Obituaries
Bobby Gene Wallen
May 13, 2025
Bob Wallen, 83, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born in Sullivan County and raised in Hawkins County, where he graduated from Church Hill High School and played football.
Bob retired from Eastman in 1999 and remained active in various service organizations throughout his retirement. He was...
Latrica "Trish" Ann Beverly Kendrick
Jan 10, 2025
March 29, 1937 – January 10, 2025
Latrica “Trish” Ann Kendrick, age 87, of Kingsport, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 10, 2025, in Pooler, GA. Trish was born on March 29, 1937 in Wise, VA to the late, William Dewey Beverly and Lillie (Scott) Beverly; the sixth child of eight children. Trish has lived...
Clara Lee Wright
Jul 14, 2025
Clara Lee Wright, age 80, of Kingsport, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 14, 2025. She was born on July 11, 1945 to the late Coy and Thelma Lazenby.
Clara is preceded in death by her late husband, John “Bobby” Wright; son, Dwight Gentry and her parents.
Left behind to cherish her memory are: daughter, Tina Hinkle; grandchildren,...
Iva Marie Carter
Jul 14, 2025
Iva Marie Carter, 85, of Mount Carmel, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Monday evening, July 14, 2025. Born and raised in this area and graduated from Church Hill High School. Marie married the love of her life after three months of dating and was happily married for 60+ years. They lived all across the country while James was...
Esther Jean Thacker
Jul 13, 2025
Esther Jean Thacker, 59, of Blountville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol. Esther loved to be the life of the party. She was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. Esther loved taking care of her family and her animals.
Ms. Thacker was preceded in death by...
Gary Wayne Sproles
Jul 12, 2025
Gary Wayne Sproles, 78, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025, after a courageous seven-year battle with multiple myeloma and MDS.
Born in Kingsport, Tennessee, Gary was the son of the late Ralph and Laura Miller Sproles. He graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School. After graduation, Gary attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree...
Joyce Louise Hooper
Jul 11, 2025
Joyce Louise Hooper, neè Roberts, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 11th at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was 85 years old. She was born in Key West, Florida, and spent the last 20 years of her life in Kingsport with her husband. They had recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. In her retirement...
Bruce "Poogie" Carrico
Jul 11, 2025
Bruce “Poogie” Carrico, 69, Kingsport, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Friday, July 11, 2025 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Scott County to the late James “Hen” and Clalie Carrico. He had lived in this area all of his life. He worked for many years with his brother in landscaping. He loved going fishing and was an avid CB...
Charles McKinley Johnson
Jul 9, 2025
Charles Johnson, 86, of Blountville, departed this life to be with his Lord and his loving wife, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Hospice House in Bristol. Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, he had lived in this area all his life. Charles retired, after several years of service, from Piedmont Airlines and was a member of Wheeler United Methodist...
Donald Wayne Collins
Jul 8, 2025
Don Collins, 67, of Rogersville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Greeneville Community East Hospital. Don was a graduate of Rogersville High School and was a member of Beech Creek Baptist Church. He spent his time enjoying farming and hunting on Chimney Top. Don had retired from Old Dominion Trucking Company.
Survivors include his daughter,...
Melba June (Fallin) Bevil
Jul 7, 2025
Melba June Bevil, 86, of Kingsport, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 7, 2025 at Wexford House in Kingsport. She was born in Lakeland, Florida; had lived in various states but had resided in Kingsport since 1994. Melba attended Colonial Heights Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bevil was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Iverson and Alma Lou...
Anna Mae Chapman Wells
Jul 6, 2025
Anna Mae Chapman Wells, age 82 of Blountville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
She is preceded in death by her husband, George Wells and infant daughter, Patricia Parsons.
Anna is survived by: son, Michael Chapman and wife, Peggy; daughter, Sherry Wells and husband, Jim Marsh; grandchildren, Zackary Chapman, Joel Chapman, Shannon Marsh McCall, and Kristi Marsh Harkelroad; great-grandchildren,...
James Allen Cobb
Jul 6, 2025
Dear Family and Friends. It is with great sadness that I report the death of my father, James Allen Cobb (23 August, 1933 - 6 July, 2025). Dad went quietly in his sleep at Steadman Hill Assisted Living in Kingsport, TN at the ripe old age of 91.
Dad's life was all about faith, family, music, and just having a good...
Dennis "Moose" McGhee
Jul 4, 2025
Dennis Glenn “Moose” McGhee, age 69, of Gray passed away suddenly on Friday July 4th, 2025. Dennis was a 1973 Daniel Boone High School graduate before beginning a 48-year career at Eastman Chemical Company. He completed the Apprenticeship Program and later received an Associates Degree from Northeast State Community College and moved into Team Management in Utilities Maintenance. He was...
Ronald Dale Lindamood
Jul 4, 2025
Ronald Dale Lindamood, age 76, of Blountville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 4, 2025 at home with his wife, Debby by his side. He was born in Bristol, Tennessee on March 21, 1949 to Claude and Trula Blaylock Lindamood. Ronald was the owner of Linde’s Bait Company and an avid hunter and fisherman. He lived...
Jean White
Jul 4, 2025
Jean White, 88, of Fall Branch, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 4, 2025. Born in Kingsport, Tennessee, she had resided most of her life in Fall Branch. Jean had graduated from Fall Branch High School, class of 1955. She had retired as the school secretary at Fall Branch School following 25 years of service. Jean...
Naomi Sluss Murry
Jul 3, 2025
Naomi Sluss Murry, 93, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.
Born on November 3, 1931, in Jenkinjones, West Virginia, Naomi was a proud native of the Mountain State and carried that pride with her throughout her life. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Naomi was...
Martha B. Davis
Jul 2, 2025
Martha Frances Bolt Davis, 77, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on July 2, 2025. She was a devoted wife to her beloved husband Ron Davis for over 55 years and a cherished mother, grandmother, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, co-worker and friend to many whose lives she touched. Martha was born in Charlotte, NC on Dec. 4, 1947.
She was...
Roger Cox
Jul 2, 2025
Roger Clark Cox, 69, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on July 2nd, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Roger was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and uncle whose life was marked by hard work, deep faith, and a servant’s heart.
He was born on August 4th, 1955 in Kingsport, Tennessee where he resided all of his life. Roger worked as...
Martha Short
Jul 1, 2025
“And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there will be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying or fear, neither will there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away.” Revelations 21:4
Martha Anne Short was born to James and Alma Law in 1941, in the town of Fort Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida....
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