OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Ruth L. Ollinger
Feb 20, 2012
Mrs. Ruth L. Ollinger, 93, died Monday, February 20, 2012, at Lakebridge Health Care Center. A native of Avery County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ora Trivett Estep. Ruth had been a resident of Johnson City since 1936. She was also a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist. In addition to her mother, she is...
Barbara W. Goan
Feb 19, 2012
Barbara W. Goan, age 74, of Gray, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born in Memphis TN. on December 11, 1937. She was the daughter of the late Jerome M. Wilson and the late Nelle C. Wilson. Mrs. Goan graduated from Memphis Central High School and enrolled at the University of Tennessee,...
Anni Flora Sharp
Feb 18, 2012
Anni was lovingly born into a family that cherished every precious moment shared with her. Though prematurely born, her happy, joyous spirit was fully realized and her smiles, coos, and sweet sounds brought healing to everyone that saw her. She is survived by her mommy Traci, her daddy Brian, and her big sister Emmi, who are each gratefully anticipating their...
Sandra Crutcher Mcgaha
Feb 18, 2012
Sandra Crutcher McGaha of Johnson City, TN was called home to be with the Lord on February 18, 2012. Sandra was a native of Johnson City and was the daughter of the late Owen and Doris Crutcher. She was also preceded in death by her father-in-law, Norman 'Mac'? McGaha. Sandra cherished her family and she fully devoted herself to being...
Shirley Edith Honeycutt
Feb 18, 2012
Mrs. Shirley Edith Honeycutt, 79, Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Ft. Blackmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Myrtle Fleenor. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband, Doss Honeycutt, four sisters, Novella Bowman, Nina Ruth, Opal and Dorothy Fleenor, and one brother,...
Vera Allison Garris
Feb 18, 2012
Mrs. Vera Allison Garris, age 86, of Johnson City, passed away, Saturday, February 18, 2012 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Garris was a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Grady Allison and Mary Orr Allison. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband of forty-nine years,...
Deana Hawkins Richey
Feb 16, 2012
Mrs. Deana Hawkins Richey, age 41, of Johnson City, passed away, Thursday, February 16, 2012 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Richey was a native of Homestead, Florida who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She is the daughter of the late Jimmy Dean Hawkins and Susan Tipton Hawkins and Walter F. Whaley. In addition to...
Madeline Johnson
Feb 14, 2012
Madeline Johnson, 84, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at her home. She was a native of Elkhorn City, KY and a daughter of the late, Walter and Ethel Potter Tipton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard after 58 years of marriage; three brothers, Lloyd, Paris and Monte Tipton. Madeline attended Keystone Presbyterian...
Kenneth M. Clarke
Feb 14, 2012
Mr. Kenneth M. Clarke, age 71, of Johnson City, passed away, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in the Holston Valley Medical Center. Mr. Clarke was a native of Elizabethton. He was the son of the late Leverett Kenneth Clarke and Sally Summers Clarke. Mr. Clarke graduated in 1963 from East Tennessee State College with a BS in Military Science. He was...
Clarence E. Lewis
Feb 11, 2012
Mr. Clarence E. 'Whitey'? Lewis, 93, of Johnson City, died February 11, 2012, at his home. A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late Jesse E. and Sarah Elizabeth Gentry Lewis. Whitey served in the US Army, a member of Buffalo Valley Christian Church, and was a 50-year member of Rhea Lodge, # 47. In addition...
Daisy Branum
Feb 11, 2012
Ms. Daisy Branum, 92, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Appalachian Christian Village. Born in Amherst, VA, she lived in Johnson City most of her life. Daisy was the daughter of the late, Edward D. and Ada Johns Branum. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Arthur, Barrett,...
Isaac Anderson Henley
Feb 11, 2012
Isaac Anderson Henley, 84, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Lakebridge Health Care Center. He was a native of Chuckey and was a son of Dosser and Laura Click Henley. Mr. Henley was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Idell Campbell Henley, five brothers, Vance, Phillip, Lloyd, Wilbert and Robert Henley,...
Margaret Ann Bauder
Feb 10, 2012
Mrs. Margaret Ann Bauder, 80, died Friday, February 10, 2012, at her home. A native of Ellendale, North Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Senn D. and Margaret Grace Henry Slemmons. Mrs. Bauder was of the Methodist faith. She was a loving mother of three children and grandmother of six. In addition to her parents, one brother Barton...
Roy Monroe Reese
Feb 7, 2012
Roy Monroe Reese, 67, of Watauga, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was a native of Johnson City and a son of the late, Bill and Ava Boone Reese. Roy had worked for the Norfolk-Southern Railroad as an Operations Supervisor. Mr. Reese loved his job and was a person...
Shirley Mary Rogers
Feb 7, 2012
Shirley Rogers, 82, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Nashville, she was the daughter of the late Lou H. and Mary Katherine Harris Gunn. Shirley was of the Christian faith. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her loving husband Dave Rogers and two brothers. She is survived by...
Earl Alvin Gerhardt
Feb 5, 2012
Earl Alvin Gerhardt Jr., 81, of Johnson City, died at his home on Sunday, February 5, 2012, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Lynchburg VA, son of the late Earl Alvin Gerhardt Sr. and Georgia Burton Gerhardt. His brother, C. Burton Gerhardt, and sister, Anne Gerhardt Lenhert, are also deceased. After graduating from Davidson College,...
Charles Andrew Perry
Feb 4, 2012
Charles Andrew 'Chots'? Perry 55 of Johnson City went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 4, 2012 in Johnson City. He was a lifelong resident of Johnson City and was of the Baptist faith. He was the son of the late Charles Harrison 'C. H.'? Perry and Sara L. Thompson Perry. In addition to his parents he...
Ruby Lynn Hart
Feb 2, 2012
Ruby Webb Hart, 104, one of the areas oldest residents passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012 in Bristol, VA. She was born on her familys farm in the Poplar Ridge community near Piney Flats in Sullivan County, on January 10, 1908 to the late John David and Mattie Smith Webb. Ruby married the love of her life, Cecil Hart,...
Robert Frank Bobby Hughes
Feb 1, 2012
Mr. Robert 'Bobby'? Frank Hughes, age 57, of Johnson City, passed away, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Hughes was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Frank Guy Hughes and Pearl Whaley Hughes. In addition to his parents one sister, Mary Elizabeth Hughes; one infant brother...
John E. Sanders, Sr.
Feb 1, 2012
Mr. John E. Sanders, Sr., age 91, of Johnson City, passed away, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Sanders was a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He was the son of the late John Lewis Sanders and Lillie Cantrell Sanders. In addition to his parents his first wife of forty-six years, Sally Kemp Sanders; one son,...
