Obituaries
Crockett Q. Taylor
Oct 7, 2022
Crockett Taylor, 81 of Kingsport, passed away on October 7, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born on September 6, 1941, in Clinchport, VA. He graduated from Gate City High School and Virginia Tech, served his country in the U.S. Army and retired from IBM after 35 years of dedicated service. Crockett was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Kingsport...
Brent Burke
Oct 5, 2022
Brent Edwin Burke, 48, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord suddenly on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 following a brief illness. Brent was born in Kingsport. He graduated from University High and attended ETSU. Brent was an avid sports fan and pop culture art enthusiast. Brent is leaving behind his beloved Puggles and cats. He loved his friends and family...
Myrtle Ann Moore
Oct 4, 2022
Myrtle Moore, 88 of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. She was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch and was a member of Lovelace Baptist Church.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her husbands, Homer Ryans and J. D. Moore; son, Mike Moore; parents; several brothers and sisters; two grandchildren, Chad Ryans...
Anthony Smith
Oct 4, 2022
Anthony Smith, 69, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, he had lived in this area all his life. A graduate of Ketron High School, he went on to receive his Associate’s in Mechanics from Northeast State. He worked at Anderson Ford for many years and then...
Alton A. D. McLain
Oct 4, 2022
Alton “A. D.” McLain, 82 of Kingsport, was called home Tuesday morning, October 4, 2022. He was born in Hawkins County and resided in Kingsport since his childhood. Alton was a graduate of Sullivan High School class of 1960, where he played football. He was an avid golfer and loved to fish. Alton was an electrician retiring from Holliston Mills. ...
Gary Blevins
Oct 3, 2022
Gary Blevins, 68, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on October 4, 2022. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all who knew him, and was an extremely devoted man of faith. Gary was a very avid fisherman and loved to take his son with him every chance he could. He enjoyed time spent with...
Linda Snapp Holt
Oct 1, 2022
Linda Snapp Holt, 76, of Kingsport, died, Saturday, October 1, 2022, following an extended period of poor health. Linda was born in Bristol, TN and grew up in the Piney Flats area. She graduated from Mary Hughes High School and then attended ETSU and received her BS degree in Accounting from George Mason University. Linda was an active member of...
Donald Paul Koth
Sep 30, 2022
Donald Paul Koth, 91, Kingsport, died Friday morning, September 30, 2022, at his home after an extended illness. He was born January 2, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Fred F. and Elizabeth Bouton Koth. Donald was a 1950 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and retired from Eastman Kodak in May of 1987. He was a member of Kingsport Masonic Lodge...
Mayme Ellen Smith Pecktol
Sep 30, 2022
Mayme Ellen Smith Pecktol, 95, of Blountville, went to be with our Lord Friday, September 30, 2022 at NHC in Kingsport. She was born May 18, 1927 to the late George and Bertie Lee Smith, the youngest of nine children, and grew up in the Cooks Valley area of Kingsport. Mayme was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, aunt, and friend...
Ronald Gary Bishop
Sep 30, 2022
Ronald Gary Bishop, 79, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, September 30, 2022, after being diagnosed with eye cancer earlier this year. He proudly served in the United States Marines and was a Vietnam Veteran. He retired from Holston Defense.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Leroy Haworth, and several aunts and...
James H. Moffitt, Jr.
Sep 30, 2022
James Howard Moffitt, Jr., 78, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord, Friday, September 30, 2022. Born in Kingsport to the late, James Howard and Mattie McMinn Parker Moffitt, Sr., James “Jimmy” was a wonderful father and grandfather, who was fully committed to his family. He was an avid hunter, bowler and loved watching his grandkids play sports.
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Gary L. Tipton
Sep 29, 2022
Gary L. Tipton, 68, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Kingsport, TN, and has been a resident of Kingsport most of his life. Gary was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, father-in-law, cousin, and friend to many.
He was preceded...
Sandra Davison
Sep 28, 2022
Sandra Davison, 84, of Kingsport, died Wednesday afternoon, September 28, 2022, at Holston Valley Medical Center Emergency Room. Born in Charlotte and raised in LaGrange, G.A., she was a graduate of LaGrange High School, attended Auburn University, and was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. Sandra received her nursing degree from East Tennessee State University. She was a homemaker,...
Bonalyn Joyce Cupp Wells
Sep 28, 2022
Bonalyn Joyce Cupp Wells, 79, went home to be with her husband, parents, four brothers, two sisters, and stepson, Jerry Wells.
She is survived by three children, Johnny Wells, Shawn Halderman and husband Scott, and Tiffani Wray and husband Will; her stepdaughter Sue Ray; four grandchildren, Courtney Wells, Cody Halderman and wife Hallie, Riley Wells and girlfriend Lily Franklin,...
Danny "Gene" Overbey
Sep 26, 2022
Danny “Gene” Overbey, 78, of Church Hill, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, September 26, 2022 at his residence following a brief illness.
Danny was born in Surgoinsville, TN on August 30, 1944, the son of the late Lonnie and Alma Mae Overbey. He resided in this area his entire life. Danny married Geneva Carol Nelson on...
Billy Joe Repass
Sep 26, 2022
Billy Joe Repass, 72, passed away on September 26, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center, after a brief illness.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents, W. P. and Vona Repass; brothers, Ransom and Roscoe; sister, Freda Gibson and son, Scott Shepherd; brothers-in-law, Gary and Jeff Felty; nephew, Josh Hilliard.
He is survived by his wife,...
Patricia 'Patty" Leanne Chapman
Sep 25, 2022
Patricia “Patty” Leanne Chapman, 70, let go of the hands that were holding hers, and transitioned into the arms of her Lord on Sunday evening, September 25, 2022.
Patty was born in Germany on October 4th, 1951, to a German mother and to an American father who was a soldier serving in the US Army. She began her...
Karissa Silver
Sep 24, 2022
Karissa Silver, born November 27, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY. Died September 24, 2022 in Washington D.C.
Always creative and rejoicing in music, art and nature, she excelled in academics and was on the faculty of American University and Montgomery College. She especially enjoyed building bridges between cultures, working with international students who came to study in the U.S., as...
Margaret LaNell "Susie" Holmes
Sep 21, 2022
Margaret “Susie” LaNell Holmes, a longtime resident of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2022. Margaret LaNell King was born on November 8, 1936, to John Albert King and Enon Bernice King in Luling, Texas. As a child, Margaret was given the nickname of Susie which is how she was known her whole life. Susie grew...
Mary Berry
Sep 21, 2022
Mary Berry, 66, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, and Christian.
Mary was a resident of Kingsport, TN, and was born to the late William and Vera Axson on December 21, 1955. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at King University...
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