Obituaries

Dr. Lyle Richardson Smith

Dr. Lyle Richardson Smith

Sep 3, 2011

Lyle Richardson Smith, M.D. 1923 - 2011Dr. Lyle Richardson Smith of Kingsport, TN passed away early Saturday morning, September 3, 2011 at his home.Dr. Smith wished to be remembered for his service to the people of this area. He delivered approximately 3, 000 babies in his practice. The practice of medicine was a joy to Dr. Smith and he was...

Manley L. Mitchell

Manley L. Mitchell

Sep 2, 2011

Manley L. Mitchell, 79, Kingsport, passed away on Friday, September 02, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Manley was born in Amory, Mississippi and moved to Kingsport in 1980. He was a manager for J.C. Penney, retiring in 1992 after 40 years of service. Manley was a member of First Baptist Church of Kingsport and a member of the...

Leo J. Fix

Leo J. Fix

Aug 30, 2011

Leo J. Fix, age 81, passed away peacefully with her family in attendance after a brief illness on August, 30, 2011 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro, TN. She was born on April 1, 1930 in Marion, N.C. the daughter of W.G. and Mary Jane Jarrett. She attended Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina. On May 31, 1952 she married...

Mary Jo Ann Wyatt Edens

Mary Jo Ann Wyatt Edens

Aug 29, 2011

Mary Jo Ann Wyatt Edens passed away courageously on Monday August 29, 2011 after battling cancer. Mary Jo was born September 12, 1937 in Spartanburg County, SC. She graduated from Boiling Springs High School and Cecil's Business College. She served the USAF during the Korean War, monitoring positions of aircraft at the Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs.Mary Jo married...

Marie Elizabeth Chance

Marie Elizabeth Chance

Aug 28, 2011

Marie Elizabeth Chance, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord at her home on 9:56 p.m. Sunday, August 28th, 2011.Born in New Brunswick, Canada, she moved to Houlton, Maine early in her life. She was a graduate of Russell Sage School of Nursing and then went on to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where she received her...

Dale Donald

Dale Donald

Aug 28, 2011

Dale Donald, 37, of Kingsport died Sunday morning at 2:15 a.m. at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol after an extended illness with brain cancer.He was a life-long resident of Kingsport. Dale was a 1993 graduate of Sullivan North High School. He owned and operated Golf Carts-To-Go in Kingsport for many years. He was of the Baptist faith. The family...

James Jim Cecil Lay

James Jim Cecil Lay

Aug 27, 2011

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2James Jim Cecil Lay, Sr., 85, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday, August 27, 2011. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, who was very compassionate and humble. Jim loved...

Eugene R. Shelton

Eugene R. Shelton

Aug 27, 2011

Eugene R. Shelton, 87, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness.Born in Scott County, VA, he had resided in Kingsport since 1941. Gene served in the U. S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946 in the Third Army under General George...

Clanthe V. Dykes

Clanthe V. Dykes

Aug 26, 2011

Clanthe V. Dykes, 80, died Friday, August 26, 2011 at home in Kingsport. She was born in Kingsport, graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, and attended Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, MO. Clanthe was employed for several years with Tennessee Valley Authority TVA in Chattanooga and Johnson City, retiring in 1994.She was preceded in death by her parents, Kent and Sue...

James Howard "Jim" Trent

James Howard "Jim" Trent

Aug 26, 2011

James Howard "Jim" Trent departed this life to be with Jesus on Friday, August 26, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.He was born in Rogersville, TN on November 6, 1938, the oldest son of the late Bill and Nadine Trent. Jim was saved and baptized during a revival at Henards Chapel Baptist Church in June of 1949. He joined...

Cody Alan Rector Miller

Cody Alan Rector Miller

Aug 26, 2011

Cody Allen Rector Miller, aged 23, of Limestone, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 26, 2011 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was preceded in death by his father, Allen Miller and grandmother, Wilma Rector.Cody is survived by his mother, Mavis Guthrie of Jonesborough; grandfather, Harlan Rector of Jonesborough; grandfather and grandmother, Robert and Mitzi...

Mark Clark

Mark Clark

Aug 25, 2011

Mark William Clark, age 42, of Kingsport, passed away with his father at his side on August 25th. He was born September 13, 1968 at U.S. Air Force Base Hospital, RAF Lakenheath, England.He was a graduate of Sullivan South High School and attended Northeast State. Mark worked at Fingerhut and was a member of Colonial Heights United Methodist Church. Mark...

Zane Lamar Dawson

Zane Lamar Dawson

Aug 25, 2011

Zane Lamar Dawson, 84, of Fall Branch, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at his home. Born in Morgantown, W. VA November 3, 1926, living his early years in Homecamp, Pa and Kingsport, TN and moving to Fall Branch, TN in 1936, living there the remainder of his life. Zane was a WW II Navy veteran serving in the Pacific...

Mildred Shirley Davis

Mildred Shirley Davis

Aug 25, 2011

Shirley Davis, 73, Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011.A lifelong resident of Kingsport, she was a homemaker and also worked at A&L, having retired after 14 years of service.Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Juanita Johnson and her sister, Jean Horton.She is survived by: her two daughters, Kathy Williams and husband Danny and Kristi...

Dana Olivine Poston Larkey

Dana Olivine Poston Larkey

Aug 25, 2011

Dana Olivine Poston Larkey, 95, of Orlando, Florida, died Thursday, August 25, 2011 in Orlando, Florida after an extended illness. Born January 16, 1916 in Washington County, Virginia, Dana lived most of her adult life in Kingsport. She attended Mary Dalton Secretarial School and during World War II she worked for the U. S. Postal Service. Later she worked a...

Edith Brown Shipley

Edith Brown Shipley

Aug 23, 2011

"She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her."Proverbs 3:15Edith B. Shipley, 86, departed this world for her heavenly home on August 23, 2011.She was born in Washington County on May 9, 1925 and lived most all of her life in Fall Branch. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High...

Freddie Sherill Persinger

Freddie Sherill Persinger

Aug 22, 2011

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Hazel Violet Mullins

Hazel Violet Mullins

Aug 21, 2011

Hazel Violet Hall Mullins, 91, Jonesborough, passed from this life at 10:20 a.m., Sunday, August 21, 2011, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Beefhide, KY, she resided in McRoberts, KY, until moving to the Jonesborough area in 1982. She was dearly loved by all who knew her.Mrs. Mullins was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church in McRoberts,...

Roby W. Pippin

Roby W. Pippin

Aug 20, 2011

Roby W. Pippin, 81, Boozy Creek Road, Bristol, VA, died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Kingsport, he retired from the U. S. Air Force after 22 years of service. He also retired from Parks-Belk after 16 years of service.Mr. Pippin was a member of Gardner's Chapel.He was preceded in death by...

Flora Elizabeth Fields

Flora Elizabeth Fields

Aug 20, 2011

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." III John, Verse 4Flora Elizabeth Fields, 91, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord late Saturday evening at home. Flora was born in Scott County, Virginia, and resided in Kingsport since her childhood. She was retired from Holston Valley Medical Center. Flora was a member...

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