Obituaries

Dewey Smith

Dewey Smith

Jan 4, 2011

Dewey Smith, 78, of Blountville passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Hawkins County, he had resided most of his life in the Kingsport area. He had retired from Rental Uniform following 35 years of service. Dewey was a veteran of the United States Army.He was preceded in death by...

Ron Ferrell

Ron Ferrell

Jan 3, 2011

Ron Ferrell, 62, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 3, 2011 at his home. Ron was born and raised in the Orebank Community and graduated from Ketron High School in 1966. He was drafted into the military in 1967 and served overseas for Stratcom Communications during the Vietnam War. After returning home he began a...

Rev. Will Wyatt

Rev. Will Wyatt

Jan 2, 2011

Rev. Wilburn Eugene Wyatt, Jr., 61, of Kingsport went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 2, 2011 following an extended illness. He pastored Barton's Chapel Central Baptist Church but stepped down due to health reasons; he still attended when he could. He loved woodworking, working in flowers and in his garden. He was a proud veteran of...

Juanita McWaters Dvorak Milford

Juanita McWaters Dvorak Milford

Jan 2, 2011

Juanita McWaters Dvorak Milford, 86, of Kingsport, died at her residence on Jan. 2, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at Jeff Jones Funeral Home in LaFayette, AL. on Friday. Burial will follow in the LaFayette City Cemetery. A local memorial service will be conducted at a later date.

Patricia "Patsy" Ann Duncan

Patricia "Patsy" Ann Duncan

Jan 1, 2011

Patricia Ann Duncan went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, January 1, 2011 at Wexford House after a lengthy illness. Patricia, known as Patsy to family and friends, was born in Knoxville on September 26, 1930 to Lillie Mae and Joseph Clyde Patterson. While she was still in elementary school the family moved to Kingsport. Patsy was a...

Don Smith

Don Smith

Jan 1, 2011

Donald Gene Smith, 73, of Kingsport passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011. He lived and worked in the Kingsport area all of his adult life. Donald worked at Holston Valley Hospital for many years; he also lived and worked at the Kingsport Salvation Army. He enjoyed playing bingo and attending Dobyns-Bennett football games. Donald came to Greystone Health Care 8...

Inez Carter Nelson

Inez Carter Nelson

Jan 1, 2011

Inez "Nannie" Carter Nelson, 85, of Kingsport, went home to be with her Lord January 1, 2011.Born in Hancock Co, TN, she has lived in Kingsport most of her life.Nannie asked Jesus into her heart at age 13. She was a member of Barton's Chapel Central Baptist Church and also attends Homeland Baptist Church. What she enjoyed most was going...

James E. "Jim" Miller

James E. "Jim" Miller

Jan 1, 2011

James E. "Jim" Miller, 82, of Kingsport, died Saturday January 1, 2011, after an extended illness. He was born in Kingsport, where he resided all of his life. Jim was a 1947 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended ETSU. He retired from Congressman James H. Quillen's office in 1997 after 34 years of service as his field representative. He...

Mary Virginia King

Mary Virginia King

Dec 31, 2010

Mary Virginia King, 90, of Kingsport passed away Friday, December 31, 2010 at her residence. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. Mary was an active lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Kingsport. She always had a sunny disposition on life. Mary was a wonderful cook.She was preceded in death by her parents, Ann...

Elizabeth "Libby" Feldhaus Scales

Elizabeth "Libby" Feldhaus Scales

Dec 30, 2010

Elizabeth Feldhaus Scales, 72, of Kingsport died at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Wellmont Hospice House. Born in Columbia, TN, she was a graduate of Vanderbilt University. Libby had lived in Kingsport since the mid 1960's and was an active member of the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church.Survivors include her daughter, Mary Beth Jenkins and husband, Jim of Madison,...

Reid A. Brogden

Reid A. Brogden

Dec 29, 2010

Reid A. Brogden, 50, of Nashville, TN died on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Cumberland College of Law. Employed by the State of Tennessee as an attorney for 20 years, he recently served as General Counsel to the State Health Services and Development Agency. He was a member of St. Henry...

Bernice Epps

Bernice Epps

Dec 28, 2010

Bernice "Niece" Epps, 81, of Church Hill, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Indian Path Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born in Lee County, Virginia, she had resided most of her life in Church Hill. She attended First Baptist Church, Church Hill, and had sung in her earlier years with Mountain View Quartet....

Peggy Ann Bell

Peggy Ann Bell

Dec 28, 2010

Peggy Ann Bell, 65, of Kingsport died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at her home after an apparent heart attack. She was a life long resident of Kingsport. Peggy was a Pentecostal and a homemaker. She was a loving mother and devoted grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Bell.Survivors include her children, Lisa Bell of Kingsport;...

Monnie Smith

Monnie Smith

Dec 27, 2010

Monnie Smith, ?Mammaw Smith?, 93, of Kingsport, went home to be with Jesus early Monday morning, December 27, 2010, following an extended illness. Monnie had resided in Kingsport for most of her life.She was preceded in death by her son, Joe Smith, and several brothers and sisters.She is survived by her grandchildren, Karen Rines and husband, Ronnie, Tonya and Pete...

Mildred Ball Collins

Mildred Ball Collins

Dec 27, 2010

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."Mildred Ball Collins, 76, of Kingsport, TN, was carried on the wings of angels to be with her Lord on December 28, 2010, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Lee County, St. Charles, VA, and moved to Kingsport in 1952. She worked at...

Lois Jane Barr Everhart

Lois Jane Barr Everhart

Dec 27, 2010

Lois Jane Barr Everhart, 83, of Kingsport, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2010, at her home after a lengthy illness. She is now at home with her Lord and loved ones who have gone before her.Lois was born Feb. 12, 1927, in South Bend, IN, the daughter of the late Fred D. Barr and Fern Arter Barr. She had...

Nancy Kate Houser Pope

Nancy Kate Houser Pope

Dec 26, 2010

Nancy Kate Houser Pope, 82, of Blountville, peacefully met the Lord on Christmas Day, December, 25, 2010. She was a long-time member of Salem United Methodist Church and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved to read the Bible, tend her garden, and feed and watch the birds.She was preceded in death by her...

Stacy Condry Larkins

Stacy Condry Larkins

Dec 26, 2010

Stacy Condry Larkins, 46, of Kingsport, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday night, December 26, 2010, in Kingsport, where he was born and had lived his entire life. Stacy was a dry waller by trade and had worked for Railroad Services at Eastman Chemical Company . He was a member of Hilltop Missionary Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by...

Ruby L. Honeycutt

Ruby L. Honeycutt

Dec 26, 2010

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life." John 6:47 Ruby L. Honeycutt, 81, defeated Alzheimer's on December 26, 2010, when she went to be with the Lord in her heavenly home. Over time, the disease prevented her remembering precious loved ones and life experiences; but her faith in Jesus Christ has made her...

Charles Luther Britt

Charles Luther Britt

Dec 25, 2010

Charles Luther Britt, 55, of Kingsport, died Saturday December 25, 2010 at Holston Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness.A native of Kingsport, he was a veteran of the U. S. Navy.Surviving are one sister, Edna Bowlin and husband Tom, Kingsport; one brother, Le Roy Britt and wife Wanda, Mt.Carmel; two nieces and two nephews, Michael, Vicky, Elisha and MatthewMilitary...