Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Jul 30, 2011

Mrs. Shirley Lydia Soffiotto, 74, of 205 Clark Street, died July 30, 2011 at home of her son Tino Soffiotto. A native of Long Branch, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Jack Irwin Ord and Lydia Black Shaw. Shirley was a registered nurse with Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA. She had lived in Johnson City since 2006 and...

Jul 29, 2011

Ruth Crowder Henry, of Johnson City, died July 29, 2011 at the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. She was a native of Athens, TN, who had lived all of her adult life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Rev. I. G. Crowder and Maude W. Crowder. Mrs. Henry was a member of Wesley Memorial United...

Jul 29, 2011

John 3:16 For God so loved the world he have his only begotten son; that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Georgia L. Phillips, 86, of Johnson City, went to be with her Lord and Savior from her residence, July 29, 2011, after a lengthy illness. A native of Carter County, she was the daughter...

Jul 28, 2011

Shirley Hawke Gragg went to be with the Lord and Savior on July 28, 2011, at the Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a resident of the Appalachian Christian Village, where she had lived for several years. Mrs. Gragg was 97 years old . She was born October 8, 1913 in Greene County and had resided...

Jul 27, 2011

Joel Keith Bishop, Sr., 58, of Telford died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Robert Sylvester and Iva Jean Hodge Bishop. Joel was a plant manager in the rock quarry industry. He was of the Free Will Baptist faith. Survivors include: a son and daughter-in-law, Joel K. Bishop,...

Jul 26, 2011

JOHNSON CITY- Mr. Delmer William Lowe, 80, of 1825 W. Lakeview Dr., went home to be with the Lord,on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at his home. A native of Washington County, he was the son of the late George and Annie Blevins Lowe. Delmer was a U.S. Army veteran, 82 Airborne, and retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a...

Jul 23, 2011

Ms. Tara Renee Frazier, 38, of Fairhaven Ave., in Kingsport died Saturday July 23, 2011, at her residence. She was a native of Johnson City and a daughter of the late Ted Lee and Judy Jeanette Baines Frazier. Tara was a graduate of Happy Valley High School in 1991 and was an animal advocate and a loving mother. Survivors include...

Jul 18, 2011

Trula Shipley Martin, 95, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City. She was a resident of the Appalachian Village. She was a devoted Mother , Grandmother and housewife who enjoyed gardening and traveling. Her love for her family will never be forgotten and can never be replaced. She worked in her...

Jul 18, 2011

Johnson City- Mr. George Cecil Orren, 87, of 915 Pine Grove Ave., died Monday, July 18, 2011, at his home. A native of Johnson City, he was the son of the late Robert and Pearl Campbell Orren. Mr. Orren was a dealer representative with Volunteer Oil for 47 years. He was also a member of East Pine Grove Park United...

Jul 15, 2011

Dr. Floyd H. Edwards, age 83, passed away following a lingering illness on Friday, July 15th at his residence. He was a native of Mitchell County, NC and the son of the late Burnie and Sindia Edwards. He was also preceded in death by a brother Wendell Edwards. Dr. Edwards, A Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at East...

Jul 15, 2011

Ruby Cofer Williams, 69, of Johnson City passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011 in Kingsport. She was a native of Johnson City and a daughter of the late William Joseph Cofer and Lorena Cofer Johnson. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Scott and Greg Williams and one daughter, Pamela Williams. Mrs. Williams was a member of...

Jul 14, 2011

Dr. Roger Hecht went to be with his Lord on July 14, 2011, following a lengthy illness. He was born January 17, 1926 in rural Smith County, Kansas, where he grew up and graduated from Kensington High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius and Cora Panter Hecht, and his sister Dorothy Hecht Snyder. He is survived...

Jul 14, 2011

William 'Bill'? Phillips, 81 of Johnson City, passed away at his residence on Thursday July 14 2011. He was a native of Mitchell County, NC and a son of the late Willlard O. and Mae Hughes Phillips. Bill was a job Superintentant with J. I. Cornett Construction Co. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Sue Philips; one daughter, Kathy Parrott and...

Jul 13, 2011

Mary Gage Martin, 82, of Johnson City, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in Elizabethton. She was a native and lifelong Johnson City resident and a daughter of the late Fred and Minnie Byers Daugherty. She was also preceded by her 1st husband, Howard 'Worm'? Gage and by her 2nd husband, D. C. Martin and by one son, Jim...

Jul 11, 2011

Merle McCracken Ellis, 87, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at Appalachian Christian Village. She was born in Telford, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Lillie Bailey McCracken and Hugh Foy McCracken. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, W. A. McCracken, and a sister, Martha McCracken Archer. She was...

Jul 11, 2011

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. Louise C. Davis, 81, of Johnson City, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2011 at her residence. She was a native of Boone, NC but had lived in...

Jul 10, 2011

Mr. Larry E. Richey, 56 of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Richey was a native of Buford, Georgia. He was the son of the late Robert Richey and Charlotte Richey Parker. In addition to his parents one brother, Bob Richey and one brother-in-law, Ricky Brown also preceded him in death....

Jul 9, 2011

Mr. Jack Edwin White, age 81, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 in the NHC Healthcare. Mr. White was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Oliver Craig White and Lucy Elizabeth Scott White. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by three brothers, Frank...

Jul 9, 2011

Jul 7, 2011

Betty Ann Lee-Buck of Johnson City died on July 7, 2011 after a lengthy illness. She was married for 55 years to the late Guy C. Buck and was the daughter of the late Robert 'Bob'? and Eva Lou Guffey-Lee of Elizabethton. Mrs. Buck was a 1951 graduate of Elizabethton High School and a 1952 graduate of the Steed Business...