Obituaries
Albert V. Easley Jr.
Mar 21, 2021
Albert Easley, Jr., 63, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Magnolia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, TN. He was born on March 19, 1958, to the late Albert Vannie and Mary Hilda Easley. Albert loved the Lord and family. He enjoyed reading and studying his Bible. He could quote any verse and...
Mildred Kathleen Thornburg
Mar 20, 2021
Mildred Thornburg, 95, Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born in Greene County, she had resided most of her life in Kingsport. Mildred loved her family, the Atlanta Braves, animals and was a wonderful cook. She was a very thoughtful, kind, and generous person.
She was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Annette Thornburg; son-in-law, Steve Foley; parents;...
Grady Lyall
Mar 18, 2021
Grady Lee Lyall, 79, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord at noon on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Holston Valley Medical Center, following a brief illness. Grady had been a resident of Kingsport his entire life. He retired from Meridia Bread Co. where he had worked for 17 years. Grady loved to fish, hunt, and play golf.
He...
Martha Louise Nelms Potter
Mar 17, 2021
Martha Louise Nelms Potter, 87, a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 17, 2021. She was very special to her parents, John and Ardis Nelms of Surgoinsville. She graduated from Virginia Intermont College and ETSU where she met her husband, Bud. They created a home where everyone was welcomed. She was a...
Paul Glenn Gott
Mar 16, 2021
Paul Glenn Gott, 85, of Kingsport, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at his home. Glenn graduated from Lynn View High School, Emory and Henry College, and worked for Tennessee Eastman Kodak for thirty six years in research and development and in the Organic Dyes Department. He was actively involved at First Broad Street United Methodist Church for many...
Mary Lee Hood
Mar 16, 2021
Mary Lee Hood went to be with her Lord on March 16, 2021 at the age of 77. Mary worked as a Teacher Assistant with Washington County Schools (Fall Branch Elementary) for 30 years. Upon retiring, she relocated to North Carolina to be with her daughters and grandchildren.
Mary was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her daughters,...
Tracie A. Hammonds
Mar 15, 2021
Tracie A. Hammonds, 56, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning, March 15, 2021, following a brief illness. Tracie was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Sullivan South High School, class of 1981. She will be remembered as a loving daughter and was devoted to her mother. Tracie was a member of Hilltop Mission Church.
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Phyllis Ann Hartsock
Mar 14, 2021
Phyllis Ann Hartsock, 69, went home to be with her heavenly father on Sunday, March 14th, 2021 at Orchard View Nursing Home. She was born in Kingsport on February 24th, 1952 to parents, Mack Joe and Nancy Haynes Oliver Franklin and resided most of her life in the Fall Branch area. Phyllis was most of all a person of great...
Billie Joe Neeley
Mar 14, 2021
Billie Joe Neeley, 88, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the lord on Monday, March 15, 2021, after an extended illness. Billie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her personality was vibrant, and it was equally matched by the clothing and jewelry that she wore. Her death will leave a lasting hole in the hearts of those...
Maurice "Clay" Arnold
Mar 14, 2021
Maurice “Clay” Arnold, 82, Blountville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Clay was the son of the late Winifred and Bessie Lee Arnold of Church Hill. He was raised in Goshen Valley and was very proud of his humble upbringing and loved many friends and family from his childhood throughout his life. He graduated from Church Hill High...
Wilma Jean Dykes
Mar 12, 2021
Wilma Jean Spears Dykes, age 72, of Beech Creek Community went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Holston Valley Medical Center following an extended period of poor health. Wilma was born in Kingsport and had lived in Beech Creek for most of her life. Wilma was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving mother...
Mary Katherine Ward
Mar 12, 2021
Mary Katherine Ward, of Sullivan County, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 12, 2021. Born in Sullivan County, she lived here all of her life. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Mary retired from Eastman Kodak after 29 years. She was an avid antiquer.
Ms. Ward was preceded in...
Clarence L. Browder
Mar 11, 2021
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
Clarence L. Browder, age 88, of Church Hill, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Holston Valley Medical Center following a short...
Shelby Phillips
Mar 10, 2021
Shelby D. Phillips, age 57, of Kingsport, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Bristol Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Born in Kingsport, Tennessee on October 7, 1963, a daughter of the late Paul and Della Kerns Hall, she resided in this area most of her life. Shelby graduated from Sullivan...
Betty Ault Greer
Mar 9, 2021
Betty Ault Greer, 93, of Kingsport, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Baysmont House after a long healthy life. Born in Knoxville, TN, she had resided in Kingsport since 1963. Betty was a creative homemaker and a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church. She was known for her Christmas cookie boxes that she shared with many. She loved to...
Evelyn Jarrard
Mar 6, 2021
Evelyn H. Jarrard, 76, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born in Rogersville she had resided most of her life in Kingsport. Evelyn had retired from the Kingsport Press.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Jarrard; daughter, Kathy Jarrard; parents, Dale and Mary Nell Hybarger; one brother, Keith Hybarger; one sister, Carolyn Hybarger.
Evelyn is survived...
Jacklyn Yvonne Caldwell
Mar 5, 2021
Jackie Caldwell, 84, of Kingsport, TN went to sleep in the presence of the Lord on Friday, March 5, 2021 after a brief illness. Jackie was a kind heart through and through. She loved to laugh and befriended everyone she encountered. Jackie was ahead of her time in every way. She worked as a hairdresser for more than 30 years....
Rev. Lowell S. Phillips
Mar 5, 2021
Rev. Lowell S. Phillips, 75, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 5, 2021. Lowell was a lifelong resident of the Green Shed community. He was retired from Tennessee Eastman and was a member of Bethesda Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Lowell was preceded in death by his son, Bryan Phillips; parents, Claude and Sylvia Phillips; and 2...
Judy M. Chase
Mar 5, 2021
Judy M. Chase, 79, of Kingsport, Tennessee passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 5, 2021 after a courageous battle with a terminal illness. She was born August 17, 1941 to the late J.D. and Clara Dolen. A native of the Pactolus and Eastern Star Communities, she was an active member of Pactolus United Methodist Church where she...
Dreama Skeen
Mar 4, 2021
Dreama Ann Ramey Skeen, 56, of Yuma, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
Dreama worked for many years at Church Hill Intermediate School where she was the cafeteria manager. During that time she made sure every child had a hot meal. Dreama also was a caregiver of loved ones for so many families throughout the...
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