OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Marie Hawk Holmes
Aug 28, 2011
Marie Hawk Holmes, 83, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born Mabel Marie Hawk, March 14, 1928, in Cocke County, TN to the late Luther Ray Hawk and Mabel Cureton Hawk. Marie married Howard Hicks Holmes on December 7, 1954. Howard preceded her in death on February 19, 2009. Survivors include sons,...
Loraine H. Webster
Aug 24, 2011
Mrs. Loraine H. Webster, age 92, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in the NHC HealthCare. Mrs. Webster was a native of Elkhorn, Kentucky and had lived most her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late William Patton Haynes and Bertha Sayler Haynes. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in...
Emma Sue Debter
Aug 21, 2011
Ms. Emma Sue Debter, 81, of Jonesborough, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2011 in the Christian Care Center in Johnson City. Ms. Debter was a native of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late John Wesley Carter and Nell Harrison Carter. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Leota Snapp...
Dovie Monteen Forrester
Aug 19, 2011
Dovie Monteen Forrester, 86, of Asbury Place in Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center.She was a native of Abilene, TX but had lived in Johnson City for the past 65 years. She was a daughter of the late Bennie and Pearl Briley Faulkner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross...
James Pete Foister
Aug 18, 2011
Mr. James 'Pete'? Foister, age 85, of Jonesborough, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Foister was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late James Pete Foister, Sr. and Bessie Greene Foister. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by one brother,...
Katheryn Alice Phillips
Aug 17, 2011
Katheryn 'Kathy'? Alice Phillips, 49, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Rev. Ivan and Frances Marie Kennedy Williams. Kathy was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, four brothers, Dorsey, Johnny, Eddie and Mark Williams,...
Margaret Hazel Smith
Aug 16, 2011
Mrs. Margaret H. Smith, age 90, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in the Lakebridge Healthcare Center. Mrs. Smith was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was the daughter of the late J.W. Brockwell and Mary Jones Brockwell. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul H....
Phyllis Smalling Holloway
Aug 15, 2011
Phyllis Smalling Holloway, 77, of Chuckey, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 in the Durham-Hensley Nursing Home in Chuckey.She was a native of Piney Flats and a daughter of the late Alexander Rankin and Mary Mingea Smalling. She was also preceded in death by one brother, John D. Smalling and one sister, Jane S. Crussell. Mrs. Holloway was of...
William Hal Sams
Aug 13, 2011
WILLIAM 'Bill'? SAMS 9/18/1951 - 8/13/2011 JOHNSON CITY- Mr. William 'Bill'? Hal Sams, 59, of 1201 E. Eight Ave., died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at his home. A native of Morristown, he was the son of the late Lewis H. and Dorothy Stanley Sams. William worked as a sales director in the furniture industry. He was a member of Antioch...
Larry Dale Savage
Aug 13, 2011
Dale Savage, 59, of Telford, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a son of Lewis and Dora Lee Hale Savage. Through friendships and his work he touched many lives. He was a good and caring person. Survivors include; his wife, Sandy Savage; two children, Ashley Savage Gilliam and her husband John...
Barbara Maryann Whisnant
Aug 12, 2011
Barbara Whisnant passed away at home with family by her side on Friday, August 12, 2011 at the age of 73 years after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born January 27, 1938 in White Plains, New York to the late Joseph and Heddy Krizan. She is survived by Arnold Whisnant of Johnson City, TN, husband of 50 years,...
Lonnie Don Mulkey
Aug 9, 2011
Lonnie Don Mulkey, 63, of Johnson City, TN, began his next journey on August 9, 2011. He was born on July 21, 1948, in Berea, KY. He became a musician during his teenage years while living in California. He played with many different bands during the course of his life and music was an essential part of who he was....
Matthew Bean Tucker
Aug 7, 2011
Matthew B. Tucker, 65, of Johnson City, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Brownsville, TN and a son of Jean Smith Tucker of Johnson City and the late, Matthew Tucker. Mr. Tucker was also preceded in death by a brother, Michael Tucker and a sister, Nancy Ann Tucker Sanders.Mr. Tucker...
Leah Fleenor Green
Aug 4, 2011
'Her children arise and call her blessed.'? Proverbs 31:28 Leah Fleenor Green departed this life and entered into the joy of the Lord August 4, 2011, at her daughters home in Trinity, North Carolina. She was 85. Leah was known for her deep faith, humble spirit and gentle ways. Above all she loved the Lord, her family, and friends. Mildred...
Mary Elizabeth Pealer
Aug 3, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Pealer, 41 of Johnson City, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. She was a native of Washington County and a daughter of Violet Pealer of Johnson City and the late, George Ray Pealer.Survivors, in addition to her mother, include; two daughters, Stephanie and Emily Babb of Elizabethton; one brother, George 'Eddie'? Pealer of Johnson...
Stewart L. Judge Cannon
Aug 2, 2011
Judge Stewart 'Buddy' Lafayette Cannon, Jr., 84, of 1005 Tulip Street, Johnson City, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Cannon was a native of Blowing Rock, NC, who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Mary Ella Crisp and Stewart Lafayette Cannon, Sr. He was a member of...
Maryana Huff
Jul 31, 2011
With great sadness the family announces the passing of Maryana Huff, age 88, of Johnson City, TN on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Maryana was born December 25, 1922 in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late J. Harlan and Margaret (Lyons) Smith, who moved to Kingsport, TN where she lived until graduating from high-school. She attended Peace Junior College in Raleigh, NC...
Shirley Lydia Soffiotto
Jul 30, 2011
Mrs. Shirley Lydia Soffiotto, 74, of 205 Clark Street, died July 30, 2011 at home of her son Tino Soffiotto. A native of Long Branch, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Jack Irwin Ord and Lydia Black Shaw. Shirley was a registered nurse with Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA. She had lived in Johnson City since 2006 and...
Ruth Henry
Jul 29, 2011
Ruth Crowder Henry, of Johnson City, died July 29, 2011 at the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. She was a native of Athens, TN, who had lived all of her adult life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Rev. I. G. Crowder and Maude W. Crowder. Mrs. Henry was a member of Wesley Memorial United...
Georgia Lucille Phillips
Jul 29, 2011
John 3:16 For God so loved the world he have his only begotten son; that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Georgia L. Phillips, 86, of Johnson City, went to be with her Lord and Savior from her residence, July 29, 2011, after a lengthy illness. A native of Carter County, she was the daughter...
