Obituaries
Marie Hutchinson Hunter
Aug 4, 2014
Marie Hutchinson Hunter, Kingsport, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2014. Marie was known to all in the Tri-Cities area as a talented promoter of music and the arts for Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, Tennessee, and East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a wonderful teacher of music both for Dobyns-Bennett and for private piano students.She was born...
Harold Slemp
Aug 4, 2014
Harold R. Slemp, 76, Kingsport, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014. Harold attended Lynn View High School. He joined the Navy and following the Navy worked for Sperry/Univac. Harold later became a residential developer working on projects including Preston Forest, Chesterfield, Quail Creek, Ridgefields, Breckinridge and Fall Creek. He was a car enthusiast, particularly Corvettes. Harold loved his grandchildren...
David Sanford Needham
Aug 2, 2014
David Sanford Needham, born December 27, 1946 in Knoxville, Tennessee, died at Wellmont Hospice House Saturday, August 2, 2014, surrounded by many friends and loved ones. He leaves a wife, Sally Kelly of Kingsport; two brothers, Leland Needham and wife Judy of Waterford, Michigan, and Danny Needham of Detroit Michigan. David led a very rich and abundant life and added...
Opal Patterson Sells
Aug 2, 2014
Opal Patterson Sells, 90, of Kingsport entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Opal was born on May 9, 1924 in Hawkins County, TN and had resided in Kingsport for most of her life. She retired from Tennessee Eastman Company in 1958. Opal was a life member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post #3. She was a born...
Edith Depew Lawson
Aug 2, 2014
Edith Depew Lawson, 93, of Kingsport passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Indian Path Medical Center after a short illness. Born on September 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Rosa Depew. She was an active and loyal member of Cedar View Independent Methodist Church for 65 years. Edith is preceded in death by her...
Pauline B. Chase
Aug 1, 2014
Pauline B. Chase, 90, of Kingsport passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at Greystone Healthcare. She was born September 15, 1923 and was a member of Eastern Star Free Will Baptist Church where she was in attendance for many years. Pauline was a very loving and caring person who loved her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her...
Buddie Ray Hawkins
Jul 30, 2014
Buddie Ray Hawkins, 69, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at his daughter's home. He was born in Sullivan County and was a lifelong resident. Buddie was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He attended Pleasant View Baptist Church. Buddie enjoyed fishing and loved his family.He was preceded...
Herbert Randal McGaha
Jul 30, 2014
Herbert Randal McGaha, 73, Kingsport, died at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Indian Path Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was employed with Eastman Chemical Manufacturing for 34 years, retiring in 1998. He was a member of Kingsport Masonic Lodge #688 F&AM. Randal's hobby was helping others.Randal was preceded...
Becky Lemmons Duckworth
Jul 28, 2014
Becky Lemmons Duckworth, 49, Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, July 28, 2014, at her residence surrounded by her family. Born in Kingsport on February 18, 1965, a daughter of the late John C. and Mable Lemmons, she had resided in this area her entire life. Becky was a Christian who will be remembered as a loving...
Beverly Nelson McGinnis
Jul 26, 2014
Beverly Nelson McGinnis, 79, of Kingsport passed away peacefully following an extended illness on Saturday, July 26, 2014. She was a graduate of East Tennessee State College. Beverly retired from teaching in the Kingsport school system from Ross N. Robinson Middle School where she taught sixth grade. She also was a teacher at Andrew Johnson Elementary School. Beverly was a...
Jack Ray Martin
Jul 26, 2014
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."2 Timothy 4:7Mr. Jack Ray Martin, 79, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord July 26, 2014. Jack graduated from Dobyn's-Bennett High School in 1952 and served in the US Navy from 1952-1960. He attended East Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee....
Larry Glynn Mitchell
Jul 25, 2014
Larry Glynn Mitchell, 67, of Kingsport passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 25, 2014.He was a former welder of Kline Iron and Steel in Columbia, South Carolina, for over 20 years. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran. Larry's favorite hobby was riding his Harley. He also enjoyed fishing.Larry was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church.He was preceded in death...
Betty L. Dodson
Jul 25, 2014
Mrs. Betty L. Dodson, 75, of Kingsport, passed away unexpectedly, Friday afternoon at Holston Valley Medical Center, July 25, 2014. Betty was born in Rutledge graduating from Rutledge High School, class of 1957. Betty moved to Kingsport with her husband Bill in December 1957. She was a homemaker and a loving caregiver for many of her family members. She was...
Robert Lee Munal Sr
Jul 23, 2014
Robert Lee Munal, Sr., 75, of Kingsport, died after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, he had resided in Kingsport for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman in Bethesda, Maryland. Lee enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family.He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. John Munal...
Doris Evelyn Rogers
Jul 22, 2014
Doris Evelyn Abernathy Rogers of Kingsport passed away on Tuesday, July 22 at Preston Place II, ending a life of love and dedication to her family and friends.Mrs. Rogers was born in Dandridge, Tennessee on June 27, 1930 and was the second daughter of Carl Linton Abernathy and Winnie Atchley Abernathy. She grew up in Dandridge, an idyllic childhood that...
Terry Chase
Jul 22, 2014
Terry P. Chase, 70, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Wellmont Hospice House following an illness of cancer and dementia.Terry was born in Kingsport on April 12, 1944, and lived his entire life here . He was saved at an early age at Glenwood Baptist Church where he became a member and had served as an ordained...
Brooke Allison Bowders
Jul 22, 2014
Brooke Allison Bowders, 20, of Fall Branch, passed away Tuesday evening (July 22, 2014) at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Alexandria, VA, she had resided in Fall Branch for the past 8 years. She was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and was attending East Tennessee State University.Brooke is survived by her parents, Mitch and Cindy Bowders,...
Inez Ruth McCamey Parton
Jul 20, 2014
Mrs. Inez McCamey Parton, 90, of Fall Branch, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a member of Pine Grove Free Will Baptist church and loved the Lord with all her heart. She lived a life of kindness and was affectionately known as "Granny" to many.She was...
Ann Clemens Overton
Jul 18, 2014
Ann Clemens Overton of Kingsport passed away on Friday, July 18, 2014.Ann was born on January 30, 1936, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She attended Michigan State College, University of Colorado and University of Arkansas in Little Rock, where she obtained a degree in education. For several years she taught school in the Denver City School...
Valerie "Reenie" Ketron Williams
Jul 18, 2014
Valerie "Reenie" Ketron Williams, 55, Kingsport, daughter of Karl and Valerie Ketron and wife of Greg Williams, passed away on Friday (July 18, 2014) at Holston Valley Medical Center surrounded by her family, after a noble fight with a brain tumor. Reenie was born and raised in Kingsport. She graduated in 1978 from Dobyns-Bennett High School and then went on...
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