OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
E.C. Sellars
Dec 29, 2008
E. C. Sellars, 84, of 1615 Crystal Springs Drive, Johnson City passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Sellars was a native of Erwin, Tennessee and had lived in Johnson City since 1963. He was a son of the late John Henon and Winnie Inez Robbins Sellars. Mr. Sellars was a U.S. Navy veteran...
Chester M Payne
Dec 28, 2008
Chester M. Payne, 90, of 3422 Greenwood Drive, Johnson City died Sunday morning, December 28, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Payne was a native of Asheville, NC and had lived most of his life in Washington County, TN and was a son of the late Guy and Zella Elliott Payne. Mr. Payne was a former employee of J.E Greene Construction...
Matti Laitinen
Dec 28, 2008
Mr. Matti 'Matt'? Laitinen, 84, 711 Ferndale Road, Johnson City died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Laitinen was a native of Mikkeli, Finland. He was the son of the late Henrik and Ida Laitinen. In addition to his parents his wife, Ingrid Laitinen in 1999 and one brother, Veijo Laitinen, also preceded him...
Bessie A. Mckee
Dec 25, 2008
Mrs. Bessie A. McKee, 91, 582 Forrester Road, Piney Flats, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at the Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. Mrs. McKee was a lifelong resident of Piney Flats. She was the daughter of the late Jess and Nannie Hodges Whitaker. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Everett Mckee; two...
Edwin Arwood
Dec 21, 2008
Edwin 'Eddie'? Arwood, 66, of 147 Boone Avenue, Johnson City was promoted from this earthly life on Sunday, December 21, 2008 to be with his Heavenly Father after a courageous battle with cancer. He will spend this Christmas, the birthday of Christ, in heaven. Mr. Arwood was a native of Washington County, TN and a son of the late Edwin...
Naomi Bradford Carver
Dec 21, 2008
Naomi Bradford Carver, 95, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center with family by her side. Mrs. Carver was a native of Dry Creek, W.VA, where she grew up and raised her eight children. She lived a short time in Beckley, W.VA and moved to Johnson City to reside in...
William Barry Tester
Dec 19, 2008
William 'Bill'? Barry Tester, 49, 242 Jim Town Road, Lot #1, Jonesborough, died Friday, December 19, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Tester was a life long resident of Washington County. He is the son of Barbara Mitchell Tester and the late William Frank Tester. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Kathy Tester. Mr....
Mary Ruth Freeman
Dec 19, 2008
Mary Ruth Freeman, 89, of Johnson City died Friday, December 19, 2008 at her residence following a lengthy time of declining health. Mrs. Freeman was a native of Greene County and had resided in Johnson City most of her life. She was a daughter of the late George and Ethel Lafollette Milligan. Mrs. Freeman was a beautician and carpenter and...
Roger Dale Whaley
Dec 18, 2008
Roger Dale Whaley, 42, of 109 W. Holston Avenue, Johnson City, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 after a long illness. He was a native of Washington County, son of the late Jess Peters and Wilma J. Reed. Roger was a tire installer and attended the E. Watagua Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to his father he was preceded in death...
Glessie P. Church
Dec 18, 2008
Glessie P. Church, 80, Johnson City, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Church was a native of Yancey County, NC and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Hobart and Letha Edwards Pate. Mrs. Church was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Church...
Thomas Earl Anderson, Sr.
Dec 17, 2008
Earl Anderson, 84, went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2008, in Johnson City, after several months of declining health. Mr. Anderson was born in Carter County, raised in Bluff City, and lived the rest if his life in Piney Flats. He served his country in the Army during the occupation of Germany after World War II...
Charles Timothy Smith
Dec 17, 2008
With great sadness the family of Charles 'Tim'? Smith announces his death at the age of 58 on December 17, 2008, after a lengthy illness. Tim was originally from Kingsport, and has been a resident of Johnson City for the last 20 years. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Charles Ellis and Doris A. Smith of...
William Robert Beasley
Dec 16, 2008
William Robert Beasley, 78, of 261 North Street, Bristol, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was a native of Maury County, son of the late Willie Elmer and Alline Tindell Beasley. William formerly worked for the Durango Boot Company and was a member of the Church of Christ. He served in the...
George W. Shook
Dec 16, 2008
George W. Shook, 89, of 431 W. Poplar Street, Johnson City,TN died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at his residence. He was a great lover of his God, his country and his family. To them he gave faithful service. Mr. Shook was a native of Watauga County, North Carolina and had lived in Johnson City since 1961 . He was a...
Jerry Eugene Bryson
Dec 13, 2008
Jerry Eugene Bryson, 56, of Bluff City, Tennessee was born December 13, 1952, and passed away December 13, 2008, after a brief illness at James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Jerry, also known as 'Jerome'? to friends and family, lived a life full of laughter and adventure. Over the span of his 56 years, he achieved the titles of...
Edith Ann Miller
Dec 12, 2008
Edith 'Edie'? Miller, 52, 1414 American Way, Jonesborough died Friday, December 12, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Miller was a native of Elk Park, North Carolina who had lived most of her life in Washington County. She is the daughter of Stella King Cook and the late Roby Elliot. In addition to her father her stepfather, Paul Cook and one...
Robert S. Susong
Dec 11, 2008
Robert S. 'Bob'? Susong, 80, 225 Sequoyah Drive, Johnson City, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at NHC Healthcare. Mr. Susong was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a son of the late John and Retta Brown Susong. His wife, Josie Susong, two sisters and one brother, preceded Mr. Susong in death. Robert was a founder and...
Ruth Carolyn Waddell
Dec 9, 2008
Ruth Steely Waddell, 92, Kingsport, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008, following an extended decline in health. She had resided for several years at Asbury Place of Baysmont, in Kingsport. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilfred G. Waddell in 1991, her parents, L.C. and Hattie Steely, 5 sisters and 4 brothers. Mrs. Waddell, a native of Williamsburg,...
Virginia Lee Julian
Dec 8, 2008
Virginia Lee Julian, 78, 2016 East Unaka Avenue, Johnson City died Monday, December 8, 2008 in the Four Oaks Health Care Center. Mrs. Julian was a native of Fayette County, West Virginia who had lived all of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Nellie Osborne Gibson. In addition to her parents her...
Virgle Geneva Miller
Dec 8, 2008
Virgle Geneva Miller, 89, of Johnson City, passed away, Monday, December 8, 2008, at the Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Washington County, she was a daughter of the late William Leroy and Della Mae Elrod. Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and was a member of Berea Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
