OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Lee Hawk Thompson
Dec 20, 2014
Lee Hawk Thompson, 77, of Jonesborough, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his residence. He was a Washington County native and the son of the late John Sevier and Judy Aldridge Thompson. Mr. Thompson retired from Burlington Industries after more than 32 years of service. He loved riding his motorcycle and had toured all 48 states three times. Lee...
Jewell Daniels Lane
Dec 20, 2014
Mrs. Jewell Daniels Lane, 98, Watauga, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014, at Agape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly Asbury Place. She was the daughter of the late Fred Samuel and Clara Riggs Daniels. Mrs. Lane retired from the Post Office in Watauga. She was a member of Tacoma Church of God. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Ruth Light Carder
Dec 19, 2014
Ruth Light Carder, 88, of Johnson City, died Friday, December 19, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Ruth was native of Fall Branch and a daughter of the late Hugh and Gladis Light. She retired from Rolffs Cafeteria and Appalachian Christian Village after many years of providing wonderful home-cooked meals to the public. She specialized in fried chicken, country-fried...
Jeffrey Lynn Hampton
Dec 18, 2014
Mr. Jeffrey Lynn Hampton, age 62, of Johnson City, passed away from Leukemia at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center on Thursday, December 18, 2014. He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Hampton; two brothers, Tim and Keith Hampton; aunt, Madge Campbell; and son, Matthew Hampton. Survivors include his mother, Lois Hampton; brother, Steve Hampton and his wife...
Eunice Morgan Cooper
Dec 18, 2014
Eunice Morgan Cooper, 90, of Johnson City, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Broadmore Assisted Living Center. She was born in Albany, GA and was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Morgan. Eunice was a homemaker and mother of four who focused her time on volunteer Little League, school, and community organizations, usually associated with her family and...
Linda Sue Wilcox
Dec 18, 2014
Mrs. Linda Sue Wilcox, 66, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014, in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Linda was born in Johnson City, TN. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Oma Copas Grace. She was preceded in death by: one son, Bruce J. Wilcox, Jr.; four sisters, Cherry Mae Tucker, Berl Thornburg, Mary...
Juanita Wise Honeycutt
Dec 17, 2014
Mrs. Juanita Wise Honeycutt, 92, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014, in the Christian Care Center, Johnson City. Mrs. Honeycutt was a Jonesborough native. She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elly Miller Wise. Mrs. Honeycutt was a homemaker and also worked for nine years at Thomas Products. She was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist...
Juanita W. Honeycutt
Dec 17, 2014
Mrs. Juanita Wise Honeycutt, 92, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in the Christian Care Center. Mrs. Honeycutt was a Jonesborough native. She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elly Miller Wise. Mrs. Honeycutt was a homemaker and also worked for nine years at Thomas Products. She was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church. In...
Lucy P. Benson
Dec 9, 2014
Lucy P. Benson, 85, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at the Appalachian Christian Village. She was a native of Woodruff, SC, daughter of the late Samuel Leatherwood and Amanda Mae Poole Page. Lucy was a retired teacher in the Johnson City School System. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents,...
Ronald Allen Woods
Dec 7, 2014
Ronald Allen 'Ronnie'? Woods, 54, Johnson City, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 7, 2014 at his home. Ronnie was born in Knoxville and was the beloved son of Oscar and Darlene Perry Woods. He lived most of his life in Johnson City, where he attended East Tennessee State University. Ronnie proudly served our country in the United States Army. In...
Henry Clay Pope
Dec 6, 2014
Henry Clay Pope, Jr., 95, Johnson City, passed away the evening of Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the home of Glad and David Lounder. Henry was a Burnsville, NC native. He was the son of the late Henry Clay Pope, Sr. and Verna Wheeler Pope. Henry was a World War II veteran, having served as an aviator in the US...
M. Lucille Humphrey
Dec 5, 2014
Mrs. M. Lucille Humphrey, 83, Piney Flats, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Humphrey was a native of Sullivan County. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Dimple Carr Feathers. Mrs. Humphrey was a member of the New Life Tabernacle. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents her husband,...
Martha Jane Hensley
Dec 4, 2014
Ms. Martha Jane Hensley, 73, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Ms. Hensley was a native of Avery County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late John Larry and Martha Bare Keener. She was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents her first...
William Walter Rowell
Dec 4, 2014
William Walter 'Bill'? Rowell, 59, of Johnson City died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at his home. He was a native of Montgomery, Alabama, son of the late William Bancroft Rowell and Marjorie Whitley Rowell. Bill was a graduate of Auburn University where he attained both his undergraduate degree and his Masters in Engineering. He was a mechanical engineer for the...
Priscilla Ann Green
Nov 28, 2014
Priscilla Ann Green, 45, of Johnson City passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at her home in Johnson City, TN. She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of Margaret Bates Caldwell and the late Frank Edward Green Sr. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by: brother, Frank Andrew Green ; and sister, Kathy...
Joan Eunice Leff
Nov 27, 2014
Joan Eunice Leff, 79, of Kingsport passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 in Kingsport, TN. She was a New Jersey native and lived most of her life in Los Angeles, CA. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Kanow and Helen Bain Kanow. She was of the Jewish faith. Survivors include: two daughters, Marcy J. Wroe and husband Ken...
Violet Faye Couch
Nov 27, 2014
Violet Faye Couch, 71, of Johnson City, died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Pine Ridge Rehab and Care Center of Elizabethton. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Roy and Pansy Leonard Barlow. Violet was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse for the Johnson City Memorial Hospital. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to...
Edith Martin Stone
Nov 26, 2014
Mrs. Edith Martin Stone, age 96, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014, in the NHC HeathCare. Mrs. Stone was born July 21, 1918, in Colonial Heights, to the late Henry and Nora Edith Moody Martin. She was a member of Unaka Avenue Baptist Church for over sixty-five years, and a member of Nolichucky Grand View Chapter and Order of the...
Loretta Rakes-Mosley
Nov 25, 2014
Loretta Rakes-Mosley, 93, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at the Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City. She was as native of Washington County and the daughter of the late John Tyler Rakes and Laura F. McCormack Rakes. In addition to her parents, Loretta is preceded in death by: son, Paul K. Miller; and two sisters, Gertie...
Kathleen S. Mckinney
Nov 24, 2014
Kathleen S. McKinney, 83, of Johnson City passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Lakebridge Heath Care Center in Johnson City, TN. She was the daughter of the late Raymond Stinnett and Linda Parks Stinnett. Kathleen was a member of the Kings Springs Baptist Church of Johnson City, TN. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death...
