OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Rick Arwood
Apr 21, 2013
Rick Arwood, 57, of Johnson City, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Appalachian Christian Village following a six-year battle with cancer. He was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late Bobbie Shipley and James Howard Arwood. Mr. Arwood formerly attended the Harrison Church of Christ. He was with the City of...
William Eugene Ferguson
Apr 21, 2013
William E. 'Gene'? Ferguson, 85, of Johnson City passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Johnson City. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Mack and Elizabeth Ferguson and sister, Peggy Ruth Ferguson. A native of Johnson City, he had lived most of his life in Johnson City and Kingsport. Survivors include: two daughters, Ann Small, and her...
Harry Hsu
Apr 20, 2013
Harry Hsu, age 94, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Christian Care Center of Johnson City. A native of China, he came to the U.S. in 1944 for graduate work at the State University of Iowa, where he later earned a Masters degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Chemical Engineering. He worked at the Illinois...
James Ray Jones
Apr 20, 2013
Please remember me as I was, healthy, happy, and trying to make you laugh James Ray Doc Jones, 64, left us on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Except for 4 years in the Air Force, he was a lifetime resident of Johnson City. He is preceded in death by his mother, Alice Corder, who died...
Janice F. Sell
Apr 19, 2013
Janice F. Sell, 60, of Piney Flats, died Friday at her residence. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Walter and Helen Gibson Fox. Janice was a homemaker and was of the Brethren faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sherry Miller, a granddaughter, Harley Cooper, two sisters, Linda...
Emogene Phipps Pierce
Apr 19, 2013
Emogene Phipps Pierce, 85, of Telford, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a Johnson City native and the daughter of the late Garrett Clayton and Anna Fred Phipps. Mrs. Pierce was a retired employee of Texas Instruments. She was a member of Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Paul Lin Rader
Apr 19, 2013
Paul Rader, 71, Johnson City, died Friday, April 19, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a Jonesborough, TN native and a son of the late Arnold Foster and Josie Lee Carder Rader. Mr. Rader was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Rader was a United States Air Force veteran. He was the former training manager for Burlington Industries....
James M. Guinn
Apr 18, 2013
Mr. James M. Guinn, age 66, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Guinn was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Lewis Guinn and Mable Turner Guinn. Mr. Guinn was a Truck driver for General Shale for forty-one years. He is survived...
Billy Joe Bowman
Apr 18, 2013
Billy Joe Bowman, age 79, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bowman was a Johnson City native and son of the late Samuel Lawson and Martha Tapp Bowman. He was a former employee of the Johnson City Country Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Browning Bowman. Mr....
George Ronald Blackwell
Apr 17, 2013
George Ronald 'Ron'? Blackwell, 69, of Johnson City, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. He was a native of Johnson City and had lived most of his life here. Ron was the son of Herbert Francis of West Jefferson, NC and the late Marie Blackwell and step-father Clifton Blackwell. In addition to his mother and step-father,...
Linda Ruth Frazier
Apr 16, 2013
Mrs. Linda Ruth Frazier, age 66, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Frazier was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of Margaret Dunn Taylor and the late Elmer Taylor. Mrs. Frazier was a homemaker. She was a lifetime member of the Walnut Christian Church....
Valerie Ann Trimble
Apr 10, 2013
Mrs. Valerie Ann Trimble, age 78, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Trimble was a native of Elkton, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Howard Issacs and Lillian Green Issacs. In addition to her parents her husband Tom Trimble also preceded her in death. Mrs. Trimble was a homemaker. Survivors include...
Marjorie Mccorkle Kitts Burleson
Apr 9, 2013
Mrs. Marjorie McCorkle Kitts Burleson, Johnson City, TN, died on April 9, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. Her first husband, Tolbert H Kitts, Jr, a daughter, Karen Kitts Cragin, seven sisters and a brother, preceded Mrs. Burleson in death. She is survived by her husband, Reno G. Burleson, a son, Michael L. Kitts and wife, Danette; grandchildren,...
Anton Peter Gruhot
Apr 8, 2013
Anton Peter Gruhot, 86, of Johnson City, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at Broadmore Assisted Living of Johnson City. He was a native of Moline, IL, son of the late Anton and Jennie Debautt Gruhot. Anton was a retired Chief Petty Officer having served in the U. S. Navy for 22 years. He was a veteran of both WWII and...
Isaac William Nickles
Apr 5, 2013
Isaac W. 'Buck' Nickles, 45, of Johnson City, died Friday, April 5, 2013 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Carl Allen Nickles, Jr. and Myrtle Margaret Pritchard Nickles. Buck was a retired truck driver and attended the Gospel Light Tabernacle. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a...
Dorothy Baker Jenkins
Apr 4, 2013
Dorothy B. Jenkins, 92, of Bluff City, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Jenkins was a native and lifelong resident of Bluff City and a daughter of the late Robert and Lilly Cox Baker. She was a retired employee of the Univac Corporation. Mrs. Jenkins was a lifelong member of Chinquapin Grove Baptist Church,...
Edna Minks Leonard
Apr 3, 2013
Mrs. Edna Minks Leonard, age 91, of Jonesborough, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Leonard was a native of Johnson County. She was the daughter of the late Ross M. Minks and Ida Heck Minks. In addition to her parents her husband, Linkes J. Leonard; one brother, James E. Minks also preceded her in death. Mrs....
Patrick Lloyd Hilton
Apr 1, 2013
Patrick 'Pat'? Lloyd Hilton, 66, of Jonesborough, died Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Lloyd Dyer and Lucille Lawrence Hilton. Pat was a graduate of ETSU having a Bachelors of Science in Biology and a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. He worked in...
Verna L. Jackson
Apr 1, 2013
Verna L. Jackson, 85, of Johnson City, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Jackson was a Limestone, TN native and a daughter of the late Roy and Bonita Estep Faulkner. She was retired from employment with Whites Supermarkets. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Piney Flats First Baptist Church. Mrs....
Clara June Church Baines Jenkins
Mar 31, 2013
Clara June Church Baines Jenkins, age 86, of Johnson City passed away Easter Sunday morning at Franklin Woods Community Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She is preceded in death by her parents Samuel and Cora Church, sisters Ruth Lewis and Glenna Street, Brothers Elmer, Gene, and Harry Church. Her husband Gene Jenkins. She is survived by: one brother, George Church...
