OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Sandra Kay Smith
Feb 22, 2020
Sandy Neal Smith, 62, unexpectedly departed this world but ran into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Saturday, February 22, 2020. She was born February 15, 1958 to Argil Neal and the late Madelyn Neal, who loved and adored her. She was a woman of devout faith, and the light of Christ shone through her so brightly. She was...
James Calvin Haney
Feb 22, 2020
James Calvin Haney, 62, of Erwin, TN died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the James H. Quillen VAMC. He was a native of Washington DC, son of the late Crawford Brownlow and Erica Gabriella Meuller Haney. He served in the U. S. Army during the 1970’s. James was a longtime employee of American Water Heater, having retired recently. He is...
Richard "Rick" Carr
Feb 19, 2020
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. “ John 5:24 KJV Richard D. “Rick“ Carr, 66, of Johnson City, entered through the gates of Heaven into his eternal home on Wednesday, February 19,...
Hilda Ruth Winkle
Feb 19, 2020
Hilda Ruth King Winkle, age 86, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. She was born to the late Arden L. King and Daisy Bristol King in Piney Flats, Tennessee. In addition to her parents, Hilda is preceded in death by two brothers, Ray and Albert King and one sister, Julia Ann King Ford. Hilda...
Mary Hurley Stafford
Feb 19, 2020
Mary Hurley Stafford, 88, went to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ on February 19, 2020 at Lakebridge Nursing Home in Johnson City, TN. Mary, a native of Pembroke, NC, was the daughter of the late Kenzie Driggers and Archie Lee Driggers. Mary enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting, flower arrangements, cooking delicious meals for her family and singing her favorite song...
Thelma Pierce
Feb 18, 2020
“Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of His Saints.” Psalm 116:15 Thelma Pierce, 94, of Johnson City, an amazing and much loved Lady, was lifted by God’s angels into the light and glory of Heaven on February 18, 2020. Her passing leaves many without guidance, but the wisdom, humor, and love she left here on earth...
Carl Floyd Ingram
Feb 18, 2020
Carl Floyd Ingram, II, 57, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at his home. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Carl Floyd Ingram, Sr. (2015) and Mildred Collins Ingram (2009). Carl was a 1980 graduate of Davy Crockett High School. He was a graduate of ETSU, having a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice,...
Shirley Patricia Roth
Feb 18, 2020
Shirley Patricia O’Keefe Roth, January 5, 1925 – February 18, 2020 Shirley Roth, 95, of Johnson City, Tennessee joined the love of her life, Eugene (Gene) Roth, in Heaven on February 18, 2020. Shirley was born in Perth, Australia, the daughter of Walter James and Wilhelmina Janice O’Keefe. She was the second of six children, four boys and two girls....
Thomas Cleveland Mottern
Feb 17, 2020
2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Thomas Cleveland Mottern passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 after a brief illness. Tom was born in Carter County in 1934 to Dora Mae Wallace Mottern and Robert Cleveland Mottern. He was raised in Johnson City, along with his older...
Christopher Edward Poarch
Feb 16, 2020
Christopher “Chris” Edward Poarch, age 53, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020 at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer. Chris was born on June 12, 1966 to Opal Waldrop Poarch and Wayne Poarch in Johnson City. After graduating high school, Chris proudly served his country in the United States Marines. He spent most of...
Austin Wayne Postlewaite
Feb 15, 2020
Austin Wayne Postlewaite, age 26, of Gray, Tennessee, passed peacefully in his home on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Austin was born October 5, 1993 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Mark Postlewaite and Rebecca Schwartz. Austin grew up in the Texas panhandle and always considered Amarillo, Texas home. Austin graduated from Perry Hall High School in Perry Hall, Maryland in May...
Peggy Jo Lawrence
Feb 13, 2020
Peggy Jo Lawrence, 68, of Hendersonville, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 at the Vanderbilt Medical Center. She was an Asheville, NC native and daughter of Frank and Patsy Calloway Miller. Peggy had lived many years in Johnson City prior to relocating to Hendersonville. She was a graduate of David Douglas High School, Portland, OR. Prior to her retirement, Peggy worked...
Lloyd Walter Webb
Feb 12, 2020
Lloyd Walter Webb, 88, of Johnson City, was called home by his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. He was born on June 18, 1931, to the late Genio and Chloe Laws Webb in Green Mountain, North Carolina. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by: his wife of fifty-two years, Peggy Sheets Webb, in April...
Robert Odie Major
Feb 12, 2020
Robert “Odie” Major, age 78, of Johnson City, TN went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Dominion Senior Living. Odie was a man of faith and an encourager. He was a great husband, dad, grandad, great-grandad, uncle, friend and mentor. He was always involved in his sons’ sports and activities. Odie had a great...
Harold Skaggs
Feb 11, 2020
Harold Gene Skaggs, 83, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on March 23, 1936 in Osaka, Virginia, to the late Glenn B. and Ann Nye Skaggs. Mr. Skaggs was a graduate of Bristol Tennessee High School class of 1954, then went on to graduate from ETSU...
David Tabor
Feb 10, 2020
David C. Tabor M.D., FACP, former professor of internal medicine and haemitology at Quillen College of Medicine and attending physician at Johnson City Medical Center and Cumberland County Medical Center. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the United States Army. David died on Monday, February 10, 2020 at his home. He was a long-time resident...
Ruby Alice Tester
Feb 6, 2020
Ruby Alice Tester, 93, of Johnson City, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and a daughter of the late Andrew and Julia Moore Counts. Prior to her retirement, Ruby worked as a textile worker for Leon-Ferenbach, Inc. In addition to her parents, Ruby was preceded...
Marion Cabell Lonon
Feb 6, 2020
Marion Cabell Wilkes Lonon, 73, of Johnson City, passed peacefully to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2020. She was born February 26, 1946, daughter of the late Lieutenant Commander US Navy Clem C. Wilkes and Dorothy Miller Wilkes. Cabell was a lifelong resident of Johnson City and member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. She attended East Tennessee...
Isaac "Jent" Whitaker
Feb 4, 2020
Isaac Jentery “Jent" Whitaker 90, died at the Community Living Center of the James H. Quillen VAMC, Mountain Home, Tennessee on February 4, 2020. Born December 1, 1929 in Sullivan County, Jent was preceded in death by: his parents, Ruffus B. Whitaker II and Annie Mae Jones Whitaker; his wife, Maxie Pauline Weatherly Whitaker; one son, Michael Lee Whitaker; and...
Louise Higgins Sellars
Feb 3, 2020
Louise Higgins Sellars, 90, of 1615 Crystal Springs Drive, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 3, 2020. An Erwin native, Mrs. Sellars had lived in Johnson City since 1963. Most folks will remember her from her twenty-six years as a receptionist at the Johnson City Eye Clinic. She was also an active member of Central Baptist Church...
