Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area
Jimmy Lee Roy Hammonds
Jul 8, 2021
Jimmy L. Hammonds – Kingsport, TN Jimmy Lee Roy Hammonds, 80, Kingsport, TN passed away, Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Jimmy was born in Scott County, VA on May 13, 1941, and was the son of the late Newt and Vergie Emily (McDavid) Hammonds. He worked for A&L inside Tennessee Eastman and retired as the...
Phyllis Arbradale Dockery (Hawkins)
Jun 27, 2021
Phyllis Dockery – Gate City, VA Phyllis (Hawkins) Dockery, 83, Gate City, VA passed away, Sunday, June 27, 2021, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Phyllis was born in Wise County, VA on August 11, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Ira and Hazel (Hughes) Hawkins. She was retired from Norris Industries, Duffield, VA. She was a member...
Kevin Lee Dougherty
Jun 25, 2021
Kevin Lee Dougherty, age 60, passed away the night of June 25, 2021, at Holston Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness due to a heart attack he suffered on March 3. Kevin was a proud veteran of the United States Navy and a retired trucker. Kevin lived in Kingsport, TN the majority of his life but grew up in...
Myrtle Cleo Vaughn (Gilliam)
Jun 25, 2021
Myrtle Cleo (Gilliam) Vaughn – Duffield, VA Myrtle Vaughn, 91, of Duffield, VA went to be with Jesus on Friday, June 25, 2021, at her residence. She was born in Whitmire, South Carolina on February 4, 1930, to the late Hasten and Victoria (Neal) Gilliam. Myrtle was a member of the Pentecostal Powerhouse Church in Gate City, VA for over...
Linda Rose Penley (Stacey)
Jun 24, 2021
Linda (Stacey) Penley, Kingsport, TN Linda Rose (Stacey) Penley, of Kingsport, TN passed away on June 24, 2021, at Indian Path Hospital. She was born on February 9, 1958, in Kingsport, TN to the late Orbin and Ruth Stacey. Linda graduated from Rye Cove High School in 1977 and retired from Able Printing where she worked as a printer for...
Ruby Peters (Carter)
Jun 21, 2021
Ruby Peters, 78, Weber City, VA, passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Monday June 21, 2021, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Though her battle with cancer may have come to an end, her memory and thoughtless giving will echo for a long time. The simplest pleasures brought joy to her life whether it be spending time...
Donald Eugene Billings
Jun 18, 2021
Donald Eugene Billings, Kingsport, TN Donald Eugene Billings was born at home in Bandy Virginia on April 8, 1937, to his beloved parents Charles Ellis Billings and Amelia Roseanne Barnett Billings. In addition to his parents, his father and mother-in-law, Arthur Garrett and Martha (Austin) Whited; sister, Hazel Loretta Billings Wilson; brothers-in-law, David Wilson, Stephen Mintz, preceded him in death....
Mary Lynn Dunham (Blankenship)
Jun 15, 2021
Mary Lynn Dunham – Gate City, VA Mary Lynn (Blankenship) Dunham, 86, of Gate City, VA passed away on Tuesday June 15, 2021, at Nova Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born in Scott County, VA on September 28, 1934, to the late Charles and Fannie (Snodgrass) Blankenship. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by...
Jo Ann Templeton (Strong)
Jun 13, 2021
Jo Ann Templeton – Gate City, VA “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15 On Sunday evening, June 13th, 2021, our loving mother, Jo Ann Strong Templeton, passed away at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. She would have celebrated 90 years in this life on July 28th. Jo Ann was...
Patty Lou Hass (Sweeney)
Jun 12, 2021
Patty (Sweeney) Hass – Weber City, VA Patty Lou (Sweeney) Hass, 68, Weber City, VA passed away, Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Patty was born in Dungannon, VA on January 14, 1953, and was the daughter of Helen Marie (Rhoton) Sweeney and the late Terry McGrand Sweeney (2002). Patty was a very loving mother, daughter,...
Emory Lee Lane
Jun 11, 2021
Emory L. Lane – Ft. Blackmore, VA Emory Lee. Lane, 90, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Friday, June 11, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Scott County, VA on October 20, 1930, and was the son of the late Marlin and Ethel Lane. Emory was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who loved gardening, sitting on...
Billie Inna Jean Akers (Lane)
Jun 10, 2021
Billie Akers – Duffield, VA Billie Inna Jean (Lane) Akers, 89, of Duffield, VA passed away, Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Billie was born in Scott County, VA on May 2, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Lloyd Weslely and Osta Mae (Bates) Lane. In addition to her parents, her husband, Coy Emmerson...
Jerry Michael Tackett
Jun 9, 2021
Jerry “Michael” Tackett, Ft. Blackmore, VA Jerry Michael Tackett, 71, of Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Hunting, West Virginia on December 29, 1949, to the late Gardner Jerry and Dollie Dimples (Elliott) Tackett. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his sister, Margaret...
Danny Lee Watson
Jun 7, 2021
Danny Watson – Ft. Blackmore, VA Danny Lee Watson, 62, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Monday, June 7, 2021, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Danny was born in Sullivan County, TN on November 4, 1958, and was the son of Nellie Loraine (Dingus) Watson and the late Odes Watson. In addition to his father, his Granny, Nannie Viola Watson...
James Lane
Jun 4, 2021
James Monroe Lane – Dungannon, VA James Monroe (Bronco) Lane, Dungannon, VA passed away at his home on Thursday, June 3, 2021. He is preceded in death by his parents, Claude Lane, Sr. and Emma Jean Dooley Lane, brother-in-law, Delmar Ashworth. James retired from Eastman Chemical Company after 32 1/2 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife...
Jimmy McArthur Akers
Jun 1, 2021
Jimmy Akers – Gate City, VA Jimmy McArthur Akers, 77, Gate City, VA went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Jimmy was born in Ft. Blackmore, VA on May 5, 1944, and was the son of the late Emmitt and Nancy Ellen (Owens) Akers. His life’s work was as a brick...
Sonya Ann Miller
Jun 1, 2021
Sonya Miller – Duffield, VA Sonya Ann (Pierson) Miller, 42, Duffield, VA passed away, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Lonesome Pine Hospital, Big Stone Gap, VA. Sonya was born in Sullivan County, TN on December 10, 1978, and was the daughter of Burgess Bruce and Anna Rhea (Falin) Pierson. She was preceded in death by her brother, Wendell Bruce Pierson,...
Martha Ellen McConnell
May 31, 2021
Martha Ellen McConnell – Gate City, VA Martha Ellen (Darnell) McConnell, 90, Gate City, VA passed away, Monday, May 31, 2021, at NOVA Health and Rehab, Weber City, VA. Martha was born in Sullivan County, TN on June 2, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Conley and Minnie (Starnes) Darnell. In addition to her parents, her husband, H.L....
Dennis Beverley Bray
May 30, 2021
Dennis Bray – Gate City, VA Dennis Bray. 74, Weber City, VA passed into his Heavenly Home on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at NOVA Health and Rehab, after a lengthy illness. Born in Gate City, VA on August 2, 1946, he was the son of the late Vernon and Anna Lee (Dykes) Bray. Mr. Bray loved his family and animals...
Johnny D. Lucas
May 26, 2021
William John (Johnny) D. Lucas passed from this world today, May 26, 2021, while an old Western (one he had probably watched a hundred times) played on his tv. John was born with a heart abnormality, and after 84 years of fighting, his heart could not fight any longer. John was born on March 18, 1937, in Russell County, Virginia...
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