OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Vearl Eston Moody
Sep 2, 2021
Vearl E. “Gil” Moody, age 81, of Johnson City, entered into heaven on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at the Ballad Health Hospice House, Bristol, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Moody was born and raised in Johnson City. He was a graduate of Southeastern Christian College in Winchester, KY, and was a veteran, serving in the US army. Following a successful...
Margaret "Peggy" Tapp
Sep 1, 2021
It is with great sadness and loving remembrance that the family of Margaret “Peggy” Rose Tapp, 63, of Johnson City, announces her passing on September 1st 2021. Peggy grew up in Erwin, where she met her husband, Butch, and had two daughters before moving to Elizabethton and eventually to Johnson City. Peggy worked as a medical assistant and phlebotomist in...
Harold Sanford "Sandy" Jenkins
Aug 31, 2021
Harold Sanford “Sandy” Jenkins, age 67, of Greeneville, Tennessee, died August 31, 2021, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee. Sandy was born May 24, 1954, in Austin, Texas to the late Walter Dayton Jenkins and Gaye Yvonne Sanford Jenkins. Sandy was an insightful, accomplished, versatile man who wore many hats and had many passions...
Jerry Wayne Hilbert, Sr.
Aug 27, 2021
Jerry Wayne Hilbert, Sr., age 76, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went Home to be with Jesus, on Friday, August 27, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native and longtime resident of Johnson City. He was born on April 23, 1945, to the late Arcie Hilbert and Margaret Josephine Flaherty Hilbert. Jerry was a proud Army Veteran. Following...
James Lloyd Forney
Aug 25, 2021
James Lloyd Forney, 74 of Johnson City, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Life Care of Gray. He was a native of Bluffton, Ohio, son of the late Lloyd George and Mildred Louise Allen Forney. James was truck driver for 56 years. He was of protestant faith. In addition to his parents, his sister, Georgia and son, Aaron preceded him...
Rosemarie Hartley
Aug 24, 2021
Rosemarie G. Hartley, 51, Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Hartley was born in Colorado Springs, CO to the late Jack and Gudrun Carder. She will be remembered as a devoted mother and hard worker, who loved her family tremendously. Survivors include: her beloved husband, Jeffery Hartley; her son, Elijah Jack Hartley;...
Andrea Nicole Pierce
Aug 24, 2021
Andrea Nicole Pierce, 44, of Johnson City, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at her residence. She was a native of Galveston, Texas, daughter of the late John Morgan and her mother, Daris Dickenson Morgan. Andrea was a graduate of ETSU with a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration. She had worked for Johnson City Medical Center, Woodridge, and Indian Path...
Mack A Houston
Aug 21, 2021
The Reverend Mack A. Houston, Sr., 96, Piney Flats, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021, at his residence. He was a Carter County native and the son of the late John and Ethel Leonard Houston. Rev. Houston attended Cave Springs Elementary School, Happy Valley High School, East Tennessee State University, Milligan College, and completed studies for the ministry at Duke...
Hannelore Maria Snyder
Aug 21, 2021
Hannelore “Laura” Maria Germann Snyder, 82, Johnson City, passed away on August 21, 2021, at her home, with her daughters by her side. She was a loving Mom and Mamaw and will be greatly missed. Laura was a native of Germany and had lived in Johnson City since 1975. She was a long-time member of Harrison Christian Church after accepting...
William Allan Feagle
Aug 19, 2021
William “Allan” Feagle, 60, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the Holston Valley Medical Center following a short but hard battle with cancer. He was born in Gainesville, Florida, a son of Lorraine Karle and the late Jesse Albert Feagle. Allan spent his life building, working as a flooring contractor for various companies over the...
Benjamin Franklin Lyle
Aug 9, 2021
Benjamin Franklin Lyle, Jr., 87, passed away at his home in Johnson City, Tennessee, on August 9, 2021. Ben was born August 14, 1933, in Johnson City to the late Benjamin and Mary Hart Lyle. In addi-tion to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, David Hart Lyle. He is survived by Betty Dawson, the love of...
Manuel Dean Hodge
Aug 8, 2021
Manuel Dean Hodge, 85, Gray, passed away Sunday morning on August 8, 2021, due to a stroke. Manuel was a lifelong resident of Washington County and graduated from Boones Creek High School. He was an electrician by trade and retired from Hodge Electric. Manuel was a member of Edgefield United Methodist Church in Piney Flats. Manuel and his wife, Trula,...
Shirley Ruth Britton
Aug 8, 2021
Shirley Ruth Britton, age 85, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 8th, 2021. She passed away unexpectedly at the Johnson City Medical Center surrounded by her family. Shirley was a loving and devoted Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She is a long time member of the Fairhaven United Methodist Church,...
Linda Maryann Jacobskind
Aug 7, 2021
Linda Maryann Zasowski Jacobskind, 71, of Gray, passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at the Life Care Center of Gray. She was born in Philadelphia on December 24, 1949, to the late John and Helen Juliano Zasowski. Linda was a graduate of Harriton High School as well as Holy Family College in Pennsylvania, where she earned a bachelor’s degree...
Gary Len Street
Aug 5, 2021
Gary Len Street, age 71, of Johnson City, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 5th, 2021. Gary was born on July 2, 1950, to the late Daunt Andrew Street and Eunice Mae Wilson Street in Banner Elk, North Carolina. He graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1973 and married the love of his life, Nancy...
Jack Harold Carder
Aug 4, 2021
Jack Harold Carder, 92, of Johnson City, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born in Johnson City, TN, a son of the late Thomas Edgar Carder and Mary Katherine Greer Carder Jack was of the Baptist faith. He served 21 years in the US Armed forces as a member of the...
John M. Young
Aug 4, 2021
John M. Young, 89, of Johnson City died Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the Abundant Living Care Center. He was a native of Bakersville, North Carolina, son of the late Ernest Frank and Ruth Evangeline Slagle Young. John was a retired accountant for the Volunteer Natural Gas Company since 1980 after 27 years of service. He continued working at Edwards...
Gregory K. Mason
Aug 4, 2021
Gregory “Greg” K Mason, Sr., 66, of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, August, 4, 2021 at his home. Greg was born April 14, 1955 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Chuck Mason Sr. and Dorothy Cross Mason. He attended Science Hill and ETSU. His career was in his family’s business, Chuck Mason Equipment Sales Inc. Greg and his wife,...
Ima Jo Odham
Aug 3, 2021
Ima Jo Bailey Odham, age 88, of Piney Flats, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, peacefully in her sleep. She was born August 6, 1932 in Keokee, Virginia to the late Earl Bailey and Daisey Mae Stapleton. Growing up in Pennington Gap, VA, she was very much a “tomboy,” playing softball and swimming at...
John Wayne Oliver
Aug 2, 2021
John “Wayne” Oliver, age 58, of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Wayne was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was born on November 20, 1962 to the late Johnny Dean and Mary Katherine Tester Oliver. Fishing, cars, and motorcycles were his hobbies. In his younger years he also...
