James Arthur "Jimmy" Harrill Foster

KINGSPORT - James Arthur Harrill "Jimmy" Foster, 71, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
Jimmy was born in Kingsport, TN on July 25, 1953, and was a lifelong resident of Sullivan County. He was a member at Shades of Grace in Kingsport and had attended since their opening in 2014. Jimmy loved to sing and help people in the community, and to spend time with his loving wife, Polly and his fur babies, Wolferton, Pupperton, Rachel Rose, Lilly Bell Tell, Big Black and Baby. He was a journeyman foundryman for many years and worked a variety of jobs inside of Eastman Chemical Company. Jimmy's greatest joys in life was his love for his Lord and Savior, his wife, his children, and grandchildren; all of whom he was so proud of; and his furbabies.
In addition to his birth parents Jimmy is preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Ann Hodge; son, Jeremiah E.J. Foster; stepson, James W. Feathers; mother-in-law, Sylvia Louise Moseley; and several brothers and sisters.
Jimmy is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Polly Ann (Moseley) Foster; stepdaughter, Rose of Sharon (Feathers) Thacker and her husband, Jason; stepson, Paul Feathers; daughter, Tonya Harrill; son, Nathanial Foster; step daughter-in-lae, Melissa Willis; grandchildren, Grace Ann (Thacker) Ramey and husband, Anthony, Alisha Nicole Robinson, Anabelle Rose Thacker, Kelly Rose Scanlan and her husband, Gage, Dawson Kell Thacker and his wife, Tara, Creed Thacker, Nevada Harrill, Hazel Harrill, Antwan Nicholson, Trey Bush, Tonio Chambers, Quamesha Chambers, Junior Chambers; great grandchildren, Lyric Rose Scanlan, Laveah Page Scanlan, Lydia Grace Ramey, Lillyana Faye Scanlan, Zoey, Leana, Adalynn, Laylay Chambers, Jamari Carter, ; brothers, Sanford Hodge Jr., and Keenan "Teaspoon" Mason; sisters, Mary Cornelius and Gloria Hodge; sister-in-law, Mildred "Millie" Moseley Crawford; brother-in-law, Raymond Moseley and his wife Erin; as well as many extended family members, and dear friends.
The family would like to say a special thanks to Jimmy's caregivers at Church Hill Nursing Home for their love and care, and to Alan Hicks and the staff with Restore Life USA in Elizabethton, and to Brian Arrowood and the staff at Johnson-Arrowood Funeral Home in Church Hill for the love and compassion they have shown during this difficult time.
A visitation will be held from 12:00 - 2:00 on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Shades of Grace United Methodist Church in Kingsport, TN. A memorial service will follow the visitation with Pastor Will Shewey, Pastor Regina Shelton, and Pastor Melissa Malcolm officiating.