OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Wanda L. Hankal
Mar 27, 2013
Wanda L. Hankal, 75, went to be with the Lord at the Johnson City Medical Center on Wednesday March 27, 2013. She was a resident of Washington County, TN. As a member of Mountain View Baptist Church she served in many capacities when her health allowed. These include clown ministries, Shut-in ministries, VBS, and Childrens Church. She also volunteered for...
Jeanette B. Patterson
Mar 27, 2013
Jeanette Barker Patterson, age 81 of Johnson City, TN passed away at home on March 27, 2013 after a brave and determined fight against cancer. She faced her illness and death with humor, grace and dignity. Jeanette was born on January 20th, 1932 in Bristol, Virginia, to Beulah and Joseph Barker. She graduated from Virginia High School in 1950 and...
Henry L. Sievers
Mar 26, 2013
Mr. Henry L. Sievers, age 80, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Center On Aging and Health, Erwin. Mr. Sievers was a native of Floral Park, New York. He was the son of the late Rudolph George Sievers and Elsie M. Walters Sievers. In addition to his parents his wife, Maureen Sievers; one brother, Richard...
Blanche E. Wagner
Mar 26, 2013
Blanche E. Wagner, age 87, passed from time into eternity at the Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. She was a native of Greene County, Tennessee but was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. In addition to her parents, Beryl (Huff) and Vernie C. Wagner, she was preceded in death by two infant brothers,...
Pete Elma Griffith Ryan
Mar 26, 2013
Mrs. 'Pete'? Elma Griffith Ryan, age 82, passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center at 9:30 AM on March 26, 2013, after a long illness. Pete was born in Huntdale, North Carolina, to Mr. & Mrs. Ernest H. Griffith on July 31, 1930. Her parents and three sisters, Elena, Eloise and Elora, preceded her in death. She was a...
Lucille M. Randolph
Mar 25, 2013
Lucille M. Randolph, 82, of Johnson City, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Randolph was a Rayville, LA native and a daughter of the late Jim C. and Ila Avants Mullins. She was a homemaker, and loved to spend hours tending her flower garden. Mrs. Randolph was a lifelong member of Pinecrest Baptist...
Barbara Spain Estep
Mar 24, 2013
Barbara June Spain Estep, 77, of Johnson City, died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Appalachian Christian Village. She was a native of Johnson City and daughter of the late James and Lottie Holder Spain. Barbara was a retired employee of the Leon '? Ferenbach Company. She was a member of the Harvest Time Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Charlie Franc Culver
Mar 23, 2013
Miss Charlie F. Culver, 84, of Johnson City, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the Appalachian Christian Village. She was a native of Asheville, NC, daughter of the late Charles B. and Frankie V. Wykle Culver. Charlie was a graduate of Steed College and was a retired employee of USF&G Insurance Company. She started as a secretary and rose to...
Francis Eugene Frank Woods
Mar 18, 2013
Mr. Francis 'Frank'? Eugene Woods, age 85, of Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Woods was a native of Carter County. He was the son of the late Sam Clingman Woods and Bessie Leona Phillips Woods. In addition to his parents his loving wife of sixty-three years, Leota Taylor...
Dorothy Claire Saunders
Mar 18, 2013
Dorothy Claire Saunders, 86, of Johnson City, died Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Asbury Place in Johnson City. She was a native of Selma, Alabama, daughter of the late Hosea Agustus and Gladys Garrison Barnes. Dorothy was of the Baptist faith. She was a retired government employee having worked for the U. S. Air Force for many years. In...
William West
Mar 17, 2013
Mr. William West, age 83, of Chuckey, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013, in the Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Mr. West was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late Mallie West and Nelia Pate West. In addition to his parents his wife Nellie Cleo West; two sons, Danny and Donnie West;...
Betty J. Powell
Mar 17, 2013
Betty Jean Powell, 81, of Johnson City, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and the daughter of the late Luther and Anna Ruth Ellis May. Mrs. Powell was a homemaker. She was an ardent member of Skyline Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Powell was a member...
Barbara Joyce Jo Francis
Mar 15, 2013
Mrs. Barbara Joyce 'Jo'? Francis, age 63, of Johnson City, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 15, 2013. She was a native of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Carter and Ellen J. Payne Hilton. Mrs. Francis was of the Apostolic faith. She was a loving wife and mother, grandmother, great...
Raymond Peterson
Mar 13, 2013
Raymond Peterson, 83, of Unicoi, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Peterson was a Mitchell County, NC native and a son of the late James William and Alice Honeycutt Peterson. He was a Korean War veteran, having served in the U. S. Navy on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Essex. Mr. Peterson was a member...
Jack Douglas Hodges
Mar 13, 2013
Jack Douglas Hodges (born January 12, 1933), 657 Cherokee Mountain Road, Jonesborough, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his residence. Since 1955, Mr. Hodges had practiced general civic law as a sole practitioner in Johnson City. He was a member and past-president of the Washington County/Johnson City Bar Association. He is the son of the late Robert Lovel Hodges, Sr.,...
David Frank Clark
Mar 13, 2013
David Frank Clark, 48, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Washington County, son of the late Robert Edward and Bessie Etta Clark Clark. David was a chef and was of the Presbyterian faith. He was a volunteer at Camp Victory Christian Youth Camp and did support endeavors with forestry firefighters...
Carl Poore
Mar 12, 2013
Carl Poore, 72, of Chuckey, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Takoma Regional Hospital, Greeneville, TN. Mr. Poore was an Erwin, TN native and the son of the late Norman and Pearl Tucker Poore. He was a retired lather, and spent much of his career working on the buildings of our nations capital city. Mr. Poore was a member of...
Elizabeth Ann Musser
Mar 11, 2013
Elizabeth Ann 'Beth'? Musser, 69, of Jonesborough, died Monday, March 11, 2013 at her residence. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late, Edward and Gwen Evans Swanson. Beth was a graduate of Denison University in Ohio with a BA in Theater, also a graduate of ETSU with a BS in Nursing. She was an RN who...
Peggy Gennett Slagle
Mar 8, 2013
Peggy Gennett Dugger Slagle, 69, of Johnson City, died Friday, March 8, 2013, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of the Johnson City area and a daughter of the late Carrie Lavada Dugger. Mrs. Slagle was retired from employment with American Water Heater. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Slagle loved her flower garden and...
Ella Nicole And Layla Marie Bishop
Mar 8, 2013
Ella Nicole and Layla Marie Bishop, age 1 day, of Johnson City, died at the Johnson City Medical Center on Friday, March 8, 2013. They are the twin daughters of Lauren M. Chase and Harold R. Bishop, III. There will be a graveside service at Washington County Memory Gardens on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 1:00 pm. The family will...
