Obituaries
Earnest B. Malone
Jan 29, 2012
Earnest B. "Ozzie" Malone, 88, Fall Branch, died Sunday morning, January 29, 2012, at Greystone Health Care after an extended illness. He was a lifelong farmer in Washington and Greene Counties and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Penley Malone, his parents and five brothers.Earnest is survived by his sons, Joe Malone and...
Betty Jo Sharp
Jan 28, 2012
Betty Jo Sharp, 63, Kingsport, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012, at her daughter's home while surrounded by her entire family following a brief illness. She will be greatly missed.Betty was born in Kingsport where she had resided her entire life. She worked at the Mountaineer Restaurant for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and...

Margaret McClain Hawkins
Jan 27, 2012
Margaret McClain Hawkins, 46, of Fall Branch, passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at Holston Manor.She is survived by her daughter Jackie Lee White and husband, Jason; three grandchildren, Alexis, Jaden and Kloe; two brothers, Charles Anthony McClain, Brian McClain and wife, Sherry; and three nieces and one nephew.A memorial service will be conducted on February 2, 2012 at 12:00...

Shirley Faye Ragle Bise
Jan 24, 2012
Shirley Faye Ragle Bise, 78, of Mount Carmel, died Friday, January 20, 2012 at Holston Valley Medical Center.She was a lifelong resident of Hawkins County and retired from Sprint after 20 years of service.Shirley came to know the Lord at the age of 13 at Mt. Mitchell Primitive Baptist Church. She was a member of Liberty Hill Evangelical Methodist Church.She...
Jim Tomlinson
Jan 23, 2012
Jim Tomlinson, 69, of Kingsport, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Vanderbilt Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Pennington Gap, VA and had resided most of his life in Kingsport, TN. Jim was a recreational licensed pilot and avid fisherman. He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his family and grandchildren on the lake.He...

Bernice Lee Phillips
Jan 23, 2012
Bernice Lee Phillips, 57, Kingsport, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Indian Path Medical Center. She was a graduate of Lynn View High School, Lees-McRae College and East Tennessee State University. She was a member of the First Christian Church.She was preceded in death by her father, grandparents and one aunt.Bernice is survived by her Mother, Helen Phillips...
Bertha Davis
Jan 22, 2012
Bertha Davis, 98 of Kingsport, formerly of Fall Branch, passed away from complications of pneumonia on Sunday, January, 22, 2012. She died peacefully, surrounded by family.Bertha was born on May 27, 1913, in Hancock County, TN. She was the oldest of 6 children and weighed 3 lbs at birth and was given little chance of survival. She not only survived...

Howard Edward Payne
Jan 22, 2012
Howard Edward Payne, 42, of Bristol, VA, died Sunday January 22, 2012 of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.Born in Arlington, VA, on June 3, 1969, Edward spent the early years of his life living overseas in Italy and Panama. By the time he returned to the United States to live in southwest Virginia, Edward was fluent in English, Italian,...
Frank McAninch
Jan 21, 2012
Frank McAninch, 73, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Wexford House.He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and a veteran of the U. S. Army. Frank retired from Tennessee Eastman. Preceding him in death were his parents, Roscoe and Alice McAninch; three brothers, R. C. McAninch, Bob McAninch and James McAninch; four sisters,...
Margie Sue Ensor Sullivan
Jan 20, 2012
Margie Sue Ensor Sullivan, of Kingsport, passed away at the age of 66 at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Sue was born in Sullivan County on December 16, 1945. She attended and graduated from Blountville High School.Sue was a loving mother and grandmother, best known as "Nana" and "Mama Sue". She...

Clalie Carico
Jan 20, 2012
Clalie Carico, 84, Kingsport, died at 7:45 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness.Clalie was born in Scott County, Virginia and had been a resident of Kingsport for most of her life. She was of the Baptist faith.Her husband, James H. Carico; two sons, Curtis and Bobby Carico; and daughter, Ruby Pugh...
Chris Cabell
Jan 20, 2012
Chris Cabell, 49, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 20, 2012 at her home. She was born in Lebanon, Virginia and had resided in Kingsport for the past 15 years. Chris was a 1981 graduate of Honaker High School. She had worked for People's Bank for several years and had attended Homeland Baptist Church. Chris was...
James R. LeVar
Jan 19, 2012
In loving memory - James Richard LeVar, age 75, of Kingsport, TN, formally of Seminole, FL, died on January 19, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. James was a Christian and member of Grace Covenant Church of Kingsport, TN. He was a loving husband, adoring father, proud grandfather, special pops, good friend and neighbor and a...
Irene Osborne
Jan 18, 2012
Irene Osborne went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born in Lebanon, Virginia, the youngest of 15 children. She was involved in missions, the Josie Reid Bible Study, and coordinated visitation ministries for twelve years, making sure people who were not able to attend had someone who would visit them at...
Travis Scott Lawson
Jan 18, 2012
Travis S. Lawson, 35, Gray, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.Travis graduated from Daniel Boone High School and served twelve years in the U.S. Navy. He loved his family, NASCAR, animals, Tennessee, and serving his country. He was a natural leader and had no idea the positive impact he had...
Mary Rose Cloud
Jan 17, 2012
Mary Rose Cloud, 86, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born in Appalachia, VA and had resided in Kingsport most of her life. She grew up in Jonesville, VA and attended Radford College. Mary was a member of Clouds Bend UMC and retired from Toohey and...

Sue Ervin Miller
Jan 17, 2012
Helen Sue Ervin Miller, 83, of Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, January 17th at Wellmont Hospice House following a lingering illness. A native of Scott County, she had lived in Kingsport most of her life. She was an interior decorator having worked for W.B. Green, Deels and Grindstaff Interiors. She was of the Methodist faith.She was preceded in death by her...
Ozena Chase Carroll
Jan 17, 2012
Ozena Chase Carroll, of Sulphur Springs died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on January 17, 2012 at Indian Path Medical Center.Mrs. Carroll was a Baptist and a native of the Eastern Star Community. She was the daughter of the late Elbert Earl Chase and Eileen Hawk Chase.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard...
Ralph Edward Hudson
Jan 16, 2012
Ralph Edward Hudson, Jr., 80, of Kingsport, TN died on Monday, January 16, 2012, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born on February 4, 1931, in Pawtucket, RI, and grew up in Attleboro, MA. Ralph received his BS in Textile Engineering from Lowell Textile Institute in Lowell, MA. He retired as Vice President from Eastman Chemical Products, Inc....
Glenn Nickels Barker
Jan 16, 2012
Glenn Nickels Barker, 82, son of the late S.E. and Gertrude Nickels Barker, died Monday, January 16th at Holston Valley Medical Center. Glenn was born January 21, 1929 in Detroit, but lived the majority of his life in Kingsport. He was a 1946 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School where he was voted most studious. Glenn attended Emory and Henry College...