Obituaries

Douglas Proffitt

Douglas Proffitt

Feb 21, 2025

Douglas Proffitt, age 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2025. He was born in Esserville, Virgina, the son of the late Carl and Bertie Smith Proffitt. 

Doug was salutatorian of his graduating class at Wise High School. After graduating, he proudly joined the United States Air Force, serving part of his service in Korea during the Korean War. After...

Fay Hommel Stapleton

Fay Hommel Stapleton

Feb 19, 2025

Fay Stapleton, born on August 22, 1951, in Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025, in Blountville, Tennessee, surrounded by her loved ones.  She was a graduate of Ketron High School in 1969 and a proud Ketron Alumni Member. Fay built a life filled with love and cherished memories. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...

Zackary "Zack" Paul Daugherty

Zackary "Zack" Paul Daugherty

Feb 18, 2025

Zackary “Zack” Paul Daugherty, 29, of Kingsport, was called Home by the Lord after a brief battle with autoimmune hepatitis. Born and raised in Kingsport, TN, he was a 2014 graduate of Sullivan South High School. He also attended Northeast State where he received an associate’s degree in welding. Zack loved to spend time outdoors. He loved to kayak and...

Wanda Crawford

Wanda Crawford

Feb 18, 2025

Wanda Crawford, 59, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Wanda was a hard worker and was loved by her family and friends.

Wanda is survived by her husband, Dennis Crawford; son, George Stevens and wife, Kristen; daughter, Jessica Smith; grandchildren, Malaki, Summer, Gavin, Brentley, Ava and...

Nancy Miller Morelock

Nancy Miller Morelock

Feb 18, 2025

Nancy Miller Morelock, 90, passed away February 18, 2025. Nancy was born in Hawkins County and attended Whitesburg School through the 11th grade, moving to Kingsport and graduating from Sullivan High School in 1952. She attended Tennessee Wesleyan College and was employed by Sullivan County Schools. 

Nancy loved to cook and share her food with friends and family. 

Nancy was a member...

Muriel Elizabeth "Mimi" Sirett

Muriel Elizabeth "Mimi" Sirett

Feb 16, 2025

Muriel Elizabeth “Mimi” Sirett, 92, of Kingsport, passed away on February 16, 2025. Born in Malpas, England, she was the daughter of Maud and Robert Wilson. She lived in Knoxville, Tennessee for over 60 years before moving to Kingsport in 2024.

She was predeceased by her parents, her husband William (“Bill”), and two sisters, Olwen Wilson and Maureen Hinde.

She is survived...

Herman E. Carrick Sr.

Herman E. Carrick Sr.

Feb 15, 2025

Herman E. Carrick, Sr., 88 of Kingsport, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025. Herman was born in Tracy City, TN to the late Emmett and Ruby Turner Carrick. As a lifelong worker, Herman joined the U.S. Marine Corps at age 17. Following his service, he attended the Nashville Diesel Mechanic School and worked as an area supervisor with Vulcan Materials...

Barbara Jean Musser

Barbara Jean Musser

Feb 13, 2025

Barbara Jean Musser, 72, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Johnson City Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of Raymond Randolph Bingham and Bessie Jane Reynolds. Barbara was a graduate of South High School and retired from the Sullivan County School System as a teacher’s aide. She was...

Glenn Monroe Dalton

Glenn Monroe Dalton

Feb 12, 2025

Glenn Monroe Dalton went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 12, 2025 at the age of 88 at home surrounded by his Family. 

Born August 6, 1936 in Hillsville, Carroll County Virginia, Glenn was the son of the late William Roosevelt Dalton and the late Lockie Odessa Nester Dalton. Glenn was the primary caregiver for 6 family...

Jayne Miller-Fritz

Jayne Miller-Fritz

Feb 10, 2025

Psalms 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord”

Jayne Miller-Fritz passed away on February 10th, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones, after a warrior's battle against cancer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jayne was born on August 4, 1961 to parents Jacob and Joan Miller in Baltimore, MD. As a small child Jayne never wanted to miss...

Debbie Eileen Church

Debbie Eileen Church

Feb 6, 2025

Debbie Eileen Church, age 68, of Kingsport Tennessee, passed away and went to be with her Lord and savior on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Born in Sullivan County, she lived most of her life in Kingsport. Debbie graduated high school at Sullivan Central High School, 1974. Debbie loved and served her Lord through helping others, domestic abuse victims, mission work...

Brenda K. Rodgers

Brenda K. Rodgers

Feb 6, 2025

Brenda K. Rodgers, 75, of Blountville, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Born in Radford, VA, she had resided in the Kingsport area since 1969. Brenda worked at John Deere Health and had retired from United Health. She was a member of Indian Springs Baptist Church where she was active with the Anne Sisters group...

Audrey "Susie" Bolton

Audrey "Susie" Bolton

Feb 5, 2025

Audrey R. “Susie” Bolton, of Kingsport, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Susie was born in Kingsport and grew up in the Pine Grove area of Greene County. She graduated from North Greene High School and received her nursing degree in phlebotomy from E.T.S.U.

Susie was a member of Pine...

Billy Mowdy

Billy Mowdy

Feb 5, 2025

Billy Lonzo Mowdy, age 83, went to be with the Lord and his family at 5:10 Wednesday evening February 5th, 2025 surrounded by his family at Ballad Health in Bristol, TN. Billy was born July 3rd, 1941 in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, where he worked alongside his brothers and nephews doing carpentry work and...

Doris June Ploss Morehead

Doris June Ploss Morehead

Feb 5, 2025

Doris June Ploss Morehead, 82, wife of Ronald Ray Morehead for 62 years, passed away on February 5, 2025, in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was the beloved daughter of the late Ansel and Adeline Ploss of War, West Virginia.

She was born in War, West Virginia and proudly graduated from Big Creek High School. She went on to attend Concord College. She...

John Earl Childress

John Earl Childress

Feb 5, 2025

John Earl Childress, Jr. 91, of Kingsport, died Wednesday, February 5, 2025. John was born in Kingsport, where he grew up on the family farm and was a graduate of Sullivan High School, class of 1951, and East Tennessee State University. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in Chicago and then two years in Germany. After military...

Joseph Douglas Morrell

Joseph Douglas Morrell

Feb 4, 2025

Joseph Douglas Morrell, 82, of Piney Flats, passed away Tuesday February 4, 2025.

Born November 19, 1942 to Joseph and Irma Webb Morrell he, was a graduate of Mary Hughes High School. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company after several years of service. He loved to farm but...

James "Jim" Edward Greene

James "Jim" Edward Greene

Feb 4, 2025

James “Jim” Edward Greene, Sr., 81 of Jonesborough, TN, member of Gregg’s Chapel, triumphantly and peacefully entered into rest with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. His wife and family were the joy of his life. Jim loved to sing and never met a stranger.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, John and Rosa...

Alpha Rice

Alpha Rice

Feb 3, 2025

Alpha Jean Tober Rice died peacefully on February 3, 2025 in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was 99 years old. 

Born on January 22, 1926 in Medora, Illinois to parents Jean and Hazel Knight Tober, Alpha was raised on the prairies of South Dakota. In 1945, she returned to Medora to marry her sweetheart, Tom Rice. The couple moved to Kingsport in 1951...

Adeline G. "Ada" Fillers

Adeline G. "Ada" Fillers

Feb 3, 2025

Ada Fillers, 80, of Fall Branch, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Greene County and was a member of Bethesda Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Ada was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell Phillips; grandson, Lee Fillers; parents, Garfield and Mamie Gosnell; three sisters; and three brothers.

Survivors include her daughters, Shelby Prentice...

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