Obituaries

Obituaries

Apr 2022

Name Date of Service
John E. Smith 04/26/2022
John E. Smith April 22, 2022 Date of Service: April 26, 2022 Interment Location:  Garden of Devotion   John Edward Smith, 71, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born to the late Robert Edward Lee and Minnie (Nicely) Smith in Shirley, MA.John attended Sunnyside Baptist Church. He retired after thirty-two years of teaching in the Scott County, Va. School System, John also spent twenty summers working in Holston Defense and was a faculty adjunct for Mountain Empire Community College. He enjoyed shooting, fishing, golf...
Richard Allen Souder 04/23/2022
Richard Allen Souder April 19, 2022 Date of Service: April 23, 2022 Interment Location:  Southview Section   Richard Allen Souder, age 77, of Blountville, TN went home to be with the LORD Tuesday, April 19, 2022. He was born in Charleston, SC to the late Bill Souder and Essie Souder of Elizabethton. Richard moved to Bristol, TN in 1971. Richard served in the U.S. Army and was self-employed in video business and real estate title work. Richard was a longtime member of Loyal Order Moose and a 1962 graduate of Elizabethton High School. He was very funny and always had...
Robert Michael Nicholson 04/21/2022
Robert Michael Nicholson April 17, 2022 Date of Service: April 21, 2022 Interment Location:  Garden of Remembrance   Robert Michael "Mike" Nicholson went to be with Jesus early Easter morning. He was faithful to his church, Calvary Church off of Boones Creek Exit where over the years he served on the prayer team, men's ministry, and where he was a greeter & usher. Known as a faithful prayer warrior who he always met people with a warm smile and kind words. Born November 24,1955 and Raised in Hampton, SC. He leaves behind his wife DeEtte Nicholson and their Daughter Betsy...
Rev. John Russell Perkins 04/18/2022
Rev. John Russell Perkins April 14, 2022 Date of Service: April 18, 2022 Interment Location:  Christus Garden   John Russell Perkins, Johnson City a minister of the gospel, went home on April 14th at the age of 86. His loving spirit left this earth while being cared for at his home by his dedicated and selfless wife, Gail. He was a resident of Carter County. John was born on October 28, 1935 in Johnson County to Clint and Pearl Atwood Perkins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clint and Pearl Perkins, a brother Clint Jr. Perkins, and a sister Peggy Emmert. He is survived...
Beulah Harrison James Wiseman 04/16/2022
Beulah Harrison James Wiseman April 10, 2022 Date of Service: April 16, 2022 Interment Location:  Garden of Devotion   Beulah Harrison James Wiseman, 91, 114 Lynnview Circle, Elizabethton Tennessee, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 10, 2022, at The Waters Nursing Home. Beulah was born in Shell Creek, Tennessee to the late William and Mary Harrison. Beulah was a member of Shell Creek First Christian Church. She also attended Valley Forge Christian Church. In addition to her parents, Beulah was preceded in death by her first husband, John James, of 25 years; her second husband, Lloyd Wiseman, of 25 years; her...
Nell McKee Fair 04/14/2022
Nell McKee Fair April 10, 2022 Date of Service: April 14, 2022 Interment Location:  Dogwood Section   Nell McKee Fair, age 95, of Elizabethton, Tennessee passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Ivy Hall Nursing Home. Nell enjoyed fishing, gardening and quilting. Nell was also a faithful member of Eastside Freewill Baptist Church. Nell is preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Bertha McKee; son, Tommy Fair; brothers, Dallas McKee, Donald McKee and Johnny McKee; sisters, Ruby Holtsclaw, Artie Bell Cole, and Grace Calhoun. Those left to cherish her memory include son, Bobby Joe Fair of Jonesborough; daughters, Sue...
Harold F. Cloutier Jr. 04/13/2022
Harold F. Cloutier Jr. April 6, 2022 Date of Service: April 13, 2022 Interment Location:  Garden of Paradise   Harold F. Cloutier, Jr. age 76, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 at his residence. Born in Muskegon, Michigan on February 13th, 1946, Harold was born to the late Harold Francis Cloutier, Sr and Irene Rayla Cloutier. In addition to his parents, Harold was also preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Alvin and Sylvia Guy. Harold retired as a school teacher after 38 years of service in Michigan, where he...
Faye Marie Spears Taylor 04/12/2022
Faye Marie Spears Taylor April 9, 2022 Date of Service: April 11, 2022 Entombment Location:  Mausoleum of Peace   Mrs. Faye Marie Spears Taylor passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Faye was born in Sullivan County, TN, the daughter of the late Frank and Maude Davis Spears. Faye resided in Johnson City and was a faithful member of First Christian Church. She was retired and had worked many years in retail sales where she enjoyed her work and customers. Faye loved her family, friends and neighbors and was always on the go. She...
