Mrs. Linda Kay Garrison, 70, of Elizabethton, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015, at her home following an extended illness.
She was the daughter of the late Roy Eugene and Juanita Buck Davis and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Davis.
Mrs. Garrison was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved to work in her flower garden, travel and go antiquing. She was a very active member of Beck Mountain Baptist Church. She was retired from the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital where she worked for 34 years as a patient account representative.
She is survived by her husband, Jack W. Garrison, of the home; two sons, Mark A. Garrison and his wife, Norma, Elizabethton, and Jeff Garrison, Elizabethton; a daughter, Tina Miller and her husband, Mark, Hampton; six grandchildren, Jacob Garrison, Kaylee Garrison, Olivia Garrison, Kalyn Garrison, John Mark Miller and his wife, Jessica, and Dustin Miller and his fiancée, Shelby; and three great-grandchildren, Lexie Miller, Torie Miller and Matthew Miller.
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Linda Kay Garrison was conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, January 5, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services with Rev. Ronnie Campbell officiating. Music was under the direction of Greg Odom and Anna Hurley. The family received friends in the funeral home chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, prior to the service. Friends may also call at the home any time. The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Jacob Garrison, Mark Miller, John Miller and Dustin Miller, with others to be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Phil Nave, Doyle Hendrix, Jerry Bowers, Terry Garrison, Danny Garrison, David Smith and Dwayne Calhoun. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet the family at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to Beck Mountain Baptist Church, P.O. Box 254, Hampton, TN 37658. Online condolences may be sent to the family and viewed by visiting our website at www.hathawaypercy.com.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the Garrison family. Office (423) 543-5544.