OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Richard Eugene Scranton
Feb 2, 2016
Richard Eugene Scranton, 80, Johnson City, died peacefully at his home on February 2, 2016 following a lengthy illness. Richard ?Dick' Scranton was born in 1935, and raised in Utica, NY. He attended St. Francis Catholic School and Mohawk Valley Community College. He was in the South Utica Boys and American Legion Drum Corps as a tenor drummer. Mr. Scranton...
Bill R. Williams
Feb 2, 2016
Bill Williams, 74, of Johnson City, went to be with Our Lord, Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Greystone Healthcare Center in Blountville, TN. Bill was a lifelong resident of the Tri-Cities area, living in Johnson City for the past twenty five years. He was the son of the late Crayton Williams and Norma White Williams of Elizabethton. Bill was a...
Ernie L. Popie Collins
Jan 31, 2016
Ernie L. ?Popie' Collins, 72, of Johnson City, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Ernie was a native of Trinidad, Colorado. He was a son of the late Henry and Lou McPherson Collins. Ernie very much enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, who referred to him as ?Popie'. He loved his family the most...
Birt Thomas Hall
Jan 31, 2016
Birt Thomas Hall, 64, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2015. Survivors include: one son, James Hall. The family of Birt Hall will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Saturday, February 6 at Morris-Baker. Memories and condolences may be shared with the Hall family via www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2001 E. Oakland Ave., Johnson City, is...
Myrtle H. Edmonds
Jan 30, 2016
Myrtle H. Edmonds passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Tennova Residential Hospice in Knoxville, Tennessee. Myrtle was the daughter of Nell and William Honeycutt. Her husband of 62 years, Frank K. Edmonds, and granddaughter, Ann Catherine Morris of Knoxville, preceded her in death. Myrtle was a 1940 graduate of Science Hill High School. Both she and her...
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...
