OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Gerald Hyder
May 21, 2023
Gerald Hyder, 86, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away after a lengthy illness on May 21, 2023.
He was the son of the late Earl and Ollie Hyder.
Gerald was a 1956 graduate of Science Hill High School.
Gerald loved to play golf and enjoyed watching all sports. He was a faithful member of Greenwood Baptist Church. He was also a member of...
Betty Bennett Edwards
May 17, 2023
Betty B. Edwards, 92, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
Betty was a native of Bakersville, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late David S. Bennett and Maude L. Davis Bennett.
Betty earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from East Tennessee State University and completed post-graduate coursework at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill....
Clyde Martin Bacon
May 15, 2023
Clyde Martin Bacon, age 93, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 15, 2023.
Clyde was born September 9, 1929, to the late Martin and Lula Price Bacon, in Sulphur Springs, Tennessee. He graduated from Sulphur Springs High School and then joined the Army. His career was spent as a machinist for Tennessee Valley Authority.
Clyde married...
Donald Ray Lowery
May 14, 2023
Donald Ray Lowery, age 73, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a lengthy illness on Sunday, May 14, 2023.
Donald was born April 17, 1950, to the late JD and Erma Elizabeth Ottinger Lowery in Cocke County, Tennessee. He graduated from Parrottsville High School. He spent his career as a hydro operator for Tennessee Valley Authority,...
Leonard Earl Peters
May 11, 2023
Mr. Leonard "Buck" Earl Peters, Sr, 96, of Piney Flats, TN, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 after a short illness.
Buck was born and raised in WV and he resided in Charleston until 2020 when he moved to Tennessee to live with his daughter. He was the son of the late Cecil C. Peters and Ina Mae Peters. He was...
Matt Matthew West
May 9, 2023
James Matthew “Matt” West, 50, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023.
He was born on January 7th, 1973, in Johnson City. He was a son of Laila Sue McClure West and the late Richard Edward West. He graduated from Happy Valley High School.
Matt loved a good ball game, and was an avid fan of both the Vols...
Lawrence Elery Richardson
May 9, 2023
Lawrence “Larry” Richardson, 78, Johnson City, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
Larry worked as a supervisor for Kenemetal and Mazer for several years.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Lena and Albert Richardson; step father, Buck Edwards; and sister, Ella Mae.
Survivors include: two children, Kim Crowe and Chad Richardson; grandchildren, Rachel, Brittany, Amber, Jason (Tanya),...
William "Billy" Fields, Ii
May 7, 2023
William “Billy” Edward Fields II, age 74, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at his home.
Billy was born January 31, 1949, in Lima, Ohio, to the late William Edwards Fields and Ruth Leiter Fields. He graduated from Happy Valley High School and then attended East Tennessee State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree. He...
Linda Sue Moore Hodge
May 4, 2023
Mrs. Linda Moore Hodge 80, of Johnson City, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 4, 2023, in the Johnson City Medical Center.
Linda was the oldest daughter of the late John and Mildred Moore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Moore Brown, and brother, John Housley Moore, Jr. She was a lifelong member of...
Gary Michael Geary
May 2, 2023
Gary Michael Geary, age 66, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at his home.
Gary was born November 9, 1956, in Baltimore, Maryland. After high school, he joined the Army where he proudly served in Germany. He was a cook for several restaurants in the region over the years. In his free time, Gary loved to...
Nellie Meril Boone
Apr 30, 2023
Nellie Meril Boone, 98, Johnson City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at NHC Healthcare.
Nellie was born in Avery County, NC to the late Edward Logan and Rinda Johnson Hoilman.
Nellie was a devoted homemaker. She enjoyed working in the garden and the wood pile to keep her wood burning stove running. She was a loving mother and beloved...
Janice Ann Randolph
Apr 28, 2023
Janice Ann Pitts Randolph passed away on Friday, April 28th, 2023. Janice was born July 24, 1940, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was the daughter of the late Edward Jackson Pitts and Mary Anna Miller Pitts. In addition to her parents, Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Randolph, in March of 2010.
Janice is survived by her siblings,...
Bobby Gene Gross Sr.
Apr 27, 2023
Bobby G. Gross Sr, 70, of Telford, Passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer on Thursday, April 27, 2023 surrounded by his children and grandsons at his daughters home.
Bobby was born to Fred and Anna Gross on August 16, 1952, in Johnson City. He was an extremely talented pipefitter who was very versatile and notorious for his ability to...
Dallies Andria Bartley
Apr 26, 2023
Dallies Andria Bartley died Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her residence.
Andria was born February 22, 1942, in Johnson City to parents Alvin Lee Bartley and Kathryn Deakins Bartley of Erwin. In 1989, upon the death of her father, she moved with her mother to Jacksonville, Florida to live with her sister Rita Lou Bartley Freeman and brother-in-law Albert Henri Freeman.
Her...
Reba Mast Freeman
Apr 24, 2023
Reba Mast Freeman, 90, lost her battle with Parkinson's on April 24, 2023.
Reba was the daughter of the late Henry Clay and Georgia Cleota Snyder Baird, born in Valle Crucis, NC.
In addition to her parents, Reba is preceded in death by her first husband and father of
her girls, Billy B. Mast, and by her second husband, Delaney T. Freeman; infant
brother,...
Norma Lee Carter
Apr 24, 2023
Norma Lee Carroll Carter, age 92, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home in Elizabethton.
There will be no public services.
Charles Edward Robinson
Apr 23, 2023
Charles Edward “Ched” Robinson, 65, Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Ched was born in Richmond, VA. He moved to Johnson City in 2001, and he loved his mountain home. He was a United States Marine Corp veteran and worked as a welder prior to his disability. Ched loved to fish, followed NASCAR, enjoyed traveling—especially to Gatlinburg and...
Deborah Barnett Hayes
Apr 22, 2023
Deborah Barnett Hayes, Ed.D, age 65, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to her eternal Home on
Saturday, April 22, 2023.
Deborah was born November 6, 1957, in Farmville, Virginia, to the late Carroll Edward Barnett,
Sr. and Barbara Ann Barnett.
She was an active member of Living Word Lutheran Church in Johnson City.
Deborah attended ETSU where she met the love of her life, Jimmy...
Katherine Mattie Miller
Apr 20, 2023
Katherine Mattie Miller, 66, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
Katherine was born into the loving home of parents Dallas Sylvester Gobble and Gladys Louise Richards Gobble.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by: her husband, Carlton Wesley Miller; and one son, Eric Lee Miller.
Those remaining to cherish the memory of...
Ronald Earl Hayes
Apr 16, 2023
Ronald Earl Hayes, 75, of Elizabethton, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.
Ron was born in Roanoke, VA to Thelma and Earl G. Hayes.
He was a member of Johnson City Church of God, a veteran of the US Navy, and retired from AO Smith.
In addition to his father, Ron was preceded in death...
