Obituaries
James Markham Taylor
Apr 7, 2020
James (Jim) Markham Taylor, 84, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Orchard View Rehabilitation Center after a short illness. Jim was a member of the United States Army Reserves. Jim grew up in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns Bennett High School. He worked for Carlson Machine and Tool Company, JB Lansing, and retired from TA Instrument Company...
Thomas Rutherford
Apr 7, 2020
Thomas Rutherford, 35, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in his sleep at home. Born in Kingsport, he graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School where he played baseball. Thomas attended Walter State Community College and Northeast State College. He had worked as a sheet metal fabricator for many years. Thomas loved to write poetry and music. He also loved animals. Thomas...
Alfred Jones
Apr 6, 2020
Alfred Jones, 80, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at home surrounded by family after an extended illness. Alfred was a very proud Veteran of the United States Army. He was a graduate of Lynn View High School and of ETSU. He retired from Eastman Chemical after 36 years. Alfred was a renowned artist and a published author, but he...
June Hall
Apr 6, 2020
June Hall, 78, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at home with family by her side. Born to Robert and Mabel Jobe on June 2, 1941, she was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and Northeast State and worked for Eastman, Mead, Kingsport Press, Crown Data and later retired from McNutt and Sons Electrical...
James B. (Jim) Whiten
Apr 6, 2020
James B. (Jim) Whiten, 90, Kingsport, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 6, 2020. He was born on December 25, 1929, in Kingsport to John J. and Nannie Belle Larkey Whiten.
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Delores B. Whiten; son, Ed Whiten and wife Gwen, Kingsport; daughter, Debbie Whiten, Franklin, TN, and her fiance' Rick...
Brett Eric Berry
Apr 5, 2020
Brett Berry, 35, of Kingsport passed away on April 5, 2020. He was born in Kingsport and lived all his life in this area. Brett was a graduate of Volunteer High School and Northeast State.
He is survived by his parents, Lynn and Mary Berry; brother, Bart Berry; niece, Cheyene Berry; several aunts, one special aunt, Gladys Penny and special uncle, Tommy...
Wanda Sue Barnes
Apr 4, 2020
Wanda Sue Barnes, 75, of the Ducktown Community passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020. She had retired from Greene Valley Developmental Center following almost forty years of service.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Barnes, her parents Onnie Lee and Alice Martha Jones Harris, and two brothers.
Wanda Sue is survived by her daughter, Robin Barnes...
David Mounger
Apr 4, 2020
David Kyle Mounger, 66, of Mt. Carmel, died Saturday, April 4, 2020 at home after an apparent heart attack. David was born in Kingsport and raised in the Orebank community. He was a graduate of Ketron High School. He was owner/operator of Sterling Aluminum and Siding Company. David had many friends, he never met a stranger, he was a friend...
Robert Lynn Barrett
Apr 3, 2020
Kingsport - Robert Lynn Barrett, 67, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020, at his home. Lynn was a local resident and was a US Army Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert Paul Barrett and Tennie V. (Dotson) Barrett, and brother, David W. Barrett.
Survivors include brother; Paul Wesley Barrett, sister; Barbara (Barrett) Dorton; along with...
Winnie Fowler
Apr 2, 2020
Winnie Rhoton Fowler, 86, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 at the Wexford House, Kingsport, TN. Winnie was born July 28, 1933 in Scott County, VA, to the late Emmet and Emmer Bowen Rhoton. She was a long time member of Bethany Presbyterian Church. Winnie retired from the Sullivan County School System following 25 years of food service.
In addition...
Michael Fate Russell
Apr 1, 2020
Michael Fate Russell, 72, departed this life on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was of the Baptist faith and a lifelong member of the Fall Branch and Kingsport communities. Mike graduated from Fall Branch High School. He served as a member of the Army National Guard and was also a Mason of Johnson Lodge #274...
Franklin Dell Rector, Jr.
Apr 1, 2020
Franklin D. Rector Jr. or Dell to his friends, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.
Dell was an alumnus of the University of Southern Miss with a degree in Chemistry. He worked for 35 years with Eastman Chemical Company. Dell attended the Southern University of Mississippi and was a member of the TKE fraternity. He was also an avid...
Martha Maddux Walker
Apr 1, 2020
Dearly loved mother, sister, wife, and Na-Na, Martha Maddux Walker, of Kingsport, peacefully went home with the Lord on the morning of Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Martha was born in Manassas, Virginia, graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School with her beloved classmates of 1957, and attended East Tennessee State University. Martha worked as a Realtor and certified residential appraiser in Kingsport...
Summer Ella Fay McMillan
Mar 30, 2020
Summer Ella Fay McMillan, 12, Kingsport, TN, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 30, 2020. Summer was in the fifth grade at Washington Elementary and attended First Baptist Church. Summer loved her dog, Bo Williamson McMillan.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Dan McMillan, and papaw, Doug Reynolds.
Summer is survived by her father, Chris McMillan; mother, Lisa Reynolds;...
Moss Eugene "Gene" Chambers
Mar 29, 2020
And this is life eternal, for Gene knows his Heavenly Father,
the only true God, and Jesus Christ, his Savior sure whom God has sent.
Welcome home Gene.
KINGSPORT - Moss Eugene “Gene” Chambers Jr. of Kingsport, beloved husband and father, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on Sunday (March 29, 2020), at Franklin Woods Community Hospital.
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Betty Garrity
Mar 29, 2020
Betty Garrity, 82, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 29th, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a wife to a U.S. Army Combat Veteran and mother to her son, a U.S. Army Veteran. Betty expressed her unconditional love every day and raised a family in this beauty of family love. She raised two...
Barbara Jean Weatherly
Mar 29, 2020
Barbara Jean Weatherly, 79, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, March 29, 2020, following a short illness from diabetes. Barbara was born in Pressmen’s Home, TN, and had lived in Kingsport since early childhood. She was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church of Morrison City. Barbara Jean was a beloved wife, mother, sister and friend...
John Kelly Dillard
Mar 28, 2020
John Kelly Dillard, (62), of Orlando, Florida, formerly of Kingsport, died Saturday, March 28, 2020 in Kingsport after a brief illness. He was born in Kingsport, a son of Robert Gibbs and Sue Dillard, and grew up in the Borden Mill Village, where he attended Calvary Baptist Church. John graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1975, attended ETSU and was...
Joe Gale Russell
Mar 26, 2020
Joe Gale Russell, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. After a hard fought battle with cancer, he is now at peace in the arms of Jesus. Born in Duffield, VA, Joe lived in the Kingsport area most of his life. He was a firm believer and of the Baptist faith. Joe retired from the Kingsport Fire Department, and...
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