OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Bobbie Jane Armstrong
Nov 22, 2017
Bobbie Jane Kellett Armstrong Fountain Inn, SC - Bobbie Jane Kellett Armstrong, 80, widow of John Verdin Armstrong, Sr., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Mrs. Armstrong was the daughter of the late Robert Milton Kellett, Sr. and Mary Armstrong Kellett. She was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church. Bobbie Jane had a love for...
Richard Dick Scott
Nov 19, 2017
Mr. Richard P. ?Dick' Scott, 85, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017, at NHC Health Care. Dick was born in Tokyo, Japan, on April 6, 1932. He was the son of Ralph Walker Scott and Rose Ferraris Scott and the brother of Michel R. Scott, all of whom predeceased him. Dick was educated (grades 1-12) in Frankfurt,...
William N. Bill Compton, Sr.
Nov 18, 2017
Mr. William ?Bill' N. Compton, Sr., 77, of Johnson City, TN passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017. Bill was born in Lynville, TN on December 20, 1939. He and his wife Cathy moved to Johnson City, TN a little over one year ago, after relocating from Pasco County, Florida where he was a longtime resident for over fifty plus years....
Daniel John Lawicki
Nov 12, 2017
Daniel John Lawicki, 63, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017, at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Mr. Lawicki was born in Toledo, OH to the late Daniel Lawicki, Sr. and Lee Balish. Mr. Lawicki was U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Survivors include: two brothers, Dennis E. Hubbell and Dave Lawicki and his wife Denise, of Rapid City, MI; one sister,...
Ardis L. Dr. Nelson
Nov 8, 2017
Dr. Ardis Lorraine Nelson, 75, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Nov. 8, 2017, at her home after an extended illness. Ardis was born Aug. 14, 1942, in Auburn, New York, to parents Hazel and Louis Nelson. She spent her 75 years on this Earth making her community and the world a better place. She lived peacefully and generously...
Douglas Eugene Graybeal
Nov 7, 2017
Douglas Eugene ?Gene' Graybeal, 84 of Johnson City died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Dana and Selma Stout Graybeal. Gene was a retired truck driver who last worked for Mor-Flo. He was a long-time member of the Sinking Creek Baptist Church. In addition to...
Winnie Mae Wainscott
Nov 7, 2017
Millie Wainscott, 58, Jonesborough, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. She held a Bachelors of Applied Science from Clinchfield Community College. Millie was a social worker with Upper East Tennessee Child Development Agency for a number of years. She was a social butterfly, who loved to talk to anybody who would listen. She also enjoyed spending...
Harry L. Hodgie Callahan, Jr.
Nov 7, 2017
Harry 'Hodgie' Levi Callahan Jr., 49, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. He is survived by: daughter. and son-in-law: Ashley and Jason Taylor; 2 sons: Trey Callahan and Brie Furches, Christian Callahan; 5 grandchildren: Annabeth Taylor, Levi Callahan, Zoey Callahan, Kennedy Callahan, Gavin Bunting; mother: Betty Callahan; 2 sisters and brother-in-law:...
Kelly R. White
Nov 7, 2017
Mr. Kelly R. White, 46, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in his home after a long illness. Kelly was born in Johnson City, to Angela Hopson White Sheehan of Johnson City and Daniel R. White of Allardt, Tennessee. Kelly struggled bravely and mightily for many years dealing with mounting health issues. So, for Kelly,...
Betty Walker
Nov 3, 2017
Betty Walker danced her way past the pearly gates into Heaven on Nov. 3, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents Kenneth and Hazel Walker, Sisters; Georgia and Norma Walker, Sister Dorothy Pealer; Brother Jim Walker, Granddaughter Regina Bishop, Great-Great Granddaughters Ella and Layla Bishop, Special Niece and Nephew Joy Fox and Mickey Walker II, Daughter-in-Law Judy L....
Adelaide Ada Muller Erwin
Oct 31, 2017
Adelaide ?Ada' Muller Erwin, 92, Cornerstone Village in Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Germany, and had been a resident of Johnson City since 1948, where she came as a war bride after escaping from Poland in 1945. Mrs. Erwin was the daughter of the late Alphonse and...
Mary Marie Hankla
Oct 30, 2017
Mary M. Hankla, 84, Limestone, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017, at Life Care Center of Gray. Mary was born in Hawkins County to the late Edward David and Amanda Lou Carpenter Sliger. Mary was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Shanendoah Presbyterian Church. You could often find Mary in the kitchen because she enjoyed cooking. She...
Beulah Faye Hicks
Oct 30, 2017
Beulah Faye Hicks, 73, Limestone, TN, died on Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Springfield, KY, and a daughter of the late Elvin and Alma Mae Mattingley Shirley. Beulah Faye was retired from nursing in the medical industry. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, her daughter,...
Tony Fellers
Oct 25, 2017
Tony Fellers, 69, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. Tony was born in Greeneville to Mavis McCracken Fellers and the late Ray Paul Fellers. After retiring, Tony loved spending time with his family and four-legged friends, Garth and Gertie. He loved bike riding, the beach, the mountains, God?s creation, his church and his...
Katie Marie Cousins
Oct 25, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, TN.
Dorothy Lyons Hopson Moore
Oct 25, 2017
Dorothy Lyons Hopson Moore, 93, of Big Stone Gap, VA, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Heritage Hall of Big Stone Gap. She was a daughter of the late George Washington and Agnes Dellarae Greer Lyons. First and foremost our Mom was a Christian. She loved her church family at Keystone Free Will Baptist Church. When she moved to...
Tina Deneen Casteel
Oct 25, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, TN.
Helen Louise Stump Holyfield
Oct 24, 2017
Helen Louise Stump Holyfield, 99, of Flag Pond, TN passed away on October 24, 2017 at Sycamore Shoals Medical Center in Elizabethton, TN. She was born in Johnson City, TN daughter of the late Charles H. and Ella Young Stump. In addition to her parents, her husband, Charles Oberlin Holyfield, her daughter, Judy Holyfield Landis and a great granddaughter, Violet...
Elizabeth Edwards
Oct 23, 2017
On Monday, October 23, 2017, Elizabeth ?Betty' Edwards lost her long fight with Alzheimer?s disease, while her husband and daughter held her close. Elizabeth was 77. Elizabeth was born in Chino Valley, AZ to the late Joseph B Ferra and Genoveva Laborin Ferra. Elizabeth often shared stories of her wonderful childhood growing up with 14 brothers and sisters and two...
Gladys Forbes Snyder
Oct 21, 2017
Proverbs 31:28: Her children arise up; and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Gladys Forbes Snyder, age 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 21, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born October 27,1923 in Washington County, TN to William M. Forbes and Etta May Boone. She was...
