OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Mildred Faye Lloyd
Aug 23, 2014
Mildred 'Millie'? Lloyd, 86, of Bristol passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol, TN. She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of the late Conley and Lura Ward Tucker. She was a former member of the Tacoma Church of God. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by:...
Roger Dale Reed
Aug 22, 2014
Roger Dale Reed, Sr., 69, of Johnson City died Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Clifford and Bessie Baker Reed. Roger was a retired employee of the Moreflo Company after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Fountain of Life Bible Church....
Betty J. Daniels
Aug 22, 2014
Betty J. Hayes Daniels, 80, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 22, 2014 in Holston Valley Medical Center. Betty was a Johnson City native, and the daughter of the late Crestal and Sessie Williams Hayes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Ira Daniels, Jr.; brother, Crestal Hayes, Jr.; and sister, Jean Moyer....
Thomas Dee Chess
Aug 21, 2014
Thomas Dee Chess, 33, of Johnson City passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at his home in Johnson City. He was a native of Washington County and the son of Thomas L. Chess and the late Norma Sue Fagan Chess. Thomas was of Baptist faith. He loved his fiancée Barb, his children and his special pot belly pig 'Hissy'?. In...
Robert James Jessee
Aug 20, 2014
Robert 'Bob'? J. Jessee, 60, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on August 20, 2014, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born on March 26, 1954, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, to the late Charles and Marcella Jessee. He moved to Bristol, Tennessee when he was 7 years old, played football for Tennessee High School, and graduated in 1971...
Harry Riggs Johnson
Aug 19, 2014
Mr. Harry Riggs Johnson, 59, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of Wanneta Riggs Johnson and the late Harry Berry Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He held a...
Michael Floyd Sanders
Aug 18, 2014
Michael Floyd Sanders, 65, of Johnson City passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. He was a native of Washington County and the son of the late William Brown Sanders and Pearl Dykes Sanders. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by: niece, Terri Sanders Abbott. Pallbearers will be: Tony Letterman,...
Miriam S. Peace
Aug 17, 2014
Miriam Siskin Peace, 83, of Johnson City, TN and formerly of Atlanta, GA, died peacefully on August 17, 2014, surrounded by family, following a long battle with Alzheimers disease. Miriam was the daughter of the late David and Rissa Siskin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Morley Siskin, of Miami, FL. Miriam spent...
James Neal Gibson
Aug 12, 2014
Mr. James 'Jim'? Neal Gibson, 81, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Jim was a West Virginia native and a son of the late Harry and Myrtle Gibson. He lived in Johnson City for the past 25 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Edith Marie Johnson
Aug 11, 2014
Edith Marie Johnson, 80, of Jonesborough passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Lerose, KY. and was the daughter of the late Edward Lee Campbell and Leila Garrett Campbell. She was of Lutheran faith. Edith was a loving and dedicated teacher and instructor for many years....
Eloise Hartman
Aug 10, 2014
Eloise Cumbee Hartman, 83, of Johnson City, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her residence. She was a native of Charleston, South Carolina, daughter of the late William D. and Ella R. Morris Cumbee. Eloise was a retired employee of Appalachian Christian Village. She was a longtime member of the Tacoma Church of God. In addition to her parents, she...
Edna Louise Nelson
Aug 9, 2014
Edna Louise Nelson, 88, Granite Falls, NC, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at her home. Edna was a Bristol, VA native and a daughter of the late Henry Little and Zada Johnson Trivett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, John Louis Nelson, Sr.; daughter, Cathy Jane Ottinger; son, Billy Jack Nelson; and...
Myrtle L. Heaton
Aug 8, 2014
Myrtle L. Heaton, 78, of Johnson City passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at the Quillen Rehab Hospital in Johnson City, TN. She was a native of Washington County and the daughter of the late D.W. Whitson and Mabel Arnette Whitson. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Oakland Avenue Baptist Church...
Louise Elizabeth Worley Mcallister
Aug 1, 2014
Mrs. Louise Elizabeth Worley McAllister, 88, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. McAllister was a native of Washington County, Virginia who had lived most of her life in Washington County, TN. She was the daughter of the late Glen Graybeal and Lucy Worley McAllister. Mrs. McAllister was a homemaker and a past member...
Lonnie G. Laws
Jul 31, 2014
Lonnie G. Laws, 97, of Johnson City passed away Thursday July 31, 2014, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was a World War II Veteran serving on the USS West Virginia in the South Pacific. His service to his country was followed by a lifetime of service to others. He was honored to lay a wreath at...
Janet Evelyn Breeden Harvey
Jul 29, 2014
Mrs. Janet Evelyn Breeden Harvey, 69, of Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at her residence. Janet was the daughter of the late Hollis S. and Lorene Berniece Butler Breeden. Janet grew up in Cosby, TN. She taught at David Crockett High School and Greeneville High School for thirty-five years and was a member of Jonesborough Presbyterian Church. She...
Bill J. Pate
Jul 29, 2014
Bill J. Pate, 84, of Johnson City passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. He was a native of Washington County and the son of the late Jessie Earl Pate and Anna Geneva Wright Pate. He was a retired Service manager in the automotive industry. He was a member of the Grandview Christian Church....
A.J. Monteith
Jul 29, 2014
A J Monteith, 84, passed away Tuesday July 29, 2014, at home, surrounded by his loving family. A J, the son of the late Fred and Mamie Monteith, was born in Bushnell, NC, and grew up in Brevard, NC. AJ joined the Air Force and traveled the world with his family for twenty-three years, retiring to Brevard, NC. He then...
