Obituaries

Kathy P. Neal

Kathy P. Neal

Sep 14, 2021

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Kathy Hartsock Neal, 68, of Blountville, TN went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Bristol Regional Medical Center after six months of extended illness. She was born April 4, 1953 in Kingsport, TN and...

Rose Mae Wright

Rose Mae Wright

Sep 12, 2021

Rose Mae Wright, 52, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Holston Valley Medical Center after a sudden illness. Born in Kingsport, she resided in Kingsport most of her life. Rose enjoyed spending her time with her grandkids.

She was preceded in death by her dad, John Musser, Sr.; grandparents; and nephew, Roger Wright, Jr.

Rose is survived...

Billy  Joe Caywood

Billy Joe Caywood

Sep 11, 2021

Billy Joe Caywood, Jr., 55, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, September 11, 2021, after an extended illness.

Billy was born on October 12, 1966 in Kingsport, TN to Shelia and Billy Joe Caywood, Sr. He graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School in 1984. He worked for Holston Valley Hospital until he was diagnosed with cancer in 1991.

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Gary L. Fletcher

Gary L. Fletcher

Sep 11, 2021

Gary Fletcher, 73, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021. Born in Lee County, he has lived in this area most of his life. A graduate of Lynn View High School, he proudly served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He retired from Palace Vending after many years of service.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and...

Carol Overbey

Carol Overbey

Sep 11, 2021

Carol Overbey, age 75, of Church Hill, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born in Charleston, West Virginia on July 12, 1946, a daughter of the late Earl and Helen Nelson, she has resided in this area her entire life. She attended Lynn View...

Carol H. Morrell

Carol H. Morrell

Sep 11, 2021

Carol Horton Morrell, 88, of Fall Branch, passed into Heaven on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at her home. Carol served the Lord her entire life. She attended Glenwood Baptist Church, Indian Springs Baptist Church, and First Baptist Church in Erwin. Carol was currently a member of Lovelace Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir, played the piano...

Joseph F. Amato, DC

Joseph F. Amato, DC

Sep 10, 2021

Joseph F. Amato, D.C. passed away with his loving family by his side on September 10, 2021. Born to Joseph M. (Papa Joe) and Rose Amato in Kingston, New York on August 18, 1949. The first of five children, he was preceded in death by his father Joseph M. Amato, and is survived by his wife Kathryn Amato of 48...

Henry  W. "Hank" Thouin, III

Henry W. "Hank" Thouin, III

Sep 10, 2021

Henry W. “Hank” Thouin, III, age 55, of Kingsport, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 after an apparent heart attack. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, he resided in Kingsport since 1976. Hank graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1985. He was owner operator of Thouin Pools and Spas since 2010. Prior to that “Little Hank” worked with his father at...

Barbara A.  Lowe

Barbara A. Lowe

Sep 9, 2021

Barbara Ann Lowe was born in Miami, FL on May 10, 1947. She was the youngest sibling of the Claude and Alice Tribble family. She had 3 older brothers, Leonard, Jimmy and Bill. She had one older sister, Carolyn, who is still living. All the members of the Tribble family had a reputation of being very honest and always sought...

Wanda "Jeannie" Royston

Wanda "Jeannie" Royston

Sep 9, 2021

Wanda “Jeannie” Royston, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 9, 2021. She was the loving wife of Jim Royston for 55 years. She was the mother of Jeff Royston and Jennifer Royston Fielden and the daughter of the late George and Venice Hoilman.

Jeannie loved the Lord and people. She especially loved her family. She was...

Emory L. Mullins

Emory L. Mullins

Sep 8, 2021

Emory Lee Mullins, 89, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 while at Asbury Place, Kingsport.

He was born on June 3, 1932, in Hiltons, VA to the late Horrie Columbus and Mary Belle (Tate) Mullins. Emory lived most of his life in Bristol, TN. He graduated from Lynn View High School in 1950; earned his...

Geraldine Tiller

Geraldine Tiller

Sep 8, 2021

Geraldine (Jeannie) Tiller, 100, moved to her new home in heaven with Jesus, her Savior, on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at her home with her loving niece by her side. Jeannie was born on March 28, 1921, to Henry A. Hughes and Nell Powers Hughes of the Lick Fork Community of Dickenson Co., VA. She was a faithful member of...

Harvey Rogers

Harvey Rogers

Sep 7, 2021

Harvey Rogers, 70, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born and raised in Kingsport.

He was preceded in death by his parents, T.E. and Laura Rogers, 5 sisters and 4 brothers.

Harvey is survived by 3 sisters, Lorene Mullins and husband, Gene, Jenny Roller and husband, Paul, and...

Louise  Witt Good

Louise Witt Good

Sep 5, 2021

Louise Witt Good, 100, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Asbury Baysmont after a period of declining health.

Louise was born in Utica, MS on August 22, 1921, a daughter of the late Fred W. and Laura Wesson Walley. She graduated from Brookhaven High School in 1939 and also from Belhaven College in Jackson in 1941....

Charlie Randy Light

Charlie Randy Light

Sep 5, 2021

Randy Light, 61, of the Beech Creek Community, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his residence.

Randy was born in Hawkins County, TN on March 10, 1960, a son of the late Charlie Ruben and Reba Light. He resided in this area his entire life. Randy had been employed by Pave Well Paving...

Mildred Harkleroad

Mildred Harkleroad

Sep 5, 2021

Mildred Harkleroad, 93, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born February 3, 1928, a daughter of the late Garnett C. and Sally Vista Helbert Ward in Stickleyville, VA. She was an active member of West View Missionary Baptist Church, where she taught 3rd grade Sunday School for 37 years and Training Union. She...

Charles A. (Andy) Miller

Charles A. (Andy) Miller

Sep 4, 2021

Charles A. Miller, 91, of Kingsport passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Born in Whitesburg, TN, he moved to Kingsport in 1953 after serving in the US Army. He worked for Tennessee Eastman Company for 33 years, retiring in 1986 as a General Supervisor in Heavy Equipment.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert S. Miller, Sr. and...

Florence (Flossie) Pyle Reynolds

Florence (Flossie) Pyle Reynolds

Sep 3, 2021

Florence “Flossie” Reynolds died Friday September 3, 2021. Flossie was a believer in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and a founding member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Kingsport.

She was born and raised in Kingsport, where she lived most of her life. A graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and Furman University, she worked at Tennessee Eastman before marrying...

Charles Preston McCary Sr.

Charles Preston McCary Sr.

Sep 2, 2021

Charles Preston McCary Sr., 97, of Bristol died on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born June 12, 1924 in Princeton, WV, he was the son of Henry Beecher McCary and Beulah Vance McCary.

A proud Veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in WWII aboard the Destroyer DD492, The USS Doyle doing envoy duty in the...

Cleo Iva Greene Cox

Cleo Iva Greene Cox

Sep 2, 2021

Cleo Iva Greene Cox, 101, died on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at NHC Kingsport. She was born on June 25, 1920 in Hancock County, TN to Henry S. and Beulah Stapleton Greene, the 3rd of 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls. Cleo graduated from Hancock County High School, from Mars Hill Junior College in North Carolina, and from ETSU...