OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Paul Michael Szarejko
Jan 29, 2016
Paul Szarejko, 58, passed away at home on Friday, January 29, 2016. Paul was born in Bangor, Maine, son of Joseph Walter Szarejko and Barbara Duncan Szarejko. Both parents served in the U.S. Air Force. The family moved to Joseph?s home town of Herkimer in upstate New York following his military retirement in 1959. Paul graduated from Herkimer High School...
Thomas Folsom Tom Lau
Jan 29, 2016
Thomas 'Tom' Folsom Lau, 64, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016, in the Agape Health and Rehabilitation Center. Tom was a 24 year resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late J. Francis and Myrtle F. Lau. Tom started attending the Dawn of Hope shortly after moving to Johnson City. During his 24 years...
Julane W. Lowe
Jan 28, 2016
Julane W. Lowe, 90, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Cornerstone Village, following a brief illness. Julane was a native of Newport, TN but had lived in Johnson City since 1937. She was a daughter of the late Wesley H. and Judith Sexton Williams. Julane was a 1943 graduate of Science Hill High School. She retired...
Josephine Treadway
Jan 27, 2016
Mrs. Josephine Treadway, 94, of Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016, in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Elizabethton. Mrs. Treadway was a native of Logan, West Virginia who had lived in Elizabethton most of her life. She was the daughter of the late William J. and Mary Cooper Fair. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death...
Henry Kay Davis
Jan 26, 2016
Henry Kay Davis, 59, of Johnson City, died at his residence on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. He was a native of Kingsport, son of the late John W. and Dana Virginia Hall Davis. Henry was a retired truck driver for the Sullivan County Road Department. He attended the McKinley Bible Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Pamela A. Usary
Jan 24, 2016
Pamela A. Usary, 56, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016. Pam was a Johnson City native and daughter to Doris Campbell Usary and the late Alfred Usary. Pam attended ETSU, specifically the Nave Center, to become a nurse?s assistant in the OR. She made the dean?s list and never gave up on her dream job, even after falling...
Colleen Louise Heaton
Jan 24, 2016
Colleen Louise Bogart Heaton, 86, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 in Cornerstone Village. Colleen was a native of Erwin. She was a daughter of the late Fred and Leora Peterson Bogart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Mark Francis Heaton; daughter, Debra Elaine Heaton; sister, Maxine Litle; and brothers,...
Brenda G. Jones Mcghee
Jan 23, 2016
Brenda G. Jones McGhee, 56, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 23, 2016, unexpectedly at her home. Brenda was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of Dorothy Jones Woodby and the late Paul F. Jones. Brenda worked at the Johnson City Elks Lodge and Holiday Inn for several years. She attended South...
William Howard Bill Wise
Jan 23, 2016
William ?Bill' Howard Wise, Sr., 93, Johnson City, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center nursing home. Mr. Wise was a life long resident of Washington County, lived most of his life in Johnson City and was the son of the late Dewey Lee and Oma Della Light Wise. Mr. Wise served in the...
Tyler P Taylor
Jan 22, 2016
Tyler P. Taylor, 69, Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016. Mr. Taylor was a Davidson County native, and son of the late Howard Ramsey and Margaret Price Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a U.S. Marine veteran. Mr. Taylor was a CPA for Pet Dairy. Mr. Taylor was a loyal friend with a huge heart. He was a very giving...
Mary Duncan
Jan 19, 2016
Mary Duncan, 90, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at NHC HealthCare in Johnson City. Mrs. Duncan had suffered a life-altering stroke in May 2008. Her work career began as a teenager at HP King Co. in Bristol. After marriage, she was a homemaker and mother. After her children started college, she returned to work as the first fountain...
William Grady Bill Hensley
Jan 19, 2016
William Grady 'Bill' Hensley, age 83, entered heaven on January 19, 2016 after a lengthy illness. He was born to the late William Shuford Hensley and Blanche Reed Hensley on June 10th, 1932, in Southwest Virginia. Bill lived most of his life in Johnson City, Tennessee, but had moved to Cedar Park, Texas in 2013. Bill graduated from ETSC Training...
Hazel A. Miller
Jan 17, 2016
Hazel A. Miller, 45, Hampton, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. Ms. Miller was a Washington County native, and is the daughter of David Loren and Kathy Miller Thorton. Ms. Miller worked for DoubleTree for eight years. Ms. Miller?s favorite thing to do was babysitting her grandbaby. Ms. Miller is preceded in death by: one...
Virginia Humphrey
Jan 16, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Humphrey, 82, of Johnson City, TN celebrated a glorious homecoming Saturday, January 16, 2016, at NHC HealthCare surrounded by her three children. Virginia was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Reverend Elmer and Bessie White. Mrs. Humphrey was a founding member of River of Life Baptist Church. She was a very...
Earl Lady
Jan 16, 2016
Mr. Earl Lady, 82, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016, at his residence. Earl was a native of Greene County who had lived most his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late David and Cora Lady. Earl was a 1952 graduate of Science Hill High School, where he had played football. He was...
Wilma D. Carpenter
Jan 16, 2016
Wilma Carpenter, 80, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 in her home. Wilma was a native of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Lela Tyree and Paul Jones. Wilma joined the church when she was 15 years old. She spent 18 years as treasurer of the Johnson City Church of the Nazarene and 20...
Cooper Shelnutt
Jan 15, 2016
Cooper Shelnutt, 24, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Friday, January 15th, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Cooper lived his entire life in Johnson City. He graduated from University School in 2009. He enjoyed playing soccer throughout his school years. He received a bachelors degree from East Tennessee State University in 2015. Cooper was a cook in several eateries...
Gary Lynn Anderson
Jan 15, 2016
Mr. Gary Lynn Anderson, 69 of Limestone, received his new heavenly body on January 15, 2016. He passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. Gary was born May 16, 1946, in Washington County to Harold and Dimple Anderson. He attended Washington College Academy, where he later served as the President of the Washington College Academy Alumni Association. He served...
Arthur Larry Stanton
Jan 14, 2016
Arthur ?Larry' Stanton, 64, of Johnson City, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 14, 2016 at his residence. Larry was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was a son of Jane Wilson Stanton and the late Arthur Leander Stanton. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sister, Dixie Lee Stanton; brother, Ron Stanton; and niece, Rhonda Aburomi. The family...
Lorraine Moore
Jan 13, 2016
Mrs. Lorraine Moore, 88, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016, in the Life Care Center of Elizabethton. Mrs. Moore was a native of Baltimore, Maryland but had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Steiner. In addition to her parents, her husband Ford Moore preceded her...
