OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Janey Louise Cain
Oct 9, 2023
Janey Louise Cain, age 84, of Gray, Tennessee, went Home to be with her Heavenly Father while surrounded by her loving daughters on Monday, October 9, 2023.
Janey was born January 15, 1939, to the late John and Ada Starks Owens in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
She was a longtime member of Union Christian Church.
Janey always put her family first. She was a homemaker,...
Kenneth Garland King
Oct 7, 2023
Kenneth Garland King, age 87, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord and those who left before him, on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at American House Kingsport.
Kenneth was born August 6, 1936, to the late Raymond and Viola Hughes King, in Unicoi County. He graduated from Unicoi County High School. It was here that he met his...
Shirley Ann Lane
Sep 28, 2023
Shirley Ann Lane, 81, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28, 2023, after a brief stay in the Johnson City Medical Center, with her family by her side.
She was born in Johnson City, however, she resided in the same home for the last 50 years in Jonesborough.
She graduated from University School in 1960. She was mainly a...
Daniel Eugene Ingram
Sep 28, 2023
Daniel “Danny” E. Ingram, 48, Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center following an unexpected cancer diagnosis that quickly took his life.
Danny will be remembered for his smile that would light up any room he walked into and his beautiful blue eyes. He could make anyone laugh. He loved music and playing his...
Elizabeth Milhorn Jones
Sep 26, 2023
Elizabeth Milhorn Jones, 82, transitioned into the next life on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.
Elizabeth was born on April 6, 1941, the only child of Roy E. Milhorn and Sarah P. Brown Milhorn of Kingsport, Tennessee. She was raised on their farm, where they raised cattle and grew tobacco, vegetables, and apples.
She married her husband and life partner, Dallas Jones, in...
Margaret Ann Leavitt
Sep 25, 2023
Margaret Ann Cody Leavitt, 67, of Piney Flats, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023, at Franklin Woods Hospital. Margaret was born into the loving family of Arthur Cody and Margaret Mary Hebrank Cody in Bainbridge, Maryland. As Margaret passed, her two sons and husband were present in her final moments to share their love for her. Jerry Leavitt,...
Sally Muse Kohn
Sep 24, 2023
Sally Muse McKinney Kohn passed away peacefully, Monday, September 24, 2023, in Franklin, TN, with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a native of Johnson City and attended Science Hill High School and got her B.S. in Education from East Tennessee State University.
She taught for many years at Jonesboro Elementary, Boones Creek Elementary and...
Bradlee Edward Fleming
Sep 21, 2023
Bradlee Edward Fleming, age 34, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at his home.
Bradlee was born May 26, 1989, to Ronald and Beth Savage Fleming in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated from Elizabethton High School. He worked in construction and prided himself in being a trim master.
In his free time, Bradlee loved camping, rafting, tubing,...
Garrick Daniel Swartz
Sep 20, 2023
Garrick Daniel Swartz, age 41, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at his residence. Garrick was born on April 20, 1982, in Greeneville, Tennessee, the son of Gary and Eva Wallace Swartz.
Garrick was known for two things…being able to cook and a man who passionately loved the Tennessee Vols. His latter career was being...
Thomas E. Brock
Sep 18, 2023
Thomas “Tom” E. Brock, age 90, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital.
Tom was born May 20, 1933, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to the late John C. Brock and Isabel Hamilton Brock. He attended college at McMaster University in Ontario. He also served as a pilot in...
Bobbie Bivens Taylor
Sep 17, 2023
Bobbie Bivens Taylor, age 66, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
Bobbie was born October 8, 1956, to the late Robert Ovbey Bivens and Agnes Anne Harrison Bivens in Knoxville, Tennessee. She earned her master’s degree in education from ETSU. In addition to being a wife and mother, she worked...
Dorothy Jean Davis
Sep 16, 2023
Dorothy Jean Smith Davis, 80, of Bristol, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Courtyard Senior Living of Johnson City.
She was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of the late George T. Smith and Louise Savage Smith Spradlin.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, James Woodrow Davis; daughter, Karen...
James Thomas Hall
Sep 14, 2023
James Thomas Joseph “Jamie” Hall (AKA Mötley Crüe), age 53, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went home to be with “Jesus and his Daddy.” He left unexpectedly on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
He has joined the many that went on before him, including: parents, Birt “Tommy” Hall and Debrah Ellis Hall; grandparents, George and Betty Jo Hall, Robert and Mildred Ellis; aunts,...
Charles Emory Hicks
Sep 9, 2023
Charles Emory Hicks, 61, of Johnson City, took his walk with the angels to Heaven on September 9, 2023.
He was born on February 19, 1962. He was a graduate of Davy Crockett High School, working and retiring form the Johnson City Press.
Preceding him to Heaven are his parents, William Hart Hicks and Elizabeth Chandler Hicks; older brother James Hicks, and...
Norma Burgess
Sep 8, 2023
Norma Jean Sheets Burgess, age 87, went home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 8, 2023. She passed away peacefully at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She had been living at Abundant Christian Living Community.
Norma was a country girl, born in Butler, TN. She spent her life in this area and attended Science Hill High School...
Linda Marie Wheat
Sep 7, 2023
Linda Marie Wheat, 67, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, passed away at her residence on Thursday, September 7, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Linda was born into the home of William and Eva Garner Horn in California.
She was a fun, compassionate, and loving wife, mother, and friend. To know her was to love her, she will be dearly missed.
Linda is preceded in...
Ronald Bruce Ison, Jr.
Sep 7, 2023
Ronald “Ron” Bruce Ison, Jr., age 62, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at his home.
Ron was born April 25, 1961, in Kingsport, Tennessee, to Ronald Bruce Ison, Sr. and Ginger Hamilton Ison. He was a 1979 Science Hill graduate who loved playing football. While attending ETSU, he worked with the athletic football department....
Shannon Melissa Wiseman
Sep 5, 2023
Shannon Wiseman, 56, went home to her heavenly Father on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. She passed peacefully at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with her family by her side.
Born in the old Johnson City Memorial Hospital on November 21, 1966, she was the eldest of three children and only daughter of David and Ellyn Wiseman.
She graduated from Happy Valley...
Gracie Allen Saylor
Sep 4, 2023
Gracie Allen Saylor, age 83, of Pinckney, Michigan, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023.
Gracie was born on July 13, 1940, in Carter County, Tennessee, to the late William and Cordia Pealer.
Gracie married the love of her life, Kenneth Saylor, on May 23, 1959. In 1967, she and Kenneth moved to Michigan, where they raised their four children. Gracie was...
Donald Brian Mccarthy
Sep 4, 2023
Donald Brian McCarthy, age 83, of Greeneville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, September 4, 2023.
Donald was born in Manhattan, New York, on February 19, 1940, to the late Michael James McCarthy and Lorraine Dooley McCarthy. He graduated from Bryant High School in Queens, New York in 1957. Donald served in the Army, and after his honorable...
