Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Aug 19, 2014

Mr. Harry Riggs Johnson, 59, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of Wanneta Riggs Johnson and the late Harry Berry Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He held a...

Aug 18, 2014

Michael Floyd Sanders, 65, of Johnson City passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. He was a native of Washington County and the son of the late William Brown Sanders and Pearl Dykes Sanders. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by: niece, Terri Sanders Abbott. Pallbearers will be: Tony Letterman,...

Aug 17, 2014

Miriam Siskin Peace, 83, of Johnson City, TN and formerly of Atlanta, GA, died peacefully on August 17, 2014, surrounded by family, following a long battle with Alzheimers disease. Miriam was the daughter of the late David and Rissa Siskin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Morley Siskin, of Miami, FL. Miriam spent...

Aug 12, 2014

Mr. James 'Jim'? Neal Gibson, 81, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Jim was a West Virginia native and a son of the late Harry and Myrtle Gibson. He lived in Johnson City for the past 25 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Aug 11, 2014

Edith Marie Johnson, 80, of Jonesborough passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Lerose, KY. and was the daughter of the late Edward Lee Campbell and Leila Garrett Campbell. She was of Lutheran faith. Edith was a loving and dedicated teacher and instructor for many years....

Aug 10, 2014

Eloise Cumbee Hartman, 83, of Johnson City, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her residence. She was a native of Charleston, South Carolina, daughter of the late William D. and Ella R. Morris Cumbee. Eloise was a retired employee of Appalachian Christian Village. She was a longtime member of the Tacoma Church of God. In addition to her parents, she...

Aug 9, 2014

Edna Louise Nelson, 88, Granite Falls, NC, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at her home. Edna was a Bristol, VA native and a daughter of the late Henry Little and Zada Johnson Trivett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, John Louis Nelson, Sr.; daughter, Cathy Jane Ottinger; son, Billy Jack Nelson; and...

Aug 9, 2014

Aug 8, 2014

Myrtle L. Heaton, 78, of Johnson City passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at the Quillen Rehab Hospital in Johnson City, TN. She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of the late D.W. Whitson and Mabel Arnette Whitson. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Oakland Avenue Baptist Church...

Aug 4, 2014

Aug 1, 2014

Mrs. Louise Elizabeth Worley McAllister, 88, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. McAllister was a native of Washington County, Virginia who had lived most of her life in Washington County, TN. She was the daughter of the late Glen Graybeal and Lucy Worley McAllister. Mrs. McAllister was a homemaker and a past member...

Jul 31, 2014

Lonnie G. Laws, 97, of Johnson City passed away Thursday July 31, 2014, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was a World War II Veteran serving on the USS West Virginia in the South Pacific. His service to his country was followed by a lifetime of service to others. He was honored to lay a wreath at...

Jul 29, 2014

Mrs. Janet Evelyn Breeden Harvey, 69, of Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at her residence. Janet was the daughter of the late Hollis S. and Lorene Berniece Butler Breeden. Janet grew up in Cosby, TN. She taught at David Crockett High School and Greeneville High School for thirty-five years and was a member of Jonesborough Presbyterian Church. She...

Jul 29, 2014

Bill J. Pate, 84, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. He was a native of Washington County and the son of the late Jessie Earl Pate and Anna Geneva Wright Pate. He was a retired Service manager in the automotive industry. He was a member of the Grandview Christian Church....

Jul 29, 2014

A J Monteith, 84, passed away Tuesday July 29, 2014, at home, surrounded by his loving family. A J, the son of the late Fred and Mamie Monteith, was born in Bushnell, NC, and grew up in Brevard, NC. AJ joined the Air Force and traveled the world with his family for twenty-three years, retiring to Brevard, NC. He then...

Jul 28, 2014

Jerry M. Wagner, 81, of Greer, SC, went to be with the Lord Monday, July 28, 2014. Mr. Wagner was a son of the late James Bert Wagner and Grace Landingham Wagner of Johnson City. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: his wife, Delma, H. Wagner, who died earlier this year and whom he missed...

Jul 28, 2014

He has showed you'?what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 Fred C. Holloway, 80, Johnson City, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2014, after a brief illness. Fred C. Holloway was born September 30, 1933 in Piney Flats, TN to...

Jul 26, 2014

Harold Gillespie Jenkins, 84, of Johnson City passed away after a brief illness July 26, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. He was a native of Washington County and the son of the late Searle G. Jenkins and Georgia Carder Jenkins. Harold retired from the V.A. Hospital after 30 years of service as a nursing assistant. He was...

Jul 26, 2014

Helen VanHoy McKinney, 88, of Johnson City, went home to Gods Kingdom at the Johnson City Medical Center on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Mrs. McKinney was a longtime member of the Austin Springs United Methodist Church. She was active in the church and taught Sunday School for many years. Helen was a member of the Adult Senior Sunday School class...

Jul 23, 2014

Jean Burgess Vest, 91, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. She was born in Montclair, New Jersey to the late Charles Edward Burgess and Williamina Cunningham Campbell Burgess. She was a member of Central Baptist Church for most of her adult life. Jean was a veteran of World War II having served in...