OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
James Samuel Sam Lamons
Jun 4, 2006
James 'Sam' Samuel Lamons, 84, of 1316 N. Barton Street, died Sunday, June 4, 2006 at his residence. He was a native of Dickenson County, VA but had lived in Johnson City most of his life. He was a son of the late William M. and Fannie Elizabeth Adams Lamons. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mary...
Jean Raines
Jun 3, 2006
Jean Raines, 82, of 869 Allison Road, Piney Flats went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 3, 2006. Mrs. Raines was a native of Jellico, TN and was a long time resident of Piney Flats. She was a daughter of the late Gaylor and Eliza Smiddy Ivey. Mrs. Raines was a homemaker and attended the Tri-Cities Church of...
Ray Thomas Dempsey
Jun 3, 2006
Ray Thomas Dempsey, 82, Johnson City, TN, died Friday, June 2, 2006 at James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Dempsey was a native of Greenville, SC and had lived in Johnson City for the past eight years. He was a son of the late Marshall L. and Flossie Felment Dempsey. In addition to his parents, Mr. Dempsey was...
Pansy Barlow
Jun 1, 2006
Pansy G. Barlow, 92, 131 Spring Drive, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Barlow was a Roan Mountain native and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late John and Myrtle Leonard. Mrs. Barlow was preceded in death by her loving husband of 41 years, Roy L. Barlow, one...
Richard E. Clark
Jun 1, 2006
Richard E. Clark, age 67, 2701 South Roan Street, Johnson City, died Thursday, June 1, 2006, at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a Lakeland, FL native who had lived in Johnson City for nearly thirty years. Mr. Clark was a retired construction worker. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife,...
Keitha Ford Gruhot
May 31, 2006
Keitha Ford Gruhot, 77, 217 Cedar Grove Rd., Johnson City died Wednesday at her residence. Mrs. Gruhot was a native of Washington County. She was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Rosella Adams Ford. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, David Ford, Lee Ford and Charles Ford and one grandson, Ryan Mitchell. She was a...
Gladys Street Robinson
May 30, 2006
Gladys Street Robinson, 79, 113 Fairlawn Drive, Johnson City died Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at Hillview Healthcare Center in Elizabethton. Mrs. Robinson was a native of Mitchell County, NC and had lived most of her life in Johnson City and was of the Baptist Faith. She was a daughter of the late Lonie and Daisy Street and was also preceded...
Elizabeth Louise Tucker
May 29, 2006
Elizabeth Louise Milhorn Piercy Tucker, of Johnson City born June 26, 1926 announced to her children that she loved each one of them, she said she was tired and that she was ready to go be with Jesus. On May 29, 2006 Louise entered the Kingdom?s Gate. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Walter and Myrtle Ann...
Marie Jean Schempf
May 29, 2006
Jean Schempf, 70, Johnson City, TN, passed away Monday, May 29, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Syracuse, New York, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Alethea Wheeler. Mrs. Schempf received a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University and also held a Master?s of Business Administration from...
Velma May Mauk
May 27, 2006
Velma May Mauk, 85 of 500 E. Watagua Ave., died Saturday, May 27, 2006 at the Lifecare Center of Gray following a brief illness. She was a retired secretary for Harris-Tarkett and native of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Q. N. and Iva Kyker Mauk. Miss Mauk was a member of the Salem Presbyterian Church. Velma...
Frances Elsea
May 27, 2006
Frances Anderson Elsea, 84, of 611 Pickens Bridge Road, Piney Flats passed away at her residence on Saturday, May 27, 2006. She was a lifelong Sullivan Co., resident and a daughter of the late Richard M. and Mattie Adams Anderson. She was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, Whitney Hoilman and Samuel Elsea. She was also preceded in death...
Roger Dale Horton
May 26, 2006
Mr. Roger Dale Horton, 57, of Johnson City, TN passed away Friday, May 26, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City and had lived here most of his life. He was a son of Dorothy Helen Price Horton of Johnson City and the late Samuel William Horton. He was also preceded in death...
Robert Carl Curtis
May 25, 2006
Robert Carl Curtis, 41, of 1607 E. Fairview Ave., Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at his home. He was a member of Skyline Heights Baptist Church. Mr. Curtis was preceded in death by an infant son, Robert Eric Curtis. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Garland Curtis of the home; son James Robert...
June Kathleen Capps
May 25, 2006
June S. Capps, 81, 1701 Buccaneer Court, Apartment 2, Johnson City died Thursday, May 25, 2006 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Capps was a native of Millhall, PA., and had lived in Johnson City for the past fifty-nine years. She was a daughter of the late Brooks and Matilda Zerbie Swartz. Mrs. Capps was a 1966 graduate of...
Frances Mae Glass
May 24, 2006
Obituary: Frances S. Glass Frances S. Glass, 80, 1618 Ferrell Drive, Johnson City died Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Glass was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Samuel and Edith Laws Slagle. Mrs. Glass was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She is preceded in death by...
Thelma Emery
May 24, 2006
Thelma Fawley Emery, age 89, died May 24, 2006 at Appalachian Christian Village. Prior to moving to Phoenix, Arizona in 1959, she lived in Hillsboro, Ohio. She had lived in Johnson City, Tennessee since 1997. She was a member of East Unaka Christian Church. Mrs. Emery is survived by a son, Wayne Emery, Johnson City; two granddaughters, Tanya Emery Benbow...
Jason J.J. Early
May 23, 2006
Jason 'J.J.' Early, 6, of 2305 Wheeler Street, Johnson City passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Clinton, MD and had lived in Johnson City since October of 2000. He attended Southside Baptist Church and was in kindergarten at Southside School.. He was a son of Keith Langley Early...
Jenny Ursula Babbit
May 22, 2006
Jenny Ursula Babbit, 86, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away Monday, May 22, 2006 at Lakebridge Healthcare in Johnson City, TN following a lengthy illness. A native of Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Constantine and Helen (Rosochocka) Borkowski. She retired from Young Men & Women?s Hebrew Association in 1977. Mrs. Babbit loved traveling, canning, gardening, and especially...
Nelia Elizabeth Jones
May 21, 2006
Nelia Elizabeth Jones, 82, of 1101 Persimmon Ridge Road, Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late, John Lester and Lula Toohey Graybeal. Mrs. Jones had been a Nurse and retired from the State of Tennessee at Green Valley Developmental Center. She had...
Elbert S. Miller
May 21, 2006
Elbert S. 'Zeke' Miller, 89, 802 W Locust Street, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Miller was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late Frank S. and Roma Eiseman Miller. His wife, Florence Divine Miller and two daughters, Evan Miller Leahy and Avis Miller Jones preceded him in death....
