OBITUARIES

Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.

Mary Ruth Smith

Mary Ruth Smith

Mar 13, 2024

Mary Ruth Ratliff Smith, 76, of Bristol, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at her home.  She was a native of Wise, Virginia, daughter of the late Cecil W. Ratliff Sr. and Ruby Hamilton Ratliff.   Mary dedicated her life to being a homemaker, taking great pride in caring for both her home and her family. She was a fastidious housekeeper both...

Ronald Paul Frankowski

Ronald Paul Frankowski

Mar 11, 2024

Ronald Paul Frankowski, Sr

Coach Ronald Paul Frankowski, Sr passed away Monday March 11 th, 2024 in Kingsport. He was the son of Stella and Elvin Frankowski (deceased) of Toledo, Ohio where he learned to love all sports on the city’s public playgrounds. Ron was a 35-year veteran teacher/coach at Dobyns-Bennett where he coached both boys’ and girls’ tennis and basketball,...

Mark Howze

Mark Howze

Mar 8, 2024

Thomas Mark Howze, 82, passed away March 8, 2024.

He was born in Miami, FL, to Maston and Marjorie Howze, but grew up in Pelham, GA. 

He served in the Air Force from 1959-1963 at Bergstrom AFB in Austin, TX, and studied with the New York Institute of Photography as well as the US Air Force Institute.

He was a Registered Biological Photographer employed over...

Brenda Gail Bedwell

Brenda Gail Bedwell

Mar 5, 2024

Brenda Bedwell, 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by the people she loved on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Brenda was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Arlie Bedwell and Virginia Sims Bedwell, but spent most of her life in the Johnson City, Tennessee area.

To know her was to love her! She lit up a room every time she walked in it. She loved...

Georgia Lee Bagley

Georgia Lee Bagley

Mar 4, 2024

Georgia Lee Bagley, 83 passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024. She was born on August 12, 1940, in Lititz, PA, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Reading School of Nursing. Georgia worked as a dedicated Registered Nurse in various hospitals such as Anne Arundel General Hospital in Annapolis, MD, Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, FL, and...

Deborah Elaine Lowe

Deborah Elaine Lowe

Mar 3, 2024

Debbie Elaine Lowe, age 70 of Greeneville, TN passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024. Debbie loved running the roads with her "Golden Girls" she enjoyed outdoors, especially visiting any park she could find. Debbie’s favorite term of endearment for people was "Momma." Debbie lived a full life enjoyed by countless friends and caregivers. She will be missed dearly by...

Richard Louis Kneaskern

Richard Louis Kneaskern

Mar 1, 2024

Richard Louis Kneaskern, 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord, on Friday, March 1, 2024.

In 1943, Richard was born to Howard E. Kneaskern and Sarah Prentice Kneaskern in Auburn, New York, where he was raised.

Richard would meet and marry the love of his life, Grace Daland Kneaskern.

He graduated from Piedmont Bible College with a theological...

Al Gregory

Al Gregory

Feb 26, 2024

Alfred L. “Al Gregory” DiGregorio passed away Monday, February 26, 2024.   Al was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Mildred and Salvatore DiGregorio on December 13, 1929. He lived in Brooklyn until he was 19 years old. At that time, after graduating from Lafayette High School, he received an athletic scholarship to St. John's University.  Before entering college, Al played with a...

Dr. Martha Manning Pointer

Dr. Martha Manning Pointer

Feb 25, 2024

“A person of influence”: Dr. Martha Manning Pointer, 74, of Johnson City, TN, passed away February 25th, 2024 from complications of metastatic cancer.

 

An energetic, strong-willed woman, Dr. Pointer graduated from University High School in 1967 and went on to earn degrees from Tennessee Technological University (B.S. 1972), East Tennessee State University (M.A., 1977; M.B.A., 1981), and the University of South Carolina (PhD, 1992). She served as a CPA for a number of years and was...

Hisanori "Nori" Hasegawa

Hisanori "Nori" Hasegawa

Feb 25, 2024

Dr. Hisanori “Nori” Hasegawa, 67, of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024, following a battle with colorectal cancer.  He was born on January 6, 1957 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, to Shigeko Muramatsu Hasegawa and the late Tetsuo Hasegawa.   Dr. Hasegawa was a man deeply connected to his faith, which he trusted to lead him throughout his life. His...

