OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Sheila J. Miller Poole
Feb 25, 2017
Sheila J. Miller Poole, 73, went peacefully to meet her Heavenly Father February 25th, 2017, at The Waters of Johnson City. She previously resided at Brookdale Senior Living of Johnson City. She was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late John C. and Lena Mae Miller. She was a graduate of Boones Creek High...
Norma Jean Shirley Garland
Feb 25, 2017
Norma Jean Shirley Garland, 85, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Norma was a native of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Gladys Mae Eades and Willie Hyatt Shirley. She attended Science Hill High School, Bob Jones University, and East Tennessee State University. Norma was a pharmacy tech...
William Carver Kirkland
Feb 20, 2017
William C. Kirkland, 67, Johnson City, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 at Wexford House in Kingsport. Mr. Kirkland was born in Americus, GA to the late Travis and Mary Virginia Smith Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict. He was stationed in Germany and was a Captain Quarter Master Officer. He taught...
Lawrence Edward Timer Ford
Feb 17, 2017
Lawrence Edward ?Timer' Ford, 91, Johnson City, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at the Veteran?s Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Ford was born in Washington County to the late James A. and Lula Lilley Ford. Mr. Ford was a WWII U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Sperry/Univac as a machinist. ?Timer', as many people knew him, was an avid Harley-Davidson...
Jane Ann Case
Feb 15, 2017
Jane Ann Case, 67, of Piney Flats, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Her beloved husband of 45 years held her hand as she passed from this world and opened her eyes to look upon the face of Jesus, who stood with open arms to receive her into eternal glory. Jane was born in Johnson...
Ruth Emma Alma Taylor
Feb 15, 2017
Ruth Emma ?Alma' Taylor left her earthly home Wednesday evening after a lengthy illness. This 97-year-old lifelong resident of Johnson City was the final surviving child, born to James and Mary (Jones) Brockwell on October 31, 1919. She joins her seven siblings: Alice Ross, William Brockwell, Robert Brockwell, Margaret Smith, Roy ?Jack' Brockwell, Lillian Hale, and Benny Joe Brockwell; as...
Ayden Chase Alexander Houser
Feb 14, 2017
Ayden Chase Alexander Houser, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017. He will be very missed and was loved dearly. Survivors include: his parents, Tori Potter and Justin Houser; his great grandparents, Cathy Cox, Candy Miller, James Potter, Mary Potter and Rheba Sherfey; grandparents, Jeannie Houser, Shane Houser, Jennifer Brown, Mitch Potter, Susan Millner; uncles, Henry Potter, Elijah...
William Merle Grindstaff
Feb 13, 2017
William M. ?Merle' Grindstaff, 90, joined the Heavenly Host on February 13, 2017 after an extended illness. Born February 8, 1927 he was the only son of William Rosco and Corda Greenlee Grindstaff. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Garnett Moody. Survivors include two sisters, Barbara Jean Hobson and Patricia Crowder, both of Johnson City, niece...
Frances Robertson Adams
Feb 11, 2017
Frances Robertson Adams, 71, died peacefully on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Life Care Center of Gray. She was the daughter of the late James B. Robertson and Joan Robertson of Piney Flats, TN. Frances is survived by her son, Craig Adams of Asheville, NC; and her sister and brother-in-law, Kaye and James Turner of Ocala, FL. She was a...
Jacqueline Blackwell Freeman
Feb 10, 2017
Jacqueline Blackwell Freeman, 77, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Lakebridge Health Care Center. Jacqueline was a native of Raleigh, MS. She was a daughter of the late Monroe and Annie May Matthews Blackwell. Jacqueline was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a homemaker who dedicated her life to her family and...
Janelle Keller Riley
Feb 10, 2017
Janelle Poe Keller Riley, 91, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017, at the home of her daughter Jane, with Jane and her daughter Pat by her side. Her family extended to five generations. Born in Hawkins County, she was the daughter of the late William ?Will' Poe and Laura Murray Poe. She was also preceded in death...
Doris Leonard Carrier
Feb 10, 2017
Doris Leonard Carrier, 87, of Jefferson City, TN, formerly of 715 East Watauga Avenue, Johnson City, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017, in Jefferson City, TN, at Chandler House Assisted Living from complications associated with dementia and advanced Alzheimers disease. Mrs. Carrier was a native of Washington County and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She...
Judy Snapp Turner Collins
Feb 9, 2017
Judy Snapp Turner Collins, 69, of Jonesborough, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Bob Snapp and Ruthie Snapp Russell; husband, Robert Collins, in 2014; brothers, Willie Joe Snapp, William Lawrence Snapp, Carl Lee Snapp, and infant brother Cecil Robert Snapp; and her only son, Todd N. Turner,...
Charles Oscar Pete Norris
Feb 9, 2017
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7 Charles Oscar ?Pete' Norris, 92, of Johnson City, passed away at his residence on Thursday, February 9, 2017, with his family by his side. Charles was born on January 8, 1925 in Mabel, North Carolina to the late Maggie Jane Isaacs...
Mary Zita Green
Feb 8, 2017
Mary Zita Green, 84 of Johnson City, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Lakebridge Health Care Center. She was a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Clifford and Zita Mercier Hassett. Mary was a homemaker. She was of the Catholic faith. In addition to her parents, her husband Theodore J. Green in 2007, also a sister, Joan Krebbs,...
Lorena Honeycutt Webb
Feb 7, 2017
Lorena Honeycutt Webb, 92, of Gray, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, following an extended illness. Lorena graduated from Tipton Hill High School in North Carolina, and resided in Tennessee since then. She was a homemaker, a seamstress, and an accomplished artist. She taught painting classes in this area and in Florida for several years. She was preceded...
Agnes Louise Price
Feb 7, 2017
Mrs. Agnes Louise Price, 81, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Cornerstone Village in Johnson City. Mrs. Price was a native of Upper Rice Creek (Flag Pond, TN). She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Eugene Price; father, Cecil Rice; mother, Elva Rice; and brothers, Lonnie and Orville Rice....
Autumn Hunter Curtis
Feb 7, 2017
Autumn Hunter Curtis has passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. She was a true blessing from above; we called her our little miracle. We were blessed with our little Angel for only four days but she touched all of us. She was born Friday, February 3, 2017 at the Niswonger Childrens Hospital...
Mary L. Davenport
Feb 6, 2017
Mary L. Davenport, of White Pine, TN, formerly of Jonesborough, TN, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at her home following a lengthy illness. Mary was a lifelong resident of Jonesborough, TN. She was employed by Leon-Fehrenbach in Johnson City, TN for 35 years. Mary was a God-fearing lady who had Jesus Christ in her heart. She would give you...
Wanda Mae Phillips
Feb 5, 2017
Wanda Mae Phillips, 69, of Johnson City, died Sunday, February 5, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late Jess and Maude Arnold Rankin. Wanda was a homemaker. She was a member of Fountain Of Life Bible Church. In addition to her parents, two sisters, Betty Osborne and Joy Eppards,...
