Obituaries
Brenda Sue Malone
May 1, 2022
Brenda Sue Malone, 74, of Limestone, TN, went to be with the Lord, Sunday morning, May 1, 2022 at her home. Brenda was born in Greenville, SC but resided here for most of her life. Brenda retired from Magnavox in Greeneville, TN and then she worked at Durham Hensley Nursing Home. She was a member of Cherry Hill FWB Church....
Jan L. Skipper
Apr 30, 2022
Jan L. Skipper, 71, left this world on Saturday, April 30, 2022, for his next great adventure. A veteran, he served as President of the Florida Society of Professional Land Surveyors and as Secretary of the Cherokee Rod and Gun Club. Entrepreneur, performer, craftsman, trader: Jan was a true Renaissance man. Known to his friends as "The Wizard," he was...
Diane Flanary Stewart
Apr 29, 2022
Diane Flanary Stewart, 68, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 29, 2022. Born in Dryden, Virginia, she resided most of her life in Kingsport. Diane graduated from Dryden High School and East Tennessee State University. She was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church. Diane and her husband, Bill owned and operated Toohey...
Robert Merrill "Bob" Dorr
Apr 28, 2022
Robert Merrill “Bob” Dorr, 94, of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Asbury Rehab. Born on June 23, 1927 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Harold Phillips and Lillian Crane Dorr, Bob attended Mount Hermon School in Mt. Hermon Massachusetts and Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.
Robert was a naval aviator in the United States...
Nancy Jane Bragg Manis
Apr 25, 2022
Nancy Jane Bragg Manis, 86 of Kingsport, passed away Monday afternoon, April 25, 2022 following a brief illness. She was born in Hawkins County, TN and lived in Kingsport most of her life. Nancy attended Community United Methodist Church.
Nancy is preceded in death by her parents, George W. and Sudie Bragg, her husband, James E. Manis, Sr., her son,...
Elizabeth Almond Travis
Apr 25, 2022
Elizabeth Ellett Almond “Betty” Travis, 86, passed away on April 25, 2022, after a short but courageous battle with a rare cancer. Betty was born in Dallas, Texas and moved to Atlanta, Georgia during the middle of World War II. She graduated from the first graduating class of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, where she was Secretary – Treasurer of...
Sherry Cole
Apr 24, 2022
Jessie Allen, 7 and Sherry Cole, 59 both of Limestone, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Jessie attended Fall Branch Elementary School where he was in the 1st grade. He loved and was so proud of his school. He loved the outdoors and loved going to work with his Papaw at M & M Farm...
Sheena Nikki Collins
Apr 24, 2022
Sheena Nicole “Nikki” Collins, 35, of Blairs Gap Community, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Born in Kingsport on September 10, 1986, a daughter of Junior Collins and Diane Bays, she has resided in this area her entire life. She will be remembered as a loving and devoted daughter, mother, sister, and wife who loved helping her friends,...
Jessie Allen
Apr 24, 2022
Jessie Allen, 7 and Sherry Cole, 59 both of Limestone, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Jessie attended Fall Branch Elementary School where he was in the 1st grade. He loved and was so proud of his school. He loved the outdoors and loved going to work with his Papaw at M & M Farm...
Vernon Wilson Goodlett
Apr 23, 2022
Wilson Goodlett, 87, of Kingsport passed away at his home, Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born in Travelers Rest, SC on May 16, 1934, the son of Claude and Mildred Goodlett, Sr.
He attended Wofford College where he majored in chemistry and math. Wilson was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Blue Key and was a Distinguished Military...
Barbara "Bobbie" Jean Donald
Apr 23, 2022
Barbara “Bobbie” Jean Donald, 84, of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at her home. Born on December 4, 1937 to Chester B. and Georgia Eugenia Daniel Dykes, Barbara resided her entire life in Kingsport. She graduated from Dobyns Bennet High School and attended Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing (affiliated with Furman University) in 1959 where...
Nancy Oxley Warren
Apr 21, 2022
June 28,1933-April 21, 2022
Nancy Oxley Warren, 88, of Kingsport, Tennessee, went peacefully home to be with her beloved Jesus at Johnson City Medical Center on Thursday, April 21, 2022. She was born in Athens, West Virginia, and graduated from Sullivan High School in Tennessee. She was a homemaker who took care of her husband and three daughters with joy...
Ella Frances Faulk Lane
Apr 20, 2022
Ella Frances Faulk Lane, 90, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Ella was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Hugh W. Lane, Jr.; her parents, George Reuben and Mattie Bell Myers Faulk; and special daughter-in-law, Pam Lane.
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Mildred Painter
Apr 20, 2022
Mildred Porter Painter, 98, of Fall Branch, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness. She was an avid gardener and wonderful cook. Mildred graduated from Dungannon High School. She worked many years at Eastman before becoming a wife and mother. Mildred loved playing basketball and...
Dorothy "Dot" Walter Rutherford
Apr 20, 2022
Dorothy Walter Rutherford, 94, passed away in Lenoir City, TN, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. She was born in Kingsport, TN, on July 22, 1927. Dorothy graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1945 and married Bill Rutherford, her high school sweetheart, August 26, 1946.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Bill Rutherford; and parents,...
Joe Groseclose
Apr 15, 2022
Joe Groseclose, 69, of Bristol, Tennessee died Friday night, April 15, 2022 at Johnson City Medical Center after complications from a stroke. Born in Johnson City, raised in Kingsport, he had resided in Bristol since 1992. Joe graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School and attended Emory & Henry College. He was owner/operator of Groseclose Antiques in Kingsport, with his wife. ...
Herbert Beach
Apr 14, 2022
Herbert Beach, 79, of Lovelace Community, joined his recently departed wife, Shirley Beach, in the presence of the Lord on Thursday, April 14, 2022. He owned his own business until he retired, was a Shriner and an avid fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Shirley Beach; parents, Loland “Roscoe” and Ella Beach; and...
Jane Frances Joseph
Apr 14, 2022
Jane F. Joseph, 75, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was a selfless, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Jane enjoyed Bible studies, gardening, her morning walks with neighbors, genealogy and spending quality time with her precious grandchildren. She devoted her life to her family and...
Theona Cable Moorehouse
Apr 13, 2022
Theona Cable Moorehouse, 83, passed away Wed, April 13, 2022. She was affectionately known as “Gran” to her nieces, nephews and next generations who adored her; she and Cris spent countless hours with them celebrating milestones, making grand adventures and being an integral part of their lives. After their mother’s death in 1971, Theona became a mentor to her three...
Betty A. McConnell
Apr 11, 2022
Betty McConnell, 85, of Kingsport, TN passed away peacefully at her home on April 11, 2022, and is now celebrating in her new glorified body. As the smallest of 11 children, Betty certainly compensated with an oversized heart. She had a genuine and compassionate nature and a true servant’s heart. Betty was a caregiver to many and a safe harbor...
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