OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Bobby Dean Holden
Jan 25, 2011
Mr. Bobby Dean Holden, of Johnson City, passed away at 6:33 PM Tuesday night at the Johnson City Medical Center. Bobby was born, raised and lived all of his 73 years in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Richard F. Holden and Leota G. Holden and also was preceded by his sister, Betty Ruth Miller-Holden. For many...
Charles David Oaks
Jan 24, 2011
Mr. Charles David Oaks, 67, 1112 High Street, Johnson City, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Mr. Oaks was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Ed Oaks and Pearl Hurt Oaks. In addition to his parents two brothers, Raymond Oaks and Raynear Oaks and three sisters, Edith...
Mary Sue Ford
Jan 24, 2011
Mary Sue Ford, age 92, of Johnson City, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at NHC Health Care of Johnson City. Ms. Ford was born in Greene County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison Ellenburg and Lora Olive Shelton Ellenburg. She was a lifelong resident of Northeast Tennessee, retired from the Bemberg Corporation in Elizabethton after 20...
Howard T. Curtis
Jan 23, 2011
Howard T. Curtis, 87, of 801 Austin Springs Road, in Johnson City passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Lakebridge Healthcare Center.He was a Washington County native and a son of the late Andrew Martin and Paralee Copas Curtis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, of 62 years, Virginia, and by four brothers, Ernest, Julian,Gary and...
Minnie Belle Whitson
Jan 22, 2011
Minnie Belle Whitson, age 90, of Johnson City, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in the Lakebridge Health Care Center. Mrs. Whitson was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Dave Grindstaff and Fara Price Grindstaff. She retired with 25 years of service as a Sales Clerk from Kings Department Store. Mrs. Whitson was preceded in...
Chu C. Chua
Jan 22, 2011
Dr. Chu Chang Chua, age 64, of 3409 Bondwood Circle, Johnson City, Tennessee, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. She died of complications of ovarian cancer. The daughter of a Taiwanese general and nurse, Dr. Chua was born in Hangzhou, China and spent the majority of her childhood in Taiwan. She attended National...
Harmon J. Gouge
Jan 21, 2011
Mr. Harmon J. Gouge, 71, 134 Harrell Road, Johnson City, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Gouge was a native of Elizabethton who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late James Dana Harmon Gouge and Pauline Cates Gouge. Mr. Gouge was a Supervisor for...
Andy Monroe Lyons
Jan 20, 2011
Mr. Andy Monroe Lyons, 66, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Lyons was a native of Elizabethton who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Nathaniel Lyons and Faye Greer Lyons. In addition to his parents one brother, Howard Lyons also preceded him in death....
Claude Herman Mcinturff
Jan 20, 2011
Claude H. McInturff, age 88, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mr. McInturff was born in Valley Forge, Tennessee, a son of the late Taylor McInturff and Lilly Bell Jenkins McInturff. He was a very loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was a life long resident of...
Timothy Alan Hampton
Jan 19, 2011
Tim 'Tree'? Alan Hampton, 52, of Erwin, Tennessee, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Erwin, son of the late Lawrence J. Hampton and Mrs. Lois Duncan Hampton of Johnson City. Tim was a welder and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Gay Carr
Jan 19, 2011
Gay Carr, 81, 100 Stalling Lane, Erwin passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the Erwin Health Care Center. Miss Carr was a native of Wayne County, West Virginia who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Ronald G. Ratliff and Helen Montgomery Ratliff. In addition to her parents two sisters,...
Marguerite Thompson Dennis
Jan 19, 2011
Marrried to a retired Naval Officer, Marguerite Thompson Dennis passed away on January 19, 2011 at her home in Limestone, TN. She was the only child of the late Eula M. Thompson and the granddaughter of the late Mary McQuage of Salisbury, NC. She left Salisbury at the age of 12 and lived in several locations in Virginia before moving...
Bonnie Lou Reed
Jan 18, 2011
Bonnie Lou Reed, 63, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and a daughter of the late Benzo and Grace Gregg Bruner. She was a member of McKinley Bible Church and also attended the Tabernacle of the Living God. Throughout her long illness,...
John Allan Holmes
Jan 14, 2011
John Allan Holmes, 55, of Jonesborough, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Clarence Edward and Lillian Agnes Nunez Holmes. John was a self employed mechanic and lawn care specialist. He was of the Catholic faith. He loved to work on classic cars and muscle...
Paul Monroe Baker
Jan 13, 2011
Paul Monroe Baker, 68, of Telford, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center.He was a Washington County native and a son of the late, Samuel Monroe and Eva Jane Carter Baker. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Martha Lee Stewart Baker, and by four brothers, Sammy Baker, Johnny Baker, Cecil Baker...
Jerry Norris Triplett
Jan 12, 2011
Mr. Jerry Norris Triplett, 65, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 in the James H. Quillen VAMC. Mr. Triplett was a native of Johnson County who had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of Hazel Norris Triplett and the late Henry Triplett. In addition to his father one sister, Susie Merritt; maternal...
Gracie Skylar Byrd
Jan 10, 2011
Baby Girl Gracie Skylar Byrd, 9 week old infant daughter of Daniel Seth Byrd and Tiffany Weese Byrd, of Jonesborough, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was born on October 29, 2010 in Johnson City, Tennessee. In addition to her parents she is survived by, maternal grandparents, Lori Moody, of Johnson City,...
Frankie Combs Dugger
Jan 7, 2011
Frankie Combs Dugger, age 92, of Johnson City, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2011 in the Christian Care Center of Johnson City. She was born in Greene County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Elmer Combs and Belle Hart Combs. She was a charter member of Princeton Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Dugger was a sales clerk for Kings Department Store...
Ralph Wilson Warren
Jan 7, 2011
Ralph Wilson Warren, age 95, a longtime resident of Portage, Indiana and recently from Piney Flats, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2011 in The Courtyards Nursing Home. He was born on October 17, 1915 in Lobelville, Tennessee, the son of William and Lillian Warren. Ralph worked as a switchman for the E.J. & E Railroad and was the...
Bobbie June Arwood
Jan 6, 2011
Bobbie June Arwood, age 75, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Washington County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late George Washington Shipley and Bertha Mae Castell. She was a homemaker and a member of Harrison Church of Christ. Mrs. Arwood was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard...
