OBITUARIES

Amy Marie Payne

Amy Marie Payne

May 8, 2023

Amy Marie (Rinker) Payne October 3, 1961 - May 8, 2023 Amy, 61 years young, passed away peacefully after a short illness at Ballad Health Hospice House, in Bristol, TN. Born in Syracuse, NY she lived most of her young days in Bethesda, Maryland, a place she always considered home. After moving with her family to Miami, Florida she...

John David Huskey

John David Huskey

May 7, 2023

John David Huskey, 57, of Church Hill, TN, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023. David was born January 23rd, 1966 in Sevierville, Tennessee to Betty and John Huskey. He spent time volunteering at Hope Haven Ministries of Kingsport, TN, feeding and caring for the needy. David struggled with his health but did not let that stop him from...

Stacy Quinton Godsey

Stacy Quinton Godsey

May 6, 2023

Stacy Quinton Godsey, 53, of Kingsport, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Stacy attended Sullivan North High School. He was a UT football fan and enjoyed riding motorcycles. He was a fan of racing and knives. Stacy loved his family dearly, especially his nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed. He is preceded in death...

Kimberly May

Kimberly May

May 5, 2023

Kimberly May, 56, of Elizabethton, TN, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023. Services will be private. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the family.

Patricia Flores-Mejia

Patricia Flores-Mejia

May 4, 2023

Patricia Flores-Mejia, 53, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 4th, 2023. Trish was born in Sullivan County, TN, in 1969, where she resided her whole life. She was a graduate of Sullivan North High School and attended E.T.S.U. She devoted her entire life to caring for people as a CNA and to her...

John David Hudson

John David Hudson

May 3, 2023

John David Hudson III, 48, of Hampton, TN, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Services will be private. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the family.

Bruce Edward Norton

Bruce Edward Norton

May 3, 2023

Bruce Edward Norton, 73, of Kingsport, TN, went home on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023. Bruce was born in Bowden, Georgia, in 1949. He grew up in Heflin, Alabama, and graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Bruce worked on the Apollo space program in his early years before moving to Kingsport, TN. He retired from Eastman...

Elizabeth Ann Arnold

Elizabeth Ann Arnold

May 2, 2023

Elizabeth Ann Arnold, 56, of Church Hill, TN, went home on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Elizabeth "Liz" was born on December 7, 1966. She grew up in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Liz went to David Crockett High School and worked as a well-respected CNA at Baysmont Nursing Home and was loved by her fellow employees as well as all her patients....

Alan Fredrick Blanton

Alan Fredrick Blanton

May 2, 2023

Alan Fredrick Blanton, 76, of Mountain Home, TN, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Alan was born November 14th, 1946, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to George and Virginia (Sharkey) Blanton. He was raised and continued to be a long-term resident of Charleston, South Carolina. He attended Bishop England High School Charleston, SC, and was a graduate of The Citadel,...

Dean Allen Elmendorf

Dean Allen Elmendorf

May 2, 2023

Dean Allen Elmendorf, 54, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Services will be private. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the family.

Kermit Davis

Kermit Davis

May 2, 2023

Kermit Davis, 78, of Fall Branch, TN, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Kermit was a long-term resident of Fall Branch and graduated from Fall Branch High School. He was a very proud father and grandfather and cherished his two children, Jerry and Angie, and grandson Logan. An avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting, golfing, and fishing with his...

Lucille Elizabeth Baldwin

Lucille Elizabeth Baldwin

May 1, 2023

Lucille Baldwin, 85, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023. Lucille Elizabeth Baldwin April 12, 1938 - May 1, 2023 Lucille Elizabeth Baldwin of Columbia, Maryland passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023 from complications related to congestive heart failure. Lucy was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and she grew up in Frenchtown, New Jersey. She attended and graduated from...

Richard Lee Shope

Richard Lee Shope

Apr 26, 2023

Richard Lee Shope, 74, of Bristol, TN, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Services will be private. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the family.

Dale Mccoy Nunley

Dale Mccoy Nunley

Apr 26, 2023

Dale McCoy Nunley, 48, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Dale grew up in Kingsport and was a graduate of Sullivan South High School in 1993. After high school, he proudly served in the US Air Force for two years. After returning home, Dale worked as a master carpenter in northeast Tennessee where he lived...

Katherine B Bowen

Katherine B Bowen

Apr 24, 2023

Katherine Bowen, 65, of Piney Flats, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 24, 2023. Katherine was born in Norton, Virginia, to Ervin and Betty Johnson, but she lived in Wise, Virginia, for most of her life, where she retired from Wallens Ridge State Prison as an administrative assistant. Katherine's priorities were God, her husband,...

Virginia Marlene Larkins

Virginia Marlene Larkins

Apr 23, 2023

Virginia Marlene Larkins "Hopi" age 63, went to be with the Lord on April 23, 2023, at Holston Valley Hospital surrounded by her family that loved her so much. Virginia was born on February 26, 1960, to the late Nellie Mae and Harry Harless. In addition to her parents Virginia was Preceded in death by her Brothers Harry (Popeye)...

Brandon Michael Guilmette

Brandon Michael Guilmette

Apr 22, 2023

Brandon Michael Guilmette, 40, of Punta Gorda, FL, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Services will be private. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the family.

Mildred Mae Grindstaff

Mildred Mae Grindstaff

Apr 21, 2023

Mildred "Millie" Mae Grindstaff, 77, of Kingsport, TN, passed peacefully away in her own home, surrounded by family, on Friday, April 21, 2023. Millie spent most of her life in northeast Tennessee where she raised three children and achieved her associate's degree at Northeast State Technical Community College. Millie served as a community nurse for Limestone Medical Clinic for...

Patti Marie Brothers

Patti Marie Brothers

Apr 20, 2023

Patti Marie Brothers, 70, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Patti was born on September 14, 1952, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She married her husband, Len Brothers, in November of 1970. Patti spent her first 50 years in Grand Rapids. She later moved to Baltimore, MD, then to Kingsport, TN, all to be closer to...

Wilma Joy Graham

Wilma Joy Graham

Apr 20, 2023

Wilma Joy Graham, 90, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 20th, 2023. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Graham; parents, Arnold and Fannie Conner; son, David Keeling; sister, Ruby Williams; Wilma is survived by her daughter, Teresa Moyer; brother, William Conner; nephew, Donnie Williams; and stepdaughters, Mary Ellen Grills, and Teresa Hall. Visitation will...