OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Thelma Humphrey White
Feb 4, 2009
Thelma Humphrey White, 73, of Johnson City, beloved wife and mother,went to be with the Lord, February 4, 2009 at her residence.She was a lifelong Johnson City resident and a daughter of the late David Frank and Helen Pauline Treat Humphrey. Mrs. White was also preceded in death by her brother, Raymond Humphrey.Mrs. White was a member of River of...
Evelyn Cochrane
Feb 3, 2009
Evelyn Bither Cochrane, 91 of Taunton, MA died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 in Johnson City,TN. She was born in Grafton, MA and lived in Taunton, MA, and spent the winter season in Jonesborough TN with her family. She was a daughter of the late Rutherford and Amelia LaFlower Bither. Mrs. Cochran is also preceded in death by: her first husband,...
Sam Fiorenza
Feb 2, 2009
Sam Fiorenzo, 80, Johnson City, died Monday, February 2, 2009 at NHC Healthcare. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in a later edition.
Jerry L. Copas
Feb 1, 2009
Jerry L. Copas, 67, Johnson City, died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Copas was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a son of the late Horace and Dansford Copas. Mr. Copas was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. He was a former employee of ARC Tile Company. Survivors...
Kaggal V. Umakantha
Feb 1, 2009
Dr. Kaggal V. Umakantha, MD, DABMA, age 65, of Johnson City, Tennessee died Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Born in Bellary, India, Dr. Umakantha lived a distinguished life of tireless dedication to family, friends and those in need, with a kind heart and warm smile. As Chief of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at...
Cecil Vernoy Davis
Feb 1, 2009
Cecil Vernoy Davis, (also known as 'Vernon'? to many of his friends), age 70, of 2907 Newton Street, Johnson City, died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at his residence following a long illness. He was a native of Miller, Arkansas, son of Lena Marie Bradford Davis and the late Cecil Elija Davis. Cecil was an experienced welder and had worked many...
Mildred C. Ingram
Jan 31, 2009
Mildred C. Ingram, 78, of 1004 North Barton Street, Johnson City, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Jasper, Tennessee, daughter of the late Ben and Mollie Shelton Collins. Mildred was a claims representative for the Social Security Administration and had received a Commissioners Citation for Outstanding Performance. She was a...
Sylvia Esther Krouse
Jan 31, 2009
Sylvia Cox Krouse, 86, of 1009 Grover Street, Johnson City, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and a daughter of the late, John W. and Esther Laughren Cox. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Plummer and Goldie Barnard and four...
Aubrey Jean Blount
Jan 30, 2009
Jean S. Blount '' JOHNSON CITY, TN Mrs. Jean S. Blount, 87, Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 30, 2009, at Lakebridge Healthcare Center, Johnson City.Jean S. Blount was born in Ponce de Leon, Florida. Jean was a school teacher (retired), D.H.S. Newport, Tn. social case worker (retired) and was an active member of the Boones Creek Congregation of Jehovahs...
Aiden Cain Royce Tinker
Jan 25, 2009
Aiden Cain Royce Tinker, infant son of Joseph Tinker and Rhonda Wheeler, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the Johnson City Medical Center.Survivors in addition to his parents include; his Maternal Grandparents, Ronald and Bobbie Wheeler of Hampton, four brothers, Dakota Zachery, Matthew and Isiah; one sister, Josie; several aunts and uncles.Graveside services will be conducted at 12:...
Jerry Cliner Jackson
Jan 22, 2009
Jerry Cliner Jackson, 51, of 3321 Old Stage Coach Road, Telford, died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at the residence of his sister in Lake City, Tn.. He was a native of Washington County and son of the late Karloff and Loucinda Ward Jackson. Survivors include: a brother, Gary Jackson of Lake City; a sister Lisa Jackson of Lake City; a...
Mary Kathleen Young
Jan 22, 2009
M. Kathleen Young, 82, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Thursday January 22, 2009 at the Christian Care Center after a long battle with heart disease. A Bakersville, NC native, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Ruth (Slagle) Young. Kathleen was an active member of Central Baptist Church where she was a member of...
Belva Lee Cox
Jan 21, 2009
Belva Lee Cox, 85. of Johnson City died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 in Gainesville, Georgia following a brief illness. Mrs. Cox was a native of Charleston, West Virginia and had lived in Elizabethton and Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Stanley and Vada Norris Eller. Mrs. Cox was a past employee of Kings Department Store, Nettie Lee...
Violet Conner
Jan 21, 2009
Violet Conner, 80, (39 and holding) 400 S. Barton Street, Johnson City, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at her residence. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed by her family. Mrs. Conner was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Robert Joseph and Betty Green Bowman. She was preceded...
Beverly P. Walker Mcafee
Jan 20, 2009
Beverly P.Walker McAfee, 83, of 4019 Timberlake Road, Johnson City died Friday, February 20, 2009 at NHC in Johnson City. Mrs. McAfee was a native of Salt Lake City, Utah and had lived in Johnson City since 1988. She was a daughter of the late Garland and Doris Mulcock Pope . Mrs. McAfee was preceded in death by: her parents;...
Frances Anna Ray
Jan 20, 2009
Frances Anna Street Ray, 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, January 20, 2009, at Manor Care Assisted Living in Naples, Florida. Frances was born in Bakersville, North Carolina. She graduated from Bowman High School and later attended early childhood classes at East Tennessee State University and Lake Junaluska Training Center in North Carolina. Her family moved to...
Daniel A. Grindstaff
Jan 20, 2009
Daniel A.'?Danny'? Grindstaff, 49, of 730 Georgia Street, Johnson City went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at his residence. Danny was a native of Washington County and a son of the late David Thomas Grindstaff, Sr. and Shirley Edmondson Grindstaff. He was an engine mechanic at East Tennessee State University. Danny was a member...
Claude Harrison Davis
Jan 19, 2009
Claude Harrison Davis, 84, Johnson City, died Monday, January 19, 2009 at James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Davis was a Saltville, VA native and had lived in Johnson City since 1951. He was a son of the late Robert Cummings Davis and Dollie Frances Turner Davis. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his beloved wife of...
Edith Elizabeth Nickles
Jan 18, 2009
Edith Elizabeth Nickles, 82, 479 Riverview Drive, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 18, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Nickles was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Bill and Dora Green and was also preceded in death by her husband, Bill J. Nickles, four brothers, Haskel,...
Lissie Cozad
Jan 16, 2009
Lissie Cozad, 73, of Unicoi, died Friday, January 16, 2009 in Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton.She was a native of Unicoi County and a daughter of the late, Samuel and Ellen Woodby Berry. She was also preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Mrs. Cozad was a member of King Springs Baptist Church.Survivors include; her husband, Floyd ' F....
