Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Aug 2, 2012

Pauline Branscomb Bone, 89 of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at NHC Healthcare Center in Johnson City. She was a native of Johnson City but had lived in Rockford, IL for 47 years and retired from General Electric in Rockford before returning to Johnson City in 1989. She was a daughter of the late, Volantine Edmond...

Aug 1, 2012

Jul 31, 2012

Mrs. Grace Frederick Tiffin, age 97, passed away, July 31, 2012, in the NHC Healthcare Center. Mrs. Tiffin was a native of Hackleburg, Alabama and had lived many years in North Alabama before moving to Johnson City, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late, Robert Levi Frederick and Sarah Estelle Smith Frederick. In addition to her parents her husband...

Jul 29, 2012

Katherine Lyons Honour, age 90, of Appalachian Christian Village, died Sunday, July 29, 2012. Mrs. Honour was born on April 29, 1922, In Nashville, and was the daughter of the late Robert Alexander and Ida Kate Hart Lyons. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Augustus Honour in 2003. Mrs. Honour was a...

Jul 29, 2012

Mrs. Mary Lee Gathings Ledford, of Johnson City, went to be with the Lord Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Four Oaks Health Care Center after a courageous battle with Alzheimers. A native of Wadesboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Clinton and Emma Bryant Gathings. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a...

Jul 27, 2012

Ruby Street Christian, of Johnson City, TN, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 27, 2012. She died suddenly at Johnson City Medical Center from a complication after surgery. A native of Mitchell County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rosa Hughes Street. Ruby was a member of University Parkway Baptist Church....

Jul 23, 2012

Gerald 'Jerry' Sexton, age 58, went to be with the Lord following a brief illness in the Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL on Monday, July 23, 2012. Mr. Sexton was born in Avery County, North Carolina and was the son of the late Peary Sexton, Jr. and Mary Calhoun Sexton of Johnson City. In addition to his father, Mr. Sexton...

Jul 23, 2012

Randy Lee Greenwell, 55, of Boones Creek, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a born in Carter County but had lived most of his life in Washington County. Randy was a son of the late, Bruce and Nell Hagaman Greenwell. His stepmother Paralee Greenwell also preceded him in death . He...

Jul 23, 2012

Mrs. Doris D. Carroll, of Johnson City, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at NHC of Johnson City. A native of Sullivan County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Anna Combs Noe. Doris retired from Red Lobster after 21 years and was a member of Hawthorne Church of the Brethren. In addition to her parents, she is preceded...

Jul 23, 2012

Vernon Chester Walker, Sr. 72, of Johnson City, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at the Continuum Courtyard. He was a native of Riceville, TN, son of the late Chester Floyd and Jewell Nina Colloms Walker. Vernon had been a salesperson in the clothing industry. He had served in the U. S. Army Reserves. His loves were any University of Tennessee...

Jul 22, 2012

Mrs. Jo Bowlin Penix, of Watauga, passed away, July 22, 2012, in the Life Care Center of Elizabethton. Mrs. Penix was a native of Greene County and had lived most of her life in the Piney Flats area. She was the daughter of the late William and Essie Thomason Bowlin. In addition to her parents, her husband of fifty-nine years,...

Jul 21, 2012

Mrs. Betty Bernice Lady, age 77, of Johnson City, passed away, July 21, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Lady was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Ed Rutledge Dulaney and Mildred Louise Emige Dulaney. In addition to her parents, two brothers, Texas Dulaney and Floyd Dulaney and her daughter, Sandra K....

Jul 20, 2012

Clifford 'Allen'? Deloach, Jr., 49 of Johnson City, died Friday, July 20, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Carter County, son of the late Clifford Deloach, Sr. and Loretta Peters Deloach. Allen had worked for the Service Master Co. and was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to his...

Jul 19, 2012

Mrs. 'Polly' Martha Beckett Sells, age 72, of Gray, passed away, July 19, 2012, at her residence.　　 　 Mrs. Sells was a native of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy Keplinger Beckett. In addition to her parents, one brother, Robert L. Beckett, also preceded her in death. 　 　 Mrs. Sells was a homemaker, although she worked...

Jul 19, 2012

Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. Kenneth H. Cole, Sr., 77, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Erwin Healthcare facility in Erwin. He was a...

Jul 13, 2012

Mr. Gene Milhorn went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 13, 2012. He was born July 23, 1939 and attended Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church. He was an office manager who loved God and people. Gene loved southern gospel music and he was a singer of The Carpenters Sons. He held revivals, loved going on mission trips, and...

Jul 13, 2012

Algerine 'Sis'? Keefauver Range, 90, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Washington County and daughter of the late Dewey and Irene Saylor Keefauver. Mrs. Range was a homemaker and member of the Boones Creek Christian Church but she attended the Harrison Christian Church. Her husband Jim...

Jul 12, 2012

Paul Clifford Francis graduated from an earthy body of clay to claim one of Pure Spirit July 12, 2012, after a long illness. He was a builder by trade and had the nick name of 'Do All Paul,' given to him for his highly creative mind that could repair, mend or create almost anything he set his mind to. Paul...

Jul 11, 2012

Dale Bray, 87, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at NHC Healthcare in Johnson City. He was born March, 11,1925 to the late Dewey Bray and Clara Wolfe Bray in the Thorn Hill Community of Hancock County, and graduated from Hancock County High School. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Army in D Company, 87th...

Jul 10, 2012

Mrs. Shirley C. Coates, 86, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at her home. A native of West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Glenwood and Ola Estep Carroll. Shirley was a member of Austin Springs United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Guy Coates and...