OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Timothy Dylan Pippin
Jun 6, 2011
T. Dylan Pippin, 16, of Johnson City, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Elizabethton but had lived in Johnson City most of his life. Dylan was a son of Viki Myers of Johnson City. He was preceded in death by a Grandmother, Gwen Myers. He was a member of Lifestyle Fitness...
Roy C Hendrix
Jun 5, 2011
Roy C. Hendrix, 81, of Johnson City, went to be with his Lord and saviour, and wife Betty Jo Hendrix on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late George Hendrix and Leoma Usary. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy where he served for...
Robert. E. Bob Banks
Jun 4, 2011
Robert E. 'Bob'? Banks, age 83, Jonesborough, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Banks was a Knife Falls Township, Minnesota, native who had lived in Washington County since 1980. He was the son of the late Emil and Margaret Soulier Banks. He was a United States Marine and a veteran of World War II....
Edna Tester
Jun 3, 2011
Mrs. Edna Tester, age 72, of 113 Pleasant Beach Road, Elizabethton, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Tester was a native of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late William Ed Simpson and Hazel Baird Simpson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Tester; one...
Loyd Thomas Roberts
Jun 2, 2011
Loyd Thomas Roberts, II, 73, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Homer, LA and a son of the late, Loyd Thomas and Winifred Orr Roberts. He was a graduate of ETSU where he received his B. A. and Masters degrees. He received his Phd at 'Ole'? Miss in...
Grover C. Burleson
Jun 2, 2011
Mr. Grover C. Burleson, Sr., age 88, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011 in the Quillen VA Medical Center. Mr. Burleson was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late J.R. Burleson and Carrie Belle Garland Burleson. In addition to his parents, one brother, William Dean Burleson and two...
Kathleen Sharon Ledford
Jun 1, 2011
Kathleen Sharon Ledford, 56, of Carter Co. went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.She was a native of the Manville community of Scott Co., VA and a daughter of the late, Thomas Albert and Bessie Juanita Rhodes Smith. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Ruby...
Kathleen Sharon Ledford
Jun 1, 2011
Kathleen Sharon Ledford, 56, of Carter Co. went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.She was a native of the Manville community of Scott Co., VA and a daughter of the late, Thomas Albert and Bessie Juanita Rhodes Smith. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Ruby...
Beulah Godsey
May 31, 2011
Beulah Sutphin Godsey, 90, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Four Oaks Health Care Center in Jonesborough. Mrs. Godsey was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Johnson City for many years. She was loved by all who knew her and she loved everyone. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilson L...
Johnny Lee Self
May 31, 2011
Johnny Lee Self, 52, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, May 31, 2001 at his residence. He was a native of Washington County, son of Almar Wishon Self of Johnson City and the late Robert L. Self. Johnny was a self-employed brick mason. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, a son, Justin Self, three brothers, Billy,...
Clifford Deloach, Sr.
May 29, 2011
Clifford Deloach, Sr., 72, of Elizabethton, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at his residence in Elizabethton.He was a native of Butler and a son of the late, William and Roxie Mae Lipford Deloach. He was also preceded by 1 sister, Julie Carr and 2 brothers, Herb and Buddy Deloach. Mr. Deloach was a member of the First Church...
Travis Bowlin Hunter
May 28, 2011
Travis Bowlin Hunter, 30, of Johnson City died suddenly Saturday, May 28, 2011 due to complications from traumatic injuries sustained from a mountain bike accident in Crested Butte, CO. He is survived by his parents; Robert and Rita Hunter of Johnson City; his sister, Shannon Hunter McConville and her husband Chad, and his precious niece, Lilah Grace all of Chesterfield,...
Elmer Craig Hinkle
May 28, 2011
Mr. Elmer C. Hinkle, age 82, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Hinkle lived in Michigan until he retired in 1983 and then he moved back to Johnson City. He was the son of the late John Bruce Hinkle and Hannah Miller Hinkle. In addition to his parents his wife Lelia Fay Hinkle;...
Pauline Greene
May 27, 2011
Mrs. Pauline McCurry Carder Greene, 97, affectionately known to many as 'Aunt Polly'?, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011 at Christian Care Center in Johnson City where she had been a resident for the past three and a half years. Prior to that, Mrs. Greene lived at 119 First Scott Drive in Johnson City. A native of Washington County,...
Freddie Allen Townsend
May 26, 2011
Mr. Freddie A. Townsend, age 63, of 1800 Knob Creek Road, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Townsend was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was the son of the late Fred H. Townsend and Martha Evelyn Hamby Townsend. Mr. Townsend retired from American Rentals after thirty plus years of service. He was...
James Thomas Laws
May 24, 2011
He fought the good fight, James Thomas Laws, 88, of Johnson City, died on Monday, May 24, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Elk Park, NC and a son of the late, James David and Sarah Elizabeth Owens Laws. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Frances P. Laws. Mr. Laws was...
David Edward Hampton
May 23, 2011
Mr. David Edward Hampton, age 76, of 504 Dennis Drive, Johnson City, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011 in the NHC Healthcare. Mr. Hampton was a native of Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Joseph Eugene Hampton and Anna Mae Irving Hampton. In addition to his parents four brothers also preceded him in death. Mr. Hampton...
Charlie Bennett
May 22, 2011
Rev. Charlie Bennett, 93, of Johnson City, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Midvale, Idaho, but had lived most of his life in Johnson City. Charlie was a son of the late Monroe and Ida Whitehead Bennett. He was a retired employee of the American Limestone Company having served there...
Cordelia Elizabeth Holbrook
May 22, 2011
Cordeila Elizabeth 'Libby'? Holbrook went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 22, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 15, 1946 in Watauga, TN. She was a daughter of the late, Walter Bruce Marshall and Alma Dove Marshall. She was also preceded in death by her beloved brother, Walter Bruce Marshall,...
Arthur Franklin Shipley
May 21, 2011
Mr. Arthur Franklin Shipley, age 89, of 324 Jonesboro Rd., Piney Flats, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 21, 2011 following a brief illness. He was a native of Jonesborough, TN and lived in Johnson City, Elizabethton and St. Petersburg, FL. He was a son of the late, John D. and Virginia Lena Oliver Shipley. He...
