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Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Gate City, Virginia area

Robert ""Gary"" Gibson

Robert ""Gary"" Gibson

Oct 21, 2022

Robert "Gary" Gibson – Sheridan, Indiana Robert "Gary" Gibson, 78, originally of Kingsport, TN went home to be with the Lord, October 21, 2022, in Sheridan, IN. Gary was born in Scott County, VA on March 19, 1944, and was the son of the late Arch and Floary (Smith) Gibson. He worked as a heavy construction operator and was a...

Franklin Delano Ketron

Franklin Delano Ketron

Oct 15, 2022

Franklin Ketron – Kingsport, TN Franklin Delano Ketron, 88, Kingsport, TN passed away, Saturday, October 15, 2022, at his residence. Franklin was born in Scott County, VA on January 30, 1934, and was the son of the Virgil I. and Susan Ruth (Bays) Ketron. He was a veteran of the United States Army and later a member of the Tennessee...

William Cecil Austin

William Cecil Austin

Oct 13, 2022

Cecil Austin – Gate City, VA William Cecil Austin, 86, Gate City, VA passed away, Thursday, October 13, 2022, at his residence. Cecil was born March 30, 1936, in Scott County, VA, and was the son of the late Elmer Lee and Georgia (Jones) Austin. He was retired from Virginia Department of Transportation. In addition to his parents, his wife,...

Nancy Jayne Carter

Nancy Jayne Carter

Oct 10, 2022

Nancy Jayne Carter – Duffield, VA Nancy Jayne Carter, 79, Duffield, VA passed away, Monday, October 10, 2022, at the residence of her daughter, Jonesborough, TN. Nancy was born in Kingsport, TN on July 19, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Clyde and Lona (Flanary) Summey. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and had a love of all...

Mary Carole McDavid (Roach)

Mary Carole McDavid (Roach)

Oct 7, 2022

Mary Carole Roach McDavid – Duffield, VA Mary Carole Roach McDavid – Duffield, VA, 80, entered into eternal rest to be with her heavenly Father Friday, October 7, 2022, at her home. She was born in Sullivan County, TN on August 29, 1942, to the late James Henry and Oma Lucy Shupe Roach. As a childcare giver for many years,...

Marshall Seaver Elliott

Marshall Seaver Elliott

Oct 5, 2022

Marshall Seaver Elliott – Gate City, VA Marshall Seaver Elliott, 62, Gate City, VA passed away, Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at his residence. Marshall was born January 31, 1960, in Sullivan County, TN and was the son of the late Euel Seaver and Mary (Wilson) Elliott. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company. Marshall was an avid Virginia Tech and Gate...

Bunny Judith Moore (Harvey)

Bunny Judith Moore (Harvey)

Oct 5, 2022

Bunny Moore – Weber City, VA Bunny Judith Moore, 82, Weber City, VA passed away, Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at her home after an extended illness. Bunny was born March 23, 1940, in Woodlawn, IL. In addition to her parents, her husband of many years, Jim Moore, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Peggy Reding (Mark),...

Annie Jane Griffin (Stokes)

Annie Jane Griffin (Stokes)

Oct 1, 2022

Annie Jane “Granny” Griffin – Gate City, VA Annie Jane (Stokes) “Granny” Griffin, 78, Gate City, VA passed away, Saturday, October 1, 2022, at her residence. Jane was born in Scott County, VA on June 19, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Cecil and Dotsie (Byrd) Stokes. In addition to her parents, her husband of 57 years, Carlos...

Gilbert Denver Begley

Gilbert Denver Begley

Sep 22, 2022

Gilbert Denver Begley – Ft. Blackmore, VA Gilbert Denver Begley, 63, Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2022, at University of Virginia- Charlottesville Medical Center. Gilbert was born on October 12, 1958, to the late Arthur and Maggie (Vicars) Begley. In addition to his parents, his lifelong companion Charlotte Ison, his sisters, Ruth Bohach (Richard Bohach), Lora Sue...

Mary Montgomery Trivett

Mary Montgomery Trivett

Sep 20, 2022

Mary M. Trivett – Gate City, VA Mary (Montgomery) Trivett, 69, Gate City, VA passed away, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Mary was born in High Point, NC, on August 3, 1953, and was the daughter of the late John and Esther Bernice (Shutt) Montgomery. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and a devoted...

