OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Georgia Lee Keys
Feb 4, 2024
Georgia Lee Keys, of Niota, Tennessee, was a woman who loved the Lord and her family.
Born Georgia Lee Honeycutt in North Carolina, she was a caring daughter and sister. After moving to East Tennessee, she enjoyed marriage to Charles Edgar Keys until his passing in 1989. They took a glowing pride in raising their four children.
She was just as devoted...
Gail Burleson
Feb 1, 2024
Gail Burleson, 85, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, February 1st, 2024, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Gail was born January 14th, 1939 and resided in Johnson City most of her life. Gail is preceded in death by her father and mother, Jack and Clotele Eason Burleson; and her brother, George Burleson.
Gail was a member of Central Baptist Church...
Jacqueline Sue Bawgus
Jan 31, 2024
Jacqueline "Jackie" Bawgus, age 74, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
Jackie, also affectionately known as "Bama," was born on May 18, 1949, in Cheverly, Maryland to the late William David and Elsie Mae Webster. She found her calling in life as a hairstylist, a passion and profession that she...
Col. David T. Hottel, Sr.
Jan 30, 2024
It is with immense sadness and profound love that we announce the passing of Col. David T. Hottel, Sr. of Piney Flatts, TN on January 30, 2024, at the age of 89.
David was born in Allentown, PA to Grace and Timothy Hottel. As a child, he traveled along the eastern coast with his family, leading worship and praise in churches,...
Frances Garland Cox
Jan 28, 2024
Frances Garland Cox
October 19, 1947 – January 28, 2024
It is with sorrow that we announce the passing of our dearest mother, Frances Garland Cox, of Johnson City, who peacefully went to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 28, 2024.
Frances entered this world on October 19th, 1947, alongside her cherished twin sister, Charlotte Bolton. Throughout their lives they shared an inseparable...
Donnie Patricia Corby
Jan 25, 2024
Donnie Patricia Corby, age 70, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Donnie was a selfless woman. A loving and special mom, grandmother, aunt and friend. Donnie touched everyone’s life she encountered. She always left you better than she found you. Her love, light and unconditional love...
Colonel William Weldon Brannon, Jr.
Jan 23, 2024
Colonel William Weldon Brannon, Jr., 92, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at the Johnson City Medical Center, surrounded by his family.
William was born into the loving home of William Weldon Brannon, Sr. and Sara Mae Slade Brannon in Rome, Georgia in 1931, but would grow up in Cordele, Georgia.
He proudly served his country in...
Frank Justin Artigue
Jan 22, 2024
Frank Justin Artigue, 28, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2024, at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Justin was surrounded by love from his family and friends during his final days.
Justin was born July 10, 1995, to loving parents Frank Jude Artigue and Carrie Broussard Artigue. He attended Cathedral-Carmel Catholic School and Lafayette High School. Justin grew...
Debra Ann Chafin
Jan 22, 2024
Debra Ann Chafin, 56, Johnson City, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024, at her residence.
Debra was born in Johnson City to Delores Snyder and the late Lincoln Everette Chafin.
Debra worked at QEP for over ten years and most recently worked for Dentsply.
She loved taking care of her flowers and being with her grandkids.
In addition to her father, Debra was...
Nathan Whitehead
Jan 21, 2024
Nathan Whitehead, 31, Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Johnson City Medical Center, surrounded by his family.
Nathan was a kind-hearted, genuine soul who was always smiling and getting in to things. He did the best he could to help those he loved when he was able. He was a go-getter and never stopped moving. Nathan was...
Robert Trey Moore
Jan 21, 2024
Robert “Trey” Moore, 31, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 21, 2024.
Trey was the son of Robert John Moore and Tammy Sue Moore of Gray, Tennessee.
He graduated from Science Hill High School.
His home church was The Word in Gray.
“Our precious son, Trey, lived his life to the best of his God given ability...
Robert Joe Bowling
Jan 20, 2024
Robert Joe Bowling, 77, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Robert was born on September 5, 1946, to the late Albert and Lily Martin Bowling. He worked at Snap-On Tools for over twenty years. He enjoyed watching Andy Griffith and Gunsmoke, or most things in black and white, and he enjoyed a good...
Stephan Floyd Newman
Jan 20, 2024
Stephan Floyd Newman, 76, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.
Stephan was born May 12, 1947, to Orville and Lula Olsen Newman in Kirkland, Washington. He served in the United States Army. Stephan and his wife, Mary, moved from California to Johnson City twenty years ago until relocating to...
Janell Elizabeth Grimes Lewis
Jan 19, 2024
Janell Elizabeth Grimes Lewis, age 85, quietly met her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with family alongside on January 19, 2024, at Abundant Christian Living Community (ACLC) in Johnson City, TN.
Janell was born to the late Lida Nelle Carver Grimes and Emory Hallet Grimes, Sr. in Louisville, Kentucky. She is also pre-deceased by a beloved son-in-law, Ty H. Osman, and...
William Larry Harvey
Jan 19, 2024
William Larry Harvey "Harv", age 77 of Johnson City, Tn, being of Christian faith entered into rest on January 19, 2024. He was the son of the late William Edward & Lula Mae Harvey.
Larry worked for 33 years at Eastman Chemical Company and retired in 1998. He was a respected & proud member of Rhea Lodge #47 Free and Accepted...
Virginia Sutherland
Jan 15, 2024
Virginia A. Owens Sutherland, 87, of Gray, TN, a beloved mother and cherished grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 15, 2024, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia.Virginia was born in Dickenson County, Virginia, but has been a resident of Johnson City for most of her life.After devoting 42 years to TPI Corporation, Virginia felt it was time...
Don Arnold
Jan 15, 2024
Robert "Don" Arnold, a loving husband and father, a doting grandfather, a successful attorney, and a public servant, passed away peacefully with family Monday morning at Abundant Christian Living Community in Johnson City, TN following a lengthy illness. He was 81.
Born on July 31, 1942, in Sullivan County, TN, Don was the oldest of three children of the late...
Sue Lavoie
Jan 11, 2024
Rebecca “Sue” Mast Lavoie, a woman of God and believer in Jesus Christ as her path to salvation, at age 101 years entered the ‘Church Triumphant’ at sunrise on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Sue was born in the family’s home on their farm at Zionville, Watauga County, North Carolina, to the late Adam Newton and Rebecca Isaacs Mast as the...
Raymond "Keith" McCrary
Jan 10, 2024
Raymond “Keith” McCrary, 59, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
Keith was born in Johnson City to his loving parents Raymond Odell McCrary, Jr. and Violet Christine Rogers McCrary.
He graduated from Science Hill High School in 1983.
His first job was working for his father, who...
Emogene "Gene" Burnett Younger
Jan 8, 2024
Emogene “Gene” Burnett Younger, 93, of Newbern, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 8, 2024, at The Waters of Johnson City.
Gene was born into the loving home of John and Eugenia Burnett in Rienzi, Mississippi.
Gene met and married the love of her life, Noel T. Younger, and together they made a house a home.
She was...
