Audrey Hill

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JONESBOROUGH - Audrey Hill Sinisi, 53, Jonesborough, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at home surrounded by family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Joe Sinisi. She is the daughter of Lynwood H. and Nancy Sherfey Hill, Jonesborough, and granddaughter of the late Hal and Dorothy Sherfey and Cicero and Nell Hill.

Audrey was a 1988 graduate of Daniel Boone High School and a 1994 graduate of East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. She enjoyed a career as an R.N. at hospitals and clinics throughout the country, including Johnson City; Valdosta, Georgia; San Diego; Chicago; and Boulder, Colorado. Throughout her life, she was a nutrition advocate. When she was no longer able to continue her nursing career, she worked for JCPenney.

Audrey will be remembered for her love of God and her unconditional love for others. Even in her final weeks, she constantly expressed thankfulness to God and to family, friends, and caregivers.

Audrey loved nature and the outdoors, and frequently enjoyed trips through the Rocky Mountains with her husband and hiking and camping with friends. During her college years, she spent each summer sharing her faith and love of the outdoors with youth as a counselor at Buffalo Mountain Camp.

In addition to her husband and parents, Audrey is survived by her sisters, Jennifer Hill and Pamela Hill McCoy (Brad), and her beloved nephew and niece, Matthew and Marley McCoy, all of Jonesborough.

The family wishes to thank special friends Melissa Scheurer and Nelle Church, as well as Ballad Hospice and Wellmont Hospice House, Bristol, Tennessee, and their wonderful caregivers.

Audrey donated her body to the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cicero married Nellie Mabel Shook on 25 Dec 1933 in , , North Carolina, . Nellie was born on 2 Aug 1910 in , Madison County, North Carolina, ; died on 15 Dec 1995 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hal Walker Sherfey son of George Bacon and Elizabeth Walker Sherfey and husband of Dorothy Hyder, father of Nancy Sherfey Hill. His widow Dorothy Hyder still resides in Sulphur Springs at the home place.

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Hal Walker Sherfey, 79, Sherfey Rd., Jonesborough, died Sun., Feb 1, 1998 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Sherfey was a Washington County native and a son of the late George Bacon and Elizabeth Ann Walker Sherfey. He was a retired carpenter and farmer. Mr. Sherfey was a member of Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church. He was also preceded in death by two sisters and his stepmother, Lena Whetsel Sherfey Whaley.

Howell married Dorothy Velma Hyder on 10 Feb 1940 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . Dorothy (daughter of William Joseph Gaylord Hyder and Mary Pearl Williams) was born on 9 Sep 1919 in , Washington, Tennessee, ; died on 16 Apr 2017 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary Elizabeth Sparks. Mary was born on 22 Feb 1883 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, ; died on 17 Mar 1959 in , Madison County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Elizabeth Ann Walker on 17 Nov 1911 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . Elizabeth was born on 29 Apr 1890 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 17 May 1919 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Pearl Williams. Mary was born on 16 Jan 1883 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 3 Jun 1970 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]