OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Betty Ann Arowood
Mar 12, 2018
Betty Ann Arowood, 79, of Johnson City, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 in her home. She was the daughter of the late Luther Dunbar and Fannie Mae Oler, and was a lifelong resident of Washington County. Betty attended Rock Heritage Baptist and enjoyed her time there. She was also fond of her time employed as a Nursing Assistant...
C. Laveta Dr. Ligon
Mar 10, 2018
Dr. C. LaVeta Ligon, born June 12, 1924 in Altus, OK went to be with her Heavenly father, parents, and brothers, Saturday morning March 10, 2018, at Cornerstone Village, her Johnson City residence. Dr. Ligon had a long and notable life. She received many honors and designations throughout her career. She was an honored professor at ETSU and served there...
Olive Jean Kirk
Mar 9, 2018
Olive ?Jean' Kirk, 87, of Morristown, died Friday, March 9, 2018 at Agape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City. She was a native of Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late Elno and Ina Anderson Beetham. Jean is much loved by her son, Larry and his wife Teresa, and daughter, Peggy. Jean is to be cremated and a private family...
Ronald Dean Messimer
Mar 8, 2018
Ronald Dean ?Ronnie' Messimer, 73, Johnson City, went home to Heaven Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. Ronnie was born on February 26, 1945, in DeWitt, Arkansas. His parents, he and his four brothers moved to Johnson City in May of 1948 and were surrounded by many friends within the nine-block area. He lived his life enjoying...
Louise A. Kearley
Mar 4, 2018
Louise Atwell Kearley, 86, formerly of Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Holston Manor, Kingsport. Mrs. Kearley was a Marion, Virginia native who had lived in Jonesborough for many years. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Ethel McClellan Atwell. During her career she worked as a bookkeeper. She and her late husband were long...
Paul Lee Jones
Mar 3, 2018
JOHNSON CITY ? Paul Lee Jones, 84, Johnson City, went home to heaven on Saturday, March 3, 2018 from the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Jones was a native of Johnson City and the son of the late Paul and Ella Jones. He was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers, his mother- and father-in-law, and a sister-in-law....
Bessie Riddle Watson
Mar 2, 2018
Bessie Riddle Watson, 95, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at her home. Bessie was born in North Carolina, the daughter of James and Carrie Harris Riddle. In addition to her parents, Bessie is preceded in death by her husband, Everett C. Watson; two brothers, Lawrence Riddle and Mack Riddle; four sisters, Berdie Harris, Ethel Price, Inis...
Johnny Lou Shelton
Feb 27, 2018
Johnny Lou Shelton, 66, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lula Johnson Rollins. Johnny was a good mother, loving grandmother, and cherished friend. She will be remembered fondly and missed by many. Johnny is survived by: two daughters, Sherry Dugger, of Bluff City,...
Phyllis Ann Adams
Feb 25, 2018
Phyllis Ann Hoffman Adams, 82, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Phyllis was a native of Huntington, Indiana, and was the daughter of the late Walter and Beulah Kessler Hoffman. Phyllis spent her formative years in Huntington, where she grew up attending Trinity Methodist Church. She graduated from Huntington High School...
Marilyn J. Watkins
Feb 22, 2018
Mrs. Marilyn Watkins, 76, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was raised in Gary, IN and moved to Johnson City in 1983. She attended Calumet High School in Gary, IN. She was the daughter of the late Jeanetta and Arthur Elea. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by:...
Helen B. Rossman
Feb 19, 2018
Helen B. Rossman, 96, Johnson City, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at NHC HealthCare. Helen was born in Minpro, NC to the late G.H. Glass and Lockie Buchannan Glass. Helen was a member of North Johnson City Baptist Church for over 40 years. In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by: her husband, George Rossman; two...
Joe Lundy
Feb 19, 2018
Joe Connor Lundy, 81, of Elizabethton, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 at Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton. He was the son of Connor Ruskin and Kathryn Druett Lundy. A lover of knowledge, Joe spent a fair amount of his life going to school in both the capacity of student and of teacher. He achieved a master?s degree in Mathematics and...
Debra Kay Hart
Feb 18, 2018
?After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.' Thessalonians 4:17 Debra Kay Hart, 60, of Johnson City, passed peacefully into the Kingdom of Heaven on February 18, 2018, following a lengthy illness....
Mary Ann Sutphin
Feb 18, 2018
Mary Ann Sutphin, 79, of Johnson City, passed away February 18, 2018 at Agape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and the daughter of the late Charles and Nancy Davidson. Mary graduated from Happy Valley High School. During her working life she worked for Mor-Flo as a secretary and later at K-Mart...
Hugh Tackett
Feb 16, 2018
Hugh Riley 'H.R.' Tackett, 74, Bluff City, passed away February 16, 2018 under hospice care at his family home. He was born November 20, 1943 in Charleston, WV to the late Ivah (Clay) and Earl M. Tackett. Hugh grew up in a small town in West Virginia with his younger sister, Earline, and they attended St. Albans schools together. He...
Helen Delaine Lewis
Feb 16, 2018
Helen Delaine Lewis, 93, of Johnson City died Friday, February 16, 2018 at her residence. She was a native of Bourbon, Missouri, daughter of the late Frank and Elsie Newman Rector. Helen was a retired caregiver. She was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, her husband Arthur D. Lewis preceded her in death in...
Osco-Bear Onesimus Jones
Feb 16, 2018
Osco-Bear Onesimus Jones, 4 months and 20 days, of Johnson City went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 16, 2018 at his residence. He was a son of Eric and Emily Taylor Jones. Osco?s name carries a specific meaning and story. His first name, Osco, is taken from his maternal great-great-grandfather, Osco Beeler. A man of incredible faith...
Bobby Foster
Feb 15, 2018
Bobby Foster, 68, Johnson City, died Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Foster was a Unicoi County native and a son of the late Clinton and Helen Stockton Foster. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a roller operator with the Washington County highway department. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved to...
Quinton Madison Britt
Feb 14, 2018
Quinton Madison ?Buster' Britt, 90, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at the James H. Quillen VAMC. He was a native of Atlanta, GA, son of the late Ivy and Pearl Norton Britt. Quinton was co-owner of East Tennessee Transmission, which he sold in 1987; he then opened Britt?s Transmission in Kingsport. In 1987 he also started Love...
Frank Kalman Pastor Chapo
Feb 14, 2018
Pastor Frank Kalman Chapo, 96, of Johnson City died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at The Waters. He was a native of the village of BabonyMegyer, Hungary, son of the late Joseph and Margit Csermak Chapo. Frank served in the Hungarian Army during WWII, he was a POW and was Tran Scripted into the German Army and he went AWOL and...
