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Penny Fisher

Penny Fisher

Aug 9, 2016

Penny Nicole Fisher, age 34, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was born December 23, 1981 to the Timothy Fisher and the late Pamela Norris Fisher. She was preceded in death by her mother and her grandparents, Wade and Corrine Norris. Penny liked listening to music, dancing, and watching soap operas. She especially enjoyed...

Danny Ray Nye

Danny Ray Nye

Aug 6, 2016

Danny Ray Nye, age 55, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at his residence. He was born August 23rd, 1960 to the late Billy Ray Nye and Lucille Phillips Nye, of Mountain City, TN. He enjoyed watching his favorite teams: The Chicago Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and the Nashville predators. He was a member of the third regiment first battalion of...

Chessie Mae Prillaman

Chessie Mae Prillaman

Aug 2, 2016

Chessie Mae Prillaman, age 87, of 169 Village Square Lane, Mountain City, TN passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at her residence. She was born February 13, 1929 to the late Baxter Farmer and Tressie Campbell Farmer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband John Henry Prillaman, two brothers: Herbert and Hubert Farmer, and...

Brenda Sue Guinn

Brenda Sue Guinn

Jul 31, 2016

Brenda Sue Guinn, age 66, of 294 Mack Branch Road, Butler, TN passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Hermitage Health Center in Elizabethton, TN. She was born April 22, 1950 to the late Dana Stout and Virgia Walsh Stout. In addition to her parent’s she was preceded in death by her husband, James Guinn. She was a member of...

Rischa Carol Keith

Rischa Carol Keith

Jul 25, 2016

Rischa Carol Keith passed away unexpectedly at her home in Knoxville, Tennessee on Monday, July 25, 2016. She was preceded in death by her father, Richard D. Keith, and her maternal grandparents, Ruth Brooks Hawkins and Ralph Brooks and Otis and Mary Keith.

She was of the Protestant faith. She is survived by her son Jeffery Skylar Bledsoe, Gray, TN,...

Robert Wehrheim

Robert Wehrheim

Jul 24, 2016

Robert James “Bob” Wehrheim, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born September 19, 1961 in Waukegan, Illinois to the late Robert Henry Wehrheim and Virginia Lee Makinen Wehrheim. Bob enjoyed music, motorcycles, and spending time with his friends.

He is survived by his fiancé, Donna Roberts, of the home, one sister, Laura...

Richard Buford Grant

Richard Buford Grant

Jul 20, 2016

Richard Buford Grant, age 84, of 3200 Campbell Road, Mountain City, TN passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He was born July 11, 1932 to the late George Grant and Hazel Akers Grant. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, Charles Grant, two sisters: Florence Hanfuan and Dorothy Kaisan,...

Angie Irene Lunsford

Angie Irene Lunsford

Jul 12, 2016

Angie Irene Lunsford, age 91, of Butler, TN passed away July 12, 2016 at her daughters residence. She was born December 26, 1924 to Thomas A. Stanton and Fannie Ward Stanton. In addition to her parents Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Ed T. Lunsford and son Mark E. Lunsford, also five brothers: James C. Stanton, Carl E....

Lt. Marvin K. Fritts

Lt. Marvin K. Fritts

Jul 7, 2016

Lt. Marvin K. Fritts, age 55, of 146 Butler Lane, Mountain City, TN passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. He was born January 7, 1961 to Kenneth Fritts and the late Carolyn Maiden. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by: grandparents Dorothy Fritts-Hobson, John Milton Fritts, and Mae and Gene Brookshire....

Sara Sherrell Butler

Sara Sherrell Butler

Jul 1, 2016

Sara Ruth Sherrell Butler passed away July 1, 2016, at the Mountain City Care Center. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Harold Sherrell,; and her husband, Landon Gains Butler.

 Sara was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee on July 12, 1924, to Charles Turner and Clata Lewis Sherrell.  She grew up in Doyle, Tennessee in White County. As a...

