OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Christie S. Coggins
Dec 7, 2008
Christie S. Coggins, 37, 1308 E. Lynnwood Circle, Johnson City died Sunday, December 7, 2008 in Johnson City. Miss Coggins is a daughter of the late Bobby Crowe and Janice Coggins Woodby of Johnson City. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She had attended the Church of God and had worked in fast food restaurants. Christie...
Harry Leon Casteel
Dec 7, 2008
Harry Leon Casteel, 65, of 2734 East Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Russell County, Virginia, son of the late Troy Isaac and Mary Ruth Alley Casteel. Harry was a brakeman and conductor for the Clinchfield Railroad, later the CSX Railroad. He attended the Central Church...
Annie Lee Blevins
Dec 5, 2008
Annie Lee Blevins, 82, 0f 282 Horseshoe Bend Road, Jonesborough, died Friday, December 5, 2008 at the NHC Healthcare, Johnson City. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late William Monroe and Nellie Mae Brown Beard. Annie Lee was raised in Blowing Rock, North Carolina and was of the Baptist faith. She was a homemaker, devoted mother...
David Ward Tipton
Dec 4, 2008
David Ward Tipton, 84, 247 Poplar Ridge Road, Piney Flats died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Tipton was born July 2, 1924 in Piney Flats and was a son of the late Frank W. and Euna Weaver Tipton. He attended Poplar Ridge and Mary Hughes Schools. In June 1940 at the age of 15, he entered the...
Jessie Inez Lloyd
Dec 4, 2008
Whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lords. Romans 14:8 Jessie Inez Lloyd, age 91, formerly of 210 West Poplar Street, Johnson City, died Thursday afternoon, December 4, 2008 at Appalachian Christian Village following complications of an illness of several years. Our beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt and friend, went to spend Eternity in Heaven.She was...
Dean Reece Snyder
Dec 3, 2008
Dean R. Snyder, 72, 205 Meridale Drive, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a loving husband, daddy and Papaw. A Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Snyder will be conducted at 7 pm Friday, December 5, 2008 from the Morris-Baker Funeral Home South Chapel. Pastor Charlie Delaney will officiate. Military graveside services...
Barbara H. Humphrey
Nov 29, 2008
Barbara Helen Johnson Humphrey,69, of 11 Willow Tree Court, Johnson City died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Humphrey was a native of Washington County and a daughter of the late Charles S. and Elmira Ford Johnson and Edgar and Novella Humphrey Ford. Mrs. Humphrey was a member of the Watauga First Church of God in Watauga, TN....
Christa Ingrid Hungate
Nov 27, 2008
Christa Ingrid Thyson Hungate of Johnson City died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at her home. She was a native of Kaiserslautern, Germany and was a daughter of Walter and Wilhelmine Thyson. Mrs. Hungate was educated in Germany and also studied in France and attended Cambridge University in England. She received degrees from the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the...
Louise Danielson Kelly
Nov 27, 2008
KELLY, LOUISE DANIELSON '' age 80, of Johnson City, went home to the Father peacefully early Thursday morning, November 27th, at her residence. Mrs. Kelly was born on October 26, 1928 in Fontana, NC, lived in Kingsport, TN, Knoxville, TN and Johnson City, TN for the majority of her life. She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in...
Bill Wayne Collins
Nov 26, 2008
Bill Wayne Collins, 76, 1408 Squibb Drive, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Asbury Place. Mr. Collins was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late Roy Joseph and Kate Beulah York Collins. Mr. Collins was preceded in death by his wife of 31 years, Louise Emmert Collins in 2000 and an infant...
Billy Gene Barnett, Ii
Nov 26, 2008
Billy Gene Barnett, II, 40, of 14930 Kingsport Highway, Chuckey, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the Fort Sanders Hospital in Knoxville, following a brief illness. He was a native of Washington County, son of Billy Gene and Marolyn Holder Barnett. Billy was a pipe fitter in the construction industry and attended the New Harvest Missionary Baptist Church. He was...
Gwendolyn Lamb
Nov 25, 2008
Gwendolyn Wade Lamb, 92, of 2003 Sherwood Drive, Johnson City died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Lamb was a native of Scottsville, Kentucky and had lived in numerous locations before coming to Johnson City to reside. She was a daughter of the late Euclid and Bessie Maude Mayhew Wade. She was a beloved middle school...
Mary Frances Murray
Nov 25, 2008
Frances R. Murray, 80, of 644 Austin Springs Road, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late Samuel D. and Cora Mae White Ricker.Mrs. Murray was a member of Austin Springs United Methodist Church, a member of the Utopia Chapter # 27 Order of the Eastern Star,...