Morris Wyatt

Morris Wyatt

Feb 24, 2024

Morris Wyatt, 65, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2024, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital after lengthy illness. 

He was born on February 24, 1959, t0 the late Donald and Geniva Hoilman Wyatt in Burnsville, North Carolina. He lived most of his life in Johnson City. A jack of all trades, Morris was a roofer...

Barbara Ann Kitchens

Barbara Ann Kitchens

Feb 24, 2024

Barabara Ann Kitchens, 87, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, to be with her friends and family. 

 

She was born Barbara Ann Cain in Burns, Kansas, on October 16, 1937, to Thelma and Raymond Cain. Barbara lived the last 23 years in Johnson City. Prior to living in Tennessee, she spent a significant portion of her life...

Linda Faye McCarty

Linda Faye McCarty

Feb 23, 2024

Linda Johnson Sharp McCarty, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. 

In 1967, Linda married her friend for life, Freddie D. McCarty. They remained married until Fred passed away in December 2021. Linda and Fred were both originally from LaFollette, Tennessee, but they made their home in Dayton, Ohio where Fred worked at Chrysler until...

Karla Cress Casto

Karla Cress Casto

Feb 21, 2024

Karla Cress Casto, 79, of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Wednesday, February 21st after an extended illness.   She was born in Mountain City, TN, on the 27th of July, 1944, to the late Wilmer Cress and Mary Goodwin Cress. She was a graduate of Johnson County High School class of 1962, where she was valedictorian.   Karla moved to Washington, DC,...

Barbara Coates

Barbara Coates

Feb 20, 2024

Barbara D. Coates of Johnson City, TN died of cancer on February 20, 2024 at age 82. She was surrounded by family and love as she passed.She was born in Oklahoma on July 23, 1941 and grew up in Pryor, OK, where her father practiced medicine. She graduated from Pryor High School, where her mother taught English. She obtained a...

Donald Richard Newell, Sr.

Donald Richard Newell, Sr.

Feb 18, 2024

Donald Richard Newell, Sr., 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024.

He was born into the loving home of Samuel Howell Newell, Jr and Dora Mildred “Tootsie” Pruner Newell on April 18, 1943, in Washington County, Tennessee.

Donald was a retired engineer from Amerace / Microporous, LLC. He was an avid trophy bass fisherman, who also enjoyed...

Evelyn Anderson Gordon

Evelyn Anderson Gordon

Feb 15, 2024

In Loving Memory of Evelyn Anderson Gordon

Evelyn Lucretia Anderson Gordon, a loving mother, doting grandmother, and cherished great-grandmother, peacefully passed away on February 15, 2024, at the age of 101. She was born on April 9, 1922, in West Point, New York, while her father was serving at the United States Military Academy.

Evelyn was the daughter of the late Major...

Doris Dickerson Haynes

Doris Dickerson Haynes

Feb 14, 2024

Doris Jean Dickerson Haynes, 78, went to be with the Lord while surrounded by her family, at the Johnson City Medical Center, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

 

Doris was born into the loving home of Fred Irvin Dickerson and Doris Mae Busby Dickerson in Kokomo, Indiana in 1946.

 

After graduating high school, Doris began her career as a secretary at a roofing...

Larry "Steve" Clark

Larry "Steve" Clark

Feb 7, 2024

Larry "Steve" Stephen Clark, a beloved son, brother, father, and friend, passed away on February 7, 2024, at the age of 67. He was born in Johnson City, TN on March 2, 1956, to his loving parents whose admiration for him had no bounds.

Steve found his calling working in the manufacturing industry. He dedicated years of hard work, contributing to...

Georgia Lee Keys

Georgia Lee Keys

Feb 4, 2024

Georgia Lee Keys, of Niota, Tennessee, was a woman who loved the Lord and her family.

Born Georgia Lee Honeycutt in North Carolina, she was a caring daughter and sister. After moving to East Tennessee, she enjoyed marriage to Charles Edgar Keys until his passing in 1989. They took a glowing pride in raising their four children.

She was just as devoted...

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