Obituaries
J. Fred Brooks
May 13, 2017
James Fred Brooks, 78, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Johnson City Memorial Hospital following a 19 month battle with Mesothelioma. He was born on November 9, 1938 in Mooresburg, Tennessee to the late John Monroe Brooks, Sr. and Hazel Horner Brooks. He was the fourth of eight children. Mr. Brooks accepted Christ...
Sam Hussein Assid
May 13, 2017
Sam Hussein Assid passed away on May 13th, 2017. In 1924, Hussein Abbas Assid Aboul Hosn (Sam) was born in a small mountainous town in Lebanon. In 1949 he immigrated with his wife and small son to Kingsport, Tennessee joining the rest of his wife's family and other Lebanese immigrants who had chosen east Tennessee as their new home.After brief...
Grace Dishner
May 11, 2017
Grace Dishner, 79, Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Born and raised in Kingsport, she lived in East Tennessee most of her life. Grace retired from Electrolux in Bristol, VA in 1995, after several years of service. Her relationship with God was first in her life, you would most likely find her reading God's word or praying all...
Eleanor Pollard
May 10, 2017
Eleanor Pollard, 96, of Kingsport passed away peacefully Monday morning, May 10, 2017 at her residence.Born in Middlesboro, Kentucky on July 24, 1920, a daughter of the late Dr. William Oscar and Eva Lee Price Pollard, she has resided in this area since the early 1950's.Eleanor was a homemaker and a member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church.In addition to...
Summer Leslie Kilgore
May 10, 2017
Summer Leslie Kilgore, 25, of Blountville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Bristol Regional Medical Center after fighting a long battle with epilepsy. She was born in Kingsport and was a lifelong resident of Blountville. Summer lived a life making every day count. She was dealt a hand that put limitations on her life...
Kenneth C. Roller II
May 9, 2017
Kenneth "Kenny" Carson Roller, II, 49, Kingsport, died on May 9, 2017. Born March 24, 1968, Kenny died doing what he loved best, riding his motorcycle. He was employed at Black Wolf Harley Davidson in Bristol, VA.He is survived by his wife, Angie Booher; son, Kellen Cash Roller, age 4 ½ ; parents, Sandy and Jim Roller; grandfather, Howard "Pete"...
Jerry Bentley
May 9, 2017
Jerry Bentley, 72, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Born in Kingsport, he had lived in this area most of his life. He retired from Tennessee Eastman after over 30 years of service. After retirement, he then went back to work at Brock for 10 years. Jerry enjoyed working, but his main love...
Angela Michelle Dickenson Wilson
May 7, 2017
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim. 4:7Angela Michelle Dickenson Wilson, 45, of Kingsport, went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday, May 7, 2017. She was a faithful member of Gardners Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. Angela was a sweet, kind and compassionate mother and daughter, and a friend to...
Thomas Jefferson Lockhart Jr
May 6, 2017
Thomas Jefferson Lockhart, Jr., 93, of Kingsport, was reunited with his precious wife and son on Saturday, May 6, 2017. He was born July 26, 1923, the son of the late Thomas J. and Cynthia (Rhea) Lockhart. He worked at the Kingsport Press for 36 years. He also was an umpire for 46 years, calling in the TSSAA, ASA and...
Ruth Naomi Dingus
May 5, 2017
Ruth Naomi Dingus, 87, of Dahlonega, formally of Kingsport, TN passed away peacefully on May 5, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born on June 11, 1929 in Sneedville, TN to the late James and Mary Ann Kinsler. She was saved at an early age and a lifelong member of Clinch River Baptist Church in Sneedville, TN.In addition...
William T. Wray Jr
May 5, 2017
Bill Wray, 68, died Friday, May 5, 2017 in hospice care peacefully in his sleep.Born in Sullivan County to Tommy and Peggy Wray, he had resided in Kingsport most of his life. Bill graduated from Tennessee Tech College in 1971. He graduated from The University of Tennessee College of Law in 1973. Bill worked at Hunter, Smith, and Davis for...
Wanda Morgan
May 2, 2017
Wanda Morgan, 84, of Kingsport, passed away at the Village of Allendale.Born in Scott County, VA, she had lived most of her adult life in Winston-Salem, NC. She retired from the medical field as a medical assistant.Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Emily Templeton; her husband, James Bennett Morgan; brother, Milam Kay Templeton; and sister, Sadie...
William Ronald (Ronnie) Starnes
May 1, 2017
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live." (John 11:25)William Ronald Starnes, a Kingsport, TN native, passed peacefully from life to eternal LIFE with family by his side on May 1, 2017. Born in 1932 to the late Melvin Gladstone Starnes and Reba Hannah Ratliff Starnes,...
Rev. James Bobby Laney
May 1, 2017
Rev. James Bobby Laney, 80, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 1, 2017, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Bobby was a Baptist minister and had pastored several churches in southwest Virginia and the local area. He graduated from Gupton Jones College of Funeral Services in 1986 and had worked for most of the funeral...
Lorraine Heitmann
Apr 29, 2017
Lorraine Heitmann passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017. She was born and had lived in New Jersey most of her life, and most recently lived in East Tennessee the last few years. Lorraine led a simple life and loved life and the people around her. She served with the National Council of Churches in the missions department.She was preceded in...
Anna Lucille Dykes
Apr 28, 2017
Anna Lucille Dykes, 91, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 28, 2017, after succumbing to a long illness at the home of her daughter. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Lucille was loved by all who knew her. She loved to cook big meals and enjoyed watching them eat. She learned to...
Johnny Littleton
Apr 27, 2017
Johnny Littleton, 70, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 27, 2017.He was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch and enjoyed being outdoors, and playing gospel music on his guitar. Johnny loved to be around people. He previously attended Cornerstone Freewill Baptist Church.Johnny was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Kate Littleton; two sisters,...
Doris Seaver Edwards
Apr 27, 2017
Doris Seaver Edwards, 78, passed away peacefully at her home after a battle with cancer on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Born July 29, 1938 in Kingsport, TN, she graduated from Dobyns- Bennett High School in 1956, where she met and married her husband, Reginald Edwards, of 60 years. She attended Carson Newman College until Reggie's military travels took them overseas...
Marvin Dale Harr
Apr 26, 2017
M. Dale "Poss" Harr, 79, Kingsport, went to his heavenly home early Wednesday morning, April 26, 2017, at his home following an extended illness. Dale was born in Sullivan County, where he had lived his entire life. He was a graduate of Blountville High School, class of '57 where he played basketball and played for the TN State Championship. He...
Alvin Gene Roberts Sr
Apr 24, 2017
Alvin Roberts, 53, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017. Loved ones preceding him in death are his son, Alvin "A.J." Gene Roberts, Jr.; parents, Jack and Dottie Jo Roberts; special parents, Carrie and Tyler Ramey; brother, Bill Roberts; and sister, Connie and T.C. Gruber.Alvin is survived by his wife, Brenda Roberts; children, Michelle Roberts, Angela Ann Hunley and husband,...
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