Obituaries
Ruby Lawson
May 20, 2019
Ruby Lawson, 92, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 20, 2019. Born in Scott County, VA, she had resided most of her life in Fall Branch. Ruby was a member of Walker’s Fork Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Lawson; daughter, Brenda Davis; son, Don Lawson; parents, Ezra and Mary...
Amoret Ann Wiley Little
May 19, 2019
Amoret Ann Wiley Little passed away peacefully in Roan Mountain TN on May 19, 2019. Amoret was the daughter of Dr. William A. Wiley and Dorothy Letts Wiley. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 26, 1932.
She loved travelling and some of her adventures consisted of living in Austria for year; working as a Housemother at Hindman...
John Robert "Lil John" Stair
May 18, 2019
John “Lil John” Stair, 40, went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2019 after an apparent drowning. He was born on May 17, 1979 in Sullivan County and spent all of his life here.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, papaw, Carl E. Stair; mamaw, Sylvia Stair, and father, Johnny Stair, papaw J.B. Crawford, and mamaw,...
Jean Hall Ellington
May 18, 2019
Jean Hall Ellington, 94, of Kingsport, died Saturday, May 18, 2019, at her home after a long and fulfilling life. She was born in Greenback, Tennessee and grew up on her family’s farm in Blount County. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at a time when few women studied accounting. After...
Michael (Mike) L. Loring
May 18, 2019
Michael (Mike) L. Loring, 67, of Kingsport, died Saturday (May 18, 2019) at Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, TN.
Mike was born in Nashville, TN and moved to Kingsport in 1989. While in Nashville, he worked as a regional credit manager for Ingersoll Rand and a financial analyst for Dun & Bradstreet, where he was awarded a presidential citation for...
Anna Lee Bradley Jarrett
May 18, 2019
Anna Lee Bradley Jarrett, 77, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.
She is survived by her two daughters, Regina Moneyhun and husband David, and Kim Thompson; and one special grandson, Alexzander Thompson.
The family will receive friends from 5 to...
George Calvin Rutledge
May 17, 2019
George Calvin Rutledge, 92, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Friday evening, May 17, 2019, at his home.
He was born February 9, 1927, in Hawkins County, TN a son of the late William Kendrick and Bertie Mae Marsh Rutledge. George lived in Mt. Carmel until he married Mildred Christine Smith Rutledge on March 30, 1947, at that time, he moved...
Michael T. Mooneyham
May 16, 2019
Michael T. Mooneyham, 57, of Kingsport, died Thursday afternoon, May 16, 2019, at his home after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, Mike was a 1980 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended ETSU. A devoted Christian, he had been a member of Oakwood Forest Christian Church and was a current member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mike had fought a...
Peggy Davis
May 14, 2019
Margaret (Peggy) Davis passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Kingsport following a brief hospital stay. Her birthdate is “unknown” except to God (and her children who saw her driver’s license).
Peggy was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She received a degree in Early Childhood Education from Hillsdale College, where she met many lifelong friends as part of...
Eunice Davis
May 14, 2019
Eunice Davis, 94, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. She worked as an administrative assistant for the U.S. Army. Eunice belonged to the Homemaker’s Club and the Eastern Star. She attended and was active in Fall Branch Baptist Church. She had resided at Crown Cypress in Kingsport, for the past 9 months. Eunice...
Ted Williamson Hagen
May 13, 2019
Ted Williamson Hagen, Sr. 91, of Kingsport died peacefully on May 13, 2019.
Ted was born in Rochester, New York to the late Roma Williamson Hagen and Bjarne Magnus Hagen. He was the beloved husband of Jean for 66 years until her death in 2013.
Growing up in Kingsport, he graduated early from Dobyns-Bennett High School and joined the...
John H. Moore III, MD
May 13, 2019
John H. Moore, III, MD, age 91, passed away at his home on May 13, 2019. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, at the age of 17, he entered the Coast Guard Academy and served 9 months until the end of WWII. Returning home, he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and the University Medical School. He interned at Geisinger Medical...
Mary H. Moore
May 12, 2019
Mary Moore, 78, passed away peacefully on the morning of May 12, 2019 in Holston Valley Hospital from complication of ITP. Her husband of 56 years, Ned A. Moore, PhD, was at her side. They sat at the same table in Miss Whitley’s first grade in Windsor, North Carolina. Her parents were John R. and Mary C. Hunter of Windsor.
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Roy Kyle Carroll
May 11, 2019
Roy Kyle Carroll, 80, of Kingsport, died Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Kyle was born in Sullivan County where he had lived his entire life. He retired from Kingsport Press in 1988. Kyle was a member of Clouds Bend United Methodist Church.
Kyle was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Mary Carroll.
He is survived...
Gary Sams
May 11, 2019
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Richard Gary Sams, 80, of Gray, went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was born in Kingsport and has lived in this area most of his life. A graduate of Dobyns-Bennett, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Gary retired from I.B.M. after 29...
Carl T. Childress
May 10, 2019
Carl T. Childress, 85, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019, at 12:37 p.m. at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born and raised in Sullivan Gardens and a 1953 graduate of Sullivan High School, a 1957 graduate of East Tennessee State College, and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army. Carl was a very loving father, grandfather,...
James (Jim) Hill
May 9, 2019
James (Jim) Franklin Hill, 95, Kingsport, died May 9th, 2019 in Crestview, Florida.
Jim attended schools in Earle, AR and Louisville, KY and was a graduate of the University of Louisville. He received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the U. of Louisville. He joined the U.S. Army April 1943, serving in Europe and was honorably discharged March...
Laura Lawson Mounger
May 9, 2019
Laura Lawson Mounger, 51, Kingsport,TN, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest, NC, after an extended illness.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Laura Lawson Mounger
May 9, 2019
Laura Lawson Mounger, 51, of Kingsport, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Kingsport, she was a 1986 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. Laura was currently employed with Eastman Chemical Company where she worked in procurement for many years. Laura was a member of Rock Heritage Baptist Church...
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