OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Clarence E. Lewis
Feb 11, 2012
Mr. Clarence E. 'Whitey'? Lewis, 93, of Johnson City, died February 11, 2012, at his home. A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Jesse E. and Sarah Elizabeth Gentry Lewis. Whitey served in the US Army, a member of Buffalo Valley Christian Church, and was a 50-year member of Rhea Lodge, # 47. In addition...
Isaac Anderson Henley
Feb 11, 2012
Isaac Anderson Henley, 84, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Lakebridge Health Care Center. He was a native of Chuckey and was a son of Dosser and Laura Click Henley. Mr. Henley was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Idell Campbell Henley, five brothers, Vance, Phillip, Lloyd, Wilbert and Robert Henley,...
Margaret Ann Bauder
Feb 10, 2012
Mrs. Margaret Ann Bauder, 80, died Friday, February 10, 2012, at her home. A native of Ellendale, North Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Senn D. and Margaret Grace Henry Slemmons. Mrs. Bauder was of the Methodist faith. She was a loving mother of three children and grandmother of six. In addition to her parents, one brother Barton...
Roy Monroe Reese
Feb 7, 2012
Roy Monroe Reese, 67, of Watauga, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was a native of Johnson City and a son of the late, Bill and Ava Boone Reese. Roy had worked for the Norfolk-Southern Railroad as an Operations Supervisor. Mr. Reese loved his job and was a person...
Shirley Mary Rogers
Feb 7, 2012
Shirley Rogers, 82, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Nashville, she was the daughter of the late Lou H. and Mary Katherine Harris Gunn. Shirley was of the Christian faith. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her loving husband Dave Rogers and two brothers. She is survived by...
Earl Alvin Gerhardt
Feb 5, 2012
Earl Alvin Gerhardt Jr., 81, of Johnson City, died at his home on Sunday, February 5, 2012, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Lynchburg VA, son of the late Earl Alvin Gerhardt Sr. and Georgia Burton Gerhardt. His brother, C. Burton Gerhardt, and sister, Anne Gerhardt Lenhert, are also deceased. After graduating from Davidson College,...
Charles Andrew Perry
Feb 4, 2012
Charles Andrew 'Chots'? Perry 55 of Johnson City went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 4, 2012 in Johnson City. He was a lifelong resident of Johnson City and was of the Baptist faith. He was the son of the late Charles Harrison 'C. H.'? Perry and Sara L. Thompson Perry. In addition to his parents he...
Ruby Lynn Hart
Feb 2, 2012
Ruby Webb Hart, 104, one of the areas oldest residents passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012 in Bristol, VA. She was born on her familys farm in the Poplar Ridge community near Piney Flats in Sullivan County, on January 10, 1908 to the late John David and Mattie Smith Webb. Ruby married the love of her life, Cecil Hart,...
Sue Copas
Feb 1, 2012
Sue Copas, 58, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late John A. and Frances Collins Garst. Sue was a homemaker and of the Free Will Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by four infant brothers. Survivors...
Robert Frank Bobby Hughes
Feb 1, 2012
Mr. Robert 'Bobby'? Frank Hughes, age 57, of Johnson City, passed away, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Hughes was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Frank Guy Hughes and Pearl Whaley Hughes. In addition to his parents one sister, Mary Elizabeth Hughes; one infant brother...
John E. Sanders, Sr.
Feb 1, 2012
Mr. John E. Sanders, Sr., age 91, of Johnson City, passed away, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Sanders was a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He was the son of the late John Lewis Sanders and Lillie Cantrell Sanders. In addition to his parents his first wife of forty-six years, Sally Kemp Sanders; one son,...
Billy J. Gentry, Sr.
Jan 30, 2012
Mr. Billy J. Gentry, Sr., age 79, of Johnson City, passed away, Monday, January 30, 2012 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Gentry was a native of Elizabethton and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Clayton Gentry and Radar Bowers Gentry. In addition to his parents he was also...
Ruby Alice Duncan Painter
Jan 30, 2012
Ruby 'Alice'? Duncan Painter, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a former member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Chuckey. She made her home in Johnson City for over 75 years. She was a retired supervisor of the telephone operators and receptionists at...
Clinton Norris Edwards
Jan 29, 2012
Mr. Clinton Norris Edwards, 79, of Jonesborough, went to be with his loving savior on January 29, 2012, at Johnson City Medical Center. Clinton was a native of Mitchell County, North Carolina and had been a resident of Johnson City and Jonesborough since 1950. He was born in Mitchell County, NC on February 9, 1932 and was the son of...
Velma Louise Ferguson
Jan 29, 2012
Velma Louise Ferguson, 78, of Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. She was a native of Watauga and a daughter of the late, William James Pealer and Cordia Allen Simpson Pealer. She was also preceded in death by her husband Herbert and by five brothers and one sister. Mrs. Ferguson was of...
Don Scott
Jan 29, 2012
Mr. H. Don Scott, 93, resident of The Carriage Club of Charlotte, North Carolina, died Sunday, January 29, 2012. Mr. Scott, a native of Ohio, was the son of the late Harold and Mabel Scott. He was a graduate of Muskingum College and earned a M.A. degree from Ohio State University. Mr. Scott had a long, distinguished, career as a...
Velma Louise Ferguson
Jan 29, 2012
Velma Louise Ferguson, 78, of Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. She was a native of Watauga and a daughter of the late, William James Pealer and Cordia Allen Simpson Pealer. She was also preceded in death by her husband Herbert and by five brothers and one sister. Mrs. Ferguson was of...
Mildred Davis
Jan 27, 2012
Mrs. Mildred N. Davis, 85, died Friday, January 27, 2012, at her home. A native of Watauga County, she was the daughter of the late John Fred and Ann Yates Baird. At age six, Mildred decided she wanted to be a nurse. She nursed for 50 years and was a member with her best friend Eloise Campbell, of the private...
Charlotte Phillips
Jan 23, 2012
Charlotte Blankenship Phillips, 85, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Charlotte was a true Southern Lady, who welcomed everyone into her home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She loved to read and was an outstanding cook. She was a devoted Christian and faithful member of Fairhaven...
Mary Grace Stinson
Jan 23, 2012
Mary Grace Stinson, 93, formerly of Washington County, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 in Dalton, GA. She was a daughter of the late William C. Scott and Mary Wolfe Scott. She was also preceded by two brothers, two sisters, one grandson and one son-in-law. Mrs. Stinson was an avid gardener and button collector. She was also a very...
