OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Irene Henderson Whetsell
Sep 19, 2005
Irene Henderson Whetsell, age 90, 108 Robin Road, Jonesborough, Tennessee, died Monday, September 19, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of London, England, and the daughter of the late James Hamilton and Ruby Jones Henderson. Mrs. Whetsell resided in the United States after World War II, living in Sullivan County until 1974 when she moved to Jonesborough. Prior...
Jimmy Dean Hawkins
Sep 18, 2005
Jimmy Dean Hawkins, 66, of 503 W. Watauga Avenue, died Sunday, September 18, 2005 at his residence. He was a native of Washington County, son of the late, James Anderson and Thelma Jean Felts Hawkins, and had lived here most of his life. Mr. Hawkins was a truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of...
Virginia Ellen Shanks
Sep 17, 2005
Virginia Ellen Shanks, 84, of the Stockton Residential Home for the Elderly, Roan Mountain, died Saturday at her residence. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late, Thomas E. and Georgia Haws Shanks, the youngest of nine children, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Blaine Fox and Julia Ruth Taylor; and six brothers, Clifford,...
Dorothy Lenora Campbell
Sep 17, 2005
Dorothy Lenora Campbell, 75, of 116 Shady Lane, Johnson City, died at her residence, Saturday, September 17, 2005. She was a native of Sullivan County but had lived most of her life in Washington County. She was a daughter of the late June Thomas and Lena Hannah Overbay. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Grace Free Will Baptist Church. She...
Ella Mae Arwood
Sep 16, 2005
Ella Mae Lunsford Arwood, 93, formerly of 1208 Claiborne St., died Friday, September 16, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Gray. She was a native of Asheville, NC, daughter of the late, Noah Robert and Ellen Harwood Lunsford. In addtion to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Arwood, a son, Kenny 'Nokie' Arwood,...
Pauline Carden
Sep 16, 2005
Pauline 'Bea' Carden, 76, of 208 Green Valley Drive, died Friday, September 16, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Shell Creek, Tennessee, daughter of the late Gus L. and Hassie Morgan Edwards. Mrs. Carden was a homemaker and member of the Central Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
James William Whitson
Sep 15, 2005
James William Whitson, 64, of 102 Poplar Hill Extended, died Thursday, September 15, 2005 at his residence following an illness. He was a native of Washington County, son of the late DeWitt and Mabel Arnett Whitson. A lifelong resident, he last worked for the Johnson City Medical Center in the laundry. Mr. Whitson was of the Baptist faith. In addition...
Harlow D. Mckinney
Sep 14, 2005
Harlow D. McKinney, 80, of 1825 W. Lakeview Drive, died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at the Appalachian Christian Village following an illness. A native of Jackson County, Kentucky, son of the late Roy L. and Edith Young McKinney. He was a retired employee of the Holston Defense and a veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Navy and...
Dorothy Keefauver
Sep 12, 2005
Dorothy Keefauver, 84, Gray, TN died Monday September 12, 2005 in the NHC Healthcare in Johnson City. Mrs. Keefauver was a native of Washington County and had lived most of her life in Gray, TN. She was a daughter of the late David Barnes and Ollie Price Isenberg. Mrs. Keefauver was a homemaker and a former employee of Tennessee Eastman...
Kenneth R. Red Kirk
Sep 11, 2005
Kenneth R. 'Red' Kirk, 63 of 3121 W. Walnut Street, Johnson City, died Sunday, September 11, 2005, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Kirk was a native of Erwin, Tn, and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late Joe and Dora Ledford Kirk. Mr. Kirk had worked with the Park...
Margaret Lucille Black
Sep 10, 2005
Margaret Lucille Stevens Black, of 305 Lisa Lane, Piney Flats ,TN was called home to the Lord Saturday, September 10, 2005 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Black was a native of Washington County, TN and had lived in Piney Flats for the past thirty-seven years. As a girl Margaret lived in the Knob Creek area...
Luevina Hensley Byrd
Sep 9, 2005
Luevina 'Lue' Byrd, 88, of 617 Austin Springs Road, Piney Flats, died Monday September 12, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Byrd was a native of Union County, TN and lived most of her life in Piney Flats. She was a daughter of the late William Andrew and Vertie Ethel Bruner Hensley. Mrs. Byrd was of the Baptist...
Teresa Lynn Ramsey
Sep 9, 2005
Teresa Lynn Ramsey, 50, of Johnson City, died Friday, September 9, 2005, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and the daughter of the late John S. and Lucille Davis Willis. Ms. Ramsey was a graduate of Science Hill High School. Prior to her retirement, she was a salesperson. Ms. Ramsey was of the...
Blanche F. Hubbard
Sep 8, 2005
Blanche Freeman Hubbard, 92, 1709 Scenic Drive, Johnson City , went to be with her Lord and Savior, September 8, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center.Mrs. Hubbard was a native of Carter County and had lived most of her life in Johnson City and was a daughter of the late Dollie Arnett Freeman and Henry C. Freeman. She was...
Verna C. Shipley
Sep 6, 2005
Verna C. Shipley age 87, of 144 Alison Road, Piney Flats, died at her residence Tuesday, September 6th, 2005. She was a native of Sullivan County and had lived most of her life in Sullivan County. She was the daughter of the late David Shipley and the late Matilda Anderson Shipley. Mrs. Shipley had been employed by Leon Ferenbach, Inc....
Martha Lee
Sep 6, 2005
Martha Wexler Lee, 5800 Cove Landing Road, Burke, VA, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005. A native of Johnson City, TN, she was a daughter of the late George L. and Myrtle Ketron Wexler. Mrs. Lee was a member of First United Methodist Church in Johnson City. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Harold...
Renia Campbell
Sep 6, 2005
Renia Campbell, 67, 1407 East Unaka Avenue, Johnson City, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Campbell was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and was a daughter of the late Gaither and Annie Woodby Bennett. She was a homemaker and a member of the True Gospel FWB Church. Mrs. Campbell is preceded...
Anthony Eugene Tipton
Sep 5, 2005
Anthony Eugene Tipton, 58, 120 Jarrett Buck Loop, died Monday September 5, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Tipton was a native of Washington County and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late Eugene Tipton and Maedell Bradley Tipton and was also preceded in death by his son, Paul...
Nathanael Seth Keck
Sep 4, 2005
Nathanael Seth Keck, our precious 18-year-old son and brother departed this temporary home and was ushered into glory to spend eternity with his redeemer, Jesus Christ. Sadly, he has left behind those who loved him to mourn. These include his parents Kenny and Lori of Jonesborough, his little brothers, Elijah and Noah, his baby sisters, Haven and Olivia and his...
Jeannette Salyer
Sep 3, 2005
Miss Jeannette Salyer, of 2009 Sherwood Drive, Apt. 3, has gone to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 3, 2005, at her residence. She was born in Castlewood, Virginia, on January 8, 1908, to the late John and Bessie Nickels Salyer. Jeanette lived most of her life in Kingsport and Bristol, moving to Johnson City in 1990. She had an...
