Obituaries
Elizabeth (Lib) Crawford Roper
Dec 27, 2014
Elizabeth (Lib) Crawford Roper, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Steadman Hill.A native of Maryville, Tennessee, Lib was born on July 25, 1926. After graduating from Maryville College with a major in biology, she moved to Johnson City and worked at East Tennessee State College (now ETSU) as secretary to the dean.In 1951, she married Arthur D....
Maxine White King
Dec 27, 2014
Maxine White King died Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Wellmont Hospice in Bristol, TN.Born in Kingsport in 1916, she graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and was a lifelong member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. After retirement, Maxine and Cam spent Januarys with friends in Daytona Beach, FL, and traveled to Rome, Italy and Hawaii. They spent their weekends...
John "Jack" Anders
Dec 27, 2014
John "Jack" Norman Anders, 75, of Kingsport, went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 27, 2014. He graduated in 1957 from Monongahela High School. He worked in the mining manufacturing industry for over 35 years. Most recently he worked as the maintenance director for Wellington Place. He was a devoted member of St. Peter the Apostle Anglican...
Blain "Buck" Johnson
Dec 26, 2014
Blain "Buck" Johnson, 80, of Kingsport passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 due to injuries of an automobile accident.Buck served in the US Army and was a Kingsport firefighter for many years. He retired from Lowe's after putting in 10 years. He loved to watch wrestling and watch the birds as they ate from the feeders that he kept full.He...
Claude C. Vaughn
Dec 23, 2014
Claude C. Vaughn, 69, Church Hill, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born in Wise County, VA on February 6, 1945 to Bud and Ida Barnett Vaughn. Claude served in the U.S. Army in Korea. He was a member of State Line Baptist Church.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Mary Lynn Cannon Van Huss
Dec 23, 2014
Mary Lynn Cannon Van Huss, born June 13, 1923 in New Castle, IN to Blaine and Lucy Cannon, passed peacefully with her daughter and son-in-law by her bedside on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Mary Lynn was baptized and received Christ as her savior at an early age, and was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church in Elizabethton, TN.Mary...
Danny Richard Wyrick
Dec 23, 2014
Danny R. Wyrick, 64, Kingsport, was called home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, December 23, 2014. He was born and raised in Kingsport where he continued to reside his entire life. He was a 1968 graduate of Sullivan High School. Danny was a devout Christian of the Baptist faith. He was a certified welder for a...
Joyce Ann Bell
Dec 22, 2014
Joyce A. Smith Bell, 71, of Kingsport, passed away December 22, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.Born and raised in Maryland, Joyce moved to Tennessee in 1963 where she spent the remainder of her life. She earned her cosmetology license in 1990. She enjoyed reading, gardening, and bird watching, but most of all she enjoyed...
Helen Louise Marion
Dec 22, 2014
Helen Louise Marion, 93, Blountville, died at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, she graduated from Blountville High School in 1939 and from ETSU in 1943. Helen was employed with Eastman Kodak prior to retirement. She was a member of the Blountville United Methodist Church. She was preceded...
Roy Rector
Dec 20, 2014
Roy Rector, 63, Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014.Arrangements will be announced by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport.
Stella K. Gillenwater
Dec 18, 2014
Stella Olivet Kelly Gillenwater, Kingsport, TN, 93, went to be with the Lord early Thursday morning (Dec. 18, 2014) following a brief illness. Mrs. Gillenwater was born in in Keokee, VA and had resided in Kingsport for most of her life.Stella was a member of First Baptist Church and a life time member of the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge....
Inez Bennett
Dec 18, 2014
Carrie Inez Teague Bennett, 88, of Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center with her family by her side. Born in Washington County, TN on June 6, 1926, a daughter of the late William Edward and Carrie Alice Brown Teague, she resided in this area most of her life. She was the...
Kathy Hoss Sams
Dec 18, 2014
Kathy Hoss Sams, 62, of Kingsport, left the sorrows of the earth and was welcomed by the joy of the Lord on Thursday, December 18, 2014. She was the daughter of Carmaleta Breeden Hoss and the late Carl Hoss. Kathy loved to garden and canning and was a huge Elvis and Ben Portsmouth fan. She was a member of Christ...
Robert Gene Hulse
Dec 17, 2014
Robert Gene Hulse, 74, Jonesborough, TN, passed away at Life Care Center of Gray on Wednesday, December 17, 2014.Robert served in the Army in the 60s as an airborne soldier. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Mary Hulse.Robert is survived by his son, Jonathon Hulse of Henning, TN; his sisters, Viola Keys and Martha Dean and...
Fran Morelock
Dec 15, 2014
Fran Morelock, 74, of Rogersville went to be with the Lord Monday, December 15, 2014 at her home.Born in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Carrie Tate Nelson. She was a member of New Haven Church for many years. Fran's hobbies included spending all the time she possibly could with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren....
James H. (Jim) Witt
Dec 15, 2014
James H. (Jim) Witt, 84, Kingsport, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Jim was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. He graduated from Hiwassee High School, Hiwassee College, and then from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a major in Agriculture.He was retired from Armstrong Construction Company where he served as Treasurer....
Mary Light
Dec 15, 2014
Mary Hutchins Christian Light, 75, Rogersville, went home to be with the Lord Monday (December 15, 2014) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Sullivan County, TN, on January 8, 1939, a daughter of the late Solomon and Fannie Hutchins, she has resided in this area her entire life.Mary was a caregiver and was of the Baptist faith. She...
Wallace Hoskins
Dec 13, 2014
Wallace Troy Hoskins, 87, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Lee County, VA and spent most of his life in Kingsport. He is a graduate of Sullivan High School. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in World War II and the...
Mark Scott Lane
Dec 13, 2014
Mark Scott Lane, 45, Church Hill, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014. He is now in the eternal joy of his heavenly home. He was a 1987 graduate of Tri-Cities Christian School. He was a past employee of Food City, Eastman Road, for several years before leaving due to health issues. Mark enjoyed listening to bluegrass and gospel music. He...
Leroy Pearson
Dec 11, 2014
Leroy F. Pearson, 86, of Nickelsville, VA passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his home.He was born in Washington County, TN where he lived until moving to Nickelsville in 1986. He retired in 1986 from Eastman where he worked in the Organic Chemicals Division. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church where...
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