OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Dorothy Allen Hensley
Sep 3, 2013
Dorothy LaFollette Hensley, age 80, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the home of her niece, following a lengthy illness. She was a graduate of Boones Creek High School and a lifelong resident of Washington county. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Helen Little LaFollette. Dorothy was...
Joseph Morton Talley
Sep 3, 2013
Joseph Morton Talley, 67, of Jonesborough, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the Summit View Nursing Home in Lake City, Tennessee. He was a native of Howesville, Indiana son of the late Morton G. and Freda Funkhouser Talley. Joseph was a millwright and had served in the U. S. Navy on the U. S. S. Enterprise. He was a founder...
Roy D. Scott
Sep 2, 2013
Roy D. Scott, 84, of Watauga, died Monday, September 2, 2013 at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center. He was a native and life long resident of Watauga and a son of the late Hubert Lawrence and Clara Edith Shell Scott. Mr. Scott was a U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the...
Freda Mae Church
Sep 1, 2013
Freda M. Church, 66, joined her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 1, 2013, after years of bearing serious illness with exquisite grace. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 9, 1947, in Watauga, Tennessee to the late Roby 'Fred'? Feathers and Ruth Hoback Feathers. She was preceded in death...
Warren Lynn Butch Elrod
Sep 1, 2013
Mr. Warren Lynn 'Butch'? Elrod, age 68, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Elrod was a native of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Warren G. Elrod and Carrie E. Peterson Elrod. In addition to his parents, his wife, Roberta 'Darlene'? Higgins Elrod also preceded him in...
Lou Ann Hodge
Sep 1, 2013
Mrs. Lou Ann Hodge, age 75, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 in the NHC HealthCare Center. Mrs. Hodge was native of Bristol. She was the daughter of the late Roy S. King and Mary Fleenor King. In addition to her parents, her husband, of forty-six years Dewey 'Bud'? Hodge; one brother, James Buddy King also preceded...
Mable Ruth Arnold
Aug 31, 2013
Mrs. Mable Ruth Arnold, age 88, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, August 31, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Arnold was native of Memphis who had lived in Johnson City since 1997. She was the daughter of the late Joseph E. Sidler and Birdie Stroud Sidler. In addition to her parents, her husband, Alton Arnold, one daughter, Susan...
Doris Ann Mcallister Graybeal
Aug 29, 2013
Mrs. Doris Ann McAllister Graybeal, age 71, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at home after an extended illness. Mrs. Graybeal was born in Damascus, Virginia to the late Andy Guy McAllister and Lucy Jane Worley McAllister. She was married to the late Hobert H. Graybeal for thirty-one years. In addition to her parents and husband, she...
Ethel Pauline Foster
Aug 29, 2013
Mrs. Ethel Pauline Foster passed from this earth to her glorious home in heaven on Thursday, August 29, 2013. She was born on December 13, 1924, in Giles County, Tennessee and was the daughter of James Clemons Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Estes Thomas. She was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband of almost 59 years, Issac Monroe Foster;...
James Wilbur Lewis
Aug 27, 2013
Mr. James Wilbur Lewis, age 76, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at his daughters residence. Mr. Lewis was a native of Blountstown, Florida. He had lived most of his life in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of the late Jesse Cullen Lewis and Dovie Hatcher Lewis. In addition to his parents his wife, Betty M....
Mary Emma Martin
Aug 24, 2013
Mary Emma Martin, 95, of Piney Flats, most recently a resident of Governors Bend Assisted Living in Erwin, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Piney Flats, a daughter of the late Arthur C. and Vesta King Shell. Mary Emma was a homemaker, charter and 'oldest'? member of the Piney Flats...
Russell R. Ginnings
Aug 19, 2013
Mr. Russell R. Ginnings, age 52, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Ginnings was a native of Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son of the late Gerald Keith Ginnings and Peggy Reed Ginnings. Mr. Ginnings served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. He received his MBA from East Tennessee State University....
Barbara Anne Summers
Aug 17, 2013
Barbara Anne Summers, 70, of Johnson City, died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at her home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and the daughter of the late Robert Woodrow and Doris Taylor Summers. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, who touched many, many lives with her thoughtfulness and generosity. She had a...
Daniel L. Carney
Aug 17, 2013
Mr. Daniel L. Carney, age 49, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Carney was a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the son of the late Jerry Carney and Gloria Braun Carney . Mr. Carney was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was an Electronics Technician for Denso. Survivors include his loving wife...
Erby D. Brown
Aug 15, 2013
Mr. Erby D. Brown, age 74, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013, in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mr. Brown was a native of Castleberry, Alabama. He was the son of the late Alvah Brown and Ira Jo Salter Brown. In addition to his parents, his sister Joyce Odom also preceded him in death. Mr. Brown was a...
William L. Bill Warren
Aug 14, 2013
2 Timothy 4:7: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, and I have kept the faith. Mr. William 'Bill'? L. Warren, 59, of Jonesborough, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at his daughters residence. He was the son of the late James 'Bud'? and Lorraine Hager Warren. Mr. Warren was the owner and operator of Bluff...
Betty Kidd Gnann
Aug 14, 2013
Betty Kidd Gnann, 83, Johnson City, died peacefully Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Gnann was born on July 24, 1930 in Washington County a daughter of the late Gent David and Cora Sue Estep Kidd. Mrs. Gnann was a long time member of Southside Baptist Church where she served in the Ladies Ministries. After graduating from Sulpher...
Louis A. Dr. Cancellaro
Aug 14, 2013
Dr. Louis Anthony Cancellaro, 79, of Johnson City died at his residence on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. He was a native of New York, New York, son of the late William and Antoinette Costa Cancellaro. Louis was a retired Chief of Staff at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was a member of the St. Marys Catholic...
Edward Ferrell
Aug 10, 2013
W. Edward 'Ed'? Ferrell, 85, Johnson City, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Ed was born on April 29, 1928 a son of the late Carl and Helen Blevins Ferrell. Ed was employed by Exxon Dogwood Oil Company for 45 years before retiring in 1995. He was a long time member of Clark Street Baptist...
Hazel Eileen Whaley
Aug 10, 2013
Hazel Eileen Whaley, 89, Johnson City, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. Mrs. Whaley was a native and life long resident of Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late John and Minnie Lichtenstein Blevins. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Whaley was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs....
