Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Aug 21, 2007

Mary Ruth Kelly Ellis, 49, of 111 Beecham Lane, Johnson City, died at her residence on August 21, 2007. She was a native of Washington County, daughter of the late Donald and Eleanor Crowder Justice Kelly, Jr. Mary Ruth was a homemaker and attended the East Pine Grove Park United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Aug 20, 2007

Pauline Bowman, 80, of 1808 Mary Street, Johnson City, passed away, August 19, 2007 at Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City. She was a West Virginia native having lived in Johnson City most of her life. She was a daughter of the late, J. C. and Maggie Plaster Browning. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Anna...

Aug 19, 2007

Denice R. Thornton, 53, 2 Earl Circle, Johnson City was called home to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 19, 2007. Mrs. Thornton was a native of El Paso, Texas and moved to Johnson City initially in 1973. From 1978 until her husbands retirement in 1991, she lived at various U.S. Army posts. She was a daughter of James...

Aug 17, 2007

Charles Herbert Rich, Sr., of 54 Sterling Court, North Johnson City, was called home to be with his Lord on Friday, August 17, 2007 in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Charles Sidney Rich and Kate Thompson Rich. Charles was born in Buffalo, NY on August 19, 1920 and has been living in Johnson City since 1943....

Aug 16, 2007

Margaret Ann Edwards, 79, 2913 Chatham Drive, Johnson City died Thursday, August 16, 2007 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Edwards was a native of Johnson City and a daughter of the late Willie J. and Arizona Oaks Gouge. She was a retired staff person in the Comptrollers Office at East Tennessee State University. Mrs. Edwards was a member...

Aug 14, 2007

Rodney D. Oakes, age 72, of Johnson City, died Tuesday afternoon at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center from complications resulting from severe burns suffered in a boating accident at Watauga Lake on August 10. Oakes, a committed Christian, invested his life in helping others and serving churches as youth minister in Florida, Kansas, Tennessee and Illinois. He was also a...

Aug 14, 2007

Obituary: Carl P. Black (with photo) Carl P. Black, 78, 305 Lisa Lane, Piney Flats went to be with his Heavenly Father and join his wife of fifty-four years, Margaret Stevens Black in Heaven on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. He passed to his next journey surrounded by his loved ones at the Johnson City Medical Center following a heart attack...

Aug 13, 2007

Matthew Wade McQueen, Jr., infant son of Matthew Wade McQueen ,Sr. and Angel Higgins of Jonesborough died Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Matthew was preceded in death by his Paternal grandparents, Wade and Mary Ellen McQueen. Survivors other then the parents include: the Maternal grandparents, Jeffery and Lahoma Carver of Johnson City; the Maternal Great...

Aug 8, 2007

James W. (Jimmy) Lewis, 84, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007. He was 84 years old. He was a native of Erwin and son of the late James William and Leatha Lewis. After his discharge from the Army Air Forces in 1946 he was employed for a number of years by the Veterans Administration at Mountain Home. While...

Aug 8, 2007

Bobby Wayne Greene, 54, Upper Sand Valley Road, went to be with the Lord after a short battle with cancer at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. Bobby was a son of the late Geter and Pauline Gaussoin Greene. Bobby was an employee of United Oil Company until 2002, and most recently at Quikhelp.com. He loved...

Aug 7, 2007

Howard Dale Crum, 83 of 167 Snyder Rd, Gray departed this life August 7, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. He was a native of Greene County the oldest son of Herman D. and Kate Crum. He lived most of his life in Johnson City and Washington County. He graduated from Science Hill High School. He was preceded...

Aug 6, 2007

William 'Chester'? Trent, Sr., died Monday, August 6, 2007 at Appalachian Christian Village. Mr. Trent was a Sullivan County native and had lived most of his life in Washington County. He was a son of the late Charles R. and Virgie Smith Trent. Mr. Trent was preceded in death by his wife, Oma L. Trent, one son, Roy M. Trent,...

Aug 4, 2007

Bobby Tipton, Sr., 52, of 120 Reeser Road, Johnson City, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 at the Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late Bernie Tipton and Bernice Jones Tipton. Robert was a self-employed electrician. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Tipton. Survivors...

Aug 4, 2007

Doyle Lee Hurdt, 74, of 1406 Squibb Drive, Johnson City, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late James A. and Ruth Simmons Hurdt. Doyle was a former appliance salesman for Sears where he worked for 37 years and was currently a real estate agent for...

Aug 4, 2007

Howard C. Trent, 87, of 880 Smalling Road, Johnson City, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, August 4, 2007, at the V.A. Medical Center Hospital in Johnson City. He was a native of Washington County and had lived in Washington and Carter Counties most of his life. He was a son of the late Charles and Virgie Smith Trent....

Aug 3, 2007

Aug 2, 2007

Ida Hurley Woodward, 85, of 126 Lou Fox Drive, Telford, died on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Panther, West Virginia, daughter of the late Kelly and Octavia Deskins Blankenship. Ida resided in Johnson City since 1972, retired having been a cook for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and had worked...

Jul 31, 2007

Stephen B. Maggard, 61, of W. Pine Street, Johnson City, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at the Lifecare Center of Gray. He was a native of Cumberland, Kentucky, son of the late Cecil and Nellie Maggard Maggard. Stephen was an educator having taught in the Charlotte '' Mecklenburg and Bristol Tennessee City school systems for 35 years. He is survived...

Jul 29, 2007

Thomas C. Rutherford, 83, 1313 Plantation Drive, Johnson City died Saturday, July 28, 2007 in the Center for Aging and Health in Erwin. Mr. Rutherford was a native of Whitesburg, Kentucky and had lived in Johnson City for many years. He was a son of the late Thomas C. Rutherford, Sr. and Texie Roland Rutherford. Mr. Rutherford was a retired...

Jul 28, 2007

Kenneth Vaughn Bryant, 82, Sevierville, TN died Saturday, July 28, 2007 at Sevierville, Hospital, Sevierville, TN. Mr. Bryant was a Mitchell County, NC native and had lived most of his life in Johnson City before moving to Sevierville. He was a son of the late Fred and Betty Barnett Bryant. One son, Steve Bryant, one sister, Brenda Blanton and one...