OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Naomi Jean Sampson
Jan 31, 2014
Mrs. Naomi Jean Sampson, age 71, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Sampson was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was the daughter of the late David B. and Ruth Arnett Sampson. In addition to her parents one daughter, Debra Ruth Smith; one son, Michael Carr; two brothers, James Sampson,...
Colleen Marie Lowe
Jan 31, 2014
Ms. Colleen Marie Lowe, age 47, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Colleen was born in Farmington, MI. She was the daughter of the late Arlen and Joan LaVerne Ferrill Whitehead. Colleen loved nature and was a friend to all creatures, great and small. She enjoyed the arts, particularly painting, and...
John Matthew Martin
Jan 29, 2014
Mr. John Matthew Martin, age 89, of Johnson City, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Martin was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late John C. and Lela Wilkerson Martin. In addition to his parents, several brothers and sisters also...
Nellie King Godsey
Jan 29, 2014
Nellie King Godsey, 92, of Piney Flats, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at her home. She was a native of Piney Flats, daughter of the late Samuel and Mattie Bishop McKamey. Nellie was a homemaker and member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband of over...
Leonard C. Yates
Jan 27, 2014
Mr. Leonard C. 'Rowdy'? Yates, age 52, of Erwin, died Monday, January 27, 2014. Leonard was a High Point, NC native and the son of Leonard Eugene and Rose Randolph Yates. Leonard graduated from David Crockett High School. He served in the US Marine Corps. In addition to his parents, Leonard is survived by: his wife of 27 years, Rhonda...
Jeter Campbell
Jan 27, 2014
2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day '? and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. Jeter...
W. Hanes Lancaster
Jan 27, 2014
W. Hanes Lancaster, Jr., 89, Johnson City, died Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a Chattanooga native and the son of the late Walter Hanes Lancaster, Sr. and Evelyn Hurt Lovelace Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster was a 1942 graduate of the McCallie School, where he was the squadron commander and recipient of the Grayson Medal,...
Phyllis Shepherd
Jan 27, 2014
Mrs. Phyllis Shepherd, age 91, of Milligan College, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Elizabethton. Ms. Shepherd was born in Spokane, WA. She was the daughter of the late Alfred William and Selma Heikkila Volkman. In addition to her parents, her husband, Roscoe Shepherd, Jr.; two brothers, Robert and Walter Volkman also preceded her...
Mary Evelyn Cloyd
Jan 26, 2014
Mary Evelyn Webb Cloyd, age 91, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Webb Fish and the step daughter of the late Alvin Fish. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Wayne Cloyd in 1997. Mary loved to cook and...
Mike Murray
Jan 24, 2014
Mike Murray, 63, Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mike was a native and life-long resident of Johnson City and a son of the late Rallo and Gladys Harris Murray. He retired from the Tennessee National Guard after forty-two years of service. Mike was president of the Unaka Rod and Gun Club....
Norman Shelton Davis
Jan 23, 2014
Norman Shelton Davis, 73, of Johnson City, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Carter County, son of the late Claude Lewis and Stella Mae Lyons Davis. Norman was a retired truck driver and member of the Teamsters Union #549. He was an avid poker player, bowler and coached little league...
Helen T. Johnson
Jan 23, 2014
Helen T. Johnson, 89, of Jonesborough passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born the daughter of the late Julian and Ada Ward Turbyfill. She was born April 26, 1924 at Elk Park, North Carolina. She was a homemaker and member of the Midway Baptist Church. She is survived by: two sons; Donnie...
Marvin Eugene Baker
Jan 22, 2014
Marvin Eugene Baker, 68, of Jonesborough, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Mary Wanda Collins Baker. Marvin was a drywall installer and was of the Baptist faith. He loved to work with his hands, be outdoors, spend time with his grandchildren...
Dorothy Olita Mason
Jan 21, 2014
Dorothy O. 'Dot'? Mason, 81, of Johnson City died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at her residence. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Aner and Mary Ford Cross. Dorothy was a homemaker and member of the Clifton View Baptist Church. She loved her flower garden and collecting Mason China and had even traveled to Europe to...
Frankie N. Payne Combs
Jan 18, 2014
Frankie N. Payne Combs, age 88, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Frankie was born in Shouns, TN and resided in Johnson City for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Hobart and Lydia Ann Payne. In addition to her parents; her son of 56 years Wayne...
Ernest E. Church
Jan 17, 2014
Mr. Ernest E. Church, age 97 of Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014, in the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. Mr. Church was a native of Avery County, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Lloyd and Emma Harmon Church. In addition to his parents his first wife, Mary Irene Church; one son, Roger G....
Clayton Eugene Peck
Jan 16, 2014
Mr. Clayton E. Peck, 88, of Johnson City, passed Thursday, January 16, 2014. Clayton, a Rockford, IL native, was the son of the late James Clayton and Ruby Plartz Peck. In addition to his parents, his wife Dorothy preceded him in death. Mr. Peck served in the US Navy and was awarded the Victory Medal and American Campaign Medal for...
Fred Carol Pickel
Jan 15, 2014
Fred Carol Pickel, age 70, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Fred loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He also loved playing the piano and spending time with his kids and grandkids. Mr. Pickel was a lifelong...
Jerry Ronald Marshall
Jan 13, 2014
Mr. Jerry Ronald Marshall, Sr., age 69, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at his home. Jerry was a native and life long resident of Johnson City and the son of the late Milburn Elbert and Mary Ethel Sproles Marshall. In addition to his parents, his brother, JR Marshall, and sister, Dot Reed, also preceded him in...
Joyce O'Dell Anders
Jan 12, 2014
Joyce ODell Anders, 89, of Johnson City passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014. She was the daughter of the late James Rex ODell and Arthur Mae Smalling ODell. She was born August 25, 1924 in Johnson City, Tennessee. She is survived by: four sons, William Rex (Becky) Anders, Bruce Kelly (Cindy Jones) Anders, Kent Randall (Rose Cobb) Anders and Keith...
