OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Ollie Elizabeth Faust
Sep 19, 2011
Elizabeth Stark Faust, age 83, of Johnson City, TN, formerly of DeRidder, LA passed away on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. She was a native of Merryville, LA and had lived most of her life in Louisiana and for several years in Johnson City, TN. She was a graduate of McNeese...
Alan C. Pete Starnes
Sep 19, 2011
Alan C. 'Pete' 'Turtleman' Starnes, 74, of Sale Creek, passed away Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, at his home. He was a member of Sale Creek First Baptist Church. He retired from Asbestos Workers Union Local 46. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Hildred Starnes. He is survived by his children, Larry Starnes, Tony (Becky) Starnes,...
Sara Fay Norris
Sep 18, 2011
JOHNSON CITY- Mrs. Sara Fay Norris, 75, of Johnson City, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 18, 2011, at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. Fay was a member of The First Church of the Brethren. She was born in Ooltewah on October 24, 1935, and grew up in...
Harold Ray Hamby
Sep 18, 2011
Mr. Harold R. Hamby, Johnson City, 71, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011, at the Johnson City Medical Center after an extended illness. Harold was the only child of the late Rufus C. and Martha C. Hamby. He was a retired employee of Eastman Chemical Company and an avid collector. A member of Rich Acres Freewill Baptist Church, Harolds love...
Peggy C. Gregory
Sep 16, 2011
MRS. PEGGY C. GREGORY Certified Dental AssistantMrs. Peggy C. Gregory passed away in Augusta, GA on Friday evening, September 16,2011. Mrs. Gregory was born October 26th, 1924 in Erwin, TN to the late Maude Crowe. She was the much-beloved granddaughter of the late Louise and Joe McInturff. Mrs. Gregory lived in Johnson City, Tennessee for 43 years before moving to...
Katie Angeline Abbott
Sep 15, 2011
Katie A. Abbott, 93, of Johnson City, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City, daughter of the late Arthur and Dora Clark Allison. Katie was a secretary at ETSU in the Department of Health. She was a longtime member of Tacoma Church of God, the Order...
Billie Hawkins
Sep 14, 2011
Mrs. Billie Hawkins, age 99, of Johnson City, passed Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Hawkins was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late William Barnes and Clara Daniels Barnes. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Charles C. Hawkins; son Charles C....
J.C. Curd
Sep 12, 2011
Mr. J.C. Curd, age 88, of Watauga, passed away, Monday, September 12, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Curd was a native and lifelong resident of Watauga. He was the son of the late Wesley Cross Curd and Lola Humphries Curd. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Katherine Barron...
Gladys Jean Potter
Sep 11, 2011
Jean Tucker Potter, 78, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Sunday evening, September 11, 2011. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late William 'Bill'? and Ruth Garst Tucker. In addition to her parents, an infant daughter, Vicki Ruth Potter, a brother, Dorman Tucker and a son-in-law, Alan G. Delany...
Margaret Marie Norris
Sep 11, 2011
Margaret Marie Norris, 82, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord at her residence on Sunday, September 11, 2011.She was a native of Kingsport and a daughter of the late Garvie M. and Lovely M. Templeton Lane. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sidney A. Norris and a brother, Deward L. Lane, Mrs. Norris was a...
Willie Matalene Smith
Sep 9, 2011
Willie Matalene Fugate Smith, 82, died on Friday, September 9, 2011, at Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, TN. Born October 25, 1928, in Kingsport, TN, she was the daughter of the late Claude Fugate and Verna Rhoda Ward Fugate. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by Lee Bruce Smith, her beloved husband of 59 years, and four...
Jack Harlan Carpenter
Sep 8, 2011
Jack Harlan Carpenter, 66, of Johnson City, died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Jack and Betty Brien Carpenter. Jack was a veteran of Vietnam, having served in the U. S. Army. He was an Attorney; he served as counsel for East Tennessee State University,...
Howard Lloyd King
Sep 3, 2011
Howard Lloyd King, 92, of Piney Flats, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center at Mountain Home.He was a native of Washington County and life long resident of Sullivan County. He was a son of the late Carl Alexander King and Mary Faye Rutledge King. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59...
Herman Lee King
Sep 2, 2011
Mr. Herman Lee King, age 86, of Johnson City, passed away, Friday, September 2, 2011 at his residence. Mr. King was a native of Hawkins County who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Haynes L. King and Blanche Gladson King. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in...
Dorothy Ellen Reynolds
Sep 1, 2011
Dorothy Ellen Reynolds, 91, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City. She was a member of Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church. A native of Watauga, where she was born on October 10, 1919, and lived most of her life, she later became a resident on North Hills in Johnson City for more than...
Marie Hawk Holmes
Aug 28, 2011
Marie Hawk Holmes, 83, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born Mabel Marie Hawk, March 14, 1928, in Cocke County, TN to the late Luther Ray Hawk and Mabel Cureton Hawk. Marie married Howard Hicks Holmes on December 7, 1954. Howard preceded her in death on February 19, 2009. Survivors include sons,...
Loraine H. Webster
Aug 24, 2011
Mrs. Loraine H. Webster, age 92, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in the NHC HealthCare. Mrs. Webster was a native of Elkhorn, Kentucky and had lived most her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late William Patton Haynes and Bertha Sayler Haynes. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in...
Emma Sue Debter
Aug 21, 2011
Ms. Emma Sue Debter, 81, of Jonesborough, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2011 in the Christian Care Center in Johnson City. Ms. Debter was a native of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late John Wesley Carter and Nell Harrison Carter. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Leota Snapp...
Dovie Monteen Forrester
Aug 19, 2011
Dovie Monteen Forrester, 86, of Asbury Place in Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center.She was a native of Abilene, TX but had lived in Johnson City for the past 65 years. She was a daughter of the late Bennie and Pearl Briley Faulkner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross...
James Pete Foister
Aug 18, 2011
Mr. James 'Pete'? Foister, age 85, of Jonesborough, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Foister was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late James Pete Foister, Sr. and Bessie Greene Foister. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by one brother,...
