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Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area

Robert James Crites

Robert James Crites

Sep 1, 2016

Robert James Crites Robert James Crites, 72, of Kingsport, TN passed away at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital on Thursday, September 1, 2016. Mr. Crites was born on May 5, 1944 to the late Dorothy Rhinehart in Ravenna, OH. He was also preceded in death by his sisters Patty and Debbie. He is survived by his children; Robert Evans, Keith Evans,...

Angelena Fraysier

Angelena Fraysier

Aug 29, 2016

Angelena Fraysier – Kingsport, TN Angelena Lane Fraysier, 67, Kingsport, TN passed away, Monday, August 29, 2016 at her residence Angelena was born in Scott County, VA on July 29, 1949. She was the daughter of Myrtle Neff Lane. In addition to her parents, one sister and 5 brothers preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Fletcher...

Larry Jennings

Larry Jennings

Aug 29, 2016

Larry Allen Jennings – King sport, TN Larry Allen Jennings, 68, Kingsport, TN, went to be with the Lord, Monday, August 29, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Larry was born in Scott County, VA on December 5, 1947. He was the son of Elizabeth (Roller) Fuller and the late Kenneth Gordon Jennings. He moved...

Alma Fitzpatrick

Alma Fitzpatrick

Aug 28, 2016

Alma Eloise Fitzpatrick Alma Eloise Fitzpatrick, 81, Duffield, VA, passed away, Sunday, August 28, 2016. Ms. Fitzpatrick was born in Mingo County, WV, on July 16, 1935, to her late parents Harlan Chester Spencer and Ida Thompson Spencer. She is also preceded in death by her husband George Fitzpatrick; her son, Jimmy Lee Haney; her sister, Marie Gillman; her brother,...

Linda Hammond

Linda Hammond

Aug 27, 2016

Linda Bray Hammond – Gate City, VA Linda Carol Bray Hammond, 72, Gate City, VA passed away, Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Linda was born in Sullivan County, TN on January 30, 1944. She was the daughter of the Vernon and Anna Lee Dykes Bray. She was an avid gardener and was of the Baptist...

Terry Begley

Terry Begley

Aug 24, 2016

Terry Arnold Begley-Kingsport, TN Terry Arnold Begley, 48, Kingsport, TN was welcomed into the arms of our Father in Heaven on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Terry was born in Chicago, IL on October 5, 1967. He was the son of Dorothy Brickey Begley and the late Arnold Lee Begley. Terry was a loving son, father, and friend to all that...

Donald Franklin Lane

Donald Franklin Lane

Aug 24, 2016

Donald Franklin Lane-Johnson City, TN Donald Franklin Lane, 47, Johnson City, TN was called home on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 in Johnson City, TN Donald was born November 4, 1968. He was the son of the late Dewey Lane, Sr. and Mallie L. (Hammonds) Lane. He is survived by his birth mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Miller, West Virginia; sisters, Shirley Archer...

Dana Roberts

Dana Roberts

Aug 22, 2016

Dana Geneva Roberts – Gate City, VA Dana Geneva (Kindle) Roberts, 61, Gate City, VA passed away, Monday, August 22, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center of an apparent heart attack. Dana was born January 17, 1955. She was the daughter of the late Larry Edman and Eva Kate (France) Kindle. In addition to her parents, her daughter, Brenda...

Harry Gilly Penley

Harry Gilly Penley

Aug 17, 2016

Harry G. Penely - Gate City, VA Harry Penley was a life-long resident of Scott County, Virginia. He was born in Manville, VA on October 30, 1922 to James Harvey and Elizabeth Gilly Penley, both of whom taught school in Scott County. He graduated from Shoemaker High School in Gate City, VA after which he attended Lincoln Memorial University in...

Kelly Gibson

Kelly Gibson

Aug 15, 2016

Kelly Elmer Gibson – Nickelsville, VA Kelly Elmer Gibson, 84, Nickelsville, VA passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Kelly was born in Wood Community of Scott Co, VA on June 2, 1932. He was the son of late Moscoe and Rosie Gibson. He was a veteran serving in the U. S. Army. He retired...

Willie Austin

Willie Austin

Aug 13, 2016

Willie Ruth Austin – Gate City, VA Willie Ruth Austin, 71, Gate City, VA passed away, Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Ridgecrest Manor, Duffield, VA. Willie Ruth was born in Scott County, VA on October 14, 1944 and was the daughter of the late George and Mable (Jessee) Bowen. In addition to her parents, her sisters, Lynn Gilliam, Minnie Sue...

Ronald Sloan

Ronald Sloan

Aug 13, 2016

Ronald Hampton Sloan, age 81, Gate City, VA, went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on Saturday morning, August 13, 2016. Born in Scott County, VA on April 2, 1935, he was the son of late Robert Lee and Bonnie Estelle Sloan. Three daughters, Pamela Sloan, Cynthia Sloan, Terry Sloan; Sister, Patsy Hall; Brother, Bobby Sloan preceded...

Hazel Dixon

Hazel Dixon

Aug 12, 2016

Hazel Roach Dixon – Kingsport, TN Hazel Roach Dixon, 77, Kingsport, TN passed away, Friday, August 12, 2016 at Indian Path Medical Center, Kingsport, TN. Hazel was born in Scott County, VA on June 9, 1939. She was the daughter of the late William and Eve (Moretz) Roach. In addition to her parents, her husband, Robert Cotter; sisters, Dorothy Shelton...

Milburn McNutt

Milburn McNutt

Aug 12, 2016

Milburn Wallace McNutt, 67 – Kingsport, TN Milburn “Wallace” McNutt, 67, of Kingsport, TN, formerly of Gate City, VA, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Indian Path Medical Center. Wallace was born in Sullivan County, TN on April 14, 1949 to Carson Hubert McNutt and Eula Mae Lyons McNutt. He is preceded in death by his parents and...

Ruby McNutt

Ruby McNutt

Aug 11, 2016

Ruby Clyde (Dockery) McNutt-Kingsport, TN Ruby Clyde (Dockery) McNutt, 96, Kingsport, TN, passed away, Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Holston Manor Nursing Home. Ruby Clyde was born in Scott County, VA on February 29, 1920. She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Ava Lawson Dockery. In addition to her parents, her husband, Ernest Lee McNutt; daughter, Nancy Berniece...

Ruby Gilliam

Ruby Gilliam

Aug 9, 2016

Ruby Faye Gilliam – Duffield, VA Ruby Faye Gilliam, 86, went to be with our Lord early in the morning on Tuesday, August 09, 2016. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Duffield, Virginia. Her strong will to live, her unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers of her family and friends carried her...

Ruth Collins

Ruth Collins

Aug 6, 2016

Ruth Quillin Collins – Gate City, VA Ruth Jeanette Quillin Collins, 90, Gate City, VA passed away, Saturday, August 6, 2016 surrounded by family. Ruth was born in Scott County, VA on July 26, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Cora Gillenwater Quillin. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church, Gate City, VA where she...

Millie Lane

Millie Lane

Aug 3, 2016

Millie Lane – Gate City, VA Millie Hazel Lane, 65, Gate City, VA passed away, Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Ridgecrest Manor, Duffield, VA. Millie was born in Scott County, VA on May 31, 1951. She was the daughter of the late Johnny and Sarah Margaret Lane. In addition to her parents, her husband, Mack Junior Perry; grandsons, Allen Dwayne...

Milford Burl Bledsoe

Milford Burl Bledsoe

Aug 3, 2016

Milford Burl Bledsoe Milford Burl Bledsoe, 78, of Blackwater, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2106 at his residence. Mr. Bledsoe was born in Scott County, VA, on March 6, 1938 to his late parents, Bashebia Chanie Neal Bledsoe and Burley Bledsoe. He is also preceded in death by his sisters Nelia Rhoton and Eva Bledsoe and brothers Conley...

James Hammonds

James Hammonds

Aug 2, 2016

James Hammonds – Yuma, VA James McKinnley Hammonds, 88, Ft. Yuma, VA passed away, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Ridgecrest Manor, Duffield, VA. Mr. Hammonds was born in Scott County, VA on November 28, 1927. He was the son of the late Wrightly Abram and Margaret Adaline Peters Hammonds. In addition to his parents, his first wife, Clara Ruth Cleek...

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