Obituaries

Martha Ellen Carter, 71, of Gate City, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024 after a short battle with colon cancer. Born June 15, 1952 to Mary and R.J. Carter formerly of Clinchport, Martha’s passion was to help others. She received a bachelor’s and a graduate degree from East Tennessee State University in social work. Her survivors include her precious dog, […]

Ted D. Carter, 84, Stony Creek community of Dungannon, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Ted was born on Jan. 25, 1940 in Scott County where he was a lifelong resident. He was a farmer his entire life, which he thoroughly enjoyed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen Napier and Mary Elizabeth (Peters) Carter; sister and brother […]

Anna Ruth Duncan, 83, Gate City, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at the home of her daughter, Shelia Free after an extended illness. She was born Feb. 11, 1941 in Scott County to the late Rev. Fred and Ella Lane. She retired from Lynn Garden Restaurant after 25-plus years as a cook. She […]

Mary Kathleen Cordle passed away peacefully with a smile on her face as her family sang “Amazing Grace” to her Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at the age of 83. Kat is preceded in death by her parents, ‘Poppy’ Henry Salyers and ‘Maw’ Lilian Salyers; her husband, Melvin Cordle; two children, Michael, and Susie; granddaughter, Megan Peak; and all of her […]

Franklin Lee Fletcher, 82, of Blountville, Tenn., passed away suddenly in the comfort of his own home Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He was born June 20, 1941 in Dante to the late Albert and Ella Rae Boyd Fletcher. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force and a retired maintenance supervisor for the Tennessee Eastman Chemical Company […]

Robert L. ‘Bob’ Murray, 86, Kingsport, Tenn., passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Bob was a longstanding member of Tipton’s Chapel Baptist Church. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed fishing. Bob was a happy man and always had nice things to say to people to make them smile. He was a loving husband, […]

Bessie LaRue (Johnson) Sloan, 85, Gate City, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at her residence. Bessie was born May 22, 1938 in Robinette Valley and was the daughter of the late Roy Elmer and Vertie Geneva (Falin) Sloan. In addition to her parents, her husband, James Henry ‘Jimmy’ Sloan; sister, Inez Johnson Carter and brother, John Johnson preceded her […]

David Swinney, 55, Big Stone Gap, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Bristol Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. David was the son of Nicola Jean Wells Swinney and the late Rev. Gene Swinney and was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Leonard and Polly Swinney and Bill and Etta Wells. He attended Powell Valley High School […]

“Love you this morn­ing” Roberta Lee Collins, age 84, of Pennington Gap, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. Roberta was born on Monday, June 26, 1939 in Appalachia. Roberta worked on the farm with her husband, and she was the gatekeeper to her family. She was a loving mother, a proud grandmother, a loyal sister and a caring aunt. […]

Sharon Diane Hall Dalton, 65, Kingsport, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 after an extended ill­ness. She was born Sept. 1, 1958 in Sullivan Coun­ty, the only child of the late James A. and Nora Louise (Chaffin) Hall. She grew up in Lynn Garden and graduated from Lynn View High School in 1976. She also graduated from Profes­sionals Beauty […]