OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
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...
Agnes Marie Kasten
Apr 29, 2022
Micah 6:8 – “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Agnes “Marie” Garrison Kasten, 93, of Johnson City, died on April 29, 2022, at her home.
She was born in St. Joe, Arkansas, a daughter of Daniel Greene Garrison and Mildred Ann Machac Garrison. In addition to...
Freddie Lee Barnes
Apr 26, 2022
Freddie Lee Barnes, 91, of Gray, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center in Mountain Home. Freddie was a native of Johnson City and the son of the late William Fuller Barnes and Ada Adams Barnes. He had graduated from Science Hill High School before serving his country as a member of...
Donald James Kotsonis, Sr.
Apr 24, 2022
Donald James Kotsonis, Sr., age 64, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Donald was born on March 12, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York. Donald liked to be on the road. Most of his career was spent as an over the road truck driver and in his free time he loved nothing more...
Irene Egan Sorah
Apr 22, 2022
Irene Egan Sorah, 95, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was born in Big Stone Gap, VA to Grant and Armina Egan. She Worked as a LPN for 29 years at Johnson City Medical Center. She and her husband were involved with the D.A.V. for several years. She was a volunteer at the...
James Alfred Oliver, Jr.
Apr 22, 2022
James Alfred Oliver, Jr., age 70, left this earthly world to join his beloved wife in Heaven, on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Johnson City Medical Center. James was born on February 13, 1952 in Sullivan County, Tennessee to James Alfred Oliver, Sr. and Pauline Feathers Oliver. He graduated from Sullivan East High School in 1970. He then earned his...
Andrew "Andy" Jackson Heaton
Apr 22, 2022
Andrew “Andy” Jackson Heaton, age 53, of Johnson City, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on April 22, 2022 at Sycamore Shoals. Andy was born on September 19, 1968 in Washington County, Tennessee. He was a humble and gentle man. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents; paternal grandmother, Carrie Jones Heaton; and...
