Cover photo for Johnnie Irene Hoskins's Obituary
Johnnie Irene Hoskins Profile Photo

Johnnie Irene Hoskins

December 23, 1933 — May 16, 2022

Johnnie Irene Hoskins

Johnnie Irene Wright Hoskins was born on Saturday, December 23rd, 1933, in Lick Creek, TN and died from breast cancer on Monday, May 16th, 2022. She was 88 years old. She was one of 16 children born to John Madison Wright and Pearl Daisy Shelby Wright. Johnnie’s greatest gift was her charismatic smile, and everyone was a friend she hadn’t met yet. Johnnie raised her children in the Solway community of Knox County and was active in the community, especially softball and other sports, and kept her kids busy that way too. Her best friends were her family, and they had a tradition for decades to meet for lunch every Tuesday for “Tuesday Lunch Bunch”. She held several jobs over the years, including being a cook at the Knox County school of Fairview. She returned to work for AT&T as a telephone operator and retired in 1993.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her ex-husband and love of her life Hobart G. Hoskins Jr., her son Gary (Hobart III), and many siblings.

She is survived by her son Norman Gregory Hoskins and friend Terena Sowards, Pamela Bingham and husband Jim, and Patricia Miller and husband Bill. Besides her 4 children, Johnnie had 8 grandchildren, Garret (Kim), Charlie (Lori), Diane (Tripp), Josh (Jenn), Danielle (Terry), Jamia, Alisha and Woody, 18 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters Ruth Zenner of Clinton, TN and Grace Overton of Lafollette, TN, and her brother Robert (Bobby) Wright of Ohio, and many other family and friends. All who knew her knew her wonderful smile, her magnetic personality, and how she loved everyone. As she herself stated, “She has gone from one Heaven to another”.

The family will receive friends in the Chapel of Jones Mortuary on Thursday, May 19th, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Johnnie’s funeral service will be held at Fincastle Church of God in Lafollette, TN on Friday, May 20th, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Family and friends will follow in procession to Bakers Forge Memorial Cemetery following the funeral service. Jones Mortuary, LLC. in Clinton, TN is in charge of arrangements.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Johnnie Irene Hoskins, please visit our flower store.

Past Services

Visitation

Thursday, May 19, 2022

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Chapel of Jones Mortuary

375 N Main St, Clinton, TN 37716

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Friday, May 20, 2022

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Graveside Service

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 69

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree