WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Joe E. Usary, 29 Apr 2004
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Joe E. Usary

Joe E. Usary, 75, 1604 Willowbrook Drive, Johnson City, died 
Thursday, April 29, 2004, at Johnson City Medical Center. 

Mr. Usary was a native of Carter County and had lived most of his 
life in the Johnson City area. He was a son of the late J. Ernest 
and Hattie Butler Usary. In addition to his parents, he was 
preceded in death by three brothers, Wayne Usary, Wilburn Usary 
and Kenneth Usary.

Mr. Usary was the owner and operator of Joe's Restaurant in Unicoi 
and later was the owner and operator of Usary's Cafeteria in 
Johnson City. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Church 
of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, Wanda Street Usary, Johnson City; a son, 
Shane Usary, Johnson City; and a brother, Searle Usary, Brea, Calif. 
One niece and several nephews also survive.

The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 2, in 
the South Chapel of Morris-Baker Funeral Home with the Rev. Hagan 
McClellan officiating. Special music will be provided by Sonny 
Younce, soloist. Entombment will follow in the Chapel Mausoleum of 
Monte Vista Memorial Park. The family will receive friends in the 
funeral chapel from 1:30 until 3 p.m. Sunday. Active pallbearers will 
be selected from friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Clark, 
Robert "Red" Garland, Dr. Fawwaz Hamati, James Henline, John Hensley, 
Dr. Ahmad Khan, Fred Lockett, John G. Love, Claude McInturff, Dr. 
Chris Sholes, Fred Stout, Kale Street, Freeman Taylor, Jerry Vance, 
Rowland Verran, Arnold Wiseman, Jeff Wiseman, Dr. Brett Wyche and 
Sonny Younce. For those who prefer, the family requests memorials 
be made to the American Heart Association, 208 Sunset Drive, Johnson 
City, TN 37601. Online condolences may be sent to the Usary family at 
www.morrisbaker.com. Arrangements are by Morris-Baker Funeral Home 
and Cremation Service, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 
282-1521.


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