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- JOHNSON CITY - Sharon "Katie" Hammitt, age 66, of Johnson City, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at her residence.
Katie was a native of Carter County and was a daughter of Margaret Lee Hopson Hammitt and the late George Hammitt, Jr. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary Lee Hammitt; her maternal grandparents, Tommie and Mary Hopson; her paternal grandmother, Eva Glover Hammitt; and several aunts and uncles.
Katie retired as a pharmacy tech and was a member of Milligan Freewill Baptist Church. She enjoyed Duke Basketball, cross-stitching and floral arrangement.
Those left to cherish her memory include her mother, Margaret Lee Hopson Hammitt, of the home; her sister, Shirlene Hammitt Sholes and husband Dillard M. Sholes, III, of Johnson City; a special niece, Dr. Paige L. Sholes, of Johnson City; two special friends, Rebecca Street, of Roan Mountain and Amy Hotelling, of Unicoi. Several cousins also survive.
A service to celebrate the life of Sharon "Katie" Hammitt will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Rev. Mark Street, officiating and Wes Barnett, providing a eulogy. Music will be provided by Joel Street. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Wednesday or at the residence at any time.
The committal and entombment service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Happy Valley Memorial Park, Mausoleum of Peace. Active pallbearers will be Wes Barnett, Sam Hopson, Jason Lloyd, Nathaniel Lloyd, Wayne Smith and J.L. Hammitt. Honorary pallbearers will be B. Cable, Dr. Karmen Paulson, Dr. Jane Jones, Curt Alexander, Kathy Thomason and William Young.
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Abt 1951 - 2018 (~ 67 years)
