OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Joyce Kessler
Mar 12, 2019
Joyce B. Kessler, 72, of Blountville, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City, a daughter of the late Thurman Columbus and Ura Princess Compton Leonard. She graduated with a Bachelors of Education from Milligan College, going on the obtain her Masters later on. She taught at Evangel...
Carolyn M. Wood
Mar 10, 2019
Carolyn Miller Wood, 94, passed away on March 10, 2019, at Life Care Center of Gray. Carolyn grew up in Cleveland, TN and moved to Johnson City to attend East Tennessee State College. She never left and began her career as a secretary at ETSC. She was secretary to the President of ETSU when she retired. Carolyn was an expert...
Charles Robert Bryant
Mar 2, 2019
Charles Robert Bryant, age 90, of Johnson City, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Lakebridge in Johnson City. He was born October 17, 1928 in Elizabethton to the late Charley C. Bryant and Stella Margaret Oaks Bryant. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John William Bryant. Charles served his country in the United States Army as a...
Tammie Lynn Ruston
Mar 2, 2019
Tammie Lynn Broyles Ruston, 57, of Johnson City, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Donald Broyles and Barbara Watson Broyles. She was a University High and ETSU graduate. Tammie was a very caring and loving daughter, sister, aunt, niece and cousin. She made...
Notie Velva Toler
Mar 2, 2019
Notie Velma Hatfield Toler, 91, of Piney Flats, died Saturday at her residence. She was a native of Sunhill, WV, daughter of the late Charlie and Laura Lucinda Hatfield Hatfield. Notie was of Methodist faith. She was a retired homemaker. In addition to her parents, her husband of 62 years Luther Toler preceded her in death in 2009. Notie is...
Dwight Wilson Dr. Lambe, Jr.
Feb 28, 2019
Dwight W. Lambe Jr., 88, of Johnson City, passed away on February 28, 2019 at his residence. He was born on May 17, 1930, in Okeechobee, Florida. Dwight?s mother, Maymie Boring Lambe, died in childbirth. Raised primarily by his grandparents, John M. and Mamie Ross Boring, and an aunt, Esther Brown Boring, Dwight grew up in a very loving and...
Max Ray Presgraves, Ii
Feb 24, 2019
Max R. Presgraves II, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Johnson City Medical Center. Arrangements are private.
Jake Cross
Feb 23, 2019
Lewis Clyde ?Jake' Cross, 89, of Piney Flats, died Saturday, February 23, at The Waters of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Arleigh and Eva Torbett Cross. Jake was a member of Piney Flats United Methodist Church and New Bethel Presbyterian Church in Piney Flats of late. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to...
Hector Ortiz-Ceja
Feb 23, 2019
Hector Ortiz-Ceja, age 49, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, died Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Johnson City. Interment will be held at a later date.
Evelyn Givens Hancock
Feb 21, 2019
Evelyn Givens Hancock, 93, of Johnson City, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Washington County, a daughter of the late Guy and Thula Young Givens. Evelyn married the love of her life, Eugene Hancock, on July 30th, 1945. Together they would go on to own and operate a...
Tony Ralph Clark
Feb 21, 2019
Tony Clark, 59, Johnson City, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, at his residence following a lengthy illness. Tony was born in Johnson City to the late Herbert Ray and Agnes Aileen Clark. Tony was a great person and brother. He had the biggest heart and loved spending time with his family. He retired in 2001 from Trenway Textile, after...
J. Robert Selby Hele
Feb 19, 2019
J. Robert Selby Hele, 66, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Johnson City Medical Center. Bob was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of the late Jewell Henry and Katherine Mary Ruppert Hele. He was a devout Christian and spent a lifetime devoted to the ministry, where he served as a director and liaison...
Ruthie Cozad Hollifield
Feb 18, 2019
Ruthie Marie Cozad Hollifield, 73, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019, at her home. She was a native of Washington County, a daughter of the late Floyd Benjamin and Olive Wright Cozad. Ruthie served as an RN in the Air Force after graduating from ETSU. She worked for most of her career at the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North...
Ruth Ann Lundy
Feb 15, 2019
Ruth Ann Martin Lundy, 79, of Johnson City, went home to be with her Lord Friday morning, February 15, 2019, at Greystone Healthcare Center following a three-week battle with Cancer. Ruth spent her younger years growing up in Siam until her teens when the family moved to Johnson City. She was a graduate of Science Hill High School and went...
Paul Eugene White, Sr.
Feb 15, 2019
Paul Eugene White, Sr., of Johnson City, age 76, passed away on February 15, 2019 at Johnson City Medical Center. Paul was a big fish that lived his life to the fullest. He built his life with true ambition and grit. His story has unfolded to include a Nashville recording contract that lead to singing at The Grand Ole Opry,...
Brenda Ann Snyder
Feb 14, 2019
Brenda Ann Snyder, of Johnson City, age 65, died at Johnson City Medical Center on Thursday, February 14, 2019. She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, daughter of the late David and Shirley Mae McGann Daniel. Brenda is survived by her husband, Carl Snyder; two sons, Randy and Roger Floyd; a brother, Michael Phelps; and several nieces and nephews. Services will...
Michael Ray Andes
Feb 13, 2019
Michael Ray Andes, 69, of Johnson City, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, after an eight year battle with cancer. He was a native of Johnson City, and a son of the late Carl and Nell Barnett Andes. Michael served his country in the Vietnam War. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren. In addition to his parents,...
Patricia Ann Mcclellan
Feb 12, 2019
Patricia ?Trisha' Ann McClellan, 55, Elizabethton, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Trisha was born in Johnson City to Grace Arwood McClellan and the late Robert Lee McClellan. She was a member of True Gospel Baptist Church. In addition to her father, Trisha was preceded in death by: one sister, Brenda Maher; one brother, James Keith...
Menzia Marie Clark
Feb 12, 2019
Menzia Marie Starkey Clark, 83, of Johnson City died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Lakebridge Healthcare Center in Johnson City. She was a native of Sharondale, KY, daughter of the late Walter and Rhoda Bowe Starkey. Menzia was a retired homemaker. She was a longtime member of the Cherokee Community Independent Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Robert Eugene Randall, Sr.
Feb 11, 2019
Robert Eugene Randall, Sr., age 79, passed away on February 11, 2019 in Johnson City. He was born in Sacramento, California to the late Robert John and Marcella Ione Hall Randall. Robert was a devout Christian and attended St. Anne?s Catholic Church in Lodi, California. He was a gifted musician and artist who lived for and loved his wife and...
