OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Betty June Rutherford
Dec 23, 2022
Betty June Jones Rutherford, 81, of Johnson City, Tennessee, gained her beautiful wings after suffering a stroke on Friday, December 23, 2022.
Betty was born to Elmer and Pearl Dunn Jones on March 23, 1941, in the Forge Creek Community of Johnson County.
She was a 1959 graduate of Johnson County High School, where she was the artist for her senior yearbook...
Marie Dye
Dec 22, 2022
Betty Marie Cromwell Dye, 88, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital.
She was born in Watertown, New York, a daughter of the late Oliver Cromwell and Betty Marie Wolters Cole.
Marie is remembered as a wonderful person and a joy to know, spending many years caring for others as an LPN before her...
Larry Eugene Rogers
Dec 20, 2022
Larry Eugene Rogers, 84 of Johnson City, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at his residence. He was a native of Greensboro, NC, son of the late Frank James Rogers, II and Mildred Wolf Rogers.
Larry attended Wake Forest on a football scholarship had to serve his country in the U. S. Army then returned to school in Guilford College in...
Rickey Lynn Smith
Dec 20, 2022
Rickey Lynn Smith, age 63, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on December 20, 2022, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
He was born in Norton, Virginia to George Hugh Smith and Joann Christine Smith.
Rickey was of the Baptist faith.
Those left to cherish his memory include his mother, Joann; brothers, Jeffrey Smith and George Hugh Smith II; sister, Kim Harrison; aunt,...
Gertrude Olean Fann
Dec 17, 2022
Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 17, 2022. She was 99.
Born on May 22nd, 1923, on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina, she was the eldest daughter of nine children born to the late Julia Emma McCoy Bradley and General Washington Bradley. She was a proud,...
Joseph Lynn Young
Dec 15, 2022
Joseph Lynn “Joe” Young, 63 of Bluff City, TN died on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Orchard View Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Kingsport.
Joe was a native of Biloxi, Mississippi. Son of the late Ellen Cardon Young and Lynn Budd Young.
Joe served his country by serving in the U. S. Navy.
He was a graduate of ECPI in Richmond.
Joe enjoyed...
Barbara Ann Clark
Dec 12, 2022
Mrs. Barbara Ann Leonard Clark, age 87, of Johnson City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, December 12, 2022, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital, following a brief illness surrounded by loving family. She was born in Johnson City and was the daughter of the late L.G. and Ollie Mae Leonard. She was also...
Evelyn Hinkle
Dec 12, 2022
Evelyn Harris Hinkle, 80 of Elizabethton died on Monday, December 12, 2022 at her residence. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Hubert and Regina Carver Harris.
Evelyn was a supervising RN at the Johnson City Medical Center for many years.
She attended the East Side Free Will Baptist Church.
Evelyn enjoyed her flower garden and taking care of...
Jimmy R L Scott
Dec 11, 2022
Jimmy R “Scotty” Scott, age 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on December 11, 2022, at the Waters of Bristol after a lengthy illness.
He was the son of the late John F Scott and Bessie Humphrey Scott and lived in Watauga, Tennessee.
He was a proud Navy veteran. His passion was cars, especially fast cars; he loved building street rods,...
Kathlene P Gremillion
Dec 10, 2022
Kathlene Precious Stroud Gremillion, 90, passed away December 10, 2022 at Four Oaks Healthcare Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Kathlene was born March 11, 1932 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, to the late Thomas Jackson Stroud and Linda Magdalene Horton Stroud.
After graduating from Florien High School, Kathlene worked for BellSouth as a telephone operator before marrying Jude Adolphe Gremillion of Moreauville, Louisiana. They...
Phyllis Ann Morgan Holmes
Dec 10, 2022
“It is not the destination that’s important, it’s the journey”
Phyllis Ann Morgan Holmes
Jonesborough , TN - Phyllis Holmes was born in Elizabethton, TN, to Thomas O. Morgan and Nancy Elizabeth Houser, on June 2, 1944. Phyllis died of interstitial lung disease on December 10, 2022 at 3:42AM, at home in Jonesborough, TN, holding her husband’s hand. She told him she...
Ralph Lee Ruble, Jr.
Dec 9, 2022
Ralph “Lee” Ruble Jr., 71, of Johnson City, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Agape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City.
He was born in Johnson City on Christmas Day of 1950, the greatest blessing and only child of Patricia Burdick Ruble and the late Ralph Lee Ruble Sr.
Lee was a loving, giving, and thoughtful person. He enjoyed...
Margaret Helen Jones
Dec 7, 2022
Margaret “Helen” Jones, age 74, of Johnson City, Tennessee, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at her home.
A lifelong resident of Johnson City, Helen was born December 28, 1947, to the late William Hindenberg Slemp and Virginia Eileen Ellis Slemp. She graduated from Happy Valley High School in 1965.
She attended King Springs Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was...
Clive "Brogie" Broyles, Jr.
Dec 7, 2022
Clive Arlin “Brogie” Broyles, Jr., 76, of Piney Flats, went home to be with his Lord on December 7, 2022 at Mountain Home VA Hospital after an extended illness.
Arlin “Brogie” was drafted in the US Army December 1965 serving in Vietnam from August 1966 to September 1967 and discharged in September 1967. During this time, he earned two overseas service...
Darlene Marie Clark
Dec 5, 2022
Darlene Marie Clark, age 86, of Johnson City, went to Heaven rejoicing on December 5, 2022, with her “girls” by her side. She entered through the Pearly Gates to receive her crown of many jewels. Her “sweetie,” James, was joyfully awaiting her arrival, as well as all those she loved that had gone on before her.
Darlene was a Godly woman...
Celia Ann Mccall
Dec 5, 2022
Celia Ann McCall, age 79, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on December 5, 2022, at NHC Healthcare in Johnson City.
Celia was born November 10, 1943, to the late George Edward Ennist and Pearl Eicke Ennist in Norwich, New York and grew up in the Binghamton area. She married Harold George McCall, Sr. on October 11, 1975.
In addition to her...
Benjamin "Cody" Rhodes
Dec 4, 2022
Benjamin “Cody” Rhodes, 35, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 in Nashville, TN.
He was born in Johnson City, TN, on September 4, 1987.
Cody had a joy and love for baseball. He was also an avid football fan; he enjoyed playing as well watching the Tennessee Volunteers.
Cody’s work ethic and deep-seated humor was evident for anyone who met him. He...
Kaitlyn Victoria Moody
Dec 4, 2022
Kaitlyn Victoria Moody, age 26 peacefully went home to heaven after an extended battle with cancer December 4, 2022. She was a native of Washington County, TN. She was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed watching Borderview Christian Church.
Katie loved her family and enjoyed watching scary movies with them. She was a warrior and never quit fighting until the Lord...
June Hale Clark
Dec 3, 2022
June Hale Clark, age 95, formerly of Johnson City, Tennessee, went home to Glory on Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Houston, Texas.
June was a native of Morristown, Tennessee and had lived in Johnson City since 1987. She was a daughter of the late George Lafayette Hale, Sr. and Selma Susong Hale. June’s father died when she was 12 years old....
William Anderson Cross
Dec 3, 2022
William Anderson “Bill” Cross of Piney Flats, TN died Saturday, December 3, 2022, peacefully at his home following a brief illness.
Mr. Cross was born July 31, 1929, in Sullivan County, TN to the late Rice and Nancy Mottern Cross. He was a lifelong farmer.
Mr. Cross was a faithful member of Poplar Ridge Christian Church in Piney Flats, TN. He loved...
