Obituaries
Johnny Skaggs
Oct 25, 2016
Johnny Skaggs, 84, of Kingsport, TN, died October 25, 2016. Johnny was born in Pennington Gap, VA, on Skaggs Hill on September 7, 1932.He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean War. He retired from AFG after 28 years of service. Mr. Skaggs was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Helen Liddle Skaggs; an...
Gary Trusty
Oct 25, 2016
Gary E. Trusty, 75, of Kingsport went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday October 25, 2016.Born in Garrett, Kentucky on April 14, 1941, a son of the late Richard Milton and Rissie Deskins Trusty, he moved to Kingsport in the early 1980's.Gary served with the U.S. Army and lived in Chicago, Illinois and Dayton, Ohio for a number of...
Jimmy L. Dunham
Oct 24, 2016
Jimmy L. Dunham, 86, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2016. Born in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Jimmy lived most of his life in Kingsport. He retired from Eastman Kodak Company and he was a third generation meat-cutter. Jimmy was a charter member of Higher Ground Baptist Church. He loved attending church, southern gospel music, gardening,...
Jimmy L. Dunham
Oct 24, 2016
Jimmy L. Dunham, 86, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2016. Born in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Jimmy lived most of his life in Kingsport. He retired from Eastman Kodak Company and he was a third generation meat-cutter. Jimmy was a charter member of Higher Ground Baptist Church. He loved attending church, southern gospel music, gardening, and...
Jack Harold Kilday
Oct 23, 2016
Jack Harold Kilday, 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016. He was born in Greene County on September 15, 1924. He was the son of Thomas (Jack) Haskell Kilday and Eula Lee Weems Kilday. He graduated from Baileyton High School where his southpaw first baseman skills earned him quite the reputation until he entered the United States Navy...
Helen Long
Oct 22, 2016
Helen Elizabeth Long, 84, of Kingsport passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at her residence. Born in Glade Springs, VA, on February 6, 1932, a daughter of the late Arthur G. and Rauzzie W. Cooper Olterman, she moved to Kingsport as a child.Helen was preceded in death by her sisters, Estelene Olterman and Hilda Kabool; brothers, Bill, Howard, Bobby,...
Keith Chandler Hamilton Gregory
Oct 22, 2016
Keith Chandler Hamilton Gregory, 97, a long-time resident of Kingsport, died on October 22, 2016 at Baysmont Healthcare Center. The youngest of eight children, Keith was born on December 7, 1918 in Greer, SC to Leroy L. Chandler and Beulah Burley Chandler. In 1928 the family moved to Kingsport where she resided until her death. She was a graduate of...
Leroy Hudson
Oct 22, 2016
Leroy Hudson, 80, of Mount Carmel, went to be with his heavenly father on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, he had resided most of his life in Mount Carmel. Leroy was a veteran of the U.S. Army.He was preceded in death by his son, Rick Hudson; parents, Walter and Thelma Hudson; sister,...
James Wiley Dobyns
Oct 21, 2016
James Wiley Dobyns, of Kingsport, Tennessee, died on Friday, October 21, 2016. Jim was born February 2, 1936, to Howe and Helen Ring Dobyns. He was the grandson and namesake of Kingsport's first Mayor, James Wiley Dobyns. Jim felt he grew in the best of times, attending Kingsport City Schools and graduating from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1954. He played...
Sara K. Collins
Oct 20, 2016
Sara Collins, 58, Kingsport, died on Thursday, October 20, 2016. She was a native of Kingsport and of the Christian faith. She was a quiet, soft-spoken, independent and unassuming kind soul who always cared about others before herself.Sara was preceded in death by her parents, Robert L. and Bobbie Minton Collins and her brother, Roy Lee Collins.She is survived by...
Freddy James Kaywood Sr
Oct 18, 2016
He is preceded in death by his parents; Hiram Kaywood and Jessie Qualls Kaywood, Infant son; Freddy Kaywood Jr, Brother; Billy Joe Kaywood, Sammy Kaywood, Junior Kaywood and Bob Hickam.
He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years Georgia Kaywood, Son: Freddy Kaywood III and wife Christy, Grandchildren; Alyssa Kaywood, Bailey Kaywood and Jesse Kaywood, Brothers; J.D. Kaywood, Ed...
Patricia Ann Osborne
Oct 18, 2016
Patricia Ann Osborne passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Born in Wise County, she has lived in this area most of her life. She has been an entrepreneur in many areas over her life, having owned a gas station, tax office, lavender farm, and funnel cakes. She loved to travel all over the country and world, but it didn't exceed...
May Graham (Sissy) Smith
Oct 17, 2016
May Graham (Sissy) Smith, 69, of Kingsport, after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Oncology Floor, with her loving husband and daughter by her side.She was born November 28, 1946, in Jackson, TN, to the late Bob and Elna Graham.In addition to her parents, she was...
Nancy Allen Woodward
Oct 17, 2016
Nancy Allen Woodward, 88, of Kingsport, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016. Nancy Woodward was born in Bristol, Tennessee on January 2, 1928. She was a beloved daughter to Frank and Ethel Allen. She graduated from Tennessee High School and attended one year at ETSU. She married Jackson Woodward in 1947 and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee where he was...
Margie Russell
Oct 16, 2016
Margie Russell, 86, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Wexford House.She is survived by two sons, Norman Russell and Jeff Russell; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four sisters; one brother; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 to 7:00 p.m. at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport.The graveside service...
Daniel Reid Sewell
Oct 13, 2016
Daniel Reid Sewell, 48, Kingsport, was in a car accident on Thursday, October 13, 2016, as he travelled to Charleston, South Carolina. Dan was the third son of Dr. and Mrs. David H. Sewell of Kingsport. He is survived by his parents, Mary and David, and his brother, David, Jr. of Charleston, SC. He was preceded in death by his...
Bonnie Bruner
Oct 13, 2016
Bonnie Bruner, 92, of Kingsport, died Thursday, October 13, 2016, at Asbury Place of Kingsport.She was born December 14, 1923, in Saginaw, MI. She and her husband, Chester A. Bruner, were married December 24, 1943, and moved to Kingsport, TN, where Chet worked at Tennessee Eastman. Bonnie and Chet were charter members of Waverly Road Presbyterian Church where they had...
Jerry L. Yates
Oct 12, 2016
Jerry L. Yates, 77, of Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a long illness of acute myeloid leukemia.He was born in Cross Plains, TN, September 21, 1939, as the sixth child of Herman and Azzie Lee Yates. He graduated from East Robertson High School in 1957, from Martin Methodist College in...
Joan L. (Jody) Smith
Oct 12, 2016
Joan L. Smith, 88, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Born in Laurel, Mississippi, she had lived in this area most of her life. She was very active in needlepoint and was a member of the Bays Mountain Chapter of Embroidery Guild of America. She was a faithful member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where she cherished her...
Raymond E. Coffey
Oct 11, 2016
Raymond E. Coffey, 71, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord and Savior on Tuesday at midnight, October 11, 2016 at Mountain Home VA Hospital following an extended illness. Ray was born in Kingsport where he lived most of his life. Ray was a graduate of Fall Branch High School, class of '63. After graduating, he worked at Mead Corp....
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