Obituaries
D.L. Dock Lloyd Yeary
Sep 26, 2011
D.L. Dock Lloyd Yeary, 93, of Stanley Valley Road, Surgoinsville, TN passed away Monday, September 26, 2011 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Lee County, VA, and had resided in Surgoinsville since 1962. He was a retired machinist, having worked at Raytheon Corporation and was also a farmer. He was a member of...
Marjorie Morgan Rule
Sep 26, 2011
Marjorie Morgan Rule, 94, of Kingsport, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at Indian Path Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Evansville, IN, graduated high school in Des Moines, Iowa and later moved to Knoxville, TN and attended business school. Marjorie had resided in Kingsport since 1995. She worked as a receptionist/secretary for Dr. Lyle Snyder in...
Thelma Donnelly Lee
Sep 25, 2011
Thelma Donnelly Lee, 98, went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 25, 2011.A native of Willis, VA, she lived most of her life in Floyd, VA and moved to Tennessee after retirement. Her occupations include serving as secretary of Floyd High School and being owner/operator of a beauty salon and a florist shop.She was preceded in death by her...
Earl Wilson
Sep 24, 2011
Earl Wilson, 88, of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center. Born in Sullivan County where he resided his entire life, he was employed with the Mead Corp. for 30 years and retired in 1970. Mr. Wilson was a member of Fordtown Missionary Baptist Church. He was a World War II Veteran...
Betty Loraine Wright
Sep 24, 2011
Betty Loraine Wright, 86, died Saturday September 24, 2011 at the home of her niece in Kingsport, TN. A graduate of Roosevelt-Wilson High School she was born and lived most of her life in Clarksburg, WV. She worked at Maidenform Inc. for 20 years. She then worked as a secretary for the Henderson Construction Co. for 25 years retiring at...
Donna Davis Rowland
Sep 23, 2011
Donna Davis Rowland, 62, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday at Holston Valley Hospital after a short battle with cancer. She had been employed at Holston Valley Hospital for 34 years and was a Registered Polysomnographic Technician.Donna loved bluegrass music, chatting on the computer with her internet pals and spending time with her family and friends.She...
Thelma Hicks
Sep 23, 2011
Thelma Hicks, born February 22, 1929 passed away Friday, September 23, 2011.She is survived by her sons, James Hicks, Warren Hicks, and Charles Sanders; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Tincie Wheat.Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport.Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.Graveside services will follow...
Herbert Eugene Parris
Sep 23, 2011
Herbert E. Parris, 78, Kingsport, died at 9:00 a.m. Friday at his home due to an apparent heart attack.Herbert was born in Kingsport where he resided for most of his life. He was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and ETSU. Herbert served in the U. S. Army, attaining the rank of Sgt. First Class. He was an employee of...
Leslie Wilmer Bailey
Sep 22, 2011
Leslie Wilmer Ace Bailey, Lt. Colonel, Infantry USA Retired March 5, 1914 - September 22, 2011 On September 22, 2011, Leslie W. Bailey died peacefully in Kingsport, Tennessee after a long meaningful life. Leslie Bailey "honored his father and mother" and his "days were long upon the land which the Lord his God had given him." NKJV. Born in Olinger,...
Shafica Cablon Kassem
Sep 20, 2011
Shafica Cablon Kassem, 90, of Appalachian Christian Village, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Born in Btecknay, Lebanon, she came to the United States in 1947 to join her father in Kingsport. She married Ronnie F. Kassem in 1952 and moved to Johnson City, where she lived for the rest of her life. Shafica was first a dressmaker...
Maude Kilgore Pierce
Sep 20, 2011
Maude Kilgore Pierce, 87, Kingsport, died Tuesday evening after a brief illness at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and completed her nurse's training at Presbyterian Hospital, affiliated with Queen's College Charlotte, N.C.She was employed as a Registered Nurse with Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center for 36 years and was a wonderful mother and grandmother.Maude was preceded...
William Paul Jones
Sep 18, 2011
William Paul Jones, 82, of Fall Branch, died Sunday, September 18 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.Mr. Jones was retired from Quebecor where he was employed for 43.5 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Fall Branch where he served as past chairman of the deacons. Mr. Jones was also very active in...
Nancy Lou Winters
Sep 18, 2011
Nancy Lou Winters, 60, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 18th, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Kingsport, where she had resided most of her life. Nancy also resided in Fall Branch for the past 14 years. She was a born again Christian and had faithfully attended Faith Church In Jesus Name....
Ivy Simpson
Sep 18, 2011
Ivy Simpson, 73, of Kingsport, went to be with Jesus to his new home after a brief illness at Wellmont Holston Valley on September 18, 2011 with his two daughters holding his hands.He was born on September 24th, 1937 to the late Wilford Ivy and Iona Simpson. Ivy lived his entire life in the Sullivan Gardens Community and was a...
Mark Anthony Carty
Sep 18, 2011
Mark Anthony Carty, 56, died at his home after an extended illness on Sunday, September 18, surrounded by his family.Mark was a life-long resident of Kingsport and a 1973 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. He was employed from 1977 to 1988 at Eastman Chemical Company. Mark was an avid lover of nature and wildlife.He was preceded in death by his...
Kyong Hwan Coates
Sep 18, 2011
Kyong Coates, 46, of Kingsport, died Sunday, September 18th in Knoxville. Born in South Korea, she had resided in Kingsport since 1991. Kyong was a homemaker and attended Tri-Cities Korean church.She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.Kyong is survived by her daughter, Victoria Pauline Coates of Knoxville; sons Joshua James Coates and John Joseph...
Frances Josephine Head Hensley
Sep 17, 2011
Frances Josephine Head Hensley departed this life on September 17, 2011, at the age of 83.Born & raised in Sullivan County, she spent the majority of her life in Kingsport. Before marriage & motherhood, she was employed at Leeper's Grocery & made many life-long friends there. She was a faithful member of Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church for almost 40 years...
Reva Noble
Sep 17, 2011
Reva Noble, of Johnson City, formerly of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, September 17th at Appalachian Christian Village and previously resided at Asbury Healthcare.She was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky and resided in Kingsport and Johnson City.Reva had worked for United Intermountain Telephone and later became a teacher having taught in the Kingsport City School System.She was a devoted member of...
Sam Johnson
Sep 16, 2011
Sam Johnson, 30, Kingsport, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Sam was a 1999 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and employed by Tennessee Electric.His father, Glen Johnson and maternal grandfather, Richard Crawford preceded him in death.Sam is survived by his daughter, Sydney Johnson, Kingsport; mother, Brenda Johnson, Johnson City; brother, Alan Johnson, Johnson City; paternal...
Russell Vaughn
Sep 16, 2011
Russell "Russ" Vaughn, 56, Kingsport, died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2011 at his home following a brief illness.Born September 16, 1955, Russ lived in Kingsport his entire life and had been employed in the roofing business for many years.He is survived by three brothers, Rick Vaughn, Randy Vaughn, and Regan Vaughn, all of Kingsport; and an aunt, Lynda...
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