OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Charles O. Ketcherside
May 17, 2007
Charles O. Ketcherside, 88, died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Ketcherside was a native of Chloride, MO and had lived in Johnson City for several years. He was a son of the late Howzie and Myrtle Reed Ketcherside. One son, Michael Ketcherside, preceded Mr. Ketcherside in death. He was a retired restaurant owner. Mr. Ketcherside was a...
Mary Baum Huffine
May 17, 2007
Mary Baum Puckett Huffine, 94, died on Thursday May 17, 2007, at #4 Tunbridge Court, East, the residence of her niece, Martha T. Hauff, who lovingly cared for her the last four years of her life, assisted by devoted friend, Kathy Williams. A native of Minneapolis, North Carolina, she had lived in Johnson City since 1926. Mary was the daughter...
Steve Tweed
May 16, 2007
Steve Tweed, 56, 141 West Market Street, Johnson City died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Tweed was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late James and Gladys Wilson Tweed. Steve was a volunteer at The Melting Pot in Johnson City and was awarded the 'Volunteer of the Year '...
Alma M. Hart
May 14, 2007
Alma Mauk Hart, 86, of Concord, North Carolina passed away Monday, May 14, 2007 at her home after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimers disease. Mrs. Hart originally of Elizabethton, Tennessee was a native of Washington College, Tennessee. She was a daughter of Q.N. and Iva Kyker Mauk. Alma married Charles Hart, December 5, 1950 and enjoyed over 56 years of...
Ray William Little
May 14, 2007
Ray William Little, 92, of 280 Mosier Road, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2006 at his residence.He was a native of Johnson City and had lived in Michigan for 40 years before returning to Johnson City 26 years ago.He was a son of the late Arnold and Vinnie Hodge Little.Mr. Little was a former employee of an Auto...
Lucinda Margaret Mcdonald
May 14, 2007
Lucinda Margaret McDonald, 88, 3513 Bondwood Circle, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2007 at her residence after an extended battle with cancer. A West Virginia native and a daughter of the late Arthur and Luna (Peyton) Fortner, she relocated to Johnson City in 2001 to be with her niece, Linda McLaughlin and her family. Though she lived in Johnson...
Barry Allen Crigger
May 13, 2007
Barry Allen Crigger, 25, of 1892 Sea Oats Drive, Atlantic Beach, Florida, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007 in Jacksonville following a traffic accident. He was a native of Johnson City and a son of Ron and Candy Crigger of Jacksonville.He was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and the University of Tennessee.Barry was a Presonel Fitness Trainer. Survivors...
Karen C. Smither
May 13, 2007
Karen C. Smither, Johnson City, passed away, Sunday, May 13, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Smither was a Tampa, FL native and had lived in Johnson City for the past twenty four years. She was a daughter of Mary Adams Campo, Telford, TN and the late Joseph Campo. One sister preceded Mrs. Smither in death. Survivors include her husband, Clifford...
Dorothy Loriana Williams
May 12, 2007
Dorothy B. Williams, 75, of 1108 Ronald Lane, Johnson City, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City and a daughter of the late, Coy and Minnie McGuire Bunton. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Williams was a member of the River of Life Church in Piney Flats. Survivors include ;...
Genia L. Ball
May 12, 2007
Genia L. McCurry Ball, 45, of 424 Burdine Road, Piney Flats died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at her residence. Ms. Ball was a native of Johnson City. She was a restaurant manager at Burger King for fourteen years and of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Gladys McCurry. Survivors include: her father, Gene McCurry...
David Paul Laughrun
May 12, 2007
David Paul Laughrun, 40, of 533 Oak Grove Road, Gray, died Saturday in Rockingham, NC as the result of an automobile accident. He was a native of Chickapee County, Massachusetts, son of Paul P. Laughrun and the late Wilma Blevins Laughrun. David was an electrical engineer in the electrical manufacturing business. He was a Daniel Boone graduate and had attended...
Mary Paulie Sell Graybeal
May 12, 2007
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Mary Pauline Sell Graybeal, 92, of 2424 Knob Creek, Johnson City, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Northside Hospital. She was a native of Virginia, daughter of the late...
Harry Monroe Church
May 11, 2007
Harry M. Church, age 84, of 2405 Circleview Drive, Johnson City, Tennessee, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at his residence. The son of the late Cora Mabel Colyer Church and the late Samuel Elcaney Church, Mr. Church was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. Mr. Church owned and operated Church Brothers Company, Inc., Sand and Gravel. Mr. Church...
Jimmy Yates
May 10, 2007
Jimmy Yates, age 20 of 132 Scott Hill Road, Jonesborough, TN died Thursday, May 10th at St. Marys Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was the son of Regina and James Yates. Born in Johnson City, Mr. Yates was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He was employed as a wallpaper installer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Yates was...
Muriel Dean King
May 10, 2007
Muriel Comer King, 72, of 617 Ridgeview Avenue, Johnson City, died Thursday, May 10, 2007 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late, Robert G. and Hallie Mae Watson Hicks Comer. Muriel was a homemaker and member of the Snow Memorial Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Charles Noah Ramsey
May 10, 2007
II Timothy 4:7, I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. Charles Noah Ramsey, of 341 Chambers Drive, Elizabethton, beloved brother and son, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 3:30 PM on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at the James H. Quillen V. A. Medical Center in Johnson City following...
Georgia Alberta Purdy
May 8, 2007
Georgia Alberta 'Granny Bert'? Purdy, 85, of 1013 East Main St., Jonesborough, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the NHC in Johnson City. She was a native of Jonesborough, daughter of the late, Albert J. and Ethel Hicks Holmes. Georgia was a nurses aid at the Johnson City Memorial Hospital and the Green Valley Developmental Center. She was a member...
Nannie Pearl Patrick
May 8, 2007
Nannie Myers Patrick, 95, of 167 Gray Station Road, Gray, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at her residence. She was a native of Kingsport, daughter of the late Charlie Myers and Mary Taylor Myers Dennison. Nannie was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She was a member of the Nolichucky Grandview Chapter #194 of the Order of the...
Ralph Woodward Booth
May 6, 2007
Ralph 'Red'? Booth, 91, Johnson City, died Sunday, May 6, 2007 at NHC Healthcare. Mr. Booth was a native of Unicoi County and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late Charles Haun and Mary Etta Kilby Booth. Mr. Booth was preceded in death by one brother, Claude Booth.He was a WWII...
