OBITUARIES

Theresa Jean Hawkins Rogers

Theresa Jean Hawkins Rogers

May 21, 2014

Theresa Hawkins Rogers, 54, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at UT Medical Center (Knoxville, TN). Theresa was born May 17, 1960, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was the daughter of Ralph Boyd Hawkins and Ina Nell King Hawkins. Theresa's life was her grandchildren and family, whom she loved very much. She was also a very creative...

Steve Osborne

Steve Osborne

May 20, 2014

Steve Osborne, 56, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Indian Path Medical Center (Kingsport,TN). Mr. Osborne was born August 10, 1957, in Kingsport. He was the son of the late Fred Oliver Osborne and Nell Henderson Osborne. Mr. Osborne was retired after several years of service to the community as a plumber. He also greatly...

Diana Lynn Dunn

Diana Lynn Dunn

May 20, 2014

Diana Lynn Dunn, 57, of Kingsport, TN, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. She was born October 3, 1956, in California-her father was serving in the United States Air Force. Diana was known to her family and everyone around her as a very loving and giving person. Her living testimony was her everyday walk...

James Edward “Peanut” Hutson

James Edward “Peanut” Hutson

May 15, 2014

James Edward "Peanut" Hutson, 54, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Hutson was born February 11, 1960. He was the son of Gertrude Hutson and the late Worley Melvin Hutson Sr. He was raised in the Mt. Carmel, TN area, but later moved to Kingsport. In addition to his father, Mr. Hutson...

Phillip Neal Mullins

Phillip Neal Mullins

May 12, 2014

Phillip Neal Mullins, 73, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center (Kingsport, TN), after an extended period of illness. Mr. Mullins was born March 10, 1941 in Dickenson County, VA. He was the son of the late Letcher and Opal Mullins. For 38 years, Mr. Mullins was employed as a pressman...

Nancy Cherrill Mckamey

Nancy Cherrill Mckamey

May 12, 2014

Nancy Cherrill McKamey, 80, of Kingsport, TN passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Wexford House. She was born on February 11, 1934 in Sullivan County, TN and was the daughter of the late John R. and Lilly Sams McKamey. Nancy graduated from Sullivan High School and received an associates degree in accounting. Prior to her retirement, she was...

Donald Ray Osborne

Donald Ray Osborne

May 9, 2014

Donald Ray Osborne, 78, of Fort Blackmore, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center (Kingsport, TN). Mr. Osborne was born April 28, 1936 in Slant, Virginia. He was the son of the late John Ray Osborne and the late Laura Starnes Osborne. He lived most of his life in the Slant...

Thomas Mccracken

Thomas Mccracken

May 5, 2014

Thomas McCracken, born on April 22, 1937, age 77, of Kingsport, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at his home. He was born in St. Charles, VA and lived in Pennington Gap, VA before moving to Kingsport, TN. He was of the Assembly of God faith and served in the U.S. Navy. He was retired from General Dynamics...

Tina Mcmillan Manuel Frost

Tina Mcmillan Manuel Frost

May 3, 2014

Tina Frost went to be with the Lord on the morning of Saturday, May 3, 2014. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, of strong Morman faith and now rests peacefully in the arms of the Lord. Tina was born February 27, 1967 in Greeneville, TN to Jack and Charlotte McMillan. She...

Rodney Ike Bailey

Rodney Ike Bailey

Apr 30, 2014

Rodney "Ike" Bailey, 67, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Bailey was born in Cranberry, West Virginia, on June 5, 1946, the son of the late Dorvin and Euva Bailey. He has resided in the Kingsport area for most of his life. He was retired...

Diana Powell Vaughn

Diana Powell Vaughn

Apr 28, 2014

Diana Powell Vaughn, 59, of Kingsport, TN, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at her residence. Ms. Vaughn was born September 21, 1954 in Chicago, IL. She was the daughter of Melba Woods Powell and the late Allie Marion Powell. Ms. Vaughn was a member of Goshen Valley Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to her father, Ms. Vaughn is...

Patty Ann Lawson

Patty Ann Lawson

Apr 13, 2014

Patty Ann Lawson, 48, of Kingsport, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on April 13, 2014 at her residence. Patty was born December 28, 1965, in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Patton Phillips and the late June Ann Frost. During her lifetime, Patty worked in several different jobs, but was known to all around her as a very caring...

Eleanor Fox Chase

Eleanor Fox Chase

Apr 8, 2014

Eleanor "Bonnie" Fox Chase, age 72, of Kingsport, TN passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 8, 2014 at Wellmont Hospice in Bristol, TN. Born in Spartanburg, SC, Bonnie was raised in Atlanta, GA. Surviving are her brother, Herbert C. Fox, Jr. of Raleigh, NC and her children, Alice Urquhart of Berryville, VA, Kelly Urquhart of Asheville, NC, Kristy Urquhart...

Carie Lynn Ryan

Carie Lynn Ryan

Mar 27, 2014

Carie Lynn Ryan, age 47, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was born in Klamath Falls, OR, and had resided the past six years in Kingsport. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. Surviving are her daughters, Stephanie Mott of Kingsport; Christal Osorio pf Klamath...

Patricia Deeanne Mullins Glendening

Patricia Deeanne Mullins Glendening

Mar 27, 2014

Patricia Deeanne Mullins Glendening, age 50, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Newport Hospital. Surviving are her mother, Patricia Sue "Suzi" McCoy; brother Richie Mullins and wife Kim of Sarasota, FL; two daughters, Jennifer Glendening Dew and husband Peter, and Tiffany Glendening Concillis and husband Quintin both of Florida; grandson,...

Barbara Delynn Conn

Barbara Delynn Conn

Mar 24, 2014

Barbara Delynn Conn, age 58, of Church Hill, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Monday, March 24, 2014, following a lengthy illness, at Brookhaven Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Perry County, Kentucky, and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Frankfort, KY. She had resided in Hawkins County, Tennessee since 1991. She was a...

Betty Jean Johnson

Betty Jean Johnson

Mar 20, 2014

Betty Jean Johnson, age 76, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Wexford House. She was born on August 16, 1937 in Sullivan County where she resided all her life. She was of the Baptist faith and was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her...

Beatrice S. Long

Beatrice S. Long

Mar 19, 2014

Mrs. Beatrice S. Long, age 88, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital. She was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. Beatrice was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe E. Long; son, Chuck Long; parents, William and Hattie...

Wanda Pauline Smith

Wanda Pauline Smith

Mar 16, 2014

Wanda Pauline Smith, 55, of Bristol went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly at her residence on Sunday, March 16, 2014. She was preceeded in death by her late husband Danny Hunley, Sr, mother and father Linda and James Tipton, sister Marie Tipton and son-in-law Robert Kellogg. She leaves behind her current husband, Larry Smith; mother and father-in-law,...

Edith Ann Powell Neeley

Edith Ann Powell Neeley

Mar 14, 2014

Edith Ann Powell Neeley, age 20, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly, on Friday, March 14, 2014 at her residence. Edith Ann was a graduate from Sullivan South High School and was a member of the Air Force Junior Reserves Officer Training Core. She was a wonderful daughter and a loving and proud mother of two...