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Local obituaries for the Mountain City, Tennessee

Elizabeth Sue Brookshire

Elizabeth Sue Brookshire

May 10, 2021

Elizabeth Sue Brookshire Elizabeth Sue Brookshire, age 61, of Bristol, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at her home. She was born on October 29, 1959 to Mary Hawkins and Kenneth Brookshire. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her father and a very special aunt, Stella Shoun. Liz was an over the road truck driver for many years....

Lola Hess

Lola Hess

May 9, 2021

Lola Hess, age 97, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Mountain City Care Center. Lola was born on May 4, 1924 in Shouns, Tennessee to the late Carlie A. Lewis and Bethel Roark Lewis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harold William Hess. She is also preceded...

Willliam "Billy" Scott III

Willliam "Billy" Scott III

May 3, 2021

William Everett Scott III, “Billy”, age 50, of Creston, NC died peacefully at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Gastonia, NC to William E. Scott Jr and Wilma Arlene Scott. He was preceded in death by his grandpa, William E. Scott Sr., his daddy William E. Scott Jr, his son William E....

Mike Howard

Mike Howard

May 2, 2021

Mike Howard, age 68 of Laurel Bloomery, passed away on May 2, 2021 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mike was born on August 12, 1952 to the late Bruce Howard and Betty Johnson Howard. Mike was a very likeable person, who had never met a stranger. He enjoyed watching westerns and having a good meal. Those left to cherish his...

Roger "Buddy" Zuercher

Roger "Buddy" Zuercher

May 1, 2021

Roger “Buddy” Zuercher Roger “Buddy” Zuercher, age 85, of Mountain City, Tennessee, went home to Heaven on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born on February 11, 1936 to the late George Lester Zuercher and Dorothy Marie Wise Zuercher in Wooster, Ohio. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a two sisters, Betty...

James Ronnie Hartsoe

James Ronnie Hartsoe

Apr 30, 2021

James Ronnie Hartsoe James Ronnie Hartsoe, age 73, beloved dad, papaw, brother and friend, passed away at his home in Lansing, North Carolina, on April 30, 2021. He was born on January 20, 1948 to the late Clyce and Virgie Brooks Hartsoe of Warrensville, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by both of his parents, his sisters Mary Alice...

Dorothy (Dotty) Clark

Dorothy (Dotty) Clark

Apr 30, 2021

Dorothy (Dotty) Newcomb Clark left this world to be with the Heavenly Father on April 30, 2021. Born on November 5, 1939 to Margaret and Herbert Newcomb in Baltimore, Maryland, Dotty was a farm girl. She milked cows, rode horses, sailed, and gathered eggs. She could shoot, swim, and hunt with the best. At 15, she met the love of...

Lloyd Johnson

Lloyd Johnson

Apr 29, 2021

Lloyd Ray Johnson Lloyd Ray Johnson age 64, of Mountain City, TN passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol, TN. He was born in Banner Elk, NC on August 16, 1956 to the late Earl Johnson and Lucille Lipford Johnson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers...

Sharon Copley

Sharon Copley

Apr 24, 2021

Sharon Tolliver Copley passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 24, 2021. Sharon was a loving mother and devoted wife. She is preceded by her late husband, Joe A. Copley and her father, Raymond Tolliver. She is survived by her mother, Lorella Tolliver; her daughter, Allison Cromwell and her husband, Michael; grand-daughters, Nora and Grace, as well as her brothers, Kenneth (Nancy)...

Doris Annie Lewis

Doris Annie Lewis

Apr 24, 2021

Doris Annie Lewis, age 75, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at her home in Bristol, TN. She was born on April 10, 1946 to the late Hobart Ray Arnold and Ruby Mae Dougherty Arnold. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Dexter Lewis, until his...

Floyd Harold Fenner

Floyd Harold Fenner

Apr 22, 2021

Floyd Harold Fenner, age 85 of Mountain City, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Mountain City Care & Rehabilitation Center after a period of declining health. He was born April 28, 1935 in Mountain City, Tennessee; the youngest child of the late William and Virgie Fenner. Harold was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Loretta...

Dorothy Gorman

Dorothy Gorman

Apr 22, 2021

Dorothy Gorman, age 87, passed away on Thursday morning, April 22, 2021 at Mountain City Care Center. She was born in Chesapeake City, Maryland on October 23, 1933 to the late George and Pearl Gorman. The burial for Dorothy will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Reece Memorial Cemetery on Monday, April 26, 2021. The family of Dorothy Gorman has...

Louis "Butch" Fritts

Louis "Butch" Fritts

Apr 20, 2021

Louis Allen “Butch” Fritts Jr., 72, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Johnson City Medical Center. Louis was born on October 12, 1948 to the late Louis Allen Fritts Sr. and Thelma Boardwine Fritts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Jo Ann Rinehart and nephew, Mark Cress. Louis was veteran of...

Robert "Bob" Ritchie

Robert "Bob" Ritchie

Apr 20, 2021

Robert Edward Ritchie, 86, of Mountain City, TN passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at his home surrounded by loved ones. Robert, known to most as Bob, was formerly from Garrettsville, OH where he retired in 1985 from Portage County Engineers (known by the crew as preacher.) Bob was a wonderful and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend...

Julius Howard Rainbolt

Julius Howard Rainbolt

Apr 16, 2021

Julius Howard Rainbolt Howard Rainbolt, age 70, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born on September 25, 1950 in Carter County, TN to the late Julius Grant Rainbolt and Hazel Cordelia Sheets Rainbolt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Janie Cable. Howard was always...

Terence "Terry" Drake

Terence "Terry" Drake

Apr 12, 2021

Terence “Terry” Lee Drake, formerly of Mountain City, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Johnson City, Tennessee on April 12, 2021. Terry was born October 29, 1951 in Louisville, KY to the late Earney and Inez Parks Drake. Terry was a graduate of Tennessee High School, attended ETSU, received his undergraduate degree from Liberty University, and his master’s degree...

Ora May

Ora May

Apr 11, 2021

Ora L. Lipford May, age 70, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Ora was born on November 2, 1950 to the late Clint Lipford and Edith Lipford Segnor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael May; mother-in-law, Carrie May; sister, Carolyn Conway; brothers, Larry...

Janice Maynor

Janice Maynor

Apr 10, 2021

Janice Daron Maynor, age 67, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. She was born on March 23, 1954 in Jacksonville, FL. It was her wish to be cremated and laid to rest with her late husband, Nelson Maynor at the Maynor-Webb Cemetery in Barnardsville, NC. There will be no formal services held.

Eva Kate Johnson

Eva Kate Johnson

Apr 10, 2021

Eva Kate Johnson Eva Kate Johnson, age 98, of Butler, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 10, 2021 in Elizabethton, TN. She was born October 8, 1922, in Old Butler, Johnson County, TN to the late Robert White and Eddy Matherly White. In addition to her parents, Eva was preceded in death by her husband Troy...

Daney "Danny" Andrew Peters

Daney "Danny" Andrew Peters

Apr 6, 2021

Daney Peters, age 70, of Mountain City, TN, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at his home. Daney was born on November 14, 1950 to the late Rubin Peters and Pearl Shoun. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Robin Bradford; brother, Marion Bradford; and great-granddaughter, McKinley Horn. Daney was an amazing man...

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