OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
James L. Lanny Reverend Street
Jun 1, 2007
James L. 'Lanny'? Street, passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief bout with cancer on Friday morning June 1st, 2007. 'He fought a good fight, he finished the race, he kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for him the crown of righteousness'?. He was a member and associate pastor and Senoir Adult Pastor of...
Gladys L. Helton
May 31, 2007
Gladys L. 'Granny'? Helton, age 95, of 1833 Mary Street, Johnson City, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday , May 31, 2007 from her residence. Mrs. Helton was a native of Strawberry Plains, Tennessee and had lived in Johnson City for many years. She was a daughter of the late Elbert F. and Amanda Rebecca Dunn...
Robert Wolfe Bowman
May 30, 2007
Robert Wolfe Bowman, Jr., age 76, of 1209 Old Gray Station Road, Johnson City, Tennessee died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Johnson City, Mr. Bowman was the son of the late Robert W. Bowman and the late Janelle Barnett Bowman. Mr. Bowman was a co-owner of Bowmans Jewelers in Johnson City. He...
Edith Ruth Barrett
May 30, 2007
E. 'Ruth'? Barrett, 79, 4120 Navaho Drive, Johnson City, went to be with her Lord, Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Life Care Center of Gray. Mrs. Barrett lived in Quaker Hill, Connecticut before moving to Johnson City in 1984. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Walter Jeffery and Bessie Austin Jeffery. In addition to her parents she was...
Bonnie Lee Andrews
May 26, 2007
Return unto thy rest, O my soul: For the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee. For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Bonnie Lee Andrews, 86, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2006 in the Johnson...
Thurman Webb
May 25, 2007
Thurman Webb, 89, of 531 Old Gray Station Road, Gray, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Mitchell County, North Carolina, son of the late Pinkney and Emma Jane Hughes Webb. Thurman was a veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Army Air Corps. He was a retired truck...
Billy Joe Hensley
May 24, 2007
Billy Joe Hensley, 66, of 3019 Mayfield Drive, Johnson City, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at his residence. He was a native of Limestone, son of the late, Robert Dean and Geneva Lucille Parks Hensley. Billy was a drywall installer belonged to the Faith Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include: his wife, Della Hilton Hensley of the home; three daughters...
Edna Lavonne Woodward
May 24, 2007
Edna Lavonne Woodward, 68, of 728 Austin Springs Road, Johnson City, died suddenly at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late James Paul and Buena Hale Cretsinger of Johnson City. Edna was owner-operator of 'Podos Market'? for over 40 years. She attended the Cash Hollow Presbyterian Church for many years. In...
Bobbie Jo Williamson
May 23, 2007
Bobbie Jo Williamson, 45, 152 Green Valley Lane, Elizabethton, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Williamson was a Washington County native. She was a daughter of Willie Bob Irvin, Sr and Vivian Helton Irvin of Mary Alice, KY. Mrs. Williamson was an assistant manager at Volunteer Mart in Stoney Creek. She was a Baptist....
Ruth Irene Hammons
May 23, 2007
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7 Ruth Irene Hammons, 91, 120 Hammons Road, Watauga, died Wednesday May 23, 2007 at her residence. Ms. Hammons was a native of Johnson County who had lived in Watagua most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Lillard...
Patricia Ann Harrell Swift
May 19, 2007
Patricia Ann Harrell Swift (formerly of Hampton, TN) went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 19, 2007 after a courageous 8-year battle with cancer. Pat was the daughter of the late Malone L. Harrell and Bonnie Kate Jenkins Harrell of Hampton, TN. Pat and her family moved to Augusta, GA some 40 years ago. She was...
Carl Bremson
May 18, 2007
Carl Bremson of Gray, TN., passed away at home on Friday, May 17 after an extended illness. Carl was born in Mosul, Iraq on October 24, 1914. He attended the American University in Beirut, Lebanon, and immigrated to the United States for completion of his education, arriving at Ellis Island on September 19,1936. He graduated from Columbia Union College, with...
Charles O. Ketcherside
May 17, 2007
Charles O. Ketcherside, 88, died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Ketcherside was a native of Chloride, MO and had lived in Johnson City for several years. He was a son of the late Howzie and Myrtle Reed Ketcherside. One son, Michael Ketcherside, preceded Mr. Ketcherside in death. He was a retired restaurant owner. Mr. Ketcherside was a...
Mary Baum Huffine
May 17, 2007
Mary Baum Puckett Huffine, 94, died on Thursday May 17, 2007, at #4 Tunbridge Court, East, the residence of her niece, Martha T. Hauff, who lovingly cared for her the last four years of her life, assisted by devoted friend, Kathy Williams. A native of Minneapolis, North Carolina, she had lived in Johnson City since 1926. Mary was the daughter...
Steve Tweed
May 16, 2007
Steve Tweed, 56, 141 West Market Street, Johnson City died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Tweed was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late James and Gladys Wilson Tweed. Steve was a volunteer at The Melting Pot in Johnson City and was awarded the 'Volunteer of the Year '...
Alma M. Hart
May 14, 2007
Alma Mauk Hart, 86, of Concord, North Carolina passed away Monday, May 14, 2007 at her home after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimers disease. Mrs. Hart originally of Elizabethton, Tennessee was a native of Washington College, Tennessee. She was a daughter of Q.N. and Iva Kyker Mauk. Alma married Charles Hart, December 5, 1950 and enjoyed over 56 years of...
Ray William Little
May 14, 2007
Ray William Little, 92, of 280 Mosier Road, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2006 at his residence.He was a native of Johnson City and had lived in Michigan for 40 years before returning to Johnson City 26 years ago.He was a son of the late Arnold and Vinnie Hodge Little.Mr. Little was a former employee of an Auto...
Lucinda Margaret Mcdonald
May 14, 2007
Lucinda Margaret McDonald, 88, 3513 Bondwood Circle, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2007 at her residence after an extended battle with cancer. A West Virginia native and a daughter of the late Arthur and Luna (Peyton) Fortner, she relocated to Johnson City in 2001 to be with her niece, Linda McLaughlin and her family. Though she lived in Johnson...
Barry Allen Crigger
May 13, 2007
Barry Allen Crigger, 25, of 1892 Sea Oats Drive, Atlantic Beach, Florida, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007 in Jacksonville following a traffic accident. He was a native of Johnson City and a son of Ron and Candy Crigger of Jacksonville.He was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and the University of Tennessee.Barry was a Presonel Fitness Trainer. Survivors...
Karen C. Smither
May 13, 2007
Karen C. Smither, Johnson City, passed away, Sunday, May 13, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Smither was a Tampa, FL native and had lived in Johnson City for the past twenty four years. She was a daughter of Mary Adams Campo, Telford, TN and the late Joseph Campo. One sister preceded Mrs. Smither in death. Survivors include her husband, Clifford...
