OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Paul Howard Patterson
Mar 15, 2014
Paul Howard Patterson, 83, passed away at his home in Johnson City Saturday, March 15, 2014. He was the son of the late Jesse Olen and Gladys Elma Oaks Patterson. He was born May 18, 1930 in Johnson City, Tennessee. Paul is survived by: brother, Cecil Patterson ( Shirley ) of Elizabethton, Tennessee and a host of Nieces and Nephews.....
Ruby Victoria Baw Baw Johnson
Mar 14, 2014
Mrs. Ruby Victoria 'Baw Baw'? Johnson, age 87, of Johnson City, went to be with the Lord Friday, March 14, 2014, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Johnson County who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late James and Lela Mae Leffman Widener. In addition...
Bernice Leach Huffine
Mar 13, 2014
'Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.'? Psalm 116:15 Bernice Leach Huffine, 92, of Jonesborough, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Johnson City Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of Washington County and a daughter of the late Ralph William Leach and Pearl Street Leach. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Raymond S. Long
Mar 12, 2014
Raymond S. Long, 93, died March 12, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born August 11, 1920 in Chatfield, Ohio to the late Samuel and Carrie Lust Long. Raymond moved from Galion, Ohio to Tennessee in 1978 with North Electric / ITT Company. He retired in 1981 after 43 years of employment. Raymond was a veteran of...
John Clifford Mckee
Mar 9, 2014
John Clifford McKee, 67, Johnson City, died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at the Christian Care Center of Johnson City following a courageous battle with cancer and multiple sclerosis. John was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and a son of the late Dr. Thomas P. and Mary Rose Clifford McKee. He was a graduate of Milligan College and...
Nora Mae Hardin
Mar 8, 2014
Nora Mae Hardin, 68, of Elizabethton passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center March 8, 2014. She was the daughter of the late John Herbert and Louise Oliver Martin. She was born October 28, 1945 at Johnson City, Tennessee. Nora was a beloved member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Elizabethton, Tennessee. She was a huge fan of Elvis...
Paul Huffine
Mar 5, 2014
Mr. Paul Huffine, age 83, passed away on March 5, 2014, at the Courtyards in Johnson City. Mr. Huffine was a native of Washington County and the son of the late Charles and Vesta Huffine. After graduating from Jonesboro High School, Mr. Huffine worked as a salesman for Swift and Co. He was a member of Skyline Heights Baptist Church....
Robert Lister Wagner
Mar 4, 2014
Robert Lister Wagner II, 69, of Jonesborough passed away at his home Tuesday, March 04, 2014. He was the son of the late Fred and Mary Lucille (Wells) Wagner. He was born August 26, 1944 in Greenville, Tennessee. He is survived by: nephew, Perry Gene Wagner (Tammy ) of Damascus, Virginia and great-niece, Kaitlyn Wagner of Damascus, Virginia. A Graveside...
James Lyman Jimmy Patterson
Mar 3, 2014
James 'Jimmy'? Lyman Patterson, 80, of Johnson City passed away at the Lakebridge Health Care Nursing Facility Monday, March 03, 2014. He was the son of the late James Love and Eva Lee Johnson Patterson. He was born June 2, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jimmy retired from ETSU as a Sound and Light Technician at the University Center. He also...
Paul Walter Mcclanahan
Mar 2, 2014
Mr. Paul Walter McClanahan, age 76, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Johnson City. Mr. McClanahan was born in Grundy, VA. He was the son of the late Charlie and Flora (Rowe) McClanahan. In addition to his parents, his beloved wife, Georgia L. (Parks) McClanahan and several siblings preceded him in death. Paul was a member...
Ronnie Wayne Phillips
Feb 28, 2014
Mr. Ronnie Wayne Phillips, age 52, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 in the Johnson City Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Phillips was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of Jimmy and Judy Hurt Phillips. Ronnie was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and cars. Ronnie also...
Melba Jean Goulding
Feb 28, 2014
Melba Jean Goulding, 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to join the Lord and her beloved husband, Clare, on Friday the 28th of February. She was born to the late Lonnie and Ollie Leonard, November 4, 1933, in Johnson City, Tennessee. Melba graduated from Science Hill High School and attended East Tennessee State University. She was preceded in death by...
H.T. Tom Shearin
Feb 26, 2014
Mr. H.T. 'Tom'? Shearin, age 76, of Johnson City, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 26, 2014, at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Shearin was a native of Aventon, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Herman and Mary Taylor Shearin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of thirty-eight...
Johnny J. Miller
Feb 25, 2014
Mr. Johnny J. Miller, age 77, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Miller was a native of Avery County, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Robert F. and Myrtle Cooper Miller. In addition to his parents, one daughter, Sindi Miller Collins also preceded him in death. Mr....
Joseph Lee Oliver Glover
Feb 25, 2014
Joseph Lee Oliver Glover, 26, of Erwin passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014. He was the son of the late Jeff Light and Sadie Maria Holmes Meredith. He was born July 11, 1987 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He is survived by: mother, Sadie Meredith of Unicoi, Tennessee; four children, Hayden Glover, Keith Glover, Preston Maxwell and Melody Maxwell; Sister, Martha...
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,...
