OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Linda Kay Chafin
Apr 5, 2021
Linda Kay Chafin, age 71, passed away on April 5, 2021 at Franklin Woods Hospital, Johnson City, Tennessee. Born July 21, 1949 in Russell County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Elwood Chafin and late Geraldine Hart Chafin. Linda spent her early life in Honaker, Virginia, graduating from Honaker High School. She attended Bluefield Baptist Junior College...
Sharon L. Johnson
Mar 27, 2021
Sharon Lee Johnson, 63, of Johnson City, died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Ballad Hospice House in Bristol. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Robert Hutton and Mary Alice Smith. Sharon was a former machine operator for Kennametal. She was a member of Freedom Road Baptist Church of Elizabethton. In addition to her parents,...
Susan Renae Berner
Mar 26, 2021
Susan Lighthart Berner, age 49, and William E. Berner, age 65, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 26, 2021 at their home in Church Hill, Tennessee. Susan was born on September 18, 1971 in Rockford, Illinois to Curtis Lighthart and Nancy Blade Lighthart. When she was able to, she loved to work. She loved crocheting. Most of all, she liked to...
Dustin Dwight Mason
Mar 26, 2021
Jesus said “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” John 11:25-26 Dustin Dwight Mason, 34, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born March 7, 1987, in...
William Earl Berner
Mar 26, 2021
Susan Lighthart Berner, age 49, and William E. Berner, age 65, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 26, 2021 at their home in Church Hill, Tennessee. Susan was born on September 18, 1971 in Rockford, Illinois to Curtis Lighthart and Nancy Blade Lighthart. When she was able to, she loved to work. She loved crocheting. Most of all, she liked to...
Lawrence Edward Ecklund
Mar 23, 2021
Lawrence Edward “Larry” Ecklund, 90, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Rochester, NY, son of the late Paul A. and Gladys Mortimer Ecklund. Larry was a retired Audio/Visual Supervisor for Eastman Chemical Co. and had been employed by Eastman Kodak prior to that. He was a Bachelor’s...
Milton Otho Anderson
Mar 23, 2021
Milton Otho Anderson, age 97, of Piney Flats, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord with his daughter and granddaughter at his side on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Otho was born on May 9, 1923 to Edward Napoleon Anderson and Alice Richardson Anderson in Marion, Virginia. He graduated from Marion High School. He served in Army Air Corp during World...
Richard A. Kelly
Mar 21, 2021
Richard A. “Richie” Kelly, 44, of Johnson City, died Sunday, March 21, 2021. He was a native of Johnson City, son of Patricia Kelly. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Luther and Elizabeth Kelly. Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Patricia and sister, Leslie Feathers; several aunts, uncles, cousins and nephews; many friends. No public...
Katherine Ann Henry
Mar 18, 2021
Katherine Ann Henry, age 69, of Johnson City, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was a graduate of Science Hill High School and Virginia Intermont College. She also studied art and theater in Boston, MA and taught equestrian studies in Ojai, CA and Boulder, CO. Katherine’s greatest passion was her love of animals,...
Mack Andrew Houston, Jr.
Mar 15, 2021
Mack Andrew “Andy” Houston, Jr., 68, of Elizabethton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Andy was born in Johnson City and was the son of Reverend Mack A. Houston, Sr. and the late Joyce Clark Houston. Andy graduated from University High school in 1970. He was a faithful member of N.G. Taylor Memorial United...
Grace Daland Kneaskern
Mar 15, 2021
On March 15, 2021, Grace Daland Kneaskern of Gray, TN, passed away surrounded by her family and went home to be forever with her Lord and Savior. Born on September 03,1939 in Ashaway, RI to Stuart and Ruth Daland, she spent her life selflessly serving and persistently praying for others. With a giant smile that was her trademark, she brought...
Richard "Red" Barron
Mar 10, 2021
Richard E. “Red” Barron Jr., 73, of Unicoi, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, surrounded by family at his home following a brave battle with cancer. He was born in Lorain, Ohio, son of the late Richard Barron, Sr. and Marie Thompson Barron. Red graduated from Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN where he played football and was a...
Vincent Arnold Justice
Mar 8, 2021
A committal service will be held for Vincent Justice at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at the Mountain Home National Cemetery Annex. Military Honors will be presented by Rolling Thunder. Those attending are asked to gather at the cemetery by 12:50 PM to go in procession to the committal shelter.
Patricia Ann Mcgill
Mar 4, 2021
Patricia Ann Whitson McGill, 66, of Unicoi County, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 following a battle with brain cancer. She was born in Johnson City, a daughter of the late Charles Whitson and Rosie Mae Vance Whitson. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two brothers, J.B. Whitson and Michael Whitson. Survivors include her...
Herman P. Holder
Mar 2, 2021
Herman Holder, 81, of Johnson City died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Marion Moody and Mary Gentry Holder. Herman was a retired truck driver for the Rainbo Bakery. He was of the Apostolic faith. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, of 62 years, JoAnn...
Patricia Mae "Pat" Brown
Mar 1, 2021
Patricia M. “Pat” Brown, 83, of Johnson City, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at The Waters of Johnson City. She was born on December 25, 1937, in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late William Thomas Brown and Mae Q. Hart Brown. Pat had attended Fountain of Life Bible Church in Johnson City. She graduated from...
Mary Lennis Lukianoff
Mar 1, 2021
Mary L. Lukianoff, 95, Jonesborough, passed away Monday, March 01, 2021, at her residence. Mary was born in Erwin to the late Francis M. and May Stevens Whitlock. Mary was the principal’s secretary for 26 ½ years at Unicoi County High in Erwin for many years before retiring in 1985. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Johnson...
John Barnes Thomas
Mar 1, 2021
John B. “Tommy” Thomas, Elizabethton, entered Heaven’s gate on Monday, March 1, 2021, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. He was a lifelong native of Johnson City. He was born on April 7, 1947 to the late J.B. Thomas, Jr. and Elizabeth Thomas. Tommy was educated at Science Hill and was an outstanding football player, earning him the Big 6 Specialist...
Mark T. Foster
Feb 28, 2021
Mark Todd Foster, age 52, of Johnson City, TN passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after courageously battling an extended illness. A native of Washington County, he was the son of Jerry Warren Foster and Shirley Dailey Foster. He was a 1987 graduate of David Crocket High School. Mark was co-owner of West Hills Tractor...
Joseph Maurice Cote
Feb 26, 2021
Joseph Maurice Cote, 86 of Gray, TN went to sleep in Jesus on February 26, 2021 at the home of his daughter. Born on December 14, 1934 in Hartford, Connecticut, he was raised the first ten years of his life in an orphanage and then went to live with his father, sister and brothers. He lived in Harford, CT the...
