OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Larry Houston
Apr 30, 2015
Larry Houston, 62, Gate City, VA, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at his home. He was a Johnson City native and son of the late Ronald Sydney and Savannah Adkins Houston. Larry was a route salesman with Frito-Lay and an avid fan and collector of all things Pepsi. He attended Pilgrim Independent Baptist and Temple Baptist Church. Larry also...
Robert Edward Johnson
Apr 24, 2015
Mr. Robert Edward Johnson, 68, of Johnson City, died Friday, April 24, 2015 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was a Washington County native. He was a son of John Alfred and Martha Ella Wishon Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Alice Faye Wagner Johnson; one son, Robert Daniel Johnson; and several grandchildren, cousins, nieces, and nephews. All services...
Grace Evelyn Kervin
Apr 24, 2015
Grace Evelyn Pryor Kervin, age 82, peacefully passed away April 24, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Kervin was a native of Dade County, Georgia. She had made Johnson City her home since 1958. Mrs. Kervin is preceded in death by: Her father, Jack Norris Pryor and mother Evelyn Ruth Pryor of Trenton, GA; husband of 60 years Willis D. (Bill)...
Douglas Ramsey Hungate
Apr 24, 2015
Douglas Ramsey Hungate, of Johnson City, died Friday, April 24, 2015. He was born in Epperly, West Virginia and was the son of Robert and Glida Hungate. Mr. Hungate served in the US Air Force and was a graduate of West Virginia Tech. After working as chief engineer for Powell Construction Company, Mr. Hungate founded and was President of Hungate...
William H. Duncan
Apr 23, 2015
William H. 'Bill' Duncan William H. Duncan, 92, passed away Thursday evening, April 23, in Johnson City. His children were with him at the time of his death. Mr. Duncan was the youngest child of the late Mac and Sarah Enice Duncan of Bristol, Va. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Buford (1939) and Grant (1991); and three...
Josh Ray King
Apr 23, 2015
Mr. Joshua Ray King, 36, of Johnson City, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Blount Avenue Quarry in Knoxville. Josh was born in Glendora, CA. He was a son of Ronny King, of Hampton, and Angela Crum Milhorn, of Johnson City. Josh loved nature and was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hiking and swimming, and was a friend...
Glen J. Clowers
Apr 22, 2015
Glen J. Clowers, 81, of Navaho Drive, Johnson City, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at his home after an extended illness. A native of Greene County, he had lived in Johnson City for 39 years. Mr. Clowers was attending Marvin?s Chapel Methodist Church. Mr. Clowers managed Super Dollar Stores in Rogersville and the first Food City in Johnson City. He...
Johnny Howard Tipton
Apr 20, 2015
Mr. Johnny Howard Tipton, 44, of Kingsport, was called home on Monday, April 20, 2015, at his residence from an apparent heart attack. Mr. Tipton was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was the son of Doyle G. and Florean Tipton. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Jacqueline Honeycutt and grandparents, William McKinley and Myrtle Moore Tipton....
Margaret Ann Marge Morgan
Apr 16, 2015
Margaret ?Marge' Morgan, 67, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a Ransom, Illinois native and a daughter of the late Howard and Anna Emm. Mrs. Morgan was a homemaker. Mrs. Morgan was a very involved member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church where she served two terms as President of the...
John Franklin Frank Campbell, Jr.
Apr 16, 2015
John Franklin ?Frank' Campbell, Jr., 75 of Johnson City, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Washington County, son of the late John Franklin and Mary Allen Campbell, Sr. Frank was a retired supervisor for the United Telephone Company (Sprint). He was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church and the Johnson...
Larry Wayne Watkins
Apr 13, 2015
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Larry Wayne Watkins, 65, of Jonesborough, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Charles Henry Watkins and Mrs. Jessie Begley Watkins. Larry was a retired consultant and former machine...
William Gregory Cash
Apr 11, 2015
William Gregory Cash, 57, of Chuckey, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 in the Johnson City Medical Center. William was a native of Erwin. He was a son of the late William Odell and Lola Juanita Bailey Cash Banner. William was a man of many talents. In addition to working as a mechanic and construction worker, he was also a...
Thelma Willard Hampton
Apr 11, 2015
Mrs. Thelma Willard Hampton, 90, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Hampton was a life long resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late James Elbert and Anna Joe Vaughan Lowe. Preceding in death are her parents, her husband, Dayton E. Hampton; one sister, Virginia Baines; one...
Nancy Ohrtman Hart
Apr 10, 2015
Nancy Ohrtman Hart, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday April 10th. She was preceded in death by her mother, Beatrice Hazel Noe, father, Robert Reid Anderson, and husband of 37 years, James Webb Ohrtman. Born in Torrington, Wyoming, Nancy graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1960 with a...
Doris S. Plemmons Barber
Apr 9, 2015
Doris S. (Plemmons) Barber, 85, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 9, 2015. A native of Johnson City, she was a 1947 graduate of Science Hill High School and a 1951 graduate of Memorial Mission Hospital School of Nursing in Asheville, N.C. She earned her Red Cross, R.N. status by volunteer care for post-polio patients. She served...
Judy Ann Britt
Apr 7, 2015
Judy Ann Britt, 66, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in the Johnson City medical center. Judy was a life long resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Earl and Pearl Thomas. In addition to her parents, her husband, John Howard Britt Jr, preceded her in death. Survivors include: one daughter, Tracy Hughes;...
Mildred Yelton
Apr 6, 2015
Mildred Yelton, age 85, passed, Monday, April 6, 2015 at NHC, Johnson City following a brief illness. She was born March 28, 1930 in Mitchell County, North Carolina to the late James Monroe Yelton, Sr. and Mae Hill Yelton. Mildred had resided in Piney Flats until her recent move to the nursing home. In addition to her parents, her brothers,...
Kathleen G. Keel
Apr 6, 2015
Kathleen Gragg Keel, 84, of Gray, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at her residence.
Linda Carolyn Widner
Apr 4, 2015
Linda Carolyn Price Widner, 67, of Jonesborough, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Linda was a native of Jonesborough. She was a daughter of the late Roy and Myrtle Lance Price. Linda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, mother-in-law, and sister. She was a godly person and a friend to everyone. In...
Mary Belle Jenkins
Apr 2, 2015
Mary Belle Jenkins, 88, of Johnson City, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the home of her son in South Carolina. She was a native of Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Ed and Myrtle Ledford Rowe. Mary was an appraiser of antiques and former employee of Eastman-Kodak. She was a member of the Princeton Presbyterian Church....
