OBITUARIES

Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.

Burchel R. Pierce

Burchel R. Pierce

Sep 11, 2017

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Mr. Burchel R. Pierce, 92, Johnson City, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2017, at the CLC of the Veterans Medical Center. Burchel was the son of the late Richard and Elva Pierce....

James R. Bristow

James R. Bristow

Sep 9, 2017

James R. Bristow passed away Saturday morning, September 9, 2017. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother and is survived by his wife, Doris G Bristow. There will be a graveside memorial service Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 3 PM in the Monte Vista Memorial Park, in Johnson City.

Ruth Geneva Adams Reed

Ruth Geneva Adams Reed

Sep 9, 2017

Ruth Geneva Adams Reed left her earthly home on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the age of 89 at Agape Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility after battling one illness after another throughout this year. She was born to the late Perry Adams and Helen Garber Adams, in Knoxville, TN, where she lived until moving to Johnson City, TN where she had...

Ellen Byrd Deakins Hastie

Ellen Byrd Deakins Hastie

Sep 9, 2017

Ellen Byrd Deakins Hastie Johnson City. Ellen Byrd Deakins Hastie (78) passed away peacefully at home in the company of her children on Saturday, September 9. She was born in Johnson City on July 9, 1939, and was the only child of the late Theodore ?Ted' E. and Gertrude Byrd Deakins. She was raised in Johnson City and graduated from...

Anthony Dewayne Tony Tipton

Anthony Dewayne Tony Tipton

Sep 5, 2017

Anthony ?Tony' Dewayne Tipton, 47, Johnson City, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017 peacefully in his sleep due to a heart attack. Tony loved to fish, watch football, play games, and hang out with family and friends. He was Mr. Fix It! He had a gift for taking things apart, fixing them, and putting them back together again. He devoted his...

Debbie June Richardson

Debbie June Richardson

Sep 5, 2017

Debbie June Richardson, 60, of Johnson City died Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a daughter of the late Clarence William and Mary Lee Royston Grindstaff. Debbie was a former clerk at Stockpot. She attended Snow Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include: three sons and two daughters-in-law, Grant and Karey Garland...

Carolyn Hollyfield

Carolyn Hollyfield

Sep 3, 2017

Ms. Carolyn Hollyfield, 77, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City, Carolyn was born and grew up in Hancock County, Tennessee and spent her adult life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Elizabeth Nan Bush. Carolyn graduated from Hancock County High School in...

Eric D. Starner

Eric D. Starner

Sep 2, 2017

Mr. Eric Starner, 42, Johnson City, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at NHC Healthcare of Johnson City. Eric was a longtime resident of Johnson City and a son of Kathy Starner, Donald Starner, and his wife, Janice. Eric faced more obstacles than most people ever do, however, his faith, perseverance, and determination saw him through. He is leaving a...

Robert T. Webster, Jr.

Robert T. Webster, Jr.

Sep 2, 2017

Robert T. Webster, Jr., 96, Johnson City, died Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Lakebridge Health Care Center, Johnson City. Mr. Webster was a Norton, Virginia native who had lived most of his life in Washington County, TN. He was a son of the late Ethel Stidham Webster and Robert T. Webster, Sr. He was a proud U. S. Marine who...

Sherman Lee Hyatt

Sherman Lee Hyatt

Sep 2, 2017

Sherman Lee Hyatt, 84, of Johnson City, died Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late George D. and Mary Carver Hyatt. Sherman was a longtime superintendent of grounds at Monte Vista Memorial Park. He was a longtime employee at Morris-Baker Funeral Home. Sherman served his country by serving in...

Martha S. Mrs. Herting

Martha S. Mrs. Herting

Sep 1, 2017

Martha Elizabeth Schaeffer Herting, age 87, passed away on Sept. 1, 2017 at Cornerstone Village, Johnson City. Martha was born on Oct. 12, 1929, in Westminster, Maryland to the late Miriam Blettner Schaeffer and Carl Lawyer Schaeffer. Spending her entire childhood in Maryland, she graduated from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) with a BA in Piano Performance and then...

Jane Stanton

Jane Stanton

Sep 1, 2017

Mrs. Jane Stanton, 89, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Stanton was a longtime resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Vera Hughes Wilson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stanton was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years Arthur Stanton; one...

Donald Brown Canestrari

Donald Brown Canestrari

Aug 31, 2017

Donald Brown Canestrari, age 87, Johnson City, Tenn., passed away August 31, 2017, in Franklin Woods Hospital, Johnson City. He was preceded in death by parents, James and Jewel Brown Canestrari, Memphis, Tenn.; brother, James Kenneth Canestrari (Margaret), Memphis; brother, Rev. Gene Edwin Canestrari, Jackson, Tenn.; parents-in-law, Charles Hickman and Kathleen Ridley Cargile, Memphis; and daughter-in-law, Lynne Eason Canestrari, Memphis....

Hoyt Collins

Hoyt Collins

Aug 31, 2017

Hoyt ?Monk' Collins, 86, died on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Glen Meadows nursing home in Hamilton, OH. He passed peacefully in his sleep. He is the son of the late Elbert and Lillian Collins. Mr. Collins was a long time resident of Johnson City. He was born and raised in the Athens, Georgia area where he attended high...

Rose Mary Dexter

Rose Mary Dexter

Aug 30, 2017

Rose Mary Broyles Dexter, 62, of Piney Flats died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Clive A. and Marie V. McKee Broyles, Sr. Rose was a former clerk for Fingerhut. She was a member of Piney Flats United Methodist Church but had been attending Edgefield United...

Patricia Ann Harbold

Patricia Ann Harbold

Aug 28, 2017

Mrs. Patricia Ann Harbold, 71, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 28, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Harbold, was born in Memphis, TN, but grew up in Alameda, Ca. She was the daughter of the late William and Rena Taylor Walber. She was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church. Also, she loved...

Billie Joe Holden

Billie Joe Holden

Aug 28, 2017

Billie Joe Holden, 86, Johnson City, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017, from an unexpected illness. Billie was a lifelong resident of Washington County, and was born to the late Fred and Gertie Lovelace Holden. Billie enjoyed his flowers, working in his yard, feeding his birds and taking care of his cats. He loved watching the Atlanta Braves and old...

Rosalee Jean Dr. Seymour

Rosalee Jean Dr. Seymour

Aug 27, 2017

Dr. Rosalee Jean Seymour, 79, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2017. Roz or Dr. Roz, as she was known to her students, was born on August 7,1938, in Tupper Lake, New York in the Adirondack Mountains close to the Canadian border. She was preceded in death by: her parents, James and Ann Seymour and her sister Rhonda Boisey. Those...

Billy Joe Wine

Billy Joe Wine

Aug 25, 2017

Mr. Billy Joe Wine, 84, 136 Wine Road, Gray, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Mr. Wine was a native of Washington County who had lived all of his life in Gray. He was the son of the late George Robert Wine and Lula Harwood Wine. In addition to his parent?s, his loving wife, Dorothy...

Larry Wayne Honeycutt

Larry Wayne Honeycutt

Aug 25, 2017

Larry Wayne Honeycutt, 66, Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017. He was the beloved son of the late Doss and Shirley Honeycutt. Larry was a Vietnam veteran and served in the 3rd armored and truck division. He worked for Rainbow Bakery for 23 years, Washington county Sheriff?s Department for 10 years and drove fro W.W. Cab Company for...

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