Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area
John Marion Hyatt
Jan 20, 2023
John M. Hyatt – Duffield, VA
John M. Hyatt, Sr., 82, Duffield, VA passed away, Friday, January 20, 2023, at Norton Community Hospital, Norton, VA.
He was born December 25, 1940, to late James B. and Viola M. Sells Hyatt in Piney Flats, TN.
John retired from Holston Defense Corp., in 1997 and BAE Systems in 2012.
John...
Trig Robinette
Jan 20, 2023
Ernest “Trig” Robinette – Gate City, VA
Ernest Jennings “Trig” Robinette, Jr., 80, Gate City, VA passed away, Friday, January 20, 2023, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Trig was born in Kingsport, TN on November 10, 1942, and was the son of the late Ernest J. “Skinny” and Dorothy (Waldroup) Robinette, Sr.
He was a member of...
Carolyn Sue Kern
Jan 20, 2023
Carolyn Sue Kern – Duffield, VA
Carolyn Sue Kern, 75, Duffield, VA passed away, Friday, January 20, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
She was an avid softball fan. She played softball in her younger years and enjoyed watching it on TV later in life. Although family was very important, her heart and home were always...
Janet Carol Necessary
Jan 19, 2023
Janet Horne Necessary – Weber City, VA
Janet Horne Necessary, 56, Weber City, VA passed away, Thursday, January 19, 2023, at NOVA Health and Rehab, Weber City, VA.
Janet was born in Kingsport, TN on June 13, 1966, and was the daughter of Larry James Horne and the late Christine (Salyer) Horne.
Janet was a member of the...
Gladys Hill Falin
Jan 18, 2023
Gladys Hill Falin, Kingsport, TN
Gladys Hill Falin, 89, Kingsport, TN,passed away on January 18, 2023 at Johnson City Medical Center following a stroke. She was born November 2, 1933 in Kyles Ford, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Andy and Ella Allen Hill. She married Norman Falin on April 16, 1954 in Flint, Michigan. They relocated to Kingsport, TN...
Larry Edward Calhoun
Jan 17, 2023
Larry Edward Calhoun, Gray, TN
Larry Edward Calhoun, 75, Gray, TN, went to be with his heavenly Father Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Larry was born on May 14, 1947, to the late Helen Mae Lane and Calvin Coolidge Calhoun.
Larry was a member, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, and Song Leader for Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church.
...
Noah Edward Taylor Jr.
Jan 14, 2023
Noah (Saucer) Taylor – Gate City, VA
Noah Edward Taylor, Jr., (Saucer), of Gate City, VA, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at his residence.
Saucer was born in Scott County, VA, on March 14, 1941, to the late Noah Edward Taylor, Sr., and Thelma Drucillia (McConnell) Taylor.
Saucer was a...
Claude Allen Fields
Jan 14, 2023
Claude Allen Fields – Gate City, VA
Claude Allen Fields ,95 Gate City, VA passed away, Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Nova Health and Rehab.
Claude was born in Scott County, VA on October 20, 1927, to the late Walter Edwin and Lona Cleo (Strong) Fields.
In addition to his parents, his sisters, Willie Ruth Gillenwater, Fay Fields, Mary...
Adril Murill Hass
Jan 13, 2023
Adril Murill Hass
Down below the mountains he has dug trying to make a living for the ones that stayed above…
~Helen Atkins
Adril Murill Hass- Born December 1, 1944, departed this life Friday, January 13, 2023. He is at rest with the love of his life, Beulah Faye Stanley Hass, his parents, Clifford H., and Sallie Mae Hass;...
Rella Marie Tate
Jan 12, 2023
Rella (Shell) Tate – Weber City, VA
Rella Marie (Shell) Tate, 103, Weber City, VA passed away, January 12, 2023, at the residence of her son.
Rella was born in Lee County, VA on November 19, 1919, and was the daughter of the late William and Lily Mae (Vermillion) Shell.