Pearl Thomas

Pearl Thomas

Jun 30, 2016

“To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord”

 

Pearl Mary Thomas left this earth for her heavenly home, Thursday, June 30, 2016.

 

Known as “Mother” to her family, she had an amazing and gifted talent for gardening, crocheting, and quilting.  She lovingly hand quilted each of her grandchildren their own quilt which each...

Gail M. Skaggs

Gail M. Skaggs

Jun 22, 2016

Gail M. Skaggs, age 66, of 556 Stout Road, Mountain City, TN passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016. She was born March 3, 1950 to Robert Miller of Lansing, Il and the late Margaret King Miller. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by one son; Joseph Simmons, one daughter; Diana Heruth, and one sister; Vivian Suttles....

Oran J. Houston

Oran J. Houston

Jun 21, 2016

Oran J. Houston, age 77, of 248 Sunset Drive, Mountain City, TN passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He was born May 1, 1939 to the late Vester Houston and Daisy McKinney Houston. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by five sisters: Dorothy, Myrtle, Geneva, Eunice, and Faye, one brother, Tom, and...

Louise S. Adams

Louise S. Adams

Jun 19, 2016

Louise S. Adams, age 79, of Rose Hill, Virginia, formerly of Mountain City, TN passed away, Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. She was born August 7, 1936 to the late Leonard Shuler and Dorcus Yeary Shuler. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Guy Adams, one son, Ray Adams,...

Adam Taylor

Adam Taylor

Jun 18, 2016

Adam Lundy Taylor, age 34, of Creston, North Carolina passed away June 18, 2016. He was born April 13, 1984 in Brandy Wine, PA, to the Lundy Taylor and Deloris Carpenter Taylor. In addition to his parents he is survived by one sister, Crystal Jean Haitt and one niece Emiley Haitt.

There will be a funeral service at 3:00 p.m.,...

Waylon James And Carrie Sue Guy

Waylon James And Carrie Sue Guy

Jun 16, 2016

Waylon James Guy and Carrie Sue Guy, infant twins of Christopher Guy and Carrie Richardson of 1209 Poga Road, Butler, TN passed away, Thursday, June 16, 2016. They were preceded in death by one sister, Alyssa Dane Richardson and grandfather Claudane Richardson.

In addition to their parents they are survived by five sisters: Ladonna Guy, Carlie Guy, Brianna Richardson, Sierra...

Lois Farmer-Nichols

Lois Farmer-Nichols

Jun 14, 2016

 Lois Farmer Nichols, age 86, of Creston, North Carolina passed away, Tuesday, June 14, 2016.

Mrs. Nichols is survived by one daughter, Evelyn Deems of Mountain City, TN, four sons: Junior Nichols and Jerry Nichols, both of Creston, NC, Ronnie Nichols and Larry Nichols, both of Mountain City, TN, 13 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, 3 great great children, and...

James Hutchinson

James Hutchinson

Jun 13, 2016

James C. (Jim) Hutchinson, age 90, of 176 Hutchinson Road, Shady Valley, TN and Mountain City Care and Rehabilitation Center died on Monday, June 13, 2016 after an extended period of declining health. He was born January 18, 1926 to the late Robert Garrett and Ada Stout Hutchinson. Jim was a member of Harmon Chapel Christian Church.

He was predeceased...

Wilma D. Rhymer

Wilma D. Rhymer

Jun 11, 2016

Obituary for:  Wilma D.”Mom” Rhymer

Wilma D. Rhymer, age 81, formally of 2677 Crackers Neck Road, Mountain City, TN passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 in the Mountain City Care Center.

Wilma was born November 11, 1934 in Johnson County, TN to the late William Clyde Proffitt and Carrie Mae Morefield Proffitt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith

Jun 8, 2016

Joseph Smith, age 72, of 2075 Dug Hill Road, Mountain City, TN passed away, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born May 6, 1944 to the late Wade Washington Smith and Emma Ivy Tester Smith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers: Billy Smith, Ned Smith, and James Smith, one sister;...

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