Obituaries

Diana Long Hollander
Dec 14, 2009
Diana "Diann" Long Hollander died late Monday afternoon, December 14, 2009, at Preston Place. A life-long resident of Kingsport, Diann received B.A. and M. A. degrees in History from East Tennessee State University. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant.Diann was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the DAR, and the Delphian Book Club.She was...

Charles Thomas Ferrell
Dec 13, 2009
Charles Thomas Ferrell, 48, of Harrisburg, PA, formerly of Harrisburg, NC, died Monday December 13, 2009 in his recording studio in Harrisburg, PA. Born to Peggy and Bobby Ray Ferrell in Bristol, TN, on February 8, 1961, he grew up in Kingsport. Charlie grew up in Kingsport where he learned to play the drums and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School....

Della M. Williams
Dec 13, 2009
Della M. Williams, 89, of Fall Branch, passed away December 13, 2009 at Asbury Place, Kingsport, after a brief illness.Born November 28, 1920, in Greene County, she was the daughter of the late Landon Conley and Nancy Jane Adams.Della was an active member of Fall Branch United Methodist Church. She enjoyed growing beautiful flowers and sharing them with family and...

Bill Weeks
Dec 13, 2009
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"Bill Weeks, 62, of Nashville, went to be with the Lord, December 13, 2009.Preceding him in death are his parents, Clyde and Pauline Weeks; brother, Clifford Weeks; and sister, Connie Guy.Survivors include his three sisters, Diane Sargent of Church Hill, Yvonne Booher of Church Hill, and Debbie Biggs...

Lois Jean Sanders Patterson
Dec 12, 2009
Lois Jean Sanders Patterson, 76, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Saturday December 12, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Scott County, VA, she had resided most of her life in Kingsport. She was a charter member of Homeland Baptist Church. Mrs. Patterson was a graduate of Cleveland School in Yuma, VA and of Whitney's Business College....

James Fred Ferguson
Dec 12, 2009
James Fred Ferguson, 73, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2009 after a long illness.Fred was a loving brother, a wonderful uncle to his many nieces and nephews, and a good friend to everyone. Fred accepted Jesus in September 2009. He will be truly missed.He was preceded in death by his wife of...

Charlotte Neely
Dec 12, 2009
Charlotte Neely, of Kingsport, died Saturday afternoon December 12, 2009 at Asbury Place.Born July 14, 1917 in Petersburg, VA to the late Julius Andrew and Mary Florence Butler Minton, she grew up in Roanoke, VA, and graduated from Longwood College in Farmville, VA, as a Home Economist. Charlotte came to Kingsport to work for the Utilities Company. She married James...

Rose Jeanette Boyance Johnson
Dec 12, 2009
Rose Jeanette Boyance Johnson, 95, Kingsport, passed away Saturday December 12, 2009 at her home.Rose was born in Marshfield, WI of hardworking immigrant farmers. There she and her husband built a successful Hereford cattle farm and real estate business. They raised their five children to be successful and know the value of hard work. In the 60's, they retired and...

Mark E. Taylor
Dec 11, 2009
Mark E. Taylor, 45, of Kingsport, passed away suddenly on December 11, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital.Mark was raised in the First Baptist Church. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and also attended Lenore Rhyne University and East Tennessee State University. He was the owner of Marquis Jewelry and later owned Classic Pawn.He was preceded in death by his...

Anna Mae Fair
Dec 11, 2009
Anna Mae Fair, 75, of Kingsport, passed away December 11, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital.Born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Anna resided in Kingsport the majority of her life. She was a faithful member of Morrison City Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Fair was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She will be greatly missed by those...

Elsie Ruth Brown Mowdy
Dec 10, 2009
"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. II Corinthians 5:8"Elsie Ruth Brown Mowdy, 92, of Blountville, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus surrounded by her loving family on December 10, 2009.Mrs. Mowdy was born on January 12, 1917 in Corbin, KY, and resided most...

Sara Jean Grant Mitchell
Dec 10, 2009
Sara Jean Grant Mitchell, 95, of Limestone, died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at Preston Place II.There are no services currently scheduled for Sara Jean Grant Mitchell.

Lowell Thomas Carter
Dec 9, 2009
Lowell Thomas Carter, 48, of Kingsport, died Wednesday evening at the Hospice House in Bristol.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport.

Cecile Morritt
Dec 9, 2009
Cecile Morritt, 88, of Kingsport, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at the home of her son, Eric Morritt.She was an elementary school teacher in Sullivan County for a number of years. Mrs. Morritt was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley W. Morritt; brothers Clay Anderson and Paul Anderson; sisters,...

Lowell Thomas Carter
Dec 9, 2009
Lowell Thomas Carter, 48, of Kingsport, died Wednesday evening at the Hospice House in Bristol.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport.

Fred Long
Dec 9, 2009
Fred Long, 84, of Kingsport, stepped into Eternity Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Wexford House. Mr. Long served in the U. S. Navy in World War II on the USS Stafford, a destroyer escort. He was a member of Arcadia Presbyterian Church, PCA. Fred was a charter member of Bloomingdale Ruritan Club, where he was active for many years. He...

Lowell Thomas "Tommy" Carter
Dec 9, 2009
Lowell Thomas "Tommy" Carter 64, of Kingsport, died Wednesday afternoon at the Hospice House in Bristol. Born in Scott County, VA, he had resided in Sullivan County most of his life. He was a Pentecostal.Tommy was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Carter; three sisters; and six brothers.He is survived by a daughter, Anita Cross and husband Darrell of...

Lowell Carter
Dec 9, 2009
Lowell Carter, 64, of Kingsport, died Wednesday evening, December 9, 2009, at Bristol Hospice House.Arrangements will be announced later.

Wanda Adrienne Wilson
Dec 9, 2009
Wanda Wilson, 82, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on December 9, 2009. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Fordtown Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Mary Etta Gray.Mrs. Wilson was the loving wife of Earl Wilson of Kingsport for 63 years. Along with...

Dr. Kenneth Freels
Dec 9, 2009
Dr. Kenneth F. Freels, 74, Kingsport, died at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, he was a graduate of UT School of Dentistry, and retired with the rank of Colonel from the U.S. Army Reserves. He practiced dentistry in Colonial Heights until 2005. Ken was a Baptist. He was...