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Tessa Cassandra (Houchins) Barnes Golding, age 60 was born December 9, 1961 in Wooster, Ohio to Paul Houchins and Glenna O. (Yeary) Houchins Minard. She departed her earthly home March 13, 2022 after a short illness.

Tessa was a fun loving person who loved to laugh and never met any strangers. She loved to tease or play little jokes on family members and friends and loved spending time with them. She was preceded in death by her mother, Glenna and step-father Gerold Minard, grandparents James Eli and Kathelene (Toney) Yeary, Rand and Emma Houchins and several aunts and uncles. She was particularly close to her uncle Phil Houchins and her aunt Mary Lundy.

She leaves behind her father, Paul Houchins of Cleveland, Ohio, her son, David Barnes III of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, husband Michael Golding of Dayton, Ohio, brothers Trent A. Houchins of Nashville, Tennessee, Jason S. G. Houchins of Phoenix, Arizona and sister Monique E. (Minard) Segars (David) of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She is also survived by several aunts and uncles, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A graveside memorial service will be held at Yeary Cemetery, Lowland, Tennessee at 11 am Friday, March 25, 2022.

Tessa’s infectious laugh will be missed.

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Eugene  “Gene”  Johnson Jr, age 70, of Morristown, TN, fell asleep in death on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by family in Morristown, TN after a long struggle with health problems. He was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in faith and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Morristown West Congregation). Gene was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He started working for W.R.Grace in 1988 and retired in 2016 under the name of Trelleborg Printing Solutions. 

 

He was preceded in death by parents Eugene and Justine Johnson, a stillborn son and nephew Jarvis Stacy. Survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Marilyn Carmichael Johnson; daughter Ashli Jenkins; grandchildren, Cayli, Tavion, Mileah, and Gabriel Jenkins; sister, Beverly Phipps (William); nephew, Jay Stacy; aunt, Mildred Moore and a host of cousins, friends, and fellow worshippers. 

 

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March19, 2022 via Zoom. Online condolences may be extended at www.dockeryfuneralhometn.com

 

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 Geneva Moore Guthrie born May 11, 1937 to James B. Moore, Sr. and Clorena Ray Moore peacefully transitioned to her heavenly home February 28, 2022 with her husband Eddie and Grandson Dustin at her side at the age of 84.  She was born in Clinch, VA and the family relocated to Morristown, TN in 1943.  Geneva was preceded in death by her parents James and Clorena Moore, son Eddie Guthrie, Jr., Brother James B. Moore, Jr. Rosevelt & Julia Guthrie, William Guthrie & Eleanor (James) Richardson.

 

She leaves to cherish her precious memories her husband of 65 years Eddie R. Guthrie, Sr., son Billy Doug (Rhonda) Guthrie, Grandchildren Dustin Guthrie, Analecia Guthrie, Jabari Guthrie and Aminia Guthrie. Great grandchildren Zion Guthrie, Zaylee Guthrie, Sanaa Guthrie and Messiah Mobley. Brother Bill (Betty) Moore, Sister Olivia Goins, In-laws Edna (Joseph) Collins and James (Ida) Guthrie. Geneva loved to sew, make crafts, cook, and bake and would share anything she made with anyone.  She never met a stranger and always wore a beautiful smile and loved people and life.  Geneva loved children, any and everybody’s children.  One occasion she took her sisters kids home with her and refused to give them back for a few days.  She was a long time member of Bethel Baptist Church where she was saved and baptized at an early age.  She served as a deaconess, usher, chef and sang in the youth choir.

 

She attended Morristown College High School, cooked at day care centers, catered weddings, made wedding cakes and taught her nieces to cook.  She worked for numerous wonderful families in town and loved them all like they were her own and talked about them like they were her own. She will be sadly missed by family, friends and all who knew her well.  Rejoice with us for we have not suffered a loss.  You can’t lose something that you know where it is.  She is in heaven serving others right now because that is who she is a servant and an angel.

 

The family would like to thank Covenant Home Health Hospice as well as Olivia and Kim for the kind compassionate care they gave her in her final day.

Arrangement by Dockery-Senter Funeral Home

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