OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
John Paul Platt
May 6, 2014
Dr. John Paul Platt, 96, Johnson City, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at his home. Dr. Platt was born in St. Petersburg, FL to the late James Newton and Minnie Matilda Bankston Platt. He attended Boys High School in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Platt then attended Emory University in Atlanta, where he earned his undergraduate degree and completed medical...
Sarah Jane Ward
May 5, 2014
Sarah Jane Ward, 87, of Jonesborough passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at the NHC Heathcare in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Malley and Lillie Arnett Bennett. She was of Baptist faith and a member of the Faith Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, husband Glen Ward,...
Evelyn Weikel Williams
May 5, 2014
Mrs. Evelyn Weikel Williams, 92, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, in the NHC HealthCare. Mrs. Williams was born in Christiansburg, Virginia. She had lived in Johnson City since 1954. She was the daughter of the late Millard Conway and Martha Catherine Guthrie Weikel. Mrs. Williams retired from the Clinchfield Railroad as executive secretary after many years...
Helen Marie Cox
Apr 29, 2014
Mrs. Helen Marie Robinson Cox, 67, Johnson City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Helen was a native and life long resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late John J. Robinson, Sr. and Helen Mae Myers Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her...
Kathy Scott
Apr 29, 2014
Kathy Scott, 52, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of the late Lawrence and Myrtle Keller Scott. Kathy had a great love for her family, friends and the Lord. In addition to her parents, one brother preceded...
June Dye Burchfield
Apr 28, 2014
Mrs. June Dye Burchfield, 92, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Burchfield was a native of Newhall, West Virginia who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Giles and Ethel Victoria Lee Dye. Mrs. Burchfield was a homemaker. She was a...
Stanley E. Francis
Apr 27, 2014
Mr. Stanley E. Francis, 83, Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 in the Mountain Home VA Medical Center. Mr. Francis was a native of Buladean, NC. He was the son of the late Johnny M. and Bethina Moffitt Francis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: five brothers, George, Hughey, Dewey, James, and Charles Francis;...
James Dempsey Jimmy Lipps
Apr 27, 2014
James 'Jimmy'? Lipps, 74, of Piney Flats passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his residence in Piney Flats with his wife and daughter present. He was a native of Washington County and son of the late Onlest Earnest and Lou Texie Ledford Lipps. Jimmy was a truck driver for many years. He began his career with ETW&C Trucking and...
Lawrence Dean Barnett, Sr.
Apr 25, 2014
Mr. Lawrence Dean Barnett Sr. 'Dad'?, 61, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Barnett was a native of New River, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Bonty Butler Barnett and Audrey Slaven Whisenhunt. Mr. Barnett retired from A.B.S in 2005. He was of the Holiness faith. In addition...
Jack Cable
Apr 22, 2014
Jack Cable, 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, April 22, at the Mountain Home VA Center. He was a lifelong East Tennessee resident and the son of the late Hattie Lee and Dayton Calvin Cable. Jack was preceded in death by his brothers Kenneth and Buster Cable and wife Barbara Edwards Cable. Jack served his country in the...
Tina Marie Alkire
Apr 22, 2014
Tina Marie Daniels Alkire, 41, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Tina was a native of Detroit, Michigan but raised in Johnson City. She was the daughter of Robert Joe Daniels and Alla Marie Ely. Her maternal grandmother, Ilene Spaid, and an aunt, Joyce Hayes, preceded her in death. In addition to...
Cecil Maupin
Apr 21, 2014
Mr. Cecil Maupin, 79, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Maupin was a native of Watauga County, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Charles Ernest and Maymie Eggers Maupin. Mr. Maupin retired from Bolton Block after fifty-four years of service. He was a member of the King Springs Baptist Church....
Jerry Lee Dugger
Apr 21, 2014
Jerry Lee Dugger, 49, Bluff City, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 21, 2014 in Gray. Jerry was a native of West Grove, PA. He was the son of Mary Lou Brewer Dugger and the late James E. Dugger. Jerry was employed by American Water Heater Company in Johnson City, where he had worked for nearly 25 years. In addition to...
Lillie Jo Mcdonald
Apr 21, 2014
Lillie Jo 'Sally'? Hale McDonald, 90, previously of Johnson City, TN and Augusta, GA, passed away peacefully the morning of April 21, 2014. She suffered from Alzheimers disease for several years. Born in Benton, TN in 1924, Sally was one of 11 children. She was the last surviving sibling of her family until her death. Sally is survived by three...
Terry Sheldon Bloom
Apr 18, 2014
Dr. Terry Sheldon Bloom passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Baltimore, MD on February 19, 1943, to immigrant parents from Russia. The family moved to Miami, FL in 1946, where he lived until graduating from Miami Senior High School in 1961. In high school, he was a member of the AOA honor society,...
Walter Allen May
Apr 17, 2014
Walter Allen May, 72, of Fall Branch passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was a native of Washington County and the son of the late Walter May and Gertrude Swanner May. Allen was a sign erector in the advertising industry. Survivors include: sons, Joe and wife Lisa May of...
Ruth Greenwell
Apr 15, 2014
Ruth Greenwell, 96, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in the Appalachian Christian Village nursing wing. She had been a resident of ACV since December 2007. Ruth was a Washington County native and a daughter of the late Lemuel Tine Greenwell and Hazel Phillips Greenwell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers:...
Frederick H. Kasten
Apr 14, 2014
Dr. Frederick H. Kasten, 87, Johnson City, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy illness. The son of the late Isaac Kasten and Anna Goldblum Kasten, he was born in Harlem, New York City and raised in the Bronx. He maintained contact with the 'Amerks Club'? , a group of childhood friends. He...
Billy R. Stone
Apr 14, 2014
Billy R. Stone lost his battle with ALS and went to his heavenly home April 14, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Stone was born November 17, 1934. He was the son of the late Hubert Earl Stone and Mary Lou Owens Stone of Olive Branch, Mississippi. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty eight years, Joan...
Audrey Marie Christian
Apr 13, 2014
Audrey 'Ginger'? Christian, age 88, passed away on Sunday, April 13 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Born on April 29, 1925 she was the daughter of the late William and Raphael Ashley Thomas. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Christian was preceded in death by one daughter, Kristy Christian, and seven brothers and sisters. She was a member of...
