OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Cecil Mcglamery
Oct 31, 2022
Cecil McGlamery, age 78, of Piney Flats, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022, at Johnson City Medical Center.
A native to East Tennessee, Cecil was born in Mountain City and lived much of his life in Piney Flats. He worked at Brown Appliance Parts for 41 years until his retirement.
Cecil was a dedicated longtime member at Edgefield United Methodist...
Alvis Wayne White
Oct 30, 2022
Pastor Alvis Wayne White March 7, 1947 -- October 30, 2022.
Wayne was a beloved husband, father to Angela and Candi, grandfather to Hamilton Reese Harwood, and younger brother to Maxine. As a pastor, Wayne leaves a legacy spanning 6 decades and 3 states in service of his Lord and Saviour.
Wayne was born in Atlanta, GA, to Herbert and Vaudine White....
Christy Lynn Judy
Oct 29, 2022
Christy Lynn Judy, age 54, of Unicoi, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the Johnson City Medical Center with her brother and sister by her side. She was preceded in death by her parents, Diane and James Judy, and her brother, Keith Judy.
Growing up Christy’s mom said she never doubted that there was a God because of his...
Ruth Ann Ball
Oct 29, 2022
Ruth Ann Ball, 80 of Jonesborough, Tennessee passed away with comfort and peace on October 29, 2022, surrounded with love by her daughters, Kristin and Patrice.
Ruth Ann was born in Baltimore, Maryland but lived most of her life in Jarrettsville and Bel Air, Maryland. She moved to Jonesborough in 2004 with her husband because of their love of the mountains.
Ruth...
Rodney Darrell Shaw, Ii
Oct 28, 2022
Rodney Darrell Shaw II, 54, of Johnson City, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Johnson City Medical Center.
He was a native of Johnson City, son of Rodney D. Shaw and the late Geraldine Miller Shaw.
Rodney worked for JRN Inc. for the last 37 years, starting in the kitchen at KFC and over the years transitioning through Restaurant...
Barbara Joan Treadway
Oct 26, 2022
Barbara Joan Swadley Treadway passed away on October 26, 2022 at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Johnson City on April 26, 1934 and with the exception of a few years, resided there all her life. Barbara was a graduate of Science Hill High School and very enthusiastic member of their annual reunion...
Betty Joan Humphrey
Oct 23, 2022
Betty Blevins Humphrey, age 87, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 23, 2022, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
Betty was born September 26, 1935, to the late Arthur Blevins and Madonna “Donnie” Harrell Blevins in Unicoi.
A devout Christian, Betty was a longtime member of Lynnwood Church of Christ.
Betty was a homemaker and...
Edwin Winston Williams, Jr.
Oct 22, 2022
Edwin W. Williams, Jr., 86, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on October 22, 2022 after a brief illness.
The son of the late Edwin W. Williams and Mary Yeates Williams, he was born in Belzoni, Mississippi and remained in his heart a true son of the Mississippi Delta.
He was a graduate of Millsaps College...
Betty Margaret Anderson
Oct 21, 2022
Betty M. Anderson, 73, of Johnson City, TN, died October 21, 2022, at the Abundant Christian Living Community.
She was a native and lifelong resident of the Johnson City area and a daughter of the late Edgar and Flossie Callahan.
Betty is survived by her husband, McDonald Anderson, of Johnson City.
Graveside services for Betty Anderson will be conducted 2:00 pm Monday, November...
Janet Ann Gouge
Oct 21, 2022
Janet Ann “Jann” Gouge, age 64, passed away at home in October of 2022. Jann was born on April 17, 1958 and was a lifelong resident of Johnson City.
Jann graduated from Science Hill High School and the University of Tennessee. Jann was a Special Education teacher who served as a resource math teacher at Science Hill High School and Liberty...
Betty Jean Baker
Oct 20, 2022
Betty Jeanne Seaver Baker, 97, of Johnson City, TN, was escorted into the arms of her Heavenly Father by His angels October 20, 2022 and is now experiencing perfect peace with her Lord Jesus Christ, having fought with a saintly faith life’s final war with pain. She now awaits the Day when the corruptible puts on the incorruptible eternal body...
Julia Pate Baldau
Oct 20, 2022
Julia Pate Baldau, 100, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at her home in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Julia was born on December 26, 1921, in Hawkinsville, Georgia, to her loving parents Robert Oscar Pate Jr. and Julia Fletcher Coney.
Julia graduated from Hawkinsville High School in 1939. She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, where she was a superlative senior. She...
Joseph Costello Hecht
Oct 19, 2022
Joseph Costello Hecht passed away on October 19, 2022 in Johnson City, Tennessee at the age of 93.
Joe was born in Bath, Maine. In his youth, he enjoyed skiing, playing hockey and hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy where he served during the Korean War.
He attended Virginia Tech and...
Martha Stine
Oct 18, 2022
Martha Jean Stine, age 78, of Jonesborough, TN gently passed from this life to the next on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Reverend Cecil Foster (C.F.) Haines and Lorraine Burleson Haines of Johnson City, TN. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Cecil F Haines, Jr (Beulah) of Johnson City,...
Kay Frick
Oct 17, 2022
.On Monday, October 17, 2022, Kay Frick, née Moriyama, loving mother of two, dedicated grandmother of four, passed away. Kay was born in Okinawa, Japan and was the oldest child of the late Choei Moriyama and Haru (Agarihokama) Moriyama.
Kay was a respiratory therapist before earning her bachelor’s degree in medical technology from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. She retired...
Beatrice H Carr
Oct 17, 2022
Beatrice Hughes Carr, age 96, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2022.
She was born in Relief, North Carolina to the late Geter G. and Lula M. Hughes. The family relocated to Tennessee when Bea was six months old. She has lived most of her life in Johnson City.
Beatrice graduated from Happy Valley High...
Norma Lee Mckinney
Oct 17, 2022
Norma Lee McKinney, 92, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord on October 17, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Norma was born in 1930 to her loving parents, James T. and Sarah Elizabeth Owens Laws, and was raised in a loving home as the youngest of eight children.
After graduation, Norma met the love of her life, Charles...
Bruce Arnold Pealer
Oct 15, 2022
Bruce A. Pealer, 80, of Piney Flats, passed away peacefully in his home on October 15, 2022.
He was the son of the late George M. Pealer and Helen Scott Pealer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Roy (Justine) Pealer; and sisters: Marie (Keith) Kerley, Mattie (Jack) Boyd, Dean (Tom) Curde, Clata (J.R.) Fisher,...
John "Jack" Hansel
Oct 15, 2022
John Harrison “Jack” Hansel, 80, died Saturday, October 15, 2022, at NHC of Johnson City after a lengthy struggle with Lewy Body Dementia. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, Jack resided in Johnson City, Tennessee, since 1991. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth and Henry Hansel.
Born in Charleston on 6/26/42, Jack attended high school in Charleston and...
Phil Vernon Walters
Oct 14, 2022
Dr. Phil Vernon Walters Sr., age 86, of Johnson City, TN passed away on October 14th, 2022, at the Johnson City Medical Center after a battle with the COVID.
Dr. Walters graduated medical school and The University of Tennessee in Memphis and went on to serve at the Naval Medical Center as a Flight Surgeon in the United States Navy in...
