James Dobyns Newland
May 29, 1955 — February 7, 2009
James Dobyns Newland
James Dobyns Newland Jr., 53, of Kingsport, died Saturday February 7, 2009 at Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
He is survived by a brother, John L. Newland, of Washington, D.C.; a nephew, Mark Newland, of Kingsport; an aunt, Edith Newland; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Holli Marie Newland; his parents, James D. Newland Sr. and June Lane Newland; his brother, Joe A. Newland; and his grandparents and several aunts and uncles.
He was born in Kingsport and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1975. He attended Tri-Cities State Technical Institute and was a certified electrician.
Jim had worked as a floral assistant, handyman and taxi driver before becoming a fiber-optic technician at Tele-Optics in Kingsport and eventually a self-employed electrician who worked in the Tri-Cities area and more recently around Washington, D.C.
He had recently earned his 11-year chip from Alcoholics Anonymous, in which he was very active. Jim had recently retired to a life of fishing and songwriting.
An informal memorial service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday February 9, 2009 at the chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes in Kingsport. Visitation will follow.
Those who would like may make a donation in his honor to the charity of their choice.
He is survived by a brother, John L. Newland, of Washington, D.C.; a nephew, Mark Newland, of Kingsport; an aunt, Edith Newland; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Holli Marie Newland; his parents, James D. Newland Sr. and June Lane Newland; his brother, Joe A. Newland; and his grandparents and several aunts and uncles.
He was born in Kingsport and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1975. He attended Tri-Cities State Technical Institute and was a certified electrician.
Jim had worked as a floral assistant, handyman and taxi driver before becoming a fiber-optic technician at Tele-Optics in Kingsport and eventually a self-employed electrician who worked in the Tri-Cities area and more recently around Washington, D.C.
He had recently earned his 11-year chip from Alcoholics Anonymous, in which he was very active. Jim had recently retired to a life of fishing and songwriting.
An informal memorial service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday February 9, 2009 at the chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes in Kingsport. Visitation will follow.
Those who would like may make a donation in his honor to the charity of their choice.
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