Obituaries
Frank Jones
Mar 4, 2016
Frank "Jonesy Baby" Jones, 71, of Fordtown Road Jonesborough, went to be with his wife, March 4, 2016. He was a loving father and grandfather, who would do anything for anybody. Frank loved to hunt and take his grandkids for a ride on the lawnmower. He will be missed by his family.He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris...
Ella Marie Head Fields
Mar 3, 2016
Marie Fields, 91, of Rogersville, Beech Creek Community, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hawkins County and was a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker and member of Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church. Marie was very devoted to her family and enjoyed cooking for her...
Phyllis Sizemore Greer
Mar 2, 2016
Phyllis S. Greer, 79, Kingsport, died Wednesday morning at her home surrounded by her family. She lived in Kingsport almost all of her life and was a 1954 graduate of Sullivan High School.Phyllis was a long time member of Sullivan Baptist Church. She worked at the Pentagon for several years, The First National Bank, as a secretary at Eastman Kodak,...
Vivian Selby
Mar 1, 2016
.Vivian Miller Selby died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Kingsport, TN. Vivian was born in Keokee, Virginia on May 12, 1914. She was a member of Liberty Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, L.U.G.E.N.S., and Glen Alpine United Methodist Church. Vivian also served as president of Sullivan High School and Sullivan Elementary School PTA several times.She was preceded in death...
Maxwell E. Epps
Mar 1, 2016
Maxwell E. Epps, 83, Church Hill, went to be with the Lord on March 1, 2016 at Wexford House in Kingsport, TN. He was born August 31, 1932 to the late William E and Mary Kate (Wilhelm) Epps. Max was a loving and devoted husband, uncle, brother, cousin and friend.After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, Max...
Blaine Calvin Gilliam
Mar 1, 2016
Blaine Calvin Gilliam, 91, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, following a brief illness. Born in Scott County, VA, he was the son of the late O' Ferrell and Ollie Victoria Alley Gilliam. He served in the U.S. Army for 3 years during WWII in the Signal Corp. and with the 880 Bomb Squadron where he earned...
Cecil Hicklyn Clendenen
Mar 1, 2016
Cecil Hicklyn Clendenen, 69, died March 1, 2016. He passed away on his farm, land he loved deeply and spent time on daily. He was born on May 28, 1946. Cecil's farm has been shared by his family for five generations and was recently certified as a Century Farm, having been occupied for over 100 consecutive years by the same...
James A. Sanderlin
Feb 29, 2016
James A. Sanderlin, 68, Johnson City, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016. He was born in Fort Robinson, Alaska. James spent 6 years in the U.S. Army, having served in The Korean War, earning the National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Good Conduct Medal. He then moved to Newport News, VA, and later moved to Northeast,...
Kenneth Johnson Cummins
Feb 29, 2016
Kenneth Johnson Cummins, 90, died peacefully on February 29, 2016 in his apartment at the home of his daughter, Catherine Lee Cummins, Ph.D. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was also living with his grandchildren, Kenneth W. "Will" Remsen and Rosalind C. Remsen. He was born in Corbin, Kentucky, on July 12, 1925, and was the son of William Talmage Cummins,...
E. Bruce "Butch" Absher
Feb 29, 2016
E. Bruce "Butch" Absher, 63, Kingsport, was called home on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness. Bruce was born in Kingsport where he had lived and worked most of his life.He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Inez Absher; sister, Faye Absher; brother, Ronnie Absher; and nephew, Henry Absher.Butch...
Nancy Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
Feb 28, 2016
Nancy Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, 71, of Kingsport, TN passed unexpectedly in her home on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Nancy was an exceptional mother that loved, guided, and supported her sons throughout their entire lives. Her work ethic, triumph of cancer, and ability to care for her children and others was truly an inspiration. She was able to balance a career while...
Mary Helen Johnson Davis
Feb 28, 2016
Mary Davis, 85, of Kingsport passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Church Hill Health Care following a lengthy illness. She was born in Scott County, Virginia and lived in various cities in the Southeast. She was a homemaker and participated in many volunteer organizations such as nursing homes, hospitals, and mental health centers in the towns where...
Alex Andes
Feb 25, 2016
Alexander Willson Andes, born June 29, 1985, in Kingsport, Tennessee to Gary and Andrea Andes, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 25, 2016, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Alex was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and attended flight school in Midland, Texas. He also attended the University of Tennessee and Northeast Community College. He loved spending time with friends and family...
Gavin Paul Jones
Feb 24, 2016
Gavin Paul Jones, 43 years old, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Gavin was born in Greene County and had lived all of his life in Limestone and Fall Branch, TN. He was a graduate of Daniel Bonne High School.Gavin was preceded in death by his father, Larry Paul Jones; grandparents, Paul and...
Nancy Wolfe
Feb 24, 2016
Nancy Faye Arnold Wolfe, age 74, went to her heavenly home on February 24th 2016 at Elmcroft Assisted Living after an extended battle with cancer. She was born July 11, 1941 in Sullivan County to the late Roy and Elizabeth "Wea" Arnold. Nancy was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend. She was a lifelong...
Larry Johnson
Feb 24, 2016
Larry Johnson, 68, of Kingsport, entered into heaven Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Kingsport and was a lifelong resident. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Johnson was employed by Eastman Chemical with 43 years of service as an electrician. He was of the Baptist...
Wanda M. Faust
Feb 24, 2016
Wanda M. Faust was born in Kingsport TN, a city she called home for most of her life, on October 11, 1929. She passed away peacefully at the Holston Valley Medical Center on February 24, 2016. During her four years at Emory and Henry College, Wanda was on the Wasps basketball team. Her sweet smile was accompanied by a fierceness...
Mary Morrison Godsey Repass
Feb 22, 2016
Mary Morrison Godsey Repass, 90, formerly of Kingsport, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Brookdale Galleria in Houston, Texas. Born in Rogersville, TN on September 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Trigg and Pearl Mae Klepper Godsey. Mary was a longtime member of Lynn Garden Presbyterian Church (now New Hope Evangelical Presbyterian Church). Mary...
Lloyd White
Feb 21, 2016
Lloyd White, 83, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 21, 2016. Born in Greene County, he had resided most of his life in Fall Branch. He was a graduate of Baileyton High School and East Tennessee State University. Lloyd was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, for a...
Samuel "Ed" Edson Blanchard
Feb 19, 2016
Samuel "Ed" Edson Blanchard, age 91, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016.He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts. Ed was a WWII veteran of the Army Air Corp. having served as a RADAR countermeasures operator officer. He worked as an adhesive chemist. Ed retired from Pierce & Stevens Chemical Corporation in Buffalo, NY in 1986 and moved to Kingsport at...
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