OBITUARIES

Lily G. Free

Oct 27, 2022

Lily Glendolene Free, 89, of Gray, TN, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Lily was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She will be immensely missed.

She was preceded by her husband of 62 years, Gerald Free; parents, Marvin and Laura McConnell; brother, Jim McConnell

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Brian Morrison

Oct 27, 2022

Brian Lee Morrison, 45, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Brian was born in Kingsport and spent his whole life in this area. Brian was a good friend to many and he was known to help others whenever he was able to. He also enjoyed working on cars. Brian is remembered...

Johnny Martin Ledford

Oct 25, 2022

Johnny Martin Ledford, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the Ledford family.

Pamela Marie Owens Marshall

Oct 24, 2022

Pamela Marie Owens Marshall, 52, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, after a long battle with cancer.

Born in Germany, in a military family, Pam spent most of her life in Kingsport. She had two beloved sons, Nicholas “Pickle” and Eric. Over the years, Pam worked in many different retail stores...

Caleb Randell Bruce Bright

Oct 23, 2022

Caleb Randell Bruce Bright, 33, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022.

Caleb was born in Kingsport in 1989 where he resided his whole life. He was a graduate of Sullivan South class of 2008. Caleb was a very artistic person, so full of energy and ideas. He lived...

Michael R Smith

Oct 20, 2022

Michael R Smith, 63, of Bristol, TN, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Services will be private. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the family.

Ruby Brown

Oct 19, 2022

Ruby Jean Brown, 65, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

Ruby was native to the Kingsport area, where she raised her family. She loved visiting Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Ruby had a passion for cooking and enjoyed the holidays. She also loved shopping, especially for candles. You could find Ruby, her...

Ronnie Dale Falin

Oct 18, 2022

Ronnie Dale Falin, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the Falin family.

John Hall

Oct 17, 2022

John Howard Hall Jr., 63, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022.

Born in Sullivan County, John spent his life in East Tennessee where he worked in janitorial service. John was an avid fisherman and enjoyed coon hunting. He also enjoyed tinkering with lawn mowers. He was married to Teresa Parker-Hall and...

Earnest Williams

Oct 16, 2022

Ernest Williams, 67, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022.

Ernie was born in Wise, VA in 1955. He got his CDL license and spent most of his life driving trucks for several different companies, in the last few years it was Englander. He loved his job, when he wasn’t home that...

Ronald Newton

Oct 16, 2022

Ronald Edward Newton, age 55, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the Newton family.

Paul Mayfield

Oct 15, 2022

Paul Mayfield, 72 , passed away on Saturday, October 15th, 2022.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the Mayfield family.

Mereda Ratliff

Oct 14, 2022

Mereda Pauline Ratliff, 83, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022.

Mereda was born in Kingsport, TN on September 7th, 1939 where she resided her whole life. After graduating from Sullivan West High School (Class of 1958) she worked briefly and then was married. Mereda loved her family and loved her friends....

Robert Lee Wilson

Oct 14, 2022

Robert Lee Wilson, 66, of Church Hill, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October14, 2022.

Robert was a proud retired army veteran of the 101st Airborne Division. He attained the rank of Sergeant and specialized in the Army’s Special Operation Unit, the Rangers.

Robert was an active child...

Leslie Ann Wallen

Oct 12, 2022

Leslie Ann Wallen, 54, of Rogersville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

Leslie is preceded in death by her grandparents, Chester and Sarah Light, Jesse and Sarah Wallen; father, Fred Hubert Wallen; stepfather, Kenneth Frank Phillips; the father of her children, Claude Parsons Jr.

She is survived by her...

Gertrude “Trudy” Leigh Creagh

Oct 11, 2022

Gertrude “Trudy” Leigh Creagh, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

Services will be private.

Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the Creagh family.

Betty Lou Dockery

Oct 11, 2022

Betty Lou Dockery, 78, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

Born in Russell County, Virginia, Betty met and married Troy Baldwin. The couple was happily married for over thirty years. After Troy passed, Betty married Howard Dockery. Betty loved going to church and singing in her church. Most recently she attended...

Shirley J. Mowdy

Oct 11, 2022

Shirley Jene Mowdy, 76, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

She left this earth suddenly to travel to her next life. She was a sweet, caring, and loving wife, mother, sister, daughter, and grandmother. She loved anytime family visited, but her favorite time was when we all could get together at...

Jeanette Kay Ervin

Oct 8, 2022

Jeanette Kay Ervin, 61, of Gate City, VA, passed away at Bristol Regional Medical Center on Saturday, October 8, 2022.

Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Paul and Sue Deheart, Jeanette spent most of her life in Northeast Tennessee/SW Virginia, where she met and married the love of her life, Steve Ervin. The couple was...

Anna Elizabeth Kerr

Oct 7, 2022

Anna Elizabeth Kerr, 82. Of Gray TN. Went home to heaven on Friday, October 7, 2022, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Peacefully in her sleep.

Anna has been reunited with loved ones who have gone home before her. Her Father Russell Hirschfeld, and her mother Mary Hirschfeld. Her younger brother Herbert, young sister...