OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Jerry Frank Evans
Jun 1, 2022
Jerry Frank Evans, 78 of Johnson City died on June 1, 2022 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Clyde Spencer and Hazel Mae Tucker Evans. Jerry was a veteran of the Viet Nam War, having served in the US Navy. He was also former Naval Reserve member. Jerry held...
Haynes Miller Wilkes, Sr.
Jun 1, 2022
Haynes Miller Wilkes passed away on June 1, 2022, at the age of 73. He was born on April 2, 1949, in Johnson City, TN and, other than a brief period residing in Spartanburg, SC, called the city home his entire life. Haynes worked for two local banks before opening the Haynes Wilkes Insurance Agency in 1995, a business he...
Jill Lilley Gage
May 29, 2022
Jill Lilley Gage, 84, treasured mother, grandmother and great grandmother, most recently of Johnson City, TN, passed away peacefully on May 29th, 2022. Born in Piney Flats, TN, she was the beloved daughter of the late Roy E. Lilley and Nadine Allison Lilley. She was a 1955 graduate of Elizabethton High School, and a 1957 graduate of University of TN-Memphis....
Steve Conerly
May 24, 2022
Steve Conerly, 85, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. Steve was born in Spring Creek, LA to the late JT and Myrtle Conerly. Steve was a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel. He received his master’s degree from LSU, obtained a meteorology degree from Texas A&M, received his PhD...
Robert Lewis Weaver
May 23, 2022
Robert L “Bob” Weaver, 71, passed from this life on May 23, 2022. A giant of a man in spirit, Bob spent his life trying to care for those around him. He met the love of his life, Linda, at David Lipscomb University in 1968. They enjoyed 51 years of marriage. As they would both tell you, not every year...
Joy Phillips Strickland
May 22, 2022
Joy Phillips Strickland, age 75, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol, Tennessee. Joy was born March 6, 1947 in Texarkana, Texas to the late Otha Fulton Phillips and Nellie Faye Lurry Phillips. After graduating from Texas High School, she went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Tusculum University....
Zachary Bryan Hayes-Willis
May 21, 2022
Zachary Bryan “Zak” Hayes-Willis, 28, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Johnson City, where he remained a lifelong resident and graduated from David Crockett High School. While in school he most enjoyed wrestling, going to state twice and earning his space as captain. Zak’s greatest love was his daughter, Ella, who inherited...
John Glen Payne
May 20, 2022
John “Jack” Payne, age 74, of Johnson City, Tennessee, entered eternal rest on Friday, May 20, 2022. He leaves behind a beautiful legacy filled with love, family, friends and plentiful memories. Jack was born February 23, 1948 to the late Harry Lee Payne and Shirley Ann Blane Payne in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a graduate of Frayser High School,...
Martha Lou Lewis
May 20, 2022
Martha Lou Cash Lewis, 84, of Gray, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 at NHC Healthcare. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County, born on August 21, 1937, to the late William Clyde Cash and Sarah Milhorn Cash. Martha was a strong Christian, attending Boones Creek Christian Church and raising her family there. She was a woman of...
Wanda Joyce Burbach
May 19, 2022
Wanda Joyce Burbach, age 76, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022 after a COVID illness. Wanda was born July 1, 1945 to the late Ralph Cagle and Nellie Blanche Carver Cagle in Waynesville, North Carolina. She graduated from Waynesville High School in 1963. She moved to the Tri-Cities in the summer of 1981. This is...
Howard Ledbetter
May 19, 2022
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7 Howard Payne Ledbetter, 93, of Fall Branch, passed away on May 19, 2022, at Franklin Woods Hospital. Howard was born in Fall Branch and spent childhood years in...
Joel Thomas Conner
May 16, 2022
Joel Thomas Conner, 89, of Piney Flats, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022, while in the care of The Waters of Bristol. He was born in Johnson City, a son of the late Henry Clay Conner and Fannie Maude Armistead Conner. Joel served his country in the United States Air Force (USAF) for 20 years before retiring in 1973,...
James "Junnie" Robertson, Jr.
May 16, 2022
James "Junnie" Robertson, Jr., age 73, of Johnson City, Tennessee, entered eternal rest on Monday, May 16, 2022. He leaves behind a beautiful legacy filled with love, family, perseverance and faith. James was born December 13, 1948 to the late James Robertson, Sr. and Rosa Lee Cooper Robertson in Hollins, Virginia. He was educated in Salem, Virginia and graduated from...
Loura Jean Honeycutt
May 15, 2022
CAMDEN- Loura Honeycutt, 60, formally of Johnson City, TN, went home on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Born in Johnson City, TN, she was a daughter of the late Pierce Eugene and Eveline Miller. Mrs. Honeycutt enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, talking on the phone, and reading her Bible. Survivors include: her husband, Larry Honeycutt; daughters, Joelene Rice, Tonya Lynn...
Roy C. Broyles
May 9, 2022
Roy Cyrus Broyles, 77, of Piney Flats, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, May 9, 2022. He was born in Washington County but spent most of his life in Sullivan County. Roy was a farmer, and especially loved growing and selling tomatoes and pumpkins in his back yard. He also had a passion for restoring antique trucks...
Ralph Edward Barnette
May 5, 2022
Ralph Edward Barnette, 87, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City, TN. Ralph was born in Johnson City to the late George W. and Wilma Adams Barnette. Ralph enjoyed a good card game and golfing. Ralph Barnette served his country honorably and faithfully in the United States Airforce (1951), the United...
Jude Anthony Farrey
May 5, 2022
Jude Anthony Farrey, age 19, of Johnson City, Tennessee left the physical realm on Thursday, May 5, 2022. A lifetime resident of Johnson City, Jude was born on June 23, 2002 to Justin Farrey and Pearl Cottrell. He graduated from Science Hill High School in 2020 and he was attending ETSU with aspirations of following in his parents’ footsteps to...
Lorene Whitman
May 4, 2022
Lorene Whitman, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Born in Kentucky as one of nine children, Lorene loved to read, cook for her family and tend to her beautiful rose garden. Lorene, in her earlier years was a schoolteacher and later retired from a management position at ITT Corporation in Gray, Tennessee. Lorene is preceded in death...
James D. Mitchell
May 3, 2022
James Denver “J.D.” Mitchell, 80, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Johnson City Medical Center, following heart related health issues. J.D. was born in Greene County to the late Hayes and Viola Mitchell. J.D. was a member of Limestone Free Will Baptist Church and also attended Marbleton Freewill Baptist Church. He retired from Siemens after working in...
Gina Beth Rutherford
Apr 29, 2022
Gina Beth Rutherford, 65, Johnson City, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief, unexpected illness. Gina was born in Johnson City and raised by AJ and Dorothy Ball. She graduated from Science Hill High School and attended ETSU. Gina recently retired after over 30 years with the Washington County Juvenile Court System to...
