Obituaries
Jimmy Lee Castle
Mar 21, 2022
Jimmy Lee Castle, 73, of Kingsport fell asleep in the Lord, early Monday morning, March 21, 2022, after a courageous battle with Covid, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Kingsport and had lived here his entire life. Jimmy was a self-employed upholsterer. Jimmy attended Bloomingdale Baptist Church. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and...
Thomas Burlen (Tom) Payne
Mar 19, 2022
Thomas Burlen (Tom) Payne, age 83, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his home following a period of declining health.
Born in Elizabethton, Tennessee on January 6, 1939, the son of the late Thomas and Blanche Payne, he resided in this area his entire life. He graduated from Elizabethton High School and...
Susan J. Stroud
Mar 19, 2022
Susan J. Stroud, 58, Limestone, TN was called home Saturday, March 19, 2022, following a year of battling cancer. Born in Greeneville, TN, she had lived in Limestone her entire life. She was a graduate of Daniel Boone Highs School and worked as a manager for Empire Windows Company. Susan was a member of Cherry Hill Freewill Baptist Church. She...
Willa G. Depew
Mar 18, 2022
Willa G. Depew, 95, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 18, 2022. She worked for many years as a R.N. in the recovery room at Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband Sherrill Depew; and daughter, Joyce Woodard.
Willa is survived by her son, Craig Haynie and wife Karen; son-in-law,...
Carl Edward Bell
Mar 18, 2022
Carl Edward Bell, 85, of Kingsport, went to be with the lord on Friday, March 18, 2022. He grew up in Kingsport and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School where he was an outstanding basketball player. Following high school, Carl went on to ETSU on a basketball scholarship. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in Math and Physics from ETSU....
Joseph Michael Bender
Mar 18, 2022
Joseph Michael Bender died at Asbury Place in Kingsport, Tennessee on March 18th. Joe was born in Milford, NJ on March 20th, 1931, and graduated with degrees from Maryville College and the University of Tennessee. At Maryville he worked various jobs, played varsity football, joined the Marine Corps, and met his wife of 68 years Carolyn Marshall Bender.
After...
Hilda Lou Redwine
Mar 18, 2022
May 1, 1943 – March 18, 2022 Hilda you are flying high in the light of love.
Hilda Redwine, 78, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Bristol Rehab and Memory Care. She was a supervisor at Zoecon for 20 years in Dallas, TX. She took an honorable role leaving her life and home in Dallas Texas, back...
Alexander Porter Looney
Mar 17, 2022
Alex Looney died, Thursday, March 17, 2022, on his beloved Saint Patrick’s Day, after a long and loving romance with life. Alex was born in Nashville, TN in 1937 and had the good fortune to be educated at Dobyns-Bennett High School, Sewanee Military Academy, the University of the South (Sewanee), the University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt School of Law.
Alex...
Wanda Gaye Cassell
Mar 15, 2022
Wanda Gaye Cassell, 52, of Nickelsville, VA passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Bristol Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many. Wanda will be missed by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Johnny and Nadine Stevens; husband, Michael Cassell; 2 brothers;...
Ella Mae Ward
Mar 15, 2022
Ella Mae Ward, 83, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Holston Manor Nursing Home. She enjoyed watching her favorite show on TV, and spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her father, Mike Conkin; mother, Nellie Conkin; son, Roger Wallen; brother, Ellis Conkin; sisters, Geneva Conkin and Brenda Crawford.
Ella is survived by...
Virginia Bullis Bellamy
Mar 14, 2022
Virginia Bellamy, 97, of Kingsport, passed away Monday afternoon, March 14, 2022. Virginia was born in Lee County, VA and she had lived in Kingsport since her teens. She was co-owner of a ladies apparel shop and she was a motel manager at Myrtle Beach until retiring. She was a member of Colonial Heights Christian Church where she was active...
Betty Jo Grills
Mar 14, 2022
Betty Jo Grills, 85, of Church Hill, TN, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at her daughter’s residence with her family and friends by her side. She was a good wife, mom, grandmother, sister, and friend to many. Betty enjoyed going to yard sales with her sister, Sue and fishing with her husband, son, and grandson. She will be missed...
Brenda Kaye Bullock Clark
Mar 12, 2022
Brenda Kaye Bullock Clark, 70, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 12, 2022 surrounded by her family following an extended illness.
Born in Kingsport, Tennessee on October 7, 1951, she has resided in Kingsport for the last 30 years. She retired on disability from Exide in 2003 following 2 years of service. Brenda was an avid bingo...
Joe Harley Crawford
Mar 10, 2022
“Thou wilt keep in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26:3
Joe Harley Crawford, 86, went home to be with his Savior on Thursday, March 10th after a period of declining health.
Joe was born in Church Hill on January 25, 1936. He was a life-long resident of Kingsport. Joe proudly served...
Clarence Nelms
Mar 10, 2022
Ephesians 4:2 – “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
Clarence Edward Nelms, 82, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Holston Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health. He was born in Kingsport on September 29, 1939 and was the son of...
Ricky D. Crawford
Mar 9, 2022
Ricky D. Crawford, Sr., 63, of Limestone, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of the area and had retired from General Paint Service. Ricky was a member of the House of Prayer Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Orpha Crawford; and brother,...
Lucas James Chappell
Mar 8, 2022
Luke Chappell, 25 of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a 2015 graduate of Sullivan South High School. Luke loved his family, friends, and enjoyed cooking.
Luke is preceded in death by his father, Tim Chappell; grandmother, Carol Chappell; uncle, Mark Chappell; and aunt, Rachel Denise Chappell
Survivors include his...
Richard H. Stanton
Mar 7, 2022
Loving, caring, supportive, business partner, husband and friend to his wife, Veronica Bukowski-Stanton
Richard H. Stanton, age 87 of Kingsport, TN passed away March 7, 2022. He was born in Greenwich, CT on September 29, 1934. Richard was the son of Roland Hughes Stanton and Marjorie L. Stanton, nee Ollendorff and had resided in Kingsport since 2011. A graduate...
James "Ed" Oaks
Mar 7, 2022
James “Ed” Oaks, Sr. 74, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home. He was a life-long resident of Kingsport and had retired from Slip-Not Belting Corporation. James was a founding member of New Covenant Free Pentecostal Church. He was a member of North Kingsport Volunteer Fire Department.
James was preceded in...
Fay C. McMillan
Mar 6, 2022
Fay C. McMillan, 85 of Kingsport, was called home late Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2022, following a brief illness. She was born in Taylor, SC and had been a resident of Kingsport since 1960. Fay was an educator, teaching at Dobyns Bennett High School. She also taught and served as a professor of Humanities at Northeast State Community College, retiring...
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