Nancy Chase Johnson

Nancy Chase Johnson, age 82, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Signature Health Care of Elizabethton, Tennessee. She is joining those who went before her: the love of her life, Richard Irving Johnson; her parents, Jasper Chase and Myrtle Lyons; her sisters, Ruth Mitchell and Jo Ann Lyons; her special brothers-in- law, EJ Johnson and Paul Johnson; and her special mother and father-in-law, Ruby and Ed Johnson.

Nancy was a loving mother and homemaker and spent 20 years as a CNA at Appalachian Christian Village where she cared for many souls.

She leaves to cherish her memory her daughters, Melissa Hughes (Arthur) of North Carolina, Susan Johnson and Tina Johnson of Elizabethton; grandchildren, Richard Lynn Johnson, Joseph Johnson and Artie Hughes; special granddaughter, Sara Johnson; great grandchildren, Mason Johnson, William Maynard and Richie Johnson. She is also survived by her brothers, Charles Chase (Faye), John Chase and Larry Chase (Glenda); her special sisters-in-law, Norma Jenkins, Phyllis (Dwight) Minton, Margie Parks and Carolyn (Mark) Slaughter; a special brother-in-law, Thomas Lynn Johnson (Barbara); and a special niece, Paula Johnson along with several nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews also survive.

Services to celebrate the life of Nancy Chase Johnson will be conducted at 12:00 PM on August 4, 2022 at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Pastor Mark Street officiating. Music will be under the direction of Mike Presnell and Larry Chase. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Artie Hughes, Arthur Hughes, Dwight Minton, Mark Slaughter and Lynn Johnson. Everyone will meet at the cemetery at 11:50 AM on Thursday.

The family gives special thanks to Debbie Street, Shon Blevins and all the staff at Signature Health Care for their loving care they provided over the past few months.

Those wishing to make a donation in Nancy’s memory may send to Milligan Free Will Baptist Church, P.O. Box 113, Milligan College, Tennessee 37682 or to the Carter County Animal Shelter, 135 Sycamore Shoals Drive, Elizabethton, Tennessee 37643.

Words of comfort can be sent to the family through our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home-Riverside Chapel, 211 North Riverside, Elizabethton, TN 37643 (423) 542-2232 is honored to serve the family of Nancy Chase Johnson.