OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Jewell Louise Harlan
Nov 19, 2011
Jewell Sells Harlan, of Johnson City, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Appalachian Christian Village. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late William Abraham and Hattie Tolley Sells. Mrs. Harlan was bookkeeper for Sell Produce Company which she and her husband owned and operated for 57 years. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian...
Richard Lee Burnette
Nov 18, 2011
Johnson City- Mr. Richard Lee Burnette, DJD, passed away, Friday, November 18, 2011. A native of Richmond, VA, he was the son of Dr. Harold Burnette of Johnson City and the late Betty Clements Burnette. In leiu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Melting Pot at Munsey UMC, 712 West Market Street Johnson City, TN 37601 Arrangements are...
Preston Harold Osborne
Nov 17, 2011
Mr. Preston Harold 'Tom'? Osborne, age 70, of Johnson City, passed away, Thursday, November 17, 2011 in the Quillen VA Medical Center. Mr. Osborne was a native of Washington County who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Robert Osborne and Viola Hale Osborne. In addition to his parents two brothers,...
Karen Lynn Cajka
Nov 17, 2011
Dr. Karen Lynn Cajka (1966-2011) of Johnson City, Tennessee, died Thursday, November 17. A native of Somers Point, New Jersey, Karen was deeply committed to family and friends. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania, received an M.A. from Northeastern University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut. Her dissertation...
Megan Lee Dorothy Musick
Nov 16, 2011
Megan Lee Dorothy Musick, 22, of Unicoi, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at her residence. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of Robert Lee and Shirley Kay Honeycutt Musick. Megan was a homemaker and member of the Unicoi Free Will Baptist Church. She loved horses and horseback riding. She was preceded in death by both her maternal and...
Wilamae Stout
Nov 16, 2011
Wilamae Stout, 75, of Johnson City, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center.She was a native of Washington County and a daughter of the late Horace and Lottie McInturff Coleman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Stout and one daughter, Debbie Laws. She had attended McKinley Bible Church. Survivors include;...
Rosa Lillian Hamly
Nov 15, 2011
Rosa Lillian Hamly, 83, of Johnson City died Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Lakebridge Healthcare Center. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late Earl and Clarice Moore Hensley. Rosa was a homemaker and longtime member of the Telford United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, her husband, Louis Hamly and a brother, Carl Hensley...
Sam Jack Edens
Nov 14, 2011
Mr. Sam Jack Edens, 80, of Tallahassee, FL, born April 23, 1931, in Johnson City, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 14, 2011. He died at home of natural causes. He was the son of the late Harrison and Annie Sims Edens. He graduated from Happy Valley High School, Class of 1950, and played with the...
Sue O. Wright
Nov 14, 2011
JOHNSON CITY- Mrs. Sue O. Wright, 89, died Monday, November 14, 2011 at Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Sullivan County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Addie Gross Tester. Mrs. Wright was a former member of the League of Woman Voters and a former officer for Washington County Republican Women. She enjoyed bowling, wrote published...
Calvin Woodrow Ledford, Sr.
Nov 11, 2011
Mr. Calvin Woodrow Ledford, Sr., age 85, of Johnson City, passed away, Friday, November 11, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Ledford was a native of Chickasaw, Alabama. He was the son of the late James Garfield Ledford and Dora Belle Huskins Ledford. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by one son, Calvin...
Martha Ruth Campbell
Nov 10, 2011
Ruth Campbell, 87, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City. She was a native of Hamblen County, TN and a daughter of the late Albert and Lydia Black Howard.Mrs. Campbell had formerly worked for the Art Craft Glove Company. She was a member of Snow Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors...
Martha Ruth Campbell
Nov 10, 2011
Ruth Campbell, 87, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City. She was a native of Hamblen County, TN and a daughter of the late Albert and Lydia Black Howard.Mrs. Campbell had formerly worked for the Art Craft Glove Company. She was a member of Snow Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors...
Thomas S. Martin, Jr.
Nov 9, 2011
Mr. Thomas S. Martin, Jr., age 76, of Johnson City, passed away, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Martin was a native of Elizabethton who had lived in Vienna, Virginia for thirty years and had lived in Johnson City since 1993. He was the son of the late Thomas Sizemore Martin, Sr. and Helen Roberta...
Ross Eugene Abel
Nov 7, 2011
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever beliveth in Him, shall not perish but have eternal life. Ross E. Abel, 70, of Johnson City, passed away at his residence on Monday, November 7, 2011. He was a native of Roanoke, VA and a son of the late Fred L., Sr....
Nancy Jane Rodgers
Nov 4, 2011
Nancy Jane Rodgers, 68, of Johnson City, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at her residence. She was a native of Canfield, Ohio, daughter of the late Hubert and Elizabeth Davis Rodgers. Nancy was a graphic artist with the State Highway Administration of Maryland for many years. She was of the Methodist faith. In addition to her parents her longtime significant...
Myrtle E. Church
Nov 4, 2011
Mrs. Myrtle E. Church, 86, died Friday, November 04, 2011 at Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Johnson City, she was the daughter of the late Ross and Clara Bryant Wilson. Myrtle attended Beach Cliff Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Odas C. Church; three sisters, Ruth Hawks, Lucille McFadden,...
Bobby Gene Stover
Nov 3, 2011
Bobby Gene Stover, age 64, of Sweetwater, formerly of Jonesborough passed away on Thursday November 3, 2011, at the family home. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sweetwater, where he served in the Church Chancel Choir, also served in the Sweetwater Community Chorus. Mr. Stover was a lifelong dairy farmer of Jonesborough and Sweetwater area....
Floyd Henry Royston
Oct 31, 2011
Floyd H. Royston 8-21-1928 '? 10-31-2011 Mr. Floyd H. Royston was the son of the late Gaines E. and Maggie Littleford Royston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Gladys Shell Royston; son Steven G. Royston in July of this year; four brothers, Arlie, Howard, Clyde, and George Royston; and two sisters Mary...
Sarah Bell Almany
Oct 31, 2011
Mrs. Sarah Bell Almany, age 83, of 1860 Carroll Creek Road, Johnson City, passed away, Monday, October 31, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Almany was a native of Jonesborough who had lived most of her life in West Palm Beach, Florida. She was the daughter of the late John Henry Shipley and Rowena 'Burt'? Maupin Shipley. In addition to her...
Judy Garst
Oct 26, 2011
Mrs. Judy Garst, age 82, of Elizabethton, passed away, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Garst was a native of Jackson, Ohio who had lived most of her life in Elizabethton. She was the daughter of the late Noah Mossbarger and Ella Faye Massey Mossbarger. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by one...
