OBITUARIES

Patty Geree Yakley

Patty Geree Yakley

May 10, 2023

Patty Yakley, 65, of Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 10th, 2023. Patty was born in Kingsport in 1957, where she resided her whole life. She attended Sullivan High School. She was a homemaker and also worked at Holston Valley Hospital. Patty loved her family; she adored her kids and especially her grandchildren. She...

Robert Eugene Akers

Robert Eugene Akers

May 10, 2023

Robert Eugene Akers, 69, of Bristol, TN, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Bobby was born on December 19th, 1953. He proudly served in the Army, the 182nd Airborne for 6 years. He worked in the construction and roofing industry which led up to him owning and operating his own...

Barbara Ann Kennedy

Barbara Ann Kennedy

May 10, 2023

Barbara Anne Kennedy, 60, of Kingsport, TN, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Originally from Abingdon, Virginia, "Barb" was born to Harry and Eva Kennedy. Barb lived mostly in northeast Tennessee where she raised two children. Barb was a loving and caring mother who spent most of her life caring for her daughter, Autumn Canter. She spent sixteen...

Randall Joe Wood

Randall Joe Wood

May 9, 2023

Randall Joe Wood, 71, of Bristol, TN, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Services will be private. Trinity Memorial Centers Funeral Home (423-723-8177) is honored to serve the family.

John Emory Owen

John Emory Owen

May 8, 2023

John Owen, 62, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023. John is survived by his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Owen; son, John S. Owen; special friend, Wilma Nichols; step-children, Tony Nichols, Makayla Rice; grandchildren, Alexzander, Asheley, Cera; many dear friends. A graveside interment service will be held on Monday, May 15, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Oak Hill Cemetery, 800...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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