Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Carolyn White Bailey
Mar 8, 2017
Carolyn White Bailey, 68, of Kingsport passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at her home.She was an active member of Glen Alpine United Methodist Church for the past 40 years. She served the Lord by participating in the choir, children's ministry, and started the Hearts and Hands outreach ministry which created knitting, crochet and sewing projects for the sick...
Stacie Everwein
Mar 6, 2017
Stacie Everwein, 55, died on Monday, March 6, 2017.A memorial service will be held on Monday at 1:00 pm at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Fall Branch.
Cathy Rector
Mar 2, 2017
Cathy Rector, 62, of Greeneville, went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2017. She was a resident of Green Valley Developmental Hospital, later named Comcare, since 1972. Cathy loved dancing and spending time with her family.She was preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Rector; mother, Mildred Rector; brother, Kyle Rector; and father, Paul Rector; and brother, Pete...
Margaret Baxter
Feb 28, 2017
Margaret Baxter, 92, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Church Hill Healthcare & Rehab Center. She had resided in Fall Branch for most of her life and was a member of Fall Branch United Methodist Church. Margaret was a retired LPN having worked at Holston Valley Community Hospital.She was preceded in death...
Phyllis A. Byers
Feb 27, 2017
Phyllis A. Byers, 72, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 27, 2017 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a member of Sunrise Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth "Liz" Byers; 3 sisters, Mary Byers, Edith Blevins and Ruby McNabb; and 2 brothers, Fred Byers and Jim Byers.Phyllis...
Robert Quillin Barker
Feb 27, 2017
Robert Quillin Barker, 79, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017, following a long illness. The son of the late Dr. B.K. and Beverly Q. Barker, Bob was born in Gate City, Virginia. A pharmacist by profession, he was probably better known as a fisherman, storyteller, and passionate advocate for the environment, especially our beautiful lakes and rivers.The founder of...
Ervin Daniel "Dan" Stamper
Feb 26, 2017
Ervin Daniel Stamper went to be with the Lord peacefully, at his home, after an extended illness. Mr. Stamper retired from Eastman Kodak after 40 years of dedicated service in the Printing Services Division. He was a member of Higher Ground Baptist Church. Dan enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and listening to gospel and bluegrass music.He was...
Phyllis Jean Price Ferguson
Feb 25, 2017
Phyllis Jean Price Ferguson, of Fall Branch, went to be with her Lord on February 25, 2017, after a long illness. She retired from the Tennessee Eastman Company, a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church, and a former member of the Royal Order of the Eastern Star. Phyllis was the best grandmother to all her grandchildren, and a generally wonderful...
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