Obituaries
Bobby L. Wines
Feb 24, 2025
II Timothy 4:7: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
Bobby L. Wines, 79, was born August 31, 1945, in Washington County, Tennessee to Huble H. Wines and Mattie V. Isom and was the youngest of his siblings. God took him home February 24, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
He was a...
Dorothy Jean Hargis
Feb 23, 2025
Dorothy Jean Hargis, 90, passed away on February 23. 2025, at her home. She was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee and married the love of her life in 1954; they settled in Kingsport in 1961. Jean was a homemaker who loved taking care of her family and helping others. Her greatest passion was being baptized as one of Jehovah's...
Tracy Burton
Feb 23, 2025
Tracy Burton, 66, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Tracy was a lifelong resident of Kingsport, and a 1976 graduate of Lynn View High School. He was a member of Indian Springs Christian Church. Tracy owned and operated Preferred Insurance Solutions, having been in the insurance business since 1981. He loved people, sharing...
Douglas Proffitt
Feb 21, 2025
Douglas Proffitt, age 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2025. He was born in Esserville, Virgina, the son of the late Carl and Bertie Smith Proffitt.
Doug was salutatorian of his graduating class at Wise High School. After graduating, he proudly joined the United States Air Force, serving part of his service in Korea during the Korean War. After...
Fay Hommel Stapleton
Feb 19, 2025
Fay Stapleton, born on August 22, 1951, in Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025, in Blountville, Tennessee, surrounded by her loved ones. She was a graduate of Ketron High School in 1969 and a proud Ketron Alumni Member. Fay built a life filled with love and cherished memories. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...
Zackary "Zack" Paul Daugherty
Feb 18, 2025
Zackary “Zack” Paul Daugherty, 29, of Kingsport, was called Home by the Lord after a brief battle with autoimmune hepatitis. Born and raised in Kingsport, TN, he was a 2014 graduate of Sullivan South High School. He also attended Northeast State where he received an associate’s degree in welding. Zack loved to spend time outdoors. He loved to kayak and...
Wanda Crawford
Feb 18, 2025
Wanda Crawford, 59, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Wanda was a hard worker and was loved by her family and friends.
Wanda is survived by her husband, Dennis Crawford; son, George Stevens and wife, Kristen; daughter, Jessica Smith; grandchildren, Malaki, Summer, Gavin, Brentley, Ava and...
Nancy Miller Morelock
Feb 18, 2025
Nancy Miller Morelock, 90, passed away February 18, 2025. Nancy was born in Hawkins County and attended Whitesburg School through the 11th grade, moving to Kingsport and graduating from Sullivan High School in 1952. She attended Tennessee Wesleyan College and was employed by Sullivan County Schools.
Nancy loved to cook and share her food with friends and family.
Nancy was a member...
Muriel Elizabeth "Mimi" Sirett
Feb 16, 2025
Muriel Elizabeth “Mimi” Sirett, 92, of Kingsport, passed away on February 16, 2025. Born in Malpas, England, she was the daughter of Maud and Robert Wilson. She lived in Knoxville, Tennessee for over 60 years before moving to Kingsport in 2024.
She was predeceased by her parents, her husband William (“Bill”), and two sisters, Olwen Wilson and Maureen Hinde.
She is survived...
Herman E. Carrick Sr.
Feb 15, 2025
Herman E. Carrick, Sr., 88 of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025. Herman was born in Tracy City, TN to the late Emmett and Ruby Turner Carrick. As a lifelong worker, Herman joined the U.S. Marine Corps at age 17. Following his service, he attended the Nashville Diesel Mechanic School and worked as an area supervisor with Vulcan Materials...
Barbara Jean Musser
Feb 13, 2025
Barbara Jean Musser, 72, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Johnson City Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of Raymond Randolph Bingham and Bessie Jane Reynolds. Barbara was a graduate of South High School and retired from the Sullivan County School System as a teacher’s aide. She was...
Glenn Monroe Dalton
Feb 12, 2025
Glenn Monroe Dalton went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 12, 2025 at the age of 88 at home surrounded by his Family.
Born August 6, 1936 in Hillsville, Carroll County Virginia, Glenn was the son of the late William Roosevelt Dalton and the late Lockie Odessa Nester Dalton. Glenn was the primary caregiver for 6 family...
Jayne Miller-Fritz
Feb 10, 2025
Psalms 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord”
Jayne Miller-Fritz passed away on February 10th, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones, after a warrior's battle against cancer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jayne was born on August 4, 1961 to parents Jacob and Joan Miller in Baltimore, MD. As a small child Jayne never wanted to miss...
Debbie Eileen Church
Feb 6, 2025
Debbie Eileen Church, age 68, of Kingsport Tennessee, passed away and went to be with her Lord and savior on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Born in Sullivan County, she lived most of her life in Kingsport. Debbie graduated high school at Sullivan Central High School, 1974. Debbie loved and served her Lord through helping others, domestic abuse victims, mission work...
Brenda K. Rodgers
Feb 6, 2025
Brenda K. Rodgers, 75, of Blountville, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Born in Radford, VA, she had resided in the Kingsport area since 1969. Brenda worked at John Deere Health and had retired from United Health. She was a member of Indian Springs Baptist Church where she was active with the Anne Sisters group...
Audrey "Susie" Bolton
Feb 5, 2025
Audrey R. “Susie” Bolton, of Kingsport, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Susie was born in Kingsport and grew up in the Pine Grove area of Greene County. She graduated from North Greene High School and received her nursing degree in phlebotomy from E.T.S.U.
Susie was a member of Pine...
Billy Mowdy
Feb 5, 2025
Billy Lonzo Mowdy, age 83, went to be with the Lord and his family at 5:10 Wednesday evening February 5th, 2025 surrounded by his family at Ballad Health in Bristol, TN. Billy was born July 3rd, 1941 in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, where he worked alongside his brothers and nephews doing carpentry work and...
Doris June Ploss Morehead
Feb 5, 2025
Doris June Ploss Morehead, 82, wife of Ronald Ray Morehead for 62 years, passed away on February 5, 2025, in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was the beloved daughter of the late Ansel and Adeline Ploss of War, West Virginia.
She was born in War, West Virginia and proudly graduated from Big Creek High School. She went on to attend Concord College. She...
John Earl Childress
Feb 5, 2025
John Earl Childress, Jr. 91, of Kingsport, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025. John was born in Kingsport, where he grew up on the family farm and was a graduate of Sullivan High School, class of 1951, and East Tennessee State University. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in Chicago and then two years in Germany. After military...
Joseph Douglas Morrell
Feb 4, 2025
Joseph Douglas Morrell, 82, of Piney Flats, passed away Tuesday February 4, 2025.
Born November 19, 1942 to Joseph and Irma Webb Morrell he, was a graduate of Mary Hughes High School. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company after several years of service. He loved to farm but...