OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Jean M. Fields
Dec 30, 2018
Jean M. Fields, 88, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018, following a lengthy battle with kidney disease. Jean was born in Barren Springs, VA to the late Everett G. and Carrie Frost Montgomery. Jean has lived in Johnson City since 1952. Jean graduated from Glade Spring High School in 1947 and later went on to study nursing at...
Marvin Kent Curd
Dec 28, 2018
Marvin Curd, 65, of Piney Flats, passed away on December 27, 2018, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Marvin was born in Watauga to the late Raymond and Allie Craft Curd. He worked as a welder for many years at Gene Cox Mechanical. Marvin was a sportsman, who loved to participate in racing, bowling, pool, or any other sort of...
Robert Alfonso
Dec 25, 2018
Dr. Robert J. Alfonso, 90, Johnson City, died December 25, 2018 at Johnson City Medical Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 17, 1928 in Queens, New York. He graduated from Garden City, New York High School in 1947 and from Roberts Wesleyan College, North Chili, New York, in 1952. After receiving his masters degree from New...
George Dean Wilson, Sr
Dec 25, 2018
George D. Wilson Sr., age 97, of Fayetteville, N.C. and more recently of Johnson City, Tn. recently died peacefully with family in attendance. He has gone to be with his Lord, predeceased family and friends. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years (Elise), his parents; Myrtle and John M. Wilson, brothers; James and John, as...
Clarence Denny
Dec 24, 2018
Clarence Denny, 95, Johnson City, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, at Broadmore Senior Living. Clarence was born in Gray to the late Robert and Kathryn Denny. Clarence worked for the Tennessee Eastman Company for 40 years, was a WWII veteran and lifelong member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include: his wife of 72 years, Sarah ?Sammy' Denny;...
Walter Lee Slone
Dec 23, 2018
Walter Lee Slone, 63, Limestone, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Walter was born in Williamson, WV to Gwen J. Holt Slone and the late Thomas C. ?Doc' Slone. He was a member of North Ridge Community Church and retired from Ingram Barge Company. He was a man of many names. All the kids called...
Wyatt Wendell Coleman
Dec 22, 2018
Wyatt Wendell Coleman, 85, formerly of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at White Oak Manor in Charlotte, NC. Wyatt was born in Clover, VA to the late Wyatt G. and Lottie Coleman. He was a skilled architect, an Army Veteran, and a devout Christian. In addition to his parents, Wyatt was preceded in death by...
Cappi Melissa Love
Dec 21, 2018
Cappi ?Melissa' Love, 61, of Johnson City, died on Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late John Grisham (Sr) and Etta Mae Morgan Love. Melissa was a retired real estate agent. She was a longtime member of the Downtown Christian Church. In addition to her parents,...
G. Wayne Rev. Dr. Cummings
Dec 20, 2018
The Reverend Dr. G. Wayne Cummings, 105 West Twelfth Avenue, Johnson City, died at home on Thursday, December 20, 2018. He was 87 years of age. Born in Marion, Virginia, but had lived in Johnson City, TN since 1977. Following graduation from Marion High School, Marion Virginia, in 1948 received a B. A. Degree from Emory & Henry College in...
George David Church
Dec 19, 2018
George David Church, 86, celebrated his first day in heaven with Jesus and his beloved wife, Louise, on December 19, 2018, after a long battle with multiple illnesses. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. George was the son of Samuel Elcaney Church and Cora Mable Colyer Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a son,...
Alva Jean Kilby
Dec 17, 2018
Alva Jean Kilby, 70, of Johnson City, died Monday, December 17, 2018 at The Waters of Johnson City. She was a native of Greeneville, daughter of the late Thomas James and Mary Lydia Lawson Hamblen. Alva was a retired Workers Compensation Administrator for Appalachian Orthopedics. She was a member of First Christian Church of Johnson City. In addition to her...
J D Whitson
Dec 17, 2018
J. D. Whitson, 85, of Unicoi, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 17, 2018, at the Johnson City medical Center. He was a native of Mitchell County, North Carolina, a son of the late Jeff and Donna Peterson Whitson. J. D. was a longtime member and Deacon of the Unicoi Baptist Church. In addition to his parents,...
Lois Ann Smith
Dec 15, 2018
Lois Ann Smith, 74, of Watauga, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Cornerstone Village. Lois was born at home in Watauga to the late George Mitchell and Donnie Lucille Feathers. Lois was a homemaker and member of Range Community Christian Church. In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by: her husband, Wayne Billie Smith; and several...
Randall K. Odom
Dec 14, 2018
Randall ?Randy' K. Odom, 58, Johnson City, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018, due to a lengthy illness. Randy was born in Johnson City to the late Robert Lee and Gladys Wampler Odom. He retired from the postal service after 26 years and attended Crossroads Church in Greeneville. In addition to his parents, Randy was preceded in death by: one...
Hazel Modena Hudson
Dec 13, 2018
Hazel ?Mawie' M. Hudson, 93, Piney Flats, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018, at her residence. Hazel was born in Piney Flats to the late Arthur and Lydia Malone. Hazel was a homemaker and founding member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Piney Flats. In addition to her parents, Hazel was preceded in death by: her husband of over...
David Baldwin
Dec 13, 2018
Mr. David Farrell Baldwin, 51, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, Dec. 13 in the Johnson City Medical Center. David was a lifelong resident of Johnson City. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Kate Baldwin. David was a family man, and devoted most of his time with his family. He enjoyed camping and ball games with the...
Janet Linda Scott
Dec 12, 2018
Janet Linda Markland Scott, 79, of Watauga, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at her residence. She was a native of Elizabethton, daughter of the late Robert Austin and Alice Bryant Markland. Janet was a homemaker. She was a member of the New Hope Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, a sister, Jean Davis and a brother-in-law, Don Treadway...
Hazel Louise Clampitt Gwaltney
Dec 12, 2018
Hazel Louise Clampitt Gwaltney, 93, of Johnson City, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Franklin Woods Community hospital. She was a native of Franklin, North Carolina, and a daughter of the late Norman and Pearl Cochran Clampitt. She was a full-time wife and mother. After her children were grown, she enjoyed an eighteen-and-a-half-year career at The Remnant Shop....
Dylan Wyatt Back
Dec 11, 2018
Dylan Wyatt Back, of Johnson City, passed away on December 11, 2018, at Vanderbilt Children?s Hospital. Dylan was born on November 15, 2018, to Daniel and Danielle Grant Back. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: one brother, Dawson Back; maternal grandparents, Wayne and Danette Grant; paternal grandmother, Sharon Back, and paternal grandfather, Greg Back; great grandparents, John...
Frances Smalling
Dec 11, 2018
Frances ?Diane' Smalling, 62, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Hillview Health Center in Elizabethton, TN. Diane was a Carter County native and had lived her whole life on Smalling Road with her family. Diane had a special way of touching the lives of all who knew her. She never met a stranger and she never forgot...
