OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Mary Agnes Phillips
May 5, 2021
Mary Agnes Phillips, 89, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at her residence. She was a native of Dickenson County, Virginia, daughter of the late Grover C. Anderson and Flora Owens Anderson. Mary was a retired line inspector for Texas Instruments. She was a longtime member of the Knob Creek Church of the Brethren. Mary was a proud...
Gordon Leon Crane
May 3, 2021
Gordon Leon Crane, 67, Johnson City, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center. Leon was born in Greeneville, TN to the late Gordon H. and Mary Jane Crane. He was an avid race fan and fond of guns. He retired from the construction industry after many years of hard work and the ability to do anything...
Mary Elizabeth Sinard
May 1, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Sinard, 89, Talbott, passed away Saturday, May 01, 2021, at Jefferson City Health & Rehab Center. Elizabeth was born in Limestone to the late Roy and Lillie Mae Shank. She was a member of Community Fellowship in Christ. Elizabeth will be remembered for many things, but most of all her fantastic cooking and her love of quilts. In...
Daisy Calloway Headrick
May 1, 2021
Daisy Calloway Headrick, 77, of Jonesborough, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Center on Aging and Health in Erwin. She was born January 24, 1944, in Washington County. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Calloway and Sara Roberta Hughes Calloway. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, David...
Mary Sue Mccall
Apr 28, 2021
Mary "Sue" McCall, Jonesborough, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the age of 92. Sue was born on January 27, 1929 in Buladean, NC, but spent most of her life in Tennessee. Sue attended college (Montreat College) where she majored in elementary education. She taught kindergarten at First Baptist Church (Jonesborough) for many years. Sue was an active...
Harold Ross Bishop, Sr.
Apr 28, 2021
Harold Ross Bishop Sr., 67, of Elizabethton, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. He was a native of Washington County, and a son of the late Joshua Tilson Bishop and Suda Reva Humphreys Bishop. Harold attended the Watauga Flats Church of God. He owned and operated Bishop Roofing for over 40 years,...
Velma Joann Barry
Apr 25, 2021
Velma Jo Ann Barry, Gray, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center from complications of a brain tumor. She was 85 years young, and heaven gained a sassy, beautiful angel. She was born in Jonesborough to the late Aulie C. and Thelma S. Couch. Jo Ann graduated from Lamar High school and was an employee with...
Marian Dinwiddie Onks
Apr 24, 2021
Marian D. Onks, age 86, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at The Courtyards in Johnson City. She was born in Greene County in 1934 to the late Theodore Roosevelt Dinwiddie and the late Della Maude Pickering Dinwiddie. She was a graduate of Greeneville High School and ETSU. She had a...
David Michael Bracken
Apr 21, 2021
David Michael Bracken, 71, of Johnson City, died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the James H. Quillen Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was a native of Johnson City, son of the late, William Ralph Bracken, Sr. and Irma Clark Bracken. David was a retired mortgage broker in the housing industry. He was a Vietnam veteran having served in the U....
Patrick Dean Alfred Flaherty
Apr 18, 2021
Patrick Dean Alfred Flaherty died peacefully on April 18, 2021 in Johnson City, TN. He was born on April 12,1951 in Detroit, MI to Robert Edmund and Jean Beatrice (Young) Flaherty. Patrick attended Henry Ford High School in Detroit, graduated from Olivet College in 1973 and received Respiratory Therapy training at Mercy College of Detroit. He taught and practiced Respiratory...
Myra Louise Frizzell
Apr 15, 2021
Myra Louise Frizzell, 92, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021. She born in Johnson City, a daughter of the late Claude and Izora Waters Frizzell. Ms. Frizzell was a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of North Carolina. She had worked as a librarian in Eugene, OR, Rockingham County, NC, and Kingsport, TN. She was...
James Brian Ackley
Apr 14, 2021
James Brian Ackley, 80, of Butler, passed away on April 14, 2021, at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Wildwood, New Jersey, and a son of the late Edward and Dorothy Long Ackley. Mr. Ackley graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1961, and went on the earn his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Florida...
Kenneth Harold Ball
Apr 13, 2021
Kenneth Harold Ball, 74, Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at his residence. Kenneth was born and raised in Johnson City, son of the late James Elbert and Estaline Miller Ball. Kenneth first retired from PSG in Elizabethton and then went on to work for Kroger and retired after 15 years. He was of the Baptist faith. He loved...
Harold Daniel Farmer
Apr 12, 2021
Harold D. “H.D.” Farmer, 93, Johnson City, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021, at Lakebridge Health Care Center. Harold was born in Middletown, OH to the late Joseph Farmer and Marie Daniels Farmer. Harold was a retired Tool Design Engineer from TPI. He was a devout Catholic and was very active in St. Mary’s Church. Harold was a Former Grand...
Judy Ann Adams
Apr 10, 2021
Judy Ann Adams, age 59, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Judy was born on June 10, 1961 to Billy Blake “B.B.” Adams and the late Thelma Jean Widener Adams in Johnson City. She graduated from Science Hill High Scholl in 1979. Judy attended services...
Dixie Carole White
Apr 9, 2021
Dixie Carole Gobble White, age 80, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in Johnson City. Dixie was born on July 24, 1940 to Albert Gobble and Maggie Swartz Gobble. Dixie spent her career as a registered nurse, she retired after over 30 years of service. Dixie was preceded in death by her...
William Spencer Pickel
Apr 6, 2021
William Spencer Pickel, 91, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, April 6 at his home, surrounded by his family and his fur buddies, Pepper, Honey, and Karlie. He was born on April 22, 1929, in Johnson City. Spencer operated a Sinclair Service Station on Walnut Street for many years until 1972. At that time he opened his own car repair shop...
Michael Stitcher
Apr 6, 2021
George Michael “Mike” Stitcher, 74, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 suddenly. He was born August 17th, 1946, to Fletcher Washington and Sara Frances Stitcher. Mike was raised in Panama City, Florida where he graduated from Rutherford High School and was a drum major and basketball player. He also attended Gulf Coast College and University of Georgia. He lived...
Linda Kay Chafin
Apr 5, 2021
Linda Kay Chafin, age 71, passed away on April 5, 2021 at Franklin Woods Hospital, Johnson City, Tennessee. Born July 21, 1949 in Russell County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Elwood Chafin and late Geraldine Hart Chafin. Linda spent her early life in Honaker, Virginia, graduating from Honaker High School. She attended Bluefield Baptist Junior College...
Sharon L. Johnson
Mar 27, 2021
Sharon Lee Johnson, 63, of Johnson City, died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Ballad Hospice House in Bristol. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Robert Hutton and Mary Alice Smith. Sharon was a former machine operator for Kennametal. She was a member of Freedom Road Baptist Church of Elizabethton. In addition to her parents,...
