Obituaries
Wanda Johnson
Mar 24, 2019
Wanda Johnson passed away on March 24, 2019 at Life Care Center of Gray with her family by her side. She was a kind and caring soul who loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Wanda was born March 4, 1938 in Drill, Virginia to Thomas and Cynthia (Rhea) Lockhart. She was married to her beloved husband, Roy Johnson, for...
Irvin Marshall Schwartz
Mar 23, 2019
Irvin Marshall Schwartz passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to immigrant parents, Joseph and Lena Schwartz on November 21, 1925. After graduating from Hyde Park High School, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served his country stateside during the last 2...
Steve Warren Morelock
Mar 23, 2019
Steve Warren Morelock passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, after several months of declining health. Steve, born April 2, 1944, was the youngest child of Margie and H.W. Morelock. He was employed at Mead Paper/Willamette until 1999. Thereafter, he returned to the Beech Creek Community where he lived out the remainder of his life. Steve was an adventurous spirit. He...
Nancy Jean Luckenbill Fritz
Mar 21, 2019
Nancy Jean Luckenbill Fritz, 65, of Kingsport, born April 08, 1953 in Pine Grove, PA passed away on Thursday March 21st at home in the arms of her family after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis and breast cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents Homer and Jean Luckenbill. She is survived by her husband Eric, two sisters...
Willa Jean "Billie" Bourn
Mar 20, 2019
Willa Jean “Billie” Bourn, age 80, died on March 20th, 2019 at the Christian Care Center of Bristol.
She was born in Gilmer County, West Virginia on March 16th, 1939, a daughter of the late John and Irene Stout Furr. On August 11th, 1956 she was married to Richard Bourn who survives after 62 years of marriage. She was a...
Bobby Williams
Mar 20, 2019
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
Bobby Williams, Kingsport, went to be with his Lord and savior on March 20, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Bobby was an avid Vol fan and watched every game played.
He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Williams; mother,...
Sunya Belle Britts Fleming
Mar 18, 2019
Sunya Belle Britts Fleming, 87, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2019. She was born and raised in Roanoke, VA but later moved to Kingsport, graduating from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1950. Sunya was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. Her life was marked by singing, dancing, laughter and a love...
Bennie Carroll
Mar 17, 2019
Bennie A. Carroll, 81, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord and his loving daughter, Tammy C. Higgins, on Sunday, March 17th, 2019.
He was born and lived in Kingsport all his life. Bennie proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He retired from Mead / Willamette after over 30 years of service. He was a member...
Joanne Allen Mackintosh
Mar 17, 2019
Joanne Allen Mackintosh, 92, Kingsport died on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Joanne graduated as salutatorian from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1944. She entered Northwestern U. in Evanston, IL, but spent her junior and senior years in NU’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, earning a B.S. degree in 1948. A member of Zeta Tau Alpha, she served as president of...
Delores Long
Mar 15, 2019
Delores Chapman Long, went to be with the Lord, Friday March 15th, 2019.
She was born on October 4th, 1943 in Rye Cove, VA where she graduated from Rye Cove High School. She served with her husband for 26 years as a missionary with Rock of Ages Ministries in Cleveland, TN, writing and proofreading Bible lessons for inmate, military, and...
Nancy Ball Ward
Mar 14, 2019
KINGSPORT – Nancy Ball Ward, age 86, of Colonial Heights and Kingsport passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 14, 2019.
She was born in Jonesville, VA on October 25, 1932. She was the daughter of Martin and Clara Couk Ball. Nancy lost her parents before age two and was raised along with her brother, Charles Harold Ball, by her grandmother,...
Wanda Baxter
Mar 13, 2019
Wanda Baxter, 86, Fall Branch, went home to the loving arms of her personal Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 13, 2019. She was a homemaker until her children were raised and then she worked outside the home as a housekeeper for many years. Wanda was a member of Bethel United Baptist Church. She had graduated as class salutatorian...
Henrietta Harrison
Mar 12, 2019
Henrietta Harrison, 79, Gray, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at her home. She was a 1958 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School. Henrietta was a charter member of Gray Free Will Baptist Church where she had served as treasurer.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lacy and Selma Morrison; 2 brothers, Calvin Brown and Rev. Ronald...
Phyllis Hansen
Mar 11, 2019
Phyllis Jean Hansen, age 76, went to be with The Lord on Monday, March 11, at her home in Kingsport, TN. She was born October 20, 1942, in Petersburg, IL to Frank and Mary Hodgen. She married Harold “Bud” Hansen on April 7, 1961. She will be reunited in Heaven with her dear Uncle Hoolie and Aunt Lucille Doyen and...
Mike Guy
Mar 11, 2019
Michael R. “Mike” Guy, 59, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Monday, March 11, 2019 at the emergency room at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, TN on October 12, 1959, a son of the late Ray and Ernestine Guy, he had resided in this area his entire life. He married Ruah on May...
Gilbert M. "Gil" Chard
Mar 10, 2019
Fire Chaplain Gilbert Madison “Gil” Chard, 75, of Kingsport, TN passed away Sunday afternoon, March 10, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center due to complications from chemo and radiation treatments for recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer. Born August 31, 1943, in Kenton County, Kentucky, to William M. and Charlene Steidle Chard, he graduated from Ludlow High School in 1962...
Mary Clara Cox Coates
Mar 10, 2019
Philippians 1:3
I thank my God every time I remember you
Mary Clara Cox Coates, 90, Kingsport, passed to her heavenly home after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the home of her daughter, Terri Oaks. Her daughter and two sons were by her side. Mary was born on April 24, 1928 and lived her...
Tony Raco
Mar 9, 2019
Tony Raco, 56, of Catania, Italy, died on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he was a graduate of Classic High School. Tony retired from the U.S. Navy in 2003 after 22 years of service. Tony continued his work as a civilian working for NCIS. He was a very loving husband, father and brother. Tony was an avid...
Celia Jane Shepherd Cox
Mar 6, 2019
Celia Jane Shepherd Cox passed away Wednesday, March 6th after a brief illness. She enjoyed a full life of family and friends. She was born September 18, 1938 in Fullerton, Kentucky to Lucille and R. S. Shepherd. She attended Randolph Macon Woman’s College and the University of Tennessee, graduating with a bachelor of science in medical technology. Celia married the...
Stephen "Tony" Bell
Mar 5, 2019
Stephen “Tony” Bell, 66, Kingsport, TN, passed on to heaven on March 5, 2019, where he went to be with his loved ones. Born in Knoxville, TN and raised in South Florida, he had relocated to Kingsport and resided here for the last 10 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Jean Bell, and brother, Mike...
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