OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Rilda E. Sparks
Dec 7, 2006
Rilda E. Sparks, 92, formerly of Johnson City, died Thursday, December 7, 2006 at the Titusville Nursing and Rehab Center in Titusville, Florida. She was a native of Carter County, daughter of the late Jim and Martha Burleson Freeman. Rilda was a charter member of the Pinecrest Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Carrie L. Woodby
Dec 5, 2006
Carrie L. Woodby, 80, of 132 Wichita Street, Johnson City died Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at the Northside Hospital following an illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City, daughter of the late Henry M. and Edna South Price. Carrie was a homemaker and of the Pentacostal faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Ronald Jack Ford
Dec 4, 2006
Ronald Ford, 56, of 2045 Valley View Drive, Big Stone Gap, VA passed away Monday, December 04, 2006 in Heritage Hall in Big Stone Gap, VA. He was a native of Washington County, TN and had lived here most of his life. Survivors include; one daughter, Amy Ford of Portland, Oregon; one brother, Charles D. Ford of Johnson City; two...
Virginia Cox Gaby
Dec 4, 2006
Ollie 'Virginia' Cox Gaby, 89, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a resident of Appalachian Christian Village in Johnson City, but had made her home at 1408 College Heights Drive for nearly forty years. A native of Lebanon, Va., she was a daughter of James Wilson Cox and Maggie Thompson...
Eldridge Simpson
Dec 4, 2006
Eldridge Simpson, 80, 201 E. Mountain View Road, Johnson City Died Monday, December 4, 2006 in the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home. Mr. Simpson was a native of Hawkins County, TN and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late Leonard and Ola Cox Simpson. Mr. Simpson...
Brandon Lee Scalf
Dec 3, 2006
Brandon Lee Scalf, 14, 321 Thompson Hollow Road, died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born in Johnson City and had lived in Piney Flats most of his life. Brandon was a son of Richard Keith and Linda Marie Davis Scalf, Piney Flats and was preceded in death...
John E. Dr. West
Nov 30, 2006
Dr. John E. West, 84, 908 Millercrest Drive, Johnson City, died Thursday, November 30, 2006 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Dr. West was a Memphis native and had lived in Johnson City since 1959. He was a son of the late James Leonard and Mary Louise Ragland West. Dr. West was preceded in death by a son, John Edward...
Jessie B. Lindsey
Nov 28, 2006
Jessie B. Lindsey, 70, 1301 E. Oakland Ave., died Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at North Side Hospital. Mr. Lindsey was a native of LaFayette, AL and had lived in Johnson City for the past 30 years. He was a son of the late Tommy and Pauline Belcher Lindsey and was also preceded in death by one brother, Harold Lindsey and...
Margaret Mccartt Miller
Nov 28, 2006
Margaret Roberts McCartt Miller, age 81, of 164 Cedar Place Road, Johnson City, Tennessee, died Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Kannapolis, North Carolina but had lived in Johnson City since 1947. She had lived for several years in Lake Placid, Florida and for the past few years had spent her winters there. Mrs....
Tammy Mae Diana Carr
Nov 27, 2006
Tammy Mae Diana Carr, 43, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, November 27, 2006 in Jenkins, KY and went to be with the Lord. She was born June 18, 1963 in Kingsport, TN. She was a graduate of Tri-Cities Christian School and Bristol College. She was of Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Carr and nephew, Carl...
Lawrence D. Bo Scott, Jr.
Nov 27, 2006
Lawrence D. 'Bo' Scott, Jr., 52, of 2607 W. Walnut Street, Johnson City died Monday, November 27, 2006 at the residence. Mr. Scott was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and a son of the late Lawrence Dallas Scott, Sr. and Myrtle Keller Scott of the home. Bo was retired on disability as a textile worker. Survivors other...
Ruby Hull Hurst
Nov 26, 2006
Ruby Hull Hurst, 98, formerly of 108 Terrace Court, Johnson City, died Sunday, November 26, 2006 at the Tacoma-Adventist Hospital, Greeneville and was a resident of the John M. Reed Nursing Home in Limestone. She was a native of Rigley, Kentucky, daughter of the late John T. and Eva Fraley Adkins. Ruby had lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for twenty...
Joe H. Zeoli
Nov 25, 2006
Joe H. Zeoli, 80, of 610 Hamilton Street, Johnson City, died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at the Northside Hospital following an illness. He was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City, son of the late Guiseppi and Mary Miller Zeoli. Joe was a veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Navy. He was a retired employee of...
Fred Harrington Calhoun
Nov 25, 2006
Fred H.Calhoun, 85, 104 Brookdale Drive, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Calhoun was a Carter County native and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late Clarence T. and Mary Sparks Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun was preceded in death by two sons, Fred A. Calhoun, Jr....
Jimmy L. Leonard
Nov 24, 2006
Jimmy L. (Fuzzy) Leonard, 75, of Roanoke, VA, passed away, Friday, November 24, 2006, after a courageous battle with Parkinson?s and Emphysema. Jimmy was born in Johnson City, TN, and was the son of the late L. G. and Ollie Mae Leonard. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era. He graduated from East Tennessee State...
Norman Joseph Williams
Nov 24, 2006
Norman J. Williams, 84, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, November 24, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Greene Co., but had lived in Johnson City most of his life. Mr. Williams was a son of the late David Joseph and Willie Mae Colette Williams. He was also preceded in death by one brother,...
Kathryn Garland Stokes
Nov 23, 2006
Kathryn Garland Stokes, 83, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Johnson City, died Thursday, November 23, 2006 from complications from a fall and neck injury. She was the daughter of the late Gladys Fudge and Jesse Garland of Johnson City. She was preceded in death by: a sister, Anne Garland, a son, Phillip Stokes, Jr. and a nephew, David Garland, III....
Merle D. Michael
Nov 23, 2006
Merle D. Michael, 92, of 4109 Navajo Drive, Johnson City, died Thursday, November 23, 2006 at his residence. He was a native of Ozawkie, Kansas, son of the late Sherman L and Bertha Anderson Michael. Merle lived in Washington D. C. from 1934 until relocating to Johnson City in 1979. He was a retired employee of the U. S. Treasury...
Margaret Anne Rich
Nov 22, 2006
Margaret Anne Rich, 63, of 2008 Heritage Place, Johnson City, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an illness. She was a native Buffalo, New York, daughter of Jessie Dunbar Rich VanTassel and the late Elmer VanTassel. Margaret was a teacher in the Johnson City School System and was a member of the St. John?s...
Robert Lee Self
Nov 22, 2006
Rev. Robert Lee Self, age 70, of 328 Woodlyn Rd., Johnson City, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 22, 2006. He was a native and life long resident of Washington County and a son of the late Noah and Katherine Blevins Self. He had worked as a house mover, but his passion was preaching the Gospel at Princeton...
