OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Philip "Phil" John Laws
Mar 21, 2024
Philip "Phil" Laws, age 73 of Unicoi, TN went to be with his Lord unexpectedly on March 21, 2024, at his home. In his high school years, Phil worked for Peter's Pet Shop until they closed, immediately following he began working for CSX Railroad as a Yard Master until he retired. He graduated from Johnson Bible College with a ministerial...
Shawn Lynn Carver
Mar 20, 2024
Shawn Lynn Carver, age 38, of Chuckey, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly in his sleep on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. The family respectfully requests memorial contributions to help offset funeral expenses due to the unexpected nature of Shawn's passing.
Isaac C. Jones
Mar 14, 2024
Isaac “Ike” Creed Jones, of Johnson City, TN passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 14,2024, at the age of 100.He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice “Necy” Florence Jones,his parents, Jackson Nathaniel and Mary Margaret, and his 8 sisters: Christie, Ruby, Dorothy,Katherine, Jackie, Margaret, and Mildred. He is survived by his 3 daughters, 5 grandchildren, 3great-grandchildren, and 2...
Mary Ruth Smith
Mar 13, 2024
Mary Ruth Ratliff Smith, 76, of Bristol, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at her home. She was a native of Wise, Virginia, daughter of the late Cecil W. Ratliff Sr. and Ruby Hamilton Ratliff. Mary dedicated her life to being a homemaker, taking great pride in caring for both her home and her family. She was a fastidious housekeeper both...
Robert "Bob" Bogart
Mar 11, 2024
Robert William “Bob” Bogart, 74, passed away peacefully at home in Limestone, Tennessee on Monday, March 11, 2024 following a brief illness. He was surrounded by his loving and devoted wife Taunja of 37 years, and his family whom loved him dearly.
Bob was born on July 3, 1949, in Johnson City, Tennessee. He attended the University of Chicago and East...
Ronald Paul Frankowski
Mar 11, 2024
Ronald Paul Frankowski, Sr
Coach Ronald Paul Frankowski, Sr passed away Monday March 11th, 2024, in Kingsport. He was the son of Stella and Elvin Frankowski (deceased) of Toledo, Ohio where he learned to love all sports on the city’s public playgrounds. Ron was a 35-year veteran teacher/coach at Dobyns-Bennett where he coached both boys’ and girls’ tennis and basketball, winning...
Mark Howze
Mar 8, 2024
Thomas Mark Howze, 82, passed away March 8, 2024.
He was born in Miami, FL, to Maston and Marjorie Howze, but grew up in Pelham, GA.
He served in the Air Force from 1959-1963 at Bergstrom AFB in Austin, TX, and studied with the New York Institute of Photography as well as the US Air Force Institute.
He was a Registered Biological Photographer employed over...
Brenda Gail Bedwell
Mar 5, 2024
Brenda Bedwell, 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by the people she loved on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Brenda was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Arlie Bedwell and Virginia Sims Bedwell, but spent most of her life in the Johnson City, Tennessee area.
To know her was to love her! She lit up a room every time she walked in it. She loved...
Georgia Lee Bagley
Mar 4, 2024
Georgia Lee Bagley, 83 passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024. She was born on August 12, 1940, in Lititz, PA, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Reading School of Nursing. Georgia worked as a dedicated Registered Nurse in various hospitals such as Anne Arundel General Hospital in Annapolis, MD, Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, FL, and...
Deborah Elaine Lowe
Mar 3, 2024
Debbie Elaine Lowe, age 70 of Greeneville, TN passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024. Debbie loved running the roads with her "Golden Girls" she enjoyed outdoors, especially visiting any park she could find. Debbie’s favorite term of endearment for people was "Momma." Debbie lived a full life enjoyed by countless friends and caregivers. She will be missed dearly by...
Richard Louis Kneaskern
Mar 1, 2024
Richard Louis Kneaskern, 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord, on Friday, March 1, 2024.
In 1943, Richard was born to Howard E. Kneaskern and Sarah Prentice Kneaskern in Auburn, New York, where he was raised.
Richard would meet and marry the love of his life, Grace Daland Kneaskern.
He graduated from Piedmont Bible College with a theological...
Al Gregory
Feb 26, 2024
Alfred L. “Al Gregory” DiGregorio passed away Monday, February 26, 2024. Al was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Mildred and Salvatore DiGregorio on December 13, 1929. He lived in Brooklyn until he was 19 years old. At that time, after graduating from Lafayette High School, he received an athletic scholarship to St. John's University. Before entering college, Al played with a...
Dr. Martha Manning Pointer
Feb 25, 2024
“A person of influence”: Dr. Martha Manning Pointer, 74, of Johnson City, TN, passed away February 25th, 2024 from complications of metastatic cancer.
An energetic, strong-willed woman, Dr. Pointer graduated from University High School in 1967 and went on to earn degrees from Tennessee Technological University (B.S. 1972), East Tennessee State University (M.A., 1977; M.B.A., 1981), and the University of South Carolina (PhD, 1992). She served as a CPA for a number of years and was...
Hisanori "Nori" Hasegawa
Feb 25, 2024
Dr. Hisanori “Nori” Hasegawa, 67, of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024, following a battle with colorectal cancer. He was born on January 6, 1957 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, to Shigeko Muramatsu Hasegawa and the late Tetsuo Hasegawa. Dr. Hasegawa was a man deeply connected to his faith, which he trusted to lead him throughout his life. His...
Morris Wyatt
Feb 24, 2024
Morris Wyatt, 65, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2024, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital after lengthy illness.
He was born on February 24, 1959, t0 the late Donald and Geniva Hoilman Wyatt in Burnsville, North Carolina. He lived most of his life in Johnson City. A jack of all trades, Morris was a roofer...
Barbara Ann Kitchens
Feb 24, 2024
Barabara Ann Kitchens, 87, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, to be with her friends and family.
She was born Barbara Ann Cain in Burns, Kansas, on October 16, 1937, to Thelma and Raymond Cain. Barbara lived the last 23 years in Johnson City. Prior to living in Tennessee, she spent a significant portion of her life...
Linda Faye McCarty
Feb 23, 2024
Linda Johnson Sharp McCarty, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina.
In 1967, Linda married her friend for life, Freddie D. McCarty. They remained married until Fred passed away in December 2021. Linda and Fred were both originally from LaFollette, Tennessee, but they made their home in Dayton, Ohio where Fred worked at Chrysler until...
Karla Cress Casto
Feb 21, 2024
Karla Cress Casto, 79, of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Wednesday, February 21st after an extended illness. She was born in Mountain City, TN, on the 27th of July, 1944, to the late Wilmer Cress and Mary Goodwin Cress. She was a graduate of Johnson County High School class of 1962, where she was valedictorian. Karla moved to Washington, DC,...
Barbara Coates
Feb 20, 2024
Barbara D. Coates of Johnson City, TN died of cancer on February 20, 2024 at age 82. She was surrounded by family and love as she passed.She was born in Oklahoma on July 23, 1941 and grew up in Pryor, OK, where her father practiced medicine. She graduated from Pryor High School, where her mother taught English. She obtained a...
Donald Richard Newell, Sr.
Feb 18, 2024
Donald Richard Newell, Sr., 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
He was born into the loving home of Samuel Howell Newell, Jr and Dora Mildred “Tootsie” Pruner Newell on April 18, 1943, in Washington County, Tennessee.
Donald was a retired engineer from Amerace / Microporous, LLC. He was an avid trophy bass fisherman, who also enjoyed...
