Obituaries
Mark Lee Gilliam
Apr 12, 2017
Mark Lee Gilliam, 50, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and was a member of Way of Life Baptist Church. Mark loved to play his guitars and spending time with his nieces and nephews.He is survived by parents, Sam and Brenda Gilliam;...
Elizabeth "Liz" Ellis Maupin
Apr 12, 2017
Elizabeth (Liz) Ellis Maupin, 81, of Kingsport, was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on April 12, 2017. Liz was born in Kingsport to Parnell and Mona Ellis on August 28, 1935. In 1953, she graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, where she was a majorette and continued to be an avid fan. She attended ETSU, where she met her husband...
Lawanda Droke
Apr 10, 2017
Sylvia Lawanda Horne Droke, 91, Kingsport, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at The Village at Allendale. She was born in Kingsport and lived all her life here. While she devoted her life raising her children, she also helped her husband operate Droke's Shoe Store in Kingsport. She was a lifelong member of Pactolus United Methodist Church. She loved...
The Reverend Dr. Lewis Grady Lee
Apr 10, 2017
Matthew 25:21 Well done, thou good and faithful servant.The Reverend Dr. Lewis Grady Lee, 85, Kingsport, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017. He served as a minister from the age of 15, and received his Th.D. from The International Bible Seminary & Institute in 1989. Grady retired from the Mead Corporation and had been Pastor of Mount Vernon Independent...
Karl Gibson
Apr 9, 2017
Karl Gibson, 65, of Kingsport, died Sunday, April 9, 2017, afternoon at his home after an extended illness. Born in Scott County, VA, he was a graduate of Rye Cove High School. Karl retired from Eastman in 2005 after 32 years of service. He was an avid musician having played guitar and sang in several bands in the area. His...
William "Bill" Cline
Apr 8, 2017
"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." -2 Corinthians 5:8William "Bill" Cline, 84, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Born in Hawkins County, he had resided most of his life in Kingsport.He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Betty Harden
Apr 7, 2017
Betty Imogene Baker Harden, 84, of Kingsport, entered into the arms of Jesus on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Wexford House. Born in Roda, VA, she had resided most of her life in Kingsport. Betty had retired from the Kingsport Press. She was a member of the Salvation Army Church, Kingsport. Betty loved the Lord with all of her heart....
Mary Lou Collins
Apr 6, 2017
Mary Lou Collins, 60, Kingsport, died Thursday evening, April 6, 2017, at Greystone Nursing Home, following an extended illness. Born in Norton, VA, Mary had resided in Kingsport her entire life.She is survived by daughter, Chrystal Arroyo and husband, Dustin of California; son, Dennis Tittle and wife, Amanda of Kingsport; 5 grandchildren; mother, Janie McCloud of Kingsport; sisters, Judy Godsey...
Beverly Bear
Apr 6, 2017
Beverly Bear, 55, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Born in Kingsport, she had lived here most of her life. She was a part of the last graduating class of Sullivan West and went on to receive her Bachelors in Engineering from Tennessee Tech. She then went on to pursue her passion by receiving her...
Mary Paul Smith
Apr 4, 2017
Mary Paul Smith, age 87, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Asbury Place in Kingsport, TN.She was born September 26, 1929 in Swainsboro, GA to Henry Irvin and Fannie Elizabeth Jeffers Smith. She received her bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Wesleyan College in Macon, GA. She continued her education at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL and taught at the Davison...
Ralph McPherson
Apr 4, 2017
Ralph McPherson died on April 4, 2017. Ralph served in the United States Army and was stationed in Italy during World War II. He was a graduate of Emory and Henry College and worked at Eastman Kodak for 35 years as a chemist. He was married to Katie Bewley McPherson for 67 years. He and his wife have been long-standing...
Bonnie Wallen Miller Pepper
Apr 3, 2017
Bonnie Wallen Miller Pepper, 98, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 3, 2017, at her home. Born in Scott County, VA, having lived most of her life in Morristown, she had resided in Kingsport for the past 10 years. She was a member of Natural Tunnel Freewill Baptist Church and had attended Calvary Baptist Church in...
John Harvey Lee
Apr 3, 2017
John Harvey Lee, 83, Kingsport, entered into the arms of his personal savior on April 3, 2017. Some called him Mr. Colonial Heights and you may have seen him walking or riding his bike all over Kingsport. Mr. Lee never spoke to a person without talking about his witnessing of the Lord.He was preceded in death by his grandson, John...
Donna Marie Armstrong
Apr 2, 2017
Donna Marie Armstrong, 56, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 2, 2017. She was a loving wife and mother, and a friend to a great many. Donna was an employee of Food City in Weber City as Bakery Deli Manager for several years. She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald J. Vaughn; and...
Eugenia "Gene" Dickenson Dorton
Apr 1, 2017
KINGSPORT - Eugenia Dickenson Dorton, 94, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017, after a brief illness. She will be remembered as a mentor and teacher, school librarian, volunteer, faithful wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She had a positive impact on many young people and adults during her long life. She was born in Dante, Virginia, on July 15,...
Kevin Absher
Mar 31, 2017
Kevin Scott Absher, 48, of Kingsport, passed away Friday March 31, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Kevin is a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett Northeast State. He was employed at B.A.E. for several years. He is survived by his parents, Bill and Hilda Absher; and brother, Steve Absher and wife Sharon of Franklin. Services will be announced at a later date.
Benjamin James Taylor
Mar 31, 2017
Benjamin James Taylor, 31, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017, after a decade-long struggle with bipolar disorder. Ben was born in Kingsport, to the joy of his parents, James Ralph and Christine Hume Taylor; and his sister, Teresa Elizabeth Taylor. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, where he was a star football player, awarded a National...
Rusty Wilkerson
Mar 30, 2017
Benjamin Russell (Rusty) Wilkerson, of Kingsport, Tennessee, left this world to be with our Lord on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Rusty was a native of Franklin, Tennessee. He attended Battle Ground Academy, Washington and Lee University and Vanderbilt University. Rusty was appointed to West Point in 1957 and is a 1962 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He also...
Anna Mae "Ebie" Morelock
Mar 30, 2017
Anna Mae "Ebie" Morelock, 88, of Kingsport Tennessee passed away at 2:40 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2017 after a long battle with dementia. She was a loving mother, wife and grandmother. Anna Mae lived her entire life in Sullivan County and was an active member of the Beech Creek Community. She was the owner and operator of Tramel's Grocery...
Joyce Wagner
Mar 28, 2017
Joyce Wagner, 57, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Born in Maryland, Joyce has lived in this area all her life. She was always laughing, smiling, and making friends everywhere she went. Joyce never met a stranger. She was a hard worker in whatever she put her hands to, and a very generous person.She was preceded in...
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