OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Blonda Annalee Butler
Aug 7, 2016
Blonda Annalee Johnson Butler, 84, of Johnson City, died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Christian Care Center of Johnson City. Blonda was a native of Avery County, NC. She was a daughter of the late Dewey and Rosie Johnson. Blonda worked as a dietary aide for the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a member of Milligan Freewill Baptist Church....
Kenneth Greene
Aug 7, 2016
Kenneth Wayne Greene, 74, Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. Kenneth was born in Washington County to the late Robert Virgil and Amanda Pierce Greene. He worked for HEB Heating and Cooling. Kenneth was a member at Full Gospel Holiness Church. He loved to fish, cook, and watch the Braves play baseball. In addition...
Thomas Dean Martin
Aug 6, 2016
Thomas Dean Martin, 45, of Middletown, CT, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016. Dean grew up in Johnson City, TN and had resided in Middletown, CT for last 17 years. He was the son of Charles Martin and the late Elaine Riggs Martin of Johnson City, TN. Dean loved his children, Kalen and Mackenzie, with all his heart and enjoyed...
Jimmy Stacey Fulwiler
Aug 6, 2016
Jimmy Stacey Fulwiler, 72, of Johnson City, died Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the Erwin Center on Aging and Health. He was a native of Unicoi, son of the late Lonnie and Fannie Luster Fulwiler. Jimmy was a retired food service worker. He was longtime member of the Keystone Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, four brothers,...
Jessie B. Watkins
Aug 6, 2016
Jessie B Watkins, 88, Johnson City, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at her residence. Jessie was born in Appalachia, VA to the late J.W. and Nancy Brickey Begley. She loved the University of Tennessee and all of their sports. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Charles Henry Watkins; and one son, Larry...
Jerry Morgan Medley
Aug 6, 2016
Jerry Morgan Medley, 72, of Johnson City died Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Cornerstone Village. He was a native of Huntsville, Alabama, son of the late Morgan and Rosella Isbell Medley. Jerry was a retired college professor at Auburn University of Montgomery, Alabama. He served his country during the Vietnam War by serving in the United States Marine Corps. In...
Mildred E. Savage
Aug 4, 2016
Mildred E. Savage, 87, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at her residence. Mildred was born in Franklin, NC to the late Charlie E. and Reva McCracken Elliott. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mildred was preceded in death by: her husband of 52 years, Walter Savage; and four sisters. Survivors...
Carl Eddie Barnette, Jr.
Aug 3, 2016
Mr. Carl ?Eddie' Barnette, Jr., 61, Johnson City, started his next great adventure on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Eddie was known for his love of people and a passion for the ?small things in life.' He could be found in his garden or sitting by a campfire, telling stories and being with those who he held dearest to him. Mr....
Melba Ester Huff Lowe Granny Huff
Aug 3, 2016
Melba Ester Huff Lowe (?Granny Huff'), 89, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Granny Huff was a native of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Neil Ball and Myrtle Foister. Granny Huff was a member of Midway Baptist Church for 22 years. She was an excellent seamstress who...
James A. Southerland
Aug 2, 2016
Mr. James A. Southerland, 88, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Signature Healthcare of Greeneville. Mr. Southerland was a lifelong resident of East Tennessee. He was the son of the late Sidney and Carrie Southerland. He was a member of Clifton View Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Southerland was preceded in death by...
Jolene Bennett Rupe
Jul 31, 2016
Jolene Bennett Rupe, Gray, passed away July 31, 2016 at her daughter?s home after a courageous battle while being cared for by her son, daughter, and hospice. Born September 23, 1943 to the late Clifford and Fannie Bennett in Buladean, NC. She moved to TN as a small child, and lived in Gray most of her life. She was of...
Kenneth H. Verneuille
Jul 30, 2016
Kenneth H. Verneuille, 84, of Piney Flats, went home to be with his Lord on July 30, 2016 at his residence. He was the son of the late Daniel H. Verneuille and Winona Runyan-Van Looven. Ken proudly served in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper. He worked as a mechanic for Pan American Airlines for 32 years. He was a...
Kathryn Cooper Lockett
Jul 29, 2016
Miss Kathryn Cooper Lockett, 97, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 29, 2016 in Johnson City, TN. She was the daughter of the late Edgar N. Lockett, Sr. and Lucy Kathryn Lockett. She was born in Johnson City July 5, 1919. She was preceded in death by her brother, Dr. E.N. Lockett, Jr. She graduated from Ft. Smith High...
Naomi Katherine Zeoli
Jul 28, 2016
Naomi Katherine Zeoli, 92, of Johnson City, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center following an illness. She was a native of Greeneville, TN, born on June 5, 1924 to Roy and Fannie Ellenburg. She cherished her many relatives from the Greeneville area. Naomi was a graduate of Greeneville High School and although she worked outside the...
Lorene C. Kyker
Jul 27, 2016
Mrs. Lorene C. Kyker, 88, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, following a brief stay at the Christian Care Center. Lorene was a native of Murfreesboro, TN and lived there through high school. She was the daughter of William Edgar and Cora Adams Compton. She grew up with several brothers and one sister. Her husband Howard Dayton Kyker...
William J. Cone, M.D.
Jul 24, 2016
William Joseph Cone, M.D. of Johnson City, TN died on Sunday, July 24 after a brief illness. He was born November 28, 1936 in Rome, Georgia. His parents were LaMearle Cook Cone of Pine Mountain, Georgia and William Oscar Cone of Rome, Georgia. In Atlanta, where he moved at the age of eight, he attended Highland Avenue Grammar School and...
Anna L. Campbell
Jul 23, 2016
Ms. Anna L. Campbell, 85, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016, at her home peacefully. Ms. Campbell has been a resident of Johnson City since 1981. She was the daughter of the late Grover and Bessie Hill Buchanan. Ms. Campbell was a member of Oakland Avenue Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Ms. Campbell was preceded...
Timothy Stanley Shulas
Jul 23, 2016
Timothy Stanley Shulas, age 69, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Originally from Somerset, NJ, Tim was born in New Brunswick, NJ on July 17, 1947, the son of Stanley and Helen (Bischoff) Shulas, Sr. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1972, serving on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy....
Wilburn Lee Holly
Jul 22, 2016
Wilburn Lee Holly, 78, Johnson City, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Holly was born on August 6, 1937 to the late Alva Bernard Holly, Sr. and Mamie Lee Leonard Holly. He retired from Rainbo Baking Company after 39 years. Wilburn was known by several names including: Daddy, Papaw, Wolfie, and Uncle Wibby. He...
Easter Virginia Miller
Jul 21, 2016
Mrs. Easter Virginia Miller, 81, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Cornerstone Village, Johnson City. Mrs. Miller was a native of Buchanan County, VA. She was a daughter of the late John and Rosie Keen. Mrs. Miller was a homemaker. She loved to make quilts and also enjoyed working with her flowers. In addition to her parents...
