Obituaries
Sharon Shockley
Jul 20, 2025
Proverbs 31:26-30
Sharon was born in Osaka, VA on October20, 1948. On July 20, 2025, she closed her eyes here on Earth and opened them in Heaven. Sharon married the love of her life Bobby on April 25th, 1966. Sharon was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband Bobby (2025), her son, Thomas(2024), her...
Patricia Haltom Miller
Jul 19, 2025
Patricia H. Miller, 95, of Kingsport died Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Rockwood, TN, she had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Pat was a 1948 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and ETSU Nursing. She had worked as a Cardiac Nurse – ICU at Indian Path Hospital for 25...
Bobbie Sue Baines
Jul 19, 2025
Bobbie Sue Baines, 69, Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025 with family by her side. Bobbie was the daughter of the late Charlie C. and Ruby Ella Bateman Hall and was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Bobbie graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and received a medical transcription degree from Tennessee College of Applied Technology. She loved to...
Rose Marie "Poochie" Spriggs
Jul 18, 2025
Rose Marie “Poochie” Spriggs, 87, of Kingsport, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025, at NHC Healthcare.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Johnny Ray Spriggs; son, Johnny Ray Spriggs II; and sisters, Mary Lynn “Mimi” Ball, Martha Jane Buckner and Margaret Anne Ball.
Left to cherish her memory is her son, Eddie Spriggs (Karen); grandchildren, Ty...
Betty Nesaw
Jul 17, 2025
Betty Hammond Nesaw, 90, of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, died on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Born April 30, 1935, in Gate City, Virginia, she grew up in Kingsport, TN, and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, Class of 1953. She worked for the FBI in Washington, D.C., where she met her husband, Boyd. In later years, she worked in...
Kenneth Darrell Rich
Jul 15, 2025
Kenneth Darrell Rich, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, hard work, and unwavering faith. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee, Darrell made this community his lifelong home and the place where he built a rich and meaningful life.
Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, John and...
Clara Lee Wright
Jul 14, 2025
Clara Lee Wright, age 80, of Kingsport, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 14, 2025. She was born on July 11, 1945 to the late Coy and Thelma Lazenby.
Clara Lee is preceded in death by her late husband, John “Bobby” Wright; son, Dwight Gentry and her parents.
Left behind to cherish her memory are: daughter, Tina Hinkle;...
Iva Marie Carter
Jul 14, 2025
Iva Marie Carter, 85, of Mount Carmel, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Monday evening, July 14, 2025. Born and raised in this area and graduated from Church Hill High School. Marie married the love of her life after three months of dating and was happily married for 60+ years. They lived all across the country while James was...
Esther Jean Thacker
Jul 13, 2025
Esther Jean Thacker, 59, of Blountville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol. Esther loved to be the life of the party. She was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. Esther loved taking care of her family and her animals.
Ms. Thacker was preceded in death by...
Gary Wayne Sproles
Jul 12, 2025
Gary Wayne Sproles, 78, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025, after a courageous seven-year battle with multiple myeloma and MDS.
Born in Kingsport, Tennessee, Gary was the son of the late Ralph and Laura Miller Sproles. He graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School. After graduation, Gary attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree...
Joyce Louise Hooper
Jul 11, 2025
Joyce Louise Hooper, neè Roberts, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 11th at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was 85 years old. She was born in Key West, Florida, and spent the last 20 years of her life in Kingsport with her husband. They had recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. In her retirement...
Bruce "Poogie" Carrico
Jul 11, 2025
Bruce “Poogie” Carrico, 69, Kingsport, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Friday, July 11, 2025 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Scott County to the late James “Hen” and Clalie Carrico. He had lived in this area all of his life. He worked for many years with his brother in landscaping. He loved going fishing and was an avid CB...
Charles McKinley Johnson
Jul 9, 2025
Charles Johnson, 86, of Blountville, departed this life to be with his Lord and his loving wife, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Hospice House in Bristol. Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, he had lived in this area all his life. Charles retired, after several years of service, from Piedmont Airlines and was a member of Wheeler United Methodist...
Donald Wayne Collins
Jul 8, 2025
Don Collins, 67, of Rogersville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Greeneville Community East Hospital. Don was a graduate of Rogersville High School and was a member of Beech Creek Baptist Church. He spent his time enjoying farming and hunting on Chimney Top. Don had retired from Old Dominion Trucking Company.
Survivors include his daughter,...
Melba June (Fallin) Bevil
Jul 7, 2025
Melba June Bevil, 86, of Kingsport, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 7, 2025 at Wexford House in Kingsport. She was born in Lakeland, Florida; had lived in various states but had resided in Kingsport since 1994. Melba attended Colonial Heights Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bevil was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Iverson and Alma Lou...
Anna Mae Chapman Wells
Jul 6, 2025
Anna Mae Chapman Wells, age 82 of Blountville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
She is preceded in death by her husband, George Wells and infant daughter, Patricia Parsons.
Anna is survived by: son, Michael Chapman and wife, Peggy; daughter, Sherry Wells and husband, Jim Marsh; grandchildren, Zackary Chapman, Joel Chapman, Shannon Marsh McCall, and Kristi Marsh Harkelroad; great-grandchildren,...
James Allen Cobb
Jul 6, 2025
Dear Family and Friends. It is with great sadness that I report the death of my father, James Allen Cobb (23 August, 1933 - 6 July, 2025). Dad went quietly in his sleep at Steadman Hill Assisted Living in Kingsport, TN at the ripe old age of 91.
Dad's life was all about faith, family, music, and just having a good...
Dennis "Moose" McGhee
Jul 4, 2025
Dennis Glenn “Moose” McGhee, age 69, of Gray passed away suddenly on Friday July 4th, 2025. Dennis was a 1973 Daniel Boone High School graduate before beginning a 48-year career at Eastman Chemical Company. He completed the Apprenticeship Program and later received an Associates Degree from Northeast State Community College and moved into Team Management in Utilities Maintenance. He was...
Ronald Dale Lindamood
Jul 4, 2025
Ronald Dale Lindamood, age 76, of Blountville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 4, 2025 at home with his wife, Debby by his side. He was born in Bristol, Tennessee on March 21, 1949 to Claude and Trula Blaylock Lindamood. Ronald was the owner of Linde’s Bait Company and an avid hunter and fisherman. He lived...
Jean White
Jul 4, 2025
Jean White, 88, of Fall Branch, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 4, 2025. Born in Kingsport, Tennessee, she had resided most of her life in Fall Branch. Jean had graduated from Fall Branch High School, class of 1955. She had retired as the school secretary at Fall Branch School following 25 years of service. Jean...
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