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Richard Bailey, age 79, of 1806 Hwy 421 North, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at his residence. A native of Dayton, Ohio, he was born on June 20, 1926 to the late John and Mary Griffin Bailey. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Burns and three sisters:...

Rob Eldreth, age 47, of 180 Dowell Loop Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2004 following a brief illness. A native of Mountain City, he was born on April 14, 1957 to Betty Wallace Eldreth and the late Ovell "Pogi" Eldreth, who passed away in 2002. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...

Jo Ann Phillips, age 68, of Mountain City, Tennessee passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009 in Glen Bridge Health Care in Boone, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Ezra Treadway. Her hobbies included crafts and crocheting.  Jo Ann will be known for her years of caring for others through her nursing career. She worked many years as an LPN, eventually...

Erleen Hammons Taylor, age 91, of 3111 Forge Creek Road, Mountain City, Tennessee passed away September 25, 2003 at her residence following an extended illness. A native of Johnson County, Erleen was born May 20, 1912 to the late W.E. Hammons and Ida Payne Hammons. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dewey Taylor, who passed away February...

Bessie Johnson Payne, age 91, of 3500 Hwy 421 North, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at the Mountain City Care Center. A native of Mountain City, Tennessee, she was born on May 16, 1914 to the late James and Emma Cress Johnson. In addition to her parents, Bessie was preceded in death by her husband,...

Jane Dotzheimer Whitehouse, age 55, of 108 Valley View Acres, Mountain City, TN passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a native of Birmingham, Ala and was born March 19, 1950 to the late Frank Dotzheimer and Martha Lee Dotzheimer of Huntsville, Ala. Jane had a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and...

Hux-Lipford Funeral Home 300 W Main Street Mountain City, Tennessee 37683 Phone: (423) 727-9221 Fax: (423) 727-4759 www.hux-lipford.com Email@hux-lipford.com Obituary for: June Church Hedger June Church Hedger, age 70, of 1706 Swift Hollow Road, Mountain City, Tennessee passed away on Monday, September 18, 2006 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born on May 31, 1936 in Mountain...

Obituary for: Carol Celesh Carol Celesh. Age 85 passed away Saturday September 30th 2006. She was raised and educated in St. Petersburg, Russia, traveled the world but made her home in the Tennessee Mountains. Carol loved her land in Sugar Hollow, Butler, Tennessee and called herself "The Russian Hillbilly". Carol was a journalist when she married a noted Belarussian author...

Irene Pardue, age 82, of 919 Medical Park Drive, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. A native of Johnson County, Tennessee, Irene was born on December 6, 1922 to the late Robert Fayette Pardue and Ollie Belle Tester Pardue. In addition to her parents, Irene was preceded...

Joe Franklin, age 66, of 721 J. Shoun Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born on June 2, 1939 in Morganton, North Carolina to Pansy Townsend Franklin of Marion, North Carolina and to the late William Bo Franklin. Joe was a truck driver for Broyhill Furniture...

View This Video Tribute Mr. Thomas Carl Bryant, age 70, of 5833 Hwy 421 S, Mountain City, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, October 3, 2009 at his residence. He was son of the late Sam and Beulah Rosalee Michaels Bryant. Carl was preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers. Besides being a great husband, father, and grand-father to everyone.He...

William Clarence Cress, age 87, of 937 Big Dry Run Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2005 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. A native of Johnson County, Tennessee, he was born on September 29, 1917 to the late L.N. "Bud" and Minnie Wilson Cress. In addition to his parents, William was preceded...

Theodore "Toots" Roberts, age 72, of 1315 Slab Town Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at the James H. Quillen Veterans Administration Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born January 16, 1932 to the late Walter Clyde and Ella Mae Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...

Mrs. Pauline Morrison Bryant, age 90, of the Mountain City Care Center, Mountain City, Tennessee and formerly of 793 Gentry Creek Road, Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2003 at the Watauga Medical Center following a brief illness. Ms. Bryant was a native of Johnson County and was born December 24, 1912 to the late William S. and...

Hazel Davidson Reid, age 89, of 1097 Shingletown Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord and her beloved husband of 66 years, Heird Reid, on Thursday, September 8, 2005, at her home, following an extended illness. A native of Johnson County, Tennessee, she was born on July 11, 1916 to the late William and Pearl Blackburn...

Mrs. Bertha R. Arnold, age 83, of 2662 Crackers Neck Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 7, 2008. She was a daughter of the late William Clyde Proffitt and Carrie Mae Morefield, in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband; Glendon Arnold Jr. also a sister; Ruth Grindstaff....

James I. Guinn, age 52, of 294 Mack Branch Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at the Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 28, 1951 in Mountain City, Tennessee to the late Ivan and Mary Nell Arnold Guinn. In addition to his parents, he...

Carl Spencer Phillippi, age 93, of 2676 Highway 421 North, Mountain City passed away Sunday, June 8, 2008 in the Mountain City Care Center following an extended illness. Mr. Phillippi was a native of Johnson County and was a son of the late John and Nora Shupe Phillippi, in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a...

Scott Morefield, age 73, of 1153 Gentry Creek Road, Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee passed away at his residence Monday, July 16, 2007. He was born April 18, 1934 to the late Floyd and Lucy Abel Morefield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Morefield, and five brothers: Marvin, Robert, Homer, Jim, and Charlie Morefield....

Percie Preston Jones, age 87, of 5872 Highway 421 South, Mountain City, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord September 12, 2003 at the Johnson County Health Center following an extended illness. He was born March 25, 1916 to the late Bill and Marticia Winebarger Jones. Percie was a Bee Farmer, a United States Army Veteran having served in...