OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Jerry Wayne Fulkerson
Jul 7, 2018
Jerry ?Wayne' Fulkerson, 60, of Clarksville, TN passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at his home. Wayne was born in Kingsport and was the son of the late Robert Wayne and Emily ?Jean' Johnson Fulkerson. Wayne faithfully served in the United States Army for 20 years and retired as a Master Sergeant. He was a veteran of the Desert...
Lorna Ellen Hancock
Jul 6, 2018
Ellen was a native of Detroit, Michigan, and the daughter of Dean Benedict and May Stuetzer Johnston. She attended the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Albert R. Hancock, and a son, Jerry L. Hancock. Survivors include two children: Wayne R. Hancock and Nancy E. Hancock; Daughter-in-Law, Julia Hancock; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren....
Sammy Colbert
Jul 5, 2018
Samuel ?Sammy' Colbertm 62, of Johnson City passed away Peacefully in his home on Thursday, July 5, 2018, following a lengthy illness. He was preceded by his loving parents James and Ethel Colbert. Sammy will be sadly missed by his friends at Dawn of Hope. A visitation for Sammy will be held from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Monday,...
Pauline Edwards Barr
Jul 1, 2018
Pauline (Polly) Edwards Barr passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at her daughters home in Midlothian, VA. Polly was born May 11, 1931 in Cane River, NC. She lived a few childhood years in Pennsylvania. She was a high school graduate. As a woman in her 50s she decided to pursue a college degree, excelling in all classes. She retired...
Pauline Friday
Jun 30, 2018
Pauline Harrison Friday, 96, passed away Saturday morning, June 30, 2018 at Cornerstone Village, Johnson City. She was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and a daughter of the late James and Laura Conner Harrison. She was a caregiver and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: a son, Billy...
Joyce Ann Gobble
Jun 28, 2018
Joyce Ann Gobble, 57, of Piney Flats, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 28, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bristol, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Roby Davis and Edith Hilliard Potter. Joyce worked as a supply tech with Mountain State Health Alliance for fourteen years. She attended Piney Flats First Baptist...
Paul Lee Plemmons, Ii
Jun 27, 2018
Paul L. (Lee) Plemmons II, 63, of Erwin went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 after a courageous five-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of more than 20 years, Rita; his two daughters, Abigail and Sarah; his siblings, Stephen Barber of Memphis, Alan Barber and his wife Penny of Fayetteville, Ga., and...
Carl L. Bowman
Jun 24, 2018
?The Holy Spirit came to visit On the day I left this world To comfort my much loved family Just to let them know The precious Savior is in complete control.' Carl Leonard Bowman, 74, of Johnson City, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Carl was born in a log cabin on Dry Creek...
Kristy Hodge Pratt
Jun 23, 2018
Kristy Pratt, 55, passed away at home in the early morning hours of June 23, 2018, following an 11-year battle with breast cancer. Kristy was the owner and operator of ?The Dance Company' in Boones Creek for 25 years. She began dancing at the age of two, began teaching and choreographing in her teens at the Ann Hodge School of...
John Hammond
Jun 23, 2018
Mr. John Hammond, 63, of Dryden, VA passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hammond joined the Navy when he was 17 and served in Vietnam. His past-times included hunting, fishing, attending car shows and listening to his classic Rock 'N' Roll music. John was an outstanding father to his only child, Lisa. A committal...
Ralph Nathaniel Black
Jun 21, 2018
Ralph Nathaniel Black, 75, of Johnson City, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at his residence. He was a native of Washington County, a son of the late Charles Sr. and Helen Logan Black. Ralph had attended University Parkway Baptist. He worked for Eastman Chemical Company as a team leader before retiring after 35 years of service. In addition to...
Donna Gail Bosze
Jun 20, 2018
Donna Gail Bosze, 58, Gray, died Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family. She was a West Chester, PA native who had lived most of her life in the Johnson City area. She was a daughter of Dorothy Ann Gooslin of Gray. Donna was a member of Johnson City Alliance Church. She was...
Mary L. Lester
Jun 20, 2018
Mary L. Lester, loving mother and devoted pastor?s wife, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 20, 2018, after an extended battle with polycystic kidney disease. She was born January 7, 1956 to the late Jack Burks and Betty (Lafferty) Burks Blevins, of Baileysville, WV. She was a graduate of Baileysville High School, Class of 1974. She graduated...
Larry Ronald Harper
Jun 19, 2018
Larry Ronald “Ronnie” Harper, 63, of Johnson City died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Bristol, son of the late Donald R. and Julia Louise Johnson Harper. Ronny was a safety manager for BAE and TEC in the construction industry. He was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include: his wife, Norma...
Bryan C. Thompson
Jun 18, 2018
Bryan C. ?Boo' Thompson, 59, Jonesborough, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018, at his residence. Bryan was born in Augusta, GA on June 30, 1958 to the late Lola S. Cox, who passed away in 2014, and William S. ?Sam' Thompson, who passed away in 1961. Bryan was an outstanding Rugby athlete for 35 years. He loved his family and...
Rhonda Gross
Jun 18, 2018
Rhonda Monkus Gross, 59, of Telford, died Monday, June 18, 2018 at her residence. She was a native of Pickens, SC, daughter of the late David Madison and Bethel Joann Holiday Monkus. Rhonda was a retired golf ball maker for the Dunlop Corporation. She loved to crochet and was an avid scrapbooker. In addition to her parents, a brother, Terry...
Grace Abel Whitson
Jun 17, 2018
Grace Helen Abel Whitson, 93, of Johnson City, passed to her home in Heaven June 17, 2018, at NHC. She entered this earthly life on April 1, 1925, to her beloved parents Gilbert Greenway and Lucy Gobble Abel. Her father passed in 1931, after being hit by a car when Grace was only six years old. Her mother passed in...
Annunziata C. Lester
Jun 17, 2018
Annunziata (Anna) Lester, of Johnson City, entered into her eternal rest on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 12:08 AM, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. She was born April 1934 in Naples, Italy and married the love of her life, Billy Lester, in February 1960. Anna retired in 1999 from TPI Corporation where she worked as a material planner. Anna was...
Linda Ann Smith
Jun 15, 2018
Linda Ann Smith, 73, Johnson City, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. Linda was born in Johnson City to the late John and Kizzie Gobble Shepard. Linda was a member of Liberty Fellowship Church. In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in death by: her husband, Freddie Joe Smith; and one brother, Bill Watson....
Kay Taylor
Jun 15, 2018
Myra Kay Taylor, 62, Johnson City, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center. Kay was born in Greenville, SC to Ray Eugene and Helen Ruth Bailey Taylor. She was a member of Locust Street Church of Christ. She worked at Texas Instruments and as a licensed cosmetologist. She was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army. In...
