OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Ina M. Whetsell
May 10, 2006
Ina M. Whetsell, 75, 118 Mayberry Road, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Whetsell was a lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Parrott and Hattie Willins Hawkins. Mrs. Whetsell was a member of the True Gospel Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Whetsell; three sons, Bill Whetsell...
John Druid Hammitt, Sr.
May 10, 2006
John Druid Hammitt, Sr., 80, 709 E. Locust Street, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Hammitt was a native of Embreeville, TN and had lived most of his life in Washington County. He was a son of the late George and Martha Hammitt and was also preceded in death by one...
Munday Pete Edith
May 10, 2006
Edith Marie 'Pete' Munday, 83, 3324 Greenwood Dr., died early Wednesday morning, May 10, 2006 at NHC Healthcare after a short illness. A Johnson City native, Miss Munday was a daughter of the late Roy and Lenos (Harmon) Munday, Sr. She was an active member of Southside Baptist Church and had worked as a sales clerk in the Housewares Department...
Paul Samuel Rupert
May 8, 2006
Paul Samuel Rupert, 75, of 132 Rockwood Drive, Jonesborough, died Monday May 8, 2006, in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Williamsport, PA, and had lived in Jonesborough since 1963. He was a son of the late William Joseph and Eva Mae DeWald Rupert. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Emerson D. Rupert...
Trula Lee Dean Green
May 6, 2006
Trula Lee Dean Green, 83, of 477 Riverview Drive, Johnson City died Saturday, May 6, 2006 in the Asbury Place. Mrs. Green was a native of Watauga Flats and was a lifelong resident of Washington County, TN. She was a daughter of the late Wilson L. and Mary Gibson Sutphin. Mrs. Green was a homemaker and a member of the...
Betty Ann Miller
May 2, 2006
Betty A. Miller, 76, of Johnson City died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in the Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol, TN. Ms. Miller was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and was a daughter of the late Henry and Edna Smith Arnold. Ms. Miller was retired from housekeeping at Colonial Hills Nursing Home and had also worked as a...
Hazel Roark
May 1, 2006
Hazel Isaacs Roark, 93, Asbury Place, Johnson City, died Monday, May 01, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Roark was a native of Mabel, NC in Watauga County and had lived in Johnson City since 1951. She was a daughter of the late John Henry and Nancy Elizabeth Greer Isaacs. Her husband, Paul Roark, two brothers and three...
Mary Louise Norman
May 1, 2006
Mary Louise Norman, 88, of 801 E. Holston Avenue, Johnson City, died Monday, May 1, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Bowman, Georgia, a daughter of the late Clarence Little and Bertha Grace Rhodes Rhyne. Mary was an office manager for the Norman Wholesale Company and a member of the First United Methodist Church....
Joyce Gilbert
Apr 24, 2006
Joyce T. Gilbert, age 77, of 803 Haws Drive, Jonesborough, passed away Monday, April 24th at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a native of Western North Carolina, moved to Elizabethton after marrying. Later she lived in Johnson City and Tampa, Florida but in 1992 returned to live in Jonesborough. She was the daughter of the...
Henry Sr. Robert E.
Apr 24, 2006
Robert E. Henry Sr., age 79, of Johnson City passed away on Monday, April 24, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Henry was a native of Abingdon, Virginia and had been a resident of Johnson City since 1929. He was a son of the late Eddie M. and Elizabeth Austin Henry. Mr. Henry was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
Burgess Bridgforth
Apr 24, 2006
Burgess Kiser Bridgforth died Monday evening, April 24, 2006 at Johnson City Medical Center after a very brief hospitalization. She was born in Greeneville, Tennessee, the daughter of Samuel Hugh and Martha Lowry Kiser. She lived in Johnson City most of her life. She was a graduate of Science Hill High School and East Tennessee State College. She served as...
James Etter, Jr.
Apr 24, 2006
James Etter, Jr., 70, 2506 Larkspur Drive, died Monday, April 24, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Etter was a Carter County native, a former resident of Sullivan County and had lived most of his life in Washington County. He was a son of the late James Etter and Susan Woodby Etter. Mr. Etter was a sales manager with American Greetings...
Jessie Juanita Carter
Apr 23, 2006
Jessie Juanita 'Mamaw' Scarborough Carter, age 81, 1903 Cherokee Road, Johnson City, went to be with our Lord and Savior Sunday, April 23, 2005. She was a Buncombe County, North Carolina native who had lived in Asheville before relocating to Johnson City 35 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Richmond P. and Della Virginia Ledford Scarborough. Mrs....
Virginia Bawgus
Apr 23, 2006
Virginia Rowland Bawgus, 90, of 923 Piney Grove Avenue, Johnson City, died Sunday, April 23, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Newport, daughter of the late Charles 'Jake' Rowland and Harriett Hagan Rowland Cook. Mrs. Bawgus was a retired homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd...
Robert Bobby Townsend
Apr 22, 2006
Robert 'Bobby' Townsend, 65, 110 Wilson Avenue, Johnson City died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Townsend was a native of Carter County and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late James and Edith Bell Hayes Townsend. He was a retired drywall finisher and was of the Christian faith....
Joseph F. Pace, Jr.
Apr 21, 2006
Joseph F. Pace, Jr., 81, Piney Flats, died Friday, April 21, 2006, at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Pace was a native of Greeneville, SC and had lived in Piney Flats since 1995. He was a son of the late Joseph Pace, Sr. and Virginia Prince Pace. Mr. Pace was a WWII US Navy veteran. He...
Clotele E. Burleson
Apr 20, 2006
Clotele E. Burleson, 88, 400 N. Boone Street, Johnson City died Thursday, April 20, 2006 in the Asbury Place. Mrs. Burleson was a native of Bulls Gap, TN and had lived in Johnson City since 1936. She was a daughter of the late Robert Franklin and Jennie Ellenburg Eason. Mrs. Burleson was a homemaker and had attended Bob Jones College...
David L. Chatman
Apr 20, 2006
David L. Chatman, 56, 4671 Cherokee Road, Jonesborough, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 at North Side Hospital. Mr. Chatman was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a son of Jack Chatman, Jonesborough and the late Bobbie Whaley Chatman. Mr. Chatman was a retired employee of Chatman?s Union 76 and an auto mechanic. He attended Embreeville Cove...
Derrick Antionne Gordon
Apr 13, 2006
Derrick Antionne Gordon, 39 of Johnson City died suddenly at his residence April 13, 2006. He was a native of Brooklyn, NY but had resided most of his life in the Tri-Cities. Mr. Gordon was a son of Rosemary and David Pete, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC. He was a cook and attended the Guiding Light Bible Church. He was preceded...
Magretha Y. White
Apr 12, 2006
Magretha Y. White, 55, 102 Heritage Court, Jonesborough, has gone to be with her Saviour on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. White was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of Susie Hopson, Johnson City and the late Earl M. Hawkins. Her stepfather, Jack Hopson, preceded Mrs. White in...
