OBITUARIES
Johnson City, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for Johnson City and Washington County, TN.
Martha S. Mrs. Herting
Sep 1, 2017
Martha Elizabeth Schaeffer Herting, age 87, passed away on Sept. 1, 2017 at Cornerstone Village, Johnson City. Martha was born on Oct. 12, 1929, in Westminster, Maryland to the late Miriam Blettner Schaeffer and Carl Lawyer Schaeffer. Spending her entire childhood in Maryland, she graduated from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) with a BA in Piano Performance and then...
Jane Stanton
Sep 1, 2017
Mrs. Jane Stanton, 89, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Stanton was a longtime resident of Johnson City. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Vera Hughes Wilson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stanton was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years Arthur Stanton; one...
Hoyt Collins
Aug 31, 2017
Hoyt ?Monk' Collins, 86, died on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Glen Meadows nursing home in Hamilton, OH. He passed peacefully in his sleep. He is the son of the late Elbert and Lillian Collins. Mr. Collins was a long time resident of Johnson City. He was born and raised in the Athens, Georgia area where he attended high...
Donald Brown Canestrari
Aug 31, 2017
Donald Brown Canestrari, age 87, Johnson City, Tenn., passed away August 31, 2017, in Franklin Woods Hospital, Johnson City. He was preceded in death by parents, James and Jewel Brown Canestrari, Memphis, Tenn.; brother, James Kenneth Canestrari (Margaret), Memphis; brother, Rev. Gene Edwin Canestrari, Jackson, Tenn.; parents-in-law, Charles Hickman and Kathleen Ridley Cargile, Memphis; and daughter-in-law, Lynne Eason Canestrari, Memphis....
Rose Mary Dexter
Aug 30, 2017
Rose Mary Broyles Dexter, 62, of Piney Flats died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Holston Valley Medical Center. She was a native of Johnson City, daughter of the late Clive A. and Marie V. McKee Broyles, Sr. Rose was a former clerk for Fingerhut. She was a member of Piney Flats United Methodist Church but had been attending Edgefield United...
Patricia Ann Harbold
Aug 28, 2017
Mrs. Patricia Ann Harbold, 71, Johnson City, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 28, 2017, at Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Harbold, was born in Memphis, TN, but grew up in Alameda, Ca. She was the daughter of the late William and Rena Taylor Walber. She was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church. Also, she loved...
Billie Joe Holden
Aug 28, 2017
Billie Joe Holden, 86, Johnson City, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017, from an unexpected illness. Billie was a lifelong resident of Washington County, and was born to the late Fred and Gertie Lovelace Holden. Billie enjoyed his flowers, working in his yard, feeding his birds and taking care of his cats. He loved watching the Atlanta Braves and old...
Rosalee Jean Dr. Seymour
Aug 27, 2017
Dr. Rosalee Jean Seymour, 79, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2017. Roz or Dr. Roz, as she was known to her students, was born on August 7,1938, in Tupper Lake, New York in the Adirondack Mountains close to the Canadian border. She was preceded in death by: her parents, James and Ann Seymour and her sister Rhonda Boisey. Those...
Billy Joe Wine
Aug 25, 2017
Mr. Billy Joe Wine, 84, 136 Wine Road, Gray, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Mr. Wine was a native of Washington County who had lived all of his life in Gray. He was the son of the late George Robert Wine and Lula Harwood Wine. In addition to his parent?s, his loving wife, Dorothy...
Larry Wayne Honeycutt
Aug 25, 2017
Larry Wayne Honeycutt, 66, Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017. He was the beloved son of the late Doss and Shirley Honeycutt. Larry was a Vietnam veteran and served in the 3rd armored and truck division. He worked for Rainbow Bakery for 23 years, Washington county Sheriff?s Department for 10 years and drove fro W.W. Cab Company for...
Delmas I. Doug Dugger
Aug 23, 2017
Delmas I. ?Doug' Dugger, 85, Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017. He was a native of Old Butler in Johnson County and had resided in Washington County since 1959. He was the son of the late Daniel B. Dugger and Dessie McKinnis Dugger. He attended Watauga Academy in Old Butler and graduated from Johnson County High School. He...
Robert Vince Williams
Aug 21, 2017
Robert Vincent ?Vince' Williams, 89, of Johnson City, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017, at the Johnson City Medical Center. Vincent Williams was a native and life-long resident of Johnson City, Tn. He was born September 10, 1927 to James Montague Williams, (Deceased) and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Williams, (Deceased). The day after graduating from Science Hill High School (1945) he...
Penelope Wolfe
Aug 20, 2017
Penelope Galloway Wolfe, 76, Johnson City, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. Penelope was born in Johnson City to the late Ralph Nathan and Rhea Burleson Galloway. Penelope was a Speech Pathologist, principal at Morrison School in Bristol and taught in Washington County and Greene County. She was very active in her church at Westminster...
Elizabeth June Shelton
Aug 16, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, TN.
William D. Bill Mcgillen
Aug 16, 2017
William D. McGillen, age 87, 103 Dogwood Lane, Johnson City, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born in Alabama but had been a resident of Johnson City since 1936. He was a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Clarence A. McGillen, Sr., formerly from Johnson City. He had been a member of...
Sharon Montgomery Pipkin
Aug 14, 2017
Sharon Montgomery Pipkin, 58, Johnson City, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Sharon was born in Cleveland, OH to Robert Joseph and Judith Rose Thompson Montgomery. In 1977, Sharon graduated from Science Hill High School, where she excelled in band. She then went on to study music at ETSU, where she graduated with...
Wayne Whittimore
Aug 8, 2017
R. Wayne ?Windy' Whittimore, of Arroyo Drive, Johnson City, TN, went home to be with the Lord on August 8, 2017. He was a son of the late Ernest and Kate Bowman Whittimore and was a member of Cherokee United Methodist Church. He was retired from CSX Railroad where he was a Brakeman and Conductor. His interests included restoring cars,...
Jerry Jackson Hartsock
Aug 6, 2017
Mr. Jerry Jackson Hartsock, 61, Jonesborough, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at his residence. He was the son of Jewell Hartsock and the late Jack Hartsock. In addition to his father, one brother, Danny Hartsock, preceded Jerry in death. Survivors include: two daughters, Erika Rodgers and Becca Inpyn; two sons, Jackson DeMos and Jeremy Hartsock; one brother, Jimmy Hartock;...
Eddie Joe Jones
Aug 5, 2017
Mr. Eddie Joe Jones, 57, of Johnson City, went to be with our Lord on August 5, 2017 surrounded by his family. Eddie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend. His legacy will live on through his children and grandchildren. Eddie owned The Floor Service for 27 years, was an avid golfer and a member of the...
Elizabeth Catherine Lowe
Aug 4, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Lowe, 97, of Johnson City, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017, at Hermitage Nursing Home in Elizabethton. Elizabeth was a lifelong resident of Johnson City, a daily bible reader, a believer in Jesus Christ, and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was the daughter of the late Arthur W. and Bessie E. Callaway. Survivors include one...
