OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Thomas E. Dober
Apr 8, 2018
Thomas E. Dober, 84, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee after a short illness. Mr. Dober was born in Omaha, NE to the late Joseph and Mercaline Dober. He moved to North East Tennessee 10 years ago. Mr. Dober was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked for the U.S. Postal Service...
Sammie K. Raynor
Apr 6, 2018
Sam Raynor, 70, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 6, 2018 following a long courageous battle with cancer. Sam was born in Chinquapin, North Carolina and moved to East Tennessee in 1963. He was the son of the late Frank and Hazel Raynor. He loved his family and friends. He never met a stranger and had such...
Charles Dayton Willie Williams
Apr 5, 2018
Charles ?Willie' Dayton Williams, 84, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. Charles was born in Hampton, TN to the late Henry and Polly Hill Williams. Charles was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a lifelong member of Grace Free Will Baptist Church. He loved...
Bobby Ray Frazier
Apr 2, 2018
Bobby Ray Frazier, 70, Johnson City, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. Bobby was born in Johnson City to the late Elmer and Evelyn Hale Frazier. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the nursing staff on 4200 and 4500 at JCMC as well as all staff at the Regional Care...
Inez Warfield
Mar 31, 2018
Margaret Inez Warfield, 87, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018. Mrs. Warfield was born in Andalusia, Alabama, but had lived in Johnson City since 1973. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Lovell and Jewell Merrill Little. Inez graduated from Pleasant Home High School, Andalusia, AL, and Opelika Business College, Opelika, AL. She served as church...
Linda Hodges Nave
Mar 30, 2018
Linda Hodges Nave, 80, of Gray, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, March 30, 2018. She was born in Washington County, and was the daughter of Gilbert and Pauline Hodges. Linda was a graduate of Boones Creek High School and Steed College of Business. She and her husband, Johnny Nave, co-founded Nave?s Auto Sales, which they owned...
George Washington Perkey
Mar 29, 2018
George Washington Perkey, 85, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Cornerstone Village. He was a native of Piney Flats and the son of James and Annie Pritchett Perkey. George was a beloved husband and father of five. He was well known for his outstanding passion for living Gods word. George made...
Alma Ruth Shipley
Mar 26, 2018
Alma Ruth Woods Shipley, age 94, died March 26, 2018 at Cornerstone Village. She was born June 28,1923 in Johnson City, TN to Harlie and Willie Collins Woods. She was a long time member of Harrison Christian Church where she was very active?teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir and getting involved in various women groups. She had been employed...
Robert Samuels
Mar 24, 2018
Robert Samuels, PhD, 99, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Robert had resided in Johnson City since 1979. He was the son of Louis I. and Anna W. Samuels of Philadelphia. Graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with his Bachelors and Masters before the Second World War, he was awarded a...
Alda Kleske
Mar 23, 2018
Alda Lilyan Kleske, 83, Johnson City, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Lakebridge Healthcare Center, Johnson City. She was born in Lewistown, PA, spent her early years in Niagara Falls, NY, and then lived her adult life in Binghamton, NY. She was the daughter of the late Stanley Alton and Mary Hahey McCunn. Mrs. Kleske was a SUNY Binghamton graduate...
Peggy Penuel Torbett
Mar 22, 2018
Peggy P. Torbett, 86, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 22, 2018, at The Waters of Johnson City after a long illness. Peggy was born on May 28, 1931 in Piney Flats, TN, where she lived her whole life. She was preceded in death by: her parents, James Monroe Penuel and Betty Milhorn Penuel; one infant...
Robbie Lee Farmer
Mar 22, 2018
Robbie Lee Farmer, 84, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, at her residence. Robbie was born in Mars Hill, NC to the late Ernest and Georgia Robinson. Robbie was a homemaker and avid gardener, but her grandchildren were the center of her world. In addition to her parents, Robbie was preceded in death by: her husband of 50...
Dolores Florence Williams
Mar 21, 2018
Dolores Florence Williams, of Bluff City, passed away at home Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the age of 79. A native of Johnson City, she was the daughter of the late John & Olive Pickering. Dolores was truly a lady who was loved by all with whom she came in contact. Those of us who are blessed to have been...
Randy Dale Vance
Mar 21, 2018
Randy Dale Vance, 61, of Jonesborough, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, and the son of Dewey Dale and Mary Ann Holder Vance. Randy was of the Baptist faith and was an avid antique collector. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his maternal great-grandmother,...
Barbara Lois Smith
Mar 20, 2018
Barbara Lois Smith, 87, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at her residence. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late Lloyd and Bonnie Elliott Martin. Barbara was a retired machine operator for the Leon Fehrenbach Company. She was baptized at the Antioch Baptist Church and had attended the Keystone Free Will Baptist Church until...
Michael Lynn Adams
Mar 19, 2018
Michael ?Mike' L. Adams, 65, Johnson City, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. Michael was born in Johnson City to the late Don and Evelyn Tyree Adams. In addition to his parents, Michael was preceded in death by his sisters, Donna Jill Adams Casteel and Robin Adams. Survivors include: his wife, Carolyn Hulse Adams; one...
Brenda Ann Holmes
Mar 18, 2018
Brenda Ann Holmes, 62, Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. Brenda was born in Shiloh Valley, IL to the late Bobbie Lee and Eleanor Fay Enman Bicknell. Brenda was of the Christian faith. She was a member of First United Methodist Church since childhood, and later attended Calvary Church. Brenda loved to work with...
Sandra Cox
Mar 17, 2018
Sandra Kay Webb Cox (Sandy), age 69, of Gray, TN passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was surrounded by her loved ones. A native of Johnson City, TN she was the daughter of the late Clyde Webb and Hattie Gardner Webb. Sandy graduated from Science Hill High School in 1967 and went on...
Lexie Helen Nelson
Mar 16, 2018
Lexie Helen Sprinkle Nelson, 93, of Johnson City died Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Cornerstone Health Care. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Jane Hamilton Sprinkle. Lexie was a member of the Jonesborough Methodist Church. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, her husband G. B. Nelson preceded her...
Joan Isobel Sell
Mar 15, 2018
Joan Isobel Sell, 81, of Johnson City passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Joan was a lifelong resident of Washington County and the daughter of the late Earl Walter Sell Sr. and Jeanne Lyle Sell. Joan was a graduate of Boones Creek High School and later of ETSU. She was an educator in her...
