Obituaries
Gardner Hammond
Feb 16, 2022
Kermit Gardner Hammond, 87, of Kingsport, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Gardner was born in Kingsport on January 26, 1935, the son of the late Emma Belle Gardner Hammond and Glen Kermit Hammond. Other than the 6 years he was away at college, he lived happily in Kingsport all of his life. Gardner graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, Class...
William L. Harris
Feb 16, 2022
William “Bill” L. Harris, 75, of Kingsport, TN went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, and is laid to rest at Mountain Home National Cemetery. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from refrigeration operations at Eastman Chemical Co.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy Harris.
He...
Lonnie E. Bailey
Feb 15, 2022
Lonnie E. Bailey, 73, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at his loving home surrounded by his family. Born in Kingsport on January 26, 1949, a son of the late Taylor and Beatrice Bailey, he had resided in this area his entire life. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1968. He married Karen Davis on October...
Thomas Wright
Feb 15, 2022
Thomas Glenn Wright 64, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center, from complications of Covid. He was born in Freeport, IL on April 17, 1957 to the late Ralph Glenn Wright, Jr. and Pauline LaRose Norvell Wright. Thomas graduated from Freeport Senior High School in 1975 and received his BS degree in Accounting...
Jane Stewart Shivell King
Feb 14, 2022
After a cherished day of sharing memories and stories, talking to loved ones with much humor and laughter, Jane Stewart Shivell King, died peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2022 in Kingsport Tennessee. She was just shy of her 98th birthday.
She was born on March 28, 1924 in Kingsport, Tennessee and was delivered at home by the only nurse...
Eddie E. Hicks
Feb 14, 2022
Eddie E. Hicks, born on April 19, 1943, passed away February 14, 2022 in Kingsport TN after a brief illness. Eddie graduated from Sullivan West High School and went to work for Eastman (Kodak) Chemical Company where he met the love of his life, Scheryl McMillan Hicks. After marriage, birth of a daughter and 35 years of employment, he retired...
Linda L. Osborne
Feb 14, 2022
Mrs. Linda Adams Osborne, 75, passed away with her family by her side, on February 14, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Linda was born May 27, 1946 in the small town of Bonny Blue, St. Charles, Virginia, the 6th of 9 children born to J.T. and Lillian Gibbs Adams. Linda was a graduate of St. Charles...
Kenneth Breeding
Feb 14, 2022
“Loving Husband and Father”
Kenneth E. Breeding, Sr., 80 of Kingsport entered eternal rest on Monday, February 14, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Sullivan County, TN on March 27, 1941, a son of the late Sidney and Ruby Breeding, he has resided in this area his entire life. Kenneth graduated from Ketron High...
James Howard "Jimmy" Walker
Feb 14, 2022
James Howard “Jimmy” Walker, 86, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022. He was born May 11, 1935, in Rogersville, TN. Jimmy graduated from Rogersville High School, attended East Tennessee State University, and served 8 years in the U.S. Army Reserves. Jimmy worked as a city planner for the State of Tennessee for 13 years and retired as Director...
Wayne Bland
Feb 14, 2022
Wayne Bland, 78, of Church Hill, TN, has gone home to be with his Lord on February 14, 2022. Wayne was born in Church Hill and resided there all his life. He lived a life of service to his country and community. Wayne was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a charter member of the Volunteer Ruritan of West Carter’s...
Forrest L. Teets
Feb 14, 2022
The life story of Forrest Lee Teets ended on February 14th, 2022 after a long battle with Lymphoma. He was blessed throughout his entire life in his Christian faith. Born in Wiliamson, West Virginia on September 10, 1936, he was raised the first six years in Bluefield, West Virginia. He had great memories of Wade Elementary School there, and the...
Jeff Marshall
Feb 13, 2022
Jeff Marshall, 55, of Rogersville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was a graduate of Volunteer High School in 1984. He was employed by Dent Worx. He loved drag racing and fishing. Jeff was loved by his family and to all who knew him.
He was preceded in death...
Gordon Kenneth Travis
Feb 13, 2022
Gordon Kenneth Travis, 87, passed away on February 13, 2022, after living with Alzheimer’s disease. Gordon was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida at the age of 2. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, ANAK, Koseme Society, Phi Delta Epsilon,...
William Paul Keller
Feb 12, 2022
Paul Keller, 84, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 12, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He served in the United States Navy, submarine service, during the Korean Conflict. Paul worked as a Union Electrician after serving in the Navy. He was a charter member of Higher Ground Baptist church, and loved playing bluegrass and...
Roy Allen Carroll
Feb 11, 2022
March 21, 1937 - February 11, 2022
Roy Carroll, 84, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 11, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Johnson City. Roy was a graduate of Sullivan West High School. He served in the Army from 1960 to 1962. Roy holds two degrees from Northeast State in Masonry and...
John Miracle
Feb 11, 2022
John J. Miracle, 82, of Kingsport, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022. Born in Rittman, Ohio, a son of the late O.J. and Mildred Miracle, he has resided in this area since 1970. John retired from Fluor-Daniels Construction Co. in 2010, following 20 years of service.
In addition to his parents, Oscar John Miracle and Mildred Elva McFadden Miracle; he...
Robert C. Russell
Feb 10, 2022
Robert C. (Bob) Russell, Sr., age 76, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022. A lifelong resident of Kingsport, he grew up in the area known as Borden Mill Village. He was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army.
Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Sue Russell Cody; father, Marshall Russell; sister, Patsy Kinsler; brother, Marshall...
James D. "Muley" Bernard
Feb 9, 2022
James D. “Muley” Bernard, 82, of Beech Creek Community went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born November 20, 1939 in the Beech Creek Community and lived there his entire life. He was a self-employed backhoe operator and a member of Solomon’s Temple Baptist Church....
Bobbie Opal Smith Newland
Feb 9, 2022
Bobbie Opal Smith Newland, 93, joined her husband, Gordon Clay Newland with the Lord on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. She was born in Rogersville, Tennessee and moved to Kingsport upon her marriage to her devoted husband in 1953. Bobbie taught for 42 years in the Sullivan County School District finishing her career at Gravely Elementary. Many of her students still...
Ellen Bonner
Feb 8, 2022
Ellen Gunn Bonner, daughter of Ernest Linwood Gunn Jr., and Gladys Gunn, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in the Morningside area of Atlanta, attended Georgia Seminary for Girls during her high school years, then on to the University of Georgia, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition. Ellen joined Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at UGA, and...
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