OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Phyllis Jane Reed
Dec 9, 2023
Phyllis Jane Shell Reed, 91, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, went to her final home in Heaven on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from the Johnson City Medical Center.
Phyllis was the daughter of Warner and Mary Katherine Heaton Shell. She was born and lived in Carter County until 1967. The family would move to Gray and later, she and her husband Lester, would...
Louvenia Presley Davis
Dec 9, 2023
Louvenia Presley Davis, 82, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
She was a lifelong resident Washington County, daughter of the late John Walter Presley and Mary Naomi Franklin Presley. Louvenia was a member of Cherry Grove Baptist Church.
Sweet and stubborn, she will be remembered as someone who would do anything to...
Elaine Ruth Hoilman
Dec 8, 2023
Elaine Ruth Hoilman, 79, Johnson City, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center, following a brief illness.
Elaine was born in Johnson City to the late Marvin Lee and Myrtle Greene Collins.
She was a wonderful Christian woman and was incredibly faithful to the Lord, her family and her church. She was very involved at Piney Grove Baptist...
Polly Marie Mcqueen
Dec 6, 2023
Polly Marie McQueen, 64, Bluff City, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Bristol Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness.
Polly was born in Washington County to the late Jesse Davison and Dorothy Botholomai.
She graduated from Daniel Boone High School in 1977 and married the love of her life, Randy, in 1978. She worked as a night cleaner for...
Charles Snapp
Dec 4, 2023
Charles “P.C.” Snapp, 86, former mayor and longtime public servant of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023, at his home.
He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, son of the late John Wendel Snapp and May Bell Humphrey Snapp. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps.
P.C. placed a great deal of importance on...
Larry Dean Guinn, Jr.
Dec 3, 2023
Larry Dean Guinn, Jr., age 39, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023.
A lifelong resident of Watauga, Larry was born on May 30, 1984, to Larry Dean Guinn, Sr. and Peggy Oliver.
Larry loved the outdoors and being outside. He enjoyed fast cars, and he liked dogs and chickens. He was a talented mechanic that could fix...
Xander Joseph Pierce
Dec 3, 2023
Xander Joseph Pierce, 16, of Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in New York City, following a long battle with Fibrolamellar liver cancer, an extremely rare subtype of liver disease.
He was a lifelong resident of Johnson City, son of Charles Jason Pierce and Mitzi Phillips Pierce Henley. He was...
Leslie Fagan
Dec 1, 2023
Leslie Dawn Fagan, 64, Jonesborough, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 1, 2023.
Leslie was a mom to so many, more than just her own children, and her grandchildren were so special to her. She was so loving and nurturing to those she loved dearly and will be greatly missed.
Leslie was preceded in death by: her mother, Margie Lynn Baker; her...
Stephen Harding Butler
Dec 1, 2023
Stephen Harding Butler, age 72, of Johnson City, Tennessee, bit the dust on Friday, December 1, 2023, at NHC Healthcare after a stroke.
Stephen was born February 25, 1951, in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University where he earned a bachelor's degree. His passion was arts and theatre. He worked as a stagehand for many years all over the place,...
Judith Ann Adams
Nov 30, 2023
Judith Ann Garland Adams, a loving mother and grandmother, became an angel and went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 30th, 2023, surrounded by her children at the Johnson City Medical Center. They loved her dearly and will miss her endlessly. Judy was born on May 2nd, 1947, in Erwin, TN. The daughter of the late Stewart...
Betty Kirkpatrick Parker
Nov 29, 2023
Betty Kirkpatrick Parker, 93, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023, after an extended illness.
She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late Milburn Sr. and Pearl Saylor Kirkpatrick.
She was a charter member of Princeton Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Nolichucky Chapter #194. Betty always had a...
Stacey Ann Walters
Nov 29, 2023
Stacey Ann Walters, 46, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
A lifelong resident of east Tennessee, Stacey was born June 26, 1977, to Hayes Osborne and Amy Hickam Gray in Kingsport, Tennessee. She graduated from Science Hill High School in 1995.
One of Stacey’s favorite past times was being on...
William Raleigh King
Nov 28, 2023
The heavens opened to receive William Raleigh King, 88, of Johnson City, Tennessee, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. William, known by his friends and family as WR had survived his siblings Sue King Jones, Gwen King Hale, and Boyd King, all from Johnson City, and survived his youngest brother, Billy Joe King of Greensboro, NC. They celebrate his arrival in...
Jakie "Jake" Starnes
Nov 24, 2023
Jakie Roy Starnes, 81, of Johnson City, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, a graduate from Boones Creek High School and Steed Community College. He was the son of the late James and Jessie Phipps Starnes.
Jake was a happy, strong, hardworking man, always providing for...
Tammy Osborne
Nov 24, 2023
Psalm 139: 23-24 Search me, oh God, and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Tammy Plunk Osborne, 59, Johnson City, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2023, at her residence.
Tammy was born in Johnson City to the late Bernard and...
John Michael Townsend
Nov 24, 2023
On Friday evening, November 24, 2023, John Michael Townsend, 74, of Johnson City, was granted his blessing of Heaven.
John was born February 8, 1949, to the late Ford and Fay Townsend. He was a 1967 graduate of Happy Valley High School, and a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. John was a former member of the Central Volunteer...
Brendan James Kingery
Nov 22, 2023
Brendan “Bubby” James Kingery, passed away unexpectedly on November 22, 2023, in Elizabethton, TN. He was born to parents Samantha Crawford and Justin Kingery on July 7, 2022.
Brendan was the absolute happiest little boy. He loved playing and getting into everything with his sister and partner in crime, Shaylin. They were inseparable. Bath time was one of his favorite things...
Mildred Carver Pratt
Nov 18, 2023
Mildred Carver Pratt, 93, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
Mildred was born September 23, 1930, to the late Charles Lee Carver and Naomi Bradford Carver in Dry Creek, West Virginia. It was while working at Dairy Queen on Market Street in 1951 that she met Merv Pratt, who ran the Dairy...
Robert M. Norys
Nov 18, 2023
Cdr. Robert M. Norys, USN Ret., age 85, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 9:30 am on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. A committal service will commence afterwards, at Mountain Home National Cemetery (Historic) with military honors to be rendered. Please gather at the cemetery...
Samuel Eugene Lester, Jr.
Nov 17, 2023
Samuel “Sam” Eugene Lester, Jr., 58, Johnson City, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Johnson City Medical Center, following a five year battle with cancer.
Sam was born in Bluefield, WV to Samuel Lester, Sr. and Norma Jean Witt Earhart.
Sam was previously employed by Siemens where he happily worked in tech support. He was a member of Antioch Baptist...
