Obituaries
Shaun Edward Minnick
Sep 20, 2022
Shaun Edward Minnick, age 48, of Kingsport, TN entered Heaven’s gates on September 20, 2022, after a long, hard fought battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Shaun was born July 11, 1974. He was an avid sports fan, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers and UT Vols. His legacy will live forever in the lives of many. Shaun had coached community sports programs for...
James Allen Overbey
Sep 20, 2022
James Allen Overbey, 78, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to many. He will be missed by all who knew him. James served in the Army for six years, being stationed in Germany and Texas.
He...
Dr. Edward C. Dillowe
Sep 20, 2022
On September 20, 2022, Pastor, Edward C. Dillowe, Doctor of Theology, Ph. D. (Religion), Doctor of Sacred Theology, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Divinity, went to see the One he met 56 years ago. The One he preached about welcomed him home. He and his precious wife, Sue were married Christmas Day 1959 and were married 62 years. They were...
Charleen Gray Dixon Seale
Sep 19, 2022
Charleen Gray Dixon Seale was born March 9, 1957 and joined her husband Bobby in heaven September 19, 2022. Charleen and Bobby built a family over 41 years of marriage.
Bobby and Charleen both took great pride in their ownership of the local business Tri City Advertising, Inc originally founded by RJ and Anna, Bobby’s parents. They continued...
Elbert B. (E.B.) Moore
Sep 18, 2022
Elbert B. (E.B.) Moore, 82, of Fall Branch, entered Heaven’s gates into his eternal home on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Holston Manor, with his family by his side. E. B. was a 1957 graduate of Fall Branch School. He proudly served in the United States Army for 2 years (1958-1960). E.B. retired from Eastman Chemical Co. in 1996 after...
Chris Prillhart
Sep 18, 2022
Christopher Owen “Chris” Prillhart, 51 of Johnson City, passed away peacefully following a battle with cancer. He was born in Kingsport on February 2, 1971, a son of Peggy Mason Prillhart, and the late Larry Wayne Prillhart. He has resided in Kingsport and Denver, CO before returning to Johnson City for the last 13 years.
Chris graduated from Sullivan...
Kate Grills
Sep 17, 2022
Ina Kate Fink Grills, 95, of Eastern Star Community, received her wings Saturday afternoon at her home, following an extended period of poor health. She was born in Gray and had lived here her entire life. Kate was the oldest living member of Eastern Star Freewill Baptist Church.
Kate was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence S. “Wimpy” Grills,...
Henrietta Begley Hixson
Sep 16, 2022
Henrietta Begley Hixson, age 85 of Kingsport, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Preston Place II of Alzheimer’s disease. She was a joy to all that knew her always wearing a smile on her face and having a song in her heart. Henrietta was a kind and gentle person devoting her time to those in need. She...
Anita Parker Ferrell
Sep 15, 2022
Anita Parker Ferrell, 85, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 15, 2022, at her home. She was born in Kingsport and was a 1956 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, where she was a flag swinger for the band. Anita was a member of First Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Emma Parker;...
Margarette Lacrease "Pat" Lee Harrison
Sep 15, 2022
Margarette Lacrease “Pat” Lee Harrison was born in Newnan, Georgia to Mrs. Alma Davis and Mr. Loren Loy Slaton. She was raised from her very early years by her Aunt Vinnie Mae (Slaton) and Uncle John Robert Melson in Newnan, Ga. She passed away peacefully at Belmont Village in Nashville, TN on September 15, 2022. She graduated from Newnan High...
Dannie Paul Dingus
Sep 13, 2022
Dannie Paul Dingus, Kingsport, 67, went over the rainbow bridge on September 13, 2022. Born in Kingsport, TN, Dannie worked as an RN for many years at Holston Valley Medical Center, The VA Medical Center in the ICU and in management and was most recently the director of Providence Clinic in Kingsport. He was known for his love of Arabian...
Donald Louis Doran
Sep 13, 2022
Donald Louis Doran, 87, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on September 13, 2022. Donnie, a lifelong resident of Kingsport, attended high school at Holston Institute, received an Associates Degree from Hiwassee College, and a Bachelor’s Degree from East Tennessee State University. He was a longtime member and deacon at Fordtown Baptist Church and retired from Eastman...
Chia Pi Lin
Sep 12, 2022
Chia Pi Lin, 74, passed away September 12th, 2022 in Blountville, Tennessee.
Chia Pi suffered from Parkinson’s for many years and her family wants to thank the staff at Christian Care in Blountville for providing care to her in the last couple of years.
She is survived by three children, five siblings and seven grandchildren. Chia Pi was born...
Elsie Whitaker
Sep 12, 2022
Elsie Whitaker, 78, of Jonesborough, went to be with Jesus on Monday, September 12, 2022. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and attended Cornerstone Fellowship Church. Elsie was a wife, mother, mamaw, nanny, and a friend to many.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Roy Whitaker, Sr.; three daughters, Carrie Sykes and husband Wayne, Tina...
John Ray Buchanan
Sep 12, 2022
April 4, 1923 - September 12, 2022Mr. John Ray Buchanan of Kingsport passed away on September 12, 2022. He died surrounded by family at the home he helped build 60 years ago. Born April 7, 1923, in Glen Ayre, NC, John was one of ten children. From a young age, John worked horses to plow the fields. Perhaps it was...
Charles Lessley Newland
Sep 9, 2022
Charles Lessley Newland, son of the late Lessley and Theo Blanch Gaines Newland, died September 9, 2022 at home, the home in which he was born and lived his entire life. Charles married JoAnn Perry in 1969. They had the joy of four daughters.
He accepted Christ as his Savior at the age of twelve and became a member of...
Tamara L. "Mimi" Day
Sep 9, 2022
A Teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, & touches a heart.
Tamara L. “Mimi” Day, 70, of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2022 with her family by her side. Born in Bristol, Tennessee on September 23, 1951, a daughter of the late Mack and June Hamilton, she has resided in this area her entire life....
Virginia Joann Steadman
Sep 8, 2022
Virginia Joann Steadman, 86, of Kingsport, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, September 8, 2022 in the comfort of her home following a period of declining health.
Born in Kingsport on January 16, 1936, a daughter of the late Tom and Annabel Faust, she has resided in this area her entire life. She graduated from Blountville...
Judith Anne (Hubbard) Rutledge
Sep 8, 2022
Judy passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Orchard View Nursing Facility in Kingsport, Tennessee after suffering a massive stroke. She was born December 3, 1943 in Thomasville, North Carolina to Raymond and Elma Hubbard. The family moved to Kingsport where Judy attended the Kingsport City Schools and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. She attended ETSU and was employed by...
Judity Ann (Hubbard) Rutledge
Sep 8, 2022
Judy passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Orchard View Nursing Facility in Kingsport, Tennessee after suffering a massive stroke. She was born December 3, 1943 in Thomasville, North Carolina to Raymond and Elma Hubbard. The family moved to Kingsport where Judy attended the Kingsport City Schools and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. She attended ETSU and was employed by...
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