Obituaries

April Dyer
Mar 28, 2010
April M. Dyer, 64, of Abingdon, VA, passed away Sunday March 28, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital of Bristol. Born in Iowa, she lived in the Kingsport area for most of her life. Her father and mother were Richard and Ann Dyer. Mr. Dyer passed away in 1972 and Mrs. Dyer passed away in 1982. April was a saleslady for...

Gene Christian
Mar 27, 2010
Gene Christian, 62, Sulphur Springs, went home to be with the Lord Saturday March 27, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center after a sudden illness. Gene enjoyed all types of fishing and being with family and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam Christian, Jr. and Newman "Tiny" Christian; half-sister, Mary Lester; and half-brother, James Christian....

Camilla Bowyer Hoard
Mar 27, 2010
Camilla Bowyer Hoard of Kingsport passed away unexpectedly Saturday March 27th, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to so many, Camilla's gentle example of kindness and unconditional love will not be forgotten. She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, received a BA in education from ETSU, and taught elementary school in the Kingsport...

Fern Bellamy
Mar 27, 2010
Fern Bellamy, Nola Fern Clark, 80, of Kingsport died March 27, 2010 after courageously endeavoring to live life to the fullest! Born in Port Clinton, Ohio, Fern was the daughter of Marion Sydney Clark and Ottie Myrtle Love Clark. Fern was a member of Crossroads United Methodist Church and had been actively involved in the Silver Sounds Choir and the...

Carrie McClure
Mar 26, 2010
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. II Timothy 4: 7-8Carrie McClure, of Rogersville, died Friday morning, March 26, 2010. She was a lifelong resident of Hawkins County. She enjoyed feeding and watching birds in her front yard, and gardening,...

Dorothy "Dot" Price Acrin
Mar 25, 2010
Dorothy "Dot" Price Acrin, 81, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Indian Path Medical Center. Dot retired from The Tennessee Eastman Corporation in 1986 after 38 years, seven months of service. She was a wonderful, kind and loving mother and friend to all who knew her.Dot was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Iva Cox;...

Kat Bellamy
Mar 23, 2010
Kat ?Big?n? Bellamy, 50, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Tuesday March 23, 2010.She worked as a CNA at several area nursing homes as well as in home care. Kat was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. She loved her children and grandchildren more than anything else in the world. She enjoyed spending her time doing...

Luther Clyde Greene
Mar 22, 2010
Luther Clyde Greene, 74, of Dearborn, MI, died Monday, March 22, 2010, at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn.The family will receive friends at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport, on Friday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Services will be conducted on Saturday at 1:00 at the funeral home, with interment at Depew's Chapel Church Cemetery following.

Thelma Eloise Lapp Baker
Mar 21, 2010
Thelma L. Baker, 90, of 100 Netherland Lane died on March 21, 2010, after a brief illness. She was a native of Pittsfield, MA. As her husband Wesley H. Baker pursued a military career in the Air Force, she spent her adult life as a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. She also worked many years as an executive secretary. She...

Daniel Wayne McGhee
Mar 21, 2010
Daniel Wayne McGhee, 61, Fall Branch, died Sunday morning March 21, 2010 at Wellmont HVMC.Wayne was a lifelong resident of the Fall Branch area. He worked with Charter Communications for a number of years. He was preceded in death by his father, Herman Frank McGhee. Surviving are his wife, Janet McGhee, Fall Branch; son, Brandon McGhee and wife Amy, Fall...

Lucille L. Grills
Mar 21, 2010
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 14:2Lucille L. Grills, 85, Kingsport, died Sunday, March 21, 2010.Lucille was born in Maryland. Prior to coming to Kingsport in 1943 she had lived in York, PA. She was an employee of Mason...

Douglas Troy Anders
Mar 21, 2010
Doug Anders, 44, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family and friends following a brief illness. Mr. Anders was a graduate of Sullivan South High School, class of 1983, and had worked at American Water Heaters in Johnson City for the past 16 years. He was a...

Marie Kathryn Olterman
Mar 18, 2010
Marie Kathryn "Dolly" Olterman went to be with the Lord on March 18 , 2010 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband James "Shine" Olterman. She is survived by daughters Kathy Foerster and husband Bill; Lisa Catron and husband Craig; Suzanne Dugger and husband Brent; son Tom Olterman and wife...

Jean B. Dubberly
Mar 18, 2010
Jean B. Dubberly, 81, of Kingsport, died Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Indian Path Medical Center.She was born July 19, 1928 in Kingsport, TN, the daughter of the late Ethel and Walter Bevington. Jean was a graduate of the class of 1946 from Dobyns-Bennett High School and was employed by Grosset & Dunlap.Mrs. Dubberly was a member of First Broad...

Jennings Overbay
Mar 17, 2010
Jennings "Cricket" Overbay, 87, Kingsport, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Indian Path Medical Center following an extended illness.A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, Mr. Overbay retired from Eastman Kodak. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving in the Special Forces as a paratrooper during World War II.Mr. Overbay was of the Pentecostal faith. He...

Cora Oleta Elston
Mar 17, 2010
Cora Elston, 96, of Kingsport, formerly of Olivehurst, California, died Wednesday morning at Indian Path Medical Center. Born in Wagnor County, Oklahoma, she moved to California in 1943 and has resided in Kingsport since 2007. Cora was a homemaker and was known for her great cooking and hospitality and a warm, loving heart. She was a member of Church of...

Lois Mitchell Shaffer
Mar 16, 2010
Lois Mitchell Shaffer, age 82, died Tuesday, March 16 at Wexford House. She was born April 29, 1927 to Frank and Dora Chase Mitchell. She attended Morrison Chapel United Methodist Church. Lois graduated from Holston High School and was employed at Kingsport Press, Holston Valley Medical Center, and worked for several physicians in the Kingsport area. She also worked in...

Carl Lee
Mar 16, 2010
Carl Lee, 82, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. He was an active member of First Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was a truck driver most of his life and loved to play checkers and read his bible. Carl will be missed by his family and friends.He was...

Patricia "Pat" Carpenter
Mar 15, 2010
Patricia "Pat" Carpenter, 63, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 15, 2010. She was a devout Christian and a terrific mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother. She was a member of the Colonial Heights Eagles Club Women's Auxiliary.Mrs. Carpenter was preceded in death by her father, John A. "Jack" Lowe; grandmother, Lillie "Mommy" Wyatt; and first husband, Wayne...

Dallas Stewart
Mar 15, 2010
Dallas Stewart, 76, of Blountville, passed away at his home on Monday, March 15, 2010. Born in Greene County, he lived in Kingsport a number of years, moving to Blountville fifty-one years ago.Dallas was a bread salesman most of his life.His parents, Lula and Johnny Stewart, infant son, Donald Stewart, and brother, Gene Stewart preceded him in death.Surviving are his...