Helen âJeannetteâ Boswell, February 23, 1930 â May 9, 2021, passed from this life to spend eternity with Jesus Christ on Sunday, May 9th, 2021 at the age of 91. She was born February 23, 1930 in Elizabethton, TN to Anna Louise Baird Lyons and Willie Andrew Lyons. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, Charles Clinton (Clint) Boswell and by her two brothers, Darrel and Kenneth Lyons. She leaves behind four sons, Ronnie (Sandy), Dennis (Shanna), Bill (Bea) and Terry (Betsy) Boswell. She also leaves ten grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Jeannette attended Elizabethton High School and trained to be a bookkeeper at a local business college. She enjoyed playing the trumpet in the high school band, playing the piano and singing as a teenager in the Harmony Four Girls Quartet on local radio programs. As a senior adult she and Clint enjoyed singing with the Musical Voices Choir associated with the Johnson City Senior Citizens Center giving co
He was the son of Jeanetta Branch Webb and the late Willie Webb.
Kenny was an outstanding student and he graduated early from Elizabethton High School in 1975. He graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1978, earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
Kenny was a successful Pharmaceutical Sales representative who worked for several companies, retiring from Roche.
Throughout his thirty year career, he was awarded many awards for his dedicated service. He was a very well respected member of the medical community.
Kenny loved Watauga Lake, NASCAR racing, and UT football.
Kenny was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church in Elizabethton, where he taught Sunday school, most recently Kenny supported East Unaka Christian Church.
ELIZABETHTON â The Elizabethton City Board of Education has begun the process of replacing a legend.
In Thursdayâs monthly meeting, the board unanimously approved the creation of a summer band coordinator position. The purpose of that position is to begin the process for the next band director to prepare to take over Elizabethton High Schoolâs Betsy Band when Perry Elliott retires as band director at the end of June.
Director of Schools Richard VanHuss explained the coordinator position to the board. âWe are all very sad that Mr. Elliott is in the process of retiring at the end of this school year. My goodness, we can all stand up here and talk for days about what Mr. Elliott has done for the band program, the school, as well as the community. He is going to be very, very hard to replace, there is no question about that.â
GRAY - Delano âDelâ James Carroll, age 78 of Gray, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was a son of the late Sturm and Lillie Hardwick Carroll, born to them on January 20, 1943 in Appalachia, Virginia, his hometown which he loved and was so proud of.
Del was a loving man who loved God and his family. He was the former owner and operator of Antique Village in Johnson City for 15 years. He was an avid collector of vintage corvettes, was an Elvis fan and loved western movies as well as animals. He graduated from Appalachia High School in 1962 and later graduated from Hiwassee College of Madisonville, Tennessee in 1964. He later obtained his Masterâs degree from East Tennessee State University. He taught marketing for 27 years at Elizabethton High School, Sullivan East High School and also in Virginia Beach. He was proud of his education and those he taught.
ELIZABETHTON - Alfred âAlâ E. King, 88, of Elizabethton, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was born in Avery County, NC and was the son of the late Clifford and Laura Wilson King. In addition to his parents, Al was preceded in death by his son Chris King; his brothers Ray and Ralph King; and his sisters Evie Hughes, Ava Hughes, and Nellie Faye Hoilman.
Those left to cherish Alâs memory include his loving wife of 66 years, Margaret Winters King; children: Beverly (C.E.) King, Terry (Samantha) King, LaDonna King, and Tammy (Tommy) Keene; grandchildren Jared Deskins, Ryan Deskins, Michael Blevins, Mitchell Blevins, Dakota Rutherford, Kasey King, Karson King, Elijah King, Christianna King, and Laura Reigh King; 12 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.