OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
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....
Edith Mae Cretsinger
May 18, 2006
Edith 'Mae' Cretsinger, 40, of 355 Roy McCoy Road, Crossville, TN died Thursday, May 18, 2006 at her residence. Ms. Cretsinger was a native of Washington County and had lived most of her life in Crossville. She is a daughter of Eugene Cretsinger of Jonesborough and Rosie Johnson of Kingsport. Ms. Cretsinger worked in medical billing and was of the...
Daniel Ray France, Jr.
May 16, 2006
Daniel Ray France ,Jr., 22, 131 FairRidge Road, Johnson City died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. France was a native and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He is the son of Daniel Ray France, Sr. and Bonnie Jones France of the home. He was a graduate of Science Hill High...
Albert T. Jarnagin, Sr.
May 15, 2006
Albert T. 'A.T. ' Jarnagin, Sr. 82, 513 Orleans Street, died Monday, May 15, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Jarnagin was a native of Morristown, TN and had lived in Johnson City since 1947. He was a son of the late Allen Jarnagin and was also preceded in death by one brother, Bill Branton. Mr. Jarnagin was retired employee of...
Bobby Vernon Fox
May 14, 2006
Bob V. Fox, 74, of 1112 Ridgecrest Road, Johnson City, passed away at his residence, Sunday, May 14, 2006. Mr. Fox was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and was a son of the late Lloyd and Gertrude Lilley Fox. He is also preceded in death by a grandson, Seth Satern Fox. Mr. Fox was a photo engraver...
James Duncan Stultz
May 14, 2006
James Duncan Stultz, age 74, 1518 Robin Hood Lane, died Sunday, May 14, 2006 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Stultz was the son of the late Hugh Edward and Clara Irene Duncan Stultz. Mr. Stultz was a native of Roanoke, Virginia and lived there for the first three years of his life. He lived for five years in St....
Sinia Drayne
May 11, 2006
Sinia Adkins Drayne, 88, formerly of 303 Hamilton Street, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Drayne was a native of Sioux, NC and had lived in Johnson City since the 1940?s. She was a daughter of the late Preston and Martha Peterson Adkins. Her husband, Rev. Ernest Drayne, three brothers and three sisters, preceded...
Carrier Sr. Joe Lee
May 11, 2006
Joe Lee Carrier, Sr., 73, of 502 Bacon Branch Road, Jonesborough, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late, Everette H. 'E.H.' and Lena Greene Carrier and had lived in the Jonesborough area for the last 30 years. Joe was retired from...
Alice Fern Short
May 11, 2006
Alice Fern Artis Short, aged 61, of 142 Honeycutt Road, Unicoi, Tennessee, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at NHC Health Care. A native of Cucumber, West Virginia, Mrs. Short had lived in Unicoi for the past 20 years. She was the daughter of the late Lula Mae Woody Artis and the late Robert E. Artis. She attended Grace Fellowship. In...
