Obituaries
Virginia (Jennie) Dickson
Feb 23, 2021
Virginia Hornsby (Jennie) Dickson died February 23, 2021 after a lengthy battle with vascular dementia at Preston Place II in Kingsport, TN. She was born in Wilmington, NC on October 15, 1942 to Charles W. Hornsby Sr. and Collis Hodge Hornsby just before they returned to Columbia, SC. There she attended public schools graduating from Columbia High School before...
Katherine "Katie" Solomon Argabrite
Feb 22, 2021
Katherine “Katie” Solomon Argabrite, 34, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on the morning of February 22, 2021. Katie was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and cousin, and her premature loss leaves an immeasurable void in the hearts of her family and friends. Her legacy of love, generosity and kindness will be forever cherished by her loved ones.
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Arlena Lee Free
Feb 21, 2021
Proverbs 31:28
“Her children, grandchildren, & great-grandchildren rise up and call her blessed”
Arlena Lee Free, our Beautiful Angel, laid down her earthly body on February 21st for her great homecoming on Heavens Fair Shore. She was a light to all who knew her and found good in every soul.
Arlena spent her entire life devoted to her...
Gary Ray Calhoun
Feb 21, 2021
Gary Ray “Boxcar” Calhoun, 58, Mt. Zion Rd., Church Hill, went to be with the Lord at 9:51 pm on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at his home. Gary was born in Kingsport where he had lived until moving to Church Hill in 1986. Gary was a graduate of Sullivan North High School, class of 1981 where he played football. He...
Lois W. White
Feb 21, 2021
Lois W. White, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021
Born in Greene County, Tennessee, on February 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Willie E. White and Martha Archer White.
Lois was a member of Fall Branch United Methodist Church.
She and her husband were co-owners of White’s Fashions, Fort Henry Mall, Antiques and Gift Shop...
Jim Burem
Feb 21, 2021
James F. Burem (Jim), 76, passed away on February 21, 2021, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Jim was a lifelong resident and businessman in Kingsport. Jim served in Vietnam and received several military honors, including the Bronze Star. He and the good Lord are watching over us during this time.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. and...
Edna Crawford
Feb 20, 2021
Early morning on Saturday, February 20, 2021, God reached down and took home his daughter, Edna Goodman Crawford. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a tuberculosis survivor, losing one lung in 1965. Edna went on to live a full life, working and retiring from Parks Belk.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clarence...
Orbin Taylor
Feb 20, 2021
Orbin Taylor, 89, of Kingsport TN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 20, 2021, after a brief illness. Born in Bell County Kentucky to Henry and Louanna Taylor, Orbin was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and East Tennessee State University. He was an active member and Deacon at First Baptist Church in Kingsport. Orbin was a lifetime owner and...
Elsie Lorene Starrette
Feb 20, 2021
Elsie Lorene Troutman Starrette, more affectionately known as Mammaw, completed her earthly journey to join her husband of 60 years Clyde Edgar Starrette in heaven on Saturday, February 20th. She was born March 7, 1926, the eighth child of eleven children to Francis Edgar and Ossis Louella Cline Troutman in Troutman, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Gary Michael Kilgore
Feb 18, 2021
“In the wind, this is joy and true love.”
Michael Kilgore, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2021, after an extended illness. Michael was a world class husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, and friend. His honesty, genuineness and care for others will be a lasting legacy. Michael never met a stranger and his love...
Margaret (Sue) Stapleton
Feb 18, 2021
Mount Carmel - Margaret (Sue) Stapleton, 82, went to be with her Heavenly Father February 18, 2021 at Holston Valley Hospital surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Hawkins County, but lived in Kingsport most of her life. She was a former employee of Inter-Mountain telephone Co. She loved her family and taking care of her home.
Margaret was...
Rosalee Russell Lane
Feb 18, 2021
2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith
Rosalee Russell Lane, 89, of Kingsport, TN, finished her earthly race to be eternally with HER Jesus and reunited with loved ones on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Rosalee was a member of Church of Jesus Christ where she attended until her declining...
Rita Faye Archer McCrary
Feb 18, 2021
Rita Faye Archer McCrary, 77, of Fall Branch, TN, passed away on February 18, 2021.
Rita was predeceased by her parents John and Edith Archer, and her sister Caroline Lewark.
She is survived by her husband O.C. McCrary, Jr, her son, Michael (Erin), her beloved grandchildren Parker, Morgan, Quinn, Elizabeth and Alex, her sister Phyllis Blakely (Bob) and a loving...
Susan Renee Gray
Feb 18, 2021
Susan Renee Gray, 61, left his life and traveled to her Heavenly home. She died peacefully in her sleep on February 18, 2021, cradled on her sister’s shoulder.
On a cold day in Tazewell, Virginia, a bundle of joy was delivered to John and Brytha Lee. That bundle of joy was Susan Renee Gray, who was born on January 10,...
Tamara Tonnette Kennedy
Feb 17, 2021
Tamara Tonnette Mosley Kennedy, 46, of Kingsport, was called home unexpectedly Wednesday morning, February 17, 2021. Tami was born in Columbus, Ohio and had resided in Fall Branch for several years until moving to Newport, TN where she had lived for the past five years. She loved to go horseback riding and dancing.
She was preceded in death by her...
Heather Pearson Smith
Feb 13, 2021
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the righteous judge shall give me at that day, not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Heather Denise Smith, daughter of...
W. Gorman Waddell
Feb 13, 2021
Gorman Waddell, of Kingsport, died at his home on Saturday, February 13, 2021. He attended Christ School in Asheville, NC, graduated from Science Hill High School in Johnson City, TN, and graduated from Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, TN 1965. Along with Frank Moore and Dorman Stout, Mr. Waddell established Moore Stout Waddell Law Firm in Kingsport, TN in 1966....
John Joseph Miller
Feb 13, 2021
John Joseph Miller, 56, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Born in New Jersey, he lived in East Tennessee all of his life.
Mr. Miller worked at AGC as a mechanic. John loved music and playing guitar. He was a quiet man and a very loving and wonderful husband who loved his family. John enjoyed...
C. Ray "Razor" Knapp
Feb 12, 2021
C. Ray “Razor” Knapp, 82, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.
Born in Lepanto, Arkansas on April 29, 1938, son of the late Roy and Eulala Knapp, he resided in this area for 48 years. He graduated from Blytheville High School and attended...
Irene Jones Bradley
Feb 11, 2021
Irene Bradley, a longtime resident of Kingsport, died on February 11, 2021 at the age of 95 of complications of dementia.
She was born Lois Irene Jones in Clinchport, Virginia, on September 26, 1925, the ninth of ten children. Two years later the Jones family moved to Kingsport, where they lived in the Borden Mill Village. Irene loved downtown Kingsport: the...
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