Obituaries
Glen A. Jones
May 26, 2021
Glen A. Jones, 91, Kingsport, TN, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. He was born in Bland County, Virginia on February 1, 1930, son of Charlie and Mary Rhoton Jones, and lived in Scott County before moving to Kingsport in 1980. He was employed by Holston Defense and retired from there after 30 ½ years of service. Glen was...
Madison Vanburn "Van" Blanton
May 26, 2021
Madison Vanburn “Van” Blanton, age 83, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. The son of John Gilbert and Eva Ball Blanton, Van was born in Wallins Creek, Kentucky on October 14th, 1937. He graduated from Loyall High School in 1956 where he played football (Captain), basketball, drums in the...
Dr. John McIllwain Dobson
May 25, 2021
Dr. John McIllwain Dobson, 86, of Memphis, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence "Jimmy" and Emma Lou Dobson.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Dobson, three children, Kim Dobson (Rick Olson), John Dobson Jr. (Carolina), Suzy Dobson Bell, grandchildren, Taylor Dobson Bailey (John Patrick), Fabiana Palet, McKenzie Dobson, a...
Patricia (Gabbie) Necessary McDavid
May 24, 2021
Patricia (Gabbie) Necessary McDavid, 66, of Kingsport, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, May 24, 2021, after a short battle with cancer.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Jordan Necessary; father and mother, Ransom and Margie Ruth (Fugate) Ketron; grandfather and grandmother, George and Martha Fugate; brothers, Dwight and Tony Fugate; sisters,...
John Monroe Brooks, Jr.
May 23, 2021
John Monroe Brooks, Jr., age 70, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, May 23, 2021 following a long illness. Born in Kingsport on November 20, 1950, son of the late John Monroe Brooks, Sr. and Hazel Horner Brooks, he has resided in this area his entire life.
He...
Tina Bell Sampson Stacy
May 23, 2021
Tina Bell Sampson Stacy, 92, of Fall Branch, TN, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, May 22, 2021. Born June 20, 1928, she was the youngest child of the late I.S. Sampson and Lillie Morton Sampson, sister to the late Mae Burke, Georgia McBride, and Jay Sampson. Raised in Fall Branch, TN, Mrs. Stacy graduated Valedictorian of her 1945...
Roger Bruno Hanz
May 23, 2021
Roger Bruno Hanz was born November 11, 1943 in New Braunfels, Texas to Bruno Fritz Hanz and Etta Anna Weidner. Roger passed away on May 23, 2021 in Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Roger grew up in the German community of New Braunfels, the lone brother amongst his three sisters. He graduated from New Braunfels High School in...
Warren McMurray
May 19, 2021
Warren McMurray, 74, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Greystone Healthcare in Blountville, TN. Born in Kingsport, he had lived in this area all his life. He worked for the Kingsport Press and then later retired from the Kingsport Foundry. Warren attended Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church. He never met a stranger, loved talking...
Cloudous Stissel
May 18, 2021
Cloudous Stissel, 81, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the residence of his niece. Born in Big Stone Gap, VA on October 10, 1939, a son of the late M.P. and Beatrice Mullins Stissel, he has resided in this area most of his life. He attended Ketron High School. Cloudous married Katheryn...
Roger Allen Helton
May 18, 2021
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. -2 Timothy 4:7
Roger Helton, 61, of Kingsport, stabled his horse for the last time and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church where he asked the Lord into his...
Thomas G. King
May 16, 2021
Thomas G. King, 85, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Elmcroft of Kingsport. He was born in Johnson City, TN, and grew up in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fl. He attended military school at McCallie in Chattanooga, TN. Tom graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1960 and was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity and Delta Nu...
William "Bill" James Jefferies
May 15, 2021
Bill Jefferies, 74, of Kingsport, TN passed on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Holston Valley Medical Center. He attended Mississippi College, was good at everything he set out to do, but was an exceptional farmer who enjoyed being in nature and working with his hands. Bill was a former pastor of Fordtown Baptist Church and will be missed by his...
Frank Brian Harkleroad
May 15, 2021
Frank Brian Harkleroad, 81, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 9:45 pm. Brian was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, class of ’59. He was an electronic tech, having worked for MacDonald Douglas in St. Louis and then Boeing in Seattle, Washington on the Minute Man. Upon returning to...
James Edward (Jim Ed) Martin
May 11, 2021
James Edward (Jim Ed) Martin, age 43, passed away quietly at his parent’s residence on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. He was born in Kingsport, TN on November 13, 1977 to Gary and Yvette Martin. Jim was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School where he was a member of the basketball team and a graduate of ETSU. He was a member...
Clint Aaron Norris
May 10, 2021
Clint Aaron Norris, age 44, son of Aaron and Vicki Norris, passed away unexpectedly at Holston Valley Medical Center on Monday, May 10, 2021 surrounded by his family. Clint graduated from Sullivan North High School in 1995. After high School he attended Walters State Community College on a baseball scholarship. Since that time he worked construction and would often umpire...
Jackie Ronald Tymon
May 9, 2021
It is with a heavy heart that we share that Jackie Ronald Tymon, sometimes known as Big Eye, left this earth on May 8, 2021 to join the great wedding feast of the Lamb up in heaven. He had battled ill health for many years, but now his body is whole, and he can run and leap and see and...
Roger Dale Wright, Jr.
May 8, 2021
Roger Dale Wright, Jr., 31, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Holston Valley Medical Center of a sudden illness.
Born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life, Roger Dale graduated from Daniel Boone High School in 2008. He was employed with A.O. Smith in Johnson City for the last two years. Roger Dale...
Bert Carter
May 8, 2021
Bert Carter, 79, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 8th after suffering from Parkinson’s. He was born in Calvin, VA and was a life-long resident of Kingsport, TN. He graduated from Sullivan High School in 1960. He was a proud veteran and former Marine. He retired from Eastman after 30 years of service, and was a member...
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