OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Clifford Deloach, Sr.
May 29, 2011
Clifford Deloach, Sr., 72, of Elizabethton, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at his residence in Elizabethton.He was a native of Butler and a son of the late, William and Roxie Mae Lipford Deloach. He was also preceded by 1 sister, Julie Carr and 2 brothers, Herb and Buddy Deloach. Mr. Deloach was a member of the First Church...
Travis Bowlin Hunter
May 28, 2011
Travis Bowlin Hunter, 30, of Johnson City died suddenly Saturday, May 28, 2011 due to complications from traumatic injuries sustained from a mountain bike accident in Crested Butte, CO. He is survived by his parents; Robert and Rita Hunter of Johnson City; his sister, Shannon Hunter McConville and her husband Chad, and his precious niece, Lilah Grace all of Chesterfield,...
Elmer Craig Hinkle
May 28, 2011
Mr. Elmer C. Hinkle, age 82, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Hinkle lived in Michigan until he retired in 1983 and then he moved back to Johnson City. He was the son of the late John Bruce Hinkle and Hannah Miller Hinkle. In addition to his parents his wife Lelia Fay Hinkle;...
Pauline Greene
May 27, 2011
Mrs. Pauline McCurry Carder Greene, 97, affectionately known to many as 'Aunt Polly'?, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011 at Christian Care Center in Johnson City where she had been a resident for the past three and a half years. Prior to that, Mrs. Greene lived at 119 First Scott Drive in Johnson City. A native of Washington County,...
Freddie Allen Townsend
May 26, 2011
Mr. Freddie A. Townsend, age 63, of 1800 Knob Creek Road, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Townsend was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late Fred H. Townsend and Martha Evelyn Hamby Townsend. Mr. Townsend retired from American Rentals after thirty plus years of service. He was...
James Thomas Laws
May 24, 2011
He fought the good fight, James Thomas Laws, 88, of Johnson City, died on Monday, May 24, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Elk Park, NC and a son of the late, James David and Sarah Elizabeth Owens Laws. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Frances P. Laws. Mr. Laws was...
David Edward Hampton
May 23, 2011
Mr. David Edward Hampton, age 76, of 504 Dennis Drive, Johnson City, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011 in the NHC Healthcare. Mr. Hampton was a native of Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Joseph Eugene Hampton and Anna Mae Irving Hampton. In addition to his parents four brothers also preceded him in death. Mr. Hampton...
Charlie Bennett
May 22, 2011
Rev. Charlie Bennett, 93, of Johnson City, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Midvale, Idaho, but had lived most of his life in Johnson City. Charlie was a son of the late Monroe and Ida Whitehead Bennett. He was a retired employee of the American Limestone Company having served there...
Cordelia Elizabeth Holbrook
May 22, 2011
Cordeila Elizabeth 'Libby'? Holbrook went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 22, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 15, 1946 in Watauga, TN. She was a daughter of the late, Walter Bruce Marshall and Alma Dove Marshall. She was also preceded in death by her beloved brother, Walter Bruce Marshall,...
Arthur Franklin Shipley
May 21, 2011
Mr. Arthur Franklin Shipley, age 89, of 324 Jonesboro Rd., Piney Flats, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 21, 2011 following a brief illness. He was a native of Jonesborough, TN and lived in Johnson City, Elizabethton and St. Petersburg, FL. He was a son of the late, John D. and Virginia Lena Oliver Shipley. He...
George Fredric Mcatee, Jr.
May 20, 2011
George Fredric 'Mac'? McAtee, Jr., 73, of Blountville, died on Friday, May 20, 2011 in the NHC Healthcare Center in Bristol, VA. He was a native of Worcester, MA and a son of the late George Fredric, Sr. and Laura Teresa Wilk McAtee. Mr. McAtee was a Professor of Speech and Theater Arts, at ETSU, Indiana State, University of Science...
Thelma Baird Copas
May 20, 2011
Mrs. Thelma Baird Copas, age 94, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2011. Thelma was born in Elk Park, North Carolina, but was a proud inhabitant of Washington County, Tennessee, for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late William Monroe and Josie Oaks Baird. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Charles...
Terry Lee Parsons
May 19, 2011
Mr. Terry Lee Parsons, 64, of Jonesborough, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Washington County and a son of Fletcher L. Parsons and the late Verna Mae Gallimore Parsons. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by one brother, Roger Dale Parsons and one sister,...
Roy Henry Huskey
May 19, 2011
Mr. Roy Henry Huskey, Sr., age 88, of Johnson City, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2011 at the Appalachian Christian Village. Mr. Huskey was a native of Bryson City, NC. who had lived most of his life in Chattanooga, TN. He was the son of the late, Roy Marshal and Eunice Myrtle Beck Huskey. In addition to his parents...
Sherry Lynn Rosser
May 18, 2011
Sherry Lynn Rosser, 53, of 508 Pardee Street, Johnson City, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Michigan, daughter of the late Dovie Sullins Waldrop and Joe Waldrop. Sherry was a Certified Nurse Assistant for 26 years at the Appalachian Christian Village. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to...
Samuel Eugene Ford
May 17, 2011
Mr. Samuel Eugene Ford, age 78, of 204 Old Mountain View Road, Piney Flats passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ford was a native of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Elmer Guy Ford and Nellie Fagan Ford. In addition to his parents his wife, Virginia Louise Ford; three brothers,...
David L. Paulk
May 17, 2011
David L. Paulk, age 32, 505 Sunnyvale Drive, Johnson City, TN, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and the son of Catherine Paulk, of the home, and Curtis M. Paulk, Gainesboro, TN. David loved people and his friends at Lifecare Center of Elizabethton. He was...
Mary Ruth Maupin
May 16, 2011
Mary Ruth Heaton Maupin, 82, of Johnson City, went home to meet her savior on Monday, May 16, 2011 after a short stay at the Johnson City Medical Center. Ruth was born on May 5, 1929 in Bristol, TN to the late CF Heaton and Verna Lewis Heaton. Mary Ruth was the loving wife of 53 years to the late,...
John Spodat
May 11, 2011
In loving memory of John Spodat, age 43, of 218 E. Fourth Avenue, Watauga had, after an extended illness, gone to be with our Lord this Easter season on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. John was a native of Mineola, New York and was the son of Werner M. Spodat and Catherine Hilliard Spodat. John...
Elmer Phillip Lockner
May 9, 2011
Mr. Elmer Phillip Lockner, age 84, 0f 1003 Skyline Drive, Johnson City, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Lockner was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late Phillip M. Lockner and Ethel Tipton Lockner. In addition to his parents his first wife, Mary Lockner; two brothers, Leroy...
