Timothy “Tim” Mottern, 64, of Hampton, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at his residence.
Timothy was born January 2, 1951 in Carter County. He was a 1969 graduate of Elizabethton High School and attended East Tennessee State University. He was a carpenter and a member of Brick Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, George Mottern, and a grandson, Preston Davis.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Deborah Crabtree Mottern; his children, Darkus Bowers and husband Shaun, Hampton, Jamie Davis and husband Casey, Knoxville, Chrystal Ward and husband Rex and Jody Phillips and wife Stacey, all of Elizabethton; his mother, Mildred Mottern Young, Elizabethton; several grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; a sister, Jill Stout and husband Steve, Elizabethton; a brother, Joe Mottern and wife Vickie, Elizabethton; and his special little dogs, Odie and Maddie.
A memorial service for Timothy “Tim” Mottern will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday, September 18, at Brick Christian Church, Watauga, with Mr. Ernie Depew, minister, officiating. The family would like to express a special “Thank You” to the staff of Amedisys Hospice and his family and friends. Friends may also visit with the family at the residence. It was his wish to be cremated. Condolences may be sent to our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Mottern family.