Juanita McKinney Trivett, 80, of Elizabethton, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Johnson City Medical Center. Juanita was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the late Estella McKinney. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Joseph Trivett.
Juanita worked many years at Levi Strauss and was a member of Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church. She was loved by all who knew her.
She is survived by one son, Ricky Trivett, of Elizabethton; one granddaughter, Amanda Cross and husband Adam and one great-granddaughter, Emily Cross, of Elizabethton; two step-daughters, Wanda Trivett McKinney and her four children, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, of Flint, Mich., and Pansy Trivett Harrison and her two children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, of Little Milligan; and one sister, Barbara McKinney Clawson and husband Robert Clawson Jr. and family, of Granite Falls, N.C.
A service to honor the life of Juanita McKinney Trivett will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Pastor Ronald Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 10 until 11 a.m. Saturday, prior to the service. The graveside service will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Haskel Broyles, Ernest Oliver, Ernest Oliver Jr., David Wilson, Gary Hughes, Gary Hughes Jr., Adam Cross, Joe Clawson and Roger Clawson. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers, may make donations to the Paralyzed Veterans Fund, P.O. Box 758532, Topeka, KS 66675-8532. Online condolences may be shared with the family at our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is serving the Trivett family. Office: (423) 542-2232. Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917.