OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
George Hugh Bailey, Jr.
Aug 6, 2009
George H. Bailey, Jr., 54, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 from injuries received in and automobile accident. Mr. Bailey was a native of Norton, VA and had lived in Johnson City for the past few years. He was a son of the late George H. Bailey, Sr. and Mary Cox Bailey. Mr. Bailey was an employee of Don...
Lorraine Payne Bolus
Aug 5, 2009
God made a wonderful woman named Lorraine. No sweeter angel ever, than her. Now the Lord has taken her home to be loved and blessed for eternity. The Lord taught her how to love, laugh and make a home here on earth. Now he can use her skills in heaven, of which she has many. A sweeter angel no one...
D.C. Reverend Byrd
Aug 3, 2009
Reverend D.C. Byrd died Monday, August 3, 2009 at Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Elizabethton. He was the son of the late Dewey and Matilda Street Byrd. He was born in Bakersville, North Carolina, but lived in Carter County all of his life. He served in the Air Force during WWII traveling to many different countries while in service. He was...
Jimmie Lee Rev. Harmon
Aug 3, 2009
Rev. Jimmie Lee Harmon, Sr., 71, 312 Weaver Hill Road, Johnson City died Monday August 3, 2009 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Harmon was a native of Sugar Grove, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Carl and Dolly Ward Harmon. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by two sisters, Cleo...
Harry Dennis Simmons
Aug 1, 2009
Harry Dennis Simmons, age 86 , of Elizabethton, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the James H. Quillen, V.A. Medical Center.He was a native of Washington County and a son of the late, Charles V. and Tullia Kinnick Simmons. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Dana and Cecil Simmons and by one sister, Ruby Jane Simmons. He...
James Walter Rose
Aug 1, 2009
James Walter Rose, 83, of Johnson City, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the North Side Hospital. He was a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, son of the late John Willie and Alma Waggoner Rose. James was a retired District Engineer with the Tennessee Department of Transportation. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the U. S....
Myrtle Sue Bradley
Jul 31, 2009
Mrs. Myrtle 'Sue'? Bradley, 70, 4122 Ranch Road, Johnson City, died Friday July 31, 2009 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Bradley was the daughter of the late Roy and Margaret E. Cassell Suits. In addition to her parents one daughter, Tammy Sue Bradley, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Bradley was a homemaker and a member of the...
Joseph Dwight Baird
Jul 31, 2009
Joseph 'Dwight'? Baird, 80, of Gray, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport.He was a native of Mt. City and a son of the late Carlton and Laura McGuire Baird. Mr. Baird was also preceded by three brothers, Dana, Dick and Dallas Baird and one grandson, Chad Barron.Mr. Baird was a forty year...
Beulah Grace Fagan
Jul 29, 2009
Grace B. Fagan, 89, our beloved mother and grandmother, of Piney Flats, went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2009 at the Johnson City Medical Center, surrounded by her family. A native of and lifelong resident of Piney Flats, she was a daughter of the late, William and Dora Mae Dishner Weaver. Grace retired from Nickles Manufacturing in...
Eddie Dean Street
Jul 27, 2009
Eddie Dean Street, 52, 1000 Grover Street, Johnson City died Monday, July 27, 2009 in the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home. Mr. Street was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late John H. and Gladys Mosier Street. Mr. Street was a U.S. Navy veteran. He worked in...
Carol Ann Knabel
Jul 27, 2009
Carol Ann Knabel, 64, of 1908 Loire Valley Road, Johnson City, died Monday, July 27, 2009 at her residence. She was a native of Chicago, Illinois, daughter of the late Fred and Marie Suski Walter. Carol was a certified occupational therapy assistant. She attended the Lone Oak Christian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Florence W. Webster
Jul 26, 2009
Florence W. Webster, 75, 501 North Roan Street, Johnson City died Sunday, July 26, 2009 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Webster was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late John D. and Grace Staten Wilson. Mrs. Webster was a 1954 graduate of Science Hill High School. She was a...
Jackie Busler
Jul 26, 2009
Mr. Jackie Busler, 67 of 1410 St. Louis Street, Johnson City passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Busler was the former manager of Jackies Texaco and Wrecker Service on Unaka Avenue in Johnson City for 11 years and Jackies Texaco and Wrecker Service at South Roan for 18 years. Mr. Busler was...
Clyde Randolph Hicks
Jul 24, 2009
Clyde Randolph Hicks, 85, Johnson City, died Friday, July 24, 2009 after a brief illness. Mr. Hicks was a native of Bradley County, TN, and a former resident of Jamestown, North Dakota. He had lived in Johnson City since 1984. He was preceded in death by parents Levi Wilson and Cleo Randolph Hicks of Cleveland, Tennessee, a sister, Helen Hicks,...
Jack Osborne
Jul 21, 2009
Mr. Jack Osborne, 87, Johnson City, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Ashe County, North Carolina, he lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a graduate of Science Hill High School, where he earned All-State and All-Southern football honors, and was part of Science Hills inaugural Hall of Fame in...
Floyd L. Johnson
Jul 19, 2009
Floyd L. 'Bud'? Johnson, 74, Johnson City, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late Floyd and Vera Huffine Johnson. Mr. Johnson was retired from the Johnson City Power Board. He was a US Army veteran and a member of the Johnson...
Geraldine Moore
Jul 18, 2009
Geraldine Elsie Atkinson Moore, 88, died at Asbury Place in Kingsport, Tenn. on July 18, 2009, of complications of Alzheimers disease. Geraldine was born to Fred and Elsie (Hoffman) Atkinson on June 18, 1921 on a farm in Swift Creek in Darlington County, S.C., the oldest of three children. She loved the farm with its trees and wildflowers, and kept...
Wanda E. Whitaker
Jul 18, 2009
Mrs. Wanda Whitaker, 79, of 2909 Newton Street, Johnson City, formerly of 114 Carter Sells Road, was called home by the Lord and Savior, Saturday, July 18, 2009 at her residence. Born in Stoney Creek, Wanda lived most of her life in Johnson City. She worked in the 19th hole at the Johnson City Country Club for 11 years. After...
Arthur Columbus Davis
Jul 17, 2009
Arthur C. Davis, 88, of 1175 Fish Pond Road, Chuckey, died Friday, July 17, 2009 at his residence. He was a native of Flag Pond, Unicoi County, son of the late Manning S. and Emma Sparks Davis. Arthur was a carpet installer and member of the Cherokee Mountain Baptist Church. He attended the Open Door Tabernacle. In addition to his...
Anne Smith
Jul 16, 2009
Anne Somple Turney Smith was born on December 29, 1915 in Bovard, Pennsylvania and passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2009 in Johnson City, Tennessee at the age of 93. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Catherine Duffalo Somple. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Turney who died in 1948 after only ten years...
