OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Charles Emory Hicks
Sep 9, 2023
Charles Emory Hicks, 61, of Johnson City, took his walk with the angels to Heaven on September 9, 2023.
He was born on February 19, 1962. He was a graduate of Davy Crockett High School, working and retiring form the Johnson City Press.
Preceding him to Heaven are his parents, William Hart Hicks and Elizabeth Chandler Hicks; older brother James Hicks, and...
Norma Burgess
Sep 8, 2023
Norma Jean Sheets Burgess, age 87, went home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 8, 2023. She passed away peacefully at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She had been living at Abundant Christian Living Community.
Norma was a country girl, born in Butler, TN. She spent her life in this area and attended Science Hill High School...
Ronald Bruce Ison, Jr.
Sep 7, 2023
Ronald “Ron” Bruce Ison, Jr., age 62, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at his home.
Ron was born April 25, 1961, in Kingsport, Tennessee, to Ronald Bruce Ison, Sr. and Ginger Hamilton Ison. He was a 1979 Science Hill graduate who loved playing football. While attending ETSU, he worked with the athletic football department....
Linda Marie Wheat
Sep 7, 2023
Linda Marie Wheat, 67, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, passed away at her residence on Thursday, September 7, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Linda was born into the home of William and Eva Garner Horn in California.
She was a fun, compassionate, and loving wife, mother, and friend. To know her was to love her, she will be dearly missed.
Linda is preceded in...
Shannon Melissa Wiseman
Sep 5, 2023
Shannon Wiseman, 56, went home to her heavenly Father on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. She passed peacefully at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with her family by her side.
Born in the old Johnson City Memorial Hospital on November 21, 1966, she was the eldest of three children and only daughter of David and Ellyn Wiseman.
She graduated from Happy Valley...
Gracie Allen Saylor
Sep 4, 2023
Gracie Allen Saylor, age 83, of Pinckney, Michigan, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023.
Gracie was born on July 13, 1940, in Carter County, Tennessee, to the late William and Cordia Pealer.
Gracie married the love of her life, Kenneth Saylor, on May 23, 1959. In 1967, she and Kenneth moved to Michigan, where they raised their four children. Gracie was...
Donald Brian Mccarthy
Sep 4, 2023
Donald Brian McCarthy, age 83, of Greeneville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, September 4, 2023.
Donald was born in Manhattan, New York, on February 19, 1940, to the late Michael James McCarthy and Lorraine Dooley McCarthy. He graduated from Bryant High School in Queens, New York in 1957. Donald served in the Army, and after his honorable...
Frances Welsh Sills
Sep 4, 2023
Frances “Billie” Welsh Sills, 86, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed from this life to the next, at Four Oaks Healthcare in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Frances was born into the loving home of Francis B. Welsh and Edna O. Provo Welsh in Montana.
She was a retired flight nurse in the United States Air Force. From there, she went on to hold a variety...
Naomi "Trixie" Baird
Sep 2, 2023
Naomi Jean “Trixie” Baird completed her faithful journey and earned her angel wings on September 2, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones.
Trixie was born on May 16, 1934, in Dante, Virginia, to the late Rural Phillips and Susan Hayes Phillips. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and trusted best-friend to so many.
She was raised in Carter County and...
Stephanie Gail Whitehead
Aug 31, 2023
Stephanie Gail Whitehead, age 68, of Johnson City, joined her Heavenly Father on Thursday evening, August 31st, 2023, at her home following medical complications in the presence of family.
She was born to the late Monroe & Virginia Casteel on November 3rd, 1954. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and trusted friend to so many. Stephanie is survived by her...
Judy Ann Webb
Aug 31, 2023
Judy Ann Arnold Webb, 81, of Johnson City, went to her Heavenly Home on Thursday, August 31, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones.
She was born in Athens, Tennessee, a daughter of the late JD Arnold and Lilley Iva Arnold.
Judy was employed by Levi Strauss as a seamstress for over twenty years. At 60, she attended ETSU and graduated with an...
Kristopher Alan Campbell
Aug 27, 2023
Kristopher Alan Campbell, 26, of Johnson City, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023.
He was born in Carter County on April 28, 1997, a son of Tim and Samantha Campbell. Kristopher was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Johnson City. He worked as a carpenter, enjoying the opportunity to work alongside his father. Always an avid outdoorsman,...
Louise Torbett Misamore
Aug 26, 2023
Louise Torbett Misamore, affectionately known as “G”, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA. A native of Piney Flats, Tennessee, Louise was born on May 29, 1945, to Porter E. and Martha K. Torbett.
Louise graduated from Mary Hughes High School in 1963 and went on to attend East Tennessee State University in Johnson...
David Larry Burleson
Aug 26, 2023
“For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me...
Jimmy Wayne Byers
Aug 24, 2023
Jimmy Wayne Byers, 79, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed from this life to the next, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, August 24, 2023.
Jimmy was born into the loving home of Garfield and Nora Whitson Byers of Butler, Tennessee.
He was a great man, who loved his family. He was an avid golfer, hunter, and fisherman. Jimmy...
Joan Marie Sinn
Aug 23, 2023
Joan Marie Carroll Sinn went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at her home.
She was born on October 10, 1941, in Sharon, Connecticut, and raised in Amenia, New York. She was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Arrietta Carroll. She moved to Tennessee in 1997 with her late husband, Donald Sinn.
Joan was a homemaker and...
Samuel Levi Clark
Aug 22, 2023
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Samuel Clark, 80, of Jonesborough, TN entered into God's kingdom on August 22, 2023. He was born January 12, 1943 to James and Ethel Clark in Hot Springs, NC. Sam, a devoted husband, is survived by his wife, Jeanette. A most loving father and grandfather, he...
Jewell Andrews
Aug 21, 2023
Jewell Snodgrass Andrews, 90, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 21, 2023, surrounded by her family.
Jewell was born into the loving home of Frank and Elizabeth Snodgrass of Johnson City, Tennessee.
Jewell married the love of her life, Tommy Andrews, and together they made a house a home for 70 wonderful years.
Those remaining to cherish the memory of...
Marshall Eugene Winstead
Aug 16, 2023
Marshall Eugene “Gene” Winstead, Sr., age 73, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
Gene was born on February 10, 1950, in Shelby, North Carolina, and was raised by the late Pervie and Isabel Huffstetler. He graduated from Dallas High School in North Carolina. He also earned a bachelor's degree from Gaston College.
Gene was...
Mary Alice Karnes
Aug 14, 2023
Mary Alice Karnes, 85, of Johnson City, died Monday, August 14, 2023, at Dominion Senior Living of Johnson City.
Mary was a Benton, IL native who had moved to Johnson City with her husband in 1995. She was a daughter of the late Vern and Gladys Whaley Mitchell.
She was an honors graduate of Benton High School and Southern Illinois University.
Early in...
