OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Keith Edward Taylor
Feb 3, 2011
Keith Edward Taylor, age 51, of Johnson City, passed away after an extended illness on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Taylor was born in Washington County, Tennessee, a son of the late Richard Lee Taylor and Ruby Tollie Hoffman. He was a loyal caregiver of the late Sandy Sears. Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by two...
Larry Wayne Campbell
Feb 2, 2011
Mr. Larry 'Bud'? Campbell, 65, 803 Kentucky Street, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday February 2, 2011 with his wife, children and loved ones by his side. Larry had resided at the Life Care Center of Elizabethton since January. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall...
Billy Junior Hodges
Jan 30, 2011
Billy Junior Hodges, age 71, of Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Hodges was born in Washington County, Tennessee, a son of the late Robert Lee Hodges and Della Ruby Hodges. He was a spotter with American Water Heaters and attended Liberty Fellowship. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Erma...
Michael James Farnett, Sr.
Jan 30, 2011
Michael J. Farnett, 87, of Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Syracuse, NY and a son of the late, Acey and Grace Martino Farnett. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Marie.Mr. Farnett was of the Catholic faith but attended First United Methodist Church in Johnson...
Lawrence Franklin Fillers
Jan 30, 2011
Lawrence F. Fillers, 89, of Johnson City, died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at the Appalachian Christian Village. He was a native Washington County, son of the late Robert and Willie Mae White Fillers. Lawrence was a retired supervisor for Snap-on-Tools. He was a member of the Inter-Continental Church of God. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Wendy Jayne Bailey
Jan 26, 2011
Wendy Jayne Bailey, 50, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at home, following a battle with multiple sclerosis. She was a native of Clinton, Iowa, daughter of Weston and Betty Hill Jayne. Wendy was City Planner for Johnson City. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Wendy also was a member of the Ann Robertson...
Bobby Dean Holden
Jan 25, 2011
Mr. Bobby Dean Holden, of Johnson City, passed away at 6:33 PM Tuesday night at the Johnson City Medical Center. Bobby was born, raised and lived all of his 73 years in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Richard F. Holden and Leota G. Holden and also was preceded by his sister, Betty Ruth Miller-Holden. For many...
Charles David Oaks
Jan 24, 2011
Mr. Charles David Oaks, 67, 1112 High Street, Johnson City, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Mr. Oaks was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Ed Oaks and Pearl Hurt Oaks. In addition to his parents two brothers, Raymond Oaks and Raynear Oaks and three sisters, Edith...
Mary Sue Ford
Jan 24, 2011
Mary Sue Ford, age 92, of Johnson City, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at NHC Health Care of Johnson City. Ms. Ford was born in Greene County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison Ellenburg and Lora Olive Shelton Ellenburg. She was a lifelong resident of Northeast Tennessee, retired from the Bemberg Corporation in Elizabethton after 20...
Howard T. Curtis
Jan 23, 2011
Howard T. Curtis, 87, of 801 Austin Springs Road, in Johnson City passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Lakebridge Healthcare Center.He was a Washington County native and a son of the late Andrew Martin and Paralee Copas Curtis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, of 62 years, Virginia, and by four brothers, Ernest, Julian,Gary and...
Minnie Belle Whitson
Jan 22, 2011
Minnie Belle Whitson, age 90, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in the Lakebridge Health Care Center. Mrs. Whitson was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Dave Grindstaff and Fara Price Grindstaff. She retired with 25 years of service as a Sales Clerk from Kings Department Store. Mrs. Whitson was preceded in...
Chu C. Chua
Jan 22, 2011
Dr. Chu Chang Chua, age 64, of 3409 Bondwood Circle, Johnson City, Tennessee, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. She died of complications of ovarian cancer. The daughter of a Taiwanese general and nurse, Dr. Chua was born in Hangzhou, China and spent the majority of her childhood in Taiwan. She attended National...
Harmon J. Gouge
Jan 21, 2011
Mr. Harmon J. Gouge, 71, 134 Harrell Road, Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Gouge was a native of Elizabethton who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late James Dana Harmon Gouge and Pauline Cates Gouge. Mr. Gouge was a Supervisor for...
Andy Monroe Lyons
Jan 20, 2011
Mr. Andy Monroe Lyons, 66, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Lyons was a native of Elizabethton who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Nathaniel Lyons and Faye Greer Lyons. In addition to his parents one brother, Howard Lyons also preceded him in death....
Claude Herman Mcinturff
Jan 20, 2011
Claude H. McInturff, age 88, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mr. McInturff was born in Valley Forge, Tennessee, a son of the late Taylor McInturff and Lilly Bell Jenkins McInturff. He was a very loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was a life long resident of...
Timothy Alan Hampton
Jan 19, 2011
Tim 'Tree'? Alan Hampton, 52, of Erwin, Tennessee, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Erwin, son of the late Lawrence J. Hampton and Mrs. Lois Duncan Hampton of Johnson City. Tim was a welder and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Gay Carr
Jan 19, 2011
Gay Carr, 81, 100 Stalling Lane, Erwin passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the Erwin Health Care Center. Miss Carr was a native of Wayne County, West Virginia who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Ronald G. Ratliff and Helen Montgomery Ratliff. In addition to her parents two sisters,...
Marguerite Thompson Dennis
Jan 19, 2011
Marrried to a retired Naval Officer, Marguerite Thompson Dennis passed away on January 19, 2011 at her home in Limestone, TN. She was the only child of the late Eula M. Thompson and the granddaughter of the late Mary McQuage of Salisbury, NC. She left Salisbury at the age of 12 and lived in several locations in Virginia before moving...
Bonnie Lou Reed
Jan 18, 2011
Bonnie Lou Reed, 63, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and a daughter of the late Benzo and Grace Gregg Bruner. She was a member of McKinley Bible Church and also attended the Tabernacle of the Living God. Throughout her long illness,...
John Allan Holmes
Jan 14, 2011
John Allan Holmes, 55, of Jonesborough, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Clarence Edward and Lillian Agnes Nunez Holmes. John was a self employed mechanic and lawn care specialist. He was of the Catholic faith. He loved to work on classic cars and muscle...
