KINGSPORT - Frances Tranbarger, age 94, of Kingsport, died Sunday, December 20, 2020, following a period of deteriorating health. Frances was born in Russell County, VA to the late Howard and Ann Parrott Cassell. She matriculated to Kingsport in 1954, as the bride of the late Robert Tranbarger. Upon completion of coursework at Milligan College, University of Virginia and East Tennessee State University Frances worked in the field of medical technology on both sides of the state line, prior to having transitioned to full-time homemaker and mother. Francesâ greatest passions included the Atlanta Braves, chardonnay at 5:00 pm, ETSU ball games with Jay Sandos on the call, Heatherâs cornbread, Josh Groban, Memphis barbeque, Murrellâs Inlet Seafood and tailgating in the grove at Ole Miss. She was an avid golfer into her eighties. Frances once recorded a hole in one on the par 3 #6 at Silver Lake Golf Club.