OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Maxine E. Smiley
Nov 18, 2014
Maxine E. Smiley, 81, Johnson City, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Lakebridge Health Care Center. Born in Johnson City, she was the daughter of the late Edward Whittaker and Mary Ellen Looney Whittaker Wright. She was raised by her mother and step-father, the late Thurman Wright, after Edward died. Maxine worked at Steinway, Watauga Apparel, and retired...
John Howard Bernhardt
Nov 15, 2014
John Howard Bernhardt, 71, of Jonesborough, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 15, 2014 in Mountain City, TN. Mr. Bernhardt was an Ohio native and the son of the late Howard and Lillian Bernhardt. He had worked at H. H. Robertson, of Pittsburgh, PA, as vice president of the Non Union Construction Division; Flour City Architectural Metals, of Johnson City, TN;...
David Allen Buchanan
Nov 12, 2014
David 'Allen'? Buchanan, 54, of Johnson City passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at his home in Carter County. He was the son of the late Mary Ethel Watson Buchanan and (Stepfather) Mac McCullen. He was of Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, Allen is preceded in death by: grandson, Jacob Mitchell; two brothers, Greg Buchanan and Roger Davis;...
Ruth Phyllis Holmes
Nov 12, 2014
Phyllis Phlegar Holmes, age 95, of Johnson City, passed away on November 12, 2014. A native of Johnson City, she was the daughter of the late W. C. Phlegar and Georgia Seaver Phlegar. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Holmes, and a brother, Donald Reeve Phlegar. Mrs. Holmes was Assistant Professor Emeritus at East Tennessee State...
John Aulden Hughes
Nov 11, 2014
John Aulden Hughes, 81, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. John was a Johnson City native and was the son of the late Ernest and Elsie Haynes Hughes. He retired from Wylie Theaters, and was previously a pipefitter and member of Local 538. John was of Presbyterian faith. In addition to...
Betty Jo Emmert
Nov 9, 2014
Betty Jo Emmert, 69, of Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Betty Jo was born in Erwin and was a daughter of the late George W. and Myrdith Bailey Emmert. She worked as a healthcare giver and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by:...
William Brock Miller
Nov 8, 2014
Mr. William Brock Miller, Johnson City, Tennessee died on November 8, 2014 at home. He was born on December 18,1922, in Sparta, Tennessee the son of the late Thomas Butler and Annie Mae Miller and grew up in Sparta, Tennessee. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-seven years, Betty B. Miller, October 30, 2014,...
William Brock Miller
Nov 8, 2014
Elder Companions (Dedicated to Bill and Betty Miller) In sunset amber, Baffled in untamed growth, I search through woods For something of enlightened meaning. But all I come upon are branches Bent, bowed, and broken. An unkempt sight, eerily familiar. In exploration, it seems To be a skipping record repeating. So many lives tangled in circling disarray. There must be...
Charles Dean Draper
Nov 8, 2014
Charles Dean 'Charlie'? Draper, 56, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Charlie was a son of the late Leonard and Dorothy Ledford Draper. He was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He worked as a carpenter and also enjoyed working on cars. Charlie was known as a jack-of-all-trades. In addition to his...
Kermit Edward Young
Nov 4, 2014
Kermit E. 'Champ' Young, Jr., aged 66, passed away at home unexpectedly on November 2, 2014. Music was at the center of Champs life. He was a widely respected keyboard player, composer, and lyricist. Champ was born in and grew up in Kingsport, where he attended Dobyns-Bennett High School. He and his family then moved to Johnson City, where he...
Amanda Grace Minutolo
Nov 4, 2014
Amanda Grace Minutolo, age 19, passed away suddenly Tuesday November 4, 2014. Amanda was a lifelong resident of Johnson City, and the daughter of Ms Dedri Lentz Minutolo and Mr. John Minutolo. Amanda was a 2013 graduate of Science Hill High School where she was an outstanding student and a cheerleader. She attended Milligan College and was currently enrolled at...
Margie Nell Campbell
Nov 2, 2014
Margie Nell Peters Campbell, 87, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 in Franklin Woods Community Hospital. She was born in Mountain City and was the daughter of the late James D. and Nona Mae Davis Peters. Margie worked for Texas Instruments before her retirement. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Elizabethton....
Joyce Gentry
Nov 2, 2014
Joyce Campbell Godsey Gentry, 86, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Cedarcrest Care Center, Broken Arrow, OK. She was born in Johnson City, TN, the daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Mabel Blankenship Campbell, and resided in Johnson City many years. Mrs. Gentry was a loving mother, wife and homemaker. She was employed as an office manager many...
Sam Preston
Oct 31, 2014
Samuel Rankin Preston left us to join his maker Friday, October 31, 2014 at his home. We are saddened to have lost him, but we rejoice in the memories he left us. Sam was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City, and was a son of Sam and Sarah Preston. Sam graduated from Science Hill High School in 1983...
Edward J. Ryan
Oct 31, 2014
Edward J. Ryan Jr. 88 of Jonesborough TN, died Friday, October 31, 2014 at home. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at Morris Baker Funeral Home A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Marys Catholic Church, 2211 East Lakeview...
Betty B. Miller
Oct 30, 2014
Betty B. Miller, Johnson City, Tennessee died on October 30, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born on August 9,1924 in Glomar, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Arthur and Millie Bryant and grew up in Sparta, Tennessee. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her son James William Miller, of Johnson City in 2012;...
Dorothea Smith
Oct 27, 2014
Dot Smith passed peacefully on the morning of October 27, 2014, at the age of 88, at the Johnson City home of her youngest daughter, Teresa Drone, where she had been receiving hospice care. Dot was a stunningly beautiful and vibrant lady, admired and loved by all who knew her. Dot was born on August 14, 1926, and raised in...
Mildred Louise Clark
Oct 27, 2014
Mildred Louise Clark, age 90, of Johnson City, passed on to her heavenly home on October 27, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center after a short illness. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Jacob and Ora Easley Clark. After graduation from Columbia Bible College, Columbia, SC, in 1948, she taught for 35 years in the Bristol, TN/VA,...
Mary C. Bradley
Oct 27, 2014
Mrs. Mary C. Bradley, 89, Johnson City, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Bradley was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late David C. and Clety Bowman Dickey. Mrs. Bradley was a homemaker and a member of the Cherokee Church of Christ. In addition to...
David Thomas Williams
Oct 25, 2014
David Thomas 'Tommy'? Williams, Jr., 40, of Knoxville, died Saturday, October 25, 2014 in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, due to complications following surgery for a pituitary gland tumor. Tommy was a Johnson City native and the son of David Thomas 'Tom'? Williams, Sr. and Freddie Hyder Williams. He was a 1992 graduate of University High School, where he was...
