Lona N. Malone
April 29, 2016
Date of Service: May 4, 2016
Interment Location: Garden of Freedom
Lona Nell Carden Malone, 82, Elizabethton, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 in the Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Paul & Maude Hyder Carden. Lona was a graduate of Elizabethton High School. She was a retired employee of The Raytheon Corporation after 27 years of service. Lona was also a beautician having worked at Mary Lee Beauty Shop for several years. Lona also served as a beautician at Memorial Funeral Chapel for over 35 years. Until her illness she was an active in her church, East Side Christian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Paul Junior Malone and a son: Terry Malone.
Survivors include her son & daughter-in-law: Mike & Jan Malone. Her Sisters: Pearl Estep and husband Clyde “Buck” Estep, Johnson City and Nyla Reece, Knoxville. Her daughter-in-law; Dena Wilson. Several nieces & nephews. Breanna Little who was like a granddaughter
Her grand dog: Rudy.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. John H. Smith and Mr. Bob Allen Ministers officiating. Graveside Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Happy Valley Memorial Park with Mr. Charles Fitzsimmons, Minister officiating. Music will be provided by John & Mary Smith. Active Pallbearers will be her son, Mike Malone, Pete Taylor and employees of Memorial Funeral Chapel. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Her church family and the church family of First Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Joel Cook and her special friend and neighbor Myrtle Henry. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday to go to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at our web-site www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Malone family
