OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Ralph J. Oliver
Nov 24, 2008
Ralph Oliver, 85, 3500 W. Market Street, passed away Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was retired from Holliston Mills, Church Hill, TN and was a member of the Teamsters Retirees Chapter of Local 549. He built and owned the 11-E Motel in Johnson City. Mr. Oliver was a member of the Brookmeade Church of...
Cloda B. Lewis
Nov 20, 2008
Cloda B. Lewis, 86, 2018 Sherwood Drive, Johnson City died Thursday, November 20, 2008 in the Appalachian Christian Village. Mrs. Lewis was a native of Tazewell, Tenn. who lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late John H. and Lilly Pearson Barnard. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death...
Bill B. Laningham
Nov 19, 2008
Lt. Colonel (Retired) USAF Bill B. Laningham, 88, of 3022 Vicksburg Road, Johnson City died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Lt. Colonel Laningham was a native of Pennington Gap, VA and had lived in Johnson City since 1999. He was a son of the late James Elliott and Anne Wynn Laningham. Lt. Colonel Laningham was...
Robert Beryl Miller
Nov 19, 2008
Rev. Robert B. 'Bob'? Miller, 78, of 126 Valley Point, Gray, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the Life Care Center of Gray. He was a native of Limestone, son of the late Clyde Elmer and Trula Kate Murr Miller. Bob was associate pastor at the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church for 28 years. He served in the U. S. Army...
Harold Leroy Frye
Nov 17, 2008
Harold L. Frye, 91, died Monday, November 17, 2008 at James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN. Mr. Frye was a native of Sturgis, Michigan and had lived in Johnson City for the past several years. He was a son of the late Bernice and Katherine Linseisen and was also preceded in death by three brothers, Cleon,...
Patricia Margaret Pond
Nov 17, 2008
Patricia 'Pat'? Pond, 94, 2022 Sherwood Drive, Johnson City, died Monday, November 17, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Pond was a native of Boston, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Agnes ONeill Brill. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one son, Jerome Pond; one sister, Marian Martin; and...
Billie Jean Darr-Lowe
Nov 17, 2008
Billie Jean Darr-Lowe, 75, Johnson City, died Monday, November 17, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Darr-Lowe was a native of Unicoi County and was raised in Johnson City. After graduating high school and Steed Secretarial College, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. She married Kenneth Howard Darr in 1958 and...
Romania I. Drayne
Nov 13, 2008
Romania I. Drayne, 88, Johnson City, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Continnum Court Yards. Miss Drayne was a native of Greene County and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late William H. and Trula Crabtree Drayne and was preceded by one sister, Mary Churchill. Miss Drayne was retired from Burlington...
Mary Alberta Buxrude
Nov 13, 2008
Mary Alberta Buxrude, 80, of 158 Tucker Lane, Johnson City died Thursday, November 13, 2008 in the NHC Healthcare. Mrs. Buxrude was a native of Johnson City and was a daughter of the late Albert and Etta Benfield Campbell. She was retired from Leon-Fernback and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Buxrude was preceded in death by: her parents; her...
Anna Lea Bennett
Nov 11, 2008
Anna Bennett, 78, 2500 Wynn Drive, Johnson City, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in the NHC Healthcare, Garden City, South Carolina. Mrs. Bennett was a native of Mitchell County, North Carolina who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Jason and Sally Mosley Bryant. In addition to her parents three brothers,...
Beulah D. Smith
Nov 10, 2008
Beulah D. Smith, 63, of Johnson City went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, November 10, 2008 . Mrs. Smith of a native of Johnson City, lived in Carter County and was a daughter of the late Wallace Mays .and Vista Martin Mays. Mrs. Smith was a wonderful Christian lady and had attended the Keystone Free Will Baptist...
Alfred Frank Rigsby
Nov 10, 2008
Alfred 'Frank'? Rigsby, 69, of Gray, passed away Monday, November 10, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a son of the late, Hurley and Ina Kathryn Rector Rigsby. Mr. Rigsby was born in Washington County, TN. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Hurley Rigsby, Jr. Ernest 'Buck Rigsby and Jimmy Rigsby and sister, Velma Clouse.He...
Mary Alice Furches
Nov 9, 2008
Mary Alice Mottern Furches, 83, Gray, died Sunday, November 09, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Furches was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Horace and Bessie Carter Mottern and was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph B. Furches. Mrs. Furches was retired from the Washington County...
Virginia M. Marx
Nov 8, 2008
Virginia M. Marx, 87, of the Colonial Hill Retirement Center, began her new journey with Christ as she passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the residence of her daughter, Eleanor Snow in Johnson City.She had a large and loving family with her parents, eleven siblings, and then, all of their families. Virginia was the eldest daughter of the late...
Joseph Bowers
Nov 6, 2008
Joseph ' Joe'? Bowers, 77, of 1402 Rock Garden Road, Johnson City died Thursday, November 06, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Bowers was a native of Carter County and had lived in Johnson City since 1955. He was a son of the late Rev. Emmert Caleb and Rowena Brown Bowers. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and...
Blanche Kathryn Boy
Nov 5, 2008
Blanche Roland Boy, 96, of 155 Bright Ridge Drive, Gray, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the Lakebridge Healthcare Center. She was born in Forest City, North Carolina, daughter of the late, James Milton and Florence Kate Hall Roland. Blanche was a homemaker and member of the Boone Trail Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Norris F. Reaves
Nov 4, 2008
Norris F. Reaves, 79, Johnson City, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Lake Bridge Healthcare Center. Mr. Reaves was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late Fain and Martha Jane McCoy Reaves and was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Mr. Reaves was a retired produce manager and...
John Robert Lyons
Nov 4, 2008
John R. Lyons, 56, of Johnson City passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Born on June 1, 1952 in Union City, Indiana the son of the Late Joseph 'Tubby'? and Charlotte LeFevre Lyons. John attended Divine Heart Seminary in 1966-67, graduated from Union City Community High School, United Electronic Institute, and East Tennessee...
Gary Eugene Aesque
Nov 4, 2008
Gary Eugene Aesque, 67, of 2740 West G Street, Elizabethton, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, North Carolina. He was a native of Kingsport, Tennessee but had lived most of his life in Elizabethton, a son of the late John Henry Aesque and Ann Elizabetht Boyd Guy. Gary was a longtime employee at...
Stanley Freeman
Nov 2, 2008
Stanley Freeman, 80, of 4671 Cherokee Road, Jonesborough died Sunday, November 2, 2008 at the residence. Mr. Freeman was a native of Unicoi County and had lived in both Unicoi and Washington Counties . He was a son of the late George William and Minta Storey Freeman. Mr. Freeman was an Army veteran of WW II serving in the European...
