Obituaries
Gloria Mondesire
Jul 10, 2013
Gloria Mondesire, 88, of Kingsport, formerly of New York City, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. She was born and raised in New York City. She attended business school and had retired from the New York City Department of Social Services where she was a secretary. She had resided in Kingsport in the early 90s after retirement, then returned...
Sandy Linkous
Jul 9, 2013
Sandy Linkous, 65, of Kingsport, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Born in Kingsport, where she resided all of her life, she was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and retired from the Kingsport Press where she worked for many years. Sandy was an avid University of Tennessee Lady Vols Basketball fan and NASCAR (Jimmie Johnson) fan. She loved her...
Avis Wright Phillips
Jul 8, 2013
"She has irresistible charm and personality." Sullivania Annual, 1941Avis Wright Phillips of Kingsport went home to be with the Lord, Monday, July 8, 2013, at Holston Manor.Born in Waynesville, NC, a daughter of the late Gaither Jefferson and Lillie Mae Wilson Wright, she has resided in this area most of her life. She was a graduate of Sullivan High School.She...
Julia Woods Francisco
Jul 8, 2013
Julia Woods Francisco, age 92, of Kingsport, formerly of Church Hill, TN passed away July 8, 2013.She was a member of Grange Hall United Methodist Church and an active member of WSCS for many years. Her church family was very important to her. She was also a member of the Fairview Chapter of the Eastern Star.Julia had a long career...
Jane Mellons
Jul 8, 2013
Jane Mellons, 65, of Kingsport, went to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, July 8, 2013, after an apparent heart attack. Born in Wise County, Virginia, she had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Jane had worked as a hairdresser at Rich's for many years.She was preceded in death by her parents, Caner and Lola Sizemore, brothers, Cecil...
Teddy McClain Sr
Jul 6, 2013
Teddy McClain, Sr., 59, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, at his home following a brief illness. Native and lifetime resident of Sullivan County, he was owner and operator of McClain Concrete. Teddy is survived by his sons, T. J. McClain and wife, Kim, Kingsport, and Dakota McClain, Kingsport; daughters, Vanessa Kilian and husband, Mike, Johnson City, and...
Bertha Edith Rhoten
Jul 6, 2013
Bertha Edith Blevins Rhoten, 90, formerly of Gray, TN, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Close to Home Hospice House in Gillette, Wyoming. Born in Russell County, VA, on January 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Hobart and Martha Clifton Blevins, she has lived in this area most of her life. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her...
Mary Michelle Trabue Castell
Jul 6, 2013
Michelle "Shelly" Trabue Castell, age 47, of Dawsonville, GA died July 6, 2013 at Emory University Hospital. She was a loving wife and mother who loved to travel, garden and was very enthusiastic and adventurous. She was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, class of 1984 and Agnes Scott College in 1988. Shelly was a Budget Coordinator with Federal Reserve...
Thomas H. Coleman Jr
Jul 6, 2013
Thomas H. Coleman, Jr., 76, a lifelong resident of Kingsport, TN, was born on October 11, 1936, in Statesville, N.C. passed away Saturday evening July 6, 2013, in Clarksville, TN.He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from Raytheon Corporation as a machinist. He was a lifelong railroad enthusiast and model railroader. Thomas was a devoted...
Ira Lynn Overbay
Jul 5, 2013
Ira Lynn Overbay, 62, of Fall Branch passed away Friday, July 5, 2013. Ira was born in Rogersville, TN, July 19, 1950. Ira worked at Parkway Buick for 11 years as a body man. He then went to work at Eastman Chemical Company for 30 years. He truly enjoyed shooting IDPA and the people he met. Ira was a loving...
Richard "Trixie" Parks
Jul 4, 2013
Ricky "Trixie" Parks, 62, of Nickelsville, VA, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a lengthy battle with cancer.He was preceded in death by an infant son, Ricky Parks, Jr.; his father and mother, S.V. and Alice Parks; and two sisters and their husbands, Fern and Arnold Harris and Faye and Bob Slaughter....
Charles Boyer
Jul 4, 2013
Charles Boyer, 89, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County and graduate of Sullivan High School and East Tennessee State University. Charles was a retired chemist from Eastman Kodak following 35 years of service. He was a member of Cassidy United...
Frances Manis Leedy
Jul 2, 2013
Frances Manis Leedy, 48, Kingsport, was called home to be with the Lord early Tuesday morning at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Kingsport where she had lived her entire life. Frances had worked as a waitress and bartender at various restaurants. She was a graduate of Sullivan South High School. Frances was of the Christian...
Bobbie Jo Coffman
Jul 2, 2013
Bobbie Jo Coffman, 44, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at her residence after battling with a long illness. She was born in Kingsport on June 17, 1969, a daughter of the late Betty Jo Sharp Crawford and her father Conley Thomas Absher, she had resided in this area her entire life....
Mary Frances Deason
Jul 2, 2013
Mary Frances "Fran" Deason, 78, passed away at her home in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was born in Dora, Alabama on October 29, 1934a€"the younger of two children born to Burgess Ware Johnson and Clifford W. Johnson. After her mother passed away when she was quite young, she was adopted by her aunt and uncle, Myrtle and William Scott Carter...
Michael J. LaGuardia
Jul 1, 2013
Michael J. LaGuardia, 53, of Kingsport, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 1, 2013. Michael was a loving father, husband and brother. He was born December 21, 1959 in Kingsport, Tennessee where he resided his entire life. Michael was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church.At the age of 17, Michael graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School....
Nannie Byington Thomas
Jun 30, 2013
Nannie Byington Thomas, 77, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Wexford House. Born in Sullivan County, TN on April 6, 1936, a daughter of the late Elmer and Alpha Nelms Byington, she was a resident of Richmond, VA for 20 years, returning to this area in 1970. She will always...
Willie V. Arnold
Jun 28, 2013
Willie V. Arnold, 88, Mount Carmel went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 28, 2013, at Indian Path Medical Center. She was born in Scott County Virginia and had resided in Hawkins County for the last several years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Church Hill. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...
Mary Lee Olinger
Jun 28, 2013
Mary Lee Olinger, 73, passed away on June 28, 2013, with her family by her side.She was born in Norton, Virginia, but lived in the Kingsport area most of her life. She was a 1959 graduate of Lynn View High School. She retired from Regions Bank and WalMart, where she was a Department Manager. She loved spending time with her...
Johnny Reed Orfield
Jun 27, 2013
Johnny Reed Orfield, 75, of Kingsport, won his battle with cancer and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 27, 2013.Johnny loved to sing and play the guitar. He loved country music and was very knowledgeable about it. He was a loving and gentle father.He was a member of Morrison Chapel United Methodist Church.Johnny was preceded in death...
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