OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
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...
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'...
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...
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.
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Elizabeth Ann Byrd
May 21, 2016
Elizabeth Ann Hampton Byrd, 79, of Kingsport, TN, passed away, May 21, 2016 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Ada Hampton. She was the beloved wife of the late Jack Byrd. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Jim and Bill Hampton. She is survived by: her brother, Jack Hampton of Suphur...
Helen Elizabeth Yelton
May 19, 2016
Helen Elizabeth Yelton, 94, of Johnson City, died Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of the late William M. and Mary K. Hagel Brady. Helen was a dietician who had worked in nursing homes. She was a longtime member of the First Free Will Baptist Church. In addition...
Allen W. Dr. Campbell
May 17, 2016
Dr. Allen W. Campbell, 86, of Johnson City, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Allen was the son of the late Charles and Margaret Mercer Campbell. He retired from Tennessee Motor Company. He held a Doctor of Divinity degree from Bethel Bible College. He pastored at Biltmore Baptist, Elizabethton, and Knob Creek Church of Brethren,...
Steven H. Rebmann
May 17, 2016
Steven H. Rebmann, 70, of Johnson City, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at his residence, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer?s Disease. He was the son of the late Donald and Virginia Rebmann, both of Johnson City. Steve, by his own admission, spent his career ?mending broken parts.' He was an extraordinary machinist who was able to fabricate any...
Velma Eunice Stuffle Norton
May 16, 2016
Velma Eunice Stuffle Norton, 83, Gray, went to be with the Lord on May 16, 2016, at Agape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. She was born on May 27, 1932 in Hawkins County, TN to the late William Stuffle and Ollie Mae Cumbow Stuffle. Mrs. Norton was retired from Texas Instruments. She was an active member of...
