Obituaries
George Gibson
Dec 24, 2020
George Gibson, 77, of Kingsport died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Johnson City Medical Center after an apparent stroke. Born in Kingsport where he resided all of his life. George was a graduate of Ketron High School. He retired from Tennessee Eastman Company in 1997 and continued working as an L.S.E for 20 years. George was active in youth sports...
Georgia Fleming
Dec 24, 2020
Isaiah 40:31 - But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Georgia Elizabeth Williams Fleming, 94, of Kingsport, departed this life on December 24, 2020. Born in Wise, Virginia on July 7, 1926, a daughter of...
Barbara Harkleroad
Dec 23, 2020
Barbara Harkleroad died unexpectedly December 23, 2020, at Holston Valley Community Hospital in Kingsport, Tennessee. Barbara was born on October 9, 1939 in Scott County, Virginia, the daughter of Gilbert and Laverne Haynes of Kingsport, Tennessee who preceded Barbara in death.
She graduated from Gate City High School in Gate City, Virginia and married Charles W. (Bill) Harkleroad in 1960...
Larry Edward Lawson
Dec 22, 2020
Larry Edward Lawson, age 73, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Larry was a machine operator for 33 years in the CE Division of Eastman. He was a born again Christian who loved the Lord and reading his bible every morning. He was a member of Walker’s Fork Baptist Church.
Larry was...
Johnny Shivell
Dec 21, 2020
Johnny Shivell, 65, of Kingsport, died Monday, December 21, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life. Johnny enjoyed traveling, was free spirited, generous and kind to all. He lived life to its fullest and enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren. Johnny was a...
Allen Tiffany
Dec 20, 2020
Allen Tiffany passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Holston Valley Medical Center, due to heart issues. He was born in West Palm Beach, FL, to Orrin and Connie Tiffany. Allen graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. His hobbies included collecting, fishing, cooking, mowing yards, helping people in need, and he never met a stranger.
In addition to his parents, he...
Virgil Collins Chew
Dec 19, 2020
Virgil Collins Chew passed away on December 19, 2020. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Virgil and Addie Chew. He earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from UT. After serving two years as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he worked at Eastman Chemical Company until his retirement.
Collins married Charlotte Parker in...
Gary Smith
Dec 19, 2020
Gary Eugene Smith, 82, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 19, 2020. He was born in SW Virginia and lived most of his life in Kingsport. Gary was retired from Kingsport City Schools. He was also a broadcast engineer and worked for several stations in the area, including WKPT. Gary was an ardent HAM radio operator (K4VZZ)...
Margaret Jones Mahaffey
Dec 17, 2020
Margaret Jones Mahaffey, 86, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020. She was a long time member and worker at First Broad Street United Methodist Church, a lady of faith, who enjoyed the many jobs she had in her church. Margaret was a Sunday school teacher, played in Bell Choir, Chairman, and Officer of her UMW circle. She was a founding...
Vicki Royston
Dec 16, 2020
Vicki S. Royston, 67 of Kingsport went to be with her Lord Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Johnson City Medical Center after a very brief illness.
Vicki was an individual who loved her family, and enjoyed spending time with them. She has been blessed with a family 0that have followed the same Christian values that she practiced throughout her lifetime.
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Rosie Lee Hicks
Dec 15, 2020
Rosie Lee Hicks, 82, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Four Oaks Healthcare in Jonesborough. She has lived in the Blackley Creek community all of her life. Rosie Lee worked at Magnavox for several years. She was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. Rosie Lee was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
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Patty Golda Babb
Dec 15, 2020
Patty Golda Babb passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, with her husband and daughter by her side.
During her early years, Patty was a member of Golda Memorial Methodist Church in Hillcrest near her family home. Since 1968, she was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kingsport and was an honorary life...
Becca Dixon
Dec 14, 2020
Becca Dixon, 40, of Eidson, TN, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2020. She was a bright light everywhere she went. Becca loved her family and friends more than anything and she will be dearly missed. From the time of her birth to the moment of her passing, Becca was a “firecracker” with a personality matched only by her husband...
Jewell Brooks
Dec 12, 2020
Jewell Brooks, 93, of Kingsport, TN formerly of Wise, VA passed away Saturday morning, December 12, 2020 at her home. Jewell was a member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church and was active in the church. She loved to travel encompassing trips overseas, cruises and had enjoyed most of all spending time with her family and friends. Jewell will...
Carole Mac Dougall
Dec 11, 2020
Carole Mac Dougall, (87), of Asbury Place, Kingsport, TN, formerly of Dallas and Beaumont, PA, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020. She was born in December 1932 in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Magno) Shard. Her husband was the late Carl Mac Dougall who passed away December 2000. Carole is survived by her...
Jean S. Morton
Dec 11, 2020
Mrs. Jean S. Morton passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at her home in Clemmons, N.C. She was born in Bristol, VA. She was a graduate of Virginia Intermont College and worked at Tennessee Eastman Company in Kingsport, TN and also at the Dean of Students Office at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She lived in Kingsport from...
Patricia Quinn-Germagian
Dec 10, 2020
Patricia passed away 12/10/20 at Holston Valley Hospital after a brief struggle with congestive heart failure at the age of 87. She was the daughter of Samuel (Gene) McAmis and Elizabeth McAmis.
Pat was born and raised in Kingsport, TN, a graduate of Dobyns-Bennet High School and Transylvania College in Kentucky. After college, she moved to NYC where she met...
Rita Fay Brown
Dec 10, 2020
Rita Brown, 73, of Kingsport, TN went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Rita was a member of the Parkers Chapel Freewill Baptist Church for more than 20 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Sammie Dale...
Marvin Lee Morelock
Dec 10, 2020
Marvin Lee Morelock, 75, of Church Hill, went to be with the Lord and his loved ones on December 10, 2020.
He was preceded in death by his father, Dexter Earl Morelock; mother, Linda Ethel Morelock; brothers, Dexter Carl Morelock, L.B. Morelock; sisters, Betty Sue Morelock; and Wanda Lou Morelock.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Lois Marlene Morelock of...
Jack Barton Bales
Dec 9, 2020
Jack Barton Bales was born in Kingsport on December 15, 1941, and passed into the arms of Jesus Wednesday, December 9, at home in his favorite chair, beside his beloved wife. He was preceded in death by his parents John Barton and Grace Johnson Bales as well as his father and mother-in-law Roy and Iva Hensley McAmis, his younger brother...
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