OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Thomas Edward Holmes
Apr 20, 2008
Thomas Edward Holmes, 51, 375 Greenlee Road, Johnson City, died Monday, April 21, 2008 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Mr. Holmes was native of Washington County and the son of Walter and Mary Vanover Holmes of Carter County. He was a former owner of Safeguard Security. One sister preceded Mr. Holmes in death. Survivors in, addition to his parents, include his...
Louise C. Southerland
Apr 20, 2008
Louise C. Southerland, 77, 2018 Dave Buck Road, Johnson City, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at her residence. Mrs. Southerland was a native of Cater County. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Leona Hyatt Bennett. She was a former employee of Mor-Flo Industries. She was a member of the Clifton View Baptist Church. Survivors include: her...
Walter L. Garland
Apr 20, 2008
Walter L. Garland, 86, of 1307 E. Chilhowie Avenue, Johnson City died Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Garland was a native of Unicoi County, TN and had lived in Johnson City since the 1950s. He was a son of the late Herbert and Mary Stevens Garland. Mr. Garland was retired from Summers Hardware as...
Charles H. Mckinney
Apr 19, 2008
Charles H. McKinney, 78, 810 Liberty Bell Blvd., Johnson City died Saturday, April 19, 2008 in the James H. Quillen Veteran Medical Center at Mountain Home. Mr. McKinney was a native of Avery County, North Carolina who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Ira and Novella Johnson McKinney. In addition...
Arch Crawford Babb
Apr 19, 2008
Arch Crawford 'Andy'? Babb, 73, 128 Horseshoe Drive, Johnson City, took his heavenly flight on Saturday, April 19th at 12:30 pm. He was surrounded by his family as he slipped away into eternal rest with Jesus Christ. Arch was a retired Millwright who had given several years of service to the Fluor Daniel Corporation. He was and avid coon hunter...
James Wycliffe Busch
Apr 18, 2008
James Wycliffe 'J.W.'? Busch, 96, of 117 Solomon Lane, Johnson City passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at his residence. A native of Oak Glen, California he was the son of the late William and Sylvia McKinney Busch. Wycliffe dedicated his life to the service of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was ordained into the ministry in 1935...
Brenda Manis
Apr 16, 2008
Brenda Manis, 59, 510 Care Lane, Johnson City, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Manis was a native of Butler who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late David Arthur and Lou Dugger Caldwell. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by one sister,...
Howard Vestal Ledford
Apr 15, 2008
Howard V. Ledford, 93, 1005 Ridgecrest Road, Johnson City, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Ledford was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Joseph Cephas and Martha Alberta Garst Ledford. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Mae...
Frances D. Feathers
Apr 13, 2008
Frances D. Feathers, 69, of 544 Crest Court, Johnson City, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Feathers was a native of Washington County, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late David and Virginia Cardwell Surcey. She was a homemaker and a member of the Green Pine Baptist Church. Mrs. Feathers is preceded in death by: her...
James Brian Guinn
Apr 12, 2008
James Brian Guinn, 31, of 160 Cox Road, Gray, died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Holston Valley Hospital, Kingsport. He was a native of Johnson City, son of Patricia Guinn and Carl Hoilman, Sr. He was a mover for the Kingsport Transfer Company. Mr. Guinn was a very loving husband, father, son and brother. Survivors other his parents include:...
Wayne Lancaster Miller
Apr 11, 2008
Wayne Lancaster Miller, age 63, Gray, TN, went to be with our Lord, Friday, April 11, 2008, at his residence. Wayne was born in Radford, Virginia, but lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late Hunter Lancaster 'Bub'? and Mary Louise Morris Miller. Wayne was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam...
Mary Elizabeth Martin
Apr 10, 2008
Mary Beard Martin, 601 Mountain View Circle, Johnson City, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at the Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Martin was a native and life long resident of the Johnson City area. She was a daughter of the late Hobart McKinley and Sue Brown Beard. She was a member of First Christian Church, where she was a founding member...
Mary Rose Piver
Apr 8, 2008
Mary Rose Piver, 53, 257 Wesley Drive, Piney Flats, TN, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at home. Ms. Piver was a WI native and had lived in Sullivan County, TN for the past few years. She was a daughter of the late Clarence and Agnes Watry Egerer and was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sharon Egerer and Sandra...
Thomas Sherwood Boswell
Apr 8, 2008
Thomas Sherwood Boswell, loving son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Rouse, Jr. 1012 Nottingham Place, Johnson City went to be with his Lord on April 6, 2008 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington County, Tennessee and was reared in Kingsport. He joined the Army at the age of seventeen and after a brief service was Honorably...
Ray Dean Mccracken
Apr 7, 2008
Ray Dean McCracken, 97, of Johnson City passed away Monday, April 7, 2008 at the NHC Healthcare in Johnson City. Mr. McCracken was born August 26, 1910 in Washington County, TN. He was a son of the late Walter and Sallie McCracken. He was also preceded in death by an infant daughter and by three sisters and four brothers. Mr....
Lexie Phipps Garland
Apr 4, 2008
Lexie Phipps Garland, age 89, of Johnson City, died Friday, April 4, 2008. Lexie was born Friday, January 24, 1919 in Johnson County, TN, having lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a member of Keystone Freewill Baptist Church where she was a former deacons wife and Sunday school teacher. She was formerly employed at Bemberg, Elizabethton,...
Helen Morley
Apr 4, 2008
Helen Blevins Morley passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Shady Valley, TN to Chester and Sue Mock Blevins. After graduating from Steed College she worked for Paty Lumber Company for forty years. Helen was very active with the Credit Women of Johnson City. She served as...
Florence Jones
Apr 4, 2008
Florence Jones, 81 of Piney Flats died Friday, April 4, 2008 in the Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport. Mrs. Jones was a native and lifelong resident of Sullivan County and was a daughter of the late Charles and Alice Kidd Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of the Poplar Ridge Christian Church. Mrs. Jones is preceded in...
Horace Blount, Jr.
Apr 1, 2008
Horace 'Phil'? Blount, Jr., 87, of Johnson City died Tuesday evening, April 1, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Blount was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late Horace Phil 'Doc'? Blount, Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Henritz Blount. Mr. Blount retired from the Veterans Administration at Mountain Home in 1979...
Mary Matney
Mar 29, 2008
Mary Matney, 76, of #7 Caitlin Court, Johnson City, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Appalchian Christian Village. She was a native of Fort Gay, West Virginia and a daughter of the late Ronald and Helen Montgomery Ratliff. Mary was a retired credit manager for 15 years at Memorial Hospital and and agent for the Eqitable Life Insurance Agency...
