OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Billy D. Miller
Feb 24, 2014
Mr. Billy D. Miller, age 78, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014, in Princeton Transitional Care, following a courageous 25 year battle with heart disease. Mr. Miller was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late William and Anna Lee Smith Miller. In addition to his parents, Billy was preceded in death...
Nancy Jo Savage
Feb 23, 2014
Nancy Jo Savage, age 77, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Ms. Savage was the daughter of the late Gerald and Margaret Wikoff. She moved to Johnson City from Severna Park, MD in 1999, after retiring from 42 years of teaching. In addition to her parents, her sister, Jackie Andes, and...
Andrew Jackson Ketron
Feb 23, 2014
Mr. Andrew Jackson Ketron, age 87, passed away Sunday, Feb 23, 2014, in Lexington, TN. Mr. Ketron, a World War II Veteran and Master Mason was born and raised in Kingsport, TN. He was a Journeyman Printer and after leaving the Kingsport Press in the 1960s his work took him to California where he worked at the State Printing Plant...
James Edwin Mitchell
Feb 22, 2014
James E. 'Jimmy'? Mitchell, 58, of Johnson City, died Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Edwin C. Mitchell and Virginia L. Price Campbell. Jimmy was a carpet installer and of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, a brother, Jerry Lynn Mitchell and his...
Ruth Hall Higgins
Feb 17, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Hall Higgins, 85, of Johnson City, TN passed away Monday, February 17, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Higgins was a native of Floyd, VA. She was the daughter of the late Thurman Lee and Nancy Auprey Salmons Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, William 'Bill'? Higgins; brother,...
Margaret O. Murray
Feb 16, 2014
Mrs. Margaret O. Murray, age 82, of Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Murray was a native of Columbus, Georgia who had lived most of her life in Jonesborough. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Olin and Agnes Gertrude Carr Clemmons. In addition to her parents her first husband, James...
Pauline Beatrice Ledford
Feb 15, 2014
Pauline Hughes Ledford, age 87, 400 N. Boone Street, Asbury Place, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord at 5:00 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2014. Ms. Ledford was born November 26,1926, in Mitchell County, North Carolina, and was a daughter of the late Charlie E. and Margaret Deyton Hughes. She was of the Baptist faith. Pauline was a...
Bill G. Barnett
Feb 15, 2014
Mr. Bill G. Barnett, age 84, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014, in Lakebridge Health Care Center. Mr. Barnett was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Louis and Mary Ruth Huffine Barnett. He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict with the 424 Field Artillery Battalion, Battery...
Barbara Shelton Tipton
Feb 11, 2014
Barbara Shelton Tipton, 76, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center Tuesday, February 11, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Ethel Tipton Shelton. She was born August 2, 1937 in Erwin, Tennessee. She is survived by: husband, Raymond E. Tipton; son, Raymond Keith Tipton of Johnson City, TN.; daughter, Carrie Theresa...
Arthur James Nave
Feb 10, 2014
Mr. Arthur James Nave, age 64, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Nave was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of Gladys Louise Scarbrough Nave and the late Fred Nave. In addition to his mother, Arthur is survived by one brother, Leonard Nave, and his wife...
Carl E. Jack Mckay
Feb 10, 2014
Mr. Carl E. 'Jack'? McKay, age 81, of Gray, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014, in the Appalachian Christian Village following a brief illness. Mr. McKay was a native of Morristown. He was the son of the late Carl Edgar and Vallie Harmon McKay. In addition to his parents, two sisters, Bobbie Ann McKay and Gerri McKay Range also preceded...
Mary Louise Miller
Feb 7, 2014
The Lord called Mary Louise Simpson Miller, 83, home Friday, February 7, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Mary was a member of the Snow Memorial Baptist Church of Johnson City, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of the late Leonard and Ola Simpson . She was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Bruce Miller, her son Roger Dale Miller, her...
Faye P. Hensley
Feb 7, 2014
Ms. Faye P. Hensley, age 91, of Johnson City, passed away on February 7, 2014 at Governors Bend Assisted Living in Erwin, TN. Faye was an Erwin native and a daughter of the late Arthur Garfield and Polly Elizabeth Forbes Phillips. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband of 58 years, James H. Hensley,...
Monty Lee Vess
Feb 6, 2014
Monty Vess, 62, of Unicoi, Tennessee passed away February 6, 2014 at Holston Valley Medical Center. Monty was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and was the son of the late William Newt and Kathryn Vess of Johnson City, Tennessee. Monty was a graduate of ETSU and the Surgeon Assistant Program from the University of Alabama Birmingham. He recently retired from Blue...
Helen Madeline Levasseur
Feb 5, 2014
Helen M. Levasseur, 77, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at her home. She was a native of Philadelphia, PA, daughter of the late Robert J. Cowan, Jr. and Helen Carr Cowan. Helen was a secretary and ran the office for years for Levasseur Delivery Service and Magic Chef. She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church....
Ruth V. Crum
Feb 5, 2014
Mrs. Ruth V. Crum, age 83, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014, in the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. Mrs. Crum was a native of Royal Oak, Michigan who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Thomas B. and Chassie Lovelace Verran. In addition to her parents...
Sherwood V. Rev. Durkee
Feb 4, 2014
Rev. Sherwood V. Durkee, 88, finished his journey and went home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Sherwood was born in Brighton, Michigan on July 14, 1925. He was the son of Raymond and Cora Ethel Durkee. After receiving his call to ministry, Sherwood left the farm with his wife, Joyce, and their...
James Harold Dye
Feb 4, 2014
James H. 'Jay'? Dye, 71, of Jonesborough, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Ottawa, Tennessee, son of the late Muncie J. and Addie Lee Dunn Dye. James was a contractor and carpenter. He attended the Knob Creek Church of the Brethren. In addition to his parents, four brothers, Richard, Muncie,...
James Harold Dye
Feb 4, 2014
James H. 'Jay'? Dye, 71, of Jonesborough, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Ottawa, Tennessee, son of the late Muncie J. and Addie Lee Dunn Dye. James was a contractor and carpenter. He attended the Knob Creek Church of the Brethren. In addition to his parents, four brothers, Richard, Muncie,...
Vannessa Marie Stanton
Feb 2, 2014
Vannessa Marie Stanton, 31, of Limestone passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of Charles Robert and Janet Mary (Burgess) Stanton of Urbandale, Iowa. She was born March 30, 1982 in Johnson City, Tennessee. She is survived by: father, Charles Robert Stanton of Iowa; mother, Janet Mary Stanton of Iowa; son,...
