Mrs. Pauletta F. Sensabaugh, 76 of Kingsport, TN, sadly departed this life on September 24, 2022 at Select Medical Hospital, Bristol, after an extended illness.
She was born on March 28, 1946 to the union of Paul Crockett, Sr. and Dorothy Gambrell. She was the eldest of five children through the marriage union of Charles Smith, Sr. and Dorothy Crockett.
She was a 1964 graduate of Douglass High School in Kingsport. She worked for 30 years and retired from the Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency.
Pauletta was a member of Great Commission in Kingsport and attended various local churches. She taught and led the Women's Bible Fellowship Group, sharing the Word of God for many years. She loved spending time with her great-grandchildren, watching cooking shows and planting flowers in her yard.
In addition to her parents, Pauletta was preceded in death by her husband Richard G. Sensabaugh; son Paul Preston Sensabaugh; two brothers, Paul "Pete" Crockett, Jr. and Charles "Chuck" Smith, Jr.; maternal grandparents Rev. J.E. and Carrie Gambrell and paternal grandparents Zane and Rachel Geraldine Smith.
She is survived by two sons, Richard Brandon Sensabaugh of Kingsport, TN; and Corey Douglas Sensabaugh of Kingsport, TN; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sandra "Kay" Perkins of Manassas, Virginia; and Yolanda Smith of Knoxville, TN; three dear and devoted friends, Richmond Keeton, Charlene Hodge and Mary Gambrell; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, an uncle, and friends.
Services for Mrs. Pauletta Sensabaugh will be conducted Monday, October 3, 2022 at 12 PM at Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service, 802-806 East Sevier Avenue, Kingsport.
The family will receive friends from 11 AM until the hour of service.
Interment will follow at the VA National Cemetery in Mountain Home, TN.
