OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
James Thomas Sheppard
Sep 11, 2013
James Thomas Sheppard, 'J.T.', 91, a native of Kinston, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Appalachian Christian Village, Johnson City, Tennessee. He was a World War II Army Veteran, having served in the European Theater-707 Tank Battalion. His last action was the Battle of the Bulge under General George Patton. He...
Dorothy Maude Lee Torbett
Sep 11, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Maude Lee Torbett, age 87, of Piney Flats, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013, in the NHC HealthCare Center. Mrs. Torbett was a native of Abingdon, Virginia who had lived most of her life in Piney Flats. She was the daughter of the late Gammon Wilbert Lee and Maude Catherine Dunn Lee. In addition to her parents, her...
Martha Washington Dr. Bradley
Sep 10, 2013
Dr. Martha Washington Bradley, age 88, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in the NHC HealthCare Center. Dr. Bradley was a native of East St. Louis, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Cecil Nutter and Mable Hunt Nutter. In addition to her parents her husband, Dr. George Washington Bradley also preceded her in death. Dr....
Edith E. Shelton
Sep 8, 2013
Edith E. Shelton, 81, of Johnson City, died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at her home. She was a native of Avery County, NC and daughter of the late Floyd Hicks and Sadie White Hicks. Edith lived in Johnson City for over 60 years. Edith worked for the Johnson City School District and attended Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church. In addition...
Martha Louise Stansberry
Sep 6, 2013
Louise Greenwell Stansberry passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Louise was born on June 6, 1922, in the Dry Hill Community of Johnson County to Roderic Randolph and Glenn Smith Greenwell. She was a proud graduate of Watauga Academy located in the town of Old Butler. Louise attended the Elizabethton School of Business where she graduated in 1944. She...
Dorothy Allen Hensley
Sep 3, 2013
Dorothy LaFollette Hensley, age 80, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the home of her niece, following a lengthy illness. She was a graduate of Boones Creek High School and a lifelong resident of Washington county. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Helen Little LaFollette. Dorothy was...
Joseph Morton Talley
Sep 3, 2013
Joseph Morton Talley, 67, of Jonesborough, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the Summit View Nursing Home in Lake City, Tennessee. He was a native of Howesville, Indiana son of the late Morton G. and Freda Funkhouser Talley. Joseph was a millwright and had served in the U. S. Navy on the U. S. S. Enterprise. He was a founder...
Roy D. Scott
Sep 2, 2013
Roy D. Scott, 84, of Watauga, died Monday, September 2, 2013 at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center. He was a native and life long resident of Watauga and a son of the late Hubert Lawrence and Clara Edith Shell Scott. Mr. Scott was a U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the...
Freda Mae Church
Sep 1, 2013
Freda M. Church, 66, joined her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 1, 2013, after years of bearing serious illness with exquisite grace. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 9, 1947, in Watauga, Tennessee to the late Roby 'Fred'? Feathers and Ruth Hoback Feathers. She was preceded in death...
Warren Lynn Butch Elrod
Sep 1, 2013
Mr. Warren Lynn 'Butch'? Elrod, age 68, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Elrod was a native of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Warren G. Elrod and Carrie E. Peterson Elrod. In addition to his parents, his wife, Roberta 'Darlene'? Higgins Elrod also preceded him in...
Lou Ann Hodge
Sep 1, 2013
Mrs. Lou Ann Hodge, age 75, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 in the NHC HealthCare Center. Mrs. Hodge was native of Bristol. She was the daughter of the late Roy S. King and Mary Fleenor King. In addition to her parents, her husband, of forty-six years Dewey 'Bud'? Hodge; one brother, James Buddy King also preceded...
Mable Ruth Arnold
Aug 31, 2013
Mrs. Mable Ruth Arnold, age 88, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, August 31, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Arnold was native of Memphis who had lived in Johnson City since 1997. She was the daughter of the late Joseph E. Sidler and Birdie Stroud Sidler. In addition to her parents, her husband, Alton Arnold, one daughter, Susan...
Doris Ann Mcallister Graybeal
Aug 29, 2013
Mrs. Doris Ann McAllister Graybeal, age 71, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at home after an extended illness. Mrs. Graybeal was born in Damascus, Virginia to the late Andy Guy McAllister and Lucy Jane Worley McAllister. She was married to the late Hobert H. Graybeal for thirty-one years. In addition to her parents and husband, she...
Ethel Pauline Foster
Aug 29, 2013
Mrs. Ethel Pauline Foster passed from this earth to her glorious home in heaven on Thursday, August 29, 2013. She was born on December 13, 1924, in Giles County, Tennessee and was the daughter of James Clemons Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Estes Thomas. She was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband of almost 59 years, Issac Monroe Foster;...
James Wilbur Lewis
Aug 27, 2013
Mr. James Wilbur Lewis, age 76, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at his daughters residence. Mr. Lewis was a native of Blountstown, Florida. He had lived most of his life in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of the late Jesse Cullen Lewis and Dovie Hatcher Lewis. In addition to his parents his wife, Betty M....
Mary Emma Martin
Aug 24, 2013
Mary Emma Martin, 95, of Piney Flats, most recently a resident of Governors Bend Assisted Living in Erwin, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Piney Flats, a daughter of the late Arthur C. and Vesta King Shell. Mary Emma was a homemaker, charter and 'oldest'? member of the Piney Flats...
Russell R. Ginnings
Aug 19, 2013
Mr. Russell R. Ginnings, age 52, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Ginnings was a native of Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son of the late Gerald Keith Ginnings and Peggy Reed Ginnings. Mr. Ginnings served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. He received his MBA from East Tennessee State University....
Barbara Anne Summers
Aug 17, 2013
Barbara Anne Summers, 70, of Johnson City, died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at her home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and the daughter of the late Robert Woodrow and Doris Taylor Summers. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, who touched many, many lives with her thoughtfulness and generosity. She had a...
Daniel L. Carney
Aug 17, 2013
Mr. Daniel L. Carney, age 49, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Carney was a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the son of the late Jerry Carney and Gloria Braun Carney . Mr. Carney was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was an Electronics Technician for Denso. Survivors include his loving wife...
Erby D. Brown
Aug 15, 2013
Mr. Erby D. Brown, age 74, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013, in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mr. Brown was a native of Castleberry, Alabama. He was the son of the late Alvah Brown and Ira Jo Salter Brown. In addition to his parents, his sister Joyce Odom also preceded him in death. Mr. Brown was a...
