Obituaries

Ella Wright

Ella Wright

Mar 20, 2017

Ella Wright, 94, of Kingsport, died Monday morning, March 20, 2017, in Knoxville, at the home of her daughter. Born in Hawkins County, she had resided in Sullivan County most of her life. Ella had worked for several restaurants in the area spending most of that time at Sears Coffee Shop. She was a member of Horse Creek Baptist Church...

Thelma Wallace Davidson

Thelma Wallace Davidson

Mar 20, 2017

Thelma Wallace Davidson passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Wexford House. She spent her early years in Church Hill before moving to Kingsport after her marriage to the love of her life, Roy (Cotton) Davidson, who preceded her in death. Thelma was saved at an early age at First Methodist Church in Church Hill and...

Margaret G. Chase Strickler

Margaret G. Chase Strickler

Mar 20, 2017

Margaret G. Chase Strickler, 95, died late Monday afternoon, March 20, 2017, after a lengthy illness, at Holston Manor. While residing at Holston Manor, Margaret enjoyed the activities especially bingo and "Elvis" coming to entertain. She was an avid reader learning as many trivia history facts as she could. Staff members and residents loved her and she appreciated all that...

Michael Hood

Michael Hood

Mar 20, 2017

Michael Hood, 64, of Kingsport, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home after a heart attack. Born in Kingsport, he was a 1971 graduate of Sullivan West High School. Michael served 2 years of active duty in the U.S. Navy and 3 years in the Naval Reserve. He was a Methodist.He was preceded in death by his parents, Henderson...

Clarice Hobbs

Clarice Hobbs

Mar 20, 2017

Clarice Hobbs died unexpectedly at her home on Ft. Patrick Henry Lake on Monday, March 20.Clarice was born in Scott County, Virginia, but lived most of her life in the Kingsport area. She retired from the Sullivan County Department of Education. Her husband and family had a passion for antique and classic cars and she enjoyed her travels across America...

Betty Harmon Moore

Betty Harmon Moore

Mar 19, 2017

Betty Harmon Moore, 85, passed away at her home Sunday evening, March 19, 2017. She was born in Holston, Virginia, and was the daughter of Lonnie and Dessie Scyphers Patrick. She was a resident of Kingsport for 69 years. Before her retirement, she had worked as an office manager at Blue Ridge Properties and at First Broad Street United Methodist...

Delbert F. "Deb" Crawford

Delbert F. "Deb" Crawford

Mar 18, 2017

Delbert F. "Deb" Crawford, 93, of Kingsport, went home to be with Jesus and his family on Saturday, March 18, 2017. He worked for Eastman Chemical Company, retiring in 1986 after 43 years. Deb was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church for many years. He was an avid bowler.He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Crawford; sisters,...

John Wayne Chapman

John Wayne Chapman

Mar 18, 2017

John Wayne Chapman, 75, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born in Scott County, VA, he proudly served in the U.S. Army. He retired from Holston Defense after many years of service. John loved to help people and made good use of the gifts he had to do so. He was an avid...

Mary Louise Maxwell

Mary Louise Maxwell

Mar 18, 2017

Mary Louise Maxwell of Kingsport, passed away on March 18, 2017 at her home. She was a native of Afton, TN, and a graduate of Chuckey High School and of Tusculum College. Mary was a retired teacher in the Sullivan County School System, having taught many people from different walks of life for over 30 years.Mrs. Maxwell was a member...

Princess Matilda Kelly Kiser

Princess Matilda Kelly Kiser

Mar 17, 2017

Princess Kiser, 101, of Kingsport, loving mother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017. Princess was born in Keokee, VA on March 15, 1916, to Elbert and Nancy Kelly. She lived in Pardee, VA for 30 years where she was Post Mistress for 18 years. She and her husband Bud owned a successful grocery and dry...

Joseph Walter Cox

Joseph Walter Cox

Mar 17, 2017

Joseph Walter Cox, age 66, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, early Friday morning, March 17, 2017, after a most courageously fought battle with esophageal cancer. Joe was born in Kingsport and was in the first graduating class from the new Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1968. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and during his four...

Perry Emmett Ramsey Jr

Perry Emmett Ramsey Jr

Mar 16, 2017

Early in the morning hours of March 16, 2017, Perry Emmett Ramsey, Jr., woke up in Heaven to the open arms of his Precious Savior, Jesus Christ. Perry was born in Fort Myers, Florida on August 27, 1924. His father, the Rev. Perry Ramsey, Sr., was a Methodist minister who preached the Gospel in the early days of Methodism, in...

Randy Quillen

Randy Quillen

Mar 16, 2017

Randy Quillen, 45, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 after a brief illness. A Kingsport native, he was the son of Jim Quillen and the late Mary Sprinkle Quillen. A 1990 graduate of Volunteer High School, he joined the U.S. Navy shortly after graduation and was stationed aboard the USS Tennessee, a ballistic missile submarine. He was discharged in...

Brian Powell

Brian Powell

Mar 15, 2017

Brian Christopher Powell, 39, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport on March 29, 1977, a son of the late Billy Conway Powell and Judy Powell of Kingsport, he had resided in this area his entire life. Brian graduated from Sullivan North High School in...

Gary D. Corson

Gary D. Corson

Mar 15, 2017

Gary D. Corson, 77, Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. He was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, IN but had lived most of his life in East Tennessee. Gary retired in 1998 from Tennessee Eastman as the Director or Purchasing after over 30 years of service. He was an active member of Rotary and Habitat for Humanity....

Herb Vaughn

Herb Vaughn

Mar 15, 2017

Harold "Herb" R. Vaughn, 72, of Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, after an extended illness. Herb was a native and lifelong resident of Kingsport. He attended Dobyns-Bennett High School. He worked for and managed McDonald's restaurants for 20 years and ended his professional career at Pal's, where he had managed the Colonial Heights location for 14 years....

Vincent R. "Vinny" Manger

Vincent R. "Vinny" Manger

Mar 13, 2017

Vincent R. "Vinny" Manger, 75, of Kingsport, TN, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at his residence with his family by his side. Vince was the son of the late Ray and Elsie Manger. He was an active member of the U.S. Navy and served his country during the Vietnam War. He worked as a Deputy Sheriff and Detective for The...

Wilma Jean Cox

Wilma Jean Cox

Mar 12, 2017

Wilma Jean Cox, 79, Kingsport, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was a member of Kendricks Creek United Methodist Church and a member of the Eastern Star King Lodge. Wilma was an avid lover of owls and loved working with and helping others.She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles T. Cox; stepson, Thomas Daniel Cox; brother,...

Mary Ann Randall

Mary Ann Randall

Mar 11, 2017

Mary Ann Randall, 89, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Asbury Place at Baysmont, after a long illness. Mrs. Randall, daughter of Mary Louise (Wilson) Watkins and Easley Daniel Watkins, was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 27, 1927. Her family moved to Johnson City, TN when Mary Ann was six years old. She later became a member...

Lena Hughes Skeen

Lena Hughes Skeen

Mar 9, 2017

Lena Hughes Skeen, 84, of Fall Branch, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Life Care Center of Greeneville. She attended Bethany Free Will Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlos Skeen; two sons, Billy Gene Skeen and Joe Alan Skeen; parents, William and Etheline Hughes; and one brother, Billy Hughes.Lena is survived by her son,...

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