Alice Joan Ely

Published 4:39 pm Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Alice Joan Ely, 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Signature Health Care in Elizabethton.
She was born in Wichita, Kansas to the late S.T. and Cordelia Zimmerman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Stanley; sister, Jean; and her son, William Gregory.
Joan is survived by her husband of 64 years, William T. Ely; daughter, Patricia Church of Hampton, Tenn.; daughter, Deborah Taylor and husband Ron of Lincoln Park, Mich.; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Valley Forge Christian Church on Saturday, August 4, at 11 a.m. with David Siebenaler, minister, officiating and Debbie Siebenaler providing special music.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is assisting the Ely family.