Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Oct 10, 2006

Glenn Sherman Bennett, 92, 403 Cottonwood Lane, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, TN. He was born Dec. 13, 1913 in Washington County., TN and he retired from ITT North Electric Company. He was a member of Avoca Christian Church, Bristol, TN. He was the son of the late Coy S. and Nellie Dove Bennett of...

Oct 9, 2006

Verda Oakes Hughes, 100, 710 Treadway Street, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Hughes was an Avery County, NC native and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Charles Oakes and Ebbie Oakes. . Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by her husband, Cephus C. Hughes in 1994;...

Oct 5, 2006

Sarah Kathryn McCaa Bolton, Johnson City, died Thursday, October 5, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Bolton was born April 14, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Gladys Estelle McGill and Charles Gordon McCaa. She lived in Germantown, TN, attending school in Memphis and college at the University of Alabama, until marrying and moving to Johnson City in 1950. Mrs....

Oct 5, 2006

Robert Wayne Leonard, Sr., 66, 613 Lacasa Drive, died Thursday, October 5, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Leonard was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a son of the late Keevil and Becky Scott Leonard. Mr. Leonard was preceded in death by one grandson, Robert Wayne Leonard, III. He retired after 38 years as a supervisor...

Oct 4, 2006

Oct 2, 2006

Kathryn B. Osborne, 85, 2802 W. Walnut Street, died, Monday, October 2, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Osborne was a native of Comers Rock, VA and had lived in Johnson City since 1950. She was a daughter of the late Birket F. Taylor, Sr. and Ruth Sutherland Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Sep 30, 2006

Mrs. Florence Freeman Quinton, 98, formerly of 160 Max Jett Road, Johnson City passed away September 30, 2006 at the Four Oaks Health Care Center in Jonesborough. She was a native of Carter County, daughter of the late William Hamilton and Polly Jane Ward Freeman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Norman L....

Sep 28, 2006

Patricia Ann Fann, 51 of 141 Market Street, Johnson City, died Thursday, September 28, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Honolulu, Hawaii and was a daughter of Hobert Cambridge and Wilma Darnell Gentry. Mrs. Fann had lived in the area since 1972 and was of the Christian faith. In addition to her parents, she was survived by...

Sep 27, 2006

John Price, 69, died at his home on Bill Bennett Road, Johnson City on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 from a bout with cancer. John was a native of Carter County, Tennessee and had lived in Michigan, Florida and North Carolina before returning to Tennessee. John was an avid bird watcher and bird feeder. He loved nature and all living things....

Sep 27, 2006

Sep 26, 2006

Mrs. Mary Ruth Simerly, 84,Piney Flats, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at her brother, Walter?s, residence in Lawrenceville, GA. Mrs. Simerly was a native of Rogersville, had lived in Baltimore, MD for many years and in Piney Flats for the past few years. She was daughter of the late James Robert Bass and Elizabeth Lane Bass. Mrs. Simerly was preceded...

Sep 19, 2006

Sara L Hayes, 82, of 703 E. Maple St., Johnson City, died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Chesterfield, SC and had lived in Johnson City and Kannapolis, NC most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Harold L. and Fannie Gaskins. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 19, 2006

Charles L. Carter, 69, Johnson City, died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Carter was a native of Sanford, N.C. and had lived in Johnson City since 1968. He was a son of the late David L. and Bertha Tickle Carter. Mr. Carter was a retired truck driver and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of...

Sep 16, 2006

Dorothy R. Hogan, 81, formerly of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2006 in the Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, NC. She was a native of New Orleans but had lived in Johnson City most of her life before moving to Dallas, NC. She was a daughter of the late Robert and Lillian Swift Nunez. Mrs. Hogan was a...

Sep 15, 2006

Linkes J. Leonard, 90, formerly of 221 Malone Hollow Road, Jonesborough, died Friday, September 15, 2006 at the Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City. He was a native and lifelong Washington County resident, and a son of the late Jake and Bertha Andes Leonard. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Hobart S. Leonard, Robert W. Leonard and...

Sep 14, 2006

Manford Lee, Jr. 79, of 325 Bennett Road, Jonesborough, died Thursday, September 14, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Alva, Kentucky, son of the late Manford and Fannie Saylor Lee. Manford was a veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Navy on the USS Cread stationed out of Guantanamo Bay. He was...

Sep 13, 2006

William H. Adams, 79, 1302 Iris Avenue, Johnson City died Saturday, September 9, 2006 in the James H. Quillen Veterans Affair Medical Center at Mountain Home. Mr. Adams was a native of Smithville, NC and had lived in Johnson City for the past ten years. He was a son of the late William G. and Katharine Hinton Adams. Mr. Adams...

Sep 12, 2006

David Lowe, 68, of 1018 Pleasant Hill Road , Johnson City, passed away, Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at his residence. He was a native of Bluefield, West Virginia and had lived in Johnson City the past 5 years. He was a son of the late, Chat and Myrtle Bailey Lowe. Mr. Lowe was a retired employee of R.T. Electric Co....

Sep 12, 2006

Hoyat R. Barnett, 60, died on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at his residence in the arms of his beloved soulmate Rhoda. He was a native of Kentucky, son of the late Botany and Audrey Barnett. Hoyat was a truck driver for the city of Johnson City and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded...

Sep 12, 2006

Mabel M. Bowling, 90, of 4130 Cherokee Road, Jonesborough, died Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at the NHC Healthcare Center on Bristol Highway. She was a native of Carter County and had lived most of her life in Washington, County. Mabel was a daughter of the late Robert F. and Ollie Shell Wood and was a retired homemaker. She was the...