Obituaries
Elizabeth Lilly
Oct 1, 2020
Elizabeth Johnson Lilly was born July 7, 1938, in Kingsport, TN. On October 1, 2020, she passed away peacefully at NHC Place at The Trace, Nashville, TN.
She attended and graduated from East Tennessee State University. A longtime resident of Knoxville, TN, she was an active member of Church Street United Methodist Church. Family and church were a very...
Charles C. Wells
Oct 1, 2020
Charles C. Wells, 84, Kingsport, TN, was called home early Thursday morning, October 1, 2020, at Charlie Norwood, VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA following spinal injuries sustained at his home, June 18, 2020. Charles was born in Sullivan County and was a graduate of Sullivan High School Class of 1953. He was an electrician retiring from AFG in 1998....

Kyle Taylor
Sep 30, 2020
Kyle Taylor, age 74, of Blountville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the residence of his son in Bristol, Virginia. Born in Kingsport on April 24, 1946, a son of the late Charlie and Rosa Taylor, he had resided in this area his entire life. He married Eleanor Willis on November 25, 1971...

Bella Beeler
Sep 29, 2020
Bella Beeler, 67, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Life Care Center of Gray, following an extended period of poor health. She was born and raised in Gate City, Virginia, until coming to Kingsport, where she resided most of her life. Bella worked as an L.P.N. for many years in the Tri-Cities area.
She is survived by...
Mike Moore
Sep 28, 2020
Mike Moore, 58, of Afton, was called home on Monday, September 28, 2020, following an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, he had resided most of his life in Greene County. Mike was an avid hunter and loved to fish. He also enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
He was preceded in death by his father, J.D. Moore.
Mike is survived...
Harold Gene Rogers, Sr.
Sep 26, 2020
Harold Gene Rogers, Sr., (78), of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. Harold was born in Kingsport, where he had lived most of his life. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company in 2007.
Harold was preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years...
William L. "Bill" Harris, Jr.
Sep 24, 2020
William L. “Bill” Harris, Jr, 81, of Gray went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health. Born in Newport, TN on December 15, 1938, a son of the late Lewis “Pops” and Willa Mae “Moms” Harris, he had resided in this area most of his life. ...
Margaret Pope Penland
Sep 24, 2020
Margaret Pope Penland, 89, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2020 at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Kingsport. Margaret was born November 17, 1930 in Asheville, NC and was the seventh child of the late John L. and Bertha Pope. She graduated from Lee Edwards High School in Asheville, NC. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother...
Juanita Hurd Horton
Sep 21, 2020
Juanita Hurd Horton, 99, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Monday, September 21, 2020, at home with her family. She was born in Hancock County, May 31, 1921. Juanita resided in Kingsport most her life and was a member of Lynn Garden Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Coba Horton; parents, James and Dora Hurd; four brothers,...

Toney Jeffers
Sep 21, 2020
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Toney Jeffers, 85, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, September21, 2020, due to a lengthy illness. He had retired from AFG following 37 ½ years of service. Toney attended Reservoir Road Baptist Church. He loved camping...
Edith Alice Hildebrand
Sep 20, 2020
Edith Alice Hildebrand, (91), of Kingsport, died Sunday morning (September 20, 2020), at Asbury Place at Kingsport after an extended illness. Born in Rochester, New York, she resided in Kingsport most of her life. She was a 1947 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and a 1951 graduate of Emory & Henry College. Edith was a homemaker and a member of...

Cathy Quillen
Sep 17, 2020
Cathy Debord Quillen, 67, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 17, 2020, evening following an extended period of poor health. Cathy was born in Gate City, VA and had resided in Fall Branch for the past 5 years. Cathy was a member of Sullivan Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and...
Clyde E. Larkins,Jr.
Sep 17, 2020
Clyde E. Larkins, Jr., 73, of Kingsport, died Thursday evening, September 17, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life, he was a graduate of Church Hill High School. Clyde served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after many years...
Peggy Ann Dykes
Sep 17, 2020
Peggy Ann Dykes, 82, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2020. She was born on June 8, 1938 in Scott County, Virginia to the late Ernest and Opal Compton.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy J. Oaks, Sr., her second husband, Rev. Claude Dykes, Sr.; her common law husband, Jimmy Frank Ball;...
Marty Begley
Sep 16, 2020
Marty Begley, (60), of Mt. Carmel, Tennessee died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life, he loved to go camping and fishing. He was an avid drawer.
Marty was preceded in death by his father, Orbin Begley; son, Corbin Begley; half-brothers, Vincent Simpson, Dallon Sellers, Billy Begley and...

Marty Begley
Sep 16, 2020
Marty Begley, 60, of Mt. Carmel, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Karen Barnes Leimkuhler
Sep 16, 2020
Karen Barnes Leimkuhler, 65, of Kingsport, went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2020, at UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Born in Kingsport, she was a 1972 graduate of Sullivan Central High School where she was a member of the Cougarette team. Karen attended ETSU. She had a passion for real estate and had been working...

Sue Lawson Blackwell
Sep 16, 2020
Sue Lawson Blackwell, 93, of Blountville, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at The Wexford House following a period of declining health. Born in Saltville, VA on March 5, 1927, a daughter of the late William McKinley and Maggie Elizabeth Cardwell Helton, she was a lifelong resident of Blountville. She will be remembered as a...
Margie Ruth (Fugate) Ketron
Sep 13, 2020
Margie Ruth (Fugate) Ketron, 83, of Kingsport, went to be with her Heavenly Father on September 13, 2020, after an extended illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ransom Ketron; sons, Dwight Fugate and Tony Fugate; daughters, Patty Hicks and Mickey Ketron; and daughter-in-law, Joyce Trent; father, George Fugate; mother, Martha Fugate; sister, Mable Hickman; brothers, Jimmy Fugate...

Sue Lykins Sublett
Sep 10, 2020
Sue Lykins Sublett, a true coal miner’s daughter, passed away September 10 at home after a short illness surrounded by her family. The daughter of Arcolas Boyd Lykins Allen and Selvin Lykins, she was originally from Betsy Lane, KY. Sue was a long time Kingsport resident. In 1983, she became Sue-Sue to grandchildren and most that knew her. She was...