Obituaries
Robley Paul "Bob" Bedford
Sep 10, 2020
Robley Paul “Bob” Bedford, 87, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, September 10, 2020. He was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, class of ’51, where he played basketball and baseball, and a graduate of Tusculum College where he played basketball. Bob was manager of the Kingsport Moose Lodge and Natatorium until...
Joe F. Bettini
Sep 9, 2020
Joe F. Bettini, 85, Church Hill, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at his home due to natural causes. Joe was born in Burlington, NC and came to Kingsport in 1964, moving to Church Hill in 1984. He was a graduate of ETSU, receiving his Master’s Degree in Mathematics. Joe served in the US Army having been a commissioned...
Rita Faye Lloyd
Sep 7, 2020
Rita Faye Lloyd, 60, of Church Hill, died early Monday, September 7, 2020, at Holston Valley Medical Center, after an apparent heart attack. Born in Kingsport, she lived most of her life in Church Hill. Rita was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Mitchell Primitive Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and especially enjoyed spending time with family.
She...
Allen Cox
Sep 6, 2020
Allen Cox, 67, of Fall Branch, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch where he worked as a dairy farmer for his entire life. Allen was an avid hunter.
Allen was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Marjorie Cox.
He...
Helen "Earleen" Taylor
Sep 6, 2020
Helen “Earleen” Taylor left this earthly life to begin her eternal life in the presence of Jesus on September 6, 2020, surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter. Earleen was born to James Earl Going and Ethel Mae Waller Going in June of 1936. She was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and was employed at Kingsport...
Arica "Slim" Smith
Sep 5, 2020
Arica “Slim” Smith, 88, of Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Arica was of the Baptist Faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Smith; parents, Jess and Mary Lemmons; brother, Jess Lemmons, Jr.; and sister, Lowanda Brown.
Arica is survived by her daughter, Michelle...
Eleanor Foster Hooker
Sep 5, 2020
Eleanor Foster Hooker, 85, of Kingsport, went peacefully to be with the Lord at Holston Valley Medical Center on September 5, 2020, following a brief illness. She was born in Erwin, TN, on October 6, 1934. After graduating from high school, she worked in Erwin until her marriage to H. Eugene Hooker in 1956. They moved to California while he...
Christie Moses Tweed
Sep 5, 2020
“To live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)
Christie Moses Tweed went to heaven Saturday, September 5, 2020, after resting peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family. Born in Nashville on August 14, 1949, Christie was happily married to her beloved husband Doug for 47 years. After they moved from the U.S. Marine Corps...
Carl Leo Boyd
Aug 31, 2020
Carl Leo Boyd, 97, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020. He was a WWII Veteran, European Theatre, 633rd Light Equip. Co. After WWII, he pursued a pilot’s license and qualified as a commercial pilot/multi-engine. In 1956, Leo moved to Kingsport to establish flight operations for Tennessee Eastman. He retired in 1983. Leo had been a member of...
Doug Music
Aug 29, 2020
Doug Music, 75, of Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at his home. Born in Norton, VA, he had resided most of his life in Jonesborough. Doug was a Vietnam Veteran, having served with the U.S. Army. He was a member of Valley View United Methodist Church. Doug had retired from Mead Corp. following...
Ella Manis
Aug 29, 2020
Ella Manis passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020.
Ella is preceded in death by her husband, Sterling Manis.
She is survived by her son, Gary, of the home; grandsons, Gary Wayne, Jimmy, and Michael; a cousin, Pricilla in North Carolina; and close family friend, Sheila.
Special thanks to Amedisys Hospice, especially Tiffany and Amanda.
Claude Franklin Hartsock
Aug 29, 2020
Claude Franklin Hartsock, Jr., 73, of Kingsport, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 29, 2020. He was born and raised in Nickelsville, VA, and had resided in Kingsport for most of his life. He was a loving and caring husband, Daddy, and Papaw. Claude was an employee of Eastman until retiring. He attended Ridgeview...
Ruth Yoakley Combs
Aug 29, 2020
Ruth Yoakley Combs, 92, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020, at her son’s home on Boone Lake, at the farm where she was born. A widow of Robert Leonard Combs, Ph.D., she was born and reared on Welkumal Farm in the Holston Institute community. She was the daughter of the late Charles B. Yoakley and Edna Evalee Foust...
Brent Arnold
Aug 28, 2020
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, They will roar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Anthony Brent Arnold, age 39 of Bellevue, Nebraska, formerly of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, August 28, 2020 at Veteran’s...
Janice Price
Aug 28, 2020
Janice Price, 64, of Kingsport, died Friday, August 28, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, where she resided most of her life, Janice worked as a CNA at Brookhaven Manor for several years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. She was of Baptist faith.
She is preceded in death by her...
Rev. J.W. Depew
Aug 28, 2020
Rev. J.W. Depew, 76, of Kingsport, went home to be with His Lord and Savior Friday August 28th, 2020, just like he’s been longing to.
Raised in the Orebank community, J.W. gave his life to Jesus at the age of 8 when Bro. Orville Dolen was preaching one Sunday morning. His testimony has been that there was 6 inches of...
Carl Curtis "Pop Pop" Galloway
Aug 27, 2020
Carl Curtis Galloway, 83, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Kingsport, Tennessee on March 21, 1937, to the late Willie John (Bill) and Cleo Conkin Galloway.
Carl was an army veteran having served overseas in Paris, France. He worked in sporting goods at Dobyns-Taylor and Holliston Mills before starting...
Joanne Guimond
Aug 26, 2020
Joanne E. Long Guimond, 89, Gray, TN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Dominion Senior Living in Johnson City. She was born September 4, 1930 in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, a daughter of the late Frank and Yvonne Long. She had resided in Gray, TN for the last 41 years. She married Roger A. Guimond on June...
Helen M. Pitt
Aug 26, 2020
Helen M. Pitt, 92, Chuckey, TN was called home Wednesday morning at her home. Helen lived in the Lovelace Community for most of her life. She was a long time member of Lovelace Missionary Baptist Church where she loved to sing in the choir. Helen always loved flowers, gardening and caring for others. She was beloved.
Her husband, Worlie Lester (Babe)...
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