Mrs. Julie Harrell Peltier, 43, Jonesborough, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014, at her residence after an inspiring three-year battle with kidney cancer.
Mrs. Peltier was born in Elizabethton and was the daughter of the late Billy Dan and Betty Jean Oaks Harrell. She was also preceded in death by several aunts and uncles.
Mrs. Peltier was a member of Grace Fellowship Church and was past owner of “Into the Fire” Pottery Studio. She was an avid runner and enjoyed Watauga Lake and the outdoors, especially snow skiing and hiking.
Survivors include her husband, Scott Peltier, of the home; daughter, Reagan Paige Peltier, of the home; step-daughter, Lacey Brown and her husband, Tony, their children, Kendal and Alex, Bloomington, Ind.; special aunt, Johnnie Pinckard, Johnson City; and special friends, Kelli Livingston Jodway, Brentwood, Tenn., Kris Lucchesi, Sara O’Daniel and Margaret Fugate, all of Johnson City.
Graveside services for Mrs. Peltier will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Pastor Tom Oyler officiating. The family request friends meet at the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home at noon Tuesday, prior to the service. Pallbearers will be Frank Anderson, Grant Taylor, Curt Barnes, Mike Lillie, Johnny Blankenship and Shane Hardin. A memorial and gathering of friends will be held Tuesday, October 14, at Grace Fellowship Church. Friends may pay their respects from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A short memorial service will follow, officiated by Pastor Tom Oyler. Memorial donations may be made to Kidney Cancer Association, P.O. Box 803338 #38269, Chicago, IL 60680-3338 or Alzheimer’s Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 N. Boone Street, Suite 1500, Johnson City, TN 37604. Condolences may be sent to the Peltier family online at www.dillow-taylor.com
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, (423) 753-3821, is in charge.