OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Terrial Jack Workman
Apr 23, 2017
Terrial Jack Workman, 63, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at NHC HealthCare. Terrial was born in Johnson City, TN to the late Jack Kerrigan and Billy Jean Swaner Workman. Terrial was a pipe fitter and welder for over 30 years. He worked for Gene Cox Mechanical for the last ten years. In addition to his parents, Terrial was preceded...
Eveline Miller
Apr 23, 2017
Eveline Miller, 83, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at her home. Eveline was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Tiny Franklin Miller and Lucy Beatrice Baker Miller. Eveline was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a kindhearted woman who was a...
Paul Greene
Apr 22, 2017
Paul Greene, 77, of Jonesborough, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017, at his home. Paul was a native of Washington County. He was a son of the late Howard Greene and Edith Greene Cardwell. Paul was a dedicated and highly respected husband, father, and grandfather. He was well known and recognized for his musical abilities and talents with the banjo...
Tommy Glen Wilson
Apr 19, 2017
Tommy Glen Wilson, 61, of 272 Austin Springs Rd., Johnson City, passed peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 after a brief illness. Tom was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the owner and operator of H and W Motors. Tom lived life to the fullest, with a passion for cars, his family, good food, animals,...
Cecil Edward Ed Yonkey
Apr 18, 2017
Cecil Edward ?Ed' Yonkey, 81, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 after several years fighting Alzheimer?s disease and diabetes. A proud member of the United States Army, Ed retired in 1973 after serving 20 years. He also worked at Morflo Industries and retired after working many years in the Lawn and Garden Section of Sears in the...
Larry Claude Jones
Apr 16, 2017
Larry Claude Jones, 69, of Johnson City died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Greeneville, son of the late Claude and Mavis Presley Jones. Larry was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served in Korea. He was an avid golfer, enjoyed Contra dancing, piloting small aircraft and traveling. Larry is...
Judy L. Carr
Apr 15, 2017
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day?and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Judy L. Carr,...
Velma Jean Jones Hall
Apr 14, 2017
Velma Jean Jones Hall, 86, Johnson City, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017. Velma was born in Scott County, IN to the late Ernest Jackson and Mary Louise Kelley Jones. After graduating from Indiana Business College in 1948, Velma started her career as a secretary at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis before marrying in 1954. As the minister?s wife, Velma played...
James Gary Cash
Apr 13, 2017
For me to live is Christ and to die is gain. Phil. 1:21 James Gary Cash, 58, of Jonesborough, stepped from this earth to his eternal reward on April 13, 2017. Gary was a man who loved people but most of all loved the Lord. During his time on this earth he was a man of character, integrity and loyalty....
Bobby Lewis Sluder
Apr 11, 2017
Bobby Lewis Sluder, 72, Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Bobby was a lifelong resident of Piney Flats, and son of the late William Lee and Kathleen Neal Sluder. Bobby served in the National Guard during the Vietnam Era. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company as a maintenance mechanic. Bobby was a member of...
Beulah Britt
Apr 10, 2017
Mrs. Beulah Britt, 79, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Britt was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late DeWitt and Mabel Arnette Whitson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Britt was preceded in death by: two sons, Jeffery and Gregory Dunvant; four brothers, David,...
Maggie Carmack Barnes
Apr 9, 2017
Ms. Maggie Carmack Barnes, 76, of Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Ms. Barnes was a lifelong resident of East Tennessee. Her greatest joy was loving all of her children and grandchildren. She is the daughter of the late Arthur and Nellie Ward Smith. In addition to her parents, Ms. Barnes is preceded...
Patsy Ruth Blaylock
Apr 6, 2017
Patsy Blaylock, 74, of Johnson City, TN passed away at her home on Saturday morning, April 8, 2017, after a brief illness. Patsy, a native of Virginia and a longtime resident of Johnson City, was small in stature yet emanated a large presence. She was feisty, witty, and fiercely independent and Patsy was endeared to many folks and animals. She...
Ashlee Willow Dillon
Apr 5, 2017
Ashlee Willow Dillon, 40, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a native of Durham, NC, daughter of Raymond Stapf and Sally Eggleston Dillon. Ashlee was the lead tech in the CT department of the Johnson City Medical Center and was much loved by her co-workers. She...
Ella Mae Holden
Apr 4, 2017
Mrs. Ella Mae Holden, 84, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Franklin Woods Hospital following a lengthy battle of cancer. Ella was a life long resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late David and Pearl Pierson. She enjoyed her family and cooking Sunday dinners for them. Her favorite past times were collecting shells...
Marlene Arrowood Smith
Apr 3, 2017
Marlene Arrowood Smith, 59, of Johnson City, died Monday, April 3, 2017, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Marlene was a native of Greene County, TN. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Bethel Bailey Arrowood. Marlene worked as a CNA. She attended CrossLife Church in Johnson City. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Lydia Ruth Wright
Apr 3, 2017
Lydia Ruth (Holt Craft) Wright, of Kingsport, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 at Indian Path Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was 55 years old. Lydia was the eldest daughter of Jerry and Betty Holt. She was a graduate of Milligan College. She loved God, she loved life, was very well read, and was an amazing cook. Lydia...
Billye Jayne Ms. Hemphill
Apr 2, 2017
Billye Jayne Mathis Hemphill; loving mother, bridal consultant, and accomplished floral designer, instructor, and judge; passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Johnson City, TN at the age of 89. Billye was born June 15, 1927 in Chattanooga, TN, the only daughter of Claude W. and Lucille Mathis who both preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Central...
June Payton Dills
Apr 1, 2017
June Payton Dills, 90, Johnson City, passed away Saturday, April 01, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Theodore Payton and Katie Townsend Payton, a lifelong resident of Johnson City, and a 1944 graduate from Science Hill High School. She retired from the VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, following over 42 years of service. She was a member of...
Stanley W. Bo Conner
Mar 31, 2017
Stanley Wayne ?Bo' Conner, 66, of Johnson City passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Bob and Mary Ruth Irvin Conner. Stanley was an electrician in the construction industry. He was of Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Dawn S. Campbell Conner of the...