Linda Lou Honeycutt Greene 04/11/2022
Linda Lou Honeycutt Greene April 6, 2022 Date of Service: April 11, 2022 Interment Location:  Laurels Section   Linda Lou Honeycutt Greene, age 80, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at the Sycamore Springs Assisted Living Community in Elizabethton. Linda was born May 7, 1941 in Elizabethton to the late Dave and Ruby Fulton Honeycutt. In addition to her parents, Linda was also preceded in death by her two sisters, Louise Puckett and Mary Sue Harmon Keers. Linda was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved her family and her...
Billy Carroll Wilson 04/11/2022
Billy Carroll Wilson April 7, 2022 Date of Service: April 11, 2022 Interment Location:  Masonic Garden   Billy Carroll Wilson, 80, Elizabethton, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022 in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He was born April 8, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Clyde Junior & Margaret Pauline Roberts Wilson. He had lived fifty five years in Carter County. Prior to his retirement he was employed at Sears and also at Lowe’s. He loved working around his home and yard. Billy was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Elizabethton. Survivors include his wife: Janet Jackson Wilson. Two Children:...
B.J. Lewis 04/07/2022
B. J. Lewis April 4, 2022 Date of Service: April 7, 2022 Interment Location:  Crown Section   B.J. Lewis, age 83, of Central Community, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family and the farm that he loved. He was a son of the late Tom Lewis and Christine (Gouge) Lewis. B.J. was a graduate of Elizabethton High School (class of 1956) and ETSU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry. He worked as a chemist for over 20 years at Great Lakes Research in Elizabethton, then at Nuclear Fuels Services in Erwin for decades....
Inge Ritchie 04/06/2022
Inge Ritchie April 3, 2022 Date of Service: April 6, 2022 Interment Location:  Southview Section   Inge Ritchie, age 96, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at the Life Care Center of Elizabethton. Inge was born February 23, 1926 in Frankfort, Germany to the late Margareta Kuchenbecker Simon. In addition to her mother, Inge was also preceded in death by her husband, Golman Buck Ritchie; one daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Gary Ingram; one son, Donald Wayne Ritchie; and two sisters, Mathilde Fry and Marianne Meyers. Inge retired as a Walmart...
Jack Tolley 04/05/2022
Jack Tolley April 1, 2022 Date of Service: April 4, 2022 Entombment Location:  Mausoleum of Peace   Jack Tolley, 90, Hampton, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 in the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1931 in Carter County to the late Charlie & Lockie Hilman Tolley. Jack was a graduate of Hampton High School, East Tennessee State College and the University of Tennessee with a Masters Degree in Education. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a teacher and coach at Cloudland High School, a Counselor at Cloudland...
Roberta Louise Hilton Casteel 04/02/2022
Roberta Louise Hilton Casteel March 17, 2022 Date of Service: April 2, 2022 Inurnment Location:  Columbarium of Remembrance   Roberta Louise Hilton Casteel, age 86, of Elizabethton, TN went home to be with her Lord Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Hillview Health Center. She was the daughter of the late Ora W. Hampton and Edith Hampton. Roberta loved to tell jokes and make people laugh. She was very outgoing and enjoyed playing bingo, traveling and writing poetry. Roberta was a member of First United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her three siblings,...
Rebecca E. Hodge 04/02/2022
Rebecca E. Hodge March 23, 2022 Date of Service: April 2, 2022 Inurnment Location:  Garden of Gethsemane   Rebecca (Becky) Elaine Hodge, age 80, of Ooltewah, passed away at her home March 23, 2022 after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was born in Mountain City, TN and raised in Sullivan County, TN. She and her husband Richard have resided in Ooltewah, TN since 1976. She was a homemaker that put her family first. She enjoyed cross-stitching and Atlanta Braves baseball. She was a nature and animal lover that took in every stray that came along and fed displaced wildlife....
Billy Ray Whitlock 04/02/2022
Roberta Louise Hilton Casteel March 20, 2022 Date of Service: April 2, 2022 Inurnment Location:  Garden of the Last Supper   Billy Ray Whitlock, 64, of Johnson City, TN passed away March 20, 2022 at the Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He is preceded in death by his Father, Bill Whitlock, his brother, Anthony Whitlock, his sister, Ruth Ann Guy, his brother-in-law, Ray Guy and Fornie Danner. Survivors include his Mother, Bernice Trusler Whitlock, his daughter Rebecca Whitlock (Ben), his sister, Patricia Worley (William), Mary Danner, Jeanette Hardin (Clark), his brothers John Whitlock (Teresa) and Timothy Whitlock...

