Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

May 1, 2020

Ricky L. Foster, 62, of Piney Flats, died Friday, May 1, 2020 at his home following a long illness. He was an Erwin native who had lived all of his life in the Tri-Cities area. He was a son of the late Edmond and Joann Smith Foster. Ricky was a born entrepreneur and workaholic. Early in his career, he owned...

Apr 29, 2020

Kevin Oneal Spence, 55, of Johnson City, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home following a battle with cancer. Kevin was born in Mississippi to Danny Spence and the late Rachel Davis. He always enjoyed life to the fullest. From driving a truck to enrolling himself in culinary classes, he was a real jack of all trades....

Apr 29, 2020

Rita Lynn Byrd, 69, of Johnson City died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at her residence following an illness. She was a native of Johnson City and a daughter of the late John and Kate Baker Tucker. Rita was a longtime CNA for the Asbury Place in Johnson City. She was a member of the East Johnson City Church of God....

Apr 27, 2020

Ralph Arthur Dosser, age 57, died of a heart attack on Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Boulder, Colorado. Ralph was born on June 1, 1962 in Johnson City, Tennessee. His young life was filled with school, church, hikes, family events, and Boy Scouts. One highlight of his life was the time he spent at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico....

Apr 27, 2020

Stanley Richard ( Ricky ) Cunningham was born October 30, 1957. He entered into rest on Monday, April 27th, 2020 at Johnson City Medical Center. Stanley Richard Cunningham was a native of Johnson City, TN. He was the son of the late Irene Jackson Cunningham and Grant McKinney. He graduated from Virginia High School, then later went on to complete...

Apr 25, 2020

Barbara Rhea Story, age 78, of Johnson City, Tennessee died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City. Barbara was born on September 13, 1941 to Melvin and Marie Little Story in Johnson City. She graduated from ETSU with a teaching degree. Barbara relocated to Rocky Mount, North Carolina where she taught health, physical education, and...

Apr 21, 2020

Sarah Janet Bowman Denny, 94 of Johnson City, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the Elmcroft Assisted Living of Johnson City. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Samuel Joseph and Virginia Morrell Bowman. Sarah was a bank teller for many years, also a school secretary for Johnson City Schools. However, she considered her main...

Apr 20, 2020

Kenneth A. “Tony” Hedrick, 57, of Johnson City, Tennessee died Monday, April 20, 2020 at his home in Johnson City. He was born on July 2, 1962 to Kenneth Ruble Hedrick and Zula Graham Hedrick in Johnson City. Tony graduated from Happy Valley High School in 1980. He worked as a manager at McDonalds for most of his career and...

Apr 18, 2020

Amelda (Amy) Foster Stoermer, 78, of Asheville passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 in Asheville, NC. She was an Erwin, TN native and the daughter of the late Harry Roland and Nancy Bradshaw Foster. She and her husband, Bill, lived in many areas of the country prior to settling in Asheville almost 30 years ago. A graduate of ETSU and...

Apr 18, 2020

Georgia Hazel Roberts McLemore, 87, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born in Hancock County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Bart Roberts and Minnie Livesay Roberts. Georgia loved to stay active throughout her life. She enjoyed her time as a student at ETSU, and went on to...

Apr 17, 2020

Ruth Florence Kilby Hughes, 96, of Dunedin, Florida, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020, at her home. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, a daughter of the late John and Eva Day Kilby. Ruth was a lifelong Christian. Family was the most important thing to her, and she loved hers dearly. She worked in accounting in some shape, form,...

Apr 17, 2020

Jerry Wayne Wright, 72, Johnson City TN, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 17, 2020, at his home following a lengthy fight against Agent Orange. Jerry was born in Bristol, Tennessee, a son of the late George and Audrey Wright. Mr. Wright received his army basic training at Fort Gordon. He is a United States Army Veteran, having served during the...

Apr 10, 2020

George Edward Arnold, age 84, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born in Johnson City to the late Worley and Sylvia Waycaster Arnold. George was a 1954 graduate of Jonesborough High School. He joined the United States Army and was Honorably Discharged in 1958. George had worked...

Apr 9, 2020

Dr. Marian Lee Bertotti died on April 9, 2020 at her home in Piney Flats, Tennessee, shortly after her 80th birthday. Marian was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy Bertotti and sister to Sue Bertotti Price and Kathy Bertotti Araujo. Born in Oakland, California in 1940, raised in the Bay Area, she was a graduate of Hayward High...

Apr 9, 2020

Margaret A. Clark entered into rest on April 9, 2020 at her home. She was born in Johnson City ,TN on September 28, 1956. She battled cancer twice and beat it both times, She was a fighter. She loved to work in her flowerbeds and to craft paint. She collected porcelain dolls and wind chimes. She loved animals. Margaret was...

Apr 8, 2020

Ben D. Hall, MD, MACP, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Cornerstone Village in Johnson City, Tennessee. Born in Johnson City on September 21, 1924 Dr. Hall received his pre-medical education at East Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in March 1947. He served as a...

Apr 7, 2020

Leonard C. Matney, 88, formerly of Johnson City, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the Oakmont at Gordon Park in Bristol, VA. He was a native of Oakwood, VA son of the late Robert and Lona Alice Belcher Matney. Leonard was a retired agent for the Equitable Insurance Company. He was a former employee of WJHL in their early days....

Apr 4, 2020

Donald J. Hafer went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 4, 2020. Born to Donald and Margaret “Betty” Hafer in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on December 12, 1936. Donald, often known as “Don” or “Donnie”, served 20 years in the United States Navy. Once retired from the Navy, Don attended East Tennessee State University and went on to travel...

Apr 3, 2020

Apr 2, 2020

James Bradley Shepherd, 71, Johnson City, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Spokane, Washington and a son of the late Phyllis and Roscoe Shepherd Jr. Jim was a graduate of Happy Valley High School and ETSU. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and retired...