ELIZABETHTON - Johnnie L. Weaver, age 70, 812 West H. Street, Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, from Hillview Healthcare Center, following an extended illness.
Johnnie was a native of Carter County and was the daughter of the late John F. Young and Idella Gardner Young.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Young, Robert Young and Leon Young.
Johnnie retired after 26 years of service as an LPN and had worked at both Carter County Memorial Hospital and Sycamore Shoals Hospital as an ICU Nurse. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and loved going to church. She enjoyed crocheting, being with family and taking care of her family and she was an avid Atlanta Braves fan.
Those left to cherish her memory include three children, Kenneth Young, John Young and Angela Blair and husband Kerry, all of Elizabethton; one brother, Sylvester Young, of Elizabethton; three grandchildren, Ashley N. Young, Melanie P. Young, and Jordan T. Young, all of Elizabethton; three step grandchildren, Ashley Shaffer and husband Jeremy, Kristina Smidt and Shannon Smidt, all of Bristol; two great grandchildren, Tavian M. Norwood and Ka'Leah M. Young; and six step great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive, along with her special sisters, Alfrieda Forney, of Harriman, TN and Delores Richmond, of Saginaw, Michigan.
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Johnnie L. Weaver will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Sunday, March 20, 2016, in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Rev. Ernest Widby, Rev. Estel Williams, and Rev. Mike Berry, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Alfrieda Forney and Odessa Johnson.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Sunday, or at the residence at any time.
The graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Gardner's Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Those wishing to attend the service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 10:15 AM on Monday to go in procession to the cemetery.
The family extends a special thank you to the staff of Hillview Healthcare Center and Avalon Hospice for the love and care shown to Johnnie during her illness.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton is serving the Weaver family. Office 423 542-2232, Obituary line 423-543-4917.
