OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Ruby Elnora Knipp
Aug 9, 2005
Elnora Neas Knipp, 91, formerly of 400 N. Boone Street, Johnson City died Tuesday, August 9, 2005 in the Asbury Center, Johnson City. Mrs. Knipp was a native of Greene County and had lived in Johnson City since 1956. She was a daughter of the late Tubal Cain and Odessa Davis Neas. She was a homemaker and a charter member...
Buster T Penix
Aug 5, 2005
Buster T. Penix, 77, 320 Cripple Creek Loop, Watauga, TN died Friday, August 5, 2005 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Penix was a native of Sullivan County and had lived in Watauga since 2003. He was a son of the late Elbert and Lula Barr Penix. Mr. Penix was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation with...
Ellen Louise Via
Aug 4, 2005
Her loving heart touched many. May this Precious Soul Rest in Peace! Ellen Louise Via, 57, of 1514 Chickees Street, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 4, 2005 at Vanderbilt Medical Center Hospital. Ellen was a native of Phoenix, Arizona, daughter of the late Oscar DeWitt and Alice Weber Bounds. She was a registered nurse at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center...
Richard Wesley Winters
Aug 1, 2005
Richard Wesley Winters, 63, 419 Linda Circle, Elizabethton, died Monday, August 01, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Winters was a native of Eldon, Missouri,a former resident of Campbellsburg, Indiana and had lived in Elizabethton since 1999. He was a son of the late Richard C. and Helen Winters. Mr. Winters was an employee of Exide Batteries. He...
Iii Campbell James D.
Jul 31, 2005
James 'Jimmy' D. Campbell, III, 27, of Gray, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an automobile accident. He was a native of Johnson City who had lived here all his life, son of James D. Campbell, II and Mrs. Donna L. Tester. Jimmy was a chef at the Peerless Restaurant and attended the Lynnwood...
Joyce Evans
Jul 30, 2005
Joyce Ely Evans, 57, 714 Sunset Drive, died Saturday, July 30, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Evans was a native of Stone, KY and had lived in Johnson City since 1960. She was a daughter of Lillian Spaid Ely, Gray and the late T. J. Ely and was also preceded in death by one son, Joe Hayes and one brother,...
Kay Michele King
Jul 26, 2005
Kay Michele King, 47, 130 Wood Creek Lane, Fayetteville, GA, died July 26, 2005 at Atlanta Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mrs. King was a native of New Orleans, LA, a former resident of Johnson City and had lived in Fayetteville for the past six years. She was a daughter of Eugene Orville Lockhart, Sr., Johnson...
Art Ivari Aadu Wahlbon
Jul 26, 2005
Art (Aadu) Ivari Wahlbon, Kingsport, TN, died July 26, 2005, at Hillside Manor Nursing Home, Kingsport, following a long battle with Alzheimer?s. Mr. Wahlbon was born May 25, 1939, in Bronx, NY and moved to Rockland County, NY in 1954 then to Orange County in 1967, leaving in 1975 to live in Florida and Tennessee. He returned to Orange County...
James E. Yates
Jul 24, 2005
James E. 'Jim' Yates, 71, of 318 Clark Street, Johnson City, died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Embreeville but had lived in Johnson City most of his life. He was a son of the late Hazel Yates Landers. He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Clifford and...
Roy M. Rowe
Jul 24, 2005
Roy Malcom Rowe, 84, of 2101 Christian Village Lane, died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mt. Home. He was a native of Washington County, Virginia, but had lived most of his life in Johnson City, a son of the late, James E. and Oyce Swartz Rowe. Roy was a veteran of WWII having served...
James Woodrow Crumley
Jul 22, 2005
James W. 'Corky' Crumley, age 87 of 122 Markwood Circle, Jonesborough died Friday, July 22, 2005 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City and had resided all of his life in Washington County. Mr. Crumley was the son of the late George L. Crumley and the late Martha Nave Crumley Hatley. He was a United...
Suzianne Clemons
Jul 22, 2005
Suzianne Clemons, 42, of 805 Kentucky Street, died Friday, July 22, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Kingsport who had lived all her life in Johnson City and was a daughter of Harold and Betty Estepp Qualls. Ms. Clemons was disabled. Survivors in addition to her parents, include: two sons, Jimmy Weeks of NC and William Weeks...
Janice L. Gannon
Jul 18, 2005
Janice L. Gannon, 58, 2056 DeVault Bridge Road, Piney Flats, died Saturday, July 16, 2005, at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, TN. Mrs. Gannon was a native of Pikeville, KY, and had lived in Piney Flats for the past 10 years. She was a daughter of the late Fernie and Myrtle Pack Parsons and was also preceded in death by her...
Phyllis Colleen Cretsinger
Jul 17, 2005
Phyllis Colleen Nelson Cretsinger, 45, 112 Miller Hill Road, Johnson City, died Sunday, July 17, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Cretsinger was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of Frank Nelson of Bowmantown and the late Ada Mae Metcalf Nelson. Mrs. Cretsinger was a homemaker and a member of Day of Deliverance Revival Center....
Marlin W. Vance
Jul 17, 2005
Marlin W. Vance, age 66, of 2113 Seventh Ave., Johnson City, died Sunday, July 17, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City, the son of the late Richard M. Vance and the late Clara Walters Vance. He was formerly employed for 38 years by Prescription Shop and Princeton Drugs. Mr. Vance was...
Laura Laws
Jul 16, 2005
Laura 'Janie' Laws, 54, 115 Woodlawn Drive, died Saturday, July 16, 2005 at Lakebridge Healthcare Center. Ms. Laws was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late David Herbert Laws and Margaret Hayes Laws. Ms. Laws was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was a member of Skyline Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include one...
William C. Bill Spain
Jul 14, 2005
William C. 'Bill' Spain, age 80, of 608 Foxx Street, Johnson City, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Appalachian Christian Village. He was a native of Washington County and a lifelong resident of Johnson City, the son of the late James Herbert Spain and the late Lottie Mae Holder Spain. Mr. Spain was an accountant, employed by the City of...
Lester Anthon Scott
Jul 13, 2005
Lester Anthon Scott, 69, of Unicoi, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of MacDowell County, West Virginia, but was raised in Watauga, Tn., retired in Unicoi and lived most of his life in Florida. He was the son of the late Anthon and...
Mary B. Gonzalez
Jul 13, 2005
Mary B. Gonzalez, 89, of 418 W. Maple Street, Johnson City, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Middlesboro, KY and had lived in Johnson City most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Armando B. Gonzalez. She was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Mary Jane Stiles...
Katherine Crawford
Jul 12, 2005
Katherine Clark Crawford, Jacksonville, FL, went to heaven to be with her Lord on July 12, 2005. She was born April 19, 1949 in Johnson City, TN, to Marie Almany Clark and David Clark. She moved to Jacksonville as a child. Kathy loved music and travel. She enjoyed bowling and was passionate about children and animals. Kathy fought hard her...
