kingsport Press until moving to Atlanta. Bo was a veteran having served in the U.S. Marine Corps.He was preceded in...
Myrtle Tate
Jun 13, 2012
Myrtle Musick Tate passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Appalachian Christian Village. She was born in Russell County, Virginia and worked for JC Penney in Kingsport and Johnson City. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church but had been attending Blessed Hope Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Tate; five sisters, Lillian...
George M. Rich
Jun 12, 2012
George M. Rich, 92, Kingsport, died at home on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. He was born in Mt. Vernon, New York on June 15, 1919. George resided in Yorktown Heights, NY from 1956-1976 and retired to Stuart, Florida in 1976. He had lived in Kingsport since 2003. George was a Staff Sgt. in the US Army during WWII from 1942-1945....
Dorothy Cox Myers
Jun 12, 2012
Dorothy Elizabeth Cox Myers, 95, of Kingsport died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Church Hill Life Care after an extended illness. She was born in Kingsport July 25, 1916 and resided there throughout her life. Dorothy was a 1935 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. She was a homemaker and long-time member of First United Methodist Church and a current member...
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