Obituaries
Mildred Ann Szabo
Jul 24, 2020
Mildred Ann (Pruzinsky) Szabo, 80, of Kingsport, TN (formerly of Stratford, CT), passed away after an extended illness, Friday, July 24, 2020. Milly was as avid Master Gardener, and several years, wrote a gardening column for the Boca Raton News. She was also inducted as a lifetime member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.
Milly is predeceased by her...
Reta Pratt Burke
Jul 23, 2020
Reta Pratt Burke, 85, Kingsport, TN, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, passed peacefully in her sleep July 23, 2020. She attended Promise Ministries Church and Serenity Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, W. Ray Burke; sisters, Irene Pratt and Annalee Ford; and brothers, Ray and James Pratt.
Reta is survived...
H.H. Wines, Jr. "Junior"
Jul 22, 2020
H.H. Wines, Jr. “Junior”, 79, Kingsport, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. He was a lifelong resident of Kingsport and proudly served in the U.S. Army. Junior retired from Eastman. He was a classic car enthusiast and could fix anything with a motor.
He was preceded in death by his parents, H.H. Wines, Sr. and Mattie Wines;...
Rachel Jones
Jul 22, 2020
Rachel L. Jones, 66, of Elizabethton, TN died on July 22, 2020, at The Waters at Roan Highlands Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center at Roan Mountain after a long illness. Rachel also known as Lee Whitson was born and raised in Erwin, TN and graduated from Unicoi County High School in 1973. Early on, she was a healthcare worker in...
Dwight O. Miller
Jul 22, 2020
Dwight O. Miller, 86, of Blountville passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 following a period of declining health. Born in Whitley County, Kentucky, on November 6th, 1933, the son of the late Clifford and Gladys Miller. He had resided in several different states prior to relocating in this area 27 years ago. He retired from...
Gary Lee Pinnex
Jul 20, 2020
Gary Lee Pinnex, 80, went home to be with our Lord Monday, July 20, 2020. He was a native of Wythe County and lived in Kingsport. Gary was the son of the late Orville and June Pinnex. He was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School Treasurer. Gary worked for Mason Dixon and retired...
Mildred Christine Smith Rutledge
Jul 20, 2020
Mildred Christine Smith Rutledge, 92, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020. Born August 17, 1927, in Sullivan County to Arthur M. Smith and Gladys Teresa Gibson Smith, Mildred lived in Kingsport, TN all her life. She married the love of her life, George Calvin Rutledge, March 30, 1947. Mildred was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School, where she...
Chester "Cotton" Shipley
Jul 19, 2020
Chester “Cotton” Shipley, 85, of the Blairs Gap Community, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020, following a period of declining health. Cotton was of the Baptist Faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Birdsie and Ida Shipley; six brothers, Claude, Clay, Cleve, Birdsie Jr., Cecil, and Robert Shipley; and one grandson, Jason Duncan.
Cotton is survived by his...
Ann Addington
Jul 19, 2020
Patricia Ann Pyle Addington, 82, passed away Sunday morning, July 19, 2020, at her home. Ann was born in Kingsport where she lived most of her life. She was an active member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church. Ann was a loving mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband Kermit Addington; daughter, Debbie Addington; and...
Ezra Lee Huffman
Jul 17, 2020
Ezra Lee Huffman, age 82, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 17, 2020 at his residence following a period of declining health. Born in Scott County, VA on September 15, 1937, a son of the late Noah R. and Elsie Ramey Huffman, he had resided in this area his entire life. Ezra married Doris...
Pauline Blevins Byers
Jul 16, 2020
Pauline Blevins Byers, 99, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020, at her home in Kingsport. She was born September 21, 1920 to the late Henry and Sallie Osborne Blevins. She attended Dobyns-Bennett High School and worked in the cosmetics department at J. Fred Johnson, Hess, and Millers Department Stores. After retirement from Millers, she worked at Colonial Heights Baptist Church...
Charlsie Middleton Upchurch
Jul 16, 2020
Charlsie Middleton Upchurch, passed away Thursday July 16th, 2020 at The Blake at Kingsport.
Born in Lee County, Virginia, she had lived in this area all her life. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from LMU. She became very active in the Alpha Nu Sorority where she held State Presidents position. She retired from Kingsport Press after 40...
Carolyn Louise Carter
Jul 15, 2020
Carolyn Louise Carter, 64, of Kingsport, died on Wednesday evening, July 15, 2020, at Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Kingsport, where she resided all of her life, Carolyn retired from Quebecor Printing Company. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Carolyn loved flower gardening and decorating for Christmas.
She was preceded in death...
Betty Cutshall
Jul 15, 2020
Betty Cutshall, 69, Fall Branch, TN passed away at 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Greene County and resided in Washington County most of her life. Betty retired from Caco Industries in Johnson City, TN. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her...
Dwight L. Carr
Jul 14, 2020
Dwight L. Carr SFC retired, 78, was called home early Tuesday morning at his home. He was born in Greene County, TN where he lived his entire life. Prior to serving in the military, he worked at Sears Service Center in Gray, TN. Dwight served in the Army National Guard 2/278 Troop G Armored Calvary retiring after 42 years. He...
Sue Joyce Moon
Jul 14, 2020
Sue Joyce (Stewart) Moon, 78 passed away peacefully on July 14, 2020 after a long and brave battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Sue spent nearly all of her life in Ashland, Kentucky until moving to Kingsport, Tennessee to be with her sister, Lorla Boswell, as she battled this disease.
Sue was born on November 11, 1941, in Ashland, the daughter of...
Ronald Bishop Sr.
Jul 13, 2020
Ronald Bishop Sr., 70, of Fall Branch, passed away on July 13, 2020 at his home. He was born in Lee County, VA on March 26, 1950 to the late Dorothy Maness Rodgers. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Kay Bishop.
He is survived by his sister, Sue and best friend, Larry Reed,...
Chad Williams
Jul 13, 2020
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Chad was taken from this world what many would consider too soon. He passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 just a week before his 42nd birthday. Chad was many things in this world, a wonderful loving husband, father, son, grandson, uncle, cousin, pastor, and friend. Chad could light up a room when he walked in. He loved...
Shayne "Bane" Banks
Jul 12, 2020
Shayne R. “Bane” Banks, age 44, of Kingsport, left and departed to be with Christ on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at his residence. Born in Pontiac, Michigan on May 20, 1976, a son of Cindy Lee Hancock and the late Gerald Roger Banks, he had resided in this area for the last 30 years. He graduated from Sullivan North High...
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