Obituaries
Opal W. Robertson
Sep 5, 2018
Opal W. Robertson, 96, of the Beulah Community, died Wednesday night, September 5, 2018, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Persia, TN and had resided in Beulah since 1952. Opal retired from Eastman Kodak in the mid 1980's after 42 years of service in the yarn plant. She was a Baptist, enjoyed gardening,...
Dr. Lt. Col. Steve Jones
Sep 2, 2018
It follows that as the sun sets (in the west) and the day ends with its setting, so too does a fallen pilot fly into the sunset of his days. On Sunday, September 2, 2018, Harley Stephen Jones flew west toward the sunset after a fierce, short battle against ALS. Steve served in the U.S. Army, having completed a tour...
George W. Booze MD
Sep 1, 2018
Dr. George W. Booze, 78, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, September 1, 2018. He was surrounded by those he loved, having lived a life full of service to his patients and community.George was born in Roanoke, Virginia and grew up in Buchanan, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia and received his medical degree from...
Harold G. Norris
Aug 31, 2018
Harold G. Norris, 84, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 31, 2018. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1959. Harold drove for Mason-Dixon Lines for 24 years, later working for Carolina Freight, ABF, Brooks Enterprises, and finally retiring from Summers-Taylor. He enjoyed working with his son in their dirt track...
William "Bill" Delno Ledbetter
Aug 30, 2018
May 27, 1924 - August 30, 2018William "Bill" Delno Ledbetter, Jonesborough, TN, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018. He was an Army Veteran of World War II and fought in Italy and France, receiving a Purple Heart. A native of Sullivan Gardens, TN, he made his home in Fall Branch, TN for 28 years, and lived in Jonesborough, TN, for...
Ray Littleton
Aug 30, 2018
Ray Littleton, 89, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his home with his loving family by his side. He retired from Eastman after 40 years of service. Ray was a kind hearted, giving, and caring man who always put others first before himself. He loved his Lord and loved his family.He was preceded...
Rosaline Phillips Lynch
Aug 29, 2018
Rosaline Phillips Lynch of Kingsport, 91 years of age, passed away on August 29, 2018. She was the daughter of Senator Thomas C. and Lucile F. Phillips of Abingdon, Virginia. She was raised in Abingdon Virginia and graduated from William King High School in 1945.She was a 1949 graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia and studied law at the...
Linda Hauk Hawkins
Aug 27, 2018
Linda Hauk Hawkins, 80, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018, at Wexford House, Kingsport, after a period of declining health. She was born May 31, 1938, in Kingsport, TN, daughter of E. Ray Hauk and Evelyn Steiner Hauk. Linda graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and the University of Tennessee in 1960 with a B.S. in Education....
Mollie Frances Ball
Aug 26, 2018
Mollie Frances Ball, 85, of Kingsport, died on August 26, 2018. She was a 1965 graduate of East Tennessee State University. She worked for the Mead Paper Company, retiring after 43 years of service. She volunteered for the Literacy Counsel of Kingsport and Good Will where she taught many children and adults how to read. She was a member of...
Sharon Ann Kimes Barger
Aug 26, 2018
Sharon Ann Kimes Barger, 72, peacefully joined the Lord in Heaven on August 26, 2018 from the comfort of her home in Kingsport, TN. She was born to Arthur Monroe Kimes and Lottie Mae Brown Kimes, on March 23rd, 1946 in Portageville, Missouri. She attended Portageville High School where she later graduated in 1964. Sharon was a passionate, Christian woman...
Glenna B. Price
Aug 26, 2018
Glenna B. Price, 93, of Kingsport, went home to be with Jesus early Sunday morning, August 26, 2018 at her home.She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Robert Price, Sr.; her parents, Jim and Gussie Broyles; and a sister, Katherine Moiser.Glenna is survived by her three children, Jim and Patricia Price, Robert Jr. and Kathy Price,...
Teresa Ann Copas Crawford
Aug 26, 2018
Teresa Ann Copas Crawford, 57, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Wellmont HolstonValley Medical Center.Born in Kingsport on August 2, 1961, a daughter of Cleo Copas Smith of Church Hill and the late Kermit A. Copas, she had resided in this area her entire life. She was of the Baptist...
Mary Ann Morie
Aug 24, 2018
Mary Ann Morie passed from life on earth into new life on August 24, 2018, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mary Ann was born in Lee's Summit, MO, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Edson Whiting in 1939. She graduated from the University of Central Missouri in Education. Mary Ann attended the Ohio State University, Presbyterian...
Beatrice Anna (Wilkinson) (Brannock) Abernathy
Aug 23, 2018
Beatrice Anna (Wilkinson) (Brannock) Abernathy died peacefully at home on August 23, 2018, surrounded by her five daughters, Deborah Guerdat (Kingsport), Pamela Brannock (Kingsport), Elizabeth Brannock (Mike Mitchell, Hendersonville, TN), Claudia Haselton (Bill, Johnson City) and Christina Brannock (Paris, KY). Bea was born in North Stonington, CT, in 1924. She served as a nurse in her professional life and was...
Dorothy Fink
Aug 21, 2018
Dorothy Fink, 81, of Jonesborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Dorothy loved life, smiling, laughter, and the Tennessee Vols.She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Dale Fink; and her parents.Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Donna Light and husband Nathan,...
Margaret Elizabeth Greene
Aug 20, 2018
Margaret Elizabeth Greene, 74, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018. She worked a short time for Mason-Dixon and as a dental assistant for Dr. Tom Brown. Margaret also did upholstery work for several years.She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Rose Shipp; sister, Helen Shipp Cradic; and niece, Tammy Carroll Higgins.Margaret is survived by her...
Sam Hall
Aug 20, 2018
Sam Hall, 99, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018. Born in Fall Branch, TN, to Sam and Jesse Hall, he graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and earned a Chemical Engineering Diploma from International Correspondence School and an Accounting Diploma from UT Extension School as well as night school courses in Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Economics and Statistical Quality...
Ronald Holtzclaw
Aug 20, 2018
Ronald Holtzclaw, 71, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018, at Duke University Hospital, after complications from a 13 year lung transplant. Born to Clyde and Verna Holtzclaw, Ron was the youngest of ten children. He had resided most of his life in Kingsport. He was a 1966 graduate of Ketron High School and a Marine Corps Veteran. Ron...
Kim Lady Lower
Aug 19, 2018
Kim Lady Lower, 62, of Kingsport, died Sunday afternoon, August 19, 2018, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center as a result of a brain aneurysm. She was a 1973 graduate of Sullivan Central High School. She attended Tusculum College and graduated from ETSU with BS Degree in Dental Hygiene. Kim was working with Dr. Brian Himelwright. She also had been...
Peggy Ann Dickson Harvey
Aug 19, 2018
Peggy Ann Dickson Harvey, 89, of Kingsport, passed away at home on Sunday, August 19, 2018. She was born and raised in Kingsport. She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and Whitney's Business College. She was employed by Eastman Chemical Company for 21 years. She also worked for JCPenney in Atlanta and Kingsport. Peggy enjoyed bowling and caring for her beautiful...
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