In addition to her parents, her husband, Grover Madison...
Dannie Philip Crooke
Jan 10, 2023
Dannie Crooke – Gate City, VA
Dannie Philip Crooke, 82, Gate City, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Holston Valley Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Philip was born on November 28, 1940. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Anna Ruth Gibson Crooke; daughter, Lorie Ann Crooke; his parents, W.L....
Barbara Jean Johnson
Jan 6, 2023
Barbara Jean Johnson – Gate City, VA
Barbara Jean Johnson, 91, Gate City, VA passed away, Friday, January 6, 2023, at her residence.
Barbara was born in Gate City, VA, on April 6, 1931, to the late George Washington and Fannie Annis (Wolfe) Rogers.
In addition to her parents, her foster parents (who raised her) Broadus and...
Guy William Hill, Jr.
Jan 5, 2023
Guy W. Hill, Jr. – Duffield, VA
Guy William Hill, Jr, 79, Duffield, VA passed away, Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center surrounded by his family.
JR was born on March 28, 1943, and was the son of the late Guy and Kathleen (Kindle) Hill, Sr.
He resided in Indiana for 40 years where...
Willie Mae Raby
Jan 5, 2023
Willie Mae Raby – Duffield, VA
Willie Mae Raby, 93, Duffield, Virginia, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at NOVA Health and Rehab.
Willie Mae was born on October 18, 1929, in Scott County, VA, and was the daughter of the late Willie and Myrtle Edwards.
In addition to her parents, her husband, Fred Albert Raby; daughter, Frieda Dockery;...
Jon Carlton Ferbrache
Dec 31, 2022
Jon Carlton Ferbrache – Gate City, VA
Jon Carlton Ferbrache, 70, Gate City, VA passed away at his home on December 31, 2022 after a brief illness.
He was born January 13, 1952, and was the son of the late Lawrence and Mildred (Seavers) Ferbrache.
Jon graduated from Gate City High School with the class of 1970. He later...
Jimmy Wayne Williams
Dec 30, 2022
Jimmy Wayne Williams, 77, of Weber City Virginia, departed this world for his heavenly home on Friday December 30th, 2022, with his family by his side. For his family and many friends, their grief is only comforted by knowing that he is now free from his two-year courageous battle with ALS, that he is with his Lord and...
Louise M Breeding
Dec 30, 2022
Louise McConnell Breeding - 93 - Passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, after a period of declining health due to vascular dementia.
Born in the Midway community of Scott County, Virginia, to Victor L. McConnell and Rosa M.
Salyer on December 1, 1929. Her parents preceded her in death along with her brothers,
Edward H. McConnell, Earl L....
Robert Berry Compton
Dec 29, 2022
R. B. Compton – Ft. Blackmore, VA
Robert Berry “R.B.” Compton, Sr., 68, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
R.B. was born in Ft. Blackmore, VA on April 11, 1954, and was the son of the late Leland Beecher and Sallie Mae (Lane) Compton.
He was employed as a Chemical...
Rosa Margaret Farthing
Dec 26, 2022
Rosa Farthing - Kingsport, TN
Rosa Margaret Farthing passed away, Monday, December 26, 2022, at her home in Kingsport, Tennessee, at the age of 87.
Originally from Southwest Virginia, she made her home in Kingsport for nearly 70 years. She was married to Paul Farthing who passed away on December 26, 2014.
Rosa was a member of Tabernacle Baptist...
Geraldine Victoria Gillenwater
Dec 25, 2022
Geraldine (Elliott) Gillenwater – Ft. Blackmore, VA
Geraldine Victoria (Elliott) Gillenwater, 99, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Wexford House, Kingsport, TN.
Geraldine was born in Scott County, VA on May 17, 1923, and was the daughter of the late William McKinley and Julia Galvesta (Craft) Elliott.
In addition to her parents, her husband,...
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