Obituaries
Teresa R. Cox
Jul 31, 2019
Teresa R. Cox, 65, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Teresa attended Pine Grove Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by infant son, Johnathan Wayne Cox, and parents, John and Louise McNew.
Teresa...
Austin "Pappy" Adams
Jul 30, 2019
The Lord called Austin “Pappy” Adams, 89, of Gate City, home, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. He was born in Greene County, Tennessee, and has lived in this area most of his life. Austin proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired from AFG after 42 years of service. Austin surrendered his life to the...
Vaughn S. Horn
Jul 30, 2019
Vaughn Stuart Horn, 87, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away at his home in Kingsport, TN, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Vaughn was born in Paynesville, WV, on March 4, 1932. He graduated from Iaeger High School where he was the class valedictorian. He subsequently attended West Virginia Business College, Bluefield, WV, but interrupted his studies...
Charlie H. Dawson
Jul 29, 2019
Charlie Hoover Dawson, of Fall Branch, passed away at home July 29, 2019, at the age of 90. He was born November 18, 1928, in Greene County, to Joseph Lloyd and Willie Mae English Dawson. Charlie attended Jeraldstown School then Baileyton High School part of his freshman year. He quit school to farm and log timber. Charlie began work at...
Clarence Matthew Callahan, Jr.
Jul 29, 2019
Clarence Matthew Callahan, Jr., 93, of Bristol, TN passed away July 29, 2019 at Ballad Health in Bristol, TN. Clarence was born in Winston Salem, NC to the late Clarence M. Callahan, Sr. and Virginia Rife Callahan. The family soon moved to Kingsport, TN where Clarence grew up and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1944. He served 2 years...
Ronald A. Wankel, Sr.
Jul 29, 2019
A Life of Service to Others
Ronald A. Wankel, age 98, died on Monday, July 29, 2019, at his home. He was born Ronald A. Larson in Stromsburg, Nebraska on July 18, 1921. He received his public education at Hastings, NE and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, receiving the doctorate of philosophy degree in chemistry in 1949. Dr. Wankel did...
Tincie L. Collins Wheat
Jul 28, 2019
Tincie L. Collins Wheat, 87, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 28, 2019, following an extended illness. Born in Scotty County, Virginia, Mrs. Wheat had lived most of her life in Kingsport. Mrs. Wheat had served as a babysitter for much of her life. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church and had also worked...
Jimmy Oliver
Jul 28, 2019
Jimmy Oliver, 88, of Kingsport, died Saturday morning July 27, 2019 at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Morristown, raised in Trade, TN and lived in Kingsport most of his life. Jimmy served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for Mason-Dixon Trucking for over 30 years, and operated several truck driving schools in East Tennessee...
Orville W. Byrd
Jul 28, 2019
Orville Wayne Byrd, age 78, of Kingsport, entered eternal rest surrounded by his family on Sunday evening, July 28, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Wise County, VA on July 15, 1941 he was a son of the late Elbert and Manie McNutt Byrd. He grew up in Kingsport and returned in 2007, moving from Naples, FL. He...
Zena Crawford Tholstrup
Jul 27, 2019
Zena C. Tholstrup, 96, of Kingsport passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019. Born in St. Stephen, S.C., she graduated from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S.C. with a Bachelors of Science degree. She was an executive secretary at Holston Defense, homemaker, and a teacher’s aide at Washington Elementary. Zena was a volunteer at Holston Valley Medical Center for over 40...
John Paul Harper
Jul 26, 2019
John P. Harper, 95, of Gate City, passed away in Hospice care in Kingsport, TN on July 26. John was a resident of Buckhannon, WV for almost 60 years before moving to Gate City. John was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1924. He graduated from Perry High School and after the war, from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree...
Ruth Lawson
Jul 22, 2019
Ruth Lawson 79, of Kingsport, died Monday morning, July 22, 2019, after an extended illness. Born in Lee County, VA, she had resided in Sullivan County most of her life. Ruth was a graduate of Blountville High School. She retired from MiniFIBERS Inc. in 2006 after 30 years of service as vice-president of marketing and sales. She was the 7th...
Iva N. Dykes
Jul 21, 2019
Iva N. Dykes, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Iva was a member of Solomon’s Temple Missionary Baptist Church. She had retired from Wal-Mart. Iva loved the Lady Vols, gardening, cooking and fishing.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude...
Gwendolyn Sue Talbott
Jul 21, 2019
Gwendolyn Sue Parton Talbott has passed on to the next step in her journey after a long battle with illness.
She was preceded by her Mother, Irene Estella Parton Shipley, and her Mommy, Opal Irene Bailey Parton, and all of her ancestors.
She is mourned by her father, Ed Templeton, sister, Tammy Templeton Miller, daughters, Natasha Parton Snyder and...
Paul Gene Prater
Jul 19, 2019
Paul G. Prater, 89, of Kingsport, TN, went home to be with the Lord at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019. He was born in LaFollette, TN and retired from the Department of Treasury as a supervisor. He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Freemason and member of Campbell County Lodge #778. He was an avid golfer and fisherman...
Deborah (Debbie) Ann Gilliam
Jul 19, 2019
Deborah (Debbie) A. Gilliam, 66, of Kingsport, passed away Friday evening at Indian Path Medical Center following an extended illness due to cancer. Debbie was born in Kingsport and had lived in Dayton, Ohio for 35 years and returned to Kingsport in 1992. She was an avid bowler and lover of cats.
She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Sgt. 1st Class Retired Thurman Wallace Tittle
Jul 18, 2019
Sgt. 1st Class Retired Thurman W. Tittle, 76, of Kingsport, passed away July 18, 2019. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army over the course of many years in Vietnam, Germany and various assignments in the United States. He was an active member of Kingsley United Methodist Church, until his health prevented him from attending.
Thurman was preceded...
Donald Edward Starnes
Jul 17, 2019
Donald Edward Starnes, 88, Kingsport, passed away July 17, 2019, at Brookdale Rock Springs after an extended illness. Don and Ruth Starnes were residents there. Don was born in Kingsport, TN on July 28, 1931. He attended Dobyns-Bennett High School and retired from Mead Corp. Donald was a great family man and person and was loved by many.
He was...
Glynn E. Munsey
Jul 14, 2019
Glynn E. Munsey, 84, Kingsport, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday evening, July 14, 2019. Glynn was born in Norton, VA and had lived in Kingsport for most of his life. He graduated as Valedictorian from Lynn View High School class of ‘53. He retired from Eastman Chemical where he was a systems analyst. Glynn was of the Baptist...
Frank N. Papp, Jr.
Jul 14, 2019
Frank Papp, 64, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at his residence. Born in Trenton, NJ on September 25, 1954, a son of Eileen Papp of Groveville, NJ, and the late Frank Papp Sr., he had resided in this area for the last 13 years, moving from Boyton Beach, FL. He graduated...
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