OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Melba Ester Huff Lowe Granny Huff
Aug 3, 2016
Melba Ester Huff Lowe (?Granny Huff'), 89, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Granny Huff was a native of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Neil Ball and Myrtle Foister. Granny Huff was a member of Midway Baptist Church for 22 years. She was an excellent seamstress who...
Carl Eddie Barnette, Jr.
Aug 3, 2016
Mr. Carl ?Eddie' Barnette, Jr., 61, Johnson City, started his next great adventure on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Eddie was known for his love of people and a passion for the ?small things in life.' He could be found in his garden or sitting by a campfire, telling stories and being with those who he held dearest to him. Mr....
James A. Southerland
Aug 2, 2016
Mr. James A. Southerland, 88, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Signature Healthcare of Greeneville. Mr. Southerland was a lifelong resident of East Tennessee. He was the son of the late Sidney and Carrie Southerland. He was a member of Clifton View Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Southerland was preceded in death by...
Jolene Bennett Rupe
Jul 31, 2016
Jolene Bennett Rupe, Gray, passed away July 31, 2016 at her daughter?s home after a courageous battle while being cared for by her son, daughter, and hospice. Born September 23, 1943 to the late Clifford and Fannie Bennett in Buladean, NC. She moved to TN as a small child, and lived in Gray most of her life. She was of...
Kenneth H. Verneuille
Jul 30, 2016
Kenneth H. Verneuille, 84, of Piney Flats, went home to be with his Lord on July 30, 2016 at his residence. He was the son of the late Daniel H. Verneuille and Winona Runyan-Van Looven. Ken proudly served in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper. He worked as a mechanic for Pan American Airlines for 32 years. He was a...
Kathryn Cooper Lockett
Jul 29, 2016
Miss Kathryn Cooper Lockett, 97, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 29, 2016 in Johnson City, TN. She was the daughter of the late Edgar N. Lockett, Sr. and Lucy Kathryn Lockett. She was born in Johnson City July 5, 1919. She was preceded in death by her brother, Dr. E.N. Lockett, Jr. She graduated from Ft. Smith High...
Naomi Katherine Zeoli
Jul 28, 2016
Naomi Katherine Zeoli, 92, of Johnson City, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center following an illness. She was a native of Greeneville, TN, born on June 5, 1924 to Roy and Fannie Ellenburg. She cherished her many relatives from the Greeneville area. Naomi was a graduate of Greeneville High School and although she worked outside the...
Lorene C. Kyker
Jul 27, 2016
Mrs. Lorene C. Kyker, 88, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, following a brief stay at the Christian Care Center. Lorene was a native of Murfreesboro, TN and lived there through high school. She was the daughter of William Edgar and Cora Adams Compton. She grew up with several brothers and one sister. Her husband Howard Dayton Kyker...
William J. Cone, M.D.
Jul 24, 2016
William Joseph Cone, M.D. of Johnson City, TN died on Sunday, July 24 after a brief illness. He was born November 28, 1936 in Rome, Georgia. His parents were LaMearle Cook Cone of Pine Mountain, Georgia and William Oscar Cone of Rome, Georgia. In Atlanta, where he moved at the age of eight, he attended Highland Avenue Grammar School and...
Timothy Stanley Shulas
Jul 23, 2016
Timothy Stanley Shulas, age 69, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Originally from Somerset, NJ, Tim was born in New Brunswick, NJ on July 17, 1947, the son of Stanley and Helen (Bischoff) Shulas, Sr. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1972, serving on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy....
Anna L. Campbell
Jul 23, 2016
Ms. Anna L. Campbell, 85, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016, at her home peacefully. Ms. Campbell has been a resident of Johnson City since 1981. She was the daughter of the late Grover and Bessie Hill Buchanan. Ms. Campbell was a member of Oakland Avenue Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Ms. Campbell was preceded...
Wilburn Lee Holly
Jul 22, 2016
Wilburn Lee Holly, 78, Johnson City, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Holly was born on August 6, 1937 to the late Alva Bernard Holly, Sr. and Mamie Lee Leonard Holly. He retired from Rainbo Baking Company after 39 years. Wilburn was known by several names including: Daddy, Papaw, Wolfie, and Uncle Wibby. He...
Easter Virginia Miller
Jul 21, 2016
Mrs. Easter Virginia Miller, 81, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Cornerstone Village, Johnson City. Mrs. Miller was a native of Buchanan County, VA. She was a daughter of the late John and Rosie Keen. Mrs. Miller was a homemaker. She loved to make quilts and also enjoyed working with her flowers. In addition to her parents...
William Glen Simpson
Jul 18, 2016
William Glen Simpson, 71, Watauga, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born in Carter County to the late Ed and Hazel Baird Simpson. Mr. Simpson worked at the rock quarry for over 40 years. He was a member of Johnson City Free Will Baptist Church and the Moose Lodge. In addition to his...
Minnie Gladys Whittimore
Jul 16, 2016
Mrs. Minnie ?Gladys' Whittimore, 92, of Johnson City, died Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Gladys was a native of Erwin. She was a daughter of the late Alvin and Edith Furches Johnson. Gladys was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...
James Leonard Jim Turnbull
Jul 15, 2016
Mr. James Leonard ?Jim' Turnbull, 84, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, in his home. Jim was born in Schenectady, New York in June 1932, moved to Tennessee while still a young man and resided in Johnson City for the duration of his life. He was the son of the late James and Helen Turnbull. Jim served...
Josephine Edith Nave
Jul 15, 2016
Mrs. Josephine Nave, 91, of Richmond, VA, formerly of Johnson City, TN and Sarasota, FL, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 at Sitter and Barfoot Veterans Care Center in Richmond, VA. Mrs. Nave was born in Mooresburg, TN. She was a daughter of the late Lefterage and Jessie Seals Pease. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
John Michael Whitlock
Jul 14, 2016
John Michael Whitlock, 67, of Johnson City, died on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the James H. Quillen Veteran?s Affairs Medical Center. He was a native of Georgia, son of the late Marvin J. and Hazel Bell Whitlock. John served his country during the Viet Nam War in the U. S. Marine Corps. There will be a graveside service at...
Frankie Jackie Honeycutt Ricker
Jul 14, 2016
Mrs. Frankie Jackie Honeycutt Ricker, born July 17th, 1941, went to her heavenly home on July 14, 2016. She was the precious daughter of Paul and Juanita Honeycutt. A 1959 graduate of Happy Valley High School, she went on to graduate from Steed College. She married Don Ricker and was blessed with her greatest loves, her children. She was retired...
Walter Oliver Holmes
Jul 14, 2016
Walter Oliver Holmes, 79, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Walter was a Washington County native. He was a son of the late Arthur and Delzie Sliger Holmes. Walter proudly served in the US Navy. He worked for the Johnson City Power Board as a utility worker. He was a very loved father,...
