Obituaries
Britany Ellen Stafford
Mar 31, 2022
Britany Stafford, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly Thursday, March 31, 2022. She was a ray of sunshine who brought joy into the lives of all who were fortunate enough to know her. She was compassionate, funny, beautiful, and intelligent. Britany had a wandering spirit and loved to travel (especially to the beach). Above all, she...
Marion Stras Vaughan
Mar 29, 2022
Marion, 100 years old, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in the dedicated and loving care at NHC, Kingsport, TN.
Born on February 22, 1922 in Marion, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Drumwright and Grace Newman Drumwright.
After graduating from Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, VA, Marion worked as a secretary at Tennessee Eastman Co.,...
Linda P. Maness
Mar 27, 2022
Linda P. Maness, 73, of Kingsport, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 27, 2022, following a courageous battle with cancer. She grew up in the Orebank Community and graduated from Ketron High School in 1967. Linda worked at J.P. Stevens for 32 years. She was of the Baptist faith. Linda loved being with family and friends and was an...
Kelley Denise Bruner
Mar 27, 2022
Kelley Denise Bruner age 58 passed away peacefully at home, Sunday, March 27, 2022. She was saved as a young girl and of the Baptist faith. Denise worked at several retail businesses throughout her life.
Denise is preceded in death by her dad, Kelly L. Bruner; stepdad, A.M. Smith, Jr; paternal grandparents Hobert and Ruth Bruner; maternal grandparents, Montford and...
Donald Dewayne Vermillion
Mar 26, 2022
2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”.
Donald Dewayne Vermillion, 78, of Kingsport, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Wexford House following a period of declining health.
Born in Kingsport on July 5, 1943, a son of the late...
Tommy L. Copas
Mar 26, 2022
Tommy L. Copas, 79, passed away at home Friday morning, March 26, 2022 following years of extended illnesses. Tommy loved the Lord.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willo Dean Crawford Copas and Cloud Copas; one brother, A.B. Copas; daughter, Tina Copas and son, Jeff Copas.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Carolyn Copas;...
Earl Harlan White
Mar 25, 2022
Earl Harlan White, 88, of Kingsport, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at The Community Living Center on campus at Mountain Home after an extended illness.
Today is April 7, 2021 and I am writing my Obituary.
On October 13, 1933, I was the one and only child born to Stella Mae Harwood White and Earl Britton White in Valley Head,...
J.D. "Ty" Wininger, Jr.
Mar 24, 2022
J.D. “Ty” Wininger, Jr., age 77, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at American House Senior Living Community after an extended illness. He was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and was the firstborn child and only son of his parents, J.D. and Agnes Wininger. At the time of his birth, he was nicknamed “Ty,” after the baseball...
Tammy Kenkel
Mar 24, 2022
Tammy Kenkel, 60 of Mt. Carmel went to be with the Lord, Thursday afternoon, March 24, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Ketron High School. Tammy was employed at Montgomery Dental for a number of years. She was a longtime member of West View Baptist Church. Tammy was a loving...
Rita Morelock
Mar 23, 2022
On March 23, 2022, Rita ran into the arms of Jesus. Rita was a loving wife, mother, sister, mamaw, aunt and friend to so many. She spent her life loving others and will be missed dearly.
Rita was raised in Church Hill, TN and later resided in Kingsport, TN for the majority of her life. She was a graduate of...
Ruth Cheek
Mar 22, 2022
E. Ruth Cheek, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Ruth was born in Kingsport and graduated from Holston Institute High School. She was a member of Horse Creek Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey N. Hubbard and Annalee Harless Hubbard and great-grandson, Noah Yonts.
Ruth is...
Charlene Faye Ring
Mar 21, 2022
Charlene Faye Chaniott Ring, loving wife of David, mother of Laura and Jeremy, grandmother of Will, passed away in her sleep Monday, March 21st.
A determined graduate of E.T.S.U. , she graduated in a wheelchair, after a car accident broke one of her legs, and one of her arms. The Commencement Speaker was so moved, he came down and...
Jimmy Lee Castle
Mar 21, 2022
Jimmy Lee Castle, 73, of Kingsport fell asleep in the Lord, early Monday morning, March 21, 2022, after a courageous battle with Covid, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Kingsport and had lived here his entire life. Jimmy was a self-employed upholsterer. Jimmy attended Bloomingdale Baptist Church. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and...
Thomas Burlen (Tom) Payne
Mar 19, 2022
Thomas Burlen (Tom) Payne, age 83, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his home following a period of declining health.
Born in Elizabethton, Tennessee on January 6, 1939, the son of the late Thomas and Blanche Payne, he resided in this area his entire life. He graduated from Elizabethton High School and...
Susan J. Stroud
Mar 19, 2022
Susan J. Stroud, 58, Limestone, TN was called home Saturday, March 19, 2022, following a year of battling cancer. Born in Greeneville, TN, she had lived in Limestone her entire life. She was a graduate of Daniel Boone Highs School and worked as a manager for Empire Windows Company. Susan was a member of Cherry Hill Freewill Baptist Church. She...
Willa G. Depew
Mar 18, 2022
Willa G. Depew, 95, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 18, 2022. She worked for many years as a R.N. in the recovery room at Holston Valley Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband Sherrill Depew; and daughter, Joyce Woodard.
Willa is survived by her son, Craig Haynie and wife Karen; son-in-law,...
Carl Edward Bell
Mar 18, 2022
Carl Edward Bell, 85, of Kingsport, went to be with the lord on Friday, March 18, 2022. He grew up in Kingsport and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School where he was an outstanding basketball player. Following high school, Carl went on to ETSU on a basketball scholarship. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in Math and Physics from ETSU....
Joseph Michael Bender
Mar 18, 2022
Joseph Michael Bender died at Asbury Place in Kingsport, Tennessee on March 18th. Joe was born in Milford, NJ on March 20th, 1931, and graduated with degrees from Maryville College and the University of Tennessee. At Maryville he worked various jobs, played varsity football, joined the Marine Corps, and met his wife of 68 years Carolyn Marshall Bender.
After...
Hilda Lou Redwine
Mar 18, 2022
May 1, 1943 – March 18, 2022 Hilda you are flying high in the light of love.
Hilda Redwine, 78, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Bristol Rehab and Memory Care. She was a supervisor at Zoecon for 20 years in Dallas, TX. She took an honorable role leaving her life and home in Dallas Texas, back...
Alexander Porter Looney
Mar 17, 2022
Alex Looney died, Thursday, March 17, 2022, on his beloved Saint Patrick’s Day, after a long and loving romance with life. Alex was born in Nashville, TN in 1937 and had the good fortune to be educated at Dobyns-Bennett High School, Sewanee Military Academy, the University of the South (Sewanee), the University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt School of Law.
Alex...
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