Obituaries
Mark Anthony Wells
Aug 15, 2022
Mark Anthony Wells, 50, of Kingsport, TN, passed away suddenly on August 15, 2022. He was the embodiment of a true people person. Mark had a talent for making people laugh and happiness followed him everywhere. Having grown up in Virginia, Mark and his wife moved to Kingsport in 1996. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, brother,...
Lucille B. Cody
Aug 15, 2022
Lucille Brown Cody, of Fall Branch, passed away peacefully at the age of 93 at Holston Valley Medical Center on August 15, 2022, with her loving family by her side. Born in Washington County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Ella Lovell Brown. Lucille was a longstanding member of the First Baptist Church of Fall Branch....
Mary E. Hughes
Aug 15, 2022
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
Mary Elizabeth Hughes, 77, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Monday, August 15, 2022 at her residence following a period of declining health.
Born in Sullivan...
Orbin Wade Wampler, Jr.
Aug 13, 2022
Orbin Wade Wampler, Jr., 68, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in El Paso, TX, the eldest child of the late Orbin Wampler, Sr., and Mary J. Wampler. Wade was a born again Christian and a member of First Baptist Church. He was a loving son, husband, brother, and son-in-law to the...
Billy D. Ford
Aug 13, 2022
Billy D. Ford, 85, of Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Graveside services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. at Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Callie Elizabeth Stewart Howard
Aug 13, 2022
Callie Elizabeth Stewart Howard, 83, of Jonesborough, peacefully went to be with her heavenly Father on August 13, 2022 with her sons by her side at Holston Valley Medical Center, following a brief illness.
Callie was born March 15, 1939 to Ralph and Oma Lee McCrary Stewart. Following graduation from Holston High School, she went to work for United Inter...
Robin Deana Kincer Beard
Aug 13, 2022
Robin “Dino” Kincer Beard, 72, of Fall Branch, passed away peacefully at home after an extended illness on August 13, 2022. She was raised in Hawkins County, TN. Robin and Jackie moved to Fall Branch and have resided there for 40 years. She graduated from Church Hill High School and worked for United Intermountain Telephone, Sprint, Embarq for 38 years...
Larry Ray Easley
Aug 12, 2022
Larry Ray Easley, 66, of Kingsport, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center, following a recent illness.
Larry is preceded in death by his parents, Arlen and Stella Easley.
He is survived by his loving spouse of 39 years, Orlinda Easley; daughter, Lauren Easley-Ifalade and husband, Kenneth; granddaughter, Zaviery; brother, Arlen Chester Easley, III and...
Regina Harkleroad
Aug 11, 2022
Regina Ann Chess Harkleroad, age 73, went to live with the Lord, on Wednesday, August 11, 2022, after suffering a brief illness. She was born in Kingsport, TN on May 15, 1949, and lived there until 1983 when she moved to Knoxville, TN. Regina graduated from East Tennessee State University in their nursing program and worked as a nurse at...
Mary Margaret Bowles
Aug 10, 2022
Mary Margaret Steadman Bowles, 82, of Kingsport passed away at her home Thursday, August 10, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, James R. Bowles; her parents, Dr. Raymond A. and Bonnie Steadman; her brother, David A. Steadman; and her sister, Ann Gretchen Steadman.
Mary Margaret was born December 22, 1940. (She was due the...
Loise Faye Lisenby
Aug 9, 2022
Loise Faye Lisenby, devoted wife and mother of five children and six grandchildren, age 79, of Church Hill, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at SunCoast Hospice of Largo following a period of declining health. Born in Gate City, Virginia, on October 6, 1942, a daughter of the late Bruce and Delcie Lane, she has...
Patsy Norma Light
Aug 9, 2022
Patsy Norma Light, 81, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Bristol Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Born on March 20, 1941, Patsy was a lifelong resident of the Beech Creek community of Sullivan and Hawkins Counties and a 1963 graduate of Sullivan High School. Patsy was dutifully loyal to her family and served as a homemaker...
Charles Ernest Cox, Jr.
Aug 9, 2022
Charles Ernest Cox Jr., 92, passed away on August 9, 2022, of COVID-19.
A native and lifelong resident of Kingsport, Charles was the son of Charles Ernest Cox and Elsie Gertrude McClure Cox.
Charles was a 1946 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. He attended East Tennessee State College for two years and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1951...
Carson C. Morelock
Aug 3, 2022
Carson C. Morelock, 90, of Fall Branch peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 3, 2022 at 5:55pm. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 60 years, and his children. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and a friend to many. He was endearingly known by everyone as “Papaw” .
Carson was...
Carlene Jo King
Aug 3, 2022
Carlene Jo King, 94, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Church Hill Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center.
Carlene was preceded in death by her parents, Iven and Nora Horton and seven siblings.
Survivors include her son, Mark Suthers and wife Mary Lynn; grandchildren, Travis Suthers and wife, Angela, Shane Suthers and wife, Amber; great-grandchildren, Bella, Everly and Elliott; siblings,...
Patricia Hurd
Aug 3, 2022
Patricia “Pat” Joan Vicars Hurd, 90, passed away in Cleveland, Virginia, on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. She was born August 2, 1932, in Kingsport, Tennessee to the late Lloyd Vicars, Sr., and Mable Bowen Vicars. Pat graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. She had various jobs in Kingsport including School Patrol Mothers as crossing guard, dispatcher for the Police Department, and...
Betty Jones
Aug 3, 2022
Betty Jones, 87, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her father, Emmitt; mother, Selma; daughter, Sherry; son, Michael; one brother; and three sisters.
Betty is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Raymond Jones; sister, Carolyn; four grandkids; eight great-grandkids; and...
Linda Hope Noe
Aug 3, 2022
Linda Hope Noe, 76, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Born in Kingsport, TN on December 13, 1945, she grew up in Mt. Carmel, TN and graduated in 1964 from Church Hill High School. She attended Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC and was employed for many years in the medical administration offices of both...
Billy Ray Gilreath
Aug 2, 2022
Billy Ray Gilreath, 76, went to be with the Lord, August 2, 2022 at his home. He was born in Virginia and resided in Kingsport since 1964. Billy retired from Eastern Concrete.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, two sisters and son, Tim Gilreath in 2018.
Survivors include his wife of 58 and half years, Faye...
John David Sandidge, Jr.
Aug 2, 2022
John David Sandidge Jr., age 94, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, after a period of declining health. He was born in Yuma, VA on March 23, 1928, grew up in Scott County, VA and graduated from Cleveland High School. John was a veteran of the United States Army’s 4th Infantry Division during the...
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