OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Virgie Irene Frisco
Jun 22, 2016
Virgie Irene Frisco, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Cornerstone Village North. Ms. Frisco was born on November 15, 1929 in Wise County, Armo, VA, to the late Charles and Ruby Loudy Frisco. Ms. Frisco was a member of East Unaka Christian Church since 1942. Ms. Frisco was a 1948 graduate of Science Hill High School. She...
Helen Virginia Crawford
Jun 17, 2016
Mrs. Helen Virginia Crawford, 91, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at her home in Johnson City. All arrangements are being handled by Blessing-Hine Funeral Home, Twinsburg, Ohio. (330) 963-4100 www.blessingfuneralhome.com
Laverne Hale Snook Mackey
Jun 15, 2016
LaVerne Hale Snook Mackey, 87, of Johnson City, died June 15, 2016, at her home. LaVerne was born in Pennsylvania but had lived in Washington County, TN most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Nellie Snyder Hale, and her first husband, John Donald Snook, Jr. LaVerne is survived by her husband and soul...
Dana L. Ramsey
Jun 13, 2016
JOHNSON CITY ? Dana L. Ramsey, 84, joined his loved ones and friends in a higher place after a courageous cancer battle. He passed away at home on June 13. A native of Washington County, he was the son of the late Dana H. and Zella Haire Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey was a retired Bank Building Corporation project manager. He continued...
Jacqueline Ann Richardson
Jun 9, 2016
Ms. Jacqueline Ann Richardson, 29, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Jacqueline was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of David Richardson and the late Jewel Richardson. Jacqueline was a graduate of Davy Crocket High School. She was an employee of Walgreens Pharmacy for several...
Edward Leonard Rakowski
Jun 8, 2016
Edward Leonard Rakowski, 65, of Gray, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at his residence. He was a native of Detroit, Michigan, son of the late Leonard Norman and Inez Shirley Woodard Rakowski. Edward was a retired employee of the Ford Motor Company and a member of the UAW Local 600. Edward was a graduate of Fordson High School in Dearborn,...
John T. Bud Stewart
Jun 6, 2016
John Thomas ?Bud' Stewart, 72, of Johnson City, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Dant, Virginia, son of the late Wiley A. and Ethel Mae Byrd Stewart. Bud was a retired dock Supervisor for Johnson City Chemical Company. He was a member of the Gospel Light Tabernacle. Bud loved to...
Mallory Sue Lynn Highben
Jun 4, 2016
Mallory Sue Lynn Highben, 9 day old infant daughter of Chris and Cassandra Highben, of Erwin, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born on May 26, 2016 in Johnson City, Tennessee. In addition to her parents she is survived by: maternal grandparents, Brenda and Carl Fink; paternal grandparents, Ed and Carol Highben;...
William John Christian Dr. Fisher
Jun 3, 2016
Dr. William ?Bill' J. Fisher, 94, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at Johnson City Medical Center. Bill was born in Detroit, Michigan, resided in Boulder, Colorado, and had been a Johnson City resident since 1966. Bill and his loving wife Joan B. Fisher met in Colorado on a Sunday at a Walgreen?s lunch counter. Joan and...
Willie Carmack Adams
Jun 3, 2016
Mr. Willie Carmack Adams, 78, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at Holston Manor in Kingsport. Willie was born in Austin Springs. He was a son of the late Johnny Adams and Velma Lawson Adams Brown. Willie was a retired firefighter with over thirty years of service, having served in the Air Force at the Charleston Naval...
Billy Joe Phillips
Jun 2, 2016
Billy Joe Phillips, 83, of Johnson City, died Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Hillview Health Center in Elizabethton. He was a native of Unicoi, son of the late Vaughn and Mamie Treadway Phillips. Billy Joe was a retired mechanic. He had lived in Queens, NY for over twenty years and was owner/operator of K?s Auto and Truck Repair from...
Louella Marie Faulkner
Jun 2, 2016
Louella Marie Faulkner, born August 10, 1932, age 83, of Gray, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Faulkner was a native of Scott County, Virginia. She was a daughter of the late David and Delphia Blair Anderson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, William Edward ?Junior'...
Mary Louise Dugger Jackson
May 29, 2016
Mary Lousie Dugger Jackson, 82, Johnson City, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at her home. She was born at home in Old Butler, Johnson County, TN on May 5, 1934 to the late Daniel Boone Dugger and Dessie Mae McKinnis. She attended her first seven and one half years of elementary school at Butler Elementary...
Leann Bennett
May 28, 2016
Arrangements under the direction of Morris-Baker Funeral Home, Johnson City, TN.
Joan Barbara Fisher
May 27, 2016
Joan B. Fisher, 85, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at home. Joan was born in Detroit, Michigan, resided in Boulder, Colorado, and had been a Johnson City resident since 1966. Joan and her loving husband William ?Bill' J. Fisher met in Colorado on a Sunday at a Walgreen?s lunch counter when she asked him to pass...
George Bennett
May 27, 2016
Mr. George Bennett, 85, of Murrells Inlet, SC formerly of Johnson City, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at Prince George Healthcare Center in Georgetown, SC. Mr. Bennett was a native of Mitchell County, NC. He was a son of the late Baxter and Lizzie Burleson Bennett. Mr. Bennett spent his younger years working as a logger in North Carolina....
Thomas C. Tommy Cannon
May 26, 2016
Thomas C. ?Tommy' Cannon, 87, of Johnson City died Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the Erwin Center on Aging and Health. He was a native of Boone, NC, son of the late Benjamin and Nina Belle Hodge Cannon. Tommy was a retired heating and air conditioning service owner. He was of Baptist faith. Tommy was a great outdoorsman. He loved...
Edna Boyer
May 26, 2016
Edna Boyer, 95, of the Boones Creek community, passed away Thursday, may 26, 2016, at NHC Healthcare. She was a devoted homemaker who loved caring for her family, who were her pride and joy. Her home was always open to her extended family as they shared table fellowship, warmth, and love. Edna was a longtime member of Unaka Avenue Baptist...
Lester John Cartwright, Jr
May 25, 2016
Kingsport - Lester John Cartwright Jr. went to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, drafted in the Vietnam War, and proudly continued his service to his country and retired as a Master Sergeant from the United States Army. After retirement from the military, he...
Mabel Catherine Mcfeature
May 25, 2016
Mrs. Mabel Catherine Schumann McFeature, 92, of Johnson City, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Born in 1923 in Millard, Nebraska, Mrs. McFeature was the daughter of the late Hans and Dora Rathmann Schumann. She received her Associates Degree in Business Administration. She worked for the Pentagon during World War II...
