Current Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Mountain City, Tennessee
Jean Morris
May 28, 2021
Jean Blevins Morris, 84 of Aylett, VA passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021. Jean was born on February 27, 1937 in Shady Valley, Tennessee. Jean is survived by “daughter”, Carol Jacobs and “son”, Greg Morris (Beth); grandchildren Steven Jones (Heather), and Matthew Morris (Mary); great grandchildren Alice and Seth Jones; numerous nieces and nephews and a special friend, Harley...
Iva Lea Stout
May 27, 2021
Ivalea Price Stout, age 80, passed away on Thursday evening May 27, 2021 at Watauga Medical Center. Ivalea was born on March 20, 1941 to the late Harley “Buck” Wallace and Beulah Snyder Wallace. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Farris Stout; father of her children, Ernest Price; son, Rick Price; infant son...
Bobby Hoosier
May 27, 2021
Bobby Gale Hoosier, age 64 of Creston passed away on Thursday evening May 27, 2021 at Watauga Medical Center. Bobby was born on August 2, 1956 to the late Clifford Hoosier and Iva Lea Wood Hoosier in Ashe County, NC. Bobby was a loving dad and grandfather who was also an avid outdoorsman that enjoyed hunting and fishing. Those left...
Jerry Cress
May 27, 2021
Jerry Allen Cress Jerry Allen Cress, 57, of Mountain City, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at his home. He was born on November 3, 1963 to the late Allen Cress and Peggy Ward Cress in Carter County, TN. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Jeffrey Allen Cress. Jerry was a friend...
John T. Howard
May 25, 2021
John Thomas Howard, age 51, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Johnson City Medical Center. John was born on June 7, 1969 to the late Ottis Glenn Howard and Betty Sue Howard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Fredrick Howard and close friend, Mike Howard. John Thomas “Chorter” Howard,...
Charles "Whitey" Farmer
May 25, 2021
Charles Willis Farmer, better known as Whitey, age 75 of Creston, NC, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. Whitey was born on April 13, 1946 to the late William Blane and Ethel Faye Farmer in Ashe County, North Carolina. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister,...
John Woodard
May 17, 2021
John Matthew Woodard, age 63, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Margate Health and Rehab Center of Jefferson. He was born on September 20, 1957 to the late Herbert Hoover Woodard and Betty Osborne Woodard in Ashe County, North Carolina. John was a beekeeper and really enjoyed working with his bees. He also loved working on small engines...
David Schnur
May 16, 2021
David “Hawk” Eugene Schnur, age 64, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. David was born on October 21, 1956 to the late Ronald Mark Schnur Sr. and Doris Barbee Schnur in Portsmouth, Virginia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Mary Nicole Schnur,...
Christopher Brown
May 13, 2021
Christopher Allen Brown left this world peacefully on May 13, 2021 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone N.C. after a brave fight with cancer. He was born on April 14,1972 and was a lifetime resident of the Neva Community. Chris was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Hugh and Kate Walker and paternal grandmother Martha Elizabeth Brown and nephew...
Paul Rutherford
May 12, 2021
Paul Edward Rutherford, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital after a brief illness. Paul was born on July 17, 1951 in Welch, West Virginia to the late RT Rutherford and Alma Thompson Rutherford. Paul was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, and telling a good joke....
Viola Joines
May 12, 2021
Viola Hammons Joines, age 85 of Creston, NC, Flatwoods Community, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Mountain City Care Center. She was born on July 24, 1935 in Mountain City to the late Andy Hammons and Lela Arnold Hammons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Walter Joines Jr.; sister, Bernice Payne;...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)...
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