Obituaries
Margaret Pope Penland
Sep 24, 2020
Margaret Pope Penland, 89, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2020 at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Kingsport. Margaret was born November 17, 1930 in Asheville, NC and was the seventh child of the late John L. and Bertha Pope. She graduated from Lee Edwards High School in Asheville, NC. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother...
Juanita Hurd Horton
Sep 21, 2020
Juanita Hurd Horton, 99, of Kingsport, passed away peacefully Monday, September 21, 2020, at home with her family. She was born in Hancock County, May 31, 1921. Juanita resided in Kingsport most her life and was a member of Lynn Garden Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Coba Horton; parents, James and Dora Hurd; four brothers,...
Toney Jeffers
Sep 21, 2020
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Toney Jeffers, 85, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, September21, 2020, due to a lengthy illness. He had retired from AFG following 37 ½ years of service. Toney attended Reservoir Road Baptist Church. He loved camping...
Edith Alice Hildebrand
Sep 20, 2020
Edith Alice Hildebrand, (91), of Kingsport, died Sunday morning (September 20, 2020), at Asbury Place at Kingsport after an extended illness. Born in Rochester, New York, she resided in Kingsport most of her life. She was a 1947 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and a 1951 graduate of Emory & Henry College. Edith was a homemaker and a member of...
Cathy Quillen
Sep 17, 2020
Cathy Debord Quillen, 67, Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 17, 2020, evening following an extended period of poor health. Cathy was born in Gate City, VA and had resided in Fall Branch for the past 5 years. Cathy was a member of Sullivan Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and...
Clyde E. Larkins,Jr.
Sep 17, 2020
Clyde E. Larkins, Jr., 73, of Kingsport, died Thursday evening, September 17, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life, he was a graduate of Church Hill High School. Clyde served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He retired from Tennessee Eastman Company after many years...
Peggy Ann Dykes
Sep 17, 2020
Peggy Ann Dykes, 82, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2020. She was born on June 8, 1938 in Scott County, Virginia to the late Ernest and Opal Compton.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy J. Oaks, Sr., her second husband, Rev. Claude Dykes, Sr.; her common law husband, Jimmy Frank Ball;...
Marty Begley
Sep 16, 2020
Marty Begley, (60), of Mt. Carmel, Tennessee died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingsport, where he resided most of his life, he loved to go camping and fishing. He was an avid drawer.
Marty was preceded in death by his father, Orbin Begley; son, Corbin Begley; half-brothers, Vincent Simpson, Dallon Sellers, Billy Begley and...
Marty Begley
Sep 16, 2020
Marty Begley, 60, of Mt. Carmel, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Karen Barnes Leimkuhler
Sep 16, 2020
Karen Barnes Leimkuhler, 65, of Kingsport, went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2020, at UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Born in Kingsport, she was a 1972 graduate of Sullivan Central High School where she was a member of the Cougarette team. Karen attended ETSU. She had a passion for real estate and had been working...
Sue Lawson Blackwell
Sep 16, 2020
Sue Lawson Blackwell, 93, of Blountville, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at The Wexford House following a period of declining health. Born in Saltville, VA on March 5, 1927, a daughter of the late William McKinley and Maggie Elizabeth Cardwell Helton, she was a lifelong resident of Blountville. She will be remembered as a...
Margie Ruth (Fugate) Ketron
Sep 13, 2020
Margie Ruth (Fugate) Ketron, 83, of Kingsport, went to be with her Heavenly Father on September 13, 2020, after an extended illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ransom Ketron; sons, Dwight Fugate and Tony Fugate; daughters, Patty Hicks and Mickey Ketron; and daughter-in-law, Joyce Trent; father, George Fugate; mother, Martha Fugate; sister, Mable Hickman; brothers, Jimmy Fugate...
Sue Lykins Sublett
Sep 10, 2020
Sue Lykins Sublett, a true coal miner’s daughter, passed away September 10 at home after a short illness surrounded by her family. The daughter of Arcolas Boyd Lykins Allen and Selvin Lykins, she was originally from Betsy Lane, KY. Sue was a long time Kingsport resident. In 1983, she became Sue-Sue to grandchildren and most that knew her. She was...
Robley Paul "Bob" Bedford
Sep 10, 2020
Robley Paul “Bob” Bedford, 87, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, September 10, 2020. He was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, class of ’51, where he played basketball and baseball, and a graduate of Tusculum College where he played basketball. Bob was manager of the Kingsport Moose Lodge and Natatorium until...
Joe F. Bettini
Sep 9, 2020
Joe F. Bettini, 85, Church Hill, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at his home due to natural causes. Joe was born in Burlington, NC and came to Kingsport in 1964, moving to Church Hill in 1984. He was a graduate of ETSU, receiving his Master’s Degree in Mathematics. Joe served in the US Army having been a commissioned...
Rita Faye Lloyd
Sep 7, 2020
Rita Faye Lloyd, 60, of Church Hill, died early Monday, September 7, 2020, at Holston Valley Medical Center, after an apparent heart attack. Born in Kingsport, she lived most of her life in Church Hill. Rita was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Mitchell Primitive Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and especially enjoyed spending time with family.
She...
Allen Cox
Sep 6, 2020
Allen Cox, 67, of Fall Branch, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Fall Branch where he worked as a dairy farmer for his entire life. Allen was an avid hunter.
Allen was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Marjorie Cox.
He...
Helen "Earleen" Taylor
Sep 6, 2020
Helen “Earleen” Taylor left this earthly life to begin her eternal life in the presence of Jesus on September 6, 2020, surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter. Earleen was born to James Earl Going and Ethel Mae Waller Going in June of 1936. She was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School and was employed at Kingsport...
Arica "Slim" Smith
Sep 5, 2020
Arica “Slim” Smith, 88, of Kingsport, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. Arica was of the Baptist Faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Smith; parents, Jess and Mary Lemmons; brother, Jess Lemmons, Jr.; and sister, Lowanda Brown.
Arica is survived by her daughter, Michelle...
Eleanor Foster Hooker
Sep 5, 2020
Eleanor Foster Hooker, 85, of Kingsport, went peacefully to be with the Lord at Holston Valley Medical Center on September 5, 2020, following a brief illness. She was born in Erwin, TN, on October 6, 1934. After graduating from high school, she worked in Erwin until her marriage to H. Eugene Hooker in 1956. They moved to California while he...
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