Johnson City, TN. Obituaries

Jul 22, 2006

Charles 'Wayne' Jackson, 53, of 107 Blevins Lane, Johnson City, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Sullivan County, son of the late Acie Pierce and Mildred Pauline Perrigan Jackson. Wayne was butcher and was currently employed by Food City. He was attending the Oakdale Baptist Church at Bluff City. Survivors...

Jul 21, 2006

Pamela Christina-Lynn Edwards, age 61, of 287 Rockhouse Road, Johnson City, passed away on July 21, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Missouri and grew up in California and Texas before coming to Johnson City 10 years ago. She was a daughter of Sarah Downey Seymour of Concord, NC and the late Robert Tabory. She was also...

Jul 21, 2006

Etta Musick Street, age 97, of 172 East Highland Road, Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with her Savior, Friday, July 21st at North Side Hospital. She was a native of Mitchell County, North Carolina but had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Elbert and Rosie Buchanan Musick. Mrs. Street was...

Jul 21, 2006

Wayne H. Gray, 66, Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 21, 2006. He was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, Tennessee, and a son of the late Cecil and Verna Wheelock Gray. Mr. Gray was a U. S. Army veteran. He retired from Burlington Industries. He was a member of Faith Freewill Baptist Church,...

Jul 20, 2006

Ronnie Blaine Clawson, 49 of 1965 Conklin Road, Limestone died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City and had lived in Johnson City or Greene County all of his life. Ronnie was a son of Edward and Lelia Freeman Clawson of Johnson City. He was a retired truck driver who...

Jul 19, 2006

Martha C. Marshall, 83 died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the NHC Healthcare Center, 3209 Bristol Highway, Johnson City. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Joel Wilford and Maude Walsh Marshall and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Fannie Rhea Sienknecht and two...

Jul 18, 2006

Donald Adams was born on May 6, 1928 in Switchback, West Virginia to Grace South Adams and Charlie Gordon Adams. Upon the death of his father in 1938, the family moved to Kingsport and there he resided until 1962 when he moved to Johnson City and remained there until he moved to Maryville in July of 2005. He departed this...

Jul 17, 2006

Pearl G. Tester, 85, 316 College Street, Piney Flats, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Tester was a native of Washington County, TN and had lived in Piney Flats most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Jack Andrew and Vicey Harvey Green. Mrs. Tester was a homemaker , formerly a nurse ,and member...

Jul 17, 2006

Mrs. Estelle Henry, age 76, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the presence of her loving family on Monday, July 17, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Henry was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was a faithful wife and devoted mother who will be especially remembered for...

Jul 16, 2006

Dessie Little Simmons, age 90, of 500 Hillrise Boulevard, Johnson City, Tennessee, died Sunday, July 16, 2006, at Johnson City Medical Center. The daughter of the late George W. Little Sr. and Maude Kerney Little, Mrs. Simmons was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. She was an employee of Tennessee Eastman Corporation, retiring after 35 years of service....

Jul 15, 2006

William R. 'Bob' Dunn, 84, formerly of 326 Carroll Creek Road, Johnson City died Saturday, July 15, 2006 at NHC in Johnson City. Mr. Dunn was born in Johnson City on February 5, 1922 to the late Clero Clinton (C.C.) and Addie Jane Buchanan Dunn. He was a 1940 graduate of Science Hill High School where he played on the...

Jul 12, 2006

Robert F. Johnson, 70, of 3024 Mayfield Drive, Johnson City, died Thursday, July 12, 2006 at the Lakebridge Healthcare Center. Robert was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, son of the late Frank William and Lydia Mae Cole Johnson. He was a retired gardener at the Veteran?s Affairs Medical Center and served in the U. S. Navy during...

Jul 12, 2006

Laura Hopson Barnett, 89, 1604 Lester Harris Road, Johnson City died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 in the Lakebridge Health Care Center. Mrs. Barnett was a native of Mitchell County, NC and had lived in Johnson City most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Ervin and Delia Baily Hopson. Mrs. Barnett was a homemaker and of the...

Jul 11, 2006

John Watson Neth, Jr., age 90, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. He spent eight years in the U.S. Army, serving in the Philippine Islands and Washington, D.C. prior to World War II and in England, Scotland, and France during the war. He was a retired librarian of Milligan College and served fifty-four years of...

Jul 10, 2006

John LeRoy Young, Sr., 89, 1606 East Oakland Avenue, died Monday, July 10, 2006 in Johnson City, TN. Mr. Young was a native of Carter County. He grew up in the Dry Creek Community and lived in Roan Mountain from 1942 until 1980. He was a son of the late George and Lottie Brummit Young. Mr. Young was a 1938...

Jul 9, 2006

Shirley Jean Townsend, 68, of 1712 Carter Avenue, Johnson City, died Sunday, July 9, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Carver Wishon. Shirley was a retired homemaker and member of the Faith Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Jul 9, 2006

Hazel C. Neal, 93, of 515 Central Street, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2006 at North Side Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Matthew S. and Mary Ann 'Annie' Carroll. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William P. Neal in 1987 and by two brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Neal was a native...

Jul 9, 2006

Jul 7, 2006

Helen Sue Taylor Motychak, 65, of 389 Okolona Road, Johnson City, died peacefully after a prolonged illness Friday, July 7, 2006 at the Northside Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Carter County, daughter of the late Ralph and Hassie Johnson Taylor. Helen was a retired Biology teacher who had taught for 35 years in Carter County and...

Jul 6, 2006

Lester Donald Williams, 73 formerly of 177 Austin Springs Road, died Thursday, July 6, 2006 at the Asbury Place, Johnson City. He was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, son of the late Elmer and Nellie Hodge Williams. He was owner and operator of his Trucking business and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents,...