OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Lloyd Allen Hughes
Jul 26, 2017
Mr. Lloyd Allen Hughes, 90, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Hughes is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, but has been a resident of Johnson City since 1967. He was the son of the late Oswell and Jennette Baumberger Hughes. He served during WWII in the Navy. Also, he retired from Modern...
Alta Mae Suzie Tilley
Jul 25, 2017
Alta Mae ?Suzie' Tilley, 93, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Broadmore Senior Living in Johnson City. Suzie was a native of Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Emory and Bertha Lawson Rose. Suzie had retired from University High School (ETSU) where she worked as a secretary for many years. She loved gardening...
Beatrice P. Klein
Jul 24, 2017
Beatrice Klein, 95, Jonesborough, passed away at home after a brief illness. She is the last of twelve brothers and sisters. Her husband, Martin, died in 1978. Born in Margaret Hague Hospital in Jersey City in 1922, she spent her childhood years in Bayonne, NJ, prior to graduating high school. She went on to earn a degree at the New...
Helen Yelena Fabianovna Hmelnicki
Jul 19, 2017
Helen (Yelena Fabianovna) Hmelnicki died peacefully on 19 July 2017 at the home of her daughter in Johnson City, TN, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 8 February 1922, the daughter of Fabian Konstantinovich Lapin and Xenia Aleksandrovna Kannenberg. Helen received her early education in parochial schools in Kaunas, and upon graduation, matriculated as...
Evalee Lyons
Jul 17, 2017
Evalee Lyons, 90, Johnson City, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017. Evalee was born in Johnson City to the late James P. and Mattie Lee Baker. She was a member of Hawthorne Church of Brethren. She was very caring, loving and outgoing. Evalee never met a stranger and loved everyone she knew. In addition to her parents, Evalee was preceded...
Karmicia Ann Street
Jul 16, 2017
Karmicia Ann 'Annie' Street, 71, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. Annie was born in Johnson City to the late Joseph W. and Stella Akins Cross. She loved summer time and lying in the sun. She was fun-loving, a jokester, always trying to make people laugh. She loved her kids and her grandkids...
David Van Lynch
Jul 14, 2017
Mr. David Van Lynch, 87, of Johnson City passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center. David was a native of Erwin. He was a son of the late John Henry and Maxie Candler Lynch. David was a veteran of the US Air Force, having served in the Korean War. He had worked as a pipefitter...
Janice Florence Jones
Jul 10, 2017
Janice Florence Jones, 89, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at her home. Janice was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to the late Roland and Elsie Tabler Otis. She was a native New Englander who spent her adult life in Michigan. She retired to Florida in 1978, and resided in Gate City, Virginia before moving back to...
Helen Mae Tipton
Jul 8, 2017
Helen Mae Tipton, 74, Johnson City, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at NHC HealthCare. Helen was born in Kingsport to the late Claude and Daisy Ratliff Simpson. Helen was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed traveling, camping and staying active. She retired from Washington County 911 dispatch after 23 years. In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in...
William A. Bill Smith
Jul 6, 2017
William A. ?Bill' Smith, 76, Johnson City, left this walk of life Thursday, July 6, 2017 at his residence following a brief illness. Bill was a native of Princeton, WV and had lived most of his life in East Tennessee. He was the son of the late George Cecil Smith, of Princeton, WV and mother Nancy Pauline Ellison Smith Sampson,...
Frances Mckay
Jul 2, 2017
Frances E. McKay, age 91, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on July 2nd, at home, with family following a brief illness. She was a native of Morristown, Tennessee and the daughter of the late Carl E. McKay and Vallie Harmon McKay. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: two sisters, Bobbie Ann McKay and...
John Cecil Goan
Jun 30, 2017
John C. Goan, age 83, passed away June 30, 2017 at his home. John was born on December 15, 1933, the son of Ellis H. Goan and Ethel Robertson Goan, both now deceased. He graduated from Morristown High School in 1951. He enrolled at Carson-Newman College and graduated from there and the University of Tennessee with degrees in Chemistry. While...
Charles E. Hammer Senior Master Sergeant Usaf
Jun 30, 2017
Senior Master Sergeant Charles E. Hammer, USAF, Ret., age 79, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. Charles was born in Johnson City, TN on July 31, 1937 to Rev. S.D. Hammer and Sarah Austin Hammer. He was a resident of Oscoda, MI. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. and...
Belva Telola Monteith
Jun 26, 2017
Belva Telola Monteith, 86, of Johnson City, TN passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, which would have been her late husband?s 87th birthday, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Belva was a native of Tuxedo, NC. She was a daughter of the late Lloyd Cawley Babb and Telola and Garland Vaughn. Belva was a homemaker; she adored being a mother and...
Herbert King
Jun 25, 2017
Mr. Herbert King, 96, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. King was a long time resident of Johnson City. He was the son of late Lewis and Martha Williams King. In addition to his parents, Mr. King was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. Survivors include: his wife...
Mary Frances White
Jun 25, 2017
Johnson City--Mary Frances White, 77, passed away very peacefully Sunday afternoon, June 25, 2017 with her sister, Estelle, by her side. She was a faithful servant of the Lord who ran her course, and even now is being pronounced 'a good and faithful servant.' She was born on October 26, 1939, in Johnson City, to James Newton 'Jim' White and...
Larry Freeman Clawson
Jun 23, 2017
Larry Freeman Clawson, 68, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at his residence. He was the eldest son of the late Rev. Edward C. Clawson and Lelia Freeman Clawson. He lived and worked in the Tri Cities area his entire life, retiring from Bank of Tennessee in 2016. He was an Eagle Scout. He was also a gifted guitarist and...
Regimental Command Major James Ret. Jimmy Sergeant Nelson
Jun 22, 2017
Regimental Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) James V. Nelson, 72, passed away on June 22, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a resident of Washington County, TN. He was the son of the late Sam and Doris Atwood Nelson. James graduated from Training School (University High) and attended ETSU. He worked at Eastman Chemical for 38 years and retired...
Joe Baker
Jun 20, 2017
Marion Joe Baker, 66, of Greeneville, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Joe was a native of Trimble, TN. He was a son of the late Leonard and Thelma Baker. Joe served in the US Marine Corps from 1969 to 1975. He was stationed in Vietnam. He attended Dyersburg State Community College and ETSU, graduating with...
Patsy Ruth Sexton
Jun 20, 2017
Patsy R. Sexton, 75, of Johnson City, left this life on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 to meet her Lord and her soul mate of 21 years, Buddy. Patsy was a native of Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Earl and Bertha May (Tipton) Hughes. Patsy had worked for Tennessee Plastics, Inc. In addition to her parents and...
