Thurman Kenneth "Junior" Sutherland

Thurman Kenneth "Junior" Sutherland, 71, Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a veteran of the U.S. Army stationed at Camp Drake, Japan (1960-1963). He retired from the United States Postal Service in 1993 after 29 years of service. Junior had a love for fishing, music, history, watching boxing, news and politics.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thurman and Hester Sutherland; sister, Frances Collins; and three brothers, Harold, Ned and Ed Sutherland.

Junior is survived by his three daughters, Inga Hutson and husband, Bill of Rio Rancho, NM, Sheen Crawford and husband, Lynn of Knoxville, and Sheree Shell and husband, Dave of Greeneville; two sons, Shane Sutherland and wife, Dawn of Falcon, CO, and Bo Sutherland of Kingsport; ten grandchildren; four sisters, Deloris Browder of Kingsport, Janice Sammons and husband, Paul of Gray, Linda Horton and husband, Junior of Kingsport, and Wanda Sutherland of Kingsport; brother, Russell Sutherland and wife, June of Gray; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6-8:00 pm at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport. Funeral services will follow at 8:00 pm with Greg Wallace officiating.

Graveside services will be conducted on Friday at 11:00 am at East Lawn Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Shane Sutherland, Bo Sutherland, Justin Sutherland, Will Hutson, Jacob Crawford and Landon Sutherland.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, P.O. Box 22072, Knoxville, TN 37933.

Special thanks to the staff of Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.