Obituaries
Sandra Faye Light-Lawson
Jul 21, 2022
Sandra F. Light-Lawson, 74, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at her residence with her family by her side. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Sandra was a Christian and she was devout in her faith. She was a life-long member of Vermont United Methodist Church and attended regularly until her health kept her...
Jonathon Sampson
Jul 21, 2022
Jonathon Sampson, 41, of Mooresburg, TN, formerly of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at his home. He was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and Walters State Community College, where he earned an associate degree in lawn care and turf grass management. Jonathon was a member of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church and was employed by The Pest...
Nancy Alsup Lindsey
Jul 16, 2022
Nancy Alsup Lindsey died July 16, 2022, at Wexford House after a three year battle with cancer. She was born May 30, 1937, at Lee General Hospital in Pennington Gap, Virginia. She moved to Kingsport in 1954 and graduated from Dobyns Bennett High school in 1956. Nancy lived in Chattanooga, TN, for 33 years before moving back to Kingsport to...
Barbara Combs
Jul 16, 2022
Barbara Combs, 84, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord peacefully on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Nova Healthcare and Rehab Center after an extended illness.
Born in Kingsport on March 22, 1938, a daughter of the late Denny and Pauline Casteel, she resided in this area her entire life. She was married to Hascal Combs for...
Celesta C. Miller
Jul 15, 2022
Celesta C. Miller, 93, of Kingsport, died Friday morning, July 15, 2022. Born in Hiltons, VA, she had resided in Kingsport most of her life. Celesta was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Quester, the Netherland Inn Association, and was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church. She also worked at Holston Valley Medical Center as a...
Carol S. Price
Jul 14, 2022
Carol Shelton Price of Blountville passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 surrounded by her family. Carol was born in Yuma, Virginia and was a graduate of Gate City High School. She worked at Eastman and then served as a dedicated mail carrier in the Indian Springs area for 30 years. Carol was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church and volunteered in...
Ted Wampler
Jul 14, 2022
Ted Wampler, 81, of Kingsport, went peacefully home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Born in Kingsport, he had resided in this area his entire life. He will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather who loved to spend his time with his family.
In addition to his parents, he was...
Vicky Carolyn Harward-Lane
Jul 14, 2022
Ephesians 4:32 Be ye kind, one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Vicky C. Harward-Lane, 69, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in her home, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Kingsport, TN on October 7, 1952, daughter of the late John and Bertha Bruner. She resided...
Ronda Ann Murphy
Jul 12, 2022
Ronda A. Murphy, 51, of Kingsport, went to be with her parents in heaven on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was a loving daughter, wife and sister. Ronda was an LPN, caring mainly for geriatric patients until her health prevented her from working. She loved helping people. Ronda loved cats and had several at her...
Willa Faye Hashe
Jul 11, 2022
Willa Faye Hashe, 88, entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 11, 2022 at her home. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Preceding Faye in death were her parents, Troy and Alma Howell.
Faye is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Steve Hashe; sons, Jeffrey (Donna), and Bill (Nandini); grandchildren, Michael, David, Mira and Cayla.
Faye...
Wayne Greene
Jul 10, 2022
Wayne Greene, 75, of Fall Branch, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Johnson City Medical Center. “Daddy Wayne”, as he was affectionately called, loved playing golf and raising Black Angus cattle. He loved his family, but his favorite hobby was taking his daughter “Pearl” to La Carreta.
Wayne attended Sullivan High School...
Roy G. Ripley
Jul 10, 2022
Roy G. Ripley, 78, of Kingsport, passed away July 10, 2022. He was born on August 5, 1943 to the late Gerald Ripley and Irene Shelton Ripley. Roy was a graduate of Chuckey-Doak High School and attended East Tennessee State University. He was owner and President of East Tennessee Transportation until his retirement in 1999. He was a member of...
Larry "Lonzo" Glenn Jones
Jul 10, 2022
You might have known him as Lonzo, or Uncle Larry, or Big Daddy. To my fur-brothers Buddy, Spooky, Gizmo, Max, and I, he'll always be Daddy. He passed away peacefully and finally free of pain early Sunday morning.
A life-long Kingsport resident, he was the retired owner of Facelift Painting and couldn't drive down a street without pointing out houses...
Carolyn Phillips Kingdon
Jul 7, 2022
Carolyn Phillips Kingdon passed peacefully in Cumming, GA July 7, 2022, at Northside Hospital Forsyth following a brief illness at the age of 94. Carolyn was a resident of Belmont Village Senior Living in Suwanee, GA and formally of Baysmont/Asbury Senior Living of Kingsport and a Kingsport, TN resident for 72 years. Carolyn was born in Greensboro, NC,received her education there and attended Women’s College (now University of North Carolina at Greensboro). She moved to Kingsport, TN to work for Tennessee Eastman Company for...
Donald "Barth" Brooker
Jul 6, 2022
Donald “Barth” Brooker passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Church Hill Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Born in New York City on April 8, 1932, a son of the late F. Donald and Kathryn Bartholomey Brooker, he has resided in this area as a resident of The Blake, having moved from Asheville, NC. He graduated from...
Kimberly Dawn Tignor Croy
Jul 6, 2022
Kimberly Dawn Kerns Tignor Croy, 48, of Kingsport, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Born in Rogersville, she has lived most of her life in this area. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister. She loved music and drawing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy and Maudie Kerns; and brother, James Allen Kerns.
Kimberly is...
Dorothy Lee "Dot" Stapleton
Jul 4, 2022
Dorothy Lee Stapleton, 96, formerly of Kingsport, passed away on July 4, 2022. She was born October 10, 1925, in Concord, NC. She was educated in the city schools of Concord and graduated from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, NC with a BSSA degree. After graduation, she was employed at Tennessee Eastman Company for several years.
In...
Troy H. Parham, III
Jul 4, 2022
Troy H Parham III, 78, of Kingsport, TN went to be with the Lord on July 4, 2022. He was born on April 8, 1944 in Kingsport, TN to the late Troy and Virginia Hawk Parham. He was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and Mars Hill University in North Carolina with a BS in Math. Troy started his business...
Shirley McCray
Jul 3, 2022
Shirley McCray, 75, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 3, 2022 in the comfort of her home. Born in Blackwater, Virginia on October 5, 1946, a daughter of the late Jim and Pearl Speers, she resided in this area her entire life.
Shirley graduated from Sullivan West High School. She worked many years taking care of her...
William Charles Cole (W.C.)
Jul 3, 2022
William Charles Cole (W.C.), 87, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 3, 2022 after a lengthy illness.
He had never met a stranger and was known by many as the candy man. He loved the Lord and was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church.
William was preceded in death by his wife...
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