OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
John Glenford Boyd
May 15, 2014
John Glenford Boyd, 79, of Kingsport passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Holston Manor in Kingsport, TN. He was a native of Saltville, VA and the son of the late William 'Bill'? and Mary Helen Moore Boyd. John was a great athlete and loved all sports (especially baseball). He played college football and baseball. While serving in the US...
Tresa Ann Robinson
May 14, 2014
Tresa A. Bennett Shepard, 49, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away May 14, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of the late Andrew Earl Bennett and Jessie Delk Bennett. She is preceded in death by: first husband, Ronald Shepard; brother, Andrew 'Pee Wee'? Bennett; father-in-law,...
Virgil Eugene Price
May 12, 2014
Mr. Virgil Eugene Price, 81, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord Monday, May 12, 2014 at The Center of Aging and Health in Erwin, TN. He was retired from E.T.S.U. after 29 years of service. Mr. Price served in the U.S. Army during the Battle of Okinawa and Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 58...
Luther A. Franklin
May 11, 2014
Luther A. Franklin, 74, Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord and was reunited with his granddaughter, Emily Beth, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Franklin was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and a son of the late Milton Andrew and Elsie Bawgus Franklin. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company, where he...
Robert Hamelin
May 10, 2014
Robert 'Shorty'? Hamelin, 76, Piney Flats, died Saturday, May 10, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Nashua, NH and a 30 year resident of Piney Flats, where he once owned his own lawn mower repair shop- Shortys Small Engine Repair. He was preceded in death by his parents, Violet Rose...
Kayden Waine Johnson
May 8, 2014
Kayden Waine Johnson, infant son of Harold Johnson and Lynsey Maxwell, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born May 7, 2014. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: paternal grandparents, Daniel Johnson and Wanda Cosley; maternal grandparents, Stanley and Melissa Bales; maternal grandfather, Norman Maxwell; maternal step grandparents Brandi Bales...
James Ramsey
May 7, 2014
James Ramsey, 79, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Pine Ridge Care Center in Elizabethton. He was a native of Carter County, son of the late Virginia Bayless. James was a retired truck driver for the City of Johnson City. In addition to his mother a brother and his wife Lillie Belle Ramsey preceded him in...
John Paul Platt
May 6, 2014
Dr. John Paul Platt, 96, Johnson City, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at his home. Dr. Platt was born in St. Petersburg, FL to the late James Newton and Minnie Matilda Bankston Platt. He attended Boys High School in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Platt then attended Emory University in Atlanta, where he earned his undergraduate degree and completed medical...
Byron Scott Barnes
May 6, 2014
Byron Scott Barnes, 57, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday May 6, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Scott was a native of Washington County and son of Billy B. Barnes and Doris Lewis Barnes. He was the owner and operator of Barnes Exterminating Company. He was a Graduate of Daniel Boone High School and...
Carl Eugene Huff
May 6, 2014
Carl Eugene Huff, 75, of Gray, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the Life Care Center of Gray. He was a native of Beefhide, Kentucky, son of the late A. B. and Lucy Williams Huff. Carl was a retired civil engineer who built water treatment plants all over the world for Aramco Oil Company and had owned and operated the...
Sarah Jane Ward
May 5, 2014
Sarah Jane Ward, 87, of Jonesborough passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at the NHC Heathcare in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late Malley and Lillie Arnett Bennett. She was of Baptist faith and a member of the Faith Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, husband Glen Ward,...
Evelyn Weikel Williams
May 5, 2014
Mrs. Evelyn Weikel Williams, 92, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, in the NHC HealthCare. Mrs. Williams was born in Christiansburg, Virginia. She had lived in Johnson City since 1954. She was the daughter of the late Millard Conway and Martha Catherine Guthrie Weikel. Mrs. Williams retired from the Clinchfield Railroad as executive secretary after many years...
Kathy Scott
Apr 29, 2014
Kathy Scott, 52, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of the late Lawrence and Myrtle Keller Scott. Kathy had a great love for her family, friends and the Lord. In addition to her parents, one brother preceded...
Helen Marie Cox
Apr 29, 2014
Mrs. Helen Marie Robinson Cox, 67, Johnson City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Helen was a native and life long resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late John J. Robinson, Sr. and Helen Mae Myers Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her...
June Dye Burchfield
Apr 28, 2014
Mrs. June Dye Burchfield, 92, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Burchfield was a native of Newhall, West Virginia who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Giles and Ethel Victoria Lee Dye. Mrs. Burchfield was a homemaker. She was a...
James Dempsey Jimmy Lipps
Apr 27, 2014
James 'Jimmy'? Lipps, 74, of Piney Flats passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his residence in Piney Flats with his wife and daughter present. He was a native of Washington County and son of the late Onlest Earnest and Lou Texie Ledford Lipps. Jimmy was a truck driver for many years. He began his career with ETW&C Trucking and...
Stanley E. Francis
Apr 27, 2014
Mr. Stanley E. Francis, 83, Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 in the Mountain Home VA Medical Center. Mr. Francis was a native of Buladean, NC. He was the son of the late Johnny M. and Bethina Moffitt Francis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: five brothers, George, Hughey, Dewey, James, and Charles Francis;...
Lawrence Dean Barnett, Sr.
Apr 25, 2014
Mr. Lawrence Dean Barnett Sr. 'Dad'?, 61, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Barnett was a native of New River, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Bonty Butler Barnett and Audrey Slaven Whisenhunt. Mr. Barnett retired from A.B.S in 2005. He was of the Holiness faith. In addition...
Tina Marie Alkire
Apr 22, 2014
Tina Marie Daniels Alkire, 41, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Tina was a native of Detroit, Michigan but raised in Johnson City. She was the daughter of Robert Joe Daniels and Alla Marie Ely. Her maternal grandmother, Ilene Spaid, and an aunt, Joyce Hayes, preceded her in death. In addition to...
Jack Cable
Apr 22, 2014
Jack Cable, 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, April 22, at the Mountain Home VA Center. He was a lifelong East Tennessee resident and the son of the late Hattie Lee and Dayton Calvin Cable. Jack was preceded in death by his brothers Kenneth and Buster Cable and wife Barbara Edwards Cable. Jack served his country in the...