Sandra Porter (Elliott)

Sandra Porter (Elliott)

Sep 16, 2022

Sandra E. Porter – Weber City, VA Sandra Elliott Porter, 83 passed away Friday, September 16, 2022, at her home. Sandra was born in Gate City, VA on January 1, 1939 to the late Clive and Helen Elliott. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Walter Porter, sisters Carolyn Flanary and Louise King, brother-in-law...

Donald Bill "Billy " Lane

Donald Bill "Billy " Lane

Sep 12, 2022

Donald Bill Lane – Ft. Blackmore, VA Donald B. Lane (Billy), Ft. Blackmore, VA passed away, Monday, September 12, 2022, at Ridgecrest Manor, Duffield, VA. Donald was born in Ft. Blackmore, VA on June 5th, 1946, to the late Ira and Nora Lane. In addition to his parents, his brothers, Edward Lane, Burin Lane, and Fred Lane, sisters, Lucille Lawson,...

Kenneth Douglas "Doug" Ramsey

Kenneth Douglas "Doug" Ramsey

Sep 6, 2022

Kenneth Douglas Ramsey – Duffield, VA Kenneth Douglas “Doug” Ramsey, 58, Duffield, VA, went Home to be with his Lord and loved ones, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Holston Valley Medical Center. He was born in Kingsport, TN on July 28, 1964, and was the son of the late Walter Jack and Emma Jane (McDavid) Ramsey. In addition to his...

Oliver Morgan "O.M." Lane

Oliver Morgan "O.M." Lane

Sep 4, 2022

Oliver Morgan Lane – Duffield, VA Oliver “O.M.” Morgan Lane, 83, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at U.T. Medical Center. He was born on August 26, 1939, to the late Ervin F. and Laura Elizabeth (Smith) Lane. In addition to his parents, his sisters Eva Gibson, Rosa Barnette, and brother Herman Lane preceded him in death. He is survived...

Dorothy Stone Argoe

Dorothy Stone Argoe

Sep 4, 2022

Dorothy Stone Argoe went to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at her residence in Gate City, Virginia. Dorothy was the youngest child of Rev. Guy E. and Ida Pearl (Taylor) Stone and was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia on March 14, 1934. Dorothy received her education at Thomas Walker High School in Ewing, Virginia where she...

Sabrina Michelle Thompson

Sabrina Michelle Thompson

Sep 4, 2022

Sabrina Michelle Thompson – Bristol, VA Sabrina Michelle Thompson, 45, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Kingsport, TN on March 12, 1977, and was the daughter of Howard Wilson Thompson and Nancy Jane (Williams) Livesay. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, and daughter. She was kindhearted, selfless, and would always make...

Jimmy Martin Butler

Jimmy Martin Butler

Sep 3, 2022

Jim Butler – Duffield, VA Jimmy “Jim” Martin Butler, 67, Duffield, VA passed away, Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Norton Community Hospital. Jim was born, January 17, 1955, in Kingsport, TN and was the son of the late Milum “M.B” and Elsie (Falin) Butler. In addition to his parents, his brothers, Junior Butler, and Mike Butler preceded him in death....

Kenneth Ervin Neeley

Kenneth Ervin Neeley

Sep 1, 2022

Evangelist Kenneth Neeley – Duffield, VA Evangelist Kenneth Ervin Neeley, 87, Duffield, VA went to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Ridgecrest Manor. Kenneth was born in Clinchport, VA on July 10, 1935, and was the son of the late Ballard and Lula Mae Rhoton Neeley. In addition to his parents, his wife, Othel Neeley; son, Dennis...

Loreen Folden (Lane)

Loreen Folden (Lane)

Aug 27, 2022

Loreen Folden – Fall Branch, TN Loreen Folden, 61, Fall Branch, TN passed away, Saturday, August 27, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Loreen was born in Sullivan County, TN on August 5, 1961, and was the daughter of the late Charles Howard and Laura Ellen (Frazier) Lane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Robert Deloften Wilder Jr.

Robert Deloften Wilder Jr.

Aug 27, 2022

Robert Deloften Wilder, Jr. – Kingsport, TN Robert Deloften Wilder, Jr., 82, Kingsport, TN passed away, Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN. Robert was born in Lee County, VA on January 28, 1940, and was the son of the late Robert D. Wilder, Sr., and Dora May Boatwright Wilder. In addition to his parents,...

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