All Obituaries

Edgar E. LeSueur II- Gray, Tennessee Edgar E. LeSueur II “Big Ed”, of Gray, Tennessee, went to his heavenly home departing from Franklin Woods Community Hospital on Thursday morning, January 13, 2022.  He was born on November 27, 1957, in Johnson City, Tennessee to Charlotte Emogene Utsman LeSueur and the late Edgar Eugene LeSueur, Sr.    Mr. LeSueur was a native of Gray and he had lived in the area for most of his life.  He was a 1975 graduate of Daniel...

Barbara Cross- Gray, Tennessee Barbara Ann Cross of Gray, Tennessee, went home to the Lord on January 7, 2022, at JCMC after an extended illness. Barbara was 83 years old.  She was the daughter of Ralph Hensley, Sr. and Mary Stapleton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her longtime companion, Bill Sells; her brothers, Leroy Hensley, Buddy Hensley, Pat Hensley; sisters, Lillie Durhan, Bobby Jane Clemmons, Janet Hensley; and a granddaughter, Stacy Biggs. She is...

Janis Ruth Bowser Fitzgerald - Gray, Tennessee Janis Ruth Bowser Fitzgerald, 85, of Gray, Tennessee, passed away at Life Care of Gray on Friday, December 31, 2021. Janis was born on February 14, 1936, in Washington County, Tennessee to the late Robert Lee and Pearl Hamilton Bowser.    Mrs. Fitzgerald is a native of Sulpher Springs and has lived in the Gray area for 36 years. She graduated from Sulpher Springs Highschool in 1954. She was a member of Gray United Methodist Church...

James Edward Davis - Gray, Tennessee James Edward Davis, 61, of Gray, Tennessee, passed away at his home on Friday, December 31, 2021.  James was born on August 22, 1960, in Morganfield, KY to Marylyn Weeks Davis and the late Marvin Davis, Sr.     Mr. Davis was an Air Force Veteran. He later earned an Associates Degree of Computer Science from Northeast State. He was an avid fisherman, reader, and an eclectic lover of music.  In addition...

Roy Glenn Dye- Jonesborough, Tennessee Roy Glenn Dye, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, passed away at his home on Wednesday morning, December 15, 2021, with his family by his side.  Roy was born on March 10, 1948, in Kingsport, Tennessee to the late Malcolm Titus and Willie Brown Dye.    Roy was a native of the Boones Creek and Gray areas and he had lived in Jonesborough for the past 30 years.  He was a 1966 graduate of Boone’s Creek High School.  He was employed...

Deborah Stout- Fall Branch, Tennessee Deborah Jean (Yates) Stout, 66, of Fall Branch, Tennessee, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, with her family by her side.  Deborah was born on January 17, 1955, in Kingsport, Tennessee to the late Avery Edgar and Dorothy Pearl Brickey Yates.    Those left to cherish Deborah’s memory include her son Jody A. Stout; son Brian K. Stout & wife Melanie; her daughter Julie Stout Conkin and her daughter Trinity...

Grover Hickman Sr.- Gray, Tennessee Grover Shannon Hickman, Sr., of Gray, Tennessee, passed away at his home with family at his side, on Wednesday morning, November 24, 2021.  Mr. Hickman was born on November 8, 1932, in Kingsport, Tennessee, to the late Enoch Tip and Bethel Jane McClellan Hickman.  Mr. Hickman was a native of and raised in Kingsport.  He was a graduate of Lynnview High School and he received his Bachelor’s degree from ETSU.  He retired as a pilot...

Tony Nelson- Limestone, Tennessee Tony Wayne Nelson, of Limestone, Tennessee, passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, on Monday afternoon, November 23, 2021.  Tony was born on September 10, 1967, in Johnson City, Tennessee, to the late Paul and Mavis Blalock Nelson.  Tony was a native of Johnson City and lived in the area for all of his life.  He was a Christian man and was employed at AGCO. In addition to his parents, Tony was preceded in...

Anna Sams- Boones Creek, Tennessee Anna “Anitta” Sams, of Boones Creek, Tennessee, passed away at NHC Healthcare in Johnson City, Tennessee, on Monday afternoon, November 22, 2021.  Anna was born on August 21, 1939, in Athens, Greece, to the late Panos Scoularidoudes and Irene Koledakes Scoularidou. Anna was a native of Greece but moved to the United States when she was 21 years of age with her husband Gary Sams and daughter Brenda.  She had obtained her high school...

Charles Hammitt, Sr. - Sulphur Springs, Tennessee Charles Burton Hammitt, Sr., 81, of Sulphur Springs, Tennessee, passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, on Wednesday evening, November 17, 2021.  Mr. Hammitt was born on February 8, 1940, in Washington County, Tennessee, to the late Rufus and Alpha Ingle Hammitt. Mr. Hammitt was a native of Sulphur Springs and lived there his entire life.  He was a retired electrician who worked at Burlington...