Obituaries
Donnie E. Cookenour
Jun 22, 2022
Donnie (Don) Eugene Cookenour, 85, of Kingsport, TN, passed away peacefully at his home on June 22, 2022. Don was a Veteran of the Naval Military Branch and prior to moving to Kingsport, lived in Washington D.C. and was an alumunus of Jamestown University. Employed early in life by Westinghouse, Don moved to Kingsport to take a position with Eastman...
Wayne Neal
Jun 21, 2022
Wayne Neal, 71, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at his home following a lengthy illness. Wayne was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. He served with the U.S. Army in the 25th infantry in Vietnam and was retired from the US Postal Service. Wayne loved riding motorcycles.
Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, a...
Mary R. Lyons
Jun 20, 2022
Mary R. Lyons of the Bloomingdale community passed at home on Monday June 20, 2022. She was born on July 12, 1936, in Jasper VA, to Allen W. and Roxie A. Buell Queen and grew up in Clintwood VA where she attended Clintwood High School.
She married James M. Lyons on February 2, 1964, in Dante VA at...
Betty Newman Iverson
Jun 19, 2022
Betty Newman Iverson, 87, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Asbury Place, Kingsport, following several years of declining health.
Mrs. Iverson was born November 21, 1934, in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late Orville Earl and Elaine Nighbert Newman. She was preceded in death by her husband of 18 years, J. Robert Iverson,...
Annis D. Bass
Jun 18, 2022
Annis D. Bass, 78, of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She worked at Eastman as an Administrative Assistant for 32 years. She also worked for several years at Regional Kidney Care. Annis was a very active member of Cassidy United Methodist Church.
She was a wonderful and loving sister,...
Hugh A. Coffman
Jun 17, 2022
Hugh A. Coffman, 83, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on June 17, 2022 after an extended illness.
Hugh was born on July 14, 1938, in Kingsport, TN. He graduated from Holston Institute and received a B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University. Hugh began a teaching career with Kingsport City Schools at John Sevier Junior High. After...
Jana M. (Wood) Rollins
Jun 17, 2022
Ephesians 4:32
Be ye kind, one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Jana M. (Wood) Rollins, 44, of Chuckey, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 17, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Thomasville, NC on February 10, 1978, a daughter of the late...
Orge Patton Phillips
Jun 17, 2022
Orge Patton Phillips, 79, of Old Blairs Gap Road, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 17, 2022. He served in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserve, where he fought in Desert Storm. Orge retired from the Army with a rank of Sargant E-6. He worked at AFG, Hawkins County, where he retired after 30 plus years. Orge had attended...
Dana Milburn Kyte
Jun 16, 2022
It is with sadness the family members of Dana Milburn Kyte, Fall Branch, TN, announce his passing at age 97 on June 16, 2022. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of the First Baptist Church of Fall Branch.
Dana was a decorated veteran of the United States Army serving during WWII and the Korean conflict. He...
Barbara Lee Taft
Jun 15, 2022
Barbara Taft, 85, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, VA, she graduated with her Master’s in Education from ETSU. She retired after many years of teaching for the Sullivan County School System. Barbara was a very active member of Colonial Heights Christian Church where she sang in the choir, worked in the...
Jane C. Williams
Jun 15, 2022
Jane C. Williams, 74, of Kingsport, passed away, June 15, 2022 at her home.
Jane is preceded in death by her husband, Harold H. Williams, her parents, W. Vance and Helen Cox, her son, Tim Williams, her grandson, Jake Williams and her brother, Joe Cox.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Alice Williams, daughter-in-law, Aimee Smith and husband...
Marie Charlton
Jun 15, 2022
Marie Charlton, 89, of Fall Branch, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Born in Greeneville, she had resided most of her life in Fall Branch. Marie was an avid bingo player.
Marie is preceded in death by her husband, John Charlton; her parents, Will and Romania Bolton; three sisters, Fawn Woods, Ileene Parker and Mary Katherine McMackin; two brothers,...
Mary Linda Frazier
Jun 15, 2022
Mary Linda Frazier 77, of Kingsport, peacefully went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, June 15 2022 at her residence. She was born to Oscar D. and Rosa (Adams) White. She lived in the several parts of the U.S. and Germany while her husband, Freddie, was in the service. Mary retired from Holston Valley Medical Center.
In...
Dorothy Jean Pamperl
Jun 13, 2022
On Monday June 13, Dorothy Jean Pamperl, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, entered the heavenly kingdom at the age of 95. The reunion with her husband was long awaited since 2018, and they can now continue their 72-year love story for eternity.
Dorothy was born on January 31, 1927 in Moberly, MO to Eula and Raymond Twyman. She attended...
Lisa A. Moody
Jun 12, 2022
“Never enough time”
Lisa A. Moody, 60, of Kingsport passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 12, 2022. She was born in Shreveport, LA on August 2, 1961, a daughter of the late Bobby and Altha Houser. Lisa has resided in this area for the past 20 years. Lisa will be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and...
Ruby Morelock Beamer
Jun 10, 2022
Ruby Morelock Beamer, 66, Greenville, joined her husband and the love of her life, Dennis, in Heaven on Friday, June 10, 2022.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Ronnie and her father, Ralph Morelock.
She is survived by her mother, Lora Morelock; sister, Rita Light (Tony); niece, Keshia Wine (Cody); nephew, Cassidy...
Martha Josephine Reid
Jun 9, 2022
Martha Josephine (Josie) Reid died peacefully on the morning of June 9th in Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. She was surrounded by the love of her family and friends as she went to be with her beloved husband, Toy F. Reid, who had preceded her in heaven. As a long-time supporter of Holston Valley, it was an...
Harold Delane Tate
Jun 9, 2022
Harold Delane Tate, 87, passed away peacefully in the early hours on June 9, 2022, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Harold was born on July 23, 1934, in Kingsport TN but grew up in the hills around Johnson City where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and the great Tennessee outdoors. After High School he enlisted in the US Air Force where he proudly...
Mae Gonzalaez
Jun 7, 2022
Mae Gonzalez was born in Webster, FL on September 4, 1931. There Sis Mae married the love of her life, Dr. Tony Gonzalez on December 27, 1948. They were happily married for 70 years and devoted their entire lives to each other and to God’s work at State Line Baptist Church. Sis Mae was church counselor at SLBC for over...
Leonard Crawford
Jun 3, 2022
Leonard Crawford, 74, went home to be with Jesus on June 3, 2022.
God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you and whispered, “Come to me”, with tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away, although we loved you dearly, we knew you could not stay....
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