OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Herselie Suzanne Copper
Jan 28, 2010
H. Suzanne Cooper, 68, of Lakebridge Health Care Center died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Ms. Cooper was preceded in death by her parents, W.L. and Mildred Cooper. She was a native of Mississippi but had moved to Johnson City at an early age when her parents opened Cooper Office Supply. She was a 1959...
Thomas Allison Lyle
Jan 27, 2010
Thomas Allison 'Tom'? Lyle, age 90, died peacefully at his home in Vienna, Virginia on January 27, 2010, after an extended illness. He was born in Johnson City, TN, on December 22, 1919 to Bessie Thomas and Summers Lyle, Jr. He attended Johnson City schools, and graduated from East Tennessee State University (ETSU), which recognized him as Outstanding Alumni of...
James Brian Ackley, Jr.
Jan 27, 2010
James B. Ackley, Jr., 37, of 124 Diamond Point Road, Butler, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Moline, Illinois. James was graduate of West Virginia University and had worked as a chemical engineer for Hercules Propellants. He was a member of the Mount Herman Baptist Church in Danville, Virginia. Survivors include: his parents...
Patricia Ann Brown
Jan 26, 2010
Patsy A. Brown, 65, of Johnson City passed away at her residence on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. She was a resident of Washington County and a daughter of the late, Raymond H. and Byer Gray McClure. She was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister-in-law, Lynn and Kathleen McClure.Mrs. Brown was a member of Buffalo Ridge Baptist...
James Madison Allen
Jan 25, 2010
James M. Allen, 81, of 7 McGregor Place, Johnson City died Monday, January 25, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Allen was a native of Wetumpka, Alabama and had lived in Johnson City since 1954.He was a son of the late Charles Edward and Nell McGregor Allen. He was a 1945 graduate of the Sheffield High School at age 16 completing...
Mary G. Everhart
Jan 25, 2010
Mary G. Everhart, 79, of 1009 Grace Drive, Johnson City died Monday, January 25, 2010 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Everhart was a native of Hendersonville, NC and had lived in Johnson City for many years. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Anna Nystrom Gillespie. Mrs. Everhart was a retired office manager in a local...
Mary G. Everhart
Jan 25, 2010
Mary G. Everhart, 79, of 1009 Grace Drive, Johnson City died Monday, January 25, 2010 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Everhart was a native of Hendersonville, NC and had lived in Johnson City for many years. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Anna Nystrom Gillespie. Mrs. Everhart was a retired office manager in a local...
John Franklin Moody
Jan 25, 2010
Funeral arrangements are currently incomplete. John F. Moody, 76, of Johnson City, died Monday, January 25, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Jarvis and Rose Gonchard Moody. John was a cook who retired from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home. He was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church...
John Franklin Moody
Jan 25, 2010
Funeral arrangements are currently incomplete. John F. Moody, 76, of Johnson City, died Monday, January 25, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Jarvis and Rose Gonchard Moody. John was a cook who retired from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home. He was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church...
J. D. Mcinturff
Jan 22, 2010
Mr. J. D. 'Dave'? McInturff, 79, 1508 Bell Ridge Road, Johnson City passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at his residence. Mr. McInturff was a native of Unicoi County and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Dewey and Myrtle Whittamore McInturff. In addition to his parents one son, Steven Dale...
Carrol S. Huffman
Jan 22, 2010
Carrol S. Huffman, 83, of Limestone, TN died Friday, January 22, 2010 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mr. Huffman was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, TN and a son of the late Charles Roscoe and Mary Elsie Babb Huffman. He was a 1944 graduate of Washington College Academy. Mr. Huffman was a U.S. Army veteran serving in...
Charles T. Herndon, Iii
Jan 21, 2010
Charles T. Herndon III, known to his friends as 'Thad'?, or 'C.T.'? passed away on January 23, 2010, at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital, after a brief illness. He was 89. He was born in Kingsport, Tennessee and was the son of the late Charles T. Herndon, Jr., and Adele Wheatley Herndon. He served his country in World War...
Roberta Ruth Slagle
Jan 21, 2010
Mrs. Roberta Slagle, 82, 707 Forrest Avenue, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010 in Northside Hospital. Mrs. Slagle was a native of Mayfield, Kentucky but had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Robert Odell Jenkins and Pauline Conner Jenkins. In addition to her parents, her husband, Clay H. Slagle,...
Lynn S. Townsend
Jan 20, 2010
Lynn Shipley Townsend, 80, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late John C. and Cora Shipley Townsend. Lynn was a maintenance worker for 21 years at the Tennessee State Highway Garage. He was a member and deacon at the Cash Hollow Presbyterian...
Charles P. Wofford
Jan 19, 2010
Dr. Charles Parker Wofford, MD, aged 101, of Colonial Hills Retirement Center, Johnson City passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Born in 1908, Dr. Charles Wofford 'Charlie'?, was a native of Washington County, TN and the son of the late George and Florence Harris Wofford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Harris...
Lonzo Dwain Stamper
Jan 15, 2010
Lonzo Dwain Stamper, 79, of Johnson City passed away Friday January 15, 2010 at the Johnson City Medical Center.He was a native of Carson, Iowa, and a son of the late, Bert S. and Carrie Hendrix Stamper. Mr. Stamper was a retired Foreman for the Bel Air Water Works in Bel Air, MD. Survivors include; his wife, Maude Scott Stamper;...
Alice Lourene Kelley
Jan 13, 2010
Lourene W. Kelley, 76, of 6548 Highway 11E , Piney Flats died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Kelley was a native of Atkins, VA and was a daughter of the late Tom and Irene Shew Williams. She was a member of the Edgefield United Methodist Church, and a former President and member of the Johnson...
Hobert Earl Greene
Jan 12, 2010
Hobert Earl 'Hobie'? Greene, 59 of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at his residence.He was a Johnson City native and a son of the late, Robert Bud Greene and Amanda Pierce Greene.Mr. Greene attended Skyline Heights Baptist Church.Mr. Greene was the Executive Chef at Mt. Home V A Medical Center.Survivors include; his wife, Janice Horton Greene;...
Jean S. Fields
Jan 11, 2010
Jean S. Fields, 80, of Johnson City passed away Monday, January 11, 2010 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Fields was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and a daughter of the late Clyde Greene Simerly and Ibbie Jane McKinney Simerly. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Fields retired from ETSU as lead cashier...
C. Brooks Sossomon
Jan 9, 2010
C. Brooks Sossomon, 97, of 1303 Sherwood Drive, Johnson City died Saturday, January 9, 2010 in the North Side Hospital. A native of Norwood, North Carolina, he had made his home in Johnson City since 1934. He was the youngest and last surviving child of the late Lewis M. and Mettie Della Joyner Sossomon. Mr. Sossomon attended Wake Forest College,...
