OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Clifford H. Maddox
Sep 17, 2017
Clifford H. Maddox, 89, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at The Waters of Johnson City. He was born May 22, 1928 in Clay City, IL. He was preceded in death by: his parents, Clifford H. Maddox, Sr. and Mary M. Maddox; one brother, Harold Cox; and one sister, Jeanne Sparling. Clifford was an Illinois native and moved to Johnson...
Denise Dee Dee Yontz
Sep 15, 2017
Mrs. Denise ? Dee Dee' Yontz, 61, of Gray, passed way surrounded by her family Friday, September 15, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Yontz was a lifelong resident of East Tennessee. Most people knew her as Nana Gray. She was the daughter of the late Darrell and Geraldine Peters Peeks. In addition to her parents, two brothers,...
Melody Anne Fagan
Sep 13, 2017
Melody Anne Fagan, 27, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. Melody was born in Johnson City to Linda Fagan and the late Robert Lee Fagan. In addition to her mother, survivors include: two brothers, Wayne E. Allen, Jr. and his wife Katina and Timothy Brian Fischer; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. The...
Jason Harold Fleming
Sep 11, 2017
Jason Harold Fleming, 39, of Blountville, died Monday, September 11, 2017 unexpectedly. He was a native of Whitesburg, KY, son of the late Harold Lee Fleming and Lorraine Boggs Fleming of Greeneville. Jason was a CPA/Analyst and was self-employed. He was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and East TN State University. Jason was a 2012 Honoree of ETSU...
Burchel R. Pierce
Sep 11, 2017
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Mr. Burchel R. Pierce, 92, Johnson City, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2017, at the CLC of the Veterans Medical Center. Burchel was the son of the late Richard and Elva Pierce....
James R. Bristow
Sep 9, 2017
James R. Bristow passed away Saturday morning, September 9, 2017. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother and is survived by his wife, Doris G Bristow. There will be a graveside memorial service Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 3 PM in the Monte Vista Memorial Park, in Johnson City.
Ruth Geneva Adams Reed
Sep 9, 2017
Ruth Geneva Adams Reed left her earthly home on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the age of 89 at Agape Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility after battling one illness after another throughout this year. She was born to the late Perry Adams and Helen Garber Adams, in Knoxville, TN, where she lived until moving to Johnson City, TN where she had...
Ellen Byrd Deakins Hastie
Sep 9, 2017
Ellen Byrd Deakins Hastie Johnson City. Ellen Byrd Deakins Hastie (78) passed away peacefully at home in the company of her children on Saturday, September 9. She was born in Johnson City on July 9, 1939, and was the only child of the late Theodore ?Ted' E. and Gertrude Byrd Deakins. She was raised in Johnson City and graduated from...
Anthony Dewayne Tony Tipton
Sep 5, 2017
Anthony ?Tony' Dewayne Tipton, 47, Johnson City, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017 peacefully in his sleep due to a heart attack. Tony loved to fish, watch football, play games, and hang out with family and friends. He was Mr. Fix It! He had a gift for taking things apart, fixing them, and putting them back together again. He devoted his...
Debbie June Richardson
Sep 5, 2017
Debbie June Richardson, 60, of Johnson City died Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a daughter of the late Clarence William and Mary Lee Royston Grindstaff. Debbie was a former clerk at Stockpot. She attended Snow Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include: three sons and two daughters-in-law, Grant and Karey Garland...
Carolyn Hollyfield
Sep 3, 2017
Ms. Carolyn Hollyfield, 77, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City, Carolyn was born and grew up in Hancock County, Tennessee and spent her adult life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Elizabeth Nan Bush. Carolyn graduated from Hancock County High School in...
Eric D. Starner
Sep 2, 2017
Mr. Eric Starner, 42, Johnson City, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at NHC Healthcare of Johnson City. Eric was a longtime resident of Johnson City and a son of Kathy Starner, Donald Starner, and his wife, Janice. Eric faced more obstacles than most people ever do, however, his faith, perseverance, and determination saw him through. He is leaving a...
Robert T. Webster, Jr.
Sep 2, 2017
Robert T. Webster, Jr., 96, Johnson City, died Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Lakebridge Health Care Center, Johnson City. Mr. Webster was a Norton, Virginia native who had lived most of his life in Washington County, TN. He was a son of the late Ethel Stidham Webster and Robert T. Webster, Sr. He was a proud U. S. Marine who...
Sherman Lee Hyatt
Sep 2, 2017
Sherman Lee Hyatt, 84, of Johnson City, died Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late George D. and Mary Carver Hyatt. Sherman was a longtime superintendent of grounds at Monte Vista Memorial Park. He was a longtime employee at Morris-Baker Funeral Home. Sherman served his country by serving in...
Martha S. Mrs. Herting
Sep 1, 2017
Martha Elizabeth Schaeffer Herting, age 87, passed away on Sept. 1, 2017 at Cornerstone Village, Johnson City. Martha was born on Oct. 12, 1929, in Westminster, Maryland to the late Miriam Blettner Schaeffer and Carl Lawyer Schaeffer. Spending her entire childhood in Maryland, she graduated from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) with a BA in Piano Performance and then...
Jane Stanton
Sep 1, 2017
Mrs. Jane Stanton, 89, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Stanton was a longtime resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Vera Hughes Wilson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stanton was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years Arthur Stanton; one...
Donald Brown Canestrari
Aug 31, 2017
Donald Brown Canestrari, age 87, Johnson City, Tenn., passed away August 31, 2017, in Franklin Woods Hospital, Johnson City. He was preceded in death by parents, James and Jewel Brown Canestrari, Memphis, Tenn.; brother, James Kenneth Canestrari (Margaret), Memphis; brother, Rev. Gene Edwin Canestrari, Jackson, Tenn.; parents-in-law, Charles Hickman and Kathleen Ridley Cargile, Memphis; and daughter-in-law, Lynne Eason Canestrari, Memphis....
Hoyt Collins
Aug 31, 2017
Hoyt ?Monk' Collins, 86, died on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Glen Meadows nursing home in Hamilton, OH. He passed peacefully in his sleep. He is the son of the late Elbert and Lillian Collins. Mr. Collins was a long time resident of Johnson City. He was born and raised in the Athens, Georgia area where he attended high...
Rose Mary Dexter
Aug 30, 2017
Rose Mary Broyles Dexter, 62, of Piney Flats died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Clive A. and Marie V. McKee Broyles, Sr. Rose was a former clerk for Fingerhut. She was a member of Piney Flats United Methodist Church but had been attending Edgefield United...
Patricia Ann Harbold
Aug 28, 2017
Mrs. Patricia Ann Harbold, 71, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 28, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Harbold, was born in Memphis, TN, but grew up in Alameda, Ca. She was the daughter of the late William and Rena Taylor Walber. She was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church. Also, she loved...
