OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
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...
A.R. Barnett
Oct 22, 2014
Mr. A.R. Barnett, 90, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Barnett was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late A.R. and Julia Peterson Barnett. Mr. Barnett was a veteran of the U.S Air Force. He retired from the United States Postal Service after forty-five...
Wanda Sue Persinger
Oct 20, 2014
Mrs. Wanda Sue Persinger, 71, Jonesborough, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014, in the Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Mrs. Persinger was a native of Washington County. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Arlene Campbell Arwood. Mrs. Persinger was a long time employee of Texas Instruments. She was a member of Lynnwood Christian Church. In addition to her...
Jan Elizabeth Hart
Oct 19, 2014
Jan Elizabeth Hart, 78, of Johnson City, died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Christian Care Center. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin 'Frank'? and Mary Laws Hart. Jan was a Registered Nurse having served in the medical field in many ways. She was a graduate of Science Hill High School; the first...
Margaret B. Collins
Oct 19, 2014
Margaret Collins of Unicoi, Tennessee, died October 19, 2014. She was born in Banner Elk, NC, on December 28, 1919. She resided in Unicoi, TN since 2001, and prior to that she was a Carter County resident for approximately 65 years. She was an alumnus of Milligan College in Milligan, TN where she graduated in 1942 with a BS degree...
Linda Kate Toney
Oct 16, 2014
Linda Chatman Toney, 70, of Jonesborough, died at the residence of her daughter on Thursday, October 16, 2014. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late James Frank and Mary Kate Carder Chatman. Linda was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, a son, Ronald Toney, her husband,...
Alice Ellenburg Smith
Oct 16, 2014
Alice Ellenburg Smith, 88, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Alice was a native of Greene County. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Lora Shelton Ellenburg. Alice worked for Bemberg Company for twenty-five years and later worked at Texas Instruments and retired from there. She was a member...
Billy G. France
Oct 13, 2014
Billy G. France, 82, of Paisley, Florida, passed away Monday, October 13, 2014 at the Leesburg Regional Medical Center. Billy was a native of Johnson City and was the son of the late Millard and Dorothy Powell France. A longtime resident of Johnson City, he had recently lived in Paisley, FL. Billy was a retired employee of East Tennessee State...
Elouise J. Gilbert
Oct 10, 2014
Elouise Jenkins Gilbert, 85, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 in Appalachian Christian Village. Elouise was born in Tupelo, MS but lived most of her life in the Johnson City and Kingsport area. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Jenkins and Norah Flowers Cuison. Elouise graduated from high school in Paducah, KY. She worked as...
Frances Thompson
Oct 7, 2014
Frances Thompson, 94, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Frances was a Watauga, TN native and a lifelong resident of the Johnson City area. She was a daughter of the late John C. and Emma Lacey Dempsey. She was a homemaker. Throughout her life, Mrs. Thompson was active with her husband...
Merrill Howard Moore
Oct 7, 2014
Merrill Howard Moore, 80, of Johnson City, departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Johnson City, Merrill is best known and remembered as 'the face of the news'? in upper East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. He worked in television news at WCYB Channel...
Jesse Herbert Wheelock
Oct 7, 2014
Jesse Herbert 'Herb' Wheelock Following a brief illness at Johnson City Medical Center, Herb Wheelock, age 66, was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening, October 7, 2014. Mr. Wheelock was a Washington County native and was the son of the late Wade Hampton Wheelock and Vivian Edwards Wheelock. In addition to his parents, he was also...
Eva Neal Blevins
Oct 6, 2014
Eva Neal Blevins, 95, of Johnson City, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at NHC of Johnson City. She was a native of Jefferson County, daughter of the late Ernest and Rosetta Gass Grant. Eva was retired machine operator in the textile industry. She was a longtime member of the Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Vista Pauline Gouge
Oct 5, 2014
Vista Pauline Garland Gouge, 87, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Lakebridge Health Care Center. Vista was a Buladean, NC native and the daughter of the late Jones and Geneva Street Garland. She was a homemaker and a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Ann...
James David Price
Oct 3, 2014
Reverend J.D. Price began the eternal life he had so longed for at approximately 4:00 Friday morning at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was a lifetime native of Johnson City, Tennessee and was a son of the late Reverend H.C. Price and Mabel Taylor Price also of Johnson City, Tennessee. In addition to his parents he...
James David Price
Oct 3, 2014
Reverend J.D. Price began the eternal life he had so longed for at approximately 4:00 Friday morning at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was a lifetime native of Johnson City, Tennessee and was a son of the late Reverend H.C. Price and Mabel Taylor Price also of Johnson City, Tennessee. In addition to his parents he...
Burford Lamar Howard
Oct 2, 2014
Burford Lamar Howard, age 95, died Thursday October 2, 2014 at Mountain Home VA nursing home. He was a World War II veteran who spent 15 months in a German POW camp after being shot down in a B-24 bomber over Austria, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was also a proud supporter of progressive political causes....
Ryan James O'Laughlin
Sep 30, 2014
Ryan James OLaughlin, 21, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Ryan was a native of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Stacy and Jody Neuburger OLaughlin. He was a loving brother, son, nephew, cousin, grandson, and friend. He was most passionate about music and what God held for him in...