OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Gwendolyn Marie Moody
Jan 30, 2013
Gwendolyn M. 'Gwen'? Patton Sneed Moody, 86, of Johnson City, died at her residence on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. She was a native of Pound, Virginia, and daughter of the late Arch Patton (who died in 1927) and Gilmer (1992) and Myrtle (1997) Presley Sneed. Gwendolyn was a retired office manager and sales clerk who had worked in many local...
William Dana Bowman
Jan 29, 2013
William Dana 'Bill'? Bowman, 74, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Butler, TN, a son of the late Dana and Danford Grace Bowman. Bill was a Retired Colonel in the U. S. Army. He also was an educator and former principal in the Washington County School System....
Fred Miller
Jan 28, 2013
Fred 'Pa-Fred'? Milller, 95, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the Center on Aging and Health in Erwin. He was a native of Washington County and a son of the late Oscar and Annie Mae Cowell Miller. He was also preceded in death by six brothers, Luther, Jessee, Robert, James, Marion and Norman Miller. Mr....
Wilson Bill Hayden
Jan 28, 2013
Lt. Col. Wilson A. 'Bill'? Hayden, U.S. Army, Retired, age 94, of Johnson City, died Monday, January 28, 2013, at his residence and is now with Jesus. Lt. Col. Hayden was an Owensboro, KY native and a son of the late Maurice A. and Beatrice Hayden. Lt. Col. Hayden was a World War II and the Korean War retired veteran...
Teresa Lynn Story
Jan 24, 2013
Teresa Lynn Story, 52, of Watauga died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the home of her mother in Watauga. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late Bernie Delany Vance and Mrs. Verda Skinner Lawson. She was of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death her stepfather, James Lawson and a...
Donnie Sue Dockery Vance
Jan 23, 2013
Donnie Sue Vance, of Unicoi, TN passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013. She was born and raised in Del Rio, Tennessee, until she was eighteen and moved to Johnson City where she attended Steed College and it was in Johnson City where she met the love of her life, Ray Vance, who preceded her in death in 2008. They spent...
Donnie Sue Dockery Vance
Jan 23, 2013
Donnie Sue Vance, of Unicoi, TN passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013. She was born and raised in Del Rio, Tennessee, until she was eighteen and moved to Johnson City where she attended Steed College and it was in Johnson City where she met the love of her life, Ray Vance, who preceded her in death in 2008. They spent...
Vicky Lee Bishop
Jan 23, 2013
Vicky Lee Bishop, 62, of Gray passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at her residence. She was a native of Elk Park, NC and a daughter of the late Frank Lee Hicks and Mary Earlene Crump Hicks. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Dallas Hicks. Mrs. Bishop had worked for Send the Light Industries. She attended...
Jerry Dean Reese
Jan 22, 2013
Mr. Jerry Dean Reese, age 66, of Catawba, South Carolina, passed away January 22, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Reese was a native of Johnson City and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Bill Reese, Sr. and Ava Boone Reese. In addition to his parents, three brothers, Roy Reese, Tommy...
Wanda L. Usary
Jan 22, 2013
Mrs. Wanda L. Usary, age 84, of Johnson City, passed away January 22, 2013, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Usary was a native of Carter County. She was the daughter of the late Walter B. Street and Hazel Boone Street. In addition to her parents her husband Joe Usary preceded her in death. Mrs. Usary was a school...
Gordon T. Bacon
Jan 20, 2013
Mr. Gordon T. Bacon, age 78, of Johnson City, passed away January 20, 2013, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Bacon was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late Paul Landon Bacon and Lex Ingle Bacon. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Georgia...
Paul L. Woodby
Jan 19, 2013
Paul Woodby Paul L. Woodby, 85, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at his residence. He was a lifelong Washington County resident and a son of the late David S. and Bertha Hopson Woodby. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Betty Woodby Kirk and Peggy Woodby Davis both of Johnson City and Barbara...
Lillian Grace Davidson
Jan 18, 2013
Mrs. Lillian Grace Davidson, age 86, of Johnson City, passed away January 18, 2013, in the Asbury Place, Johnson City. Mrs. Davidson was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late James David Carver and Mary Naomi Waycaster Carver. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Rev....
Anna Jane Torbett
Jan 17, 2013
Anna Jane Torbett, 91, of Piney Flats, died at her residence on Thursday, January 17, 2013. She was a native of Piney Flats, daughter of the late Roy Lee and Mary Agnes Jeeter Glover. Anna Jane was a homemaker and co-owner of F. J. Torbett Plant Farm. She was a member of the New Bethel Presbyterian Church and was dedicated...
Doris Snyder Harding
Jan 17, 2013
Mrs. Doris Snyder Harding, age 95, of Johnson City, passed away January 17, 2013 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Harding was a native of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late D.R. Snyder and Stacy Holloway Snyder. In addition to her parents, her husband Samuel Young Harding, Jr. also preceded her in death. Mrs. Harding was a...
Michael W. Crum
Jan 16, 2013
Mr. Michael Wayne Crum, age 44, of Johnson City, passed away January 16, 2013, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Crum was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Frank Crum and Crecie Frazier Crum. Survivors include one son, Matthew Crum of Johnson City; one daughter, Ashley Crum of Johnson City;...
Coy Argil Phipps
Jan 14, 2013
Coy Argil Phipps, 87, of Johnson City, died Monday, January 14, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson County and son of the late John and Amanda Wilkins Phipps. Coy was a veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Navy on the U. S. S. Halford. He attended Milligan College, was a...
Richard Charles Calcatera
Jan 12, 2013
Richard Charles Calcatera, 90, of 763 Old Elizabethton Highway, Bluff City, died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 2 p.m. at his residence. He was a native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a former resident of Florida and lived with his son Kevin in Bluff City for the past eight years. Richard was a son of the late Charles A. and Mary...
Harry Hyder Shoun
Jan 10, 2013
2nd Timothy 7: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Harry Hyder Shoun, 86, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 10. He was a native of Johnson City, Tenn. Mr. Shoun was the son of the late Robert Stacy and Anna Lee Shoun. He was the youngest...
Peggy Ann Bentley
Jan 6, 2013
Peggy Ann Bentley, 74, of Gray, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of McDowell County, West Virginia and a daughter of the late Beverly Bower and Thelma Williams. Mrs. Bentley was a retired Registered Nurse having worked at the Washington County Detention Center before retirement. Survivors include; three children, Peggy...