Mar 2022

Name Date of Service
Loretta Range 03/26/2022
Loretta Range March 18, 2022 Date of Service: March 26, 2022 Entombment Location:  Mausoleum of Peace   Loretta Range, age 82, of Lubbock, Texas passed away Friday, March 18, 2022. Loretta was born November 29, 1939 in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late Willard and Eva Gouge. She graduated from Elizabethton High School in 1958. Loretta married David Ernest Range on July 9, 1959. As an Air Force wife, she first moved to London, England where she had her first born son, David Glenn Range. Her family lived in several different states including Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Nebraska, Texas, Tennessee and Washington...
Ronnie Jessee 03/25/2022
Ronnie Jessee February 4, 2022 Date of Service: March 25, 2022 Interment Location:  Crown Section   Ronnie Edward Jessee of Hendersonville, Tenn., passed away peacefully on February 4, 2022 at Alive Hospice with his daughters by his side. He was born on February 22, 1942 to Thomas C. and Fannie M. Jessee in Elizabethton, Tenn. Ronnie graduated from Elizabethton High School in 1961. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Richard Wayne, Thomas J. and Harvey A. Jessee. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Bass Jessee of Hendersonville, Tenn.; daughters, Rhonda (Troy) Hood of Columbia, Tenn., and Christina...
David Lee Stewart 03/25/2022
David Lee Stewart March 21, 2022 Date of Service: March 25, 2022 Interment Location:  Garden of Freedom   David Lee Stewart, age 82, of Johnson City, Tennessee went home to be with his Lord on Monday, March 21, 2022 at the Waters of Johnson City. David was born in Johnson City to the late Thomas Edison Stewart and Lucy Marie Hyder Stewart. In addition to his parents, David was also preceded in death by his wife, Marie Stewart; a son, Tommy Lee Stewart; and his brother, Jack Stewart. David retired as the owner and operator of David’s New and Used...
Thomas Payne 03/24/2022
Thomas Payne March 19, 2022 Date of Service: March 24, 2022 Interment Location:  Sermon on the Mount   Thomas Burlen (Tom) Payne, age 83, of Kingsport went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his home following a period of declining health. Born in Elizabethton, Tennessee on January 6, 1939, the son of the late Thomas and Blanche Payne, he resided in this area his entire life. He graduated from Elizabethton High School and married Emily Carden in 1959 in Elizabethton. He retired from Eastman Kodak in 1994 following 27 years of service. Tom attended Orebank...
Artha M. Loveless 03/24/2022
Artha M. Loveless March 22, 2022 Date of Service: March 24, 2022 Interment Location:  Sermon on the Mount   “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.” 1 Peter 1: 3-4 KJV Artha Loveless, age 92, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at her residence. A native of Carter...
Edna Deloris Fair 03/21/2022
Edna Deloris Fair January 3, 2022 Date of Service: March 21, 2022 Interment Location:  Garden of Freedom   Edna Deloris (LaFollette) Fair, 88, Telford, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022 after a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Joseph (Joe) and Lillian Freeman LaFollette. Edna was a graduate of Science Hill High School in Johnson City. Edna was a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her family, sewing and other crafts. She was an accomplished seamstress who had a rewarding career performing alterations at O’Connell’s Menswear in Augusta, GA. In addition to her parents, she was...
Claudette Bowers 03/21/2022
Claudette Bowers March 16, 2022 Date of Service: March 21, 2022 Interment Location:  Garden of Gethsemane   Claudette Bowers, age 79, of Elizabethton, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 from the Waters of Roan Highland Nursing Center. Claudette was born in Elizabethton to the late Thomas and Christine Bowers and had lived in Elizabethton her entire life. She was known as very independent and out spoken lady. Claudette had worked for Ingles Supermarket as a Clerk for many years and loved animals of all kinds. A graveside service to celebrate Claudette’s life will be conducted at 11:00 AM...
Nancy Lola Alexander 03/20/2022
Nancy Lola Alexander March 9, 2022 Date of Service: March 20, 2022 Interment Location:  Sermon on the Mount   Nancy Lola Alexander, age 73, of Elizabethton, TN went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Howard Glen Williams and Jettie Ruth Williams. Nancy had a great sense of humor and could fight with the best of them. She was a kind person who would give you the shirt off her back. Nancy kept a clean house and always had someone on her couch. She enjoyed listening...
Carol Renee Forrester 03/18/2022
Carol Renee Forrester March 12, 2022 Date of Service: March 18, 2022 Interment Location:  Christus Garden   For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. Romans 14:8 KJV On Saturday, March 12, 2022 a precious soul entered Heaven’s gate when Carol Renee Forrester took the hand of her Lord and Savior at the age of 53 with her Mom, Ken and her little “punkin” by her bedside. Carol was born March 2, 1969 in Washington County, Tennessee but had lived...
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