Obituaries

Howard Edward Payne
Jan 22, 2012
Howard Edward Payne, 42, of Bristol, VA, died Sunday January 22, 2012 of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.Born in Arlington, VA, on June 3, 1969, Edward spent the early years of his life living overseas in Italy and Panama. By the time he returned to the United States to live in southwest Virginia, Edward was fluent in English, Italian,...
Frank McAninch
Jan 21, 2012
Frank McAninch, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Wexford House.He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a veteran of the U. S. Army. Frank retired from Tennessee Eastman. Preceding him in death were his parents, Roscoe and Alice McAninch; three brothers, R. C. McAninch, Bob McAninch and James McAninch; four sisters,...
Margie Sue Ensor Sullivan
Jan 20, 2012
Margie Sue Ensor Sullivan, of Kingsport, passed away at the age of 66 at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Sue was born in Sullivan County on December 16, 1945. She attended and graduated from Blountville High School.Sue was a loving mother and grandmother, best known as "Nana" and "Mama Sue". She...

Clalie Carico
Jan 20, 2012
Clalie Carico, 84, Kingsport, died at 7:45 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.Clalie was born in Scott County, Virginia and had been a resident of Kingsport for most of her life. She was of the Baptist faith.Her husband, James H. Carico; two sons, Curtis and Bobby Carico; and daughter, Ruby Pugh...
Chris Cabell
Jan 20, 2012
Chris Cabell, 49, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 20, 2012 at her home. She was born in Lebanon, Virginia and had resided in Kingsport for the past 15 years. Chris was a 1981 graduate of Honaker High School. She had worked for People's Bank for several years and had attended Homeland Baptist Church. Chris was...
James R. LeVar
Jan 19, 2012
In loving memory - James Richard LeVar, age 75, of Kingsport, TN, formally of Seminole, FL, died on January 19, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. James was a Christian and member of Grace Covenant Church of Kingsport, TN. He was a loving husband, adoring father, proud grandfather, special pops, good friend and neighbor and a...
Irene Osborne
Jan 18, 2012
Irene Osborne went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born in Lebanon, Virginia, the youngest of 15 children. She was involved in missions, the Josie Reid Bible Study, and coordinated visitation ministries for twelve years, making sure people who were not able to attend had someone who would visit them at...
Travis Scott Lawson
Jan 18, 2012
Travis S. Lawson, 35, Gray, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.Travis graduated from Daniel Boone High School and served twelve years in the U.S. Navy. He loved his family, NASCAR, animals, Tennessee, and serving his country. He was a natural leader and had no idea the positive impact he had...
Mary Rose Cloud
Jan 17, 2012
Mary Rose Cloud, 86, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born in Appalachia, VA and had resided in Kingsport most of her life. She grew up in Jonesville, VA and attended Radford College. Mary was a member of Clouds Bend UMC and retired from Toohey and...

Sue Ervin Miller
Jan 17, 2012
Helen Sue Ervin Miller, 83, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, January 17th at Wellmont Hospice House following a lingering illness. A native of Scott County, she had lived in Kingsport most of her life. She was an interior decorator having worked for W.B. Green, Deels and Grindstaff Interiors. She was of the Methodist faith.She was preceded in death by her...
Ozena Chase Carroll
Jan 17, 2012
Ozena Chase Carroll, of Sulphur Springs died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on January 17, 2012 at Indian Path Medical Center.Mrs. Carroll was a Baptist and a native of the Eastern Star Community. She was the daughter of the late Elbert Earl Chase and Eileen Hawk Chase.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard...
Ralph Edward Hudson
Jan 16, 2012
Ralph Edward Hudson, Jr., 80, of Kingsport, TN died on Monday, January 16, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born on February 4, 1931, in Pawtucket, RI, and grew up in Attleboro, MA. Ralph received his BS in Textile Engineering from Lowell Textile Institute in Lowell, MA. He retired as Vice President from Eastman Chemical Products, Inc....
Glenn Nickels Barker
Jan 16, 2012
Glenn Nickels Barker, 82, son of the late S.E. and Gertrude Nickels Barker, died Monday, January 16th at Holston Valley Medical Center. Glenn was born January 21, 1929 in Detroit, but lived the majority of his life in Kingsport. He was a 1946 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School where he was voted most studious. Glenn attended Emory and Henry College...
Dorothy R. "Dot" Sams
Jan 14, 2012
Dorothy R. "Dot" Sams, 80, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with her Lord Friday, January 13, 2012, at Wexford House following a brief illness.Born in Hawkins County, Dorothy had resided in Sullivan County for most of her life. She retired after many years of service as an office manager for automotive businesses in the Kingsport area. She attended St....
Danny F. Busler
Jan 13, 2012
Danny F. Busler, Sr., 56, of Mount Carmel, passed away Friday evening, January 13, 2012.Danny was a coal miner in Grundy, Virginia for several years. He was a loving husband, father and family man.He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Grace Busler; brother, Donald E. Busler; and son, Danny Busler, Jr. Survivors include his wife of 16...

Georgia Frances Archer
Jan 13, 2012
Georgia Frances Archer of Kingsport died on Friday, January 13, 2011.She is survived by her children: Diane Golden and husband, Paul, Tommy Archer and wife, Donna, Judy Goad and husband, James; grandchildren: Allen Archer, Byron Archer, James Goad, Jr., Jody Goad, Sissy Gunter, Adrian Golden; step-grandchildren: John Hyatt and Tara Harold; twenty-two great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.A graveside service will be conducted...
Maude Marie Moody
Jan 12, 2012
Maude Marie Moody, 86, 634 Emory Church Road, Kingsport, went to be with her Lord Thursday morning, January 12, 2012, at her home.She was born in Hawkins County and has lived in Kingsport for most of her life. She worked at North Electric for 15 years, but her greatest accomplishment was that she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...
Mary Frances Burchfield
Jan 12, 2012
An angel came to escort Mary Frances Burchfield to her home in Heaven on Thursday, January 12, 2012. She is a native of Talbott, Tennessee, attended East Tennessee State University, and was employed in Morristown, Tennessee, before devoting her life to her family. Mary Frances was a member of Oak Glen Baptist Church in Fall Branch and had been an...

James Rahe
Jan 12, 2012
James Rahe, born July 4, 1935 in Bancroft, Iowa, died Thursday, January 12, 2012.He is survived by Ruth Meade and by many relatives from outside the area.No services are scheduled.

Justin Payne
Jan 11, 2012
Justin Payne, 20, of Kingsport, died Wednesday morning, January 11, 2012. He was born in Kingsport, where he resided all of his life. Justin graduated from Sullivan South High School in 2010 and had attended Northeast State Community College.He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Payne.Justin is survived by his mother, Karen E. Payne, maternal grandmother, Cora Nanalee...