Obituaries

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...

Jackie Franklin Ferguson

Jackie Franklin Ferguson

Dec 25, 2010

Jackie Franklin Ferguson, 46, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He was preceded in death by his dad, Kenneth Carl Ferguson; sister, Brenda Sue Ferguson; brother, Jeffery Scott Ferguson; and grandparents, Kyle and Florence Morelock and Clarence and Pearl Ferguson.Survivors include his wife, Cathy Ferguson, Kingsport; daughter, Frances Ferguson, Kingsport; son, Terry "...

Phyllis Jean Akers

Phyllis Jean Akers

Dec 25, 2010

Phyllis Jean Akers, 65, of Kingsport, went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord on December 25, 2010, after a lengthy illness.Phyllis Jean was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mattie Hutchins, and a brother, James George "Pete" Hutchins.She is survived by a daughter, Renea Adams and husband, Thomas, of Kingsport; a grandson, Tyler Adams; siblings,...

Viola Cook Ferguson

Viola Cook Ferguson

Dec 25, 2010

Viola Cook Ferguson passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Wexford House in Kingsport.Born in Lyndon, Virginia, she was the first child of Virgel Eugene and Nora Couch Cook. She was a member of Glenwood Baptist Church. Viola retired from First National Bank in Kingsport to open a Merle Norman cosmetics business in Norton, Virginia. With Viola serving as President,...

David A. White

David A. White

Dec 24, 2010

David A. White, 57, of Kingsport, died Friday Dec. 24, 2010 at his home. David was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. He was an employee of White Floral Company for a number of years.David was a member of Higher Ground Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his parents, Elizabeth and Frank White.Survivors...

Virginia Gilbert Mitchell

Virginia Gilbert Mitchell

Dec 23, 2010

Virginia Gilbert Mitchell, 80, formerly of Kingsport, died Thursday morning, December 23, 2010 at NHC Healthcare in Knoxville after an extended illness. Born in Lebanon, VA. she had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Virginia was a long time member of Glenwood Baptist Church. She loved to dance, loved music, and most of all loved her family. She had...

Gary Blaine Shortt

Gary Blaine Shortt

Dec 23, 2010

Gary Blaine Shortt, 53, of Kingsport, son of the late Nat D. and Mildred Thompson Shortt, both of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 23, 2010, at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, following a heart attack.Born in Kingsport, Gary had lived most of his life in Rogersville. After spending four years in the US Air Force, Gary...

Cleo Hughes

Cleo Hughes

Dec 23, 2010

Cleo Atwood Hughes, 78, "Aunt Tie", of Kingsport was called home at 4:00 a.m. Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Wexford House. Born in Hawkins County, she resided in Church Hill until moving to Kingsport in 1966. Miss Hughes had done baby-sitting most of her life. She was of the Baptist faith.Cleo was preceded in death by her parents, Barton J....