Obituaries
Tip E. Lyons
Feb 18, 2014
Tip E. Lyons, 83, Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Indian Path Medical Center. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Japan and Germany, participating in the Berlin Airlift. Tip established residence in Washington County, TN early in 1950 and attended ETSU. He was employed by General Electric (jet propulsion), ERCO, and LINK Aviation, designing and...
Mary Cole Dishner
Feb 18, 2014
Born October 23, 1921, Mary Cole Dishner, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2014. In her 92 years, she touched many lives. Mary resided at Wellmont Madison House for the past 13 years and the family appreciates all the love and care given to her. She was...
Homer "Sonny" Cox
Feb 18, 2014
Homer Cox, 66, Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Homer graduated from Sullivan High School where he played football, basketball and baseball. He was an avid UT fan and enjoyed life to the fullest. He retired after 27 years at Eastman Chemical Company, where he worked in the Tenite Department. Homer participated in...
Sara Ruth Hurd
Feb 17, 2014
Sara Ruth Hurd, 67, Kingsport, TN, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014.She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.Sara was preceded in death by her parents, Mack and Gladys Cheek; and sister, Nancy Dotson.She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Bill Hurd; daughters, Tami Bumgarner, and Lora Athey and husband, Jason; step-daughter, Teresa Vest and husband, Bill;...
Anna Mae Douglas
Feb 16, 2014
Anna Douglas, 91, of Kingsport, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Life Care Center of Gray after a short period of declining health. Anna was born July 17, 1922 in Kingsport, TN where she resided her entire life. For the past 10 years Anna called Preston Place II and Preston Place Suites her home. Special thanks to the staff for...
Lee M. White
Feb 15, 2014
Lee M. "L.M." White, age 85, Kingsport, passed away on February 15, 2014, at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport, TN, after a brief illness.He was born in Kingsport, TN, on September 15, 1928. He was a member of Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church. He retired from Smith Mechanical Contractors at age 65 and continued to work and help the people...
Jean Hay Williams
Feb 15, 2014
Jean Patricia Hay Williams, 90, Kingsport, died on Saturday (February 15, 2014) at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born January 27, 1924, in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada, she spent her early life in Brownsville Junction, Maine. Her family moved to Spencer, NC, where she graduated from Spencer High School in 1940. She was a 1944 graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury,...
Robbie Chandler
Feb 14, 2014
Robbie Chandler, 45, Kingsport, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport.He was preceded in death by his father, George Chandler, and one sister, Lisa Hall.Robbie is survived by his loving mother and step father, Mary and Claude Dingus, Kingsport; one sister, Betsy Gragg and husband Oman, Kingsport; four children, Kimberly,...
Weldon D. Duncan
Feb 13, 2014
Weldon D. Duncan, 88, Kingsport, TN, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014, at his home. He was born in Kingsport June 11, 1925 to the late Oscar C. Duncan, Sr., and Pearl Dillow Duncan. Weldon was a Navy veteran. He and his wife Jo were very active in square dancing.His wife, Jo Johnson Duncan, sister-in-law, Yolanda Gollehon and brother-in-law, Everett...
E. Ruth Chase
Feb 13, 2014
E. Ruth Chase, 83, Kingsport, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at her residence following a period of declining health.Born in Kingsport on September 26, 1930, a daughter of the late Claude T. and Kate Hite Chase, she had resided in this area her entire life.Ruth is survived by her children, Nancy Parrish, Gautier, Mississippi, Michael Chase and...
Lorraine Furbee
Feb 13, 2014
Lorraine Furbee, 87, Kingsport, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014, at Remington House. She was a native of Scott County Virginia. Lorraine had lived in the Washington D.C. area for most of her life and had moved to Kingsport in 1998. She was a graduate of Berea College, Berea, KY, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Daniel H. "Pappy" Smith
Feb 12, 2014
Daniel H. Smith, 68, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Daniel was born in Hawkins County Tennessee, one of three triplets, to Arthur and Nellie Smith. He retired from General Shale, where he was known as "Hippie", after 34 years of service. Daniel was a host of...
June Quarles Coleman
Feb 11, 2014
June Quarles Coleman, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her home. She was a 1952 graduate of Baptist Hospital, Nursing in Knoxville. June started her career at Holston Valley Hospital in 1952, later working for a private physician in Church Hill, TN. She became a full-time mother and housewife in 1962 and was a member of St. Matthew...
Jean Bush White
Feb 11, 2014
Jean Bush White passed away following a life of service devoted to her family and her community. Born on May 1, in Snowflake, Scott County, Virginia, Jean was the youngest of three children born to Charles H. and Ethel Dovie Bush. Her brother, Joe Droke, and her sister, Mary Ruth McConnell preceded her in death. Jean grew up on a...
Charles Melton Eberhart III
Feb 10, 2014
Charles Melton Eberhart III, 47, of Nashville, died February 10, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. He spent his boyhood years in Kingsport. He graduated from the Landmark School, from West Virginia Wesleyan College, and earned a Master's degree from Simmons College. After college, he returned to the Landmark School where he joined the staff, teaching art and math. He later worked...
Phyllis Ann Cole
Feb 9, 2014
Phyllis Ann Cole, 62, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and had graduated from Lynn View High School. Phyllis attended House of Prayer Church in the Beech Creek Community.She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Matilda McMillian and brother, Billy...
Reggie L. McConnell
Feb 9, 2014
Reggie L. McConnell, 53, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly, on Sunday, February 9, 2014, surrounded by his family and friends. A native of Houston, TX he was the son of the late William Walter and Velvie Necessary McConnell. Reggie was a true Vols fan and loved anything to do with the outdoors. He was a wonderful...
Fred Dotson
Feb 8, 2014
Fred Dotson of Kingsport passed away at home after a brief illness on Saturday, February 8, 2014.He served in the Army during the Korean War. He was a long-term member of the Kingsport Antique and Rod Club and owner of Kingsport Body Works.Fred was preceded in death by his grandson, Jarret Long. He is survived by his devoted wife of...
Emory Howard Mays
Feb 8, 2014
Emory Howard Mays, 76, of Lebanon, TN, died February 8, 2014. Mr. Mays was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was the son of the late, Paul Wilson and Kathleen Howard Mays. Mr. Mays was also preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Mays and his sister, Pat Bentley.He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Sharber; brothers, Ben...
Sylvia Hetrick
Feb 8, 2014
Sylvia Hetrick, 68, Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Services will be private.
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