OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Stuart Edmund Wood, Jr.
May 28, 2010
Mr. Stuart Edmund Wood, Jr, 72, 2064 Feathers Chapel Road, Blountville, passed away Friday May 28, 2010 at his home. Mr. Wood was a native of Bristol. He was the son of the late Stewart and Bertha Bratton Wood. Mr. Wood graduated from East Tennessee State University after attending Virginia Tech. He was a proud member and leader of Munsey...
John G. Love, Sr.
May 27, 2010
Mr. John G. Love, Sr., 85, Robins Roost, 1309 S. Roan Street, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010, at the Johnson City Medical Center. John was a native of Erwin and lived in the Johnson City area most of his life. He was the son of the late Walter Lee Love and Amelia A. Miller Love. He was...
Darrell Leroy Fosburg
May 23, 2010
Darrell LeRoy Fosburg, 66, of 2012 Sherwood Drive, Johnson City, TN, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at his residence at Appalachian Christian Village. He was a native of Phoenix, Arizona, son of the late William C. Fosburg and Josephine Eaton Fosburg. Darrell was a retired truck driver. He was a member of the Glendale Baptist Church in Glendale, AZ. Darrell...
Oakley Mccoy Weeks, Jr.
May 22, 2010
Oakley McCoy Weeks, Jr. of Gray, died at his residence on Saturday, May 22, 2010. He was a native of Virginia, son of the late Oakley McCoy and Rita Stuart Weeks. Oakley was a veteran of Desert Storm having served in the U. S. Marine Corps. He was of the Baptist faith. Oakley was a framer in the construction industry....
Bertha Mae Grindstaff
May 21, 2010
Bertha Mae Grindstaff, 80, of Johnson City, died Friday, May 21, 2010 at her residence. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Frank Taylor and Nellie Orient Jackson Huff. Bertha was retired advertising salesperson for the Dallas Times Herald. Bertha was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Johnson City and the Nifty '?...
William Jennings Rawls, Jr.
May 20, 2010
William 'Bill'? Jennings Rawls, Jr. 84, of Kingsport, TN, passed away at Remington House on May 20, 2010. He was born June 26, 1925 in Hollywood, Florida, son of the late William J. and Sadie R. McDonald Rawls. Bill was a retired U. S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 26 years of service, during which he saw service in three...
Herbert Brown Seals
May 20, 2010
Herbert Brown Seals, age 78, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 20, 2010 with his family at his side. He was born on September 25, 1931, in Washington County, TN a son of the late Hudie Brown and Rosa Campbell Seals. He was the owner of Seals Landscaping for 40 years and also enjoyed singing...
Joseph Edward Shields
May 19, 2010
Joseph 'Joe'? Edward Shields, 65 of Dennis Cove Road, Hampton, Tennessee, died May 19, 2010 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Clark County, Kentucky, son of the late James Everett and Beulah Averatta Hogan Shields. Joe had worked as a 'jack of all trades'? in the sawmill business. Joe was a veteran of Viet Nam...
Thomas Selmer Lowe
May 19, 2010
Mr. Thomas Selmer Lowe, 79, of Johnson City died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. Mr. Lowe was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late George W. and Annie Lowe. Mr. Lowe was a retired State Farm Insurance agent with twenty years of service. He was a...
Stevie Bentley
May 19, 2010
Stevie Roger 'MoPar Man'? Bentley, age 57, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Bentley was a native of Norton, Virginia. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War were he received three Bronze Stars. Mr. Bentley was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Bentley was an auto mechanic. Survivors include: his wife, Judy Tester Bentley, of...
Thomas Selmer Lowe
May 19, 2010
Mr. Thomas Selmer Lowe, 79, of Johnson City died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. Mr. Lowe was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late George W. and Annie Lowe. Mr. Lowe was a retired State Farm Insurance agent with twenty years of service. He was a...
Earl Harold Brown
May 18, 2010
Earl Harold Brown, 72, of Johnson City, Tennessee, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was a native of Bristol, Tennessee, son of the late Laura Brown. Earl was an automobile wholesaler, avid race fan and devoted husband. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by...
William Hardin Casey
May 18, 2010
William Hardin Casey ('Bill'?) passed away at his home in Johnson City on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Bill was born on October 14, 1939 in Boone, NC and had resided in Kingsport, TN in his youth. He was the son of William T. and Velma Brown Casey, both deceased.In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by a...
Doris Loraine Parrish
May 17, 2010
Doris Loraine Parrish, 93, of Johnson City, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2010 in Lakebridge Healthcare Center in Johnson City.She was a native of DeSota, Missouri and a daughter of the late Clarence and Lena Belle McKee Burgess. Mrs. Parrish was a member of the Southside Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star.Survivors...
Marcia Denise Kenny
May 16, 2010
Marcia D. Kenny, 49, of Johnson City passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Vass, North Carolina of natural causes while taking care of her ailing mother. Mrs. Kenny was a native of LaFollette, Tennessee and a daughter of Sara Jean Hollingsworth Chaniott of Vass, NC and the late William R. Chaniott. She was a graduate of East Tennessee State...
Jerry Wayne Scalf
May 13, 2010
Mr. Jerry Wayne Scalf, 52, Jonesborough, joined our heavenly father on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Scalf was the son of the late Robert Earl Scalf and Wilma Barnett Scalf. In addition to his parents one brother, Billy Joe Scalf also preceded him in death. He was...
Richard Howard Carter
May 12, 2010
Richard Howard 'Rick'? Carter, 45, of 110 Suncrest Street, Gray died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in Fall Branch. Mr. Carter ,known to his family and friends as 'Rick'?, was a native and lifelong resident on Washington County. He was a son of Stella Mae Hilton Osborne of Gray and the late James Edward Carter. Mr. Carter was employed as a...
Bonnie Kate Rhea
May 11, 2010
Bonnie Rhea, 83, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a Washington County native and a daughter of the late, Clayton and Kate Broyles Click. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Rhea and by two brothers. Mrs. Rhea was of the Baptist Faith.Survivors include; one...
Ben Scharfstein
May 11, 2010
Mr. Ben Scharfstein, 63, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at his residence after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Mr. Scharfstein was a lifelong resident of Johnson City and was the son of the late Phil and Elsie Scharfstein. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Crockett Scharfstein and his two sons Phil and Ben. Phil...
Geneva Grace Vest
May 9, 2010
Geneva Grace Vest, 89, of 1006 Crocus Street, Johnson City died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Vest was a native of Jacksonville, Florida and had lived in Tennessee most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Allen and Frances Buckles. Mrs. Vest was a retired cook at Dawn of Hope with twenty years of...
