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- Mrs. Joan M. "Joanie" Smith, 61, of Elizabethton, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
She was the daughter of the late Jack and Edith West Garrison.
Mrs. Smith was the Administrative Assistant in the Carter County Mayor's office for thirty years. She loved to garden, shop and make arts and crafts in her spare time. She attended Grace Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of thirty-eight years, David E. Smith, of the home; a daughter, Jennifer Owens and her husband, Lee, Piney Flats; three brothers, Jackie Garrison and his wife, Kay, Terry Garrison, all of Elizabethton, and Danny Garrison and his wife, Lana, Watauga; special friends, Linda Vaughn and Sandy Cornett, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mrs. Smith will be conducted on Monday, July 30, 2012, at 7:00 PM in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton, with Rev. Ronnie Campbell officiating.
The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday prior to the service or at the home at other times.
The graveside service and interment will be conducted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Lee Owens, Justin Smith, Mark Garrison, Marcus Garrison, Jeff Garrison, Terry Chambers, Dustin Miller and John Mark Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be Phil Nave, fellow employees of the Carter County Courthouse, friends and neighbors, Doyle Hendrix and George Ross. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9:15 AM Monday to go in procession to the cemetery.
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Abt 1951 - 2012 (~ 61 years)
