OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Ruth Aldene Crane Ayres
Nov 2, 2015
Ruth Aldene Crane Ayres, 90, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at Brookdale Assisted Living of Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a native of Olathe, Kansas and the daughter of the late Joseph George Crane and Minnie Elizabeth Ogle Crane. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Allen Ayres. Mrs....
Mary Ellen Garner
Oct 31, 2015
Mary Ellen Garner, 93, of Johnson City, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at her residence. She was a native of Buffalo, NY, daughter of the late Walter and Ellen C. Neill Riley. Mrs. Garner was a former telephone operator. She was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
William E. Haines
Oct 31, 2015
William E. Haines, 85, Jacksonville, FL, went home to be with his Lord Saturday, October 31, 2015. Mr. Haines was born in Washington County and was the son of the late Cecil and Lorraine Burleson Haines. He worked for Clinchfield Railroad before transferring to Jacksonville, where he retired from CSX Railroad after 48 years of service. Mr. Haines loved to...
Pleasent Webster Pete Martin, Jr.
Oct 28, 2015
Mr. Pleasent Webster 'Pete' Martin, Jr., 80, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015, in the NHC Health Center. Pete was born in Macon, Georgia January 8, 1935. He was the son of the late P. W. and Roma Beggs Martin. Pete grew up in Macon, graduating from Lanier High School and Mercer University. He taught high school...
Gwen Story
Oct 27, 2015
Gwen Simpson Story, of Johnson City, died at her residence 27 October, 2015. She was a native of Washington County, Tennessee. Gwen was a former employee of Texas Instruments and Siemens where she was an instructor and quality control technician. Mrs. Story was noted for her visitation with the elderly in her community and in nursing homes. She is survived...
James Hugh Bradley
Oct 22, 2015
Mr. James Hugh Bradley, 76, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Bradley was a native of Hartford, TN who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Francis and Susie Messer Bradley. Mr. Bradley was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a...
Barbara Bobbie Cole
Oct 20, 2015
Mrs. Barbara 'Bobbie' Cole, 84, of Johnson City, passed away after a lengthy illness Tuesday, October 20, 2015 in the Lakebridge Health Care Center. Bobbie was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Mattie and Ernest Williams. Bobbie graduated from Science Hill High School. She began her working career as a legal secretary and...
Tyler Reece Foster
Oct 20, 2015
Tyler Reece Foster, 29, of Johnson City and Greeneville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 20, 2015 in Johnson City. Tyler was a 2005 graduate of David Crockett High School. He had worked as a truck driver. He was preceded in death by: his grandparents, Erika Gonzales, Billie Jean Foster Duncan, Russell N. Foster, and Harold Duncan; aunts, Cora Lea Matherley...
Kelly Anderson Harmon
Oct 19, 2015
Mr. Kelly Anderson Harmon, 89, of Johnson City, died Monday, October 19, 2015 in the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. Mr. Harmon was a native of Detroit, MI. He was a son of the late James and Hazel Phipps Harmon. He worked as an electrician and was a member of IBEW Local 934. Kelly loved fishing and working with...
Sandra Ann Sage Bowman
Oct 17, 2015
Our precious mother, Sandra Ann Sage Bowman, died at age 77 peacefully in her home in Johnson City, TN on October 17, 2015. She met her husband, ?Bob' Robert Wolfe Bowman, Jr., at the Dutch Maid Drive-In and they were married on the 4th July, 1957 in Johnson City, TN. They were married just short of 50 years before he...
Mary Ilalie Huff Lee Atchley
Oct 16, 2015
Mary Ilalie (Lee) Huff Atchley passed away at Johnson City Medical Center on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born on December 28, 1935 in Cocke County, TN. She moved to the Johnson City area during childhood, and attended Boones Creek School. She remained in Johnson City throughout her life. She retired from Texas Instruments several years ago, and spent...
Charles Clinton Clint Boswell
Oct 14, 2015
Charles Clinton ?Clint' Boswell, 89, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Enfield, NC, son of the late Charles ?Jay' and Virginia Gathings Boswell. Clint was a retired salesman of auto parts and auto parts franchises. He was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church. Clint was member and former director...
Mary Catherine Hollyfield
Oct 12, 2015
Mary Hollyfield, 54, of Johnson City, wife of Jeff Hollyfield, died Monday, October 12, 2015. She was a daughter of Wilda and Wesley Wilson of Jonesborough and sister to JB, Melinda, Christopher and Nathan. Mary was a graduate of David Crockett High School, Berea College and did post graduate study in Early Childhood Development at UNCG, Greensboro, NC, also the...
Hazel Snyder Bashor
Oct 8, 2015
Hazel Snyder Bashor, 97, Johnson City died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Bashor was born January 24, 1918 in Doeville, Johnson County, Tennessee. She was a daughter of the late Roy Mineyard and Alice Snyder. One year later she moved to Valley Forge in Carter County. She attended Valley Forge Elementary, Elizabethton High School, and Teachers...
Carol Tate Gagan
Oct 7, 2015
Carol Tate Gagan, 68, of Johnson City, died at her residence on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 following an extended illness. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Adrian L. and Dorothy Lee Rash Tate. Carol was a retired LPN and member of the First Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Pat...
Viola Pierce Laws
Oct 4, 2015
Viola ?Blackie' Pierce Laws, 90, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Laws was a native of Exeter, VA who had lived most of her life in the Johnson City area. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Nellie White Pierce. Mrs. Laws was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist...
Michael E. Dunbar
Oct 2, 2015
Michael E. Dunbar, 56, Johnson City, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a Johnson City native, and son of Bill and Patsy Milhorn Dunbar. Mr. Dunbar graduated from Daniel Boone High School in 1977. He loved the mountains of East Tennessee, music, family, and all animals, especially his dog, Jada. He was...
Jerry M. Hammonds
Sep 30, 2015
Jerry M. Hammonds, 84, Bolivar, TN, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Scott County, VA and was the son of the late William Johnson and Norma Edna Williams Hammonds. Mr. Hammonds spent 35 years of his life in Florida, and the rest in Tri-cities. Mr. Hammonds is a U.S....
Reno G. Burleson
Sep 29, 2015
Reno G. Burleson, 94, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 peacefully at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Burleson was a Johnson City native, and son of the late J.R. and Carrie Garland Burleson. Mr. Burleson graduated from ETSU, when it was known as East Tennessee Teaching College, and earned the ETSU National Alumni Award...
Earline G. Bricker
Sep 28, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Morris-Baker Funeral Home, Johnson City, TN.
