OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
June Kathleen Capps
May 25, 2006
June S. Capps, 81, 1701 Buccaneer Court, Apartment 2, Johnson City died Thursday, May 25, 2006 in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Capps was a native of Millhall, PA., and had lived in Johnson City for the past fifty-nine years. She was a daughter of the late Brooks and Matilda Zerbie Swartz. Mrs. Capps was a 1966 graduate of...
Frances Mae Glass
May 24, 2006
Obituary: Frances S. Glass Frances S. Glass, 80, 1618 Ferrell Drive, Johnson City died Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Glass was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Samuel and Edith Laws Slagle. Mrs. Glass was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She is preceded in death by...
Thelma Emery
May 24, 2006
Thelma Fawley Emery, age 89, died May 24, 2006 at Appalachian Christian Village. Prior to moving to Phoenix, Arizona in 1959, she lived in Hillsboro, Ohio. She had lived in Johnson City, Tennessee since 1997. She was a member of East Unaka Christian Church. Mrs. Emery is survived by a son, Wayne Emery, Johnson City; two granddaughters, Tanya Emery Benbow...
Jason J.J. Early
May 23, 2006
Jason 'J.J.' Early, 6, of 2305 Wheeler Street, Johnson City passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Clinton, MD and had lived in Johnson City since October of 2000. He attended Southside Baptist Church and was in kindergarten at Southside School.. He was a son of Keith Langley Early...
Jenny Ursula Babbit
May 22, 2006
Jenny Ursula Babbit, 86, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away Monday, May 22, 2006 at Lakebridge Healthcare in Johnson City, TN following a lengthy illness. A native of Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Constantine and Helen (Rosochocka) Borkowski. She retired from Young Men & Women?s Hebrew Association in 1977. Mrs. Babbit loved traveling, canning, gardening, and especially...
Nelia Elizabeth Jones
May 21, 2006
Nelia Elizabeth Jones, 82, of 1101 Persimmon Ridge Road, Jonesborough, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late, John Lester and Lula Toohey Graybeal. Mrs. Jones had been a Nurse and retired from the State of Tennessee at Green Valley Developmental Center. She had...
Elbert S. Miller
May 21, 2006
Elbert S. 'Zeke' Miller, 89, 802 W Locust Street, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Miller was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was a son of the late Frank S. and Roma Eiseman Miller. His wife, Florence Divine Miller and two daughters, Evan Miller Leahy and Avis Miller Jones preceded him in death....
Edith Mae Cretsinger
May 18, 2006
Edith 'Mae' Cretsinger, 40, of 355 Roy McCoy Road, Crossville, TN died Thursday, May 18, 2006 at her residence. Ms. Cretsinger was a native of Washington County and had lived most of her life in Crossville. She is a daughter of Eugene Cretsinger of Jonesborough and Rosie Johnson of Kingsport. Ms. Cretsinger worked in medical billing and was of the...
Daniel Ray France, Jr.
May 16, 2006
Daniel Ray France ,Jr., 22, 131 FairRidge Road, Johnson City died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. France was a native and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He is the son of Daniel Ray France, Sr. and Bonnie Jones France of the home. He was a graduate of Science Hill High...
Albert T. Jarnagin, Sr.
May 15, 2006
Albert T. 'A.T. ' Jarnagin, Sr. 82, 513 Orleans Street, died Monday, May 15, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Jarnagin was a native of Morristown, TN and had lived in Johnson City since 1947. He was a son of the late Allen Jarnagin and was also preceded in death by one brother, Bill Branton. Mr. Jarnagin was retired employee of...
Bobby Vernon Fox
May 14, 2006
Bob V. Fox, 74, of 1112 Ridgecrest Road, Johnson City, passed away at his residence, Sunday, May 14, 2006. Mr. Fox was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and was a son of the late Lloyd and Gertrude Lilley Fox. He is also preceded in death by a grandson, Seth Satern Fox. Mr. Fox was a photo engraver...
James Duncan Stultz
May 14, 2006
James Duncan Stultz, age 74, 1518 Robin Hood Lane, died Sunday, May 14, 2006 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Stultz was the son of the late Hugh Edward and Clara Irene Duncan Stultz. Mr. Stultz was a native of Roanoke, Virginia and lived there for the first three years of his life. He lived for five years in St....
Sinia Drayne
May 11, 2006
Sinia Adkins Drayne, 88, formerly of 303 Hamilton Street, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Drayne was a native of Sioux, NC and had lived in Johnson City since the 1940?s. She was a daughter of the late Preston and Martha Peterson Adkins. Her husband, Rev. Ernest Drayne, three brothers and three sisters, preceded...
Carrier Sr. Joe Lee
May 11, 2006
Joe Lee Carrier, Sr., 73, of 502 Bacon Branch Road, Jonesborough, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late, Everette H. 'E.H.' and Lena Greene Carrier and had lived in the Jonesborough area for the last 30 years. Joe was retired from...
Alice Fern Short
May 11, 2006
Alice Fern Artis Short, aged 61, of 142 Honeycutt Road, Unicoi, Tennessee, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at NHC Health Care. A native of Cucumber, West Virginia, Mrs. Short had lived in Unicoi for the past 20 years. She was the daughter of the late Lula Mae Woody Artis and the late Robert E. Artis. She attended Grace Fellowship. In...
Ina M. Whetsell
May 10, 2006
Ina M. Whetsell, 75, 118 Mayberry Road, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Whetsell was a lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a daughter of the late Parrott and Hattie Willins Hawkins. Mrs. Whetsell was a member of the True Gospel Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Whetsell; three sons, Bill Whetsell...
John Druid Hammitt, Sr.
May 10, 2006
John Druid Hammitt, Sr., 80, 709 E. Locust Street, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Hammitt was a native of Embreeville, TN and had lived most of his life in Washington County. He was a son of the late George and Martha Hammitt and was also preceded in death by one...
Munday Pete Edith
May 10, 2006
Edith Marie 'Pete' Munday, 83, 3324 Greenwood Dr., died early Wednesday morning, May 10, 2006 at NHC Healthcare after a short illness. A Johnson City native, Miss Munday was a daughter of the late Roy and Lenos (Harmon) Munday, Sr. She was an active member of Southside Baptist Church and had worked as a sales clerk in the Housewares Department...
Paul Samuel Rupert
May 8, 2006
Paul Samuel Rupert, 75, of 132 Rockwood Drive, Jonesborough, died Monday May 8, 2006, in the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Williamsport, PA, and had lived in Jonesborough since 1963. He was a son of the late William Joseph and Eva Mae DeWald Rupert. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Emerson D. Rupert...
Trula Lee Dean Green
May 6, 2006
Trula Lee Dean Green, 83, of 477 Riverview Drive, Johnson City died Saturday, May 6, 2006 in the Asbury Place. Mrs. Green was a native of Watauga Flats and was a lifelong resident of Washington County, TN. She was a daughter of the late Wilson L. and Mary Gibson Sutphin. Mrs. Green was a homemaker and a member of the...
