OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Maureen Elizabeth Sievers
Aug 28, 2008
Maureen Elizabeth Sievers, 72, 120 Leedham Lane, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 28, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Sievers was a native of Queens, New York who had lived in Johnson City for the past twenty years. She was the daughter of the late Matthew and Irene Winnet Hanrahan. In addition to her parents two brothers and...
Fannie Mae Dunbar Oler
Aug 26, 2008
Fannie Mae Dunbar Oler, 87, of 1605 E. Fairview Avenue, Johnson City died Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Oler was a native of Morristown and had lived in Johnson City since 1925. She was a daughter of the late Frank J. and Addie Mae LeRoy Manis. Mrs. Oler was a member of the Piney Grove FWB Church....
Martha Jackson
Aug 23, 2008
Martha Walker Jackson, 94, 2114 Knollwood Circle, died Saturday, August 23, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Jackson was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late David W. and Rosa Lee Livingston Walker. Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 75 years, Cliner Jackson in 2004; her brother, Robert...
Vernice Rae Burkett
Aug 22, 2008
Vernice Rae Burkett, age 61, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Burkett was a daughter of the late Stanley and Helen Moored Roper. She was a native of Marion, Michigan and has lived in this area for a number of years. Survivors include her husband, Robert Burkett, two sons, Jack Cocklin, Elizabethton and Mickey...
William Larn Broyles
Aug 21, 2008
William Larn Broyles, 92, 1314 Baxter Street, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 21, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Broyles was a native of Chucky, Tn. who had lived in Johnson City since 1947. He was the son of the late Henry C. and Leona Foster Broyles. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death...
Mary Dugger
Aug 21, 2008
Mary Dugger, 61, of 603 Carter Sells, Road, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 21, 2008, at her residence following an extended illness. A native of Washington County, she was a daughter of the late Geter and Pauline Greene. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Jimmy; also a special sister in...
Marjorie Nan Pittillo
Aug 21, 2008
Marjorie Nan Pittillo, 92, 304 Green Valley Drive, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 21, 2008 in the NHC Health Care. Mrs. Pittillo was a native of Topeka, Kansas who had lived in Johnson City since July of 2005. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Alma Burchell Sandeffer. In addition to her parents her husband Linn Pittillo...
Rebecca E. Atlasy
Aug 19, 2008
Rebecca Rost Atlasy, 40 passed away, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. A Carter County native, she had lived in Johnson City since 1974. Ms. Atlasy was a daughter of Gerald Authur Rost, Sr., Elizabethton and Margaret Rebecca Jenkins, Johnson City. She was a full time student at ETSU before she became disabled in 2002. Ms....
Josephine Holder
Aug 18, 2008
Josephine Holder, age 64, of Telford, Tn went to be with the Lord Monday, August 18, 2008 after a long illness. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Josephine was much loved by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Francis McKinney Carver and her father, John Carver; grandparents, Lorie and Jim McKinney;...
Connie Lee Jenkins
Aug 16, 2008
Connie L. Jenkins, 58, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 16, 2008 after a heroic battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends. A Johnson City native, he had lived in Piney Flats since the mid-seventies. He was the only child of the late Leona Jenkins. Connie was a member of Piney Flats First Baptist...
Diana Kay Blowers
Aug 15, 2008
Diana Kay Baker Blowers, 32, of 603 Frog Level Road, Gray, died August 15, 2008 at her residence. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of Louis Ray and Roseanna Baxley Baker. Diana was a homemaker. Survivors include, her husband, Lewis Blowers of the home; her parents Louis and Roseanna Baker; two sons, Tank and Jacob, both of Gray;...
Idell Milligan Frazier
Aug 12, 2008
Idell Milligan Frazier 99, passed in the early morning of August 12, 2008 at Lakebridge Healthcare Center. Mrs. Frazier was born September 18, 1908 in Nashville TN. It was here that she met and fell in love with her late husband Ben C. Frazier. They moved to Johnson City TN in 1940. She was an extremely talented seamstress and furrier....
Glenna Sue Smith
Aug 10, 2008
Glenna Sue Smith, 72, of 124 Butterfly Court, Limestone, TN died Sunday, August 10, 2008 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was a native of Washington County, TN and was a daughter of the late Chester and Rosa Campbell West. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cherokee Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith is preceded in death...
Judy Lynne Davis
Aug 9, 2008
Judy Lynne Davis, 65, of 46 Kesterson Drive, Greeneville, TN died Saturday August 9, 2008 at her residence. Judy was a native of Washington County, lived most of her life there until moving to Greeneville in 1983. She was daughter of the late Thomas F. and Mildred Moody Davis. Survivors include: an aunt, Mildred Davis of Johnson City; several cousins...
Georgia Lee Miller
Aug 9, 2008
Georgia L. Miller, 60, 879 Dyer Street, died Saturday, August 9, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Miller was a Sullivan County native and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was a daughter of the late Brownlow and Callie Perry Sheets. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by one son, Gregory Fairbanks Miller. She was a Baptist....
Ella Earleen Wilcox
Aug 9, 2008
Ella Earleen Wilcox, 74, 2215 Midway Street, Johnson City, died Saturday, August 9, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Wilcox was a native of Butler, Tn. who had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Ottie and Lucille Burton Presnell. In addition to her parents her husband, Charles Wilcox in 2001; one son-in-law,...
George William Smith
Aug 7, 2008
George W. Smith, a proud member of our greatest generation and citizen of Johnson City, earned his heavenly reward on Thursday, August 7, 2008. He was 84. George is survived by his wife of 60 years. Dorothea; children Thomas G. Smith, Mary Alice Rheams, Michael Smith, G. Christopher Smith and Teresa Drone; grandchildren Alison Shields, Nora Smith, Josh Smith, Matthew...
Kathryn Mitchell Herd
Aug 7, 2008
Kathryn (Kay) Estelle Mitchell Herd passed away August 7, 2008, at Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. Kay was born to William and Kathryn Mitchell on September 3rd, 1933. She earned her degree from the University Of Rochester School Of Nursing. She was a native of Plattsburgh, New York and had lived in Johnson City since 1978. Upon...
Herbert William Haynes
Aug 6, 2008
Herbert W. Haynes, 88, also known as 'The Charles Chips Man'? passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born May 28, 1920 in Bristol, TN to the late John Henry and Ottie Mae Hanshew Haynes. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul and J. H. Haynes...
Gary Wayne Dr. James
Aug 6, 2008
Dr. Gary Wayne James passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at his home in Gray, Tennessee following a lengthy illness. Gary graduated from ETSU and University of Tennessee Dental School in Memphis, Tennessee with honors in 1981. He was a member of Xi Psi Phi Fraternity. He practiced dentistry for the past 25 years in Johnson City and recently...
