OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Christine Piper
Aug 24, 2024
Christine Nicholson Piper (Chris), 78 of Johnson City, TN went home to Jesus on August 24th, 2024.
Born May 8, 1946, Christine was adopted by Edward and Alberta Nicholson and grew up in Windsor, CT. Spending periods of her life in Preston, CT, Ballston Spa, NY and Asheville, NC, Chris had a fondness for sheep and dedicated her later years as...
Ralph Frame
Aug 22, 2024
Ralph Frame was called to his heavenly home on Aug. 22, 2024, at the age of 98. He passed away peacefully at his home. He was a member of Cavalry Baptist Church.
Born in Richard City, TN, in 1925, he began his military service at a young age by proudly serving his country in WWII and beyond in the US Navy....
Cinnamon Elaine Tyree
Aug 20, 2024
Our beloved wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, Cinnamon Elaine Roberts Tyree, 71, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went home to be the Lord on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Cinnamon was born into the family of Willie R. Roberts and Pauline Hash Roberts on February 17, 1953 in Johnson City. She...
Frankie Louise Drayne
Aug 19, 2024
Frankie Louise Drayne, 83, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be the Lord on Monday, August 19, 2024, at the Johnson City Medical Center after an extended illness.
Frankie was born on June 6, 1941, to the late Lawrence and Ina Taylor. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County. Frankie met the love of her life, Eddie Drayne, at Westview...
Amber Dawn Harris
Aug 17, 2024
Amber Dawn Harris born August 13, 1983 in Bristol Tennessee, but had long resided in Johnson City, passed on August 17, 2024.
Amber was a graduate of North East State with an Associates degree in registered nursing. Amber worked for Ballad Health in cardiac rehab. Amber was an avid car enthusiast that loved spending time with her extended car club family....
Harold Dean Walser
Aug 16, 2024
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” (Psalm 116:15)
Harold Walser, age 86, passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 16, 2024 at his residence.
He was a son of the late Dewey and Ruby Marie Walser. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Heather Holland, who passed at age 16.
He was a retired electrician and...
Roy Grant Lowe, Sr.
Aug 16, 2024
Roy "Grant" Lowe, Sr., age 79 of Washington County, Tennessee went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August, 16, 2024. He was born on February 4, 1945 in Washington County to the late John H. and Helen Lowe. After graduation he served his country in the Army National Guard of Tennessee, and was called to active duty...
David Francis
Aug 16, 2024
David Lee Francis, of Johnson City, TN, passed away on August 16, 2024, at the age of 97. He was born in 1927 in Washington County TN to the late Crockett and Amanda Lowe Francis. David was a World War 2 Navy Veteran as a Communication Radioman, 3rd class on cruiser and gunner on a destroyer. He was employed at...
Betty "BJ" Hughes
Aug 16, 2024
Betty "BJ" Hughes, age 66 of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family after battling IPF. She was born in Johnson City on March 12, 1958 to the late Robert and Mary Ellen Howell. BJ attended David Crockett High School, and graduated from ETSU with a degree in Nursing.
BJ's passion in nursing was caring for...
Emilia Gouge
Aug 14, 2024
Emilia Jane Gouge, infant daughter of Kellyn Gouge, went to be with the Lord on August 14, 2024. Emmy had a sweet spirit and loved to be snuggled. She was a joy in everyone's heart and her brother's favorite person. She was her family's beautiful brown eyed baby girl.
Emmy will be missed by mother Kellyn Gouge; brother Lincoln Gouge; grandparents...
Kenneth Delorey
Aug 14, 2024
Kenneth Ralph Delorey, of Manchester, NH, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2024, in Johnson City TN. Born in 1943, Ken lived a life filled with love and laughter, leaving an everlasting impact on all who knew him. Ken, a skilled driver in the automotive industry, worked for Quirk Buick GMC in Manchester, NH for over 20 years, and more...
Dawn Michelle Kabacinski
Aug 13, 2024
Dawn Michelle Kabacinski, age 65, of Gray, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the Life Care Center of Gray.
Dawn was born February 20, 1959, to the late Charles Darwin Galloway and Audrey Ann Scalf Galloway in Detroit, Michigan. She moved to Tennessee in 2003 to enjoy the mountains.
She proudly served on the board for United Cerebral Palsy...
Sara Ruth Moore
Aug 11, 2024
Sara Ruth Oakes Moore, age 87 of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away peacefully on August 11, 2024. She was born on March 1, 1937, in Carter County, and was a lifelong member of Hopwood Christian Church. Sara grew up in the Milligan College area and graduated from Happy Valley High School. Her dream was to become a housewife and have...
Robert Wayne Torbett
Aug 10, 2024
Robert Wayne Torbett
August 10, 2024 – Robert Wayne Torbett, age 86, of Piney Flats, TN went to be in the presence of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at the Johnson City Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.
Wayne was the son of Herbert and Velma Warren Torbett and lived his entire life in Piney Flats. He...
Thelma Lee Holder Van Deman
Aug 8, 2024
Thelma Lee Holder Van Deman, age 81, of Piney Flats, Tennessee, passed away at home on Thursday, August 8, 2024, after a long and brave fight with cancer.
She was born in Sweetwater, Tennessee, on September 20, 1942, to the late Lowry LaRue Holder and Helen Pauledith “Pauline” Browder Holder.
Thelma was and is dearly loved and cherished by her husband, William...
Patricia Jones
Aug 6, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Patricia Ann Jones, known to many as Pat or “Tita”, on August 6, 2024 after a battle with illness at Johnson City Medical Center.
Pat was born on May 15, 1950, in Johnson City, TN, to a loving family and raised by Floyd Benjamin and Olive Wight Cozad. She worked...
Bennie "Ben" Carver
Aug 6, 2024
Bennie "Ben" Junior Carver, age 86 of Piney Flats, Tennessee passed away peacefully after a brief illness on August 6th. Ben was the fifth child of nine children born on September 8, 1937 to Fred and Bessie Carver in Kingsport, Tennessee. He was a lifelong resident of Piney Flats, Tennessee.
After Ben graduated high school in 1957 he joined the United...
Mary Evelyn Sluder Johnson (Rowena)
Aug 4, 2024
Mary Evelyn Sluder Johnson (Rowena), 91, of Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, August 4th, 2024 at her home following an extended illness. Evelyn was a native of Greene County and was the daughter of the late William Lee and Kathleen Elizabeth Neal Sluder.
Evelyn was retired from Levi Strauss and Company. She enjoyed cooking, canning and baking, especially her homemade...
Ina Watkins
Aug 1, 2024
Ina Sue Watkins, a beloved wife, mother, and homemaker, passed away in Johnson City on August 1, 2024, on the same date as her husband Marvin Stewart Watkins, who preceded her in death in 1982. Born in Greeneville, TN, on August 31, 1931, Ina Sue touched the lives of many with her kindness, generosity, and unwavering love. She was a...
Chief Roger A. Teinert
Jul 29, 2024
Chief Roger Alfred Teinert, age 76 of Jonesborough, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly on July 29, 2024, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was born in Littlefield, Texas on April 12, 1948, and was raised in Independence, Missouri. He attended Messiah Lutheran Parochial School and graduated from Van Horn High School in 1966. Roger will be remembered...
