Obituaries
Allen Linward Calcote
Oct 13, 2019
Allen Linward Calcote died Sunday afternoon at home, October 13, 2019. Born in Newberry, SC on July 7, 1932, he was a son of the late Reverend Claude Allen and Janet McGhee Calcote. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, class of 1951, and received his BS in Business from Davidson College in 1955. He earned a degree in...
Adelene Scott Akard
Oct 12, 2019
Adelene Scott Akard of Kingsport, passed away on October 12, 2019 in Knoxville, TN. Lovingly known as Scottie, she was born in Winston-Salem, NC and graduated from Women’s College at UNCG Greensboro. Upon graduation, Scottie moved to Kingsport and began her career at Tennessee Eastman Company in the Research Laboratories as an executive secretary. She met her husband of 56...
Donald R Raber
Oct 12, 2019
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." - Revelation 21:4
Donald R. Raber (“Don”), 76, of Blountville, died on Saturday afternoon, October 12, 2019, at Hospice House after a battle with cancer...
David Paul Dalton
Oct 11, 2019
David Paul Dalton, 65, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord, unexpectedly, Friday, October 11, 2019 at his residence with his wife by his side. Born in Akron, Ohio on November 4, 1953, son of the late Cecil and Juanita Dalton, he has resided in this area since 1981. Mr. Dalton graduated from Northeast State Community College in...
Agnes Alley
Oct 11, 2019
“Be strong and courageous… For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” –Joshua 1-9
Agnes Deakins Alley, 91, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on October 11, 2019. Born in Chattanooga, TN, on February 28, 1928, a daughter of the late Rev. Moses E. and Leila Barker Deakins, she has resided in this...
Nell H. Echerd
Oct 11, 2019
Nell H. Echerd, 98, of Kingsport, passed away on Friday October 11th, 2019 at Asbury Place after a brief battle with cancer.
She was born in Fuquay Varina, N.C. on March 17th, 1921, to Herman and Bessie Holloway. In 1941, Nell married Pat Echerd, the love of her life. Eventually they moved to Kingsport when Pat began his 36 year...
Daisy Louise Carter
Oct 11, 2019
Daisy Louise Pyle Carter, 76, Mt. Carmel, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Baysmont House. Daisy graduated from Church Hill High School in 1961 and worked at Eastman Kodak from 1962-1969 when she quit to raise her children. She also worked as a substitute mail carrier at the Church Hill Post Office for 18 years. She was a...
Elizabeth Bachman Williams
Oct 8, 2019
Elizabeth Bachman Williams, 87, formerly of Kingsport, Tennessee died Tuesday morning surrounded by family at her daughter’s farm in Frederick County, Virginia.
She was born October 3, 1932 at Cedar Hill, the Bachman family homeplace in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was the daughter of Clarence Leigh and Alice Elizabeth Crawford Bachman. She was a member of Litz Manor Baptist Church...
Bill Orrick
Oct 5, 2019
Bill Orrick, 82, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 5, 2019. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport. Bill was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was the longest tenured member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was an avid Dobyns-Bennett and UT Vols Football fan. Bill retired from TN Eastman.
He was preceded in...
Mary Fitzgerald Blackwell
Oct 4, 2019
Mary Fitzgerald Blackwell, 88, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2019 after an extended illness.
She was born on February 5, 1931, in Montgomery, West Virginia, the daughter of Walter Grant and Mary Hope (Bush) Fitzgerald. She was the twin sister of Walter "Jack" Fitzgerald (d. 2017) of Florida.
Mary graduated from Gauley Bridge High School in...
Betty Kilgore Watson
Oct 3, 2019
Betty Kilgore Watson, formerly of Kingsport, Tennessee, died October 3, 2019, at her home in Franklin, Tennessee after a short illness. Mrs. Watson was born in 1930 in Norton, Virginia, but spent the majority of her life in Kingsport. She spent a semester at East Tennessee State University before returning to Kingsport, where she worked for several years at Johnson-Hilliard.
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Nella Mae Canter
Oct 1, 2019
Nella Mae Conley Canter, 89, Kingsport, TN went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 1, 2019) at Wexford House.
Nella was born in Greene County, TN and had lived most of her life in Kingsport.
Her husband William Canter, parents Rex and Dessie Lane Gass, two sisters Helen Wise and Rachie Hensley, and brother Cecil Gass...
Susan Bowling Dudney
Oct 1, 2019
On Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 in Kingsport TN, a kind and gracious southern lady, known for her perpetual smile, departed this earth for her heavenly home after a period of declining health.
Susan Bowling Dudney, 92, was born on March 5, 1927 in LaFayette, AL to George Randolph and Sallie Dowdell Bowling. She graduated from LaFayette High School in 1945...
Benjamin Fielding Rolston
Sep 29, 2019
Benjamin Fielding Rolston of Kingsport TN went to be with his heavenly father on September 29, 2019 from a heart attack while vacationing in Kiawah, SC. Fielding was a devoted husband who is survived by his wife Joyce of 56 years. He was a loving father and grandfather survived by his son Clay and wife Luanna of Johnson City, TN;...
Patsy L. Hammock
Sep 28, 2019
Patsy L. Hammock, age 85 of Kingsport, died Saturday, September 28th, 2019 at her home.
Born in 1934 in Greeneville, TN, Patsy was a graduate of Greeneville High School and the
Greeneville School of Commerce. She moved to Kingsport to work at Tennessee Eastman Company where she met her husband, Thomas Hammock. She was a member of First Broad Street...
Glenna Frazier
Sep 27, 2019
Glenna T. Frazier, 95 of Kingsport, passed away at Wexford House Friday September 27, 2019.
Glenna has lived in Kingsport all of her life. A graduate of Dobyns-Bennett, she worked for several years for Anderson Ford Inc. She was a member of First Christian Church. She loved to travel and had been throughout most of the United States and Canada.
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Kemper Allen Breeding
Sep 26, 2019
Kemper Allen Breeding, 79, of Chapin, SC, died Thursday evening, September 26, 2019, at Baysmont House after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, he was a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. Kemper retired from the Community Mental Health Center in Homer, Alaska, where he worked as a Clinical Psychologist and Administrator.
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Toy Earl Simpson
Sep 25, 2019
Toy Earl Simpson, born March 29, 1943 in Kingsport, TN, died September 25, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in Kingsport, TN. He was a 1963 graduate of Sullivan High School. Toy retired from CE Division of Eastman Chemical Company in 1997 and worked for Kingsport Heating and Air after his retirement. He married Karon Charlene Jones on July 7, 1966. Toy...
Willa L Cwik
Sep 25, 2019
Willa L. Cwik, 92, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. She was born November 19, 1926, in Northfield, New Jersey, near Atlantic City. She graduated with a BS in Music Education from The College of NJ. A few years later, she earned her Masters Degree in Piano Performance at the same college. She then went to Rutgers University where...
Nancy Jane Davenport
Sep 25, 2019
Nancy Tomlinson Davenport, 59, of Kingsport, died Wednesday night, September 25, 2019 at home. Born in Kingsport and raised in Gate City, VA, she was a graduate of Gate City High School. Nancy had worked as a waitress for 35 years in Kingsport.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Hawkins of the home; daughter, Natasha Davenport of Kingsport; 2...
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