Obituaries
R.J. "Bob" Wilson, Jr.
Apr 16, 2021
R.J. “Bob” Wilson, Jr., 78, of Kingsport, TN passed peacefully surrounded by his children on Friday, April 16, 2021. Bob was born on August 6, 1942 in Harrisburg, PA to the late Jack and Ruby L Wilson. Bob served 4 years in the US Air Force as an Aerospace ground equipment repairman. He has retired from Eastman, Flowserve, and...
Peggy Jean Avera
Apr 16, 2021
Peggy Jean Avera, 83, of Blountville, passed away in the comfort of her home following a long journey of declining health. Born in Meridian, Mississippi on July 30, 1937, a daughter of the late William and Loreen Wright White, she returned to this area for the last 10 years to be close to her children.
Living at the beach for...
William "Bill" Byrd
Apr 16, 2021
Bill Byrd, 83, of Gray, TN passed away peacefully on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Lakebridge Nursing Home. Bill was born in Dante, VA on March 28, 1938 to the late Roy and Nancy Kate Byrd. He was a graduate of Lynn View High School. Following high school, Bill joined the Air Force where he served for 4 years, before...
Thomas Moorehouse
Apr 15, 2021
Thomas Moorehouse, 73, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021, at East Lawn Memorial Park
Rudy Tyrone Phillips
Apr 15, 2021
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord -2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV
It is with much sorrow we relay the passing of Rudy Tyrone Phillips, 75, to his eternal home. Rudy was born on November 16, 1945, to Jay Phillips and Zella Mowell Johnson in the Blairs...
Terresa Lynn Ward
Apr 15, 2021
Terresa Lynn Ward, 59, of Johnson City passed away April 15, 2021. She was born July 29, 1961 in Kingsport, TN. Terresa retired from Eastman Chemical Company after 31 years of employment. Married to wife, Laura Lanelle for 26 years. She attended North Ridge Community Church.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Jeanette Ward.
Terresa is survived by...
William Clark Cox
Apr 14, 2021
William “Clark” Cox, 89, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Clark was born on July 3rd, 1931 in Sullivan County, Tennessee where he resided all of his life. Clark spent 25 years as the General Manager of Krispy Kreme in the Tri-Cities and retired in 1996. ...
Wendy Carter
Apr 13, 2021
Wendy Carter, 55, of Church Hill, died Tuesday morning, April 13, 2021 at home after a brief illness. Born in Tazewell, TN, she had resided in Church Hill for the past 10 years. Wendy graduated from Sullivan North High School and had worked as a food server in Kingsport for several years. She enjoyed the outdoors and spending time in...
Thomas F. Crawford
Apr 13, 2021
Thomas F. Crawford, 67, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord early Tuesday morning, April 13, 2021, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Tom was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, UT and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He was a member of the Dobyn-Bennett and UT bands. Tom was a Professor of Music at ETSU...
Johnnie Lee Smith Witt
Apr 11, 2021
Johnnie Lee Smith Witt, 89 years old, died April 11, 2021 in Kingsport, Tennessee from metastatic breast cancer, first diagnosed at 80 years of age. Born in Ridgeland, South Carolina, Johnnie Lee was the only child of Senator John Foster Smith and Ida Lee Parler Smith. She was a member of First Families of South Carolina and the...
Colleen Yvonne Malone
Apr 8, 2021
Colleen Y. Malone, age 70, of Kingsport passed away peacefully in her sleep at The Wexford House on Thursday, April 8, 2021 following a period of declining health. Born in Kingsport, TN on December 8, 1950, a daughter of the late Elmer Fleenor and Margaret Morrison Layne, she had resided in this area since 1995, moving from New Port Richey,...
Randall Benjamin Doran
Apr 7, 2021
Randall Benjamin Doran, 76, of Kingsport, TN, peacefully went to be with Jesus at his home on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was a graduate of Holston High School. Randall served in the United States Navy on the USS Betelgeuse AK-260. He loved his girls, grandsons and his puppy, Codi, so very much.
He was...
John Robert (Bob) Gibson
Apr 6, 2021
John Robert (Bob) Gibson, 82, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday April 6, 2021. Bob was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church and attended Jerry Teague’s Sunday School Class. He made his profession of faith at a Billy Graham Crusade in Asheville, NC when he was a teenager.
Bob is survived by the love...
Freeda Garland
Apr 5, 2021
Freeda Garland, 95, Rock Springs Community, passed away Monday morning, April 5, 2021, at her home. Freeda was born in Rock Springs where she had lived her entire life, and was a graduate of Sullivan High School, class of ’44. She was a member of Rock Springs United Methodist Church, taught Sunday school for several years, and was the church...
Gwendolyn Henderson
Apr 5, 2021
On April 5th, 2021 Gwendolyn Henderson passed away at the age of 97 in her home. Born in Hapeville, Georgia, she was the daughter of Jerome Custer Henson and Ethel Annie Gresham. She married the late William Bennett Henderson in Atlanta. After WWII, they relocated to Kingsport where they started their life together.
She was a homemaker who provided infinite...
Donna Davis
Apr 5, 2021
Donna Davis, 61, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, April 5, 2021. Born in Kingsport on October 3, 1959, a daughter of the late Oliver “Poppy” and Lola “Mamaw” Harvey, she had resided in this area her entire life. Donna graduated from Ketron High School. She had been employed as a property manager for 20 years. Donna...
Norma Ellen Walker
Apr 4, 2021
Norma Ellen Walker, 71, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, April 4, 2021, unexpectedly at her residence following a period of declining health. Born in Kingsport on June 22, 1949, a daughter of the late Ballard Collingsworth and Nancy J. Gamble Collingsworth Jones, she had resided in this area her entire life. Norma graduated from Sullivan...
Marilyn Moore Davis
Apr 3, 2021
Marilyn Davis, age 89, passed peacefully with family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Leland A. Davis. The daughter of Shirley Jane Huntoon Moore and Roy Britton Moore, she lived most of her life in Kingsport, TN. She graduated from Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, NC and attended Salem College. She later graduated...
John C. Umberger
Apr 3, 2021
John Crittenden Umberger Jr. passed away at the age of 94 on Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Kingsport, Tennessee. John was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina on October 25, 1926, the son of John C. Umberger Sr, a Methodist pastor and farmer, and Beulah Dwyer Umberger. Following his brother Dwyer, John graduated with a Chemical Engineering degree from North Carolina...
Ricky Allen Strickler
Apr 2, 2021
Rick Strickler, 60, of Gray, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 2, 2021. Rick was a graduate of Sullivan Central High School and East Tennessee State University. He was retired from Nuclear Fuel Services and attended Clear Branch Baptist Church and was a member of Kingsport Antique & Rod Club. Rick was a loving son, brother, uncle,...
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