OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Robert Stephen Steve Miller
Jan 8, 2016
Robert Stephen ?Steve' Miller died January 8, 2016 at home. He was born December 28, 1957 in Nashville, Tennessee the son of the late William B. and Betty B. Miller, living most of his life in Johnson City, Tennessee. Steve attended University High and East Tennessee State University. He was a member of Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church. In addition...
Kathleen Vivian Hill
Jan 8, 2016
Kathleen Vivian Hill, 69, Johnson City, was called home to the Lord on Friday, January 8, 2016, while in the loving arms of her husband, Kenneth. Born April 7, 1946, she was a Johnson City native, daughter of the late Rev. Theodore and Gladys Black Fleenor. Kathleen was a member of Rich Acres Free Will Baptist Church. She served the...
Joetta Fehr Wilch
Jan 5, 2016
Joetta Fehr Wilch, 80, of Johnson City, TN and Fostoria, OH died on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 at her daughter?s residence in Johnson City TN with her three children in her company. She was born on April 10, 1935, in Delphene, Jackson Township, PA to the late Donnis and James Anderson. She graduated from Waynesburg High School in 1953. She...
Ted E. Allen
Jan 2, 2016
Mr. Ted E. ?Bayway' Allen, 71, Johnson City, was called home Saturday, January 2, 2016. Ted was born in Smyth County, VA, but was a resident of Johnson City for the last 69 years. Mr. Allen was the youngest child of the late Charles Herbert and Nelli Shew Allen. Mr. Allen attended Larmar School in his youth before going to...
Charles Smith
Jan 2, 2016
Charles B. Smith, 82, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at JCMC after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late William B. and Ruth Conner Smith. Charles was a U.S. Navy Veteran and had served on the USS Newport News. United Cities-Atmos Gas Company employed Charles for a total of...
George D. Mckinney
Jan 1, 2016
George D. McKinney, 85, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at his home. George was born in Cranberry, NC. He was a son of the late Frank Paul and Emma Ollis McKinney. George worked as a salesman for Wade Bulla Wholesale Meats. He was a member of King Springs Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he...
William Boyd Rogers
Dec 31, 2015
William Boyd Rogers, 72, passed away on December 31, 2015. William (Bill) died of natural causes in his Limestone, TN home. Born in Columbus, Georgia on March 19, 1943, he and his twin sister, Kathy, were the only children of Leila Marie Hill Rogers and Ernest Clifford Rogers. Bill was survived by his son (Eric Rogers), daughter-in-law (Tammy Rogers), daughter...
Cleo R. Ford
Dec 31, 2015
?Go rest high on that mountain.' God blessed her with a wonderful life. Mrs. Cleo R. Ford, 86, of Johnson City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2015, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Cleo was a native of Washington County, VA. She was a daughter of the late W.T. Rowe and Callie Townsend Rowe. Cleo was a life-long...
Isabelle Virginia Evans
Dec 30, 2015
Mrs. Isabelle Virginia Evans 83, of Jonesborough, TN, passed away Wednesday December 30, 2015 at Brookhaven Nursing Home located in Kingsport, TN. Early in her life Isabelle moved to Chicago, IL where she lived and worked as a secretary in the insurance business for 20 year until she moved back home to Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late...
Genevieve Jan Hopper
Dec 30, 2015
Mrs. Genevieve ?Jan' Hopper, age 88, of Bristol, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at her home. Genevieve was born in Miami, FL on December 25, 1927, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Albert and Lela Belle Baker. She attended United Methodist Church in Bristol. In addition to her parents, Genevieve was preceded in death by her...
Sarah Miller Sally Callaway
Dec 30, 2015
Sarah ?Sally' Miller Callaway, 74, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at her home. Ms. Callaway was a native of Knoxville, TN. She was a daughter of Walter Winfield Miller and Louise Parks Miller, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Parks. With her family, she lived in Scarsdale, NY; Hong Kong;...
Linda Faye Shepard
Dec 29, 2015
Ms. Linda Faye Shepard, 65, of Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Linda was a native and lifelong resident of the Johnson City area. She was a daughter of the late Ralph Henry Gnann, Jr. and Bonnie Brown Gnann. Linda worked as an office manager at Posteel Buildings until her retirement. Survivors include...
Perrin T. Croy
Dec 27, 2015
Perrin T. Croy of Memphis, TN, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Signature Health Care in Memphis, TN. Perrin was a native of Marks, MS, but lived for more than 50 years in Johnson City before moving to Memphis. Perrin attended Blue Mountain College and was a graduate of the University of Mississippi. In Johnson City, she worked...
William Bill Wood
Dec 27, 2015
William E. ?Bill' Wood, 97, Johnson City, ended his journey on this Earth on Sunday, December 27, 2015. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, he was the son of the late Robert Otis and Ruth Stiff Wood. He graduated from high school as the class valedictorian and began his career as a draftsman; it was during that time that he joined the...
David Thomas Dave Graham
Dec 26, 2015
David Thomas ?Dave' Graham, 69, of Jonesborough, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, son of the late Thomas and Jean Weston Graham. Dave was a real estate developer. In addition to his parents, his brother Bob also preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Beddoe Graham...
Frances D. Walker
Dec 24, 2015
Frances D. Walker, 76, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Walker was a Washington County native and daughter of the late Oscar and Mable Ledwell Furches. She was a Boones Creek High School graduate. Mrs. Walker once owned a boutique in South Carolina before moving back to Tennessee. Also, Mrs. Walker worked several years...
Gudrun Carder
Dec 24, 2015
Gudrun Carder, 76, of Johnson City, died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at her residence. She was a native of Hannover, Germany, daughter of the late Paul Wilhelm and Anna Helena Dordje Markish. Gudrun was a protestant and a homemaker. Survivors include: her husband Jack H. Carder of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas H. and Mindy Carder of Johnson...
Frieda Arney
Dec 23, 2015
Frieda Arney, 88, of Johnson City passed peacefully into Heaven December 23, 2015 at the National Health Care Center in Johnson City. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Paul Arney, and daughter, Sonja Schmidt. Frieda Daiker Arney was born March 23, 1927 in Aichach, Germany and lived there throughout WWII. She married Paul Arney, of Johnson County, TN...
Teresa Ann Leonard
Dec 23, 2015
Mrs. Teresa Ann Leonard, 68, Piney Flats, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at home after a brief and short-term illness due to cancer. Mrs. Leonard was originally from Beckley, WV. She was a graduate of Marshall University and finished her Masters Degree in Education at ETSU. Mrs. Leonard was a highly awarded teacher in the Washington County, TN...
Bob Mcdaniel Green
Dec 23, 2015
Bob McDaniel Green, 84, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Bob was a native of Johnson City and was the son of the late William McKinley and Edith Green. Bob graduated from the law school at the University of Tennessee in 1960 and began practicing law in Johnson City with his father in...
